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Camera in the mast! (Patreon)

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2020-11-08 17:47:49
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2026-06
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Hi guys! 

I'm so sorry! The 4-5 times a year, I do a paid promotion (for instance, Audible) I render an ad-free version from Patreon, but YouTube is taking forever finishing processing that version. For now, here's the "youtube version" of the video. I'll put the link to the "Patreon version" right here <...> as soon as it finished processing :) 

It felt so weird not publishing a video last week. With the time crunch, it was nice to focus 100% on getting things done. As I mentioned in the video, the transport guys are booked from Wednesday, but I need to call them on Tuesday to confirm. This happens every time with this company (the only one around here). I will bet when I call Tuesday, they'll say Thursday, but then, in the end, it'll end up getting pushed to Friday. It's fine - it would just be nice to have a firm date :) 

Today while the video was rendering, I attempted to install the old pushpit / stern rail. Not good! It won't fit anymore. That wasn't something I was planning on replacing, but I think I have to. Sure, I could attempt to modify the old one, but I doubt it would look good, and by designing a new one, I can integrate it with the solar arch. One the one hand, I'm bummed that another item got added to the to-do list but on the other hand, getting to design a brand new one is an excellent opportunity to make it super spiffy :) Ideas are very much welcome ;)

I'll create a post here on Patreon just as soon as Athena is back in the water. Please cross your fingers for no leaks! ;) 

I hope you've had a fantastic weekend. Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :) 

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Sail Life - Garmin GC 200 at the top of the mast, topping lift & Coppercoat activation

Go to http://www.audible.com/saillife or text saillife to 500 500 and start listening today! Athena is now ready to go back in the water! This week I installed a Garmin GC 200 camera at the top of the mast, spliced a new topping lift, and activated most of the coppercoat. Some of my favorite audiobooks from Audible: Sailing related: Two Years Before The Mast, Richard Henry Dana Alone Together, Christian Williams Sailing Alone Around The Word, Joshua Slocum Cruising in Seraffyn, Lin and Larry Pardey Coyote Lost At Sea, Julia Plant Imperfect Passage, Michael Cosgrove Blue Water, Green Skipper, Stuart Woods The Boy Behind The Gate, Larry Jacobson Non-sailing related: 11/22/63, Stephen King The Andromeda Strain, Micheal Crichton Ice Station Zebra, Jonathan Oliver HMS Ulysses, Jonathan Oliver The Martian, Andy Weir Endurance, Alfred Lansing Old Man’s War, John Scalzi Sherlock Holmes, The Definitive Collection, Stephen Fry *** Links *** Sail Life Shop: (Items are shipped from the US!) https://saillifeshop.com/ Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Instagram: http://instagram.com/madsdahlke Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife

Comments

Dermot Tynan

We're all excited to see the splash, after so much work. I'm also looking forward to seeing you redo the chart table stuff and get all that spiffy electronics re-commissioned. Don't fret the Audible ad. There are far worse on YouTube. I won't mention names, but one guy had a whole pile of inserted Google ads, to say nothing of plugging every tool he picked up or epoxy used. It was like watching an infomercial. So an ad for Audible is wasted on me (I'm a subscriber), but it isn't a distraction.

Warren Dahlstrom

Great progress and very exciting to be so close to launching. Last year I replaced the vinyl headliner on my 36’ S&S. I found lots of mold in the plywood sheets and the wood rafters. I tore it all out, got rid of the mold, painted the ceiling and rebuilt the headliner using 1/8” hdpe sheet plastic. Sailrite’s foam backed vinyl was spray mounted to the panels using 3m spray adhesive. The rafter structure was rebuilt with strips of hdpe. LED puck lights from Amazon and eBay were mounted as well. The ceiling is now cleaned up, healthy and impervious to mold and rot. It was hard to find 1/8” sheet hdpe but a nearby wholesaler stocked it and was willing to sell me 4-5 sheets I needed. It is so much lighter than 1/4” sheeting.