BOAT LIFE, OUT OF THE WATER

[@gonewiththewynns]

Hey everyone! Hopefully we didn’t miss anything about life “on the hard”. If there’s anything else you need to know, please ask in the comments below. Composting Toilet, Water Purification, WiFi, whatever…we’re happy to share. Living at the boat yard isn’t as good as being on the water, but it’s not half bad, and it gives us motivation to splash CURIOSITY as quick as we can. As always, Nikki’s shared some additional tips and links on our blog: www.gonewiththewynns.com/living-boat-yard 💘 Jason & Nikki

[@therealctoo4183]

Has Jason ever tried glasses for colorblindness? enchroma.com

[@pjarnott3639]

1. How are you managing your food ? Frig is connected and drawing power? Where are you storing food to keep bugs and vermin out? 2. Anything that you can share about your planning for your trip to NZ? Sending good wishes from 🇨🇦

[@Desertfox92308]

Were you able to "fix" your fridge?

[@carmencastellano8575]

When áre you going yo sail? Glad you're back home.

[@tollertollertoller]

Please post a link to your Sawyer water filter. They have quite a few different products.

[@dstockbridge1]

"You don't want to watch us unpack - so I saved you" You WILDLY underestimate my boredom levels this year 😂

[@dstockbridge1]

I'd gladly watch a 4 hour uncut video of you guys just hanging out - it's nice to feel included in these times!!

[@jbparrothead8532]

Nikki is now my favorite tarbender...she makes those sunset boat drinks look delicious.🍹🍸 Hey, Jason...She's a keeper! 😉😎

[@Offutticus]

Composting toilets are popular among the narrowboaters in the UK. The other options are "pump outs" (black tank, stick in hose, suck out contents. very smelly they say) and canister (which you have to hand empty, also very smelly).

[@robertmcgovern8850]

Love our home-built composting toity (Natures Head etc wouldn't fit the boat, as most are very tall). Also, we've lived on rainwater in our home for 18 years. It is splendid for drinking and cooking, and quite easy to make safe. Bit of unscented Clorox (1/4 cup per 60 gal) when we first wheel the barrel indoors; it kills everything living, then mostly offgasses. Then we pump water thru a 10, 5, and 0.5 micron filter (that last being a carbon block). Filters last 6 months or more.

[@dalewatkins9889]

Our Tiffin motorhome has 'huge' grey & black tanks, so I'm thankful for not having to deal with the composting toilet, but for your application I can see it's benefits indeed! Sewage drain is pretty easy for us of course, especially if we're not boon docking, albeit power for boon docking is our main issue, as we have 3 Battle Born 100ah batteries, and they just don't keep up very well, so there's always the two hours of generator use, day & night, as we have no solar. The plan is to add one more Battle born once things open up at some point, and we're thankful to sill have our 2100 sq. foot sticks & bricks for the time being. LOVED your Alaska RV trip, and hope one day you might switch back some day, but for now, we'll enjoy the many distant places you get to, that we'll never see in this life time! Stay safe, and thanks for the video & editing, as it's appreciated! Cheers from western Canada!

[@patlynch3816]

Funny story... I was deployed to Kenya back in 2005 and my medic introduced me to this wonderful liqueur, Amarula. I loved it and bought a bunch to bring back to the states thinking I'd only be able to get it in Africa. While visiting my fiancee in New Jersey after my return I was dismayed to walk into a liquor store and see Amarula on the shelf, for LESS than I paid for it in Kenya! Lesson learned: Never underestimate capitalism when it comes to good booze!

[@nemo227]

It's easy to understand that being ON the boat is the best way to do what you need to do. There is less travel time involved and by living where you're working you'll quickly discover little items/problems/fixes sooner.

[@johanna9133]

Just a big thanks for the entertainment....I grew up sailing a 30' Pierson with my family on east coast....Maine, Cape Cod, Nantucket.....anyway...now I live in New Mexico and the only thing I miss is sailing and the ocean....I get to live it vicariously with both of you and during these times of craziness with covid and election it has helped me to relax, get my mind off the hard stuff and watch you with open mind and the ability to think fast on your feet and solve problems sometimes without the things you need to fix them! People have no idea the work it takes to keep boats safe and functional and how easy it is lose things overboard! I also get seasick but I do not care....the reward of the trip is worth the heaving....I still remember crewing a 50' sloop many years ago in at least 40ft waves and throwing up for hours til it ended and then the rest of the nght we sailed into a full moon in calm waters...there are never words to describe the beauty and oneness with nature in those moments. There are rewards from the hard work that not that many people ever get to experience....good luck to you both.

[@carolinedoctor1246]

I've been watching Eamon and Bec for years but have only just found your channel today (and am loving it) so when you mentioned their names I was so thrown for a second lol!

[@tanyasetter2118]

We also have a composting toilet! It’s wonderful because we stay near shore, on the hook, most often, and it’s wonderful and nearly maintenance free!

[@margaretmodrovsky5607]

I'm so glad your back home. Like Dorothy from the wizard of Oz said....Theres no place like home. Im anxious for when you go back out to sea. God bless you two.

[@dougdekuiper3194]

Ok, the boat yard shower and toilet lock from the outside? Hope Niki is not mad at you when you are in them. 😂

[@listay1]

That was my thought too! Always have a phone and someone outside not using the other space?!

[@mrmoss149]

😂😂😂

[@angieej1972]

I immediately had a picture in my head of some little kid locking one of them in there as a joke!!😅😅

[@mrmoss149]

@@angieej1972 😂

[@jugaloking69dope58]

closing the door is not a option lol y when there's no one around!? and as you can see anyone there has a boat or is working on a boat!

[@steffanieschaeffer679]

I'm glad you still love the composting toilet! When I bought my little 30' Cal sailboat, the previous owner had removed the marine head, leaving just a miserable porta-potty. I'm sure I was a bit influenced by your purchase, so we installed a composting toilet, an Airhead instead of a Nature's Head because it had a hull-shaped option that worked for us. It has been fantastic! My SO is about to begin renovating a 1969 Airstream, and he will be installing a composting toilet because we've had such a good experience with it. So, thank you again for sharing unusual ideas.

[@commonsense246]

Jason, the boat looks absolutely pristine. Ya'll did such a great job cleaning.....brand new!

[@patriciasmith1521]

Welcome home. I'm can't wait to see you back in the water. Exciting times ahead.

[@whotknots]

A lot of people catch and use rainwater in Australia as well. The community where we live is not on a mains supply and we currently have two 5,000 gallon poly tanks which we use to store catchment that is employed exclusively for drinking (boiled first), cooking and washing clothes. We have an old well that is 30 feet deep out the back and it supplies flush water for the toilet as well as water for the garden, washing vehicles etc.

[@juliehoffman92]

Beautiful skies

[@Usatorok]

nice introductory drone footage

[@FolkGuy11]

Glad you guys are home, I really enjoy watching your vids. Gives me some peace and distraction from worldly problems.

[@imiloa.]

@11:47 this plant is actually SWEET POTATO. While the leaves can be a “slimy spinach” the roots produce delicious sweet potatoes. We have this in Kaua’i and it’s a prolific producer. You can stick a cutting in the water and it will grow roots within a few days- try it Nikki.

[@terrysimpson3092]

good video lovely nikki you look great. some of the things you showed me made me remember. when i was a little kid i would go visit my grandparents both sides. one side did have running water in the kitchen. neither had as we say feciltys. they had out houses. takes some getting use to. of course when you are a kid it don't matter also sometimes in the army when you have to go you would take your intrenching tool. dig a hole do your thing fill in the hole and be on your way. keep your smile nikki.........be water my friend

[@maryjofoston759]

What???? Your FINALLY GOING HOME!!!! Looks like Jason was doing a "PEZ" dispenser dance 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼. Congratulations ON YOU GUYS FINALLY BEING HOME!!

[@virginiachase6008]

Hey my favorites, don't forget us while you wait for your gorgeous new yacht. We need to know/see what all you do and explore during life on the hard. I think I can take the liberty of saying the aggregate "we" love your honesty without guile about your lives and all of it!

[@enderdragoon]

Your video making skills are getting genuinely epic. So much fun watching your adventure.

[@Tenright77]

What a great opportunity to get your Lightning Protection and Dispersion plan squared away. Three or more other boats have taken hits...SV Delos, Sailing into Freedom, and Parley Revival...

[@francmonk9383]

FINALLY it’s OFFICIAL, you’re HOME. I’m so happy for you both 😀 HAPPY DAYS. Stay safe 😎

[@philipwall2461]

On a cold foggy day in the UK , you two guys cheer me up no end. Phil UK

[@RichardGDBaker]

Hi Guys. Good to see you are back uploading wonderful videos. Yay. Just thought, if you want to beat the rats to the papaya, why not try a green papaya salad. You have the lime and the chillies right there too. It is a delicious salad that utilises under ripe papaya. Take care. All the best.

[@dictator9849]

We have a 5,000 gallon rain catchment system here on our South Texas small ranch. It’s for watering only. Not for the reasons they gave but rather because of the tank I would NOT drink straight out of it. The water sits in those tanks much longer than it can totally empty and replenish, so unless you maintain the tank intensely, you have a lot of sediment, algae, and gosh knows what else that I would not want to drink, especially in a tropical environment.

[@gonewiththewynns]

Geckos, it's what's for dinner hahaha!

[@paial]

Best way for worldwide electricity compatibility is what you did, but "bigger". I have a 100-240v (anithing is between is fine) charger, it does not care if input is 50 or 60hz, that can put out 220 amps at 14.4v (max). And because you can limit output, you can "match" it to the capacity of your outlet. Just look at car audio stuff, way cheaper, and way more powerful then marine, for 1/2-1/4 of the price.

[@thelittlehomeaustralia]

It's so interesting hearing you talk positively about the Natures Head, we ABSOLUTELY HATED ours after using it for a year full time on our tiny house. Ended up getting a refund on it and putting in a really simple, non-separating bucket system that is so much easier to empty and maintain for us. We had major issues with the solids getting too wet and not composting at all, the urine tank not being able to clean effectively, fly infestations through the fan...the list goes on. I think this toilet is probably a good option if you're using it sporadically as the solids have a chance to break down but I definitely don't recommend it for us land lubbers as a full time toilet solution. So much happier with our bucket system for that!

[@bobdhitman]

Just want to point out that the filmography skills has increased. The boat/drone scene actually impressed me. Awesome job.

[@bobshaw4063]

Jason & Nikki . Welcome home , welcome home .I bet it feels so wonderful to finally be sleeping in a familiar bed & in familiar surroundings.,

[@LifeBetweenTheDash]

This was the best video. Foraging, simple living, composting toilet, getting power ~ hahaha I remember such a time... Home!!!!!

[@kevincarey1076]

Woo Hoo !!! Back aboard Curiosity!!! Haha "I was thinking pico de gayo, I was thinking cocktails!" I'm with Nikki, cocktails!! (Sorry Jason!) Fair Wynns and Following Seas Curiosity!!!

[@conniewilson7318]

Just mind boggling what all you do to just live on a boat!! It never ends, you both are always busy, thanks for your videos

[@danielvanzyl3418]

Bloopers are awesome..

[@ronster963]

Wanted to mention a couple episodes back a possible fix for your fuel tanks. They have aluminum "brazing rods" that require only a small torch. I'm no welder, but the idea is you seal the tank holes by filling in with the rods. There are lots of KZbin vids on this. A real welder could advise.

[@davidgreen40]

Jason and Nikki, I had a crappy day, then as I’m getting into bed, I find this video and suddenly my day is brighter. Your discussion of composting toilets, rainwater cisterns, etc. took me back to Public Health Engineering, a course I took for my Master’s in Environmental Science and Engineering. Thanks. David

[@SlumpdWiz]

cant beat that cocktail hour

[@BryanBeard]

I’d always filter water that sits in any kind of tank or cistern like that. Water tanks are a breading ground for bacteria and mold. Also since the top is just open to the sky you don’t know what type of critters may have crawled in there and possibly died.

[@Kecarter1]

Dish man dance Jason well it's priceless.....loved it!!!! Thank you guys. Be safe love it up, and I know it feels so good to sleep in your own home. Wow it's been a bit right.

[@koborkutya7338]

Love seeing Nicky clapping, so genuine happiness right there :) Kudos for Mr Frankenstein!

[@dougdrexler7133]

Your boat is so cleaned up it looks new. A lot of hard work went into that but it must feel so good.

[@charlesfuller4363]

I bought one of the composting toilets at your recommendation. It turned out to be the greatest RVing decisions of all freaking time. That thing is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing the info about it.

[@brendag2891]

Me too! I've had mine for a few years. I prefer Nature's Head to dealing with the black water tank on the RV, too.

[@para1324]

Nikki and Jason now in such a better place and condition from months ago and so much happiness now. Closer and closer to launch time. Have you decided on the bladder fuel tank replacement, maybe preordered that? Bladder tanks used a great deal in the military FARP. Forward area refueling point. These type are extremely strong and stable. I am sure you will do research on your options. Respect sent and thank you for sharing. I really enjoy your adventures. Stay safe and live life. 👍

[@fritzkrueger]

When I think to notice it, I am so impressed by your drone filmography. You just drop it in without commenting on the process. When Jason transported the gear by dinghy, there were these nice aerial chase shots with angle changes. Helicopter? Drone? Nice work!

[@tarac5137]

Great progress! You’ll be floating in no time. Now that you are back on the boat I miss the kitties. Singa certainly looks like he’s living la dolce vita on the ranch. Cheers! ☕️

[@followyourdreamlifeinawinn275]

Well there’s a happy couple! 🥳

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

Home is where the ♥️ is. Very nice.

[@unclebob6728]

Climbing up and down the ladder when my boat was out of the water was a terrible inconvenience! Up and down the ladder we go ! A wet dinghy ride? Is there any other kind? Go Wynns!

[@suegobat4671]

"There's no place like Home" - when you're with the one you love. Here's hope you have nothing but sunshine and rainbows on your journey. Happy trails on the sea.

[@outliersoverland]

Congratulations! You guys are making great progress. For the time being, we are at home in Seward patiently waiting and waiting and waiting for borders reopen.... BTW: It’s hard not to be a little envious of all the space you guys have compared to our 13’ box.

[@gonewiththewynns]

Hello! I hear you - so much waiting for all of us. Hang in there!!

[@lentongrovetrust5201]

Wow so much has happened in the past year, now you back on the boat, no kitties, loads of work but no water. At least you are home.

[@lordstephen7813]

I made I own composting toilet for my home ,four years ago I have saved Soooooo! Much water . Great video again 👏

[@eddvanlife7396]

You guys have been remarkable in coping with the separation from your home. So glad you are living back on curiosity and good to see Nikki nesting again.

[@garyc5483]

Glad to you see you in your home at last. That also gives you the extra time for getting her ready. Stay safe. regards from the UK

[@delina9558]

My favorite breakfast of the week? Sunday with the Wynns!❤

[@raftingrachel204]

One thing that always stands out to me is the level of care and detail you have with your cocktails. It's healthy consumption modeled! In a world full of people who, flippantly drink too much and often blame it on every stressor (including children 😔), I personally find it refreshing and appreciate it. Cheers!

[@johnnylightning1491]

Glad you guys are "home", it's been a long time. But I do have a little issue with your "moving" out of the hotel room. I've been moving out of my 1700 sq. ft. house with a barn and a garage for the last 5 weeks so moving out of a hotel room ain't nuttin. The good thing is at the end of the journey I'll be in a 35 motor home but for now it's one of my 720 sq. ft. apartments. It's not so much of a shock that way. Keep the good stuff coming guys and hopefully you'll splash Curiosity soon!

[@markcorboy8528]

Also there is no where like home.well done to you guys for getting back to your home even if it’s on the hard.

[@californiakayaker]

I absolutely love rain water. We get filtered water from a lake, two lakes actually, one feeding the other, into streams, pipes ect. through filters (sand filters, pretty worthless) . tons of chlorine, and then to us. I re filter that. But, during the great California drought, decided to collect rain water and really loved it, filtered of course. It was the best, may do it again for my drinking water this year. I have a pressure washer for my tanks so it should be pretty good, comes from a roof and a cleaned out gutter.

[@melanieshirkey5276]

Home Sweet Home!! You are one step from sailing!!

[@bcrazyyeti]

Glad to see you are back aboard/home. You'll splash it soon, then more adventures. Enjoy!

[@overtheclouds9]

Congrats on the end of a VERY LONG journey. Here’s to the beginning of a new one. 🍾 🥂

[@whotknots]

Our community has never had mains water or any form of communal supply, so everybody has always used rainwater for household purposes and probably always will. We have always filtered and boiled our water but intend to adopt UV treatment as well in the near future. Friends of ours have a 150 year old home nearby which they re-roofed in corrugated and galvanized steel a few years ago. We have an old ceramic tiled roof which we had specially painted some years ago but even so, when it is compared to our friends rainwater theirs is noticeably better straight out of the tap no boiling required! So your observation regarding the significance of catchment surfaces for rainwater is absolutely correct Nikki. I also suspect that the zinc used to anodize our friends steel roof either has some purifying effect, or simply does not retain contaminants at anything like the quantities of our old tiles!

[@gonewiththewynns]

Tile will have lots of nooks & crannies to catch debris & hold it. Might have something to do with roof pitch too. Cheers! Curious Minion

[@whotknots]

@@gonewiththewynns Crooks and nannies indeed! I did entertain the idea of simply re-roofing in galvanized steel but opted not to. I now regret that choice but given the investment in painting the tiles I feel I should get my money's worth out of that.😒

[@NeverStopAdventuring]

We do remember when you installed the composting toilet for your RV! Those RV videos of yours helped inspire us to full-time RV and do our own vlogging! Great to watch this milestone of you guys moving back into the boat!

[@bengtkorswing5279]

Nice to see you back on the cat. Love you gus. Take care and God bless. Looking forward to your next video.

[@rfleming7883]

Congrats on returning home. All is right with the world!

[@dakat1726]

When you entered the salon and said you were home it made me miss the kitties- since they were usually waiting. Sure you miss them too but you also made the right decisions

[@myrealname2022]

The Dinghy ride and the car through the islands with that music gave it a James Bondish feel.

[@rfdinesen4027]

Very nice frankenfrier job! So glad for both of you that you're back home. Warm wishes to you both.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Jason you are so ingenious. You guys rock! Btw, homesteaders use composting toilets too.

[@carolynnewillis6902]

You guys, I love the out takes at the end of the videos. Happy for you both... back on your boat AND.... with sundowners!!!!

[@hsjdkebrk]

Love the Sawyer filter! I've been using mine for backpacking for years and it's such an elegant solution.

[@swahilijs]

When we lived on an island in lake Victoria Tanzania, we had a sim tank to catch rain water. We had to purify the water because geckos would fall into the sim tank and drown. Water with dead geckos isn’t good to drink. We couldn’t use the water from lake Victoria because it had a blood fluke in it called bilharzia. So we purified our water with a PUR water filter. Can’t wait to see you on the water. I’m going to check into the composting toilet for our camper van. What’s the difference that campgrounds have 15 amps vs 30 amps. We don’t plug in to power sources yet, no capabilities.

[@yakncast7530]

Good to see you two back aboard.

[@rippleyunicorn7321]

That shot of you on the dingy with the drone was awesome!!!

[@eduardoedelacruz2009]

You guys know each other!! Wao...I watch you guys and also Kara & Nate.

[@liskaerik]

Jason. The Reverse Polarity is an easy fix. Just make a custom dog-bone adapter with the hot and neutral reversed. That should solve your problem with the shore power down under.

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

Riding the dinghy back, full throttle, looked fun.

[@DeliaLee8]

And the music was great. What was it?

[@johnwrees]

Jason only runs full throttle like 0.58 % of the time. Lol. What was it like 1.2 hours Full Throttle of the 204 on the Yamaha outboard? That was a couple of episodes back. No disrespect to Jason, just saying. 😉

[@unclebob6728]

If you like getting soaked!

[@flyerz249]

editing on this video was on point nice job guys. Hoping next video you can talk about your timeline to get back in the water and sailing again. Where to ect.

[@jdwall4817]

Wow! Old Grandad bourbon! Best cheap sipping bourbon going

[@PeriWinkle33957]

🙀A year! A whole year!👀 I’ve watched your journey, and like everyone else, have navigated life with the COVID pandemic. 🤯It’s still hard for me to wrap my brain around a whole year of you being away from Curiosity!🐾💗

[@RogerWilco1]

For anyone curious like I was, based on their website they have 1,400 watts of solar and 14,400kwh of Battery capacity. That makes total sense when you have a generator.

[@ronbuckner8179]

On your power issue. Next time, take apart the 110v. plug you have, and simply reverse the green and red wires on your plug, that's what we call "reversing your reverse polarity". No extra charge (sic). Chances are good it was wrong to begin with.

[@ianmclelland1503]

Love ya Wynns! See ya next week!

[@frankyates1054]

Welcome Home!Love your adventures please keep up the journey.

[@caromarco6315]

Lovely to see you back at home and having a look at how everything we take for granted on land works on a boat in the yard!

[@secondstartotheright]

The Noco charger is a life saver I have 4 and love them

[@rogerbrekas8239]

Yay! You're back living on curiosity. Composting toilets really are nice technology. We remember way back when you were RVing and had a video explaining how it works how you took care of it. We even considered it for our travel trailer toy hauler so we wouldn't have a black tank to empty.

[@michelpaulcote156]

Glad to see you are back "home", finally. Regarding your electrical setup : be aware that you stepped down from 220 to 110v, BUT YOU ARE STILL ON 50HZ, not 60. Some accessories, especially with motors (coffeemaker, grinder, etc), might be damaged if ran at 50hz. Not sure if your charger can operate for long if it is an american charger. Take care.

[@drinkinslim]

Good news is they're only using the step-down on their charger which handles 110-120 VAC, 50-60Hz. Since they're running all their appliances off their battery system, it's all good. :) Phew.

[@o2bnov0307]

I wasn't able to find the water filter in the description. Would you please share the link with me? I listened to the segment twice, but wasn't able to hear the brand name. I have a similar reaction to the drone as the dogs. I was in the Republic of San Marino, and I heard this noise. I thought it was my hearing aids (I wear two...thank you Iraq). I kept fiddling with them, so the noise didn't go away. Then I thought, I wonder if it is something else? There was a man flying his drone (above the spectacular area...wish I could have gotten his footage, since it was a picture perfect day). I laughed out loud at myself, and continued on with my day. Enjoy being back home!! Thank you for another great video.

[@gonewiththewynns]

Anytime you want more info, the blog post is the place to look! There are links to all the gadgets & gear (including the Sawyer water filter), the artists & more in the post. Don’t forget that shopping through the provided links doesn’t cost you anything extra but it will throw a few pennies into the sailing kitty, so thanks for using them! Link to the blog post is in the pinned comment, or www.gonewiththewynns.com/living-boat-yard Curious Minion

[@lynnprovost1779]

I wish I would do more of the blue first or just I'll be happy when you guys get back on the water cuz it seems like you're happier now and I'm thankful for that God bless you all and I'm so thankful to see you guys finally back on your catamaran

[@benstanfield9818]

Nice to see you back in your home. Congratulations and best wishes from Argentina.

[@Mardagan88]

I also have the same composite head on my boat. I agree with everything said about them other than some of the set backs I have had to deal with. One that happens quite a bit is bugs! Trying to get compost that doesn’t have big eggs in there that will hatch is a real pain. You need to also be cautious about how active you use the head. When a full time live aboard with two people the composting doesn’t have enough time to do it’s thing before having to change out the solids tank.

[@gonewiththewynns]

Oooh but we have 2 composting toilets! 😁

[@ljgarrison8374]

Congratulations Nikki and Jason...there’s no place like home! For a boat yard, that is a very nice setup. Everything you need. Curiosity looks great and so do you two lovelies. So happy for you. Big toast to you! Blessings. Granny

[@rjtumble]

Hey, I have that kettle and the toaster oven, both are awesome. I bet, even after having been in there and cleaning, the moment you brought your bags in you had a little zing of "I'm home!". Congrats, can't wait to see Curiosity get wet again.

[@willbush1]

While stationed in Italy off base, we had to use step-down for all our American appliances & equipment; One day I hear this loud noise & knew exactly what happened, a friend of our Daughter plugged the Vacuum into the wall to vacuum car;I knew exactly what happened, I ran like heck but not fast enough;it really suced for a few seconds then Dead...