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2 months living on our sailboat..check out the improvements we’ve made! Ep.7
Hi guys, Join us this week as we enjoy our last few days sailing around Moreton Bay before heading back to the dock to crack back into the boat renovations/ restoration projects. In the 2 months living onboard our 1980 Swanson 38ft boat we have made qu...
Evidence of a collision + sailing boat projects 11 months in the making (11)
The keel hydraulic ram broke by me calling a dodgy mechanic from the phone book. The whole process of repair has been delayed many times and so far has taken 11 months. The end is near and progress has been made. Also a heaps of boat projects including fi...
Wind Self steering and home built wheel adapter on Radford 14m sailing (Ep9)
Ive reposed this video to fix a mistake. Monitor wind self steering unit overhaul, building a wheel adapter and foam sandwich air vane. The hydraulic ram to lift and lower the keel has been removed for repair and has been not working since the start of 20...
WE Sail Our New Boat Across the Baja | Episode 138
We finally get to untie the docks lines and take our new boat out for our maiden voyage across the Baja. We have been working hard on getting the boat prepared for sailing. VA has been sitting on the dock for the last 3 months during the summer and has rec...
Work Hard, Play Harder | Episode 137
One thing we know for sure is how to work hard, but no doubt play & travel harder. We have just spent 3 weeks working non-stop, day in and day out since we got back down to VA. However, it's time that we take a little break from all the boat upgrades...
Officially Together in our New Boat | Episode 136
It has been a wild summer and we have covered many miles yet again to going from Mexico to Hawaii to the West Coast of the USA and back to Mexico then Colorado and again back to Mexico. Whoa! We are officially back together again and this time on our new ...
Hard Dodger build in Aluminum (Ep7)
Haphazard conversion to a cruising yacht continues with building a hard dodger . To keep the spray, waves, rain and sun off and make sailing a whole lot more comfortable on deck. Aluminum construction, an overview of the building. Please consider sponsorin...
Over Worked & Over Heated Boat Projects | Episode 135
Warren has been working so hard on so many projects and upgrades on the boat. It's the middle of the summer in Mexico and he is installing new solar panels, re-wiring power lines, working in small tight spaces and starting to feel the heat, meanwhile I (Er...
Upgrades & Improvements on Our New Boat | Episode 134
WE begin to work again on the boat, well actually just Warren begins to work on the new projects and upgrades for our New Fountaine Pajot Helia 44. We have a list of upgrades and improvements that we would like to have done on VA, many similar to the pro...
Easy DIY Curtains for our 1/4 Berth // Beautify Blue Moon // Living on a Sailboat in Canada Ep. 16
In this episode, we finally get around to some of the boat projects we've been putting off all winter!