Living Aboard A Sailboat

Tag - repairs

Fort Myers Beach… Again

Another trip to Fort Myers Beach last week to move the sailboat to Olsen’s yard to have repairs done. BoatTowUS was great with a short trip across the channel to the yard. At first we were hoping that we would only need to replace the transmission cooler, but instead, it is the main seal that is blown. The transmission works if you fill it with fluid, so...

Got My Backyard Back

So seven months after Hurricane Matthew they’ve reopened Dock 2 at the marina I keep my sail boat. I moved back on Saturday. Completely different experience from being up in the cove. The area is much more open, so it makes the boat seem bigger. There is better airflow so fewer bugs and not as swampy. It took them a day to get the electricity figured out, but...