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 …
Category: upgrades & installs
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 …
Preparing to leave
It seems so straightforward. Prepare the boat, load the lockers with food, drop the mooring line and just go. But it never works that way no matter how much you plan ahead. The always changing, never ending to do list As Chris and I thought about what our upcoming winter should look like, we agreed. …
Aquamap & Garmin Sharing
A practical how-to, for sharing data between plotting devices. Another interim technical post. Warning ⚠️ If you’re not actively cruising and have no interest in Garmin chart plotters nor plotting routes then you might want to skip this blog post. It’ll be a bore. I find this method extremely useful, and wish we learned it …
Floppy Prop Upgrade
Fayaway is currently entertaining her crew while bopping around the Bras D’Or Lakes region of Cape Breton Island, Canada. Between reports of regional highlights I’ve been working on a few drafts of practical boat stuff, hoping that you enjoy some of this too. Note that I’ve filed in the “Upgrades and Installs” category. Three years …
SV Fayaway 