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INSTALLING LED STRIP LIGHTING AND FITTING A NEW HATCH. Winter refit Vlog part 13.
Another job ticked off of the list. This week we finally get that hatch trim'd, sanded and fitted and install the LED strip lighting that we had fitted the wiring for a couple of weeks back. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
REPLACING AN ENGINE SEACOCK. Winter refit Vlog part 12.
So you may remember from a couple of weeks ago that we finally managed to remove the stubborn old sea cock from the top of our volvo sail drive leg. Well this week we replace it. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
CHOOSING YACHT UPHOLSTERY. Winter refit Vlog part 11
This week Ian finally gives in and we have some one around to give us a quote for recovering the seat cushions. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
WIRING LED ROOF LIGHTS AND REMOVING AN ENGINE SEACOCK. Winter refit Vlog part 10.
So after the struggles of last week, this week we actually manage to get things done. We finish off the wiring for the new lighting, finally remove that stubborn engine sea cock and begin the process of cutting out the boards for the new headlining. Music...
MOORING ROPES AND LINES. How we have ours setup. Winter refit Vlog part 9.
Work is progressing on sea Horse but we take a moment out to talk mooring lines this week. If you have your own mooring it makes sense to have your own specially made mooring lines to go on them, and if your going to make your own lines then make sure the...
ENGINE SOUND INSULATION AND INSTALLING LED CABIN LIGHTS. Winter refit Vlog part 8.
So this week we show you how the engine sound insulation worked out and then move on to other projects. Unfortunately for one reason or another we couldn't finish half the things that we wanted to start, so settled on installing the new lighting.... well ...
An update on progress and our plans for the next part of the refurbishment. Winter refit Vlog part 7
Quite a momentous occasion.... we have finished the varnishing! Thats a big tick on the list :-) No however we are moving on to other things and we update you on what our immediate plans are. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
2017 New Years Day dinghy race at Wilsonains. Ian goes sailing in an Alto dinghy
Ian always likes to get out on New Years Day and go sailing, and amazingly so do some others! even though its normally cold, wet and miserable. This year he left the covers on his Blaze dinghy and borrowed an Alto for the race and along with Adam a fellow ...
REMOVING A FLEXOFOLD PROPELLER. Winter refit Vlog part 6.
We needed to remove the propeller so that we could replace the zinc anode on the sail drive leg. We dont get to do the zinc, but this is the story of how we removed the propeller, and then cleaning it up ready for fitting back on, once the anode has been r...
Varnishing disasters! plus other stuff that needs doing. Winter refit Vlog part 5
This week, more varnishing... and not all of it goes to plan but we are making progress. Plus we show you some of the other things that we have been doing. For those that may be interested we got our acrylic sheet from Simply Plastics. https://www.simply...
Blue Water Yacht, an original song by the Foxwell family
An (almost) original song by the Foxwell Family. One of our subscribers, a fellow sailor with his own channel 'Just about sailing' wrote a song about his sailing and challenged us to do the same... so we did! We would love to know what you all think.... bu...
