This the the first of three videos. In this one I want to see if it is even possible to make a DIY water tank out of HDPE to fit the 'odd' shape under the ...

Lots of people have suggested that I should try a combination of clear epoxy and varnish on the washboards. Epoxy is very waterproof and hard-wearing, but not ...

A few people have asked how my plans have changed over the last 18 months or so as things have slowed down because of health. Well here is the revised plan - ...

Here it is, the annual Christmas Musical Extravaganza Special. Best watched with decent earphones or powerful earplugs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Getting a few jobs done before the end of the year. Fitting the water trap on the Chinese diesel heater exhaust. Water trap works fine; but problems with the ...

This is a direct follow-on from the previous video which covered the theory behind why and when we get condensation. In this one I do do two experiments in the ...

This is a long one with lots of talking and lots of theory. DISCLAIMER Read the following description to see if you really want to know this stuff. And if you ...

I had resigned myself to not being able to finish the hull repair because of the constant rain and decreasing temperature. But then the jetstream moved a bit ...

This video covers the structural repair of a rather large crack/split/gash in the hull of Serenity. It happened two years ago just before I took her out of the ...

I prepared this time! I actually wrote out a specific list of things I wanted to find out at the boat show related to forthcoming projects. I questioned a few ...

A few odd jobs in this episode; Lucy finishing off the 'mock' Holding Tank, me finally gluing up the rest of the headlining, plus fixing a broken TV - but is ...

This video went on a bit longer than anticipated, but so did the install process. First a bit of an update, then a detailed look at fitting the new Forespar ...

This is one of those 'proud dad' videos. My daughter has now graduated as a Master in Marine Biology after spending the last six months counting sharks in ...

I thought I would get another short video out in June. This is just the basic preparation of Serenity to make it as easy as possible to get started on the real ...

As discussed last time; Serenity is moving to be near to me so that I can (hopefully) get back into the swing of getting her voyage ready. Lots of 'flying' in ...

Just occasionally you need to take a step backwards and slow things down in order to get where you want faster. No, I know that doesn't make any sense - I ...

I needed to do a full operational test run, so I thought I would video it. Not the most interesting video you will ever see, but hopefully useful if you are ...

This video covers the actual fitting of all the bits and the initial start-up. There is nothing too complicated here - but do comment if you have ideas that ...

This is the first part of the installation of a Chinese Diesel Heater. It became clear that there wasn't an obvious place to mount the heater in a small ...

This is the first fit of all the new galley bits into the boat - Origo Stove, Bearmach 32 Litre Fridge and Romesco Sink. Everything is still temporary as this ...

I wanted to get another video out in January as soon as possible. Lots of boxes full of fun DIY projects have arrived. First job is to rip out the old galley. ...

This video is a lot of talking to the camera to cover what went wrong in the second half of 2018. Boat projects really did grind to a near halt. I have ...

So here we go again. Back by popular request... well back by request... well back. So what can I say. At least you know that once you have watched this - there ...

Just managed to almost get this video into November. Things are trickling along quite slowly at the moment. But every step in the right direction is a step in ...