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New Windlass, check out the extra long episode about our sails, chain and windlass setup!
New gear, new chain, sails on, hard work. #hardwork #diy #woodenboat #sailing #sailboat
Bikini Haul and Cooking with Gas Ep86
Hello, everyone! This time on Sailing Intermission we fire up our Force 10 and Steve shows off his cooking expertise, haha. Karen begins charting a course for the Annapolis trip and shows off her new bikinis. Of course, you know…there’s dancing. Don’t forget if you happen to be going to the Annapo...
Sailing Fort Myers to Marco Island⛵️Episode 12
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Sail Trim (part 5): Sailing close-hauled
This fifth video in our Sail Trim series explains how to manage close-hauled sailing, including both sail trimming rules and helm handling.
Time to lift the Beauty, Maintenance Part 1 – EP 47 Sailing Seatramp
After we did not use the wintertime for a new antifouling, it is time to get Seatramp out of the water and start the first topics on our long to do list. See in the first part of our maintenance video how Seatramp comes out of the water and we start our boring landlife. A lot work to do, but it is ...
GIVING T-SHIRTS TO FISHERMEN Ep 71
Our supporters through Patreon have agreed to donate their exclusive followtheboat t-shirts to local people as a gesture of good-will. In this episode we get the sails out and head to a little island where we meet some fishermen who agree to give us some fish in return. Apparently. We unfurl our hea...
COMPLETE BOAT REFIT REVISITED! Ep 70
Not content with spending 13 months in a boat yard doing a complete refit on our Oyster 435, we thought we'd spend some time with another couple doing exactly the same thing on exactly the same boat! Meet Ben and Belle of SY Samira, who are based in Lumut/Pangkor Marina, in Malaysia. They'...
SHOULD WE BUY A DIESEL HYBRID ENGINE?
Welcome to a follow-up FTB Extra in which we discuss in more detail Esper's engine issues. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel by clicking this link: Since our last update we received an overwhelming level of support from around the world, from advice and ideas to links to spare part...
Our Boat Haul at Westmarine in Newport | #41 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 2
Our last day in Newport, RI before pushing off for Boston - provisioning, voyage planning, one last look, and then sailing our dinghy Wanda back to Paragon in the dark. If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this documentary on Patreon or via Pay...
FOLLOWTHEBOAT | #56 | Esper post refit 1st look; changing water pump; aerial views from mast
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** s/y Esper has now left the shipyard after a year's refit. For a week Liz, Jamie and Millie t...
Esper Refit 53-55 – launch day – drone footage; Dripless seal issues
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** Finally, after one year and one month, Esper launches from PSS Shipyard in Satun, Thailand. It w...
Esper Refit 50-52 – One year in! Portabote improvements; squid fishing
10:34 SQUID FISHING TRIP! ************************************************ Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** One year in and the ...
Esper Refit 46 – Christmas Special
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** As Christmas approaches we are inundated with rain, rain and more rain. It’s just like being back...
Esper Refit 45 – tent down, masts up, davits on
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** Big week this week as we finally get the tent down, the masts in and the davitts fitted. It wasn&...
Esper Refit 43-44 – Totem’s fundraising; bow fitting; meeting the yard workers
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** This week we witnessed an incredible fund-raising feat by Behan of s/v Totem. In the space of fiv...
Esper Refit 41-42 – welding rodents; Rocna bow roller
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** As we complete the deck fittings and prepare to remove the tent (though when this will actually h...
Esper Refit 40 – Buat monk ordination ceremony in a Thai temple; Loi Kathrong festival
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** It's been a busy week both in the boatyard and in Satun town. We've finally extended ou...
Esper Refit 39 – Totem crew take over; life in the boatyard
Help support our videos: Subscribe to our youtube channel here: Catch our blog at: And get our email updates by subscribing here: Follow us on Facebook here: ****************************** In this week's special clip we take a departure from the usual and invite the Totem crew to ...
HAULING THE BOAT
Vlog #8! Here is episode 8 of Wicked Salty! We get some final work on the boat before we finally head out on our journey. We also wrap up our mainland lives and set out. We are now happily living on and traveling the east coast of the U.S. from MA for warmer waters on our boat! Enjoy! Like, comment,...
Esper Refit 38 – swim platform installation; Aquadrive and coupling
The swimming platform is pushed through the transom and into custom-made brackets, counterpoising it. We clean up the Aquadrive and coupling system and take a look at the veneer that's been varnished with polyurethane.
Esper Refit 37 – bedding a genoa track with butyl tape; rudder doesn’t fit
In this week's refit video we show you how we bedded down our genoa track with butyl tape. No Sikaflex, no 3M, no polyurethane adhesive, just tape. Also see how we make a stupid mistake with our rudder. Guest appearance by Bobby of Bobby's Pizza, Satun.
Esper Refit 36 – boat wiring; Maxprop grease nipple; Torlon Cutlass
It's a short one this week since it was Eid and our workers took most of the week off. All except Nut, that is. He's made real progress with the mains/charging circuit, basing the charging circuit on a simple solution. We also tap and install two grease nipples in our Maxprop.
Esper Refit 35 – PSS Dripless Seal; LED Dimmer
Dang the varnisher's back, as are the electricians. The sparkies have finally installed the LED dimmer switch and it looks good. Dang is preparing the boat for its last coat of varnishing whilst I remove the old stuffing box in preparation for the new PSS Dripless Seal. I also talk through our ...