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BARGE BUILD. Two Floods, One Week. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 220
We filled up the water tanks just to find out that it was leaking from the fitting in the tank. The second flood was on the engine room when we were filling with anti freezing. We forgot about the breathing tube hidden behind the insulation. So we had a hu...
BARGE BUILD. Lots to do before we float! The launch is so close now! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 219
Lots to do and no time left. We are booked to go in the water next week on Thursday. We get stuck in to cleaning the boat and polish the metal bits that we got in the air from other boats. A terrible job that has to be done. We got on building the steps ...
DESPAIR. Unfortunately big money goes out of the window!Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 218
With a shortage of cable crimps and sleeving it all gets a bit desperate to finish the electrics. We then have a bit of a blow when we get the cost for the CE marking for the boat. Apparently we need a Recreational Craft Directive which we didn’t know...
Electrocution Opportunity. The installation of the Victron Energy system. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 217
We finally put the exhaust system to bed. Our flexible pipe from MasterFlex arrived and Carla and I fit the system together. We are very pleased to have finished that job. We then move on to the electrics. We wire the whole of the 240 volt system togeth...
BARGE BUILD. Aligning the engine. The things are getting more serious! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 216
We finally get around to cutting the prop shaft and attaching the prop to the engine. We spend some time aligning the two up before moving on to the installation of the exhaust and the heater. Things are getting even more serious now as we are approachi...
BARGE BUILD. The Race To Finish! Are we going to make it? Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 215
We get heavily into the plumbing this week. So many different kind of pipes, it’s unbelievable! We might have around 20 different pipes, would you believe that? We catch up on small jobs and install most of the pipes all over the place. The fuel fill...
DANGEROUS bugs Onboard? BE CAREFUL. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 127
#azoresislands #visitingtheazores #sailingadventure We arrive in Terceira, another beautiful island in the Azores. Jeff and Paula take us for a tour around the island. Simon repairs the side of the boat. Some fiberglass work that we damaged on the port be...
Rough SEAS makes me seasick. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 124
#greenlight #bravepeople #oceancrossing Our VHF aerial brakes just before departing to the Azores, making us stay another week in Bermuda to fix it. Charlie, our weather router gives us a green light to go again and we depart from Bermuda. This crossing is...
HULL cleaning again. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 123
#cleaning #stunningviews #Bermuda We go on the second part of the Railway trail, the scenery is absolutely stunning, something not to be missed if you are in Bermuda. Shit happens on every boat once in a while, sorry to show you that in such detail. We ha...
We have to cut the anchor chain away! . Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 122
#anchorchain#problemsontheboat#sailmaker#railwaybermuda We have to be awake at night to check the lines as it was blowing 53 knots with the Tropical Storm Arthur. We go "crabbing" to use as fish bait, not much luck there! Simon go and check the anchor cha...
Decisions of a lifetime! We are going VIRAL. Sailing Ocean Fox
#lifedecisions#howtodo#whattodo#sailiaroundtheworld#viralvideo What is the most important thing in our lives? Money? A House? Love? We all have long life questions...and at some point we need to address them! What we should do with our lives? Have we do...
SCARY NAKED CAT.We love our Sphynx baby! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 121
#arty-otter #scarymonster #lovely We have a look around Bermuda. What a beautiful island, probably one of the most beautiful islands we have ever been. The journey on the Ferry to Hamilton is absolutely delightful. The best way to see Bermuda is definitely...
Storm Arthur. We are facing a Hurricane! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 120
#Storm #Hurricane #scary We nearly colide with the boat next door to us as the bridal brakes and a gust of wind takes us away. All happens so quickly, we were quite lucky this time. All our instruments stoped working, never a good thing. We finally get ou...
House Arrest with NO CONVICTION. Are we in trouble? Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 119
#quarentine #arrested #rules Sorry about the spelling mistake in “quarantine”. So it’s quarantine time in Bermuda! We were kept in St George’s bay to be in quarantine for 2 weeks. We had to move in the bay quite a few times as the wind kept ch...