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Life is Like Sailing – Head Systems Upgrade – Part 2
The second half of the head systems upgrade was replacing 3 thru hulls, valves and elbows, plus a new toilet. Because I was so busy working on other areas of the boat during my time on the hard, I hired someone to do this second par of the upgrade. Wel...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 10
The final episode of the haul out series is here! You will see how I paint under the keel before going into the water and watch the boat travel back to where I like I like it best. Unfortunately once s/v Moonshine was back in the water I discovered som...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 9
In this episode I take a walk around the yard and get a lesson from James on how to service my Barient 28 winch! Bonjour James!! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 8
In this episode I get the final two coats of anti-fouling paint on. Things get pretty messy when you are on the hard when you have to spend all your time on the projects that need to be done so I start doing some general clean up. I also measured the dra...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 7
In this episode you find out that part of my daily routine is chatting with my new neighbour James who has been sailing the world since 2007! You get to see how the stands are moved so I can sand down the areas that were under the pads and get some primer...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 6
In this episode I got the last coat of anti-fouling paint on. Since it was the Easter weekend and I didn't want to delay getting the paint on I ended up just straining the the paint that had the debris in it rather than try and get it exchanged. The st...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 5
In this episode I got my first coat of anti-fouling paint on and talked about the zincs on the boat. I'm no expert in chemistry, but I gave the best explanation that I could. I also look at some of the products used for this project. *the thru hull fi...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 4
In this episode I get the first coat of primer on the hull only to find that again this is the time to see all the little imperfections. So another round of sanding smooth all those spots before I applied the second coat of primer. I also show a quick ...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 3
In this episode I applied primer to the keel and realize that this was the time that the last little imperfections really show up, but after a little more filling and sanding it looked better. I also taped off the water line which was exciting because t...
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 2
In this episode there is sanding, sanding and more sanding! I also show what I did to prepare the keel for the task of fairing it out and finally got some of the fairing compound on it. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Life is Like Sailing – Haul Out – Part 1
In this episode you see how the boat gets hauled out and put onto the hard and I explain what projects I plan to get done while the boat is out of the water. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Life is Like Sailing – Doing Some General Cleaning
Just a bit of cleaning this week and bigger projects next week as I prepare to haul out. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Life is Like Sailing – Removing the Anti Fouling Paint
A subscriber that had contacted me a while back came for a visit and here is a quick look at the project he was working on while his boat was up on the hard. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Life is Like Sailing – Spinnaker Pole Setup
This video shows how the spinnaker pole is set up on my boat and how it is controlled using the 'guy'. I plan to make a spinnaker sailing video in the upcoming '2015 'Round Saltspring race which will show how to hoist, jibe and douse the spinnaker! ww...