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I have been practicing knots and learning two new ones. The Flying Bowline is fun and can be used when need to create a loop very quickly for docking or throwing to someone overboard, and the Prusik enables me as a solo sailor to climb the mast with a saf...

I have noticed that Wahine has been a tad slower of late and when motoring I am getting a slight shudder between 2500 - 3000 rpm. It's been a year since I painted her bottom so I am `hauling her out for a day to inspect, clean, and paint. #solosailor #...

In this week's episode, Andre found our cutlass bearing to be bad so we get that replaced in the water, which typically requires hauling the boat out.

The sailboat refit has officially begun and that means that we have to take a lot of things apart before we can start putting it all back together again. We pump contaminated diesel fuel out of the boat, take off the Max Prop, disassemble the shaft coupler...

It's been another difficult week here. Temperatures went very near to freezing..... plus it's been raining! Paint doesn't dry so well when it's cold and rainy! lol That pretty much sums up how this past week has been. I've been able to get several project...

Hello and welcome back to "Beautiful Scenic Riverside Boatyard". This week I've started and finished several projects! All new septic lines. Anchor locker door redone and stronger than ever. Paying my first bill at the boatyard and how much every cost. A...

Hello and welcome back to the boatyard. This week I've started in on several new projects. Will it be good to get a break from sanding? Or bad to not finish what I started? Tune in to find out! And if you're interested in seeing the exclusive content I...

It's been a grueling past month of work on my boat. I've been here nearly every single day. Sanding, adding some compound or another. Then sanding and doing it all over again. just to get the right layers of material on the hull of my sailboat. It means sl...

Good morning from the boatyard! This past week has been difficult and demoralizing. A big reason why I've not yet gotten to answering many comments and messages on my social media channels. What seems like endless sanding has finally been completed though...

Good morning everyone! Today I thought I'd put together this little video to show you the boatyard I'm repairing & refitting my sailboat at. Riverside Marina, now renamed Heritage Boat Yard on the Eastern central coast of Florida. This marina has go...

Replacing the Rudder bearing, Cutlass bearing and shaft seal on our Beneteau Oceanis 46 at the boatyard in Tunisia. We also give Sunday a good wash and polish by the boatyard. Join us for a few laughs while we struggle with these dreaded jobs needed on an...