With our sailboat not ready we end up going sailing on a wooden boat with our friends Mark & Margaret. What a feeling being back sailing on Lake Erie, it had been way too long. But the boat projects continue as we do our free radar install.
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Welcome to this live Q&A stream. We will be answering some of the most common questions that we receive as well as giving you updates on this sailing season. Also if you have questions for us don't hesitate to write them in the comment section down be...
Learn with us how to install marine VHF connector in this more technical video. And as if there wasn't enough boat projects we get a surprise that could have almost sunk our sailboat.
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The sailboat projects continue as we start rewiring our sailboat mast from our new radar to our anchor and spreader lights. We even find some interesting surprise under our mast boot.
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Life on a small boat is always interesting. There's always something to work on and you constantly have to move things around. But you know what I wouldn't change it! We're back in the water but without a mast so we end up tackling our radar DIY mast insta...
Have you ever been to Pottahawk Boat Party 2019? It's hard to describe this huge boat party which happens every second Sunday in July on Lake Erie so we put it in a video.
After an overnight sail we made it to Pottahawk Point to North America's biggest bo...
Join us as we experience Pottahawk 2019 with thousands of boats. Lake Erie's biggest boat party is happening right now. Pottahawk pissup cannot be missed.
After a long Canadian winter it's finally time for the start of a new sailing season and finally launching our sailboat. The exciting and stressful time that comes with lifting our 15,000 lbs sailboat is finally here. As well as the hope that everything g...
In this episode we explain our Australia Travel costs in details. We spent 11 days and only US$455 each which shows how you can travel Around the World for cheap. This series explores all the countries we visited during our 8 month Around the World trip.
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In this episode we cover our Hawaii Budget.Traveling Around the world does not mean you have to be rich and we did it for US$8400 each. Find out how much it cost to travel around the world as a couple for 8 months and visiting 12 countries over 4 continent...
Find out how much it cost to travel around the world as a couple for 8 months and visiting 12 countries over 4 continents. In this special series we debunk the myth that traveling is expensive.
We go into details such as; flights, insurance, visas, accommo...
We enjoy some cold beers as we do a bit of boat polishing in bikini. Could spring actually be here? Then it's time to apply the antifouling paint because we're going back into the water at the end of the week. We are so looking forward to this after these ...
Never a dull day on the hard, especially when you suit up to start sanding our boat for bottom paint. Then realize you look like a smurf before grabbing a cold beer. Unfortunately we are still waiting for Lake Erie to melt but it gives us more time to tack...
Your sailboat thru hull fittings are super important for not sinking. So we decided to install a new bronze thru hull fitting instead of our plastic one. And by changing our ball valves from the old gate valves we gave ourselves a bit more work.
Luckily th...
Have you ever tried rebedding stanchions? We discovered Butyl Tape a boater's best friend. In this episode we take care of a few more projects and realize that our keel bolts were way under torqued. And we go explore around DeCew falls.
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Sometimes buying something new isn't the answer, a $40 fridge upgrade can make a big difference when you do it yourself.
The marina gets hammered by yet another storm. We had never been that scared for our sailboat with all that ice being pushed in.
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Join us as we do a few DIY sailboat projects and spend Christmas with family in Quebec, Canada. In between our snowshoeing in the forest we work on a few boat projects. From building a new DIY dinghy floor from plexiglass to fixing up the dodger and doing ...
This November 2018 crazy storm on Lake Erie will be remembered. We experience some intense flooding with the storm surge and 50-60 knots wind. Who knew waves could get that big on a lake. And after the storm it's time for our sailboat to haul out. And it's...
Our laptop fell in Lake Erie and we try saving it with rice. With our wetsuits we quickly realize how cold it is and that the sailing season in Canada is nearing its end. One last sail on Lake Erie before having to take down the sails.
0:31 Saving our sun...
This video is a little different. We show you how it's possible to stay healthy even on a small sailboat. We did a 4 day Detox / Juice cleanse. You can remain healthy even while living in a tiny home. We share with you our ups and downs as the withdrawal f...
Cory loves challenging himself and this is what he did. I left the sailboat with the dinghy while Cory did some single hand sailing for the first time. And the adventure doesn't stop there as we go back at anchor and do some more sailing after testing our ...
After flying our gennaker we decide to go anchoring in Lake Erie once again. We find the perfect anchorage next to Welland Canal in Gravely Bay. We dinghy to the breakwall and walk around. Unfortunately, the rainy fall weather brings some not so nice surp...
With light winds it's finally our first time sailing our gennaker. And free doesn't mean trouble free as we find out while testing our free radar. We also try some different type of food and get a cold front.
1:59 Eating canada goose
3:02 Testing our free...
We're finally sailing on Lake Erie after completing our anchor locker project. Cory's family came to visit us for 5 days so we shared with them our sailboat life and toured them around.
We also start upgrading our boat to LED lighting so that we can be mo...
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