Boat Projects

Deanna Sansbury

Dec 10, 20144 min read

A New Start(er)

Ever since we left Annapolis, our starboard engine has been acting a little funky. Literally, the day after we left. It had been acting...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 18, 20143 min read

The Long Goodbye...

Saying goodbye is so hard to do. Seems like we’ve been doing a lot of that this past week. It never really sinks in until after you’ve...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 15, 20145 min read

One Week to Go!!!

Were in the home stretch now, baby! Woo Hoo! And thank GOD, because our nerves are shot and our heads are about to explode thinking...

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Deanna Sansbury

Oct 5, 20146 min read

Nautical Medical Kit & More

Holy crap! Just about two weeks until we leave. I can’t believe we’re so close, yet we still have so much more to do! AGH! Before I...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 25, 20143 min read

Sail Refresh

Exciting news… our sails were removed last week! We’re having them restitched (reinforced) around the stress areas where the lines...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 22, 20147 min read

One Month to Go!

That’s right folks, we’re gearing up to head out in ONE MONTH. Eeks! We are a mix of emotions ranging from excited to nervous to a bit...

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Deanna Sansbury

Sep 4, 20144 min read

The Big Haul Out - The Finale

Well, folks, that’s a wrap. I’m sitting here on our boat which is now back home in Annapolis, bobbing gently in the water, all clean and...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 30, 20145 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 8/9

Has it really been ONLY nine days? God, it feels like an eternity. We’re coming down the home stretch now, and the timing couldn’t be...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 28, 20143 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 5/6/7

Quick update on our progress so far. I say quick because it’s past 10:00, we’re physically exhausted with throbbing feet, mangled hands...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 26, 20143 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 4

Quick update on our progress yesterday. We were derailed from our original task list that we put together the day before, yet again. Oh...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 24, 20144 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 3

We woke up this morning to a sky full of sunshine and a nice cool breeze blowing through the boat. Thank God. If we had to deal with...

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Deanna Sansbury

Aug 24, 20145 min read

The Big Haul Out - Day 1 & 2

We hauled our boat this week to do some major work before our big trip south this fall. It’s been over a year since it’s been out of the...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jul 29, 20143 min read

Cutting Ties with Land

So we sold our house. Awesome. This means no more mortgage. No more experiencing the frustration of waiting for the cable guy to make...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jul 23, 20143 min read

T-Boned

We’ve been slowly trying to check off stuff on the never ending project list lately. It’s crazy that summer is nearly halfway over. We...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jun 11, 20143 min read

All Up in my Grill

Wanted to give a little update on the post I did a while back that covered some of my kitchen essentials on the boat. I still have all of...

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Deanna Sansbury

Jun 6, 20144 min read

View from the Top

One month. What’s in one month, might you ask? Well, that’s when we will have handed our house keys over to the new owner and will be...

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Deanna Sansbury

Mar 27, 20142 min read

Winter is O-V-E-R

So winter is finally over an I’m happy to report that we survived. Barely. It was a lot harder than we expected in most ways, but...

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Deanna Sansbury

Mar 6, 20143 min read

Significant Upgrade!

Hi there. Sorry for the delayed post…. I figured I’d hold off on posting yet another entry about the unbelievably cold temps, lots of...

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Deanna Sansbury

Feb 8, 20143 min read

Water Heater Upgrade

Don’t you just love it when you get to replace appliances unexpectedly? It’s one thing when something’s on the fritz and you can make...

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Deanna Sansbury

Feb 4, 20141 min read

Panel Upgrade

It sure does help having an electrician on board. Last Sunday Matt opened up our electrical panel and was horrified at what he saw....

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