happy easter , my gift to you. listen! listen!!, LISTEN!!!

Viksund M/S 33 "Jomfru" "A LONG TIME AGO"

Viksund M/S 33 "Jomfru" Painting the hull Kingston Grey '' A LONG TIME AGO"

What to do when it rains? Just wait till the sun comes out.

It seems like it's been raining alot ☔ lately. Actually just about every time I start trying to do something, or first thing in the morning, and right before I step out of the shower at the marina and then have to do the fifty yard dash back to the boat or just sit on the head till it passes and hope no unknowing soul comes calling for the head.

Luckily, I only have like 6 leaks now :) and 1 that moves a round. Watching the storms roll in from the safety of the pilothouse on the hard makes me really yearn for that same view at sea.

When I think about the freedom that awaits me out there I start to feel hopeless like it will never happen for me. It's just about then when I tell myself "hey, look how far you have come. From sleeping in a storage unit to owing the boat and being so fucking close to your dreams coming true you can taste the sweet salty air of the Caribbean. So relax Rick" is what I tell myself.

is there more we can do aboard in an effort to conserve ♻

I've recently begun to research and price alternatives to the common tender 4 stroke outboard. In my research I came across a few interesting candidates. One being the "Torqeedo"

a battery powered 🔋 outboard that you can recharge in a couple of different ways. Another cool outboard I went to investigate was a very nice little propane engine by LERH.

this little outboard comes in Horse power 🐴 from 2.5 - 15. Also you can use the small camping ⛺ canisters or connect up to a 40lb. Tank with the provided hose.

It was while researching this engine I came across this little video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDoBBxa0jIo

this is now my current "side" mission, to either buy or convert my zero hour 9.9 Yamaha to propane. I have found a few places that sell conversion kits for all manor of engine, from gensets to 6 cylinder cars.

What to do when you just have had enough but only you know that?

The title says it all. And that's exactly how I feel alot of the time now. No matter how much work I do on the vessels of others, they want more and my beloved Jomfru sits waiting patiently for her turn again. Don't get me wrong, my pillowcase is a little fatter these days and jomfru has definitely come a long ways but not fast enough.



photo w/ Lumia 1020

Lifes moving around me at what seems to be the speed of light right now, but I seem to only be at a snails pace. I think it's just a feeling of urgency or a need to be moving again, been here too long now and I have what I describe as a kinda cabin fever. For which the cure is a 100mgs of Hurry up and get the hell out of here, if you can't tell, I really want to get out of here. Not even so much out of here, but, just out there sailing ⛵.

pax on deck.


I know that the time is going to be upon me sooner than later now, it still feels so far off like a distant shore . Just a picture in my minds eye of an offshore island lost somewhere.