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Creative Solutions 2 Taming the Rats Nest aka Our Lithium Battery Box (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.183)
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Creative Solutions 2 Taming the Rats Nest aka Our Lithium Battery Box (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.183)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) 0:00 Intro 0:10 Recap 0:50 Battery Box Rewiring 3:13 Cutting into Cabinetry 5:01 Friends Helping Friend Lift a CenterBoard 8:03 Back to the battery box 15:30 Health/R...
Ticking Time Bomb; How to Replace Sailboat Steering Cables (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 182)
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Ticking Time Bomb; How to Replace Sailboat Steering Cables (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 182)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) 0:00 Intro 0:10 Replacing the wheel brake 11:33 Reassembling Steering Gear 19:05 Brookes Bday 20:26 Back at it ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ For business inquiries contact CalicoSkie...
The GRAND Reveal: Show Me Your Boot Stripe!!  (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 181)
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The GRAND Reveal: Show Me Your Boot Stripe!! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 181)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) 0:00 Intro 0:10 Medical Update 1:52 Calico is on the move! 3:10 Off to Mexico 7:30 WindStorm 8:41 Settling into Our New Spot 10:27 Finalizing the bottom 11:10 Feels li...
Get Back in your HOLE, Hunny! /Jackery Solar Generator (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 180)
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Get Back in your HOLE, Hunny! /Jackery Solar Generator (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 180)

@JackeryInc has just launched their flagship ‘Jackery Solar Generator 3000 Pro’ in Canada! Check out Jackery's official website: link: Use the code 'CA-3000Pro-YT' to enjoy early sale discount up to 499 CAD OFF (Validity period: April 26th - May 26th) Check out thei...
That Time We Cornered a SEVERAL Hundred Pound fish CAVE Diving
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That Time We Cornered a SEVERAL Hundred Pound fish CAVE Diving

Brian (@svdelos ) and Bill follow Plucky from @SAILINGintoFREEDOM into a sketchy crack in a reef in the San Blas Islands in Panama. Once through the pass, the crack opens up into caverns and caves. Bill and Brian follow a narrow, pitch black, chasm and are shocked to find a Goliath Grouper which is...
If at First you Don’t Succeed … Try, Try, AGAIN!  (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 179)
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If at First you Don’t Succeed … Try, Try, AGAIN! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 179)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) 0:00 Intro 0:10 Grace is back 1:42 Breakfast at Max's 2:02 Walkthrough of all the progress on Calico Skies 6:17 Wind Generator Reinstall 14:30 Rudder Reinstall ~-...
It’s See You Later 🥹💓 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 178)
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It’s See You Later 🥹💓 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 178)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) 0:00 Intro 0:10 Tracking the Canvas Guy's Down 2:24 Sad Goodbye's 4:10 Getting the new rudder installed 7:34 Off to the Machine Shop 8:25 Testing the steering...
The ONE product they’ll tell you to NEVER use on your Boat… And it’s our FAV🤪 (CSS, Ep.177)
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The ONE product they’ll tell you to NEVER use on your Boat… And it’s our FAV🤪 (CSS, Ep.177)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) 0:00 Intro 0:10 How to get the wind gen mounted to the arch? 1:03 Fitting our three new SunPowered Yachts 410w panels 3:16 Taco Time 4:29 More Barrier Coating 7:29 Inse...
The Secret We’ve Been Keeping 😧 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.176)
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The Secret We’ve Been Keeping 😧 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.176)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) This episode starts with a sweet recap of the bottom progress we've made on Calico Skies and the steps it took to get us here: Multiple rounds of fairing, sanding,...
Now you see ”them” … Now you don’t! Water damaged hull to SMOOTH Sailing  (CSS Ep175)
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Now you see ”them” … Now you don’t! Water damaged hull to SMOOTH Sailing (CSS Ep175)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) In this episode we work on finishing 'fixing' our mistake from last week and drill out the rest of the holes for the feet of the arch plus the backing plates ...
Our Costly Mistake: Please Don’t Do This w/ Your Arch Build! (CSS, Ep.174)
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Our Costly Mistake: Please Don’t Do This w/ Your Arch Build! (CSS, Ep.174)

Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon Crew for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) This episode opens with a status update on our arch build. Ricky our welder has begun his work and the supports that stiffen the structure are now in place. While he wo...
Work, work, work BUT Are We Making Any PROGRESS??? (Calico Skies Sailing,  Ep. 173)
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Work, work, work BUT Are We Making Any PROGRESS??? (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 173)

This episode begins with Bill working on the head's thru-hull for the sink. He is struggling to remove it for servicing which is a bit of a surprise given that we've exercised them before leaving on a 3 week break for the US. Finally after days of fighting with it it's extracted and r...
Can THIS GUY Successfully Engineer a Solar Arch In a Foreign Country?? (CSS, Ep 172)
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Can THIS GUY Successfully Engineer a Solar Arch In a Foreign Country?? (CSS, Ep 172)

Get Surfshark VPN at - Enter promo code CALICO for 83% off and three extra months for free! This episode begins with the sanding down of the now-cured fiberglass blisters on Calicos' hull. Next, Bill and friends Big D and Jared work together using Total Boat fairing compound to smooth out th...
Brand $New$ Rudder, But Will it FIT??? (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 171)
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Brand $New$ Rudder, But Will it FIT??? (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 171)

This episode opens with Bill cleaning the rudder stuffing box with a wire brush in an attempt to remove years of corrosion in preparation for new packing material. Next, Bill switches gears back to our new arch project and continues to remove items from the stern of the boat to prepare for the new s...
What Does it COST to Refit a 40 Year Old Sail Boat? Ep. 170
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What Does it COST to Refit a 40 Year Old Sail Boat? Ep. 170

This episode opens with a reveal of our plans to build a whole new arch system from scratch. We discuss how we ended up with our current 'franken-davits' with a brief blast from the past to our NY sailing days and first cruises on Calico Skies. We lay out our design considerations and wi...
Genius? Or Do You Have a Better Idea?? Livin’ Life on the EDGE in the Boat Yard 🤪 (CSS, Ep.169)
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Genius? Or Do You Have a Better Idea?? Livin’ Life on the EDGE in the Boat Yard 🤪 (CSS, Ep.169)

In this episode Bill begins work at the yard by dropping the rudder the rest of the way down, a continuation of last week's videos work. We've decided to have a whole new rudder made after discovering deep pitting on the stainless steel pipe. He needs to remove the bushing but to drop the ...
Rudder is TOAST: The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 168)
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Rudder is TOAST: The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 168)

In this episode Bill explains that the next project will be dropping the rudder because of suspect-looking pitting at the joint. Calico Skies is hauled out at Cabrales boat yard in Penasco Mexico and it's the beginning of a mini refit. For this project Bill first must first uninstall and remo...
Got Towed?! Sailboat Towing Other Sailboats 😂
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Got Towed?! Sailboat Towing Other Sailboats 😂

We hit a rough patch mechanically and had to get towed three times in six month. Two tows were done by fellow sailboat..SV Delos & SV Avalon. Check it out!
Boats n’ Holes! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 167)
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Boats n’ Holes! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 167)

This episode opens with Calico Skies being fitted into a travel lift. She's being raised up and out of the water and onto solid ground at the Cabrales Boat Yard in Penasco Mexico. Right away we can tell the bottom is not in great shape and since we haven't gone down to the barrier coat sin...
Adulting for the WIN, Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 166
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Adulting for the WIN, Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 166

This episode opens with a dinghy ride at sunset. We are driving, then cutting the engine to float and observe the very well camouflaged coyotes on the beach. It's a peaceful evening at dusk and we are in our element enjoying nature together surrounded by stunningly beautiful red cliffs. The n...
RADAR is BROKEN: Tens of Thousands of Miles on This Thing Can we FIX it? (CS Sailing, Ep165)
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RADAR is BROKEN: Tens of Thousands of Miles on This Thing Can we FIX it? (CS Sailing, Ep165)

This episode opens with Calico Skies leaving the dock in San Carlos after the hurricane has cleared out. Skies are sunny and clear and we set out on a 24 hour passage headed north west to get us back towards the area we were before the storm but also a bit further up the Sea of Cortez. Grace ends ...
Our Worst Fears, Witness to a Shipwreck in a Hurricane (Calico Skies Sailing,  Ep.164)
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Our Worst Fears, Witness to a Shipwreck in a Hurricane (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.164)

We arrive into San Carlos in the Sea of Cortez Mexico looking to hide from a massive hurricane that is less than 24 hours away. Because of our shallow draft and small size (36ft length, 4'2 draft) we are lucky to score a slip in a marina that is fully packed. We move from the anchorage into our...
Running Away from a  Hurricane…Without a Working Engine 😳 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 163)
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Running Away from a Hurricane…Without a Working Engine 😳 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 163)

This episode opens in the gorgeous Honeymoon Cay in the Sea of Cortez Mexico where Bill and Grace have just recently reunited after a 4 day separation. Grace had jumped aboard Delos to help out when our friend Kazza was sick. Now she's back, and better, so it's time to celebrate because it...
Change of Plans, I Have to GO (Calico Skies Sailing,  Ep.162)
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Change of Plans, I Have to GO (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.162)

This episode begins with an exceptionally rolly morning on the hook. Conditions have changed completely overnight and we are rocking and rolling so much that our buddy boat One Life can see the keel of Calico Skies! We decide to set a stern anchor to help steady us out but first have to dig out all ...
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