Three things I would look into on the install of the AP: 1) I checked the installation manual. The tie rod end side (non-threaded) should have the washer between the rod end and the pin, 2) There is a maximum angle of 5* for the actuator. I think this would require you to do one of two things to add a second nut so that you can trap the quadrant between the two nuts or to add a tiller arm to the rudder post. The second idea is better because you get redundancy should the quadrant fail. (I know that from experience).
From SV Quest. Met you in Hartlepool 2023 and also on my return journey back to UK September 2024. A very small world indeed. Great to follow your journey. Fair winds my friends and the most gorgeous K9
Just had an autopilot installed and surprisingly a special sized pin had to be ordered (raymarine to Ben Oc 40)for the boat so I will ask the fitters about a spare. I never thought they were even likely to break.
Happy new year from Ireland. Insane prices/ charges another example of how Brexit has screwed up. We avoid buying anything from UK because of fees. Orcas are a massive concern for us this coming year. We were only home a week when we heard about attack in Brittany last July in exactly the area we were night sailing with lots of dolphins
@@WavedancerWesterlyfulmar happy new year! Don’t get me started, Brexit continues to be a major pain for us unfortunately. At least you have your Irish passport 😂 There are way more orca interactions than what get reported, and a lot get reported! Have your plan clear, written down, communicated to your crew and ensure it’s ready to rock if needed. If you stay inshore you should be absolutely fine, though this adds many more miles and introduces some pretty rubbish Atlantic swell 🤣
great episode carrying the sand reminded me of the scene in pirates of the Caribbean , thats some expensive 316 i would be inclined to carry spare bits like that on board just incase as well as tools to cobble one piece together hindsight is a wonderful thing
I may be mistaken but it looked like you wire clamps on your quadrant cables in the beginning of the video were on backwards, meaning it appeared that the saddles were on the dead end.
I hope you thoroughly recorded all of the pins dimensions and geometry so you can have one made as a spare. Some stainless can be prone to chloride stress corrosion cracking. I have seen instances where chlorides have been leeched out of insulation by rain onto st. steel surface that led to leading to through wall thickness cracking (12mm thk) at a NE location. Lot of chlorides in a marine environment.
There's nothing special about the bolt other than the hole for the pin and that it's made of 316-steel. As you concluded, it's pretty expensive. It's amazing to see how cruisers get ripped off all the time. Cheers.
How will you be handling the 90 day Schengen ruling as your journey to the Med must be nearing this limit? I watched another video that said sailors were exempt as long as they didnt sleep on land? Anyone know?
Hi Alan. We are wintering in Gibraltar to reset our days. Different countries seem to have different ways of interpreting the rules. In Northern Spain, they called us transitos and didn't stamp us in, but in the south a port police officer wanted to count our days.
@@alanbutterworth4219 I’d say a marina is required. Can’t think of any places to anchor suitable for long term. There’s a decent anchorage at La Linea, but that’s on the Spanish side. Worth checking out on Navily though.
Agree with your comments about A Coruna. I was there for a few days in May last year and I couldn’t believe how “alive” the place was with ordinary people enjoying their time in the cafes, restaurants and bars and keeping the local economy alive. By the way whatever is “allowed” or “not allowed” when protecting your vessel from Orca interactions and saving lives at sea, nothing should be off your personal protection plans - you just don’t need to broadcast it - just ask the delivery skippers 👍
@@mototakahe836 that’s the level you’re dealing with marra 😂 although I like to learn and really enjoy the satisfaction of getting jobs done. This morning I’ve been all over with my multimeter! 😳
Hi guys, Sand will not do anything, unfortunately, various sailors have tried with just minimal effect. Current advice is to stay as shallow as possible (not always safe or even possible down the PT coast), NOT shut down the engine and sit silently in case of an orca encounter, but to apply full throttle and head towards more shallow water as quickly as possible, making noise that transfers into the water, (e.g., bangin' with something metal onto the lowered swim ladder). Should you be offered waterproof firecrackers, they are illegal. It is also not proven that they work, and they could even make the animals more aggressive. I live and sail in the Lisbon area; talked to a sailor from Norway a few days ago about that was damaged 10 nm south of my home port (Sesimbra). he said the animals came out of nowhere, slammed hard into the hull first, then went for the rudders. 20 minutes later, they went away. the result was 2 broknen rudders, rudder bearings, and cables, and a large area with scratched antifouling, down to the gelocoat, where the orca had hit the boat upon first contact. After a few days in my marina, he was towed to Cascais, where the boat will be repaired during the next few weeks. These animals are not playing, and the encounters have reportedly become more violent in the past few months. This is no game and no joke. Be careful, stay as close to shore as possible, avoid night passages, and, most importantly, stay safe. Cheers, Frank
@@oldshipmatesadventures hi Frank and thank you very much for taking the time to share such a detailed viewpoint and description of the current best practise. Certainly when we were in the area, there was data to suggest that sand had helped to deter aggression in 50% of the encounters it had been used in, so we thought we’d give it a go! Especially as it took little effort and didn’t cost anything. We sailed as close to shore as we could through Portugal and it’s a tough sail that close in. But thanks again for sharing, I hope that anyone else who views it can see what a serious situation they can find themselves in.
@@sailinghjem yeh, I saw later that you probably are in the med or canaries or even the Caribbean since I commented on an older video of yours. 😎 But you’re right, maybe someone else can get some info from this. Fair winds and stay safe! Frank
I saw somewhere that a boat equipped itself with underwater speakers. Hydrophones?? When Orca's approached they played obnoxious heavy metal 'music'. The Orca's didn't like it and left.
I love your channel but you guys are the worlds worst UA-cam title writers! Look at your title to this video. Who is searching for "is this a secret weapon against Orcas"? If you want more views and followers make sure the 100 characters YT gives you are aimed at what people would search for. :-)
Thank you for the love. Views are actually up on this one. I'd title it: two northerners eat steak on a boat but I don't think anyone is searching for that either. 🥩⛵😂
Three things I would look into on the install of the AP: 1) I checked the installation manual. The tie rod end side (non-threaded) should have the washer between the rod end and the pin, 2) There is a maximum angle of 5* for the actuator. I think this would require you to do one of two things to add a second nut so that you can trap the quadrant between the two nuts or to add a tiller arm to the rudder post. The second idea is better because you get redundancy should the quadrant fail. (I know that from experience).
From SV Quest. Met you in Hartlepool 2023 and also on my return journey back to UK September 2024. A very small world indeed. Great to follow your journey. Fair winds my friends and the most gorgeous K9
@@carlosrosa1965 great to hear from you mate! How was the journey back to Blighty in the end?!
Replaced my autopilot pin with a standard bolt (with a shoulder). Works fine but I always carry a spare. Happy sailing 😊
@@stephengamble2804 sage advice !
Just had an autopilot installed and surprisingly a special sized pin had to be ordered (raymarine to Ben Oc 40)for the boat so I will ask the fitters about a spare. I never thought they were even likely to break.
@ it’s the kinda thing that I didn’t think would break either! Defo keeping a spare onboard now though, as I’ve talked to many a sailor since!
Happy new year. Safe sailing
@@WavedancerWesterlyfulmar and to you, thank you!
Happy new year from Ireland. Insane prices/ charges another example of how Brexit has screwed up. We avoid buying anything from UK because of fees.
Orcas are a massive concern for us this coming year. We were only home a week when we heard about attack in Brittany last July in exactly the area we were night sailing with lots of dolphins
@@WavedancerWesterlyfulmar happy new year!
Don’t get me started, Brexit continues to be a major pain for us unfortunately. At least you have your Irish passport 😂
There are way more orca interactions than what get reported, and a lot get reported! Have your plan clear, written down, communicated to your crew and ensure it’s ready to rock if needed. If you stay inshore you should be absolutely fine, though this adds many more miles and introduces some pretty rubbish Atlantic swell 🤣
great episode carrying the sand reminded me of the scene in pirates of the Caribbean , thats some expensive 316 i would be inclined to carry spare bits like that on board just incase as well as tools to cobble one piece together hindsight is a wonderful thing
@@Spud63 😂 yep, always 20:20!
I may be mistaken but it looked like you wire clamps on your quadrant cables in the beginning of the video were on backwards, meaning it appeared that the saddles were on the dead end.
Wow, thank you for pointing this out. You have eagle eyes!! I did have to confer with my neighbour who helped me understand the issue!
I hope you thoroughly recorded all of the pins dimensions and geometry so you can have one made as a spare. Some stainless can be prone to chloride stress corrosion cracking. I have seen instances where chlorides have been leeched out of insulation by rain onto st. steel surface that led to leading to through wall thickness cracking (12mm thk) at a NE location. Lot of chlorides in a marine environment.
There's nothing special about the bolt other than the hole for the pin and that it's made of 316-steel. As you concluded, it's pretty expensive. It's amazing to see how cruisers get ripped off all the time. Cheers.
@@Cptnbondamen!
How will you be handling the 90 day Schengen ruling as your journey to the Med must be nearing this limit? I watched another video that said sailors were exempt as long as they didnt sleep on land? Anyone know?
Hi Alan. We are wintering in Gibraltar to reset our days. Different countries seem to have different ways of interpreting the rules. In Northern Spain, they called us transitos and didn't stamp us in, but in the south a port police officer wanted to count our days.
@sailinghjem Of course. I never thought of Gibralter. Do you have to stay in a marina in Gibralter or can you stay on anchor or a marine ball
@@sailinghjemI thought Gibraltar was in the Schengen area.
@ at the moment it definitely isn’t 😂
@@alanbutterworth4219 I’d say a marina is required. Can’t think of any places to anchor suitable for long term. There’s a decent anchorage at La Linea, but that’s on the Spanish side. Worth checking out on Navily though.
Agree with your comments about A Coruna. I was there for a few days in May last year and I couldn’t believe how “alive” the place was with ordinary people enjoying their time in the cafes, restaurants and bars and keeping the local economy alive. By the way whatever is “allowed” or “not allowed” when protecting your vessel from Orca interactions and saving lives at sea, nothing should be off your personal protection plans - you just don’t need to broadcast it - just ask the delivery skippers 👍
@@tonyhalsall3170 all kinds of contraptions being used 😂
You didn't mention that this is known as the Coast of Death.
Using that on the next one when we pass Finistere. 👍🏼
A spanner marrer not a wrench.😀
@@mototakahe836 that’s the level you’re dealing with marra 😂 although I like to learn and really enjoy the satisfaction of getting jobs done. This morning I’ve been all over with my multimeter! 😳
@@sailinghjem Thank you for the spelling correction!
@@mototakahe836 one love ❤️
Hi guys,
Sand will not do anything, unfortunately, various sailors have tried with just minimal effect. Current advice is to stay as shallow as possible (not always safe or even possible down the PT coast), NOT shut down the engine and sit silently in case of an orca encounter, but to apply full throttle and head towards more shallow water as quickly as possible, making noise that transfers into the water, (e.g., bangin' with something metal onto the lowered swim ladder).
Should you be offered waterproof firecrackers, they are illegal. It is also not proven that they work, and they could even make the animals more aggressive.
I live and sail in the Lisbon area; talked to a sailor from Norway a few days ago about that was damaged 10 nm south of my home port (Sesimbra). he said the animals came out of nowhere, slammed hard into the hull first, then went for the rudders. 20 minutes later, they went away. the result was 2 broknen rudders, rudder bearings, and cables, and a large area with scratched antifouling, down to the gelocoat, where the orca had hit the boat upon first contact. After a few days in my marina, he was towed to Cascais, where the boat will be repaired during the next few weeks.
These animals are not playing, and the encounters have reportedly become more violent in the past few months. This is no game and no joke. Be careful, stay as close to shore as possible, avoid night passages, and, most importantly, stay safe.
Cheers, Frank
@@oldshipmatesadventures hi Frank and thank you very much for taking the time to share such a detailed viewpoint and description of the current best practise. Certainly when we were in the area, there was data to suggest that sand had helped to deter aggression in 50% of the encounters it had been used in, so we thought we’d give it a go! Especially as it took little effort and didn’t cost anything.
We sailed as close to shore as we could through Portugal and it’s a tough sail that close in. But thanks again for sharing, I hope that anyone else who views it can see what a serious situation they can find themselves in.
@@sailinghjem yeh, I saw later that you probably are in the med or canaries or even the Caribbean since I commented on an older video of yours. 😎 But you’re right, maybe someone else can get some info from this. Fair winds and stay safe! Frank
I would never use one ( R clip).
I saw somewhere that a boat equipped itself with underwater speakers. Hydrophones?? When Orca's approached they played obnoxious heavy metal 'music'. The Orca's didn't like it and left.
I've heard this too. I wonder how they'd feel about a bit of Jimmy Nail or PJ and Duncan.
@@sailinghjem I've never heard of them. I'm a jazz fanatic. I suspect that certain kinds sounds are a way to make the Orca leave you alone.
@@davidcox8961 Miles Davis’ Panthalassa album would have them swimming for the deeps 😂
If they would attack me, they would only do it once.
@@jamesfenton7338 🤣
Wrench? I'd use a spanner
Wrench is spanner in Murrkin dialect.
I thought a wrench was just an adjustable spanner?
I've got a cracked screen, so the thumbnail makes you look like a pirate with a missing tooth and scarred face 😂
🍻 To nomads everywhere 🥂
@@mattanderson9029 arrrrrrrrr!
Porra, comprava um parafuso em inox mais umas anilhas três porcas, uma freada e fazia o mesmo muito mais barato
Se está Espanha compre uns petardos, funciona melhor contra as orcas
CLICKBAIT
@@rasputitza thanks for sharing your thoughts 🤨
I love your channel but you guys are the worlds worst UA-cam title writers! Look at your title to this video. Who is searching for "is this a secret weapon against Orcas"? If you want more views and followers make sure the 100 characters YT gives you are aimed at what people would search for. :-)
Thank you for the love. Views are actually up on this one. I'd title it: two northerners eat steak on a boat but I don't think anyone is searching for that either. 🥩⛵😂
People like this anger people like me. These clowns are on the do not recommend list for this outrage.
@@dreed7312 sounds like you could do with a nice cup of tea!
Why?@@dreed7312
Will someone please post a timestamp to the relevant information in this boring clickbait video?
@@dreed7312 had that delicious cup of tea yet?