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Ep 240 | Our Windlass is Broken! Hinchinbrook Channel, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 240 | Our Windlass is Broken! Hinchinbrook Channel, Sailing Nutshell
We decide to change our anchorage and putt around the corner to another creek in the Hinchinbrook Channel. We take Peanut out to have a look around and explore this majestic place. In a previous episode, Magnus noted that the windlass was leaking oil, s...
  • Nov 05, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:25
Ep 239 | Working with Tides, Hinchinbrook Channel, Sailing Nutshell Australia
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Ep 239 | Working with Tides, Hinchinbrook Channel, Sailing Nutshell Australia
We leave Juno Bay in wet weather and make our way around the corner to Orpheus Island and then on to the Hinchinbrook Channel which is between the world heritage listed Hinchinbrook Island and the Australian mainland. We anchor in the beautiful, tranquil...
  • Oct 28, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:20
Ep 238 | An Abandoned Leper Colony on Fantome Island, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 238 | An Abandoned Leper Colony on Fantome Island, Sailing Nutshell
In this episode we explore Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret sites which were once a leper colony. It was built from 1926 to 1945 by the Queensland Government. Thanks for watching. Until next time… Wendy and Magnus Music Credits: Music Credits...
  • Oct 21, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:26
Ep 237 | Installing Nutshell’s New Sinks, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 237 | Installing Nutshell’s New Sinks, Sailing Nutshell
It’s finally time to install the two new sinks in Nutshell’s galley. This is something which we have wanting to do for a very long time. We were restricted by the state of the plumbing underneath and also the fact that we hadn’t been able to really ...
  • Oct 05, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:40
Ep 236 | Back in the Water and Fixing Navigation Lights, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 236 | Back in the Water and Fixing Navigation Lights, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to get Nutty back in the water and where she belongs. We leave Rosshaven Marine and head back over to Magnetic Island. Then it’s back to Townsville again to pick up parts and explore the Strand foreshore. Magnus starts on the ‘simple’ j...
  • Sep 28, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:21
Ep 235 | Installing our Reefurl Roller Reefing Furler, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 235 | Installing our Reefurl Roller Reefing Furler, Sailing Nutshell
Now that we have our new sails we can finally install the headsail furling Reefurl Furler. It’s simple to install and is provided with easy to follow instructions. Nothing has been left to chance. Thanks for watching. Until next time… Wendy and Mag...
  • Sep 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:00
Ep 234 | Fitting Our New Precision Sails, Rosshaven Boatyard, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 234 | Fitting Our New Precision Sails, Rosshaven Boatyard, Sailing Nutshell
We’re up on the hard at the Rosshaven Marine boatyard. It’s time to sort the new sails out. Magnus begins by putting the new staysail on the Reefurl furler which we installed quite some time ago in 35 knot winds! Meanwhile Wendy is busy painting the ...
  • Sep 04, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:37
Ep 233 | A Broken Through Hull! Nutshell Gets New Sails, Sailing Australia
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Ep 233 | A Broken Through Hull! Nutshell Gets New Sails, Sailing Australia
Description Nutshell gets hauled out of the water and is given a good clean. It’s time to dig deep to find our painting supplies in the starboard aft cabin, ‘the shed’. Magnus goes about checking the through hull and finds that the one in the gall...
  • Aug 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:13
Ep 232 | Exploring the Magnetic Island Historic Fort, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 232 | Exploring the Magnetic Island Historic Fort, Sailing Nutshell
We head off for the long walk up to the historic forts on Magnetic Island. It’s worth the hike, if only for the amazing view from the top. On Sunday we take a look at the little market on the beach. Then it’s time to say goodbye to Magnetic Island a...
  • Aug 21, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:06
Ep 231 | Nutshell is Pretty High Tech these Days, Magnetic Island, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 231 | Nutshell is Pretty High Tech these Days, Magnetic Island, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to work on the solar regulars for Nutshell. Magnus does the install and wiring and we now have high tech stuff on Nutshell! We leave Bowen and make our way to Cape Upstart and check out the little beach and the ‘beach shacks’ which line th...
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:25
Ep 230 | Exploring Grassy Island, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays Australia
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Ep 230 | Exploring Grassy Island, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays Australia
We go ashore and explore Grassy Island and then slowly make our way up the coast to Gloucester Island. There’s a great pub nearby at Dingo Beach, but unfortunately we can’t stop there because the tides are not in our favour. A lovely sail… Thanks ...
  • Aug 06, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:36
Ep 229 | The Most Amazing Feeling! We’re Finally Heading North, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 229 | The Most Amazing Feeling! We’re Finally Heading North, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We leave the Great Barrier Reef and head back towards Airlie Beach. We stop on the way for a night at Black Island. After a couple of days of sorting stuff, installing a new water filter and tidying up the saloon, we finally actually leave and head north!...
  • Jul 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:18
Ep 228 | The Great Barrier Reef, Beauty and Wonder, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 228 | The Great Barrier Reef, Beauty and Wonder, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the beautiful Langford Island and Langford Reef and make our way out to the Great Barrier Reef, namely, Bait Reef and Hook Reef. Nutshell gets a good clean and we take Peanut out and about to look around and to try and find a pathway through the ...
  • Jul 21, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:08
Ep 227 | We’re Off! Day One and Our Shakedown Cruise to the Great Barrier Reef, Sailing Whitsundays
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Ep 227 | We’re Off! Day One and Our Shakedown Cruise to the Great Barrier Reef, Sailing Whitsundays
It’s day one and we head to the public jetty to fill Nutshell with water and give her a final wash-down before heading off on our sail to the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a shakedown cruise for us to make sure that Nutty is safe and ready for our imminent...
  • Jun 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:55
Ep 226 | Rejuvenated Cockpit, Mould Removal, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 226 | Rejuvenated Cockpit, Mould Removal, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s only a matter of days now before we sail away on Nutshell. There’s still so much to do but we have decided that we are just going to go and we’ll work out the details along the way! Like they say, sailing is just fixing things in exotic locatio...
  • Jun 10, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:25
Ep 225 | Learning to TIG Weld and Nutshell Repairs, Nutshell Workshop, Austraiia
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Ep 225 | Learning to TIG Weld and Nutshell Repairs, Nutshell Workshop, Austraiia
Magnus is planning on making the davits for Peanut and our dear friend, Bryan, is a welder so he shows Magnus the ropes. Magnus begins the repair on the lid of the front gas locker from Nutshell. The lid is very old and badly decayed so he goes about buil...
  • May 27, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:05
Ep 224 | We Need New Sails. Time to Measure Up. Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 224 | We Need New Sails. Time to Measure Up. Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With our sails coming to the end of their lives and needing regular minor repairs we have recently been aware that we probably need to address this issue especially for when we are in the Kimberley, which is a very remote location. We have also been decid...
  • May 14, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:13
Ep 223 | World Famous Whitehaven Beach, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 223 | World Famous Whitehaven Beach, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
Sit back and relax as we take you on a delightful bush walk up to the Hill Inlet lookout. Hill Inlet is at the northern end of Whitsunday Island and the view of Whitehaven Beach and the Inlet is absolutely breathtaking. So, it’s no surprise that Whitehav...
  • Apr 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:44
Ep 222 | A Notoriously Dangerous Passage, Timing is Everything, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 222 | A Notoriously Dangerous Passage, Timing is Everything, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
We leave the unimpressive Shaw Island and have a wonderful sail to Chalkies Beach which is opposite the world famous Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays. The planning for this trip is very intense as Magnus does the maths and checks it twice to ensure tha...
  • Apr 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:35
Ep 221 | Exploring Cid Harbour and a Confused Sail to Shaw Island, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 221 | Exploring Cid Harbour and a Confused Sail to Shaw Island, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
  • Apr 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:18
Ep 220 | Up the Creek, Rainy Days, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 220 | Up the Creek, Rainy Days, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
After spending quite a few very rainy days sitting out the weather in Gulnare Inlet we decide to just go for it and take Peanut up the creek in search of a potential cyclone bolt hole. It’s absolutely beautiful with mangroves, Norfolk pines and giant fru...
  • Apr 08, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:03
Ep 219 | Running for Cover, There’s a Storm Coming! Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 219 | Running for Cover, There’s a Storm Coming! Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
We leave Stonehaven Bay with a much cleaner bottom and sail across to Happy Bay. We don’t get to stay there long because there’s a storm brewing and we need to find a more protected anchorage. We can’t go forward because the forecasted winds are go...
  • Apr 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:56
Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With road trips, brewery visits and beer tasting over for a while, we get back to all things boaty. We fix the mizzen sail and make a new cover for the hatch, all thanks to Greg for the donation of the sail. We have a good friend on board, Simone. We hea...
  • Mar 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:03
Ep 217 | A Quick Visit to Bacchus Brewery and We Get a 10! Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 217 | A Quick Visit to Bacchus Brewery and We Get a 10! Nutshell, Australia
After arriving back at the farm, it’s a quick turnaround to swap cars and begin the drive south to Brisbane, to see our kids. It’s Christmas and whilst we are out Christmas shopping Magnus pulls in to an industrial estate and surprises me with a few a...
  • Mar 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:02

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