Classic plastic YouTube Videos
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FAILED! Positionable Solar Hatch for an Alberg 30 and what went wrong!
Hello Friends, I made this video to show my viewers a project that didn't work out. I bought a small 50 watt solar panel that I wanted to install someplace out of the way and decided to try and remake my aft hatch into a solar hatch. I knew that 50 watts ...
Six Nights on the Hook – LONG FORM VIDEO – Support Document
Hello Friends, This is a special "Support Document" Video for my new book "Six Nights on the Hook at Santa Cruz Island". Thanks to everyone who ordered copies of the books so far! If you don't know about the book you can find out more info here: https://...
Finishing a Custom Icebox and Installing a Isotherm Cold Plate System on a sailboat – Part 5
PROJECT VIDEO : GALLEY REDUX : PART 5 Hello Friends, Welcome to Part 5 of the big Galley redesign and rebuild. On this episode I bring the finished box down to the boat and we get it mounted into its new home. We also talk about our decision to go ahead...
Beer, Buns and Sun; Sailing home from Emerald Bay on an Alberg 30
EPISODE #112 ; A Peaceful Sail Home... (Also, Camille parks the Boat for the first time!) Hello Friends, On this weeks episode we leave Emerald Bay and head back home. As soon as we leave the anchorage we are met with 12 - 15 knot winds and happily sail...
A Night Dive, A Wreck Dive on a Sunken Sail Boat and Hiking up Catalina Island
EPISODE #111 ; Wild Times at Emerald Bay Hello Friends, On this weeks episode we meet up with our friend Jimmy Shannon after moving the boat to a mooring at Emerald Bay to be closer to the dive site. We inspect the infamous shark attack kayak and gear u...
Making a Custom Icebox for a Classic Sailboat – Part 4
PROJECT VIDEO : GALLEY REDUX : PART 4 Hello Friends, Welcome to Part 4 of the big Galley redesign and rebuild. On this episode we are in the studio and I start the process of fiberglassing our wooden ice box shape. I am by NO MEANS an expert at fiberg...
Dragging Anchor and Scuba Diving at Indian Rock on Catalina Island
EPISODE #109 ; Dragging Anchor and Scuba Diving at Emerald Bay Hello Friends, On this weeks episode we woke up on the hook after a rocky night with our stern anchor dragging around midnight. After a trip a shore with Mr. Steady and some drone flights w...
On the Hook at Emerald Bay, Catalina Island on Sailing Vessel Triteia
EPISODE #108 ; A Perfect Day under anchor at Emerald Bay Hello Friends, On this weeks episode we arrive at our anchorage of Emerald Bay on Catalina Island. After getting the hook set Camille goes ashore with Mr. Steady while I watch massive schools of fi...
Custom Built Icebox on a 1965 Alberg 30 sailboat – Part 3
PROJECT VIDEO : GALLEY REDUX : PART 3 Hello Friends, Welcome to Part 3 of the big Galley redesign and rebuild. On this episode we test fit the wooden ice box shape / body and get all of the foam cut to shape and adhered together. The project is coming a...
Skinny Dipping for a Lost Sandal (AKA NAKED RECOVERY MISSION) and Sailing to Emerald Bay on Catalina
EPISODE #106 ; Preparations, Sandal Rescue Mission and the Passage to Emerald Bay Hello Friends, We are going to get back into some Adventure videos! (We will be posting the next part in the "Galley / ICE BOX" Saga next Friday) On this weeks episode we...
SIX NIGHTS ON THE HOOK AT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND: My first sailing book is on sale!
Ahoy Friends! I am VERY stoked to present to you my first sailing book; SIX NIGHTS ON THE HOOK AT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. I have published a number of books in the past and worked as a writer for both in print and online publications but this is my first, of...
Making a Custom DIY Icebox on a Vintage Sailboat
PROJECT VIDEO : GALLEY REDUX : PART 2 Hello Friends, Welcome to Part 2 of the big Galley redesign and rebuild. On this episode we get into cutting out all of the radiant barrier foam we will be using for the Icebox Project. Once it was all cut out and pla...
BONUS VIDEO: Making winch bases from a discarded timber from the USS Highland Light (IX-48)
Hello Friends, This is a "Friday Bonus" video! In this episode I show you how I made our new winch bases from a rescued piece of timber from the famous sailing yacht USS Highland Light (IX-48) (R.I.P.) The large chunk of laminated white oak that had bee...
Demolition of the Galley on a 1965 Alberg 30 Sailboat in preparation for the new Galley
Ahoy Friends, We are back to some project videos and this time we make the final push on completing the Galley redesign and build out. On this episode I talk a little bit about the project then we get into cutting out the 54 year old galley counter top ...