After 10 fantastic years of use, this past summer it came time to replace our custom bimini. Our boat doesn’t have the standard bimini cover with a frame, it came with what I’m guessing is a home job, a bar lashed to the backstays with canvas. At some point in the future I would love…
Category: Boat Projects
Wine Bags
Over the years you master wine storage on a sailboat. Each boat is unique for storage offerings and it takes time to get a system that works. Aka beer goes there, hard alcohol goes over there, mixes, wine, …pop etc. But at the end of the day when you’re getting ready for a cruise you’ll…
Galley Problem Be Gone!
I love sewing projects that solve a problem. On the boat I like to hang my galley linens (tea towels and dish cloths) over the oven door handle. They are completely accessible while I’m working in the galley and it maximizes the space. I don’t need to lean and stretch to reach them, or hang…
Boat Sewing Project!
With the warm weather here, it’s officially happy hour in the cockpit season! As I look at my cockpit I realize it is definitely time for new canvas on the surrounding life line and railings. You can make all the effort in the world for a cozy cockpit for drinks, but if your surrounding canvas…
DIY New Winch Covers!
After far too many years of not having winch covers I decided it was time to try sewing them. They seem overly expensive if you can even find them at all in stores, and then when you do they never have great pattern options! Winch covers may not be for everyone, but I found I…