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#73: Raising the New Rig — Part 2
Here comes the Hotstepper! And here comes the hi-mods. Watch as we step the mast and install mechanical fittings (hi-mods) on each of the stays and shrouds to complete the final phase of replacing our original 1985 rod rigging with uniform 5/16 stainless...
#72: Raising the New Rig — Part 1
Three months in the yard and we are finally ready to raise the new rig. Watch as we assemble the shrouds and stays, put our first hi-mod mechanical fitting on the forestay and complete all of the leg-work in order to (finally!) step the mast and raise the...
Gift #2: 6-Day Bareboat Charter Course!
Gift of Cruising Campaign #2 ... LAUNCHED! I'm giving away a 6-day live-aboard Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Charter course through Lanier Sailing Academy (http://laniersail.com/a1/bcc103-bbc104/) in Pensacola, FL this October which will (of course!) incl...
#71: The 847 Other Boat Projects We Did at the Yard
Three months at the yard documented in detail at https://havewindwilltravel.com/. They say: "If you're going to haul out, be sure to do this and that and this while you're out of the water." Well, trust me. We did. I have spared you for quite some time...
Boat #8: 1988 (Slow Boat to the Bahamas!) Island Packet 31
Celebrity boat tour here! Our very own fellow sailing author, blogger and podcaster, Linus Wilson's, 1988 Island Packet 31 -- THE slow boat to the Bahamas (https://slowboatsailing.wordpress.com). Not only do you get a glimpse of my SlowBoatSailing video ...
Boat #7: 1997 Norseman 43
Wow. This is an exquisite Catamaran. A comfortable, durable coastal cruiser that looks like and feels like a five-star condo on the water. Thank you Tom and Karen for Sunday Funday drinks and the hospitality. Enjoy the tour! And, if you want to tour a...
#68: How NOT to Run Steering Cable
Plenty of how NOT-to videos at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Another valuable lesson here from Video Annie: "Don't Shoot the Messenger!" I keep telling myself I'm learning how to fix things at sea if they break in the most inopportune way (like back up...
Boat #6: 1985 Nonsuch (Like It!) 30
In honor of my book release THIS WEEK, this is it -- the s/v Tanglefoot from my None Such Like It. The book is out now on https://havewindwilltravel.com and on discount this week only. Go get it for an even more intimate, first-hand feel for this comfort...
#67: How NOT to Re-Bed a Bow Pulpit
Boat projects galore at https://havewindwilltravel.com. I've shared a few "hows" from our stint at the yard, now it's time for a few "how nots." Watch as we re-bed the bow pulpit not once, but twice (because it was so much fun the first time) for your vi...
#66: Re-bed Windows with Butyl and Magic Bolts
Plenty of boat magic tricks at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Ooooh, says Video Annie. Magic bolts! Watch as we get our window frames blasted and painted and get "real creative" (Brandon term) making custom bolts to fit the stupid binding posts for re-...
OFFICIAL TRAILER: None Such Like It (Coming out this May!)
First he was in shock, then he was angry. Other times he denied it ever happened. But it was one hell of an entertaining journey helping deliver this Nonsuch and watch as the old gal gave our buddy Mitch (Mr. "While You're Down There" from Salt of a Sail...
Boat #5: 1981 Tartan 37
This is a real treat for you here guys. This is our buddy, Mike (the beekeeper's) boat who was our neighbor at the shipyard, so you get to see some before and after footage from his ongoing restoration of this beautiful Tartan that unfortunately sank at t...
#65: Worst Project of the Re-Fit
See all projects of the re-fit at https://havewindwilltravel.com. You might have thought it was the new wire rigging, or the bottom job, or the (oh yeah) falling-off keel but you'd be wrong. It was the horrendous job of popping our our windows, scraping ...
#64: Have Wind Will Cross the ATLANTIC!
I never would have dreamed three years ago that I would quit the practice, become a sailor and cross an ocean in 2016, but it looks like I will! And, I will be sharing the entire experience on Patreon. Get inspired and get on board for this once-in-a-lif...