Drift Away: Live aboard boat projects

Friday, February 4, 2011

Live aboard boat projects

One nice thing about living aboard is having time for boat projects, like fixing the cold draft coming out of the louvers of the exhaust vent in the head in the master stateroom.

One nice thing about this solution is that it serves as extra should one get caught short in there.

This was a good DIY project, and a great feeling of accomplishment. Time for a beer!

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Drift Away Specs

Drift Away is a 1980 Cheoy Lee 46' LRC (long range cruiser). She has twin 120 HP Ford Lehman diesels, 15 kw and 7.5 kw generators, and carries 800 gallons of fuel and 400 gallons of water. She cruises at 8 knots and has a top speed of 9.5 knots, plenty fast enough for this old sailor.

She is somewhat unique in that the inside helm staion is on the main level, along with the galley and saloon. There is also a helm on the flybridge. The lower level has three staterooms, each with a full head, plus the engine room.

Drift Away sat on the hard for many years before we bought it from an estate. She has suffered considerably from neglect, but we are amazed at all the things that work, like the two Ford Lehmans, and the Naiad stabilizers. There was and is much work to do, but we will return her to ship shape condition. Eventually. As long as it doesn't interfere with having fun.