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Hard screwing, sanding, staining; lots of DIY projects. We've made several improvements to the galley to enhance its looks and functionality. Several new shelves, one with self closing glides and another that swings out. Karen just loves the glides. After ...

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As you probably noticed in last week’s episode, we started making some progress on Wilda’s hatches. They’re being sanded and faired :) today we continue working on those beautiful deck hatches as they need more work. As usual, one round of sanding an...

This time on Sailing Intermission, Steve rebedded a wet leaking hatch. Karen cleaned the frame and then took a shower. Isabella is finally transitioning from a project to a home. We were able to have some friends over, enjoy morning coffee in the cock pit...

In Tasmania, spring is the gale season which brings lots of wind and rain. So in order to rebuild our dodger we needed to fast track our companionway hatch renovation. A lot of the timber work on Mirrool wasn't very well preserved and there was a lot of dr...

The plan was to be working on the cooling system in the engine room, but the weather has just been gorgeous and Ewaut is planing to build an aluminum proa, so we took on all of the aluminum welding jobs still on the list. No, we really don't have a list....

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I only really took the old windows (portlights) out because I needed to paint the outside - and fill in the old holes. However, as we all know, there is no such thing as doing one job on a boat. Every job is always accompanied by at least 5 more. Plus I ...

In this video, I get two new tools (Bosch GWS 7-115 E and GRO 12V-35) and prepare to remove the engine and saildrive (Volvo d2-40 with an s130 saildrive). *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Facebook: http://b...

The best-laid plans of mice and men ... I was gonna be painting this weekend but I discovered some potential issues. The good news is that pretty soon there won't be any unpleasant surprises waiting for me anymore. I'm bound to have found almost all of the...

In this video I finally finish installing the new hatches, take a look at a condensation issue and end up tearing the boat apart. I'm now in the market for a new water tank. Preferably one made of plastic ;) *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit....

In this video, I install the first of the three new hatches from Vetus. Butyl tape is used for bedding the hatch. More information about butyl tape:http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/rebedding_hardware&page=1 This is the butyl tape I used in the vide...