Welcome to Part 2 of the fiberglassing saga! We continue with the epoxy and fiberglass repairs of our Beneteau 49 sailboat.
Hi again everyone. The smell was seriously ungodly. The holding tank was full to the brim with dirty water and sludge which was 15 years old at least. But we ...
Episode #164 : BOAT TOUR! Hello, Friends, On this episode we take a minute to walk you guys through the boat and show you all the upgrades we have done this ...
Because we really needed something else to do!! 🤯 We've been chasing leaks through the boat for years so we could get to an interior reno. It started with a ...
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 we begin the work on our huge boat refit and restoration project and get stuck into the dirty side of things, this boat seems to bleed rust! ...
During lockdown in Antigua we found ourselves with time on our hands for projects that we don’t usually have time for. Lacking temptations like drinking with ...
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 ...
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.
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in North Wales, and for the past couple of years we have been ...
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 ...
We continue Refitting an old sailboat, our project boat Dawn Hunter! Imagine our DIY sailboat refit been almost a year! Steel Motorsailer Ketch full gear! 📺 ...
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...
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 ...
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.
On this week's Episode of Onboard Lifestyle we review our paint performance after 14 months on SV basik. We have some hits and a few misses but have learned a ...
We FINALLY get the keel dropped on our Beneteau 49 that we bought at auction so we can finish the fiberglass repairs.
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we have a bit of fun before working our way to Napa to haul our 435 catamaran SV basik. The weather is warming up ...
We make the official call that the salon needs to come out, completely. Luckily we've had plenty of practice with Beneteau interior design and get it out quick
The Oyster service team in Las Palmas had suggested engine service tasks, but there wasn’t time to do them, so I arranged for the necessary parts to be ordered ...
We take little break from the grind (literally) to talk through the damage thus far and our feelings about it.