It's hard to believe that in the 2-1/2 years that we have written this blog (169 blog posts), it has accumulated more than 10,000 page views.
We're just a couple of people who enjoy being on, and fixing up, an old Silverton. We started it to keep a record of what we were doing and to stay in contact with friends and fellow boaters during the off season. Of course, when we started it, we had no idea of how much reach a blog could have.
We have access to a "dashboard" that shows us how many people visit our blog and where (very generally) they come from. Every once in a while, we post something that draws a lot of viewers and we don't really know why. If we write a post about a trip we took to some destination (even if not on our boat), the readership increases dramatically.
We seemed to have hit a popular subject when we wrote about rebuilting our engines' heat exchangers last winter. The recent posts about installing new control cables also drew a lot of attention. We guess that there are lots of folks out there who use Google to help with their boat projects and we're glad if what we write is helpful.
We get nothing back from Google or anyone else for what we post. Just had to say that.
We enjoy writing this blog and we hope that you will continue to read it.
I bought my first boat - a 1984 Silverton 34C last summer. I'm 34, my wife is 27 and we love every minute on it! I have done a lot to it so far and my next project is an electric head with holding tank under the v-berth. I have enjoyed reading all of your posts! Keep it up
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words.
ReplyDeleteWe did a new electric head and holding tank a few winters ago. It was one of the worst jobs we have ever tackled but we got it done. Pulling new sanitary hose from the deck fill to the head took two of us and drilling 2-inch holes in some stringers was enough to burn out one perfectly good electric drill. But, the electric head works perfectly as does the new holding tank.
We documented the new head project here and if you go back a couple of years, there are many posts about it.
We're old enough to be your parents but we agree; we also love every minute of boating.
Bill & Frances