As I reflect on the end of season 3 I am grateful that we managed to have some positive memorable experiences this season out on the water, even in this tumultuous time. Doing our best to remain positive during this...
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Is summer over?
As summer winds down, I am starting to get prepared for the winter work. You can tell that summer is over, less people at the marina, the nights are getting down in temperature; even the birds are quieter. Where are...
Continue reading...Sailing for the fun of it, beating the storm back
Canada Day weekend sail I was happy to get out and sail around the harbour. I knew a storm was coming in so I headed back early to make sure I didn’t have a blow coming in as I was...
Continue reading...Launch Day 2021
Some pics from Launch Day, May 11th, 2021 and from Ep 92 Thanks to everyone at Harbour West Marina for getting me in the water, working with me and to my friend Ed for helping me make it to the...
Continue reading...Closet, Captain Table and Settee Rough-In; Sailboat Renovation
From a sailboat renovation perspective every angle on a sailboat isn’t square, except maybe where you make the inside edges. This leads to a much more time consuming cut/fit process than a house or building renovation with a lot of...
Continue reading...Cabin Makeover, Quarter or Half-berth?
In the heart of the cabin makeover, starting with the 1st wall is the first step to creating a new quarter berth. The wall construction is framed wood, epoxied in, and insulated with foam board. Walls covered with 3/8 plywood,...
Continue reading...Remove the engine
1st step in converting to electric is to remove the engine. The old Atomic 4 was refreshed and working fine after I overhauled it, but it sucks gas. Not being diesel I wasn’t comfortable with the thought of running a...
Continue reading...Cabin Floors Repair
After removing the gas tank, I observed some rot on the cabin sole from saturated fuel, water and bilge goo. Lifting up the sole, the cabin floors 3/4″ wood cores were completely saturated with water and slime. I checked the...
Continue reading...Winter Projects Rundown, SV Northern Comfort Season 2
November 6 to 16, 2019 Upcoming Winter Projects! Northern Comfort was now hauled out. Time for winter projects! My dad and I put together a cover to protect against the winter cold, wind and rain while we work on our...
Continue reading...Season 1 recap, some thoughts on sailing keeping dreams alive
…what sailing keeping dreams alive means along this journey of life…
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