Wayne and Lynn Flatt, (aka Captain Bones and Miss Lynn) both recovering from failed marriages, found each other in midlife. Even while falling in love they suffered tragic losses. They endured murder, cancer, and grew weary with the constant demands of the American Dream. They hungered for more in life.

They buy a beaten-up old Marine Trader trawler, and repair it with hard work and love until it is shipshape and ready to carry them into the future as the ship named Skinwalker. The spaciousness of a blue water passage, the embrace of quiet coves, and unknown future exploits...