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REMOVING A FLEXOFOLD PROPELLER. Winter refit Vlog part 6.
We needed to remove the propeller so that we could replace the zinc anode on the sail drive leg. We dont get to do the zinc, but this is the story of how we removed the propeller, and then cleaning it up ready for fitting back on, once the anode has been r...
Varnishing disasters! plus other stuff that needs doing. Winter refit Vlog part 5
This week, more varnishing... and not all of it goes to plan but we are making progress. Plus we show you some of the other things that we have been doing. For those that may be interested we got our acrylic sheet from Simply Plastics. https://www.simply...
Blue Water Yacht, an original song by the Foxwell family
An (almost) original song by the Foxwell Family. One of our subscribers, a fellow sailor with his own channel 'Just about sailing' wrote a song about his sailing and challenged us to do the same... so we did! We would love to know what you all think.... bu...
2016 review. We bought a new yacht, but so much more happened as well
This year has gone so fast and it seems as though we did so many different things its actually nice for us to look back at these films and remind ourselves of everything that when on. I hope you have all found something to entertain you as well, and please...
Varnishing our yacht interior… the simple way! Winter refit Vlog part 4.
We aren't experts and we aren't going to teach the you the right way to varnish your boat... but we will show you how we do it. Cheap, quick and easy, and although the results may not be perfect, they are more than good enough and have made a huge differen...
Fixing the hole! (is this the worst thumbnail ever?) Winter refit Vlog part 3.
If ever a film needed a better thumbnail, then its this one... but there is not much you can show that will make this any more interesting than it is I'm afraid. So this is just a short update on how we fixed the hole! Thanks to Mads at Sail Life for th...
The hole! Winter refit Vlog part 2.
So after emptying the boat, removing all the clutter that builds up during the course of a years cruising, and then taking off everything else that would move so that we could begin work we uncover a problem... potentially a BIG problem as that!!! Music: ...
Winter Refit Vlog Part 1. The List.
So with Sea Horse out of the water now for 4 months we take a look at the long list of jobs that we have to get done. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
Hauling out and dropping the mast
So hauling her out of the water and un-stepping the mast might mark the end of our first season sailing Sea Horse but it also marks the start of our first winter of work, refitting her. Ummmm Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
THE FOXWELL FAMILY GO YACHT RACING, sailing their Hanse 291 in the last race of the year
Its a chilly October morning, and the last round in the Medway Cruising Club (MCC) Burton series. Its a five race series and we had done the first four with a friend but for the last race it was just us. And we had a great time. Music from http://www.pur...
SAILING SINGLE HANDED. A tutorial with hints tips and techniques to make it nice and easy
Some people like doing it, others not so much, but being able to sail a yacht on your own is an important skill to have. This is a short film that we shot at the end of the year, on a gloomy day, that gives you some idea of the way we go about it. Please ...
SINGLE HANDED YACHT RACING in 25 knots of wind
As many of you may know Ian likes sailing on his own, so when he found out that our yacht club was running a couple of races this year just for single, and double handed competitors he was looking forward to competing Unfortunately Sea Horse was still in ...
Family cruise day 8. The end of the cruise and a sail back to the River Medway
Its an early start today to catch the tide that will sweep us out into the north sea so that we can cut around the Maplin sands and the Shoeburyness firing range. Then we head south west, into the Thames estuary and then into the River Medway where right o...
Family cruise day 7. We leave Fambridge marina and head back to Burnham
We start today with Izzy finally catching a crab but the weather forecasts all predicted that our luck was about to run out and that tomorrow morning would be our last chance to get home for a few days. So later we head off, motoring back down the river t...