by Dana | Oct 3, 2020 | buying a boat, Collins Beach Sauvie Island, going from a boat to an RV, Puget Trawler, selling a boat, selling a boat in COVID, what to do after your boat sells
M/V Serendipity deserved a brochure to strut her stuff for the right prospective buyer.They say the two best days of boat ownership are when you buy and when you sell. I don’t buy it.Our first day was almost too surreal to be our best day with her—too good... by Dana | Aug 9, 2020 | after cruising what next, cruising transitions, escaping Pacific Northwest winter, live aboard, Puget Trawler, Sailing Naked, St. Helens Oregon
Photo pilfered from Cross Country Boat Transport’s websiteWhen my future is in flux, I often go quiet. We are far from done with our watery adventures. We plan to cruise—the question is: when, where, and on what?Cruise to Alaska?Alaska photo from Mckayla... by Dana | Jun 19, 2019 | boat maintenance and repair, moving back aboard a boat, Puget Trawler
Serendipity at Portland Rowing Club’s docks in Sellwood, a stone’s throw from the Sellwood Bridge, Portland Oregon.She’s the Puget Trawler, the last one on the dock, with the blue canvas on her windows.Portland gave us a hale and hearty wet welcome... by Dana | Aug 6, 2017 | cruiser humor, cruiser life, galley cooking, Puget Trawler, sailing mishaps
View across the Columbia from Sauvies…. the infamously volcanic Mt. St. Helens still somewhat snow-peaked.Ahhh, the glamours of boating. Such a romantic life — and it is — often. But also not always.Take the other night, for example.After... by Dana | Jul 31, 2017 | cruising transitions, live aboard, Portland Oregon, Puget Trawler
The boat we now call Serendipity is nosing her way past the railroad swing bridge outside La Connor Washingtonon our maiden voyage with her.After 5 years of wandering followed by 2 months of wondering where in the world we were going to live and how, the answer became... by Dana | Jul 5, 2017 | La Conner Marina WA, live aboard, Portland Oregon housing dilemma, Puget Trawler
Puget Trawler “Jacari Maru” in British Columbia, owned by Larry and Nancy. Starboard aft view. Photo provided by Larry.Our cruising was done, for now, and it was time to settle down, as “dirt dwellers” in Portland Oregon. We...