JaneO

On my way out of Svendsen’s Bay Marine, i ran into the owners. They were really interested in my story! They made me a pretty good deal -- time+materials, with reports of what was done,… »

Well, it looks like the corrosion isn’t just limited to electronics. The mast itself has some really bad spots. Here is a tang that connects a diagonal to the mast: That, plus the age of… »

My favorite canvas place, West Coast Canvas up in the California Delta has me on the calendar for late March. They do great work and always have a tight schedule. This means I’m going to… »

All of last weekend was spent tracking down some additional corrosion. The good news is that I now understand where most of the wires go on this boat, at least the ones in the foreward… »

The salty air is so tough on metals. Check out this connector: The screw was pretty much impossible to remove, so I had to cut the wire. You can see the bits of wire on… »