Hey Gary and Brooke, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy watching your videos and I’m gonna have to admit I went back to your very first videos when you obtain your boat and everything and I kind of binge watch not all but most of them I really enjoy you guys you guys guys are a lot of fun and entertaining You offer great descriptions everywhere you go and you just seem like all-around really good people. I’d love to have a beer or two with you guys sometime but I really wanted to tell you congratulations a huge congratulations on finishing all the work in Puerto Penasco, I know the area down there quite well as I lived in Phoenix for about 25 years and over that time we used to go camping on the beach over at the reef at least 20 times a year it’s so much fun down there. The food is awesome. The people are awesome but to see all the hard work that you guys did. Congratulations I’m really proud of you. You guys busted your butts and made it happen took longer than you expected, but hey, it is what it is. Looking forward to your new And upcoming videos in the future and who knows maybe someday our paths will cross again I’d love to have a couple beers with you guys and share some laughs and certainly some war stories, but I truly wish you all the best Fairwinds, and following seas in the future again, congratulations on all the hard work

All your hard work has definitely paid off! Congrats on finishing all your projects!

Great job turning regular projects into an interesting collage of work without making it boring. Actually interesting. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulders.

lmao, Harbor Freight Zip Ties! A page right outta David Shih Sails! 😂😂

I'm sooo Happy for Both of you! You took the time to fix things right! Now back to your Home on the water!!! Awesome and well deserved!!!

I loved your videos and can't get enough of em.Looking forward to your next video and the rest of your journey.Congrats on splash day......

Congrats ya all!! Awesome job!! Cant wait for splash day and beyond!! Fair winds and seas! Take care!!

That was one big chapter and all well worth the effort I'm sure to set you up for the next big chapter of the Pacific crossing and all the new adventures that will bring. The aches and stresses of the boat yard work will soon evaporate and life will become really good again.

Good work guys glad you are finally getting back on the water, enjoy you deserve it!

Hi guys! What a difference from episode 11 when you were mailing autopilot components back to Florida. You have learned so much along the way. Seen and done so much! wow. Just Wow.

New Subscriber, I have been cruising slow for 13 years. Presently in Bali Indonesia having spent the Covid years in Australia. It was very cool to see your companionship thru the refit. A cruising teem is truly the best and you all shine

Wow! Great video. Lots of hard work paying off. Cant wait to see you splash! Thanks for sharing😃

That's fantastic. So you are planning the Pacific crossing I am looking forward in your adventure. You have done so much refit to One Life she's a new home once again Cheers see you next video

20:44 Good idea ! That it a way to solve my exhaust problem. Thanks for the insperation 😉

I have enjoyed watching the progress you have made over the last ten+ videos from within the boat yard. It’s crazy to think about all the work required to live the life you two have chosen. Hopefully the Pacific has treated you well so far and the hard work has been worth every drop of blood, sweat, and tears that fell on the dry Mexican soil. Thanks for taking us along for the journey!

Brooke & Gary: Best on the launch and a perfect passage West. The Hot Dogs looked delicious!

It's so weird being out of sync with real time... I'm feeling super excited for you both, but I know you've already made the passage, no worries though, I'll just use that excitement knowing we're all going to get to see you in the water and crossing the Pacific VERY soon... I imagine you've bumped into Parlay since the crossing, I was really impressed by their new inflatable bumpers, deflated they all fit in one bag for storage, a huge space saver, although you've already made the passage, so space probably isn't as crucial as it was for the passage, but who owns a boat and doesn't always need more space... I'm thinking it would be a game changer for Bill & Grace before they cross next season... The Parlay crew was using a hand pump and filling them with air just as fast or faster than their compressor...

Hello Gary and Brooke, We have been following you for about a year and a half now. What amazing awesome fantabulous adventures! 🙂 My wife often asks, “hey, what’s happening with One Life?” then shortly after you post a new video 🙂 We are looking forwards to your new chapter, and super excited that you are headed our way! When you reach the city of sails on this side of the ocean, we would love to get you a coffee 😉

Great video today, I can't imagine all the work that goes into it. That (hot dog) looked amazing. Good luck on splash down....

Damn guy's, things still throwing you through the ringer. Great to see everything coming together. You guys definitely need a break. Ooh yummy and well deserved. Fantastic, ready to splash. Love the vlog :)

Gary and Brooke, I've been watching your channel for awhile now and as a future cruiser I really appreciate how candid you are about boat life. I'm wondering if at some point you would be willing to do a video on costs of your refit? I loved the video you did a while back on the cost of cruising, I though it was the most comprehensive one I have seen like that. Thank you both!

You guys are fantastic! I love your way of being. I understand, work, work, but we still have to live and feel good with friends over a beer or make our tummies happy with a super sausage garnished with everything. What can I say, you two are wonderful together. I wish you to always be like this and to love each other beyond all the oceans you will cross for ever and ever!

Wow! Hard boat work! You are great !

I've been following your journey since day one. Excited to see you splashing on time. Thanks for sharing and educating us in the process. I'm still 2.5 years in search of my very own.

You two work so hard ! Great to be young and have that energy. I remember feeling that way.

Two smaller boats which were both either in Fiji and ready to go to New Zealand, (one might have had this happen on the way, one definitely had it happen before she left ) ended up with damaged engines because of salt damage from salt water and the exhaust pipe problems. One , the gal, lost her engine completely and had to replace it. Its a real problem area and if your engine can't be run because of that loss of the exhaust it can be really hard to keep the salt water out of the engine. So, replacing it BEFORE it craps out is a TERRIFIC idea ! WOW, that rudder job really LOOKED good, I'm really surprised it is fighting you.

The "old tiller arm" set-up gave so much S*** !!! The thought put into your [Gary] neat work on this new system *MUST surely solve the problem*

Awesome! Cant wait to see you in the water! The boat projects all look great and well executed!

So many Mexi hot dog carts here in Los Angeles but they offer all the same version which is bacon wrapped, grilled onions, and grilled bell peppers. If you ever make it back here we’ll enjoy one together, or take you to Pinks Hot Dogs instead…or both! No mas “No Mas Clavos”!!! Cheers and hugs, 🍻🤗🍻🤗🍻🤗

Fantastic project you are both wonderful XXX🥰🥰😃

5:29 A wonderful working position! I feel your pain, Gary. Looks like me trying to get to the rear sparkplugs on my minivan 🥲 Great job guys

I know y'all were ready to get out of there. That was one epic journey, but all the hard work is going to pay dividends. I appreciate the workmanship put into the boat. As you know, your life depends on it being right. Can't wait to see the shakedown runs.

So excited to see what the next chapter in your adventure has in store! Cheers and hope to see ya soon 🍻

Gary and Brooke, I am so excited for you both. You've worked really hard to get everything done. Exciting times ahead! Be amazing to see you both in New Zealand. I'm catching up with family and friends shortly in NZ, so I will be sure to mention you both, and if you get stuck or need a place to crash, I'm sure someone I know will help out. Di from Queensland, Australia. :)

That was a very professional looking repair.

Great video guys. Hope you have a great passage.

Fire would be a secondary issue. Carbon monoxide will get you and you wont even realize it. Thanks for the tip on Vetus hoses. I'll get some for my next project.

Ah. The joys of Boat projects. Incredible work you did. ❤❤

I do not own a boat but love To watch these videos. I could never bring myself to do all that working upkeep. I admire the dedication he does to keep his boat running.

Lots of hard work…nice job and interesting podcasts. Excited for “splash day” and seeing you guys back out on the water!!

Thanks so much for sharing this video. I look forward to you next candid look at boat life. Thanks again for not click baiting us, or for making your channel about T&A. You are my favorite sailing channel by far and for the reasons I just mentioned.

What a grind that has been. Happy you are done and ready to hit the high seas. Good to see you both happy and healthy. Ed

Well all right! Time to enjoy your hard work, can’t wait for your new adventures! It would make sense to have a carbon monoxide alarm detector on your boat. Namaste

“Good things in Life take a long time” … So happy for the two of you, can’t wait for the Sailing adventures! Cheers!

Hi guys! Wow awesome video and tons of hard work. Lmk where you are I'm in Papeete anchored for a week and would love to see you again. I'm waiting for parts!

Looking forward to Splash ... followed by safe sailing

Great work you all. A lot accomplished in 3 months. Congratulations!!

Thanks so much for sharing this with myself. It has always been a dream of mine to accomplish what you are doing. You seem to gel together so well...my wish for both of you is safe travels and by doing that you are helping me keep my dream alive!!!!

Actually, Boat work I think is the best contact because you take something old, dirty nasty and you’re turning into something new and beautiful. You guys did a great job.

Great job Captain Brooke(& chief engineer Gary 😏) ! It's good to see One Life back in the wet.

Ooooooh, you are soooooo ready 🎉🎉🎉. Soooooo happy for you both. I remember the tears when the rudder issue first arose.........and now all is well. B. R. A. V. O. 👍🏻 See you next time.✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨

Wow, guys. You are doing great. We can see the work is hard but it isn't easy to get a true sense of how fiberglass dust feels in your shorts for three months. It ain't easy, but massive respect to you both for pulling through. Big adventures ahead!

Good job guys. Be safe. Keep the videos coming. So enjoyable.

I am so impressed. Amazing to watch you guys. Well done!

I love watching the skill and care you put in to repairs. Some channels have such a slop-dash approach it drives me crazy. Sailing an ocean requires good repairs and secure mountings, etc. you two are great, I’ve been bingeing all the old episodes as well.

Spare PIN for the Tiller ? Looks like something that could wear quickly ? Wow, that music at 29:06 Was great party MUSIC and you deserved a great burger with friends ! God, I love that boat yard. I'd love to find a boat there that needs work and would be mine. 36 footer I think. Crazy thing is I"ve SEEN MANY WORST ROUGHER REFITS. This one was easy with a few surprises. That said, if your new autopilot works the first time that will be a new one ! Bon Voyage Guys ! Great to watch this, thankyou.

The fire is likely another welder without proper fire watch, inside the boat and out. I cant tell you how many times I have seen boats burn because someone caught the polystyrene on fire while welding outside.

Whew! What a several months project this has been! Congratulations and sweet sailing ahead!

🎉congratulations again on gettin’ after it! Currently on our way to the boat yard 😫Left today from the bay of LA and now we have something to look forward to, those HOT DOGS!! 🤤 🌭thanks for sharing

You guys are wonderful to watch and follow!

Try add a chunk of hose over the dead stop on the quadrant. A little shock absorber when you hit the hard over. Lessens the impact shock if you have swung it hard. And easy to replace. Great job you are doing loving an old boat. Soon you will have touched every square inch, inside and out. Lotta love.

Great job guys! You did a fantastic job. Glad to see you did not cut corners.

Looks like all the hard work is coming to an end. Now comes the fun work of crossing the Pacific! Great job on the boat and the show.

OK, Randy here, retired Navy, spent time in Puget Sound on my Catalina 30. There's a great boat yard in Port Townsend WA where I spent several months working on my Catalina on the dry. Your videos bring back good memories. I started over on your first episode and was at #28 but, saw this one.......had to watch now. What a life you now have ! Great ! I can only say Wow !

❤ YOU TWO WORK TOGETHER SO NICELY !! I BET THERE IS 'TIMES OF FRUSTRATION", BUT YOU TWO ARE FUN TO WATCH,AND LEARN FROM.THANK YOU FOR SHARRING !!

Hey everything is looking great wish I was headed across the pacific with yall😊

It was very interesting for me to watch your work and the progress along those 3 months. Thanks for sharing, Richard

You guys have done an awesome job you should be proud

I’m so happy for you two! So much work. Such an amazing partnership and those Sonoran hotdogs looked great! Bon voyage.

Great job guys looks hot there sent you some Beer money enjoyed the video from Vancouver 🇨🇦

I am so glad you guys are back and ready for the big splash and sailing in the Pacific ocean. May Lord be with you two and protect you and your boat.

Hey guys, great video. I like your approach to boat / home maintenance projects, very strategic. Wow, ya’ll have done it all. Time to splash. Congratulations 👏🏻🎉🥂cheers and a sip of Drift Creek to you 👍. Outstanding…

🎉 congratulations 🎉 time to cross that pond baby!!!

I could see the excitement in your eyes and hear it in your voices. It must be such a relief to finally get to the point of splashing. I'll bet that the results of alll the refits, repairs and updates won't have sunk in yet. Once you're floating and any minor issues taken care of you'll finally sit backand go "WHOA" look what we did.!!! Then the first time you set sail it will be thrilling.

Congrats.. You are already winners. Good luck and blessings. My admiration for both.

This was very informative. I had no idea how much work it takes to operate a sail boat.

I've watched you from afar as you have worked your butts of f for so many years. Congratulations on splashing. I look forward to watching you sail to newfound places. Again, congratulations!

You two are amazing with your repair skills. I didn’t realize until this video your home port was Merritt Island, I have a boat in Melbourne.

You are a great couple and I wish you a good time in the South Pacific

Great job on the refit!

Congrats guys! I don’t leave many message, but I’ve been watching for awhile. And after you hauled out, the task list was so large that it even had me worried. But you did it!! Fair Winds!!

Project after project I take my hat off to you!

Thanks for sharing your refit. I've been in that phase for my boat and got encouragement from your vid to carry on and push through my own refit. Bravo guys! Splash!

Sticktoitiveness ! ! ! Great job with the rudder and steering stuff. Creative solutions. Yea ! ! !

Congrats on all the hard work you guys have done. I just found your channel and binge watched your refit in Mexico. I am on a five year plan to get my own sailboat and retire early so I too can sail the world. Watching episodes like these keeps me in check as to what to expect. Good luck on the splash and I'll be waiting for the next episode. New subscriber here as well.

Too funny. Great to see you guys getting it all done. Even though we know you are on the other side of the Pacific. Saw a bit of Grace too.

Bravo on the autopilot install! It is amazing what you have completed in three months.

Your bed looks so comfy!! Well done on all the hard work! It’s been a slog for sure! And the end is in sight!! ❤

All that hard work is almost worth it. I hope you guys have a safe passage.

Great yard life snapshot! Miss your faces! 🤙🏼⛵️🍻

Yay!!! I can't wait to see what comes next!

Here in eastern Oklahoma discount tire it’s free if they can fix your tire pretty cool

Excellent job routing that exhaust hose! As an engineer, I commend the added chafe protection and supports. Wire harnesses will benefit from similar added supports rather just letting them lay on floors or flop in cabinets. One suggestion is replacing the low-cost cable ties used with higher quality parts made for higher temperature. The chemicals used in formulating those cheap ties turns brittle quickly especially at elevated temperatures or when exposed to UV. Besides, why ruin such good work with junk? There’s no rush. These parts should be readily available in Australia or New Zealand when you reach those destinations

You guys are rock stars! The ocean is your passage and you will be free to Rome the oceans!!! Love your energy!!!! ❤ from 🇨🇦

You can get exhaust rap to keep the heat in side the pipe this is much easier to apply

Now we all get to see if all your hard work has paid off or not

Good job, sailors. Highest Blessings

Getting closer and closer. Sorry to hear about your rudder clearance. I like your power steering platform.

I think you have done a magnificent job...

Great end of a chapter. When Gary said "We're ready to reap some of the rewards of all this work" and thinking of where you are now. Now I want a hot dog though!