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I’m a Squirter With a Wet Butt Ep143
In this episode, we'll tackle a common problem faced by many sailors - the wet butt. We'll show you step-by-step how to address it and get your boat in top shape.
Spring refit and boat work on Leros island, Greece – New solar, bilge alarm and fridge (Ep 12)
We fly back to Leros island in Greece where we left Wishful Thinking for the European winter on the hard at Moor and Dock Boatyard. We get straight into boat work to prepare to launch her for our second sailing season. Below the waterline we remove rust on...
Fibreglass work & sailing for the first time in the Ionian Sea, Greece (Ep 3)
We fix a leak coming from one of Wishful Thinking's thru hulls by doing some fibreglassing. We also get some other boat jobs done including servicing our winches and re-oiling our compass. We then make a second launch attempt and set off on our journey thr...
A Stiff Seacock Ep97
We tied up a few loose ends on Isabella: The seacock in the aft head had seized. With much lube and flexing back and forth we were able to make it easy to open/close. Karen finished cleaning and oiling the teak toe rail all the way around the boat. Did a ...
How to dismantle the prop (and service seacocks) – Sailing boat maintenance Ep 242
Jamie shows how to dismantle the prop when he takes the Max-Prop off the shaft. Liz explains how to check and service seacocks. 00:00 What happens if you find osmosis? 02:14 Status report on removing bottom paint 03:06 To replace our dripless shaft seal w...
Our sailboat REBUILD begins ⛵💪 – Free Range Sailing Ep 157
Our Free Range Sailing gear is now available at our new store by clicking the link below: https://www.bonfire.com/store/free-range-sailing Last week you saw us remove our stainless U-Bolt chain plates. As part of our on-going quest to keep as much metal r...
Engine not being cooled. Replacing the broken seacock while in the water.
So, this was an unexpected start to our 3-week sailing trip. Our seacock broke in the closed position and we noticed it on the morning we were to leave Kingston to circumnavigate Lake Ontario. Had we not noticed the problem the engine would have overheat...
S3 #26 How to fix leaking hatch:skylight DIY boatwork
We have postponed our closet and will start on all the small issues that we have onboard. We have used sikaflex 295 Uv, that should tolerate the uv from the sun.
S3 #25 CORONA update, the closet and the FAILURE !!
We give you an update on our CORONA situation and then we will continue with the closet. Wr have made the teat around the closet and will start on the doors, but... I fail :(
S3 #24 FAILURE on the shaft !! The new closet and prepare for the first sail DIY boatwork
A big failure on the have beeb seen by one of our subscribers and we will repair that. We have also worked on our closet and get all our boat-stuff down in the boat.
S3 #23 How to remove unwanted sound from propeller -DIY boatwork
We have booked the crane and been on the hard. The sound that we have from the "engine-area", could be from our new propeller and therefore, we decided to go on there hard. We grind the edges on the prop... Problem solved :)
S3 #20 DIY boatwork REFLOATING… And issues.
We have finaly water under our keel and can test engine and bow thruster, but there is some small issues that we need to take care of.
S3 #19 DIY boatworkBow thruster and antifouling
The antifouling is applied and the bow thruster will ready with all the electrical... We want to refloat.!!!
S3 #18 DIY boatwork batteries to the bow thruster
We have bought batteries to the bow thruster and will start the installation. The outside hull is washed and we will prepare the antifouling-application. The new charger: https://sterling-power.com/collections/battery-to-battery-chargers/products/2015-bat...