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Ep 138 | Cockpit Makeover & Water Maker Projects Begin, Sailing Sea of Cortez, Pacific Mexico
We head on a quest to find foam for the cockpit cushions. We manage to find conduit which we will use for the conversion of our existing sail bags into stack packs. Magnus makes a start on pulling out the superfluous stuff from the semi-installed water ma...
Ep 137 | Oven Fix and Baking Bread, Sailing Sea of Cortez, Pacific Mexico
After over a year of having no oven, Magnus has yet another go at fixing it. We had written it off and were resigned to the fact that we would have to wait until we could get another one, but his efforts paid off! To test it out, Magnus made one of his lo...
Ep 136 | Water, Pickling and Preserving, Sailing Pacific Mexico
After over a year of cruising we finally manage to find Mason jars and have a go at pickling and preserving. Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure. Magnus and Wendy ______ Where are we now: http://sailingnutshell.com/where-are-w...
Sailing across the English Channel
We spend the summer sailing around the English channel, the Scilly Isles and the Channel Islands as a shake down cruise to prepare Fair Isle for long term cruising. Living aboard a sailboat long term is very different from weekend sailing so we are dealing...
Sailing across the North sea
We sail across the North sea from Holland to the UK after buying a sailboat in Monnikendam, Holland. We spend a winter in Holland and talk about our favorite places in the Markermeer and IJlemeer. We then bring her down to the South coast for a refit ready...
Ep 135 | Disaster at Sea, Dashing Back to Hospital in La Paz, Sailing Pacific Mexico
Magnus has a little accident with a fish hook. After much debate about how to get it out and who is going to actually do it, we decide to head back to La Paz to go the hospital to get it removed professionally. There’s always fear of infection with a rus...
Ep 133 | How Foolish! We Hit the Bottom! Sailing Pacific Mexico
We leave Playa Balanadra and make our way to the anchorage at La Paz. It’s Christmas time, so we head onto land for a lovely lunch at a nearby restaurant. La Paz anchorage has very shallow sections and just after dinner we hit the bottom! We take the n...
Ep 132 | We Get a New Dinghy! Sailing Espiritu Santo, Pacific Mexico
We take a look at the beautiful bay of Bahia Bonanza on Espiritu Santo in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. We check out a ‘new’ second-hand dinghy and finally Peanut is upgraded. We catch our first skipjack tuna and anchor in Balandra Bay with its famous m...
Ep 131 | How Hard Can it Be to Land a Decent Fish? Sailing Pacific Mexico
We manage to catch quite a few fish in this episode only to end up losing them or throwing them back because they aren’t suitable to eat! So, no fish for dinner, but not for lack of trying. We leave the “mainland” of Mexico and sail across the Sea o...
Ep 130 | MacGyver Alternator Fix, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We finally leave La Cruze and Magnus manages to land a very large mahi mahi on a small rig. Magnus does a jury-rig on the alternator which has stopped working, again. Only a few weeks before we get the new parts for it so he can fix it properly. Plenty o...
Ep 129 | New Lazy Jacks and Massive Battery Upgrade, Sailing Pacific Mexico
In this episode we check out the weekend market at the La Cruze Marina. Magnus and Rat install the new lazy jacks and we get an upgrade on the batteries. Magnus cranks up the bbq and makes a feast of chilli ribs. More boat jobs, as usual, too. Thanks f...
Ep 128 | Broken Water Pump & Gas Leak Fix, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We visit quite a few little places in this episode. The water pump carks it and Magnus finds a new one on Nutshell! More fixes and a visit from the french baker. Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure. Magnus and Wendy ______ Ou...
Ep 127 | Barra de Navidad & Up a Crocodile Infested River in Peanut, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We arrive at Barra de Navidad and check out the lovely little town. Peanut has a little meltdown and Magnus fixes her once again and we head down a crocodile infested river! We visit Isla Colorado, a beautiful, little island with crystal clear waters. T...
Ep 126 | The Quest for a Safe, Secure Anchorage, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We leave Zihuatanejo and head for the lovely little island of Ixtapa where we find a delightful turtle sanctuary. Plenty of sailing and searching for a safe anchorage, leads us to the beautiful bay of Manzanillo where the movie Ten was filmed back in 1979...