Head wall modifications

May 4, 2015

A couple owners ago Penny was a liveaboard by a retired couple. They made some great modifications to the boat however for taller individuals not all were ideal. In the head was placed a light bar similar to the kind you find in a house bathroom. Exactly the same as the house I grew up

Living on a boat

April 22, 2015

In October of 2014 I purchased Penultimate II (Penny), moved out of my apartment, and became a full time live aboard. I have now been living on the boat for five months and have recieved many questions from people who think living on a boat is neat but are afraid to take the plunge themselves.

Ghost leak in the water system annihilated

November 30, 2014

When you live on a boat finding ways to conserve water becomes almost an obsession. I do not have the luxury of a fat pipe of water coming off the city line giving me a constant supply, instead I have a tank that sits beneath my floor (two in fact). The level has to be

Penny’s new oven!

November 23, 2014

When I bought Penny she came with an alcohol stove and with a microwave beneath. No oven at all. Thing is I have not had a microwave in any of my apartments since 2009 when I left university. Even at university I only remember the majority of my use of the microwave being to thaw

Replacing the water pressure pump

November 17, 2014

As part of the electrical overload which damaged several ship systems the water pressure pump was damaged. I found this out one day when I was in the shower. I had just finished soaping up when the water sputtered a few times and simply quit, leaving me covered head to toe in soap. Not a