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After two weeks on the hard stand smashing through boat jobs, we're getting closer than ever to putting Escapade back in the water!
This week we freshen up the bottom with a new coat of antifoul, install our brand new headsail, varnish the cockpit table, oil the shower grate, fit a new Rocna s...
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Join us as we set sail from the beautiful British Virgin Islands island hopping the half French, half Dutch island of St. Martin/Sint Maarten during the winter aboard our custom aluminum sailboat. In this video, we take you through the practical side of cruising, including essential DIY boat mainten...
In this episode, we dive into some serious boat maintenance with Total Boat products, including anti-fouling the hull, polishing above the waterline, and varnishing wood. But it’s not just about the work — we also face some classic island time challenges picking up our package in Trinidad. Watch as ...
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We have begun a liveaboard adventure on our Bavaria 36, Salty Lass. It is our ongoing mission to explore strange new ports, to seek out new to us cuisines and cultures, to boldly go where the wind takes us and like i...
Did we just waste thousands of dollars on this? In this episode of sailing sitka, we come upon some sad news. After doing some regular maintenance to our wooden masts, we try out our new piece of equitment that will change the sailing game for Sitka... only to find out it does not fit.
Here is part 2 of the dodger repairs, plus some DYI sail repair, varnishing, and solar panel bracket making. After the work is wrapped up, we start sailing towards Nanaimo where we will be doing our haul-out for Sea Dream of Clyde.
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This week we reveal our brand new galley and the work that we have been carrying out to complete it over the last 3 months.
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The 2019 adventure continues as Emily and Clark voyage through the Bahamas back to Florida aboard their antique sailboat, SV Temptress. In this episode, we explore the Elbow Reef Lighthouse and the shops in Hope Town, before sailing in light winds to Marsh Harbor, working on boat projects on the way...
If you're currently locked down on your boat or just planning what you're going to do when you get back to her, take the opportunity to get on with some varnishing.
We have a lot of varnish on Fair Isle so I get a plenty of practice applying it!
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As soon as we finished varnishing our aft stateroom, we jumped right into our next project which was restoring our portlights and cabin sides. A lot has changed in 30 years since Avocet was built, check out how we gave her new life! ⛵✨
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We love our teak interior, but with such beauty comes a certain level of care. Finally, after many other projects, it was time to start varnishing our interior, starting with our Stateroom. This project video is 3 in 1: we were not only revarnishing but also creating a new locker to hold our water h...
In this episode we let you in on the meaning of a WAFI, Paige parents arrive and we begin our journey through Crinan with no winches!
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This video went on a bit longer than anticipated, but so did the install process. First a bit of an update, then a detailed look at fitting the new Forespar Series 93 2" combined thru-hull and seacock for the holding tank waste outlet.
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This is a job I have been putting off for ages. Stripping back all the varnished areas back to bare wood and re-varnishing. To make it fair we have split the work 50:50; I am doing all the external wood and my daughter is just doing the bits inside the boat.
Neither of us had done this before, so w...
It took some time, but here it is the SECOND half of our Head Refit! We picked up right where we left off so if you haven't already seen part 1, click on this link ( ) to educate yourself before you dive into this mess of a video. Thanks for watching!
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Step 1: Demolition! When we first bought Avocet, she checked off all the things we wanted in a boat except 1: having a shower stall. Chris assured me that we would have enough room to build our own, but once we got into it we realized that not everything was how it seemed. Our plans changed slightly...
The refit of our sailboat, Lealea, an Albin Vega 27, Hull#1860, continues...
More varnish and epoxy work, continuing the assembly of the interior and making progress as weather permits.
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We aren't experts and we aren't going to teach the you the right way to varnish your boat... but we will show you how we do it. Cheap, quick and easy, and although the results may not be perfect, they are more than good enough and have made a huge difference to the woodwork in Sea Horse.
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Continuing the refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea. We will be applying up to six coats of varnish on critical furniture pieces in the main cabin. Time consuming stuff...
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Short version. Just hanging out and chatting while the work continues on rebuilding the interior of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea. Progress on the new bulkheads and galley furniture. The paint is dry and the Nordhavn Rendezvous is in town.
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Join me in the adventures of living aboard, cruising and racing my 1982 C&C 34 here in the Vancouver, BC region. I never bought s/v Moonshine with the intention of living aboard, but sometimes things just make sense. So January 1st, 2014 I moved her to a liveaboard marina and began my new life...
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