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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.
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.
Sailing from PAXOS to CORFU town, Med Mooring BOAT LIFE – Ep. 08
After happy days in Lakka on Paxos we headed to Corfu. Next to the Old Fortress we moored in Poo Harbour, Corfu Old Port. We settled in doing our first med mooring and will spend a few days in Corfu, since it's Corfu, and we need to wind down, this med mo...
Make a Move. Get out of the marina! Shakedown time – Ep. 06
It's been a while. We were busy doing our shakedown sail, being seasick, fixing dumb mistakes, learning from them. And here are the first few days of it. Hope you enjoy. Let us know if you liked it in the comments below. Music: Yusuf Sahilli - Time for E...
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.
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...
Mounting a Solar Panel and First Time Anchoring (in Heavy Winds!) – BOAT LIFE Ep. 05
We’re here knowing nothing and learning sailing bit by bit. This week we’re doing some boat jobs again. Trying to attach solar mounts and cut mattresses. Wow, what a time to be alive. Next to that we take Blue and her anchor gear out to a nice bay to p...
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.
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...
Driving our boat into our berth, finally! – BOAT LIFE Ep. 03
Guys, we finally made it! We try to launch again and this time nothing is stopping us from floating away in our new home. It feels great to have water under the keel instead of a block of wood. Although driving the boat into the marina, with all the other ...
If only launching a boat was that easy.. – BOAT LIFE Ep. 02
In todays episode we prepare Blue for launching day and get some last jobs done! We learn very quickly that things are not always easy and often don’t go as planned when you’re living on a boat. Unfortunately our dip in the water is only that: a (quick...
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...
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...
Ep 73 The Skippers Have Words (Sailing Talisman)
Tempers flare in a very tight and shallow harbor. This is the culmination of weeks of frustration with increasingly aggressive behavior by other boat drivers. We're in the small harbor of Assos, which is a beautiful town with a big castle overlooking the l...