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Ep 198 | Exploring the Natural Beauty of Hook Island, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell

Magnus continues the job of sorting out the cutting of the new v-berth mattress to fit Nutshell. Wendy paints the locker lids to tidy them up a bit. We take Nutshell out to Stonehaven Bay and Nara Inlet on Hook Island and explore the stunning rock format...

May 21, 2020
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Play Time: 00:17:32

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Why did our boat explode?

We wanted to share the reason our boat exploded so that it won't happen to you.

May 23, 2020
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Play Time: 01:12:01

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Ep 199 | Unsafe Passage to Sawmill Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

Jun 09, 2020
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Play Time: 00:19:04

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Ep 200 | Foraging and Fixing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

It’s time to focus on sticking Nutshell back together again. Magnus glues the opening for one of the cupboard doors in the head. He attaches new catches to many of the doors which were damaged in the explosion. He searches searches through the bits an...

Jun 16, 2020
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Play Time: 00:17:55

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Ep 201 | We Have a New Reefurl Furler, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays, Australia

Magnus makes a start on converting our existing staysail into a furling one. He begins by removing the old bolt rope, which is too small, and then sewing in a new one, making various repairs to he sail along the way. We head out to Happy Bay but are thwar...

Jun 24, 2020
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Play Time: 00:23:41

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Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell

Magnus wrangles a dangerous snake and saves the girls from harm at the farm. We head off to Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays, with our youngest daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is n...

Jul 01, 2020
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Play Time: 00:24:11

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Ep 203 | Gearbox Failure … Again! Time for a New Engine, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

And, once again, we have problems with the engine, well the gearbox actually. After Magnus had spent hours rebuilding it, it suddenly fills with water! Magnus attempts a MagGyver fix, but is it enough to get us back to Airlie Beach or will we be stranded ...

Jul 09, 2020
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Play Time: 00:22:11

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Ep 204 | Odd Boat Jobs and a New Cockpit Table, Nutshell Workshop, Australia

This week Peanut gets a lot of TLC. Magnus installs a rail on her to help prevent damage when she comes alongside other boats and Nutshell. Magnus installs the Dragonfly echo sounder so we can poke in to the various waterways the Kimberley and check dept...

Jul 16, 2020
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Play Time: 00:14:47

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Ep 205 | Changing the Screen on our ST60+ Wind Instrument and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop

It’s a week of finishing things off, fixing stuff and finding a bargain sail! Magnus makes new stickers for Peanut. He fixes the impeller on the Honda outboard which has totally shredded! Plus, Magnus sorts out the broken ST60+ wind instrument which h...

Jul 28, 2020
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Play Time: 00:18:32

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Ep 206 | Short Sail to Funnel Bay and Start of Airlie Beach Race Week, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We have been hanging out to take Nutshell out for a sail but the weather has not been kind enough. I wouldn’t say that we are fair weather sailors but huge storms hit the coast and we had to delay heading off. After much fiddling Magnus finally manages ...

Aug 09, 2020
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Play Time: 00:12:17

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Answers to a lot of questions…

Sep 18, 2020
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Play Time: 00:12:56

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Ep 207 | Peanut Gets a New Outboard and a Sail to Butterfly Bay, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell

We drive down to Mackay to pick up our new outboard for peanut and Magnus, then head out for a test drive in the bay and through the Coral Sea Marina. Then its off for a sail to the reef, weather dependent. It’s a windy time and on the way we decide to ...

Sep 22, 2020
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Play Time: 00:23:57

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Ep 208 | Extreme Force Winds and We’re Out Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We are having issues with the water pump so Magnus pulls it apart to see what the problem is and hopefully to fix it. It’s very windy in the Whitsundays with extreme gale force winds reaching up to 46 knots and we’re out in it! But, it’s just great...

Oct 19, 2020
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Play Time: 00:20:57

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Ep 209 | Up a Crocodile Infested River on Peanut, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

Magnus is busy with jobs for Peanut and Nutshell. Peanut’s pimping continues with a new propeller guard and Magnus works on Nutshell’s new engine. It’s time for some chill time out on the water and Magnus takes the day off to go mud crabbing and fis...

Nov 04, 2020
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Play Time: 00:16:30

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Ep 210 | Rebuilding the Volvo Exhaust Outlet and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop

Magnus heads out the back of our block to clear the track and ends up stuck in a ditch which wasn’t there the last time we were back at the farm pre Cyclone Debbie! He continues the work on Nutshell’s Volvo engine’s exhaust outlet. More components ...

Dec 03, 2020
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Play Time: 00:14:23

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Ep 211 | A New Roof Top Tent and the Start of Our Quest for Beer, Across Australia Road Trip

With the announcement of the Western Australian borders opening, Magnus quickly booked a flight for the both of us to go over to Perth to catch up with family. We flew down to Brisbane for a couple of days to see our three daughters, then took a flight ov...

Dec 20, 2020
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Play Time: 00:25:25

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Ep 212 | Roof Top Tent Install and Our First Brewery, Road Trip Dash Across Australia

We do last minute tasks ready for our imminent dash across the top of Australia. We’ve got about 8500 kms to travel with two border crossings and breweries to visit! Before we head off Magnus makes a quick trip to Bunnings to get bits and bobs to instal...

Jan 02, 2021
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Play Time: 00:26:23

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Ep 213 | 550kms to Our Second Brewery, Exmouth to Karratha | Road Trip Dash Across Australia

We leave Exmouth and continue to head north, past Carnarvon and end up at Karratha and the second brewery of the drive across the top of Australia the North West Brewing Company. The roads are very empty and there aren’t many people around. It’s hot i...

Jan 24, 2021
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Play Time: 00:14:26

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Ep 214 | 835kms to Brewery Number Three, Karratha to Broome | Road Trip Dash Across Australia

We leave Karratha and after a roadside stop in the middle of nowhere with a cosy night in our new rooftop tent, we drive across the plains to Broome. In Broome, we visit Matso’s Brewery, which is number three on our list. After tasting a paddle we again...

Feb 16, 2021
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Play Time: 00:16:50

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Ep 215 | Pioneer Tales and a Dash for the Northern Territory Border, Australian Road Trip

We leave Broome and begin the long journey to Darwin. We’re in a bit of a hurry because we’ve got to make it through the Western Australia border before the chance of an outbreak of COVID in Queensland, which will put us into instant quarantine in Wes...

Mar 01, 2021
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Play Time: 00:24:13

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Ep 216 | Historic Outback Towns and Six Tanks Brew Pub, Across Australia Road Trip

Travel with us as we journey across the top of Australia, through the Northern Territory with its amazing vistas and extreme weather changes and into the state of Queensland. We visit the Six Tanks Brew Pub in Darwin and drive through many iconic Australi...

Mar 08, 2021
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Play Time: 00:29:34

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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
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Play Time: 00:14:02

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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
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Play Time: 00:19:03

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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
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Play Time: 00:17:56

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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
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Play Time: 00:15:03

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Ep 221 | Exploring Cid Harbour and a Confused Sail to Shaw Island, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia

Apr 15, 2021
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Play Time: 00:16:18

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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
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Play Time: 00:15:35

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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
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Play Time: 00:11:44

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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
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Play Time: 00:22:13

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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
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Play Time: 00:24:05

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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

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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
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Play Time: 00:14:55

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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
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Play Time: 00:23:08

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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
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Play Time: 00:15:18

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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
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Play Time: 00:13:36

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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

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