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NOT Sailing Northern Ireland – In the yard – Rudder – Saildrive – Keel – Ep. 396
If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ABOUT US We have begun a liveaboard adventure on our Bavaria 36, Salty Lass. It is our ongoing mission to explore strange new ports, to seek out new to us cuisines and cultures, to boldly go where the wind takes us and like i...
Our Sailboat Is Almost Back Where It Belongs
After two weeks on the hard stand smashing through boat jobs, we're getting closer than ever to putting Escapade back in the water! This week we freshen up the bottom with a new coat of antifoul, install our brand new headsail, varnish the cockpit table, oil the shower grate, fit a new Rocna s...
We Left Paris to Wake Up Our Catamaran | S2 E01
Season 2 is here. We flew into Paris, spent a few days in the city, then pointed the car south and drove all the way across France to Port Leucate on the Mediterranean coast - where our Bali 4.6 catamaran, Queen Lizzy, had been waiting out the winter on the hardstand. Sailing Queen Lizzy - liveabo...
Ep 393 | SHAKEDOWN Cruise Begins: A CROOKED NIGHT on the Hard
Our shakedown cruise on Little Nutshell finally begins as we leave Shotley Marina and head out for our first night aboard. What starts as a simple system check quickly turns into a crooked night on the hard, a muddy hull clean and a whole lot of learning. Join us for boat maintenance, marina mishaps...
Ep 371 | Sheep to the RESCUE: Broken Windlass SAVED!
We take a drive to visit a couple of cruisers who are kindly accepting our post. Magnus looks forward to picking up a Raspberry Pi, which he will use to build an autopilot for Nutshell. We do a fuel run with the jerries in the car, using a wonderful app called Petrol Spy to find the cheapest fuel a...
Spring refit and boat work on Leros island, Greece – New solar, bilge alarm and fridge (Ep 12)
We fly back to Leros island in Greece where we left Wishful Thinking for the European winter on the hard at Moor and Dock Boatyard. We get straight into boat work to prepare to launch her for our second sailing season. Below the waterline we remove rust on the keel, replace some thru hulls, fibregla...
Ep 332 | Up on the Poles at Dinah Beach, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach careening poles. Once the tide is out far enough Wendy begins the task of cleaning and scrubbing Nutshell’s hull to get her ready for antifoul paint. She checks out the Prop Speed on the propeller a...![Does COPPERCOAT really work? [Ep45 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/KxE8OXSeBx0/mqdefault.webp)
Does COPPERCOAT really work? [Ep45 RED SEAS]
It is 4 months since we put Coppercoat on our boat and now it's time to check the hulls underwater and see if Coppercoat works or not. Will there be any barnacles? Can you really clean the hulls with just a sponge? We then explore the capital of Martinique, get lost, eat some French pastries a...
Ep 280 | Boat Jobs at Dinah Beach Careening Poles, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
This episode is packed full of boat jobs, both big and small. We are now up on the careening poles at he Dinah Beach Cruising Club. As the tide heads out, we work and as it comes back in we down tools on the outside of Nutshell and do inside jobs instead. The first task is to fit the new water mak...
Ep 279 | A Storm on the Careening Poles, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and slowly make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach Careening Poles. Only one little problem though, the shaft has not arrived for the engine, so we have no power. We are escorted to the poles by a flotilla of helpful tenders. Our first night on t...![WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE ANTIFOUL!!! [Ep39 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/gAE9kv7JLEo/mqdefault.webp)
WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE ANTIFOUL!!! [Ep39 RED SEAS]
After a failed application of Coppercoat we have to start again - I think by now we are the world's most expensive antifoul on a 47' catamaran! We finish up in the boatyard and finally splash back into the water in Trinidad, ready to set sail on more adventures. Come along for the ride! 🙌...![STRIPPING OUR BOAT, ready for coppercoat [Ep37 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/XYiDvVAM6q0/mqdefault.webp)
STRIPPING OUR BOAT, ready for coppercoat [Ep37 RED SEAS]
We prepare our boat for coppercoat by stripping off all the old antifoul and get the naked hulls right back to gelcoat before adding a barrier coat of epoxy primer. The incessant rainstorms add an element of danger to our work as we can't let coppercoat get wet once it has been applied! 🙌🏻 Sup...
THE FINAL WEEK OF A 10 MONTH REFIT! Part 2/2 (Episode 140)
Ladies and gentlemen, we are finally ready to splash! We throw a solid epoxy barrier coat onto Parlay's hull, then 2 coats of antifoul, and finish up a bunch of last minute jobs before she is finally ready to be launched after 10 months in the shipyard, and another 6 months before that getting ...
How To Add A Haulout To The Refit Mix | Boat Refit Documentary Part 13
Join us for the completion of the last boat work project for the year! And what a year it's been. In 2021 we have: ✅ Stripped, sanded and re-varnished the holly and teak floor in the saloon ✅ Removed, leak-proofed, rebuilt and re-installed all the port light trims ✅ Stripped, sanded and re...
Episode 58 – Lift Out and Boat Work! Osmosis, Anti Foul, Windows and So Much More!
Another long episode! We have been so busy. After arriving back to Pickle we get straight on with boat work and have two weeks of annoyance, problems, hard work and finally a relaunch to set sail for distant shores! Join us as we treat osmosis, service our drive leg, anti-foul, refit windows and do ...
International Antifoul Paint, is this a joke?(Learning By Doing Ep156)
Only a coupe of months in the water after a fresh coat of bottom paint and the hull is covered in growth. To make matters worse, I applied HARD antifoul paint and its very soft and has in places already disappeared. Three years ago I applied the same brand and paint type(International Ultra 2) and w...
Ep 234 | Fitting Our New Precision Sails, Rosshaven Boatyard, Sailing Nutshell
We’re up on the hard at the Rosshaven Marine boatyard. It’s time to sort the new sails out. Magnus begins by putting the new staysail on the Reefurl furler which we installed quite some time ago in 35 knot winds! Meanwhile Wendy is busy painting the plinth for the new toilet to go in later on. Nu...
DISASTER at the boatyard | Monastir, Tunisia | Sailing Sunday Ep. 114
2 lifts in 1 week!? WHY? Anis' Boatyard was great, unfortunately Port de Peche consists of 1 government owned travel lift (APIP), and the 4 private boatyards who unfortunately have to bribe the travel lift operator to lift their boats (even though it's their job!?)... From my experience, ...
Should you paint in the rain? – Sailing & sailboat maintenance Ep 250
Can you paint a boat in the rain? Does prop antifouling work? Waiting for the weather to give us a break... 00:00 Getting the spray painting done 00:29 Painting antifoul and topsides in the rain 01:36 On the hard during lockdown 02:00 Police boat with a hole in it 03:48 Spray painting in the topic...
How to dismantle the prop (and service seacocks) – Sailing boat maintenance Ep 242
Jamie shows how to dismantle the prop when he takes the Max-Prop off the shaft. Liz explains how to check and service seacocks. 00:00 What happens if you find osmosis? 02:14 Status report on removing bottom paint 03:06 To replace our dripless shaft seal we must dismantle the prop 07:26 How to check...
BOTTOMS UP//Magic Antifoul & Triton Prop-Episode 26
This week we are doing a bottom job! We used Magic Antifoul barrier and hull coating and also used their prop coating, Triton Prop, for the props, sail drives and underwater lights. We made our own mounts for the underwater lights out of fiberglass and used foam board as the mould. We also serviced ...
Osmosis – hull killer? – Sailboat maintenance Ep 241
Checking your boat hull is the first thing to do when you haul out. That includes examining the state of the anti-foul, inspecting the prop, cutlass bearing and anodes and checking the rudder. If it is a fibreglass hull, look for signs of osmosis. And before you start work, ensure that the boat is s...
How to prepare your boat for haul out – Sailing boat maintenance Ep 240
How do you prepare for haul out? What specific haul-out preparation should be done? We list the jobs to do before you lift your sailboat in the first episode of our new sailing boat maintenance series... 00:00 Jamie's rant in the car 01:10 How do you prepare for haul out? 02:42 Anti-foul 03:34...![Let the boat works begin [Ep 69] Sailing Salacia Star](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/dM_AILUwFDQ/mqdefault.webp)