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The $0.10 Tour

by Jeff
June 15, 2012December 14, 2016Filed under:
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Howdy,

For those that haven’t yet joined us for an afternoon sail, or for those who’ve seen the boat in various states of dismantlement, here are a few photos of Serenity’s interior. We’ve been living onboard for a couple weeks now, so the pile of clutter is finally starting to settle.

Welcome to our little home.

Jeff’s side, with requisite clutter on the shelves and the multi-page boat project list.

Harmony’s side, with cat toy in foreground.

This used to be our hanging locker, but now it’s the laptop & lingerie repository.

Here’s our bed. Harmony was enamored with this boat when she saw the Valkommen sign, so we left it

Sup. What’d you bring me? (So far Tack has found every dark corner and claimed it for himself. This includes my tool nook under the v-berth. I had to lay a blanket over my spare part box.)

Heading back from the v-berth, you can see the quarterberth there in the back, where we will allow our inner hoarders to flourish.

Here’s the galley. Notice how it’s on “Harmony’s Side”. I’m going to pay for this later.

Y’all come back now, y’hear? And bring a bird or something next time ’cause I am hella bored.

And that concludes our tour. Our day sails this summer will be slightly more fraught now that we are at risk of sinking our house.

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  1. Cheryl @ Mid-Life Cruising! says

    December 3, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    Now that we finally sold our house last month, it’s time to get serious about cruising in a year … which has made all of this a reality, and made us wonder if we’re crazy to think we can coastal cruise on a Catalina 30. I’m so glad to read your posts and be reminded that it’s not crazy. Our main concern is storage … feel free to share any tips and I look forward to more of your posts as you head towards Mexico.

    • Harmony says

      December 11, 2014 at 4:40 pm

      Hello! Congratulations on selling your house. That must be such a huge relief. I’m so happy to hear from other "pocket cruisers" (cruisers on smaller boats). It most definitely is not crazy. It’s a challenge, but with many rewards. I hear you re: storage. I’ll think up some posts on that topic. Anything in particular you’re curious about? I love what you guys are doing and I also enjoy your blog. Be in touch!

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We are Jeff and Harmony, a couple of Pacific Northwestern homebodies (hogareños) who decided to take our home, a 30 foot Nightingale sailboat named Serenity, and our fat lovable cat, on an adventure. We cruised around Mexico, Central America and the Pacific Ocean for about 3 years until the Pacific Northwest beckoned us back home.
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