We bought a 12m sailboat, what we find when renovating is less than ideal! Ep.4
In this weeks episode we really start to tackle the boat renovations on our new 12m sail boat. We kickstart by making a custom mattress for our boat. We have handed in our notice in our rental, can we make it happen in a matter of weeks? It gets stressful when things are not quite working out and we find it much harder than expected, a lot more unforeseen problems. We need to get the V-Berth done so at least we have somewhere to sleep when we move aboard, and also because Kierans parents are coming to stay.
We are super excited to share this next part of our journey with you. Like always hit the 'like' button if you enjoyed and feel free to leave us a comment of what you think.
Enjoy and thank you for watching,
Leeann & Kieran
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Kieran and Leeann Raftery traded 4x4 adventures for a Swanson 38. Follow their 2026 sailing relaunch from Brisbane to the East Coast of Australia.
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In this weeks episode we really start to tackle the boat renovations on our new 12m sail boat. We kickstart by making a custom mattress for our boat. We have handed in our notice in our rental, can we make it happen in a matter of weeks? It gets stressful when things are not quite working out and we find it much harder than expected, a lot more unforeseen problems. We need to get the V-Berth done so at least we have somewhere to sleep when we move aboard, and also because Kierans parents are coming to stay.
We are super excited to share this next part of our journey with you. Like always hit the ‘like’ button if you enjoyed and feel free to leave us a comment of what you think.
Enjoy and thank you for watching,
Leeann & Kieran
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