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May 1, 2025
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Structural TRANSFORMATION (better than it never happened) | Expedition Evans 30
Our bilge has been completely rebuilt. And now it's time to use whatever it takes to make it smooth. Fairing, sanding, painting, flow coat? peel ply? Who knows.
Our SALVAGED Sailboat’s FINAL HOURS | Expedition Evans 31
It's the final days before we launch. Dana and Lou come to help. Brett gets home from a work trip and we wind up in the air.
We LAUNCH (our salvage sailboat)….And Take Off! | Expedition Evans 32
It's Launch Day! We've spent the past many months sanding, grinding, glassing, painting, sweating, crying, and lots of laughing...all to get to today.
turning SALVAGE BOAT into our TINY HOME | Expedition Evans 33
New beginning, here we come.
Sailboats Don’t Need an Engine….Right? (+ we finish reassembly) | Expedition Evans 34
We're pushing towards becoming a sailboat again and turning this now floating boat into our home. Every panel, screw, bolt feels like a win and we're loving it.
Biohazard to Home Sweet HOME (48 hour boat detox) | Expedition Evans 35
It's time we get all the gel coat and fiberglass dust out of the boat so we can move in! The dust got EVERYWHERE but with an air compressor, a lot of rags..
We Can’t Step Our Mast… | Expedition Evans 36
Our freshly fixed boat manages to runs aground sitting in its slip, we get our mast hauled to a different yard, and we get the interior of the boat picked up..
We (finally) Step Our MAST! | Expedition Evans 37
Well, after 4 months of delays, it's finally time to get the mast stepped! The weather is cold, and it even starts SNOWING while they climb the mast...
We OFFICIALLY Have a SAILBOAT! | Expedition Evans 38
Well here it is, WITH SAILS installed! We finally hoist the sails and take a look at what we've accomplished.
Our SURVEYOR is Coming (and we are FREAKING Out) | Expedition Evans 39
The repairs are finished and we think we are ready. Our surveyor is coming in the morning and we are in a rushed panic to get everything ready.
Insurance Survey of Our SALVAGE Sailboat | Expedition Evans 40
The final survey is complete, and we passed! He had very little to comment on, only a handful of things to correct and none of them major. Lots of hose clamps
SALVAGED to SAILING: Sailing our 50ft Beneteau for the FIRST TIME | Expedition Evans 41
We wanted today to be perfect, and it really was. We hummed along at 6kts with just the main out, and it was magic.
DREAM BOAT TOUR (plans to sail delayed + what’s next for us) | Expedition Evans 42
Let's do a bit of a tour of the boat. We go fore to aft and point out all the things we need to fix on the boat, and all the things we just want to fix or add.
We Were Supposed to be in the BAHAMAS! | Expedition Evans 43
There is a huge storm about to hit, and our boat is LITERALLY freezing. We needed to have already winterized the boat, but I guess better late than never!
ICE vs SAILBOAT (our last winter episode) | Expedition Evans 44
Well, we got our behind's kicked by New England winter! Our boat (and ourselves) are not equipped for such conditions. We are lucky enough to have a yard!
SALVAGE SAILBOAT Auction – How much it cost? Was it worth it? (Q&A) | Expedition Evans 45
How much did it cost to buy our Salvage Sailboat at Auction?! Well, you’ll see. Also we answer a bunch of other questions you’ve been asking us.
We’re Back to RIPPING Our Boat Apart ⛵ (FINALLY!) | Expedition Evans 46
Our Sailboat has No Prop, No Rudder and now it's time to Launch! Annnnd we have given ourselves 3 days to launch because we're ready to be ON THE WATER!
Coast Guard Approved! It’s FINALLY time to celebrate 🎉🥳 | Expedition Evans 47
Sailboats. Airplanes. Explosions. Parachutes...yep this week has it all. Oh and some seriously sentimental reminiscing and reflecting on our life...
We (FINALLY!) Sail Our Boat and kind of sink our “new” dinghy | Expedition Evans 48
We bought the cheapest dinghy on Facebook Marketplace 😂 And it didn't go so well! But also on a really really exciting note, we went sailing...
It’s My Birthday and I Just Want to Go SAILING! | Expedition Evans 49
It's Jade's Birthday Weekend and all she wants is to go sailing. And Sailing she got! This was the best sailing we've ever done and by far the most fun...
We Live On A BOAT So No Excuses (FIRST OVERNIGHT SAIL!) | Expedition Evans 50
We did a quick trip to Block Island located just 12 miles off the coast of mainland Rhode Island and had an absolute blast. Our first overnight sail.
We LITERALLY Built Our Dream Life: Full-Time Sailing YouTubers in ONE YEAR | Expedition Evans 51
We are sailing nearly every day now, resting only long enough to edit videos and eat some food. And often not stopping for either of those reasons!
I Quit My Dream Job For Youtube. | Expedition Evans 52
Well here we are, we've set off and have started sailing the world. It took getting my dream job as a pilot, and now leaving it behind.
Fleeing a HURRICANE on a Sailboat – But We Went The Wrong Way 😧🤮 | Expedition Evans 53
We have the sail of a lifetime zigging and zagging between boats all fleeing from Martha’s Vineyard, and drop the hook just inside of the Newport bridge.
We Survived our First Hurricane (raw edit) | Expedition Evans 54
This is part two of our first hurricane on our sailboat. And, we survive! All is well in the Evans boat home.
Live on a Sailboat they said… | Expedition Evans 55
Come along with us as we get the boat and ourselves ready for our first family to come aboard our little floating home :-)
The Forecasts Were WRONG – Sleepless Night of EPIRBs and Maydays | Expedition Evans 56
This week we're grateful for the US Coast Guard. Not for us, but the the many boats around us that needed help! Also, for our new awesome Dinghy.
This is almost too heavy to bear – and we’re so excited about it. | Expedition Evans 57
Getting this new outboard is a huge step in being able to cut the umbilical and set off as proper world cruisers. A lot of boat life involves immense research..
When In Doubt, GRINDERS Out…(again!) | Expedition Evans 58
There's nothing like busting out the grinder to bust through a big project. We decided to make the leap to LiFePO4 batteries and they needed a place to go.
Shaking Hands With Our New REALITY | Expedition Evans 59
This has been a one of the most memorable weeks of our lives. Getting to meet so many friends at the Annapolis Boat Show, literally had us in tears!
They liked our SALVAGE SAILBOAT story, so they sent us 400lbs of LITHIUM 😲 | Expedition Evans 60
We make room for 1350ah of Lithium before shoehorning them into the bilge. Lots of near toe smashing and back breaking hip twisting lifting and they are in.
BOAT LIFE: A Power Struggle. | Expedition Evans 61
Our boat life power struggle has led us to a massive lithium battery upgrade!
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We left a CRACK in our SALVAGE SAILBOAT! (ripping apart the galley) | Expedition Evans 62
This is part 1 of our DIY Countertop Epoxy Build. We used a combination of TableTop Epoxy, High Performance Epoxy and Makerpoxy to come up with the final look.
Our Tiny Kitchen TRANSFORMATION & TOUR (but actually a Galley ⛵) | EE 63
Rebuild and upgrade our counters using TotalBoat Epoxies to make the ultimate DIY Marble Counter ever on a Sailboat...or so they say. This part 2.