How We Built Our Own Bulwarks
Building bulwarks was no small project, but it greatly enhanced our boat’s looks as well as our sailing experience.
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Building bulwarks was no small project, but it greatly enhanced our boat’s looks as well as our sailing experience.
In hindsight of our 40-year refit, we unveil the behind-the-scenes details of the project, starting with the forward head.
Although there are days when progress feels minuscule, we’ve crossed major milestones in our refit.
What started as an engine replacement turned into long-envisioned upgrades and a total refit.
A two-year project taken on near a Lake Erie home port turns the 1975 Hallberg-Rassy Monsun Ukiyo into a cruising boat fit for the Pacific.
Yes, sailors have the problems of the privileged. They can still sting.
For active cruisers, refitting a classic plastic sailboat with an electric windlass can help take the (back) pain out of anchoring.
In the midst of our massive 40-year refit of our Stevens 47, Totem, we’re still dreaming: Do we want to make the changes needed to fly a Code Zero?
Every boat needs a Happiness Engineer to make sure the crew’s morale stays high.
Since misery should be optional as a cruiser, the Totem crew has moved ashore while their boat has major work done in the yard.
Now that Totem is out of the water, the crew reflects on how the Coppercoat antifouling is holding up.
While cruising boats from the ’70s and ’80s might still have a lot going for them, keeping them seaworthy can involve a long to-do list.
Building bulwarks was no small project, but it greatly enhanced our boat’s looks as well as our sailing experience.
In hindsight of our 40-year refit, we unveil the behind-the-scenes details of the project, starting with the forward head.
Although there are days when progress feels minuscule, we’ve crossed major milestones in our refit.
What started as an engine replacement turned into long-envisioned upgrades and a total refit.
A two-year project taken on near a Lake Erie home port turns the 1975 Hallberg-Rassy Monsun Ukiyo into a cruising boat fit for the Pacific.
Yes, sailors have the problems of the privileged. They can still sting.
For active cruisers, refitting a classic plastic sailboat with an electric windlass can help take the (back) pain out of anchoring.
In the midst of our massive 40-year refit of our Stevens 47, Totem, we’re still dreaming: Do we want to make the changes needed to fly a Code Zero?
Every boat needs a Happiness Engineer to make sure the crew’s morale stays high.
Since misery should be optional as a cruiser, the Totem crew has moved ashore while their boat has major work done in the yard.
Now that Totem is out of the water, the crew reflects on how the Coppercoat antifouling is holding up.
While cruising boats from the ’70s and ’80s might still have a lot going for them, keeping them seaworthy can involve a long to-do list.
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