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A little wood work, a little engine work, and a little sewing. Killing some time until the more pressing issue of rebuilding our transmission is possible. Garrett and I are starting to realize we have to throw out the idea of a “plan.” Too many moving ...

Having transited more than 50 locks on the great loop, Jamie gives advice on locking through on the Erie Canal. Never a dull moment on board Jupiter2. If you get value from our videos whether entertainment or education show it by supporting our channel. ...

The day has come....the key to Americas great loop. We need to get our air draft down to below 17ft to complete the Erie Canal. And we HOPE our preparations have been adequate. And....we receive the most amazing news. If you get value from our videos whe...

So exciting to be here in the big apple. And our new mate Steve really took great care of us. Princess experiences her first ever sail on a monohull!... and finally we take Jupiter right up to the base of the statue of Liberty! If you get value from our...

We bang our heads on our fuel problems some more with hopefully positive results. Then the winds come howling in and force us to stay in one place.

Preparations are complete. Finally we begin America’s Great Loop. Although we will not be completing the entire route, we are doing the most committing passages through the Erie Canal into the Great Lakes, and down the mighty rivers to the Gulf of Mexico...

After 10 days of hard labour, we are ready to launch Jupiter2. Now on a mission to complete the "Great American Loop" we waste no time. First stop in Norfolk, Virginia... home of the largest Naval base in the US and headquarters of NATO. Join us aboard the...

When voyaging the galaxy on a performance cruising catamaran, you pick up the odd ALIEN lifeform. Finally its a good time to clean out the diesel bug from a few years ago, which called our fuel tank home. What's living in YOUR fuel tank? We continue on the...

Our old sail cover was disgusting and damaged and we needed something better protect our BRAND NEW SAILS! We searched online for pre made sail packs and the cost was too much for our budget. So, we were lucky Our friend loaned us his Sailrite machine , and...

Finally an opportunity arose to compare the Sailrite Ultrafeed with my cheaper, but apparently very similar Reliable Barracuda... I couldn't let this opportunity pass, since i had recently be searching Youtube for this exact information. No bias, honest co...

At sunrise we noticed a break in the wind, so we unfurled our jib and lowered it . Matt also takes a look at the other canvas and vinyl projects to be done. Soon we will be taking on these projects with our brand new industrial sewing machine by Sailrite.

Almost three years ago we bought a Sailrite LSZ-1 Ultrafeed Walking Foot sewing machine. We felt that we needed a machine for safety in case we had to sew sails in remote locations and especially as we were planning a Pacific Ocean crossing. We did resea...