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Preparing to sail – Carrickfergus – Belfast Lough – Ep. 140
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Preparing to sail – Carrickfergus – Belfast Lough – Ep. 140

If it was not for the weather, we would be off on a short cruise, but a few little jobs need a tidy up so we use the break to get them done. Next stop.... Out There!!! ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookw...
Raymarine instrument calibration – Evo Autopilot – ST60  – Sailing Belfast Lough – Ep. 139
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Raymarine instrument calibration – Evo Autopilot – ST60 – Sailing Belfast Lough – Ep. 139

We recalibrate our Raymarine wind instrument and our Evolution Autopilot, but nothing seemed to work as expected, so instead we decided to service the heads.... ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookware - ...
Fine day for sailing – Sail trim – Sailing Belfast Lough – Carrickfergus – Ep. 138
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Fine day for sailing – Sail trim – Sailing Belfast Lough – Carrickfergus – Ep. 138

Going for a sail when you are a bit rusty is always interesting, but escaping a tight slip with a strong wind against you at the same time? Let us just say that it helps to have friendly local sailors to help out. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee j...
Wiring the electrics on our boat – Boat projects – Carrickfergus – Ep. 137
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Wiring the electrics on our boat – Boat projects – Carrickfergus – Ep. 137

In between Force 11 gales, we finally get caught up on fixing the rats' nest of wiring that comprises our boat's electrics. The job is far from perfect but it is a big, big improvement. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affil...
Marine AIS – the good and the bad – Automatic Identification System – Ep. 136
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Marine AIS – the good and the bad – Automatic Identification System – Ep. 136

We found that the hardest part of installing an AIS (Automatic Identification System) was trying to choose which one to install. or should we use radar instead? In this week's episode, four other Youtube channels give us their views on AIS - the good and the bad. We are joined by Sailing Lady...
Storm sailing preparation – Yachtmaster – Ep. 135
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Storm sailing preparation – Yachtmaster – Ep. 135

We talk about preparing to deal with storms and why you should expect every day to be a stormy day at sea ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookware -  ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard adv...
Marine autopilot update – Raymarine Autohelm EV-100 – Carrickfergus – a SYSL Extra
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Marine autopilot update – Raymarine Autohelm EV-100 – Carrickfergus – a SYSL Extra

After calling our autopilot a "Stupid autopilot" because she does not follow a series of course changes, it turns out that *WE* are not as smart as we thought. It looks like the autopilot can follow instructions from the chart plotter. Well, we live and learn .... ---- Coffee Jar --- If...
Marine autopilot installation – Raymarine EV-100 autohelm – Ep. 134
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Marine autopilot installation – Raymarine EV-100 autohelm – Ep. 134

We show how we installed our Raymarine Autopilot (an EV-100 autohelm) and used it as an opportunity to upgrade the boat's network system to Seatalk NG / NMEA-2000 from the old Seatalk-1 system. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Af...
Winding the boat – Yachtmaster – Ep. 133
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Winding the boat – Yachtmaster – Ep. 133

We learn how to turn Salty Lass in a confined space using only lines, and Prudence dreams of stealing the boat whilst the crew are all off the boat and on the pontoon ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookwa...
Mysterious gifts – Carrickfergus – Bangor – Sailing projects – Ep. 132
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Mysterious gifts – Carrickfergus – Bangor – Sailing projects – Ep. 132

We find some mysterious gifts left aboard Salty Lass and we use them to move a few projects forward. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookware - ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard adventur...
Water in the bilge – Carrickfergus – Belfast Lough – Ep. 131
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Water in the bilge – Carrickfergus – Belfast Lough – Ep. 131

We get comfy in our new marina and think that we are in for a stretch of nice weather which shows you what we know. And we discover water..... inside the boat..... ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookware ...
High wind sailing – Sailing Wales – Caernarfon – Porth Dinllaen – Ep. 130
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High wind sailing – Sailing Wales – Caernarfon – Porth Dinllaen – Ep. 130

High wind sailing off the Welsh coast. We found some unpublished footage from an Autumn sail in 2019 where the weather was forecast to be F3/4 increasing to 5 occasionally 6. We decided that our planned route was untennable and so we diverted to Porth Dinllaen in Wales. Also, we have launched a si...
Last Sail in Bangor – Winter Sailing – Belfast Lough – Ep. 129
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Last Sail in Bangor – Winter Sailing – Belfast Lough – Ep. 129

We start making preparations for our cruising season, only to find that sometimes the options narrow unexpectedly.... ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookware - ----- About us ----- We have begun a li...
Installing AIS on our boat – Sailing Projects – Ep. 128
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Installing AIS on our boat – Sailing Projects – Ep. 128

We install an Em-trak B100 AIS Transponder on Salty Lass in order to assist us with managing traffic near us and avoiding collisions and making the information display on our chartplotters using the boat's Seatalk NG network (The Raymarine version of NMEA2000) If you wish to subscribe to our F...
Two years as Live Aboards – Sailing – Liveaboard lifestyle – Ep. 127
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Two years as Live Aboards – Sailing – Liveaboard lifestyle – Ep. 127

We are now two years into our liveaboard adventure on Salty Lass, so we have a look back on how it has gone, where we are going and how it has changed us. We also share our "Philosophy of Sailing" out-takes. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our cof...
Outline Passage Plans – Yachtmaster – Ep. 126
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Outline Passage Plans – Yachtmaster – Ep. 126

Following on from our previous video, we extract all the relevant information needed to draw up our outline passage plans for leaving Belfast Lough in a few weeks time and we also look back at an actual passage plan from last year ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a t...
Passage planning sources – Yachtmaster – Ep. 125
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Passage planning sources – Yachtmaster – Ep. 125

We look at how to gather the information that is needed for passage planning so that you can safely visit ports and harbours which you are not familiar with. This is part one of a series of Passage Planning episodes that are part of our Yachtmaster training ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our vi...
Rotten weather over? We hope so – Winter Sailing – Ep. 124
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Rotten weather over? We hope so – Winter Sailing – Ep. 124

Due to the rotten weather interfering with sailing and filming, we take a look at the effect four consecutive winter gales have had on our side panels. We also look back at how we made the panels and how well they have held up. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip ...
Life Jackets – Staying Alive – Yachtmaster – Ep. 123
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Life Jackets – Staying Alive – Yachtmaster – Ep. 123

In between storms and just doing everyday "boat stuff" we give our life jackets a service. We show you what to look for and simple ways to know if your life jacket is a dud. Our lives may depend on our life jackets so it is a good idea to check them. If you can get professional advice fr...
Portlights – Replacing sailboat windows – Winter Sailing – Ep. 122
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Portlights – Replacing sailboat windows – Winter Sailing – Ep. 122

We struggle to replace our portlights which are crazed with age. Getting the portlight lens out is not the problem, getting a replacement is the real issue. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ---- Affiliate Links ---- Mr D Cookware - ---...
Buoyage Lights & Marks – Yachtmaster – SYSL Extra
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Buoyage Lights & Marks – Yachtmaster – SYSL Extra

As part of our Yachtmaster series, we discuss buoyage (primarily IALA-A system) and the common appearances for the buoys and ways to remember which is which. We use a product from Flip cards to help us - ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar -...
Waterlock – Volva Penta Exhaust – Winter Sailing – Ep. 121
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Waterlock – Volva Penta Exhaust – Winter Sailing – Ep. 121

Our ongoing Volvo Penta engine saga continues. We decide to replace the waterlock in the exhaust hose before ours finally gives up and fills the boat with water. All seemed to go well until we read the installation instructions and realised that this was not going to be as simple as we thought. ---...
COLREGS – Rules of the road – Yachtmaster – Ep. 120
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COLREGS – Rules of the road – Yachtmaster – Ep. 120

As part of our Yachtmaster training we discuss COLREGS - Collision Regulations - or the Rules of the Road for mariners. There are a surprising number of misconceptions about COLREGS and we try to dispel one or two For more information on our Yachtmasters journey see As always, the crew try and h...
Storm Brendan – Winter Sailing – Ep. 119
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Storm Brendan – Winter Sailing – Ep. 119

We seem to have had storm after storm and it is grey, damp and depressing. The gloom is at least alleviated by the fact that the days are getting longer. As a little memento of summer we have created two calendars as PDF files you can download. Maybe next year we will get them printed? They should ...
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