Daze Off is no longer. From here out our boat shall be named......
After holding on to this specific boat name for 9 years now, we are finally able to use it as we rename our boat. Going through a complete refit, it seems only fitting she comes out of i...
We're so close to getting in the water, and yet still so far. It's been a hectic time for us as we try to finish all the last projects before splashing.
With our centerboard dropped we had the well soda blasted (even though I accidentally say sandblasted...
It is finally done! Muahahahaha (evil laugh)... The painting is finally done!
After 9 weeks of work, removing all our old Petit (2 part EZ Poxy) paint, building up layer after layer of primer, and trying my hand at Awl Grip for the first time, our paint ...
We may not always get to work on what projects we want *when* we want, but there is always something to be done on this boat.
My Awl Grip top coats have been halted due to extreme heat, but we still have plenty to keep ourselves busy! After receiving ou...
There's no new paint to show off this week as the sanding is taking me *forever*, so instead I decided to follow Matt around to see what keeps him busy everyday while I work on the cabin top.
Also, there's a long awaited tour of our interior for you to se...
After 10 months of waiting and one failed attempt, our mast is finally back up again!
Back in Episode 9 you'll see that we tried to raise our mast, but the new rigging we ordered was not the right size, and we had to bring it back to have it redone. A fe...
For our last video of Life on the Hard, we weren't able to answer all the questions you had for us on the subject, so we've made an additional Q&A video trying to get to all the ones we left out.
Join in as we answer questions like 'Would you do th...
Ever wonder what we do with our lives while we're not busy with boat projects?
In this video we give you a look at a few of the things we do when the cameras are normally off, like trying to find the best shower stall at the end of a workday, cooking dinn...
Just as we were getting so close to the water, we've added an extra month to our work yard sentence.
After having used Petit 2 part epoxy top coat paint last year and realizing we were having a terrible problem of it chipping and peeling off on us, we kn...
It's time to face our biggest fear since we got this boat nearly two years ago. Our engine has not been touched since 2006...will it start for us when we try?
Matt goes through a full explanation of how he prepped our Yanmar 4JH4E engine before our attem...
It's time to get back to projects on the boat. Matt takes over the heavy duty end of things while putting together our fuel system. A task we've been waiting a long time to complete, and a huge weight off our shoulders now that it is done.
My job was muc...
We're on the water and we're going sailing! It's not our boat, but that won't stop us from using it.
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Driving out to Palm Beach, we met up wit...
Groundhog Day has come and gone, but in our lives we're still living it every day.
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Our lives are still revolving around working on our bottom....
Dive in with us as we tackle A LOT of boat work in this episode.
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Wow, we are all over the place in this one, or at least it seems that way on ...
There was no way we could spend another New Years Eve stuck in Indiantown, and took an opportunity to visit our friends Cati and Johannes on their catamaran in Ft. Lauderdale. Before we could get there though, there's the never ending list of boat project...
Long days of boat work can really take their toll, so we played hookie one afternoon and headed out to the beach. With special reason though, it was our 12 year wedding anniversary! Watching surfers conquer the waves and enjoying the breezes, it was exac...
As we head back to our hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, we give you the history of how we went from living our everyday lives there, to sailing off into the sunset at the age of 30; including how we turned to sailing, and what we did to save for such a ...
We have lived aboard our boat throughout its entire refit, starting back in June 2015. There have been days where camping in a tent would have been a big upgrade, but we felt being inside the mess would be a huge motivator to getting work done.
As areas g...
This week we mix work and fun as the marina we're staying in throws their annual Thanksgiving festivities. Three nights of bands, food, and beer; all leading up to a Thanksgiving day feast.
Through the festivities we also manage to squeeze a few projec...
We're back on the water! Only for a night, and on a friends boat, but we'll get there ourselves someday. Take a glimpse at what our cruising life used to be like as we visit our friends Cati and Johannes on their catamaran in Ft. Lauderdale. We drink cai...
As part of our remodel, we're making a new set of steps for the companionway, and just like the rest of our trim and cabinets, they'll be made from a combination of cherry hardwood and plywood. Plus...these new steps will house a secret compartment!
Whil...
It's time for cushions! After sitting on hard wooden surfaces for too long, we cut 4" cushion for our forward salon, and Jessica has the task of making covers out of Brisa. We also take advantage of a cool spell to put non-skid paint on our deck.
Cheers ...
We prepare our boat for Hurricane Matthew, and watch the chaos around the marina as others prepare as well.
After the storm has left and we can get back to boat work, we go to work on adding maple to our cabin sole. Then we finish up with a Q&A of som...
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