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10 Billion Bugs Attack Our Boat | Sailboat Story #Shorts
Hi guys. We're trying to get things set up to make some "Youtube #Shorts". Working out the bugs. Speaking of bugs, do you remember the time 10 billion bugs attacked our sailboat? ~ Ben, Tambi, & Molly | "SAILBOATSTORY" Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and...
Why Is Our Rudder Post Leaking & Knocking? | Sailboat Story 211
The rudder post on our Westsail 42 is leaking and knocking... but WHY? In this video Mike comes out help Ben out with boat projects. Together they complete a whole slew of projects, many of which were not shown in this video, but overall it was an extraord...
LiFePO4 BATTERY BANK INSTALLATION | Unowix VS Battle Born & Dakota Lithium | Sailboat Story 210
We upgraded our battery bank with UNOWIX Defender X100 LifePO4 batteries. I'm SHOCKED at how light they are compared to the 62lb batteries they replaced and they're packed with the same safety features as the Battleborn and Dakota Lithium equivalents. The ...
Cutting A HUGE Hole In Our Boat & Installing An eBay Hatch | Sailboat Story 209
The forward cabin in our Westsail 42 has zero ventilation. There's no dorade vents, no hatches, and no portlights - nothing. This is a big problem because the forward cabin is Molly's room and she's going to cook in there if we don't do something about the...
Lofrans Tigres Windlass Installation On A Westsail 42 Sailboat | Sailboat Story 208
The Lofrans Tigres horizontal windlass is one of the most common electric windlasses in use on cruising sailboats. It's time-tested, reliable, and spare parts are typically easy to come by so it seems like a great fit for our Westsail 42 sailboat. The inst...
Westsail 42 Is DRIVING ME CRAZY | Inspection Plates & Aft Cabin Restoration | Sailboat Story 207
Projects continue as Ben installs inspection plates on the diesel tank, repairs rotten wood in the aft cabin, and generally works towards preparing the boat for new voyages. It's been a long, hot Summer of non-stop boat work and if he doesn't get to go sai...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 7: Stern Cleats, Pushpit & Cheek Blocks | Sailboat Story 204
Before we could repair the leaking hull to deck joint on our Westsail 42, we had to remove all of the deck hardware that was mounted on top of the cap rail. Now that this boat project is complete, it's time to put all of the sailing hardware back onto the ...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 5: Fairing, Sanding, & Heat Stroke | Sailboat Story 202
It's time to start making our hull to deck joint and cap rail pretty again. What that means is that we have to get it shaped right in order to paint it. Unfortunately, the process of getting a 90ft hunk of fiberglass shaped right means a considerable amoun...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 4: 270ft Of Fiberglass Onto Our Westsail 42 | Sailboat Story 201
Tambi and I lay on 270ft of fiberglass cloth onto the bulwarks of our Westsail 42. The fiberglass we use is 25oz double biased mat. We make 3 laps around the boat with my job being to wet out and lay the fiberglass strips into place and her job being to mi...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 3: Filling & Fairing With Thickened Epoxy | Sailboat Story 200
We've ripped off the old teak cap rail, cleaned out 90 ft of hull/deck joint, and now we begin to fill and fair the joint with thickened epoxy. It's HOT work doing this kind of manual labor in the intense Florida heat, but between the 2 of us, we set up an...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 2: Remove Hardware & Stop Leaks With Epoxy | Sailboat Story 199
Work continues on our leaky hull to deck joint as we do battle with 5200, contort our bodies to remove hard-to-reach sailing hardware, and ultimately stop the leaks using neat epoxy. Along the way we discover that's it's entirely possible for a person to ...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 1: Ripping Up 90ft Of Teak Cap Rail | Sailboat Story 198
The hull to deck joint on our sailboat is very leaky so we are about to embark on the most in-depth boat project we've ever taken on. The teak cap rail has to be removed to access the hull to deck joint which will need to be thoroughly cleaned of 45 year o...
Forward Cabin Restoration, But I’m Not Pleased With The Results | Sailboat Story 197
Ben heads back down to Green Cove Springs, FL for another round of boat work. In this video, Molly's forward cabin gets the boards put back up on the walls, the splintered cap rail is repaired using an epoxy wood putty, and a rotten bulkhead in the galley ...
DIY BOAT HATCH AIR CONDITIONER | How We Run A Window Unit AC On Our Sailboat | Sailboat Story 196
Just a short video showing our homemade cowling that allows a window a unit AC to be used on a boat hatch. This is a simple DIY cowling that we made to help keep the boat comfortable during the hot, humid Florida summer while we work on refitting our Wests...