Laminating a Bulkhead Penetration with a 3D-Printed Plug Every hole through a structural bulkhead is a weak point unless it’s reinforced properly — and reinforcing it properly starts with a plug that comes back out again. Matching laminate to the surrounding skin The basic rule for reinforcing a penetration is straightforward: match the laminate going […]
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Penetrating a Structural Bulkhead the Right Way Every wire, hose, and pipe that needs to cross a bulkhead has to pass through it somehow — and how that hole gets made and finished is the difference between a boat that holds up for decades and one that develops a serious structural problem. Why a Hole
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Vacuum Bagging Polyester Resin: What Most People Get Wrong Building a small non-structural bunk-front panel became the excuse for a genuinely detailed look at vacuum bagging polyester resin — a material that behaves differently enough from epoxy under vacuum that getting it wrong is easy, and getting it right takes a few tricks most people
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Gunboat 6602 Outnumbered As liveaboard sailors and marine professionals, we’re constantly surrounded by beautiful boats. But every so often, we encounter a vessel that is truly special—an icon that stops you in your tracks. The Gunboat 6602, “Outnumbered,” is one of those boats. We’ve been entrusted with a unique task: caring for this legendary performance
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Resilience & Routine: Working Through Valencia’s Historic Floods Living on a boat means the weather isn’t background noise. It’s the thing that decides whether today’s plan actually happens. Partway through this week, Valencia was hit by DANA — a catastrophic flash flood that meteorologists called one of the most intense the region has seen in
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Fitting the Engine Room Door — and Why Flow Coat Isn’t Just Paint With obligations on the Balthasar refit wrapped up for now, it’s back to Paikea’s own engine room door — along with a hard look at a hydraulic steering system that’s genuinely on its way out. Fitting the Door Frame Getting this door
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