⛵️We Almost Lost Our Boat – Raw & Unfiltered FULL STORY Ep.358

• July 20, 2025 by Odd Life Crafting |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 01:38:00
• SAILING YOUTUBERS

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After months without posting and lots of speculation about what happened to our boat and the build, we decided it's time to be transparent. In this video, we’ll answer the most common questions, and go in detail through the full timeline, from our first email with the yard to removing the boat.

⚠️ This is not an attack video. We’re simply sharing factual information backed by emails, contracts, and official documents. Our goal is to help others thinking about building a boat, and to ensure our community understands what really happened before we move forward.

📌 Why we stopped posting for so long
📌 What happened with the boatyard and why they didn’t finish our boat
📌 How much we paid, what was actually built, and what we’re doing next
📌 How we plan to finish the boat
📌 Our two biggest mistakes (and what we learned from them)
📌 What’s next for the channel!

📣 Don’t forget to like the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications!
This is just the beginning of a new chapter. Thanks for being with us.
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We’re Duca & Roberta, a Brazilian couple who swapped routine for adventure back in 2016 and never looked back. What began as a one-year sabbatical turned into Odd Life Crafting—a long-form documentary project told in seasons, each one a new DIY challenge and a step toward living the life we dreamed of. Here’s our journey so far:
Season 1 – The Awakening
While traveling and reflecting on what we truly wanted from life, we created this channel to share our path toward a more intentional, creative, and unconventional lifestyle.
Season 2 – Learning by Doing
With no prior experience (and a tiny budget), we built a fully off-grid container house to gain the skills we’d need to one day build our own boat.
Season 3 – The Rebuild
We found a sailboat that had been neglected for over 22 years and spent two full years restoring her, learning everything we could in the process.
Season 4 – The Voyage
We lived aboard and sailed for two incredible years, exploring the Brazilian coast and part of the Caribbean, documenting every step of the journey.
Season 5 – A New Build, A New Life
Now in Europe, we’ve begun building a 43ft aluminum expedition sailboat from scratch—this time while raising the newest (and tiniest) member of our crew, our baby boy. The stakes are higher, but so is our motivation.

On this channel, you’ll find episodes full of hands-on boatbuilding, real-life challenges, budget breakdowns, and the raw reality of building a dream from the ground up—now as a family.

If you love big dreams, honest storytelling, and DIY with purpose—welcome aboard.

Subscribe and follow along as we keep crafting this odd and beautiful life, one season at a time.

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Odd Life Crafting

We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft steel sailboat (Dinieper Tropic 1200) that was neglected for 22 years. After spending 2 years refitting her we named her Odd and it's FINALLY time to start exploring. We hope to inspire others to follow their dreams. Are you curious to know more about it? Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and join us every SUNDAY for a new episode of our journey!!

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