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Public Service Announcement About Following Your Dreams! Its Not Always Fun or Sexy!
Hello Friends, Just a friendly reminder that following your dreams isn't always palm trees in the tropics. For most of us it takes years of hard work to get the pay off. Keep Ya Head Up. Love, James JOIN THE PATREON CREW: Patreon: https://www.patreon....
From NO Sailing Experience to SAILING THE WORLD! (Jay’s Story) Ep 23
In this week's episode Jay shares with us how he got into sailing and how he went from knowing nothing to activley pursuing his dream to sail around the world.
Cockpit FLOODED Solving PROBLEMS out at Sea | BOAB 190
Part 5 - Sailing Across the Caribbean Sea Here comes a BIG one... all of a sudden the cockpit is swamped and it won't drain! Waves keep crashing over the boat. Without a dodger we're taking them in the teeth and, "Nothing crushes morale like a wave in the...
74. BOAT LIFE – Alternative Living in the Keys | Learning the Lines
After two and a half weeks of waiting, we finally got a mooring ball in Boot Key Harbor. Now the real work (and fun) begins. We drove up to Tampa to pick up our new electric dinghy motor as well as to visit with family. When we got back to the harbor, we...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 51: A Day of Steaming Frames
Arabella has 70 frames. That's a fair amount of steaming. So, we thought it would be interesting to show what a full day of steaming looks like. Not to mention, who can get tired of watching those timbers bend like that? -------------------------------...
56. Installing TWELVE LITHIUM Batteries – Electric Sailboat | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
We install our new Battleborn LifePo4 batteries for our electric sailboat build in this vlog. We also make progress on the battery box and galley refit. Our end goal for this boat is to be completely off the grid. Sure, going completely electric will be ...
54. We Have Multiple PROJECT Disorder – Reality of Living Aboard and Refitting | Learning the Lines
Join us for out livestream Saturday, Sept 1st, at 7:00 pm EST! The reality of living aboard a sailboat and refitting it at the same time is that you develop a condition known as Multiple Project Disorder. Symptoms include, but are not limited to: -Messy ...
53. ELECTRIC SAILBOAT Conversion Progress – Removing the Diesel Tank and Painting – DIY Sailing
We've been making a lot of progress on our electric sailboat conversion. We cut out and removed the diesel tank which was fiberglassed in place by the factory. We also made some modifications buy cutting and grinding away some non-structural partitions on ...
52. We’re Going ELECTRIC – Removing Our Filthy Diesel | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
We removed our 2004 Westerbeke diesel in preparation to install an electric motor powered by marine-grade lithium batteries. Removing the diesel was a filthy job. We pretty much got covered in oil and diesel during the process. We're super excited for it ...
51. Installing Our Shiny New Portholes | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
Ports, portholes, portlights, windows, whatever you want to call them... our boat has TEN of them. For a 32 foot boat, that's a lot of ports! Subsequently, it's a big job to replace them all and this is our vlog of the process. We're super happy with the...
49. THAT’S A LOT OF DAMAGE – Gutting Our Yacht | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
You have to first rip out all of the old in order to rebuild with the new. The first step to a total refit/restore of the interior of our boat is ripping out all of the old headliner and plywood insulation. After this is done, we set our sights on the main...
46. Removing Everything on Deck Prior to Paint | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
In this vlog our sailboat gets moved under the tent and we finish up removing everything prior to painting the deck. We also remove the top skin of fiberglass on deck in six spots to test for moisture in the core. Only one area was questionable. --------...
45. We’re Taking it ALL OFF! – Prepping for Deck Paint | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
In this vlog we pull stanchions, pull the bow pulpit, and sand the deck in preparation for being under the cover in the boatyard. Once we're under the cover we'll begin removing everything else and taking core samples from various locations in the deck to ...
42. Our Old Sailboat is Going Electric (With a Tesla Battery) | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing
In this video we visit Somniun, our old O'day 272 sailboat, and give you guys an update on what Taylor, her new owner, is doing with her. Turns out, he's gutted the boat, dropped in an electric motor, and plans on using a Tesla battery to power it. He's al...