Do it yourself YouTube Videos
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Sail Life – Expanding epoxy foam for the rudder, and more sanding – DIY sailboat repair
I test a brand of expanding epoxy foam for my do it yourself (DIY) rudder project. Turns out to be very promising and something I might be able to use elsewhere during my sailboat restoration. Just About Sailing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6b0onHE...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 59: Clean up and Bronze Floors
We've all been looking forward to getting to work on the bronze floors but before we can do so, we had a bit more cleaning up to do in order to finish up with Victoria. As we're looking to save as much as possible, we had to strip all the planking of its f...
How To Antifoul Your Yacht | Boat Maintenance Video
The annual process of antifouling is upon us and we need to make some decisions about what to use, where to antifoul and what is going to suit us as we cruise the Mediterranean. It's not a simple decision as there are so many products on the market, and t...
The MOST Exciting Day of the Year – LAUNCH DAY! 🚀 (and installing flexible solar panels)
http://tulasendlesssummer.com/shop-tula/ Launch day is a great day, although a bit stressful pre-launch. Anyway, we launched our catamaran successfully and took a little motor cruise up the ICW. The next day we got right back to work and installed some fle...
Laminating a Custom Stove Enclosure for an Alberg 30 Sailboat Refit
Hello Friends, On this episode (Part 3) we finish laminating and trimming the alcohol stove enclosure for the boat. This is a slow process that takes days as you can only laminate one piece at a time, wait at least 24 hours then trim it off and do the ne...
Sail Life – Sound insulation & Volvo D2-40 heat exchanger cleaning
This week I finally got to put up sound insulation in the engine compartment! I also take apart the heat exchanger on my Volvo D2-40 to clean it. The expensive surprise of the week is that I need a new exhaust elbow. Dang it! There's still time! Get yo' ...
Sail Life – Diesel tank in the engine compartment & ALMOST sounds insulation
Sail Life webshop: www.saillifeshop.com 10% off use coupon code: spiffy. This weekend I got the diesel tank moved into the engine compartment. Sadly the sound insulation had a hunch of adhesive on the outside. I don't what that attracting dog hair and dirt...
Sail Life – 3 years as a liveaboard on 30 ft & winter projects – DIY sailboat repair
3 years as a liveaboard and upcoming DIY projects coming this winter. Book "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual": US: http://amzn.to/2i5sxmp UK: http://amzn.to/2ppWroN *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life...
Sail Life – Epoxy fun, diesel tank support and beams – DIY boat repair
This weekend I continue the refit of my 38 ft sailboat with a weekend of epoxy fun fun. I glass in the last of two supports for a new diesel tank and fix two loose beams in the saloon. I'm using 105 epoxy from west system. Pants: https://www.engel.eu/da/p...
Sail Life – KiwiGrip non-skid with custom logo & fiberglass dodger – DIY sailboat repair
This weekend I get to apply KiwiGrip non-skid to the cabin top aboard my sailboat and create a custom logo. Also, more work on the fiberglass dodger. Book "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual": US: http://amzn.to/2i5sxmp UK: http://amzn.to/2ppWro...
Sailing in convoy with over 100 boats! – Episode 12
We finish fixing the boat in Martinique and join a convoy of over 100 boats to watch a famous regatta made up of custom made Yawl sailboats. We then have to say goodbye to our friend and videographer Erik, as he leaves after almost 4 months on board. This ...
Sail Life – Moving Athena back outside & fiberglass dodger – DIY sailboat restoration
The first 200 people to click this link will get 2 months of Skillshare for free: https://skl.sh/saillife Athena finally gets moved outside and I start working on the fiberglass dodger. Much more DIY fun to come :) Book "Boatowners Mechanical and Electri...
Sail Life – Making her shine (fixing the paint job) and installing port lights – DIY sailboat refit
Last week I painted the deck of my 38 ft sailboat. This video is the primer. This weekend I fix the mistakes in the paint job by sanding the surface with 800 grit and then using 3M perfect-it Heavy Cutting Compound. The paint used was Sigmadur 550. 3M gui...
Sail Life – Painting the deck of my sailboat video 2 of 2 – DIY sailboat restoration
Join me as I paint the deck of my 38 ft sailboat. This video is the primer. Next weekends video is going to be the top coat. The paint used is Sigmadur 550. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/saillife stickers: https://www.patreon.com/posts/stickers-for-all...