How We Started Sailing YouTube Videos
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Are my photographs GOOD ENOUGH for the Royal Photographic Society? – Ep 313
Liz is in Palma sunning herself while Jamie is looking to submit his underwater photography for the Royal Photographic Society ARPS, but are his underwater shots, taken with the Olympus Tough TG6, good enough? In this video he shows you some of his work an...
What the hell happened to this morning’s live broadcast?
We were excited to do a wireless, full-HD live broadcast around the boat this morning. The tests we'd done with our FTBMates all worked perfectly, so isn't it typical that when we eventually go public it all goes tits up? This is a quick apology for this m...
LIVE! Gentle Sail in the South China Sea
00:00 Thank you for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie HOW TO SUPPORT US: 🥃 Send a tot with the RUM FUND: https://followtheboat.com/ftb-rum-fund/ 😎 PATREON - https://www.patreon...
Man-overboard spotted in shark-infested waters #shorts
FULL STORY Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3xgj2B_vU Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4B4es7OPNc Thank you for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie HOW TO SUPPORT US: ...
Things never go to plan in a boatyard – Sailboats & maintenance Ep 247
Recording problems, p-bracket issues, servicing the flexible coupling and will we ever re-install the drive system? Things never go to plan in a boatyard... 00:00 Definitely recording? 00:21 P-bracket issue... 00:32 Rats! 00:49 Jamie avoids the issue of t...
4 Typhoons in a row straight at us – Sailing, sailboats & maintenance Ep 246
Borneo doesn't usually catch typhoons, but the weather means rain stops play in the boatyard... 00:00 4 Typhoons in a row and the boatyard closes for business 00:58 Our magic ingredient for cleaning topsides 01:30 Osmosis treatment 02:32 Liz is a tw*t 0...
Jamie makes a mistake – Sailing, Sailboats & Maintenance Ep 245
The story of the puller and Jamie's stupid mistake... 00:00 Jamie's mistake... 04:59 Ad break 05:06 Welding the P-bracket? welding 06:03 Leaking P-bracket... 06:34 Feeding the boatyard pups 07:42 Re-chocking the boat with boulders 08:13 Tackling small pat...
Why do we spend so much time in boatyards? – Sailing, sailboats & maintenance Ep 244
Week three and we're still grinding while we deal with those little spots of osmosis. But propeller shaft problems develop as we try to pull the cutlass bearing from the p-bracket. Will we have to replace the drive shaft? And we introduce our new friends:...
We can’t get the bloody drive shaft off – Sailing boat maintenance – Ep 243
Removing the drive shaft (prop shaft) on SY Esper is never easy. But we begin with some spot welding of the dodger... 00:00 Spot weld with argon 00:26 Boat yard work continues... 00:56 Replacing the dripless shaft seal 01:46 Removing the drive shaft 03:45...
How to dismantle the prop (and service seacocks) – Sailing boat maintenance Ep 242
Jamie shows how to dismantle the prop when he takes the Max-Prop off the shaft. Liz explains how to check and service seacocks. 00:00 What happens if you find osmosis? 02:14 Status report on removing bottom paint 03:06 To replace our dripless shaft seal w...
Osmosis – hull killer? – Sailboat maintenance Ep 241
Checking your boat hull is the first thing to do when you haul out. That includes examining the state of the anti-foul, inspecting the prop, cutlass bearing and anodes and checking the rudder. If it is a fibreglass hull, look for signs of osmosis. And befo...
How to prepare your boat for haul out – Sailing boat maintenance Ep 240
How do you prepare for haul out? What specific haul-out preparation should be done? We list the jobs to do before you lift your sailboat in the first episode of our new sailing boat maintenance series... 00:00 Jamie's rant in the car 01:10 How do you prep...
The British LOST! | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 239
The British lost to a band of Sulu warriors in this seldom told story of the wit and cunning of a local prince. At school we learned all about “Great” Britain’s fabulous successes all around the world, and how our country of birth came to dominate gl...
Bat cave (one million bats and a snake) | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 238
These spectacular caves on a desert island in northern Borneo are well and truly off the tourist trail. Pristine and seldom trodden, the island is home to millions of bats, sleeping snakes and sly crocs... 00:00 Spectacular caves of Balambangan 01:18 More ...