Sailboat maintenance
Sailboat maintenance articles
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Winter storage 2025 – a new approach
Every year, assembling the cover stand ends in frustration. The metal tubes are heavy, prone to bending, hard to assemble, and generally a pain to handle. When I saw the pipes this year,…
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Loosing a batten in a gale
Slingshot 2025: When the Forecast Was Right You might have read about our Slingshot sailings over the years, or maybe even watched an episode or two on YouTube. During the 2025 attempt we…
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Nanni 3.30 engine fixes
As with many other boats I’ve owned, Red Line came with a few “surprises” in the engine department. Beyond the usual annual maintenance, I discovered some interesting issues left behind by the previous…
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Bee Wax treatment onboard Red Line
Our Maxi Mixer is about 40 years old, and time has certainly left its marks on the interior. For a long while, I was increasingly disturbed by the white spots and dull patches…
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Change of Stanchions
When we bought the boat, it was in a rather subdued state. It hadn’t received the care it deserved for quite some time. The previous owner often mentioned that it was his dream…
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A new wheelbarrow tiller for the sailboat
During last year’s sailings it became clear that the tiller wasn’t going to last. The Maxi Mixer is relatively hard on the tiller, and it’s definitely not the kind of boat you can…
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Door hinge replacement on our Maxi Mixer 35
Another Gift from the Previous Owner I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I’ve developed a passive but dedicated hate toward the previous owner of our Maxi Mixer. It’s the little things…
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Rejuvenating the swim platform
A Sorry Sight at the Stern The swim platform of our Maxi Mixer was anything but nice when we bought the boat. The old flexiteek had started to delaminate and looked to be…
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Winch maintenance, the first in many years
The winches felt abnormally stiff when rotating them. It wasn’t the usual fast, reassuring rattle – it was more like a sloth trying to play a bass guitar. Very slow, very off. After…
