If you think the job to replace a boat hatch seal is easy, think again. What looks like a one to two-hour job turned into a six-hour frustrating drama with multiple trips to a workshop and boat store. But we made mistakes. Watch this ten-minute video to avoid the stumbling blocks we ran into so[Read More]
Videos
The Top 10 Benefits To Sailing With A Buddy Boat
A buddy boat is when you find a friend or family that lives on a boat to buddy up with. Many boaters make friendships in anchorages and some decided to do passages together. In some cases, a couple or group of boats might even sail the whole season together heading from, say, the Bahamas to[Read More]
Life With The COVID-19 Pandemic – A Channel Update
A couple of days ago Simon and I recorded a video to update you as to our current situation. We cover where we are, what’s going on and what our plans are. It seems that there’s a load of information out there – some of it is scary and some of it is inspiring. We’re[Read More]
Racing A Sailboat
It’s rather uncommon to find sailing cruisers talking about, or even partaking in, racing a sailboat. Most cruisers sail when the conditions are right and stay put when they’re not. They take their time. Sailing cruisers usually set their sails and then sit back and read a book, take a nap or simply gaze out[Read More]
Boat Life Problems – That Are NOT Boat Related
There are three major areas within the context of boat life problems that are not boat related. They included issues with people aboard, difficulties with people back home and money problems. In this article and video, we outline the various problems and offer solutions or tips to help make your transition into boat life less[Read More]
Thru-Hull Fittings Seacock Replacement
In this sailing how-to video, Simon covers a thru-hull fittings seacock replacement. Simon also explains what they are, how they work, how they break and provides a demonstration on how to replace one. Carry on reading below the video to find the products we used during our thru-hull fitting replacement, a checklist that covers the steps[Read More]
CopperCoat Antifoul Disaster Made Good?
We’ve had a long history of trying to get our CopperCoat antifoul to work. After paying an initial fee of well over $10,000 to get our boat sanded back to the gel coat and an application of the copper-based paint we discovered months later that the application did not work. Our boat was full of[Read More]
Installing Lithium Batteries in Boat
Many Bluewater cruisers are now taking the opportunity to swap out their old lead-acid or gel batteries for lithium batteries. Is installing lithium batteries in boat a good idea? The advantages are many. Read on and make sure to watch the video too! Installing Lithium Batteries in Boat Benefits You get more output for the[Read More]
Sailing To Five Countries In A Week – A Britican Update Video
Since our last update video, we’ve been busy doing our Britican Experiences were we take paying guests for a week-long experiential adventure. We have also been getting boat jobs done and hanging out with all the liveaboard cruisers down here in Grenada. We had another wonderful pig roast with some great friends. Most recently, however, we[Read More]
Lewmar Winch Service Checklist
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. No – we didn’t have a Lewmar winch service checklist to remind us of this job. I suppose we’re not unlike most bluewater cruisers in that we’re always learning as we[Read More]
