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Salt & Tar: Episode 72-Drying Out
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Salt & Tar: Episode 72-Drying Out

Thanks to Leo the bottom sanding got done in a single day leaving us time to complete more projects. The bottom paint is a year old and it's standard on a wooden boat to haul out every year and reapply to keep it fresh preventing hard growth. Since Rediviv...
Salt & Tar: Episode 71-Welcoming Our New Neighbor
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Salt & Tar: Episode 71-Welcoming Our New Neighbor

Accepting any excuse to get on the water we help crew aboard Garrett's brother, Reid's boat 'I Mua' a Landfall '39 transit the Napa River. We get a little work done on Rediviva cleaning up the cabin house preparing it for paint and the cap rails getting re...
Salt & Tar: Episode 70-Not Mistakes, Lessons
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Salt & Tar: Episode 70-Not Mistakes, Lessons

Multiple projects and one big mess. It's hard to keep things organized when you also want to get things done. Sometimes you just have to sacrifice. That's the thing with boats... If you know, then I don't need to explain further, if you don't but have a bo...
Salt & Tar: Episode 69-Day 1,677
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Salt & Tar: Episode 69-Day 1,677

Rolling from one day into the next. One project onto another. We finish the seacocks and thru hulls, including our transducer for the depth sounder, then start in on a cabin project so I can paint the cabin walls before we re-launch. Garrett, as usual, wan...
Salt & Tar: Episode 68-Seacocks and Thru Hulls
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Salt & Tar: Episode 68-Seacocks and Thru Hulls

Happy New Year Everybody!!!! Big things in 2020 for Rediviva's crew. So excited to be releasing weeklies already. Got a jump start on my New Year's resolution :) Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar...
Salt & Tar: Episode 67-Living in a Construction Zone
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Salt & Tar: Episode 67-Living in a Construction Zone

First weekly video! Happy holidays everyone!!! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar We've also been keeping our instagram curre...
Salt & Tar: Episode 66-Companionway
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Salt & Tar: Episode 66-Companionway

This video is a little different than others in that it involves more of our thought process. As we get closer to "real time" you'll notice we do things a bit different than most. Sometimes it may seem out of order or odd that we get most projects to near ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 65-Cabin House Makeover
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Salt & Tar: Episode 65-Cabin House Makeover

Days of sanding to lead to days of painting and planking!!! Finally getting things close to the finishing touches. Garrett starts in on the companionway. We absorb the beautiful October working weather as our final month of the boatyard nears. Thanks for...
Salt & Tar: Episode 64-Which Project Goes First?
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Salt & Tar: Episode 64-Which Project Goes First?

With so many projects hanging how do you choose which one to work on? Motivation, materials, weather, and timing all play a huge part in that decision. We've gotten so many things done in the 4 months we've been hauled out. We also have still so many to do...
Salt & Tar: Episode 63-Busted Back and Metal Scrap
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Salt & Tar: Episode 63-Busted Back and Metal Scrap

Garrett has had continuous back problems. Blame it on pour genes or the relentless work he puts his body through. He's learned the hard way that every once in a while he's got to take it easy! With a simple light task like shopping for materials for the bo...
Salt & Tar: Episode 62-Playing Hooky
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Salt & Tar: Episode 62-Playing Hooky

Special thanks to Ron for taking us out to the Farallons aboard his Ericson 38, Spellbound. It was a very welcomed distraction from the seemingly never ending boat projects ;) Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://salta...
Salt & Tar: Episode 61-Boatyard Summer
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Salt & Tar: Episode 61-Boatyard Summer

Thankfully this episode is only hours behind when I normally upload and not days. Garrett scrambled and hooked up one of our solar panels so I could keep working on this video during the odd power outage in Napa. The bowsprit is finished up to where we p...
Salt & Tar Update: California Blackouts
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Salt & Tar Update: California Blackouts

Since our solar's not hooked up we have a propane generator that we ran until the propane was empty. We were away from the boat for the weekend to help Garrett's dad move and didn't get the news till late last night when we rolled back into town... Hopeful...
Salt & Tar: Episode 60-Carving the Bowsprit
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Salt & Tar: Episode 60-Carving the Bowsprit

Garrett did a majority of the filming for this episode! I was stressing about whatever video I was working on at the time but Garrett crushed it and nearly finished the bowsprit in the time it took me to finish the episode haha It looks so great and can't ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 59- Deck Planking
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Salt & Tar: Episode 59- Deck Planking

Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar a HUGE thank you to everyone that has purchased items off our ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 58-Embracing Yard Life
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Salt & Tar: Episode 58-Embracing Yard Life

Diving into yard life again. Long and productive days. Napa is hot so taking mid-day breaks is huge. The second half of the day when it's still warm but the decks are fully shaded are the best. After our work here in the yard is complete we'll be looking f...
Salt & Tar: Episode 57-Movement! Back to the Boatyard
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Salt & Tar: Episode 57-Movement! Back to the Boatyard

Here we go! Back to the boatyard to get a few more big projects done on the boat. To come is deck planking, mast raising, through-hull cutting, bottom painting, and re-splashing. The trip was about 5 miles and took a little over an hour and a half. We arri...
Salt & Tar: Episode 56-River Shenanigans
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Salt & Tar: Episode 56-River Shenanigans

I had a lot of fun putting this episode together. I'm looking forward to the day I get to make a sailing video for you all! We are so very grateful for the help we've received from you out there. The views, the subscribers, our patrons, and everyone that h...
Salt & Tar: Episode 55-Sampson Post and Battery Bank
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Salt & Tar: Episode 55-Sampson Post and Battery Bank

Our final weeks of water life are upon us. Do not fret we are super excited about our haul out. In this episode we take on the sampson post and installing our house battery bank. The sampson post is our last big construction project while at Judy's dock. I...
Salt & Tar: Episode 54-Finishing Our Main Mast
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Salt & Tar: Episode 54-Finishing Our Main Mast

The mast project took just about 2 weeks to complete. We wanted to move quickly as renting the space was adding up daily. We get the mast rounded and add the hounds which are where our shrouds are attached. We've got about a month before we are hoping to h...
Salt & Tar: Episode 53-Building Our Main Mast
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Salt & Tar: Episode 53-Building Our Main Mast

Last episode we laminated up a new main mast. We continue shaping the mast to fit the mast step and getting it closer to round. Long but great days working outside in the Napa Boatyard! Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie http...
Salt & Tar: Episode 52-From Bulwarks to Mast
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Salt & Tar: Episode 52-From Bulwarks to Mast

We've finished up with the port side bulwark planking and now to turn our attention to Rediviva's masts... Unfortunately with all the distraction of building the boat our masts we're not taken care of. Our mizzen developed a kink at one end so now our orig...
Salt & Tar: Episode 51-From Plank to Soup
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Salt & Tar: Episode 51-From Plank to Soup

This episode takes you through some typical work days; wake up, coffee, work on the boat, maybe a supply run, work on the boat, try not to forget to eat lunch, then clean up, sleep, dream about working on the boat. This is boat life. It'll be nice when we ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 50 – From Prep to Plank
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Salt & Tar: Episode 50 – From Prep to Plank

When all the prep was done the reward was hanging planks! The preparations took weeks but finally the visual satisfaction of our first two runs of planking were on. We bought green lumber which means some movement is expected but we were surprised how quic...
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