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Boat Life | Our First Week Aboard
E.P 112 So it's our first week living aboard Lady Africa on the water & it definitely has been taking some getting use to. Besides the rocking to sleep, I have had to get used to all the sounds of the ocean and barnacles around me.. We get started on ...
Our FIRST Sail | We DID IT! 🎉🎉
Ep 111 We took her out for the first time & man I thought the boat launch would be emotional. What an amazing day. The engines were running like a dream, we anchored off the pierre and swam, put out our fishing rods and caught some tuna. Went into the ...
We LAUNCHED OUR BOAT ⛵
Ep 110 We did it!! We launched Lady Africa!! Two long hard years of fiberglass, epoxy, sweat, tears and some blood every now & again! 🤣🤣 Thanks to everyone who supported our rebuild process & always had encouraging messages to give us. We app...
Brand New Engines RUNNING!! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 97
(EP 108) We are back!! Happy 2020 everybody! Well besides finishing up the last project we had we can now officially tick off our engines! They are running like a dream. We installed our saloon fans as it's getting pretty toasty now that it's summer here i...
Merry Christmas🎄 & Happy New Year🎇
We have decided to prioritize a bit at the moment. Everything has just gotten so overwhelming between juggling our boat and other projects we have had so we have taken a step back from YouTube till January to focus on finishing our boat & getting these...
Our CATAMARAN finally has a NAME! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 96
(Ep.107) Although it's been a tough week from our rental car getting bumped & Ricky's wallet getting stolen, there was a silver lining to it all. Our name finally has been placed on the boat & man what a sweet day it was. We were over the moon &...
BOTTOM BOAT PAINT| YACHT REBUILD WEEK 95
(Ep.105) Ricky shows you some of the work he's been up to when he's not working on our boat & we tick two things off our list... Epoxy hull & Anti fouling. Cheerio!! So excited we are really excited to get in the water now. We bummed we couldn't w...
Cutting a HUGE hole in your BOAT | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 91
(Ep.101) We cut our engine beds to size & now it was time to bond and fiberglass in the babies in and cut out the whole for our new sail drive.. It was so SCARY & nerve wrecking but the sail drive fit like a glove! Happy days!! What's left on ...
Sail Drive ENGINE BED INSTALL! | VETUS | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 90
(Ep.100) Wow, can you believe we're on episode 100 already!! Que the celebration for when we are in the water! ;) So this week we got all our goodies from Vetus in the previous episode we set out to start installing it which meant grinding down inside our...
NEW Diesel Marine ENGINES!!! | VETUS
(Ep.99) So we got in our van (courtesy of Leon & Angie) and headed down to Cape Town to go pick up our new Vetus 3 cylinder 27hp New diesel engines & everything we need to install them and running smoothly! We were so excited! Words cannot describ...
PEOPLE are so AMAZING! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 89
](Ep.98) More amazing news to follow! We have been blessed to know people who want us to succeed and are even more blessed to have them as friends! Thank you so much to Glen from Utah Home Mag for making this dream of having two new engines a possibility...
We’re expecting TWINS…. ENGINES that is!!
(Ep.97) WE RECEIVED SOME AMAZING NEWS! When the cat's away the mice will play.. While I was away in Pretoria for my sister in laws bachelorette party, Ricky went out fishing with the guys. He managed to catch us lunch for a few days which was nice. Ricky ...
BREAKING BAD on a BOAT! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 88
(Ep.96) We get the layout for our name sorted out. Ricky starts on our emergency tiller & Ricky shows you what works he's been up too! What's left on our list you may ask?? 1. Water-maker Installation 2.Install the engine 3.Name goes on 4.Get a lif...
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 84
[Yacht Refit & Restoration Week 83] (Ep.92) Were finally at the FINAL COUNTDOWN! We get our forestays measured up and replaced. What a workout that was! We test out our sails to ensure everything is running smoothly. Get some fittings installed such as...