MJ Sailing
December 06, 2009 SAILING YOUTUBERS
Sailing the world to see the world! We're a couple of high school sweethearts in our late 30's that have been on the move for 9 years; creating videos of the ups, the downs, our triumphs and our trials. After circumnavigating the North Atlantic in our last boat Serendipity, (1989 Sabre Targa 34), we took on a 2 year complete refit of our new boat Elements of Life - a custom aluminum 37' monohull. After sailing her to the Arctic, we sold her in 2020 to begin our newest project of building a 42 ft catamaran. Check out our website for more information, and support us by subscribing to our channel and liking our videos. Want to support the production of our videos? - Become part of our Patreon family and get videos before anyone else! - https://patreon.com/mjsailing - Make a donation through the PayPal link on our website - http://mjsailing.com - General inquires, please contact us at: admin@mjsailing.com
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- Joined: December 06, 2009
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- Videos: 404
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- Latest Video: March 29, 2025
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Sailing the world to see the world! We’re a couple of high school sweethearts in our late 30’s that have been on the move for 9 years; creating videos of the ups, the downs, our triumphs and our trials.
After circumnavigating the North Atlantic in our last boat Serendipity, (1989 Sabre Targa 34), we took on a 2 year complete refit of our new boat Elements of Life – a custom aluminum 37′ monohull. After sailing her to the Arctic, we sold her in 2020 to begin our newest project of building a 42 ft catamaran.
Check out our website for more information, and support us by subscribing to our channel and liking our videos.
Want to support the production of our videos?
– Become part of our Patreon family and get videos before anyone else! – https://patreon.com/mjsailing
– Make a donation through the PayPal link on our website – http://mjsailing.com
– General inquires, please contact us at: admin@mjsailing.com
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CATAMARAN BUILD: From Seams to Smooth – Cabin Top Progress Continues
From three pieces into one, we're now continuing work on our cabin top. A coat of primer brings our cabin top seams closer to disappearing—plus adds vital UV protection to the fairing work beneath. In this week's video we turn to work on the exterior an...
OH GLORIOUS SANDING!! All The Tools We Use to Get the Job Done (MJ Sailing – Ep 353)
Last chance to enjoy the Early Bird Deal for Everfrost 2: Pay $10 now to save $300 later, plus get a free gift: https://ankerfast.club/jmsb9o #AnkerSOLIX #Everfrost2 #electriccooler #outdoorfridge #campingfridge Once again we apologize for the silence thr...
Why You Haven’t Heard From Us the Past Month (MJ Sailing – Ep 352)
Temperatures dip well below freezing as we try to stay warm aboard our 31' liveaboard boat during our off hours, and we work hard to keep the catamaran at a minimum of 55 degrees so we can continue to work through the cold. We wish we had a more interest...
DIY Boat Builders Attempt a Professional Paint Job (MJ Sailing – Ep 351)
Use code 50MJSAILING to get 50% OFF plus free shipping on your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/4fLjcfw! We are SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY to bring you this episode because it is a moment we have all been waiting for, for so long. Years, in fact. This week we...
Protecting Our Hardwood Trim with Clear Epoxy (MJ Sailing – Ep 350)
From epoxy challenges on our wood trim to an inspiring interview with Steve of Acorn to Arabella, this episode is packed with stories and skills! In this episode, we feature the hardwood trim, which we had mentioned in our interior time lapse video, went ...
From Empty Shell to Cozy Home: Catamaran Interior Time-Lapse (MJ Sailing – Ep 349)
Watch as we start with two empty hulls and a bare bridge deck and piece by piece, turn it into our future home and living space. Get your hands on the sleek and stylish Level8 luggage: https://www.level8cases.com/discount/MJSAILING10 Use code: MJSAILING10...Watch MJ Sailing From The Beginning!
Hiking Pico Ruivo
Trying to hike Pico Ruivo in Madeira on a very windy day.
Landscapes of Maderia
Views from Funchal and Sao Vicente, Madeira. An Atlantic Island 500 miles off the coast of Portugal.
Sailing Conductors feat Jack Mantis @ Indiantown Marina
Random Saturday night jam session at Indiantown Marina featuring Jack Mantis on guitar, Hannes Hafenklang on bongos, and Ben Bart on cello.
Snorkeling West End Bahamas
Snorkeling off the beach of Old Bahama Bay Marina & Resort in West End, Grand Bahama Island.
A Walk Through of s/v Daze Off, Trisalu 37
A quick walk through of our custom aluminum 37 ft sailboat, Daze Off. She is a Trisalu 37 built in Quebec in 1983. This is how she looked we purchased her in 2015, after sitting in storage for 8 years.
Walk Through of s/v Daze Off – Trisalu 37 – 4 months in to renovation
This is a walk through of our custom built aluminum boat, a Trisalu 37, while we are 4 months into her renovation. She is undergoing a complete refit where we are replacing the entire interior and as well as fixing up the exterior.
We’re preparing for Hurricane Matthew
Just a quick clip describing where our boat is and what we've done so far to get ready for Hurricane Matthew. *And no....we don't actually expect we will roll over.
Welcome to the Boat Graveyard (EP 1 – MJ Sailing)
Click subscribe to follow all our adventures. Please become a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/mjsailing Check out our previous sailing photos on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mattandjessicasailing Our first entry in our video series after cruisi...
We’ve Got a Hurricane Headed Our Way (EP 2 – MJ Sailing)
We prepare our boat for Hurricane Matthew, and watch the chaos around the marina as others prepare as well. After the storm has left and we can get back to boat work, we go to work on adding maple to our cabin sole. Then we finish up with a Q&A of som...
Seam Ripper Come Rescue Me ( EP 3 – MJ Sailing)
It's time for cushions! After sitting on hard wooden surfaces for too long, we cut 4" cushion for our forward salon, and Jessica has the task of making covers out of Brisa. We also take advantage of a cool spell to put non-skid paint on our deck. Cheers ...
Making Companionway Stairs Out of Cherry Wood (MJ Sailing – EP 4)
As part of our remodel, we're making a new set of steps for the companionway, and just like the rest of our trim and cabinets, they'll be made from a combination of cherry hardwood and plywood. Plus...these new steps will house a secret compartment! Whil...
Naked Pictures? I Don’t Want That (MJ Sailing – EP 5)
We're back on the water! Only for a night, and on a friends boat, but we'll get there ourselves someday. Take a glimpse at what our cruising life used to be like as we visit our friends Cati and Johannes on their catamaran in Ft. Lauderdale. We drink cai...
Thanksgiving Festivities at Our Marina (MJ Sailing – EP 6)
This week we mix work and fun as the marina we're staying in throws their annual Thanksgiving festivities. Three nights of bands, food, and beer; all leading up to a Thanksgiving day feast. Through the festivities we also manage to squeeze a few projec...
Living in Chaos – Staying Aboard During a Refit
We have lived aboard our boat throughout its entire refit, starting back in June 2015. There have been days where camping in a tent would have been a big upgrade, but we felt being inside the mess would be a huge motivator to getting work done. As areas g...
How We Left To Go Cruising at 30 & What We Left Behind (MJ Sailing – EP 7)
As we head back to our hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, we give you the history of how we went from living our everyday lives there, to sailing off into the sunset at the age of 30; including how we turned to sailing, and what we did to save for such a ...
Beach Days & Building Our Own Hard Dodger (MJ Sailing – EP 8)
Long days of boat work can really take their toll, so we played hookie one afternoon and headed out to the beach. With special reason though, it was our 12 year wedding anniversary! Watching surfers conquer the waves and enjoying the breezes, it was exac...
New Year’s Eve On The Water (MJ Sailing – EP 9)
There was no way we could spend another New Years Eve stuck in Indiantown, and took an opportunity to visit our friends Cati and Johannes on their catamaran in Ft. Lauderdale. Before we could get there though, there's the never ending list of boat project...
Bare Bottomed No More (MJ Sailing – EP 10)
Dive in with us as we tackle A LOT of boat work in this episode. Subscribe if you'd like to keep following our adventures, and if you enjoyed this episode, give us a thumbs up! Wow, we are all over the place in this one, or at least it seems that way on ...
Our Boat Looks Like an Easter Egg (MJ Sailing – EP 11)
Groundhog Day has come and gone, but in our lives we're still living it every day. Subscribe if you'd like to keep following our adventures, and if you enjoyed this episode, give us a thumbs up! Our lives are still revolving around working on our bottom....
With Palm Beach As Our PLAYGROUND (MJ Sailing – EP 12)
We're on the water and we're going sailing! It's not our boat, but that won't stop us from using it. Subscribe if you'd like to keep following our adventures, and if you enjoyed this episode, give us a thumbs up! Driving out to Palm Beach, we met up wit...
Sewing, SNADS, and Fuel Systems (MJ Sailing – EP 13)
It's time to get back to projects on the boat. Matt takes over the heavy duty end of things while putting together our fuel system. A task we've been waiting a long time to complete, and a huge weight off our shoulders now that it is done. My job was muc...
Our Engine Has Been Still for 10+ Years … Will It Start? (MJ Sailing – EP 14)
It's time to face our biggest fear since we got this boat nearly two years ago. Our engine has not been touched since 2006...will it start for us when we try? Matt goes through a full explanation of how he prepped our Yanmar 4JH4E engine before our attem...
Out With Our 1 Year Old Topcoat Paint, In With the AWL GRIP (MJ Sailing – EP 15)
Just as we were getting so close to the water, we've added an extra month to our work yard sentence. After having used Petit 2 part epoxy top coat paint last year and realizing we were having a terrible problem of it chipping and peeling off on us, we kn...
Behind the Scenes: Our Life on the Hard (MJ Sailing – EP 16)
Ever wonder what we do with our lives while we're not busy with boat projects? In this video we give you a look at a few of the things we do when the cameras are normally off, like trying to find the best shower stall at the end of a workday, cooking dinn...
Q&A: Life on the Hard, + The Boat & Future Travels
For our last video of Life on the Hard, we weren't able to answer all the questions you had for us on the subject, so we've made an additional Q&A video trying to get to all the ones we left out. Join in as we answer questions like 'Would you do th...
Getting the Mast Up – We’re a Sailboat Again! (MJ Sailing – EP 17)
After 10 months of waiting and one failed attempt, our mast is finally back up again! Back in Episode 9 you'll see that we tried to raise our mast, but the new rigging we ordered was not the right size, and we had to bring it back to have it redone. A fe...
Matt’s Odd Jobs & A Tour of the Interior ( MJ Sailing – EP 18)
There's no new paint to show off this week as the sanding is taking me *forever*, so instead I decided to follow Matt around to see what keeps him busy everyday while I work on the cabin top. Also, there's a long awaited tour of our interior for you to se...
A Bit of This and That .. aka .. Are We Almost Done? (MJ Sailing – EP 19)
We may not always get to work on what projects we want *when* we want, but there is always something to be done on this boat. My Awl Grip top coats have been halted due to extreme heat, but we still have plenty to keep ourselves busy! After receiving ou...
Applying Awl Grip to Our Cabin Top (MJ Sailing – EP 20)
It is finally done! Muahahahaha (evil laugh)... The painting is finally done! After 9 weeks of work, removing all our old Petit (2 part EZ Poxy) paint, building up layer after layer of primer, and trying my hand at Awl Grip for the first time, our paint ...
Nearing the End of Our 812 Days In the Work Yard (MJ Sailing – EP 21)
We're so close to getting in the water, and yet still so far. It's been a hectic time for us as we try to finish all the last projects before splashing. With our centerboard dropped we had the well soda blasted (even though I accidentally say sandblasted...
A New Life, A New Name (MJ Sailing -EP 22)
Daze Off is no longer. From here out our boat shall be named...... After holding on to this specific boat name for 9 years now, we are finally able to use it as we rename our boat. Going through a complete refit, it seems only fitting she comes out of i...
Our Great Escape From the Work Yard to the Water (MJ Sailing – EP 23)
The day has finally arrived. After taking a junk boat sitting in the graveyard to do a complete overhaul on it, we're now ready to move it to the water! With rain like we've never seen before in south Florida, our launch was pushed back an extra few days ...
Our Thoughts on Going Bare (MJ Sailing – EP 24)
'Why aren't you going to paint your hull?' 'If you're going to leave it bare, you should at least shine it up'. 'You're in for a ton of corrosion if you leave your hull bare'. These are just a sample of the questions and comments we've been getting thro...