Varnish is an interesting thing to really get into doing. Having a wood boat it is important to get real good at varnish, in order to be quick at putting it ...

The Dorade Box gets a new Ventilation Cowl and some new varnish! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing * Diagram of the Dorade Box ...

Paul and Sheryl sail along this wild eastern coast of Sardinia beginning their voyage in the resort town of Porto Cervo, the playground of the rich. Further ...

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In this episode, we officially become sailboat owners! After all the paperwork is finalized, Varuna is ours and we take her out sailing right away. We also ...

Before setting sail to cross the Indian Ocean we perform a LIVE man overboard drill with The Braidster as our subject. He accidently falls off with a survival ...

Time to tighten the rig and get her ready to sail. Not only do we need to do woodwork, but we must remember that Norna needs to be ready to sail. WE need to be ...

Can't forget about Layla. She is sure a trooper throughout all of the hard work. She has put up with late walks and early feedings, she has learned to climb up ...

Working at the woodshop is a really nice thing, especially if you can get as much done as Pete gets done Here is all the rest of information of where to find ...

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Keeping an eye on the weather, Paul and Sheryl navigate this treacherous channel visiting the French island of Lavezzi, site of the worst maritime disaster in ...

In Episode 6, me and my brother start sailing school to get the maritime license. A requirement to register boat under Swiss law. Meanwhile Galopin awaits its ...

Keeping up a wooden boat is a lot of maintenance, especially in the tropics. It becomes an art form of its own Here is all the rest of information of where to ...

WHAT?!?! Ping Pong Shows and Monkey Bites?? Are you ready for some Thailand Craziness? We meet up with our friend Jeff who takes us land cruising around ...

Wooden boats are sure nice to work on, at least once you get to the point where you are getting ahead of the upkeep of the boat. Sure beats fiberglass anyday ...

Yay!! We can finally move into the aft cabin and have a normal bed and a normal place to sleep with all of our clothes and things back in its place. It sure ...

Something I find fascinating is watching Pete do his woodwork. He does it without barely thinking. He seems to have this sense of all sides, when I feel like a ...

Now that the aft cabin hatch is in the middle of the aft cabin, it is time for us to make a hatch.  Here is all the rest of information of where to find us! ...

A random afternoon on Blue Bird, while she is on shore for the winter. Allan has just bought his first tobacco pipe and is smoking it for the first time. The ...

Back to caulking the seams again. Didn't we just do this? Oh wait, we just needed to seal it somehow so that we could really do it the right way in Maine, or ...

Ah, the conversation of going to the bathroom aboard. This is every sailors dream and nightmare. Fortunately for us, we have a composting toilet, which I would ...

So we've found a boat. A 1981 Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40. It looks great, feels right and the price is within budget. Next step is to have the boat inspected by a ...

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Time to bed all of the decking. What should we bed this with? We always ask ourselves this questions whenever we are attaching anything to a boat. Here is all ...