TROUBLE in the BOAT YARD | Ocean Passage Preparation | Sailing Florence Ep. 116

BROKEN engine mounts and OSMOSIS on the rudder. Preparing Florence for the next ocean passage proved to be a bigger problem than we anticipated. Hauling Florence out of the water in Seychelles and finding more problems under the waterline put us in a race against time to try and get everything fixed before our date to re-launch. On top of that the travel lift that was supposed to lift us in broke down. Boat yard time is never easy, but this time the boat maintenance was especially challenging.

We have been sailing around the world for over 5 years after setting off from England in 2016 on board our 37ft sail boat Florence. Join us as we share the highs and lows of travelling around the world by boat, Sailing offshore across the Oceans and exploring remote locations with our own little tiny house. Boat life out at sea on the ocean and off the grid.

#Sailing #sailingaroundtheworld #Boatyard #BoatMaintenance #Osmosis #Seychelles #tropical #circumnavigation #SailingYachtFlorence #indianocean #yacht

Music in order as played:

[grahamcoffer]

You’ve done remarkably well in such a short time.
I’ve mentioned before how you’ve acquired all the technical knowledge to maintain the boat.
You’re both incredible young people, so talented and driven!

[hssh]

Jon Richardson replacing ship batteries is certainly something I've never seen beforfe.

[joeechandi]

Florence sails beautifully at the hands of Matt and Amy 👍👏🌍🌏🌎

[davecook]

You two handle the boat very well. Certainly you know everything about Florence. The best point you made was in your closing: “When sailing around the world, you need to know how to do everything yourself.” Most people don’t even know what a thru hull valve is, and here you are rebuilding them! On the topic of engine vibration, a worn cutlass bearing (stern bearing) can cause vibration. Bad engine alignment can also cause vibration with perfectly good engine mounts. When the cutlass bearing is worn, you can waste hours aligning the motor and never get the vibration to go away. Great video. I just found your channel.

[DAVIDMILLER-ncvo]

That face mask that you came up with to protect your face and lungs is wonderful. You should show us how you tie it up. It looks like a t-shirt. I love your Dad's dinghy!

[donanderson]

Matt, Don’t be too hard on yourself for what you don’t know. It’s a never ending process. What you do know and are doing puts you way ahead of most. Knowing how to put together your great vlog is very enviable. Yours is the one I don’t want to miss.

[AfricanFlightStar]

Fantastic episode. Your grit and determination to make your dreams come true is truly admirable. And you are such a hardworking team together. Huge respect!

[Bri-wikq]

Hey Matt, your Amy is no Princess!
From scraping the hull, sanding and painting all covered in dust 'n antifoul, and she doesn't get seasick....we're impressed - she's a keeper Matt!!!
Well done on a very successful haul-out-yard time and such a befitting description of this too often depressing and expensive time, guys you absolutely nailed the spirit. Thank you, have a safe passage to SA and wishing you both a fulfilling and healthy 2022.
Brian, Top Hat 25', Sydney

[andreodragao]

the first 4 minutes of the video with you guys jibbing around it worth the whole video!!! so great to see a sailing channel when the people actually do sail .

[robertbyrd]

Whether on a boat, vehicle or house quality work and knowedgable workers is a thing of the past. Paying anyone is a crap shoot and like you I have been forced to learn how to do things and buy tools that I would have never thought I would but life goes on. You guys have a great channel. I never found that nice, pretty lady that could also work hard. Kudos on that one! Stay safe out there.

[michakj]

Not possible to not regret small number of subscribers of this phenomenal sailing channel. Amy and Mark, true sailors, and friends of oceans and wildlife; they surprise me and teach about life, and tourism. Thank you. Sail safe to a tiny French island.

[clark]

As much as I love the episodes where you’re on the move or enjoying tropical beaches or hikes, I actually find episodes that show how much work it is just as enjoyable. Thanks for sharing the fatigue, stress, grime, and for keeping it all real :-)

[NealyLL]

Why do I like this channel….. because you guys are the real deal… no posing nonsense just realness . 👏👏👏. 👌

[robertgould]

My best off-shore boatyard experience was when I lost all the engine oil motorsailing around the tip of Guadaloupe and blew my engine. My wife and I sailed into the Saintes where there was no one who could service our broken engine. We then sailed against the trades for ten hours up to Pointe a Pitre where we called the marina for a tow. Found an engine shop that could replace our engine but the new engine took 5 weeks to arrive from Paris and I had to sign a contract for $15, 000 for the engine in French which I couldn't understand (despite 4 years of French in school many years earlier). Weird to watch them drop a new engine through a hatch into the engine compartment (after taking apart some of the cabinetry). The mechanics did a great job. The six weeks we spent in Guadaloupe were among the best we had.

[ericfleming]

Seems like a rare treat to see someone actually sailing their boat on YouTube nowadays.

[digitalcanvas]

You guys are one of the top 2 sailing channels on youtube. Apart from Ruby Rose, nobody compares to you. You're able to strike a balance between what's interesting, beautiful, necessary, and fun. You are wonderful storytellers. Amy, you could do voiceover work for National Geographic documentaries. I love watching you guys each week. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into your videos. Looking forward to future episodes. Safe sailing...

[robertgould]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed your experience in the boatyard. I owned for 31 years and sailed a Mariner 47 sailboat named Free Spirit which I sailed 170, 000 miles in a circumnavigation of the North Atlantic, 6 Bermuda passages, and cruising of the entire west coast of Europe from the Arctic Circle to Villamoura, Portugal. Spent a winter cruising the Caribbean and sailed 3 times to Nova Scotia. Wrote about some of it in my book, North Atlantic Odyssey, Sailing to the Arctic Circle (St. Martin's Press, 1989 and the Boater's Medical Companion (Cornell Maritime Press, 1990). I remember spending two weeks, 12 hours a day sanding and painting the bottom of Free Spirit, using a scraper to remove 2 years of barnacles in Antigua in a wet suit and getting hundreds of little shrimp-like creatures under the wet suit that itched like hell. They did shower off. This was in the years before Antigua had a marina that could haul Free Spirit out. Dr. Bob Gould

[billby]

My first tune-in to your blog. I really like you folks. You are both hard workers with tenacity flowing through your veins. Really like your identifying the music played in your blog - THANK YOU!!! Changing out motor mounts and aligning the prop shaft is not all that difficult a task - it seems like it is because it scares the B-Jesus out of others, and they, in turn pass that "Oh My God" fear along to others. You discovered the most ardent parts of doing it - OBSERVATION, measurements and checking clearances. The prop shaft seal was replaced with an identical unit, therefore, the only change there was reliability - new for old. I will agree that doing anything for the first time is a bit scary, but it's not impossible. Simply tell yourself, well, if I get it wrong, I'll have to get more talent to bear and get it right. Might want to investigate Battleborn Batteries. There are several bloggers on here that swear by them, and I believe a few even got them for a cheap cost to test them for the Company and report back. You can do anything you must do, and help is readily available.

[alcw]

Impressive….love how you two just get stuck in and don’t overly dramatize things

[rightsideupvt]

Your work ethic and positive attitude during challenges is commendable.