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A quick survey - How much maintainence/repair work on your boat should you be able to do yourself?
I go with 100% with the exception of repairing electronic components. I think you should be able to replace a failed electronic component yourself though. As far as the rest of it goes, I think you should be able to do your own glass work, carpentry, painting, rigging, engine work, electrical, etc. What do you people think?
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- A quick survey - How much maintainence/repair work on your boat should you be able to do yourself?
- If by ''component" you mean....
- Ideally I agree with you
- everything but electronics and sail making
- DYI
- Why should anyone have to be able to do 100% of their own boat maintenance, if they can't or don't want to?
- Everything but electronic repair, crane work, and machining.
- Work aboard and age....
- almost everything
- More than half the reason I have boats is that I enjoy working on them..
- maintenace/repairs
- Almost everything
- Well, did it all 'back in the day'. Not now.
- The mechniacal and electrical things you "should" be alble to do only depends on your sailing area.
- IT DEPENDS
- Have done everything except fixing electronics, but
- I do nearly everything myself - not because I want to....
- When you are itinerant like us, there is
- I think you shoud be able to do what will get you homel
- I do most things....
