Author rpstephens11
Well, Kim and I live on a boat now. As you read this, we have spent 48 hours with Meraviglia as our only residence. “Wow!” you’re thinking-“they really got a lot of work done fast!” Nope. We have no running… Continue Reading →
Hi There! Bob here. I thought we were going on a sailing adventure. Instead, Kim and I are currently on a boat work adventure. It turns out we’re also on a voyage of self-discovery, sort of. It turns out, one… Continue Reading →
That’s what you’re thinking, right? We know it is. Frankly, we are thinking that ourselves pretty often these days. Because, this has, so far, not gone exactly to plan. You may also be thinking “they made a big mistake buying… Continue Reading →
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 discussed, our boat has holes. Lots and lots of holes:… Continue Reading →
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 following our social media posts, you know we’ve done some… Continue Reading →
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: And that all requires electricity. There are two main challenges in powering… Continue Reading →
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 get her afloat once more. First step: create a list… Continue Reading →
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 water. Closer inspection revealed that the trailing edge was delaminating… Continue Reading →
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 cooperate. We needed a warm, dry spell of at least 4 days, which wasn’t happening for… Continue Reading →
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. You know how archeologists unearth tombs and find skulls with… Continue Reading →