Hoping you make a full and fast recovery Tom. Have a great summer and good luck for getting back in the water in September! Chris 👍

Hi Gary, you can get all the details for that here: cutt.ly/diycopperpaint Cheers, Chris 👍

@@SailingBritaly thanks Chris

Yes Gary, I bit off a bit too much on this first solo passage, but it was a great learning experience. The software I was using is Navionics and here is a video about how I was doing my passage planning: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9RkopecqZjGmHU.html Cheers, Chris 👍

@@SailingBritaly thanks Chris, been binging your series, educational and entertaining, I used to live and work in and around Medway Towns so know exactly where you were moored, just didn’t know at the time 😂

We had no idea what awaited us in 2020 but now we're in 2024 and not having a windlass has been no hardship at all. Having those funds invested instead of being tied up in a shiny and barely-used windlass has been a better use of funds. However, we are looking forward to using the boat more and I'm pretty sure I'll fit a windlass eventually. Fair winds, Chris 👍

Our pleasure Andy, we hope you're enjoying a nice cold celebratory beer in the near future! 🍻 Chris (Plus Rossella & Emma)

It can definitely be done Ken, you just have to plan carefully and make good choices. Good luck! Chris 👍

My pleasure! Chris 👍

In che senso Luigi?

@@SailingBritaly nel senso che non si vede niente

Hi Jim, yes it is! Here's a link: www.boatbuyingblueprint.com/ Best regards, Chris

Hi Jim, it depends on the cut-off point for different lengths. Here's an example price list of a marina in Italy I've looked at recently: www.lamarinadigoro.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LISTINO-2024.pdf The difference here would be 270 euros per year. Best regards, Chris

Something like this would work: amzn.eu/d/8r6Nd85 (Although these are in Aluminium, look for a stainless version) Chris 👍

Thank you Jim! 🙏

I understand where you're coming from, but I'd like to point out straight away that the work put in was nearly all mine - with Rossella helping out here and there: I certainly didn't bother my friends or family with this boat. Given my time is worth £500+ per day offshore, I've been paid $200 per hour with remote consulting, and some of the things I do in life result in thousands of dollars 'per hour' of my time, it would have been more convenient to buy a nice 40 ft ready-to-go boat and not do any work on it. However, what I seek in life is freedom. I can spend 3 days offshore and then easily pay a mechanic to fix my engine, but I'd rather spend three days on my own boat with my wife in the sunshine fixing my own engine and getting the sense of independence and satisfaction when the job is completed at a negligible cost instead. Tinkering on my own boat in the sunshine is not "work" for me, it's a leisure activity. And the 11 coats of varnish were applied on a balcony when I was landlocked, which also was no hardship as it made me look forward to going back to the boat, where I feel the most freedom in my life. Many people watching this will be trying to work out if they can afford to buy a boat and working out how they can break the chains of being tied to a job working for someone else. This is a million times easier if you learn to deal with things yourself, so you can avoid being shafted by the marine industry and its often-inflated prices. I didn't count the value of my time with this boat, or our current one, and I won't with the next. The time we get on this planet is very short, and the time we get with our children shorter still, so if I'm on a boat with my family (sailing, or tinkering) I will be counting my blessings and loving every minute of it. After spending decades away from my loved ones, I've learnt what I value in life. Others are free to make their own choices, value their time as they wish, and live however they like. If anyone is interested in going down the path we have, I hope this video helps them. If anyone wants to disagree with our thoughts processes and think of other ways to get what they want in life, I wish them the very best of luck. Thank you for watching & commenting. Chris 👍

@SailingBritaly Yeah, I figured you probably just enjoy doing the work yourself. I think a lot of us just don't have the time, skill, know-how, or a place to do the work, which is too bad. I appreciate the extensive response, I wasn't expecting that. Happy sailing!

@@trustthescience2260 We all start at zero... The first time I took an engine out of a car on my Mum & Dad's driveway (using bits of wood tied together with paving stones as a counterbalance as a makeshift crane / engine hoist sticking out from the flat roof of the garage) I was genuinely fearful of messing up the job and having to call a tow truck to save my backside. It worked out well in the end and I started to build confidence. A couple decades later and I would now take on literally anything myself. If I'd have always paid people to do work for me I wouldn't be like that now. So it's a kind of chicken and egg thing, to get the skills you have to start doing things. I love replying to comments when I can - I really like the community side of KZfaq and I've learnt tons over the years from things people say in the comments section of videos. Fair winds mate, Chris 👍

My pleasure Chris, happy to help. 🙂👍

My pleasure, buon lavoro! Chris 👍

My pleasure Ralph. 👍

I can post updates no problem. Bear in mind these are standard fit items on many new boats these days... For example Gone with the Wynns' new catamaran has Dyneema lifelines and I doubt that the factory would fit these if fender lines chafe through them in a year. Fair winds, Chris 👍

@@SailingBritaly Ah really?! I didn't know they're factory fitted these day. Now you've mentioned it I'll probably see them everywhere now :D Cheers for the reply . T

Hi Leo, thank you very much indeed! And thank you for helping us to keep making our videos. We hope life is good for you and Ingrid in Vienna. Very best regards, Chris 👍 (Plus Rossella & Emma)

Thank you very much Bob! God bless & fair winds, Chris 👍

Thank you Leon, she's a lovely old girl! Chris 👍

Good stuff, we're super excited about this too! Fair winds, Chris, Rossella & Emma 👍

Hi Greg, yes the proper scissors for Dyneema are very handy. I used to use them when reterminating ROV umbilicals and fibre-optics. You can never, ever have too many tools... :-) Cheers, Chris 👍

Excellent - free from society's ironing chains. I often choose my clothes based on which ones don't need to be ironed... Chris 👍

@@SailingBritaly Chris, be honest. We know you don't choose your clothes.

😂 Talk about full immersion viewing... Please remember my total lack of culpability when your next gas bill arrives. Cheers, Chris 👍

Thank you very much Roberto! 🙏 Welcome aboard and fair winds, Chris 👍

Hi Jeroen, here it is! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hKp4l6SnvLzNl40.html Very best regards, Chris 👍

Thank you! I had it on a 4x4 winch about a decade ago and loved it. Only time will tell in this application, but Herb over at The Rigging Doctor has had his standing rigging in place for 9 years with no UV covers and it's still good, so I reckon these lifelines will last 5 years at least. Total cost was $135 USD, so that's good value in my mind. Cheers, Chris 👍

I was under the impression Dyneema was quiet UV resistant and should last a long while. As ​ @SailingBritaly uses 6mm this is well over spec breaking strength wise for this. Chaffe or heat damage from rubbing with sheets is likely to be the main issue over time.