Birthdays are a great time to reflect, and upon reflection I'd really like a motorbike on deck as I sail into the sunset. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/

Sponsored by Renogy Shadowflux https://ca.renogy.com/products/renogy-195w-shadowflux-anti-shading-n-type-solar-panel This episode is one of those in between episodes, not as satisfying as a full project getting done, but necessary in the overall flow of a project. Not every week can be a banger, but you can still find enjoyment in every week. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

We got a ton done this week in the wind and the sun. A brand new deck for Perihelion glued and screwed onto my custom laminated beams. She’s 1.1/4” thick and stiff as you’d like, I’m so excited to see this girl painted and shining in the summer sun. Big thank you to Ryan and Dylan for their help this week, I couldn’t have done it without them. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

This episode we make Tally Ho’s custom canvas work, she’s a bit challenging for a fairly new canvas fabricator but it’s been a huge honour. We also get to spend some quality with with Leo, Merit, Sailor Barry and Alfy from Life is Like Sailing. A solid summer episode. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

5 Sailing YouTube channels you need to follow before they blow up: @livingforsail @sailingsitka @AllisonandJamesSailing @aboatinthewoods @tupaia The crew: @FlossyRoxx @SailorBarry @lifeislikesailing @SailingMagicCarpet @TravelsWithGeordie @SampsonBoatCo @Sailingbc A hug thank you to all of you for following along for the last 11 years and 800+ episodes! It’s been amazing and I’m pumped to see where we go next. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/

Sponsored by Renogy: 195W ShadowFlux Solar Panels (https://ca.renogy.com/renogy-195w-shadowflux-anti-shading-n-type-solar-panel/) 3500W Pure Sine Wave Solar Inverter Charger (https://ca.renogy.com/48v-3500w-inverter-charger/) 48V 50AH LiFePO4 Battery (https://ca.renogy.com/core-48v-50ah-deep-cycle-lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-w-self-heating-function/) This episode we get Perihelion Powered up! This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

In this episode we gut the steering and exhaust and make room for the new stuff. Peri is getting an upgrade, now with 99% less leaks. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Whether it's big or small, its important to celebrate every little victory, and remind yourself of all the tasks you've already completed This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Sponsored by Renogy I’ve teamed up with Renogy again for RENOGY DAY—their 15th-anniversary sale runs June 20–July 7. Get huge discounts on solar panels, batteries, inverters & more, plus surprise flash sales throughout the week! 🔗 Want to learn more? Check links below: US: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/Qd CA: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/rd UK: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/Nd AU: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/Sd DE: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/Vd EU: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/4d JP: https://dataaccess.renogy.cn/t/8d This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share #Renogy #RenogyDay15 #OffGridLiving #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower

Moving onto a free boat is never pretty, but things have definitely been worse. This is not the start, but definitely an escalation. Living on a boat in the middle of restoration isn’t easy but we gotta make it work! This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

It's been a hell of a journey, and I have a lot of mixed feelings about moving onto the next chapter. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

This episode features an awesome sail with @SampsonBoatCo @SailingMagicCarpet @SailorBarry aboard the famous Tally Ho. We also make some canvas templates for an upcoming project for Tally Ho, and some beams for Perihelion. Wrap it all off with a lovely dinner on Joshua, a Spray replica, with Cpt Bill. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

In this episode we build the first of the beams for the aft deck with Sailing Magic Carpet's Aladino. We also jam with Tally Ho's captain Leo, fiddle virtuosos Marit and Maya, 1900's coal stoker Barry and multitalented flute player Erin. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Sponsored by HiBoy X300 https://www.hiboy.ca/FindingSimon Sailing Magic Carpet https://youtube.com/@SailingMagicCarpet?si=RrsflfhJuRmn_zG2 This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Sponsored by Renogy 50AH 48V w/ SELF HEATING CANADA (https://ca.renogy.com/core-48v-50ah-deep-cycle-lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-w-self-heating-function/) USA (https://www.renogy.com/48v-50ah-smart-lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-w-self-heating/?srsltid=AfmBOooic3yrIbFR1JC6aF04FoWroTeUkAJ75xIAirpQ_Xesr2vaIaqX) In this episode, Ryan and Rishi join us for some cockpit sanding, more sanding, and more sanding. Also a little stain and varnish. Once we're good and tired, we're diving the sunken Boeing 737 and having a crab feast! This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Edited by Flossy Roxx: https://www.youtube.com/c/flossyroxx There's no way it can rot this time right? Here's hoping in 40 years she'll still be solid. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Sponsored by Renogy's 3500W Pure Sine Wave Solar Inverter Charger: https://ca.renogy.com/48v-3500w-inverter-charger/ Sailing Sitka @sailingsitka In this episode we begin the glassing process, its a bit of a mess and its going on heavy, but since the old deck likely weighed nearly a ton, I've got plenty to work with here. Before that we do some work to pay for all this, welding zincs onto pilings. This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

Sailing BC @Sailingbc This episode has a lot of dogs, friends, and boat carnage. I really gotta trust in the process because this doesn't feel great! Edited by Flossy Roxx: https://www.youtube.com/c/flossyroxx This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share

In this episode I rent one of Taiwan's famous Gogoro Scooters and explore the outer reaches of Taipei. Edited by Flossy Roxx: https://www.youtube.com/c/flossyroxx This build is made possible by you and your support. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and liking. If you'd like to help more please checkout the links below. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FindingSimon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finding_simon/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2Z0IDLS3ONL8Q?ref_=wl_share