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The Dank Knight - 5 years ago

Car tires...
They don't look pretty but I've weathered many storms with them

billyrubin75 - 5 years ago

Thanks for the video. About UV degradation: what about UV protecting SLEEVES to put over the rubber (Tyvek or athletic = 3 pairs for $10)?

Sailing Puffin - 5 years ago

billyrubin75, Thanks for watching! Great idea!

Mikefule - 5 years ago

Nice. You could have avoided wasting a cable tie (more plastic to end up in the ocean) by using a short length of line and a constrictor knot.

captain lee - 5 years ago

You are the main man for tips and tricks no but jokes intended.

arik x - 5 years ago

very well explained . thank you

Robin Katsu - 5 years ago

I will copy the idea of covering the fenders but i would get old t shirts from red cross - sallys - st vincent de pauls places like that for $1 or maybe out of the free box

Sailing DD Circumnavigation - 5 years ago

Buddy you are as red as tge wall behind you. Lol

Ted thesailor - 5 years ago

Good man. Simple, slick ideas. Keep them coming.

Kevin Eidsmore - 5 years ago

Brad, I want to ask you about being a merchant in your own personal sailboat around the world. I want to do this to make profit/money using my own home built catamaran designed for cargo hauling. Not yet wanting to ask you more about the design of my boat, but first I'm more focused on knowing about trading goods around the world and what I can expect around places like Canada, India, Australia, NZ, Hawaii, USA, & the U.K. Are goods such as power tools, Canadian ice cream, canned food, bicycles, jewelry, & other legal items to 'traffic' or transport profitable? Can I expect not just the U.S. Coast Guard, but other countries government bullies to hound me on the seas!? I know my boat is not going to be made 100% legal such as maybe no running lights or CB radio.. will that be something a coast guard bully would notice? I feel I don't have to maximize my cargo space and can have a lot of live aboard area for myself and 3 other people in a 45 foot long catamaran sailboat (electric motor power as well for backup propulsion method). When emailing me, mention 'Sailing Puffin YouTube' in the subject line so I know it's you Brad. I'm Kevin Eidsmore. @Eidsmore on Twitter (white guy with sunglasses on & lightning background) or Email me: mercury1978kevin@yahoo.com

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Bradley B - 5 years ago

Nice boat. Great ideas! Thx.

David Smith - 5 years ago

Love the bare bottoms outtake. Thanks for the laugh.

Rodney Reynolds - 5 years ago

only problem is that those bungee cords do not last long at all in the sun... used to have a gas tank strapped down with one on my pontoon boat and had it degrade in just one summer and lost my tank while towing the boat home... hope you have better luck than I did.

Sailing Puffin - 5 years ago

Rodney, Thanks for watching! Yes, you have to keep an eye on them, or perhaps cover with a fabric sleeve. The WestMarine ones degrade fast, too.. the big difference is the cost.

Peter Gerkens - 5 years ago

Really smart!! Thx,Brad!

John o'neal - 6 years ago

What material was that shirt for the fender? Some kind of meshy quick drying polyester type athletic shirt right?

Sailing Puffin - 5 years ago

John, Thanks for watching. I used regular cotton. In Charleston harbor, it lasted about 2 months. Longer elsewhere. Point was the cost. I could buy about 20 t-shirts for the price of one of the WestMarine covers. The t-shirt lasts about half the time as the expensive one, but I have six of the big bumpers. Saved hundreds of dollars every year.

Serveck - 6 years ago

the bloopers made this video :)

A seagypsy's Adventures - 6 years ago

Great tips man !

G King - 6 years ago

Snubbers were a good idea but they only last a few months before the UV in Florida eats them up.

David Smith - 5 years ago

Buy some Sunbrella material for $25 a yard and cover them. It would improve the looks also.

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

G King, this may sound odd, but you can always put a spray sunscreen on the UV sensitive parts.... Yes, it does work, but it has the downside of making your equipment feel greasy, and it does tend to eat stuff on its own; mainly some plastics I have found (watch crystals, etc). We have a UV problem in Colorado, too.

S/V Roys Joy - 6 years ago

Or just us a fender you already have on board cost nothing

Torsten Behrendt - 6 years ago

You can also just coil some rope arround a piece of rubber hose. Works just fine ..

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Aaron Wilde - 6 years ago

Wow love puffin, love the ideas

jÜRGEN Z'PPdN MrK'ez - 6 years ago

The moon is bright and shining, hahaha. Great video!!

Sailing S/V Slipstream - 6 years ago

Just found your channel man ur one handy guy thanks for sharing ,,,,cheers

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Slipstream, Thanks for watching!

cobar1954 - 6 years ago

Im sure the word boat means ( bring on another thousand) i was always spending heaps , great video

Kas - 6 years ago

great video :D i subbed!!! keep it up.

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Elite Chiller, Thanks for watching!

Ignacio Segarra - 6 years ago

Shock absorber bumper you are a smart Cookie, old timer. I think that I better subscribe. Thank you.

Ignacio Segarra - 6 years ago

No, I thank you for the entertainment. It's too bad that I don't have the smack nor the lack of years to take Puffin of your capable hands. But, I did enjoyed the tour very much. I worked on ship, a good many years, so the first thing that I look at is the engine and the set up in the engine room. I always liked the chiller a/c system and your bilge routing is great. Again, thanks for the entertainment.

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Ignacio, Thanks for watching!

victor cronce - 6 years ago

This was done so well. All your videos are informational. Thanks so much!

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Great plan! I just moved from my boat to Colorado (Springs area). I thought about doing the air B&B with the boat, but Puffin is a little complex for the average occupant, although the size is optimal for that purpose. The marina I was at also did not allow air B&B.... I toyed with the idea of hiring a full time captain and chartering the boat (out of Bahamas, Belize, etc...), but have not done it (yet?).

victor cronce - 6 years ago

Thanks I will check it out. Currently my wife and I live in Colorado and we love the waters of San diego. So are thoughts are to find a boat and air b and B it except when we need to use it for vacation. Then retire there.

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

victor, Thanks for watching. If you have not already tumbled to it, there is a great website out there with 'Sailing Britican'. Kim does a great job in figuring out cost saving tips.

Mike Scala - 6 years ago

brilliant idea! Thanks Brad

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Mike,

Thanks again! Have fun with yours!

notanxiousanxiety - 6 years ago

This guy is fucking smart! Why couldn't you be my grandfather!

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Notanxiousanxiety, Ha! I am definitely in Grandfather training mode!

Leuff - 6 years ago

Cool! Lovely neighbors you have there as well.

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Leuff, I am truly blessed to have the Browns as neighbors! Aside from good advice on everything from repairs to sailing tips, they also are raising Sienna.... who gives us a run for our money at putt putt golf, bowling, and any other game she can get us to take part in :)!

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Building Wharrams - 7 years ago

Thanks for the advice Brad.

Sailing Puffin - 7 years ago

SV Satoshi, Thanks!

SailingBritican - 7 years ago

Awesome video as always Captain Brad :)

SailingBritican - 7 years ago

Me too!

Sailing Puffin - 7 years ago

My ratings cannot help but boost because of the antics of my neighbors. Love It!

Sailing Solitude - 7 years ago

Nice video! Helpful!
Also, would appreciate a video of your experience of importing a boat into the US.. Saw you mentioning it on the Britican video, and as someone that plans to do the same, I'd appreciate understanding the hoops one must jump through...
Thank you..

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Sailing Solitude, Did you import? How did it go?

Sailing Puffin - 7 years ago

Sailing Solitude, Thanks for watching! Yes, the process was like hitting my head on a brick wall. It would make a good video.

PelenTan - 7 years ago

You should have taken it one step further with the bumpers. Go with the long sleeves and fill the sleeves with small long-style fenders! Great for Halloween! Especially if you tie another small round one on top!

Leuff - 6 years ago

I am sad to hear that and I hope next owner will be as cool as you and share some of the joys of owning such a beautiful boat with us. Thanks for responding!

Sailing Puffin - 6 years ago

Leuff, Yes, Puffin is up for sale. Will anounce same in a video.... perhaps there is a buyer out there who wants a lot of boat for the $. My wife and I are headed to Colorado, and it is a wee bit hard to sail there from here. Boat goes on the hard in mid June.

Leuff - 6 years ago

Wait, is Puffin for sale?

Sailing Puffin - 7 years ago

Pelen Tan, I (with a heavy heart) have hung a for-sale sign on her. What I really need is a bunch of kids to come help me :).

PelenTan - 7 years ago

Oh, and put a "Help Wanted" sign on your boat!