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The Realities of Living at Anchor | Solving Everyday Boat Problems Ep. 75 #boatlife
Life at anchor isn't always about sailing. Sometimes it's about solving the everyday challenges that come with living aboard full-time. In this episode, we've settled into one of our favorite anchorages in Spa Creek, Annapolis, and we're tackling three very different problems—ea...
Bilge Pump Repair, Prop Shaft Dripless and an Incredible Overnight Sail
Boat life is never just about sailing! Before we could head off again, we had a few important jobs to tackle. We repaired a faulty bilge pump and readjusted our dripless prop shaft seal to make sure everything was ready for another overnight passage. With the maintenance complete, we set sail and s...
Ignoring This Boat Upgrade Could Cost You Everything | TruDesign Install! Ep-229
What happens if a through-hull fitting fails offshore? As we prepare Escapade for a Pacific Ocean crossing, we're tackling one of the most important sailboat maintenance jobs we've ever done: replacing our through-hull fittings and seacocks with a complete TruDesign installation. While i...
S1E52. From Boatyard to Boat Life | DIY Sailboat Restoration Continues
🚤 What does a day in the life of a boat builder actually look like? This week on Sailing UV, you're coming along for a full day—from waking up on our 57-foot ketch project boat with Violet, making coffee aboard, heading into the boatyard, installing electronics, diesel heaters, joystick contro...
Sailing south in Baja! Prop Shaft Problems Before an Overnight Passage
After motoring south along the Baja California coast, we discovered our prop shaft was out of alignment and needed attention before continuing our journey. Before settle sail on an overnight passage, we tackle the repair, make sure everything is running smoothly, and prepare the boat for another ad...
First sail in 18 months! Overnight passage south the day after we splashed
After 1.5 years out of the water, we finally splashed the boat and pointed the bow south. A short night in the marina quickly turned into our first overnight sail in months. There were plenty of nerves, excitement, and a few reminders that sailing in the Sea of Cortez takes some adjusting. In this...
Transporting our sailboat from Utah to Mexico: The Sea of Cortez
After months on land in Utah, it was finally time to move our sailboat back to Mexico. In this episode we hit the road, cross the border, and make the journey south towards the Sea of Cortez. Transporting a sailboat internationally is no small task. From road travel logistics to getting the boat ...
2 Days and counting #sailboatrefit #cromox #anchoright
So many jobs, so little time remaining. Tomorrow we're being lifted on the trailer to put the rudders back in, so tonight is it. The last critical pieces must be done tonight. We'll sleep when we're dead! There is a ton of stuff under the boat that must be moved to make room for the t...
5 Days and Counting #sailboatrefit
One of the remaining critical projects is wiring the wiindlass controls. What should have been a 1/2 days effort took the entire day, half the night, and still didn't quite work. Some projects are more frustrating than others.
6 days and counting #sailboatrefit
We got a lot accomplished today, and it's a good thing because we're only 6 days from splashing! Shawn commissioned the Victron gear which means we have AC power! That means our appliances work! We also started to pretty up the boat before she goes back in, and after an entire day of work,...
7 Days and Counting #sailboatrefit
We're running out of time, but today the helm controls are in and programmed. Does that mean we're ready to go? Not quite yet...
9 Days and Counting… #sailboatrefit
We have 9 days left on the hard, and today we're putting the steering back in place. Mistakes were made...
New Beta 25 Installed! Prepping our sailboat for transport to the Sea of Cortez
We've officially got a brand new Beta 25 diesel engine in the boat-and now the focus shifts to getting everything dialed in for transport back to the Sea of Cortez. In this video, we're not walking through the install itself, but showing were things stand now. We also explain where life ha...
S1E45. Living on a Boat After 3 Weeks With NO Days Off… Here’s Reality
Welcome back to Sailing UV ⛵🔥 (aka… the greatest sailing show on Earth) If you're new here — I’m Jonathan, that’s Violet 🐶 (115 lbs of chaos), and we’re restoring this boat while working full-time and trying to build a life that actually makes sense. This week is a little more real life than ...
This Could’ve Brought Our Mast Down… So We Fixed It! Ep-211
We finally took on one of the biggest and most important upgrades you can do on a sailboat… replacing all of our standing rigging. With our rigging over 14 years old and a Pacific crossing ahead of us, this wasn’t something we were willing to risk pushing any further. Even with regular inspections,...
Boat Galley Upgrade: Hidden Liquor/ spice rack, New countertop and deep sink install.
We built a custom hidden storage compartment behind our fold-down table. Perfect for spices, liquor, and keeping things secure while underway. If your dealing with limited space like we are, this is a simple buy high-impact DIY upgrade. We also installed a brand new countertop and upgraded to a de...
Moving back on board Ep. 69 #sailboatrefit
After months of rebuilding and living off the boat, we finally hit a turning point in our sailboat refit… we’re moving back aboard—even though the boat is far from finished. In this episode, we begin the process of putting the boat back together—reinstalling drawers, doors, and interior panels that...
The little things on a sailboat, and life matter, we built a refrigerator
We decided to add a little luxury to life at sea... so we built our own fridge on our sailboat. From planning and sourcing pats to figuring out power consumption and making everything fit in a tight space, this was one of those projects that tested us. But paid off big time. Cold drinks, fresh food...
BOAT UPGRADE – The Most Affordable High-Output Water-maker? (40 GPH)
This week on Escapade, we install one of the biggest upgrades we’ve been looking forward to… a brand new watermaker. We already had a watermaker onboard, but it was old, clunky, and increasingly unreliable — not exactly what you want when you’re preparing to head out into the Pacific. If we’re goin...
Mast Stepped, Boom Installed | We’re So Close to Launch Ep.68 #boatrefit
After nearly two years without a mast, this is the moment everything finally starts to come back together—we step the mast AND reinstall the boom, and for the first time in quite awhile… it actually looks like a sailboat again. In this episode of our sailboat refit, we complete one of the biggest m...
Trying to make a small sailboat feel bigger, is it possible?
Hiraya is a 1978 Tartan 34c with a beam of 10' 2" at its widest point. We love our sailboat, but she seems a little bit cave like sometimes. Our plan? Try to make her feel bigger on the inside then she really is. Remove some bulkheads, paint some walls, remodel some cabinetry. Lets see...
Installing New LED Lights on Our Sailboat | Wiring & Hole Cutting Ep. 67 #boatrefit
In this episode of our sailboat refit, we tackle the prep work for installing new LED lighting throughout the boat, and like most projects on a refit, it turned into more work than expected. To start, we removed two stainless steel light strips in the salon—each holding eight fixtures—and enlarged ...
Starting to repower our boat. Was it safe to remove our sailboat diesel engine by myself?
That engine has broken on us for the last time! We begin the process of repowering our sailboat so that we can enjoy cruising again. We hope our video inspires you to explore the world on your own sailboat, or RV or tent or by any means you have! Living on a small sailboat Sailing around the wor...