Very good that Pete was comfortable telling his story, it was interesting to hear the details. I was on the edge of my seat hoping he was insured so thank you for putting that in! Looking forward to next weeks video already!
Absolutely, well said Caro. So grateful he was able to tell us all the details ❤️ Thank you for your support and kind words! Gosh, I have to get cracking on next weeks video already?! 🤣🤓🙂🙌
As a blue water cruiser for 15 years I thought I'd share my experience with stainless steel rigging and chainplates. Stainless steel resists corrosion when exposed to air (and polished regularly) but can rust in airless or water logged conditions. Water trapped in cored decks or ressesses in decks, for example, are prime locations for catastropic rigging failure. I'd suggest to anyone contemplating offshore or ocean sailing and who has recently purchased a secondhand boat to have the rigging thoroughly inspected and ideally have all chainplates removed and checked. I did an ocean crossing and subsequently discovered serious corrosion in a chainplate where water had penetrated between the teak and the fibreglass on the deck. I was very lucky not to loose my rigging on the ocean crossing!
Gawd ! How casual is Pete. A great bloke to have around in a crisis.And you guys, thanks for doing that interview. Now off you go and head north to hopeful warmer climes.
What a crazy experience right?! ❤️❤️❤️ We're thinking we should shout Peter dinner and a few beers once he makes it back out on the water -- a small gesture from our little sailing community. What do you think? Any other suggestions? ❤️🥰
Shit happens..keeping a cool head and understanding what to do in emergency without costs entering mind saved Pete and his mate. Good job Pete and hope for your repairs and return to the adventures. A good lesson to all.
Kristina those reporting skills sure were on display interviewing Peter. You showed real empathy for his plight. Love your channel from a fellow Aussie. Cheers be safe and enjoy every moment like its your last.
Poor Peter, what a nice bloke. I think I'd be keeping my cordless angle grinder near by with a cutting wheel. Bolt cutters are no good for stainless cable.
Hey Tony, yes Pete’s a great bloke, we were very pleased to have met him, despite the unfortunate circumstances. Good tip on the cordless angle grinder, we’ve got one, just hope the day I need it I’ve remembered to charge the batteries 😜
WoW! This is a real Bummer!! Your friend Peter sure seems like a great guy. He is able to keep it all in perspective! Thanx for sharing the Adventure!!
Thanks for sharing, I hope Peter got the boat surveyed and properly insured after the survey. Check the chainplates and standing rigging all the time, and in detail! Stainless steel is only reliable if it is exposed to air and cleaned regularly. You are not considered a freak if you polish your rig all the time. That plastic deck surface is an absolute no buy boat when I see this video and probably the cause for entrapment of water causing the stainless steel to rust. There is another video on UA-cam from a Dutch guy who bought a boat where the chainplates were epoxied in the deck, they just suffocated the stainless steel and the chainplates were ready to snap. Even if the boat survey says, ample condition or minimal rust ask the owner to take of the chain plates. If they are reluctant, walk away from that boat, or offer a much lower price and redo the standing rigging. The same for keel bolts. Minimal surface rust is already a sign that there might be a deeper process going on. same for your steel cables. Boats look like heaven, but hell and the devils are always hidden in them. Be critical on surveys with "minimal rust" conditions. Thanks to Peter for his honest interview. Cheers
Hey Kristina & John, what an amazing story & just shows you still have that reporter body in you but so glad that Gordo was OK. How absolutely amazing that you had looked at this boat & turned it down in favour of the boat you currently sail. At last out of Coff's & northward bound & 24hrs of whatever. I watch a few different channels where women are always made up before the camera rolls but Kristina your natural beauty is to be admired. I am not a perve or a woman chaser & have a daughter about your age I think, am happily married & 76yrs of age & but crippled & spend a lot of time on the internet & lets face it, there are more women behind cameras than men. Take care & my God bless you both.
Haha, thank you Glen! How kind of you to say. ☺️☺️ I must say, I am sometimes self conscious about my bare face!! So this makes me smile and feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin. Thank you for your support and hope to see you again next week! ❤️
Sending our best wishes to Peter- if you're still in contact with him, please put us in touch as we'd love to send him another hoodie- I think he's wearing our original style 😊DM us on IG and we'll get it sorted. All the best- Nick & Terysa
Bolt cutters are a great last resort. I keep a cordless grinder with full batteries and good cut-off wheels at the ready. This setup will go through rigging like butter no matter the load on the rig.
Great episode guys. Some notes for your digestion from my own experiences and observations of dismastings: 1. Stainless rarely shows signs of failure, which is why the '10 years regardless' rule is applied for replacing standing rigging. The only real way to be more selective is with difficult and expensive testing (as required for aircraft) and most can't afford to / won't go there. 2. Chainplates often come up in cruising forums because they are often buried, unlike the rest of the rig and are difficult to inspect properly. For an older boat / rig of 10year onwards, its a genuine consideration to just uncover and replace plates and bolts, rods etc along with the rest of the standing rigging. 3. When a rig fails, it doesn't always topple as it did here. It can break above the deck at a week point and so present different issues. The 'cut it all away' is definitely the safe, fast, default option when its in the water. Don't fantasize about saving the sails and boom unless you can genuinely and safely lash it alongside while you work on it. Given the most likely time is in heavier weather, that's a low likelihood option. 4. Remember too that at the time you lose the rig, you need an engine and there are a tonne of lines in the water, so getting clever is a big call. 5. If the rig topples leaving it collapsed and hanging from above the waterline like a storm-broken tree, its a different problem but securing it all on deck and then cutting away is the goal. You may want to use the remaining stick as a jury mast, (especially if the break occurred above a set of spreaders and you still have the lower shrouds helping it stay up) when you are in the middle of an ocean passage when you aren't a few hours from rescue and fuel won't get you there.
That seems like an important story to tell. Thanks for sharing it. I hear other channels talking about the importance of being able to inspect your chain plates.
Great story and lessons to be learned. Assides from rig and chainplates surveys many modern yachts from production manufacturers have minimalist rigs. In this case chainplate failure and the rig falls down. Built in redundancies in rigs would be better...2 or even 3 seperate chainplates each side would be better. If one fails then usually no problem. You don't lose your whole rig. Think of cruising yachts in terms of what redundant systems are built in...if one part fails what happens? Common points are rigging, engine(s), navigation, fuel tank(s), water tank(s), electrical, inverter(s), anchor (rigged spare) etc Cheers...
Hi Guys been away for a week taking a sailing exam - so just catching up on your trip as promised -golly you can tell your a reporter ! - what a story luckily all’s well that ends well! Looking forward to next vid stay safe both -Malc uk 🇬🇧
A demasting would be seriously scary and thankfully no one was injured. Good to hear the story of what went wrong and how the resulting problems were solved. Great episode.
Sounds like you’ve got a good rigger, it seems that its quite uncommon, insurers apparently don’t require it with the rest of the rigging every 10 years, although Pete’s story highlights this might not be enough! We’re now keeping a close eye on ours 😬
Looks like a classic case of cravass corrosion. Threaded fittings are particularly susceptible, especially when exposed to salt water and low oxygen such as a leaky deck fittings. And thru deck shroud fitting are frequently leaky since they experience so much reverse cycle loading. Glad no one was injured and insurance will hopefully make thing right again, although I'd suggest re-engineering the fittings to reduce this risk. Based on a couple of unfortunate experiences, when a rig goes over the side and cannot be recovered, it's a good ideal to attach a control line or two to secure and stabilize the rig while being cut away. This can relieve the loads on the rigging while being separated, making things less hazardous to work around in a seaway. Some fenders and/or cushions can also be useful to help minimize collateral hull damage.
Lots of people have a rechargable grinder onboard - for a good sized rigged with 9mm plus S/S wire stays you will need good strength to use bolt cutters
..... Yikes .... bet you are thanking your lucky stars that Sabu didn't tick all the boxes for you .... good pointers on not bending the pins, and to have bolt cutters ... also, have a good inspection of the chain plates where you can not see them ... glad the skipper and his crew were all safe ... thx for the share .. and as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....
W O W! I bet ya'll are wanting to check your chain ⛓ plates 🍽! I hope! Great video 📹 this week. Ok untell next week, Aloha from the Big Island 🏝 of Hawaii 🏝
Loving the narration! You've definitely got a media voice Kristina! Keep up the great storytelling guys :) p.s Peter seems like a genuinely, humble guy. Nice to see him out there chasing his dreams! ( glad that's he's insured as well. )
My friends had the mast come down in Port Phillip just off Mornington and later they gave a talk about it in the yacht club. One thing they said was to have A portable battery operated angle grinder . And no doubt have it fully charged.
Wow -What a story of a challenging told so well, and the odds on the connection to you guys that you viewed the boat and then Sabu ended up next to you.
Seeing Pete's sweater - have you been in touch with Sailing Ruby Rose? Their latest videos are chartering a catermaran in the Whitsundays whilst their new boat is being built. You may not be far away. I'm sure they would have plenty of tips for you!
Just found your channel and have been bingeing. This is likely the best produced sailing channels among the dozens that I follow. The quality of the production is outstanding. Well done. Oh and ya, rather see John do boat chores then watch cooking. Sorry, must be a guy thing.
We sure did, feel really bad with how it panned out for Pete, his determination to get it back on the water is admirable, and I’m positive it’ll be an even better boat once he does. When we looked at it the rigging was original, I think Pete was covered because it let go below deck? Either way I’m very glad Pete was covered!
that's why I *hate* stainless rigging. It can look pretty and all but until you STRESS test it, it's worthless. Galvanized or spectra standing rigging is the ONLY way to go, because what you SEE is what you GET. You can inspect it in a couple minutes and know you're ready to set sail.
Interesting story, I wonder if the boat was surveyed before being bought - even so it would probably be difficult to spot any weakness in that bolt without a full examination for stress fractures like they do on aircraft. Interesting that he was considering getting some bolt cutters, I had heard from people who'd tried to use bolt cutters that they'd recomend a hacksaw, perhaps it's a grass is greener situation :-)! Either way anything sounds hard to use on a pitching deck. Glad that it ended up relatively okay (if minus a mast and some guard rails!) Congratulations on making the right choice of boat, assuming your next video wasn't emotional because your mast came off too!
Lucky guy.. we were dismasted last year and one of the crew suffered a cranium trauma from the boom.. he was out for the count for many hours.. however luckily he is now fine.
Wow!!! Glad he is ok, that must have been a pretty frightening experience for you all, especially when your crew mate didn’t come around straight away 😮
@@KristinasTravels yes good checks on all shroud terminals… sailing on Jenneau 51 2 yrs old.. done many miles Atlantic sailing and never hammered. We were doing a Regatta from Santos to Rio.. 0100hs 25kts sea state good 2.5m- 3 and bang.. everything down. Very lucky Dr in crew..
Shit happens on boats, (unfortunately often to the nicest blokes like Peter) and now it may cost 60K plus $...to get back to square one. RIP previous owner.
At 2:47 (or thereabouts) you can see the stays moving/sagging - a lot. Never a real good sign - leeward stays etc. should be a little slack but not that much...
Nothing funny about being ‘de-mustard’ near ‘Coughs Harbour’ but gee your subtitles sure made me laugh Kristina. Just when I thought there was nothing worse than Apple's predictive text the software you're using leaves it for dead ;-)
So did he have a survey done before the purchase? If he did then the surveyor needs to be held accountable for missing an obvious point of failure. If he didn't then now you know why you need a survey.
It's a Bavaria..... built to a price level not a quality level. The chainplates were designed for ease of manufacturing and assembling not for ultimate strength or longevity...
Very good that Pete was comfortable telling his story, it was interesting to hear the details. I was on the edge of my seat hoping he was insured so thank you for putting that in! Looking forward to next weeks video already!
Absolutely, well said Caro. So grateful he was able to tell us all the details ❤️ Thank you for your support and kind words! Gosh, I have to get cracking on next weeks video already?! 🤣🤓🙂🙌
As a blue water cruiser for 15 years I thought I'd share my experience with stainless steel rigging and chainplates. Stainless steel resists corrosion when exposed to air (and polished regularly) but can rust in airless or water logged conditions. Water trapped in cored decks or ressesses in decks, for example, are prime locations for catastropic rigging failure. I'd suggest to anyone contemplating offshore or ocean sailing and who has recently purchased a secondhand boat to have the rigging thoroughly inspected and ideally have all chainplates removed and checked. I did an ocean crossing and subsequently discovered serious corrosion in a chainplate where water had penetrated between the teak and the fibreglass on the deck. I was very lucky not to loose my rigging on the ocean crossing!
Gawd ! How casual is Pete. A great bloke to have around in a crisis.And you guys, thanks for doing that interview. Now off you go and head north to hopeful warmer climes.
What a crazy experience right?! ❤️❤️❤️
We're thinking we should shout Peter dinner and a few beers once he makes it back out on the water -- a small gesture from our little sailing community. What do you think? Any other suggestions? ❤️🥰
Wow, what a story, thanks for sharing it and thank Pete (again) for allowing you to share it. And Kristina I’m still amazed by your camera work!
❤️ oh absolutely, huge thank you to Pete!
Aw, and thank you Steve for your kind words! 🙂😅🥰⛵️
I suppose being a reporter, the news just naturally comes your way. Good episode! Enjoying your journey, stay safe.
Shit happens..keeping a cool head and understanding what to do in emergency without costs entering mind saved Pete and his mate. Good job Pete and hope for your repairs and return to the adventures. A good lesson to all.
Absolutely!! 🙌🙌
Kristina those reporting skills sure were on display interviewing Peter. You showed real empathy for his plight. Love your channel from a fellow Aussie. Cheers be safe and enjoy every moment like its your last.
Poor Peter, what a nice bloke. I think I'd be keeping my cordless angle grinder near by with a cutting wheel. Bolt cutters are no good for stainless cable.
I second this ! There are hydraulic pump action cutters used by electrical line workers.
Hey Tony, yes Pete’s a great bloke, we were very pleased to have met him, despite the unfortunate circumstances.
Good tip on the cordless angle grinder, we’ve got one, just hope the day I need it I’ve remembered to charge the batteries 😜
Haha.. perhaps we should check those batteries John.. 🤓
WoW! This is a real Bummer!! Your friend Peter sure seems like a great guy. He is able to keep it all in perspective! Thanx for sharing the Adventure!!
That's a cautionary tale that might well save a life someday. Thanks to John for sharing.
Thanks for sharing, I hope Peter got the boat surveyed and properly insured after the survey. Check the chainplates and standing rigging all the time, and in detail! Stainless steel is only reliable if it is exposed to air and cleaned regularly. You are not considered a freak if you polish your rig all the time. That plastic deck surface is an absolute no buy boat when I see this video and probably the cause for entrapment of water causing the stainless steel to rust. There is another video on UA-cam from a Dutch guy who bought a boat where the chainplates were epoxied in the deck, they just suffocated the stainless steel and the chainplates were ready to snap. Even if the boat survey says, ample condition or minimal rust ask the owner to take of the chain plates. If they are reluctant, walk away from that boat, or offer a much lower price and redo the standing rigging. The same for keel bolts. Minimal surface rust is already a sign that there might be a deeper process going on. same for your steel cables. Boats look like heaven, but hell and the devils are always hidden in them. Be critical on surveys with "minimal rust" conditions. Thanks to Peter for his honest interview. Cheers
Hey Kristina & John, what an amazing story & just shows you still have that reporter body in you but so glad that Gordo was OK. How absolutely amazing that you had looked at this boat & turned it down in favour of the boat you currently sail. At last out of Coff's & northward bound & 24hrs of whatever. I watch a few different channels where women are always made up before the camera rolls but Kristina your natural beauty is to be admired. I am not a perve or a woman chaser & have a daughter about your age I think, am happily married & 76yrs of age & but crippled & spend a lot of time on the internet & lets face it, there are more women behind cameras than men. Take care & my God bless you both.
Haha, thank you Glen! How kind of you to say. ☺️☺️ I must say, I am sometimes self conscious about my bare face!! So this makes me smile and feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin. Thank you for your support and hope to see you again next week! ❤️
Sending our best wishes to Peter- if you're still in contact with him, please put us in touch as we'd love to send him another hoodie- I think he's wearing our original style 😊DM us on IG and we'll get it sorted. All the best- Nick & Terysa
Bolt cutters are a great last resort. I keep a cordless grinder with full batteries and good cut-off wheels at the ready. This setup will go through rigging like butter no matter the load on the rig.
Great episode guys. Some notes for your digestion from my own experiences and observations of dismastings: 1. Stainless rarely shows signs of failure, which is why the '10 years regardless' rule is applied for replacing standing rigging. The only real way to be more selective is with difficult and expensive testing (as required for aircraft) and most can't afford to / won't go there. 2. Chainplates often come up in cruising forums because they are often buried, unlike the rest of the rig and are difficult to inspect properly. For an older boat / rig of 10year onwards, its a genuine consideration to just uncover and replace plates and bolts, rods etc along with the rest of the standing rigging. 3. When a rig fails, it doesn't always topple as it did here. It can break above the deck at a week point and so present different issues. The 'cut it all away' is definitely the safe, fast, default option when its in the water. Don't fantasize about saving the sails and boom unless you can genuinely and safely lash it alongside while you work on it. Given the most likely time is in heavier weather, that's a low likelihood option. 4. Remember too that at the time you lose the rig, you need an engine and there are a tonne of lines in the water, so getting clever is a big call. 5. If the rig topples leaving it collapsed and hanging from above the waterline like a storm-broken tree, its a different problem but securing it all on deck and then cutting away is the goal. You may want to use the remaining stick as a jury mast, (especially if the break occurred above a set of spreaders and you still have the lower shrouds helping it stay up) when you are in the middle of an ocean passage when you aren't a few hours from rescue and fuel won't get you there.
That seems like an important story to tell. Thanks for sharing it. I hear other channels talking about the importance of being able to inspect your chain plates.
Absolutely. Thanks for sharing Daniel. ❤️
Everyone knows about the importance of a proper survey before purchasing a boat.
Great story and lessons to be learned.
Assides from rig and chainplates surveys many modern yachts from production manufacturers have minimalist rigs. In this case chainplate failure and the rig falls down.
Built in redundancies in rigs would be better...2 or even 3 seperate chainplates each side would be better. If one fails then usually no problem. You don't lose your whole rig.
Think of cruising yachts in terms of what redundant systems are built in...if one part fails what happens?
Common points are rigging, engine(s), navigation, fuel tank(s), water tank(s), electrical, inverter(s), anchor (rigged spare) etc
Cheers...
Glad Pete and his mate survived a de-masting without injury. (Love the Ruby Rose sweatshirt BTW) Fair winds and following seas Tucana
Hi Guys been away for a week taking a sailing exam - so just catching up on your trip as promised -golly you can tell your a reporter ! - what a story luckily all’s well that ends well! Looking forward to next vid stay safe both -Malc uk 🇬🇧
A story that we can all take to heart, learn from, and just wish him all the best from. Thank you for sharing this.
Wow! Interesting story.. thanks guys!
Thanks Trev - so interesting hey... it’s a small world! 🙌🙏⛵️
Another great video Mates. I will definitely be waiting for the next video.
Thanks Brian 🥰❤️🙂🏝🧜♀️ x
A demasting would be seriously scary and thankfully no one was injured. Good to hear the story of what went wrong and how the resulting problems were solved. Great episode.
Totally agree Martin! 🙌 Glad you enjoyed this episode! See you next week 🙂🧜♀️
Sooo pleased my rigger insisted on checking and then replacing my chain plates which were leaking and corroding too!
Sounds like you’ve got a good rigger, it seems that its quite uncommon, insurers apparently don’t require it with the rest of the rigging every 10 years, although Pete’s story highlights this might not be enough! We’re now keeping a close eye on ours 😬
Looks like a classic case of cravass corrosion. Threaded fittings are particularly susceptible, especially when exposed to salt water and low oxygen such as a leaky deck fittings. And thru deck shroud fitting are frequently leaky since they experience so much reverse cycle loading. Glad no one was injured and insurance will hopefully make thing right again, although I'd suggest re-engineering the fittings to reduce this risk. Based on a couple of unfortunate experiences, when a rig goes over the side and cannot be recovered, it's a good ideal to attach a control line or two to secure and stabilize the rig while being cut away. This can relieve the loads on the rigging while being separated, making things less hazardous to work around in a seaway. Some fenders and/or cushions can also be useful to help minimize collateral hull damage.
Lots of people have a rechargable grinder onboard - for a good sized rigged with 9mm plus S/S wire stays you will need good strength to use bolt cutters
Feel so sorry for Peter, fortunately he is ok. Take care out there guys! 🙌
..... Yikes .... bet you are thanking your lucky stars that Sabu didn't tick all the boxes for you .... good pointers on not bending the pins, and to have bolt cutters ... also, have a good inspection of the chain plates where you can not see them ... glad the skipper and his crew were all safe ... thx for the share .. and as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....
W O W! I bet ya'll are wanting to check your chain ⛓ plates 🍽!
I hope! Great video 📹 this week.
Ok untell next week,
Aloha from the Big Island 🏝 of Hawaii 🏝
Crazyyyyy hey!! We def checked ours STRAIGHT AWAY!!! 😬😬 Cheers for the love and support! See you next week ❤️❤️
Loving the narration! You've definitely got a media voice Kristina! Keep up the great storytelling guys :) p.s Peter seems like a genuinely, humble guy. Nice to see him out there chasing his dreams! ( glad that's he's insured as well. )
My friends had the mast come down in Port Phillip just off Mornington and later they gave a talk about it in the yacht club. One thing they said was to have A portable battery operated angle grinder . And no doubt have it fully charged.
Wow -What a story of a challenging told so well, and the odds on the connection to you guys that you viewed the boat and then Sabu ended up next to you.
always out getting the real story,, even if you quit your job..
well done, and all the best to your new friend ....
Seeing Pete's sweater - have you been in touch with Sailing Ruby Rose? Their latest videos are chartering a catermaran in the Whitsundays whilst their new boat is being built. You may not be far away. I'm sure they would have plenty of tips for you!
Great video this week , what a story. !!!
Just found your channel and have been bingeing. This is likely the best produced sailing channels among the dozens that I follow. The quality of the production is outstanding. Well done. Oh and ya, rather see John do boat chores then watch cooking. Sorry, must be a guy thing.
great job Pete, did you have the boat surveyed prior to purchase ??
Dodged a bullet with Sabu. Wonder what the survey said about the rigging and when was it last replaced or checked by a rigger?
We sure did, feel really bad with how it panned out for Pete, his determination to get it back on the water is admirable, and I’m positive it’ll be an even better boat once he does. When we looked at it the rigging was original, I think Pete was covered because it let go below deck? Either way I’m very glad Pete was covered!
Thanks for telling Peters story. Is Peter wearing a Sailing Ruby Rose hoodie?
Haha! I think it is 😊😊
that's why I *hate* stainless rigging. It can look pretty and all but until you STRESS test it, it's worthless.
Galvanized or spectra standing rigging is the ONLY way to go, because what you SEE is what you GET. You can inspect it in a couple minutes and know you're ready to set sail.
Interesting story, I wonder if the boat was surveyed before being bought - even so it would probably be difficult to spot any weakness in that bolt without a full examination for stress fractures like they do on aircraft. Interesting that he was considering getting some bolt cutters, I had heard from people who'd tried to use bolt cutters that they'd recomend a hacksaw, perhaps it's a grass is greener situation :-)! Either way anything sounds hard to use on a pitching deck. Glad that it ended up relatively okay (if minus a mast and some guard rails!) Congratulations on making the right choice of boat, assuming your next video wasn't emotional because your mast came off too!
Lucky guy.. we were dismasted last year and one of the crew suffered a cranium trauma from the boom.. he was out for the count for many hours.. however luckily he is now fine.
Wow!!! Glad he is ok, that must have been a pretty frightening experience for you all, especially when your crew mate didn’t come around straight away 😮
Wow. Ian. This is so very frightening. So glad your friend is okay ❤️
@@KristinasTravels yes good checks on all shroud terminals… sailing on Jenneau 51 2 yrs old.. done many miles Atlantic sailing and never hammered. We were doing a Regatta from Santos to Rio.. 0100hs 25kts sea state good 2.5m- 3 and bang.. everything down. Very lucky Dr in crew..
God Bless !
Unfortunate but at least everyone was ok and he did all the right things.
Absolutely! 🙌🙏⚓️🤗
Great to hear the story and advice re bolt cutters. Thanks very much. Hope it works out for him. Nightmare
He probably lost his radio when he lost his mast (that's where the antenna probably was), so obviously he got no response. Always have back-up comms !
I do a lot of boat salvage.......Insurance companies don't pay for damage caused by corrosion, don't hold your breath.
Interesting same thing happened to me off Sydney last week ,Bavaria 42 2001 owned the boat 3 weeks as well ,gutted waiting for insurance ?
Great video! Mind going into the reasons why Sabu wasn't the right boat for you? Was it the layout/construction/age/price/defects/etc?
Would be good to understand your non-negotiables when purchasing your yacht. Thanks!
Shit happens on boats, (unfortunately often to the nicest blokes like Peter) and now it may cost 60K plus $...to get back to square one. RIP previous owner.
Peter was a good man.
He is! We catch up with him again soon, we can't wait to give you an update of his boat now fixed!!
Lots of marine insurance companies wont insure rigs greater that 7yrs old
Yes bolt cutters are useless.. luckily we had a grinder.
I really hope Pete got some better luck after this and chose not to go to Sydney!!
Hey Jess! Yes, he ended up staying on the Gold Coast to get the repairs done. That was a positive 💛🙌
What crazy story about Peter, do you know how the repairs are coming along?
Hey Trevor! Yes, I’ll have an update for you soon 😊😊 He’s doing well and can’t wait to show you the new and improved Sabu!
At 2:47 (or thereabouts) you can see the stays moving/sagging - a lot. Never a real good sign - leeward stays etc. should be a little slack but not that much...
How old was the rig …. Anyone know?
He should charge it to the surveyor!
Nothing funny about being ‘de-mustard’ near ‘Coughs Harbour’ but gee your subtitles sure made me laugh Kristina. Just when I thought there was nothing worse than Apple's predictive text the software you're using leaves it for dead ;-)
Hahaha!! 😬😬😬 oh dear! De-mustard!!!
Let me see if I can fix them!!! 😅🤣
So did he have a survey done before the purchase? If he did then the surveyor needs to be held accountable for missing an obvious point of failure.
If he didn't then now you know why you need a survey.
Telling myself that wasn’t
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WOOOOWWWW WE ALMOST BOUGHT IT March this year ….. we ended getting the Beneteau first 47.7…. @gio.stef.aus
It's a Bavaria..... built to a price level not a quality level. The chainplates were designed for ease of manufacturing and assembling not for ultimate strength or longevity...
I think you should just call your channel Sailing Tucana. Just like the rest. 😎
Wow , unbelievable, how could this happen , poor design ?
Still bleeping words as a proper journalist would do. I guess its a way of never loosing old habits in case all goes to "bleep".
Haha! I think UA-cam gets upset if there’s too much swearing 😬😬😅
Thinking if you mate. Gordo.
🙏🙏
There but for the grace of GOD go I.
King Neptune's domain is a fickle thing.
Investing in crypto now should be in every wise individuals list. In some months time you'll be ecstatic with the decision you made today.
We prefer investing in sail boats here. 😬
@@KristinasTravels That is quite naive but to each their own.
Lucky you had a survey and did your rigging . He obviously didnt haha