Pitting in the aluminum. When I hauled Triumph out of the ocean in Rhode Island last week, I did my usual inspection for corrosion and wear. That’s when I noticed the aluminum plates on the rudder showing a bit of pitting. Nothing catastrophic—just something I had already seen before launching…

The boat is hauled out and bottom sanded and getting ready for new paint. The gel coat area where there were some cracks has been repaired and color matched. The rudder is getting some work on a dead spot over the next few days and then it’s off to the…

Using a self contained Solar Generator on a Boat When I first decided to do the wiring on Triumph; My Astus 20.2 Trimaran-  I wanted to do it in a way that was going to be easy and reliable.  In researching ideas and products I really liked the Echo Flow…

Today I officially closed on the IP27. Now for some maintenance work and some major upgrades!!