Dents And Dings: Getting Expert Help With Tulum’s Cosmetics
After three years of cruising, part of Tulum’s upkeep and maintenance was to get her dents, dings and missing paint spots fixed by experts. Shelter Bay Marina was able to help with that and did a nice job.
Brightwork: Making The Boat Worth Seeing
In the beginning, our toe rails and windows were flaking, the brightwork worn away by three years under the sun and marinated in salt and surf. It took good quality strippin, a bit of sanding and 12 layers of vanish to bring it all back to life. Wanna learn how…check out this post-
12 Months To Failure: Why We’re Changing Tulum’s Exhaust System, AGAIN
Changing out a sailboat exhaust system is not usually easy or cheap and not done on a whim. Why would Tulum have (3) three different exhaust systems in less than 12 months? Read on to find out how we arrived at our final solution.
Multiple Projects While Waiting On Our Engine Install
Just like the other times we had to stay for extended periods of time in marinas, we’re using this time to improve, modernize and update our beloved sailboat, Tulum-5. Here’s some of our concurrent projects, happening right now.
Great Dane On A Boat / Site Update
Quincy Dane missed her deadline today, but I’ve found the time for updates to our page about our boats.
Tulum’s 5-Year Upgrade and Improvement
A quick look at Tulum’s 5-year maintenance cycle
Unique SailBoats- The Endeavor 37 (Plan-A)
Checking out a unique boat….the Endeavor 37 (Plan-A)
Finding Thanksgiving
Tulum-5 is a veteran sailboat built in the late 70’s and designed to be a performance cruiser doing long bluewater passages. As such, she’s got a fair amount of tankage for water and diesel but she’s just-on-another-level when it comes to dry storage.
Small Steps To Fix An Eyesore
The author fixes a functional eyesore with some hard work and elbow grease.
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.