StartWe’re peacing out of Titusville, where our sailboat finally became seaworthy after all that sweat equity! This place was a great spot to get stuff done, but we’re done working ourselves to the bone. Southbound, here we come, before hurricane season gets feisty! Go To Video Tools I Love: 🛠 Milwaukee 18-Volt Drill and Impact …
Time For Sailboat Fun, The Hard Part Is Done! | Ep 23 Read More »
StartWe’ve returned to the water, but our sea legs are still on vacation. Tune in this week as we dock back at the marina to pick up a few things and attempt to resuscitate our engine gauges. Go To Video Tools I Love: 🛠 Milwaukee 18-Volt Drill and Impact Driver Kit https://amzn.to/366BwxM 🛠 Husky Mechanics …
Back On The Water, Getting Our Sea Legs. | Ep 22 Read More »
We’ve escaped the boatyard! After a paint party with Seahawk – three rounds of Tuff Stuff to keep the barnacles from crashing the party, and three rounds of Biocop tf because cleaning the bottom is so last season – we’re ready to hit the water. We even gave our prop and shaft a propglide makeover, …
Boatyard work finished, ready to relaunch | Ep 21 Read More »
At Westland Marina’s DIY yard, we are upgrading our helm’s power. Following my burnout from sanding, I have brought in a professional to assist. My partner has been playfully mocking the block and tackle system on our dinghy’s davit. We then savored a wonderful dinner prepared using a popular recipe from Dining In With Danielle. …
On the hard, do wish this on anyone! Hauling the boat out has been coming, not much bottom paint left. Me, underestimating the amount of work, jump right in thinking I could get this done in a couple weeks. Wrong, and this is going to take be a couple videos to get this projects done. …
We are making our way up to Titusville Florida in our final days before haul out. This was our longest motor yet and we are excited, yet fearful of what the following weeks will bring. We still enjoy the days before and some of the things Titusville has to offer. Go To Video Videos Chapters: …
Final Adventure: Escaping To Titusville Before Reality Sets In | Ep 18 Read More »
So we go out and sail our boat for the first time. Yes it was only the head sail, but we did it! In very low wind of 2 knots, we got up to 1 knot of speed. We did get 3.5 knots with some gust, but they are so hard to catch on camera. …
Setting Sail For The First Time On Our New Boat! | Ep 17 Read More »
We think these boat cleats on our Bayliner Bowrider 175 are going to hold up! They didn’t break when I pulled against them with 230lb, and they worked great at the dock during boat testing. The black nylon isn’t going to rust like the old cleats on this Bayliner Bowrider, and they only cost $18. …
Install Of Boat Cleats EP #53 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
If you follow this boat restore project, the lake testing is probably what you have been waiting on. Does the old Bayliner Bowrider 175 cruise off into the sunset, or does it blow up and sink. In this video we get the boat Mercruiser 3.0 liter timed and ready to hit the water, testing her …
Boat Timing And Lake Testing EP #52 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
This was exciting, huge fireball out of the carburetor, took all the hair off my hand. In this video, we show how we set up our newly rebuilt 3.0 Mercruiser in our Bayliner Bowrider Boat for initial startup. If you want to know how we installed the distributor at top dead center and primped the …
Starting Boat Engine First Time EP #45 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
