We’re working on refitting our boat and getting our tiny home livable again. Turns out, removing our sailboat’s 15-year-old aluminum diesel fuel tanks turn into a challenge with a surprise. See The Full Story At: BOAT PROBLEMS: Our Fuel Tanks Are Trashed Click here for full post: https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/boat-problems-fuel-tanks Twitter: @the_wynns YouTube: gonewiththewynns Instagram: the_wynns More
Today we’re taking a grand tour of the boat’s current condition. We’re sharing what we did to prepare our sailboat for long term storage on the hard, what worked, what didn’t and what we never even considered. See The Full Story At: Our Boat After 1 Year Away! Click here for full post: https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/our-boat-1-year-away Twitter: […] More
One of the earliest projects we did on Argon was to install a Wifi network. It consisted of a Ubiquity Bullet m2 Titanium Radio/Router and a Microtik Wireless Access Point. It was our “ArgonAfloat” Wifi network and served us very well. After six years of baking in the sun and Click here for full post: […] More
After an indulgent extended weekend in Saba, attention was quickly re-focused on Argon. We had a few more days tied to a dock at Simpson Bay Marina on the dutch side of St. Martin thus a perfect time to tackle our latest nautical to do list. Captain Linda Perry Riera Click here for full post: […] More
Living on a boat, especially in the Caribbean, can be heavenly. Every day I am grateful for this lifestyle. There is, however, far less lounging on the beach with a pina colada than many people think. The adventure and relaxing segments are necessarily intermingled with constant attention to the inner Click here for full post: […] More
In this video, Simon will show you how to do a yearly diesel generator service. This service includes changing the air filter, oil filter, oil, belts, coolant, changing any bad hoses, impeller, cleaning the heat exchanger and putting on a new anode. When we first got a boat, we let Click here for full post: […] More
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TweetDid Patrick Childress, captain of SV Brick House, ever write a book? In fact..he did…he co-authored one with his ex wife Lynda Morris Childress, and another guy, Tink Martin, decades ago. Click on the link below to find out more… A Cruising Guide to… Patrick and Rebecca were asked to write an update to this […] More
This is the fourth in our series of articles about SY Esper’s complete refit in Thailand for Sailing Today magazine. The refit of Esper in Satun, Thailand, was extensive but perhaps the most complex aspect was the rewiring, which included the installation of a new navigation system, new lighting and extra circuits. We also had problems […] More
Ten months, 5000nm, 18 countries, 80 harbors. One broken collar bone, clogged head and seized up water pump. Hundreds of cruising friends met. Below are some more data and figures of our extended cruise. Captain Linda Perry Riera Back in BostonAs I write this post, we are overlooking the Boston skyline from a favorite anchoring […] More