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2nd Gift of Cruising Winners: Hallie & Joe!
We're giving it away at https://www.patreon.com/havewindwilltravel! Our second Gift of Cruising, a 6-day bareboat charter course through Lanier Sailing Academy in Pensacola, Florida goes to lucky Patron Hallie Heuser (pronounced "High-zer," as in Anheuser...
Gift #2: 6-Day Bareboat Charter Course!
Gift of Cruising Campaign #2 ... LAUNCHED! I'm giving away a 6-day live-aboard Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Charter course through Lanier Sailing Academy (http://laniersail.com/a1/bcc103-bbc104/) in Pensacola, FL this October which will (of course!) incl...
Boat #5: 1981 Tartan 37
This is a real treat for you here guys. This is our buddy, Mike (the beekeeper's) boat who was our neighbor at the shipyard, so you get to see some before and after footage from his ongoing restoration of this beautiful Tartan that unfortunately sank at t...
#65: Worst Project of the Re-Fit
See all projects of the re-fit at https://havewindwilltravel.com. You might have thought it was the new wire rigging, or the bottom job, or the (oh yeah) falling-off keel but you'd be wrong. It was the horrendous job of popping our our windows, scraping ...
#64: Have Wind Will Cross the ATLANTIC!
I never would have dreamed three years ago that I would quit the practice, become a sailor and cross an ocean in 2016, but it looks like I will! And, I will be sharing the entire experience on Patreon. Get inspired and get on board for this once-in-a-lif...
#62: No Water In the Bilge!
How will we do it? With a sump box. The sump box rocks. But, we had to seal up the anchor chain locker first (quite the chore) and run all the hoses. Thanks to Brandon with http://www.perdidosailor.com/ also for devising a cool way to re-purpose an old...
#61: Machined Blocks and a Magic Bilge Box
Why is there always a part of the rigging that does not fit? Why?! Watch as we battle more custom machining woes on the tie rod rigging, finish up the bottom job after a minor Annie meltdown, and reveal how we plan to fix the clogged weep hole in our mas...
Boat #4: 1985 Gulf Star 45
Come aboard as I get a full on-the-water tour of this impressive 1985 Gulf Star 45 Hirsch model, only 1 of 30 built, a moderate-sized, comfortable coastal cruiser suitable for a family of four. Thank Brandon with http://www.perdidosailor.com/ for the tour...
#60: Wire Rigging & the Angle of Dangle
Complete rod to wire re-rig documented at https://havewindwilltravel.com. We finally decided: "Okay, let's go with wire rigging. 5/16 stainless steel wire all around." Now what? A thousand necessary modifications and little pieces that must all fit tog...
#59: A Boatyard Break to Sail the Chute
(And a "worm dance" to boot ... do NOT miss that!) We were headed to the shipyard to work on a Sunday but Brandon said it was too pretty not to sail. Watch as we take a well-deserved break from the yard and hop aboard Brandon's Gulf Star 45 to fly the ch...
#58: Corrosion You Cannot See
Not if it's hidden behind the rigging. Lesson learned here: If you're going to re-rig, pull and inspect all of the pieces. You'll be shocked at what we found. Bonus lesson: Lookout for that hammer. He packs a mean punch. Thanks to the boys at Perdido ...
#57: When Re-Torquing Keel Bolts: 250 = 180
At least that's the decision we made after we broke the torque wrench hammering these guys down. It was a bit of a project all told but we got 'er done and were glad we did because we ended up discovering and righting some hardware wrongs once we'd dug in...
#56: Should the Surveyor Have Found Our Rotten Stringers?
"Why weren't the rotten stringers uncovered in your survey?" Many of you have asked this question so I thought it would be good to talk about this and pose the question to my followers as I am not sure the rot in our stringers could have been or should ha...
#55: First Gift of Cruising Winners!
This is it! Our first Give the Gift of Cruising Giveaway and I'm so excited I could almost fart! Congratulations to our winners, Lance and Shelly Hopson and a big thanks for being such good sports about the video contribution. I am pumped up now about g...