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In this episode I got my first coat of anti-fouling paint on and talked about the zincs on the boat. I'm no expert in chemistry, but I gave the best explanation that I could. I also look at some of the products used for this project. *the thru hull fi...

In this episode I get the first coat of primer on the hull only to find that again this is the time to see all the little imperfections. So another round of sanding smooth all those spots before I applied the second coat of primer. I also show a quick ...

In this episode I applied primer to the keel and realize that this was the time that the last little imperfections really show up, but after a little more filling and sanding it looked better. I also taped off the water line which was exciting because t...

In this episode there is sanding, sanding and more sanding! I also show what I did to prepare the keel for the task of fairing it out and finally got some of the fairing compound on it. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

In this episode you see how the boat gets hauled out and put onto the hard and I explain what projects I plan to get done while the boat is out of the water. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

This film is all about.... well its pretty much what the title suggests its going to be. I warn you now, this doesn't come under the heading of fun, but it is stuff!

This film is all about.... well its pretty much what the title suggests its going to be. I warn you now, this doesn't come under the heading of fun, but it is stuff!

Join me in the adventures of living aboard, cruising and racing my 1982 C&C 34 here in the Vancouver, BC region. I never bought s/v Moonshine with the intention of living aboard, but sometimes things just make sense. So January 1st, 2014 I moved her ...

Big progress on the project list this week. I finally got Karl's holes welded. It was quite exciting and I am really happy that it is done. I also started to use some paint remover to go down to bare aluminum so it will be easier to apply the etch primer....

Not much has really happened this week. I am still grinding, nearly finished, and I have only found three more holes. The rest of the hull seems to be quite all right. The part between the keels was not as bad as I feared and I also got some more offers fr...

Replacing a bathroom faucet should be one of the easiest Do-It-Yourself modifications one can do in an RV. In fact it's so easy I told Nikki "I won't even need any tools" and "it should only take me an hour!" Since I'm writing an entire post, and the vid...

PART 2 of 2: A guide to repair and fixing fiberglass blisters on boats. This is a common problem among sailboat hulls produced in the mid-seventies. Narrated by a Camper Nicholson 31 owner completing this project himself by prepping and filling his blis...