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Outback Water Filtration – Part 1

  • By admin
  • July 7, 2022
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The water source at our house is from a well. It had some of the best tasting water we have experienced until we discovered the high mineral content that was … Continue Reading

Fun With Magnets (and Screwdrivers)

  • By admin
  • April 22, 2020
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Regardless of how big or comprehensive your selection of tools is onboard, it’s hard to dispute that a good selection of screwdrivers is essential. If you’re wondering where to start, Bob … Continue Reading

(Even More) Boat Insurance

  • By admin
  • February 19, 2020
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While we haven’t really been thinking about our sailing life, other than wanting to avoid the snow, I did receive a newsletter that brought me back to the fateful end … Continue Reading

Purchases Beyond Boat Yard Work

  • By John Casey
  • February 13, 2019
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In our last post, we covered our plan and budget vs reality for our boat yard work. In this post  we’re looking at the surprising number of items that we ended … Continue Reading

Plan and Budget vs Reality for Boat Yard Work

  • By John Casey
  • February 11, 2019
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In the previous post, we looked at the purchase price and admin costs associated with actually buying the boat. In this post we are covering what our boat yard work … Continue Reading

The Cost of Buying and Selling our Boat

  • By John Casey
  • February 5, 2019
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As we sit in South Florida cowering from the cold and snow up north, we are fortunate enough to have some friends in the area with boats that are very … Continue Reading

What is a PADI Divemaster?

  • By John Casey
  • January 25, 2019
  • 2 Comments

What most people know about Divemasters is that they were the folks helping on the dive boat or guiding them on their last dive in some exotic place while on … Continue Reading

Divemaster Qualified

  • By John Casey
  • January 1, 2019
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On November 24th, I obtained  my PADI Divemaster qualification after completing a Total Immersion Program (TIP) at Sea Experience, located at The Bahia Mar Resort in Fort Lauderdale. We had planned to install … Continue Reading

Fish Identification Website – Reefguide.org

  • By John Casey
  • November 12, 2018
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We carry a few of these little Fish ID cards with us since we first saw them on a charter a few years back. ID cards like these are available … Continue Reading

PADI Digital Underwater Photography

  • By John Casey
  • November 5, 2018
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One of the specialty courses we take while on the Divemaster Immersion Program, is the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Course. I was looking forward to this as I have always … Continue Reading

Lightning Strike Damage

  • By John Casey
  • September 15, 2018
  • 4 Comments

The tally is now in for the lightning damage on our catamaran. This covers what was verified, repaired and/or replaced. I’ll include some prices to give some idea the scale … Continue Reading

Waiting on Boat Repairs

  • By John Casey
  • June 15, 2018
  • 5 Comments

Lucky for us the family cottage is still in the family, so we have a place to stay while we wait for boat repairs to be completed. The original cottage … Continue Reading

We got hit by lightning – Now what?

  • By John Casey
  • April 25, 2018
  • 2 Comments

Lucky for us, we had insurance coverage (many people self-insure) and are now back in South Florida dealing with the inevitable repairs associated with a lightning strike. As it turns … Continue Reading

So…why did lightning hit our boat?

  • By John Casey
  • April 22, 2018
  • 4 Comments

So…why did lightning hit our boat, and not others close by? We have no idea, nor does anyone else, regardless of the various theories out there whether credible or not. … Continue Reading

Our Winter Cruise Ends…With A Bang

  • By John Casey
  • April 19, 2018
  • 7 Comments

The morning after we anchored in Rock Sound (again) to trouble shoot our starboard engine, we were woken by an approaching thunderstorm. It was about 0545 on March 11th, the … Continue Reading

Yanmar SD60 Sail Drive Service Manual and Parts Catalogue

  • By John Casey
  • March 2, 2018
  • 4 Comments

There is lots of information and manuals available online for SD50s, but the SD60 stuff seems hard to come by. For those out there that are having trouble finding these … Continue Reading

We Pull in to Emerald Bay Marina for Fuel…and then things got interesting

  • By Christa Greer
  • February 17, 2018
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As we headed north from Georgetown along the Exumas, we thought it would be wise to take advantage of the fuel facilities at Emerald Bay Marina. We planned our arrival … Continue Reading

Anchor Gear

  • By John Casey
  • February 15, 2018
  • 2 Comments

One of the great things about living on a boat, is the ability to anchor just about anywhere you like without the need for infrastructure like a marina or mooring … Continue Reading

Living on a boat isn’t all dolphins and mermaids

  • By Christa Greer
  • January 22, 2018
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Several people have recently commented that our life aboard Low Flite looks amazing…and it usually is. We experience fabulous sunsets, swim & snorkel off the back of our boat, hop … Continue Reading

Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) – our new favourite toy

  • By Christa Greer
  • January 19, 2018
  • 3 Comments

Before we left Florida, John got a couple inflatable Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP)* at Sirocco Marine in Ft Lauderdale. He found a great deal for these while talking to a … Continue Reading

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