Season 7 : Episode #169 : Escaping Death and Learning Important Lessons.
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Well here is the full story that we alluded to at the end of last weeks episode. We learned a lot and are fully aware of our mistakes. We are sharing this to hopefull...
Season 7 : Episode #170 : Dinghy Recon and Moving On
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This episode was shot the day after our brush with death. We search for our lost dinghy and sole ride to shore. I was convinced I saw it onshore... but it turns out seals are the same sh...
Season 7 : Episode #171 : Recovering on Santa Cruz Island
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On this weeks episode we take a "Day off" from the hard pace we had had the entire trip and just relaxed and recuperated after our misadventures on San Miguel Island.
Prisoners H...
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We wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU to our Supporters, Gear Patrons, Patrons on Patreon and ALL of our Viewers!
We have had so many amazing encouraging messages and offers of help since our San Miguel video came out and gear cont...
Season 7 : Episode #172 : Exploring the Magic of Potato Harbor and Speaking with the USCG
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On this weeks episode we sail off of anchor departing Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island with a light morning breeze and point for Little Scorpion...
TEN THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS!
Oh man we are smiling soooo big right now! We passed the 10K mark on our channel this week and wanted to Thank You for joining us on this wild ride!
We have SO much in store for the future!
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Season 7 : Episode #172 : Sea Caves, Spear Fishing and some Cheese.
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On this episode we are happy to see John Conway of SV Felurian and he takes us on a tour of the anchorage which he visits frequently.
John made a goal for himself for 2...
Season 7 : Episode #173 : Our Last day at the Northern Channel Islands.
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On this episode we haul up at Little Scorpion Anchorage after I work out why the engine would not start. John Conway of @svfelurian got some great drone shots of us ...
Season 7 : Episode #174 : Anacapa Island and Our Passage Home
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This is our Season 7 Fanale! We have had an amazing time exploring the Islands of Southern California and sharing with you what we saw... good, bad or ugly!
On this episode w...
YACHT DELIVERY CHRONICLES : "Sorisa" a 1983 Cape Dory 28
Welcome to another episode of Yacht Delivery Chronicles.
On this episode I was hired by two of our Patrons, Kevin and Clara, to help them move their new boat from Oxnard, California to Dana Point...
Episode #176 : DOOMED YACHTS and New Life for Old Parts.....
We finally made it out to the high desert to the infamous Boat Junkyard. I will start off by saying I am not sure if this place still exists or not as this was filmed last in 2020 and there was...
Episode #177 : DIY RIGGING
On this Episode we talk about the different types of fittings for a sailboats standing rigging when using 1x19 SS wire rope.
I show you how StaLok fittings work and their benefits for a DIY refit and for use in repairs at sea....
Episode #178 : Types of Boats to Consider for Various Types of Sailing
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I am contracted fairly often asking for advice on buying boats and what type of boats I think people should be looking for. So I figured this would be a good subject fo...
Episode #179 - Cutting up my own boat
Hello Friends, This is a throwback project video from the summer of 2020 when we started the massive project of redesigning and rebuilding our head.
One of only two real weaknesses of Alberg 30s is on the early mod...
Episode #180 - New Head Plumbing and Manual Black Water Pump
Hello Friends, This is a throwback project video from the summer of 2020 when we started the massive project of redesigning and rebuilding our head.
On this episode I get into figuring out how...
Episode #181 - Plastimo Water Bladder Install Option
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On this episode we show you inside our fouled forward water tank. We decided to insert a water bladder inside the old tank for potable water until we can get our large integrated water t...
Episode #182 - Water Heater Install
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In this video I will explain to you how to install a water heater on a boat that he never had a water heater installed. I found a number of videos out there that showed how to replace a water heater bu...
Episode #183 - Sailomat Self Steering Wind Vane
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On this episode I introduce you to our newest crew member, The Sailomat 3040 Wind Vane that will steer us across oceans. I mounted the wind vane on the wall of our studio so I could demonstr...
Episode #184 - How We Dropped Our Mast on SV Triteia
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On this episode we show you how we de-stepped our mast on Triteia with just Camille, Myself and $30 worth of lumber. We have extensive professional experience at rigging large heavy obj...
Episode #185 - Let There Be Water
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On this episode we show you some of the work and process that went into building our integral water tank into the unused bilge space below our cabin sole. This was a massive project that took a very long ...
BEERS ON A BOAT: Jester King "Grisette" with Black Berries
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Camille cracks open a bottle of Jester Kings Grisette and tells you a bit about the history of this type of beer and what she thinks about it.
You can find out more information a...
Episode #187 - Timeless Traditions and Heavy Lifting
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On this episode we talk about what coin we choose to go under the mast and talk about the history of the practice. Then we recruit our friends Mats and AJ to help us move our mast to the...
Episode #188 - UP WITH THE STICK
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The time has FINALLY arrived to step the NEW MAST ! This turned out to be a MUCH bigger feat than lowering our old mast with the same process. The new mast is likely twice heavier and so much more is at st...
Episode #188 : Sea Trials Day 1 - The Passage
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We have completed 99.9% of the refit with only a few things to finish up before the passage to Hawaii.
On this episode we take you along with us on a rocky passage to Catalina Island where w...
Episode #189 - Remembering The Importance of Scope and Learning the Systems
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On this episode we start our day by being blown offshore from the anchorage and have to haul in all the gear and haul up and beat back into the wind to re-anchor....
Episode #190: Dogs eye view and rudderless
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On this week’s episode we make our way to Little Fisherman’s Cove and have the anchorage all to ourselves.
Camille bought Mister Steady the GoPro dog harness so we test drove that in the fi...
Episode #191 : Sea Trials Complete
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On this week’s episode we discover that our raw water pump is leaking and James tries to sort out the problem and a fix. (upon returning home the pump had to be completely rebuilt which took 2 weeks d...
This is just a short little video to show you guys our test sail of the Windvane after the repair.
If you enjoy our channel please "Like" the videos and Subscribe so you don't miss any future episodes.
If you find the videos helpful or entertaining and...
Episode # 195 : Provisioning for an Ocean Passage
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As we finished up all the last things that had to happen before departure date the biggest chore still left to do was provision for 30+ days at sea.
On this episode we talk about what we b...
Episode # 196 : A Change of Course
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Here is the story of my ill fated attempt at solo sailing our 30ft sailboat Triteia to the Hawaiian Islands.
We had pushed hard to finally live land life behind and were 2 months behind our planned dep...
Episode #197 : Hard Dodger Overview Video
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I have had a lot of people ask me if I made a Build Video of our new Hard Dodger. I didn't film me making it but took tons of photos so I have sat down and made this episode to explain the process ...
Episode #198 : What to expect when visiting Marina del Rey as a guest boater
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This is a new series I am starting now that we are cruising full-time. These "A Boaters Guide" will be How To/Reviews of transient slips, public docks and moorin...
Episode #199 : Exploring the wild end of Catalina Island
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This episode finds Mister Steady and myself bound for the wild and roughed anchorage of Person's Landing on Catalina Island's West End. The forecast was favorable with light souther...
( THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS UPLOAD ACCIDENTALLY GOT DELETED,,, SORRY)
Episode #200 - Exploring A New Anchorage Hello Friends,
On this episode we haul up at Parson's Landing and have a perfect slow sail to Big Geiger Cove. We check out Doctors Cove on...
Episode #201 : A very bucking bronco anchorage
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On this episode we haul up at Little Fisherman's Cove and make way for Rippers Cove. It was a short motorsail of 4 miles and we had the anchorage all to ourselves. At first it looked very pro...
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