Water pressure pump failure
Last week, my Jabsco Par-Max plus model 82600-0292 failed. This is a pretty powerful pump: 2.8 bar, 22.7 l/min, costing more than 270 € these days. I was told that …
Solar power
The Fortuna Princess has received her crown – a steel device carrier, the Assea Boat sunbar rollbar, with 3 Solbian SP 118Q solar panels – a theoretical total of 354W. …
Greek ban of pleasure craft
I remember the day – March 1st 2021… browsing the internet, dreaming about the voyages to come in a few weeks I learned that Greece has banned all private boats …
The purchase
March 2020 was not a good month for traveling across Europe, looking at ships and purchasing them… European governments had reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic. Too late, still shy to …
Meeting the Princess
So the search for a comfortable, safe, affordable yacht had to continue. Next, Dominik came up with some more boats, among them an Amel Santorin and a Sunbeam 44. Both …
2020 – commitment
Having decided that moving down the path of buying my own boat was my route forward on my river of life, I contacted the Bootsprofis – Dominik and Hendrik – …
2019 – The inception
It started on a summer day in 2019. Basking in the sun near a local lake I surfed the web reading about what it takes to own a yacht and …