King’s Pride Refit Blog
Ever want to buy an old sailboat, fix it up, and sail away? Slow down and read all of these blog posts: it’s much more work, time, and money than you might think. We are going to try and get weekly blog posts put up for students and followers to see our progress, ideas, and learning in action.
Up for Auction
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit Blog The boat We had a great time showing off the King's Pride. Bob Perry even stopped by for visit - always great to see Bob!...
Up for Auction
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogMay - It's been far too busy. However, we have made the decision to auction off King's Pride "As-Is" WHAT? Yup, at the end of this school...
Spring 2022
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogSpring is going to be busy; you've probably heard the buzz - King's Pride will be auctioned off this May. We have a lot of work to do!!...
December Update
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogDecember was a big month because the boat is coming back together. We put the mast back on and it really looks great! Also a boost just...
Bob Perry Book Signing
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogThis was a great week! Bob Perry is such a class act and wonderful person to visit with. As part of the "Sail Away" package Bob agreed to...
Fall Update 2021
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit Blog,Fall has been good to us and the King's Pride project! We have 28 new technicians in training and lots of students returning for their...
Summer 2021 Update
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogI thought we should give everyone an update - sorry for the lack of communications from the SVC Skallywags. This is relatively normal for...
March Update
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogMarch - another busy month, but different. Students were studying for final exams and taking ABYC tests, so we had less hours on the...
February Update
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit Blog February was another productive month and we managed to spend less money! Our funding is still OK, even though we are predicting 15-20%...
New Drivetrain
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogThe past 6 weeks or so has been spent on figuring out the running gear for the boat. We know the engine will be the Yanmar 4JH 45 HP, but...
December Update
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogDecember was another expensive month - two months in a row! We are working on the many un-answered questions - many items have been...
Painting The Mast
King's Pride Home | To Do List | Expenditures | BlogKing's Pride Refit BlogWe had only planned to remove the mast, re-rig, new wire, and put back up - simple, As if.... Once we had it down in the shop, we all...