We’ve been putting off a lot of projects, but now that we are in relative seclusion aboard Nauticarazi, it’s time to get some projects going. One is the windows weap that is causing damage to the wood. So it’s time for a fresh finish on the wall, and while we’re at it, I’m pulling the…
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Not Sailing to Santa Barbara
Here’s your boat porn for the week:
Read MoreThe Beginning of the End…
The beginning of the end of our fuel problems is at hand! After a long six-month period of fuel related issues, I can happily report they are almost over. In our previous post, I detailed the fuel issues we have faced aboard the good ship Nauticarazi. The final fuel issue was our fuel senders —…
Read MoreThe Live-Aboard Lifestyle
We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about what it’s like living on a boat. So we thought we’d address this question directly. The short answer: it’s wonderful. The old cliché “A bad day on a boat is better than a good day in the office” certainly applies for us… especially since both of…
Read MoreFuel Fever
We mentioned that upon delivery, we found Nauticarazi to have clogged fuel lines. Of course, this didn’t become an issue until we were off-shore in bumpy waters off the coast of Huntington Beach on our maiden voyage. No worries, as a few nights in a marina and a temporary rerouting of the fuel lines with…
Read MoreGetting Caught Up
Greetings Nauticarazians. Welcome back… First, we know we came raging into this world with our new boat, set up this site, then… (insert sounds of crickets here). Admittedly, we dropped the blog ball, but not without good reason. Nauticarazi has gone through a bit of a minor refit. We’ve had plenty of issues to over…
Read MoreThe Best and Worst Day…
We just did it! We bought our new home — and it’s a boat! We’ve become liveaboards, which means we are now officially broke. The graph shows how wealthy we were when we sold our home, and the next month how flat broke we were because we bought a boat! Ain’t life great! Greetings and…
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