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Just About Sailing March 2020 – Making a DIY plastic (HDPE) water tank, Pt 1 – Is it even possible?
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Just About Sailing March 2020 – Making a DIY plastic (HDPE) water tank, Pt 1 – Is it even possible?
This the the first of three videos. In this one I want to see if it is even possible to make a DIY water tank out of HDPE to fit the 'odd' shape under the salon bench. Big learning curve. I know that people fix plastic parts on cars, or their garbage bin ...
  • Mar 30, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:50
Just About Sailing February 2020 – Coating the Washboards with Epoxy and Varnish
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Just About Sailing February 2020 – Coating the Washboards with Epoxy and Varnish
Lots of people have suggested that I should try a combination of clear epoxy and varnish on the washboards. Epoxy is very waterproof and hard-wearing, but not very resistant to UV, hence the need to coat it with varnish. Lots of help from my daughter who w...
  • Feb 11, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:01
Just About Sailing January 2020 – Plans for the year plus new fridge power requirements
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Just About Sailing January 2020 – Plans for the year plus new fridge power requirements
A few people have asked how my plans have changed over the last 18 months or so as things have slowed down because of health. Well here is the revised plan - which even at the current slow speed all looks doable this year.
  • Jan 25, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:56
Just About Sailing – Christmas Musical Extravaganza 2019
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Just About Sailing – Christmas Musical Extravaganza 2019
Here it is, the annual Christmas Musical Extravaganza Special. Best watched with decent earphones or powerful earplugs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
  • Dec 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:28
Just About Sailing December 2 2019 – Diesel Heater water trap, solar fan, early Christmas presents
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Just About Sailing December 2 2019 – Diesel Heater water trap, solar fan, early Christmas presents
Getting a few jobs done before the end of the year. Fitting the water trap on the Chinese diesel heater exhaust. Water trap works fine; but problems with the heatproof tape. Washboards are now ready for epoxy and varnish. New solar powered ventilator fan....
  • Dec 18, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:17
Just About Sailing December 2019 – Chinese Diesel Heater, Any good for condensation? Pt 2 Practice
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Just About Sailing December 2019 – Chinese Diesel Heater, Any good for condensation? Pt 2 Practice
This is a direct follow-on from the previous video which covered the theory behind why and when we get condensation. In this one I do do two experiments in the boat; One with the heater air being re-circulated in the cabin, another with the air being taken...
  • Nov 30, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:53
Just About Sailing November 2019 – Chinese Diesel Heater, Any good for condensation? Pt 1 Theory
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Just About Sailing November 2019 – Chinese Diesel Heater, Any good for condensation? Pt 1 Theory
This is a long one with lots of talking and lots of theory. DISCLAIMER Read the following description to see if you really want to know this stuff. And if you do already know it then you probably won't get much from this video, so go straight on to part 2....
  • Nov 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:33:30
Just About Sailing October 2 2019 – Washboard, mast, and (nearly) finishing the hull repair
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Just About Sailing October 2 2019 – Washboard, mast, and (nearly) finishing the hull repair
I had resigned myself to not being able to finish the hull repair because of the constant rain and decreasing temperature. But then the jetstream moved a bit and the forecast was for 3 or 4 days of dry weather with reasonable (for epoxy) temperatures. Shou...
  • Oct 31, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:38
Just About Sailing October 2019 – fixing a foot long crack in the hull of my boat
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Just About Sailing October 2019 – fixing a foot long crack in the hull of my boat
This video covers the structural repair of a rather large crack/split/gash in the hull of Serenity. It happened two years ago just before I took her out of the water...and it was 100% my fault. Still, who doesn't like the chance for a bit of extra fibregla...
  • Oct 07, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:08
Just About Sailing September 3 2019 – A very quick look at the Southampton Boat Show 2019
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Just About Sailing September 3 2019 – A very quick look at the Southampton Boat Show 2019
I prepared this time! I actually wrote out a specific list of things I wanted to find out at the boat show related to forthcoming projects. I questioned a few technical experts from different companies and received a lot of valuable information. And saw th...
  • Sep 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:34
Just About Sailing September 2 2019 – Enjoyable, Achievable & Connected Boat DIY, done slowly
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Just About Sailing September 2 2019 – Enjoyable, Achievable & Connected Boat DIY, done slowly
A few odd jobs in this episode; Lucy finishing off the 'mock' Holding Tank, me finally gluing up the rest of the headlining, plus fixing a broken TV - but is there anything worth watching? The moral of this short video is that anyone can fix anything and a...
  • Sep 16, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:24
Just About Sailing September 2019 – DIY Holding Tank Pt3 – Thru hull & Seacock install
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Just About Sailing September 2019 – DIY Holding Tank Pt3 – Thru hull & Seacock install
This video went on a bit longer than anticipated, but so did the install process. First a bit of an update, then a detailed look at fitting the new Forespar Series 93 2" combined thru-hull and seacock for the holding tank waste outlet. This is how I did i...
  • Sep 06, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:30:07
Just About Sailing August 2019 – re-varnishing everything, stage one – removing the old varnish
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Just About Sailing August 2019 – re-varnishing everything, stage one – removing the old varnish
This is a job I have been putting off for ages. Stripping back all the varnished areas back to bare wood and re-varnishing. To make it fair we have split the work 50:50; I am doing all the external wood and my daughter is just doing the bits inside the boa...
  • Aug 04, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:15
Just About Sailing July 2019 – DIY Holding Tank Pt 2 – I have a new apprentice
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Just About Sailing July 2019 – DIY Holding Tank Pt 2 – I have a new apprentice
This is one of those 'proud dad' videos. My daughter has now graduated as a Master in Marine Biology after spending the last six months counting sharks in Mexico. She volunteered to help with Serenity's refurbishment. Here's what happened. Pt 1 of the Hol...
  • Jul 24, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:37
Just About Sailing June 2 2019 – Clearing out the boat and preparation for the real work
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Just About Sailing June 2 2019 – Clearing out the boat and preparation for the real work
I thought I would get another short video out in June. This is just the basic preparation of Serenity to make it as easy as possible to get started on the real work. Also a bit of a test of my new 'energy regime'.
  • Jun 24, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:56
Just About Sailing June 2019 – A moving experience with my boat
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Just About Sailing June 2019 – A moving experience with my boat
As discussed last time; Serenity is moving to be near to me so that I can (hopefully) get back into the swing of getting her voyage ready. Lots of 'flying' in this one - shiny! Link to HJ Logistics website as mentioned in the video is https://www.hjlogist...
  • Jun 14, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:56
Just About Sailing May 2019 – Going backwards in order to move forwards
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Just About Sailing May 2019 – Going backwards in order to move forwards
Just occasionally you need to take a step backwards and slow things down in order to get where you want faster. No, I know that doesn't make any sense - I guess you'll just have to watch the video. Check out Sail Life here https://www.youtube.com/user/mad...
  • May 26, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:11
Just About Sailing April 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 3 Full operational test run
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Just About Sailing April 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 3 Full operational test run
I needed to do a full operational test run, so I thought I would video it. Not the most interesting video you will ever see, but hopefully useful if you are thinking of installing one of these units. I was particularly interested in the current draw (amps...
  • Apr 01, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:55
Just About Sailing March 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 2 Fitting it and switching on
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Just About Sailing March 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 2 Fitting it and switching on
This video covers the actual fitting of all the bits and the initial start-up. There is nothing too complicated here - but do comment if you have ideas that might be useful for other people. I haven't done a full test yet - in fact I haven't read the inst...
  • Mar 27, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:41
Just About Sailing February 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 1 Where to put it
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Just About Sailing February 2019 – Installing a Chinese Diesel Heater, Pt 1 Where to put it
This is the first part of the installation of a Chinese Diesel Heater. It became clear that there wasn't an obvious place to mount the heater in a small sailboat. I have a look at three different options all with advantages and disadvantages. So which one ...
  • Jan 29, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:09
Just About Sailing January 3 2019 – Galley refit continued, Origo stove, sink and fridge
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Just About Sailing January 3 2019 – Galley refit continued, Origo stove, sink and fridge
This is the first fit of all the new galley bits into the boat - Origo Stove, Bearmach 32 Litre Fridge and Romesco Sink. Everything is still temporary as this was a 'proof of concept' exercise. Also, I need to figure out where the ducting for the air blown...
  • Jan 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:40
Just About Sailing January 2 2019 – Starting the galley refit and Nautical word fun
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Just About Sailing January 2 2019 – Starting the galley refit and Nautical word fun
I wanted to get another video out in January as soon as possible. Lots of boxes full of fun DIY projects have arrived. First job is to rip out the old galley. And because my daughter enjoyed the 'fun with flags' episode so much, I thought we could have som...
  • Jan 06, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:43
Just About Sailing January 2019 – So what happened in the second half of 2018 then?
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Just About Sailing January 2019 – So what happened in the second half of 2018 then?
This video is a lot of talking to the camera to cover what went wrong in the second half of 2018. Boat projects really did grind to a near halt. I have included this video just for completeness to chronicle some of the things that happen when real life get...
  • Dec 31, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:37
Just About Sailing December 2018 – Christmas Special Musical Extravaganza
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Just About Sailing December 2018 – Christmas Special Musical Extravaganza
So here we go again. Back by popular request... well back by request... well back. So what can I say. At least you know that once you have watched this - there won't be another one for a whole year. Merry Christmas
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:40

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