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The REAL PROBLEM with Synthetic Rigging | Sailing Wisdom [S5 Ep 28]

▸ MERCHANDISE: ▸ SUBSCRIBE DIRECTLY with us so you never miss an episode: ▸ PAINTING COMMISIONS: [email protected] ▸ ART FROM OUR VOYAGE: ▸ CHARLIE & GERRY CHANNEL: Our Synthetic Standing Rigging is cold and too loose to support sails, so we have to rely on our electric motor to ...

Sep 11, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:23

LUST on the Port Side: Sailing to Cumberland Island | Sailing Wisdom [S5 Ep21]

▸ MERCHANDISE: ▸ SUBSCRIBE DIRECTLY with us so you never miss an episode: ▸ PAINTING COMMISIONS: [email protected] ▸ ART FROM OUR VOYAGE: ▸ CHARLIE & GERRY CHANNEL: We sail to Cumberland Island, Georgia, and decide to do a little varnish test after exploring this natural wonderla...

Jul 24, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:30

Why Did Our Rigging Get SO LOOSE?! | Sailing Wisdom [S5 Ep20]

▸ MERCHANDISE: ▸ SUBSCRIBE DIRECTLY with us so you never miss an episode: ▸ PAINTING COMMISIONS: [email protected] ▸ ART FROM OUR VOYAGE: ▸ CHARLIE & GERRY CHANNEL: Wisdom is underway again! We begin a capacity test on her newly balanced #lithiumbattery to see what kind of range ...

Jul 17, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:34

Dyneema: The BEST Kind of RIGGING?

Never miss an episode by subscribing directly to us: Is your Standing Rigging Bombproof? Can it survive the rigors of the marine environment as you sail for thousand of bluewater miles? It better be, and this video will show you how to make your rigging Bombproof! 0:00 Intro 0:08 What is Synthet...

Nov 11, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:39

OUR 30 FOOT HOME Features & Systems on the Deck of our Tiny Sailboat

Join us for a tour on deck of our 30 foot sailboat, a 1969 sloop-rigged, Australian-made Clansman 30, fibreglass yacht called Mirrool. Features and Systems 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Cockpit 01:12 Self-Tailing winches 01:28 Fibre (Spectra) Lifelines (for more see: 02:43 Sheet Bags and Deck Hose 03...

Aug 05, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:03

[How to] Make a Dyneema Deadeye | Sailing Wisdom

This is my own invention and allows you to make a rope ring, called a grommet, out of Dyneema using a Möbius Brummell Splice. Follow along as I teach you step by step how to make this yourself. Using this, you will then be able to make deadeyes to hold up your synthetic standing rigging. This is t...

Mar 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:20

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 and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron o...

Jan 14, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:59

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: This week we install our chain plates, mast step and bow piece ready for our new Dyneema rigging. With all mast work complete, Troy gives a full tour of the additions and mo...

Dec 01, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:58

Salt & Tar: Episode 91-Brummel Splice for the Bottom Dead Eye

Come join us back on the boat as we continue our rigging. Our main focus is how we're going to secure the bottom dead eye to the chainplate. Instead of a metal strap or bar we're mixing in some modern material. Layering up Dyneema then serving it together with low friction rings. If you wa...

Jun 11, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:05

Installing a Synthetic Standing Rigging Stay with a Deadeye | Sailing Wisdom

Other people have shown their synthetic standing rigging setups, but this video is made by the guy who invented the system that they all use! Watch and learn directly from The Rigging Doctor. Herby re-installs two synthetic stays on the mast and shows you the whole process! First, the stay is attac...

Jan 28, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:06

[How to] Dyneema Eye Splice | Sailing Wisdom

▸ SUBSCRIBE DIRECTLY with us so you never miss an episode: This episode will show you how to make an eye splice in single braid Class II Ropes. We start off with the Longbury and I show you exactly why you should avoid doing this particular splice. Next, we cover in depth how to carry out a möbiu...

Apr 04, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:18

HOW TO INSPECT SAILBOAT RIGGING – Interview with a rigger

Ever wondered how to inspect your rigging? We share tips from our rigger. Subscribe for more sailing videos: Trained by Des Kearns (one of Australia's greats), Jai looks at SY Esper's rigging inspection report, and we talk about general rigging inspection tips and tricks. In 'how ...

Aug 27, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:03

DYNEEMA: Installing synthetic standing rigging on a sailboat (Rigging pt. II)

A complete walkthrough how-to install synthetic standing rigging. How to splice a deadeye, and discussion of the pro’s and con’s of steel rigging vs synthetic. This is the second video in this series "Be your own rigger". In the next video we'll discuss how to tune your standing riggi...

Jun 14, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:44:14

Synthetic Standing Rigging: Initial Setup

This is a simple way to remove the constructional stretch out of a new synthetic stay.

Feb 28, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:02:45

Synthetic Standing Rigging: How to Tension Your Stays with the Shroud Frapping Knot

Tensioning your synthetic standing rigging with deadeyes is possible when you use the knot I created which I call the Shroud Frapping Knot. Follow us on Instagram: Check out our website: www.riggingdoctor.com The original video was posted on my personal youtube channel on September 24, 2015. T...

Feb 15, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:31

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