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We're not ALL-IN sort of people... we didn't quit our jobs, and drop everything to sail around the world, and we weren't prepared to take on a full-time "bring it back to life" sailboat. However, we were prepared to move and live aboard a boat while doing ...

This week we remove the remaining fittings off deck, continue restoration of the mast and install new deck mounts for our galley hatch and bow piece. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a pat...

We’re recovering from last week and get to a project we know we can complete; the main chainplates! It was fun working on a straight forward project. Much of the work was already done and all that was left was to secure them to the hull. So much thinking...

This week in my DIY sailboat refit project I got the chainplates and the last thru hull installed. This marks an important milestone. Athena can once again float! 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Chainplates 09:11 Thru hull 18:41 Project status 20:44 See you! *...

Come join us back on the boat as we continue our rigging. Our main focus is how we're going to secure the bottom dead eye to the chainplate. Instead of a metal strap or bar we're mixing in some modern material. Layering up Dyneema then serving it together ...

Keeping to our salty vision we turn up our dead eyes. We are a gaff rig ketch so we couldn't very well have turnbuckles, we NEED dead eyes. This video spans over a year and two different cameras so, apologies, the sound was difficult to get right on the ep...

⚡Have a Special Request or a⚡Problem to Solve?! We can Help! https://www.patreon.com/dawn_hunters 🔥🔩 Dock Box Talks - Chain Plates explained. This video will help you if you are looking to instal chain plate on a sailboat. Some of the links in...

After flying our gennaker we decide to go anchoring in Lake Erie once again. We find the perfect anchorage next to Welland Canal in Gravely Bay. We dinghy to the breakwall and walk around. Unfortunately, the rainy fall weather brings some not so nice surp...

The long process of sheathing continues into August with breaks out to a scrap yard and a river cruise to celebrate my birthday. We also weld the top pieces of the chainplates that the dead eyes will attach to at Rolf's shop with the sound of the racetrack...

A huge thank you to Sender Sailing for lending me their computer to edit this video as mine crashed. This is the second time I've put this episode together! Thank you to all of you, subscribers and patrons, who waited for this video. I'm indebted to so man...

In this episode we take out the old chainplates to see if they are reusable so we can keep our mast upright on our 1971 Pearson 35. Then we show you how we installed them. We also repair the spreaders so we're ready for the new rigging to raise the mast.We...

In our last episode we discovered that we have a corrosion issue with our Chainplates. Now these fella's are an integral part of Sarean's rig. However, they're not just fixed to the side of Sarean's hull – they're fully encased in fibreglass and hidden...