Is it worth it to buy an old sailboat, fix it up and sail it around the world?
Here are our thoughts…after 12 years cruising on our 1976 Valiant 40, and after completing a 1 year refit! Should we have baught a new sailboat or put the time, money and effort in to this old sailboat?
Here is Part 2…below that is Part 1 if you didn’t already see it…
Something is Missing from our Keel!
It was a ton of work and took months to treat or repair these awful resin blisters. I think we discovered that simply peeling to a particular depth may not be the best way to go as the blisters originate in variable depths throughout the laminate. This is part one of two parts about the blister repair we completed on our 1976 Valiant 40 Brick House this past year. Come learn some tips and tricks to repairing the blisters on an old fiberglass boat and making her look new again!
Please leave your opinions and comments on the video, not on this blog…thanks!
Removing the old Bottom Paint On Brick House. Sort of like an Election in America…There are never any good choices! Come see what Patrick Childress chose to do to get 18 years of antifouling paint build up OFF the boat , and what Howe are preparing for!
This is the Full Version after a technical issue with the last one!
