Winterizing the Plumbing Systems In this video, I describe how I prep our boat’s plumbing systems for winter storage on the BC coast. This region of Canada is known for reasonably mild winters by Canadian standards, but it still gets below freezing, sometimes to as low as -10 Celsius or more (14F). First, I drain … Read more
Anne reviews the recent major boat work on our 1976 CHB trawler, Vestri. She narrates a slide show of the job, from sanding through layers of old paint down to the gel coat. Then, she details repairs to cracked fiberglass and blisters. She finishes by looking at the products, including anti-fouling paint, zinc spray, and … Read more
In this video, a look at the latest incarnation of our boat’s primary house battery bank system. When we bought the 34″ tri-cabin trawler named “Vestri” last summer, it came with two battery banks. The engine starter bank consists of two 12VDC AGM batteries wired in series and a house bank with four 6VDC golf … Read more