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Boat Yard Chronicles: Mosquito Battles, Leaky Decks & DIY Fixes!
April 30, 2025: Botched Repairs, Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes, and the Boatyard BluesThe Osmosis Nightmare Unfolds This week revealed some truly shocking DIY sins from a previous owner. While sanding, I discovered an entire fiberglass patch that was basically just painted...
Boat Life Diaries: Solar System Woes & Island Adventures in Curaçao
April 16, 2025: Solar System Mystery & the Kindness of StrangersThe Never-Ending Sanding Saga The hull drying continues—slowly. While osmosis treatments demand patience, I turned my attention to another critical issue: my failing solar system. The Great Battery...
Boat Life Reality Check: When Osmosis Derails Your Plans (But Teaches You More)
April 2, 2025: When Osmosis Derails Dreams (But Builds Character)The Plan That Wasn't This week delivered a brutal reality check. My simple "haul out, paint, and sail away" fantasy collided with the truth: my hull is a waterlogged sponge. Humidity tests revealed what...
Solo Sailing Adventure: No Autopilot, No Electronics – Just Pure Seamanship!
March 26, 2025: A Wild Ride to Curaçao – Engine-Only, No Electronics!The Dramatic Departure Docked bow-first into howling winds, tangled lines wrapped around unforgiving poles—not exactly the smooth exit I’d imagined. Thanks to a kind dockworker’s help, I freed the...
Resurrecting a Forgotten Sailboat: My Ambitious Journey from “Bowalie” to “ANIMA”
March 13, 2025 – A New Beginning Under a Lunar EclipseThe Backstory: How It All Started In February 2025, I sold my car rental company in Curaçao and set my sights on a new adventure. Little did I know, fate had other plans—and they involved a neglected sailboat named...