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Wishful Thinking is hauled out on Leros island in eastern Greece for the European winter. We pack away the sails, service the engine and seacocks, fog our dinghy outboard and do lots of other jobs to prepare to leave her for the winter. We engage a technic...

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In this video, we are installing ELCO electric outboard motor with epropulsion batteries to our Highfield dinghy. Electric outboard motors are becoming increasingly popular as they believed to be more environmentally friendly and require less maintenance t...

Goofy Gooseneck Ep65 This time on Sailing Intermission we bought a new outboard for the dinghy. Our gooseneck which connects the mizzen boom to the mast has seen a better day and needs to be repaired or replaced. The air conditioner which cools the front ...

This time on Sailing Intermission we actually get out on the water. Well…sort of, we did it dinghy style. Glad to have the outboard motor working after a false start. Since the 20 year old Avon life raft cannot be recertified, we decided to deploy it an...

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When we replaced our old trusty Yamaha 6hp outboard with a new Mercury 15hp 4-stroke we also needed to replace the old rail bracket to hold the outboard during passages and when not in use. We selected the popular Edson bracket as they are rated to handle ...

We're taught a valuable lesson as we try to speed through our projects and almost get ourselves in trouble.

You just found the EASIEST D.I.Y. Outboard motor stand on YouTube! If I can build it, then so can you! This outboard mount for my 20hp Honda motor is very strong and only takes 15 minutes to build. No skills necessary! If you have your own drill and saw, t...

Today at our Sailing Yacht Refit we do a lot of things to our fixer upper sailboat - all to sail around the world and true off grid living! After electric outboard motor test we are seriously considering adding 'get home' ELECTRIC boat ENGINE for our steel...

Back on board after spending 5 weeks family time in Germany, it's time to get ready to leave Tahiti again and sail back to the Tuamotus, as Cyclone season is starting! But... again we have some problems! Our outboard engine doesn't work really anymore, w...

We live aboard our antique sailboat, Temptress, where we (Emily and Clark) fix almost everything ourselves. Our past 2-stroke and 4-stoke repair videos were a hit, so here’s another outboard tip for you today. This is an easy trick that we’ve shared wi...