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If you want to save money and raise your mast back up after the Erie Canal or Champlain Canal come here. You have to do it yourself but you'll save a few hundred dollars. Filmed October 2023. If you like what you see don't forget to give us the thumbs up!...

Episode #162 : Sailing Dreams : STEP UP! Hello Friends! On this weeks episode we re-step the mast on SV Decatur. A rather surgical process especially considering that we had to first sit it down on the mast shoe, align it, mark the shoe then pull it up ...

If you are like us sailing on a budget this video is for you. Find out where you can raise your mast by yourself for only $55. And finally we'll be able to no longer motor everywhere but also start sailing down the Hudson River. If you like what you see d...

BUY A SHIRT: https://www.bonfire.com/animateys/ ************************************************************** FINALLY, after over a year of waiting and working, it's time to splash the boat. The travel-lift raises Sandflea from her stands and slowly r...

A lot has happened since we took our mast down - what was supposed to be a simple job, of course turned into something more complicated. It was also compounded by Robi injuring his thumb and not being able to lead our project as easily. But we plowed thro...

We completed our three-month stint at the yard, documented in complete detail at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Phillip says "Take that 'Hard Times on the Hard!'" We are out of the yard! Looking back, though, it almost seemed easy. Almost. But it was...

Here comes the Hotstepper! And here comes the hi-mods. Watch as we step the mast and install mechanical fittings (hi-mods) on each of the stays and shrouds to complete the final phase of replacing our original 1985 rod rigging with uniform 5/16 stainless...

We are forced to trade in our old outboard engine for a new used one, and we answer that age-old question, how do you raise the mast on a small C&C 24 sailboat? Also, we give you a tour of Maiweh's electronics, and reassemble the rigging to be able to ...