While this is a single post, the topsides painting project was spread out over the last six months. Logical project management would put a higher priority on redoing all the systems of the boat first. I chose to focus on the interior and exterior painting projects first for a few reasons...
The interior painting continues. Completing the main salon painting is a significant step towards completion. Fixing the leaks in the portlights, repairing the water damaged shelving and painting opens up a lot of storage allowing me to get everything organized and ready to start the...
It’s been a year since I made the six-day (just under 700 miles, at around 4 – 5 knots) solo sail around the coast of Florida from Fort Myers to Jacksonville between Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. As is commonly the case when sailing to a schedule, I had a week to move a...
Played around with the drone a little on Sunday. This summer I painted the decks and I think they look nice 🙂
The final area in the forward stateroom renovation was to clean and remodel the forward head. For starters, the head had a horrible mold issue as it was closed in with almost no airflow for a few years. Also, the previous owner never finished the install of the electric toilet. This...
While I like the New Found Metal portlights that are installed on the boat the one in the galley was leaking and is set too far back to easily reach so my project last weekend was the portlight removal and fiberglassing in the resulting hole. Portlight Removal The removal of the portlight...
On my trip from Fort Myers to Jacksonville last year, I ran into issues with the engine overheating. The shop in Fort Myers that fixed the transmission also did a temporary fix on the heat exchanger where the cap fits onto the top of the heat exchanger. The cap connection had been welded...
Did a little practice with the drone today taking some photos and video of an anchorage on the ICW. I did an update which seems to have changed all my settings (this happens so I should have known to make sure) so the videos and photos aren’t the best, but still interesting shots of...
The first step in remodeling the forward stateroom is the v berth painting. The v berth will be the secondary sleeping area of the boat but in the interim, while doing the refit, this area will serve as my workshop and tool storage area. Right now, I have all my tools and supplies piled...
Took a landbased trip down to Naples, Florida. My cousin was vacationing from California and I spent a couple of days visiting with her and her son while they were in the area. Naples, Florida is a little beachside community in the lower Southwest part of Florida catering to the vacation...
While waiting for the Greyhound bus out of town for a short vacation in Naples, FL I took some drone video and photography of the Main Street bridge in downtown Jacksonville. Main Street bridge is an iconic landmark in Jacksonville. I’m starting to get the hang of piloting the drone...
One of my hobbies is photography and the newest field in photography is using a drone to capture images and videos. I haven’t done a lot of photography lately, just not being that inspired, and I thought a drone might give me a different perspective. Plus I needed an outlet for when...
One of the known issues, when I purchased Pomaika’i, was a few soft spots in the deck. The bow area that supports the windlass, an electrical winch that raises and lowers the anchor chain, was the worst area on the deck. When you used the winch the deck would bounce so much the...
Keeping track of and prioritizing the projects on the Pomaika’i is almost a full-time job. To manage this and keep me on track I’d initially planned on using index cards to track projects and costs. But this quickly became unmanageable. I do a lot of my brainstorming while...