Preparing for 8000 miles of Offshore Sailing | Boat Maintenance | Sailing Florence Ep. 128

Boat work is a major part of any sailing circumnavigation. A broken VHF radio, broken bilge pump, life raft needing a service and rusted anchor chain needing replacement. These are just a few of the maintenance challenges we have to tackle for Florence to be ready to sail on across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean and then onward back to England once more.

We have been sailing around the world for 6 years after setting off from England in 2016 on board our 37ft sail boat Florence. Join us as we share the highs, lows, and challenges of travelling around the world by boat, Sailing offshore across the Oceans and exploring remote locations with our own little tiny house. Boat life out at sea on the ocean and off the grid.

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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Our Route Home
02:24 - Anchor chain test and replacement
05:20 - How much anchor chain do you need?
05:35 - How to mark anchor chain
06:40 - Life Raft Service
11:16 - Canvas work
12:32 - New Cockpit Tent upgrade
15:48 - Installing VHF radio
21:08 - Installing new EM-TRAK AIS transceiver
24:34 - Automatic Bilge Pump replacement
25:12 - Replacing anodes in the water
27:54 - Next Time

Music in order as played:
A Simple Life - www.hooksounds.com – Licenced
Keep Walking - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons – Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
Vision of Hope - www.hooksounds.com – Licenced
Free Radical - www.hooksounds.com – Licenced
Bridge of Eden - www.hooksounds.com – Licenced