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It's been over a year since I started restoring this old 13' Boston Whaler and I am finally close to finishing. I found this little boat sitting neglected at Kona Kai Marina on the mega yacht dock and was able to get my hands on it for $1500 including the 20hp Honda outboard motor with the tiller arm. What I thought would be a two week turn around on this boat has taken me over a year and has inconvenienced almost everyone at Kona Kai Marina in one way or another. Luckily with the help of my friends I can now see the finish line on this never ending project and hopefully It will be tied up next to my Catalina 30 with a surfboard on it in by September 13th. Just in time to make it to see Chicago at Humphreys. When I first pulled it out of the water I was determined to slap some bottom paint on it, buy a new carburetor for the motor, and call it good. How naive I was. As I began to sand the bottom and as the temperature fluctuated I noticed water seeping out of some cracks in the bottom of the hull. I thought a couple days out of the water would be enough for it to drain from the inner foam core, but the water kept flowing. I ended up leaving it out of the water for months before I felt confident that the water was mostly gone. I proceeded to thoroughly sand the hull, clean it up with acetone, and apply Gel Magic to the underside to seal up all cracks and gouges. I then applied a barrier coat in white to further seal and protect the hull. The sides got another coat of white topside paint and the bottom was coated in black bottom paint. We then flipped the boat up onto a trailer and that's where this video begins. Just putting on the finishing touches now. Cleaning up and sealing the rails. Putting on the rub rail. Sealing the through hull. And starting the motor. Stay tuned for the next episode where hopefully I finish up the boat and thanks for watching ON THE DOCKS! Feel free to drop comments with any questions you may have and I will try my best to answer them.
Today I hitched a ride on one of the TowBoatUS boats to do a couple pick ups and drop offs near the coast of San Diego California. The first was to a nearly one thousand foot long oil tanker to drop off a technician and some gear. Got to work on my bowlines as we hoisted his gear up the side of the massive ship. Learn your knots folks! The second stop was to a cruise ship called Ruby Princess. We were taking a crew member back home for his holiday leave and delivering some Covid 19 tests that would be headed to the hospital once ashore. It was eerie to pull up to basically a gigantic ghost ship with no passengers that has orders just to drift until further notice. Overall another successful and exciting day boating in San Diego. You never know what you will get yourself into ON THE DOCKS.. Thanks for watching!
I don't know if it was a blessing or a curse, but either way, I went for it. I didn't know what I was getting into when I accepted this job, I probably should have asked... anyway, I found out later I would be helping deliver this brand new 2021 54' Beneteau Oceanis sailboat from Channel Islands Harbor to Shelter Island Boatyard in San Diego California. Sure it's a new boat, but there's a catch, a tall one..... the boat isn't completely built yet and there is no mast and no cover or bimini top of any kind. Fun! Luckily, conditions were good right from the start leaving Channel Islands Harbor, crossing the shipping lanes, passing Catalina Island, and cruising south in the dark all the way to Point Loma. We had an EPIC dolphin sighting that Mark, the captain, and I will never forget. Mark even claims that a shark rammed the transom while he was on watch but of curse the camera wasn't rolling. The worst part of this trip was the cold we faced at night. Bring more layers that you need if you are going to be on the Pacific Ocean at night, no matter what time of year. Oh and food, bring lots of food! This delivery was a crazy adventure and I it is a real trip to be on a bare bones sailing boat that is only half built. Kinda nice not having all those lines to worry about actually... Thanks for watching everyone and if you have any questions or comments about the trip or what this new Beneteau Oceanis model is like or if Mark and I are related, drop them below and I will try to get back to you!
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The last few weeks I have been on the hunt for a guitar that best fits my lifestyle. I needed something small so I could store it anywhere on the sailboat and in the van. I needed it to be tough because I knew it is going to have a rough life ahead of it. I needed it to stand up to humidity, moisture, and temperature changes that we experience on the water. Oh and I wanted it to not sound like shit or feel like a toy guitar you get at Walmart. And I think I finally found it. The Little Martin LX1E After sifting through a ton of different options, it finally came down to the Little Martin. It fits the bill perfectly and sounds great. Super easy to hide in the boat or the van and comes with a backpack style gig bag too so you can fit right in with all the losers, I mean "travelers", in Ocean Beach. Here is a link to the Little Martin page on their website https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/little-martin-series/LX1.html?cgid=lx-series-guitars So far the guitar has exceeded expectations in quality and sound. Does not feel like I'm downgrading guitars, just downsizing. I am no great guitarist, but I do enjoy playing and I think even a better guitarist would have a hard time arguing with this guitar, even up against standard sized guitars priced around $400. Really hard to beat for that price. The main competitor that I found for this guy was the Baby Taylor, but some insider info from someone I know that used to work at Taylor Guitars led me to believe that the Martin is a higher quality build. BUT if I was willing to spend a couple hundred bucks more and get a slightly bigger but still pretty small guitar, I would probably be leaning toward the Martin Dreadnaught JR or the Taylor GS Mini. However, those two beautiful guitars are all wood and overtime would succumb to the moisture that surrounds our floating house all day. My only con that I have found so far with this guitar is that, even though I have the electronics, Martin decided not to put a built in tuner on the guitar. Kinda sad, but not at all a deal breaker for me. Also I think I wouldn't be devastated if the scale length was a touch longer. Anyway, thrilled with the guitar. I'm going to get back to playing it now. Hope this video helped you out and thanks for watching! Always feel free to comment or ask questions and I will try and get back to you. If you want to see other videos of our little boat life in San Diego and our Catalina Sailboat, check out some of my other video and subscribe! Thanks!
Day off today! Let's go sailing! But first, we gotta get the boat ready... In this video I show you guys how I manage to get my tiny floating house off of the dock and out on the water. It starts with a lot of clean up and securing things inside the boat so that everything isn't broken when I get back to the marina. I'll show you guys the starting procedure for firing up the universal diesel motor on my Catalina 30 Sailboat and some good checks to do before you shove off. AND! There is even a little bit of nice sailing on the San Diego Bay near Point Loma. Flying solo again so I had to single hand it but it was a beautiful day on the water. Wish I would have brought my surfboard... oh well. Really appreciate you watching and if you have any questions feel free to drop a comment! Thanks!
