Want engine start, oil pressure, and temperature monitoring with a dead MDI box - meet the doomsday box! Volvo's MDI boxes have a reputation for being unreliable. Mine died last summer - it took weeks to find a replacement and cost $600. This simple fix wi...
This week I headed to MAKE Gosport (a MakerSpace / communal workshop) to make adapters for our solar arch and a frame to cover our autopilot.
More about MAKE Gosport here: https://www.makegosport.co.uk/
I've spent the last five years refitting our 38 ft sailboat. This summer our cursing adventure begins for real! Come aboard or a boat tour :)
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This week we head back to Gosport, install an em-trak B954 AIS transceiver and a few other things
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Join us in Chichester for yet more trim making and getting the companionway to spiffy level 11 :) https://www.saillifechannel.com/
JLA Joinery (James' company):
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This week we get started on the missing interior trim including new companionway trim and doors! Ava builds a spicy spice rack.
JLA Joinery (James' company):
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JLAJoinerySu...
We sail from Gosport to Chichester on an overcast slightly rainy winter day.
00:00 Intro
01:22 Ava's last-minute groceries run
04:33 Upcoming rigging work
05:19 Tape is important!
06:31 Marriage savers
07:36 Slow fuel funnel
08:45 Underway
09:31 Running t...
This week I install our new 230V, 140 liters/hour Rainman watermaker, with the optional control panel and autoflush system.
Rainman watermakers: https://www.rainmandesal.com/
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Join us for a look a Q&A session and learn about our plans for 2022.
EU document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32004L0038
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The right of all Union citizens to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member St...
This week we get started on our DIY series drogue and take a look at the progress made in 2021. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, guys!
Series drogue information:
http://www.jordanseriesdrogue.com/pdf/JordanSeriesDrogue.pdf
http://www.eglin.net/2bikes/...
Join us as we measure for new sails from @PrecisionSailLoftVictoria. I also hook up a pump to transfer diesel between our two diesel tanks and cobble together a DIY diesel fuel polisher.
00:00 Intro
00:48 Measuring for new sails
06:45 Caulking galley and ...
This week we finish installing NautikFlor, put up Christmas decorations, and assemble our settee table. For more information about NautikFlor in the UK contact Chris Symonds. His email is [email protected]. In the US check out https://www.nautikfl...
UPDATE: I can not recommend using a polyurethane adhesive! Use an MS Polymer glue (like Bostik MSR) instead! We seem to be having issues with the foam breaking down - maybe due to the adhesive.
This week I get started installing super spiffy flooring abo...
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This week Ava and I build a charging station for camera gear and electronic doohickies. I finally manage to cover up the hull under the nav station and Ava builds a shelf almost all on her own.
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This week we install a bidet sprayer, high-water alarm, battery monitor, make a mattress protector, replace our 12V house battery and find out that we can't use our Hydrovane wind vane.
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This week we install a long-range wifi and cellular setup based on Locomarines Yacht Router Mini. We also install a water filter, AC outlets and start insulating the lockers in the forward cabin.
Yacht Router Mini:
https://yachtrouter.com/yacht-router-m...
Join us for a quick run-through of the upcoming projects for this winter and a tour of our next-door neighbor HMS Warrior (launched in 1860).
NB We had a bunch of footage of installing the long-range wifi but hit a last-minute snag and couldn't get the w...
This week we install red and white light in the cockpit using the magic of digital switching and Ava gives a tour of our home for the winter
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S...
This week we sail our 38ft warrior 38 across the English Channel and head to Gosport where we'll be spending the winter. On the way there we stop in Brighton for a few days.
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Sail Life on Patreon:
h...
This week I install a Fusion Marine audio system and a new Mac Mini. Ava has her wildest dreams come true in Madurodam miniature city.
Sailing Lilli: https://www.instagram.com/sailinglilli/
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Sai...
Join us aboard Athena this week as we (hopefully) solve Ava's visa issue and bring the boat from Ijmuiden to Scheveningen in the Netherlands.
Here is the link to the chopper Ava bought in Denmark. It is triple the price on Amazon.com, but I did see a lot ...
After being stuck in Borkum (a small German island) for most of the week we finally make it to the outskirts of Amsterdam
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Sail Life on Instagr...
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