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Adjusting to life aboard our new 12m sailboat Ep.6
Hi everyone, it's Christmas, our first Christmas onboard.. how cool! In this week's episode we spend a couple of days away from our new boat to housesit for some friends, which reminds us of how much easier living in a house is. We certainly find that livi...
We never expected this😧Outside Passage on the Atlantic Ocean – Sailing Honu Time S3E11
We never expected this! We have been told that everything on our boat is broken, we just don’t know it yet. On that note, we made sure that we went over everything before we left the dock. The last thing we wanted was a malfunction the first time we tak...
Moving aboard our new boat! Ep.5
Hi everyone, this week we rush to get the renovations finished as we are moving aboard our new 12m boat. Time is of the essence as we have handed in our notice at our rental and we have Kieran's parents coming to visit. Are we ready? After a couple of day...
1 Year of Being a Liveaboard | Realtime Update – Sailing Honu Time
We want to take a minute to celebrate with you our first full year as liveaboards on Honu Time. As most of you know who have been with us from the beginning for this crazy journey.. it hasn’t been easy but wow, have we learned so much. On that note, we...
When Dreams Become a Reality! | Cruising our rebuilt sailboat to the Bahamas Sailing Honu Time S3E10
When Dreams Become a Reality! We can’t believe this day has finally arrived! We have been working tirelessly on our 2001 Hunter for the past 11 months with a dream and a goal of traveling the world with her. Ok, maybe not the world right off the bat, b...
We bought a 12m sailboat, what we find when renovating is less than ideal! Ep.4
In this weeks episode we really start to tackle the boat renovations on our new 12m sail boat. We kickstart by making a custom mattress for our boat. We have handed in our notice in our rental, can we make it happen in a matter of weeks? It gets stressful ...
Boats & O’s | A Shuck’n Good Time – MUST DO’s in the Chesapeake – Sailing Honu Time S3E9
A Shuck’n Good Time! It has been a dream of our to get the opportunity to go to the Annapolis boat show in the Chesapeake. Josh and I have worked boat shows for years in our old industries and it was nice to finally be apart of the crowd and just take i...
A Hole Lot of Fun | Refitting our 2001 Sailboat
A Hole Lot of Fun! More boat yoga anyone? Now that we are “experts” in fiberglass it’s time to tackle the anchor locker and weakly mounted windlass. The mounting plate and fiberglass is so cracked we are worried that one day when we are pulling the ...
Out of the frying pan and into the fire | Refitting a 2001 sailboat
The day has finally arrived. We are scheduled to get back in the water. Just a few minor projects to complete... Wax the hull, install the prop, paint the bottom of the keel and stand plates, then wash the boat and were done. Minor stuff. It was very surr...
Cock It & Rock It | Installing Sea Cocks and Through Hulls on 2001 Sailboat
I never thought dealing with a hole in the boat could be so satisfying. This week was a true test of DIY with your spouse. We had to coordinate two separate jobs while trying to talk to each other through the hull of the boat and let me tell you that pro...
Out running a hurricane | Refitting a Hunter Sailboat
Now that the fiberglass rebuild work has been completed on the rudder it’s time to start getting the rest of the hull back in shape. We have 685 sq ft of surface to prep and paint before Hurricane Ian comes knocking on our door step. The blisters are al...
What did we get ourselves into? | Refitting Our 20yr old Sailboat
To say that we have a lot of work ahead of us is an understatement! Now that we are in the thick of things we are getting a real idea of what needs to be done on Honu. It's not just about scraping and painting the bottom. The game is the same just the pl...
Can turtles fly? | Refitting our 20yr old Sailboat
Can turtles fly? It’s haul out day! “There is nothing scarier and more exciting than seeing your entire house and everything you own held up by two little yellow straps” That is the understatement of a life time. We have been waiting for this mome...
Will it ever go in? | Refitting our Hunter Sailboat
Will it ever go it? If we are ever going to move our boat again, we need to get our engine up and running. The trip north really did a number on her and we are now ready to put everything back in working order. But that doesn’t always prove to be as ea...