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@@theresnobodyhere5778 Sorry for the suspense, but the reveal is in next weeks video! 😜 It was a shocker though! 😱

@@gavin_and_james_sailing its like a murder mystery i,m getting lieutenant Columbo onto it

Thanks for watching! ⛵

@@jussiryhanen7851 Thanks for watching. The kit cost £500 and it came with some pretty decent instructions too. We bought it direct from Volvo online

We got the rudder bearings from David Morris who is the UK Etap parts specialist (davidmorrisboats.co.uk/spare-parts) and the saildrive kit was direct from Volvo. I know some people who have had rudder bearings manufactured at a fraction of the price, but you never know how good they will fit so I preferred to pay for the proper ones. Hopefully I will never have to do it again. Thanks for watching and glad you found it useful.

Access to the top of the engine is a bit tight but that back access is a good design. Just noticed you do CZcams as well, we will check out your videos. Nice to see another Etap! 🙂

Thanks so much and so glad you have managed to get up to Amble. We will definitely be calling up there this summer so will give you a shout! Sorry for the delay in replying, we have been away quite a bit in the last couple of week. Is everything going ok with Spellbound now?

@@gavin_and_james_sailing Hey!! Sorry I missed the notification. Looking forward to more of your channel. It's a relief to get the engine sorted but there's always something to do. Just installing a diesle heater now, then we need to refurb our sprayhood somehow. Loving your channel!!

Thanks both of you and yes that was an eye watering price! Hope all is going well with your adventures! ⛵️

Have you had your Etap long, what projects are you doing? We got a lot more to come...next video will be out within the next week showing step by step how to replace the bearings.

@@gavin_and_james_sailing Not very long, buy it in 2021, after that i planned a lot and do nothing ;-) Just today it is in my barn and i start today with rudder removal and Saildrive renovation. then comes the painting of the hull

They are great boats! Ours had previously been used for racing so had had a hard life and needed quite a bit of attention. We have some sail drive videos coming out soon which will show the process of removing and re-hauling it. Where about are you located?

@@gavin_and_james_sailing Germany near to Bremen

@@gavin_and_james_sailing Breitengrad : 53.066735 | Längengrad : 8.690751

Cheers, I think I was more stressed this time worrying if the rudder was going to come off ok too.

All gone good thanks, we got everything done in the yard we wanted, but now the on water jobs start…and there’s loads! 😂 Hope you guys are doing good and enjoying yourselves!

Hi David, I wonder if our aft cabin hatch was put in by one of the previous owners. I'm doing part 2 of the rudder bearing video next week and then we move onto the saildrive videos. I worked with James from Tyler marine on all the projects and feel like I've learnt loads and filmed as much as I can too. I feel really lucky as some contractors wouldn't have liked me working with them. Thanks for watching and hope you are managing to get out sailing!

Thanks for watching, our boat is an Etap 28i. A 28ft Belgian cruising yacht. ⛵️

There's a few around where we are now that need attention too. I agree they all need looking after as they are a great piece of our heritage.

Thanks Steve! We are back in the water now and moved back onboard. Now the on water jobs start! Got plenty more boatyard videos coming of all the work we have been doing! Hope you are both keeping well! x

@gavin_and_james_sailing glad you're both back on board. Looking forward to seeing more of the videos. The work you do fascinates me! We're both good thanks xx

Good to hear from you Anne and hope you are doing ok. Thank you, we are back in the water now and just moved back aboard...now the on water jobs start! We have loads of videos coming of what we got up to in the boat yard. Hope you are staying out of trouble! 🤣🤣 xx

@@gavin_and_james_sailing glad to hear all is going well & will soon be ready to set sail again. Me? Trouble? Do this 2 words go together?….Hell Yeah-taking no prisoners 😉🤣🤣👍xx

Exactly...we didn't have much money to spend on the boat last year, as it was our first year living abaord, so it was just bare minimum. This year we are going crazy and getting everything done. 15 years of it been a race boat had taken its toll, but we are getting there now! 😁

Thank you, everything is going ok so far🤞….apart from the weather! 😂Hope you guys are ok and having fun.

It’s a big list of jobs this year, but all going well so far. Your right…it never stops! 😂

Thanks for watching Mike and yes it was so good to have lots of crew around! Would love to hear more about your Atlantic journey as we have a similar sized yacht to you. Do you have a blog or on socials?

Thanks guys and yes those Prawns were amazing! Can't beat locally caught sea food!

Thanks Keith, glad you enjoyed it. I loved looking around the boat too.

Hi Coleen, thanks for watching. We are all speaking English but there's a few different strong regional accents going on. I've got a Yorkshire accent and Colin the Skipper has a Geordie accent. (North East of England). When we arrived in the NE I struggled to understand the Geordies too.

@@gavin_and_james_sailing ...very cool. It's funny because you write perfectly. No problems with reading it.

A year on and we still love living aboard!

Thanks so much for this comment, its lovely to hear comments like this. We are working on our next video now which will hopefully be out in the next week or so.

It was one of the best Christmas Days we have had!

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Thank you, we were lucky to see this. We just happened to be in the right place at the right time. This is the guys who look after the Oysters in the North East of England. Wild-Oysters.org

We love the North East of England. We are hoping to make our way down to our south coast, but not sure if that will be this summer or next.

Glad it was helpful! We are hauling out in May and will be changing our sail drive diaphragm and rudder bearings.

Hi Katrine from Denmark! Thanks for watching and glad you are enjoying the videos and find them useful. Where about are you in Denmark and do you have a boat at the moment?

Cheers guys and thanks for watching! We will check your channel out too! 😄⛵️

Thanks 😄

Hull paint job was one of the refit jobs, so will be back to shiny yellow soon.

Hi Liam, thank you and thanks for subscribing. We are looking forward to the sailing season and can’t wait to get back out there on our boat!

Thanks Paul, that makes sense now. Just couldn't remember when I was editing. 👍

You will get some amazing views from up there, bet you are sick of this wind though, its been relentless this last few months. 🤣

Thanks so much Steve and glad you liked the info I put in there. We wont be leaving it so long this time until the next episode.😀

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching. I was a bit rusty doing the log as its been while since my Yachtmaster theory.

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed. Looking forward to your next episode.😀⛵

Thanks Derek, yes we are having a great time, never look back! Hope you are all good.

Hey that’s great, we were in there last night and stuck it on the wall. Nice bar! Cheers! 🍺

Hey John, all out of our price range too, think we will stick with our Etap! 😂 Seeing the interiors of them has given us some ideas for our boat. James Cook will be out within the next couple of weeks. Hope all good with you and thanks for watching. 😀⛵️