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October 24, 2024
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Salt & Tar: Ep.171- Lighted Boat Parade
My sister, Ellen, and her husband, Casey, join us in a little holiday celebration. This is the first ever lighted boat parade that Garrett and I have ever participated in and it was a ton of fun. We even got second place! Thanks for watching everyone! ~R...
Salt & Tar: Ep.172- Bending the Mizzen
Bending a sail: to secure a sail to a spar before hoisting. Bend On ~ To tie onto or fasten. Garrett completes the last of the changes and additions to the boom and gaff. Persevering through the cold, damp weather. Then together we work on permanently secu...
Salt & Tar: Ep.173- Chasing Leaks
I’m going to test your attention span with this one. It’s long with quite a bit of talking as we discover some not so lovely issues with our 40 year old motor. The previous owner called her King of the Shit we might be changing this to King of taking a...
Salt & Tar Update: 100 Day Countdown
100 days! Yup, we are going to give it our all. We’ve had so many ‘last push’ moments and this feels like the legit LAST push. Again, Rediviva will not be 100% complete but we can’t sit at a dock forever. We have just received our last sail and tha...
Salt & Tar: Ep.174- Windlass (pt.1) Alignment
The windlass has been rebuilt for some time. Now the skies are clear to drill some holes through the deck and dive into getting this installed. So much of every project is making sure everything aligns. Now that we are counting down the days to leaving the...
Salt & Tar: Ep.175- Windlass (pt. 2) Bolting it Home
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.176- Does This Look Ridiculous?
The project that never ends, it goes on and on my friends! The boat build as a whole is coming along so nicely but it is still far from over. One piece of the puzzle comes to a close and another begins. Thanks for stepping on board with us for this episode...
Salt & Tar: Ep.177- Solar Framing
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.178- The Art of Lashing
Lashing, serving, leathering, hole drilling, and wiring! Michael's still here helping us serve and leather our various chafe points in the rigging. Garrett lashes our solar array into place atop the davits while I catch up on a little souping/brightwork. W...
Salt & Tar: Ep.179- A Powerful Day
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.180- Navigation Lights
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.181- Hoist ’em all! Attaching our headsails
4 out of 4 and we give Mike a 10 out of 10! Our 4 working sails are here and are being fitted to the boat. We will have other light wind and storm sails but these are the ones we'll use most often. As we were waiting for the staysail boom to dry we started...
Salt & Tar: Ep.182- Staysail Boom
The staysail boom is ready to be added. We get the staysail up to speed with our previous two sails, the main and the mizzen. Next week we continue on the yankee, our fourth and final sail at this time. Calm weather means we're working on the sails. The le...
Salt & Tar: Ep.183- Yankee Tracks
Come hang out with us as we install our yankee tracks to lead the sheets aft. We talk about the placement of the wenches we'll add and the platforms we'll have to make. We'll be filling you in on our engine troubles soon. All is still going well aboard thi...
Salt & Tar: Ep.184- One Day at a Time
Sooner or later we will be sipping on that margarita tropical style! It might not be today but we are closer than we were yesterday. Every day adds to the sum of building Rediviva and here's a glimpse into a few ;) Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p...
Salt & Tar: Ep.185- Salty Winches
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar Update: No Time to Party
So much to do so little time! We are sad to say that we will not be hosting a farewell to Napa party. We are making such awesome progress though, and know that we can still take full advantage of the wonderful weather season approaching. We are going to be...
Salt & Tar: Ep.186- Threatening Our Engine
Our engine better run or else! We've bought a big box of engine parts and Garrett is working his way through it. Hoping to prevent any more surprises... Thanks for watching! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you ca...
Salt & Tar: Ep.187- Pulling the Transmission
We are so grateful for the help we’ve received, and continue to receive, from our community. It would be so much more daunting if we didn’t have the help from Christian and Jeff. And! All of you out there watching and encouraging us to continue. Alone ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.188- In the Spirit of Gettin’ it Done
We’re gaining some speed on projects. We get the mizzen sheet figured out and continue on running the staysail sheet as well. Lingering winter weather disrupts only a few more days to then give way to beautiful spring conditions. Noe and Victoria arrive ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.189- That’s Teamwork
Victoria’s info: https://www.instagram.com/viclexvisionary/ I’m in love with her work, thank you 💕 Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmai...
Salt & Tar: Ep.190- Ruthless Boatbuilding
As I edit the rest of the crew keeps busy. I'm so proud of how much they filmed in my absence. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Victoria (https://www.instagram.com/viclexvisionary) has made such a beautiful piece on our main bulkhead. Incorporating som...
Salt & Tar: Ep.191- All Hands in the Forepeak
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.192- Utilize All Your Tools
We have been blessed to have the help that we've had recently. We got to work and meet Noe last year and he came back this year with his girlfriend, Victoria. We got so much done! Making it hard to say goodbye because we've become friends. I can't wait to ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.193
A little wood work, a little engine work, and a little sewing. Killing some time until the more pressing issue of rebuilding our transmission is possible. Garrett and I are starting to realize we have to throw out the idea of a “plan.” Too many moving ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.194
A huge thank you to Christian and his family for being so welcoming. We take a fun road trip down to (Garrett’s hometown actually) Los Osos where Christian has his shop. We successfully rebuild our transmission and take a little time for ourselves. Thank...
Salt & Tar: Ep.195
Transmission is back! Let's go for a cruise up the river :) Thanks for watching! R&G https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/saltandtar --------- one-time donation You can al...
Salt & Tar: Ep.196
Getting out on the river as much as we can to test Rediviva's systems. So far so good! The boatyard was able to squeeze us in so we check off our annual haul out for the year. Thank you to Jim for all your help with bottom paint and to my dad who caught a ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.197
Another annual haul out in the bag! And… another engine problem to diagnose. We try and find a resolution fast so we can still get out this sailing season. Boats love to do this to you. Like a crazy lover to make you doubt yourself and your life decision...
Salt & Tar: Ep.198
Final test of our fortitude! The Westerleaky is at it again with another major leak we cannot ignore. In this episode we solve it. We tackled it as a team and got it fixed and tested in two days. Garrett's back constantly gives him issues so that's where I...
Salt & Tar Update: Live from the Pacific Ocean
We are happy to report we are traveling south! Rediviva completed her first 100nm yesterday. Heading set for Morro Bay to introduce her to her homeport. For a few weeks maybe then onto Southern California until hurricane season passes for Mexico in the fa...
Salt & Tar: Ep.199
The month of May... what a whirlwind! Now that the engine passes all tests we are back on track to leaving the dock asap. We had SO much to get done. It was so hard to share our decision to leave Swab in my sister's care. He is happy and he is loved and th...
Salt & Tar: Ep.200- Leaving the Dock
There will always be that one thing (often more) that tries to keep you from your full potential. I think this is the cosmic balance that weeds out the weak from the bold. We did not spend 7 years and 3 months to get to the finish line and take a seat. We...
Salt & Tar: Ep.201- China Camp
The next leg of our journey, separating ourselves from the dock. It feels SO good to be in the bay. Memo and his family come to join us and celebrate... with tacos! of course ;) Thanks for watching! ~Ruthie p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I c...
Salt & Tar: Ep.202- Paradise Cove
We found our weather window! For our first sea trail test. It was as light as we wanted it. It was so amazing to spend the chill time we had in China Camp and we were ready move on too. Hope you enjoy the journey with us! Cheers, ~Ruthie p.s. I try and r...