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#73: Raising the New Rig — Part 2
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#73: Raising the New Rig — Part 2
Here comes the Hotstepper! And here comes the hi-mods. Watch as we step the mast and install mechanical fittings (hi-mods) on each of the stays and shrouds to complete the final phase of replacing our original 1985 rod rigging with uniform 5/16 stainless...
#70: Turnbuckles, Tangs, Taps … Oh My!
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#70: Turnbuckles, Tangs, Taps … Oh My!
Complete documentation of rod to wire rigging at https://havewindwilltravel.com/. If any of you have re-rigged your own boat, you know -- there are so many crucial, critical pieces that must all fit together and offer fair leads for each shroud and stay. ...
#51: Replace the Rod Rigging or Switch to Wire?
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#51: Replace the Rod Rigging or Switch to Wire?
Replacement of our original rod rigging our 1985 Niagara 35 to new 5/16 stainless steel wire at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Lots of decisions to make in this video dealing with the rigging. Going from rod to wire is going to take a lot of modificati...
#35: Time to Replace the Old (B)rods
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#35: Time to Replace the Old (B)rods
The only really bad thing about rod rigging is that she doesn't show her age, but we knew, at 30+ years, our original rods were getting up there. If we wanted to sail south next season, a re-rig was in high order. Let the debate begin ... rod versus wire...
#32: When Rigging Fails
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#32: When Rigging Fails
Because sometimes it just does, although our takeaway here was: check your chafe points. But, we were surprised to see our mast (even with a rotten base) stood up to some of the heaviest forces she has ever seen. This was, easily, our worst sail ever on ...
#4: Tour of Our Niagara 35 – Topside
HaveWindWillTravel.com
#4: Tour of Our Niagara 35 – Topside
Seems the first tour I did I forgot entirely we even HAD a topside. You might want to see the--you know--sails and rigging and stuff. So, here 'tis. Tour of zee boat, topside! More photos and write-ups about our beautiful boat under "The Boat" tab at h...
3. Pushing off from Savannah, GA – Offshore Sailing on Bella Luna – Swan 48 sailboat
DrakeParagon
3. Pushing off from Savannah, GA – Offshore Sailing on Bella Luna – Swan 48 sailboat
Swan 48 'Bella Luna' pushes off from Savannah, GA and heads for Tortola with captain AJ Smith and crew Drake Roberts and Monique Davis.
2. Cabin Tour – Offshore Sailing on Bella Luna – Swan 48 sailboat
DrakeParagon
2. Cabin Tour – Offshore Sailing on Bella Luna – Swan 48 sailboat
Drake Roberts gives a tour of the cabin of Swan 48 'Bella Luna,' while docked in Tortola after sailing 1,500 offshore nautical miles from Georgia. NOTE: At minute 07:32 where I mistakenly mention that the boat is made in Sweden, there is an annotation tha...
1. Deck Tour – Offshore Sailing on Bella Luna – Swan 48 sailboat
DrakeParagon
1. Deck Tour – Offshore Sailing on Bella Luna – Swan 48 sailboat
Drake Roberts and Monique Davis crewed for Captain AJ Smith aboard Swan 48 'Bella Luna' in February of 2012. We sailed from Savannah, GA to the British Virgin Islands and then on to Saint Martin. The 1,500 nautical mile sail took only 10 days. We averag...