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Urgent repairs & anchor dragging mayhem – Marmaris, Turkiye! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 91)

Previously we have really enjoyed Marmaris however this time we are there for some urgent repairs on our anchor winch. Unfortunately the heat is really taking its toll as we do fault finding and attempt our repairs. To add to the drama, unexpectedly strong winds create mayhem in the anchorage with ...

Apr 26, 2026
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:37

Manual In-mast Furling Repair and Maintenance on the Main Mast of an Amel Super Maramu

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: Amel Super Maramu's have many electric winches and furlers and after 20+ years of service, ours needed some serious attention. A nasty crunching soun...

Dec 20, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:30

Ep 176 | Replacing the Seal in our Lofrans Tigres Windlass, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

Magnus spots oil trickling out of our Lofrans Tigres Windlass and after further investigation he finds out that we probably need a new seal and perhaps bearings too. So, we head back into shore early after an unsuccessful fishing trip in the middle of Morton Bay. We take buses into town to get part...

Nov 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:49

Rebuilding a Barient 28 Winch on sailing vessel Paragon | Patreon Real Time Video #10

Hi everyone, For the past few days Drake has been resting and recuperating after extensive dental surgery. He hasn't been able to edit this week's episode about our voyaging in Greenland. Instead of going for another week without publishing a new video, here's one of our many real ti...

Nov 17, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:30:11

How To Service A Lewmar Winch | Sailing Britican

Get our Lewmar Winch Service Checklist on our website after you watch the video: It wasn't until we used our winch one day, and it made a horrible sound, that we discovered that it needed to be serviced. I suppose we're not unlike most bluewater cruisers in that we're always learnin...

Oct 08, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:15

Rule of Twelfths – using it to avoid going aground – Ep 59

The "Rule of Twelfths" is a rule-of-thumb that we use frequently to decide if a location is safe to anchor or if a passage is safe to do. It only takes a few minutes and does not need tidal curves or templates. All you need is the tidal range and High Water height. We use the Rule to deci...

Oct 04, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:24