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Anchoring NIGHTMARE! Ep.56
We departed on an overnight passage south from Mazatlán to the spectacular Isla Isabel, arriving just in time for the swell to start rolling in to the questionable anchorage! It took many, many dives to free the chain from boulders, and a near miss with t...
DODGING SANDBANKS AT FRASER ISLAND S1CH.15
If you go through the Sandy Straits without hitting the bottom once then are you even doing the Sandy Straits? We are up early at Pelican Point and head to Garry's anchorage on Fraser Island for the night. Garrys has always presented us with beautiful cal...
Battle Born Lithium Installation – Onboard Lifestyle ep.160
On this episode of Onboard Lifestyle we upgrade our house bank with Battle Born's BB10012 LiFePO4 batteries. With the addition of the Victron Multiplus12/3000 inverter/charger, BMV-712 Smart Monitor, and MPPT 100/50 SmartSolar Controllers, this major pr...
OCEAN LAGOON ANCHORAGE & CROSSING WIDE BAY BAR + a monohulls guide to Double Island Point S1CH.14
Ah, so this is what Double Island Point is all about, we show you Double Island Point from a monohull, don't worry we let you in on the info so you can also join the fun. Waking up at beautiful Double Island Point, we take advantage of the bluest water we...
New Boat Projects
This video is about new boat projects on our new 2021 Jeanneau 440. Just because the boat is new doesn't mean there are not projects. Some are items we chose not to include in our order based on price or product selection. Some just were not offered and ot...
The dinghy DISASTER! Ep. 55
Wow, what an action-packed episode we have for you! We arrived in the wonderful, tropical Maztalán after a challenging 200 mile passage, but the weather didn’t quite give us the welcome we were expecting. Once the sun showed its face, we went ashore to...
HOW WE SHOWER WITHOUT A SHOWER & WE’RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN S1CH.13
Soph hasn't had a shower in a week so and is going slightly loopy from UNI assignments, so she treats herself to a saucepan shower. We get up at sparrow fart to leave Mooloolaba but find a blown fuse that runs all of our 2 instruments. Our day plans drast...
Hardline hour/tachometer
I install a Hardline combo hour / tachometer on our new Mercury 15 hp EFI four stroke outboard. Buy it here https://amzn.to/33NwncB This was an easy install and is really necessary to maintain your outboard properly.
Celebrations, Milestones and more PROJECTS! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.159
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we bounce from project to project pushing hard to finish as much as we can before we leave this area. A few bottles are popped to celebrate a huge milestone for the SV basik crew, 50,000 Subscribers! Come back n...
WORST SAIL EVER & BOAT TOUR: Ep.54
A 30 hour passage with rough seas and short sharp 3 second swell on the beam was really not what we bargained for! Join Tom and Peter as they hoist the sails and point Bohemia across the sea, to the promised Mexican Riviera! Also in this episode, a bonus ...
JUST TWO SALTY SAILORS TRYNA GET BY S1CH.12
Well, it all starts off with a couple of boats directly in front of us upstream collecting one another. What do we do? There is no one on board and it's getting dark. Where in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, anchored in "the pond", a crowd...
True Kit Unboxing
True Kit Unboxing When we ordered our new Jeanneau 440 sailboat we knew we would need a dinghy. We didn’t want to ruin the lines of the new boat with davits. Looking for something that was totally inflatable so it could be stored in a locker and lightwei...
ATTEMPTED MUTINY! Testing the safety gear & departing on our 200 MILE PASSAGE! Ep.53
Join us as we tether up, prepare our jack lines, fill our empty stomachs and slip off into the cold, dark windy night... as we set sail for Mazatlán on the MEXICAN MAINLAND, and all the palm trees and palapas that would no doubt be waiting for us! This is...
SAILING AUSTRALIA | how not to throw a spinnaker S1CH.11
Our first time throwing our spinnaker, we don't know whether it is asymmetrical or symmetrical, there is only one way to find out. So up she goes. We're learning by doing and we are doing what we can, how not to throw a spinnaker. We leave Brisbane, it's ...