We continue our refit and start our engine for the second time since we bought Britaly. There was no cooling water in the exhaust, which we rectified with some ...
In this video we order some Delrin rod and go and get new rudder bushes fabricated to our measurements in a local engineering shop. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜ ...
Today we used some lateral thinking in order to enlarge the clearance between our rudder shaft and the lower rudder bush / bearing. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜ ...
Today we have taken a big step backwards in our mission to get our boat wet. Here's what happened... 🔔 SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe⛵ ***Please note*** ...
When we bought our boat the rudder had so much play it was unusable. Chris did such a good job of fixing it that we can hardly turn the wheel now!...😂 🔔 ...
4 days until we launch! Today our engine and saildrive were reunited. They aren't the only happy family on board, as despite being in the middle of a DIY ...
With just 5 days to go we have lots left to do... Will we make it? Only time will tell! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe⛵ ***Please note*** We read every ...
6 days until we launch but wait a minute, there's a big hole in our hull! Better get that sorted then... (Volvo Penta Saildrive Diaphragm Replacement) 🔔 ...
7 days until we launch and today we made some progress on the saildrive diaphragm replacement job. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵ Today was another ...
We continue heading south toward warmer weather and finally find the beaches we were told of.
Here's the first of a series of daily vlogs leading up to us launching our new boat in just 10 days time. We have lots of work to do so keep your fingers ...
In this departure from sailing down the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal, we take time for a minor upgrade. This is a project video, showing install and ...
The Anchor Setup - Part 3 - The Lofrans Manual Windlass This episode is a Throwback project video, one of many I will be uploading every couple of weeks. As ...
Anchor Locker - Part 2 This episode is a Throwback project video, one of many I will be uploading every couple of weeks. As I mentioned before I undertook a ...
Boat maintenance is an ongoing thing when your're cruising. Here in this short video we repair a fairlead that failed catastrophically.
Leixoes, Portugal: The Doc dog is settling in nicely and we visit the city of Porto to see the Graham's port distillery. But our plans for departure are ...
Our offer was accepted on a Morgan 382! The boat is in fabulous condition, but still needs a bit of work. Fortunately she doesn’t need repairs, just finishing. ...
After months of hard work, we finally manage to get our dog to the boat. It's a wonderful time for both Wendy and myself, and of course for Doc, who probably ...
Episode 5 We get down & start to do the dirty work. Organizing the things on the boat, taking off the cuboards and ripping out the cabinets. We still got ...
On this episode of Sailing Vessel Triteia I prepare the decks for paint and lay down the first coat of Topside paint ( http://amzn.to/2BE2pM7). Taping it off ...
a look back of our journey so far this video makes it look we have had a fun 2 years but its been a hard ride but worth it https://youtu.be/QmJlIOE6pHA ...
On this episode of I take you on a tour of Triteia and to compare and contrast a bit from he first video. I also talk about future projects I will be doing and ...
we moved squires lady from her swinging mooring to her new home in Pendennis marina via a nice sail out into Falmouth bay https://youtu.be/QmJlIOE6pHA ...
On this episode of Sailing Vessel Triteia I pick up a used outboard engine for $80 and switch out some parts on it on an older one I had. I also do a little ...