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Over two months, Emily built a lightweight wooden boat, to be used as a sailing, rowing, and motoring dinghy for S/V Temptress. This model i...
A special holiday "greeting card" from Emily and Clark aboard S.V. Temptress, along with Bums on a Boat, Sailing Fair Isle, Barefoot Sail & Dive, and other sailing friends around the world.
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While we're in the Bahamas, we volunteer to host trivia for other cruisers at a local resort. We mix it up with trivia questions, "name that tune" and bonus rounds. Here's a complete game of trivia, hosted by Emily and Clark, so you can play along at home....
Happy New Year to everyone out there! We hope that for all of us, 2021 runs a lot more smoothly than 2020 did. Special thanks to all of our Patrons who have kept us going this past year.
Here's a Trivia Night Video from our Patreon archives (from a time w...
We live aboard our antique sailboat, Temptress, where we (Emily and Clark) fix almost everything ourselves. Today's Capable Cruising Guide video is all about Lead vs. Lithium Batteries—how they work, how to combine them, and how not to screw it up! This ...
We live aboard our antique sailboat, Temptress, where we (Emily and Clark) fix almost everything ourselves. Today's Capable Cruising Guide video is a follow-up from last week, when we talked about adding Lithium to a Lead battery system. This week, we talk...
In this video, Emily does some clear-coating, fiberglassing, and filleting to prep the seats, bulkheads, and inspection ports as she nears the sanding stage of her Eastport Nesting Pram build project.
About this series: Over two months, Emily built a lig...
In 2020, we sailed the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and the Dominican Republic. We did some major repairs. We lost our mainsail. And now we have some medical bills. Did we meet our $1000/month liveaboard budget? Was leaving the states worth it?
In this Ad...
Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. When we arrived in Luperon, we measured our main and ordered a new one from China. In this video, we unbox it to take a look at the workmanship, take off the old sail, and pre...
Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall.
In this video we bend on our new mainsail. We were very concerned about whether it would fit or not. After all sending it back to Hong Kong from the Dominican Republic woul...
Today, we take a look at the quality of our new mainsail. Then we head to the boatyard to refurbish our old battens and work on a couple of side projects before returning to Temptress and wrapping up this project!
Note: This is the third and final part o...
This month of liveaboard life was not fun or typical. There were hospital visits, viruses, and big purchases for Clark's new Hybrid Lithium-Lead Charge Controller (HLLC) invention. (Spoiler alert: We went over our $1000/month budget. Can you guess how much...
Emily breaks down the 5 knots we used aboard our antique sailboat, including a couple that most sailors have never heard of. Learn why we chose these ones, and when to use them. Grab some rope or line, and practice along with slow-motion clips!
IN THIS EP...
This month we haven't done much except eat, sleep, and not get anyone else sick. We haven't been tested, but it looks like we caught something (maybe THE something) while we were in the hospital last month. This isn't a log video, but here's a look at our ...
Clark breaks down the different types of rope/line we used aboard our antique sailboat, covering materials, construction, and uses of each.
IN THIS EPISODE
Intro [00:00]
Why you need to know about line [00:19]
What we're talking about today [00:38]
Common...
Boat tour: the galley episode. Emily gives you a detailed look at all the tools, systems, and appliances we use in our tiny floating kitchen here aboard Temptress—a 1967 Creekmore 45 sailboat. Filmed in March 2021.
MY FAVORITE KITCHEN HACKS (Includes s...
Expert rope work is the hallmark of a competent sailor. Knots will get you through, but there's nothing like being able to splice your own lines to make you feel like a true sailor.
Burying the tail of parallel-core, double-braid line can be quite a ch...
This month of liveaboard life was fairly uneventful as we both recover from the virus. Clark has an update about his Hybrid Lithium-Lead Charge Controller (HLLC) invention, and we came in well under our $1000/month budget.
Apologies in advanced for the ...
In this episode, Clark gives an overview of how refrigeration works on a boat. (This is the beginning of a few videos about our fridge and our high-efficiency air conditioning aboard Temptress.)
IN THIS VIDEO:
Beginning of Video [00:16]
What is a fridge, ...
Last week, Clark talked about how refrigeration works. This week join us as he tears into our boat's leaky fridge to fix a leak.
IN THIS VIDEO:
-Introduction [00:00]
-Fixing a Fridge [01:04]
-Evaporator [02:00]
-Compressor Sled [03:00]
-Looking for Leak...
Want to know how to recharge your refrigerator yourself? It's really not that difficult. In this video we take you through the process of making sure you have just the right amount of refrigerant in your system.
This is the third and final part in our m...
Today, Emily shows you some basics of epoxy by repairing and refinishing our old wooden oars.
IN THIS VIDEO:
Introduction: [00:19]
Tools Needed: [00:46]
Prep: [01:26]
Mixing Epoxy: [02:26]
Thicken Epoxy: [03:57]
Dry-Fitting [04:38]
Spreading Epoxy: [04:5...
This month we came in well under our $1000/month budget, and we'll soon be armed and ready to do some more travel.
Introduction: [00:00]
Welcome: [00:50]
General Updates: [02:10]
Weather: [04:36]
Boat Projects: [05:22]
Budget: [08:12]
Livestream: [11:28...
Today on "Show Us Your Dinghy," we interview Clark about our Lund Aluminum 12-foot dinghy.
Clark talks about what he likes, dislikes, maintenance, storage, features, and why he keeps choosing aluminums over inflatables.
"Show Us Your Dinghy" is an non-...
*** I made a mistake in this video. I say it's running at 2000 BTUs and can be turned up from there. It's actually producing 4000BTUs and can be turned up over 5000 Power numbers are correct of course so it's twice as efficient.***
Today's long-awaite...
WhatToday on "Show Us Your Dinghy," we interview Karl about his Takacat LX series inflatable catamaran.
Karl talks about what he likes and dislikes, the motor he uses, and whether he would recommend the Takacat as a cruising dinghy.
"Show Us Your Dinghy...
In this video, we give our monthly update for May. We have decided on our hurricane season plans for this year and we report updates on our various boat projects.
Introduction [00:00]
General Updates [00:55]
Weather [01:37]
Boat Projects [02:27]
Daily Lif...
NOTE: The live stream begins at approximately [21:04]
Welcome to our first livestream! We’ll begin at 2pm EDT and stream until around 3pm EDT.
Please use the CHAT BOX to say hello and tell us where you are watching from! (Example: “Hello from Mark ...
Today's question comes from David, a singlehanded sailor who wants to know how to meet people, make friends, and have a social life on the water. So today we share some best practices. (We also share things NOT to do if you want to make cruising friends.)
...
After 3 months, our dinghy is VERY dirty. Here's what it was like to scrape it all off.
See all the products we used to improve our aluminum dinghy here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/emilyclarksadventure?listId=1LGG2ZIS3X9P3
Have questions or comments? L...
Today, we are installing wheels on our dinghy. Why? Clark explains some reasons they are useful.
These are Wheel-A-Weigh Extra Duty wheels from Davis Instruments. Clark bought some similar wheels from Davis Instruments 20 years ago, and they are still in...
We just had the first hurricane of the season come by our island. Thought we would let you in on our thought process for preparing for and dealing with hurricanes.
Have questions or comments? Leave them below! We do our best to read and answer all commen...
Our monthly sit-down to talk about where we are, what we're doing, and how much we spent living aboard our antique boat in the Dominican Republic.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Location & Conditions [00:50]
General Updates [01:46]
Boat Projects [02:37]
Daily Life...
Welcome to our July 2021 livestream! We’ll begin at 2pm EDT and stream until around 3pm EDT.
The live stream starts at [22:00]
Please use the CHAT BOX to say hello and tell us where you are watching from! (Example: “Hello from Mark on S/V Sailboat...
Today, Emily sits down with 3 other female friends in the harbor to chat about how they transitioned from being landlubbers to liveaboard sailors in recent years. We'll let you in on the conversation, and 4 different perspectives (though there are MANY oth...
How long do we plan to live on a boat? Is Clark sick of sailing after 30 years? What will we do if we ever want to (or have to) stop sailing/liveaboard life? While we can't know what the future holds, here are our current thoughts on this subject.
Have q...
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