Sailboat restoration

Hey guys! I'm in the process of painting my entire boat inside and out. I've spent the last few days sanding the outside of the boat and applied the...

Painting Interior cabin - O'day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

After trying to come up with various ways to make the boat feel bigger and brighter (more hatches, LED lighting, mirrors) we finally decided to go ahead and break one of the biggest taboos in the sailing world - PAINT THE INTERIOR!

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After buying our boat, we quickly realized there are two types of boat owners: 1. The type with money who pays for any repairs or renovations they need 2. The type that cannot afford to throw endless money at a hobby and likes to get their hands dirty and DIY everything. As I'm sure you can guess, we fall into the second category.Being a designer who has never owned more than the furniture inside our apartment, I couldn't WAIT to get started on completely redecorating the cabin (the…

After trying to come up with various ways to make the boat feel bigger and brighter (more hatches, LED lighting, mirrors) we finally decided to go ahead and break one of the biggest taboos in the sailing world - PAINT THE INTERIOR!

We decided to paint the hull ourselves after getting a quote of $3000 to get it sprayed with Awl Grip. We didn't think it would be all that hard, we'd both painted many things so how hard would it really be? We decided to roll and tip it, watched a few YouTube videos, and gave it a go! It was really pretty easy. The trick is to get the consistency right and to keep moving fast so that the edge always stays wet. The tipping part is like magic! After you drag the brush (very lightly) across…

When you move aboard a boat, or into any small space, storage becomes an issue. Here are 12 space saving items you need if you live in a small space.

We have 6 opening port lights and 4 stationary ones. All of them are original and were in pretty good condition except for the fact that they were leaky and very dirty. This must be really old butyl tape or something waxy like that (still doing it's job though!). It is a major pain to remove, but I found the best way was to use a scrapper to remove what I could and then use paint thinner (not acetone - it does nothing) to remove the last sticky bits. The frames are aluminum and had quite a…