Before we could repair the leaking hull to deck joint on our Westsail 42, we had to remove all of the deck hardware that was mounted on top of the cap rail. ...
There's just something special about that moment when you finally get to see the results of your massive efforts finally pay off... and that moment is in this ...
It's time to start making our hull to deck joint and cap rail pretty again. What that means is that we have to get it shaped right in order to paint it. ...
Tambi and I lay on 270ft of fiberglass cloth onto the bulwarks of our Westsail 42. The fiberglass we use is 25oz double biased mat. We make 3 laps around the ...
We've ripped off the old teak cap rail, cleaned out 90 ft of hull/deck joint, and now we begin to fill and fair the joint with thickened epoxy. It's HOT work ...
Work continues on our leaky hull to deck joint as we do battle with 5200, contort our bodies to remove hard-to-reach sailing hardware, and ultimately stop the ...
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The sailboat refit has officially begun and that means that we have to take a lot of things apart before we can start putting it all back together again. We ...
It is the first week in the boatyard on Sailing Bye Felicia. Matt and Lisa have their hands full with finding help to get the paint off the bottom of the boat, ...
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Want a glimpse of normal sailing life aboard? Servicing a Lewmar 64 Ocean Series Winch onboard our J Boats J/46 while at Nanny Cay Marina in the BVI. Curtis ...
One of the biggest issues with living on a sailboat is equipment failure. And it's not just video equipment like cameras and laptops which succumb to the ...
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This week features part 2 of our keel smile repair. We start fiberglassing the keel and we also start prepping our monohull sailboat hull for an application ...
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SAILING CATAMARAN RUDDER REMOVAL AND REPAIRS | We continue working on installing the BMS on the batteries but having issues getting it to work properly. The ...
Water Pump Pressure Switch Troubleshooting. After having our water pump break multiple times, we finally found a solution of how to fix the pressure switch of ...
Failproofing is an elusive thing. No way to ever fully failproof a boat, but we do what we can. In this episode we repair our masthead deflector, which blasted ...
This week we finally get back on board and start preparing Windover for some summer adventures. We meet up with our good friend Peter Jardine and finish up a ...
The title says it all. Getting quality work done to your boat is always filled with risk. Here are some common-sense suggestions for not getting taken ...
Talisman has a date with the dentist, in a way. We suppose that's probably what it's like for a boat. But the spars are newly coated in blindingly shiny ...
As mentioned in the intro, this episode is about the real work it takes to get a boat in the water. Plus, Talisman had her mast off for recoating during ...
It's a crazy time aboard Talisman, as we prepare to haul for hurricane season. First we suffer an engine room fire, which sets us back for a bit. Wendy goes ...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with lots of sanding. Davy makes a sanding longboard and we also use our new fairing board for some ...