Replacing my Jabsco toilet pump. I had been having troubles with it leaking at the top as well as becoming very stiff to pump. I was putting small amounts of ...

A quick video on some basic sailing knots

My 1988 Catalina 30 has a comfy saloon area with an L shaped couch and a nice large table that's great for dinning, passage planning, and playing cards however ...

My engine aboard Venture my 1988 Catalina 30, is a Universal M25XP This weeks video is on replacing fuel filters on a marine Diesel engine. I hope you find ...

Ep. 30 ~ Donovan and I took advice from our subscribers and installed a mast gate on our sailboat. We also received a call from one of you and got to meet you ...

Welcome to Episode 35 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I talk about a few items of personal sailing gear that I never leave the dock without. Hand ...

Just days before one of the harshest lock downs in the world, we sail to Great Barrier Island off New Zealand's east coast. It was a beautiful place to be ...

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Ep. 29 ~ Donovan and I took our sailboat out for more practice. The sailing was pretty good. The day was beautiful. The sunset was stunning. The docking back ...

Welcome to Episode 34 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I discuss 16 internationally recognized distress signals. I start with purposely designed items ...

We land in paradise after an epic 15 day ocean passage. All we want is Ice-Cream, wild Kiwis, a haircut, hiking with sheep, a good restaurant, boat repair ...

Ep. 28 ~ Sailboat electrical work, sail trimming attempt (failed) & leading all lines aftWe are back ! We had a fantastic time in Miami taking ASA 101, 103, ...

After a single night in Tonga, we depart yet again for one of the roughest parts of the Pacific Ocean - sailing to New Zealand. What's to worry about? We just ...

Welcome to Episode 33 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I discuss pre-sail checks and preparation. I focus on readiness as a method for avoiding an ...

The hardest part of sailing can sometimes be deciding when to go, and when to stay. Here we make the hard call to keep going. NO ONE wanted to keep sailing and ...

Ep. 27 ~ Transducer repair, battery switch installation, new electrical panel & plugging the bilge pump. #catalina22 This week Donovan went to the marina ...

The hurricane damaged Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 catamaran that have been rebuilding finally is completed and gets splashed! Salvage boat repair is a complex ...

We are on a remote island, in the middle of Cyclone Season. We need to get to New Zealand, 2,500 miles away. Cyclone Sarai is south of us. Another is forming ...

Ep. 26 ~ Sailing when the wind is going in completely the opposite and wrong direction you want it to. #catalina22 This week we took our niece Gracie out ...

Welcome to Episode 32 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 16 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I cover the steps for safely and effectively Coming About ...

We are in the middle of Cyclone season and we need to move the boat. As we debate where to go, we share a few rescue stories from the Carenage, provision for ...

Ep. 25 ~ This week we finished out cabin table. The one that came with our boat was in terrible shape and delaminating, so Donovan started from scratch and ...

Updated Note: This video was made when I left Tokyo Port for good in March 2021 and is the first episode of Season 3 of this Channel A lot happened during ...

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