S/V Passage - Refitting a Classic (& Building Our Skills) Before Cutting the Docklines
We are working toward our dream, one step at a time, and are prepared to make mistakes and learn from them so we become better cruisers every day.
| Vessel Name: | Passage |
| Vessel Make/Model: | 1980 Pearson 365 Ketch #324 |
| Hailing Port: | Chicago, IL |
| Crew: | David Cole & Brodi Cole |
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| Home Page: | https://www.ouroffbeatlife.com |
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14 March 2019
A New Adventure!
It's been a while since we posted anything because kids add an unexpected spice to life and our implementation strategy for leaving the rat race has changed a bit. We still plan to 'cut the docklines' and travel the world, but sadly it won't be with Passage.
30 May 2012 | Chicago, IL
Back on the Lake!
The blog may have been quiet lately but we sure haven’t been slacking! After receiving the spring bridge schedule (we can only put the boat in and take it up river on certain days approved by the city), we had a mad rush in April to cut our [...]
19 March 2012 | Chicago, IL
Big News!
We weren't kidding when we said in the last blog post that March would be full of big news...as you may have guessed from the photo, our crew is officially expanding to three! Baby Cole should be joining us around September 2, 2012...just in time to help us winterize Passage! In case you're wondering, [...]
16 February 2012 | Chicago, IL
Winter Update
We haven't been MIA because we're busy with boat projects...sadly it's been the exact opposite. While winter in Chicago has been a bit more temperate that usual, it still hasn't exactly been ideal for boatwork. So we've been focusing on home projects that were neglected throughout boating season...how [...]
03 January 2012 | Chicago, IL
Too COLD for Cruising
We truly thought more boatwork would get done this winter, but now that the holidays are officially over it's hard to motivate ourselves to willingly spend significant lengths of time outside doing boatwork when it's already skipping the freezing point entirely! It's official, January is NOT a good time [...]
13 December 2011
Cool Website
I just found a cool new website, and wanted to share. Love the pic/quote on his main page, too!
12 December 2011 | Chicago, IL
A Month of Updates
It's been a rather crazy month for us, without really any time to even sit down and log our updates. The weekend after our last (and only) post in November we did head back down to the yacht yard to get some more stuff off the boat, and try to figure out our head/plumbing system. Our biggest challenge [...]
09 November 2011 | Chicago, IL
MOTIVATION
Motivation. That one little word has so much "baggage" associate with it, but in my mind truly defines the doers from the dreamers. Ever since Daylight Saving Time ended over the weekend I've struggled to maintain my level of motivation. Between the [...]
01 November 2011 | Chicago, IL
Not MIA!
We went down to the boatyard to see Passage on her cradle last Sunday, and it was amazing that it took just 20 minutes to get there! When we got to the boat, we packed up a few things to bring home for the winter as well as started to look at the holding tank to determine how we will remove it. We also [...]
Surprise Trip to a Boat Show!
The other good news is that we were able to score a great deal on a portable trickle charger at Wolf Marine when we made a detour on the way to a friend's Michigan lake house for the weekend. So, we can keep the batteries charged this way while we wrap up the sailing season and hold off on buying a new alternator until this winter. If anyone has any suggestions for a quality, decently priced high output alternator that's compatible with a Westerbeke 40 diesel, please share!
When we got to Wolf's the place was so empty we thought it might be closed...so we pretty much had the entire place to ourselves, which was great until we discovered that ALL their boat shoes were gone!!!! It was a travesty! Then we found out that all the shoes were at the boat show. Since the boat show was in Michigan City, IN we decided to stop there on our way back on Sunday. Most of the show was for powerboats, and sadly we missed meeting Abby Sunderland, but there were a couple Hunters and Beneteaus to oggle. And did we ever! We used each boat as an opportunity to brainstorm DIY ideas to implement on Passage...and even took photos of them to remember them all. (Ok, so maybe installing a jacuzzi tub below our vberth isn't on the list, but I just had to share that insanity...it's on the new 55' Hunter.) It was a cool way to spend a few hours...plus I ended up with a new pair of Sabago terry flipflops and a discounted subscription to Latitudes & Attitudes, along with free back issues!
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About & Links
- Brodi's Sailboat Refit Dreams on Pinterest
- "Like" S/V Passage on Facebook!
- Custom Sailing & Passage Logo Gear!
- Bumfuzzle - Original Inspiration to Follow Our Dream
- Wolf's Marine-Our new favorite marine wholesaler
- Bacon Sails-Helpful, Friendly, Affordable Used Sails
- Seamar-Wholesale Marine Supplies-like bulk lifeline netting
- Sail Chicago-Quality Sailing Lessons & Amazing People
- Pier 11 Marina-Bill Hern, Yacht Broker
