Want to know how to recharge your refrigerator yourself? It's really not that difficult. In this video we take you through the process of making sure you have just the right amount of refrigerant in your system.
This is the third and final part in our m...
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We're back to planking! We've asked some of our skilled friends to come back and help us get closer to closing up Arabella's hull. We have eight oak planks, a couple of cedar planks, and the black locust sheer strakes remaining for installation. After the ...
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Q+A 50.1 these are the questions that were missed from the LIVE Q+A 50 session:
01:00 should I use a safety line to be attached to the boat?
03:25 what will the boat do if there's no-one on it?
04:52 what do you think of Magnum wings for an 18?
07:11 are ...
These bad boys are probably the best looking sticks i've seen.
You should get one!
Here's where you can find them:
USA - https://www.malcheskicomposites.com
- Murrays - https://www.murrays.com/product/powerstick-telescoping-carbon-tiller-extension/?fb...
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Sailing, How to cross the Pacific, west coast of the USA to Hawaii,, sailing routes, sailing times, sailing trade winds, distances
In today's video, I am going to cover what it takes to sail across the Pacific ocean and head to Hawaii. Where to leave from...
Lots going on here at the boathouse. It's time to put the taper in the top of the mast. Turns out there's a little bit more to that than just doing a straight taper. We'll be talking about a certain kind of taper as well as figuring out how to accommoda...
In sailing, the trapeze is a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member's harness at approximately waist level. The position when extended on the trapeze is outside the hull, braced agai...
This week the immense work continues and we are almost there on the repair and preparation of the mould for Gel Coating and the fabrication of a 40 foot Foam Core Catamaran Deck. The layers of gel coat in the repair need to be polished down to a perfect f...
Here's the scenario:
You were out last night, a couple of drinks down, chatting with a group of friends. One of them announces that he enjoys catamaran sailing and is thinking of going out in the next days. He says would anyone fancy coming along as crew...
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Sailing, How to cross the Atlantic, sailing routes, sailing times, sailing trade winds, distances
In today's video, I am going to cover what it takes to sail across the Atlantic ocean. Where to leave from, best times to leave, distances, times, routes, tr...
This was recorded live on Friday 23/4/2021. If you have any questions please put them in the comments but I wont be able to respond in the video.
Fitting a spinnaker kit to your boat: https://youtu.be/USW37rskJgc
Downhaul Settings
https://youtu.be/cVKHv...
Bilge stringers (which we also call bilge bands) add longitudinal stiffness to Arabella in an area of the boat where it's needed. Carolyn, who's been working on fitting the stringers into the boat, gives us a good look at how she sneaks up on a very smart ...
This should be very helpful for anyone who is not completely sure of what certain parts are called or what their purpose is.
It could also help if English isn't your first language and would like to know what the various parts are called.
Here of course w...
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I am a 28-year-old solo sailor working on my circumnavigation...
SHOW US YOUR CAT - where we take a look at your boats and where you sail them.
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Live Q&A Session we held on Friday, April 16 from Arabella’s boat shed in Granby, MA. We also talked about the important changes coming to Patreon as of May 1. Read more about that here: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/patreon-help-page
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This is a very important video, you should watch it.
If you're planning on giving it some beans, you're going to need one of these bad boys!
The capsize righting line should be strong, the right length and of course, the right colour.
for the full list ...
We are looking ahead to getting back to planking Arabella this summer. In order to do that, we are going to want all hands on deck, so we got a little help coming in. The first of the crew has arrived and she will be helping us for the next month or more...
Upgrading the jib traveller - https://youtu.be/7H0qBLUXlNc
Sailing with the spinnaker - https://youtu.be/B8fYaNUYBhI
How to sail fast solo - https://youtu.be/s7VV1X3U0uo
The effect of mast rake - https://youtu.be/l_sZj60wtZI
01:30 how to thread and tie t...
Today we share the new sailboat tour just before refit in Poland. Within few months we will share our sailboat refit before and after. You are welcome to watch our trimaran walkthrough - 3 years after we uploaded our last tour on youtube. This is just a li...
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I am a 28-year-old solo sailor working on my circumnavigation...
SHOW US YOUR CAT - where we take a look at your boats and where you sail them.
send pictures or video to [email protected]
include - where it is that you sail, details about the boat and who you sail with.
Use wetransfer.com for the juicy s...
Have you been wondering how long the trapeze rope needs to be on a Hobie 16 catamaran?
With standard Hobie Cat Europe rigging the distance between the trapeze wire and the elastic should be 40cm - you'll need to allow more rope for the knots and to navigat...
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Sailing gear hand picked
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There is a lot of work going into restoring Victoria's old mast to be our mizzen mast. We already set up a sort of lathe and jig to cut kerfs into the mast so that we can then bring it down to a six inch diameter. To do that, I used a combination of a po...
This video was recorded live on Wednesday 7th April 2021
If you're watching this later I will not be able to reply to your comments in the video but I will get back to you.
here's the link for the podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m1ASBmMeYIaWYK...
Taking one for the team again. Joyrider TV, back researching cutting edge new techniques to make your sailing process easier.
Here we're putting up the FX1 mast alone! I think this technique would work for all other boats where you can get a solid attachm...
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Conocimos a Marco en Roccella. Es italiano, vive y trabaja con su esposa en su velero. Quiso la suerte que éramos vecinos. Debido a Corona, al principio estábamos un poco...
Episode #182 - Water Heater Install
Hello Friends,
In this video I will explain to you how to install a water heater on a boat that he never had a water heater installed. I found a number of videos out there that showed how to replace a water heater bu...
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