Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Mattress replacement and Wifi Hotspot

After getting over my "crud" that I've had for the past 2 days, I finally got a little bit done around here and am feeling all productive again.  Actually, my productivity began yesterday afternoon, when I decided that it was time to see if an electric knife really can be used to cut a 6" thick piece of foam.  A few months ago, I read about mattress replacement options and ways to replace your old, worn out mattresses.  Replacement foam can be purchased at Walmart or online, and could be trimmed with an electric knife to whatever size is needed....

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Replacing an impeller on a 15hp Mercury

I had always heard that outboard impellers are inside the lower unit, but had never confirmed that and never knew how it worked.  And while there is just about everything else posted up on Youtube, Justin had a little more difficulty trying to get a good guide on exactly how to do it.  He ended up combining a few different sources and started disassembling the unit....

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Mast, Mercury, and Tournament

The goal for today: finish up all the loose ends on the mast which included final mounting of over-the-air antenna so we can receive free television, re-mount the radar, and try and get the dinghy outboard running.  Afterwards, we could go to the marina next door and watch the boats come in and weigh their King Mackerel....

Friday, January 24, 2014

Living in the Keys but still working everyday

Trying to update this blog while living on our boat is much more difficult to do than it sounds.  By the time we finish for the day, I just want to take a shower and go to bed.  But I'd like to update a little more often since I'll be here for about four more weeks and can now officially be considered "living on a boat", although "yard-rat" is probably more appropriate....

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Normal life as we know it has changed.

Since my last post almost 4 weeks ago we've been pretty busy around here and that's part of my struggles to post more to the blog - I really don't live on a boat and can only describe updates secondhand through Justin.  But I thought I'd at least let you know what's been going on around the house in preparation in making the big move....