Lake City Marina Sunrise
upgraded pearson 36-2 helmstation

Pearson 36-2 Electrical system and electronics upgrades

One of the things that has always concerned me when cruising is conserving battery power. In an effort to minimize those concerns, I have...
BVI Bareboat Sailing Adventure

BVI Bareboat Sailing Adventure Simply the Best

My wife and I are very enthusiastic sailors and it had long been our dream to go on a BVI bareboat sailing adventure. We are lucky enough to have...
V-berth cabin sole

Pearson 36-2 Upgrades For Comfort

My primary reason for upgrading from a 1978 Pearson 31 to our 1985 Pearson 36-2 is that our family had simply outgrown the 31. With three growing...
cap rail replacement

Pearson 36-2 Cap Rail Replacement

One of the more tedious tasks that I have undertaken towards the refit of my Pearson 36-2 was replacement of the cap rail that sits over the hull to...
Pearson 36-2 deck project

Pearson 36-2 Deck Repairs and Deck Hardware Replacement

Prior to buying my Pearson 36-2, I had it professionally surveyed. The surveyor spent more than four hours going over every inch of the boat. He...
Pearson 36-2 bottom job

Pearson 36-2 Complete Bottom Job

Another project that was completed during the first winter was a complete epoxy bottom job. When I purchased the Pearson 36-2, the bottom was coated...

The Long and Impatient Road

We have goals and I am having a hard time waiting. I know learning to sail is a life time endeavor and experience is not something which can easily be rushed. And then there is the whole time and money thing, not to mention day jobs and family obligations. What is...

The System Works! or Honey Bunny Vows Revenge.

Today at 9:04AM, precisely one minute after The Great Tillerman of Proper Course fame announced to the world, nay the universe, that the humble and quite deserving Capt. Puffy Pants has been vindicated at long last. While on the surface this may seem like a good...

Tartan T3000

LOA: 29.96' DWL: 25.25' Displacement: 7950 lbs. Ballast: 3830 Beam: 10.08' Currently we are lusting after this Tartan model for our boat of the day. We saw one for sale at a marina in Lake City, MN this past September when we spent the weekend on our sailboat, Var...

Our Future on Lake Pepin

I know we have hard water in Mn, but this is ridiculous. Nine below zero and yours truly is out stumbling in snow past my knees across the rip-rap boulders so I can snap a photo with my phone. What a maroon. Anyway, this is where we hope to spend countless weekends...

Places We’ve Sailed

Here is a running log of the places we've hauled our little Precision 18 to. We are looking forward to next sailing season so that we can try out some new venues. One of the reasons we wanted to start out our sailing careers with a trailer sailor is so we can...

A New Look for Boat De Jour

Well, I finally changed the look from the default WP theme. Hope it's for the better, if you have any comments about the new look or for that matter anything at all about this project, please post a comment. Thanks