Life is Like Sailing Archive – Page 2

I spent the day wandering around little town of Ganges on Saltspring Island and enjoyed the beautiful November weather we are having! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

This is the final episode for the 2014 November Cruise. I spent my last full day in Ganges wandering around the docks and taking it easy then left on Saturday for home. Unfortunately I didn't have the same exciting sail home as I did going to Ganges, but...

While I was in Ganges I had noticed the many interesting and sometimes surprising ways that boats are tied to the dock. One 46 sailboat had one line which was that yellow 3 strand floating braided line that deteriorates quite badly when exposed to sunligh...

I had the question recently regarding my internet and cable on the boat. Well as a full time live-aboard it is nice to have my own internet and the marina I am at provides the cable. Here is a quick video of how I have it all hooked up and how I am abl...

A stopper knot is a common thing to do for your lines, but putting the knot too close to the end of the line can make it difficult to get the load off our out from being jammed in a block. Take a look at the knots I used and where I put them on the lines....

Here is a look at the Transport Canada required safety equipment for my vessel. Of course I have done a few other things and have a few other items on board to make it safer, but this is the minimum. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislike...

A fun video of what we did today. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Here is part 1 of 2 for Safety Equipment Extras showing all the things I have done or added to my boat above what is required. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Here is Part 2 showing a few more things on the boat! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

With temperatures dipping below 0 Celsius recently I was reminded of how cold the cabin sole can get. Last winter I put down some foam mats and carpet, but I wanted to make something a little better for this winter. It is the first night and already I h...

A look at the propane systems on my boat and how they work. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Our first Christmas on the boat! :) www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Here is my one year anniversary video for my life as a live-aboard. Some reasons why I did it, some of my experiences so far and of course my future plans. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

A quick video on how I easily set up my jacklines for solo sailing.

Time to clean up a bit and get 2015 started. :)

A quick little dingy run around the slough. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

How I navigate when I am cruising or racing. Although the equipment I have is not super expensive or fancy, it does very well for what I need. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

A job I have been putting off for too long was fixing the head and holding tank systems. A broken Y-valve, old hoses and rusty stains made it an area I never liked to go. In this video I replace all the hoses, Y-valves and macerator pump. In the Spring ...

I took an afternoon trip to the George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island, BC. It is great that such an amazing place is so close to where I live. The sanctuary is 850 acres and has 7 km of walking trails. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebo...

A weekend with the kids means fun things to do. The first night we went to the Richmond Olympic Oval and you will have to see the next video to see the fun outing we did on the water. :) www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing www.lifeislikesailing.com

A fun little dingy trip with my daughter to Ladner Reach on a mid-February day! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

This video is more for the people that have limited knowledge or experience with sailing as I give a little demo and explanation of some of the lines on my sailboat. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

This video shows how the spinnaker pole is set up on my boat and how it is controlled using the 'guy'. I plan to make a spinnaker sailing video in the upcoming '2015 'Round Saltspring race which will show how to hoist, jibe and douse the spinnaker! ww...

A subscriber that had contacted me a while back came for a visit and here is a quick look at the project he was working on while his boat was up on the hard. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Just a bit of cleaning this week and bigger projects next week as I prepare to haul out. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

In this episode you see how the boat gets hauled out and put onto the hard and I explain what projects I plan to get done while the boat is out of the water. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

In this episode there is sanding, sanding and more sanding! I also show what I did to prepare the keel for the task of fairing it out and finally got some of the fairing compound on it. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

In this episode I applied primer to the keel and realize that this was the time that the last little imperfections really show up, but after a little more filling and sanding it looked better. I also taped off the water line which was exciting because t...

In this episode I get the first coat of primer on the hull only to find that again this is the time to see all the little imperfections. So another round of sanding smooth all those spots before I applied the second coat of primer. I also show a quick ...

In this episode I got my first coat of anti-fouling paint on and talked about the zincs on the boat. I'm no expert in chemistry, but I gave the best explanation that I could. I also look at some of the products used for this project. *the thru hull fi...

In this episode I got the last coat of anti-fouling paint on. Since it was the Easter weekend and I didn't want to delay getting the paint on I ended up just straining the the paint that had the debris in it rather than try and get it exchanged. The st...

In this episode you find out that part of my daily routine is chatting with my new neighbour James who has been sailing the world since 2007! You get to see how the stands are moved so I can sand down the areas that were under the pads and get some primer...

In this episode I get the final two coats of anti-fouling paint on. Things get pretty messy when you are on the hard when you have to spend all your time on the projects that need to be done so I start doing some general clean up. I also measured the dra...

In this episode I take a walk around the yard and get a lesson from James on how to service my Barient 28 winch! Bonjour James!! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

The final episode of the haul out series is here! You will see how I paint under the keel before going into the water and watch the boat travel back to where I like I like it best. Unfortunately once s/v Moonshine was back in the water I discovered som...

The second half of the head systems upgrade was replacing 3 thru hulls, valves and elbows, plus a new toilet. Because I was so busy working on other areas of the boat during my time on the hard, I hired someone to do this second par of the upgrade. Wel...