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Sailboat Wrecks on Christmas, just the present you want in these crazy times. When a sailboat runs aground, all you can do is pray it isn't yours. Come to find out, it was Hayden's Pearson 303.
We had previously toured the boat, and helped Hayden sail it ...
Our existing solar panels weren't enough. This is how we figured out how to add solar panels to a small [30 foot] electric sailboat. Our 30 foot electric sailboat.
We had already designed a solar arch months ago for the eventual installation of additional...
Building A Bowsprit! The design was in place, the white oak was ready, and Nick was excited start his woodworking journey and begin building a bowsprit.
The reason for building it was detailed in last week’s episode. We wanted a bigger anchor, and it di...
Building a Bowsprit! After purchasing an anchor last season that was too big for our small Catalina 30, the only solution was to begin building a new bowsprit.
Once we learned more about sailing, we learned that our anchor was under sized, especially sinc...
Life at The Dock! It has changed drastically in that last year we never thought we would end up living on a sailboat running a small business, let alone even have Ixion. Our day to day is still foreign to us, and we are still getting used to a life of sail...
The Dock Broke is not a text message you want to recieve from the marina. After a massive storm, we rush to the boat to make sure Ixion is okay.
After the drama of the storm, and the breaking dock, we reach the end of the Portlight saga. In what feels lik...
After the Portlight Trilogy Conclusion, we thought we were done but like any good reboot. The Portlight Strikes Back. We finally finish the frameless portlight refit.
After what felt like an eternity, we have finally began the interior of the frameless po...
He's Afraid of the Ocean!? Hayden's uncle wants to join us on our sail south to Florida, but he has a massive fear of the ocean. We will make a sailor out of him!
Hayden asked us to come out and go for a sail with him just around Buzzards Bay to help his ...
Winter is coming, or rather, is here and it's snowing! Are we ready? is our sailboat, Ixion, ready? Winter sailing is not for the faint of heart!
After landing in New Bedford, we jump straight into projects hoping we would be gone before it started snowin...
New Bedford here we come! We leave Mattapoisett harbor behind and start our journey south. First Stop is New Bedford to finish up some boat projects before finally heading south.
Our refit isn't quite done yet, so a slip is what's in order to be able to f...
After a series of electrical failures, we began wondering was our electric sailboat motor a mistake? Are we ready to be an electric sailboat?
After months of working, including removing the Atomic 4 Engine out by crane, we felt like we were at wits end wh...
When everything just breaks seemingly at one time, you can lose your mind a little bit. After all the work to convert Ixion to an electric sailboat, this set back is frustrating.
We are finally reaching the end of our long stretch, and getting ready to mo...
Our break isn't over just yet. This time, it involves the adventure to enjoy the grest burger in the world.
This week isn't about sailing, but it's about adventure nontheless. Things have been rough for us personally, and many in the world. After sufferi...
After all of the work, we decided it was time to finally enjoy ourselves starting by Sailing New England. Our first destination is Mattapoisett.
We have spent so much time working that we sometimes forget to enjoy ourselves. Ixion has been in Mattapoisett...
After touring the Pearson 303, Hayden bought the boat. We help him sail his new boat from Salem down to Mattapoisett, which took 24 hours. Though sailing in New England isn't always a breeze.
The day of the tour, Hayden put in an offer, which was accepte...
We finally made it to our first sail of the year in our electric sailboat, which just happens to be Labor Day weekend. But in Ixion fashion, we still have work to do. Join us on our new expedition!
After what felt like an eternity, we finally are able to ...
After finally convincing a friend to buy a boat, we go with him to tour a beautiful 1985 Pearson 303 Sailboat. After the tour we continue our work and install solar panels.
Our journey to upgrade Ixion and make him ready to be self sufficient and off grid...
After months of refits, it's finally time to begin launching our 30 ft electric sailboat Ixion. We are one step closer to beginning our journey sailing around the world starting with Cape Cod. Water floats our boat, wink wink nudge nudge.
Before we can wa...
The countdown to our adventure starts now! We finally reached the end of our refit, mostly. All that is left is to finish up some small projects, and then to launch our sailboat. First thought forth of July fireworks!
Warning: Flashing lights and strobes!...
Now that we finished the DIY electric boat motor conversion and most of the new wiring, it was time to install our new Tesla lithium batteries.
In order to install the new batteries, we needed a box to hold them. So after building the brand new box, we me...
Now that we finished our electric sailboat conversion, it was time to finish our DIY wiring of a Catalina 30, electric motor, and continue our electric system upgrade.
Not only were we installing an electric sailboat motor, but we also decided to install ...
Now that we removed our Atomic 4 Engine, we are ready to install our ThunderstruckEV electric sailboat motor conversion kit. Going green has never felt so good.
We were inspired by our fellow YouTube sailors Dan and Kika from Sailing Uma, and decided we w...
After months of nonstop work on Ixion, it had felt like boat work broke me. It was time for a break. In that spirit, we decided to visit Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, MA and get to know the area we had been working in for so long. The boat work could wait.
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