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Fixing the Boat Any Idiot Can Fix.
Mark Farnworth executes forensic rot repairs and composite fiberglass lamination on SV Mahi, transforming rotten daggerboard trunks into watertight forward lockers at an Algarve boatyard before sailing across the Atlantic.
Exlex X – Experimental.
Sven Yrvind pauses construction on his ocean cruiser in Västervik to build Exlex X, a 4.2m experimental plywood model to test plow rudders, movable lead ballast, and capsize-proof surge chamber ventilation.
Scarfing , butt joint, to Save Divinycell.
In Västervik, Sweden, solo sailor Sven Yrvind scarfs Divinycell structural foam strakes, bonds offcuts with NM epoxy, and explains why elastic hull fairing takes precedence over rigid frame molds on his 5.6m Southern Ocean micro-cruiser.
Four Sheets of Divinycell for the Hull Sides – I Think That’s Enough.
In his Västervik workshop, 87-year-old solo ocean voyager Sven Yrvind skins the hull sides of his 5.6m cruiser with four Divinycell foam sheets, demonstrating butt-to-butt epoxy scarfing and zero-waste construction for the Southern Ocean.
What does a STRANDED Sailor Girl Do All Day? 😳 Boat Life in Central America S2.E207
Stranded in Rio Dulce, Guatemala after a catastrophic lightning strike on SV Cuba, the crew seals the cabin and hunts for fiberglass supplies to patch hull impact holes.
I Jinx It | Ep. 353
Kevin Boothby pulls the Douglas fir mast of Gilmer 31 Ruth Avery for 5-year maintenance, unrigs the heavy bowsprit, and discovers rot in a spar glue joint.
S1E61. This Is Supposed to Keep WATER OUT?! 😳 | Sailboat Transmission Install
Violet and the crew of Sailing UV tackle the transmission installation on their 57-foot ketch, uncovering dangerous shaft seal modifications and aligning the driveline.
Earthquake In Paradise?! | Real Life Aboard Motherload Sailing | EP149 HD 1080P
Aboard Lagoon 410 Motherload in Bocas del Toro, Amy and MJ experience a major island earthquake, assist with boatyard fiberglass repairs, and celebrate Nautis' 7th birthday.
Fiberglass Repair | There’s a Hole in Our Boat
The Cruising Kiwis undertake a structural fiberglass hull repair on Javelot, executing a 12:1 scarf bevel and core restoration to ensure ocean readiness.
Repairs Start on Crash Damaged Catamaran
Repairs Starts on Crash Damaged Catamaran Our crash damaged catamaran has been hauled out of the water. Now we can get a much better look at what we are dealing with. The starboard bow took the main impact. And despite us sealing the damage with epoxy putty to keep the worst of the water out, seawa...
S1E59. Installing a Seakeeper Gyro in a Boat… This Thing Is INSANE! 😳
What happens when you put a massive gyroscope inside a boat to stop it from rocking? 😳 Welcome back to Sailing UV! This week I'm dragging you back to work with me for a pretty wild marine installation — we're getting a Seakeeper gyro stabilizer installed in a Chris-Craft. If you've ...
Why Does It Feel Like Mantus Threw Up All Over Our Catamaran?
Ep. 221 ~ In Part 2 of getting Oka ready for Season 4, we're still working our way through the ever-growing list of jobs before we can leave Greece and head to Italy. The main project in this episode is our new catamaran bridle, including our upgraded Mantus chain hook. We build the new setup,...
Broken Engine, Big Waves Episode 8
We thought our biggest problem was a broken dinghy… until one of our engines refused to start and a massive wave came crashing through the front door of our boat. After six hours troubleshooting the engine in the Florida heat, Steve finally got us moving again. But our first real day sailing north ...
The other 80% of Cruising They Don’t Tell You About
What every new Cruiser needs to understand is that a good part of cruising is not learning how to sail or navigate it is how to keep the boat working! If you like this video please subscribe and hit thumbs up! It genuinely helps! Join the BoatingZen community on Patreon. For more content visit...
We Fixed One Major Problem On Our Sailboat… And Immediately Found Another | Ep 78
📍 (still in) La Paz, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico Fresh out of the boatyard and back in the water! After wrapping up crucial maintenance and servicing our saildrive we were ready for some chill time on anchor in La Paz, but boat life had other plans. Within 24 hours of splashing, a ...
How the $1000 Marine Survey Doubled as a Rebuild Blueprint
In episode 78 of Secondhand Sailors, we walk you through the process of using that expensive survey as a guide for all your boat rebuilding projects.
Sailing Our Damaged Catamaran to Trinidad
Sailing Our Damaged Catamaran to Trinidad We're sailing our damaged catamaran south through the Caribbean, island hoping from Guadeloupe towards Trinidad, where we plan to haul out and repair the hull after our recent grounding. With hurricane season underway, Trinidad is our destination for r...![MAJOR STRUCTURAL FAILURE on Leopard catamaran! [RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/iDZ_UAQVrZM/mqdefault.webp)
MAJOR STRUCTURAL FAILURE on Leopard catamaran! [RED SEAS]
We have been sailing our Leopard catamaran for six years, crossing oceans and really putting down the miles on our boat. We spent a long time choosing this model and there are a number of reasons why we are super happy with our choice, but after 6 years of hard sailing, and a recent rough ocean pass...![SAILING SINGLE-HANDED: Is she up to it? (Q&A) [RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/tWWErRIdpas/mqdefault.webp)
SAILING SINGLE-HANDED: Is she up to it? (Q&A) [RED SEAS]
Iain just solo sailed from New Zealand to Fiji - that's more than 1200 miles of open ocean with all the challenges that this brings....and this was his first time sailing alone! Now we open up all the questions you've been asking us, including could Brioni do the same journey, if she had t...
S1E56. We Fix EVERYONE Else’s Boats… While Ours Sits! | DIY Boat Work
Welcome back to Sailing UV — the greatest sailing show on Earth! 🌎⛵ UV is our 1996 Henry Morgan 57, a 57-foot catch-rigged project boat that we're slowly bringing back to life and eventually getting ready to chase some BIG sailing dreams. But there's just one problem… We're spendin...
We Had No Choice But to Let Them Lift Our Boat Again… Ep-233
After our boat was badly damaged by the boatyard, we now have to trust them to lift Escapade again — and this time, everything has to go right. After everything that happened to Escapade, the time finally comes to start putting her back together. But before we can get anywhere near putting this ni...
30 Minute Used Boat Inspection
How to quickly tell is a boat you may be interested in is going to be worth the time and effort of a more in depth inspection or if you should just move on. If you like this video please subscribe and hit thumbs up! It genuinely helps! If you find this video helpful please consider subscribing to...![SAILING to the other side of the WORLD! [RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/MAhOhWabt4A/mqdefault.webp)
SAILING to the other side of the WORLD! [RED SEAS]
We are halfway through our sailing passage from New Zealand to Fiji, but we're facing a big problem. We anchored in a submerged atoll called Minerva Reef, because the metal structure that holds our dinghy in place broke in the huge waves that we saw last week. Before we can leave this lagoon an...