The Most Challenging Boat Repair of All Time? 😳 | Sailing Ep 370

We spent most of Week 3 whacking the fitting with brute force while trying to avoid damage to the bronze heel. By Week 4 we had achieved absolutely nothing. 😵‍ If you want to be sold health drinks, wellness apps and mental health products, you will be disappointed. We have NO sponsorship and NO promotions on@followtheboatjust videos and podcasts to entertain, inform or pass the time. If you enjoy what we do, please like and subscribe. And leave us a comment, we LOVE hearing from you. 🥰 Do you like our work, or are you the generous sort? Chuck us a £, a €, a $, or even a ¥! 💳 Patreon/FTBMate - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 🥃 FTB Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 💰 YouTube's SUPER THANKS! ☝️ 💬 Join our DISCORD community (it's FREE)! We chat about all things sailing, travel, photography and, of course, FTB. If you've got a question, DISCORD is the place to leave it. https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE 00:00 Preparing lines for haulout 01:55 Hauling out (at Medana Bay, Indonesia) 03:35 What should we do about the anitfoul? 04:30 Checking the hull and prop 07:50 Removing the rudder: Week 1 09:02 Removing the rudder: Weeks 2 & 3 09:30 Removing the rudder: Week 4 10:34 Removing the rudder: Update 12:41 Another Oyster 435's solution 14:13 We begin cutting... Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie 💡 USEFUL EPISODES: 🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1 https://youtu.be/wL7w0lVgthg?si=UrNMbA--RID1RROr 🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2 https://youtu.be/t_WTaS5hbv0?si=ZbTfo9jNaDtrsHIV 🎞️ 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AUkmuEuYQ 🎞️ HOW WE STARTED SAILING https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI 🎞️ 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 🎞️ HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio 🎞️ ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL? https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc 🎞️ THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 🎣 Liz's Top 3 Sailboat Fishing Tips https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE USEFUL PLAYLISTS: 🎬TOTAL REFIT SERIES - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr 🎬VIDEO PODCASTS - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r 🛒 FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop 😊 LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/followtheboat 🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ @epidemicsound ⛵ OUR SAILBOAT @oysteryachts SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch 🗺️ LOCATION Medana Bay, Lombok, Indonesia - 8°22'00.3"S 116°07'46.7"E 📡 FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #boatrepairs #boatmaintenance #sailboat