Catamaran refit YouTube Videos
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CHEAP LITHIUM on AMAZON – We ROLL THE DICE | Catamaran Renovation | SailAway 224
We NEED a LITHIUM HOUSE BANK, but we CAN'T AFFORD $10,000 on BATTERIES. CHINS brand lithium from AMAZON are HALF to a THIRD OF THE COST as major brands. We ROLL THE DICE and try out 900 AMP HOURS worth...will it be a mistake? We also start tearing some ...
Our CENTER HULL is FULL OF WATER – Classic Cat Restoration | SailAway 223
There's a TON of WATER in our NACELLE...NOT what we wanted to find upon returning. A ROUGH 1500-Mile PASSAGE left us with a boat in DISARRAY, so we begin the long journey of getting it BACK IN ORDER and slowing making it a home. Enjoy!! And be sure to SU...
30+ KNOTS, 20′ SEAS, 48′ Catamaran – The LAST 500 MILES | SailAway 222
The TRUE TEST of our 30-YEAR-OLD CATAMARAN as we finish our 1400 MILE OFFSHORE PASSAGE. We leave the RAGGED ISLANDS and angle toward the GULF STREAM while dodging MASSIVE WEATHER FRONTS, trying hard not to get caught out in the Gulf Stream in adverse wind...
How to FLY A SPINNAKER on a BIG CRUISING CAT – 1400 Mile Passage PART 2 of 3 | SailAway 221
On our LONGEST PASSAGE YET, we hit some LIGHT WINDS, meaning it's time to test the RAGGED and NEGLECTED SPINNAKER we FOUND in the bow locker! We show you STEP BY STEP how to do it, along with a few more days of PASSAGE LIFE and yet another MYSTERY ISSUE t...
THERE GOES the MAIN! 1400 OCEAN MILES in a CLASSIC CAT – Part 1 of 3 | SailAway 220
Can our 30-YEAR-OLD Privilege Catamaran handle a 9-DAY OCEAN PASSAGE?! The BIGGER question - CAN WE?! SEA SICKNESS, things BREAKING, and our FORECAST is WINDIER and WAVIER than we'd like. But there's NO SIGN of it improving in the near future. And with...
Building Wilda Trailer – The story of 2 PEOPLE and 1 SAILBOAT in 1 min and a bit
This video is an intro invitation to follow our project and our adventure of finishing the build and refit of our performance sailing catamaran Wilda. Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340x sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbo...
BARE MINIMUM Passage Prep | SailAway 219
1400 MILES on OPEN OCEAN?! Our catamaran ISN'T ready and NEITHER ARE WE! But can we add JUST ENOUGH of the RIGHT EQUIPMENT to get us there? We're gonna do our best, but our WEATHER WINDOW is NOT cooperating. Can we make it to SOUTH CAROLINA in time to ...
The Boat’s NOT READY…So HERE WE GO! | SailAway 218
The boat's NOWHERE NEAR 100%, but to GET IT THERE, we need to travel 1800+ MILES to the U.S. before Dec. 12! This jump to the USVI is the FIRST STEP in our LONGEST JOURNEY EVER. We've got NO NAV, it's WINDY, it's ROUGH, it's 400 miles to St. Thomas, it's ...
PAINTING OVER our COPPERCOAT BOTTOM – | SailAway 217
It's a BOATYARD BLITZ!! The list is HUGE and we only have 7 DAYS. From our UNEXPECTEDLY SHOT COPPERCOAT bottom, to NUMEROUS DAMAGE areas, and MANY items in between, we do ALL THE WORK OURSELVES and ON THE CHEAP. We have less than a MONTH to make 1800 mi...
Classic Cat SAILING TEST – OLDER = BETTER? | SailAway 216
Our 1992 PRIVILEGE CATAMARAN comes with COMPROMISES. But SAILABILITY ISN'T one of them! As we start our 1800 MILE JOURNEY northward from GRENADA, we get into 30+ KNOTS SUSTAINED as well as 5 knots, all upwind. How does this girl handle it and WHY do we ...
The HIMIWAY CRUISER Electric FAT Bike – Cruiser’s Best Friend? | SailAway Reviews
The NEW BREED of ELECTRIC BIKES opens up all kinds of doors for people on land AND in the CRUISING COMMUNITY. We review this GO ANYWHERE BEAST and let you know our thoughts. Enjoy!! And be sure to SUBSCRIBE for WEEKLY CONTENT EVERY SUNDAY! Cheers!! [S...
SAILING AWAY on a HIGH NOTE – Catamaran Life | SailAway 215
The PURCHASE and RESTORATION of this PRIVILEGE CATAMARAN, plus a SILLY assortment of MISFORTUNES has given us fits over the last 4 MONTHS, but suddenly we're CELEBRATING several things ALL AT ONCE! And not a moment too soon, since it's time to LEAVE GRENA...
Real Life AMPLIFIED | SailAway 214
The UPS and DOWNS of CRUISING LIFE feel much more EXTREME than in "NORMAL LIFE". Add the RENOVATION of a 30 YEAR OLD CATAMARAN and a LONG spell of UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS and that effect is AMPLIFIED THAT MUCH MORE. It's sort of a BI-POLAR LIFESTYLE; the HIG...
Catamaran Restoration ON THE CHEAP – Can We SALVAGE THIS? | SailAway 213
Our 48' CLASSIC PRIVILEGE CAT needs a LOT of LOVE, and REPLACING every bad item with NEW will BANKRUPT US really quick. So our mission is to RESTORE it CHEAP, FIXING and SALVAGING everything we possibly can. This week it's a mainsail missing some parts a...