So our journey continues. We get caught out by some unexpected sudden strong winds and sea states, and while we managed it, it caught Jenny off guard somewhat ...
Sewing canvas is an ancient nautical craft. Who hasn't considered learning it? Three machines compared: Sailrite LSZ-1, Singer 237 and 15-91.
Hey everyone and welcome to part 17 of Squires Lady refit in this episode you'll see us fixing the mast fitting new vhf wires and new sheets and halyards AS ...
In this video, I remove the old teak deck aboard my 38 ft sailboat (Athena). Turns out there are a few issues with the deck that I'll need to fix. *** Links ...
While we are lucky to lead an incredible life on the water, it's not without work to keep it all going. This week we take some time for regular maintenance, ...
In this step, we finally get to fix our bow pulpit thanks to Luis, our new hero! He picked us up, drove us back to San Juan and spent 2 days helping us put ...
Sanding, sanding, and more sanding! If you like sanding as much as us, this episode is for you. We tested out what's quicker, sanding at an angle or sanding ...
We completed our Dayskipper practical last episode so were allowed to continue the next 9 days on our own. We met up with our friends, Kevin and Dee from S/V ...
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood ...
In this video, Athena (my 38 ft sailboat) moves into a shed and I get started removing deck hardware. But that's not all! Obelix (my 30 ft sailboat) now has a ...
Hey everyone and welcome to part 16 of Squires Lady refit in this episode you'll see us carrying on with the refit on the upper deck work and making it look ...
Our sailing north in the Caribbean has now taken us to SXM, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. This is the island with two countries in a very small area and it's also ...
I'm Renx and this is my first blog (or vlog!) to document my dream of buying a boat and go sailing around the world with my husband and three kids. There's a ...
DISCLAIMER: Keco Cooler was discontinued and is no longer available for purchase. . Step 73 Ice Box https://youtu.be/twW36wFmm9U . Step 134 Hefty Su ...
Insulating a locker aboard my sailboat Athena. Next week (fingers crossed) Athena is going to get moved indoors. That means I can finally get busy removing the ...
In this episode we explain why we sailed onto anchor when coming into Fajardo PR. Hoping we found the source of the problem, we head into town to get new ...
Learn how to make port window screens for less than $2 a screen! Step-by-step instructions. PLEASE subscribe to my channel and leave a comment below :) Read ...
First of all, one thing to remember while in Puerto Rico, is that "IT ALWAYS RAINS... A LOT" Now about this video, when things don't go as planned, all you ...
This weekend I put the finishing touch on the AC installation. It's now ready for the electrician to swing by and hook up everything :) I get started on ...
This episode we go out to the Ionian in Greece to take our Day Skipper practical. At the end of the week our friends meet up with us from S/V Kejstral, Kevin ...
The boatyard blocked our sailboat wrong, and that lead to the hull "oil-canning." I had to go in and fix the way the boat was blocked, and then Randi and I ...
This weekend I got the distribution panel from Blue Sea hooked up. It took just about forever. An entire day in fact. Also in this video a look at fancy ring ...
Knowing that while in the rest of the Caribbean, we wouldn't be doing much boat work, we took advantage of being in San Juan to take care of some long overdue ...
This weekend I continued working on rewiring the AC aboard Athena. Also in this video a quick look at an RDC, an MCB & two types of cable clamps *** ...