In this video, my girlfriend Ava and I get started on an osmosis treatment. Lots of sanding and epoxy fun!
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Boat tour... From the water! Finally, Little Miss Av is in the water and everyone is pretty happy about it. So much so that we would like to welcome you in to our home and show you round.
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Here we're looking at where to be on the boat while going upwind.
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The Realities of Living on a Boat revealed! #liveaboard
I'm giving you my Raw (no make up:-) and Real outlook + Share Personal struggles of my life aboard our Power yacht.
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With the goal of getting the boat into the water and sailing as soon as possible in mind, we work with haste which results in blunders. One step forward, two steps back; the crane gets cancelled and Avalon remains on the hard stand.
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It is possible on the Hobie 16 or any other boat with a fully battened jib (without self tacking) For the jib to gybe around the front of the forestay, meaning that it gets stuck there until you pretty much gybe again.
Here is how that happens and how to a...
We're looking at some mounting possibilities for your Gopro on a Hobie 16 or other Cat.
There are of course many other places where you can put your camera but these are my personal go-to options.
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The survey report came back sort of OK-ish, but we had already quit our jobs, sold most of our possessions so we were pretty decided on just doing the adventure regardless of what the survey report said. We've been planning this trip for three years now an...
Here we take a look at how to right a Hobie 16, the technique is similar for all small catamarans.
Using 1st person perspective and live action commentary you feel like you're almost there!
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Here we take a look at some more details regarding attaching your bowsprit to a Hobie Tiger or FX1. These methods can be used on any spinnaker catamaran.
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In this video, I fix the last big hole in the cockpit using fiberglass and west system epoxy. I've also found a different type of cleat that I think might be a winner. Last and also kind of least I give an update on the moisture levels in the hull.
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This is groundbreaking! Using only a piece of rope you can fit a self gybing system to your boat (sorry for the misleading title)
Very handy if you are sailing single handed or with a spinnaker.
Possibly the most simple, cost effective upgrade for you bo...
Here is an explanation of the routing of the one line system compared to the two line system.
The boat used here is an FX1, the same system would be used on the Hobie 16, Hobie Pacific, Dart 16, Dart 18 and many more. If you're not sailing a two man dedic...
In this video, I continue fairing the cabin top aboard my 38 ft sailboat and fix the frame for the cockpit locker hatch.
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New Design in The Tula Shop! http://tulasendlesssummer.com/shop-tula/ I swear, we do everything right and even then we still don't catch any fish! Oh well, at least we got to see some shark (we must have conditioned them to follow us...) and Sierra is begi...
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Hobie Tiger jib system video.
We look at a solution to furl your jib if you have self tacking, also we have a look at the plastic jib tack/forestay protector tube.
Ways to support th...
In this video, I get to try out a bunch of tools from Flexisander as I get started fairing the cabin top aboard my 38 ft sailboat.
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After travelling the entire length of Croatia, visiting every city on the coast apart from Dubrovnik, we saw 11 rubbish boats and 1 great one. We negotiate an offer and it get's accepted!
We've flown back to Australia now to play the waiting game. Our fut...
Here is a look at the set up of the self tacking jib system on a Hobie Tiger catamaran.
We look at the route that the sheet takes and the rigging of the jib cunningham.
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A complete walkthrough how-to install synthetic standing rigging. How to splice a deadeye, and discussion of the pro’s and con’s of steel rigging vs synthetic. This is the second video in this series "Be your own rigger". In the next video we'll discus...
Good news guys! I'm done patching holes on the cabin top aboard Athena (my warrior 38 fiberglass sailboat). Here is this weekends fun DIY video :)
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SOME CLASSIC ACTION FROM VASSILIKI BAY JUNE 4TH 2018
A pretty classic afternoon's action in Vassiliki Bay.
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The shed has turned into an oven! Join me as I grind some fiberglass and fix some holes in my 38 ft fiberglass sailboat. Oh and I've got a new toy this week. A Makita 9031:)
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Well we certainly got to know Croatia. We drove up the entire length of the country trying to find our girl and didn't find one single bit we didn't like (because everywhere has pizza).
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I've had a lot of people ask to get more info on the Maxwell RC 10-8 windlass install so here it is. I also included a quick trip over to Port Edward for a half haul out.
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A trapeze handle's view of a pretty windy joyride with Dutch sailing legend Esther.
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This weekend Athena got moved back into the shed. I'm almost done removing hardware and I've started patching holes.
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The time had come to haul Sarean out of the water, discover what had gone on with our prop, and give her some much needed loving. Depending on your time and skills, this can be an expensive - or only a mildly painful back pocket experience.
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The Tula Shop - http://tulasendlesssummer.com/shop-tula/ In this short video we show you how to get a conch out of its shell and prep it for making some awesome conch dishes. We use the back of a regular hammer to crack the conch shell but our friends Bob ...
This weekend I get to play with a Gelplane and a Marine Shaver Pro. Come join me aboard my 38 ft project sailboat. I'm in the middle of a somewhat extensive refit. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/2rVSuu4
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Step 1 of our quest to sail around the world begins!
We board a plane from Australia to Croatia to find a yacht fit enough to sail around the world. Our first yacht no less.
We were warned it wouldn't be easy, and my goodness they were right. There were ...
We decide to explore a bit of West End and attempt to get SIM cards for our phones. This proves to be a fruitless mission, but some good does come out of it! We run into a man named “Down Pack” who teaches us how to clean a conch. Conch is a popular Ba...
In this video, I remove the teak in the cockpit aboard my warrior 38 sailboat. Alos I make a big hole in the cockpit and decide to remove the old propane locker.
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