We stepped the mizzen mast. It has been wrapped up for a long time in the shop waiting on other projects to be complete like repairing the coach house roof. …
Like Bobbing for apples, only more productive
As most of you who follow our youtube channel know, I often will take my granddaughter with me when I am working on the boat. We have a standing Saturday …
Removing the Butterfly Hatch
I have a love and hate relationship with the butterfly hatch on our boat. I had removed this once before and sanded it all down to bare wood and refinished …
New Solid Lifelines and Stanchions
For years Deb has commented on wanting solid handrails rather than lifelines. This started on our first boat, a 30-foot laguna. When we moved up to the 43 foot Gulfstar, …
New Episode Posted – Thunderstorms, Mast Stepping Prep and Designing Cockpit Railing
This week we prepare the teak mast step for installation. The mast is going to be stepped next week and we needed to ensure that the wooden mast step was …
How to use Epoxy for smoothing out repairs
If you have been reading our blog for a while you know, we have done some major work on the coach house roof. That work included replacing large sections of …
Repairing Bulkhead and Stateroom Door Frame
If you recall from an earlier blog post, we found rot in one of the bulkheads below the roof repair. Read about finding the problem here – http://svdreamchaser.com/2018/05/shoulditstayorgo.html. In that …
New Episode Posted – Unplanned Boat Projects, Sanding Hacks and Competitive Jenga
In this weeks episode, we change our plans to deal with an unplanned project. I went to the boat and noticed a system fault 135 error on the Xantrex …
New Episode Posted – How to make Brightwork – Bright!
Have you ever wondered how to make your brightwork shine, like you see on those showboat magazines? Do you want to know how to varnish like the pros, or better …
New Episode Posted – How to make teak bungs, Stainless Lifelines and Prepping interior for Varnishing
In this weeks episode, we show how to make your own bungs for plugging holes or covering screws. We made hundreds of these in a simpler way when we were …