Here we concentrate on the installation of a wind generator. Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The lugs are heavy duty and require either a special ratchet tool or one that you pound with a hammer.

Here we add a NMEA 2000 backbone and all new instruments. Thursday, March 14, 2013. The instruments that were on the boat when we bought it consisted of ST60 wind, depth and speed. We used those with our compass and paper charts for about three years before deciding to try a chartplotter. This opened up a whole new world to us. Main page - La Vida Dulce. All About La Vida Dulce.

With extensive offshore cruising coming up soon we needed an alternative to davits and arches for storing our dinghy. Tied down on deck with an easy launch and retrieve system was what we wanted. Wednesday, November 27, 2013. I think we missed the best part of the year for being out on the water but life has a habit of getting in the way sometimes.

There were some things about this boat that drove us nuts. We considered buying another one but in the end realized it made more sense to improve what we already have. In the end we were able to fix the problems that bugged us and ended up with something unique and beautiful that we could be proud of. Wednesday, November 27, 2013. We Can Do Better Than That. All the cabinets above the counter. We also added extra 110 VAC outlets and DC wiring inside the.