I’m sure the title grabbed some attention.. I will get to that in a little bit! Hang in there! As you can imagine a husband and wife team doing something like this are pretty close. Much closer than we would be in land life! As such Rhonda and I keep some things close to our heart as we… Read more →
Month: April 2017
New Cushions–Time to do Some Sewing!
Whoa… I can hear you manly men through the Internet.. “Shoot, sewing is wenches work”. Aiy, in the modern world sewing is indeed labeled as wenches work. However before our modern “domesticated” times sewing was for swashbucklers. Really, seriously… Not convinced.. Well let my words paint a little story. Imagine! (insert some 80s flashback music) Your the captain of… Read more →
Rainman/Seatask, other companies take note.
Regular readers to our blog will know the 2 names in the title. Rainman is the manufacturer of our water maker, and Seatask is the dealer in the USA I bought it from. Regular readers will also recall that I have posted 2 reviews of both (1 initial review and a follow up 6 months later). Both times I… Read more →
Hot Water–Glorious Hot Water!
It may be a shock to many but Party of Five doesn’t really have hot water capabilities aboard. We make limited hot water when we run the port side motor (4 gallons only). Lately since we have been sailing mostly, its been REALLY limited. Yes, I can hear you Canadians “You don’t need hot water down there!”.. Ya ya,… Read more →
The British Virgin Islands
Well, another country/territory has slipped beneath our keels. Today we are leaving the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) and once again returning to the United States Virgin Islands. Since we choose to skip the BVIs on the way down this was our first experience here. I thought I would share our thoughts about our experiences. First, lets start with… Read more →