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....
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lazygeckosailing
- May 11
- 1 min
Announcing Season 11 of Lazy Gecko Sailing
It seems like yesterday that we bought Calypso and started cruising! I guess time does fly when you're having fun, we've gained so many...
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lazygeckosailing
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Hurricane Ian
Super powerful Hurricane Ian (photo credit unknown) swept across Florida recently, as you probably know. The devastation this storm...
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lazygeckosailing
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Apr 18, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Spare Parts Inventory
We're finally getting Calypso organized after a long cruising period, hauling out and performing tons of maintenance. Part of that...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
New Windlass Specs and Installation
What we got: 1400 watt, 12 volt, Quick brand windlass. This is a very good unit altogether, but Jeremiah isn’t too happy with the design....
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lazygeckosailing
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4 min
The Perfect Guy for the Job!
We love when we get to reuse services from awesome people when we have the chance! It doesn’t happen that often because we are always...
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