West System barrier coat failure and what we learned

When our West System barrier coat resulted in blisters all over the hull, we spent hours upon hours trying to figure out what had gone wrong.

Applying Coppercoat

This is our tips and tricks for applying Coppercoat. It covers the application and tips for really activating the anti-fouling properties.

Skylight insulation hats, our cheap DIY solution

As winter arrives and the temperature drops we needed something to prevent the heat from escaping through the skylights. This is our DIY solution.

Protected: Barrier coat application (failed)

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Hull reinforcements and repairs

We had some reinforcements we wanted to do while working on the hull. This means glasfiber work, grinding, sanding, fairing.

Removing old anti-fouling

We are switching from traditional anti fouling to CopperCoat. The first step was to remove all the old paint and barrier coating.

Being up on land in the summer

We decided to take this summer to put Linnea up on the hard. We often get the question to why we decided to do this in the middle of sailing season.

Buying a used watermaker

Buying a used watermaker might have been the most stupid thing we have done, or one of the smartest. It took us a lot of work to get it to run.

Bed ventilation, our cheap DIY solution

Providing good ventilation under the bed has been one of the most challenging parts of living aboard during the winter. Step by step we have added solutions and finally believe we have found something that works.