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I Love a Great Hookup Ep156
Leaving paradise and heading north for winter. It seems a little backwards. We've been in the Florida Keys for quite some time and needed a change. Before leaving we checked out systems, safety gear, and more. Smooth sailing north and decided to stop at ...
Anchor and chain upgrade & water maker refurb (Katadyn / PUR 40E) (Ep 13)
We upgrade our anchor and chain, replacing our Chinese knock-off Bruce with a shiny new Spade. Ryan also refurbishes a Katadyn/PUR 40E water maker and installs a cockpit/deck shower. We finish off lots of other jobs ready for launch day, while Chicho the g...
SDA126 Windlass Woes
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we finally get off the mooring and head offshore, but anchoring becomes an issue when our Lofrans Tigress windlass fails. At least we finally get to hang out with Anthony again! He was the first really good friend we ...
Lofrans Tigres Windlass Installation On A Westsail 42 Sailboat | Sailboat Story 208
The Lofrans Tigres horizontal windlass is one of the most common electric windlasses in use on cruising sailboats. It's time-tested, reliable, and spare parts are typically easy to come by so it seems like a great fit for our Westsail 42 sailboat. The inst...
Just About Sailing December 2 2020 – Installing the Windlass – Pt 4 Wiring it up and trying it out
This is the (comparatively) simple part of doing the physical installation and connecting the wires - plus two tests to see how long it takes to haul in 60 metres of chain. This is a temporary installation as I still need to finish the anchor locker and re...
Just About Sailing December 2020 – New windlass install, Pt 3 – Deck modification and strengthening
This one is all about the modifications I needed to make to the deck for the new windlass. Serenity's foredeck is not cored and although the fibreglass layup is quite strong, it still needed a plate on the top (to raise the windlass) as well as a plywood c...
Stepping up my game: figuring out how to trouble shoot the electrical motor of my Lofrans Tigres
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Just About Sailing August 2020 – Installing the new Windlass – Pt 1 Chain Locker Modification Plans
My original hope was that I could convert the Mk I chain locker (which is not self-draining) into a Mk II locker (which is self-draining). But boat DIY is never that simple. This video is about trying to fulfill both the installation requirements of the Lo...
S3 #26 How to fix leaking hatch:skylight DIY boatwork
We have postponed our closet and will start on all the small issues that we have onboard. We have used sikaflex 295 Uv, that should tolerate the uv from the sun.
S3 #25 CORONA update, the closet and the FAILURE !!
We give you an update on our CORONA situation and then we will continue with the closet. Wr have made the teat around the closet and will start on the doors, but... I fail :(
S3 #24 FAILURE on the shaft !! The new closet and prepare for the first sail DIY boatwork
A big failure on the have beeb seen by one of our subscribers and we will repair that. We have also worked on our closet and get all our boat-stuff down in the boat.
S3 #23 How to remove unwanted sound from propeller -DIY boatwork
We have booked the crane and been on the hard. The sound that we have from the "engine-area", could be from our new propeller and therefore, we decided to go on there hard. We grind the edges on the prop... Problem solved :)
S3 #20 DIY boatwork REFLOATING… And issues.
We have finaly water under our keel and can test engine and bow thruster, but there is some small issues that we need to take care of.
S3 #19 DIY boatworkBow thruster and antifouling
The antifouling is applied and the bow thruster will ready with all the electrical... We want to refloat.!!!