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The crew spend their days in continual cycles of mixing epoxy, painting epoxy and waiting for epoxy to dry. They say you learn more from failure than success. If you have an opinion we would love to hear it. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit...

It feels like Spring in Petersburg. Unusually warm weather allows a lot to be accomplished on Lealea's refit. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxFPtVmGege6hYaiasmeOJG8...

Progress with Lealea's refit. Materials for the interior joinery project arrived at the Alaska Marine Lines terminal in Petersburg by barge from Ketchikan. Rainy weather continues. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! htt...

Time to start planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. Thorough planning, and a little help from our friends, will make this job go more smoothly. We thank ...

Thanks for watching! There's a few more of these behind the scenes style videos coming up so keep checking back. Please leave a comment and let me know what else you'd like me to break down. www.ShelbyandSimon.com twitter: @shelbyandsimon Instagram: @she...

Our Albin Vega Velocir needs new interior paint because the original is pretty rough! Here's how we prepped for painting-- sanding with a rotary sander, chiseling, dremel cracks, fill cracks with g-flex epoxy, vacuum dust, clean dust and surfaces with spo...