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S1E56. We Fix EVERYONE Else’s Boats… While Ours Sits! | DIY Boat Work
Welcome back to Sailing UV — the greatest sailing show on Earth! 🌎⛵ UV is our 1996 Henry Morgan 57, a 57-foot catch-rigged project boat that we're slowly bringing back to life and eventually getting ready to chase some BIG sailing dreams. But there's just one problem… We're spendin...
Every Tool On My Sailboat
After seven years sailing the Caribbean and East Coast of North America. These are all the tools & spare parts I found to be MOST essential for life on the ocean. (I filmed this video a year ago and have since sold my sailboat and most of these tools with it to the new owners) _________________...
Should We Rescue This Free Sailboat??
Should We Rescue This Free Sailboat? A friend is giving away an old sailboat for free, and now we have to answer the dangerous question every sailor secretly loves: is this a cheap sailing adventure waiting to happen, or is a “free boat” just the most expensive kind of boat? In this Practical Sailo...
Got a New Fuel Tank and Almost Killed My Van
Installed a brand new secondary fuel tank to increase my diesel capacity for the nonstop circumnavigation. It felt like a big step forward, until I realised I’d been driving my van with no oil for a week. Bone dry. Turns out I can only manage one machine at a time. #VanLife In September 2026 I will...
S1E36 . Slip Fees, Setbacks & Small Wins | Real Sailboat Refit Life
Boat life isn’t always sunsets and smooth sailing — sometimes it’s slip fees, setbacks, stress, and figuring out how to keep moving forward anyway. In this video, I’m sharing a real, unfiltered update on where we’re at with the sailboat refit. From volunteering at Spalding Marine and helping out ar...
S1E32 Refitting an Old Sailboat for Circumnavigation | Real DIY Boat Life & Hard Lessons
This is what real sailboat refit life looks like. In this video, I’m deep into the process of refitting an older sailboat for future circumnavigation — tackling everything from anchors and ground tackle to fuel systems, steering issues, interior work, and all the unexpected surprises that come with...
S1E30 . Refitting My Old Sailboat in Crazy Wind | Real DIY Boat Life, Storage Fixes & Splicing Wins
Refitting this old sailboat feels a little like therapy… if therapy involved heat waves, glue guns from the 90s, and a boat heeling like it wants to buck me off. Today I’m tackling more interior fixes: templating new shelves, building out bathroom storage, dealing with rogue cabinet doors, and addin...
One Week In… Total Rudder Failure on Our 40ft Sailboat
One week into working on our sailboat and we’ve already hit a major setback… our rudder has completely failed and ceased. What started as routine maintenance to drop the rudder and inspect quickly turned into a disaster when we discovered the rudder fused into the bearing and housing that means a fu...
Smuggling a Bowsprit into Mexico! | Sailing Avocet
A broken heart and a brand new bowsprit made a great excuse for a boys trip to Peñasco for some good ol' fashion boatyard healing. Our dear friend Peter from SV Kessel (@KesselUnderway ) had a new aluminum bowsprit built and stuffed in his sprinter van along with boat parts, a massive amount ...![[Ep 14] Solar Arch DIY, This Time We Finish But Break Something Else | Part 2](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/jqORAjuaEyc/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 14] Solar Arch DIY, This Time We Finish But Break Something Else | Part 2
⛵️ Episode 14: Tower in a Box Install Part 2 In this episode, we tackle the last part of the Tower in a Box installation which has us climbing into some sketchy parts of the boats and accidentally creating another project for ourselves. Stay tuned to the end to see the final result, Let us know if y...
IS THIS ABANDONED TREASURE WORTH THE RISK? – Ep 239
We explore the section of the boatyard that houses the abandoned and forgotten about boats and stumble upon what felt like buried treasure The situation was definitely risky and we weren’t sure if we should even go near it but we walk away with one heck of a find! NEW VIDEOS EVERY SUNDAY! Please su...
Rebuilding Our Perkins 4.108: the Engine Drop | Sailing Avocet
In our last video you watched us dissect our Perkins 4.108 diesel after limping back to La Cruz from Isla Isabel, where we discovered our fuel pump had failed... AGAIN. After deciding to move ahead with a rebuild, Chris jumped right in and got his hands dirty, making it happen... even if that meant ...
The Curse of Our Perkins 4.108: Engine Failure and Rebuild | Sailing Avocet
We thought our Perkins 4.108 engine troubles were behind us when we left California, but while transiting the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, we faced a complete engine failure. After limping back to La Cruz from Isla Isabel, we dug into the issue and discovered—surprise, surprise—the same old problem return...
Installing Our Rainman Watermaker | Sailing Avocet
Desalination units - or water makers - allow sailors to be more self sufficient and offered for longer periods of time, which is why choosing the right one for your vessel is crucial! Join us aboard Avocet for a deep dive into the installation of our Rainman Watermaker, including our reasoning behin...
WHAT is the SHORTCUT for FAIRING? – S02 E16
Because we enjoy sanding and fairing so much, we continue this beautiful activity in today’s episode! So, we are moving on, back into the cockpit for more sanding! Oh, of course you’ve seen us sanding and fairing that area before. But that was before the first coat of primer! So now, we are going in...
Let the FAIRING FUN begin + New Trailer! – S02 E10
Hi there! In this episode of building Wilda we are introducing our new channel trailer! Also we are making more progress on our beautiful catamaran and this time it is not only on the roof! We started fairing the decks! I started by cleaning and sanding the catwalk, while Axel was working on rein...![The Future of Rigging Doctor | [S5 Ep36]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ImPRF34ahZI/mqdefault.webp)
The Future of Rigging Doctor | [S5 Ep36]
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Westsail 42 Is DRIVING ME CRAZY | Inspection Plates & Aft Cabin Restoration | Sailboat Story 207
Projects continue as Ben installs inspection plates on the diesel tank, repairs rotten wood in the aft cabin, and generally works towards preparing the boat for new voyages. It's been a long, hot Summer of non-stop boat work and if he doesn't get to go sailing soon, he may need therapy ins...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 4: 270ft Of Fiberglass Onto Our Westsail 42 | Sailboat Story 201
Tambi and I lay on 270ft of fiberglass cloth onto the bulwarks of our Westsail 42. The fiberglass we use is 25oz double biased mat. We make 3 laps around the boat with my job being to wet out and lay the fiberglass strips into place and her job being to mix the epoxy and use the roller. Of course, a...
HULL TO DECK JOINT REPAIR | PART 3: Filling & Fairing With Thickened Epoxy | Sailboat Story 200
We've ripped off the old teak cap rail, cleaned out 90 ft of hull/deck joint, and now we begin to fill and fair the joint with thickened epoxy. It's HOT work doing this kind of manual labor in the intense Florida heat, but between the 2 of us, we set up an epoxy assembly line to get the jo...
Steel Boat Fun 😬 | Ch5 E 8
We get all of the metal we need to do our work on the boat and start on cutting some metal! We use the plasma cutter to get rid of the mystery pipe in the chain locker and subsequently end up with some flames inside in the process.... Patreon: Website: Instagram: Facebook: Intro drone footage...
THE COSTS of our REFIT 😱 Full Refit Beneteau 57 teak deck, Raymarine instruments, lithium batteries
THE COSTS of our REFIT - A question so many of you have been asking - what are the costs of your Full Refit Beneteau 57 in Turkey. Unless you buy a new boat every few years, a refit of a sailing boat will be part of your sailing life. So in this sailing episode, we reveal all our costs - teak deck, ...
BOATYARD DIY MISTAKES Were Made | BOAB 205
Learn from our mistakes... After 2 years on a novice DIY paint job, we discover what mistakes were made - and what we're doing differently this time! ❤️ Enjoyed this video? Leave us a comment, let us know what you'd like to see next! 👀 WATCH MORE Boat Yard Bums: 👋 DON'T FORGET to...