Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Rigging”

#31 – Is the front end of our boat rusted beyond repair? Restoring our abandoned yacht

Welcome to the 17th episode of Season 2 Is the whole front end of our boat rusted beyond repair? In this episode we tear our the forepeak to examine the state of the steel behind the forward collision bulkhead to see how far back the rust in the anchor l...

Mar 03, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:30

#30 – It’s all about where you put your probe : Ultrasonic metal thickness testing

Welcome to the 16th of Season 2 It's all about where you put your probe. This week we finally get to do a proper ultrasonic metal thickness test using the Olympus 38DL! NDT or Non Destructive testing is a term which covers a number of methods of testing ...

Feb 24, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:10

#28 – What horrible things lurk in our bilge? Restoring an abandoned sailing yacht

Cleaning out bilges is never a nice job and with our boat having been neglected and abandoned for so long it was a bit of a worry what horrible things we'd find lurking in the bilge under the forward water tank. Fortunately things aren't as bad as they of...

Feb 10, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:21

Salt & Tar: Ep.125- Painting Again! and Rebuilding the Raw Water Pump

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: [email protected]. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...

Feb 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:23

#27 – We cut a hole in out boat!!! Sailing yacht refit

We cut a hole in our boat! It's freezing cold here and the weather is still terrible so we're working undercover doing what we can until the spring arrives. This week we disassemble the steering system to find it's all jammed up with sand and won't com...

Feb 03, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:30:29

How Salacia Star is rigged [Bonus Ep 5] Sailing Salacia Star

PATREON https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=46573219 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2OgwqosOznJgcdsAL4W1Q LIKE https://www.facebook.com/sailingsalaciastar FOLLOW https://www.instagram.com/sailing_salacia_star What happens to most of us when o...

Jan 31, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:03:03

Let the boat works begin [Ep 69] Sailing Salacia Star

Whenever you go to do a job on a boat, it always turns into more jobs. We wouldn't have it any other way. It just makes our down time so much sweeter. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=46573219 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2Ogwqo...

Jan 27, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:54

#26 – Finally under cover! Restoring a rusty sailing yacht

We've finally got Melody Under cover so we can get her dry and continue to work on her during the horrible winter months. It's absolutely freezing here now in North Wales....... Like seriously freezing! But with her cover on Melody is much warmer and dr...

Jan 27, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:32

#25 – Bowsprit Disaster!!!! – Restoring a steel sailing yacht

The bowsprit is shot! So we have an opportunity to replace it like for like or explore alternatives....... Wood? Carbon? Stainless? More homework to be done before we can make that decision, but whatever we do it's going to need replacing. Along wi...

Jan 20, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:39

Repairing rigging with NO EXPERIENCE on our BENETEAU | Ep58 | Sailing Merewether

This week we work on repairing our furling system that has been giving us trouble for some time. While up the mast Kieran finds a massive problem with our forestay. A very vital pin that holds up the forestay into the mast has worked its way loose. I (Isab...

Jan 18, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:59

Installing our DYNEEMA RIG and a suprise discovery under the mast – Free Range Sailing Ep 162

This week it’s time for Mirrool to become a sailboat again as we install her refurbished mast and new Dyneema rigging and make the final preparations to our hull and deck ready for painting. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos a...

Jan 14, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:59

#24 She doesn’t have a wet bottom! Awkward work on the underside of our steel yacht

The bottom of the boat wasn't wet so it was the ideal opportunity to get on with more work on the underside this week. We continue the awkward work of treating and painting the flakey areas and yet again discover things are not as bad as they appear. W...

Jan 13, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:37

EPISODE 23 – DISMANTLING THE STANTION POSTS AND COCKPIT AND TRYING OUT SOME RUST CONVERTERS

This week we continue to battle the Welsh weather and wind and short hours of daylight as we tackle more of the rust. We're trying our a variety of rust treatments and converters to see what works best and over time we'll be able to give our our opinion. ...

Jan 06, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:34:54

We Finally Got the Mast Up! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 70)

It's a big day...after nearly a month of being without a mast it is being re-stepped! We took it down for inspection after the rig failed off Cape Hatteras and while it was down we added an exit point for a second spinnaker halyard and replaced/upgraded o...

Jan 03, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:21

Christmas Came Early! Lithium Batteries from Delos (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.69)

In this episode Bill is working on some rig upgrades since the mast is down - It had to be removed because a rod head popped when he was solo sailing Calico Skies offshore the east coast of the US, near Beaufort North Carolina. He begins by removing all te...

Dec 27, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:54

How we moved our 12 tonne sailing yacht

Welcome to the seventh episode of Season 2 And welcome to our Christmas Special. In today's episode we finally move Melody to a much better place in the yard so we have better access to electricity for our tools and water for the power washer. This can a...

Dec 23, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:44:24

How do YACHT WINCHES work?

Servicing Lewmar, Enkes and Gibb winches in this episode! Work continues refitting our abandoned sailboat. This time it's all about the winches. We all know self tailing winches are crazy expensive so if we can save the winches which came on the boat th...

Dec 16, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:06

THE TRUTH ABOUT CODE ZERO SAILS ON CATAMARANS – Light Air to South Florida

We had high hopes for the Code Zero...the sail is an incredibly popular setup on newer boats. The idea of making good time with the sails instead of firing up the engines... sounds perfect! And while the sail DOES deliver on that promise, when conditions a...

Dec 10, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:15

Is this rusty yacht redeemable?

Welcome to the fifth episode of Season 2 In this episode we start work properly on the foredeck in a race against time to stop out boat rotting away. We need to stop the rust patches on the deck rusting right through and making things much more problemat...

Dec 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:42

Ripping apart a sailing yacht

Will our yacht engine start after not running for 15 years? In this episode we start tackling some of the rust issues up on the foredeck, we remove the winches to take home for servicing and we try turning over the engine to see if she will start! She c...

Dec 02, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:37

Ready to install our DYNEEMA RIG! PLUS a fully rebuilt mast tour – Free Range Sailing Ep 158

Last chance to grab some Free Range Sailing apparel before the campaign closes on 4 December 2020! Link to our store here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/free-range-sailing This week we install our chain plates, mast step and bow piece ready for our new ...

Dec 01, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:58

Our sailboat REBUILD begins ⛵💪 – Free Range Sailing Ep 157

Our Free Range Sailing gear is now available at our new store by clicking the link below: https://www.bonfire.com/store/free-range-sailing Last week you saw us remove our stainless U-Bolt chain plates. As part of our on-going quest to keep as much metal r...

Nov 26, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:26

Salt & Tar: Ep.115- Lanyard-ing the Dead Eyes

Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar --------- one-time donation p.s. Also, thank you for watching/tolerating ...

Nov 26, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:29

THIS IS DISGUSTING!!

Hi again everyone. The smell was seriously ungodly. The holding tank was full to the brim with dirty water and sludge which was 15 years old at least. But we managed to clean the bilge and holding tank, sort of, and finally got the mainsail down which is...

Nov 25, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:57

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