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Ep 80 Medium Refit – Boat Projects Far From Home
The 2019 season begins with big boat projects. We start with battery checks and move on to toilet / head piping. It's the start of big, or at least numerous, projects that future cruisers can look forward to.![Live Music in the Boatyard [Ep 29]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/csOlYe9DvZE/sddefault.webp)
Live Music in the Boatyard [Ep 29]
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How to remove stuck thru-hulls on a sailboat [Ep 43]
Your sailboat thru hull fittings are super important for not sinking. So we decided to install a new bronze thru hull fitting instead of our plastic one. And by changing our ball valves from the old gate valves we gave ourselves a bit more work. Luckily th...![BUTYL TAPE a boater’s best friend | Re-torque Keel bolts[Ep 42]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/NAqXXae00sk/maxresdefault.webp)
BUTYL TAPE a boater’s best friend | Re-torque Keel bolts[Ep 42]
Have you ever tried rebedding stanchions? We discovered Butyl Tape a boater's best friend. In this episode we take care of a few more projects and realize that our keel bolts were way under torqued. And we go explore around DeCew falls. If you like what ...
Ep 79 Big Blue Comes For Talisman – Haulout In Preveza
Talisman finally gets lifted! This is always a stressful time, since improper strap placement can damage prop shafts and instrument transducers. It's also a bittersweet several days of hard work as we prepare to leave our baby for the winter.
Ep 78 Prepping for Haulout
Episode 78 finds us back once again in Preveza, killing a little time and getting our boat ready for winter haulout. This was fall of 2018, and the sailing / charter season is winding down. We scheduled for four or five days in order to have time to get ou...
Ep 77 South to Preveza – Plus Wendy Takes a Fall
As the 2018 season begins to wind down, we take two of our friends, Shawn and Deb, aboard for a short tour of the northern Greek Ionian islands and shoreline. We then head south for Preveza, where Talisman will eventually be hauled.
Ep 76 Flying the Chute – Fall Winds Return to Greece
The strong, fall wind patterns return to Greece after a mid-summer of dulldrums. Starting in Corfu town, we embark on a circumnavigation of the the island. It's not a huge island, but enough to keep us going, stopping in at bays and harbors, for a good wee...
Boat Anode Resistance Check | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵
Boat anodes do an essential job on any boat. However, unless you check the resistance when you replace one, your new anode may do absolutely nothing to protect your boat's systems. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜ ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵ Informative Sailing Video...
Steering CATASTROPHE caused by a Soggy Cockpit Sole Ep 74
"Things fall apart, it's scientific." (gold star if you can name the song and artist) In the latest battle against entropy, the Bums discover a narrowly avoided catastrophe beneath the cockpit sole. Patreon - https://patreon.com/bumsonaboat Website - htt...
Ep 75 Crushed By A Ferry – The Joy Cruises Incident
In what turned out to be the culmination of absolutely unbelievable season of things happening to us and around us, we get backed down on by a huge day-cruise boat. I called it a ferry in the title because these sized boats ply the waters around the Ionian...
Ep 74 Batteries and Charging Systems, plus Alternator Replacement
What begins as a simple swap-out of our 24 volt alternator morphs into an in-depth discussion of sailboat batteries and charging systems. This overview describes the details of shore power, battery chargers, alternators, generators, AC vs. DC power, electr...
Ep 72 Prop Repairs in Fiscardo, Greece (Sailing Talisman)
Our one day stop at Kastos town, on the island of Kastos (Greece) turns into a couple of days when Wendy pulls something in her back. This highlights one of the negatives of full time cruising, which is that often you're off the beaten path with little or ...
WE MESSED UP. Learning the RIGHT Way to Repair a Hypalon Dinghy from Professionals.
We turn to the professionals to stop the small leak in our dinghy and learn some good tips to repairing a hypalon dinghy. Thanks so much A Sailor's Place http://bit.ly/ASailorsPlace I think the biggest mistake we made was not cutting down the brush bristle...