Replacement of our original rod rigging our 1985 Niagara 35 to new 5/16 stainless steel wire at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Lots of decisions to make in this video dealing with the rigging. Going from rod to wire is going to take a lot of modificati...
Let's KICK OFF this third season, shall we! With a trip to Ft. Lauderdale where we get a great visit in with the super-knowledgeable Pam Wall, get some initial rigging hardware quotes on rod versus wire and ... well a funky little surprise at the end with...
Boat Tour No. 2! Follow along as Bob aboard s/v Partager (meaning "to share" in French) shares a tour of his boat, some system upgrades, some lessons learned and how he came to be called "Backwards Bob!" Let me know what you think of the SeaPower alterna...
Okay, you all called it. It's time to haul out. "Uncle!" we cried. But, we were proud of the demo we accomplished DIY style. Now it's time to take that same attitude to the shipyard and do this job with the professionals at www.perdidosailor.com so we ...
Seems our hack job didn't really pass muster and we have, in the words of Brandon with www.perdidosailor.com "a lot more to do." So, bad news and now a very BIG decision to make. What do you think we should do?
Lookout! The DIY'ers are on the loose. Have grinder, will cut. We made a real mess of things in the bilge, but we gutted the stringers. Tell me, what do you think of our end product? Are we done cutting?
First boat tour kids! We're going to set foot on different boats to help you find yours. This beauty is our buddy, Kevin's, boat and not only did he give us a tour but also some great advice for those who may be boat-shopping. Thank you again Kevin for ...
Mmm-hmmm, we make "hazmat" look good. First real dig into our rotten stringers. You'll be shocked to see how low we can go! Then we suit up solid to start buzzing into the fiberglass. Here we go! And, only $106 to go on our Give the Gift of Cruising c...
Prepping our boat for the fiberglass job took a lot of cleaning, a lot of a plastic and a lot of tape, cut mostly by my teeth! Pretty cool to see her all ready for surgery, though. Lookout rot! Here we come!
Big news kids! I'm going to give an invaluable gift of cruising to one of my Patrons. If you all help just a little, I can give something very BIG to one of YOU. I believe this is the best way to use my Patreon funds to give back with an exclusive Pam W...
It seems the boys at the shipyard like to pick on the DIY'ers. But, we can take a few light hits. We'll probably need their help along the way when it comes time to disassemble and fix all this stuff, so bring it on boys! Many thanks to the www.perdidos...
Complete rotten stringer repair documented in vlogs at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Here, we found out why our stringers rotted. You want to know? Mud clogging the weep hole in our mast step which allowed water to sit constantly in the step and event...
It's sad to see our mast lying lonely on her side at the shipyard. She loves to be standing tall, with lots of folks "hanging around." But I sleep soundly knowing she's got sunny, silky dreams to keep her warm. More sailboat silking at https://havewindw...
Watch us run around like chipmunks in time-lapse mode as we pull the mast. Pretty interesting to see her become completely detached and lifted away. Also, enjoy the Video Breakdown by Yours Truly!
Just a few last detachments (just a few, I swear!). This mast pull prep is no effin joke. But all that's left now are the rods holding her up. Here comes the crane!
You guys watch closely, because we're counting on you to help us put all of this crap back together. Preparing the boat to pull the mast turned into one heap of a mess, but don't let it get you down! Getting that stringer fixed will get us one step close...
Happy New Years kids! I thought it would be fun to give you guys a photo history montage of our sailing days, back before everything became YouTube history. Enjoy!
The only really bad thing about rod rigging is that she doesn't show her age, but we knew, at 30+ years, our original rods were getting up there. If we wanted to sail south next season, a re-rig was in high order. Let the debate begin ... rod versus wire...
Merry Christmas kids! As thanks for your support and encouragement this year ... a FREE eCopy of (the still #1 bestseller) Keys to the Kingdom. Shoot me an email between now an NYE and she's yours! -- [email protected] -- And enjoy this fun outtakes ...
We've got a TON of projects coming up kids, so I wanted to give you a little glimpse of what it is that motivates us when we're doing all of this scraping, cleaning, sanding and prepping. Plenty of cruising vids at https://havewindwilltravel.com/.
Because sometimes it just does, although our takeaway here was: check your chafe points. But, we were surprised to see our mast (even with a rotten base) stood up to some of the heaviest forces she has ever seen. This was, easily, our worst sail ever on ...
In honor of the Keys to the Kingdom release, I thought I'd share some footage with you of my last legal battle. Clearly, I had a hunger to win. Scarf it up -- then go get my new book!
Hard copy: http://www.amazon.com/Keys-Kingdom-rising-lawyer-losing...
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