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Drunken bikini ghost story
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Drunken bikini ghost story
Having fun on her birthday, Patricia decides to share a ghost story from her past. She may of had some Champaign.
Sail to Surfside  Beach
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Sail to Surfside Beach
Patricia and Dave push their sailing boundaries by leaving in the darkness of night and venturing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. They explore Surfside Beach near Freeport Texas and sail back thru the beautiful Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge...
Bikini contest fail
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Bikini contest fail
Patricia and Dave take Cavu to Offatts Bayou to celebrate their anniversary and participate in a charity vintage bathing suit competition benefiting the Historic Society. Patricia has wears a 1966 vintage paper dress to the cocktail party. Paper dresses w...
Beneteau 40.1 Boat Tour
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Beneteau 40.1 Boat Tour
Our friend Joel Turner at Murry Yacht Sales let us tour this new Beneteau Oceanis 40.1. Following in the wake of her elder sister the Oceanis 46.1, this 40-foot cruiser, with a new hull design by Marc Lombard, offers unrivaled deck volume and interior sp...
Excess 11 Catamaran  Tour
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Excess 11 Catamaran Tour
Our friend Joel Turner at Murry Yacht Sales let us tour this new Catamaran from Excess. Contact Joel at 1500 Marina Bay Drive Clear Lake Shores, Texas 77565 (281) 673-6705 [email protected] https://murrayyachtsales.com/dt_team/joel-turner/ Th...
Size Matters   Mantus M2 Upgrade
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Size Matters Mantus M2 Upgrade
We upgrade our anchor to the Mantus M2 and also add the Mantus Swivel to the chain. We have purchase a few thing from Mantus Marine over the year like the rail clamps to mount our grill, the anchor snubber and our dinghy anchor. After watching the compari...
Sailing the Elissa   4K
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Sailing the Elissa 4K
Dave and Patrica get rescheduled to sail on the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa. They were able to get two of the limited number of ELISSA day sail spots on board as a sail training student. As a sail training student, participants will experience what life was lik...
Harbor House Marina & Galveston Strand   E40
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Harbor House Marina & Galveston Strand E40
Patricia and Dave sail to Galveston to go out on the Tall Ship Elissa. They dock for the first time at a marina other than their home port and it's their first time solo docking without assistance.
Sunrise adventure to Offatts
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Sunrise adventure to Offatts
We get started at sunrise with the hope of catching some wind and we have to beat a channel closing on the the way to Offatts Bayou. Once we get there we enjoy a prime anchoring spot and explore some recent ship wrecks on the dinghy. We also scout a route ...
Making Redfish Green
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Making Redfish Green
While continuing to downsize we had some potting soil and wild flower seeds. We had the wild flower seeds for the property we owned prior to getting the boat. That property backed up to a preserve and we had planned to sow the seeds there. No longer needed...
Organizing the Sail Locker
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Organizing the Sail Locker
We add some hooks to our sail locker in order to make it more accessible. We store two life jackets and a throwable floatation device up front and they all ways seemed to be buried under the other things in the locker. In an emergency they are now readily ...
No Bikini, still too cold in Texas. So DIY Flag Halyard
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No Bikini, still too cold in Texas. So DIY Flag Halyard
It's still winter here in Texas so we sent Patricia up the mast for the first time to install our spreader flag halyards. This is also our first time using the bosun chair. Here is our part list 2 Harken mini blocks 4 Stainless Steal clips 100' of line 2 J...
Top 10 Jeanneau 440 Dislikes
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Top 10 Jeanneau 440 Dislikes
Dave and Patricia discuss their top 10 dislikes about the Jeanneau 440. Last episode was the top 10 things they liked about the Jeanneau 440, https://youtu.be/3BlJxDfs6t4 1. AC water returns 2. Emergency Tiller Stowage 3. Rear Pulpit 4. Mismatched screen...
Top 10 features we like about our Jeanneau 440
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Top 10 features we like about our Jeanneau 440
Dave and Patricia do the obligatory Top 10 list on CAVU. Patricia walks around their Jeanneau SO 440 counting down their favorite features. 10) Electronic swim platform 9) Convertible coaming 8) Walk around deck 7) Garage 6) Windows 5) Wine cellar 4) Pop...
Organizing storage on our sailboat
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Organizing storage on our sailboat
Dave and Patricia finally find a solution for their storage woes aboard their Jeanneau SO 440 CAVU... the Milwaukee Pack Out system. This storage system is light weight and water proof. The Milwaukee Pack Out System is usually used by construction works bu...
Last Sail 0f 2021
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Last Sail 0f 2021
Dave and Patricia close out 2021 with finale sail down to Redfish Island. Foggy night and great sail back ahead of a strong cold front. Dave and Patricia bought a new Jeanneau 440 in 2021 with no previous sailing experience. Follow them as they outfit Cavu...
Cavu Christmas 2021
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Cavu Christmas 2021
It's our first Christmas on the boat. We go to the annual boat parade and explore the festive light displays on the boardwalk. Patricia dresses up as the Christmas Elf for holiday gift giving. Deck the Halls by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative C...
How to replace your galley faucet
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How to replace your galley faucet
Dave and Patricia bought a new Jeanneau 440 and are outfitting it to live aboard and cruise the world. Todays project is a galley faucet upgrade to make washing dishes easier. We bought a Moen Adler faucet from a big box store and got some connectors onl...
Patrica goes mud wrestling
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Patrica goes mud wrestling
We continue our cleaning of Cavu back in the slip and sail down to Redfish Island for night on anchor. We have to clean the mud out of our anchor locker and try out the Ryobi power washer.
First Trip to the Boatyard
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First Trip to the Boatyard
We decided to pull Cavu out of the water to clean her bottom and replace zincs. While we have her out I'm going to compound and wax her hull. Patricia is going to do some detailed cleaning too. One of my co workers is a big car guy and suggested I try Grio...
Offatts Bayou Solo
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Offatts Bayou Solo
Dave and Patricia return to Offatts Bayou for the first time solo. Trying out their new Penn fishing rods and reels. They have to endure heavy ship traffic, a fierce storm at anchor and a rogue dolphin.
2021 Annapolis Boat show debrief
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2021 Annapolis Boat show debrief
We went to the 2021 Annapolis with a shopping list for Cavu and to participate in the Youtube Channel tent. If you haven't seen the other episode here is a link. https://youtu.be/epY6SrViOCU We had a very short time there but got a lot done. Made some new ...
Amel 50
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Amel 50
Since all the boat shows were closed during the pandemic we ended up watching a lot of videos to decide on which boat to buy. One of the boats we kept coming back to was the Amel 50. Here at the 2021 Annapolis Sailboat Show we get a chance to see one for t...
Annapolis short shopping list
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Annapolis short shopping list
We are excited to be going to the Annapolis Boat Show. Patricia shares her shopping list.

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