One of our favorite things about cruising is exploring the places we visit without spending a fortune. So while we’re in Annapolis, we set out to see how much ...

After two years in the boatyard, we’re finally tackling one of the nastier pieces of old equipment aboard ROAM: our rusty, galvanized anchor chain. We’re ...

How much can you really save by importing boat equipment directly from China? For our refit of ROAM, we decided to look beyond traditional marine suppliers ...

Life at anchor isn't always about sailing. Sometimes it's about solving the everyday challenges that come with living aboard full-time. In this episode, we've ...

We knew the first few months after leaving the boatyard would be a shakedown cruise. After rebuilding nearly every major system aboard ROAM over the last two ...

After two years on the hard, countless projects, and more than a few unexpected setbacks, ROAM finally leaves the boatyard. This is the moment we've been ...

Two years ago, we hauled ROAM out of the water expecting a six-month refit. This week, we finally put her back where she belongs. Getting to splash day wasn't ...

After years of planning, researching, sourcing parts, and redesigning, we're finally building one of the most important systems on ROAM: our DIY lithium house ...

After two years of planning, fabricating, redesigning, and chasing down welders, our sailboat finally has a massive new solar arch—and we couldn’t be happier ...

We've exchanged our traditional hose clamps for custom stainless steel wire clamps made with the Clamptite Tool. It's a gamechanger. Now we only carry a tool, ...

One thing you can count on is the boatyard changing the plan with no notice whether you're ready or not. We were supposed to splash tomorrow morning, and ...

So many jobs, so little time remaining. Tomorrow we're being lifted on the trailer to put the rudders back in, so tonight is it. The last critical pieces must ...

It's getting down to the wire...will we make our deadline? You'll get two different answers depending on which one of us you ask! Today we're continuing work ...

One of the remaining critical projects is wiring the wiindlass controls. What should have been a 1/2 days effort took the entire day, half the night, and still ...

We got a lot accomplished today, and it's a good thing because we're only 6 days from splashing! Shawn commissioned the Victron gear which means we have AC ...

We're running out of time, but today the helm controls are in and programmed. Does that mean we're ready to go? Not quite yet...

We have 9 days left on the hard, and today we're putting the steering back in place. Mistakes were made...

With only 10 days before we splash we have two big goals...power up the galley from the batteries and get the solar panels installed. One went great and the ...

With only 11 days before we splash, we MUST get the solar panels wired and mounted! We have 4 panels and 7 lights to wire up, and it's a lot harder than we ...

With 12 days to go before splash, it's time to test the engines. It required a bit of trouble shooting, but we're up and running!!

With only 13 days to go, we need to STOP having sad surprises. This time the fix requires a very questionable decision with a high likelyhood of either injury ...

We are inside two weeks until we splash, so no new long-form video this time. We'll be giving you daily updates in short format, so check it out! So many ...

Closer and closer to putting Roam back in the water. Even through colds and injuries, the work continues. Today's jobs featured welding the new solar arch, and ...

We've been in the yard for what feels like forever, but we've got 15 days to finish and splash. Will we make our deadline?