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00:00 Introduction 01:33 SD60 upgrade 06:50 Test in shipyard 07:39 Replacing depth transducer 10:49 Installing prop shaft 14:25 Splashing the boat 16:33 I screwed up! 18:49 Sea trial 23:04 Jamie comes back! We continue to upgrade the SD50 to the S...

Welcome to the latest episode of "A Boaters Guide" series. Here are all the links I could think of to include, let me know in the comments if you have any additional questions. The Gold Standard for Cruising Info: https://www.noonsite.com Noonsite ha...

After having the deck of the bow rip clean off the hull, things go from bad to worse as we develop a very concerning knocking noise inside the Saildrive. It's so bad that we end up having to do an emergency haul out.... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged La...

Episode 360 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we make way for Greville Harbor on D'Urville Island. We were faced with a very tricky shallow pass that proved stressful but we made it through safely. On...

Episode 359 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we depart Pelorus Sound bound for D'Urville Island on a flat calm day. We enjoyed a glassy passage through Stephens Pass and made our way into Port Hardy....

This week we try sail around the northern end of New Zealand, but firstly have smoke coming out of the engine room, then we hear a knocking noise coming out of he Saildrive, which puts a halt on the entire New Zealand Circumnavigation! 00:00 Introduction 0...

Episode 358 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we head ashore to smoke the fish Rhonda caught in our new Kiwi Sizzler smoker we had picked up in Picton. We used Al Brown's recipe for smoking the fish h...

Episode 357 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we slip the mooring line after the storms had passed and made our way to Ketu Bay. We had heard that there was good fishing to be found in this bay and af...

In this episode we continue to grind fiberglass inside the forepeak of the boat where the deck tore away from the hull, which is NEVER fun... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing a...

Episode 356 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we leave Havelock and make way for the remote anchorage of Chance Bay on the advice of our new friends Nigel and Dale of SY Keiren. We were happy to find ...

Episode 355 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we depart Long Bay and head up a very tight channel to the small town of Havelock at the far end of Pelorus Sound. After getting fueled up and the water t...

Episode 354 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we enjoy a short sail to Long Bay and explore the coves and beaches of Kenepuru Bay. Rhonda made some fresh tea, loaded up the thermos and we headed out f...