Are Professional Rig Checks worth the $$$$$$ ?

 

We pay for one on Our Dreamtime and find out. – S 2 Ep 52

While we regularly inspect our rigging looking for any developing problems, hopefully before they happen, we decided to pay for a professional rig check before embarking on our next adventure. 

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Follow along as Darrin, “The Yacht Rigger” explains the entire process from what he’s looking for to the very detailed report, and insurance certificate provided to clients. 

Along the way he points out a number of improvements we can do on Our Dreamtime to make her rig even stronger. Needless to say, we set about acting on all his recommendations and can now go to sea with complete confidence in our rig.

Checking shroud tensions.

Darrin went over Our Dreamtime from bow to stern and up to the tip of both masts.

Heading up the mast.

Darrin pointed out some UV damage on our mizzen sheet attachment and recommended some changes.

Darrin pointed out the uneven load distribution of our shroud fixings to the chain plates.

A few stainless washers to evenly space the fittings on each chain plate fixed the issue.

Boat Tour - Whitby 42 Ketch, SV Our Dreamtime designed by Ted Brewer. Part 2 – S 2 Ep 51

 

Well we’ve finally done the boat tour video people have been asking for. There’s so much to show on and in our 1982 Whitby 42 Ketch built in Ontario, Canada that we’ve split into two parts for you.

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In this second video we take you through full details of everything below deck including Karen’s very well equipped galley, Rob’s nav station come edit suite, the spacious engine room, some of the improvements in the cabins we’ve been making and much more. Jump on board and have a look.

Our comfy home

A couple of Karen's water colours in the salon

Every boat should have a cocktail cabinet

The refurbished forward cabin

The Galley also got a make over while we were dock bound in Brisbane

As did the heads

Boat Tour - Whitby 42 Ketch, SV Our Dreamtime designed by Ted Brewer. Part 1 – S 2 Ep 50

 Well we’ve finally done the boat tour video people have been asking for. There’s so much to show on and in our 1982 Whitby 42 Ketch built in Ontario, Canada that we’ve split into two parts for you.

WATCH PART 1 HERE

 In this first video we take you through full details of everything on deck including our bespoke, hard topped fully enclosed cockpit, the Liesurefurl, in boom furling mainsail, our anchor of choice and much more. Jump on board and have a look.

Our Dreamtime under sail in North Queensland

Our Dreamtime features a full length keel, folding propeller and large rudder.

Her clever swim platform folds easily up against the stern.

Pretty Much - lol 

Your Questions answered about our Liveaboard Sailing Lifestyle - Q & A with Rob & Karen of Dreamtime Sail Part 2 – S 2 Ep 49

 

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 After a number of comments on our Dreamtime Sail social media, we invited people to send us the questions they would like answered about our sailing, live aboard lifestyle, boat and any other aspect of cruising. 

In this Part Two video we begin answering those questions about insurance, filming for YouTube, what Patreon and Ko-Fi are, whether a freezer is essential on a yacht, whether we prefer sailing in the Mediterranean or Australia, what our favourite destinations are, Fraser Island anchorages, having me time apart on a boat, safety equipment, pros & cons of boat life, who we’d like to sail around the world with, Karen’s art, where we plan to sail next and the big one, how much does it cost to sail per year.  We hope you’ll find our Q & A interesting.

 

If you have any other questions for us please pop them into the comments below and we’ll do our best to answer them

Do we prefer cruising the Mediterranean or Australia? was one of the questions