This journey has been quite long and I am glad to say we have rounded the corner. Making these changes to an already great boat design has been a task. We loved the design of the original layout but it lacked some of the elements we wanted and needed. My favorite boat is the Jeanneau... Continue Reading →
Every humans soul yearns for adventure, and longs to make a difference in this world. Why not try and do it all together. Why is it that life passes faster as one gets older? Physically, time always passes at exactly the same speed. The only difference is one"s perception of it. So why dose our... Continue Reading →
My sprout have sprouted! two days and we have food. I made this all raw sprout salad. We have of course the sprouts (mung and spicy sprouts ) with cucumber,cherry tomato, red onion,spinach,smoked gouda, with lemon juice soy sauce, garlic, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Another great idea for living on the boat! Now whats... Continue Reading →
So this is not completely about the boat but it will be ways of providing food and eating on the boat. I thought you might want to hear of a few of my ideas. First I am making sprouts, for our first test subjects I am using mung bean sprouts. And a mix of radish,crimson... Continue Reading →
At this point we have sanded ,stained a portion of the salon . we have bead board to install and the floor to do along with some minor adjustments that will change the area to be more like a salon. Photos really do not show how nice it really looks. The light I have to... Continue Reading →
Run,walk, push ups, sit ups, stretch, . Why? Well not only will the boat need to be ship shape but we have to be ship shape. I am 5'4" (in the am ) and weigh around 129lb and reaching the ripe age of 45 in a couple of weeks. I have been active my whole... Continue Reading →
Lights. Seems to be something you need but where to get them. As I have mentioned a time or two anything with the word Marine seems to have a large price or you can not find that particular thing. So as we move along in the process we find that the old lights were power... Continue Reading →
When we thought of getting a bigger boat we were not sure of anything, meaning what size should we get should it be a center cockpit or a sloop or ketch dunno . So on we went with this search . Now you might think you guys are nuts . Well maybe not our family... Continue Reading →
Just a shot or two of the V-Berth transformation. We have just a few details left in this area , some trim molding and cushions to sew . Once this is done I will do a video of the area so you can get a good look at the added storage and floor space and... Continue Reading →
New River Boat Works 