Hang in there. The patchwork looks good. You will make it to Grenada, and you can then regroup. Keep smiling. you have a great smile Taylor. Don't hide that smile.

Taylor......you are a pretty tough cookie, girl! Everybody gets the BEATDOWN put on them from time to time, but getting back up and fighting it is what defines you! YOU ARE ONE TOUGH CHICK!

I cannot get over how you look so much like one of my daughters. Sorry about the rudder, but like my daughter’s determination and resiliency, I believe you got this and we all look forward to you overcoming this obstacle and bring us all new adventures.

Finding a deal on BVI IS A MIRACLE

I have the exact same boat. I had the same issue with aft lockers. So i cleaned the drains and put new hose from the locker lid to the aft drain in the locker but here is what really helped. I put rubber gaskets on the locker lid so when the water overflowed bc the drain is to small the water would then run off the aft if the boat instead of entering the locker. Game changer. No issues since. I used rubber gaskets but added 3m vhb tape to the rubbers self adhesive. Good luck

You are strong Taylor ! You can do it!!

I love those chairs! We’ve had them for 18 years and they’re still going strong! We use them constantly

It’s nice to have a support network of friends and family.

It looks to me like you're handling a very tough situation well! Yeah, use the tools you have, the supplies, and your gut instincts and make it happen. You're gaining experience! Thanks for sharing your adventures. The chairs look very inviting for resting in the shade.

Well done. Overcoming unforeseen challenges is a core element of the whole adventure. You get just a little tougher with each new scar.

Fantastic work! Life is always going to throw us curve balls…. Just get back on that horse and keep digging! Nice job!!! You’re doing it right Taylor..Be Tough!!❤

Hi Taylor - GREAT video. I work in automotive paint - I can truly appreciate all of the surface prep work you guys did on this repair. And you're right - form follows function - as long as it works, you can always pretty it up later. Chin up - it's this experience that will serve you well the longer you're at sea!

Good evening Taylor. Spectacular video with excellent production values. Thanks for sharing. Your boat reconstruction skills are incredible. 😊😊

I'm so sad you had to go through this at this time. The nice thing is that you caught it early enough and were able to make the repairs needed. All the best in your travels to Grenada I hope you have good wind and get there safely. Look forward to your next video!

Looks like you made a good fix on the rudder. Interesting to see how much marine growth attaches to the rudder with no AF on it. Enjoying your videos.

So glad you weren't alone. Wishing you fair winds and following seas!

Awesome repair job on the fly - you go girl!!

Well Done. Thanks for the update. Don't listen to the naysayers. Luv ya!

Good video! A broken rudder can be catastrophic, but you discovered the problem in time, and dealt with it in a safe way. Extra kudos for the investigation that determined where and what happened and why as well. This should make it easier to prevent similar problems from occuring again...

Great job on the repair. Improvise, adapt, overcome.

We started seeing you on Delos and now with your craft. This content you produced on this video was the best you have ever done. You presented yourself and the camera work very nicely. You handled your issues well. Great job.

Well mother nature can be aggressive sometimes, glad you didn't get hurt, and that you fixed the issue right away. Safe travels, Taylor. You are an amazing young woman

You are tougher than nails Taylor. We in Alberta were at -39 a couple of days ago and today we got up to +2 so welcome to Alberta. We all love your videos. You bring such joy for all of us back home. Keep smiling, stay safe and keep pushing on. God Bless you your family and your crew.

I first saw you when you were with Sailing Doodles. You sure have changed, hardened up, gained so much experience and knowledge. Keep at it; the lows will pass and fade and the sun will always shine again!😊

Nice work on that rudder! Hang in there sweet Taylor! Blessings and much love always!! 🙏❤

I am glad I can watch you and others doing all the sailing as I just would not do well with all the issues. Hopefully going forward you will be a bit more lucky 🍀. 😁

Nicely done Taylor, adapt and overcome ! Better than risking the damaged rudder! Cheers Warren

Nice! Serious upgrades in just a few days! One less leak, and a solid rudder! A bit of unsolicited advice - don't be afraid to ask someone to help when a task is better with another person, such as catching a big ass rudder. Accept that they are a 2-person task, and or rig up some sort of fixture to make it a safe one-person task.

Excellent perseverance and emergency repair job!

Girl, I know this probably happened eons ago, but you and Kiki are a great team. I am so happy that you have each other. As for the boat, the repair is probably better than when you got Gypsy. Fairwinds, Friend! Thanks for posting. You were missed on the Tube.

Aloha Taylor, lots thrown at you and the toughness handle the lumps victorious! Awesome video. Looking forward to the next one! Safe travels =)

Nice work on the rudder fix. There is a company in Florida, called Foss Foam. They rebuilt a rudder for me and did a great job at a very reasonable price. Best of luck.

The rudder looks really great you guys, keep the boat sailing, you’re doing great!

Great example of make do and mend - solid repair that I am sure will do the job until you get a chance to sort for permanently - bravo Tay 🎉

I think you guys are being too modest, that looks like a great repair. Well done Team Taylor! 👊

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought "uh oh". But you handled it gracefully and took on the project yourselves. That, and this video, are impressive and the most honest solo on camera explanation I've seen in a long time. Congrats on the fix to get you to haul out.

Congratulations on the repair!..

Bill and Grace found a similar problem during their haul out in the Sea of Cortez... not the rudder itself, but the shaft, had significant corrosion, looks like replacing will force them to miss their window for crossing the pacific this season, and are now talking about spring of 2024. Losing a rudder anywhere is a major problem, but at least island hopping you can hope for a tow... but the middle of the pacific losing a rudder could be catastrophic! The temp job looks perfectly fine for the job it needs to do... If the original was already cracked/split, the repair is probably better than what you've been sailing with for several months now...

Love your positive outlook, life always throws you lemons its what you want to do with them that make you outlook in life

Rudder looks great! Keep going, it's just part of the adventure!

Looks good enough to make it. Good Job!! 👍🏻

At the beginning of the video you could see it had been caused by grounding and all things considered you were very very lucky in that it had not bent the rudder shaft nor had your keel made contact with the reef. Good emergency repair and well done and note to ones self Always check after anchoring you have enough swing area . Good luck on your travels

Well done with the repair, enjoyed the video.

The amount of bad luck you have but keep on your brave face and your big smile is all worth it!!!

The owner In 2002 according to the address lives/lived near me in pa. Crazy. Anyway, I haven't watched in a little bit and just stumbled back onto your videos. You 2 a great together, but don't sell yourself short. You are a strong women living her dream.

Well done guys!

I like it when people show real life and owning their mistakes. Don't get me wrong, avoid trouble if possible, but it does make good content. This is all part of the learning curv, how to anker, how to stay cool under pressure, how to fix the rudder, how to be humble and admit your mistakes on yt and learn from it all. The boat is safe and strong, you are a better sailor and no real harm done. Good stuff, keep it up

Taylor , your travel adventures are hilarious !

Great video Taylor! You sure covered a lot in 16 min! Good job finding that old paperwork. And you may know this already but Bill and Grace on Calico had a rudder issue. They have opted for a longer term fix with a company from Florida.

Function before fassion is what I always say . Nice job taylor !

3 Comments: 1) I think you guys did a damn fine repair on that rudder considering the circumstances. 2) I think you should consider reverting to the name Boondoggle. 3) Being on a tight schedule is one of the most dangerous things for a sailor to do. I hope you get to look around Grenada and the Grenadines. We bareboated down there years ago and I think it was our favorite trip ever!

Great to see you out their again, beauty brains and skill xx

I have watched you for a few years ever since you crude with Bobby and you have a cowgirl soul when you fall off you keep getting back on that’s what makes you a winner

You guys are lucky. The last "patch" held for quite a while, and, if you had a pre purchase survey, it was hidden well enough that it was missed. Another lesson, always anchor with 360 deg of swinging room clear of docks, reefs, rocks etc. Rolly anchorages are not that comfy but hey, you're on a boat, not in a RV in a campground! People tend to anchor too close to shore and in too shallow water for "comfort" but in can bite you in the ass!

Great video! Fun to se you guys we just needed to leave the roll.

You two make a great team!

Nice job with the rudder fix. Fair winds.

Very Nice Job Taylor, I re-fiberglass an 18ft. boat one summer, what a lot of work. Lots of sanding and glassing and more sanding. I know something always goes wrong when you own a boat. I replaced an V-8 inboard, all the seals on the rudder and the prop shaft seals. You guts did Great. I Love to Fiberglass. I have been watching you when you and the other girls where on Bobby's boat.

You two are an awesome team Big time, nice work on the rudder as well i hope your passage is quick and uneventful as can be

Great episode, Taylor

glad you made it to BVI. pity about your little surprise. could have been worse... as in out at sea, then suddenly loosing the whole thing. fair winds and happy sailing. hopefully no more major issues this season

Looking good!

great video . to own a boat is a constant work project . great job . let the good times. roll

Looks like a good fix up job, defo the right decision to hall and fix before continuing. Best of luck for the next stage.

BOAT = Bust out another Thousand … Godspeed Taylor

Came out better than your saying although were not standing a foot away from it. Good job and keep that good attitude going. Thing will break and things will get fixed. Put that in a fortune cookie!

Mmmm many frustrating problems...does anyone when designing a boat think of drainage etc....keep ya spirits up, it will all be a in the past very soon, stay safe.....

Great to be young and living the dream. Safe travels.

Welcome to my neck of the woods, been following your youtube channel for a few years. I hope you were able to get the job done and safe travels, would have like to meet you guys, have a safe journey.

Thanks for the reminder it's all about how you deal with things and getting through it! Also saw the boat behind you was from Clearwater FL where we're from

looks great ! a little paint at same time got 2 problems solved on 1 haul out

You may attack the attention of passing Orcas with that great big upside won "Fluke" the are primarily sound and then site but if you can see them they have already seen you. Keep safe and as dry as the reality of life allows 🥰

Just another bump in the journey. Great job with the fix. We learn from our mistakes. Wish I knew you were going to ST Kitts. I would have asked you to look up a friend I lost track of from high school. I want to sail down there myself in the next few years to find him if I can.

Awesome job getting things fixed! Its amazing how things work out sometimes,, if you wouldnt have gone for the morning swim,, you might be dealing with much more than an inconvenience!

....Yikes ..... laughing .. well that was a character building day .... from what you said in your cockpit talk, you have surrounded yourself with stellar support team .... well done ... Yup! .. it is what it is .. " a rudder " ..... thx for the share .. as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ....

Not a fun situation, but looks like you have a solid rudder now. Also, glad you didn’t completely lose your rudder!

You can tell if a crack or delam is old if the edges are brown and the foam underneath is brown. In you case both, that's why a boat pull out and tap has to be done once in a while. Osmosis check is important with fiberglass. nice fix btw.

I worked at a cataline dealer 15 years 80s and ninties we had to replace alot of rudders for the same problem, catalina replaced them for no money,don't know if they still do or if that would even be an option, but great job on the fix.

It's a good thing you went diving and discovered the rutter who cares what other people think on how good a good you did repairing it if it works like it should that's what matters you two did a really good job

Nice repair to the rudder.

You gotta do what you gotta do . good job Taylor

I have been to Virgin Gorda. There are worse places to be stuck. Glad you got your repair done.

Wow, that must have sucked, if it ain't one thing, it's another, glad you had someone there with you that could help, be safe, take care, til next time 👍🙏❤️😎🌴ciao ciao

You are an inspiration

Great work looks solid. Boats will be boats :) Hopefully you also fixed the leaky lazarette while in that awesome yard!

Outstanding job! Awesome episode, please show more of the suck. Trying to transform from powerboat to sailboat Way different.

Actually I think you did a great job repairing the rudder. Proud of you! A fellow Canadian.

Yep. What Mike said. Def building your vid skills. You guys make a good team!

Sorry for the crappy luck. Greatly enjoy your content.

good job, well done!

Did not check other comments, so please ignore mine if they are a repeat. Definitely need to put some black foam weather seals on the undersides of your lazarette hatches as soon as possible. Comes in rolls with adhesive backing. Just apply it where the flat surface of the deck under hatches is designed to hit the underside of the hatch. Inexpensive and quick to apply. If good seals already exist, re-bed the latches holding the lazarette hatches closed. Often not obvious they are leaking. Most likely your lazarettes drain into the bilge, so make sure those passageways are not clogged. Then, whatever water gets in will go directly to the bottom of the bilge where the bilge pump can get rid of it automatically. Long term, you should try to get the lazarettes re-sealed at the bottom so they don't leak into your storage areas. If you drastically reduce the amount of water entering your lazarettes and then get that water to drain immediately to the bilge, there should be very little water able to leak into any other locations. Lots of water over the bow will definitely test every deck penetration from the bow to the stern. It took me years to find out the boatyard neglected to use the gasket when they installed the windlass! Chainplates are also common places for leaks and need to re-caulked every couple of years or after very rough voyages. Very surprised the 20 year old crack in your rudder was not discovered by the surveyor when you bought the boat. That repair should have been made before you sailed the first mile.

Having knocked around the BVIs a half-dozen or so times as a credit card captain, I echo your comments about the courtesy, hospitality and professionalism of the Virgin Gorda yard management and staff. They've never let me down or shown me an un-nice moment.

40 seconds in and I'm sure this is one of the best episodes you've done yet Taylor! Congrats on the imagery and the voiceover.

The best way to run the west coast of PR from Rincon to Fajardo is to do it at night. The trades settle down to almost nothing at night. The mountain ridge running down the middle of PR from the whole length of the island causes the cool air running down the mountains and creates a nice breeze on a beam reach when you run about a mile off shore heading east.

I am an old boat repair shop owner, before buying a boat it is always a good idea to get a new boat survey before turning money over. The cost of a survey is nothing if it prevents things like this. Thank you for saying that you had to wait for the fiberglass to cure and not dry. It shows you know what you are doing. Great job and smooth sailing.

GOOD JOB!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💥⛵ (and very very veeeery Lucky) ✌🏻😉 ¡Buenos vientos! 🌬️

I am glad to see that things worked out for you in the end making do with the tools and supplies at hand. In just the first few minutes of the video I identified two things that would go against the good judgement of some one you have a lot of respect for, Brian of Delos. First is that it is dangerous for a captain to have a tight schedule and second is beating into a heavy sea. Brian has talked about this a few times over the years. One of the reasons that I go back and look at the old videos. Keep up the good work, look forward to the proper repair and how is the rudder shaft seal working?

Good decisions Taylor!

Good job!!! A+!!! 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😎

Hey Taylor, Bill and Grace on Calico Skies are going to use Foss Foam in Florida build their rudder, theirs is really bad were the shaft meets the rudder it has a lot of corrosion.