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S2E78 Fiberglassing is Started on the Exterior || 78 Days Before Launch
#Waverover In this video, our house guest Stephen helps me get a ton of work done over my birthday long weekend. Interior work is well underway as is the exterior fiberglassing. The war that we have been waging against the cold weather is beginning to turn in our favor. With a bit of hard work and ...
S2E77 Story Boarding, the Craftsman’s Secret Weapon || Hatch Housing Part 2 || 84 days before Launch
#Waverover In this video I explain what story boarding is and why craftsmen have been using it for centuries to increase production, accuracy, and test design before ever cutting a piece of wood. I then use the story board to design and build the hatch housing with amazing accuracy. With a bit of h...
S2E76 The 4 Reasons to Create your own Wave Rover Hatch || 92 days before Launch
#Waverover In this video I explain the 4 reasons why I will always choose to build a Wave Rover style hatch over buying a manufactured one. We are 92 days away from launch and I'm feeling the weight of the number of items left on my list. With a bit of hard work and a following sea we will be ...
S2E75 The 3 Building Principles that allow me to be so Productive || Boat Tour 30 March 2023
#Waverover In this video I explain many of the Wave Rover concepts and share the 3 principles that top professional builders and craftsmen use to be highly productive. I also give you a boat tour of my progress to date (30 March 2023). I also explain why I will be doing product reveiws on Wednesday...
S2E73 Scarf Joints made Easy || Building Ash Battens for the Junk Sail
#Waverover In this video, I use scarf joints and epoxy to make the ash the needed length for the Junk sail battens, despite -18c temperatures. "Forge Your Own Adventure" ***Benefactors Bulkhead Alert*** There are only 7 spaces left to fill on the bulkhead. Check out the link below to bec...
S2E72 Floor Timbers Installed || Drill Press Repair || Pecron Portable Power Station
#Waverover #Pecron In this video, we go on a field trip to my local wood suppliers (about a 10min drive). Change the chuck on the drill press. Mill and install the floor timbers and introduce the Pecron Portable Power Station as a solution to my untidy and increasingly dangerous work conditions. If...
S2E71 Cabin Top Installed || Forge your Own Adventure
#Waverover In this video, the cabin top is installed and we seem to be on schedule for the moment. ***Benefactors Bulkhead Alert*** There are only 7 spaces left to fill on the bulkhead. Check out the link below to become a Wave Rover Benefactor. [BENEFACTORS' BULKHEAD] Make a one time donatio...
S2E70 Cabin Stringers Installed || Anchors are Unboxed || Forge Your Own Adventure
In this video, the stringers are milled out of clear local pine and installed. I open a couple of the boxes that contain Fortress and Mantus anchors. ***Benefactors Bulkhead Alert*** There are only 9 spaces left to fill on the bulkhead. Check out the link below to become a Wave Rover Benefactor. [...
Mantus Dinghy Anchor Test | Sailing Avocet
Ahoy from Morro Bay! We are anchored here while waiting out the storms, but alongside good company like our buddy Reid (@odysseyalternative572) who has definitely helped keep us entertained. Between storms we were able to go to shore and stretch our legs, sparking the idea to do a dinghy anchor test...
A Very Dangerous Anchorage | #65 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
What to do when it becomes too dangerous to stay in an anchorage? Should we head for the unknown option or backtrack to a possibility? With limited daylight we have to make some tough decisions...and quickly! If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support...
Too Dangerous | #64 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
It's blowing 37 knots and we're downwind of a calving glacier...what could go wrong?!? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this documentary on Patreon or via Paypal with the links below. Patreon: Check out our Patreon page for our lat...
Mast Failure | #27 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
It's a nail-biting day with a nasty surprise waiting for us on the mast, and a large rock in an anchorage...what next?!? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this documentary on Patreon or via Paypal with the links below. Patreon: Check out ...
Building Our Hard Dodger From Scratch Part 3 | S02E29
A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat. After many hours of designing, fabricating, and spraying the hard dodger, we FINALLY install it on Atticus. We also endure our first cold front in the anchorage with our new Mantus Marine Anchor and cross our fingers that we don�...
Untying the Lines | S02E28
After living at the dock (in exchange for work) in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for a little over a year, we are FINALLY ready to untie the lines and head to the anchorage to start prepping Atticus to cruise again. We assemble our FX-23 Storm Anchor from Fortress Anchors and our 45lb Mantus Marine primary...
WE BOUGHT AN ANCHOR! – DODGER & RAINCATCHER UPDATE – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 113
We found a bargain Fortress anchor and couldn't resist it. What spare anchor do you have or would you choose? Please help us to get noticed by SUBSCRIBING, COMMENTING, LIKING and SHARING this video. Our sailboat gets a lick of paint, and she comes up very nicely. We shop till we drop in Phuke...
Storms, Mud and Sand – Fortress Anchor Tested Long-term
From a Tropical storm to the North Seas, we have used, and tested our two Fortress Anchors in a number of situations. The Fortress Anchor can be disassembled and makes a great backup anchor. We tested it in Holand's Waddenzee where it was so deeply buried we couldn't find it by digging! We...
Tying Sailboat in Mangrove for a Hurricane
Do not try this for Hurricane Irma! Sail away from it in advance! How to secure your boat for a tropical storm. We film the process as we anchor and tie up in a mangrove in Martinique. Then we film as the approaching storm passes right over us with winds nearly 60 knots. We are testing both our Roc...