Sail Life - It's all been a lie... or at least this piece of trim ;)
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2024
- It's time to button up the last few projects before going back in the water, including replacing a piece of trim in the galley, making another piece of trim for the head, yet more varnishing, and applying new antifouling to the sail drive and the prop.
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I admire your love and devotion to Ava as a husband as expressed in the attention to cleaning and respecting her needs and wishes. Man to man, this has to be one of the most uplifting and rewarding channels in the world. These videos don’t make themselves and I will always be in awe of your sacrifice and time in sharing with us.
omg, thank you so much! Those are very kind words :) Thank you! It is a lot of work but so many good things has happened in my life because of UA-cam. It's how Ava and I met and without UA-cam I don't think I would have had Athena.
Well said Don. Regarding Mads' and Ava's relationship, as someone who has been married for over 45 years, I couldn't agree with you more.
Everything is looking mighty spiffy!
Thank you so much! :)
I absolutely love Mads explanation of things he does and its almost like he is doing a comedy show. Whatever you do Mads, don't ever change.
Hi Mads. The seeming pointless Delrin washer is to prevent electrical continuity between the drive shaft and the prop. Your prop has a splined drive pressed into a rubber bush. This isolates the prop from the drive shaft and prevents damage to the Sail Drive gearing in the case of a prop "strike". The prop has no anode so it has to be isolated from the shaft and the Delrin stops the hub nut or spinner connecting the drive shaft to the prop. Sail Safe mate. Ant & Cid
Ahoy Ant and Cid :) I still don't think the Delrin washer makes much sense. It did in the past when the cone was alumium but the new cone (I got before leaveing Denmark) is plastic. I got told I needed the washer by Volvo but they couldn't tell me why. Have a great Sunday :)
Mads: the best anti-fouling I've used for my prop is "cold galvanizing" spray paint. I've tried propspeed and similar products, and every fall, my prop would be covered with barnacles. I saw the spray paint suggestion on line somewhere, and it worked like a charm. I put three or four coats on over the course of about 45 minutes, and the prop and shaft are free of barnacles for a full season. It takes more time to tape off the hull and anodes than it does to apply the paint. Available at any hardware store for less than $10 a can.
PropSpeed now has a product to remove the old coating from the prop. It's called Stripspeed, and, true to form, it's not cheap. As far as the teak bungs go, you should buy a set of bung cutters. They take up little space, the bugs will be the right size no matter where you are, and it's a great way to use up the teak scraps.
We love your Narration and sense of humor. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
It's always fun to back into the water. Thanks for the update, and have a wonderful week ahead
It sure is! Thanks for staying tuned :)
13:53 Whoa! Prop wash! And here I thought the guys at the hanger were pulling my leg! Next time someone tells me to go get a bucket of prop wash I'll head down to the nearest marine supply store!
Oh Glorious Splashing...
Love your videos Madds, a pleasant part of every Sunday for years now. Athena is looking great under your meticulous care.
Thanks so much 👍
I am 99% sure you put that varnish on upside down!!! CHEERS from Southwest Vancouver Island!!!
Hahaha, that's awesome :D
Absolutely superb as usual.
Love the "hope it's really poisonous and not some shite product" line. Had me in stitches.
Thank you so much :D
Maybe add a DIY table pad type cover for the island in the galley. Something that can be stowed, but which would give you a safe work surface there. Great work as usual too!
When Mads was building the Island I'd suggested a couple of times to add a fixed end at the companionway end and have some plugged holes to take a small metal vice as and when needed etc but...
For what it is worth I made deck head panels from a mold constructed from a patterned Formica sheet with the scrap glass fibers generated whilst building the boat and had a strong rot free easily cleanable surface the whole time I owned the boat with no damage or hassles.
Amazing work! Very educational and fun. Please keep it up!
Thank you so much! :D
Proptology: when someone dons rubber gloves to deal with a problem below a boat's rear end.
Hahaha :)
You should have gloves on to check the shaft, too.
All good work as usual. You always get so much done 🙂 Thanks 4 sharing.
Thank you so much :)
Sadolins PV67 for your varnished worktops - we use it on bar tops that take a pounding. The attention to detail is slightly mind blowing, but I've not had a lot of success with Propspeed, must try some of the other varieties...
I miss the oohhh glorious (only in boat places you can accept) holes already..😅😊 But great most jobs are done now Mads..time for new chapter in Sail Life..🎉❤
Always enjoy every video. Thank you guys for making them.
Thanks for sharing another week.
For the prop, you could grind it all down to bare aluminium, clean it and immediately use etch primer to get a new coat before anti-fouling. Aluminium starts oxidizing almost immediately, and without primer nothing will stick properly.
I've had good experience with bronze and stainless steel (non-sailboat) propellers. Even with slow-going vessels just polishing the propellers is enough to avoid growth.
If we get a bronze prop I think I'll forgo the antifouling on it then :)
@@SailLife Yeah. Just make sure to get a mirror finish. We did get a couple of barnacles now and then, but less than we had with antifouling.
Different waters and usage will give different results though, so I guess you’ll have to keep an eye on it.
At least inspection of the prop is much easier.
This is a well-executed piece of content.
Great video
Looking great!!!
Thanks!!
Beautiful work! Congratulations!
Thank you very much!
Great job. Everything is looking awesome!
Thanks a bunch!
Great way to begin my Sunday morning. May God bless you.
Thank you so much :)
I really enjoy your videos your craftsmanship is astounding peace and love
Thank you so much :)
Thats a serious supply of popcorn you have.
It looks like everything is almost a ship-shape on Athena. I have enjoyed your video adventures over the years and your work ethic. You mentioned fixing the overhead on the boat. Have you ever considered lining the overhead with cork? Cork is a good insulator and is relatively maintenance-free. I also believe it would complement your varnished teak woodwork. My understanding is that cork is used on many European boats and I just saw a 52' yacht on UA-cam with a full cork deck. Just a thought to consider.
Interesting idea :) I think we'll go for either PVC or a painted surface just for the ease of cleaning. We already have 12-24 mm of Armaflex insulation under the headliner :)
Nice work as always and I appreciate learning from you , thanks . At the car production factory I was working at there were 'rules' on wall hung signs about using any kind silicon products any where near the 'paint shop' areas . Silicone will cause major problems with painting , so beware !
Best boat DIY on the interwebs. Great work as always Mads.
Thanks :) yes, silicon is a nightmare when it comes to painting. We only use it very few places where I belive it's the best option :)
Nothing sticks to silicone. That includes paint. On the other hand, as antifouling, you want nothing to stick... ;-)
My life! My life has been a lie!.. It was MAHOGANY!
Have been following you many years now , wish I could have met you two in Annapolis, but I was on my way to the FLA , keys . Keep up the great work . Enjoy the videos . Thank you
Thank you so much for staying tuned :) We'll be in the US in 6 months. I'm sure we'll get a chance to meet up :)
Great video. Looking forward to seeing “Wife Unit” Ava, again. 🥰🥰🥰
Me too! She's a fantastic wife unit 😀😉 Because the videos are delayed by one week she's already back on the boat and it feels much like a home with her here 🙂
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Happy new year! International seems to no longer sell trilux 33 to private customers. Only to business customer in this big amounts. I have the same problem here in germany. I try this year trilux prop-o-drev the first time on my aluminum prop… fingers crossed 🙃
That's a shame if that's true. I've always had good luck with Trilux 33. Good luck :D
GREAT WORK mads , get it Spiffey for Ava' return .😉
Another interesting Vid Mads
When you coming to Australia
Love to show you around the Great Barrier Reef.
Merry belated Christmas
Thank you so much :) I've never been to Australia before. That would be amazing :)
Hope you are bearing up over the abdication! 🤴🏻
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Thanks! You too :)
Instead of using varnish we have had great success using exterior grade polyurethane designed for floor boards on high wear areas. It's also much cheaper than using marine varnish and available in hardware stores.
at 1:10: Do you have 4 large bottles of... Popcorn?
And: Go away, you crazy Dane! We all want to see Ava, the real reason we like this channel!
Actually we have 7 of those bottles now. We love popcorn! 😁 Ava will be back next week 🙂
See you👍🏼🥰
Looking good! Time to spend time sailing not working on the boat!
Yup, next week we splash and hopefully everything works :)
A possible problem with the varnish on the wood counter top is that there might have been moisture in the wood when it was varnished. Bare wood is kinda like a sponge in that it breathes with changes in temperature. I've found that if the wood to be varnished or fiberglassed is exposed to the sun on a hot low humidity day then varnished as it cools at the end of the day it results in a better finish.
Oh glorious cleaning…!
Somehow not as good of a feeling 🤣
*snicker* Hay Timmy, go down to the boat store and pickup some propwash. Many o' good laughs were had with that one.......
Hahaha 😂
Hey Mads - after all the amazing work you have done, the improvements you have made, the honey jobs you have completed - you should have just left all the man glitter for Ava to clean up, I am absolutely confident she would have pleased to sort it.😀👍⛵️
I'm sure she'll find some in the corners ;)
I’m not sure you should have primed under the area where the anode mounts on the sail drive. Not a big deal, but it may be why you have the small areas of failure. Although, I did not wait for the part where you checked for continuity 😂. Otherwise, I watch every week and have been since the beginning. Love you guys.
Don't worry :) That part is 100% meant to be primed. The connection between the anode and the saildrive happens where they're bolted trough the saildrive :) Thank you so much for staying tuned :)
Perhaps with the wood plugs you could just cut some length off the plug from the narrow end...
Morning sir!
Good morning :)
Another nice video. Here’s a thought from a guy who hopes to be doing some DIY on a future boat… do you have specific videos on specific tasks? Example How to do a through deck hole, how to over drill/fill/epoxydrill. Another how you mix filling epoxy. Painting gel coat. You could just take clips from existing videos.
That's a great idea but it's hard to find the time :)
@@SailLife I can’t imagine. Especially with the wife unit coming back soon. 😄
Mads on my Catana 47 with Yanmar SD50 sail drives we sanded them to Ali and then 3 coats of epoxy barrier coat and then copper coat like my whole hulls. On the point of that prop protection when we were in Trinidad we used the sea jet type which worked great, we got some fuzz on the props but not barnacles. Here in SE Asia I bought that Prop one in Thailand but it nearly lasted 3 months before we got serious barnacles on my props. I’m having to scrape them every couple of weeks..😳
Oh no, that does not sound good. Did the primer fail on the Prop One? I'm assuming the barnacles aren't growing on top of the clear coat? :)
@@SailLife basically it seems like the primer came loose in parts but after 6 months there was no shiny silicone left. Let’s hope it was a nice off and you are luckier
Keep up with the good content :-) I would put the same product on both the sail drive and the prop, you have used more dollars in prop-paint than the prop itself is worth 😀
I think Athens needs her own website where you can click on the various parts of her and goto the restoration video on that item.
Mads, thanks for the PropOne info.
Best wishes from the North.
We'll see how well it lasts 🤞🙂
I wonder if the working surfaces are better oiled rather than varnished. I certainly wouldn’t varnish my land kitchen worktops.
Tung oil for the win. It's super easy and fast to apply and repair/renew. It's also not messy and requires almost no prep so it is fast to apply and clean up afterwards. We no longer varnish or poly any bright work inside or out. Tung oil is all we use.
I'm sure it would be more durable but it also won't look as nice :)
I'd have gone for a hard wax oil rather than varnish for the galley table. food safe, a lovely sheen, easy to touch up. did you consider that as an alternative?
On the similar tech for prop antifoul, I think it's due to copper based antifouling being baned more and more places. Think of looking into Si based atiofoul next time for athea or the next one, or there might be problems getting a berth when you return to the nordics.
I don't think we'll see copper-based antifouling be outlawed that quick. I don't know if Si is the future. I think there is a lot to be said for coppercoat. For our next boat I'll go with coppercoat again unless there is some new miracle product on the shelves by then :)
Liked.
the boat looks great. I noticed you two either love popcorn or all that popcorn is for an upcoming project..
Thanks :) Both! The project will be to eat all of them :D We love popcorn and often have popcorn for dinner if we had a big lunch :)
See youuuuuuuu
See yooouuuu :D
You need some more popcorn. 🤣🤣
I think it'll be enough for the next 6 months but maybe we should get just a few more ;)
Great video thanks. What about a feathering prop? Several years ago I read an article by some people that cruised extensively. With a fixed prop their average daily mileage was 100 NM. They switch to a folding prop and over several voyages logged 125 NM/day.
Thanks! I'd love a folding prop but they're a little pricy and so far we just haven't made it a priority :)
congratulations with your (new) king.
Thanks :)
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Great progress! What are the containers at 1:15? It looks like you are ready for some serious movie nights with pounds of POPCORN!
We 100% have a popcorn addiction! I stocked up on popcorn and coconut oil so we don't have to do that when Ava gets back :)
Try OSMO countertop woodwax on the countertops, works fine on our liveaboard, whitstands the normal detergents used. Easy to resurface if scratchy every few years
11:40 nice shirt! R&D
Thanks :) @OddLifeCrafting are some of our favorite people :)
@@SailLife absolutely!!
Mads, re the counter top varnish issues... I don't know if this applies to all of them but mine were pre oil treated when I bought them here in the UK. It could, therefore, be a reaction to this if yours were pre oiled.... maybe?
I notice no progress on the introduction, Time for a revamp .
Ava must be having conniptions every time she sees the mess on the boat. I know SWMBO hates it when I do projects because the mess I create. It doesn't matter that it gets cleaned up.
BTW: Is that popcorn in those jugs?? If so...that's a LOT of popcorn. LOL
Ava does not like dust or mess but she's pretty good about it :) That is indeed popcorn. We are addicted! and it's a great boat snack :)
@@SailLifelove popcorn. Gotta be extra butter though. Lol.
Keep cleaning Mads. (I knkw, she is already back). Lol
Mads! Where did you source your pleated portlight covers? I've been looking for those without any luck. Thanks!!
They're from Dometic :)
I might be mistaken, but I recall that teak is very oily, and does not varnish well. It can be varnished to good effect, but there is likelihood that the varnish can begin to come off. Please correct me if I am wrong.
We have plenty of other teak aboard the boat and I haven't had any issues with that :) Fingers crossed! ;)
I kinda miss the hole in the nav station.
Hahaha good one :D
Alumini(!)um. 🙏🏻
Haha :D
The primer for the aluminum prop looks suspiciously like zinc chromate primer which has always been the correct primer for aluminum. Can be had in a spray can for $8 to $9 US. Rust-Oleum makes it and is commonly available in hardware or paint retailers.
Interesting! :)
I told my wife I got some new trim while she was out of town. Instead of coming home she sent divorce papers.😂
That's funny :D I hadn't even made that connection
Madds i was surprised you weren't using folding prop ? Is is something to do with a saildrive ?
You can put a folding prop on a saildrive no problem.
I'd love one! We haven't done it yet because of cost :)
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What do you feel was the cause of the "varnish fail" on the freezer top?
Most likely a cleaning product. For example we have found that those Lysol wipes that work so well on a boat tend to destroy certain varnishes and paints. Spray-9 is another cleaning product that is excellent on a boat for stubborn stains and smells but is also pretty caustic and will even eventually ruin the coatings used on glasses so be careful when spraying it. Just a little misted back in your face will cause micro-bubbling your lenses.
I think a cleaning product is a good guess :) We'll try to be more careful and see how it goes :)
I'm surprised you don't have a bung-cutting kit. A good kit has 3-4 sizes of bung-cutting bits and matching counter-sink bits. You can make your own bungs out of your scrap that perfectly matches the wood you are working with every time. Those plug kits that you can buy never match and are silly expensive for what you get.
I'm so glad we don't have a saildrive on our sailboat You might as well decoupage hundred dollar bills over a saildrive as it steadily dissolves and mechanically disintegrates. As you found out on Julian's catamaran the cost of replacing or even repairing these "sacrificial units" is astronomical.
Hehe, sadly you need to draw the line somewhere with what tools you can fit aboard :)
I don't actually mind our saildrive. I know some pepole are die hard shaft fans but there are pros and cons to both. For our next boat I'll be happy with either one :)
I brought along a plug kit when we left Chicago in 2018 and it was only a couple of years ago when I finally discover exactly where I put it I used them quite a bit when I was refitting though. When we loaded up all of our "necessary" stuff into.the boat and sold our condo a lot of things sort of got lost in the Tetris packing.
We still have a few projects left that were never finished before we untied the lines for good and still haven't been punched off the list in 2024.
I was getting closer to the bottom of that list when we got hit by lightning a couple of years ago. I have used every single one of the seemingly excessive tools I brought and wish I had brought more. I've even re-purchased tools that I have needed knowing that I still have that same tool stored in my mom's garage a couple of thousand miles away.
Did you paint under where the zinc goes? I can't tell. I thought it was recommended to not paint under the zinc.
@17:00 Mads did check for continuity between the anode and sail drive, I was thinking that myself.
@@markpalmer9002 But if that continuity is only in the threads of the stainless fastener it may be less reliable as the zinc (I guess I should say anode) erodes.
I've seen a fair number of Volvo saildrives over the years. All of the ones I've seen have been coated under the anode :) The anode doesn't really make contact with the saildrive in that area (unless it rattles loose)
@@SailLife Thanks for replying. That all makes sense.
Just watched your new KIng on tv , what do you think of him ??
I've been away for so long I don't regularly check Danish news anymore. From what I recall he seems to be pretty popular. I'm sure he'll make a fine king :)
“De-dustifacation!” 😅
trademark pending! ;)
As a long time sailor and a furniture restorer and I re-finish furniture in the UK, I find it hard to watch all your work items, tins etc put directly on your re-finished table. I have a sheet of non slip rubber matting which is very thin, I put down to protect my surface when doing work, would that be an idea? No finish is scratch proof.
That is a great idea :) We did use a bit of carpet for a while but after the varnish started failing there was no point. It might be worth it to start doing that again :)
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Do you have some awesome videos when you're ready to get a prop in Michigan call Michigan prop the couple from Ship Happens just use their props very good quality made in Grand Rapids
That sounds like a great idea :) Thanks :)
Hello Mads. Looks good but your bung size issue confuses me. Sorry if I am wrong here. I have cut my own in the past and you size them by cutting the tip off. They are conical, the more you cut off the larger they are and we saw you cut the excess off. So, me think, they weren't set deep enough. Thanks for the great videos.
Interesting :) I've never had conical bungs or a conical bit but that's a great idea :) I always save the lefter over bung and use it again. I guess that would be impossible with the conical ones.
I see. That to me would be a dowel (A cylinder) more than a bung or plug. You can get a specialized cutting bit for a hand-drill or press-drill to cut them out of scraps. Just google "Wood plug cutter" all north american hardware store should carry some version or other. The plug is conical, the bit is cylindrical. The bung matches the hole only at the top where the eyes can see. The glue hold everything perfectly.@@SailLife
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😂 couldn’t find teak in Denmark?
Not a my regular wood pusher and not at a price I was willing to pay 🙂
What is the torque spec on the anode you are using?
Yikes it's been a few weeks so my memory is struggling a little bit I think it was something like 10-15 Nm :)
@@SailLifegot the same I never knew there were specs on torque. Mine is stuck from last year so I may have to drill it.
While I love to hear your new post it has a problem. I'm getting the sound but a blank screen. What's the deal?
Maybe give it a bit of time :) I haven't heard of anyone else having issues :)
how come you do not have a folding prop?
Cost :) At some point I'd love to get one we just haven't yet
A Maxprop would probably give you at least a knot under sail. My brother had one on a Cherubini Ketch and it worked flawlessly. It's pricey but worth it. @@SailLife
That saildrive coating from Sea Hawk looks like it contains a tributyl chemical. Hope it’s not tin
I'm 99.9% sure the instructions mentioned use on aluminum :)
Might be better to do bar top epoxy on the counter tops.
It will still need varnish as epoxy deteriorates due to UV light.
When Eva gets back , ask her to trim your beard 😊. It's a tad lop-sided. 😇👍
I'm trying to grow it out a little bit. I don't know if'll succeed :)
Going for the Captain Birdseye look I see😉
Do you ever sail anywhere? You must be the biggest marina queen I've ever seen.
It's been hurricane season.... Why do you care? If you don't like the content then just go watch something else. Are you expecting me to change what I like doing based on what you like doing? That's not going to happen :)
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@@SailLife Mads. -52C here today