a sailboat hatch with water drops on the outside

Endryment: A Liveaboard’s Quixotic Quest to Keep Water In Its Place

An important part of our liveaboard life is the occasional pilgrimage to Warren River Boat Works, the Rhode Island headquarters of Paul Dennis, our Freedom guru. He provides the parts, guidance and information...

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A snow coveredc Freedom 30/32 in Boston in the Winter

The Living Aboard Project: Living Aboard in the Winter in Boston

How We Came to be Living Aboard in Boston in the Winter Not long ago, I said publicly that we would not be in Boston for Christmas. Which led to another excellent episode...

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sailboat padeye with rusty screws

Re-installing Sunshine’s Deck Hardware

Five Steps Toward A Dry Cabin One of Sunshine’sless appealing characteristics was her deck hardware – or rather, the installation of her deck hardware. Whoever worked on her, whether the Previous Owner, or...

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reading at the salon table of a sailboat

Assumptions About Living Aboard vs. the Realities of Living Aboard

Over the years I’ve read a lot of books, articles and blog posts about living aboard. Most have focused on the living aboard while cruising side of things. But when we finally came...

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storm hatch

Tom and Nancy’s Hurricane Sandy Adventure

Attending to Hurricanes Throughout the summer various tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes were spinning out in the Atlantic. Knowing we would eventually be heading south along the Atlantic Coast and potentially into the...

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Sunshine as she looked when we arrived in Hingham.

The Moving Aboard Project – Renovations Below the Water Line

This is how our Freedom 30/32, Sunshine II (soon to be just Sunshine) looked when we arrived in Hingham. This is how she looks now. To get this far required repairing the cracked...

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sailboat jib, sailing under blue sky

On a Boat and Sailing

Sailing at Last We finally made it out onto the water. No, that doesn’t mean we launched our boat. What it means is our new friends Stacey and Jessie took pity on us...

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The Schooner Highlander Sea on the ways in Gloucester, MA

Schooners, Skateboards and Fish: 24 Hours in Gloucester

Time Off The moving aboard project isn’t all work and no play. On Saturday, after Tom put the finishing touches on his keel fairing job and I cleaned the bilge one more time...

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When no toaster is available ingenuity must take over. Cake rack supported over flame works fine.

Closer to Living Aboard: The last few days on Whidbey

We Really ARE Leaving Whidbey When we run into friends these days they say, “I thought you’d be gone by now.” Almost. Almost. On July 25th Tom and I are setting off eastward...

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Nameless under sail

Two ways to get ready for spring sailing: Sailboats for Sale – UPDATE: both boats are sold

Spring is just around the corner, with sailing season right behind. Are you ready? You say you don’t have a boat to sail this spring? Well I can fix that. I’ve got three...

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