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In my previous blog, I made the comment that our three day Memorial Day weekend would be busy but that we’d get a few boat projects done, like cleaning the teak deck and sealing them with Thompson’s Water Seal.   Yeah, that didn’t happen.&nbs…

Spring is gone.   The forecast for the coming week is hot, hazy, and humid with temps in the upper 80s.   You can see and smell it in the air.     This is a work barge leaving in the fog yesterday morning. &…

Like many boats, Drift Away has teak decks.  Let me take a minute to explain something to my non-boating friends.  A fiberglass boat deck is a sandwich, with fiberglass on the “bread” sides and (usually) wood where the peanut butter goes.&nbs…

Poor Chevy.   He’s having a tough time dealing with Gertie, the ten week old Kitten of Death.   Look for yourself.  You can see the evil, the viciousness, the ferociousness.Chevy has to constantly be on the lookout because if h…

I mentioned in my previous blog that we have a new kitten.  Our menagerie now consists of two pit bulls and three cats, plus three humans.  That’s a lot going on if we lived in a house, but we don’t.  We live on a boat.  Somehow it …

I have a list of boat projects to complete that’s as long as my arm, and I have a pretty long arm.  I should be spending every waking moment planning or working on projects.   Painting, recoring the foredeck, sanding and filling, install…

Early morning can be a wonderful time of day. Ok during the winter, not so much. But as spring rolls into summer and the warm, bright sun is beckoning me to get up, I have no problem rising and shining. Dave does a lot with the dogs so I have taken ove…

I enjoy writing.   It’s a good creative outlet for me.   I’ve also dabbled in oil painting and playing guitar, but writing is much more fun.  Being a computer guy and a boating nut, I also frequent several internet boating mess…

I got up this morning and, as I do most every morning, admired the sunrise.  There’s something about living on a boat and sunrises and sunsets…   and there he was.   At first, in my groggy state, I thought he was a Cormo…

Today was beautiful.  A gorgeous, absolutely perfect day.  Sunny, warm, and a gentle breeze.   Certainly no one can be expected to do boat projects when the weather is this wonderful, right?So after a great Pam cooked breakfast, we …