The Good, the Bad, and the Factory Wiring

Refit Diaries: 11/09/2025 – 11/16/2025 Disappointing, cheap, and in this case, deceitful. From routine inspection points, you’d never spot this… (read more)

Finding Our Rhythm: Boat Projects and Balance in New Zealand

Refit Diaries: 11/02/2025 – 11/09/2025 The longer the mast is down, the more we discover. From a preliminary inspection, it appears… (read more)

Full Speed Ahead: Mast Unstepped and Workshop Gutted

Refit Diaries: 10/26/2025 – 11/2/2025 Their attention to detail and precise prep work paid off when the crane arrived and removed the generator, boom, and mast[…]

October 2025: Behind the Scenes

We were billed for our haul and launch from September 2025. The cost breakdown is as follows… (read more)

Sawdust, Stainless, and Steady Progress

Refit Diaries: 10/19/2025 – 10/26/2025 Despite being the exact same model number, it has slightly different dimensions. We drove to the boat to evaluate the[…]

Step by Step, Project by Project

Refit Diaries: 10/12/2025 – 10/19/2025  We mapped out a spot for three 24V 340Ah LiFePO4 batteries by NZ Lithium using the empty shells they shipped us.[…]

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