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This 6 year boat refit got us here! We spent several years refitting Sitka to get her ocean worthy. We ripped teak decks off, built a hard top dodger, sewed stack packs, glassed cabin top sidings and a cockpit floor, installed a hydrovane, sewed cockpit cu...

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This made it all worth it! In this episode of sailing sitka, we sail and anchor in paradise! This is our first anchorage of the season after months of boat work on the hard. We soak it all in by playing in the waves and adventuring ashore. Stay tuned next ...

SPLASH DAY! In this episode of Sailing Sitka, we FINALY splash our sailboat after 3 week on the hard!! After we finish last minute projects and painting the bottom, we get lifted up and back into the ocean where Sitka belongs. If you enjoy this video, plea...

We've never done this to our boat... In this episode of sailing sitka, we continue to work on our boat projects while siting on the hard in the Guaymas boat yard. This included repairing and installing our new gooseneck as well as putting a hole in our boa...

More paint and bigger holes. In this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we continue painting the third and final coat of top part paint but not before making a larger hole in the bottom of our boat. "Absolute nightmare" as Jay puts it...

Are we crazy for re-painting the entire boat ourselves?! Short answer is yes, of course, but it needed to be done! In this episode of Sailing Sitka, we continue to sand the waterline and hull in order to prep Sitka for a fresh coat of top-part paint. It fe...

We found holes in our boat! In this episode, we start day 4 in the Guaymas boatyard by inspecting the blisters and bubbles we found on our keel. We figure out what need immediate attention and also figure out a game plan on how to address them. We start cl...

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Being in the boatyard no matter how long is exhausting. It's not the reason you buy a boat, it's hard work and when projects drag on it can be draining on your energy. Hope you enjoy this weeks episode, it is all part of the process! Thank you to all our ...

Dagon is really coming together! She will be floating soon!! PayPal: http://www.paypal.me/dustcollect http://www.Patreon.com/SailorBarry Davits, paint, varnish, paint! Woo! Sand sand sand sand! That’s the name of the game. Thanks so much for tuning ...

We are setting sail to a place we REALLY DONT want to go. But it’s something we have to do. We pick up anchor in Santa Cruz Curacao and head a 16 nm sail to Pescaderia, to Royal Marine Boatyard. There is a strong countercurrent, gusty winds, but its a be...