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Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #1 Intro. & V berth support
Over time I have had several people ask about a little more technical detail regarding different things shown in some of the video's and also have encouraged me to perhaps put together some short video's to explain some things in a bit more detail. So in ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.23 NEW camera gear!
As the title says people - I get NEW camera gear! A Sony FDR-AX53, RØDE VideoMicro., latest GoPro Hero 7, SD cards, 2nd battery's, Sony Video Tripod AND THE BEST service from my local camera store - Ted's Camera's! There were many reasons why, but the wo...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.22 PNG Rosewood timber for fit-out!
In this episode I get on to making the V berth framing with the beautiful PNG Rosewood which is such a pleasure to work with! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.21 First bulkheads & “toggle=joggle” stick
WOOHOOO! I make a start on building the bulkheads for the for'ward V berth,.. I also introduce and explain a VERY ingenious boat building tool - the "toggle = joggle stick" ! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-...
Savage Islands – Sailing Salvagen EP 13
The Savage Islands or Selvagens are small islands in the North Atlantic, south of Madeira and north of the Canary Islands. There are two major islands: Selvagen Grande and Selvagen Pequena. They were designated a natural reserve in 1971, to ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.20 Levelling & V berth support pt.1
In this episode I really need to get Mistress levelled in order to be able to properly build the fit-out by being able to use levels, plumb bob’s and the laser level to make the end result square and level. It, of course, was much more time consuming tha...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.19 Finishing the steel trim parts!
In this episode I attend to the interior steel trim parts - I get to work sanding, coving, undercoating, sanding (yes again), cleaning and PU top coat finishing all of the steel trim parts that will be seen after the fit-out is in place. I also have a bran...
Offshore Sailing to Madeira – EP 10
Our longest offshore sail yet — We try to stay sane while chipping away at a 700-mile crossing from Tangier to Madeira. The contrasts from Gibraltar to Tangier were many. After a whirlwind few days, we are eager to be enveloped again in the serenity of...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.18 PU top coating FINISHED! (pt.2)
WOOHOO!! I FINISH the PU (polyurethane) top coating on the inside hull floors and plating! OMG have I been WAITING FOR SO LONG to get to this stage! : ) Mistress is starting to look nice on the inside, a clean plate for the soon to start timber fit-out! ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.17 Coving FINISHED! (pt.3) & PU top coating (pt.1)
After the move from comfort to camping I get back to the boatwork! I get the coving FINISHED!! And I start the final phase of top coating the inside of Mistress' hull. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started,...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.16 NEW Intro, Sacrifice & the move!
A LOT is happening in this episode! Thanks to good friends commenting I have a NEW Intro! I cover the subject of how in order to achieve uncommon things in life, we MUST sacrifice many normal things in life and mention X4 other fantastic building and saili...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.15 Coving (part 2) & some BIG NEWS!
I get stuck in to the coving work and there is some BIG NEWS,..... What am I doing?!? : / There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go o...
Life is Like Sailing – Cruising British Columbia’s North Coast – Part 9
After a few great days of exploring we leave Campania Island onto our next destination! Don't forget to THUMBS UP, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this episode. Now you can bring LIFE IS LIKE SAILING artwork and photos into your home! Check out the...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.14 My wood ‘shed’ & the coving (part 1)
I lay some concrete, build some frames to keep the plywood off the ground and put up a marquee/gazebo to be used as my wood 'shed' to keep the marine plywood and timber dry and protected. And I start the lengthy coving work to protect all of the framing an...