I enjoy working on my boat. I enjoy sailing even more but the boat is 35
years old, lots of things need attention. I frequently do the maintenance
stuff during the weekdays after work. Having only a few hours to sail or
maintain the boat I feel my time is better spent fixing, leaving the
weekends o
I spent yesterday and today scrubbing the deck (Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming
Bleach and a kitchen ScotchBrite pad), roughing up the wood and applying a
maintenance coat of Cetol Gloss. Thoroughly enjoyable. Looking at the
finished result was really nice.
Sailing is good but working on a boat can be
I like the comments making sailing time a priority over maintenance time. We
all want our boats to look great, but taking her out of the slip or off the
mooring is priority one, hoisting sails and making an adventure. I missed some
good sailing this spring while I repaired my steering, and I'll
