A unique Dazcat that has been much admired and sought after since her launch in 2008. This stunning wheelchair accessible boat is ready to transform your horizons. Desiderata is ideal as a weekend getaway, coastal cruiser, live aboard, boat share arrangement...However you use her, it's the ideal way to access the water and all the benefits that brings. Find out more about DP15 Desiderata on the @themultihullcentre7981 brokerage: https://www.multihullcentre.com/d15-power-desiderata-for-sale/ Music with thanks to @Musicforsport Contact: info@multihullcentre.com / 00 44 (0)1752 823900

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Would you change seacock valve 65cm below the water line whilst afloat?! It might not be as scary as you think. This valve body seized up (despite only being 3-4 years old) so I unscrewed it, popped in a wooden bung, bought a new one and screwed it on. The trick is to be prepared. I had all my wooden bungs on hand, covered any electrical equipment and was ready for the worst case scenario. Fortunately, because it was a fairly new fitting, it came undone relatively easily and the job was pretty straight forward 😊💦 And what’s the worst case scenario I was prepared for? The worst case scenario is the thru hull fitting itself breaking off when I attempt to unscrew the valve. What would I do about it? Just tap in one of my many wooden bungs and then arrange to get the boat lifted out! That scenario was quite unlikely but it helps to think through what could happen. What also helped me is that, from previous experimentation on another boat, we have pumps that I know could easily outrun the water coming in through that hole. An uncontrolled inflow through that fitting wouldn’t be good as it would spray seawater everywhere but it’s good to know that the pumps could cope. It’s always counter intuitive and panic inducing to see water flooding in to the boat and I know many people don’t like to pull out their paddle wheel log transducers for that very reason however staying calm and knowing that it would actually take quite a long time to sink through a 3/4” hole means it may not be as bad as you think. Always worth thinking what else could help. Whilst away, shopping for parts, I left Kate armed with cushions as well as wooden bungs as a cushion pushed hard over a hole will slow the flow enough that most bilge pumps would cope. Despite my previous experiments I was even surprised how little water we took on but the point is that, with a little thought and prep, changing a valve or pulling that paddle wheel so it doesn’t foul up needn’t be that stressful or require an expensive lift out. Luckily for me everything went super smoothly this time so no need for backup plans! It does get the heart pumping a bit when you haven’t done it for a while though! 😊💦 #followintrepidbear #sailinglife #sailing #sailor #liveaboard #sailboat #boatlife

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Matt Sheahan gets aboard 'Big Red' the most famous offshore boat in the history of the Whitbread/Volvo/Ocean Race and heads below decks to see what life was like then and what Steinlager 2 looks like today

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We went to take our sailboat out the Ft Pierce Inlet for our second time for a shakedown sail. We had sail issues so we had to come back into the inlet with an outgoing tide and incoming east wind. We did not know that combination made the inlet rough as we are new to inlet currents and tides. Made for a fun surfing ride back into the inlet. Music by Beach Boys-Surfin USA Filmed on GOPro 11 Follow along as we learn more about our boat and sailing. Subscribe, like and comment. Thanks for watching.

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