Refit
Mast Stepped, Boom Installed | We're So Close to Launch
The turnbuckles arrived. They fit. The crane lifted. The mast went up. After two years and a two-month delay, the rig is back together.
Refit
Electrical
Installing New LED Lights on Our Sailboat | Wiring & Hole Cutting
New LED lights required enlarged holes, custom wire harnesses, and a lot of fishing wires through tight spaces. Then the real test: polarity.
Freshwater
We Replumbed Our Entire Boat… And It Leaked Everywhere
We rebuilt the entire fresh water system with PEX. Then we pressure tested it. Seven days and ten hardware store trips later, here's what we learned.
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.
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.