If you don't get a "Reality Check" every now and and then, the whole thing becomes, kinda meaningless. I am the first to admit that solo boat building can ...

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 ...

In order to save money, but definitely not time, we decided to make our own dustless sand blaster, taking a page from what Project Brupeg has done to prep much ...

The canvas dodger we had inherited aboard Avocet had seen better days; the frame was not stout, the dark blue canvas had been sun bleached and abused over the ...

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 ...

The plywood is sealed and major components are installed permanently. Check out how I'm filling the rest of my day (building a humble Bungalow for Mrs Rover): ...

Permanently Installed and now fully integrated hard top is now laminated in place this week. The considerable effort in getting these parts in place means that ...

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 ...

Choosing a Propeller for our Catamaran is a lot more complicated than just buying one on-line. It begins with determining the dimensions available under the ...

I design and build large lids and openings for the large storage space under the bunks, but these serve 2 purposes... Make a one time donation to Wave Rover ...

Our whole project is flying along and the complexities are getting more challenging as we go ahead. The essential hull extensions get their start and Janet has ...

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 ...

The inspection hatches arrive and I proceed with building and fitting the crash bulkheads. Later in the video I announce the 3 winners of the MK3 Wind Vane ...

With the Catamaran Deck Mounted , the Hard-Top sitting in place we are now able to concentrate on "Tying the whole project together". Critical elements can now ...

The Longitudinal Bulkheads receive their fillets and fiberglass. The bunk top is fitted. Make a one time donation to Wave Rover of $100 USD and your name ...

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. ...

We went to Thailand to check out the build of our new longreach58 power catamaran. It was great to chat with James Dewing the boat builder and owner of ...

It's not about the Milestone's every week here in the boat yard, some essential work just had to be done each week to move forward or we get bogged down in the ...

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 ...

A lot happens in this episode. Cleats and stringers are installed. The last two longitudinal bulkheads go in. And I manage to put extra supports for the skeg ...

In this Time Machine Episode (2 months ahead of the regular timeline), I reveal the latest, and last, revision of the Wave Rover 650 superstructure. I also ...

Time to get our 25square mtr hard fitted once and for all. It costs nothing to subscribe but the benefits to a new channel are massive ,Thanks guys. Zach's ...

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 ----- ...

We continue to prepare our monohull sailboat for our sail east across the North Atlantic Ocean from St. Martin in the French Caribbean and are working on boat ...