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Boat Life: Did our sailboat survive?
Leaving our sailboat on the hard made us very nervous. After 5 months we returned to the boatyard to do some boat work and to launch our floating home. The amount of dirt on our decks is amazing and gross. After a lot of hard work cleaning up and a few b...
Sailing the Infamous Whale Cay Cut to Top 10 Most Beautiful Beach – Ep. 227
Embark on a thrilling journey with us as we navigate through the treacherous waters of the infamous Whale Cay Cut aboard our sailboat. Witness the breathtaking beauty of one of the world's top 10 most stunning beaches as we finally reach our destination. E...
Our Plans for 2024 2000 Miles away. Where to next?
Our Plans for 2024 Welcome to our channel. 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;
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. Welcome to our channel. We are now in sea...
Sailing life: How to prepare a sailboat for storage
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 ...
Arriving in the Bahamas on our Sailboat: Cold Surprise | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 225
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.
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...
Boat life. Checking our chainplates, standing rigging, storing our sailboat
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...
Pimp up your Engine Bay Cool & Bright. We light it up and cool it down for next to nothing!
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 ...
NEW SOLAR!!! Update on all of the updates🌴🌊 Sailing Vessel Swizzle EP17
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...
Sailing life. Life is HOT in the boat yard.
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...
Air Filter Ripoff! Volvo Penta D1 & D2 Air Filter replacement. top tip to save. money.
Air Filter Ripoff! VOLVO PENTA D1-13,20,30,D2-40 Replacement Volvo Penta Air Filter. Save £££$$$$ €€€€ We show you how to save money and not get ripped off for $90 for a box of paper you can't change. Air filter on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tSk...
Sailing life: Its time to haul out.
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. What did we find?
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...