Davit Complete and Dinghy Onboard: Yabá Gets Ready to Sail! - Sailing Yabá 254
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- Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 254
🎄 Getting ready for Christmas! Day 23/25
Yabá is getting ready for her first holiday season, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring you along every single day until Christmas! From tackling boat projects to adding festive touches, we’re racing to make her shine so we can celebrate this magical time with the amazing team who made it all possible. So grab something warm, settle in, and let’s dive into this holiday journey together!
🎁 Day 1: • 25 Days of Christmas: ...
🎁 Day 2: • Working Late: Fixing a...
🎁 Day 3: • Measuring Yabá’s True ...
🎁 Day 4: • Getting Yabá ready for...
🎁 Day 5: • Transforming Yabá’s In...
🎁 Day 6: • Can we get our boat re...
🎁 Day 7: • Future sailing plans b...
🎁 Day 8: • After 5 YEARS our 88ft...
🎁 Day 9: • Close Call: I Almost L...
🎁 Day 10: • When Boat Projects Go ...
🎁 Day 11: • Installing 2 must-have...
🎁 Day 12: • There is so much more ...
🎁 Day 13: • Much needed change in ...
🎁 Day 14: • Tackling boat jobs one...
🎁 Day 15: • The Christmas challeng...
🎁 Day 16: • Navigating just 1 mete...
🎁 Day 17: • Countdown to Christmas...
🎁 Day 18: • We are upgrading our W...
🎁 Day 19: • The final touches on Y...
🎁 Day 20: • We've owed you this fo...
🎁 Day 21: • Boat decks don’t sand ...
🎁 Day 22: • Building & Installing ...
🎁 Day 23: • Davit Complete and Din...
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Who Are We?
We’re Ben and MP, a couple who purchased a two-masted wooden schooner in Brazil that was sinking and in desperate need of a refit. We chose to embrace the challenge, lift the boat for the first time, and tackle an extensive restoration. Join us as we revive Yabá with an incredible team of traditional shipwrights, sharing every phase of the journey, the highs, the lows, and the fun moments.
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Special Thanks to our amazing team of carpenters Toninho, Zeca, Hélio, Claiton, William, Nezo, Nico, Adilson, Beto, and Luiz. YOU ARE LEGENDS!
We want to know: YAY or NAY to our bathroom decor? 🐶🚽
Dog shit is not decor.👎👎
They both look very nice I would have used mastic adhesive spacers and grout to install the tiles I really like the look of the lava stone if you seal them with grout sealer once the project is done it'll have that dark color
Yes tile or stone sealer will bring out the color.
Keep spray bottle with bleach & water. Every few days or a week, spray dampen & wipe. Done.
About the looks , I luv it.
What counts is if you do.
If not no big deal, redo it 🤠
YAY =
I like ur bathroom decor! But more importantly, MP luvs it! 👌❤️
Tip, use soapt water when you stick stickers. Goes so easy and no air bubbles.
Dear couple,
You are restoring Yabå absolutly beautiful so I look forward to your next vlog
What a rewarding tired, though.
And that’s a yay on the bathroom decor.
I see a lot of tours on big fancy shiny “clean” looking boats/yachts. They seem so clinical.
There’s love behind every piece of Yabá, and that makes her so much more.
Ready!! Looking forward to seeing our old friends at the boat yard and to see their reaction to how beautiful Yaba looks!!!❤❤❤❤❤
We can't wait to see their reaction either!
Dear Sailing Yaba.
I wish all of you to have some nice festive days and a good transition of the year.
Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved humans and dogs 💚.
Merry Christmas!🎄❤️ We’re truly grateful to have you with us on this journey. Your support means the world, and we can’t wait to share more adventures with you in the coming year. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas filled with love and joy and we hope you’ll stick around for all the exciting things to come in 2025! 🌊✨
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Uuups, somehow I must've overlooked your answer.
You're welcome, it's my pleasure.
Thanks for replying and especially for giving a heart to my comment. As you know, I always and totally appreciate both very much.
Sincerely yours.
Excellent TIG welding (by experts). Overall excellent work in getting YABA to this stage of readiness.
Well done what you have achieved in the last 23 days is marvellous have a safe journey back to yard for your party I wish you fair winds and calm seas😊😊🎉
The cardinal compass points is where the word news come from, because it covers everywhere. Barrrrr humbug 🤣 Its almost Christmas 👍👍
To the Yaba duo and the dogs...Merry Christmas. Brilliant work since you brought that wreck into port😘
Hardest working couple on YT🙏🏽😎🐕🐕
YAY !!! Everyone needs the encouragement the puppies bring!!! \o/ 🐕🚽 🏃☁
I lovede your move i cry and wish my life with yoe merry christmas
Thank you for letting me live vicariously through your videos. I watch with joy all of the adventures you are going to have. I'm so happy for you have the ability in your young lives to do this. And yet, I'm old now, and I look back and whish that I had the means to have such adventures. Good for you! Enjoy! Be in love.
So much progress!! As aways, thanks for taking us along.
LOL" I love the dogs doin what's natural.
Great idea for the head.
Replacing the window mural was the best decision I’ve seen ! I loved the mural and have secretly wondered what would Ben And MP do with it ? ❤. The replacement is perfect 🤩. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Well done all of you. Yaba is going to make a fantastic home for you. Keep well and safe. James.
You've done such a great job all month long. You've really come so far in a short amount of time.
Thank you! We're really happy with how it's all coming together.
Thanks! For sharing your wonderful adventure with everyone, MP and Ben! Save some BBQ for us,
ay!
🦖 Eric and Kim 😘
Thank you so much for the support, Eric and Kim! Happy holidays!
You guys 🎉rock 😅❤
I love these pic. on the bathroom door. It is brilliant.
MP, you have a wicked sense of humour.
My favorite part of your build is a the funky personal quirky art thats not done with precision. The little bits of paint outside the lines. The chips or uneveness of tile. The uneven sanding of the decks and so on. It gives it all a more personal and warm and homey feel. Perfect for a wooden boat build. When everything is done to perfection, it can end up sometimes with a cold uninviting space that feels industrial vs a home. My favorite so far is the wooden Manta Ray table.
We agree, those little imperfections add so much character!
Happy Christmas All the best sailing for 2025.
Yay.....👍👌😁🎅😘
Those welders are true pros. Great job guys!
My mouth was watering 😢 😋
Impressive welding skills.
The davit's 'lookin' good' and the design is great!
Awesome idea for the toilet door 😂 Julian (England)
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Yay on the head decor. Awesome with the prepping for your next trip. You are awesome 😎 Thank you.❤❤❤
I think someone is going to sleep good tonight, great job. thanks for # 23.
Thanks!
Your new poster is great, a homage to past and future Yaba. Cheers and Christmas Greetings from Western Australia
Well done guys, this was a MASSIVE attempt!!!!!!!
Great choice on waiting for the matching stone tiles!
Now your ready for travel and a big 🐟 on the BBQ
❤ from 🇨🇦 BC
Perfect timing just sat down with a cuppa.
AWESOME!!
Well done getting these episodes out. Now have some fun!
Two more to go!!
Man, I wish I knew how to weld like those guys. Stainless steel structures like this for boats are so expensive. It would have to cut costs a bit if you could do it yourself. And it would likely be one of those skills you could use to make some money in ports all over the world while cruising. I'm always thinking of various ways to support a cruising lifestyle when the time comes for me to set sail. I once knew a guy who grew up on a sailboat with his family. His father was a dentist, who also knew how to repair air conditioning systems. They had no problem at all supporting themselves anywhere in the world with those skills.
Jullie hebben een geweldige klus gedaan en geniet van de feestdagen en een gelukkig 2025
So cool! These guys really kicked ass with the Davits and BBQ! All around family effort.., that's what Christmas is all about! Cheers and try to slow it down a bit...always best to move into the New Year rested and refreshed🥳😎
Merry Christmas to you all. Be safe stay healthy enjoy your trip. Prayers for your safety 🙏 ❤️
god jul
Davit looks cool, i thought maybe it was going to be mounted further aft and lean out from the dive deck so the secondary stainless hoop is not interrupted by the deck, then the boat would be easily tied off and winched up, i might suggest the four loops, 2 either side on the boat for lifting, if they take the weight, you need to keep as simple as possible so when you come in you can hook up, climb aboard and lift asap without killing yourselves - but you'll have to watch MP, i can see her dangling her smalls, and yours out for drying haha
next time you do the vinyl, get a sheet of UV clear film, stick that on the outside of the class, have the vinyl print done in colour printed back to front, cover with a sheet of white vinyl and then stick to the inside of the glass so it can be seen through the glass from outside, this will last a lot longer and the UV will protect from fading so much
love the animals added to the doors, great fun for everyone, but did you allow for the door closure in the frame?
the BBQ is a nice touch, a nice bit of bling
but does MP realize what N.E.W.S. is? what does the acronym make? hmmm
much love and seasonal greeting to everyone
Been great watching your videos ,your highs and lows you have achieved so much many great adventures ahead wishing you all a merry Christmas 🎅 and a happy new year happy sailing 2025
Fantastic as always 💪💪💪
The new painting is gorgeous! Such a colorful tribute, and also the perfect reflection of Yaba’s present life. 😎🤗🥰❤️⚓️
Wow😮 it's looking sooooooo good!❤❤❤
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Best team ever. Great upgrades. Keep being awesome.
Incredible welding,what very good workmen doing your davits, now try to slow down and enjoy Xmas so a very merry xmas and a happy new year to you both and those two lovely dogs, all the very best from the old Englishman.
Feliz Nochebuena, mejor Dia de la Navidad, esta noche nacerá Jesús en Belén. Pasarlo muy bien con familiares y amigos. 🎀🎀
Love it 😍
Merry Christmas 🎉 yay it’s all looking good well done 👍🏻
Well done on all your hard work. I hope you have a wonderful, safe and relaxing Christmas and New Year 🎉😊
Dat 23:
🎅 Thanks Ben I almost forgot to Woolike the Video. The Davit system is coming along nicely. 🎄
Yay for the decor.👍
Thank you for a great 23 days of Christmas presents, I owe you. Merry Christmas you guys Rock
todo llega , QUE TENGAIS UNA FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PROSPERO AÑO NUEVO,
Merry Christmas guys 😮
You have accomplished so much in such a short time. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thanks for all the videos. I hope y'all have an amazing Christmas. I love watching you guys!!! Been here from the start!!
Que delícia de churrasco😊😊😊
Thank you for sharing your journey through the year with all of it's successes and failures, it has been a pleasure to watch your enthusiasm and lets try it attitude.
As for your bathroom decor, if you are happy with it then that is all that matters.
Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year to you and your family from down under in the land of the Kiwi
Omg I so miss bbq steak and sausages in Brazil- But where the cheese bread? Great job...love the bathroom door photo idea. Great to see you giggle
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Im so excited for both of you! Yay!
Sooo Proud of ya'll!!!
Safe journey to the boat yard. MP I like your decorating, even the pictures in the head😂❤❤
Merry Christmas to you all!
Looks great and safe sails ahead
YAY, that is first! BUT ... the davits are super design and I am sure that you will develop the perfect hookup for the dinghy! It will be perfect! 😍😍😍
LOOKS COOL
Feliz Natal ❤ Zalig kerstfeest vanuit de stille kempen🎄🎁
Boa noite MP@Ben muito legal o vídeo de hoje o final foi de dar água na boca parabéns pelo trabalho executado lembrando que um motor pra fazer subir o dingue não pode ser descartado
Hopefully you can relax for a few days and appreciate all your hard work and progress. The new map looks great. Your ‘donkeys’ are back on board. Painting and splashes of color look fantastic. MP doing some great interior design work. And what a fantastic BBQ. Was it custom made? Love the compass logo on it.
To attach dingy to the Davit try get hold of two dingy main sheet systems. (Hobie Cat?) Its normally 4 or 5 to one ratio with a jam cleat so easy to drop on the transom plat form and lift again. Also noticed that if you attach the davit ropes to the inner hoop(You are using outer at present) the lifting bar will come further in, putting the dingy over your platform, then you just drop straight down into two rests which I am sure you are planning to make.
Awesome job and excellent Barbecue!!
Yah
Look at how Sophisticated Lady to see how they did their system with an ATV winch.
I recommend a small deist change to your davit system. The swing arm you are hanging the dingy from ought to be pivoting at the very end of the platform. This way, it will lift the dingy to it maximum height as it swings over the end of the platform, and as it continues forward toward your stainless bracing, it will lower the dingy onto the platform without needing to hoist or let out rope to lower the dingy. The swing arm can be TALLER than your existing davit system, so that it, 1- places the dingy in the water well clear of the platform, and so that it lifts it well up to swing onto the platform. This will result in the lifting swing arm pivoting over the top and well forward to lean against the rest of the davit structure.
If it extends higher than the top of the fixed part of the davit, then it will act as a fiddle to keep your kayak or other gear you lash on top in place.
Your lifting rig should ONLY have to pull on the swing arm. When extended out over the water, it should not be level with the water but still inclined up, with the bar directly over the centerline of the dingy when it’s pulled alongside the platform. The two lines attaching the dingy to the bar should be Fixed Length, so that they do not have to raise or lower the dingy other than the lifting action of the pivoting swing arm.
Merry Christmas guys well done.🇨🇿
The new frame would be an excellent point to mount any future expansion panals for your solar system. Also, any additional antennae.
Super to see it all come together. Well done, Merry Christmas and see you again! Ian in Blackpool
I think the bathroom decor is pretty funny. I definitely don’t hate it. 😂
Awesome!!
Yay!
A beautiful journey, may we all enjoy together the beautiful work you have done, wonderful Yabá. Ben, MP, Family and Friends, a MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!
Well done. You two are living my dream, I would have loved to have lived on a boat, but my wife gets sea sick on a blow up sun bed in a swimming pool. Also I am 71 years old, and I’m not allowed to dive any more because of medications I’m on. I’m content to see you both enjoying the life. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year .x
Tudo está lindo Feliz Natal a todos de bordo Deus os abençoe ricamente
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the bathroom door is a perfect representation of your wonderful humor. I love it1
Yay
Nice goin m8s, done well. Dec 25 12:29 arvo. Yabas almost done, lookin forward to seein you takin off and sailing. Thanks heaps, Merry Christmas, safe travels, stay vertical Eh!
Merry Christmas to you two and may God bless you both in the name of Jesus Christ Amen❤
Another excellent episode, thank you; enjoy your trip north and your reunion with the shipwrights, and have a very Merry Christmas.
Yay on the decor, but you truly need to seal or grout those tiles. t least in the shower. Congratulations on the new davit system, add a few bigger pulleys and you should be in business. Wish I was there to taste some of that BBQ.😋 . Have a great cruise with all of those people who gave so much to get Yaba seaworthy again. God bless.
Almost forgot...Merry Christmas.😁😃😉😉
24 days, so fast. To the boat ride andcparty.
Quando vocês levantem âncora, e viajar para o Rio de Janeiro. De uma paradinha na praia do centro em Rio das ostras.
That is was stronger than V1 LOL. Its really coming together!
Love the new mural..for so long I dreamed of sailing a cat or 44 foot mono but watching you had changed that .....but I don't think I have your energy..loving Yana and her crew... Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎁🎁🎄🎁
Thanks!