I don't sand the bottom anymore and will have the sailmaker do some stitching this winter because we left the sewing machine behind in favor of more storage for food. It was handy to have the parts and tools and be able to change the head gasket on the Yanmar in the Azores when the old one got to the point that oil was getting into the cooling water. Sometimes I wonder if the maintenance and repair will ever end (I know it won't); and it isn't just the boat, I am currently taking the two folding bikes completely apart, cleaning, lubing and reassembling after they got a bit of salt water on them on the way across. Still it is much better than working for a wage.