My Viral Project, Summarize For Your Pleasure So... I took a little writing hiatus. Not entirely, though. To address...
How to Wrap a Sailboat Wheel: A Traditional Rope-Wrapping Tutorial
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Avocet How-To’s Articles
Building a Dodger for our Sailboat
Another DIY Project, Brought to You by the Avocet Crew After all of the projects we have done aboard our sailboat,...
DIY Sail Stack Pack
Stack packs have become pretty much an industry standard for new yachts and it seems that every sailmaker now offers them as a product in addition to their sails – so why would you make one? Well, we bet that it’s definitely easier, and cheaper than you think.
Building the “COOLEST” Refrigerator
Since Chris and I moved aboard our boat, Avocet, three years ago, we noticed that our fresh produce was going bad more...
DIY Lithium Batteries for our Sailboat
S/V Avocet’s Lithium Conversion Battleborn, Victron, Relion… These are only some of the most common drop-in lithium...
Toe Rail to Bulwark Conversion
Addressing the Stereotype When we bought Avocet in 2018 we knew right away there were a number of issues that needed...
We’ve Never Worked So Hard To Relax In Our Lives
Our Great Escape Did these leecloths shrink? I could have sworn they were thicker... It had been one year and 4 days...
Quarter Berth Refit (With 4 Year Update)
Our boat had a double bunk quarter berth which made it hard for crew to sleep comfortably, especially if they were taller that 6 feet, so we grabbed a saw and got to work refitting our quarter berth
Little Wing
We have always wanted a Fatty Knees dinghy, but our wallet never matched our dreams so when our neighbor gifted us a…
V-Berth Restoration
Our V-Berth was the very first project we did on Avocet. We basically gave the whole V-Berth a face lift and it was no easy job but…
