MJ Sailing
Matt and Jessica document the technical process of building a custom fiberglass catamaran, focusing on structural fabrication, electrical systems, and interior outfitting.
Sailors turned DIY boat builders—documenting our journey of building a fiberglass catamaran for long-term cruising and inspiring others to dream big! After circumnavigating the North Atlantic on Serendipity (Sabre Targa 34) and completing a two-year refit of Elements of Life (custom 37' aluminum monohull), we sailed to the Arctic before selling her in 2020. Now, we're tackling our most ambitious …
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Stevensville, United States· Jun 2026
408 videos· 18 deeply analyzed
Painting the Accent Walls On Our Home Built Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Episode 380)Applying multiple thin coats of Alexseal Pegasus Gray with a roller creates a smooth, spray-like bulkhead finish.Jul 25, 2026
The Details That Keep a Boat Dry (MJ Sailing - Episode 379)Vetus flush-mount hatches go into foam-core panels using screw inserts instead of through-bolts to prevent leaks.Jun 27, 2026 · Stevensville, United States
Preparing Our Catamaran for Paint—and Me for Captain's SchoolThe crew fairs and primes a catamaran cabin top while studying for captain's licenses via online courses.Jun 13, 2026
The Bad News: We Have To Cut This Bulkhead Out (MJ Sailing - Episode 377)A catamaran builder corrects a bulkhead placement error by installing a reinforced, multi-compartment watertight bow structure.May 30, 2026
Inside Our Homebuilt Catamaran (Full Walkthrough) - (MJ Sailing - Episode 376)The crew details cabin-top sanding, interior painting with TotalBoat Wet Edge, and ongoing electrical and mechanical installations.May 16, 2026 · Kent Island
We Almost Cooked Our Electrical System… So We Fixed It (MJ Sailing - Episode 375)Matt mounts Victron DC-to-DC controllers on ¾-inch aluminum spacers to prevent overheating in a catamaran electrical cabinet.Apr 25, 2026
The Panel That Will Power Our Entire Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Episode 374)Installing DIN rail-mounted Eaton breakers in a cabinet provides a modular, globally serviceable alternative to marine panels.Apr 11, 2026 · Kent Island
The Victron Electrical Install Begins! (Major Milestone for Our Self Built Catamaran) - Episode 373Mounting heavy electrical components to fiberglass bulkheads using threaded inserts set in thickened epoxy.Mar 28, 2026 · Kent Island
Six Layers of Fiberglass and Zero Regrets (MJ Sailing - Episode 372)Six stepped layers of 12-oz double-bias fiberglass lock a 600-pound diesel's mount plates into a catamaran engine bed.Jan 10, 2026 · Kent Island
One Diesel Engine, One VERY Tight Space!! (MJ Sailing - Episode 371)A custom rolling dolly and bridge platform allow for moving a 600-pound engine through tight cabin spaces.Dec 27, 2025 · Stevensville, United States
Installing Our Electric Motor System | Milling, Mounts & First Fitting (MJ Sailing - Ep 366)Matt and Jessica install an electric motor and custom-bored coupler in their catamaran to ensure precise alignment.Aug 30, 2025
Getting Ready to Install Our FIRST EVER AC!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 365)Installing a 9,000 BTU Marine Breeze air conditioner requires structural modifications to the berth for vertical clearance.Aug 16, 2025 · Stevensville, United States
Building Our Custom Helm Seat - Foam, Glass & Vacuum Bagging (MJ Sailing - Ep 364)A custom composite helm seat is fabricated using Nidicor foam, vacuum bagging, and biaxial fiberglass for structural rigidity.Aug 2, 2025 · Stevensville, United States
Diesel Demands Space, Electric Plays Nice (MJ Sailing - Ep 363)The crew modifies engine beds on a Sabre Targa 34 for a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system.Jul 13, 2025Sort
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MJ Sailing - All Episodes in Order347 episodesOngoing
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Welcome to the Boat Graveyard (EP 1 - MJ Sailing) - 1
The DRY FITTING of Container #1 .... But, Where Is It? (MJ Sailing) - 2
We've Got a Hurricane Headed Our Way (EP 2 - MJ Sailing) - 3
Seam Ripper Come Rescue Me ( EP 3 - MJ Sailing) - 4
Making Companionway Stairs Out of Cherry Wood (MJ Sailing - EP 4) - 5
Naked Pictures? I Don't Want That (MJ Sailing - EP 5) - 6
Thanksgiving Festivities at Our Marina (MJ Sailing - EP 6) - 7
How We Left To Go Cruising at 30 & What We Left Behind (MJ Sailing - EP 7) - 8
Beach Days & Building Our Own Hard Dodger (MJ Sailing - EP 8) - 9
New Year's Eve On The Water (MJ Sailing - EP 9) - 10
Bare Bottomed No More (MJ Sailing - EP 10) - 11
Our Boat Looks Like an Easter Egg (MJ Sailing - EP 11) - 12
With Palm Beach As Our PLAYGROUND (MJ Sailing - EP 12) - 13
Sewing, SNADS, and Fuel Systems (MJ Sailing - EP 13) - 14
Our Engine Has Been Still for 10+ Years ... Will It Start? (MJ Sailing - EP 14) - 15
Out With Our 1 Year Old Topcoat Paint, In With the AWL GRIP (MJ Sailing - EP 15) - 16
Behind the Scenes: Our Life on the Hard (MJ Sailing - EP 16) - 17
Getting the Mast Up - We're a Sailboat Again! (MJ Sailing - EP 17) - 18
Matt's Odd Jobs & A Tour of the Interior ( MJ Sailing - EP 18) - 19
A Bit of This and That .. aka .. Are We Almost Done? (MJ Sailing - EP 19) - 20
Applying Awl Grip to Our Cabin Top (MJ Sailing - EP 20) - 21
Nearing the End of Our 812 Days In the Work Yard (MJ Sailing - EP 21) - 22
A New Life, A New Name (MJ Sailing -EP 22) - 23
Our Great Escape From the Work Yard to the Water (MJ Sailing - EP 23) - 24
Our Thoughts on Going Bare (MJ Sailing - EP 24) - 25
Our Composting Head & Swag Giveaway (MJ Sailing - EP 25) - 26
Building Our Own Custom Stack Pack (MJ Sailing - EP 26) - 27
Our New (Almost) Pocket Size Drone! (MJ Sailing - EP 27) - 28
Casting Off Our Dock Lines After a 2 Year Refit (MJ Sailing - EP 28) - 29
SAIL FAIL, SWIM FAIL (MJ Sailing - EP 29) - 30
From the Boat Graveyard to Sailing Once Again (MJ Sailing - EP 30) - 31
Testing Our Sea Breathe Hookah and Snorkeling Peanut Island (MJ Sailinig - EP 31) - 32
Death by Bridges & Making Our Way Home (MJ Sailing - EP 32) - 33
Batten the Hatches, Irma Is On Her Way (MJ Sailing - EP 33) - 34
Reflecting on the Storm (MJ Sailing - EP 34) - 35
Everybody Poops - An Update on Our Composting Head (MJ Sailing - EP 35) - 36
Our Bank Account After 5 Years of Cruising & a Refit (MJ Sailing - EP 36) - 37
Letting Air In & Keeping Thieves Out - Hopefully (MJ Sailing - EP 37) - 38
Fun With Sacrificial Sail Covers (MJ Sailing - EP 38) - 39
A Tour Of The Boat Graveyard (MJ Sailing - EP 39) - 40
Shoving Off the Dock FOR GOOD!!! (MJ Sailing - EP 40) - 41
Bahamas Bound (MJ Sailing - EP 41) - 42
CRYSTAL CLEAR Bahamian Waters (MJ Sailing - EP 42) - 43
Hanging Around the Abacos (MJ Sailing - EP 43) - 44
Whale Cay Cut & The Cold Front (MJ Sailing - EP 44) - 45
The Wreck of sv Ellipsis at Elbow Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 45) - 46
Getting Back to Boat Work (MJ Sailing - EP 46) - 47
Seeking Seclusion at Lynyard Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 47) - 48
Strong Winds and a Sail to Tahiti Beach (MJ Sailing - EP 48) - 49
I Made an Oopsie While Underway (MJ Sailing - EP 49) - 50
The Best Cockpit Seats - In Our Opinion (MJ Sailing - EP 50) - 51
Is THIS the MOST BEAUTIFUL Spot in the BAHAMAS?! (MJ Sailing - EP 51) - 52
Back in the U.S. of A. (MJ Sailing - EP 52) - 53
Our NEW Precision Headsail!! (MJ Sailing - EP 53) - 54
Finding Our Sister Ship; 2 of Only 6 IN THE WORLD!! (MJ Sailing - EP 54) - 55
The Mangrove Maze of Great Harbour Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 55) - 56
OVERNIGHT From the Berrys to Eleuthera (MJ Sailing - EP 56) - 57
When Seasickness Medication GOES WRONG (MJ Sailing - EP 57) - 58
When A Bit of Serendipity Turns It All Into Perfection (MJ Sailing - EP 58) - 59
Navigating the DEVIL'S BACKBONE ... Without A Pilot! (MJ Sailing - EP 59) - 60
Where the Elite Come to Play (MJ Sailing - EP 60) - 61
NOT the THORNY PATH to the Caribbean (MJ Sailing - EP 61) - 62
Sailing I-65 from Bahamas to St. Barth's (MJ Sailing - EP 62) - 63
Champagne Life on a Beer Budget (MJ Sailing - EP 63) - 64
Will Tommy Hilfiger Give Us Propane? (MJ Sailing - EP 64) - 65
The Hunt Continues... (MJ Sailing - EP 65) - 66
THE Island for Chores & Projects (MJ Sailing - EP 66) - 67
There's TOO MANY Dinghies in the Harbor!! (MJ Sailing - EP 67) - 68
Exploring the NUDE BEACH of St. Barth's! (MJ Sailing - EP 68) - 69
The WORST Kind of News (MJ Sailing - EP 69) - 70
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends (MJ Sailing - EP 70) - 71
This is What You Came For - Antigua Sail Week Part I (MJ Sailing - EP 71) - 73
Part II of Our Dodger Canvas Build (MJ Sailing - EP 73) - 74
Saba - The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean (MJ Sailing - EP 74) - 75
Our $35 Cockpit Enclosure (MJ Sailing - EP 75) - 76
Provisioning For 30 Days At Sea (MJ Sailing - EP 76) - 77
We Left on a Trans-Atlantic & No Working Watermaker (MJ Sailing - EP 77) - 78
A Mid-Atlantic Birthday Surprise For My Sweetheart (MJ Sailing - EP 78) - 79
A Day In The Life Of An OCEAN CROSSING (MJ Sailing - EP 79) - 80
Spotting Land After 25 DAYS AT SEA!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 80) - 81
AZORES: We LOVE This Harbor - We HATE Rafting Up (MJ Sailing - EP 81) - 82
AZORES: Pico - The Island No One Ever Sails To (MJ Sailing - EP 82) - 83
BUCKET LIST Sailing Destination: Faial, Azores (MJ Sailing - EP 83) - 84
We Got Off To A Bumpy Start... (MJ Sailing - EP 84) - 85
Terceira AZORES: Adventure Island!! (MJ Sailing - EP 85) - 86
São Jorge: The HIDDEN GEM of the Azores (MJ Sailing - EP 86) - 87
AZORES: The Untouched Island of São Jorge (MJ Sailing - EP 87) - 88
FAILING At Cooking Fish Cakes - Even The Cat Won't Eat Them - (MJ Sailing - EP 88) - 89
Can We Extend Our EUROPEAN VISA to 12 Months? (MJ Sailing - EP 89) - 90
São Miguel AZORES - An Island You Will NEVER Forget (MJ Sailing - EP 90) - 91
Would You Swim in Coffee Colored Thermal Springs? (MJ Sailing - EP 91) - 92
Red Sky In Morning, Sailors Take Warning (MJ Sailing - EP 92) - 93
Cold Weather Sailing - We're Not in the Tropics Anymore! (MJ Sailing -Episode 93) - 94
All Good Things Must Come To An End (MJ Sailing - EP 94) - 95
Check Out Our NEW RIDE!! (MJ Sailing - EP 95) - 96
Cruising the LESSER KNOWN Islands of Thailand (MJ Sailing - EP 96) - 97
Fairy Tales and Waterfalls (MJ Sailing - EP 97) - 98
The Proper Way To Use A Mooring (MJ Sailing - EP 98) - 99
Can't Life Always Be THIS GOOD? (MJ Sailing - EP 99) - 100
Last Days on the Catamaran & What We Thought (MJ Sailing - EP 100) - 101
How Did Our Antifouling Hold Up After 2 Years? (MJ Sailing - Ep 101) - 102
Georgie Avoids Work. Again. (MJ Sailing - Ep 102) - 103
It's Time To Rebuild the Watermaker!! - (MJ Sailing - Ep 103) - 104
Antifouling & Testing New Seajet SILICONE PAINT On Our Prop (MJ Sailing - Ep 104) - 105
Could I BE More Excited? l Launching & Our NEW Precision Mainsail! (MJ Sailing - Ep 105) - 106
Last Days in the AZORES - We're Now IRELAND BOUND!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 106) - 107
We're Entering the ROARING 40s!! - Or at Least, I Thought We Were (MJ Sailing - Ep 107) - 108
BIG SEAS & The Furthest North We've Ever Sailed (MJ Sailing - Ep 108) - 109
LAND HO!!! Azores to Ireland in 10 Days (MJ Sailing - Ep 109) - 110
Taking Apart Our Marine Stove - Why Isn't It Working??!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 110) - 111
45 Degree Nights on the Boat - Sailing Ireland's South Coast (MJ Sailing - Ep 111) - 112
Chasing the Changing Tides (MJ Sailing - Ep 112) - 113
Heading Into the IRISH SEA! 🐟🌊💨 (MJ Sailing - Ep 113) - 114
Hello SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS!! ⛰️⛵ (MJ Sailing - Ep 114) - 115
We Get to be a CANAL BOAT With Our MAST STILL UP! l Sailing Scottish Highlands (MJ Sailing - Ep 115) - 117
Anchored Next to a CASTLE in LOCH NESS!! l Sailing the Scottish Highlands (MJ Sailing - Ep 117) - 118
"I Was on a Course for Disaster!" l Sailing Scotland (MJ Sailing - Ep 118 Part 1) - 118
Installing Our Diesel Heater (MJ Sailing - Ep 118 Part 2) - 119
Searching for Orcas on our Sail to the Orkneys l Sailing Scotland (MJ Sailing - Ep 119) - 120
Encountering Russian Subs on the North Sea (MJ Sailing - Ep 120 Part 1)
Catamaran Build164 episodesOngoing
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The DRY FITTING of Container #1 .... But, Where Is It? (MJ Sailing) - 168
Did We Just Take On Another PROJECT BOAT??!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 168) - 171
PATCHING A TENT - Wait!! ... What Did YOU Think I Said?! (MJ Sailing - Ep 171) - 172
NOTHING BUT ROT - This Deck Core Needs to Come Out! (MJ Sailing - Ep 172) - 174
Our $1/Year Build Site Lease - We're All Paid Up for 2021!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 174) - 175
We Bought Diesel Engines for the Catamaran - But Will We Use Them? (MJ Sailing Ep 175) - 178
CATAMARAN BUILD - It's Finally Here!!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 178) - 179
CATAMARAN BUILD - 48 Hours In & We're THIS Far! (MJ Sailing - Ep 179) - 180
CATAMARAN BUILD - The Dry Fit - Moving 38 ft (12m) Panels by Ourselves (MJ Sailing - Ep 180) - 181
CATAMARAN BUILD - Bonding Our Bridge Deck BACK TOGETHER! (MJ Sailing - Ep 181) - 182
CATAMARAN BUILD - Is This Just As Good As the Moulded Bridge Deck? (MJ Sailing - Ep 182) - 183
CATAMARAN BUILD - Amateur Hour With Unidirectional Fiberglass (MJ Sailing - Ep 183) - 184
CATAMARAN BUILD - Routing Perfectly Matching Bulkhead Doors (MJ Sailing - Ep 184) - 185
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Could Have Done This Better (MJ Sailing - Ep 185.1) - 185
CATAMARAN BUILD - Just Call Us 'Unidirectional Rope Rockstars' (MJ Sailing - Ep 185 Part 2) - 186
CATAMARAN BUILD - We're Preparing For Something BIG!! 😃🎉 (MJ Sailing - Ep 186) - 187
CATAMARAN BUILD - Finally Bonding The HULLS TOGETHER!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 187) - 188
CATAMARAN BUILD - Seaming The Inner Hull (MJ Sailing - Ep 188 Part 1) - 188
MattGyver Permanently Bonds The Bridge Deck (MJ Sailing - Ep 188 Part 2) - 189
CATAMARAN BUILD - Over 50 feet of Glassing in One Afternoon!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 189) - 190
CATAMARAN BUILD - Measuring Bulkhead Spacing (MJ Sailing - Ep 190) - 191
CATAMARAN BUILD - Wiped Out by Unidirectional (MJ Sailing - Ep 191) - 192
We Have a SECRET SIDE PROJECT (MJ Sailing - Ep 192) - 193
CATAMARAN BUILD - First Bulkheads Go In!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 193) - 194
CATAMARAN BUILD - Welcome To My Shower (MJ Sailing - Ep 194) - 195
CATAMARAN BUILD - Bonding Bulkheads - Preparation is Key!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 195) - 196
CATAMARAN BUILD – Reinforcing Our Cockpit Bulkhead (MJ Sailing – Ep 196) - 197
CATAMARAN BUILD - I Have A Large Cockpit (MJ Sailing - Ep 197) - 198
Catamaran Build - OUR SECOND CONTAINER HAS ARRIVED!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 198) - 199
CATAMARAN BUILD - We're Running Out of Supplies!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 199) - 200
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Bond the Hull Sides!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 200) - 201
CATAMARAN BUILD - It May Look Seamless, But That's Not The Case (MJ Sailing - Ep 201) - 202
CATAMARAN BUILD - Prepping for Floors (MJ Sailing Ep 202) - 203
CATAMARAN BUILD - Our First Floor Goes Down!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 203) - 204
CATAMARAN BUILD - The Backbone of our Water Tanks (MJ Sailing Ep 204) - 205
CATAMARAN BUILD - Our Stern Bulkheads Need To Be PRECISE For Our Transom! (MJ Sailing - Ep 205) - 206
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Define Our Engine Bed Space (MJ Sailing - Ep 206) - 207
CATAMARAN BUILD - These Chainplates Will NEVER Break!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 207) - 208
STEALING Ideas From MILLION DOLLAR Yachts!!! - Annapolis Boat Show 2021 (MJ Sailing - Ep 208) - 210
CATAMARAN BUILD - How Many Guys Does It Take To Carry A Transom? (MJ Sailing - Ep 210) - 211
CATAMARAN BUILD - Can 4 People Lift A Transom Into Place? (MJ Sailing - Ep 211) - 212
CATAMARAN BUILD - Barely Squeezing By - But the Transom Is ON!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 212) - 213
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Bring In the Cockpit Seats! (MJ Sailing - Ep 213) - 214
CATAMARAN BUILD - Dusty & BRUISED ... But the Cockpit Seats are Bonded!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 214) - 215
CATAMARAN BUILD - So BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL (MJ Sailing - Ep 215) - 217
CATAMARAN BUILD - We NEVER Thought We'd Get This Far!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 217) - 218
CATAMARAN BUILD - How We Work Through the COLD Winter (MJ Sailing - Ep 218) - 219
CATAMARAN BUILD - Our First Piece of Furniture!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 219) - 220
CATAMARAN BUILD - Closing Up Usable Storage Space. 😲 (MJ Sailing - Ep 220) - 221
CATAMARAN BUILD - It's Time to Discuss Furniture (MJ Sailing - Ep 221) - 222
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Brought On A HUGE Partner!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 222) - 223
CATAMARAN BUILD - The 'Reach Around' Test 😲💩 (MJ Sailing - Ep 223) - 224
FIRST LOOKS at the Max Cruise 44 CATAMARAN! (MJ Sailing - Ep 224) - 225
You Wanna Stick Me WHERE?!?! (MJ Sailing CATAMARAN BUILD - Ep 225) - 226
BIGGEST MISTAKES We've Made So Far - Months of Fixing (MJ Sailing - Ep 226) - 227
BOAT FAIRING - Epoxy VS Polyester!! (MJ Sailing Catamaran Build - Ep 227) - 228
IT CRACKED! 😲 Making Our First Daggerboard Case - (MJ Sailing Catamaran Build Ep 228) - 229
A Bit of This and That - Didn't We Do This 210 Episodes Ago? (MJ Sailing Catamaran Build - Ep 229) - 230
CATAMARAN BUILD - 2nd Time Is The Charm? (MJ Sailing - Ep 230) - 231
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Drilled a Hole in the Bottom of Our Boat!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 231) - 232
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Enclose Our Hand Built Water Tanks! - (MJ Sailing - Ep 232) - 233
CATAMARAN BUILD - Fire at the Marina & Fairing Our Master Shower (MJ Sailing - Ep 233) - 234
CATAMARAN BUILD - Our Daggerboard Case Halves Are Now ONE! (MJ Sailing - Ep 234) - 235
Was It Worth The Trouble? CATAMARAN BUILD (MJ Sailing - Ep 235) & #ecoflow - 236
It's Amazing What a Fresh Coat of Paint Can Do!! CATAMARAN BUILD (MJ Sailing - Ep 236) - 239
VISITING OUR BOAT IN VIETNAM!! Max Cruise 44ft Hybrid Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Ep 239) - 240
FIRST LOOKS at the Max Cruise 44 ft Sailing Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Ep 240) - 241
FIRST SAIL on our NEW CATAMARAN!! - Sea Trials of the Max Cruise 44 SC (MJ Sailing - Episode 241) - 242
How Does It Feel To be Back On Our OWN BOAT??!! 😯 (MJ Sailing - Ep 242) - 243
CATAMARAN BUILD - Changing Our Daggerboard Placement (MJ Sailing - Ep 243) - 244
The Last 4 Months Have Been Leading Up To This Day - (MJ Sailing Ep 244) - 246
Where We're Running Our Wiring/Conduit - CATAMARAN BUILD (MJ Sailing - Ep 246) - 248
WORST. VLOGGERS. EVER. (MJ Sailing - Ep 248) - 249
Putting a Hybrid To The Test (MJ Sailing - Ep 249) #electrichybrid #hybridengine - 250
Is This the Boat For Us?! (MJ Sailing - Ep 250) - 251
Bye Bye DIESEL - We're Going Electric Hybrid!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 251) - 252
No More Sliding Into The Hulls! (MJ Sailing - Ep 252) - 253
The Biggest Change To Our Boat In a Year! (MJ Sailing - Ep 253) - 256
Nerding Out Over FLUSH SEACOCKS (MJ Sailing - Ep 256) - 257
Why We're Not Centering Our Hatches (MJ Sailing - Ep 257) - 260
We Traveled 3,800 Miles to Visit 900 Marine Vendors (MJ Sailing - Ep 260) - 261
Jessica Gets Back to Glassing After 4 Months Away (MJ Sailing - Ep 261) - 263
We're Disregarding the Builder's Design - AGAIN!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 263) - 264
CATAMARAN BUILD - Building Out the Settee in our Salon (MJ Sailing - Ep 264) - 265
PLACE YOUR BETS! How Long Will This Take Me? (MJ Sailing - Ep 265) - 266
CELEBRATION TIME!! Jessica Paints the Cabinets (MJ Sailing - Ep 266) - 267
CATAMARAN BUILD - We Bring In Professional Help (MJ Sailing - Ep 267) - 268
CATAMARAN BUILD - Every Way I Do This Is Wrong (MJ Sailing - Ep 268) - 269
Everyone Should Be Heading This Direction - Digital Switching (MJ Sailing EP 269) - 271
This SIMPLE Item Has Cost TOO MUCH TIME!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 271) - 272
The Last Big Fairing Push?? (MJ Sailing - Ep 272) - 273
PRIME DAY!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 273) - 274
Hunting Down Hardwood (MJ Sailing - Ep 274) - 275
Should We Have Built This Holding Tank Ourselves? (MJ Sailing - Ep 275) - 277
They're DESTROYING It In Front Of Our Eyes!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 277) - 278
Having a Quiet Cry in the Cupboard (MJ Sailing - Ep 278 - 280
This Could MAKE OR BREAK the Look Of Our Kit Boat (MJ Sailing - Ep 280) - 282
We Brought On Help - But Will They Stay?? (MJ Sailing - Ep 282) - 283
How Does Our Kit Catamaran Compare to Production Boats? (MJ Sailing - Ep 283) - 284
At Least We're Not Sanding!! (Because We're Vacuum Bagging) MJ Sailing - Ep 284 - 285
Lifting Our 7,000 lb Catamaran By Ourselves!! - Changing Our Base to Foam (MJ Sailing - Ep 285) - 286
I Used To Think It Was Big, Now It Looks HUGE!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 286) - 288
TotalBoat vs Awl Grip...We Switched Primers - And We Can TELL!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 288) - 289
Bigger Gun..MUCH Better Results!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 289) - 291
We Are SO LUCKY To Get This Sponsor - It Is a GAME CHANGER for us!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 291) - 292
Installing Our Prop Shaft & Building the Skeg (MJ Sailing - Ep 292) - 294
I Had No Other Choice.... (MJ Sailing - Ep 294) - 295
The Past 12 Months of Progress (MJ Saiing - Ep 295) - 296
CATAMARAN BUILD - Laser Alignment Stern Tube & Surfing Tofino (MJ Sailing - Ep 296) - 297
NO Wear & Tear for the Cutlass Bearing on Our Home Built Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Ep 297) - 300
Why We NEED a Feathering Prop (MJ Sailing - Ep 300) - 301
The First WOOD TRIM Goes On Our Homebuilt Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Ep 301) - 302
Looking Like a Mold & NOT a Kit - Spraying Gelcoat (MJ Sailing - Ep 302) - 303
This Dream Takes WORK - Interior Decisions on Our Catamaran Build (MJ Sailing - Ep 303) - 304
Are We CRAZY For USING Our Oven Inside a Cabinet?? (MJ Sailing - Ep 304) - 305
Connor Is STEALING My Painting!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 305) - 306
Our Gelcoat STILL Doesn't Match!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 306) - 307
We Get an Inspection From the Factory (MJ Sailing - Ep 307) - 308
MY DAD Used to Build HOUSES, But Can He Build a BOAT?? (MJ Sailing - Ep 308) - 312
We Bond Down Our Cabin Top - A HUGE Step Forward!!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 312)
Epic Sailing Adventures: Norway & Northern Europe49 episodes
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Anchored Next to a CASTLE in LOCH NESS!! l Sailing the Scottish Highlands (MJ Sailing - Ep 117) - 118
Installing Our Diesel Heater (MJ Sailing - Ep 118 Part 2) - 119
Searching for Orcas on our Sail to the Orkneys l Sailing Scotland (MJ Sailing - Ep 119) - 120
Encountering Russian Subs on the North Sea (MJ Sailing - Ep 120 Part 1) - 120
We SAILED Our Boat to NORWAY!! - A 5 Year Dream in the Making (MJ Sailing - Ep 120 Part 2) - 121
SAILING NORWAY l We're LEGAL ... Let's Go Exploring! (MJ Sailing - Ep 121) - 122
SAILING NORWAY - We Conquered The Stad!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 122) - 123
You Have to Get OFF the Boat to See This!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 123) - 124
YOUNG COUPLE SAILS TO ARCTIC CIRCLE!! - SAILING NORWAY (MJ Sailing - Ep 124) - 125
LOFOTEN NORWAY - Let's See HOW HIGH We Can Get!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 125 Part 1) - 125
White Sand Arctic Beaches - SAILING NORWAY (MJ Sailing - Ep 125 Part 2) - 126
ON TOP OF THE WORLD at Reinebringen Lofoten (MJ Sailing - Ep 126) - 127
It Never Gets Dark at 68° NORTH!! - SAILING NORWAY (MJ Sailing - Ep 127 Part 1) - 127
22 KNOTS!! The FASTEST Tidal Current in the WORLD!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 127 Part 2) - 128
This BIG CATCH in just 90 SECONDS!! - Sailing Norway (MJ Sailing - Ep 128) - 129
STRANDED in the Arctic Without Wine (MJ Sailing - Ep 129) - 130
From FOG to THUNDERSTORMS...What Is With This Weather??!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 130) - 132
Cheers to Sailing NORWEGIAN FJORDS!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 132) - 133
We Have NO IDEA Where We're Headed Next! - Sailing Norway (MJ Sailing - Ep 133) - 134
CRUISING LIFE in Bergen's City Center - Sailing Norway (MJ Sailing - Ep 134) - 135
DODGING Oil Rigs LEFT & RIGHT in the North Sea (MJ Sailing - Ep 135) - 136
1,500 Year Old CRUISING GROUNDS! - The Scapa Flow in Orkney (MJ Sailing - Ep 136) - 137
Stripping Off Foulies As We Sail SOUTH!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 137) - 138
CRUISING LIFE on the ISLE OF SKYE! (MJ Sailing - Ep 138) - 139
There's Nowhere to HIDE FROM STORMS in This Beautiful Harbor!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 139) - 140
The ONLY CRUISERS LEFT on the Water Up Here - (MJ Sailing - Ep. 140) - 141
SCOTLAND'S BEST KEPT SECRET!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 141) - 143
Sailing at 11 KNOTS OF SPEED In 4 Knots of Wind! (MJ Sailing - Ep 143) - 144
FOULED PROP In The Irish Sea (MJ Sailing - Ep 144) - 145
Northern Sailing in DECEMBER!! - Ireland to England (MJ Sailing - Ep 145) - 146
50 KNOTS in the Forecast!! You'll Want to be Behind a Lock for This!! (MJ Sailing - Ep. 146) - 147
Escaping to Tenerife for SUN - & CARNIVAL!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 147) - 148
A HUGE SANDSTORM Has Taken Over the Canary Islands!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 148) - 150
No More SEA WATER In Our BED!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 150) - 152
Test Sailing a DAZCAT CATAMARAN - What Do We Think? (MJ Sailing - Ep 152) - 153
They Won't Let Us Bring Our Boat Here (MJ Sailing - Ep 153) - 155
We ESCAPED LOCKDOWN!! - Ready to Start Cruising Again (MJ Sailing - Ep 155) - 156
One Of Our Crew WANTS OFF!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 156) - 157
Our BEST SAIL YET! We Can't Slow Her Down!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 157) - 158
Carribean-Like Waters in ENGLAND (MJ Sailing - Ep 158) - 159
How Much Do You NEED On a Sailboat? (MJ Sailing - Ep 159) - 160
AGROUND in 2 Feet of Water - Let's Inspect the Bottom Paint! (MJ Sailing - Ep 160) - 161
THEY DRAGGED INTO US!! (MJ Sailing - EP 161) - 162
The Swells Are TOO BIG - Get Me OFF This BOAT!! (MJ Sailing - Ep. 162) - 163
They're Taking Our Boat..... (MJ Sailing - Ep 163) - 164
50 Knot Winds, 18 Ft Tides & NO ROOM - Let the S#*T SHOW Begin!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 164) - 165
Happy Birthday, You're Now HOMELESS (MJ Sailing - Ep 165) - 166
NEW Boat & NEW Partner - First Days After Our Sale! (MJ Sailing - Ep 166) - 167
Moving Back With Mom & Dad - Flying Home to the U.S. - WITH A CAT!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 167)
Sailing Florida, Bahamas & Caribbean43 episodes
- 28
Casting Off Our Dock Lines After a 2 Year Refit (MJ Sailing - EP 28) - 29
SAIL FAIL, SWIM FAIL (MJ Sailing - EP 29) - 30
From the Boat Graveyard to Sailing Once Again (MJ Sailing - EP 30) - 31
Testing Our Sea Breathe Hookah and Snorkeling Peanut Island (MJ Sailinig - EP 31) - 32
Death by Bridges & Making Our Way Home (MJ Sailing - EP 32) - 40
Shoving Off the Dock FOR GOOD!!! (MJ Sailing - EP 40) - 41
Bahamas Bound (MJ Sailing - EP 41) - 42
CRYSTAL CLEAR Bahamian Waters (MJ Sailing - EP 42) - 43
Hanging Around the Abacos (MJ Sailing - EP 43) - 44
Whale Cay Cut & The Cold Front (MJ Sailing - EP 44) - 45
The Wreck of sv Ellipsis at Elbow Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 45) - 46
Getting Back to Boat Work (MJ Sailing - EP 46) - 47
Seeking Seclusion at Lynyard Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 47) - 48
Strong Winds and a Sail to Tahiti Beach (MJ Sailing - EP 48) - 49
I Made an Oopsie While Underway (MJ Sailing - EP 49) - 50
The Best Cockpit Seats - In Our Opinion (MJ Sailing - EP 50) - 51
Is THIS the MOST BEAUTIFUL Spot in the BAHAMAS?! (MJ Sailing - EP 51) - 52
Back in the U.S. of A. (MJ Sailing - EP 52) - 53
Our NEW Precision Headsail!! (MJ Sailing - EP 53) - 54
Finding Our Sister Ship; 2 of Only 6 IN THE WORLD!! (MJ Sailing - EP 54) - 55
The Mangrove Maze of Great Harbour Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 55) - 56
OVERNIGHT From the Berrys to Eleuthera (MJ Sailing - EP 56) - 57
When Seasickness Medication GOES WRONG (MJ Sailing - EP 57) - 58
When A Bit of Serendipity Turns It All Into Perfection (MJ Sailing - EP 58) - 60
Where the Elite Come to Play (MJ Sailing - EP 60) - 61
NOT the THORNY PATH to the Caribbean (MJ Sailing - EP 61) - 62
Sailing I-65 from Bahamas to St. Barth's (MJ Sailing - EP 62) - 63
Champagne Life on a Beer Budget (MJ Sailing - EP 63) - 64
Will Tommy Hilfiger Give Us Propane? (MJ Sailing - EP 64) - 65
The Hunt Continues... (MJ Sailing - EP 65) - 66
THE Island for Chores & Projects (MJ Sailing - EP 66) - 67
There's TOO MANY Dinghies in the Harbor!! (MJ Sailing - EP 67) - 68
Exploring the NUDE BEACH of St. Barth's! (MJ Sailing - EP 68) - 69
The WORST Kind of News (MJ Sailing - EP 69) - 70
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends (MJ Sailing - EP 70) - 71
This is What You Came For - Antigua Sail Week Part I (MJ Sailing - EP 71) - 72
It's Always a Beat to Windward - Antigua Sail Week Part II (MJ Sailing - EP 72) - 73
Part II of Our Dodger Canvas Build (MJ Sailing - EP 73) - 74
Saba - The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean (MJ Sailing - EP 74) - 75
Our $35 Cockpit Enclosure (MJ Sailing - EP 75) - 76
Provisioning For 30 Days At Sea (MJ Sailing - EP 76) - 89
Can We Extend Our EUROPEAN VISA to 12 Months? (MJ Sailing - EP 89) - 317
Forget Building a Boat - I'm SAILING to the BAHAMAS!! (semi)Raw & Unfiltered (MJ Sailing - Ep 317)
Trisalu 37 Refit31 episodes
- 1
Welcome to the Boat Graveyard (EP 1 - MJ Sailing) - 2
We've Got a Hurricane Headed Our Way (EP 2 - MJ Sailing) - 3
Seam Ripper Come Rescue Me ( EP 3 - MJ Sailing) - 4
Making Companionway Stairs Out of Cherry Wood (MJ Sailing - EP 4) - 6
Thanksgiving Festivities at Our Marina (MJ Sailing - EP 6) - 8
Beach Days & Building Our Own Hard Dodger (MJ Sailing - EP 8) - 10
Bare Bottomed No More (MJ Sailing - EP 10) - 11
Our Boat Looks Like an Easter Egg (MJ Sailing - EP 11) - 13
Sewing, SNADS, and Fuel Systems (MJ Sailing - EP 13) - 14
Our Engine Has Been Still for 10+ Years ... Will It Start? (MJ Sailing - EP 14) - 15
Out With Our 1 Year Old Topcoat Paint, In With the AWL GRIP (MJ Sailing - EP 15) - 16
Behind the Scenes: Our Life on the Hard (MJ Sailing - EP 16) - 17
Getting the Mast Up - We're a Sailboat Again! (MJ Sailing - EP 17) - 18
Matt's Odd Jobs & A Tour of the Interior ( MJ Sailing - EP 18) - 19
A Bit of This and That .. aka .. Are We Almost Done? (MJ Sailing - EP 19) - 20
Applying Awl Grip to Our Cabin Top (MJ Sailing - EP 20) - 21
Nearing the End of Our 812 Days In the Work Yard (MJ Sailing - EP 21) - 22
A New Life, A New Name (MJ Sailing -EP 22) - 23
Our Great Escape From the Work Yard to the Water (MJ Sailing - EP 23) - 24
Our Thoughts on Going Bare (MJ Sailing - EP 24) - 25
Our Composting Head & Swag Giveaway (MJ Sailing - EP 25) - 26
Building Our Own Custom Stack Pack (MJ Sailing - EP 26) - 27
Our New (Almost) Pocket Size Drone! (MJ Sailing - EP 27) - 33
Batten the Hatches, Irma Is On Her Way (MJ Sailing - EP 33) - 34
Reflecting on the Storm (MJ Sailing - EP 34) - 35
Everybody Poops - An Update on Our Composting Head (MJ Sailing - EP 35) - 37
Letting Air In & Keeping Thieves Out - Hopefully (MJ Sailing - EP 37) - 38
Fun With Sacrificial Sail Covers (MJ Sailing - EP 38) - 39
A Tour Of The Boat Graveyard (MJ Sailing - EP 39) - 30
Walk Through of s/v Daze Off - Trisalu 37 - 4 months in to renovation - 31
Living in Chaos - Staying Aboard During a Refit
MJ Sailing - EXTRA VIDEOS!27 episodes
- 94
All Good Things Must Come To An End (MJ Sailing - EP 94) - 95
Check Out Our NEW RIDE!! (MJ Sailing - EP 95) - 96
Cruising the LESSER KNOWN Islands of Thailand (MJ Sailing - EP 96) - 97
Fairy Tales and Waterfalls (MJ Sailing - EP 97) - 98
The Proper Way To Use A Mooring (MJ Sailing - EP 98) - 99
Can't Life Always Be THIS GOOD? (MJ Sailing - EP 99) - 151
The BOAT TOUR of Our ALUMINUM MONOHULL - Rebuilt 1983 Trisalu 37 Aluminum Cutter (MJ Sailing Ep151) - 247
10 YEARS of the Nomadic Life!! The Story of US - (MJ Sailing Ep 247) - 254
We Have a Roof....AND Hatches!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 254) - 262
Building a CUSTOM ALUMINUM MONOHULL (MJ Sailing - Ep 262) - 279
2 People, 2 ⛵ Builds, 2 Vastly Different Situations (MJ Sailing Ep 279) - 320
Watch Two Women Craft An Incredible Wooden Boat! (MJ Sailing - Ep 320) - 323
The Amazing Evolution Of The Max Cruise 44 Catamaran Revealed! (MJ Sailing - Ep 323) - 327
Sailing at 77% of Wind Speed WHILE REGENERATING at 19 Amps! (MJ Sailing - Ep 327) - 15
Walk Through of s/v Daze Off - Trisalu 37 - 4 months in to renovation - 16
Living in Chaos - Staying Aboard During a Refit - 17
Q&A: Life on the Hard, + The Boat & Future Travels - 18
Update: Prepping our Boat for Hurricane Irma in South Florida - 19
Update: Aftermath of Irma in Indiantown, Florida - 20
We're Leaving For An ATLANTIC CROSSING!! - A Real Time Update & Review - 21
I'm Sick of the Cold - I WANT OUT!! (Tenerife Real Time Update - MJ Sailing) - 22
HUGE NEWS!! - If You Thought Our Rebuild Was CRAZY, You'll Be BLOWN AWAY by What We're Doing Next - 23
What Does It Take To BUILD YOUR OWN CATAMARAN? - MJ Sailing - 24
What is it Going to COST to BUILD a Kit CATAMARAN? - A Comprehensive Guide (MJ Sailing) - 25
WE SOLD THE BOAT & We're Going Home!! - A Quick Real Time Update - 26
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS CATAMARAN - But It's Our Newest Contender - The Max Cruise 42 -MJ Sailing - 27
ANOTHER DELAY With Our Container - So We Took On A Boat Delivery
Atlantic Crossing & The Azores22 episodes
- 77
We Left on a Trans-Atlantic & No Working Watermaker (MJ Sailing - EP 77) - 78
A Mid-Atlantic Birthday Surprise For My Sweetheart (MJ Sailing - EP 78) - 79
A Day In The Life Of An OCEAN CROSSING (MJ Sailing - EP 79) - 80
Spotting Land After 25 DAYS AT SEA!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 80) - 81
AZORES: We LOVE This Harbor - We HATE Rafting Up (MJ Sailing - EP 81) - 82
AZORES: Pico - The Island No One Ever Sails To (MJ Sailing - EP 82) - 83
BUCKET LIST Sailing Destination: Faial, Azores (MJ Sailing - EP 83) - 84
We Got Off To A Bumpy Start... (MJ Sailing - EP 84) - 85
Terceira AZORES: Adventure Island!! (MJ Sailing - EP 85) - 86
São Jorge: The HIDDEN GEM of the Azores (MJ Sailing - EP 86) - 87
AZORES: The Untouched Island of São Jorge (MJ Sailing - EP 87) - 88
FAILING At Cooking Fish Cakes - Even The Cat Won't Eat Them - (MJ Sailing - EP 88) - 90
São Miguel AZORES - An Island You Will NEVER Forget (MJ Sailing - EP 90) - 91
Would You Swim in Coffee Colored Thermal Springs? (MJ Sailing - EP 91) - 92
Red Sky In Morning, Sailors Take Warning (MJ Sailing - EP 92) - 93
Cold Weather Sailing - We're Not in the Tropics Anymore! (MJ Sailing -Episode 93) - 100
Last Days on the Catamaran & What We Thought (MJ Sailing - EP 100) - 101
How Did Our Antifouling Hold Up After 2 Years? (MJ Sailing - Ep 101) - 102
Georgie Avoids Work. Again. (MJ Sailing - Ep 102) - 103
It's Time To Rebuild the Watermaker!! - (MJ Sailing - Ep 103) - 105
Could I BE More Excited? l Launching & Our NEW Precision Mainsail! (MJ Sailing - Ep 105) - 106
Last Days in the AZORES - We're Now IRELAND BOUND!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 106)
Start Here: Best Sailing Adventures7 episodes
- 42
CRYSTAL CLEAR Bahamian Waters (MJ Sailing - EP 42) - 79
A Day In The Life Of An OCEAN CROSSING (MJ Sailing - EP 79) - 83
BUCKET LIST Sailing Destination: Faial, Azores (MJ Sailing - EP 83) - 122
SAILING NORWAY - We Conquered The Stad!! (MJ Sailing - Ep 122) - 124
YOUNG COUPLE SAILS TO ARCTIC CIRCLE!! - SAILING NORWAY (MJ Sailing - Ep 124) - 126
ON TOP OF THE WORLD at Reinebringen Lofoten (MJ Sailing - Ep 126) - 179
CATAMARAN BUILD - 48 Hours In & We're THIS Far! (MJ Sailing - Ep 179)