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Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea...
This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with friends, family and those interested in our adventure of building her a...
Thanks to everyone who has supported our refit so far! A few more projects to tackle: www.red-seas.com/refit if you want to see what we're planning and find out how you can help.
We started this catamaran refit by tearing down the ceiling panels in our saloon to discover that the balsa core ha...
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We're starting a major catamaran refit and one of the first jobs is a big one - Iain pulls down our saloon ceiling to discover that a massive area of our coach roof has a rotten balsa ...
This episode is Part 13 of our Propulsion Series which you can find on our youtube channel page in the Playlist section together with the other existing videos.
In this video we face a challenge when we start putting the pieces of the motor lifting mechanism together.
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In this episode, we make all the necessary preparations and start taping the ringframes into the hulls.
If you are new to the propulsion series of episodes, we suggest you start from here:
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Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbour...
We fly back to Leros island in Greece where we left Wishful Thinking for the European winter on the hard at Moor and Dock Boatyard. We get straight into boat work to prepare to launch her for our second sailing season. Below the waterline we remove rust on the keel, replace some thru hulls, fibregla...
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels we continue to work on a Lagoon 400 S2 major bulkhead rebuild. It's a big job to take on but we are looking forward to heading south with these guys as one of our buddy boats!
Thank you to all our PATRONS for all your support. If you would like to beco...
Let’s just say, that when we started removing the sections of toe-rail around our genoa tracks (Video link here: ▶️ ), we opened a proverbial can of worms 🪱.
It was literally a case of “what lies beneath”, with the poor condition of our hull-to-deck join finally revealed.
There were cracks, cor...
In this week's episode of Barefoot Travels, Davy takes on a big project helping one of our buddy boats with a Lagoon bulkhead problem.
This Lagoon problem is on the 400 S2 model, the bulkhead in the anchor locker has some major rot going on. Check out this part 1 episode as Davy tackles the i...
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels (S5 E16) we make our own dominoes! We love playing Mexican Train and decided to make our own set to play with. We used @TotalBoat table top epoxy and they turned out fantastically!
Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Our new theme song is ...
We’re finally ready to tab the floor supports to the hull, but it definitely comes with its challenges. Mistakes made and lessons learned as we crack on with this flooring!
Enjoy!!
Ellie and Ben
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Are we crazy for re-painting the entire boat ourselves?! Short answer is yes, of course, but it needed to be done! In this episode of Sailing Sitka, we continue to sand the waterline and hull in order to prep Sitka for a fresh coat of top-part paint. It feels good to be getting our boat back into ti...
Hot mess in the yard. On this episode of Sailing Sitka, we begin our sailboat refit by sanding down the waterline and hull of Sitka. If that isn't hard enough, we are doing it in an extreme heat wave in the desert of Mexico!
Don't Miss Out on the Excitement of Splash Day in this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels!!
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In this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels we FINALLY get the hardtop up onto the boat where it belongs!!
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Being in the boatyard no matter how long is exhausting. It's not the reason you buy a boat, it's hard work and when projects drag on it can be draining on your energy. Hope you enjoy this weeks episode, it is all part of the process!
Thank you to all our PATRONS for all your support. If y...
This weeks episode we continue on with the endless job of working on the hardtop and we get an exciting delivery!!!
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If patron isn't your thing but you still want to help us out and maybe hel...
In this weeks episode we are back to working on the hardtop!
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Do you want your own crack on t-shir...
We fix a leak coming from one of Wishful Thinking's thru hulls by doing some fibreglassing. We also get some other boat jobs done including servicing our winches and re-oiling our compass. We then make a second launch attempt and set off on our journey through the Ionian Sea and Gulf of Corinth...
Which is best hull material for you? Do you know the deal about Steel? Hear from experienced sailors @WaywardLifeSailing on their thoughts on their steel boat and dive into the nitty gritty to look out for from a professional boatbuilder.
➡️ Don’t miss the rest of the series coming soon informin...
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels we set to work rebuilding the sugar scoops. From fibreglass to fairing and painting.
Keep you eyes peeled towards the end and you may notice something is missing on Barefoot. Let us know if you notice what it is in the comments below!
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There’s various hull material options out there…but which boat is best for you? Do you know the nitty gritty about fibreglass GRP including OSMOSIS? Hear from experienced sailors @SailingUma on their thoughts on fibreglass and the ins and outs to look out for from a boatbuilder.
➡️ Don’t miss th...
Part Two of helping our friends on IRIE CAT install their electric engines on their sailing catamaran!
This week we go through their battery setup and actual putting the engines in on the new plugs Davy made to seal up the holes from the existing sail drives.
Thank you to all our PATRONS for all ...
In this weeks episode we help our friends on an identical boat to ours go FULLY ELECTRIC! They are avid sailors and wanted to get rid of their diesel engines. Once again Davy's fibreglassing skills come in handy and we help them fill the old holes in the boat from the sail drives!
Thank you to...
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