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Sail Life – Lewmar Hatch install and dinghy hoist
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Sail Life – Lewmar Hatch install and dinghy hoist

This week, I installed a new Lewmar hatch and a stainless trailer winch. 304 stainless hand winch: ** Links ** Sail Life website: Sail Life on Patreon: Sail Life on Instagram: Sail Life on Facebook: Sail Life on Twitter:
Sail Life – New thru hull and Ruuvi temperature sensors
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Sail Life – New thru hull and Ruuvi temperature sensors

In this week's video, I return to the boat in Trinidad and install a new thru hull and a handful of Ruuvi sensors that will allow us to wirelessly log temperature to our Victron Energy Cerbo box. Ruuvi sensors: Bluetooth dongle (TP-link UB400): ** Links ** Sail Life website: Sail Life on...
Sail Life – The ultimate boat refit project!? 61 ft Deerfoot sailboat ⛵️
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Sail Life – The ultimate boat refit project!? 61 ft Deerfoot sailboat ⛵️

Our last video from the US before it's back to DIY boat projects aboard Athena. In this week's video, we check out a super spiffy refit of a Deerfoot 61 sailboat. Free books: RAN sailings Deerfoot 68 video:
Sail Life – The ultimate boat refit project!? 61 ft Deerfoot sailboat ⛵️
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Sail Life – The ultimate boat refit project!? 61 ft Deerfoot sailboat ⛵️

Our last video from the US before it's back to DIY boat projects aboard Athena. In this week's video, we check out a super spiffy refit of a Deerfoot 61 sailboat. Free books: RAN sailings Deerfoot 68 video:
Sail Life – Road trip!
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Sail Life – The most satisfying coat of antifouling ever
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Sail Life – The most satisfying coat of antifouling ever

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Sail Life – Will it stick? Gluing the keel back in place 😬 Helia 44
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Sail Life – Will it stick? Gluing the keel back in place 😬 Helia 44

In this week's video, we finally glue the keel back in place on the Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 using Sikaflex 292. SIKA PRE-TREATMENT CHART: ** Links ** Sail Life website: Sail Life on Patreon: Sail Life on Instagram: Sail Life on Facebook: Sail Life on Twitter:
Sail Life – This could have cost $12K 😬 Saildrive seal replacement
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Sail Life – This could have cost $12K 😬 Saildrive seal replacement

In this week's video, I open up a pair of saildrives to replace the shaft seals. The first saildrive has no issues, but the second saildrive has a nasty surprise. The nut on the vertical shaft has somehow come loose and slowly been ground down to a lovely dome shape. Volvo 130S saildrive work...
Sail Life – Rebuilding the keel of a 44ft catamaran
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Sail Life – Rebuilding the keel of a 44ft catamaran

In this week's video, it's time to rebuild the keel. Having done Athena's refit in Europe, this is also my first chance to use some different products from @TotalBoat. It was a great trip down memory lane to lay up fiberglass again. I'm a big fan of the low viscosity of Total Boa...
Sail Life – Fixing a design flaw on a 44ft catamaran ⛵️
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Sail Life – Fixing a design flaw on a 44ft catamaran ⛵️

In this week's video, Julian and I fix an annoying design flaw on their 44 ft Fountaine Pajot Helia. When it rains, the water from part of the hardtop drains into the cockpit, causing wet socks and other misery. Ava tours the Hunly submarine, and I make a custom bend acrylic breaker cover. *...
Sail Life – Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 Catamaran Tour
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Sail Life – Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 Catamaran Tour

We take a short break from the oh glorious boat work and check out the interior of the Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 we're working on. ** Links ** Sail Life website: Sail Life on Patreon: Sail Life on Instagram: Sail Life on Facebook: Sail Life on Twitter:
Sail Life – Dropping the keel and finding the leaks ⚠️  Fountaine Pajot Helia 44
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Sail Life – Dropping the keel and finding the leaks ⚠️ Fountaine Pajot Helia 44

In this week's video, we drop the keel on a Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 and open it up to repair a leak on the top of the keel. This is not our boat. We're taking a short Hurricane break from Athena. We'll head back down to work on her after the boat show in Annapolis. If you still have...
Sail Life – South Carolina meet-up, Boat Show & new boat hunt begins
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Sail Life – South Carolina meet-up, Boat Show & new boat hunt begins

This is not a regular video. This week's video is here: 1. We are going to the @annapolisboatshow this year, and we are so excited! Use our coupon code 23SAILABS to get a $5 discount. The code is valid until October 11th, 2023. If you can believe it, this is Mads first-ever Annapolis boat show...
Sail Life – Catamaran issues after 5 years 😱
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Sail Life – Catamaran issues after 5 years 😱

We're taking a bit of time off from Athena to help Ava's sister (Nina), and her husband (Julian) do a bit of work on their new (to them) 2018 Fountaine-Pajot Helia 44. Originally we were only going to be helping them for a couple of weeks, but it looks like we'll be dropping the keel ...
Sail Life – Hauling out in trinidad
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Sail Life – Sailing to Trinidad
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Sail Life – Sailing to Trinidad

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Sail Life – Living off-grid. Is 1600W of solar enough? Intro to our electrical setup
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Sail Life – Living off-grid. Is 1600W of solar enough? Intro to our electrical setup

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Sail Life – Victron Energy Smart Shunt and leaky chain plate
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Sail Life – Victron Energy Smart Shunt and leaky chain plate

Mads fixes a leaky chainplate and installs two Victron Energy Smart Shunts to monitor the energy consumption of the freezer and the fridge. Ava goes for "hash" with Zack and Becka from @TeuluTribe *** Links *** Sail Life website: Sail Life on Patreon: Sail Life on Instagram: Sail ...
Sail Life – Meet-up in Michigan July 30th at 2:00 PM
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Sail Life – Meet-up in Michigan July 30th at 2:00 PM

We hope to see you at the meet-up on July 30th, 2:00 PM at ZEF'S LIGHTHOUSE TAVERN (address and link below) ZEF'S LIGHTHOUSE TAVERN 8851 Dixie Hwy, Ira Township, MI 48023
Sail Life – DIY sailboat cover and water maker leak 💦⛵️
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Sail Life – DIY sailboat cover and water maker leak 💦⛵️

Mads makes a tent to cover the foredeck and fixes a leak from the watermaker. 🐼 Fischer Panda update: This video was shot four weeks ago. We still don't have a working genset, but there is hope. Fischer Panda sent the part they believe is broken to a local service partner, so now it's ju...
Sail Life – 47 ft abandoned sailboat project? ⛵️
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Sail Life – 47 ft abandoned sailboat project? ⛵️

John Kretschmer: Ben's blog: Odd Life Crafting: @OddLifeCrafting My super quick estimate: Deck core replacement and new deck hardware.... 6 months. USD 7000 Cap rail... 2 months ... USD 3000 New hatches and portlights... 2 weeks ... USD 4000 Completely remove the interior... 1 month... ...
Sail Life – HELP! I’m melting!  Hella Turbo vs Caframo 757
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Sail Life – HELP! I’m melting! Hella Turbo vs Caframo 757

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Sail Life – The steel boat itch ⛵️
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Sail Life – The steel boat itch ⛵️

In this video, we sail from Carriacou to Grenada and meet up with Duca and Roberta from @OddLifeCrafting. Also, we discover the awesome power of StarBright Rust Stain Remover and install a new burner in our Magma Newport grill. Link to Odd Life Crafting: *** Links *** Sail Life website: Sail L...
Sail Life – Traveling DIY boat project series. Do you want help?
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Sail Life – Traveling DIY boat project series. Do you want help?

Email: [email protected] We forgot to mention the dates in the video, but we'll be traveling the east coast roughly between August 30th to October 1st. A couple of quick notes: - Our labor will be free in return for us being able to film. - We'll provide the labor - you provide...
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