Season 1

In this episode I’ll show you how I installed a BRNKL remote monitoring system in our 1980 Pearson 365. This is some cool, fairly new tech (which is always welcome on Garuda) but I want to say right off the top that I settled on the BRNKL system because of it’s promised result: peace of…

In this episode we embark on a shakedown sail – cruising from Marathon in the Middle Keys down to Key West to meet up with some good friends and then back again – and putting everything to the test. We drop the anchor for the very first time in an unknown place and spend a…

We’re hauling out in the boatyard to get a few things done, and wouldn’t you know it, a hurricane arrives. Now we’re caught in the boatyard during storm season… We headed into the boatyard to replace a thru-hull or two – and since we’ll be hauled out and working on the hull, we’ll put a…

In this episode set sail on our Maiden Voyage… and while that should be enough of a stress creator on it’s own, we somewhat have a schedule to keep. So we set sail in less than ideal conditions – dodging a few mid-day squalls and putting our projects to the test – to reposition the…

We’re breaking the timeline for this Happy Holidays Update and to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Holiday Season! There’s a lot happening here in Boot Key harbor, marathon, Florida – lighted boat parade, egg nog on the dinghy dock, Xmas carolers, a holiday potluck… and so much more. We put together a few of…

In this episode we upgrade a bit by installing an Electric windlass – removing our old manual windlass first and re-fiberglassing the deck to address a leak. The leak was likely more annoying than problematic, because every time it rains heavily, water makes it way through the deck (yikes!… not good… we don’t need a…

In this episode we finally get around to putting Starlink on the boat… and we couldn’t be happier with it! We don’t have all the considerations that a residential customer might (our “dishy’s” view is rarely blocked from viewing the sky, for example), but installing residential Internet hardware on a 40 year old sailboat is…

In this episode I’ll show you how I upgraded the Raymarine Navionics on this old boat. Everyone want’s to have the latest, coolest navionics and electronic doodads on their boat… or at least I do! Unfortunately, adding anything means first understanding what you have. And if you own a used boat, you likely know exactly…

In this episode I’ll show you how to make a hardtop bimini – for the second time. After a few weeks work on Plan A, the new hardtop didn’t fit on the boat. $#*&! It turns out that my mistake wasn’t in the process, it was in the setup. Letting the hardtop sit upside down…

In this episode I’ll show you how to make a hardtop bimini – including all the steps and materials I used (and a mistake that leaves me considering what to do next!).  Owning a boat (especially one that could use a good rehab) comes with its fair share of projects and challenges. On Garuda, replacing…