Against All Odds... I STARTED roaring again from my engine bay! Episode 3

• July 22, 2026 by Sailing Project Parrot |
• Language: ZXX
• Play Time: 00:17:19
• SAILING YOUTUBERS

🦜 Dear Diary...

This episode was a BIG one.

After years of sitting silent, would my engine finally roar back to life... or had time taken its toll?

While Graham nervously turns the key for the very first time, Rachel gets creative with a clever DIY no-sew blind idea that's still serving me well years later. We also start bringing my electrics back to life as instruments that haven't lit up in years suddenly wake up again.

Join me as I continue documenting my restoration journey from my point of view, while gently roasting my two overly optimistic humans who seem to think every boat job is "just a quick weekend project."

Most importantly, we're still on a mission to uncover my history.

If you recognise me, know anything about my previous owners, where I was built, where I've sailed, or how I eventually ended up abandoned in Preston Marina, we'd love to hear from you.

⚓ Boat: Parrot – 37ft Steel Reinke Super 10
📍 Restoration diary told from the boat's perspective

If you enjoy boat restorations, DIY projects, sailing adventures and a little cheeky humour along the way, please Like, Subscribe, and Share my story. Every new viewer brings us one step closer to finding my original owners and piecing together my past.

Next time: Watch as Graham spends what feels like an eternity sanding and painting my hull... becoming more like a professional boatyard worker with every passing day.

🦜 Parrot

P.S.: Thanks for watching, and welcome aboard!

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Sailing Project Parrot

Welcome aboard Parrot (a 1984 Reinke Super 10), the steel boat with sass, rust, and a whole lot of mystery ⛵⚓🦜 We're Graham and Rachel—two hopeless dreamers with zero boat restoration experience and questionable impulse control. So naturally, we bought a 37ft steel sailboat that hadn’t moved in years, had a few bees as roommates, and came with absolutely no instructions. This channel is part restoration diary, part mystery hunt. Our aim? To breathe life back into Parrot and uncover her past—because no one knows who built her, where she’s been, or why she was named after a tropical bird. ⛵ Expect chaos, comedy, steel dust, and surprise emotional moments as Parrot shares her story (with heavy sarcasm) and we try to become full-time liveaboard sailors—without setting her on fire. Subscribe, share, and help us track down her original owners. She deserves it. We… might too.

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