New stove

This was the stove that came with the boat. It is similar to the Coleman camping stoves with the pressurised fuel tank, you know what I am talking about, the one where pump up the fuel pressure by hand. It has been replaced by a Force Ten, two burner stove. We got it for $100 brand new at a nautical flea market just south of Toronto. I will post a picture when I get one.

Three days after delivery...

Not to be confused with the religious term 3rd Day, it took the wife and I three (3) days to get down to the boat, our boat, THE BOAT, to really, really look her over. It was dirty, we figure about three years worth of unused boating grime. A hornets nest in a shelving unit. The fridge/freezer was a disaster, (more on that later), but overall, we did really, really well for ourselves.

This is a newish yard we chose, maybe three years old. here is a couple of middle aged fellows living on sailboats there. One of the boats belongs to the yard. They don't work at the yard, they live there though. The only power they have is from a  small generator, ( which they gave us permission to use). I say they don't live there but one of them crawled in a huge backhoe and started landscaping. I obviously don't know the dynamics of the yard at all but I like the attitude for sure.

Now the fridge, it was mouldy and I am sure not working. The top as so rotted it came apart in my hands. Not unexpected.I know nothing of sailboat refrigeration. The wife and I removed the coldplate, heat exchanger and compressor. This is the kind of trooper my wife is, while I was digging grime out of the fridge box, she was lowering the HEAVY refridgeration equipment to the ground! That is mans work my love, but thank you very much:)

A new chapter in our life.

My wife and I have a five year plan. It is now a four year plan and with this purchase we have realized 80% of  said plan. The plan is to stop working when I am 55 and slowly tour the world at 5 knots. You see our dream being loaded on the transport. We are having it shipped from Bath, Ontario, (near Kingston), to Ship Shape Marine in St. Catharines Ontario.

After long deliberation, we decided to ship it rather than sail it as some of the through hull fittings would not turn, and if a hose gave way we could sink. At the very minimum, all through hulls and hoses will be changed and double clamped this winter prior to 2013 launch.

This small yard is taking our Coronado 25 as trade for 2 years winter staorage.

The second picture is the mighty Perkins 4-107, I think its 40HP.

The third picture is me sitting in the settee area, just above the engine compartment.

The Seafarer is not as heavy as we would have liked at only 16,500pounds, (We would have liked 10 tonnes). We compromised because we got a great deal on her. Brian, the now Previous Owner, has some medical issues sadly. Brian was also meticulous with his records. We have a large Tupperware bin with drawings, manuals and record books to go through.

We are excited.......Allan