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Boat Repairs & Upgrades

No, it hasn't all been "fixing our boat in exotic places," but the team has learned a lot about boat repairs and upgrades while cruising.

Inexpensive DIY Cockpit Enclosure

Published on October 28, 2019; last updated on January 29, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

How to make an affordable boat cockpit enclosure. Mine cost just $550 vs. a $10K estimate from a canvas shop!

Published on September 10, 2019; last updated on April 12, 2024 by Nica Waters

Boat projects sometimes include removing gear to get it fixed. Learn what we removed and why.

Published on August 17, 2019; last updated on June 30, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock/Doug McQuilken

Boat Used Part Search: locate hard-to-find boat parts quickly and easily — and at affordable prices — with this search tool.

Published on July 23, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

From targeted to free-flowing, lists are a great way to stay on top of the projects you need to do aboard. Learn 3 ways to think about those lists!

Published on July 5, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

We recently made the switch from ablative to hard bottom paint. Here’s how we did it. And you can too.

Published on July 2, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Creating a new horizontal surface in thin air on the boat is hard. Less hard when you template first.

Published on June 10, 2019; last updated on May 23, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Even a simple boat job can go wrong. One recently had us feeling stupid. Here’s what we learned. Learn from our mistake.

Published on May 27, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

boat needs work that can only be done out of the water. Here’s how to haul out without stress

Published on March 6, 2019; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Feeling stupid. Boat work and the cruising life can do that to you. The lessons we learned as well as how to move on and regain confidence.

Published on February 22, 2019; last updated on January 10, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

Learn why you need to have a bilge alarm on your boat and how to choose the one that’s right for your boat.