Customer service, the way it’s done.

As you have read recently when it comes to marine trade we are not too friendly… but it’s not always the case, we have some nice surprises too. Today I picked up my Helly Hansen Jacket from repair. What did they do that deserve a post you may wonder?

Essentially, I have been treated [...]

Do you remember : Privilege 37?

An inquisitive mind is a healthy mind! Indeed , over the last year or so we have had many requests and questions wondering why we ended up walking away from the Privilege 37. Now, because this boat is sold and under new ownership, we feel much more comfortable giving you our reasons.

The Privilege [...]

You are the sum of your experience.

I would have never thought this expression more valid than today. We are really the sum of our experience. In all the actions, I took in the last three days, I had to dig deep or not so deep in my previous life.

Example Number 1:

Ordering and delivering metal for the solar [...]

Reality check or one’s perspective in life! Buying a fixer upper or a more modern in good condition boat

In the last few months, we feel we have achieved a few successes and solved a few problems in other words we are in a good learning curve. With *V* taking more courses, and finally my hands or more accurately the right tools along with a lot of hours researching the right products! Those elements [...]

Warning do not use Buy Tackle powered by FishClick

No fish caught on our side, no cleaning up to do, that’s the only positive I am finding! And all that because we never got the hook we had ordered a month ago. The company Buy Tackle or Fishclick or angler supply don’t seem to be that exciting, and haven’t learnt on customer service needless [...]

End of the month expense update and what it cost to have Marine written on a product.

As the tradition goes, we have tallied the expenses for the month and updated all our various files (under expenses tab). Most probably you will notice, that we are getting the boat ready for the summer and safe cruising. As a matter of fact, there are no major expenses but a lots of little [...]

The tools and knowledge we hope to never use.

An amazing paradox, when you really think about it. We are spending money and time, on something we hope to never use. Do we want to take the head off and replace the piston, not in my book? But on the flip side Murphy (‘s law) will come and bite us, if we don’t know, [...]

Seattle boat show report and cruise RO water maker.

For late owls like us, it was a really early start of the day topped with only 4 hour sleep Sunday morning. Though very happily we met up *K* and *C* at the share ride parking lot en route to the Seattle boat show. At 9.45am we were at the entrance door, with a mini [...]

Lots accomplished in the last two days.

In the last two days we have been able to cross a few things off our “to do list”, and to my great pleasure I will not be alone to move the boat. Thanks to C&K (owner of the boat I crewed on this summer) they will be with me to do the California down [...]

We have a deal, thank you JP and L.

As you can just imagine, we have been biting our nails during those last few days! Deal or no deal? You don’t really want to think about it, but all you do is actually thinking about it! Especially when you are so close…. So there you go we are very happy boat owner, and one [...]