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I have plenty of space to work on my boats...
In Response To: Todd do you have a yard or barn that allows you to work on your boat? ()
I am now storing my sailboat at a yard, but part of the agreement to keep it there was that I will do all the work myself.
As far as working on my powerboat at home goes, I have space for it and I have all the tools that I need. If I need something else I just buy it. I prefer to do the work myself because that way I know exactly what was done and at what standard it was done.
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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..
- Todd do you have a yard or barn that allows you to work on your boat?
- I have plenty of space to work on my boats...
- Then I agree, if you enjoy working on them more than using them, you should do 100% of the work.
- Todd do you have a yard or barn that allows you to work on your boat?
- 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....
