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Salt & Tar: Ep.167- Smells Like a New Sail
Another sail arrives! Our staysail is the second out of our four working sails to be completed. Thanks to M&H Bartles, Sailmakers. We keep at a few smaller projects and when the skies clear Garrett gets back to the bigger current project which is mount...
Salt & Tar: Ep.166- Potty Talk
We get down to business in this episode. Installing our Nature’s Head, a marine toilet. The days of walking to the shorehead will be in the past! Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer y...
Salt & Tar: Ep.165- Cushions!
Our first look at the cushions inside the boat! We are half way through making all the cushions. I love the striped fabric for the dinette and the light color fabric we chose for the quarter bunks. Having two different fabrics kind of helps separate the bo...
Salt & Tar: Ep.164- Learning to Sew
We have so many to thank for helping us with materials for this project! It took, of course, longer than I thought to get the hang of it but mostly that was just finding the right head space. Not being too overcritical and being okay with it not being perf...
Salt & Tar: Ep.163- Unseizing our Windlass
To Jeff, who reached out to help with the windlass project, my emails kept getting sent back. Thanks for being willing to help! It means a lot to us. Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer...
Salt & Tar: Ep.162- Exotic Choices
Typical work week for us, boatbuilding and video-making. The cabin house gets a little prettier with a splash of function. Enjoy the show! p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com....
Salt & Tar: Ep.161- Cardboard-Aided Design
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.160- I have made Light (with the help of Jack)
We sailed the boat, took a vacation, but we're not done building yet. We get right back into it working with Jack on our electrical. After a few days down below it felt good to get back on deck and we furthered the aft cleat assembly. Lots more to get done...
Salt & Tar: Ep.159- Island Life
After the high of raising and sailing with our mainsail it was hard to follow. Our buddy, Hoffa, convinced us we needed to take a more legit break and come visit him on the island of Catalina that he now calls home. Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.158- Spontaneous Sunset Sail
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.157- Bending the Mainsail
Bending a sail means securing/rigging a sail to the spars. We get a majority of the lines, shackles, and blocks situated. Garrett hoists the mainsail so many times, trying to beat his reefing times, I lost count. Like a child again the joy is clear. Apolog...
Salt & Tar: Ep.156- Gaff Rebuild
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.155- Mainsail is Here!
We unveil the mainsail! Mike did such an amazing job and I’m putting together a tip for him if you’d like to donate you can go here: https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar and just make sure to write a note telling me that’s where you’d like it to go. I ...
Salt & Tar: Ep.154- The Boat’s Never Looked This Good (and Sail news!)
Stay tuned to the end for an update on our sails! We work on the design of the aft cleats for Rediviva as well as oiling some of the wood trim we've been installing on the interior. Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay A...