113: WHAT HAPPENS IN A TYPICAL DAY ON THE FKG "PRISON" WORK DOCK?

What do we do all day? Do we EVER get bored? HA - here is a quick update on what we have been doing for the past two weeks at the FKG dock while awaiting the installation of our fabricated pieces, solar arch and scuba tank/liferaft. Every day is busy. We are either working on projects or walking the short distance to the chandleries looking for parts or both, simultaneously! HA. Some projects we find and plan; other projects find us and become the new plan. Some projects are beyond our capability and others we struggle through them to victory on the other side. It feels great accomplishing these kinds of things and every day, our confidence grows. In this video we touch upon the following projects: *Installing a Washing Machine (stay tuned for an additional video) *Installation of Lithium Batteries and an Inverter (stay tuned for an additional video) *Cleaning the raw water intake for engines *Changing out the dead fresh water pump (stay tuned for an additional video) *Diagnosing and cleaning the gasoline spill in the dinghy *Diagnosing an engine leak *Laying out and assessing our anchor chain (stay tuned for an additional video) *Buffing, removing mildew, cleaning stainless steel (stay tuned for an additional video) *Testing our fuel for bacteria and water (stay tuned for an additional video) *Sails and upholstery Measurement *Solar Arch Fabrication and Installation (stay tuned for an additional video) Phew...That's an exhausting, but not exhaustive list! But, we hope that this will give you a better idea of how we have been spending our time...there ain't no white sandy beaches, pina coladas, and massages for the crew of s/v Blown Away! #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway