About a year ago, we had an issue and broke our hatch frame. Our hatches are all wooden, and while they hinge, they don’t have a stopper. That means that …
New Episode Posted – Learning some Craftsmanship (DoveTail Joints)
This week we talk about craftsmanship and how to hone a craft. For us, it is about hand cut dovetail joints. Our boat has some on it, so we figured …
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 …
Final Prep and Fairing the Roof for Paint
There has been a lot of work on the boat this week. It is has been crazy to watch this from afar. Usually, I am close to the boat, and …
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. …
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 …