Walking in Petersburg, Alaska, felt a bit like being home in Sweden. There’s so much Nordic influence! Scandinavian boat names, Nordic flags and a viking ship! ...
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Getting Lealea ready for the trip to the boatyard in Wrangell - a fully functional galley and running engine. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit ...
Cruising Lealea
Designing the new galley layout. Installing trim pieces and countertops. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! ...
Work continues aboard our Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Chuck gets the engine controls connected and our fuel tank installed. To view the complete Cruising Lealea ...
After a two week frenzy, we are once more living aboard Lealea. The first phase of the refit is coming together. Installing the settee and back pieces before ...
Life on Mitkof Island, Petersburg, Alaska. Feb 2018 for Lealea and crew. Shoveling snow, walking Hagar the dog and life in the North Harbor. Help keep the ...
Chuck and Laura wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...
Rebuilding the old sailboat. The refit of Albin Vega#1860, Lealea continues... Mast up and protective tarps rigged, Lealea is prepared for the Southeast ...
The refit of our sailboat, Lealea, an Albin Vega 27, Hull#1860, continues... More varnish and epoxy work, continuing the assembly of the interior and making ...
The refit of Albin Vega#1860, Lealea continues... Lacing the bunk frame for the starboard settee and beginning on the ceiling in the forward cabin. Help keep ...
The refit of Albin Vega#1860, Lealea continues...Summer is here! To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! ...
It's beginning to come together but some pieces of the puzzle don't quite fit. Continuing with the refit of our Albin Vega 27', Lealea. To view the complete ...
Ahoy, it's time for a new episode of our Alaska adventures.. this time we sail from the hot springs in Baranof to the cold Ice at the Baird Glacier. We were ...
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Merry Christmas everyone! For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...
Thanksgiving Day 2016 Mitkof Island, Alaska For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...
Saturday afternoon in Petersburg, AK. Four of the towns Sitka Blacktail Deer herd came by for a snack. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: ...
Working together Chuck and Laura glass in the forward bulkhead using System Three Epoxy. The refit of our Albin Vega 27' sailboat, Lealea, continues. To ...
Another small setback when we begin to install the very first finished piece. It has been a wet summer in Petersburg and the interior rebuild of our Albin ...
More talk, more work, more progress which is as steady as the rain. The rebuilding of the interior in our old fiberglass Albin Vega 27' sailboat, Lealea, ...
Long version. Just hanging out and chatting while the work continues on rebuilding the interior of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea. Progress on the new ...
Short version. Just hanging out and chatting while the work continues on rebuilding the interior of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea. Progress on the new ...
Paint won't dry at 40f. We knew that... To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! ...
At last we begin work on putting it all back together. The refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea, continues. The bulkheads are back from being glassed ...
The tide is ready to turn on our refit and a few creaks and groans come out of Chuck while tightening deck screws before the painting of the interior hull ...