Chapter 22: How to Repair a Plastic Boat
A couple of posts ago, I described how fiberglass boats are built. Now that we know that, we can talk about how to repair them-and specifically ours. First, as we…
Chapter 20: How to Build a Plastic Boat
Okay, we’re not building a plastic boat, but we are REbuilding a plastic boat. And in order to repair it, we need to understand how it’s built. If you’ve been…
We made it! On site at last!
LET'S GOOOO!!!
Chapter 18: What Makes a Sailboat Go?
You Know What Makes a Sailboat Go? That’s Right-ELECTRICITY! It seems counterintuitive, but, in fact, sailboats need electricity. They actually need quite a bit of electricity. For example: Refrigeration Flush…
This is NOT what transmission fluid should look like!
Chapter 17: From Bad to Worse
By this point, we were feeling optimistic! It’s late May. The rudder is repaired. The hull has its CopperCoat. It’s time to talk about the plan to re-launch Meraviglia-to finally…
If all we need is a star to steer her by, we're all set. Because she has no rudder!
Ch. 16: The Rudder
Can we talk about our rudder? Because it’s a royal pain. As the boat sat on the hard, it became clear that the rudder was “wet”. Namely, it was leaking…
Chapter 15: Let’s Visit!
St. Simon's Island Lighthouse-in the rain It turns out trying to time a visit to coincide with application of the CopperCoat didn’t go exactly as planned. The weather just wouldn’t…
Chapter 14: The Archeology of Fiberglass
Our boat has a history. That history is largely unknown to us. We were told she had circumnavigated but there were no specifics. Sometimes, though, history cannot be completely hidden. …