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DownUnder Projects
Australia
Приєднався 17 бер 2017
Thanks for watching DownUnder Projects. I am just an average bloke that seems to end up building or fixing most things myself, particularly when it comes to my Downeaster 38 Ketch and my old Landcruiser Troopcarrier
Hopefully you'll find these videos entertaining and inspirational which might give you confidence to have a go at a project yourself.
If you like what you see then please subscribe and share which will encourage me to do more.
#boat,#sailing,#Troopcarrier
All the best ,
David
Hopefully you'll find these videos entertaining and inspirational which might give you confidence to have a go at a project yourself.
If you like what you see then please subscribe and share which will encourage me to do more.
#boat,#sailing,#Troopcarrier
All the best ,
David
Sailing Tondelayo from NSW to Tasmania. Episode 1: Kiama to Eden
We set off on the first leg of the delivery of Tondy from Kiama NSW to Bruny Island Tasmania.
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Holden HJ Ute Episode 2. "ROAD TRIP!"
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I try to drive and ferry the ute 1643kms ,from Kiama NSW to Bruny Island Tasmania, and it's not without a few dramas.
Holden HJ Ute. Episode 1
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We get a 48 year old Holden HJ Ute ready for a 1000km road and sea trip from NSW to Tassie.#V8Ute#308#HJHolden
What is happening with the yacht?
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Thanks to Denno from Tropical Zoom I've been able to make a little update video on what is happening with the yacht Tondelayo.
1HD FTE TROOPY Real World performance improvements
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Let's see if a 3 inch exhaust and a new raised air intake make any difference in the real world. I did a little "real world" highway driving experiment up a hill to see how an exhaust and air intake upgrade performed on my 2002 HDJ78 1HD FTE Troopy. #Manta,#Safari,#Troopy
Making a weather cover for the instruments
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I make a wooden weather cover to protect the autopilot control head and the tridata display.#cover#woodencover#displaycover
Fixing the Autopilot
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How I got my Raytheon ST4000 going again!!!!!!!#ST4000#autopilot#wheelpilot
Whale Gusher Bilge Pump Service
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Whale Gusher 10 Mark 2 bilge pump overhaul. #whalebilgepump,#gusherpump,#bilgepump
Restoring the Anchor Windlass
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The old S-L Hyspeed anchor windlass is in desperate need of a tidy up if it's going to be any good to us on the trip to Tassie. #windlass,#slhyspeed,#boatwinch
"Riawe" (1912 Ned Jack) joins the Parade of Sail to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2023.
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Riawe is a 1912 Ned Jack built Huon Pine Vessel of Naval Significance amoung other things. Join us for a trip up the Derwent and marvel at all the beautiful boats in the Parade. Thank you so much Lindon for giving us the opportunity of a lifetime to be part of this great event. #nedjack,#huonpineboat,#woodenboatfestival
Troopy Overnighter to Echo Point in Morton National Park Bundanoon NSW #troopy
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I had a sneaky Troopy Overnigher after work at Echo Point in Morton National Park, Bundanoon,NSW.#troopcarrier,#echopoint,#mortonnationalpark
Stump Bucket Review
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I review my Stump Bucket and show you what it can do. #stumpbucket#himac#whoneedsastumpgrinder
Preparing a 2hp Outboard for storage
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I get my 2hp stroke ready for storage. #yamaha#2hpoutboard#2stroke
Replacing Chainplate Bolts on a DE38 Ketch
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It's time to replace the Chainplate Bolts
Fishing Trawler Re-launch and sea trial in Jervis Bay
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Fishing Trawler Re-launch and sea trial in Jervis Bay
How to assemble a brand new log splitter straight out of the box!
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How to assemble a brand new log splitter straight out of the box!
Yacht Binnacle Throttle Control Head Repair
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Yacht Binnacle Throttle Control Head Repair
Bowsprit Replacement on a Downeaster 38 Ketch
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Bowsprit Replacement on a Downeaster 38 Ketch
Leatherman modifications for Boat work
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Leatherman modifications for Boat work
DownEaster DownUnder Bilge Improvements
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DownEaster DownUnder Bilge Improvements
Midship Cleats for my Downeaster DE38 plus more Mooring Mods
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Midship Cleats for my Downeaster DE38 plus more Mooring Mods
Great test Mate , hdj79 owner. You seem to run lower rpm than myself, 2800 at 100kph on 285/75. Any change to ratios?
No change to the gearbox ratios. It's stock standard. Maybe the little bit more air from the new airmar snorkle??? They reckon that these raised air intake with the ram style head only start working over 80kph?? Not sure? The bigger exhaust is definitely a game changer though. I love it! I have put the manta proper muffler on it since I made the vid. The hot dog was too loud for me and I reckon it goes even better now. Only drama I've had is that the exhaust pipe vibrates on the chasis where it comes out of the dump pipe. I've emailed Manta about it a few times and they've totally ignored me. Very slack customer service unfortunately.
definitely rough as guts ....
Loved it Gilly. One of your best. 😃👍
What an adventure! I don't fancy the next leg much. Great stuff.
good Luck Dave, I,m With you in Spirit ! Harbor Master Den.
Good to see you blokes keeping the fluids up, that sun can get pretty hot. We have something in common Fitzy, we just got back from our boat trip where our first stop was Eden but we didn't get off until we got to Athens six weeks later.
Nice work Gilly
Just joined the channel and into my 45’ Robert’s project - very helpful cheers (and local!)
When you had the bonnet up i noticed there was two heads on the motor gunna fit in well in Tassie...
Yeah 308 m8😂
Well Fitzy... at least it made it to Tassie! Which is more than I can say for some. Stand by for the next vid of the Tondy delivery to Tassie!!!!!!
@@downunderprojects9322 actually there was three heads under the bonnet lots better than one i guess...
Good video there, mate. Glad to see the rest of it coming along well. Regards, William.
Awesome video mate. Good info. I’ve got a HDJ100 which is very similar speeds going up that hill as I head down the coast. I was wondering if it was down on power so it’s good to compare. Thanks 😊
Awesome mate, along for the journey. 👌 have sub. 🤘🤙😎🇦🇺🍻
I have subscribed first time. Regardless of what you are planning? I am looking forward to this car. Being fully finished completed and fully restored similar type thing. Regards from William.
You two should stick to arranging flowers
Running rich eh? Cool vid. cheers
Looks excellent,she's a straight old girl.Sounds healthy too.Fitzy is a good hand.
Cheers for the video mate , Kiama is my old stomping ground . On the hunt for an fte troopy so if you hear of any coming up for sale give us a yell cob , cheers mate , harry
She's a beauty mate!
Thanks mate.
So it's going to sit and rust for how much longer.?
Probably another year or two I reckon. But then.....the fun begins.
Looks great mate. Nice job. Well done 😃👍
Nice work Gilly
Hey mate ive got a 3 inch straight though and egr delete on my 79 rv and with out a doubt it opens them up for sure itll tow a loaded car trailer up a hill and make it its bitch itll just kept pulling up the hill without any real effort ive had v8s as work utes some with and without 3inch fitted and they had nothing on the 1hdfte.
haha I'm trying to redo mine, and you skipped the most important part between 7:44 and 7:47...i can't get the front plate off to save my life! I'm not sure what's going on but I spent the last two days shoving screwdrivers and wedges and everything under the sun to try get that stupid plate off! lol and you skip that exact part, oh boy lol
If your talking about the most forward bolt in the bowsprit then if I remember corectly it's just a ling bit of threaded rod with nuts, washers and backing plates on each end. You might just have to try and grab the rod with some vice grips to allow you to undo whichever nut won't undo.
Wait until your fuel tank starts leaking and you have to cut everything up, including the tank to get it out. FYI the bottom of the tank sits just about in the bottom of the bilge and always in bilge water (not the best idea.)
Thank you. That seems to be the consensus. Or perhaps Spruce. Going to try to find Doug fir.
Leaks are a problem which never go completely away but can be brought under some control. You must be very persistent though. The worst problem I've had to face, was a badly leaking diesel tank. This required lifting the plywood sole in the galley and cutting the hull liner beneath it. Then cutting the 90 gallon aluminum tank into sections in order to lift them through the main companion way. A truly terrible project to be sure. I found the bottom of the old tank nearly touching the bottom of the bilge and sitting in bilge water (I wanted to shoot the marine architect). I hope you won't ever have to face such a mess (but you probably will).
Yes I'm just hoping my tank lasts long enough for me to be able to choose the date for removal!
Hello. Just removed my bow sprit, Down Easter 38 ketch ‘75. Looks like it’s a bit soft and it’s already been scarfed at the outer end a bit. What wood did you use for your new one? ‘might have to replace all of mine. Thanks for the video! G
I used two pieces of Oregon (American's call it Douglas Fir I believe) They were old beams from within a 70 year old house.
Did you use an etch primer?
Sure did!
Does it really need to be that thick, or are you just being cautious,?
I just used the dimensions of the existing bowsprit.
Sounds like a good idea!
where did you buy the repair kit?
Pretty sure I got most of the spares from Whitworths. Any Johnson pump supplier should be able to get them for you if you know the part numbers or at least the pump model number. Good luck!
Bravo well done mate 👍
Not a bad video mate, but you wouldn't need those wedges if adjusted it properly.
Thanks, you are a great help.
Love it mate, I would recommend getting a Unichip fitted and a dyno tune now that you have the exhaust and bigger airbox. That will be a complete game changer. Great vid.
Yes, I'm saving up for that. Probably get the boys at Berrima to do it.
Love the 1HDFTEs, one of the best in-line 6 made by Toyota! Great test video mate! Greetings from PNG!
What were your EGT's running? The thing I noticed is how much cooler the truck seemed to run with the larger exhaust. Watch the temp gauge. I have a 95 Troopy with a 1HZ.
Yeah I've heard that. I didn't have an egt sensor on the original exhaust. I've got the sensor now on the 3 inch but haven't hooked it all up yet. Also got a water temp gauge fitted when I installed my low coolant alarm but it's not hooked up yet either. Just need to power up my JRP 14 in one gauge but I've been slack. Original Troopy water temp gauges are notoriously inaccurate and can easily fluctuate by 20+ deg! So I haven't noticed much difference. Thanks for your feedback.
@@downunderprojects9322 Right, what I meant to say is that your truck seemed to run cooler with the larger exhaust, which I saw by watching your coolant temp gauge on your dash on the video. I said that badly. I have a stock exhaust and I know if I pushed my 1HZ like that the EGT would be over 1000 in no time.
Loved it. Great video 😀
Loved it & enjoyed playing around with the drone. Looking forward to more vids & wishing you best of luck with the Tassy trip. Unfortunately I can’t make it this time. 😜👍
Jeez. You gotta be careful with that speedo . Good to have the gps as a double checker 😃👍. Good job
Definitely an improvement with the new exhaust. A shame about those disgusting sausage waters toilets. That bloke in the little black car at 15:30 I think needs some food to look at his lights. Good overall testing champion. Interesting to see the difference 😃👍
Hi mate. What exhaust did you end up getting.
As I mention in the vid, a Manta 3 inch with the mid tone hot dog
Seeing that Calcium build-up is just another readon why I tell boat owners to look at installing either a 3-way valve onto their thru hull seawater intake so the raw water can be closed off and the engine can then be run out of a 20 litre bucket of freshwster mixed with sum dishwashing liquid. Or a simple connection can be placed into the seawater strainer so a garden hose can be attatched to the strainer to flush the engine with. Saves time and a lot of money for a tiny outlay. Plus the added bonus of having the 3-way valve is that if God forbid the boat starts taking on water and the bilge pumps cant keep up or they fail you open the valve and with a suitable hose attatched you use the engine as a bilgepump. Plus I cant get over that the engines tube-stack has such a dead/unused portion in the middle.
Great points . Thanks for the ideas.
I’m beginning my heat exchanger refurb. I like the idea of the 3 way valve!
Regarding the way a Land Cruiser headlights are wired. They have whats called a Hot Common. This is unusual to most other vehicles and needs to be discussed as it affects the relay conffigeration etc.
Isn't that why we need the canbus? When you say a hot common , is that what we would call negatively switched?
Fantastic video. Needed this !!!
Thanks, glad it could help.
Nice, What size are the original speakers ? 3 inch ?
I think 4 inch or 100mm if my memory serves me correctly.
Good work bud! I learn a lot from this vedio.
Thanks mate
'promosm'
Just bought a Downeaster 38 and everything i have researched, learned indicates that you should replace not just the bolts but the chainplates themselves as while they may look ok to the naked eye likely suffer from weakening internal corrosion ..the Stainless steel of that era was not of as high quality as currently available.
Good point John and it is something I plan to do once I get to Tassie but I want to swap them out for external plates. Luckily for us the DE38 ketch rig is over engineered and pretty small compared to boats built these days. I question your ideas about stainless made in America in the 70's compared to the crap that comes out of China these days which is all I'd be able to get in Australia. There are some great boat builders in Tassie and lots of great small scale manufacturers so I'll let you know what I end up going with. Who knows they may even be bronze!. It sure would look cool. Thanks for your comment.
@@downunderprojects9322 this is one of the many sources I get my information on inferior grades of stainless steel from the 1970's ( start watch from about 6 mins in )ua-cam.com/video/VHX3K8o4MvM/v-deo.html fyi - I do not trust anything made in china , alas most everything it seems is these days ! all crap !
@@downunderprojects9322 I too want to go to external chain plates and bronze too ! there is a guy on here somewhere who just did so himself fabricating his own external bronze chain plates ! look forward to following you as you move forward , Thank you !😀 I am even considering redundant chain plates in case of failure in heavy seas -- - there are too many horror stories of demasting ! also see where all the big windows need pulled check for rot in frame and replaced with much more seaworthy windows for heel over in heavy seas , I am planning a worldwide voyage in my DE 38 ( will be launching my own UA-cam channel within next 6 months most likely called "Expedition Calypso Wind" - to carry on the journey of Steve Irwin , Jacque Cousteau & Anthony Bourdain ! ) . Smooth Sailing !
'PromoSM'
Green Antifreeze. What year is that Yanmar? You use standard like Zerex Valvoline Original Green?
This is awsome, ❤