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An extremely economical sewing awl that can fit on any boat and is robust enough to deal with whatever the cruising life has to throw at it? This is why the Speedy Stitcher is a must have on our boat! If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, ...

It’s been a year since we installed our new multi-fuel stove, The Hobbit, on our sailboat. We’ve used it exclusively to heat our boat over this past (very cold!) winter, and it’s time to tell you what we think! The Hobbit SE by Salamander Stoves h...

A big part of cruising is looking after your boat so it can look after you. In the Mediterranean most of those jobs are done in the winter and the list can get very long. This is the part of cruising you don't often see on YouTube but it is part of the lif...

Adding a Hydrovane to Paragon is turning out to be a massive project. First there was the unboxing, next the mount was made, and now it’s time to adhere that mount to Paragon. What could possibly go wrong hanging off the stern of the boat with a heavy ...

Have you ever thought that it would be super fun to voyage to a beautiful anchorage in a sailing paradise and then... Spend ALL your time working with fibreglass??? Then you're in for a treat! Because it is time to start the installation process for our ...

The first 1,000 people to use the link or my code drakeparagon will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/drakeparagon04221 What is a wind vane? (It's a self-steering device...that's super simplified) Is there more than one type? (Yes!) ...

Hit with the news of an approaching hurricane in the Med, otherwise known as a Medicane. Things are never quiet when you live on a sailboat! If you enjoy the content and want to support us further then there are some suggestions below. Thank you, thank ...

This boat is driving us CRAZY - Sailboat Unforgettable (Unforgettable Sailing) When your boat have lots of wood on the interior it might start squeaking after some years, in our case, after 30 years everything is squeaking and driving us crazy!!! This ...

REFIT SAILBOAT: can’t believe it we are finally in the stage of final boat jobs for our bluewater sailing yacht a beneteau 57. The boat jobs with a refit sailing yacht are totally different than the normal boat jobs sailboat. Our bluewater sailboat a Ben...

FULL REFIT SAILBOAT: we are almost done with our sailboat project - a full refit sailing yacht. But oh my, these Lithium Batteries & navigational instruments are quite a challenge, especially if you try to let it work with old systems. And not to menti...

FULL REFIT SAILBOAT: we are almost done with our sailboat project - a full refit sailing yacht. Never imagined it would take us so long with the sailing yacht of a refit Beneteau 57. We can't wait to start sailing, but we couldn't start without our new bat...

Buying a SAILING YACHT: in this video the second part of our crazy story of losing and buying a Sailboat our bluewater sailing yacht a Beneteau 57. In this video we continue the story after Gerben bought the boat. We have a plot twits, he lost her. So this...