Improvements As We Go
Continual improvement and upkeep/updates are needed when you’re cruising on an older boat. Here’s what we did in June to update and improve Tulum 5.
Careful Preparation or Time Waiting?

Cruising isn’t just fixing places in exotic places….especially if you don’t have the right parts or tools.
Welcome Aboard…A Primer For Guests:

Tulum-5 looks forward to welcoming vaccinated guests onboard as we stay close to the US in the Sea of Cortez one more summer. Here’s a primer full of information for potential guests.
Stage-1.5, Tulum’s Refit- Side Projects

In addition to haul-out, chainplates and new standing rigging….we did LOTS of side projects. Here’s four of the side projects that fit into the “work smarter, not harder” category.
Stage-3, Tulum’s Refit- All New Standing Rigging in La Paz, Mx

Getting all new standing rigging on a cruising sailboat in La Paz, MX…..not as challenging as it seems.
Stage-2, Tulum’s Refit- New Chainplates

In October of 2020, in La Paz Mexico we had to get new chainplates. Getting new chainplates is a big job, but we took it day by day. Here’s our story.
Stage-1, Tulum’s Refit- Haul Out In La Paz, MX

Hauling your boat out for a bottom job and other projects can be seamless and inexpensive or expensive and trying. We’ve just been through haul-out in Mexico….here’s our story.
From The HelmsMistress: Tales Of The Vagabond Family

Tales of the vagabond family while Tulum V undergoes surgery.
Tulum’s Mermaids Look Good In Gold

It was time for Tulum’s naked ladies to get updated, they were looking kind of tired.
Woe Is My Hurting Body….But The Experience Will Be Killer

Non-top upgrades and work on Tulum this month add up to work that was needed and finally getting done.
