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Episode 49
Ricky started making our new nida-core swim platform. It was absolutely massive and the biggest one we have built yet. We didn't feel like going to work on Saturday but got the courage to get up and get going. We closed up any remaining holes le...
Episode 48
Ricky got our electrical panels sorted, now we just need to seal the wood off & get hinges to mount them up. We are struggling to find 316 stainless steel hinges at the moment which is making us go a little crazy. We give you guys the run do...
We're going to the Cape Town Boat Show this weekend. Will see you guys there if you plan on going? Will most probably be roaming around so come find us 😎🤙🏻⛵
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Episode 47
-Ricky removes our swim platform
-Ricky's brother Claudio & his girlfriend Monique come visit us
-We spend our 2 year wedding anniversary together
-Ricky explains the wiring we ran for our electrical
-We show our our electrical panel (AC &am...
In this video we start fitting our Vinyl decals so that our boat name and registration number will no longer be written by hand on masking tape! We then take you for a walk around the historic village of Upnor in Kent, UK, where we have a look around with ...
It's been several months since we've installed the Eclectic Energy D400 Wind Generator and it's time to give you some of our thoughts about it, plus a look under the hood to see how we ran the wiring aboard Paragon.
Check out the unboxing and installation...
Mazagon, Cadiz, Gib. We continue down to the Med. Through the straits. Some fast sailing. Beautiful weather. Explore the town of Cadiz on Market day and find Oranges, Lemons and Limes growing in the parks and gardens. Finally getting in to the Mediterrane...
Episode 46
We take a beautiful 62ft Perry Catamaran down to Mossel Bay with Captain Hoss (An awesome Australian who came into Port Elizabeth Harbor looking for crew) We stopped in Knysna for a good nights rest and some sight seeing as well.
It was an amaz...
Our installation of the D400 Wind generator aboard our Westsail 42 sailboat Paragon.
Check out the unboxing and review videos with the links below!
D400 Wind Generator Series:
The Unboxing (Part 1) https://youtu.be/e_TCi3vaqSs
Wiring & Performance ...
Episode 45
We start planning our electrical & where are we going to add lights, fans, switches etc. We also start running our conduit for our electrical wiring. We also add in a couple of new inspection hatches.
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Our unboxing of the Eclectic Energy D400 Wind generator.
Check out the installation and review videos with the links below!
The Installation (Part 2): https://youtu.be/E6xypfntBa0
Wiring & Performance Review (Part 3): https://youtu.be/0uArpuWHVTg
If...
Episode 44
-We put our dodger back on the boat
-Ricky makes the shelf for our water maker
-We cut our backing plates out using the fiberglass from our old bimini
-We paint the storage hatches under our aft cabin beds
-We epoxy seal off our floors
-Ricky cl...
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We finish our engine work then test it by running it against warps at 2500 rpm and use an infrared thermometer https://amzn.to/2D6RDzl (affiliate) to 'see' what is happening inside the e...
Join us as we celebrate something special together, before continuing with our DIY overhaul of our inboard engine, including adjusting the valve clearances to get them to spec. Subscribe to see more of our videos! (It's FREE) ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵...
Episode 40
Ricky explains our shower bilge pump and where we will be fitting it.
He also does explain in great detail how we fitted our door in using Ultrabond (thickened polyester formulated for bonding polyester surfaces and doing fills ) aswell as Sika...
Join us as we take a quick break to enjoy the party atmosphere at a food festival, before continuing our engine overhaul with a bucket of acid. We also show you a "very cool" hack with an air duster... 🔔SUBSCRIBE ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵
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Episode 39
We add our latch to our door to prevent it from swinging open at sea, & meet the Texans on their beautiful majestic cat.
Ricky makes the shelves to attach to our engine/storage compartments.
We decided to make our sole inspection hatches ...
Episode 38
⦁We finish fibreglassing up our cockpit decks and make them level
⦁We acetone down our dodger and give her a coat of 2 part pool coat
⦁We start working on our door, which we have now changed completely to a poly carbonate door with a wate...
A postcard from our time thus far in Svalbard aboard Paragon with Drake, Mo, and Éanna reunited!
I used to love 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' by Shel Silverstein when I was a child for all its wonder and absurdity and pure fun. And what a question...what lie...
Join us as we continue our refit whilst living aboard with our baby... We see a spectacular thunderstorm and start the DIY overhaul of our inboard engine. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵
We have never seen such an active electrical storm in t...
Episode 34
This week Ricky fits in some more hatches. We fit in the trims so we can start adding some acoustic & insulation foam for our headliner. We sand a bit more and epoxy prime our window frames & any nooks and crannies that we previously mig...
Join us as we continue our refit and take a day trip to London, where you should always expect the unexpected... 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵ In this video we show you our list of the top 10 priority jobs on the boat, do some electrical wo...
Our maiden voyage on our new boat was so short that in a slack tide we could have swum the distance involved! Despite this, it was probably the most stressful passage we've ever had... 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵
Fighting the tide, getti...
In this vlog we "pull the stick" and remove the mast on our Endeavour 32 sailboat. After the crane lowers the mast, we move the 300 lb metal tube about 50 feet by ourselves to get it out of the way of our boat being moved into the paint tent. Before the ma...
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