How to do a simple Anchor light upgrade to keep you safe and confident at night while anchored.
How to install a ceiling in your boat
We have wanted to install a new ceiling in our boat for some time now. We even did this on our previous boat. This week we decided to finally do …
Joker valve – How to replace it on a marine toilet
Do the contents of your recent ‘flush’ slowly work their way back into the toilet, if so, you likely have a bad joker valve. See how to do it here
Mast Step Repair
I wanted to maintain the original mast step on our boat when we replaced the wooden mast with an aluminum one. to do that we would need to refinish it …
New Episode Posted – Maritime Traditions and Mast Stepping
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. …
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, …
How to Bed hardware (Companionway) on your boats deck
Our boat has what is known as a “dog house.” It is essentially a small coach house on the deck that allows for another entry/exit point to the boat. Some …
The New Core gets New Clothes
Fiberglass to be exact. In a recent post, we spent time talking about how to make templates for the new core. We also covered how to cut and install the …
Cutting and installing the new Plywood Core
It is time to put in the new core. We have done a lot of work to get to this point, and it felt good to be taking the next …