Removing the drive shaft
Removing the drive shaft (prop shaft) on SY Esper is never easy and always takes a while to get right. It’s a delicate process, but sometimes you just need a hammer.
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Log
The Ship’s Log covers journeys undertaken by sail or canal boat, and includes general posts not covered by the Travel category.
Servicing a Max-Prop
Servicing a Max-Prop is no easy task because don’t make life easy for the hapless cruiser. In this episode Jamie explains how to dismantle one…
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How to check your boat hull
Do you know how to check your boat hull? It’s an unnerving moment when you get to see your hull out of the water, especially after two years with no haul-out.
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How to prepare for your boat haul out
How to prepare for boat haul out? What should you do before you haul your boat, and how can you be best prepared? We list the jobs that you should do before you get there in the first of our boatyard mini series
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Why the British lost to a local Sulu prince
On the beautiful island of Balambangan, we discover why the British lost to a local Sulu prince, in a seldom told story of wit and cunning.
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25 Cruising Heroes (for the 21st century)
The 25 cruising heroes whose work over the last two decades has quietly inspired sailors to plan and set sail on their own adventure includes Followtheboat!
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The spectacular caves of Balambangan
We didn’t think it could get much better until we arrived at no-name cave #2, which turned out to have plenty of wildlife including a sleeping reticulated python and millions of bats…
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We dragged a Rocna anchor
We dragged a Rocna anchor! Yes, for only the second time in 14 years our sturdy and reliable anchor let us down. But only slightly. In near gale winds over three days at anchor, we stayed up for 24 hours
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Looking for our next boatyard
What are its benefits and does the boat yard do good work? These are the two main reasons for checking out any boatyard before you make the decision to haul out for maintenance and repair work.
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How to choose the best spot to anchor
We’re back on our own and this time we’re looking for a new anchorage. But how do we choose a good spot, what do we need to take into consideration when selecting a good place and what sources of information
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When will Malaysia clean up its beaches?
Roby’s Secret Place makes delicious home-made pizzas. And Aaron shakes a mean cocktail, evidenced towards the end of the video when we see Liz’s flushed face in raptures over bamboo shot glasses…
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How to choose the right dinghy
What’s the biggest dinghy your sailboat can handle? Are you going to keep it on the davits? On deck? Will it deflate or fold for easier storage? Can you easily drag it on shore? Will you be able to take the outboard motor on and off easily? Where will you store the outboard? Do you want a tender which is easy to row?
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Sailing rally pros and cons
We discuss the pros and cons of sailing rallies and mention the only other rally in which we’ve participated. It seems there is a theme, can you guess it?
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Navigating through the North Borneo Dangers
Navigating a sailboat through the North Borneo Dangers calls for concentration and planning in the final day of the rally.
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Medical kit for a sailboat
We discuss what kind of medical kit and first aid knowledge is needed to be a serious cruiser. A kit should contain medications and wound care treatment.
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