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Installing our NEW Engine | Sailboat Refit Ep 127

4/29/2019

In this episode of Sailing Nandji, the day has finally arrived where we install our NEW Engine Fang. We had been waiting on a new stern tube to be made and sent from Australia, so have been occupying our time with other major refitting jobs on Nandji. With this now installed we could book in the crane and get our NEW Engine installed.

The feeling of accomplishment we felt this day was truly amazing. After dealing with so much hassle and struggle to reach Langkawi, going through the hard yards of removing Old Smoky and the mess she left behind, to now installing and positioning our new engine, it has all been worth it. We are so very thankful and excited by what lies ahead. Hopefully more time of stress less cruising, less time fixing things and more time enjoying the sailing life!

Thank you to everyone who has watched our videos and contributed to our new engine. It is all because of you legends we have been able to install this brand new engine and re-power Nandji. With all this boat work being complete our vessel is becoming indestructible as we get her ready for our next big trip across the Indian Ocean.

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The Prop that gives you an Extra Knot | Sailboat Refit Ep 126

4/22/2019

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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, we install our NEW Autoprop onto Nandji. We are very excited about this upgrade to our sailboat. In our eyes, this is the second most important upgrade we have made to Nandji behind the new engine. The Autoprop from Bruntons is specifically designed for cruisers at it can give an extra knot of speed under sail! That is a massive difference for us slower boats!

To install the Autoprop onto Nandji, we have to make a few modifications to the sweep area of the prop. As the new Autoprop has a little larger blades than our previous fixed bladed prop, it also is a feathering prop requiring a larger sweep area as the blades rotate 180 degrees giving the vessel the same power going astern as forwards propulsion. When under sail, the self pitching blades pitch to a degree where up to 85% of drag is reduced allowing the boat a much higher speed under sail! Stop it you say, well I agree my friend...

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Stripping with Bonita | Sailboat Refit, the little jobs. Ep 125

4/17/2019

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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, with all the major big boy jobs going on with Nandji, Bonita decides to tackle a few projects of her own. Getting down and dirty in the boat yard she takes us through some stipping. Paint stripping that is! Keep your mind out of the gutter!!

We have been in the boatyard for what seems like forever as we complete a major refit to our Nandji. With big jobs, there a million little jobs to be completed as well. The little jobs are what are the most tedious and are generally the ones that have the highest visual impact. These tasks are generally overlooked and never paid a lot of attention too. Thats why they are pink jobs!!

Everyday Nandji is becoming greater, stronger and more attractive to the eye. Safer, sturdier and ready for adventures! It is a great feeling to be completing all this work to our beloved vessel. Soon we will be off adventuring again, we can not wait for those days!!!

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Solving our Water leak for Good! Stern tube installation. Ep 124

4/12/2019

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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, we arrive back to Langkawi with a boat full of NEW gear to install onto Nandji. Upon our return to the boatyard, we had a special delivery from Australia, our NEW Stern tube! We had been waiting on this to arrive for weeks as we need to install the stern tube, to then install the shaft so we can align and position the new engine correctly.

We have had a trickle of water though the hull on the outside of the stern tube since we burnt out a bearing on our journey to the boatyard and created a hole in the old stern tube. We take you through the installation process of the new Stern tube and solve our water leak for good!

The old stern tube must have been the original stern tube first installed onto Nandji when she was built back in 1996. It was made of Stainless steel where factory boats have bronze. We removed the thin old stern tube and replaced it with a thicker walled bronze stern tube. Good to go for another 20 years!!!

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Elephants of Thailand. Ep 123

4/11/2019

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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, we are in Thailand! After needing a mountain of stainless steel fabricated for our refit of Nandji we decided to head to Thailand on Uncles boat as the craftsman ship is much better than Langkawi at a more affordable price. We set off for a week long trip and hoped to get everything made in the short time we planned to stay. After riding around on our scooters for over 4 hours a day chasing up and organising the work to be done, we found ourselves with an afternoon off in Phuket!

Bonita had heard of an ethical Elephant Sanctuary where they care for old disabled elephants. The sanctuary buys the Elephants from around Thailand from people who mistreat and abuse the elephants and then offer them a safe natural place for them to live in their normal habitat. Having no idea where to go, we set off on our scooter trying to find and learn more about this amazing place!

These guys do an amazing job at seeking out elephants around Thailand that are being abused and heading to their rescue and bringing them back to this sanctuary. Bloody legends in our eyes!

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Sneaky Getaway to Thailand... The COSTS of a Refit $$ Ep 122

4/11/2019

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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, our refit is moving forward in leaps and bounds. With the engine room overhauled and the bow rebuilt, we have run into a wall as Chinese New year fast approaches and majority of the businesses in Langkawi shut down for 2 weeks. The lead up to the New year everyone was in holiday mode already and we could not get anything built. Uncle Kevin to the rescue!!! We load up his vessel with everything needed to be remade and a list of items needed to be purchased and off we go sailing to Thailand!

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Installing our NEW Engine | Sailboat Refit Ep 127

The Prop that gives you an Extra Knot | Sailboat Refit Ep 126

Stripping with Bonita | Sailboat Refit, the little jobs. Ep 125

Solving our Water leak for Good! Stern tube installation. Ep 124

Elephants of Thailand. Ep 123

Sneaky Getaway to Thailand... The COSTS of a Refit $$ Ep 122

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Installing our NEW Engine | Sailboat Refit Ep 127

The Prop that gives you an Extra Knot | Sailboat Refit Ep 126

Stripping with Bonita | Sailboat Refit, the little jobs. Ep 125

Solving our Water leak for Good! Stern tube installation. Ep 124

Elephants of Thailand. Ep 123

Sneaky Getaway to Thailand... The COSTS of a Refit $$ Ep 122

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