Some of the more unpopular boat items that made it to the end of the season. We'll do better next year.

Pretty stoked about our new v-berth mattresses. They are (were) twin XL mattresses that I cut to size with Mom's electric knife. The kids are going to be happy that they don't have to sleep on the stinky old mattresses that these will replace. Next up: finding someone who can sew bedding that fits.

It's official! Before After

Today we spent the day cruising with our good friends. We went down to Milwaukee, up the Milwaukee and KK rivers a bit, back north to Harrington Beach State Park, and then back home. We spent over seven hours and traveled 66.8NM - mostly at trawler speed. Wonderful day! North/South run Concordia University. One of … Continue reading Our First Cruise to Milwaukee

Our Dash is home! Yesterday we took the SS Badger to Ludington. As usual, we kicked heinder at bingo and won the trivia contest. When we arrived in Ludington, Adam Lamb and his son met us at the landing and we went straight to the boat to practice. She was still on the hoist from … Continue reading Our Dash is Home!

An exciting day, for sure! We've been separated from our boat by a great lake for far too long! Today we finally have a weather window to take the ferry over top Ludington, get some training done, and finally get Our Dash home! We took the 2:00 ferry from Ludington. When we arrived in Ludington … Continue reading Reunited!

We took Our Dash up to Ludington to train a little and prepare to cross the lake. Unfortunately, it has been too windy. Old Lady Michigan is an unforgiving wretch, so we will wait for fairer weather. We caught the SS Badger across the lake to Wisconsin and will return soon! Sunrise in Ludington Boarding … Continue reading Stuck in Ludington

What a whirlwind! We arrived in Muskegon Monday night, where we stayed in a Fairfield. After arriving around midnight, we were looking forward to a great night's sleep. We got it! We had a busy day ahead of us! Tuesday was Splash Day. It was amazing to watch the marina men move boats around and … Continue reading Our First Splash Day!