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Author Archives: mowepalau

About mowepalau

I had the dream to go sailing in an interesting location, so I bought a fixer upper yacht on a neighbor island and enlisted my family in restoring the yacht and learning to sail. So far the experience has been awesome. Exhausting at times but super fun and has brought our family closer and teaches us new skills every day.

Haulout Phase 1

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Dinghy exploring and getting ready to haul out

Just got back from Palau where I spent 4 days getting ready to haulout.  Measured all the thru hulls, got an apartment to stay in, bought a share in an old cool diesel van, and lined up some helpers.  Soon we will have the boat out on the hard – meaning on the ground with … Continue reading »

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Fixed – Before and after pictures…..

We have a very long project list on our boat.  When I first bought her for $18000, almost nothing worked.  No electrical, no water, no windlass, old rigging and chainplates, no bilge pump, all seacocks rusted open.  I am able to get about 10 days in a row each month to live on the boat … Continue reading »

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First post…

Ok, so this is our first post.  We just got back from Palau and back to work.  We finished 9 days getting ready for our haulout, but we managed to fit in some fun too.   We had an underwater easter egg hunt which was a huge success with our daughter who learned to snorkel … Continue reading »

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First real trip to the Rock Islands…with the whole family

Took a great 3 day trip to the Rock Islands last month and catching up on the post now…

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