Betty Jean is the opposite of Grand Slam: she is smaller and closer to the water yet almost 20% heavier, with a full keel and bowsprit. She is a ketch, with a main, mizzen main and genoa, as opposed to a sloop with a large main and jib.
For Christmas this year, my dad gave Adam and I the most awesome gift – a new port hole! Below is a shot of the boat pre-porthole – take a look at the front of the white cabin. And the modest master at work: Our new porthole is the greatest thing. It lets in a…
Here’s our new boat Betty Jean: This picture was taken last November at the public docks in Newport Harbor, CA. She’s one of 100 or so Fuji 32s, designed by John Alden and built in the late 1970s. We have hull #51, built in 1977. Molly’s dad told us that one should have a boat…
Yesterday we undertook a project we’ve been talking about for months – pulling up all the floorboards, cleaning what’s underneath and polishing the boards themselves. Adam did this project solo quite awhile back, but in the years since the floor has had a lot of wear and tear – and due to our recent trip…
Alternate Title: “Well, ya got trouble, with a capital ‘T’ and that rhymes with ‘B’ and that stands for ‘bees’. which is why I went with the other one.. Despite the inviting water, the warm sun and the cool breeze, I’ve begrudgingly spent the last couple of days running from yellow jackets and sitting at…
In an attempt to turn Grand Slam into an old wooden boat on the inside, we’ve added a few pretty little things that give the boat a super homey feel. Curtains My mom skillfully turned some of the table runners she made for our wedding into curtains for the boat. We replaced the old, dirty…
Since we moved onto the boat in January (and even before), the toilet on the boat has caused us continual pains: ungodly odors, leaky parts, clogged pipes – and most recently, an issue with the manual flush. We’ve been utilizing the marina bathrooms, a short walk from the boat, but have agreed that this isn’t…
Adam and Molly Go 