Well, after removing the servo pendulum wind vain, lots of patching, sanding, prepping, and painting the topsides, we finally installed our new vinyl ...

The water is so close now we can smell it. After trailering Soulianis out of our landlocked boatyard, she’s now poised and ready for launch — right after we ...

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Cleaning the fuel tank results in a full replacement. I replace my head and holding tank with a simple 5 gallon composting bucket. Follow me on instagram ...

Remember the horrible arch saga? Well, we’re officially putting an end to that chapter… and nope, we didn’t hire another contractor — instead we decided to ...

Ep 61 - We have been battling with the dinghy for over a month, trying to get our Honda four stroke outboard running. Follow along our blog and channel for ...

Does the boat project list ever end...? It must. It has to. Or else our boat may as well have a mailbox next to its jack stands. We’re down to the last few ...

In Episode 60 - How is Boat Life while we're under quarantine? There's no place to go, so how do we enjoy boating around Puget Sound? In this episode we head ...

When we smelled diesel in our cabin, we knew we had a problem. We just hoped it would turn out to be an easy fix… but how often does THAT happen? Finding the ...

If you haven’t seen Part 1 yet, go watch it here! https://youtu.be/1TYFzuiCfW8 Our diesel engine, Mr. Beke, is getting some serious upgrades. In Part 1, we ...

This is Part 1/2. Part 2 is now live here: https://youtu.be/T4IfnhP0kvQ --- Glad to be (nearly) done with our bottom job, we move on to our diesel engine, ...

I install a secondhand pair of self-tailing winches. Then I come up with a creative way to store my life-vests. Finally I go for a daysail with my grams and ...

Horror stories abound across the interwebs about Coppercoat. We've read and watched just about all of them! If you look, there are a ton of rave reviews out ...

Believe it or not, this ONE TINY little hose clamp is all that’s keeping our boat from potentially sinking to the bottom. It’s part of our centerboard ...

We get the bad news that our old windlass motor can’t be repaired AND we’re being kicked out of the harbor by the police! What do we do? A quick 3-day ...

In Episode 55, we meeting with Ben and Maria to plan our British Virgin Islands charter itinerary. This week, we (Scott and Ally) who own Our Happy Day a 2002 ...

This month has been all about hiding from stormy weather. We also had some close calls and emergencies. Highlights include losing our brand new dinghy, ...

Boat work with an 8 month old is published in virtually real time from Luckyfish in Rio Dulce Guatemala. Stew paints the side decks and gets on with the host ...

Well, our next adventure has begun! We come to you this month from the Bahamas after crossing the gulf stream. This is our 2019 Sailing Budget-In-Review ...

Out hot water heater (cholorifier) rots out, flooding the bilge with water. The bad part about this is that there were 750 liters of water in the holding tank ...

Wharram Pahi 42 Project Boat Tour features Caleb and family's soon to be beautiful again Pahi 42. The Pahi's seem mysterious to many, with their graceful ...

On this episode of Sailing on a Whim, we begin to learn more about life on the good and the good and the bad that comes with it. The boat projects, errands, ...

In episode 50, we look back on the amazing year we had on our "new to us" boat in 2019. From local trips, to the Caribbean to learning about our Bayliner 4087, ...

We purchased our boat and now we need to start on some upgrades for an upcoming passage. We buy a Torqeedo electric outboard motor for our tender as well as a ...