Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Sailboat repair”

Ep 90 How Much Wind is Too Much Wind? – Mykonos, Greece

We have a less than ideal anchoring experience on our first night in Mykonos, Greece when the Meltemi winds fill in on us. Stuck on a lee shore in 30-40 knot winds, we're forced to stand anchor watch until dawn. But when we try to seek refuge in the marina...

Dec 18, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:47

Ep 89 More Sailing and Exploring-Dipping our Toes into the Aegean

How hard can this be?

Oct 03, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:10

Ep 88 Sailing, Exploring, and Celebrating Our Anniversary

We leave Athens and head for the island of Kythnos. We finally get some good sailing and find the perfect little cove.

Sep 14, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:57

Ep 84 Will Talisman Fit Past a Broken Swing Bridge?

Our last two days on the Preveza (Greece) quay involve a masthead rigging inspection and upgrades to our dinghy davits. Following that, it's off to Kioni, but not without the drama of having to thread our way past the inoperable swing bridge at the Lefkas ...

Jul 25, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:12

Ep 83 Rush to Launch

We're down to the wire and the Travel Lift is coming ready or not! We struggle with a seemingly endless number of broken items and jobs that don't go as planned. But it's still time to splash.

Jul 17, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:26

Ep 82 Wendy the Winch Babe, Plus Sewing and Canvaswork

More projects. Wendy services the winches and sews all the new curtains while I build us a new sunshade. Antonio Vagalis of Yacht Cooling Systems, Preveza installs our new refrigeration system.

Jul 04, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:19

Ep 81 More Crappy Boat Projects

The pre-launch maintenance and upgrade projects aboard Talisman continue, with install of all new head/toilet piping, Oceanaire SkyScreens, sea-cocks and through-hull fitting swaps, and the installation of our new clothes washing machine.

Jun 27, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:21

Ep 80 Medium Refit – Boat Projects Far From Home

The 2019 season begins with big boat projects. We start with battery checks and move on to toilet / head piping. It's the start of big, or at least numerous, projects that future cruisers can look forward to.

Jun 17, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:12

A series of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Sailing SV Sarean) Ep. 58

Like what we do? Consider joining our Patreon community! Nab yourself the chance to come aboard and receive all sorts of perks for as little as $2 per month: http://www.patreon.com/sailingsvsarean This week was a challenging week for us, facing the real...

Jun 05, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:29

Ep 79 Big Blue Comes For Talisman – Haulout In Preveza

Talisman finally gets lifted! This is always a stressful time, since improper strap placement can damage prop shafts and instrument transducers. It's also a bittersweet several days of hard work as we prepare to leave our baby for the winter.

May 09, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:28

Ep 78 Prepping for Haulout

Episode 78 finds us back once again in Preveza, killing a little time and getting our boat ready for winter haulout. This was fall of 2018, and the sailing / charter season is winding down. We scheduled for four or five days in order to have time to get ou...

May 02, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:33:23

Sail Life – Expanding epoxy foam for the rudder, and more sanding – DIY sailboat repair

I test a brand of expanding epoxy foam for my do it yourself (DIY) rudder project. Turns out to be very promising and something I might be able to use elsewhere during my sailboat restoration. Just About Sailing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6b0onHE...

Apr 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:48

Ep 77 South to Preveza – Plus Wendy Takes a Fall

As the 2018 season begins to wind down, we take two of our friends, Shawn and Deb, aboard for a short tour of the northern Greek Ionian islands and shoreline. We then head south for Preveza, where Talisman will eventually be hauled.

Apr 25, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:26

Designing and Building a new Nav Station for a 1965 Alberg 30 Sailboat

Hello Friends, We have another small series of Projects for y'all. This time we are designing and building out the new Navigation Station on SV Triteia. As I mention in the video this project took me FOREVER to complete. I ended up making 3 different com...

Apr 22, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:13

Ep 76 Flying the Chute – Fall Winds Return to Greece

The strong, fall wind patterns return to Greece after a mid-summer of dulldrums. Starting in Corfu town, we embark on a circumnavigation of the the island. It's not a huge island, but enough to keep us going, stopping in at bays and harbors, for a good wee...

Apr 17, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:30

Ep 75 Crushed By A Ferry – The Joy Cruises Incident

In what turned out to be the culmination of absolutely unbelievable season of things happening to us and around us, we get backed down on by a huge day-cruise boat. I called it a ferry in the title because these sized boats ply the waters around the Ionian...

Apr 04, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:57

Ep 74 Batteries and Charging Systems, plus Alternator Replacement

What begins as a simple swap-out of our 24 volt alternator morphs into an in-depth discussion of sailboat batteries and charging systems. This overview describes the details of shore power, battery chargers, alternators, generators, AC vs. DC power, electr...

Mar 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:38

Getting Greasy with Bilgy Bonita (Sailing Nandji) Ep 119

Old Smoky is gone, time to get ready for the NEW engine! https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode of Sailing Nandji, with Old Smoky now a thing of the past, it is time to get busy into the installation of our new engine Fang! Old smoky may be gone, b...

Mar 18, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:04

Ep 72 Prop Repairs in Fiscardo, Greece (Sailing Talisman)

Our one day stop at Kastos town, on the island of Kastos (Greece) turns into a couple of days when Wendy pulls something in her back. This highlights one of the negatives of full time cruising, which is that often you're off the beaten path with little or ...

Mar 14, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:04

Ep 71 More Drama – Dragging and Drifting Into Other Boats (Sailing Talisman)

We can't catch a break. Winds pick up in Kioni Harbor, and suddenly Talisman seems to have no holding. We find ourselves being blown back onto the quay, and alarmingly also into the adjacent boats.

Mar 07, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:43

1 broken bolt away from a 3 day ordeal [EP 41] | Sailing Millennial Falcon

There's a saying "you're only one broken bolt away from a 3 days ordeal" and in this episode, we break 2... Cue the long and painful process to get these bolts out and finish the jobs we started which was merely just to repack our stuffing box. After the ...

Feb 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:16

Ep 70 Well This Sucks! The Dark Side of Cruising – Boat Damage (Sailing Talisman)

Talisman finally gets some bruises. No matter how hard you try, these are the types of things that eventually happen. We've been cruising full time for almost a year now, and this is the first issue of the kind. Join us for some fast sailing and a close ca...

Feb 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:56

Boat MYSTERIES that will BLOW Your Mind! Ep 68

Did not see that one coming... back to square one on the frame repair. On a positive note, the barrier coat is FINALLY all gone! Website - https://bumsonaboat.com Patreon - https://patreon.com/bumsonaboat

Feb 22, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:49

Another Day in Paradise [EP 39] | Sailing Millennial Falcon

'Does it ever end?!!' - Khiara P Direct quote from a grumpy Khiara as she spends day after day hammering her thumb while taking up 1 cm pieces of teak decks. Yep, the constant work is starting to get to us a little bit in this episode. The yard plays a g...

Feb 19, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:50

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