Q&A: Ask Us Anything (Life Update) | Step 408

• September 13, 2024 by Sailing Uma |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 02:52:07
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Questions:
3:15 ▸ Is Dan Dying of a Heart Attack?
9:18 ▸ What is the Project Timeframe?
14:34 ▸ Where to next?
20:10 ▸ Do you have a concern for the future in regard to having jobs other than boating?
26:05 ▸ Are you considering other ways to build sailing-adjacent professional careers?
28:51 ▸ What are challenges of maintaining visas ?
37:51 ▸ With all the strife in Haiti, is Kika‘s family OK?
44:39 ▸ Do you ever worry when at anchor?
47:40 ▸ Are you able to rent a sailboat every so often?
51:32 ▸ Why are you making the boat so overbuilt structure wise?
52:52 ▸ Knowing what you know now, would you have tossed a forklift engine...?
58:14 ▸ What are you planning in terms of solar?
1:03:33 ▸ At what point would you consider a bigger, newer boat?
1:08:37 ▸ If you could start from scratch designing your ideal boat, what size would it be?
1:11:30 ▸ What was THE biggest challenge?
1:19:08 ▸ Insulation?
1:21:41 ▸ Are you doing to switch to a incineration toilet?
1:25:52 ▸ Are you actually married? what about kids?
1:32:22 ▸ What tips would you give to people looking at starting sailboat life?
1:36:21 ▸ What do you think is the best way to learn DIY skills?
1:38:09 ▸ What is your favourite other sailing youtube channel?
1:40:13 ▸ Aside from YouTube/social media, what is the best source of income ?
1:42:47 ▸ What's the latest on your wind power project that you showed in step 273?
1:47:46 ▸ How much your respective architecture degrees are helping you out with this project?
1:50:50 ▸ Are you planning UMA-NU to be completely electric with no backup generator?
1:54:24 ▸ What about your partner makes this lifestyle enjoyable?
1:57:24 ▸ Any chance well get more episodes of the Unknown?
2:05:42 ▸ Do You Plan On Ever Moving Inland And Off Your Boat?
2:08:45 ▸ What are common used designs that you consider weird/impractical?
2:11:27 ▸ What is your LEAST favourite tool and or job while doing this refit?
2:17:17 ▸ How do you arrange health / travel insurance for you?
2:20:45 ▸ You've both mentioned having ADHD... can you tell us a bit more about that?
2:32:31▸ How similar is RV life to boat life?
2:36:12 ▸ How does Kika cut a pepper?
2:40:00 ▸ LMNT
2:44:11 ▸ are you also planning many changes on deck ?
2:46:26 ▸ Any chance you'd sell me that Range Rover when you go back to sailing?



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