We riveted in a new heart cypress plank into Nornas bottom. I wanted to capture some of the work Pete does, as he is a great carpenter and woodworker. He is super knowledgeable with boats and sailboats. Videos began to improve as I began to understand edit...
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This is the updates on the paint and some of the fun stuff we are doing while the boat is getting tented. We used Behr water based house paint to paint the hull. We also replaced the plank that had gotten eaten by torredo worms. We also replaced a thru hol...
We moved off of Norna for about a month in order to do some heavy work aboard. We needed to paint and varnish Norna inside. A plank needed to be replaced on the bottom, because some of the copper had corroded and washed the tar away. We also wanted to tent...
Here is the beginning of the haul out on Norna. We usually would haul out every winter with our wooden sailboat in Florida. We had a copper sheathed bottom on Norna at the time, and wanted to make sure all was well. Also have some updates to the work we we...
Hey Ya'll. Early posting today as we are hauling Norna out this week to do some work on the bottom. Typical things to do every year or two, check the bottom, paint, scrub... This video is our journey through the Windward Islands in the Caribbean north.
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This week was a busy one. We thought we would get together, record a practice music session and share a message of the work week aboard Norna.
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Hey everyone! Layla is a big part of living on a sailboat (that's our dog). Having her point of view is pretty fun, since she is a hunting dog. What to hunt on a boat? Well, there are fish and birds, and the occasional manatee or dolphin to bark at. Hope y...
This is our 25 day Atlantic crossing from Gomera in the Canary Islands to Grenada in the Caribbean. Check out PaperSailor.com to learn more about my book "Accidental Sailor Girl".
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Last weekend we had a yard raising party, I thought I would give you a little insight into how this is done. New videos are made every Saturday or Sunday, please visit www.papersailor.com to learn more about my book, "Accidental Sailor Girl". :)
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I know a lot of sailors who work a lot on their boat. Lately we have had a lot of things break, and need redoing, this is normal for any boat owner. The reason why we work on our sailboats and get them right, you ask? To go sailing, my friend :)
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Hey Ya'll! Posted early this week as I am having a book signing, tour of Norna, yard arm raising, bluegrass pickin' weekend. This is an informative video of gluing up our new boom using what is called "Birdsmouth Construction". Hope you enjoy the woodworki...
This video isn't what you think it is, but I am glad you joined in on it anyway. You know, a lot of people are afraid of hard work, afraid of getting dirty and sweaty. Just because someone works hard, and gets a little dirt under their nails, doesn't mean ...
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This week I am posting two videos. This one is a technical video of replacing a head gasket on a Perkins 4107, and the other is on a lighter note, The Do's and Dont's of Boating Part Two.
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This week I will be posting two videos. One will be a technical video of replacing the head gasket on our Perkins 4107, and this lovely video. :)
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This is posted a day early, going to be busy working on the VW bus this weekend. :)
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The question everyone has asked, both for themselves if they liveaboard, and from others who don't. Why do we live on our (sail)boats? I ask these questions here. :)
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Poor Pete, busy splicing rope, and we decided to have a little fun during it all... you know... gotta have some fun somehow. We also had just bought our VW and were just beginning to fix it up.
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Hey Ya'll, this is another part of our journey, from the Balearic Islands to Gibraltar in the Mediterranean. Check out my website PaperSailor.com to learn more about my book "Accidental Sailor Girl". Please like, subscribe, and share :)
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Gotta find a little humor in sailing. It can't all be serious... can it?
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For those who may not know the basics to a boat, here is a draw our boat tutorial. I may do a few spins off of this as I go so keep an eye my friends!
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Check out my book on Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KMCOR64 This video is posted early, the weekend will be filled with gluing up a new boom for Norna! This video explains our 9 month stay in Sardinia, while we waited for wind and weather to be nice f...
Weather can be a big factor in boating, keeping an eye on storms and winds can make or break any row into shore. I wanted to show some of the weather we experience while anchoring aboard Norna
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