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This one is all about the modifications I needed to make to the deck for the new windlass. Serenity's foredeck is not cored and although the fibreglass layup is quite strong, it still needed a plate on the top (to raise the windlass) as well as a plywood c...

SEASON 6 / The Haul Out : Episode #130 : Flying the Engine and Installing the Tube Hello Friends! On this weeks episode we start out by thanking out Patrons for their continuing support! THANK YOU! We also thank our Super Chat contributors from the live...

Lots of people have suggested that I should try a combination of clear epoxy and varnish on the washboards. Epoxy is very waterproof and hard-wearing, but not very resistant to UV, hence the need to coat it with varnish. Lots of help from my daughter who w...

This video covers the structural repair of a rather large crack/split/gash in the hull of Serenity. It happened two years ago just before I took her out of the water...and it was 100% my fault. Still, who doesn't like the chance for a bit of extra fibregla...

After sailing all the way to Rio Dulce, in Guatemala, this Hurricane damaged catamaran finally gets hauled out a year and a half after Irma, to get repaired properly once a for all. The boys waste no time getting covered in fibreglass dust, and have a huge...

This video went on a bit longer than anticipated, but so did the install process. First a bit of an update, then a detailed look at fitting the new Forespar Series 93 2" combined thru-hull and seacock for the holding tank waste outlet. This is how I did i...

Happy Fourth of July! In this vlog we do a lot of prep work right up until we put the first couple layers of primer on our sailboat deck. With regards to the core in the questionable large area. It really did feel very dry, and when we compared the core ...

Things are still moving forward, although the year has shown less progress than I would have liked since the haul out. Still, as long as the progress is in the right direction, that's OK by me - and my enthusiasm for the longer term remains unabated. And ...

Fingers crossed. I saw a great holding tank from Tek Tanks that might just fit into some 'spare' space in the heads compartment. I made up a cardboard mock-up to test the fit. Also, I wanted t check out the rudder to see what might need refurbishing. One ...

Slightly longer video than usual. But I wanted to try and get the whole thing into one episode. I needed to remove two redundant thru-hulls, both either on or under the waterline, and then fill the resulting holes. So important to get it right. I tried fo...

Making fiberglass look smooth and shiny is no easy feat. Check out how much effort a nice surface takes to achieve.

This week it was all about the application of our Awlcraft Snow White on the decks. There was just one problem: our painter had gone AWOL, holding up the entire project.