It's official... the 2022 hurricane season has begun. As a sailor, you have 5 different options to secure your boat for hurricane season.
After weighing the pros/cons and costs of each option we've made our choice. But did we make the right one???
Only t...
What's the REAL COST of Cruising? We're sharing a typical week in our lifestyle and our actual numbers...
-- Boat Investment
-- Refit
-- Monthly Expenses
-- Fav & Least Fav parts of the lifestyle
Our intention in making this episode is to show you t...
Hog Island is NOT for everyone, so we had to find out WHY!
When we sailed here to meet up with friends of ours, our OTHER friends said, "Ohh... Noo, we don't go over there."
Now that we're here, we can see this place is home to one of the stickiest anc...
Casually hop to another anchorage by tacking into 30 kt winds?? Sure, why not ;)
We're putting ourselves (and our rusty rig) to the test after tuning up our autopilot and *properly* rigging up reefing lines. But after sailing into 30 knots of wind... Joel...
This tropical Caribbean island has been on our radar for YEARS. Welcome to Grenada :)
We're here to see if this place lives up to the hype as an ultimate cruiser destination 🤔 and, as usual, we're on the hunt for boat parts haha.
Join us as we explor...
Exploring a rugged uninhabited island is not without risk... like getting caught in weeds and losing your way. Especially when the weeds are thorn bushes armed with daggers. 🔪🩸
After licking our wounds, we set sail for the next Caribbean island only...
Our sea trial got off to a hot start with sporty trade wind conditions. Then, I went to check the engine -- to see if our oil leak repair was working -- and that's when I noticed water spurting in through the dripless shaft seal!
But I stayed cool, didn't...
How do you know she's ready to sail? It's all about the checklist. Ours might look a little different than yours...
**Professional Boat Bums Only** don't try this at home kids.
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We're getting hit with rain every day and our sailboat is leaking like a sieve... What are the chances we can find the right product down in the Caribbean?
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'The Art of Beco...
Freshwater storage is the most 💧 important 💧 thing 💧 on a sailboat (when you don't have a water maker). We freaked when the leaky water pump dumped ALL our water into the bilge, and now we're going broke spending $10/day on water bottles from the ...
Going from land life to boat life is an ADJUSTMENT. Last week, we got the boat in the water and moved back on board after 9 months on land.
Whew.
Deep breath.
You're gonna need ALL the patience you got for a transition like this!
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Excitement and nerves run high as we get our boat back in the water... only to find she's taking on (a little) water!!
🎉 Michal just launched her 1st BOOK! Find it on our newly re-designed website 👉 [https://www.thebumsonaboat.com/]
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We're celebrating the launch of Michal's book and the brand new Bums on a Boat website 🎉 [https://www.thebumsonaboat.com] We're ...
Rudder installed, prop glide applied, steering solved, outboard and dinghy? Seems like we're ready! The day to splash draws nigh...
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You told us... but we didn't listen. So today we pay the price.
Good news: the morning routine keeps us centered, so you won't see any Bums boatyard breakdowns!
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The bottom job... of ALL BOTTOM JOBS!!?
LET'S GO, BABY 🎉 On March 3rd, we're launching a brand new website + Michal's 1st EBOOK.
You're going to love this book. I dive deep into what living for adventure is ALL about + we just might have a new t-shir...
Feeling lucky to have made it this far... after 6 yrs on the water... 1st time EVER inspecting our seacocks and thru hulls!
Find out what we did to take them from crusty green to shiny bronze.
**fyi there are specific things you need to look for to find...
From lessons-learned-the-hard-way with fiberglass repairs through the years, we've learned: play to our strengths 💪
That means SHE lays up the glass, HE does the grinding, and when SHE has a bad idea about which solvent to use HE needs to shut her dow...
You already know, it's all about that prep work 💪 This week we're grinding. Prepping the hull for paint and the skeg for fiberglass. Only question: is Joel going to LOSE his patience or find the Zen of Sanding ???
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Inspecting the rudder with help from @livingwiththemaias, solving the wiggly rudder mystery! But, want to drop the rudder and Joel does NOT...
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Learn from our mistakes... After 2 years on a novice DIY paint job, we discover what mistakes were made - and what we're doing differently this time!
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Back to the boat with a couple big updates to share!
1. Story of our ENGAGEMENT 💍
2. Finding our sailboat ROTTING from the inside out...
Wondering how we're going to fix this mess? Me too.
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It's so good to be HOME with our sailboat for the holidays! On Dec. 1st we arrived in Carriacou GND 🌴 and have been working hard ever since to get 'Chak Matay' back to her former glory.
Join us next week to find out what went wrong while we were away.....
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