LandfallVoyages

Stove? YES! and an oven, wiiiith a broiler. Oh yes. Brownies. We haven’t had an oven for a year. This should be good. First I fixed the wiring, it had a pretty shoddy connection at the solenoid so I stripped back the wires and crimped on some waterproof self-sealing shrink tubing connectors. We still couldn’t […]

The freshwater system all works now! Imagine that, you turn on the tap and water comes out. You move the toilet lever and the bowl fills with water. You pump the arm and it flushes. Cool. The A/C electrical system all works now! Imagine that, you plug in an appliance and it works. The propane […]

The best things in life aren’t things.

We’re sorry it’s been so long since our last update. We’ve moved up to the boatyard and we’ve been busting our butts to get this boat in the water. We just established internet access so there will be more tonight. Thanks friends! Steve

When we bought our “new” Perkins 4.108 engine, we knew up front that the fuel injection pump was leaking and needed to be rebuilt–that’s why we got a such a good price on the engine. The previous owner had been quoted $1000.00 to have it rebuilt by a marine outfit in the San Francisco Bay […]

Typically, I drive about 85 MPH on the highways. I know it’s too fast but I don’t drink a lot, womanize, or gamble, so I must exhibit a flaw somewhere. Surprisingly I don’t get many tickets because I have radar. I don’t mean that I have a radar detector, I mean that I have radar. […]

Once I had to administrate the repairs to a brand new service truck that got hit really hard on the side of the service bed. The service bed was much like a tool box on a truck. The bed was made in Indiana. Since the truck was brand new it was valuable enough to warrant […]

Olive and egg salad sandwiches are super tasty and really easy to make. INGREDIENTS: • Eggs • Pickles • Mayo • Olives • Dijon Mustard • Red Onion • Relish • Bread • Salt & Pepper   INSTRUCTIONS: Put desired number of eggs in a pot of water and boil for 7 minutes. Dice pickles, […]

We bought this used and decided to reseal it and replace a few parts. It’s almost done!

For $700 I kind of expected an inflatable boat like the first one we ever bought. It was, coincidentally, another Zodiac, however that poor limp thing had been abused and neglected to the point where all of the glue was letting loose of the fabric and the air had free license to move in and […]