Get behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content, early & ad free videos, meet up invites, and more! https://patreon.com/svdelos   This week’s episode is a particularly exciting one for us….we’re diving into the helm station! This is one of those spaces that can totally make or break the overall feel of the boat. Having a spot that flows well and is super comfortable makes the sailing experience SO different, and we’ve been on boats that we LOVE the layout and ones that we don’t, so we’re taking what we’ve learned over the last 15 years and applying it here to craft our dream helm station. It’s crazy to imagine all the experiences we will have there, and all the places it will take us…imagining Sierra on her first watches and controlling this 53 foot beast of a boat from right […]

Get behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content, early & ad free videos, meet up invites, and more! https://patreon.com/svdelos In this week’s episode we tried to capture what a week here in the shop really looks like, which is basically just a crazy mix of multiple projects simultaneously, progress that goes anywhere but in a straight line, and of course a bit of antics to keep things fresh 🤣. We dabble into quite a few different topics like planning out the wiring, deciding whether we will paint, wrap, or sand the finish of the hull, and sooo much more, definitely a little something for everyone in this video! Also, in writing this I just realized this is our 50th boat building episode which feels crazy actually! We hope you’ve been enjoying the build vids as much as we have, and […]

Get behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content, early & ad free videos, meet up invites, and more! https://patreon.com/svdelos Ahoy Delos Tribe! In case you’ve been wondering what’s been happening with Delos 1, we’ve got a suuuuper exciting update (or should we say upgrade!). The time has finally come to do something about our Volvo that’s been on her last leg for a while now, and we need to decide between two options: Rebuild our Franken-Engine from the ground up, or swap her out with a brand spankin’ shiny new one. We weigh the options and costs, and go full steam ahead with our choice. This episode is a super interesting one if you’re a 🤓 like me, we hope you enjoy it!   Interested in getting your own Delos Explorer 53? www.svdelos.com/delos2 You can find all the camera gear […]

Get behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content, early & ad free videos, meet up invites, and more! https://patreon.com/svdelos We’ve got a suuuuper cool episode that we’ve been so excited to share with you. It’s probably one of the projects we’ve gotten the most comments/questions about in the build so far, so I know so many of you have been really looking forward to this one. As you might already know, we’ve decided to go with spray foam for the majority of the hull for several reasons which we break down for you in the video. The process is VERY interesting and VERY messy, and ended up taking an extra day to get it all done perfectly, and then of course the clean up process was a massive undertaking in and of itself. This was such a fun project and […]

It’s crunch time here in the workshop, and we’ve got just 7 days to chip away at a pretty daunting to-do list so we can be ready for a project that so many of you have been SUPER interested in….It’s INSULATION WEEK! After months of planning and research, the time has finally come to spray foam the entire hull, but before we can do that, it is critical that we nail the prep work to prevent ourselves some major headaches down the road. So put on your respirator, buckle up, and let’s do this thing!   Get behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content, early & ad free videos, meet up invites, and more! https://patreon.com/svdelos Interested in getting your own Delos Explorer 53? www.svdelos.com/delos2 You can find all the camera gear we use, our must have cruising essentials, tools, recommended […]

Ahoy Delos Tribe! After a few big and emotional episodes wrapping things up on Delos 1, we are back in full swing at the build. And in this week’s episode, we’re really taking you right into the middle of it. We explore what it’s really like to build a boat- how ticking off projects isn’t really a linear to-do list, but rather a spiderweb of interconnected projects where every step depends on the ten before and the 10 after. It’s a mix of small wins, unexpected detours, and lots of progress! And while it can feel a bit chaotic and overwhelming at times, we are so in love with the process, and each week that we’re back at the build we are more and more sure that all this huge life changes are taking us exactly where we need to […]

This week’s episode still doesn’t feel real, and spoiler alert you may want some tissues for this one (even sweet little Sierra shed a few tears watching it 🥹) It’s our final miles on Delos as we move her to the marina where we will haul her out, and the gravity of it all is really sinking in. We reflect back on 15 years of memories, adventures, and emotions, and so much more. It was quite an intense and emotional moment for us, but we couldn’t dwell on it for too long…because in true Delos fashion, our last mission is an absolute doozie, and we have to navigate our way through a shallow & narrow river at night with rain, squalls, and about a foot of clearance under the keel. Thank you all so much for sharing in this special […]

After soooo much research and planning, we’re super excited to reveal our sail plan for Delos 2.0 🥳. We’ve been working closely with Quantum Sails to really hone in on our needs and preferences to come up with something that will give us performance, versatility, and durability to tackle all the conditions we plan to sail in. We’ve included a segment of a very in depth discussion we had with Quantum Sails, but if you’d like to see the full, uncut interview and get all the details, it’s available to watch exclusively for our inner tribe on Patreon: http://patreon.com/svdelos. All the projects on the boat are full of their own unique set of challenges and rewards, but I have to say this has been one of my favorite big undertakings so far in the build! Meanwhile, we’re still full steam […]

Get behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content, early & ad free videos, meet up invites, and more! https://patreon.com/svdelos   We’re back at it with the sailing hardware! You might recall that this was one of the last projects that we had been really focused on before leaving to French Polynesia, and it feels soooo exciting to be really digging in on this one. It’s such a cool feeling to be able to create our dream sailing set up exactly how we want it. Our main goal with the hardware is to have all the winches in the forward cockpit so that you can easily make any sail adjustments from a single location, and that means we’ve had to get a little bit creative with the placement of everything. It’s all about the details and precision, and it’s something you […]