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Ep 137 | Oven Fix and Baking Bread, Sailing Sea of Cortez, Pacific Mexico
After over a year of having no oven, Magnus has yet another go at fixing it. We had written it off and were resigned to the fact that we would have to wait until we could get another one, but his efforts paid off! To test it out, Magnus made one of his lo...
Ep 136 | Water, Pickling and Preserving, Sailing Pacific Mexico
After over a year of cruising we finally manage to find Mason jars and have a go at pickling and preserving. Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure. Magnus and Wendy ______ Where are we now: http://sailingnutshell.com/where-are-w...
Ep 135 | Disaster at Sea, Dashing Back to Hospital in La Paz, Sailing Pacific Mexico
Magnus has a little accident with a fish hook. After much debate about how to get it out and who is going to actually do it, we decide to head back to La Paz to go the hospital to get it removed professionally. There’s always fear of infection with a rus...
Ep 134 | Hack for Affordable 12v Sailboat Lighting, Beer Reviews, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
We take a quick trip up to LA to renew our visas and catch up with friends. We pick up Wendy’s sister, Helen and she flies to La Paz to spend some time with us on Nutshell cruising the islands just off the coast. She shows us how to make rice paper roll...
Ep 133 | How Foolish! We Hit the Bottom! Sailing Pacific Mexico
We leave Playa Balanadra and make our way to the anchorage at La Paz. It’s Christmas time, so we head onto land for a lovely lunch at a nearby restaurant. La Paz anchorage has very shallow sections and just after dinner we hit the bottom! We take the n...
Ep 132 | We Get a New Dinghy! Sailing Espiritu Santo, Pacific Mexico
We take a look at the beautiful bay of Bahia Bonanza on Espiritu Santo in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. We check out a ‘new’ second-hand dinghy and finally Peanut is upgraded. We catch our first skipjack tuna and anchor in Balandra Bay with its famous m...
Ep 131 | How Hard Can it Be to Land a Decent Fish? Sailing Pacific Mexico
We manage to catch quite a few fish in this episode only to end up losing them or throwing them back because they aren’t suitable to eat! So, no fish for dinner, but not for lack of trying. We leave the “mainland” of Mexico and sail across the Sea o...
Ep 130 | MacGyver Alternator Fix, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We finally leave La Cruze and Magnus manages to land a very large mahi mahi on a small rig. Magnus does a jury-rig on the alternator which has stopped working, again. Only a few weeks before we get the new parts for it so he can fix it properly. Plenty o...
Ep 129 | New Lazy Jacks and Massive Battery Upgrade, Sailing Pacific Mexico
In this episode we check out the weekend market at the La Cruze Marina. Magnus and Rat install the new lazy jacks and we get an upgrade on the batteries. Magnus cranks up the bbq and makes a feast of chilli ribs. More boat jobs, as usual, too. Thanks f...
Ep 128 | Broken Water Pump & Gas Leak Fix, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We visit quite a few little places in this episode. The water pump carks it and Magnus finds a new one on Nutshell! More fixes and a visit from the french baker. Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure. Magnus and Wendy ______ Ou...
Ep 127 | Barra de Navidad & Up a Crocodile Infested River in Peanut, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We arrive at Barra de Navidad and check out the lovely little town. Peanut has a little meltdown and Magnus fixes her once again and we head down a crocodile infested river! We visit Isla Colorado, a beautiful, little island with crystal clear waters. T...
Ep 126 | The Quest for a Safe, Secure Anchorage, Sailing Pacific Mexico
We leave Zihuatanejo and head for the lovely little island of Ixtapa where we find a delightful turtle sanctuary. Plenty of sailing and searching for a safe anchorage, leads us to the beautiful bay of Manzanillo where the movie Ten was filmed back in 1979...
Ep 124 | New Impeller and Jabsco Raw Pump Fix, Sailing Pacific Mexico
There’s a flood in the boat and we don’t know where the water is coming from! Wendy starts bailing. The Go Pro gets a bit of time out and about. Magnus does a little snorkel just offshore and checks out an old wreck in the shallow waters. Magnus cont...
Ep 125 | We Found Real Beer in Zihuatanejo, Sailing Pacific Mexico
The title says it all … we find great beer in Zihuatanejo! We check out the town and experienced the celebrations of the Day of the Dead festivities. And, of course, the boat jobs continue. Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure. ...