Repairing rigging with NO EXPERIENCE on our BENETEAU | Ep58 | Sailing Merewether
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- Опубліковано 15 січ 2025
- This week we work on repairing our furling system that has been giving us trouble for some time. While up the mast Kieran finds a massive problem with our forestay. A very vital pin that holds up the forestay into the mast has worked its way loose. I (Isabelle) hoist Kieran for three straight days up the mast to try and complete the repair. With minimal experience around rigging we take on the task our selfs.
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Looks like a load of fun hanging from the topping lift. Glad you caught this fore-stay before it came down. You guys have a great channel and it keeps getting better. Looking forward to following your 2021 season.
Yes, and a little scary🙈cheers Micheal! It means a lot
Omg what a job! Well done both of your for keeping your heads and making this repair safely. I’m always reminded of how considerate and loving your are with one another and when your in the sailing adventure mode your don’t get a day off as you must find always your equilibrium and survive the sea and Murphy law ! with a boat that needs tlc. Your food looks yum and one day I’ll cook for you both maybe and toast your very good health. Hats off to you🎩 keep loving and stay safe and well. 🙏 R x
Thank you mate! Very kind words as always🙏🏼we’d love that
OMG 😱 WOW ‼️ 💯 👍 ✌️. Great job guys. Love the appreciation of the captain after his final descent.✨👍✌️🙂🍷
Thank you Richard! Haha yes
Hi Kieran and Isabelle, calling from EnnZedd. Job done. Easy peasey. Well done. Nothing else to say. Take care guys. Until next time. Cheers.
Thank you Bryan!
I'm glad you found that when you did. That's the sort of thing that gives one nightmares... pins aloft working their way out. You did a great job tackling it with a calm analytical approach. I feel I must offer you one bit of free advice though... don't offer ambiguous compliments, (or insults), to the person who's going to be winching you aloft, momentarily; you wouldn't want to discover that she harbored any resentments *after* you're 12, 13, 14 meters off the deck.
Good job!
Mast work is always a thrill to do and much more exciting when you are not tied to a dock.
While it seems pretty scary, the mast is actually quite strong and you are safe going up and down even if only the lower shrouds are set up. If you have a baby stay or double lower shrouds, (it needs sideways and fore & aft support) The mast just needs support to keep it from falling over, once it has that support it can bend but it won't break. It is a bit more exciting when you are at the mast head with no stays or shrouds set up and the boat is rocking and the people on the deck say you are swaying several feet around vertical. Yeah, you sort of get used to it but mostly you get a lot better at doing mast and rigging checks at dockside.
Masts don't break from the side loading of the wind on the sails, they break when a part of the rigging fails.
I counted up all the pieces holding my mast up once, starting from the chainplates with their bolts, toggles and their pins, turnbuckles, lower shackles, bottom swedged end fittings (or Staloks, etc.), the wires, top end fittings, shackles with pins, mast fittings, and their mounting hardware. Failure of any one part can result in the mast going overboard at sea. It happens. Keep a close watch on your rigging and it won't happen to you.
Another fun video as always!
Very true! Interesting as always, cheers
Great episode and great effort....was wondering when you were going to get round to that job....well done not dropping the Allen key or grub screws while you were up there.
Much easier to work off topping lift and good plan to change it out if you don't know its history. That way you can get in a better position to work and have the forestay tang clear of a loaded halyard (and yourself). Also as safety should have 2ndary halyard attached to you in case of problems - spin or main (having unfurled it and lowered). Splat on the deck is messy to clean up. Ideally for the furler repair is to be dockside and remove from boat and work on the ground. Once the grub screws in the furler get loose they are difficult to keep in place as the hole has become enlarged. This can be resolved by drilling & tapping new grub screw positions 1cm closer to each join and then Loctite. That way you wont need to replace the joiners or furler sections and provide a couple more years life into the system. Rig check should be done every few weeks if you are sailing all the time. Looking for chafe, missing split pins, corrosion, popped wire strands (typically show up at the swage termainal). If the forestay pin had come out all you would have holding the mast up was the job halyard and sail...mostly sail. Very lucky the rig didnt come down. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Sean. We know how lucky we are. Appreciate you writing in. Ideally we’d love to pull into a marina and fix it all on the ground but funds are tight. I’ve installed the grub screw with a washer for the pin on the top of the forestry. I’ve also drilled and tapped new holes in the furling system to keep the segments together. Thanks for tuning in 🙌🏼
.... Yikes .... Kieran did you take a double take when you saw that pin ... did the thought "dare I move" flash through your mind ... job well done ... did you put some Loctite on the grub screws .. am not a sailor just a thought .... am thinking this mast saga was more of an ordeal for Isabelle than she is letting on .... thx for sharing ... never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ....
It was scary I have to admit. So glad we saw it when we did. Cheers Peter! Will do😊
@@SailingMerewether .... I bet .... thx for the response ... have a fabulous week .....
Great episode. My favorite part was when kieran was at the top of the mast
Thank you! Not mine (Isabelle)🙈
9:05 As my father used to say "If you aren't going to use the handle on that hammer, I will be happy to cut it off!". 😅🔨⛵
next JOB: Hit that DRILL chuck (badly rusted) with some STEEL WOOL.
(No halyard required.)
Keep those videos coming. Great job so far.
I realize Im kinda randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Darian Ahmed try flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
@Trey Brayden definitely, I have been using FlixZone for months myself :D
@Trey Brayden thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I really appreciate it!
@Darian Ahmed You are welcome :)
Ребята вы классные!!!
Boat maintenance, it NEVER ends LOL. Great episode guys. Fair winds and following seas Merewether.
We’re realising that hah
Good thing you spotted that when you did! I guess you will be keeping a close eye on it during your rigging checks eh. Keep these great videos coming guys.
Oh yess! It won’t happen again, keep learning new things every day. Thank you!
This is our worst job too :( So glad you found it when you did!
Just caught up on your 60 plus videos. Have to do something productive during lockdown. Enjoyed them all. Fair winds and calm seas. All the best from Zimbabwe.
Oh wow! Anything we can do better? Or anything you would like to see more of? Cheers Paul
@@SailingMerewether carry on as you are! Really enjoy how you are happy to tackle any problem with thought and common sense and how you both are not afraid to get your hands dirty. You guys make a perfect team and wish you all the best.
Didn't seem to be much holding that pin in. Are you sure there shouldn't be a split-pin (or similar) going through the far end of it? If it's only a grub-screw perhaps you should put lock-tight on the grub screw? Constant motion and vibration has a knack of undoing things. Is it possible to view an exploded diagram of the furling system online? Maybe email the maker?
I am a lineman for the county comes to mind.....stay safe
What allowed the pin to back out? a defective cotter pin? or?
how could it have been prevented? it seems to be a blind connection, one not seen without disassembly.
The manufacturer z-spars sent out the exact way it’s kept in to me. It has a screw that screws over the top of the pin keeping it in. This screw did not do its job. I have since installed a washer on the screw giving it more surface area. Thanks for tuning in 🙌🏼
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That was a very scary job and the view looking down was even scarier.
Does your patreon account have any extra/uncensored footage?
We give our patrons our videos one week prior to everyone els. We also have extra content just for our crew (patrons), but mostly we get to know them all as they are part of our crew on Sailing Merewether. Hope that answered your question Matt.
Wonder why the pin backed out?
Grub screw holding it down didn’t do its job. We installed a washer to cover the surface of the pin. Thanks for tuning in 🙌🏼
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Heyy !! Where is your Next destination ?
It’s revealed in the next video;)
I like the tatoo in hindi which means dream on
Hanji🙏🏼
a little bit scarey or a lot? :)
A lot🙈
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First 😁 hi guys
You'd think a screw like that was bathed in the angriest lock-tite known to man😂