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Episode 138: Building Head Doors
This week we got started on a task Ricky was not looking forward to, that being.. getting our head door complete. For the longest time we thought of getting someone in to build the door for us that is how badly we didn't ...
Did we get it done on time, there wasn't much time left on the clock but you will just have to wait and watch the video to see our final days of DIY boat repairs. A break in the weather comes for us to escape from Cartagena. Usually gale force winds are o...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we make some necessary repairs to fix our steering on our 435 catamaran SV basik. We also address the issue of our back up steering system and make some major improvements. Come back next week to catch up on our ...
In this episode we varnish the white oak clamp and start working on cleaning up Victoria's hackmatack knees. The knees were likely harvested from the roots of a hackmatack tree growing in a bog in the North East sometime around 1925. It's amazing to be a...
Lock Crowther was an Australian multihull designer known for his performance catamaran designs. The boats are light, fast, and strong. Over 2500 of his designs have been built over the years.
This particular Spindrift 40 was purchased by Billy and Sierra...
Where does the time go? We are running out of time and the job list just keeps getting bigger and bigger and the clock is ticking on our boat repairs. I am sure Margarida has nothing to do with it 🤣
How to fibreglass, how to do a bottom job, how to fix...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we have a peaceful sail from Crescent City to Trinidad Head then 10 minutes of chaos as we lose our hydraulic steering at the same time we foul the anchor. We keep our calm and get out of a sticky situation on ou...
In this installment we make progress on the big planer set-up and we launch into building the sheer clamp.
The sheer clamp is the first piece of the deck structure as well as the first piece of the visible interior. Time to step up our game and make it lo...
Right before we wrap things up this season and ready Clarity for haul out and storage, Nick hurts his back handling the mainsail. Megan takes over running our catamaran while we both sweat through the Chesapeake summer heat and thunderstorms.
Clouds T-Sh...
We are back to our usual series chronology where we are in Cartagena waiting for vacancy on the boatyard to begin our sailboat repairs for the south pacific. Press play and immerse yourself on a fun DIY project.
How to fibreglass, how to do a bottom job,...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we promised Emma a fishing license when we enter California and she did not waste any time before catching us dinner. Linh makes us an amazing meal before we learn about this port's tsunami past from Emma. We tal...
In this episode we fasten all the recently bent frames and Arabella becomes 100% framed!
After that big milestone we launch into the deck structure which is a whole new set of challenges and fun.
Thanks for following the journey! We could not be makin...
We visit Annapolis and get a little time at the dock to take care of a bunch of boat jobs. We repair the vinyl wrap, re-cover the Ultimate Boat Cushion, stop an oil leak in the engine, and cover the new hatch in VViVid vinyl covering.
Ultimate Boat Cushio...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we explore the Chetco River as Emma gives us a history lesson. We make a foggy passage on our 435 catamaran SV basik to Crescent City and finish the day with another fantastic meal prepared by LInh. Come back nex...
Now that the molds are out we can bend in the remaining 14 frames and finish framing Arabella!
Big thanks to everyone who is following and supporting our crazy journey! Without you we would not be able to produce these weekly videos.
Hope you enjoy thi...
We have finally reached the end of our framelss portlights trilogy. Before we can launch the boat and begin sailing, our refit continues, which means finishing the frameless portlights installation.
After several months of work, we had finally gotten to t...
Episode 134:
Part 2 of our holding tank install. Watch part one below 👇
https://youtu.be/n_kbgD3Wjfk
We had to decide if we wanted to have the debris from our toilet flush straight through our holding tank and then out to the ocean if the valve is turn...
After a rude surprise, we requested an appeal to our Bahamas visa extension, scrambled to order the very expensive part we needed for the diesel engine. The part is on the way, but it means our travel to the Dominican Republic is delayed for a couple more ...
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we leave Coos Bay and sail to Brookings with an overnight stop anchored in Port Orford on our 435 catamaran SV basik. While anchored we get an unexpected visitor crash land on our vessel. Come back next week t...
We've all been waiting to see this one. Arabella's molds finally get removed and we can see from stem to stern with nothing in the way!
Big thanks to everyone who has donated or otherwise contributed to the project. We would not be sharing this video se...
For all those wondering where Alix has been and when he is coming back here are some answers for you!
Spoiler alert:
He is alive and well and enjoying some well deserved R+R with Keira.
Goodbye Atomic 4, you old smelly gas engine beast, hello green energy! It's time to get our electric sailboat motor conversion started! For us, gas engine Vs electric engine: electric wins!
Our first year, we seemed to have nothing but problems with the A...
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