Inspecting Water Front Home

This week we show you the new location for SVDreamChaser and our family. We mentioned this place briefly in the past but didn't want to go into details until all the t's were crossed and the i's were dotted. And now they are. The road wasn't without a few bumps, but then again what road worth traveling is? We have found and purchased a place in Punta Gorda Florida. It is waterfront so has access for the boat right at the home. We were able to get almost everything we wanted in the house short of a 4th bedroom, but we have a plan in the event we need to do that at some point. Right now I am using a corner of one of the bedrooms as my home office and when we sail SVDdreamChaser here, I can and will likely use that as my office. We are excited as this is a new chapter for us. Deb and I haven't lived in a house now for over 8 years while we were cruising and living aboard our boat. This does not mean the sailing dream is gone. We still want to do that. We are even thinking that NOT living aboard the boat, may increase how often we sail. Frankly one of the hardest things about sailing when you do live aboard is prepping to leave the dock. We are not organized enough to have everything tucked away in it's little place. So, that means that everything must be stowed and secured before we would sail. It wasn't worth the effort unless it was a long trip we were planning. Now we are hoping that by being this close to the souther side of Florida and just 10 minutes from the time that we can hoist sails after pulling from the dock, we are hoping we will do more little trips and day sails. Now that it is hurricane season, we are actively looking for a weather window. It stinks this time of year seeing all the hurricanes spin up in the Atlantic and gulf and just work their way West which is where we would be sailing from heading to this west side of Florida across the gulf of Mexico. We hope you enjoy this episode where we take you along on the home tour, a bit about our thoughts and desires and even some funny footage of Swab. When you raise a boat kid, you don't even realize what they DON'T know. There is a bit of that in this episode when Swab had the camera and was walking around filming and talking into it. I get to see these just like you do as a viewer when I go through the footage from the cameras. Don't forget to like and share this video Please check out our other videos as well and click on the playlist below for a couple we think you may enjoy. Our Refit Playlist - https://youtu.be/8wyNNpLAeNs Our Sailing to New Orleans Playlist - https://youtu.be/gzzteJxewAU Our Epoxy Vs Polyester Fiberglass test results - https://youtu.be/V1bXiKPYDKI Our series on hatches - https://youtu.be/7dNMu8s32kY and Our Series on new Freshwater Plumbing - https://youtu.be/8uv7ABaD3YM Some of the tools we mention in our videos are: Inexpensive Chisel set (for rough work) - https://amzn.to/2M9CZIG Oscillating Multi-tool - https://amzn.to/2GtDpWC Carbide Grinding blade for the oscillating tool - https://amzn.to/2Gsovnz Ryobi Skill Saw (I have the corded) - https://amzn.to/2uKnm5o The Cordless version is here - https://amzn.to/2uJwOWA Small Trim Router (Great for tight places) - https://amzn.to/2GtkHmd *Please remember these are affiliate links and it helps us but doesn't cost you more if you buy from Amazon using these links. Join us on our journey as we continue to rebuild, refit and prepare our Formosa 51 Sailboat for our continued cruising journey. We have always loved the Formosa, bought one (on a bit of a whim) late in 2014, moved aboard this one right away and started to do our refit while living board. We are avid fans of Cruising Outpost and Good Ole Boat (Good Old Boat) magazines and love the ideas we get from them. Subscribe !! https://www.youtube.com/c/svdreamchaser?sub_confirmation=1 Support !! http://www.patreon.com/svdreamchaser Lets Connect !! - Daily Instagram Inspiration -https://www.instagram.com/svdreamchaser/ - http://www.facebook.com/svdreamchaser - http://www.twitter.com/svdreamchaser - http://svdreamchaser.tumbler.com