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

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.

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

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

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