It was planned to be a 3 month replacement of the teak decks. Make Yohelah easier to sail and maintain as we age. And we have aged 11 months since this job started.

What powers our sailboat? The sails. How are our sails attached to the boat? They’re either in a track on the mast or attached to…

Rob and I finished the week by building four big wood gantries. These had two purposes – to support the mast while we painted, and…

Here sits our 58′ mast in a building owned by the Port of Skagit. How did it get here? Well that’s just a bit of…

This is a blurry snip out of a video, but all I have of the decks after repairs and before most deck hardware started going…

Here again is the teaser pic about where we end up at the end of this blog. I am just blown away about how nice…

Here’s a sneak peek at what the cabin top looks like, post nonskid. It has taken a while to get to this point, but we…

Finally it was time to start spraying gelcoat. We had a choice between painting the topsides and spraying gelcoat. Paint is easier to apply, less…

With the decks faired it was time to start working on the primer for the gel coat. A plank across the foredeck gives access to…

While we toured around South America (including walking on Cape Horn!), Ethan and Michael continued the hard work on the decks. Above is a pic…