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We went to the beach for some snorkeling. It was too rough and the water was stirred up so that was a bust. Took our Electroscan unit out and installed a holding tank for the forward head. Decided to go to Key West for awhile. At lunch (Poke bowl with Salm...

Well as you can see from the thumbnail sometimes holding tanks go wrong. In this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels we deal with the unpleasantness of poo. The reality of life on a boat is that it's not always rainbows, beaches and bikinis! Everybody poops!...

We are trying so very hard not to bore you with more videos of us just fairing and sanding, although that is basically what is taking up 90% of our time right now. And although more primer should be going on very very soon, we didn't think you'd be intere...

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...

Heads!! Sea toilet issues again!! Well I don't know how many times you can actually get blocked heads, but on our boat we've had our fair share. In this latest video, Jen goes overboard in the dark to try and clear the outlet with a plunger! --------------...

Episode 134: Part 2 of our holding tank install. Watch part one below 👇 https://youtu.be/n_kbgD3Wjfk We had to decide if we wanted to have the debris from our toilet flush straight through our holding tank and then out to the ocean if the valve is turn...

Episode 133 Part 1 of our holding tank install. We have put off putting in our holding tank because man we thought this job is gonna suck!! Holding tanks are part of a lot of countries regulations so it was a job we had to do. Thank goodness for our favori...

Cleaning the fuel tank results in a full replacement. I replace my head and holding tank with a simple 5 gallon composting bucket. Follow me on instagram @SamHolmesSailing If you’re interested in contributing, links for patreon, venmo or paypal are b...

Just some random adventures while I’m waiting to get back to my boat in Florida. I try out a wakeboarding at a cable park. Then my buddy shows me how to pump out a holding tank and we go for a sail in Pedro. Then we hike and fly our paragliders and I als...

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Join us as we answer your frequently asked questions while sailing our yacht at no less than 6.5 knots (which is pretty fast for us!). Topics covered: 00:37 Why we chose a Holding Tank over a Composting Toilet 02:14 Could the Toilet Pump be Used as a Bil...

In episode 47 Scott and Ally try to figure out what stinks on their boat and where the awful smell is coming from. We own a 2002 Bayliner 4087 Aft Cabin MY. We thought our holding tank was leaking....turns out it was the inline vent that needed to be repl...