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We used our insurance company to provide us with a list of surveyors they would accept. From the top two recommended surveyors we selected DS Marine. Mostly because their website shows that they actively present and blog about boats and… Continue Reading →
After a month of searching, driving most weekends to look at boats, we have found our new boat!
With mixed emotions, we have sold out boat! Sad to see her go, but her new owners, Mariana and Juan, are going to be amazing and we know they will take great care of her!
The end of another season and the start of winter storage woes. We started thinking of different options for storage, from indoor, to neighbours yard, to marina. And ended up going back to the free option of the family farm… Continue Reading →
We’ve mostly been using our camp lanterns for light in our boat. Since we don’t have shore power we need to be stingy using our batteries. I finally got frustrated and went out and purchased some LEDs and replaced our… Continue Reading →
The ropes / lines / sheets / halyards weren’t bad, but I thought it would be nice to start the 2017 season with some brand new lines. And it really wasn’t that expensive, under $200, which seamed relatively cheap to… Continue Reading →
It’s amazing what a little bit of colour can do to change the look of the boat. Lori spent the winter taking the old tan coloured covers off and remaking brand new seat covers. The interior went from looking like… Continue Reading →
It’s almost boating season again! The boat had no issues surviving winter, despite having to reinforce the tarp. After clearing off the tarp and other wrappings, it had some dust to be cleaned up but no issues with any rodents… Continue Reading →
Our first season with the boat consisted of: mostly amazing times with the family, rest and relaxation bobbing around on the water with just the sound of nature surrounding us. some stress navigating the boat into and away from the… Continue Reading →
After Thousand Islands – Heading home, we dropped the boat back in the water in at Lakefield Marina and brought the trailer back home. That’s when I noticed this. The bearings in one of the wheels was spewing grease all over the… Continue Reading →