Sail Life - Whale Gulper IC pumps, mirrors & hot water - DIY sailboat refit
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2021
- This week I installed a Whale gulper IC pump with a two-way manifold for pumping greywater overboard. Ava and I installed new mirrors and finally have hot water aboard the boat.
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+Sail Life: Hello Mads!... AND Ava!
FWIW, I _"feel your pain,"_ re: the *_nasty surprises_* caused by the differences in connectors/missing parts, needed or required tools/equipment, etc, etc. In my fiddling around w/ various projects over the past 60+ or so years, I have run into numerous of these. Thus, I can most certainly _commiserate_ w/ the frustration you are feeling. In any event, the best of luck to you both in overcoming said. You really deserve it!
As is always the case, this video gets 👍👍👍for excellence, in particular for Ava's closing contribution. Her "see you" as the video ends is absolutely *PRICELESS* ! 😂Mads, you have picked a *_true winner_* !
Cant believe your almost ready to leave?? This guys been fixing this boat for 5 years!
I was just refreshing my YT feed looking for Sail Life, as Sunday is not complete without you guys!! TO DO LIST is looking very small!!
5 years....you are strong man
I love seeing you and Ava as a partnership, and her really getting stuck in to not only the work, but the video production. It’s great! Your channel has come along leaps and bounds over the years. Thanks for the journey so far.
I still can't believe you're almost ready to leave. Not cause I don't have faith in you but just because I've been watching the work for so long. But, I'm happy for you 2 and am also looking forward to some actually sailing footage. You tackled a crazy project and you definitely deserve to enjoy the rewards of it.
Ready to leave, not done. Athena will be functional as a boat but there is a lot of stuff to do to make it a home.
@@bobadam7021 Ready to leave? Are you mad? No shake down sailing on a "new" boat? Why rush the last bit. Ava has to leave soon so he is going anyway. Fingers crossed, shake down sail over The North Sea with sea sick issues.
@@whiteboi3818 The shake down will be getting to the North Sea. There are plenty of places to put in between point A and point B.
I always wanted to do what You guys R doing.
Damn time goes by fast.
Now Am to old.
@ Bob Adam, you really have no clue of what a shake down sail/cruise is.
Slowly, perfectly she will sail away.... An Athena is looking beautiful
Dear Mads & Ava. Please make the Videos longer . Some of Us need More DIY. Mads the Athena is looking Go
Every video you make is very informative. Kudos to you.
Denmark has just gone Green for UK travel, so get yourselves over here soon!!
I love all of these videos. I have learnt a lot. I've just started watching from scratch. VERY useful tips and information. Pretty Dang Spiffy!!!
Must make the little Lady happy first! .. Cheer's!
The boat is looking fantastic !
Someone maybe commented already (can't read 200+ comments) that tightening the rigging screws with a screwdriver is a bit hazardous as it will twist the body of the screw. It is recommended always use the two wrenches, one to hold the wire from rotating and other to turn the rigging screw. And yes, I eagerly wait for a new video every Monday ... :-)
So excited you guys are on schedule
Really looking amazing, it’s all coming together.....
Still my two favorite you tube dorks.. 🤣😘
Mads is going up the mast, next thing we know there will be a sail attached to it . Are you going for a bosun's chair or using a climbing rig with a foot hold. Well worth having this kit on board, the moment you don't have one something gets dislodged or a halyard goes up the mast.
Way to go Ava! Interior is important and the finishing touches are so important to make it feel like home. Same goes for cleaning!
I would suggest a sheet of noise absorbing foam between the gulper and the bulkhead. Even a quarter inch of foam, and rubber washers over the bolts for a softer connection makes a HUGE difference.
Hi guys. Disappointing that Whale have not made the info clear and a priority.
When you fit your main bilge pumps which we know you have already covered using submersible pumps and diaphragm pumps. Do yourselves a big favor and fit independent water detector sensors in the bilge so that they go off as soon as water is detected in the bilge. They are very cheap from Amazon around €4 and work independently from a PP9 battery. They will give you a heads up on moisture in the bilge compartments and you can fit more than one in various locations. Batteries last more than a year. Like a gas alarm, smoke detector and Co2 alarm we consider them a must have for liveaboards. Hope this helps. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
Hi, I've been looking for these but can't find any on amazon! Any chance of a link or brand name please? 😁😁😁😁
Mads is getting ever so much closer to having a full stand up comedy set. Entertaining as always and the interior is really coming together nicely, you guys will truly have a home on the water and not just a boat that has some modifications. Hoping for smooth sailing (so to speak) in the final stages of your refit. And fair winds when you set sail.
Marriage savers are great. The only caution is making sure the remote unit is actually off, when you press the lighted button. Have found it discharged at times when wanting to use it. Wish Eartec had an on/off switch on the remote as the master.
I’m thinking a few steps ahead of grey water and pump components. If you could have a system that the grey water flows to then the float turns on a pump that pushes sea water or fresh water through the system you would be keeping components out of soaps and other gummy substances. It would always be a clean system. Hope it helps you in the long haul!
man, you guys should give classes, your vids are so specific and detailed and fun to watch, now I wanna go buy a boat !!!!
Keep cool Mads! Stress is a bad thing for a sailor. You are doing great...everything will come together...don't worry, be happy!
Your improvements to the original boat are nothing short of amazing. A much better use of space for a cruising sailboat and so very well executed. If you ever get to the Great Lakes get to Superior and I will buy you and Ava lunch and some beers.
You should look at buying a universal plug kit that has a variety of connectors to use for just such a project. You can wire your own connectors. There are a lot of waterproof kits out there too.
Mads - I'm amazed you're putting out weekly videos given how close you are to untying the lines. It is super spiffy that you can see the finish/start line!
You should really promote your Insta. Gives you more range and maybe it gives you more possibilities in the future.
Anyway more people can enjoy your great work! Exited what will come once you finished the refit
My day is now complete. Thank You Mads and Ava
Can’t wait for the gen
Good work people!
Hi Mads, May I say that I'm a bit concerned that I haven't heard you mention "Shakedown" when you're talking about leaving. As amazing a DYI guy as you are (Truly) I see this boat as a somewhat experimental endeavor at this point. I could easily see spending a couple of weeks sorting out bugs. Remember that the most dangerous thing in a boat is the calendar.
not to mention just getting his sea legs back. Mads has a history of getting sea sick on his voyages. I get the feeling he ignoring this whole topic and crossing his fingers hoping for the best.
True talk. The man should ask for help from friends or neighbours or even subscribers. Singlehandedly they are just not fast enough.
As the crow flies the distance between Denmark and the UK is around 500 miles, less than 1/3 of the distance from Miami to Houston. And they don’t have to go as the crow flies, especially when there’s cool stuff to see along the way. They can hug the shore to the north or south if they choose. If there is no worry about SV Basik traveling from Washington state to Panama, why the concern traveling from Denmark to Scotland? It’s Europe. Europe is a good distance from the US but not far from itself and it’s well explored and mapped. Loads of potential ports along the way and help if needed. It’s actually a trip Mads has already made (in reverse) so he’s familiar with conditions and obstacles. They aren’t crossing the Atlantic or Pacific without human contact for weeks.
Wow it is looking great!
Wow it's almost time to shove off... She is almost not the same boat... But Madds life has also changed in this fast 5 years... It's amazing I feel so proud of what you two have accomplished... Fair winds...
The new connector on the pump looks like standard M12 4/5 Pin Sensor/Actor connector. You can order these connectors or cables with connectors already attached to them from turck or phoenix contact for example.
I came to comment the same thing, they sell field wireable versions in male and female, should have a few just in case on hand!
I also came to say the same thing. hear is a link to a turck catalog
www.turck.us/attachment/B2007.pdf
see pdf page127 / catalog page D87
M12 connectors are available from many manufactures with field wire able variants. good luck hope this helps.
Sunday build -day!
I have been watching since you were still commuting to work on Obelix. I remember you moving onto Obelix to liveaboard full time. So many years of DIY fun and two somewhat extensive refits and the sailing is imminent, and I am so, so excited! Those mirrors make the head really look like an actual bathroom, and I absolutely adore the single tiny cabinet door.
Dedekam book is legend, I learned most of the rig tuning from that book.
The headsets are also really good for docking. Great for the person in the cockpit to be able to easily communicate with the person forward on the deck.
Mads: I hung mirrors in the past using very strong Velcro, been up 6 years no issues.
Amazing progress, glad to see you coming closer to your goal of being able to finally cast off.
As always you provide a quality video that Jan and I enjoy. Jan mentioned she is glad that Eva is there to keep you organized. As for me I’m not stepping in the middle of that. Keep up up the good videos. Sincerely Jan and Ron
Last time I was this early, Athena was still in Scotland!
A great channel with exceptional content that I have been watching for years now and it never fails to deliver. Now with Ava aboard and departure date looming it’s all getting rather exciting. Good luck you two 👍👍
Hi we have the same whale pump, please make sure that you get a few diaframes because when they go wrong you will not pump water, we have a wet room bathroom & it flooded, Phil UK
Hay Mads. You might want to coat the edge of those new mirrors. I replaced mine a couple years ago and the new one is already going bad around the edges. Also, don't worry too much about the lack of length in the backstay. I believe it is all new wire and it will stretch a little in a few months of (heavy weather) sailing. Ron
Getting ever so close. GOD bless you 2. JC
That must have been a frustrating week for you both. Well done for making tangible progress. Hope you have better luck in having the critical parts for the engine alternator delivered which seems to be the critical path for so many other projects and ultimately untying the lines. Keep on keeping on.😀👍⛵️
If you can’t finish everything before the festival, maybe just the critical things that require the crane. Then just move to another port/marina for another week. Maybe a few hops from port to port will allow for some shake-down as well.
Btw, Mars didn’t back himself into a corner with a date…. There are visa issues……
@@whathree Yes so he is on a schedule because of visas and has to leave when it ends. I would call that backing into a corner. 5+ years to be rushing the last month without having sailed it for ages, never in her new state just seems like he is asking for trouble. I'm shocked that hardly anyone else has brought it up.
He can just toss Ava overboard 🏊🏻♀️ and let her roam about Europe for a week or two and then get a new visa.
Or they could both take a vacation 👫.
Comely sweet nothings into each others ears. Oh, that brings back memories!……
You could make these videos an hour long, and I don't think anyone would complain.
Totaly agree
I know you are stressed and have no spare time. I can relate from my experience in may of 2019 when I finally got away. But thank you so much for sharing your adventure. It really means a lot to me. And you will feel so so good once you drop your anchor somewhere new. It will all change then.
Ava, challenge for you before you guys head off :). We want a ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ video! How Mads and you film the videos, how and when Mads edits the videos, how voice overs fit in, when you guys get to stop and eat food, how you cook, bathe, sleep, wash clothes etc.. Record on your phone if you don’t have a spare camera. It has always been mysterious how Mads manages to do all this boat work, create a beautiful video, and do all the basic things required for living in a set amount of hours each week !!! Sounds like you will only have a few more weeks to do a video like this! Record it now, and then when your light on content while sailing, edit it and put it out :) i can be patient ;)
Weirdo. How they bathe, sleep and eat? You need help.
You really seem to attract loud things on your boat: Heater, bilge pump,... :D
Boy she sure is coming together. Seems like not too long ago you were digging into the deck and I was thinking " this guys in deep... I can't imagine this thing actually homely and cozy like Oblix looked to be". Can't wait to see Urkle (spl) again.
Thank you guys for sharing your adventures with us.
Is there anything you need help with? I would love to be a tiny part of this. Maybe something I could build or fix here in Lübeck.
Glad to hear things are coming along and you will be able to leave soon, but I have to say, I am going to have a tough time mentally changing gears so that I think of this as a sailing channel rather than a DIY channel. I've been watching DIY for a long time.
Interesting, a bok. Who would think of such. Looking spiffy.
Ahhh but a high tech book at that!
I'm always impressed by how calm you take all the setbacks Athena has too offer! Keep up the awesome work and videography!
The Fast Food place unfortunately had been closed already, but we found a "grill" in the City! Now it seems even a nicer coincidence to visit Skive right now - as you are leaving so soon! Good luck to the two of you and greetings from Freiburg, Germany! The Campervan-Family 😉
A man cut from the same cloth as me. Book with big pictures and concise wording. :)
A "SILVERGLANS" from IKEA would work perfect over the main mirror. Spot lights are nice and all that, but having a light that reflects from the mirror is a good way to give some optional light on the subject.
Wow, IKEA don't have English proofreaders, do they. LOL
(Glans = tip of the male in English)
(Glans = shine in Swedish)
Does the silverglans driver have a 24v DC or AC secondary? If he could run the LED directly off of his 24v DC system that would be spiffy.
Permanently wired AC lights on a boat are a bit silly, especially as he would be inverting to line voltage then back to 24v. Also, LED.productis not specifically designed for marine use tend to be very noisy and cause interference to marine radios -especially SSB.
It's coming along... Thanks for sharing
Awesome as always. You showcased what seems to be a great product, but will wait until Whale sorts out their hot mess of connector compatibility. Whale!! if you want end users to consume your old non compatible old stock - throw in the adapter piece with the old stock!! Duh!!
Great job y’all are doing. 👍
its always something but i am sure it will come together and you guys set sail on time. have a great week as well
if you still missing some important parts. im based in the Netherland. they have great boat supply stores here.
let me know
cheers
great videos
It’s crazy to think my favorite refit channel is almost ready to become a sailing channel. I am sad over the shortened videos of late. Although, I understand as you are rushing to finish up and leave the dock. It’s been a great journey Mads.
I like the added see you in the end. Can't wait to be apart of your adventures!!!!!
Nice work. You’re a good team.
I am beginning to doubt that Athena will be ready in good enough time to ' reset' Eva's visa.
Ava still sounds like a Michigander. Good work guys.
Getting so close. I started watching when you were working on the forward deck.
So impressed with Ava's 'can do' attitude FWAFS (well in the north sea perhaps just FWAFLATTISH SEAS ;-)))
Stay healthy and we'll see you next week.
I laughed out loud at your description of the book! LOL!! I'm interested in the Whale grey-water discharge system; I shall have to research your installation
Sunday is the best.
Nice video
We are so excited about that vessel to sail. Would you be able to share the exact reeference to the rig tuning book as I cannot find the same with the same cover. Also noticed that yours says John mast at the bottoms. But some are under the impression that it is Dedekam.
Love it ! Your both doing an amazing job and aspire to have a boat half as good as yours !
You guys make a great team, can't wait for you to cast off the lines.
As usual, classic!))) Thanks guys!)
Im pretty sure this is the book. Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning: Genoa & mainsail trim, spinnake… by Ivar Dedekam
Paperback · Used, Good
ISBN-10: 1898660670
ISBN-13: 978-1898660675
I really dig the vids! Can you link to the book please? I hunted amazon and I just want to make sure I get the same one.
The finish line is on the horizon, Cheers
I feel you on those connectors. It is maddeningly frustrating when manufacturers change standards, dont inform you about it and send you incompatible components meant to go together as a kit.
Great video as always... 😉😉👍
The head is looking really nice.
I noticed that you had plastic valves attached to you pex water lines. I have been trying to locate some to install in my boat, alas I have been having trouble tracking some down. Any help would be great.
Also I love the videos. Keep them coming.
Getting close! Your videos seem to fly by and I'm always thinking it cant be ending already! Perhaps next video you can go over your "to do" and "doing" lists so we know what's left!
Those eartek headsets are awesome. I use them in technical theater!
😂 Conversely it is often a good thing that my wife cannot hear what I am thinking “out loud”..
Hahaha
It's a shame you guys got stuck with old stock on your water pumps, they could have at least included a wiring retro fit kit. I'll bet it's really nice having hot water on board now. Nice job on the mirrors, ladies always want to look their best. Your head is looking great guys. Getting both big and small projects done is the way to go, I can relate to you both concerning those. I can't believe you were able to find such old technology to use but heh, whatever works right. Glad you have a nice neighbor who pointed out the strut issues and is willing help you fix them. Until next time guys, sea you!
Wow departure is down to a matter of days!! That is five years of hard graft about to pay off... If you head to Scotland and need a hand with lines through the Caledonian Canal I'd be happy to help!!
Hi, I always used to get a pro to do the adjustments on my rig. In Finland is cost 140€ which does not seem so much when you get the assurance from a pro rigger that the rig is in order. I would recommend this to you too. Once the pro has done the adjustments and tightened all then measure the turnbuckle and write it down so you can adjust it to the same later in case needed.
Good video.
Well done Mads another great Vid'. Leaving soon... Cant believe it, you have been part of my weekly watch list for so long. Hopefully the format gets only better. As for whale, we have had their products on board for years and I am not a huge fan. Slowly swapping them out as they fail, which shouldn't take long now. Hope you have better luck than me.