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Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 11 – Hull Nearly Finished +Toronto & Dusseldorf Boat Shows
Check out our link below to get a Free 1 Year Supply of Athletic Green's Vitamin D3+K2 and 10 Travel Packs for improved energy and to support immunity: We begin this episode at the Toronto International Boat Show, then fly to the Netherlands to see the progress on our new Enksail Orion 49 sai...
Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 9 – Arctic Cruising: Will our New Boat Pass the Test?
#aluminumsailboat #boatbuilding #arcticsailing #metstrade Paul makes a trip to the Netherlands to see the progress on the build of Distant Shores IV, our new custom aluminum Enksail Orion 49 cruising sailboat. While he is there, Paul attends METStrade, the annual Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amste...
Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 8 – HYBRID Power on a Sailboat: Will it Work for Long Distance?
#sailing #hybridpower #powermanagement This time on Distant Shores we're planning out the energy requirements of our new Enksail Orion 49 custom aluminum sailboat. Will a hybrid power system allow us to achieve the passages we're planning from Europe to the Arctic Circle as well as long oc...
Building a CUSTOM ALUMINUM MONOHULL (MJ Sailing – Ep 262)
We get front row seats to the building of Matt's dream monohull. To get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D + 5 individual travel packs FREE with your first purchase, go to We're revisiting our last few days in the Netherlands, after the METS Trade had wrapped up. We were lucky enough to sco...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 5 – How to Weld an Aluminum Sailboat
This time on Distant Shores we reach a literal turning point in the build of our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat - the hull is turned over to upright position so interior welding can begin! We make the first trip down below where we learn how a proper aluminum weld is made and what is require...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 4 – How the Hull Plates are Shaped
We're Sheryl and Paul Shard, presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series and Distant Shores YouTube channel. We've been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting the sailing lifestyle to inspire and inform anyone dreaming of sailing to distant shores. We invite you t...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 3 – Raising the Hull to Weld Frames & Bulkheads
This is our third video in the series on building our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum expedition sailboat! We look into how plates are positioned and welded into the perfect shape according to the drawings and plans. #aluminumboat #sailboat #aluminium #boatbuilding #timelapse
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 2 – Construction Begins!
Welding begins on our new 49-foot aluminum sailboat - starting with the very first welds, which Paul is given the honour of doing!! We explain how MIG welding works and show the process of assembling and welding frames and bulkheads for our Orion 49 sailboat through the use of regular and time-lapse...