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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.
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It’s amazing how fast it goes with an extra pair of skilled hands! [More] Progress – and Cruiser Karma
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The instructions you rely on for your DIY thru-hull project don’t tell you everything. Here are 16 tips from when we did the job on our own boat. [More] Best Tips for Filling a Thru-Hull
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Could our cloudy boat windows be saved? Thankfully, we found a product that cleared them with only a little effort. [More] Clear Cloudy Boat Windows Fast
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When moving aboard doesn’t mean the same thing as splashing the boat, the priority list gets tighter. We’ve got 2 main lists going these days, with some wiggle room in terms of the “going cruising” list. [More] Deadlines and Prioritizations
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A look at some of the endless work that culminated in finishing a lot of projects in one weekend. [More] The Mysterious All of a Suddens
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A question from a friend leads us to list out everything that we’re tackling aboard. It’s extensive and exhausting. We’d still do it again. [More] Redoing the Whole Boat
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Besides the basics of “spend time prepping and cleaning”, we’ve figured out some new strategies lately that are making varnish time go much more smoothly.
[More] Three Varnishing Tips
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Getting started is hard. Finishing is even harder. They both mean nothing gets crossed off the list. [More] Hardest Parts of Any Project
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