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Sailing Hiraya Ep. 14: Sailing to the Sea of Cortez!
We stop at Angel island state park in California. The old buildings at the Immigration station and Fort McDowell are fascinating. Then our adventure really begins. We set sail under the Golden Gate bridge and Turn left! Are we ready? Can we really sai...
Sailing Hiraya Ep.13 How do I climb the mast?
I have to do what? After travelling to Rio Vista California, we finally put our sailboat into the water for the first time since owning her. When we stepped the mast we forgot to attach our lazy jack lines to our spreaders. We also did not tape up our vh...
Sailing Hiraya Ep:12 Highfield dinghy review
How fast does our Highfield Dinghy go? That is the question we are constantly asked. Our Highfiled RIB is rated for 15 hp. So we had no choice but to install a 15 HP Tohatsu outboard on it. Does it plane with the two of us? Yes it does!! Its fast and s...
Sailing Hiraya Ep:11 Boat renaming ceremony.
Can we rename our sailboat while in landlocked UTAH! How do you have a renaming ceremony while on land and not upset the gods? Will Poseidon forgive us and offer us safe passage on his seas? We could definitely use his blessing! We decided that Poseid...
Sailing Hiraya Ep: 10 Spectra watermaker Ventura 150
Spectra Ventura 150 Water maker. We decided that a water maker was a must on our sailboat. Once we decided to run our water maker on solar, the decision was easy. It was going to be a spectra water maker. We have fetched water in jerry cans before and...
Sailing Hiraya Ep:9 Sailrite, how to sew a dodger with a Sailrite sewing Machine
Can we sew our own dodger? We need to replace our dodger and add a bimini. We have owned a Sailrite lsz-1sewing machine for years, with the intent of learning how to sew. We have never done canvas work before, we have only sewn a few box cushions. Sewi...
How to replace a cutlass bearing! Sailing Hiraya Ep: 8
How to replace a cutlass bearing. What is a cutlass bearing? How do you replace a cutlass bearing? Do I need any special tools to replace a cutlass bearing? Special puller, no but it would have helped! I had all kinds of questions about cutlass bearings...
Hiking a volcanoe in Utah? Sailing Adventure Can’t Wait Ep:7
We explore Delta Utah. A small town a couple hours away from our home. We discovers extinct volcanoes, and a green energy scam from the early 1900's Amazon Dock Box: Go pro: https://amzn.to/3nPpEbS Wind screen: https://amzn.to/3GKQJFO The store on ou...
Sailing Hiraya Ep:6 Composting toilet! Natures head.
After a lot of research, we finally decided to replace our marine head with a composting head. We really are hoping that wew have made the right decision, what do you think? Is it going to smell? Will it be hard to clean? Will we like it? So many ques...
Sailing Hiraya Ep:5 Sailboat Restoration fiber glassing V birth storage.
We decided to convert our v birth from one large compartment, to six. We attempt our first fiberglass job. Are we going to like having smaller compartments? Amazon Dock Box: Vacuum storage bags: https://amzn.to/3EIszJU Storage containers: https://amzn....
Sailing Hiraya Ep:4 Sailboat restoration Painting the topside/applying nonskid.
We are still working away on our painting project. We spent most the summer sanding and painting the topside of our sailboat. It was a lot of work! We are feeling like we are in over our heads. Amazon Dock Box Soft Sand nonskid: https://amzn.to/3nlfCy...