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These Things Never Made it on YouTube (showing mistakes hurt) | EE 136
Stuck up the mast and only one way down. Genuinely scared for my life, hanging by a thread. Also there are some things we haven't told you... Get an exclusive Surfshark deal! Enter promo code EVANS for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/EVAN...
HOT GLUE GUN BOAT YOGA | Sailboat Story 217
We install new ceiling panels in the forward cabin and Tambi demonstrates new boat yoga poses while simultaneously operating a hot glue gun. With the completion of this project, Molly's cabin has finally reached a state of completion where it no longer has...
Quick vs Right. Doing Things The Right Way
It's oh so tempting to do things the quick and easy way when working on boat projects. But inevitably the easy way makes for more work later on. Even though the generator is off of Starry Horizons, there's still a lot of generator components that need to...
Our Eight Year Refit Begins!
After almost eight years living aboard our catamaran and sailing around the world, Starry Horizons is due for a refit. We've got big plans, including removing our generator, adding more solar, swapping watermakers, reworking our shore power connection, fi...
Scratching Boat Projects Off The List (and adding a few more) | Sailboat Story 194
Some days you just have to go after some of the smaller boat projects that tend to accumulate. We remove the vinyl graphic from the side of the boat, rebed a leaky deck prism, remove an engraved belay pin board thingy, and work on our busted up cap rail. T...
Replacing The Cutless Bearing & Installing A PSS Dripless Shaft Seal | Sailboat Story 192
The Swabby, AKA Molly, AKA my best boat helper, accompanies me to FL where we get to work replacing a worn out cutless bearing, reinstalling the shaft, and installing a brand new PSS dripless shaft seal. Thank you for watching! ~ Ben, Tambi, & Molly ...
Rebuilding The Forward Cabin On Our Westsail 42 | DIY SAILBOAT REFIT | Sailboat Story 190
The time has arrived to get started on rebuilding the forward cabin of our Westsail 42. It's current state is one of general disarray and incompleteness. Really, the only part that's even partially finished are the boards on the wall, but most of those are...
Removing A Perfectly Good Windlass + DIY Fiberglass & Epoxy Deck Repair | Sailboat Story 180
The windlass that is currently installed on our boat is wrong in many ways. First of all, it's a vertical windlass, but a horizontal windlass is what was really needed. Secondly, it's location puts the motor obtrusively in the middle of the forward cabin...
Cutting Open A 44 Year Old Sailboat Holding Tank With A Sawzall | Sailboat Story 170
I cut open a 44 year old sailboat holding tank with a sawzall. While I'm at it, I also cut large holes in our fuel tanks to install larger inspection ports. Despite their destructive nature, these are actually necessary steps as we refit our old sailboat a...
Last Day On The Water Before A Sweaty Summer Sailboat Refit | Sailboat Story 157
Join us for a long, slow ride against the current of the St John's River as we draw nearer to the marina where we will haul out the boat and spend a sweaty Summer getting her ready for new adventures. ~ Ben, Tambi, & Molly | "SAILBOATSTORY" Don't f...
Cold & Rainy Project Hold Ups(Boatyard Difficulties)
It's been another difficult week here. Temperatures went very near to freezing..... plus it's been raining! Paint doesn't dry so well when it's cold and rainy! lol That pretty much sums up how this past week has been. I've been able to get several project...