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This Sailing Liberty video showcases essential boat maintenance and offshore cruising upgrades. Watch as they install a water separating fuel filter and a Dura Tank remote fuel tank for the...
It’s gray, rainy, and rough outside. How does that effect the way we feel about our decisions? We also run into some issues with the batteries that might pose a much bigger problem then we anticipated.
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0:17 Progress Map
0:21 Morning weather
0:50 Weather at sea
1:17 Big waves
2:52 Herby&...
It's been two weeks and we finally reach the halfway point in our Atlantic Crossing! That means we still have two weeks of sailing ahead of us before we can reach South America for our next adventure. The waves are big and spirits are high as Herby bakes some chocolate treats for himself and Ma...
Day 14 and the weather continues to build and the waves become a bit much for our taste! It's windy
and we are moving quickly with minimal sails up as the sailboat rolls around in the ocean waves as we make our way across the Atlantic Ocean. Herby also gets dumped on by a rogue wave while gett...
The classical rule for qualifying a sailboat as a cutter or a sloop relates to the position of the mast. If the mast is far forward, it’s a sloop, if it’s aft, it’s a cutter. This seems simple enough, but what happens when you add a bowsprit? Does that make it a cutter?
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It feels like these projects are never going to end! As we finish one, the next project is staring us in the face!
Herby is finishing the head Refit and finally is applying varnish to the wood. Maddie sands the entire deck in preparation for the primer that is to follow.
Boat work is a lot of work,...
The police come banging on our hull early in the morning with guns and all! Our blue binder comes to the rescue and we explain why it’s so important to stay organized! We’ve got some unexpected payments to make, which is a bummer. Maddie deals with the struggles of having a sprained ankle in the boa...
The head refit is coming along nicely! The old seacock is removed, the wood paneling gets installed, and most importantly: Maddie sprains her ankle!
Maddie is out of commission for the next several days as she waits for her ankle to heal while Herby keeps working on the head refit. Time is running o...
Herby and Maddie take a vacation from the boat work and venture off to the magical land of Flores (pronounced Floresh) where the encounter untouched natural beauty in the westernmost point of Europe and the most western Portuguese Colony.
Herby and Maddie saw Flores in the distance as they entered t...
Ever wonder how your favorite Youtube Channel started? How it came to be?
Herby and Maddie take a look down memory lane to talk about how they started Rigging Doctor!
#Riggingdoctor #travelvlog #vlog
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Herby and Maddie continue tearing out the old head to make room for the head refit they are doing. They also take a break from the work to visit the sulfur pits on the island of Terceira, Azores.
#Azores #boatwork #refit
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In a previous how to, I showed the farmer’s loop and called it an alpine butterfly knot. This is a correction to that video and a comparison of the two knots. They have similar properties and similar ways of being tied, but they are different knots!
#knot #alpinebutterfly #howto
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Ever wonder what it’s like to date when living on a boat? Herby and Maddie take you way back, back to how they met and came to be the married couple that is cruising the world at such a young age.
#Liveaboard #Tinder #Sailor
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We are living in squalor and celebrate São Martinho and eat whole sardines.
Herby finished the closet reconstruction while Maddie does the laundry at a friends house.
The boat painting continues as the floor project gets completed.
Herby also works with foam core to build the chimney base. A powe...
While Wisdom is being repainted, Herby and Maddie explore the island of Terciera, Azores! They venture off the beaten path to find a side of the Azores rarely seen (like a geothermal power plant).
The wood finally arrives at the boat so that they can begin the galley refit! The plan is to build sep...
You know this anchor, you see in tattoos, pictures, decorations, but never on a boat!
This anchor goes by many names: Fisherman’s Anchor, Admiralty Anchor, Kedge Anchor, Anchor Tattoo Anchor, etc.
This video discusses the parts of this anchor, what it’s uses are, and how to work the anchor. Most imp...
There’s a common scam that has effected many boaters recently and we are going to tell you all about how to recognize and avoid it!
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We finally make it onto the next flight back to the United States, which then leads to family time and a random video for you to enjoy (DH Mountain Biking)! Herby returns to the Azores to work on the boat and runs into a series of road blocks that seem to halt any attempts at making progress.
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Herby and Maddie are finally ready to haul out and leave Wisdom on the hard while they return to the states. They have a chance to explore Angra do Heroísmo, a town on the south coast of Terceira, as well as seeing a parade Praia Fest.
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Paper charts are the most reliable and important form of navigational information that you can carry on your boat. They not only tell you where you are, but also what is around you and where any potential hazards might be. Having a paper chart is a critical backup to the convenient chart plotters th...
Herby and Maddie leave Horta, Faial, and set sail for Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira. The winds were more favorable than predicted and we managed to sail the distance in 22 hours instead of the predicted 30 to 36 hours!
Upon arriving in Terceira, they prepare Wisdom for being hauled out as they prepare...
We made it! Now it’s time to get off the boat and start exploring!
Come along with Herby and Maddie as they hike, eat, and explore the town of Horta, the fourth busiest port in the world, and their first landfall in a month!
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