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Continue reading →: Boat SocksOn ‘Imi Loa we have a “no shoes” policy when going below. In hot weather this just means we go barefoot when in the cabin, but in cooler weather the sole (floor) gets pretty chilly so we need to wear socks. The sole is traditional teak and holly and though…
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Continue reading →: October Sunis a rare thing in this area so to have it occur on a weekend (that I don’t have to work) and for it to be accompanied by sailable winds is quite a treat! On Saturday we went hiking on the coast and then stayed the night on the boat…
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Continue reading →: Galley Matters, or Baking Without an Oven‘Imi Loa came to us with an old Kenyon pressurized alcohol stove which had at some point been converted to burn kerosene. We knew we would not be heading to sea with this setup but thought it might work for a while until we saved the $$ for a propane…
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Continue reading →: Liquid SunshineWell summer is definitely over here in the Pacific NW and the rain has started. For the past 6 months we have been spending pretty much all of our free time on ‘Imi Loa, either sailing or projects/maintenance, but with the arrival of the rain we figured we’d get out…
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Continue reading →: Surprise! No sail today, systems are related and talk to each other.One of the first things we did when we got the boat to Oregon was have the yard replace the seal on the prop shaft. This is the stuffing box, where the prop shaft exits the hull. The seal was fine for some time, then started leaking. We thought this…
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.
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