Jasper and I lived aboard Viajador (1956, Hull #33) from the time we bought her in 2006 until the summer of 2023, when we became landlubbers once again. We kept the boat, thinking we'd still be supporting beach cleanups each summer on northern Vancouver Island, but Jasper's macular degeneration has progressed to the point where docking has become fraught with peril and he is anxious about spotting nav markers, too. Time to call it quits.
The good news is that we managed to keep her in good enough shape for someone else to take on the job!
We finished all of the fiberglassing and sealed up those leaky windows. I fixed the paint job that was fouled with smoke, though she's ready for another coat, at least on the decks, now. This is an older pic--can't really get the whole boat in frame in the marina--but she has her mizzen and boom now.
Anyone interested? Email me at kwristen at hotmail dot com.
End of an Era
by Jasper & Karen
Feb 27
Jasper and I lived aboard Viajador (1956, Hull #33) from the time we bought her in 2006 until the summer of 2023, when we became landlubbers once again. We kept the boat, thinking we'd still be supporting beach cleanups each summer on northern Vancouver Island, but Jasper's macular degeneration has progressed to the point where docking has become fraught with peril and he is anxious about spotting nav markers, too. Time to call it quits.
The good news is that we managed to keep her in good enough shape for someone else to take on the job!
We finished all of the fiberglassing and sealed up those leaky windows. I fixed the paint job that was fouled with smoke, though she's ready for another coat, at least on the decks, now. This is an older pic--can't really get the whole boat in frame in the marina--but she has her mizzen and boom now.
Anyone interested? Email me at kwristen at hotmail dot com.