“Everything on your boat needs fixing
– you just don’t know about it yet!”
I remember reading a statement similar to that on a boat owner’s forum website. Truer words were never spoken…
I have always liked working on stuff & all through high school I worked part time at a local service station pumping gas, changing oil, fixing tires & often helping the licensed mechanics with their more complicated repair vehicle projects. My dad was also very handy at home & he taught me a lot.
We owned Ananda from 2006 to 2016 and owned Santosha from 2017 to 2021. Over the years we made several improvements to our boats and along the way I picked up a lot of good advice and tips from fellow boaters and from boat owner’s forums. I hope that sharing my modest experience will help someone else in their boat ownership adventures!
Below are links to details about a few of my projects. For most of these projects I have recruited some professional help as the work being done was either beyond my skill set or I did not have enough time to do it all myself (or both!).
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Projects Completed On Santosha (34′ Marine Trader: 2017 – 2020)
– Galley renovations including new alcohol stove & cupboards (2017)
– Refinish all interior wood panel walls in main cabin (2017)
– New water muffler (2017)
– New 12v DC to 110v AC inverter (2017)
– New alcohol stove & galley cupboards (2017)
– New electric flush toilets forward & aft cabins (2018)
– Reupholster all bed mattresses & galley cushions (2018)
– New window curtains (2018)
– Repair side and aft decks (2019)
– Strip & refurbish hull (2019 & 2020)
– New bow thruster motor & control (2019)
– Replace ceiling in forward cabin (2019)
– New swim platform (2020)
Projects Completed On Ananda (36′ Nauticat: 2006 – 2010)
– Strip and refinish all exterior woodwork (2008-2009)
– Refurbish exhaust elbow & cooling water injector for water muffler (2010)
– Replace original exhaust elbow with new stainless steel unit (2012)
– Galley renovations including new refrigerator and stove (2010)
– New toilets & forward head holding tank (2010)
– New TIKI Navigation system (2010)
– New sound insulation for engine hatch covers (2010)
– Main and mizzen storage system (2012)
– New TackTick T033 wind instrument (2010)
– New Heater Craft 201-H-C cabin heater (2010)
– Dripless shaft seal & new cutlass bearing (2012)
– New shaft saver for transmission & line cutter for propeller shaft (2012)
– VHF-AIS Radio (2010)
– Dingy davits (2010)
– New electric fuel pump (2010)
– New oversize diesel fuel filter (2010)
– Portable power generator (Honda 2000w) (2012)