Electrical Project Part III

Moving Batteries Inch by inch we’re getting closer to installing some new batteries.  This past weekend we moved the old batteries from under the quarter berth to the engine room.  They now temporarily sit where the old water heater was located.  Over the next few weekends we plan to tear out the old battery box […]

Another Project Bites the Dust

We had a good weekend knocking out another project.  We installed the new water heater and removed the old one from the boat.  I think this is one of the few projects we were able to complete in ONE DAY.  Surprising too, since it not only involved plumbing, but electrical and some structural engineering for […]

Electrical Project Part II

Electrical Project Part II We uploaded part 2 of the electrical project.  In this video we install the new breaker panel and briefly talk about upcoming projects. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date with our boat projects.

AC Wiring Done Right

We haven’t been doing many website posts lately, but we HAVE been uploading recent project videos (and some old videos too) to YouTube.  So if you’ve wondered where we went, head over to our YouTube channel or you can watch videos on our website as well.

Changes for the New Year

I think when you have a huge, multi-year project you’re working on (like we do), it makes it easier on family when they ask you what you want for Christmas. We have a huge list of boat projects that all cost money, so we’re never at a loss for things we need. Amazon, West Marine […]

Drain Bamage

A month or so ago I decided to clean out the kitchen and bathroom sink drains with vinegar.  I’ve done this one time before and it worked great.  Because there is no p-trap the sinks can get a little stinky and cleaning them with vinegar makes them nice and fresh again.  The process is simple. 

Jib Track – Done! (almost…)

We tackled the jib track project this weekend.  It’s been either raining or we’ve been too busy socially to get anything done lately.  Finally, the weather cooperated this weekend and we installed the port jib track…almost.

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 […]

Unintended Project – Jib Tracks

We never planned to install new jib tracks, but as often happens on a sailboat, this became one of several unintended projects.  For those who don’t know, jib tracks are metal bars typically mounted on the outside edge of a boat.  The jib sheets (the lines that control the jib when sailing) run through blocks on […]