boatbuilding

Gill helps guide us through researching ancestors in Wales with topics including Welsh names, patronymic names, Welsh places, chapel and church records, non-conformity, the effects of the industrial revolution, boatbuilding, steel, coal and copper mining, Welsh geography, parishes old and new, crime and punishment, the National Library of Wales, local archives, GENUKI, family history societies, newspapers and journals, AGRA, maritime history, migration, emigration and much more.  A companion blog post with links and resources is available at https://emmacox.co.uk/researching-welsh-ancestors. 

I met Maikel in Bocas del Toro when he sold me a dinghy that he built. He invited me into his shop, where he had built an aluminum dinghy from scratch. Also in the shop was a dismantled 34' aluminum sailboat, which he was rebuilding. In this episode, we discuss this project, which includes building a lifting keel, as well as how he finances his nomadic life working on other boats.

Every week we will answer  a question about our cruising life from one of our followers.
If you have a question, please send us an email to sailingoceanfox@gmail.com.

This weeks question:
Do you have a mooring for Ocean Fox II?
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Our videos are free for everyone to watch and always will be. However, we have an amazing community of Patrons who, for the cost of a cup of coffee a month, receive all sorts of benefits and perks. This support allows us to continue bringing our stories to you, so a BIG thanks to our wonderful Patrons. Click the link above to find out more.

If Patreon isn't your thing, there are other ways  to show your support with no cost for you! Just visit us at www.sailingoceanfox.com to know more.

We changed all the billing process as well, so you pay only ONCE a month and that’s it! As clear as possible!

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Follow us @Art of Boat Repair to watch all our reviews of the products we use. An excellent way to learn about what you want to buy for your boat!

http://artofboatrepair.com/follow/oceanfox

Follow our blog with our daily adventures on Facebook . We post our route everyday, showing you the ups and downs of sailing. An amazing adventure  documented every single day. Stop there and leave your comment, we reply every single comment!

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Check the photos on Instagram , plus all the journey. We also have the Instagram stories where we register a few seconds of our day all the time. The best place for you to follow us as it is in real time. So much fun.

https://instagram.com/sailingoceanfox/

Visit our website where we have our route on the map in real time. It is automatic updated and you can see where we are. You can also choose some official Ocean Fox merch and help to support our journey.

https://www.sailingoceanfox.com/

Have a look at the food we eat on board of Ocean Fox. A daily blog of our healthy lifestyle . We eat a Low Carb Mediterranean plant based diet and we just love it. Loads of fresh fish as we catch so much.

https://www.facebook.com/healthyonboard/

Please like and share all of that to help us going on this adventure. We are really enjoying this life and sharing everything with you it's been wonderful . Thank you very much, you guys are amazing supporting us with your likes and comments, we really feel that we have a new family out there. 

Much love

Carla & Simon 

Every week we will answer  a question about our cruising life from one of our followers.
If you have a question, please send us an email to sailingoceanfox@gmail.com.

This weeks question:
Why do you have the desire to cross an Ocean again?
If you enjoyed this program please leave a review!

Thanks for Listening! Please subscribe and leave a comment.
You could also watch this programme on Youtube at www.sailingoceanfox.com!
To support our work ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/sailingoceanfox

Our videos are free for everyone to watch and always will be. However, we have an amazing community of Patrons who, for the cost of a cup of coffee a month, receive all sorts of benefits and perks. This support allows us to continue bringing our stories to you, so a BIG thanks to our wonderful Patrons. Click the link above to find out more.

If Patreon isn't your thing, there are other ways  to show your support with no cost for you! Just visit us at www.sailingoceanfox.com to know more.

We changed all the billing process as well, so you pay only ONCE a month and that’s it! As clear as possible!

Join us on the link below ❤️❤️❤️

https://www.patreon.com/sailingoceanfox

Follow us @Art of Boat Repair to watch all our reviews of the products we use. An excellent way to learn about what you want to buy for your boat!

http://artofboatrepair.com/follow/oceanfox

Follow our blog with our daily adventures on Facebook . We post our route everyday, showing you the ups and downs of sailing. An amazing adventure  documented every single day. Stop there and leave your comment, we reply every single comment!

https://www.facebook.com/sailingoceanfox/

Check the photos on Instagram , plus all the journey. We also have the Instagram stories where we register a few seconds of our day all the time. The best place for you to follow us as it is in real time. So much fun.

https://instagram.com/sailingoceanfox/

Visit our website where we have our route on the map in real time. It is automatic updated and you can see where we are. You can also choose some official Ocean Fox merch and help to support our journey.

https://www.sailingoceanfox.com/

Have a look at the food we eat on board of Ocean Fox. A daily blog of our healthy lifestyle . We eat a Low Carb Mediterranean plant based diet and we just love it. Loads of fresh fish as we catch so much.

https://www.facebook.com/healthyonboard/

Please like and share all of that to help us going on this adventure. We are really enjoying this life and sharing everything with you it's been wonderful . Thank you very much, you guys are amazing supporting us with your likes and comments, we really feel that we have a new family out there. 

Much love

Carla & Simon 

Every week we will answer  a question about our cruising life from one of our followers.
If you have a question, please send us an email to sailingoceanfox@gmail.com.

This weeks question:
Are you going to anchor on the River?
If you enjoyed this program please leave a review!

Thanks for Listening! Please subscribe and leave a comment.
You could also watch this programme on Youtube at www.sailingoceanfox.com!
To support our work ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/sailingoceanfox

Our videos are free for everyone to watch and always will be. However, we have an amazing community of Patrons who, for the cost of a cup of coffee a month, receive all sorts of benefits and perks. This support allows us to continue bringing our stories to you, so a BIG thanks to our wonderful Patrons. Click the link above to find out more.

If Patreon isn't your thing, there are other ways  to show your support with no cost for you! Just visit us at www.sailingoceanfox.com to know more.

We changed all the billing process as well, so you pay only ONCE a month and that’s it! As clear as possible!

Join us on the link below ❤️❤️❤️

https://www.patreon.com/sailingoceanfox

Follow us @Art of Boat Repair to watch all our reviews of the products we use. An excellent way to learn about what you want to buy for your boat!

http://artofboatrepair.com/follow/oceanfox

Follow our blog with our daily adventures on Facebook . We post our route everyday, showing you the ups and downs of sailing. An amazing adventure  documented every single day. Stop there and leave your comment, we reply every single comment!

https://www.facebook.com/sailingoceanfox/

Check the photos on Instagram , plus all the journey. We also have the Instagram stories where we register a few seconds of our day all the time. The best place for you to follow us as it is in real time. So much fun.

https://instagram.com/sailingoceanfox/

Visit our website where we have our route on the map in real time. It is automatic updated and you can see where we are. You can also choose some official Ocean Fox merch and help to support our journey.

https://www.sailingoceanfox.com/

Have a look at the food we eat on board of Ocean Fox. A daily blog of our healthy lifestyle . We eat a Low Carb Mediterranean plant based diet and we just love it. Loads of fresh fish as we catch so much.

https://www.facebook.com/healthyonboard/

Please like and share all of that to help us going on this adventure. We are really enjoying this life and sharing everything with you it's been wonderful . Thank you very much, you guys are amazing supporting us with your likes and comments, we really feel that we have a new family out there. 

Much love

Carla & Simon 

BOATBUILDING -- WHICH KIND?

After doing several interview capers, we have here the results of some interesting comparisons, resulting from hurricane damage, between good old sheet plywood construction, and "cold molded" or Constant Camber (CC) construction.

Design differences between the Searunner 34 and the CC 35 are discussed, as are the challenges of getting good wood for these boats today. And, oh yes, the virtues of epoxy!

In the end, if you want to go NOW, buy a good, used monohull. There are lots of them around begging to go cruising.

THE 300-NUT CANOE (And Other Considerations)

This Caper takes us to a salvaged 57-foot catamaran, upside down and abandoned in the Caribbean last November, but recently discovered adrift off North Carolina, still habitable and salvageable. This is then compared to a small aluminum skiff drifting for months with crew aboard who are “returned “from the dead.”

Also, issues of demographic centralization and global sea level rise, are related to good times and bad luck. Tell us what you think.

SPACE-AGE BOATBUILDING

This caper features Jim sharing about his trip to New England this week, where he got a glimpse of the most cutting-edge boatbuilding technology on display from his hosts.  

It's a far cry from backyard boatbuilding, and Jim offers many details on how what is going on at the building shop he visited will likely reach many in the sailing world sooner rather than later.

Jim finishes off this podcast by also talking about his encounter with Amaryllis, the catamaran designed by Nathanael Herreshoff that, which launched in 1876.

So there you have it ... a Jim Brown capercast that touches the 19th century on into the 21st.

We talk with Andrew Randell about a sail boat building project his father started in 1963 that came to a standstill when tragedy struck his family while on holiday in 1966. 36 years later Andrew rescues the partly built sailing yacht that had steadily deteriorated over almost 4 decades and he starts a 7 year mission to complete what his father had started.

For a guy that had never built a boat before, let alone sailed one, its a great story of what can be achieved when you are determined and focused. As a result of Andrews fine craftsmanship he was awarded the Hal Harper Award by the New South Wales Wooden Boat Association in 2011 for his demonstration of wooden boat building skills and the preservation of historical wooden sailing boats.

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Welcome to Heritage Boatworks Podcast #7.  This is the first podcast of its kind to travel the back roads and harbors of New England to share the stories, techniques, passion, and creativity of boat builders of all types and sizes. 

In this episode we travel to South Dartmouth, MA to interview Geoff Marshall or Marshall Marine.  Geoff is the owner of Marshall Marine and they have been producing fiberglass catboats since the early 60's.  The Marshall Catboat was the first fiberglass catboat to be produced and has been quite successful despite it's early criticism in moving away from wood construction.

Welcome to Heritage Boatworks Podcast #6.  This is the first podcast of its kind to travel the back roads and harbors of New England to share the stories, techniques, passion, and creativity of boat builders of all types and sizes. 

In this episode we travel to Humarock, MA to interview Roger Crawford.  Roger is the owner of Crawford Boat Building.  Roger has a passion for his Melonseed Skiffs and it shows in his work.  The boats are stunning.

Welcome to Heritage Boatworks Podcast #5.  This is the first podcast of its kind to travel the back roads and harbors of New England to share the stories, techniques, passion, and creativity of boat builders of all types and sizes. 

In this episode we travel to Tiverton, RI to interview Heidi Reid.  Heidi is the owner of Stur-Dee Boat Co.  The company has been through its share of trials and tribulations, but all the while has continued producing beautiful, hand-made, catboats, dories, and dinghies.