Other than being a great seaworthy boat, another main reason that Nick and I bought Borealis is that she's in very good condition and shows only slight wear for her age and despite having been cruised extensively (from Maine to South America and back).
While in the past we've spent wintertime away from our boat, that's not the case this year with a new (to us) boat, since we came away from our marine survey (like a home inspection) with a long list of to-do projects. Thankfully, we have a few years of boat ownership experience under our belts, and we both enjoy tinkering on boat projects. While some projects are larger and will be more costly (we've already gotten estimates from four contractors on different repairs or upgrades), we've been able to tackle and make headway on many other projects.
We started with some easy cleaning, and now with the weather warming here in D.C., we've started to move on to some slightly more involved projects on our list.
While in the past we've spent wintertime away from our boat, that's not the case this year with a new (to us) boat, since we came away from our marine survey (like a home inspection) with a long list of to-do projects. Thankfully, we have a few years of boat ownership experience under our belts, and we both enjoy tinkering on boat projects. While some projects are larger and will be more costly (we've already gotten estimates from four contractors on different repairs or upgrades), we've been able to tackle and make headway on many other projects.
We started with some easy cleaning, and now with the weather warming here in D.C., we've started to move on to some slightly more involved projects on our list.
