Well the arch is up and complete. This and the new alternator were the two big planned projects. Not bad so far for being here three weeks. So time for some time off. So we decided to go sailing for t ...

New nickaname for the boat. Stefan called it the floating salt mine. For that he got 20 minutes in the pit of sh*t, AKA the aft locker. Such disrespect. He crwawled in to access the starboard 4 bolts ...

Well the work never ends. At least for some of us. We installed a new 160 amp alternator. It was a bear getting the old pullies off, but after that the install went a lot quicker. We also installed t ...

Hola amigos We spent yesterday pulling out the starter and disassembling it. It was hot, hot dirty work. I have a new start solenoid on order but it takes time to get parts here, so we decided to mov ...

Hi all.Work on the boat is progressing. We got it cleaned up and decluttered. Had it out for two afternoons sails so far. The winds here pick up about 1 pm and run 10 to 15 kn.A good sail helps bring ...

Hi all. We got to the boat without any issues. Dropped off our stuff and headed to hotel for food and cold drinks. Day 1 We started to get the boat sorted when we realized that the fridge was not work ...

Welcome everyone. This is the start of my story of purchasing, updating and fixing a Cal 44, purchased in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It will be full of humor and great times with good friends. It will a ...