Last July, SV WHIRLWIND pulled into Vista Mar Marina in Panama and promptly began tackling some much needed boat maintenance.ย Cruising season was so full with the fun of sailing to new ports, dinghying up estuaries, snorkeling with colorful fish, hiking ashore, exploring coastlines, taking in the sunset, eating tacos, and making new friends.ย These activities and more regularly took precedence over certain (dare I say: more grueling) boat maintenance projects.ย During the ‘off’ season jobs like sanding and recoating the brightwork, re-plugging the teak decks finally got attention they were due.ย And when the projects were complete, the gruel was forgotten because the brightwork looked beautiful and the decks stopped leaking.
WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU WORKING ON IN PORT OR UNDERWAY?
Share your successes and your head scratchers, projects in port, on the hook, and quick fixes underway.
Send your pictures and stories to Maurisa at editor@panamaposse.com or share with the posse directly in the line ap.
Inspire one another.ย
While we may be spread across oceans and distant shores…we are not alone…and we are all on boats.
