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Ep 374 | When Boating GETS REAL, Honest Chat, Wild Night & Unexpected DOUBTS
It’s been a crazy night on Nutshell with massive storms, leaving us questioning if this is all worth it. We continue patching and filling the soft spots in the deck. Progress is steady, but every time we think we’ve fixed them all, another one appears...
TESTING FOR STRAY CURRENT ON ALUMINUM SAILBOAT: The Cause of RUST on our NEW Equipment – Ep 228
We’re cruising around Antigua, checking out some amazing views, and hiking through English Harbour. We're anchoring in a smaller anchorage where the winds spin boats 360 degrees and demonstrate how it takes a bit of time to settle in whenever we anchor d...
We bought a derelict boat and sailed 1000 miles : Timelapse
We bought a derelict boat and sailed 1000 miles : Timelapse In this incredible journey, we take you through the transformation of our 1974 classic Bluewater yacht, Ocean Melody. Abandoned for over 12 years and purchased on eBay for just £17,000, she was ...
Seriously, is there anything he CAN’T fix?! DIY Boat Upgrades & Repairs (Ep 190)
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ A HUGE shoutout to our friends at ZF Marine for getting the engine repair parts to us so quickly! https://www.zfmarine.com/ If you’re coming t...
What we really love about our “new” 50 year old sailboat – Free Range Sailing Ep 173
This week we tighten our Dyneema rigging and explain some of the unique features of our sails and rig while under weigh to our next destination. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of ...
WIND. All strengths all directions – Free Range Sailing Ep 171
Join us this week as we complete the first major leg of our passage home to Western Australia. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of Free Range Sailing today! http://www.patreon.com/...
The Roaring 40s on a 30 foot Sailboat – Free Range Sailing Ep 170
We start our race against the time and the weather to use the last of the easterlies of summer to sail to Western Australia. Join us in this episode for part of the first leg from Tasmania to South Australia where we experience the changing moods of the So...
She didn’t want us to leave! – Free Range Sailing Ep 169
We finish our final jobs, depart the marina and attempt to sail out of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel although the weather had other plans for us! KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of F...
NEW SAILS ready to tackle the SOUTHERN OCEAN – Free Range Sailing Ep 168
This week we take you through the fabrication, installation and testing of our news sails and rig aboard our 30 foot fibreglass sailboat so that we are ready to take on the Great Australian Bight. We also take a closer look at tensioning and lashing our ne...
Our 9 MONTH SAILBOAT REFIT complete! – Free Range Sailing Ep 167
This week we cram months of work into one final refit episode including the refurbishment of our new sea hood, front hatch and bow roller. We also take you through a long list of other items that we needed to complete before we could take Mirrool out for h...
Fibre Lifelines and Lazy Jacks PLUS Pascale’s Pantry Revealed – Free Range Sailing Ep 166
Summer easterlies and the associated stormy weather at our marina in Kettering, Tasmania had us focusing our attention on the rainy day jobs of sewing, splicing and fitting Mirrool’s lifelines, lazy jacks, lee clothes and sheet bags. As our list and the ...
Getting Ready to Go! (NEW Deck Grip, Boom and Stanchions) – Free Range Sailing Ep 165
This week it's all hands on deck to get our boat ready to set sail. We install our galley hatch in its new raised mount, apply Kiwi Grip to the decks, fit our new boom and stanchions. For a bit of fun we also strength test the makeshift fiberglass repair w...
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Home Sweet Home (after 3 months on the hard stand!) – Free Range Sailing Ep 164
It's a mad dash to get everything done before the big splash. We move back on board and focus our attention on installing our new poly-carbonate windows and making some boat curtains to frame them. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to vi...
Painting our ENTIRE sailboat by HAND (Roll and Tip & why we did it) – Free Range Sailing Ep 163
We take you through the trials, tribulations and ultimate successes of painting our entire boat with a roller and brush (Roll and Tip method). Here's the link to the video we found really helpful on Roll and Tip method from the channel Tips from a Shipw...
Installing our DYNEEMA RIG and a suprise discovery under the mast – Free Range Sailing Ep 162
This week it’s time for Mirrool to become a sailboat again as we install her refurbished mast and new Dyneema rigging and make the final preparations to our hull and deck ready for painting. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos a...
HARD DODGER. The Grand Finale – Free Range Sailing Ep 161
Join us for the second installment of our hard dodger build for our tiny home and sailboat. If you missed the first dodger build video it's here: https://youtu.be/w5wYICajlek KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusi...
Merry Christmas and 100k Subscribers Celebration – Free Range Sailing LIVE!
KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of Free Range Sailing today! http://www.patreon.com/freerangesailing Some of our fans prefer to make a direct contribution by Paypal: http://www.Pa...
A Cockpit Reckoning & Operation Dry Bum – Free Range Sailing Ep 160
What sort of tricks are happening aft this week? The boat work continues in the yard while we prepare our cockpit ready for her new paint job and find some nasty surprises. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive ...
Building our NEW HARD DODGER – Free Range Sailing Ep 159
This week's episode captures us building our new hard dodger out of PVC foam and fiberglass. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of Free Range Sailing today! http://www.patreon.com/fr...
Ready to install our DYNEEMA RIG! PLUS a fully rebuilt mast tour – Free Range Sailing Ep 158
Last chance to grab some Free Range Sailing apparel before the campaign closes on 4 December 2020! Link to our store here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/free-range-sailing This week we install our chain plates, mast step and bow piece ready for our new ...
Our sailboat REBUILD begins ⛵💪 – Free Range Sailing Ep 157
Our Free Range Sailing gear is now available at our new store by clicking the link below: https://www.bonfire.com/store/free-range-sailing Last week you saw us remove our stainless U-Bolt chain plates. As part of our on-going quest to keep as much metal r...
Stripping our 50 year old sailboat bare – Free Range Sailing Ep 156
This week we remove the remaining fittings off deck, continue restoration of the mast and install new deck mounts for our galley hatch and bow piece. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a pat...
A HOLE lotta TROUBLE! – Free Range Sailing Ep 155
Winter weather has left us so we can finally haul out Mirrool and address some long-standing issues on deck. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of Free Range Sailing today! http://ww...
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