Moving Back Aboard to Prep Our Catamaran for Season 4... and Nothing Goes as Planned
Ep. 220 ~ After months living on land, we're moving back aboard our catamaran, Oka, in Preveza, Greece and getting her ready for Season 4 of our sailing adventure in the Ionian. And, as usual, things don't go quite according to plan!
We start bringing Oka out of hibernation and slowly getting her back into shape for life aboard. There's a LOT to do — cleaning, maintenance, putting the sails and running rigging back together and getting our floating home ready to sail again.
We work with Alex from AP Sails to get the sails and running rigging back in place, and with Yacht Shelter as we have new clears, screens, a sail bag and other canvas work made for Oka.
Then our list of jobs starts getting longer.
We work on our Fischer Panda generator, only to discover that the brand-new battery wasn't the problem. There's a contamination problem that needs investigating, and suddenly our “get ready for sailing season” project has become a little more complicated.
Once we move back aboard Oka, we're finally able to start settling back into life on the boat — including a couple of much-needed haircuts. But the boat isn't quite finished with us yet. We discover rust on several items in the engine bay, including the accumulator and hot-water heater, adding a few more jobs to the ever-growing list.
This is what getting a liveaboard catamaran ready for another season really looks like: make a list, start checking things off... and watch the list get longer.
Thanks for coming along with us!
We are Claudine and Donovan. A few years ago, we sold almost everything we owned, bought a catamaran, and decided to see where the boat would take us. Now we're living aboard Oka and exploring the Mediterranean one season at a time.
SUPPORT & SERVICES
AP Sails – sails and rigging
Yacht Shelter – canvas, clears and screens
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Life back in Prevexa while we prep our catamaran for new season
05:47 Reinstalling our sails and new running rigging
08:53 Yacht Shelter comes to work on our new winter canvas and summer screen ecnlosures
11:55 Maintenance on our Fischer Panda generator
17:30 Moving back aboard Okaliptus
24:05 Dog training
25:02 Outro
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Boat Type: Pleasure craft
MMSI# : 368289480
Flag: USA
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For this episode, I’ve used my iPhone XS Max, dji Mini 2 drone, GoPro Hero 3, IMOU Bullet 2E, IMOU CruiserSE+ spreader cameras and the robust Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Digital Camera
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Ep. 220 ~ After months living on land, we’re moving back aboard our catamaran, Oka, in Preveza, Greece and getting her ready for Season 4 of our sailing adventure in the Ionian. And, as usual, things don’t go quite according to plan!
We start bringing Oka out of hibernation and slowly getting her back into shape for life aboard. There’s a LOT to do — cleaning, maintenance, putting the sails and running rigging back together and getting our floating home ready to sail again.
We work with Alex from AP Sails to get the sails and running rigging back in place, and with Yacht Shelter as we have new clears, screens, a sail bag and other canvas work made for Oka.
Then our list of jobs starts getting longer.
We work on our Fischer Panda generator, only to discover that the brand-new battery wasn’t the problem. There’s a contamination problem that needs investigating, and suddenly our “get ready for sailing season” project has become a little more complicated.
Once we move back aboard Oka, we’re finally able to start settling back into life on the boat — including a couple of much-needed haircuts. But the boat isn’t quite finished with us yet. We discover rust on several items in the engine bay, including the accumulator and hot-water heater, adding a few more jobs to the ever-growing list.
This is what getting a liveaboard catamaran ready for another season really looks like: make a list, start checking things off… and watch the list get longer.
Thanks for coming along with us!
We are Claudine and Donovan. A few years ago, we sold almost everything we owned, bought a catamaran, and decided to see where the boat would take us. Now we’re living aboard Oka and exploring the Mediterranean one season at a time.
SUPPORT & SERVICES
AP Sails – sails and rigging
Yacht Shelter – canvas, clears and screens
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Life back in Prevexa while we prep our catamaran for new season
05:47 Reinstalling our sails and new running rigging
08:53 Yacht Shelter comes to work on our new winter canvas and summer screen ecnlosures
11:55 Maintenance on our Fischer Panda generator
17:30 Moving back aboard Okaliptus
24:05 Dog training
25:02 Outro
Track our real-time and past navigations:
Vessel Finder: www.vesselfinder.com
Marine Traffic: marinetraffic.com
No Foreign Land: www.noforeignland.com
Boat Name: OKALIPTÜS
Boat Type: Pleasure craft
MMSI# : 368289480
Flag: USA
🙌 Follow Us on Social Media:
▶︎ FACEBOOK: Sailing OKALIPTÜS
▶︎ INSTAGRAM: @sailing_okaliptus
▶︎ TWITTER: @SOkaliptus
For this episode, I’ve used my iPhone XS Max, dji Mini 2 drone, GoPro Hero 3, IMOU Bullet 2E, IMOU CruiserSE+ spreader cameras and the robust Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Digital Camera
🔔 Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel and hit the notification bell so you never miss an update! Give this video a THUMBS UP if you enjoyed it, and share your thoughts in the COMMENTS BELOW. We love hearing from you! Stay tuned for more exciting content coming your way. Thank you for your support! 🎥✨
#SailingOkaliptus #CatamaranLife #LiveaboardLife #SailingGreece #BoatRepair #Preveza #IonianIslands #SailingLife #FischerPanda #BoatMaintenance #SailingLife #Preveza #IonianIslands #Sailing #Catamaran #LivingAboard #Sailboat #CatamaranSailing #SailingMediterranean #SailingLife #Mediterranean #FountainePajot #Helia #SailingIonian
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