So many people dream of this kind of stuff but you have the balls to just do it, excited for upcoming videos

Aeropress & a hand grinder for coffee - makes great coffee and a really nice process

Stick at it guys, you’re doing great. Get that Starlink in as soon as possible, you don’t need the Marine package, just “roam” will do fine :)

I won't hold my breath for the tuna you'll inevitably catch on that back deck. Take your time, people love a good boat work channel!

As someone already commented the copper braid could be part of your bonding system where all metal items in contact with seawater are typically bonded together and back to a common anode. The metal bonding needs to include any metal piping that carries seawater as well. If you have say rubber joiners connecting bits of metal seawater piping the two metal pipes must be electrically connected across the rubber joiner etc. The bonding also needs to include your prop shaft, and this is sometimes done with a carbon brush running on the shaft inside the boat, or a bonded connection across any shaft coupling (drive saver etc) to the gearbox if it isn't already solid metal. If this isn't something your surveyor has already checked you should both visually check for the bonding connections and confirm them with an ohmmeter. If you find unbonded metal such as seacocks etc then pull them, strip them, and check them internally unless you already know their condition. Unbonded metal will eventually be a boat sinker. As already mentioned though the copper may be part of a lightening protection system, or even some sort of earthing connection to a ground plate under the hull if you have one for an SSB or something like that requiring a proper grounding system. Good luck with your boat work. Been there many times and it is always a bit daunting to get started with.

Heya! I just found your channel and I'm bingewatching every video! I love your honest communication, don't worry about any video-format or windy background noises, it's more than enjoyable to watch nonetheless and you'll get the hang of it sooner rather than later :) Foremost: You've mentioned that your blueprints and some stuff is written in german language... as thats my mother tongue I'd gladly offer my help, just hmu! I can't promise anything, but I'd be happy to help and try! =) Sailing recently became a dream of mine as well, so I'm really looking forward to your journey! Gut Wind und immer ne handbreit Wasser unterm Kiel! (Have some good wind and always a handful of waterunder your keel.)

You’re totally doing the right thing taking your time. This is a marathon, not a sprint and by the time you set sail properly you’ll know the boat and you’ll have it the way you want it. Respect to get the music sorted first! I can’t work without music 😊

That boat is so light inside I love it. Good luck guys you’re going to do great.

I would swap that dehumidifier for a desiccant one, they work much better at low temperatures also blowing warm air around the cabin..... Some marina's now won't allow compressor Dehumidifiers now.

Looking forward to following your story guys, Best of luck!

Found your channel today. Awesome videos! Thanks for sharing the process. Looking forward to following along with you guys. Also, don’t be afraid of portrait shots in the vlogs. Make em how you like em. 👍🏽

If you take the old wires out, it pays to run a mouse line in as you go. Then you can pull other new cables in without the faff!

As someone who wants to do this, I am looking forward to next 12 months of seeing you work on the boat!

Get that Patreon up soon! I'm dying for some extra episodes!

Hi there. Yes, that is a flat copper ground wire connecting all through hulls. In my case they rotted away. With enough zincs under the waterline it should not be problem if you dispose of the broken ones. As to the fridges not working, I realized that on my Franchini, it was due to bad connections on the cables of the two compressors. You should find them approximately underneath the swivel chair. Loosen the connections and spray some WD40 if they look ok. Maybe you clean them with some sanding paper beforehand. All the best. Regards, Silvano

For longer trips, you will want to plan ahead and find areas for more/larger freezer and refrigeration. Anywhere you can find a place for cold storage, plan for it so when the funds are available, you'll be ready. Absolute most needed will be internet access and a good watermaker (if you don't have one yet). Please do not travel without a reliable water source.

Smashing that you both dive in and get stuck into whatever needs to be done. Kudos to you both, and I am looking forward to watching your future endeavours.

I can highly recommend getting the Delonghi Dedica 685 Espresso Machine. You do need a seperate grinder for the beans. It does everything and it is light and small and it never breaks. Alternatively, if you want to just press a button get the Melitta Cafeo Solo. Both machines are inexpensive and easy to clean. Cheers

Stick with it guys you’re doing great and I’m really enjoying the channel. It’s so refreshing is a good word for it. I have one question though if you don’t mind answering it when you say you’re going to air B&B the house did you used to live together and then when you got the boat, have you had to live apart for some reason?deffinately be following you all the time now keep it genuine and you won’t go far wrong 😊

We are excited to follow your journey. Best of luck guys.

The 'copper' strap is ground bonding connecting any metalic through hull fittings, bronze cutless bearing on the prop shaft to the inside of the annode bolts usually. Its helps prevent galvanic corrosion on those items. It also might be connected to the bottom of the mast as a lightening conductor. The bits you can see in the bilge are a part of your ballast. Some boats have solid keels and added mass in the form of steel "offcuts/pellets" set in the polyester resin (same resin the boats built from) in the bilge. Loving the videos. Keep up the good work.

Yeah me and my wife have different accents i met her in mongolia when i was working as a punkawala but she was on a different shift from me and it actually took 4 years for us to eventually meet when i came came back to Rangoon for a Jolly and visited my old workmates!! To this day i still have not got a clue what shes saying !!! Loving the channel from the Philipinnes .

Plant won’t stay on a table in a monohull sailing boat. You also need to fill your cupboards better as live aboard sailors. 2 cupboards for spices is crazy, and your boat has a lot less stowage space than ours. We have been living onboard full time all year round for i years now.

Aeropress coffee maker. And a hand grinder.

I have never thought about doing this kind of boating, but seeing you guy’s doing it together makes me want to retire and buy a sail boat ! we have a 21 foot wake board boat here in Az, in the good old USA. Look forward to more videos. Enjoy

I’d leave the wires in for the AIS so you can use them for a new AIS when you fit it

Also, (sorry lots of comments from me, I sailed professionally in the mega yacht industry for 12 years, 3 Trans Atlantic crossings on sail yachts) line cupboards and drawers with non skid, so stuff doesn't roll around. Everything in your kitchen cupboards will fall over unless its jammed in (ie cupboards full). The noise of stuff banging around in cupboards/drawers will do your head in when you're exhausted in the middle of a night crossing and just want to sleep. 😂

Love these two 🥰

The effort and worry will be worth it when you’re out in the middle of the ocean and travelling the world. Keep it up 👍

love the rug test! Absolutely loving this channel already! fell onto it as iv been looking at small yachts. After selling my motorbike a camper was an idea but the prices are ridiculous. Good luck in your journey and i imagine your editing will get better with each video been posted. LIVING THE DREAM!

Toilet just needs cleaning, might be salt water flush, which do stink when left. If it's salt water, dont leave chemicals in it though (toilet duck) when you're away, it'll stink worse.

yes, copper grounding strap - could be bonding all the through-hulls so worth sorting or they will become useless

As they are at the moment the first time you hit a wave the stuff in those cupboards will come crashing out... Great Boat. Definitely need to reconnect the ground strap - try to find out where both ends go and check for continuity - without it you may find that your prop dissolves. I too am in a mixed marriage. My wife is from up North and I'm a southerner, don't worry about accents- to Americans we all sound POSH. Starlink will change your lives.

Learn to sew canvas and upholtery and you can pick up alot of small jobs in the Carribean and elsewhere.

Brave to take on a new unknown world. American here, it is amazing that your dialects are different. You stated you lived 5 hours away from your partner and you each. sound different. Amazing.

Coffee on board, hand grinder, V60 pour over through filter. Just need a kettle and good beans. Lots of vids on KZfaq to guid you. Enjoy!

Well done guys. Looking great. I want to see more of the lobster!

I'm well excited for you guys, and it's something I'd love to do one day. It's not too dissimilar to La Vagabonds journey I've followed since very early days. Would love to see your journey from British eyes and not Ozzy's. 😂 👍 Keep up the work guys. Pop into Poole on your way down 😂

Love you both!! Absolutely brilliant boat and you will know every inch of it by the time you set off for the Med, so will be able to deal with every eventuality on your adventures. Another Epic Video on Sea Gypsy! Thanks for sharing⛵️R ❤xx

You are both doing a fab job so looking forward to watching you document your adventures Julia & John xx

Great flog 👍 Good to see you both again aboard Anna B. Love how natural you both are. Looking forward to seeing your next vlog soon

Just come across the channel and love your interaction and effort. Regards the toilet staining, if it’s sea water flush, then that’s why it’s smelly and stained, I would recommend changing to fresh water flushing as there will be less staining and smell. If you have left sea water in the bottom bowl the microbes and sea water is causing the smell as it ferments like over time ,; given you are only getting there for the weekend or every other that’s the problem. It would be less smelly if it were being used every day. Hope that helps. The copper bonding being broken is an issue which you will need to take a look at as that will lead back to a below water grounding on the outside of the hull. I haven’t seen any other episodes as yet so don’t currently know what she’s made of, but if it’s a metal hull, then be aware of electrolysis, leakage, which will erode your anodes. It still applies if it’s a fibreglass boat and or wood, so watch out for two different metals touching (through holes, etc, as that can also cause damage and erosion, which can lead to delambination issues. More when I have caught up. Regards. John

well done guys good to see you back she will be great when all bits and bobs are done fun cleaning bilges did it on our boats.Brought back sum good memories seein this as the cruiser ash is stood next to @5.25 in the vid is what we had in the 70s that is a 76 boat a princess 37 we had 3 of em went everywhere south coast france holland CIs very seaworthy.keep posting love to see how you guys are gettin on

‘Your Back’….. nice one… thought you might have thrown the towel in cos of the amount of work you’ve got ahead of you..😩 Keep plugging away and ticking off that boat job list and before you know it …. It will be time to sail away on your new life of adventures. Good Luck Guys. We’re all here following along. Amanda and Paul. ⛵️👍

Noooooo, don't get rid of the coffee maker!!! We have the same one and we'll be in the same area at about the same time. We'll have to meet. 🙂

Stay positive and you guys can sail year-round. 😀

Great chanel, looking forward to what's ahead. Keep up the good work 💪. SV Kiwi Lady Opua Bay of islands New Zealand 👍🏿

Well I’m in it for the long haul!! Love you guys and wish all the best

I think the area of the bilge with the bits in the resin could be the top of your encapsulated keel. Great vid, I’ll certainly keep watching.

Wow exciting things ahead! Enjoying following along 😊 good luck

Fair play to you guys.. Was looking forward to new upload.. Most people dream and talk. You guys straight in there and figure it out. Inspiring stuff 👍🏻 Loves it

This is probably late to the comments but aeropress makes a great cup of coffee made for camping it takes up almost no room.

Another great video, you’re both doing a cracking job! Keep up the great work!

Loving the leap!! Best of luck with your plans…mucho respect! Will be following. Yes send one of the thousand cards to Spain 🇪🇸 if you want 😄👍🏼🙏

Well done getting stuff done , good video ❤ G

Yes another episode🎉 Sending all the love from South Africa❤❤

HI , if you are open to advice I would like to help . First crimping wires will fail 10 times faster in a boat , you need to solder wire joints if you dont have dedicated marine conectors and also a small wet and dry vacuum will save hours of sponging up water . dont go for the fancy house types but find a workshop type , much better price and more durable. and finally internet , consider starlink , many different packages to consider , and it is a gamechanger in terms of connectabiliy, allowing you to work online almost anywhere in the world . wishing you both the best.

The silver pump that you found. Is a submersible pump and is ok to dangle by the wire

I’m looking forward to your progress over the next year as there’s so much to do. I refitted my boat which is moored on the Thames at the moment. I found Jeff Cote Pacific Yacht systems is brilliant for boat wiring tips. Good luck.Martin

Hi, I was lucky enough to catch and subscribe to your channel from the start (I think!) So definitely looking forward to more content 🙂🤞!

I noticed that the copper strip is in the other bilge sections. You need to put the one you removed back in its compartment. I prevents corrosion on other metal parts that may be in the bilge.

You should sail to Piel island - off the coast of walney island & barrow in Furness - loads of pick up buoys and plenty of like minded Yachty’s - the island, has a castle and a king (yes a king) with a lovely quaint pub that offers food too - keep up the videos guys, they’re great !

There's no right answer to this and everyone will have an opinion, but here goes. It was generally accepted practise from a certain time of boat building to electrically bond all the metal parts together. My 1978 hull has a combination of wires and braids like the one you found, linking the backstay, the steering quadrant, the bronze stern tube, the through hulls etc to the keel bolts. Modern thinking (according to an answer in a recent edition of PBO) is not to bond these items together. Indeed many modern boats have Tru Design composite through hulls anyway. You'll have to get advice from an expert, or Dr Google and make a decision if you are to re-instate the copper braiding in your boat. You will need a sacrificial anode where there are dissimilar metals like a stainless propshaft and a bronze propeller but whether this should be extended to a boat wide bonding system is open to debate. There's my two penneth, let the roasting begin. Good luck, great output, hope to see you along the way.

Such a nice boat guys... well done.

Literally just shot to the top of my fave KZfaq channels after only a handful of vids! Can't wait for more vids. Do a bit of research into starlink... could be just what you are after for connectivity while away.

Nice boat.. good luck to you both 😊😊

25:25 That's *not* for a hole in the boat, because you would need a 1,000 of litres per *minute* pump to do that. That pump is good for emptying the bilge after the sea had dumped a lot of water into the boat via the companionway and/or hatches.

Red clay strays... love them music choice

Loving your channel 👍

If in doubt guys, ask the marina manager of dockyard workers, they're a mine of info. And either video their replies, or write it down, get a book specifically for this, section it off by department, and keep it in a ziplock bag under the nav station. They'll be so much to take in guys....

Ure bilge pump switch works, it needs the wires to the controler changing round🤣

well damn another channel I have to keep top with x

Love your channel, take the labels off the tins and permanent mark them what they are.Ive seen this on other boat channels,it stops bugs in your larder

So jealous!

Great video keep it coming. Maybe you can hook up with wave Rover he just crossed the Atlantic.

Here for the duration can't wait to see how you get on 2 lads from Bristol done same thing they currently in Fiji having done Caribbean Panama canal etc with only 22 k subs paying there way round the world the sailing bros get her right before you set off I'm along for your journey or you can have me as crew lol good luck

Access to Glasson is challenging…..

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Looking for a yacht myself and never considered the franchini I will have a 👀 I’m only 1 hr away from fleetwood Would be great if I could get a nosey 😊

The porcelain came off the toilet with cleaner. You can get glaze to recover it. It won't hurt it as is tho. Just looks bad

Banging Mara! Fantastic first couple of episodes! Great yacht and well done for cracking on and getting hands dirty! As a Kendal lad living aboard, I will say: Ash mate you need to tone down the accent a lal bit to capture the international audience and grow the channel. My wife is fine watching Eloise but can't understand a word from you and subtitles can't cope with you either lad. 😂. BTW she is used to my shocking northern accent and speaks fluent English for work, so just if you want a large international following... Something to think about 😅 Cracking episode tho and I have a feeling you're going to be my new favourite channel! And don't feel too bad she struggles with my sister's Cumbrian accent too 😅

Aeropress. Wouldn't handgrind, though. Just better to buy a decent grind, and get through it before it goes stale.

I’m enjoying your channel, you should have a think about having a buy me a coffee link. I quite often donate to channels that I like and find interesting. It could help you fund your adventures. Good luck for the future.

Get yourself a Nespresso you can get a free machine great coffee

Rocket espresso machine, Baratza grinder

Guys, what is your plan for insurance? We are keen to do something similar... buy a motorboat (probably in FL/Carib already) and travel around that part of the world for a few years. We don't however have any experience. We can gain training and weekend experience over here, but I want to buy a boat/catamaran over there. I keep hearing from people that getting insurance without experience is impossible.... Help me out haha

That looks like a sump pump for a house.

WiFi is everywhere in the med so easy to work online easy. As for you doing jobs in marinas, bars or anywhere, forget it! You are obviously both British, so after Brexshit you no longer can work in any EU (the Mediterranean) country without a work permit. You also won’t be able to sail in the Mediterranean for 2 years without doing the Schengan shuffle! Hate to break this news but you canon,y stay in Schengan for 90 days. Then you must leave for 90 days. Leaving the EU was bad for sailors. This also affects most of the Caribbean too

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Sailing is about sailing. If you wait till the boat is ready you will never go. JFDI

When you need some drone shots - let me know. :)

Confused as why you would remove the helm station from inside… I suggest you reconsider this based on your future plans….

Where the vase will go when you sail? On the floor, obvs... 🤨

Hi, out of interest what did you pay for your boat. Cheers A.

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Can I ask who was the brokers you used?

You guys will be right just keep at it everyone wants to see a total babe in a yacht on the ocean.

French press is what you're looking for

sell all un sail items, quit jobs, live on boat full time = an ability to get out of dodge quicker.

On your travels when booking in to new locations around the world book in as captain and pilot and not as captain and mate god for bid if the captain was taken ill the mate can’t move the boat but the pilot can this came from KZfaq lazy Greco