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Before and after: V’s berth mattress

Boat cushion before: dirty, mildewy, disgusting… To make the new foam, we used a combination of techniques: Tracing the cushion on to red rosin paper … Read More ›

Posted on May 23, 2011July 4, 2019
creative, sailboat

Take two: how I royally screwed up the berth cushion and had to start over again (plus a surprise gift)

So the first cushion did not go as planned. Maybe it was the layered IKEA foam, or the bread knife I was using to hack … Read More ›

Posted on May 19, 2011July 31, 2023
sailboat

And miles to go before I sleep (on these berth cushions)

The berth cushions stank of diesel and mildew… Tig took them home and piled them up into the corner of the living room while we … Read More ›

Posted on May 12, 2011July 4, 2019

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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