RIGGING INSPECTION & BOAT REPAIRS - SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 117
July 19, 2018 by followtheboat | Language: EN Play Time: 00:19:40 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
What do you do when you find a cobra in your workshop? Our rigger isn’t phased about it… watch till the end! Subscribe for more sailing videos: https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe
We filmed most of this week’s episode when Liz was away in the UK, so while Millie supervised from above, Jamie got on with lots of boat repairs and maintenance above and below decks, including a second fuel leak.
We had a conversation with Jai, our rigger, about points to consider when making a rigging inspection. In the episode we show the first part of this conversation, but we think it was so interesting we have released the full interview on Patreon. It includes a discussion about using Dyneema for standing rigging.
The stainless team, Wit and Lek, get to grips with various jobs around SY Esper. Wit shapes the new Torlon log bearing, and shows us the best way to take out that temporary cutlass bearing from the pea bracket we added back in Pangkor. Clue: it doesn’t involve a big hammer!
And we made the decision to buy new anchor chain. The old one would probably have been OK for a while longer, but with our big plans for sailing to Alaska ahead of us, we thought it was sensible to renew it now.
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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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