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Going from a Propane Oven to an Air Fryer
Calypso was fitted with a very nice propane oven from the factory. Unfortunately, it really didn't work well by the time we bought the...
lazygeckosailing
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Victron Galore! Our Boats New Charging System.
Calypso came from the factory with Victron gear for charging but it had another brand of batteries. We replaced those batteries,...
lazygeckosailing
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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When the time comes to replace everything!
Calypso was equipped from the Antares factory with a complete set of Furuno navigation equipment. It's served us well over the years but...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 27, 20233 min read
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Converting a two 30amp boat to a 50amp+30amp boat. More importantly, WHY?
Calypso was built with a two 30amp AC power system. When we hooked up to dock power, we would plug two 30amp cables into it's own outlet....
lazygeckosailing
Nov 26, 20235 min read
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Hurricane Ian
Super powerful Hurricane Ian (photo credit unknown) swept across Florida recently, as you probably know. The devastation this storm...
lazygeckosailing
Oct 28, 20223 min read
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Upgrading a Propane Cooktop vs Induction
Meet our old, tired propane cooktop. This is original to Calypso, while it's done a great job cooking us countless meals, cups of morning...
lazygeckosailing
May 19, 20224 min read
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Watermaker Problems - Spectra Failure and a New Install
It's no secret that we've had problems with our Spectra Newport 400 Mk II water maker. Twice in three years we've had to shell out about...
lazygeckosailing
Apr 18, 20226 min read
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April 2022 Update
It's about 7am on a Wednesday in beautiful Key West, Florida! Note: that photo was taken by Jeremiah last night, I'm not drinking a beer...
lazygeckosailing
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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The hidden Costs when Buying a Sailboat
We recently had a Patreon ask us what we thought the hidden costs were when buying a sailboat. Oh goodness, there is always something to...
lazygeckosailing
Feb 18, 20223 min read
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Oh That Shine! Compounding a Gel Coat Hull.
Calypso has been in need of some love in the form of gel coat work for some time now. We've had a couple of companies come out and work...
lazygeckosailing
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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What's the Plan?
Oh my goodness, we've been busy!! Over the past few months we've been doing repairs and maintenance on Calypso as well as getting other...
lazygeckosailing
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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2021 Survey Report
We recently hauled Calypso out so that we could complete a few tasks. While we were on the hard, we went ahead and had a survey...
lazygeckosailing
Jan 24, 20221 min read
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Our Diesel Generator Repair
Our generator has been a weak link on Calypso since we purchase her. It has about 2000 hours on it, 500 of which we put on it during our...
lazygeckosailing
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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Spare Parts Inventory
We're finally getting Calypso organized after a long cruising period, hauling out and performing tons of maintenance. Part of that...
lazygeckosailing
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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When good things go badly...
Do you now or have you ever owned a boat? How about a sailboat? If so, you know how quickly things can go to crap...And that's exactly...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 28, 20213 min read
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Life on the hard!
As I type this, Calypso is sitting on dry ground in St. Augustine, Florida. This is the only place around us that can haul a boat the...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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How $10 can save you Thousands!
You already know that I am all about safety gear for my family and friends while on board, but did you know that also includes safety...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 18, 20213 min read
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How do you charge those Lithium Ion Batteries?
Calypso is pretty high tech when compared to a lot of the boats cruising around. She’s been designed well and we’ve upgraded quite a few...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 18, 20213 min read
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Where have we been??
Hey all! I know it’s been a little while without an update; our lives have been crazy the past few weeks. I wanted to give you all an...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 16, 20213 min read
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The insanity of Windlass Removal
After our last few posts on ALL of the repairs we had to do, as well as showing some struggles on our IG account, we got a few questions...
lazygeckosailing
Nov 16, 20213 min read
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