In this episode we pick up where we left off - mid-passage from Mexico to Costa Rica. This is jammed packed with quirky family sailing life, repairing the ...

Hey Guys! This week our friends were about to purchase new rudder bearings for HUNDREDS of dollars and lift out for a week to do a rudder bearing replacement ...

One of our biggest fears sailing across oceans is sinking out at sea, along with pirates, lightning, and injury. We hear about boats hitting containers and ...

It was time for a new Channel Trailer. The old one is well over 4 years old and there are now over 130 videos uploaded. I also decided to change the name of ...

In this weekly vlog of Barefoot Travels we build our RUDDERS! If you recall back to the boatyard days we took a mould of the one good rudder we have. Using ...

The rudder broke off my Catalina 25 and did not feel like spending over a thousand dollars on a new one. I've had some ponderosa pine laying around in my ...

Knowing how to balance your sail plan is critical on any boat, but it's especially important on a catamaran because it doesn't heel over to spill the wind. ...

After getting into Liverpool, we get hauled out and gave Salty Lass a much needed overhaul after the delays caused by Covid and various lockdowns. ---- Coffee ...

Season Finale!! How to get inspired by a sailing channel, Guess which one? We are ending the season with more boat projects. Finishing up all the tasks to get ...

How to fix a leaky chainplate on a Tayana 55 CC Blue Water Sailboat! Chainplates and Turnbuckles. In this episode we go in depth on cleaning and servicing the ...

Runaway Chain!! And a beautiful day with my wife. In this episode we take a look at some boat projects. We went to Annapolis to pick up new anchor chain. ...

We find a new rudder and see our hull for the first time ever! all while making the best of friends and future crew before starting a temporary refit to get ...

In this little video, I show you the fun and exciting world of engine rooms and lazzerette's . I do manage to get a few things done. Take a look and let me ...

We put our boat back together!!! We are almost ready to go sailing. It is November and we need to get south. Will we get back in the water and put the sails on ...

The rudder comes out!!! We drink champagne from a 100 year old trophy and do major boat surgery! Track us on our website! http://www.sweetruca.com Join our ...

Got to love boat terminology. Catheads, baggy wrinkles, and gollywobbler are some of my favorites. Today we not only work on the rudder cheeks so we can have a ...

In this week's video, I finally get to install Athena's (38 ft sailboat) new rudder. I build the new rudder last year by making a mold from the old rudder and ...

Nothing sucks more than after a fresh bottom job your first sail runs you into a submerged tree. Garrett and Memo, being the handy quick-on-their-feet ...

Time to get the boat ready again. It felt strange be stuck for 5 weeks on anchor without being able to manouver. Friends come over to help us to get the rudder ...

This turned into a very sad week on the dock. But first let us say that we did get quite a few things ticked off the list at the beginning of the week. The ...

After we dropped our rudder in the last episode, Mario starts to repair it. We make a few holes in it to let the water drip out just to find out the damage is ...

This week we get everything ready to take our home on her first sea-trial! This is something we've been waiting for, for a long time as we had to wait for ...

Everything was going well with the installation of our rudder, until... If you are new here... we are a Brazilian couple that have just bought a 44ft hot ...

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