Two years ago, we hauled ROAM out of the water expecting a six-month refit. This week, we finally put her back where she belongs. Getting to splash day wasn't ...
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So many jobs, so little time remaining. Tomorrow we're being lifted on the trailer to put the rudders back in, so tonight is it. The last critical pieces must ...
It's getting down to the wire...will we make our deadline? You'll get two different answers depending on which one of us you ask! Today we're continuing work ...
We got a lot accomplished today, and it's a good thing because we're only 6 days from splashing! Shawn commissioned the Victron gear which means we have AC ...
We're running out of time, but today the helm controls are in and programmed. Does that mean we're ready to go? Not quite yet...
We have 9 days left on the hard, and today we're putting the steering back in place. Mistakes were made...
With only 10 days before we splash we have two big goals...power up the galley from the batteries and get the solar panels installed. One went great and the ...
With only 11 days before we splash, we MUST get the solar panels wired and mounted! We have 4 panels and 7 lights to wire up, and it's a lot harder than we ...
With 12 days to go before splash, it's time to test the engines. It required a bit of trouble shooting, but we're up and running!!
We are inside two weeks until we splash, so no new long-form video this time. We'll be giving you daily updates in short format, so check it out! So many ...
FUEL FOR THOUGHT: How to Remove, Fix, and Re-install an Auxiliary Fuel Tank (The Hobbit Hole Part 1)
After spending an unexpected and extended amount of time fixing the hull-to-deck join, bulwark, scuppers and caprail, it’s been nice to move back inside ...
In this video episode, the Catalpa family shares the final preparations made before repainting a propeller and applying Prop Speed. They explain how to prepare ...
While completing the refit of our v berth cabin, we decided to dig into more boat projects onboard our sailboat. We did a refit of our galley, making minor ...
We're progressing in the refit of our vberth in our monohull sailboat. We are re-upholstering the foam mattress and have put up the epoxied wooden walls that ...
Want to know how to make – or re-make – boat fridge lids? Need to replace a galley countertop? Looking to modernise the interior of an old sailing yacht? If ...
We continue with the restoring our sailboat vberth after tearing it down. We're putting saw to wood after mapping out how the additional storage walls will go ...
We're diving into a vberth remodel on our 33 year old Hunter Sailboat but not without some hiccups along the way. With some learning and using the tools we ...
We take on a big project in our 33 year old Hunter Sailboat remodelling one of our cabins. We take apart our v berth cabin to maximize storage, create a ...
As anyone with a boat knows only too well, it's not all beer and skittles - and in our case there's the large remainder of a refit looming 🤪 Although we've ...
Nandji was no super yacht when we bought her, but I can not believe Bonita waited this long for this... https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, we rip ...
The Decks needed a serious upgrade, Time to Redo the Deck with Kiwi Grip... This was a bad one!! https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, we take a ...
This week we are painting and redoing the paint and nonskid on the coach roof. We used AlexSeal primer and top coat in the shade Cloud White to paint the boat. ...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we use the Gelcoat Peeler even more. There are definitely some tricks to using this tool and the more you use it the ...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we show you the importance of a peel test and why you should always test your materials before using them. We got 15 ...