Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 59 In this episode we take our diesel injection pump to a local truck stop for a full service! The pump got so torn ...

After all the fiberglass, foam, and fairing compound from the last few weeks, we get to the pretty stuff for the custom refrigerator (oh heck maybe with a bit ...

I could stare at the ocean indefinitely. We got so lucky with the day and so lucky that one of our volunteers lives close enough to take us sailing! Michael, ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 58 In this episode our bulwark continues to be built following our initial plan of changing the design to a more ...

There are a lot of steps to each of the things we do on Arabella, especially in the interior, and between those multiple paint coats drying, that epoxy curing, ...

Excited to get another sail we jump into getting the changes on the mizzen boom and gaff done. The episode leaves us watching paint and soup dry. Can’t wait to ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 57 In this episode, we are putting our diesel engine through a compression test to finally find out if it's worth ...

"Before the snow flies," is a busy time around a farm, and this year it involves improvements to the shed, fixing Akiva's platform, and doing a few other ...

Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: [email protected]. Let us ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 56 First of all, we hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving! In this episode, we add our final layer to the ...

The finishing touches go onto the shower pan, which gets a drain installed, and the anchor locker, which gets an outlet for gunk that might make its way via ...

Another sail arrives! Our staysail is the second out of our four working sails to be completed. Thanks to M&H Bartles, Sailmakers. We keep at a few smaller ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 55 In this episode we take time to really highlight the skills of our amazing team of shipwrights as they work ...

The usefulness of fiberglass, when applied in the right places, makes the proper application of it an important skill. This week, we tackle three projects, two ...

We get down to business in this episode. Installing our Nature’s Head, a marine toilet. The days of walking to the shorehead will be in the past! Thanks for ...

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It seems like we start something, get it to a point, then move on to the next thing... and that's completely on purpose. We'll be able to know where we want ...

Our first look at the cushions inside the boat! We are half way through making all the cushions. I love the striped fabric for the dinette and the light color ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 53 In this episode, as all the covering boards are finally in place, we manage to continue building the stanchions ...

Steve is the 5th generation of his family to live at Pinetum Farm, and many of his tools are lovely hand-me-downs, but some are workhorses he bought at the ...

We have so many to thank for helping us with materials for this project! It took, of course, longer than I thought to get the hang of it but mostly that was ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 52 In this episode, we finally install the missing piece that was holding back on so many other parts to come to ...

Before we went to the boat show, Steve made progress with the galley sink, counter, and stowage area. He broke out some locust and used cherry for the first ...

To Jeff, who reached out to help with the windlass project, my emails kept getting sent back. Thanks for being willing to help! It means a lot to us. Thanks ...