Living Aboard A Sailboat

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Spartite: Sealing The Mast

The first step in getting Pomaika’i to a livable condition is sealing up all the leaks and making it watertight. The most obvious was the leak where the mast passes through the deck. Pomaika’i has a keel stepped mast, meaning that the mast passes through a hole in the deck and sets directly on the keep at the bottom of the boat. I prefer this method...

Plugging Holes

I’ve been taking care of a bunch of small boat projects around the boat. I’m still waiting on the insurance company to submit an offer to settle for the damage done two months ago. It’s been a long and frustrating process as patience isn’t one of my virtues. Once the insurance payoff happens, I have to move the boat about 4 hours up the coast...