We finally remove the diesel! We'd be wanting to remove it because it's just a hunk of junk. Not only has it not been running for 5-10 years according to the ...
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We've been sanding our boat's hull for far too long! In this episode we do a little sanding, a little hiking, and a little updating. ...
With our hull only half-sanded, we decided to take a break to remove our holding tank, test an autopilot, and clean up the boat a bit. ...
Before hauling our sailboat out and putting it on the hard, we decided to try to do some scuba diving in the Gulf of Mexico, but ended up with food poisoning ...
We rented some scuba gear and went out to find our lost anchor. We also painted the bulkheads in preparation for installing new headliner in our sailboat. ...
As any sailor already knows, whatever can go wrong will go wrong. You have to be friends with Murphy, as he always shows up to any trip out on the water. Offer ...
We've been really busy with non-sailing related stuff, but Jordan found some time to do something he's always wanted to do - take the boat out for a solo sail. ...
Our good friend comes out to take some moisture reading on our bulkheads, since we determined that the boat had flooded in the past. We also install a conduit, ...
It's not all sunshine and roses when you own a sailboat. This week we do some sanding, fail at trying to remove some adhesive, and that's about it! ...
This week we sew a new bimini cover with sunbrella fabric from Sailrite, then go for a sail down to Pine Key (Beer Can Island) to get some kiteboarding in! ...
Happy New Year! This week we squeeze four people overnight into a 27 foot boat as we sail out to the mouth of the manatee river during a cold front. We catch ...
This week we finish up our Sailrite mainsail kit and get it on the boat. We then rip out some more carpet headliner. Finally we get back on the water and motor ...
This episode we continue with ongoing boat projects, including installing the CDI mainsail reefing system, ripping out our carpet headliner, and sewing our new ...
We get back our rudder pintles and reinstall our rudder with new tiller. We also go check out the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show to get some ideas for ...
This week we work on installing our new CDI mainsail reefing system and get invited to go sailing on a brand new Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40! We want to thank ...
We sew a brand new genoa for our boat from a Sailrite kit. ...
As we continue with the carpet headliner removal, our rudder from Rudder Craft arrives in the mail! ...
I rip out some of the old carpet headliner in our O'day 272 while waiting for our rudder to arrive in the mail. ...
This is the final episode of the four part series of our standing rigging replacement. ...
This week we remove our chain plates and tour SECO South while picking up our new standing rigging. ...
We took a break from the standing rigging replacement this week. We started off removing our rudder, but ended up having to replace a busted thru-hull. ...
This is part 2 of a series of episodes where we will be replacing Somnium’s standing rigging. ...
Somnium makes it through her second tropical storm in a Florida marina, and we go out to Pine Key (Beer Can Island) the next weekend. ...
Third episode! We sail from Apollo Beach, FL to Davis Islands, FL to move our boat to it's current home less than 10 minutes from where we live. ...