You guys are in for a treat today. There is so much to share, so much accomplished, and we couldn't be prouder and happier with the results of our effort and dedication with this motor. We finally get everything working and take out Uma for a quick spin ...
Wether you own a house, bus or boat, projects can be overwhelming... But you know you have to do them AND with the right attitude, you can make them fun. In the mist of all the chaos, working hard on getting our electric motor ready, we left out some other...
Each minute we spend working on our boat means that we are one minute closer to a working motor. So the camera comes out and the story telling begins... Hope you enjoy this episode as there are a lot of information and progress to be shared.
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Having a "floating" boat requires ways to keep unwanted water OUT and ways of storing fresh water IN... That's exactly what this week's episode is all about. From RE-plumbing our bilge pump to RE-hooking up our fresh water tanks, and more.
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Yep, we are finally talking about that electric motor. We have so much to share and we are excited to share it all, from testing it, to putting it together to even removing and changing certain parts!
Hope you enjoy this episode and are excited for more ...
As we mentioned so many times, being in this Boatyard have its benefits. You know what they say " one man's trash is another man's treasure." We got to salvage some good shiny metals and had to learn how to weld to put it all together...
We also started ...
When we put the mast back up on Uma a while ago, we noticed that the rigging shop cut our new forestay and backstay to the wrong length, it was time to get that issue resolved before we go out for a perfect monday fun-day Sail !
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Being in the water has a lot of advantages. Other than being smoothly rocked to bed at night, we can officially say that we can catch our own diner ! And amongst all the fun, we also worked on hooking up our house batteries and some of our electrical toys....
Launching Uma was literally the beginning of this adventure. As we are creating more steps towards our dream, we are excited to share with you the next phase of our story.
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So much had happened between summer 2014 and today. And sometimes it's good to look back at the good times. So we've decided to put together a quick recap of how our first year with Uma unraveled itself. Hope you enjoy it. and we know you're super eager fo...
Dan and I are both super excited to share with you the next phase of our adventure. In the meantime, we wanted to take the time to answer the main questions we received over the past few months. If we didn’t get around to answering your question, feel fr...
Thanks again for watching everyone! We feel truly blessed for all your support, comments, thumbs ups, subscriptions and of course all those of you who have become part of our Uma Angels Family! You ROCK! (ps:.. there's a little extra treat at the very very...
"Anywhere you go, anything you do, can be enjoyable. As long as you are looking for adventure, not escape!"
We want to share with you a little insight on our current life on the hard! hope you enjoy . and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE so...
Yep, still on the hard. But everyday we're getting closer to launching , and we are so excited for that special moment.
Until then, let's focus on that pre-launch checklist :)
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Obviously, we had to continue sanding and scraping, and scraping and sanding and sanding and sraping.... We spent the past 2 weeks just doing THAT. sooooo much fun!
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After many weeks of waiting, I finally got my tourist visa and was able to come back to Uma and Dan :) and so the hard work continued....
During my time in Haiti, I kept working and editing the previous episodes. My brother David was so amazing for shar...
With Kika still being in Haiti, it was time to get the boat whole again... Just in case I need to come up with a rescue mission !
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As you might know, I (Kika) have been living in the states for the past 5 years as a international student. My visa finally expired this summer, so I flew back to Haiti, for what I've been told would be a 2 week trip, to get everything back in order, and ...
After sanding the damaged areas in the bilge, it was time to re-glass the floors and add some significant improvements to the original structure.
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After 3 long months in Haiti, (Dec. 14 - Mar. 15) we take the plane back to Uma and pick up where we left off refitting her. As we were inspecting some hidden areas, and writing our long to-do-list, we found some unexpected damage in the keel that needed o...
We made it South !!!!
where we worked on Uma in a much more comfortable temperature, and took a little trip for Christmas. A big cheers to all the beautiful amazing people featuring in this video !
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Its official, we can finally say that we have our own little place together now. Although it's not a house, Uma is our home. And whether you live in a house, boat or RV, if you're a home owner, you know that getting there is only the easy part... Now the r...
We finally got our diplomas, and received some other great news!
It's time to pack our bags and move from our city life, to our new boat life. Please don't forget to like our videos and subscribe to our channel so you wont miss out on future episodes.
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