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[ SUPPORT US ON PATREON ] https://patreon.com/SailingMundial [Follow our Instagram] @Mundialthemapmaker Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you know when we post our episodes! This week some mistakes were made, recoveries went well, a...

Chris has been tinkering on engines, cars, and boats since he was a kid and has been refining his skills every since! When our friends Baron and Heather asked if he would be interested in building them a NEW bowsprit he took the challenge head on and ended...

The bowsprit is shot! So we have an opportunity to replace it like for like or explore alternatives....... Wood? Carbon? Stainless? More homework to be done before we can make that decision, but whatever we do it's going to need replacing. Along wi...

Building A Bowsprit! The design was in place, the white oak was ready, and Nick was excited start his woodworking journey and begin building a bowsprit. The reason for building it was detailed in last week’s episode. We wanted a bigger anchor, and it di...

Building a Bowsprit! After purchasing an anchor last season that was too big for our small Catalina 30, the only solution was to begin building a new bowsprit. Once we learned more about sailing, we learned that our anchor was under sized, especially sinc...

Highlight video of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew sailing in the Peanut Regatta of Waterford #28 sailboat race on Galveston Bay on September 13th. Fourteen boats racing, pursuit start, about nine nautical mile race. Light winds, dolphins, a close f...

To save on dock fees we're welding a bracket together so our bowsprit can hinge up out of the way. 10 extra feet adds up. Our old friend Teddy helps us out again after Garrett fabricated the bracket and it warped inward slightly. Using his torch we get it ...

Now that we finished our electric sailboat conversion, it was time to finish our DIY wiring of a Catalina 30, electric motor, and continue our electric system upgrade. Not only were we installing an electric sailboat motor, but we also decided to install ...

Alright. We've raised our main mast. Still one more mast to go and countless other projects. It's always weird after accomplishing a milestone. A sort of "now what" moment. Then you realize, "Everything else!" That's what. We get back to a few other starte...

Highlight video of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew sailing in the Peanut Regatta of Waterford #4 sailboat race on Galveston Bay on March 1, 2020. Four boats raced, pursuit start, about nine nautical mile race. 15 to 25 knot winds, gusts over 30, had...

From the archives of the 2019 summer season. More laps of the bay on the Goodall Design C2. No commentary, no dials, just the speed! I’ve just put together the complete index of videos (only the useful ones and I didn’t include live updates or Show us...

Garrett has had continuous back problems. Blame it on pour genes or the relentless work he puts his body through. He's learned the hard way that every once in a while he's got to take it easy! With a simple light task like shopping for materials for the bo...