Below the Waterline Projects
We wrap up our boatyard work with thru-hull, keel cooler, and transducer installations. Does splash day go off without a hitch?
Cutting the Boom
Weather helm is the tendency of a boat to turn itself into the wind (weather). Too much weather helm and she’s not only hard to steer but slower than if balanced. How do you counteract the tendency for the boat to turn into the wind? You turn the rudder. So, the more weather helm the […]
All Decked Out
After 8 weeks of hard labor, the decks are DONE! And we’re really happy with the results.
Electrical Project Part IV
DC Electrical Update We finally finished the electrical project! Of course it seems nothing is ever completely done. We’ll have to revisit the electrical when we get new batteries and when we take down the mast to rewire it. But for now, we are checking this one off the list. The best part is we […]
Barbecue regulator tether
Sorry for the lack of a witty title; I just don’t have the energy right now.
Intergrip(ping) the Cabin Top
Hatches and cabin top projects – Week 3 No, we didn’t finish painting the cabin top with Interlux Intergrip last weekend. I washed the boat Friday in preparation for painting on Saturday. The plan was for both of us to start early Saturday masking, get the first coat of Intergrip on and maybe the second (and […]
Glazed Over with Projects
Hatches & Cabin Top Projects – Week 2 In typical boat-project fashion, refurbishing the two overhead hatches has taken way longer than expected. Rich managed to get both Bomar metal hatch frames off the boat without bending them too much. He removed the old glazing, scraped out the weather-stripping, and attempted to remove the old […]
No Rest for the Wicked
Rich is off work for the next TWO weeks, so there is no rest for the wicked – it’s project time again. I briefly mentioned to him a few months ago that it would be nice to get the final paint and non-skid on the cabin top before winter. That way next summer we can finally finish […]
Fall Projects
I know, I know…we haven’t posted in a loooong time. When I sat down to write this post I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about because I didn’t think we had worked on many projects around the boat. I recently bought an Aeropress coffee maker and was going to write about that. […]
Intergrip non skid
Yeah, yeah. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. Writing about boat projects has sort of taken a back seat to actually doing boat projects.