In preparation for our bulkheads to get placed in, there are five areas we need to lay down unidirectional fiberglass, spanning from one hull to the other. We ...
We're AMOST to the stage where we can begin putting in our bulkheads!! But we have just a few preparatory steps before we can get there. Although the ...
This is the moment we officially become a catamaran!! ** Support the build - become part of our Patreon family!! https://www.patreon.com/mjsailing ** We ...
In this week's episode we set about getting our biometric permit and also get a boat job done that's been an issue for a while but we couldn't get spare parts ...
After doing a complete mock-up of the Galley ages ago, it's finally time to actually get round to doing it for real. I decided to test out using Formica rather ...
With our MDF board properly measured and cut, we can now transfer that to our bulkheads to cut out three perfectly matching doors. The two of us take the ...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we re foam the keel! The foam wasn't quite as exciting as we thought it was going to be but we still had fun putting ...
This week we move onto work with our bulkheads and run into one area that has us scratching our heads. **Want to support the build and get behind the scenes ...
In 2020, we sailed the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and the Dominican Republic. We did some major repairs. We lost our mainsail. And now we have some medical ...
Goodbye and good riddance to 2020. This video is just a calm and peaceful look at progress to date and the slowly diminishing number of projects tasks left to ...
Hello this is the 2nd part of the Caledonian canal in Scotland follow us while we sailing around the up currently on the west coast of Scotland before making ...
It's time to catch you up to why we haven't started the build yet - but, in good news, we get to show you everything that comes in container #1! It's time to ...
My musical homage to a year spent with everyone doing sketchy Zoom and Skype calls. What could possibly go wrong? The rules: Live (of course), One take only ...
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: ...
It's end of month #4 in the Dominican Republic, and we're drowning in water! In this Adventure Log, we talk about how the awning is shaping up, our monthly ...
This one is all about the modifications I needed to make to the deck for the new windlass. Serenity's foredeck is not cored and although the fibreglass layup ...
Which did we choose, the Schionning Arrow 1360? Or the Max Cruise 42 SC? After much debate, we finally make the decision of which catamaran we're going to ...
My dingy has been hidden away neglected in storage for a few years. In this video I fit some wheels to make it much easier to pull it up the beach. But I also ...
Hello everyone welcome to a other part of sailing Volupia in this video we we sail from Portsmouth to dover with some new crew ...
It's end of month two in the Dominican Republic, and we're fixing things up! In this Adventure Log, we take you on a quick hike. Then review the recent boat ...
Hello everyone welcome to a other part of sailing Volupia in this video we we sail from Portland to Portsmouth ripping our stack pack an the uv strip on ...
Hello everyone welcome to a other part of sailing Volupia in this video we we sail from Plymouth. to Salcombe then Portland ...
My original hope was that I could convert the Mk I chain locker (which is not self-draining) into a Mk II locker (which is self-draining). But boat DIY is ...
This is NOT a how to do it DIY varnishing video. It is just a video of how my daughter and I tackled the task we had been putting off for so long. I tried out ...