by Rachel | Jan 21, 2023 | Affiliate Article, Boat Projects & Improvements
We bought our sailboat, Mosaic, in 2016. We moved aboard in Portland Oregon and set to work getting her ready for extended cruising. Over the years, we have completed countless updates and upgrades to the boat, but the teak toe rail never made it onto the...
by Rachel | Nov 26, 2022 | Affiliate Article, Boat Projects & Improvements, Mosaic Voyage Blog
Note: This post may contain affiliate links. We may receive a small commission if you purchase items through the links in this post. All recommendations are genuine. We would absolutely purchase and use ourselves any and all items that we recommend on this blog. Now,...
by Rachel | Feb 7, 2021 | Boat Projects & Improvements
While we’ve had the boat in Olympia these past couple months, we’ve been working with one of my brothers on designing a new custom stainless steel stern arch for Mosaic. He’s a pipe fitter and welder professionally and has a bunch of stainless tubing...
by Rachel | Nov 9, 2019 | Boat Projects & Improvements, Mosaic Voyage Blog
I feel like I’ve been neglecting my Mosaic Voyage duties but, honestly, there’s just not a whole lot to report on right now. The boat is in the yard at Port Townsend Shipwright’s Co-Op for her engine replacement. We hauled out on October 15th for an...
by Rachel | Apr 14, 2019 | Boat Projects & Improvements, Mosaic Voyage Blog
Quick post, but I wanted to share our liferaft plan for our trip north from Portland Oregon up to the Puget Sound. Because we’re planning to be in the Puget Sound area for the next 2-3 years, we didn’t want to purchase a new liferaft right now. We want to...
by Rachel | Jun 29, 2018 | Boat Projects & Improvements, Mosaic Voyage Blog
So, for those of you that are following along on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, you already know that WE’VE GOT OUR MAST BACK! We’re just a little excited about this. Just a little. Ok … actually a lot. We’re so close to being able to go...