Untying the Lines: A Journey Back to the Ocean A lot of changes made to Sailing Vessel Northern Comfort to get her ready for cruising. I decided to write a book documenting everything we did to untie the lines and...
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It all culminates with a successful launch
I get a chance reviewing all these videos when I put them together as my memory is failing it seems more these days. I guess I’m getting older! This 2022 season I have a lot of people to thank, Brian,...
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...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...Winter Rundown, Cabin Demolition and Covering Up
…getting ready for season two, electric motor conversion and a total cabin demolition….
Continue reading...End of Season 1 – 2019 Haul-Out and Inspection
..wondering if season 2, 2020 will be as interesting as the first season with Northern Comfort, little did we know….
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