Seven oddball doo-dads we've installed or made use of aboard Fayaway. Are we crazy for being unusual? We love visiting other boats, strange new places, read countless obscure journals and associate with many experienced boaters. They’re a resource for all uncommon ideas, while we learn continuously. We normally don’t make this stuff up, so we’re …
Author: CapnChris
Hydronic Heater Installation
As Jimmy Buffet says, “I wanna go where it’s warm!”, we’re working on that, but sometimes it’s a bit cooler on the way. Too many damp mornings and cold nights during shoulder seasons aboard have convinced us: Time to install a heating system aboard Fayaway. Down another watery rabbit hole we go! “I surfed Dana …
Sailing Up The Mountain
A friend recently wrote in his blog of a metaphor for climbing a mountain: the pursuit of the top being more important, and not actually reaching the top being the true essence of the experience. Of course I’m paraphrasing with my own take. He much more eloquently conveys the concept with quoted poetry and commentary. …
Wonder of Wanderlust
Murmurings during a short passage. Mental effort must be exerted to sail our mobile home off into the sunset, (or dawn, if you're in a glass is half-full metaphorical mindset). Despite all those questions, of hurricanes a thousand miles away, or of our sanity to aim in their general direction, we set off again. Friends …
Night and Day: Marine Services
If you own a boat, you’re probably familiar with euphemisms such as: “You know meaning of the word B-O-A-T right? Break Out Another Thousand”. Or “A boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money.” Suffice to say that a boat can be a financial burden. But you do have some ability …
SV Fayaway 