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Our CATAMARAN finally has a NAME! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 96
(Ep.107) Although it's been a tough week from our rental car getting bumped & Ricky's wallet getting stolen, there was a silver lining to it all. Our name finally has been placed on the boat & man what a sweet day it was. We were over the moon &...
BOTTOM BOAT PAINT| YACHT REBUILD WEEK 95
(Ep.105) Ricky shows you some of the work he's been up to when he's not working on our boat & we tick two things off our list... Epoxy hull & Anti fouling. Cheerio!! So excited we are really excited to get in the water now. We bummed we couldn't w...
DIY Vetus ENGINE INSTALL Part 2 | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 93
(Ep.103) We had a epic week away with my family & had my cousins from the US visit us here in South Africa for my brothers wedding! We got back to the boat and it was time to install our engine gauges & connect up our engine controls. Next step wa...
DIY Vetus ENGINE INSTALL Part 1 | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 92
(Ep.102) The time has come.. to put in our engines. We had a few questions on how exactly were we planning on installing our two new Vetus engines and fitting them through our tiny doors...well here is the answer to your awaited question. Once the engin...
Cutting a HUGE hole in your BOAT | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 91
(Ep.101) We cut our engine beds to size & now it was time to bond and fiberglass in the babies in and cut out the whole for our new sail drive.. It was so SCARY & nerve wrecking but the sail drive fit like a glove! Happy days!! What's left on ...
Sail Drive ENGINE BED INSTALL! | VETUS | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 90
(Ep.100) Wow, can you believe we're on episode 100 already!! Que the celebration for when we are in the water! ;) So this week we got all our goodies from Vetus in the previous episode we set out to start installing it which meant grinding down inside our...
We’re expecting TWINS…. ENGINES that is!!
(Ep.97) WE RECEIVED SOME AMAZING NEWS! When the cat's away the mice will play.. While I was away in Pretoria for my sister in laws bachelorette party, Ricky went out fishing with the guys. He managed to catch us lunch for a few days which was nice. Ricky ...
BREAKING BAD on a BOAT! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 88
(Ep.96) We get the layout for our name sorted out. Ricky starts on our emergency tiller & Ricky shows you what works he's been up too! What's left on our list you may ask?? 1. Water-maker Installation 2.Install the engine 3.Name goes on 4.Get a lif...
My FIRST new BOAT! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 86
(Ep.94) We get 2 BIG suprises! Louis & Alta (Patreons of ours) donated a outboard motor to us for our... brand NEW spanking Dinghy from Vetus! It's the first NEW boat Ricky and I have ever owned & we were pretty chuffed! So we tested it out! Took a...
You make me WORRY so MUCH!! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 85
While we wait for engine stuff we got started on doing the little tasks that still need to be completed. We start by getting our window shades me & ready to be installed (now we just have to install them) We set up our pulley systems to lift up our din...
HOISTING up our MAST with PLASTIC RIGGING!!? | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 83
(Ep.91 So our mast is prepped & ready to go, so while we wait we decided to get started on lifting up the boat to get the keels inspected and prepped for some antifouling. Once that was done it was time to hoist up the mast! We have been waiting for th...
INSTALLING all our MAST FITTINGS | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 82
(Ep.90) So that time has come for us to get our mast prepped in sense of mast lights and get our synthetic rigging attached. We did that and were all prepared to get the mast hoisted... but do you think the weather played well with us? Definitely not! W...
Sailing on the TAG 60 Performance Sailing Catamaran | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 81
(Ep.89) We took the 60ft Tag yacht from St Francis to Port Elizabeth, finish up our anchor and also finish up installing our anchor windlass. We also receive a gift from Vetus in the mail!! Can you guess what it is!?? What's left on our list you may ask?...
OFF GRID SYSTEM for our TINY HOME! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 80
(Ep.88) We hook up our pretty sweet Victron system & go completely off grid. We also chat you through the system we put in & how we ran it. What batteries we got? https://bluenova.co.za/ (LiFePO4 batteries) Check out our video: https://youtu.be/...