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We are now in season 7
In 2018 we left the UK to sail around the world slowly. After Brexit, a "Pandemic" and major heart surgery we are still sailing, documenting our travels and showing you what we have lea...
Stormy Weather & Boat Works, Starts With Blinds. We have been working to get all the jobs done before we haul out in March. We have been busy but, the blinds on Impavidus were top of the list for renovation.
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We go through some of the things that we have to do to prepare our sailboat for storage on the hard. This is our first time storing our sailboat, she is our home, and we usually stay on her. We flush the diesel engine, prepare our outboard for long term ...
Embark on an unforgettable sailboat voyage with us as we set sail for the Bahamas, meticulously planning our route around weather windows to ensure a smooth journey. Despite our meticulous preparations, we were taken by surprise upon our arrival – the Ba...
How To Stop Smoking. Diesel Diagnosis for Marine Diesels. Yanmar 4JH3 & 4J series engines. In this video we look at a common problem of white smoke and save a heap of money by getting it right. We diagnose faults on Marine diesels by the colour of th...
Storing our sailboat in the Mexican heat is hard. The to do list seems to get bigger and bigger. We have to remove solar panels, water heaters, check chain plates, rigging. You get the idea. Life in a boatyard is dirty, hot, and sweaty.
Did we mention h...
Cool & Bright We light up the engine bay and cool it down for next to nothing! Fed up of using torches to light the engine bay when working on or checking the engine we decided to fit a work-lamp. In the summer the engine bay can get very warm and the ...
This week I will be walking you through some of the new additions to our little Swizzle and explain how some things we upgraded over the last few week. All kinds of good info in this episode as we have some BIG news to announce!! :)
Cheers and well see y...
We are all hauled out and trying to figure out how to put our not so floating home to bed. We have so many questions. Do we remove the solar panels. Do we remove all the canvas? Should we shrink wrap our sailboat? What do we do about the heat. This boa...
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After almost 2 years cruising around fulltime on our sailboat, our floating home is in need of a little work. This is our first time hauling a boat out. The anticipation was full of anxiety and stress. The actual event, not so much.
We are not looking...
A Very Special Church. A Hidden Chapel and An Amazing Blue Sea. We go exploring!
We take a day out to explore this amazing Church and the coastline of Northern Cyprus near our marina. This has an amazing history and we did not even know it was here!
Welc...
On our last sail north, we almost hit a whale. It surfaced 10 feet on off of our port side. It was close enough that we got wet from his spray. We were also curious how far our VHF radio would transmit. We checked in with a friend every 5 miles to test ...
Digital thermostatic switch. More control over heating and cooling our Victron B2B's. But these bits of kit can be used to control anything that need thermal control.
Using energy only when you need to makes for a more efficient boat.
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Battery Charging! What do you know? What do you not know? We take a look at battery charging on a boat and what options are available.
Welcome to our channel.
We are now in season 6
In 2018 we left the UK to sail around the world slowly. After Brexit,...
Sailing around the world in a small sailboat has its challenges. The treasures that we find along the way, make it all worth it. The sea lions swimming beside us, the dolphins bow riding and surfing around Hiraya are amazing moments. Let's not forget the...
Ruuvi Tag Bluetooth sensors on your boat. A very useful tool, all boats should have them. Ruuvi Tag is a wireless Bluetooth sensor node that measures temperature, air humidity, air pressure and movement. You can read live measurements and history data dir...
What's Next? More Maintenance? Winter Jobs on the boat..... We take a look at upcoming projects for the winter on Impavidus. Some big projects when we haul out and some small ones for now.
Welcome to our channel.
We are now in season 6
In 2018 we l...
Jesica is really tired of burning her butt cheeks and sticking to the dinghy in the intense heat of the Sea of Cortez. So, while stern anchored in our favorite secluded anchorage, we decided to finally do something about the burnt butt cheek problem.
We s...
How to test your batteries. Can you use a multimeter? AGM. Gel. Flooded lead acid?.
Part 1 House/Domestic The big batteries! We run through the test procedure and safety checks for house or domestic batteries as well as How they work and what to look fo...
Jabsco water pump repair. (Pump It Up! 😁) We look at the Jabsco water pump that is designed to pump your fresh water from the tanks to the taps (faucet) What fails and how to fix it.
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We are now in season 6
In 2018 we left...
Batteries (Part 2). Sunk By Batteries?Are They Dangerous?
Lithium Fire Aboard? The second half of our look at Boat Batteries
Welcome to our channel.
We are now in season 6
In 2018 we left the UK to sail around the world slowly. After Brexit, a "Pandem...
The best part of living on a sailboat if life at anchor. The days just seem to fade on by and you lose all track of time. We spend our days exploring caves on our Highfield dinghy. We go for hikes and happily waste the days away fishing and eating. Boat...
Upwind sailing ride through the fjords of Patagonia. Curtis does a how-to trim sails and upwind sailing video talk while underway, revealing his secrets to sail trim and performance cruiser's actual upwind sailing angles, to help you learn to sail your boa...
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