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Continue reading →: New ChainplatesFinally marked that off the list. The original chainplates are welded together with steel stringer and glassed in during the lay up of the hull in the mold. This might have been a good idea in the early 80’s. Today on a 40 year old boat you might want to…
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Continue reading →: Accidental Sacrifices to NeptuneOver the past 12 or so years that we have been boating we have lost a number of things overboard. We have spent most of that time on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers of Oregon, and the waters of the San Francisco Bay area, including the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. These…
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Continue reading →: A Quick Update on Boat ProjectsThe past several weekends Devon has been working on the chain plates and the life raft mount, and I have been working on refinishing the companionway doors. The chain plates themselves are actually finished, which is a huge accomplishment. The next step is drilling holes in the boat to install…
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Continue reading →: Boat CardsWhat are boat cards? Boat cards are a bit of a hybrid between a business card and an old fashioned calling card. They are very popular among cruisers as a way to easily share contact information with people you meet along the way. They are on my mind because I…
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Continue reading →: Brightening Up the InteriorCasita has lots of beautiful teak in the interior, which I love, but it can make it feel pretty dark inside. To help lighten and brighten things up I’m in the process of hanging photos on the few spaces available. In the main cabin area there is one large “wall”…
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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