The new autopilot is installed, we finished the installation a few weeks ago. One of the components (the EV-1, the compass and brains of the system) ended up being faulty. We tried to save some money with a “Factory Refurbished” unit but it would not maintain its calibration so after a lot of troubleshooting and communicating with the seller we ended returning it and ordering a new one and now everything works as it should. Yay!
Welcome!
We are Devon & Rowan and this site is about our life aboard our sailboat, how we got here, and where we hope to go in the future…
We started our boating life in the Portland Oregon area with an Ericson Independence 31 before moving to the SF Bay area. In 2013 we purchased and moved aboard Casita, our Hans Christian 33. In October 2024 we finally cast off the dock lines and headed south. We are currently cruising Mexico with plans to do a Pacific crossing.
We aren’t retired and we aren’t wealthy so we will cruise until we run low on funds or low on fun and then look at our options. Please join us for this next phase of our adventures together.
sailing casita 
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