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OUR 30 FOOT HOME Features & Systems on the Deck of our Tiny Sailboat
Free Range Living
OUR 30 FOOT HOME Features & Systems on the Deck of our Tiny Sailboat
Join us for a tour on deck of our 30 foot sailboat, a 1969 sloop-rigged, Australian-made Clansman 30, fibreglass yacht called Mirrool. Features and Systems 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Cockpit 01:12 Self-Tailing winches 01:28 Fibre (Spectra) Lifelines (for m...
Folding 10′ Porta-Bote [Show Us Your Dinghy!] – Tom
Emily & Clark's Adventure
Folding 10′ Porta-Bote [Show Us Your Dinghy!] – Tom
Today on "Show Us Your Dinghy," we stop by the trimaran S/V LoneStar and talk to Tom about his 10' Porta-Bote, powered by a Torqeedo electric outboard. The folding Porta-Bote has been around for decades. Tom talks about what he likes, maintenance, storage,...
Is this going to drag us down? HELL NO!  Ep. 45
Sailing Zingaro
Is this going to drag us down? HELL NO! Ep. 45
Yet another Marina denied us entry. There are barely any alternatives left for us to haul out and it may end in us having to beach Zingaro. Not the safest way for a bottom job, as You can surely guess. Yet it has to be considered since we're running out of...
Dinghy Refit and Fibre Glassing 101 – Free Range Sailing Ep 52
Free Range Living
Dinghy Refit and Fibre Glassing 101 – Free Range Sailing Ep 52
In this episode we make the necessary upgrades to our dinghy in the process learning a lot about working with epoxy and fibre glass from our new friend David whose catamaran stole the show last week. We've had a lot of questions about our experiences wit...
Our Porta-Bote Sunk + Fiberglassing FAIL — Sailing Uma [Step 114]
Sailing Uma
Our Porta-Bote Sunk + Fiberglassing FAIL — Sailing Uma [Step 114]
This one's a bit of a downer. During a heavy rain, our Porta-Bote sunk! We also try fiberglassing over our toe rail and fail miserably on the first try. But in the end, we found the right solution. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it thumbs up, i...
Naked into the Wilderness – Free Range Sailing Ep 6
Free Range Living
Naked into the Wilderness – Free Range Sailing Ep 6
We depart Broome to explore the Kimberley coast with some very favourable winds. Once again, we don't go hungry landing a decent Spanish Mackerel en route to Cape Leveque. Our first stop is the stunning Silica Bay famous for its pristine sand and crystal w...
It’s A-Fish-Yall ! — Sailing Uma [Step 14]
Sailing Uma
It’s A-Fish-Yall ! — Sailing Uma [Step 14]
Being in the water has a lot of advantages. Other than being smoothly rocked to bed at night, we can officially say that we can catch our own diner ! And amongst all the fun, we also worked on hooking up our house batteries and some of our electrical toys....
Hoisting & Disassembling A Porta-Bote On Our Yacht
followtheboat
Hoisting & Disassembling A Porta-Bote On Our Yacht
In our last Porta-Bote video we showed how easy it is to put this folding boat together in four minutes. Some of you asked us if it was possible to do all this on the deck of our boat. In this clip Liz hows how easy it is to do exactly that. This clip is t...
THE BEST LIVEABOARD DINGHY?
followtheboat
THE BEST LIVEABOARD DINGHY?
IS THE PORTABOTE THE PERFECT LIVEABOARD DINGHY? IT'S UNSINKABLE, ALMOST INDESTRUCTABLE, AND YOU CAN THROW AWAY THE PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT...AND IT ONLY TAKES 4 MINUTES TO ASSEMBLE!! We've been living aboard since 2006...And we have loads more information and...