Learning To Maintain The Boat

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by boatman61

You'll make mistakes but its rare its not 'fixable'....

And what can't be made invisible - gets made into a feature

[doug86]

starting small is great advice. Even better, why not build your first boat? You will learn skills that will last a lifetime
Instant Boats, by Harold "Dynamite" Payson

[Mark1977]

It comes down to money or desperation. If you have lots of money, pay someone else to do it, if you don;t you will have no choice but to learn if you wanna go.

[cabo_sailor]

Of course you don't want to go off half cocked. Depending upon your predilection, you might follow the Sherlock Holmes approach, i.e, "Well, Watson, this looks like a two pipe problem" or if into SciFi, the example of Slippery Jim DeGrease, the Stainless Steel Rat, and sit back in the cockpit with a glass of "Old Thought Provoker". In other words, unless the boat is sinking you usually have time to sit back and consider your options. I've frequently found that a bit of thought (well OK with a small thought provoker ) has allowed me to do a good repair with less effort and mess than my first knee jerk response.

Don't worry. You'll pick it up.

Rich