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S2E24 How to Level your Small Ocean Cruiser || Building a Wave Rover 650
Now that Wave Rover is right side up, I must prep her for the next big step... fitting out her inside. But first I have to clean up her sheer and re-level her. [BENEFACTORS' BULKHEAD] Make a one time donation to Wave Rover of $100 USD and your name will b...
Fish Traps, Overnighters, and Attack Roosters WHS E82
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A Passage Through Oahu’s Shallow Sampan Channel into Kaneohe Bay
Episode #223 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures Hello Friends, After a week in port at Honolulu's Ala Wai Harbor I make way for the windward side of the island to spend some time exploring Kaneohe Bay. I had planned this passage with a forecasted slack...
My boat is filling with water! #solosailor #selfdoubt
To be disabled at sea was unsettling in itself, but when i discovered my boat had a leak once in harbour, self-doubt flooded in. This is an account of what happened on January 15, 2021. With only a 24 hour notice I had to change plans and rather than a...
SPECIAL EPISODE : A Morning Coffee Cruise Onboard The VIDA MIA Off The Coast of Waikiki on Oahu
The VIDA MIA is a legendary wooden motor yacht that has recently been restored and is taken guests out on the water to take in the views of the beautiful coast of Waikiki. Too find out about getting on one of the morning coffee cruising, Live Music at Su...
S2E23 How to Roll Over the Hull of your Wave Rover 650
With practically no time remaining before the planned roll over we have a serious set back. Overcoming the set back, the hull is rolled over with the help of my good friends. [BENEFACTORS' BULKHEAD] Make a one time donation to Wave Rover of $100 USD and y...
Hiking Oahu’s World Famous “Stairway to Heaven” Haiku Stairs the Legal Way
Episode #222 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures Hello Friends, This week takes us into Oahu's interior to do the 14.7 mile long hike up to the famous "Stairway to Heaven" / Haiku Stairs. We go up the legal way taking the Moanalua Valley Trail. I was jo...
Sanding or Stripping Antifouling – What’s Better? | Learning the Lines
I hate standard bottom paint! In this video I removed the bottom paint on our 1991 Corsair F27 Trimaran and used two methods. I strictly sanded the main hull, and I used a chemical stripper on the amas. What did I think was the better method? Well, it's c...
S2E22 How to Fiberglass the Hull of your Small Ocean Cruiser Part 2 || Building a Wave Rover 650
Having Fiber glassed the chines in Part 1, I now move on to fiber glassing the hull with 10oz (300g/m) fiberglass cloth. The Wave Rover 650 is a 21foot (6.5m) pocket ocean cruiser designed from the keel up to comfortably and safely circumnavigate. And this...
Headsail Headaches and Flying Fruit WHS E81
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A Slow Passage Down the Coast of Oahu to Honolulu
Episode #221 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures If you enjoy the channel please "Like" the videos and Subscribe so you don't miss any future episodes. If you find the videos helpful or entertaining and would like to contribute you can become a Patron ...
VIRTUAL MEET UP : YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM : 2022 News + Q&A
AHOY ALL! Time for another YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM! Join me on January 9th at 6pm PST (see various timezones below) for a live stream where I will be talking about 2022 news and updates, answering questions and just generally hanging out with all of y'all ...
S2E21 Best Low Cost Backyard Boat Shed || Wave Rover goes on a Field Trip
In this video I take a short field trip to my good friend Bill England's "Sea Clamp" boat shed, where Bill is building a 48' Diesel Duck Motor Sailor (George Buehler design). Bill built a massive boat shed for about $1500 USD, something that builders of th...
Exploring Electric Beach on Oahu with Professional Photographer Kimberly Wood
Episode #220 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode I am joined by professional photographer, drone pilot and researcher extraordinaire Kimberly Wood. Kimberly travels the world working as a professional drone pilot for Cas...
ALONE ACROSS AN OCEAN: The Outakes & Unseen Footage from the Solo Passage to Hawaii
(UPDATE: 12/31/21) This video was previously only viewable via my Patron page. To close out the New Year I am making it publicly viewable. These are the outtakes and some of the extra footage from the crossing Alone Across An Ocean video ( https://www.yout...
Sailing to Nagasaki Part 2 #solosailor #mochitsuki
In this final video of 2021, I attend to an electrical problem on board (back on shore power for the first time in nine months), install new lines, hoist the flags and then cycle around Nagasaki to revisiting places like Martyrs Hill where I have led bicyc...
S2E20 How to Fiberglass the Chines and Hull of your Wave Rover 650 Part 1
In this video I reap the benefits of building the Wave Rover "Womb". I prep the boat and my work area, and then it's time to apply the heavy bi-axial fiberglass to the chines. CORRECTION: at minute 2:29 when cleaning the hull, I am using just water, not so...
40 Knot Winds for Breakfast WHS E80
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Swimming with Sharks and Dolphins at Electric Beach After a Failed Passage to the North Shore
Episode #219 : Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode I haul up anchor at Makua Anchorage and attempt to round Kaena Point and make my way up the North Shore before the winter sets in. With a strong current running and and th...
Tis the Season! #solosailor #nevertoolate
I wish all my subscribers, patrons and sponsors a wonderful Holiday Season and meaningful New Year. I have left Wahine in Nagasaki for two weeks to do some end of year work and enjoy Christmas in the family home, a solar powered log house on a hillside out...
S2EP19 The Wave Rover Christmas Special || This boat will Float!!!
I'm releasing this video just a little early as Santa Claus and his Elves are big Wave Rover fans and wanted to see it before heading out. The battle with the temperature is lost but Rover's just don't give up. I concoct a new plan to battle on. We enjoy a...
One Last Day at Oahu’s Beautiful Makua Bay Anchorage
Season 8 : The Hawaiian Adventures : Episode #218 Hello Friends, On this episode I get a fly by from a Blackhawk Helicopter piloted by my friend Bryan Wilson (Thank you for your service and the fly by) Then I go on a dinghy excursion to look for a good...
Sailing to Nagasaki PART ONE #gunkanjima #sailingjapan #007
Sailing into Nagasaki! A dream come true. As with other Kyushu ports I had been to before, I had arrived by bicycle. A city rich historically, culturally, and topographically, to arrive by sea is a real treat, particularly given that the city just celeb...
S2E18 Epoxy Issues || Losing the Temperature War
The battle against the temperature continues. I have to accept the fact that the weather is getting cooler and I will have to figure out techniques to adapt to this new normal. But as Rovers, we just don't give up! To help build Mrs Rover a bungalow conta...
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