Boat Projects
Y-Not Upgrades & Modifications: Two Year Update and Bayliner 4788 Tour
It is hard to believe we've been (mostly) living on Y-Not for over two years now - wow! In that time, we've tackled some pretty...
Our Mobile Internet Setup for RV and Boat – How We’ve Kept Online for 13 Years Of Technomadic Travel
When we first hit the road in 2006 to travel full-time in a super tiny travel trailer, we were in our early 30s and...
“By All Rights, That Engine Should Start” – Suzuki DF15A Outboard & Customer Service Failure
Our first stop after leaving Jacksonville to cruise up the St. Johns River was Doctors Lake - only 12 nautical miles up stream. We figured...
Boat Generator Upgrade: Replacing a Westerbeke 12.5 KW with a Northern Lights 6 KW in a Bayliner 4788
The old generator, flying away! Our Bayliner 4788 came originally equipped with a hefty Westerbeke 12.5KW diesel generator. Like most stock boat and RV generators...
1 Year ‘Loopiversary’ – Why So Slow? And What Has it Cost?
Our first year of looping! 477 nms. (Click to explore our Great Loop map). Last month we toasted a year of owning our motor...
Leaving Miami and Resuming our Great Loop Cruising Season for 2018!
Now that our winter RVing season has come to a close and our bus is safely in storage in Texas - it's time to...
Miami the Hard Way – Boat Haul Out, Repairs & Living On the Hard
In our last Great Loop travel journal we had just hit a submerged channel marker leaving the Keys and were starting our 25 mile...
Preparing a Boat for a Catastrophic Hurricane – Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys (And Happy end of Hurricane Season!)
First of all... a big ole WAHOOOOO for it being December 1st! The 2017 Hurricane season is officially over. And while the season is over,...
They Say There are Two Types of Boaters… A Bump in the Water & Our First Tow
First of all, I apologize for the continual time jumping around in our posts. One moment it seems we're leaving Ft. Myers, then we're...
Upgrading Y-Not: Boat Project Planning (Lithium, Solar, Marine Electronics, and More!)
Boat's are all about projects. Whether it is fixing things, upgrading things, modifying things, or the ever constant need to maintain things - the project...
Sometimes Nomads Need to Grow Some Barnacles (Two Months in Fort Myers)
We generally keep a fairly hyper-mobile lifestyle - changing locations every few days to every few weeks. But every so often, we feel the...
Crappy RV or Boat Mattress?? Tips for a Great Night’s Sleep!
Our RV and our boat are our homes, where we lay our heads down to sleep every night. But so many come with, shall...
Selecting our Great Loop Boat: How We Ended Up With A Bayliner 4788 Motor Yacht
Last October we thought our ideal boat would be an aft-cabin sundeck trawler - like this sweet Jefferson 42. Last October we shared in depth...
Boat vs RV – First Impressions of Living Aboard a Boat & Differences from RV Living
We've now been living aboard our boat Y-Not for 2 months, and it seems like a good time to share some of our initial...
Shopping for and Buying Our Boat
The buying process of a boat and an RV are similar, but yet very different. Buying an RV is closer to the process of...
Our First Month Aboard our Boat – Burnt Store Marina, Florida
Does it ever feel like time is just floating by us ever more swiftly?? It's hard to believe it's been just over a month since...
