We re-install our rusty, old generator because we need better redundancy to power our sailboat when our solar panels just aren't enough. We think we've come up ...
Sailing into a boat cemetery...On this episode of Sailing Sitka, we sailed from Esiritu Santo to La Paz but little did we know the destructive mess we would be ...
We sailed across the Pacific Ocean last year and one of our engines blew up along the way. We thought that meant game over for us but you, our viewers and ...
We take our new Nanni engines out for their first sail as we cross the channel from Tahiti to Moo'rea for our sea trial. The sense of freedom that we have now ...
We just completed our biggest boat refit ever. We removed our old Yanmar engines and replaced them with new Nanni N4.50s. We did all the work ourselves while ...
Join this sailing crew on their adventure as they tackle New Zealand's coastline during a worldwide voyage while dealing with engine troubles and mechanical ...
We've installed the two new engines on our boat but now comes the most important part - and if we get it wrong, we're screwed! We need to install our raised ...
We installed a brand new Nanni engine in our boat but it doesn't fit in the space so we need to make new engine beds out of wood and fiberglass to raise it by ...
We are replacing our old Yanmar engines with two brand new Nanni N4.50s. After a battle with customs in Tahiti, the new engines finally arrive on the dock and ...
We’re replacing both our old Yanmar engines with brand new Nanni N4.50s. In this video, we spin our boat round so our port side is against the dock and remove ...
We are removing our old Yanmar engine from our Leopard 47 catamaran so that we can replace it with a brand new Nanni N4.50. We have to get a little bit ...
Forberedelse til langtur. Denne gangen tar vi en motorrens eller systemrens på vår motor før vi reiser på langtur. Motoren er en Yanmar (4JH2E) 50 HK. Dette ...
We are taking on the biggest boat refit of our lives as we remove both our old Yanmar engines and replace them with brand new Nanni N4.50s. In this video we ...
After sailing around French Polynesia for the last 9 months with only one engine, the time has come for us to fix the problem once and for all. We head into a ...
We continue our way west across the northern coast of Sicily as we head to the beautiful Egadi Islands. In this episode, we explore the town of Termini Imerese ...
Sailing upwind in Patagonia with FPV cameras. Fixing a rigging failure and preventing engine damage by shutting it down and anchoring with no motor in a tight ...
After our major engine fail on our recent Pacific crossing, it's time to address the problems and get things fixed once and for all. We sail to the nearby ...
Splash Day looms as refit nears completion - sailing Malaysia It is with boat work on our mind that we welcome back once more to Rebak Marina, Malaysia, where ...
Yanmar sail-drive diaphragm and seal change - Sailing Malaysia While sailing the coast of Thailand the alarm on our starboard engine sounded alerting us to ...
In this episode we find everything is breaking. The cone clutch on our starboard engine is slipping. Our port side engine has an oil leak. Our generator ...
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Trying to get things ready to go out on our first overnighter. Here's some of the more mechanically-related projects we delt with since we bought our Irwin ...
Hey all! Last time we started our biggest project yet, repowering our 40-year-old, Gulfstar 50 sailboat. The old Perkins that powered Magic Dragon had seen ...
Hi all! When we bought Magic Dragon, we knew that the engine ran but was in rough shape. After consulting with several mechanics and a surveyor, we decided ...