Tag: Sailboat Maintenance
How We Repaired Fiberglass Using Underwater Epoxy
A few weeks back, we shared an incident in Dotham Cut where the anchor wrapped around the prop. As a result, our Sailboat Cadence received some minor fiberglass damage on the shaft strut. With no haulouts or service facilities near our location in the Bahamas, we had to find a solution. Thankfully, we had underwater…
Prepping To Leave – Generator, New Lines, Head Repair
Less than 50 days until we leave our home base. Yikes. Oh My. Oh ****! To think that home base is going to become wherever the anchor falls, and knowing that we’re not ready yet…but we’re getting there. Today’s episode (no.64) is the first of many projects that we need to complete prior to setting…
Bosun’s Chair vs. Mast Climbing Harness
Which would you choose – a bosun’s chair or a mast climbing harness? One is a comfortable seat with backrest, and the other is two straps around your upper legs and strap around the waist. At first glance, it seems like an easy choice – the bosun chair! But there’s a bit more to the…
Frozen SV Cadence!
We had plans on travelling and sharing an exciting journey with you this week! But mother nature had her own plans. Somehow, in the Gulf Coast of Texas we had 2 inches of ice on SV Cadence and a layer of ice on the water! Plus, Matt had a massive Genoa rip to repair. Check…
How To Change The Oil In Yanmar 40hp Diesel Engine
How do I change the oil in my Yanmar 40hp diesel engine? This was the question I needed answers to, as I knew that changing the oil and oil filters in my Yanmar diesel were essential to avoiding unwanted breakdowns and costs! I researched the forums, Yanmar Facebook groups, and the Yanmar engine and here…
Mainsail Repairs
On a 5 hour sail down to Offatts Bayou, Matt noticed the sunlight beaming through the mainsail near the leech. It looked like a whole. It was a hole! So now we’re repairing the mainsail, and it’s a first! We’ve not done this before. So let’s see how it’s done. We first bought the Speedy…
Repairing the Generator, Splicing the Anchor, and New Furling Line
Nancy told me, “I’m not going if you don’t fix the generator.” And she’s right. We were in the middle of another Texas heat wave, with the index upwards to 110 degrees F. And that’s with high humidity. But I have this intense desire to start breaking free from Galveston Bay and begin exploring the…
How To Get A Fish Out Of A Sailboat AC
How to get a fish out of my sailboat air conditioner. Now that’s a phrase I never thought I’d need to Google. But here we are. The AC stopped working and had a HP (high pressure) warning. That’s all the info I had…oh, and the fact that it’s blazing August heat in Texas. The sailboat…