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How Our Dream Boat Turned into a Nightmare | Ch 5 E 96
Looks can be very deceiving, and unfortunately that is what we found with our steel sailboat. Two years after hauling out for what we thought would be some fairly quick repairs, we are still chasing rust. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlif...
The Rust destroyer at work!
The pneumatic needle gun is one of the best tools for removing rust from a boat. Not something we love to use, but it definitely does the job when we need it!
The Bow is ALMOST back to normal… kind of… | Ch 5 E 95
After so much time and work, tearing things apart on our sailboat, we are finally putting parts of the bow back on! We clean up the bow roller and the windlass and get ready to put them back on the boat! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Bu...
Sailing BC’s Wallace Island, Dodd Narrows & Nanaimo to Tribune Bay
As we sail north from BC's Gulf Islands toward Desolation Sound, we stop at several beautiful harbours along the way. But we'll always remember one particular harbour for something very sad that happened while we we were there. In this episode, we're joine...
Departing The PNW for Mexico | The Journey Begins!
We've been looking forward to releasing this one for awhile! In this one, we finally leave our home ports behind for Mexico! We set sail from Bellingham Harbor, sail through the fog to Lopez Island, then to Port Townsend. In Port Townsend, we check out the...
The “easy” job that took us days | Ch5 E 94
Months after taking our floor apart to get to our water tanks, we finally get to the point where it’s time to put them back together, but of course it’s not as simple as just putting a couple of lids back on…. Welcome to a steel boat restoration 😂...
Installing our Engine: Is it Easier to Put it IN or take an Engine OUT? | Ch 5 E 93
After taking our engine out to fix a few things on our sailboat, we are ready to reinstall it. But it turns out that taking an engine out can be quite a bit different than putting it back in... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Buy us a cof...
Lightening Strikes! | Sailing To Sucia Island!
Ahoy! In this one, we sail from Point Roberts, Washington to the beautiful Sucia Island. As we approach Sucia Island, an aggressive cold front moves in, changing the weather from sunny and warm to stormy and cool. We anchor in Echo Bay, then go ashore just...
All The Projects We Have Left To Do | Ch 5 E 92
We have been working to rebuild our steel sailboat for more than two years now. The boat restoration projects are going well, but there is still a ton to do. In this video we explain to you what the biggest projects are that we have left and show you wha...
A Bittersweet Farewell | Sailing Away From Canada For Years
In this one, we set sail from Nanaimo for our last couple of stops in the Gulf Islands before leaving them behind for what will be at least a few years. Once at anchored on Gabriola, we are swarmed by thousands of little flies, so we abandond ship and head...
The Not So Straight Forward Cutlass Bearing Install | Ch 5 E 91
After getting our hull painted, we move on to finally finishing re-installing the cutlass bearing into our steel sailboat. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/waywardlifesailing Website: http://www.the-wayward-life...
Peak GALE FORCE off the California Coast.
Here is a quick preview of what you'll see in an upcoming video that will be up in 2-3 weeks. This footage is from the morning of September 20th when the winds and seas were peaking during the three days of gale force we experienced off the California Coas...
Shipyard Time! WET SANDING, Propeller Painting, and More!
It’s haul out time for Sea Dream of Clyde! In this one, we head to Newcastle Marine in Nanaimo to have the boat lifted out of the water and moved into the shipyard for our by-annual painting and general maintenance. I show the wet sanding technique we us...
Two Years Restoring Our Floating Tiny Home (Timelapse) | Ch 5 E 90 | The Wayward Life
For two years now we have been working to restore and rebuild our 40 ft Van De Stadt Norman 40 steel sailboat. This was not the plan when we bought her and very little has gone to plan since then, but after two years of cutting, welding and painting, we a...