The full experience of buying, renovating, living and cruising aboard a classic 1981 79 ft Hatteras Motoryacht in the Pacific Northwest.
A ton of us want to live on or retire at the ocean. How our dream of ocean front retirement turned into life on a boat!
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Humans-the minority species here.
The last week has been picturesque and amazing travelling through the Inner Passage and Johnstone Strait on our way to the Broughton Islands. Orcas approached the boat and dove under us at 15 feet. Going through the Dent Rapids we were watched by a thousand eyes!! A bit creepy as if they are waiting to…
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Discover the Beauty of Gulf Islands Wildlife
Visiting the Gulf Islands for 10 days has given us some great peaks into the lovely wildlife. The otter pups and momma were so sweet as we watched them each morning in Ladysmith. We did worry about them with the ever watchful eye of several eagles nearby. Harbors also bring some interesting sightings as in…
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Spring Joys with Marina wildlife returning.
Love to see the new life coming into the marina. These sweet geese and 9 little ones are now regularly looping the marina lanes. Some spring guests are little less wanted if boarding boats and making messes inside…
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Homeless for 43 Days-The Haul-out!
No matter how much preparation and planning, a scheduled 30 day haul out for a 12 day paint job never goes as expected. The bottom paint gave us surprisingly good service for eight years however this last summer the bottom of the boat was becoming home to various species of crustaceans and seaweeds. It was…
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Work and the audience when you live on a boat.
The summer brings lots of mommas and babies to the marina. Pairs of mother and baby seals circle and sunbath around the boat making summers some of the most fun months of boat life. Otter packs join in roaming the docks causing mischief on the regular. With warmer weather comes the needed sunny time repairs.…
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The 6 week “estimated” Kitchen/Baths Reno that took 9 months!
We loved the boat but bought it knowing full well it needed a full kitchen remodel and three of the four baths updated. The kitchen was straight from 1981 stock- minus the lovely whitewashed pink cabinets someone put in and the turquoise dinette and accent upgrade. Galley style set up kept it closed off and…
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