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#56: Should the Surveyor Have Found Our Rotten Stringers?
"Why weren't the rotten stringers uncovered in your survey?" Many of you have asked this question so I thought it would be good to talk about this and pose the question to my followers as I am not sure the rot in our stringers could have been or should ha...
#55: First Gift of Cruising Winners!
This is it! Our first Give the Gift of Cruising Giveaway and I'm so excited I could almost fart! Congratulations to our winners, Lance and Shelly Hopson and a big thanks for being such good sports about the video contribution. I am pumped up now about g...
#53: Rotten Stringers Repaired with Coosa Board & Fiberglass
Complete rotten stringer repair at https://havewindwilltravel.com. From hot glue sticks to a plywood template to no-sh&* Coosa stringers buttered up and good as new with 160 layers of epoxy and fiberglass! Thanks as always to the hard-working crew at...
Boat #3: 1984 Sabre 34
This one really surprised even me. I've been aboard before but never had the opportunity to really appreciate the beauty and simplicity of the Sabre. A well-designed, trustworthy cruiser capable of housing a family of five. Wow. Enjoy the tour! If you...
#52: Stumped by the Rottern Stringer Repair
Complete repair documented at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Here, we start the rotten stringer repair! I know you guys have been excited to see this. The guys at Perdido Sailor finally busted out some proper (oscillating) tools on our rotten stringers...
#51: Replace the Rod Rigging or Switch to Wire?
Replacement of our original rod rigging our 1985 Niagara 35 to new 5/16 stainless steel wire at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Lots of decisions to make in this video dealing with the rigging. Going from rod to wire is going to take a lot of modificati...
#50: Rig Quotes and Wrong Notes
Let's KICK OFF this third season, shall we! With a trip to Ft. Lauderdale where we get a great visit in with the super-knowledgeable Pam Wall, get some initial rigging hardware quotes on rod versus wire and ... well a funky little surprise at the end with...
Boat #2: 1992 Catalina 34
Boat Tour No. 2! Follow along as Bob aboard s/v Partager (meaning "to share" in French) shares a tour of his boat, some system upgrades, some lessons learned and how he came to be called "Backwards Bob!" Let me know what you think of the SeaPower alterna...
#49: D.I.Y. = Do It (at the) Yard
Okay, you all called it. It's time to haul out. "Uncle!" we cried. But, we were proud of the demo we accomplished DIY style. Now it's time to take that same attitude to the shipyard and do this job with the professionals at www.perdidosailor.com so we ...
#48: Bad News, Big Decision
Seems our hack job didn't really pass muster and we have, in the words of Brandon with www.perdidosailor.com "a lot more to do." So, bad news and now a very BIG decision to make. What do you think we should do?
#47: We Can Dig It!
Lookout! The DIY'ers are on the loose. Have grinder, will cut. We made a real mess of things in the bilge, but we gutted the stringers. Tell me, what do you think of our end product? Are we done cutting?