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Finally, a standing desk on the boat!

January 16, 2018

I have had standing desks for years. In fact, I recently posted a photo I found of the standing desk I had at our Lake City house. When we moved onto the b

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Penny’s 2017-2018 boat topper

Penny’s 2017-2018 boat topper

January 8, 2018

Winter is here again, that mean rain and winds. Last year we created a canvas top with velcro sewn into it that kept the back of the boat mostly dry, but d

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Re-covering the seats

Re-covering the seats

November 20, 2016

Penny was built in 1977. Needless to say, they had some pretty interesting ideas on what was “fashionable” back then. Alix is hosting a party i

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Penny’s new rain cover

Penny’s new rain cover

November 1, 2016

Being in a covered slip rain is typically not a problem for getting on the boat, that is until storms from the south come in. Then the back is drenched. Th

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Penny’s new medicine cabinet

September 29, 2016

Walking around in Home Depot recently Alix and I noticed this great medicine cabinet. Always on the hunt to better organize and store things on the boat we

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Penny’s new fridge

May 28, 2015

Penny was commissioned in 1977. She is an old gal but in remarkably good shape for her age, though some of her joints are getting creaky. One of them is he

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Installing a shower check valve

Installing a shower check valve

May 22, 2015

When using the shower the water drains down into a holding tank. Inside that holding tank is a bilge pump that has an internal floater which detects water

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Head wall modifications

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

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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 lin

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Penny’s new oven!

November 24, 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 apartment

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Replacing the water pressure pump

November 18, 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 showe

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Replacing the battery charger

November 17, 2014

After the electrical issue that caused a system overload I noticed there were a few ghosts in the system, one of which the house lights, which are LED and

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