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April 11, 2024
For Sun and Stars – Page 2
We Get Out the BIG Guy! – Sailing Turtle
We get to explore the wonderful town of Green Turtle Cay with our friends and just like that, we lose our friends to their own adventures...
Our FIRST CHRISTMAS On the Boat! – Sailing Turtle
We start our install of the Seawater Pro Watermaker which would desalinate the ocean water and provide us with drinking water and allowing us to be independent.
The BEST SNORKEL Spot in the ABACOS! – Sailing Turtle
As we get ready to celebrate our first New Years on the boat, we start to search for the perfect spot to bring in 2022.
Our Watermaker CRACKS Under Pressure! – Sailing Turtle
Whenever we tell people we'd like to full time cruisers, one of the first things the saltier sailors mention is the importance of having a watermaker.
Will The Weather CHASE US OUT?!? – Sailing Turtle
Unfortunately we discover an issue with our windlass that will have to be fixed. We make final decisions about our plans for the next week and head on out.
Relaxing at anchor? We can’t leave until we FIX TURTLE!
As we pulled up our anchor at our previous spot, we found that the windlass (which pulls our anchor off the sea floor) was making EXTREMELY concerning sounds.
Nassau Lures in Two City Kids! – Sailing Turtle
After months of near solitude and small towns, we finally hit the big time. The big city with the traffic, the noise, the lights and oh my the cruiseships!
Join Us On Our Adventure!
Our Turtle is a 40 foot 1993 Caliber who has had 7 owners before us and has even been salvaged once. Join our adventure as we travel the world!
We Find A WEIRD and MAGICAL World! – Sailing Turtle
We often like to find unique, possibly secluded sites for riding out a storm because it gives us something to do off the boat.
How To Make BUTTER CHICKEN On A BOAT – Turtle Galley Recipes
The amounts listed in this butter chicken recipe vary a little every time I cook. Use them as a guide and change them dependent on your tastes.
Sleeping Sharks! Sunken Planes! Dead engine?! – Sailing Turtle
We finally reach the Exumas! After anchoring up, we become trendsetters as a ton of other boats anchor up all around us in our first spot.
Our Most DAUNTING Project Yet! – Sailing Turtle
We bang our heads on our fuel problems some more with hopefully positive results. Then the winds come howling in and force us to stay in one place.
HOLD on to your hat! Will We EVER Be Able to LEAVE GEORGETOWN?!? – Sailing Turtle
We find a big problem with our anchor snubber as we lose an important piece overboard. It takes a few tries... but we eventually have a working snubber.
A PERFECT Slice of Cruising Life – Sailing Turtle
What is your idea of a perfect day? Well for us, it is sailing our boat the entire day with fair winds and following seas...
Life Throws Us TWO CURVEBALLS! – Sailing Turtle
Just as start to enjoy our time in Long Island, we are confronted with two huge problems. We start to re-think our entire sailing plan.
TOUCH DOWN and LIFT OFF! A Not So Quick Hop Back to the US – Sailing Turtle
Going back to the US so soon was never in the cards. But alas, the universe had other plans for us.
So It’s CANCER. Now What? – Sailing Turtle
After months of chasing a little bump in the neck all around the Bahamas, we finally have our answer. It isn't what we wanted to hear.
The BEST NEWS we’ve ever received! – Sailing Turtle
My diagnosis suddenly comes into question and our world gets turned upside down...again...watch till the end for the shocking reveal!
We make it back HOME! – Sailing Turtle
After our long medical mystery is now solved, we get back on the road to our home, Turtle. Once we reach Turtle we have a few surprises..
Metal, Barnacles and POWER TOOLS!!! – Sailing Turtle
With the sailing itch back in our hearts, we leave the comfort of home, family and summer barbeques for the ridiculous heat of Georgia and boat work.
Turtle gets some SHINY New Upgrades!!! – Sailing Turtle
As the never ending sanding continues, we try to tackle some other projects to get some progress made on the to do list.
Our Boat Has PIMPLES! Part 1 of our BLISTER TREATMENT – Sailing Turtle
Part 1 of the 2 on how our four day "just a bit of sanding and throwing on some new antifoul paint" turned into a four week saga of osmotic blister management.
Part 2 of our Osmosis Treatment! – Sailing Turtle
Part 2 of the 2 part series on how our four day "just a bit of sanding" turned into a four week saga of osmotic blister management.
We try TRUDESIGN Thru Hulls! – Sailing Turtle
As we get closer to splash day, it is time to finish up the smaller projects that took a backseat to the massive osmosis project of the last two months.
A LEAKY HULL Means A FAILED SPLASH! – Sailing Turtle
After a failed splash, we pick up our hearts and spirits and try to tackle the new leak we found in the fastest possible time.
We RIP OUT Our Nav Station! – Sailing Turtle
After a successful motor sail all the way to Charleston, we immediately jump into the project we had been super excited about. The galley overhaul.
NEAR DISASTER Averted! Our Countertop remodel Begins! – Sailing Turtle
Part 2 of our galley remodel is our countertop. We take off the old laminate and sand off the countertop and then tackle the replacement of our sink.
Pouring Our Epoxy MARBLE COUNTERTOP! – Sailing Turtle
The final result is glorious. Our countertop shines like marble at a fraction of the cost and weight and upkeep.
Our ONE OF A KIND Freshwater Manifold! – Sailing Turtle
Our freshwater system has been a mess since we got Turtle and we are very very excited to switch the whole system over to PEX and Aqualock (Seatech) system.
Two Steps Forward and One SETBACK! – Sailing Turtle
We've been away for a bit because of health reasons but we're back! We take a trip to New Jersey to visit family.
The Day That Everything BROKE! – Sailing Turtle
We dive deeper into completing the big galley refit by getting the new sink all set in so that we can install the faucets and run all the lines.
We Deal With Our THIRD Hurricane in ONE YEAR!! – Sailing Turtle
Just as we start to get traction on projects, we have to stop all work and get Turtle back into Battle Mode!
Don’t EAT THIS! We take a HUGE Bite Out of our Galley Remodel – Sailing Turtle
Post Hurricane Ian, we jump right back into the massive galley remodel. We make an incredible amount of progress including making a FORBIDDEN CAKE of foam!
SUSTAINABLE CRUISING: How We Make Money While Cruising FULL TIME! – Sailing Turtle
It's a question we get often. So you left it all behind, but for how long? How are you going to sustain this way of life? Do you have savings for unexpected?
Our Renovated BOAT TOUR! – Sailing Turtle
We're BACK!!! In this ONE TAKE video, we give you a tour of the newly renovated Turtle, showing you all the big and small changes.