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Molly’s Bahamian Birthday Afloat | Sailboat Story 66

One cool thing about this trip has been that we've each been able to celebrate our 2017 birthdays in the Bahamas. In this video, it's Molly's turn. We didn't have cake mix, so we made up a batch of pancakes, stacked them up in a rough semblance of a cake,...

Oct 06, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:06

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Crossing The Gulf Stream From Right To Left | Sailboat Story 67

We're crossing the Gulf Stream once again. In this video, we make a big mistake... ...we go back to the States. Well, that's my (Ben's) opinion anyways. Yes, it's sad but true. We cross the Gulf Stream from East to West and we wind up back in the land ...

Oct 13, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:27

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Checking In With USA Customs & Immigration | Sailboat Story 68

In this vlog, we check into the United States by visiting the Customs And Immigrations Office in West Palm, FL. Time to get checked in, grab a load of groceries, and start heading North a bit towards Green Cove Springs. In this video we adjust back into ...

Oct 20, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:08

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Restocking At Manatee Pocket | Sailboat Story 69

While exploring Manatee Pocket in Stuart, FL we discovered a topless sculpture of Tambi on the wall of Nautical Pickers. Even though it was very tastefully done, it was still surprising to happen upon it. Let's see - Manatee Pocket is a place we stayed f...

Oct 27, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:25

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Tam’s Fab FL Fam & 4th Of July Fireworks | Sailboat Story 70

Pine Island, Tambi's Family, Fireworks, & Harry Potter. That would be a fitting title for this episode, because that's essentially what you'll see when you press the big play button. Lot's more ICW travel. Yes, the goodship Sandflea has been reduced t...

Nov 03, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:39

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NO SEE UMS ATTACK OUR BOAT!!! | Sailboat Story 71

In the Florida ICW swamp, a No See Um swarm descends upon our sailboat and her crew. A horrible night ensues. 2 of the absolute worst nights we've experienced has been caused by something roughly the size of a poppy seed. Of course, there are millions of ...

Nov 10, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:24

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Free ICW Dock In Jacksonville, FL | Sailboat Story 72

On the St John's River in Jacksonville, FL, there's a free ICW dock that we've tied our Endeavour 32 sailboat to. A number of noteworthy things occur in this video, despite a distinct lack of footage for this particular time period... 1) You'll witness T...

Nov 17, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:09

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Reynolds Yacht Park in Green Cove Springs, FL | Sailboat Story 73

Our sailboat's new (temporary) home is Reynolds Yacht Park in Green Cove Springs, FL. Nice town, BIG dock. Yes, the dock we're tied to is HUGE. It's made of concrete and is, in fact, a dock that was used by the US Navy during WW2. Reynolds Marina is pret...

Nov 24, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:47

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GET THE SHIRT: https://www.bonfire.com/sailboatstory The shirt is only available until December 9th, 2017! Act now and slide this snazzy garment onto your torso! Any color you want, as long as it's one of the 5 we picked! Want sleeves? No problem! W...

Nov 28, 2017
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Play Time: 00:00:56

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Leaving Our Sailboat And Traveling To Georgia | Sailboat Story 74

In this vlog, we prepare our sailboat to be alone for a while, then we travel back to GA to visit our family. Tambi cleans the oven while wearing her alluring mermaid leggings. Always entertaining. That's probably the highlight of the video to be honest. ...

Dec 01, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:16

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3 Weeks Away From Sandflea | Sailboat Story 75

We go home, we stay 3 weeks, then we go back to Sandflea. That's the jist. Let's see, what else? Oh, Tambi drives a car for the first time in over a year. It was terrifying. She did alright though. Once the gravel stopped flying, and we tightened our sea...

Dec 08, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:18

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Questions & Answers | Part 1

* GET A SHIRT: https://www.bonfire.com/sailboatstory/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Question List: http://bit.ly/2BEvyHc * You can use the list below to skip around to whatever questions you want to hear the most - assuming, of cou...

Dec 15, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:40:13

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Family Of 3 Sail The Bahamas

Ben, Tambi, and Molly are a family of 3 that sail the Bahamas aboard their Endeavour 32 sailboat. It hasn't always been that way though... far from it. Before they became sailors, they were living the traditional American life. 9-5 jobs, 2 nice cars, a h...

Dec 15, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:59

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Questions & Answers | Part 2

* GET A SHIRT: https://www.bonfire.com/sailboatstory/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aaaaaand here's Part 2 (of 2) of the Questions & Answers videos. Tambi finally makes her appearance. *APPLAUSE! View the Question List: http://bit.l...

Dec 22, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:10

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Preparing Our Boat For Hurricane IRMA | Sailboat Story 76

In this vlog, we make storm preparations to our boat for the impending arrival of hurricane IRMA. Yes, for the 10 days prior to this somewhat spontaneous trip, we watched the weather reports very closely indeed. We saw the birth of this monster storm off ...

Dec 29, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:00

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Hurricane Irma Damaged Our Standing Rigging | Sailboat Story 77

Hurricane Irma damaged our Endeavour 32 sailboat. The storm blew our boat against the dock, breaking the standing rigging. The wind was so powerful that it healed the boat over nearly 45 degrees towards the dock - so much that the shrouds were touching th...

Jan 05, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:39

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SAILBOAT STORY Goes To The Annapolis Sailboat Show + Q&A | Sailboat Story 78

In this vlog we travel to the Annapolis Sailboat Show. We walkthrough boats, talk to fans, and enjoy a relaxing day in our element. This is actually the 2nd time we've been to this boat show. The first time was right before hurricane Mathew back in 2016 -...

Jan 12, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:09

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Water Tank Repair On Our Endeavour Sailboat | Sailboat Story 79

In this vlog, I repair the water tank aboard our Endeavour sailboat. After hurricane Irma, I noticed flakes of weird stuff are floating in our drinking water. SOLUTION: Reseal the inside of our water tank with epoxy. Simple, right? BwAHHahhAhahAhahAHHAA...

Jan 19, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:39

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New Water Tank Lid For Our Endeavour 32 Sailboat | Sailboat Story 80

In this vlog, I'll construct a brand new water tank lid for our Endeavour 32 sailboat. The old was tragically destroyed, by me, with a saw, while gaining access to the interior of the water tank. The old lid was rotten anyways, so it's not really as tragi...

Jan 26, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:53

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Old Boat Gets A New Water Tank Lid | Sailboat Story 81

Our Endeavour 32 sailboat gets a new water tank lid to replace the rotten one that was contaminating our drinking water. This project, like all boat projects, took far longer than I thought it would. In the end though, I think the results are worth the e...

Feb 02, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:28

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Lofting Plywood – #1

I'm building a Chameleon sailing dinghy. It's a sprit rig pram made of plywood and epoxy that will sail, motor, row, and nest. During our last trip to the Bahamas I saw a few rigid dinghies that had small sailing rigs that were cruising around the anchor...

Feb 09, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:37

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Stitch & Glue – #2

Part 2 of building a homemade Chameleon Sailing Dinghy from Home Depot plywood and cheap epoxy. I've worked on the boat now for 68 hours. It's hard work, but I keep reminding myself how amazing it's going to be when we're sailing it around various clear-w...

Feb 16, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:31

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Epoxy & Fiberglass – #3

I flip the dinghy over and cover the outside of the hull in a layer of fiberglass cloth and epoxy. It's so cool to see how the cloth disappears as it absorbs the epoxy - this is especially apparent when the footage is sped up, which you'll certainly see -...

Feb 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:42

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Sawing Her In Half – #4

When constructing a homemade Chameleon nesting dinghy, you reach a point when you must literally saw it in half. That time is now. So with the help of my lovely assistant, I reluctantly take a saw to the object that I've, up to this point, invested over ...

Mar 02, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:21

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Pintles & Gudgeons #5

In this vlog, I install the pintles and gudgeons that hold the rudder onto the transom of the chameleon sailing dinghy. After that I talk a lot. Even more than usual, it seems. I don't know why this episode is so chock full of blabbering, but it is. Then...

Mar 09, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:46

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Mast & Sprit #6

Constructing a mast and sprit for a Chameleon sailing dinghy seems like a simple affair, but it's actually quite complex. It takes a lot of effort to plane a 12' long 4x4 post into a 12' long 2" diameter mast. The process also creates an extraordinary amo...

Mar 16, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:34

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Painting Her Bottom #7

She's particularly beautiful when flipped over... the gentle curves of her bare bottom up in the air. I approach her slowly. Then, at the height of anticipation... I slap on a coat of paint. Yep. It's time to paint the hull of the dinghy. I painted on 4 ...

Mar 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:24

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Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | The Launch #8

LINK TO THE "DINGHY COST SPREADSHEET": https://tinyurl.com/y7xg3zvc ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Chameleon dinghy is built and ready to launch. Now it's time to finally see how she floats, motors, rows, and sails...

Mar 30, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:22

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Selling & Sailing | A General Update | Sailboat Story 82

Things aren't going as easily as we had hoped concerning the sale of our house. It's not really that big of a deal, aside from the fact that it's causing us to miss out on valuable cruising time. This video shares our current day-to-day living as well as ...

Apr 06, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:55

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DIY Sta-Lok Standing Rigging On An Old Sailboat | Sailboat Story 83

It's time to replace the 38 year old standing rigging on our Endeavour 32 sailboat. In this video, I replace the 4 lower shrouds. Those are the wires that run from deck-level, up to the height of the spreaders. Ever since buying this sailboat, I've had t...

Jun 01, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:25

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Unstepping The Mast & Hauling The Boat | Sailboat Story 84

We unstep the mast and haul our sailboat out of the water. The standing rigging replacement project will continue with the mast down while the boat is out of the water for the hurricane season. It was may goal to complete the replacement of the standing ...

Jun 29, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:38

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Installing Sta-Lok Rigging Terminals & Bleeding A Lot | Sailboat Story 85

In this video I'll be installing Sta-Lok rigging terminals. These are great because they are assembled with simple hand tools instead of requiring a swage press. Replacing the standing rigging on our sailboat is tough. It's hot, mosquitos are everywhere, ...

Aug 11, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:50

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Helping Sailing Zingaro Choose The Best Cruising Dinghy

We help Sailing Zingaro decide which cruising dinghy to get. Right now they're a bit torn on whether to buy an inflatable or to build a wooden dinghy. Maybe this little video will help them decide. They need a new dinghy and are trying to decide which one...

Aug 22, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:04:36

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Boat Work & The Great Banana Challenge | Sailboat Story 86

Our new sailing adventures begin in November! That means that there is MUCH boat work to wrap up before then. On this trip I install a saltwater washdown pump and a shiny new Mantus anchor. Do try your luck at the Great Banana Challenge as you watch this...

Oct 13, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:55

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Man VS Stuck Oil Filter | Sailboat Story 87

The highlight of this particular video is probably the part where I do battle against a recalcitrant oil filter. For me, it kinda sucked, but for you - I imagine you'll find it somewhat entertaining. Oh - Tambi and Molly make an appearance in this one. Al...

Oct 19, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:49

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Weber Propane Boat Grill, Dinghy Mods & Painful Foot Tattoo | Sailboat Story 88

I'll show you my Weber propane boat grill, some dinghy mods, and also Tambi's painful foot tattoo. I've put a lot of forethought into how the dinghy will be used, and have been making gradual improvements that will make it better to cruise with. Now it's ...

Oct 25, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:50

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