Did not see that one coming... back to square one on the frame repair. On a positive note, the barrier coat is FINALLY all gone! Website - ...

We are living in squalor and celebrate São Martinho and eat whole sardines. Herby finished the closet reconstruction while Maddie does the laundry at a ...

While Wisdom is being repainted, Herby and Maddie explore the island of Terciera, Azores! They venture off the beaten path to find a side of the Azores rarely ...

Resting on our keel is pushing up our floorboards, so we decided to have a look. . . It was a tough week. We learned an important lesson about sanding as we ...

Herby and Maddie explore the island of Terceira, Azores, and decide to undertake some projects inside of the boat as well as outside! Galley refit! Did we ...

Herby and Maddie suffer from the confusing effects of jet lag after returning to Terceira, Azores, to work on the boat. While on the island, they are given a ...

This summer we hauled the boat for a few months while waiting for baby. During that time we did a number of projects that could only be done out of the water. ...

This year we tackled the job of antifouling our boat as a family. Surprisingly with all hands on we finished it in just one weekend. It has to be one of the ...

We unstep the mast and haul our sailboat out of the water. The standing rigging replacement project will continue with the mast down while the boat is out of ...

The time had come to haul Sarean out of the water, discover what had gone on with our prop, and give her some much needed loving. Depending on your time and ...

We finish the glass work on the haul first thing. While Maddie paints the bottom, Herby installs our new Edson rudder quadrant. Maddie does a new mural on the ...

We spend a day with Jessica and Ryan in West Palm Beach before moving to a nearby marina to get hauled out and assess the damages from the accident. We get to ...

There’s so much hard work that goes into getting a boat ready to go back in the water! In this episode, we take a quick break from the boatyard to visit ...

A day on the hard costs 170$ in Balboa Yacht Club, so we worked day and night on the to do list and managed to be back in the water after 6 days. It was a ...

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Herby and Maddie give each other onboard haircuts before they set sail for an anchorage further up the river. They are then able to visit their other sailboat ...

You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ In this episode, we complete the hull repairs on ...

The second half of the head systems upgrade was replacing 3 thru hulls, valves and elbows, plus a new toilet. Because I was so busy working on other areas of ...

The final episode of the haul out series is here! You will see how I paint under the keel before going into the water and watch the boat travel back to where ...

In this episode I take a walk around the yard and get a lesson from James on how to service my Barient 28 winch! Bonjour James!! www.lifeislikesailing.com ...

In this episode I got my first coat of anti-fouling paint on and talked about the zincs on the boat. I'm no expert in chemistry, but I gave the best ...

In this episode I get the first coat of primer on the hull only to find that again this is the time to see all the little imperfections. So another round of ...

In this episode I applied primer to the keel and realize that this was the time that the last little imperfections really show up, but after a little more ...

In this episode there is sanding, sanding and more sanding! I also show what I did to prepare the keel for the task of fairing it out and finally got some of ...