Preparations for my first solo sail in Lake Ontario in Northern Comfort
Continue reading...July 2019
Final Preparations, Delivery and Successful Launch!
Even with all the best laid plans, it isn’t until the boat is laid into the water do we know that all that work we did ended up with a successful launch of SV Northern Comfort.
Continue reading...Finishing the Hull Stripes and Painting the Hull
Mixing Fire Engine Red and Sea Green from Interlux Brightside, made a nice liquid brown which we used to re-apply the stripes and waterline. Painting the hull really nbrings this old girl back to life doesn’t it! The old paintjob...
Continue reading...Prepping for Paint, Primary Colour Interlux Brightside White
All that sanding, and prep work pays off with our hull gleaming white!
Continue reading...Painting Anti-foul Timelapse, Anode change and Intro to Next Steps
Getting the hull ready for the great lakes, and protecting the propeller shaft from corrosion.
Continue reading...Keel & Skeg Blister Repair & Clamps and More Clamps
This video is covering the first stages of the lower outside hull repairs.
Continue reading...Continuing the Boom Repair, Primary Coats of Interlux 2000E
Completing the Boom repair, this is part 2, applying Interlux 2000E epoxy primer and top coats, finishing up the restoration of the boom.
Continue reading...Bilge Hull Repair – There’s a hole in my boat!
Found a hole in my boat. What were they thinking?
Continue reading...Engine Teardown
We bought the boat with a dead engine. It wasn’t seized, but would not fire up. After testing, all 4 cylinders had no compression. I have not seen that before in all my past engine mishaps and repairs. I was...
Continue reading...Delivery
Delivery from Grand Bend, to Hamilton Transport provided by James Van Tuyl, Van Tuyl Marine Transport. They did a great job, very careful and charged what they said they would charge. Video of us clearing out the cradle and getting...
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