adventures aboard our CS34 sailboat

Category Maintenance

Patching the sails

Our first DIY sail repair At the end of last season, we noticed a tear on the leech of our foresail. Come Spring, we found two more. We think our sails are 30 years old, so this is understandable. We… Continue Reading →

2020 Boat Launch

Foggy has been launched! Probably the most prepared we’ve ever been but it involved a lot of trips back and forth and made a few mistakes along the way.

USB Charging Station

We currently use portable batteries for charging our phones but with solar being installed I wanted to have easier access to power. Here’s an easy project to add some USB power to the v-birth.

Spring prep 2020 – Day 5

With Lori’s wacky schedule these days she got a day off while I had to work so she headed back to the boat to work on some projects.

Spring Prep 2020 – Day 4

Today it was all hands on deck. We convinced our kids to join us for the day to help knock off a bunch of tasks from our to do list.

Spring Prep 2020 – Day 3

Lori had to work and I wasn’t feeling all that great for some reason. I was suspicious of the empty bottle of Canadian Whiskey in our kitchen.

Spring Prep 2020 – Day 2

Back to the boat to finish the bottom paint and patch up a few nicks and scratches in the gelcoat.

Spring Prep 2020 – Day 1

We still don’t know if Lori can get vacation but we’ve decided to start prepping the boat anyways. It was a beautiful weekend and we both find it easy to spend full days working on the boat. It’s refreshing and… Continue Reading →

Spring Cleaning for Zodiac Tender

We can’t easily get to our boat right now so we are prepping a few things at home. One of the tasks is to pull out and clean up our Zodiac. It’s a Zodiac Cadet Fastroller 285. I had access… Continue Reading →

The 2020 Sailing Season

With the current state of things, the boat might stay out of the water for the entire season. I’ve documented some background on what’s happening here with our current thoughts.

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