Live Chat - what are our plans for 2021?
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We've been blogging, vlogging and podcasting about living on our boat since 2005. If you love travel, sailing, fishing, diving and photography this might be the channel for you... Each week we post a 15-20 minute snapshot of what we did. It might cover anything from sailing, travelling, meeting people, fishing, cooking, shopping in exotic markets or hanging out on a tropical beach, to boat maintenance (there's a lot of that when you live on a boat) and tackling challenges or bureaucratic conundrums. There's also a fair bit of photography and diving. Even though the world continues to throw spanners at us, we love being perpetual travellers. And we've never regretted making the big leap into this alternative lifestyle for even a nanosecond. If we make you laugh or inspire you, then these videos haven't been a total waste of time. Pop round to the pub and share a drink with us... https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Jamie and Liz xx
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Our first live chat of 2021 (and we have a little surprise in store)…
00:00 Intro
04:04 What have we been doing since the last video?
07:07 Thanks for all your comments, messages and suggestions
10:54 Your suggestions on how we can reduce our workload
20:07 What do you want to see in our videos? (including 22:00 “Would you consider handing over editing to a third party?”)
30:46 How we present, shoot and edit our videos
33:00 How we make the drone footage work (and do you need a license?)
37:37 Where are we going next?
40:48 What pirate legends have you heard of in your travels?
42:25 OPEN QUESTIONS:
42:36 Will we be able to get the vaccine?
42:58 Thoughts on cruising in Vietnam?
44:17 What stargazing apps do we use and what’s the most awesome thing we’ve seen in the sky?
47:43 Thoughts on water-makers?
51:38 Wifi – do we have an LTE modem or just use our phones?
54:26 How do you get SuperChat?
54:54 Is it possible to pick up odd jobs while cruising?
56:47 What do you miss about being away from the UK and not living on land?
59:51 What’s your favourite whiskey?
1:00:45 Advice on solar arch on davits when Med-mooring?
1:02:09 Should you add minerals and vitamins to water-maker water?
1:03:09 Would you start yacht life this year?
1:05:05 How are we going to cope if we are stuck in Sabah for another year?
1:06:51 Are boat prices rising?
1:07:10 What is the best anchor?
1:07:27 What are our thoughts on EDM and music out of “Madchester”?
1:10:26 Where are we right now?
1:11:49 How do you live together successfully on a small boat?
1:13:17 Do we use an anchor alarm?
1:14:50 If you were to change boats, what would you have different from Esper?
1:19:02 What do we think of new single-masted Amel?
1:19:53 Batteries and voltage and super-capacitors?
1:21:08 How do I convince my wife to go sailing?
1:23:44 How much power from solar panels?
1:24:49 Is that Jamie behind us?
1:25:21 Will we ever bring back the old animated video?
1:26:08 Where do we stand on yawls?
1:27:14 Is Australia on our cruising plans?
1:28:31 How is Brexit going to affect us?
1:29:59 Will we sail to S America?
1:30:18 What is sailing like around west coast Canada?
1:32:35 When do the daily videos start?
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▶️ Total boat refit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr
▶️ How to repair and service a watermaker on a sailboat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtusFRQLIo
▶️ We strip our WATERMAKER, replace the MEMBRANE & DROP IN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJtLHTjf5S4&t=4s
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Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
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