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Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus wrangles a dangerous snake and saves the girls from harm at the farm. We head off to Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays, with our youngest daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is now deserted. We think it is due to a previou...
Ep 201 | We Have a New Reefurl Furler, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays, Australia
Magnus makes a start on converting our existing staysail into a furling one. He begins by removing the old bolt rope, which is too small, and then sewing in a new one, making various repairs to he sail along the way. We head out to Happy Bay but are thwarted by the tides and end up in completely th...
Ep 200 | Foraging and Fixing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s time to focus on sticking Nutshell back together again. Magnus glues the opening for one of the cupboard doors in the head. He attaches new catches to many of the doors which were damaged in the explosion. He searches searches through the bits and pieces to put the Nutshell puzzle back toget...
Ep 199 | Unsafe Passage to Sawmill Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With everything that is going on at the moment, it is lovely to be able to head out to the Whitsunday islands for a few days of fishing and exploring. Peanut IV just gets spiffier and spiffier and with the new Kapten Collar transom now fitted, and Wendy’s gourmet cushions, she is now a delight to b...
Ep 198 | Exploring the Natural Beauty of Hook Island, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus continues the job of sorting out the cutting of the new v-berth mattress to fit Nutshell. Wendy paints the locker lids to tidy them up a bit. We take Nutshell out to Stonehaven Bay and Nara Inlet on Hook Island and explore the stunning rock formations. It’s wonderful to be back on the water...
Ep 197 | New Kapten Boat Collar for Peanut, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
A mystery box arrives and Magnus goes to collect it and returns with a very, very long box! What can it be? It's our new Kapten Boat Collar for Peanut IV. This will make her very stable and so a much safer tender to have in the Kimberley. The last thing you want to do is to fall into shark infe...
Ep 196 | We’re Sailing! First Trip Out with Family on Board, Whitsundays, Australia
In our quest to nail down great recipes and techniques for our Kimberley trip, Wendy makes pesto out of the Woolworth’s basil which began as little seedlings on Nutshell. This pesto will be put into a sterilised jar and covered in olive oil. We’ll see how it survives. Wendy continues with the dodge...
Ep 195 | Repairing the Headsail and Dodger, Canning Curry, Sailing Nutshell
Wendy makes a start on Nutshell’s dodger by working out how it is put together and how she can fix it, MacGgyver style, with existing materials. The dodger got a bashing when we crossed the Pacific and much of it was slashed. It will be a while before I get it all finished, but this episode shows t...
Ep 194 | Gearbox Update, Peanut IV TLC, Kimberley Canning Tests, Sailing Nutshell
The gearbox re-assembly is finished and she gets a new coat of paint. We manhandle her onto Nutshell ready for installation. Magnus does a few canning tests on various meats, some raw, some half cooked and some fully cooked, in readiness for our trip up to the Kimberley. We will have a limited amou...
Ep 193 | Gearbox Assembly, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
It’s time to make a start on putting Nutshell’s gearbox back together. This is a workshop episode for those of you who are interested in seeing how the Nutshell gearbox goes back together with new seals, clutch plates, thrust plate, bearings and various other new bits and pieces. There are a few hi...
Ep 192 | Our Spirits are Lifted with a Day Sail with Nutters, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
After the shock of the explosion on Nutshell, a wonderful couple, Cassie and Tony, invited us out on their yacht for a day sail in the Whitsundays. It was the tonic that we needed to take stock and enjoy the beauty around us and be thankful that we were both safe. I step onboard Nutshell for the fi...
Ep 191 | Our Boat Exploded! Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s amazing how one day can change so much. Magnus went onboard Nutshell to do some work. He put the kettle on and then came on deck to check the mooring line. This little act saved his life. Until next time… Wendy and Magnus ______ Where are we now: If you’d like to keep us moving and s...
Ep 190 | Changing Rooms Galley Refit Plans, Sailing Nutshell Australia
It’s time to make decisions on the modifications required for Nutshell’s galley. We share our thoughts on what we plan on doing to make the galley more useable and functional and a little bit prettier too. Magnus finally finds a solution for the replacement of the morse cable for Wally, our wind st...
Ep 189 | Our Backyard, Wild Camping at the Proserpine Dam, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We take time out from boat jobs and head to the nearby Proserpine Dam for an overnight camp, We put in the red claw nets but the catch is meagre, so we end up cooking curry on the gas fire instead. We hope you enjoy seeing this beautiful part of where we live. We decide that Peanut 3 is a death t...
Ep 188 | Servicing the Engine and Gearbox Intercoolers, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
While we wait for the parts to arrive for Nutshell’s gearbox, Magnus turns his attention to the two engine intercoolers. They get some love and, of course, the painted treatment. Thank you all so much for supporting our adventures as we travel around the globe, poking around in, often the more remo...
Ep 187 | Dismantling the Gearbox and Finding the Fault, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
With the gearbox finally out of Nutshell, it’s time to pull her apart and work out what the problem is. This is a workshop episode for those of you who are interested in Nutshell’s Gearbox rebuild. Thanks for following along with our journey and, of course, thanks for watching, and especially, tha...
Ep 186 | The Gearbox Work Begins, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
The weather is calm so we decide to move Nutshell off her first mooring and on to a sturdier, more permanent one, so that we can carry out the boat jobs in relative safety. Magnus builds a mock up for our roof top tent for our land based travel within Australia. It’s something that he has been work...
Ep 185 | New Peanut Sank! Sailing Nutshell Australia
After looking around for quite some time we finally find a tinny at the right price and go ahead and purchase it. We need an aluminium boat for The Kimberley. Unfortunately Peanut 2 won't survive a crocodile attack! Magnus takes the new tinny for a test and discovers that it is riddled with ho...
Ep 184 | Servicing and Reconditioning the Starter Motor, Sailing Nutshell
The weather has been very windy since we’ve been back in Airlie Beach so we haven’t had the opportunity to move Nutshell and remove and work on the broken gear box. It’s a good forecast so we head out and move her around the corner on to a mooring. Magnus works on her starter motor, again, and gi...
Ep 183 | Bringing Nutshell Home, Boat Jobs Begin, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We are on the last leg of our journey to our home town of Airlie Beach, we can almost see it in the distance, but again, we are becalmed. The tide is against us and we can’t afford to keep using Peanut’s motor to get us home or we will run out of fuel! So... we wait. We eventually make it to Airlie...
Ep 182 | Mother Nature is Against Us! Trying Hard to Sail Home. No Engine! Sailing Nutshell
We leave the Great Sandy Strait and begin the sail north to Airlie Beach. We have no engine, and the only forward propulsion that we have is with little Evi, Peanut’s outboard. We decide to head out to sea and go north, but there are constant northerlies and we spend much of the time going backward...
Ep 181 | Fixing Peanut’s Carburettor, Making Baggy Wrinkles, Sailing Nutshell
Now that the drama of the Coast Guard rescue has died down, Magnus gets to work fixing Peanut’s carburettor so that we can continue to head north and out of the Great Sandy Strait into safer, more open waters. There’s a little glitch with the carburettor fix, but in the end Magnus gets Peanut going...
Ep 180 | We Need Help! Coast Guard Rescue, Sailing Nutshell Australia
The saga continues… After a wonderful time sailing through the Great Sandy Straits, we suddenly hit a snag. Peanut’s engine gives out on us and Magnus can’t get her started. The channel direction suddenly turns and we find ourselves stuck in the narrowest part of the channel with no engine, a stron...