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FORESTAY, OUT OF THE WAY! [Adventure #21]
Adventure Adrift
FORESTAY, OUT OF THE WAY! [Adventure #21]
Who needs a forestay anyways?! Well, maybe if you want to do some sailing… but before we do any more of that, it’s time to do a partial de-rigging and remove our forestay so the boatyard can get to work on fixing our bowsprit and anchor pulpit. We’...
Sep 09, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:30
SINKING BOW SPIRITS [Adventure #20]
Adventure Adrift
SINKING BOW SPIRITS [Adventure #20]
Ay, yai, yai…. What have we been up to lately? Oh, you know… just breaking our bowsprit and anchor pulpit right off the front of our beloved Varuna, you? It was a terrible and heartbreaking night for us on Varuna. We were so excited to set sail from...
Sep 03, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:43
STERN TIED, LOST RIDE [Adventure #19]
Adventure Adrift
STERN TIED, LOST RIDE [Adventure #19]
What happens when you combine some awesome Channel Island anchorages and a string of misadventures in Santa Barbara, you ask? Well Episode 19 happens! Come check out some crazy, beautiful spots on Santa Cruz… We find ourselves with a gorgeous private c...
Aug 27, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:40
Venturing to Santa Cruz Island [Adventure #18]
Adventure Adrift
Venturing to Santa Cruz Island [Adventure #18]
We are finally settling into cruising life, balancing boat repairs and exploring amazing new places! After landing in Ventura, we are happy to take advantage of the convenience of being at a dock and get some projects done. After we get all of our boat w...
Aug 12, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:55
OPEN OCEAN BATHING [Adventure #17]
Adventure Adrift
OPEN OCEAN BATHING [Adventure #17]
Part 2 of our offshore passage from the Columbia River to the Channel Islands and Southern California! The weather calms down, we get a chance to go for a swim and have a bath 300 miles off the California Coast, see some awesome sea life, check out Santa ...
Jul 30, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:52
#61: Machined Blocks and a Magic Bilge Box
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#61: Machined Blocks and a Magic Bilge Box
Why is there always a part of the rigging that does not fit? Why?! Watch as we battle more custom machining woes on the tie rod rigging, finish up the bottom job after a minor Annie meltdown, and reveal how we plan to fix the clogged weep hole in our mas...
Apr 11, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:22
#60: Wire Rigging & the Angle of Dangle
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#60: Wire Rigging & the Angle of Dangle
Complete rod to wire re-rig documented at https://havewindwilltravel.com. We finally decided: "Okay, let's go with wire rigging. 5/16 stainless steel wire all around." Now what? A thousand necessary modifications and little pieces that must all fit tog...
Apr 04, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:52
#58: Corrosion You Cannot See
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#58: Corrosion You Cannot See
Not if it's hidden behind the rigging. Lesson learned here: If you're going to re-rig, pull and inspect all of the pieces. You'll be shocked at what we found. Bonus lesson: Lookout for that hammer. He packs a mean punch. Thanks to the boys at Perdido ...
Mar 28, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:57
#57: When Re-Torquing Keel Bolts: 250 = 180
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#57: When Re-Torquing Keel Bolts: 250 = 180
At least that's the decision we made after we broke the torque wrench hammering these guys down. It was a bit of a project all told but we got 'er done and were glad we did because we ended up discovering and righting some hardware wrongs once we'd dug in...
Mar 25, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:24
#54: In Other News … Our Keel’s Falling Off
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#54: In Other News … Our Keel’s Falling Off
It kind of was. And, I kind of weeped about it. First follower to catch and comment on the "torch" snafu (trust me, you'll know it when you see it) wins a shout-out in the next video. And, question of the day: WHAT BROKE? Also, many of you asked, so no...
Mar 14, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:46