Mariner II: Maintenance Blog

Winter 2010/2011 More carpentry, courtesy of Courtney. This dresses up the head quite a bit, although the enclosed space is less usable t...

November, 2010 Generally, we wait until after Thanksgiving to call it quits on the season. Last fall, we winterized and hauled out earl...

Summer 2010 We hired Courtney for a few more carpentry projects. First up: repairs to our wheelhouse door due to more water intrusion i...

Summer 2010 Last summer, I finally got around to replacing the gaskets and screens on the ports in the v-berth, head, and galley. We were g...

Summer 2010 New set of docklines. Hardly worth a post, but I just love the look and feel of brand new lines, so I'm sharing a picture h...

Summer, 2010 We hired Courtney (who did our anchor roller) to make nameboards for Mariner II. She's a great carpenter, and I think this...

March 2010 After last year's deck leak , we realized we better take care of rebedding our remaining deck fittings, before it happens aga...

March, 2010 John came down from PA in his 911 to help us wax. First time we've ever had the entire boat waxed, pre-launch... Thanks, Jo...

Our aft mooring cover doubles as a cockpit bimini. We have a stainless frame that attaches to the cockpit gunwale to support it. When we...

Winter 2009-2010 In the past, I've had moderate success extracting the oil via the dipstick. I've never been able to extract it via...