We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted 70ft wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought is ...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we start laying down fiberglass fabric on the new hardtop substrate for our 435 catamaran SV basik. We work well as ...
It's time to start the rebuild of our Salvaged Beneteau Sailboat. With several hundred pounds of supplies we're armed with what we need to get the job done.
This week we remove the remaining fittings off deck, continue restoration of the mast and install new deck mounts for our galley hatch and bow piece. KEEP ...
In this Episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we make a lot of progress towards our new rudder. Davy spent a couple days creating a mold of the one "good" rudder. ...
We live aboard our antique sailboat, Temptress, where we (Emily and Clark) fix almost everything ourselves. Today, Clark was going to teach Emily how to clean ...
In this episode we are just about to leave a remote anchorage when the impeller on our engine fails. See what we have to do! ...
Full sailboat restoration on Irwin 37CC 1974. Music Credits All Music from Epidemic Sound Show your support by giving us a like, comment and by subscribing. ...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we layout the honeycomb panels for the hardtop on our 435 catamaran SV basik. Linh has a bit of fun with "thickened ...
As we continue working on Arabella, we look ahead at starting to figure out the power plant. We got a beautiful new engine from Nanni Diesel last year and now ...
NOW it's time to get cleaning. No way we could sum up the amount of cleaning needed into one video, but that's all you get.
Winter weather has left us so we can finally haul out Mirrool and address some long-standing issues on deck. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early ...
We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted 70ft wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought is ...
You all said you wanted more boat work - here it is! Still lots of fiberglass grinding, cutting, hammering, chiseling, sweating...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we finish up the hardtop template/framework and move it down to the workshop so we can start the core layup on our ...
Boatbuilding can be a slow and tedious (yet rewarding!) process. As with many things in life, patience is a useful skill. In this episode, we work on making ...
It's time for the fiberglass and gelcoat grinding to be over! We tear into the boat more only to discover that it's not built the way anybody thought...
The mast was in need of some serious attention and our rigging was at least 10 years old. This week we engage the help of Peter Greig to fit out all new ...
We put our boat back together!!! We are almost ready to go sailing. It is November and we need to get south. Will we get back in the water and put the sails on ...
We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted 70ft wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought is ...
Can you preserve raw meet in a pressure COOKER? The internet says no, but we have been doing it successfully for years, and in this video, I show you how I do ...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we experience some crazy winds before starting our hardtop project on our 435 catamaran SV basik. This first step ...
Part way through the build of Arabella, we were told about a boat we should look at in Mattapoisett, MA. Although we didn't need another boat to restore we ...
We cut all of the tabs off the grid with minimal drama (only inflicted a little more damage than necessary). Progress is slow, we do have some good news.