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S1E63 .After 5 YEARS… Our 57ft Sailboat FINALLY RUNS! | Will the $7,000 Transmission Work? PT3.
Jonathan finishes installing a newly rebuilt transmission on the 57-foot ketch UV, firing up the Perkins diesel engine after five years to check cooling and shift into reverse.
We Went Through All Kinds of Weather on the Way Down the East Coast!!
Steve and Madison sail Arabella from Rockport, Maine south toward Savannah, weathering gusty winds, canal currents, a dragging anchor at Sandy Hook, and an engine fuel blockage.
Making Dust.
Sven Yrvind fits and trims a bent wooden component on his test boat in Västervik, securing the joint with epoxy and weights before shaping the bow for hardware.
Boat Life Wins and Losses, What Was Done to Keep The Dream Alive
Aboard his 1974 Carter 33 Chak Matay in Grenada, Joel and his partner Carolyn inspect the hull and bilges after two years away, bypass a failed fuel lift pump on the Volvo Penta MD 20-30 diesel engine, and explore Grand Etang by scooter.
Leaks, Corrosion and Cracked Props: Hauling Out
Simon Stiles hauls out his Formosa 51 SV Perihelion at Newcastle Shipyard in Nanaimo to fix a leaking stern tube, inspect running gear, and replace a damaged propeller.
Finally found it’s history!!! . #fyp #dream #doberman #pets #youtube
Jonathan and his Doberman Violet inspect a rotting waterlogged boat stuck in the mud at low tide in Sausalito and plan its removal.
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.
Some Problems Follow You Across Oceans
In Tahiti, Conor and Kelly aboard catamaran Big Lost tackle persistent Balmar alternator failures, repairing broken lug connectors to restore starboard engine charging.