It’s been awhile since I’ve posted on the blog. While I’m doing the refit I’ve decided mostly to post when I’ve completed a section or project. I work full time so have limited hours per day during the week and the weekends to work on projects so they can...
I dodged a bullet this week as the cold front moved through the Artic Wastes of Northern Florida. Tuesday night was excessively cold, dipping into the 20’s overnight, so I was running the space heater at full volume all night. Around 5 am on Wednesday morning the old power cord, and...
With the cold front moving in over the weekend I had a bunch of downtime, which I normally like to fill by making plans and strategizing. I stumbled upon an app called InstaCart which does grocery shopping and delivery for you (making money on product mark up and delivery fees). Since I...
2017 was a challenging year. Between having a trawler crash into my previous boat, dealing with insurance payout delays, shopping for a new boat, getting it moved to Jacksonville and dodging a hurricane or two I was stretched financially and spent the last three months focusing on...
I’ve been working the last few months on remodeling the aft cabin on the Pomaika’i. This will be my primary living space, so I wanted it free of the old boat smell and easy to keep clean. To accomplish this, I tore out all the old liner, faired the inside of the hull, and...
The first step in getting Pomaika’i to a livable condition is sealing up all the leaks and making it watertight. The most obvious was the leak where the mast passes through the deck. Pomaika’i has a keel stepped mast, meaning that the mast passes through a hole in the deck and...
I sailed Pomaika’i from Fort Myers to Jacksonville, FL where I live on her. While this trip was filled with challenges, it was one of my most adventurous outings. There were a lot of firsts for me on this voyage. First time sailing overnight, and on top of that solo sailing at...
What a stressful couple of weeks. Both the boat and I pulled through Hurricane Irma without issue, but I used up a whole bottle of Tums. Since I’ve become a boat owner in Florida, I get the NOAA hurricane reports sent to my Facebook feed. I watched Irma, with concern, as it moved...
Pomaika’i is a Hawaiian name for girls meaning lucky, fortunate, blessed. Pomaika’i is pronounced po-mah-ee-kah-ee Why Did You Name Your Boat Pomaika’i? I lived in Hilo, HI for five years and it’s my adopted home. If there were employment there in my industry...
So I’ve been living on the land for the last six weeks at an extended stay hotel while I’m waiting for the transmission repairs to be completed on the Pomaika’i. After a year living aboard a boat, it’s given me a break to sit back and contemplate how much I enjoy...
Another trip to Fort Myers Beach last week to move the sailboat to Olsen’s yard to have repairs done. BoatTowUS was great with a short trip across the channel to the yard. At first we were hoping that we would only need to replace the transmission cooler, but instead, it is the main...
Did a walk in Downtown and South Beach areas of Miami early Saturday morning trying to find some photography shots.
I’m not a big fan of insurance services. I feel people don’t really assess the level of risk vs cost of what they are protecting themselves from in most situations. But one insurance I’ve found really valuable has been the towing service with BoatUS. When working with...
I finally sold my sail boat, the Palani last night. Paying two slip fees was a pain every month and just made it feel like I was stuck in limbo. Was a slow process grinding to get the funds to fix the Pomaika’i while having the huge overhead. I’ve scheduled the yard in Ft...