Today started with research - trying to figure out what the brown stuff in my tank was. I was pretty sure it was not microbial growth or...

I do realize how very blessed I am to have a family that has let me quit working to do this. Working on the boat can be frustrating some...

So, this weekend we decided to bring Michael to the boat to help with tapping the holes for the new sender unit. After the added...

As usual, plans change around here ;-) Tuesday I planned to start the tapping (for the sender unit screws) after buying the correct tap,...

Yay! We made it back to the boat today! We took the morning to get him settled and working, pack up our stuff in the apartment, and go...

So, we took a bit of a detour and a little 'working' vacation ;-) We decided to head out to pick him up on Friday instead of waiting...

So, it's been a couple days since I last posted, we have gotten a few things done. We replaced two of the cowl vents with the new ones...

Today was very successful for non-boat related reasons, but removing a lot of overhead and stress. We found an apartment, in our budget,...

WooHoo! We made some real (ish) progress today ;-) We managed to get all of the cans refilled and that lowered the tank enough that I...

It is really hard to get motivated in the morning when it is below 60 degrees in the cabin... But eventually, we did get started :-) I...

A week later, we are finally back to working on the boat. It has been an interesting week though! We went back to Corpus Christi to see...

Today was a great day :-) I mounted the Victron inverter/charger. Man, that thing is HEAVY! I got the dimensions all mapped out on the...

Today we kicked off the day with a nice small win - we installed two more of the lights - simple replacements. Then we were out of the...

After a much needed, and very relaxing weekend, where we accomplished exactly nothing, and enjoyed every minute of it, it was time to get...

Alas, today's saga did not end with a successful replacement of the fuel gauge, but we did make progress. We tried using the wrench as...

Today was a good day. We still have not finished the fuel gauge, but we did make progress, and we did another project, so we feel good....

Today was a day of remembering to celebrate the small achievements... I set out to replace the fuel gauge today. It sounds like an easy...

We are freezing on the Lola Jo, but loving every minute of it! We brought lots of blankets, and we curled up together in the saloon and...

We did it! We closed today! The closing company office is out the whole week between Christmas and New Year's, but they were able to...

So dear readers, we finally made it back to the boat after the storm to assess damages and start getting it ready to sail. We arrived on...