Refit
Sub-Freezing Refit Life | Boat Work When Winter Hits Hard Ep. 65 #refit
Sub-zero temperatures hit the refit. Shawn heated small spaces to keep working. Geri stayed warm and recharged. Different strategies, same goal.
Refit
Repair
EP64: Anchor Chain Prep Turns Into a Full Windlass Refit
A simple plan to prep the anchor chain uncovers corrosion, rot, and a windlass that needs replacing. Real refit work aboard Roam.
Mast
EP63: Ready to Re-Step Our Mast… Then It All Fell Apart
After over a year of mast work, we’re finally ready to re-step — only to have it all derail at the last moment when the wrong turnbuckles arrive.
Electrical
EP62: Rebuilding the Electrical System on Roam Begins
After months of planning, we begin building the core of Roam’s electrical system—relocating equipment, building a power wall, and mounting major Victron components.
paint
EP59 – DIY Bridge Crane Success! Lifting Engines, Installing Sail Drives
Engines go back in, sail drives are installed, and a DIY bridge crane helps us hit one of the biggest refit milestones yet.
painting
EP58 - Refit Reality Check | Cold Weather Ends Our Deck Painting Progress
Episode Overview This week, we made real progress on the deck refit — and then hit a hard stop thanks to winter weather. The plan was straightforward: prep and paint the aft deck, including the sugar scoops, helm stations, and transom alley. We put in the work up front, spending days
Projects
Ep57 - Boat Projects Galore! | Rigging, Fiberglass & Plumbing Refit Progress
A week of real refit progress: rigging prep, fiberglass repairs, plumbing work, and the small projects that keep a big rebuild moving forward.
Refit
EP56 – Restoring Our Sailboat’s Aluminum | Nyalic Finish & a Scary Boatyard Accident
Restoring every aluminum spar aboard Roam takes an unexpected turn when a boatyard accident sends us to the hospital — and the job still has to get finished.
Engines
EP55 – Sailors Maintaining Our Own Yanmar 4JH4-TE Diesel | Step-by-Step Reassembly
Step-by-step reassembly of our Yanmar 4JH4-TE diesel: cleaning, valve adjustment, seal replacement, cooling service, and the details that make an engine reliable offshore.
Galley
Ep54 - Epoxy Resin Countertops | Stunning White Counter Transformation
Turning a plain white galley counter into a custom epoxy resin surface—plus the prep, planning, and teamwork that make a clean pour possible.
Galley
Ep53 - We built a new lightweight countertop (From Scratch)
We remove a heavy Corian galley counter and build a lightweight replacement from Coosa board and fiberglass—learning carpentry lessons along the way.
Projects
EP52 – What If Your Teak Is Failing?
A closer look at our teak deck reveals it’s beyond saving—forcing us to strip it out and prepare for the deck work that follows in EP58.