Everybody seems to have made these mistakes before...in short...yep that's the learning curve. Don't be too hard on yourself...better where you are where you can get help and advice and build your knowledge and confidence...it'll come in handy when your out.
Hey John. Well I was watching Triteia James' last video last night. I hadn't been following him for several days. He and his new lover, Rhonda, had been being tourists in the Sidney area and poking around inlets nearby, doing their laid back thing. Which was nice but not particularly interesting...to me. So I lapsed watching them. Then I just happened to see a thumbnail of their channel on my Subscriptions/UA-cam feed, and the title was "BLOWN ENGINE". What?! And James did such a good job of recounting his horrible experience over the past 5 weeks so well that I was glued to the show. And I wrote to him and confessed I'd not been following 'cause, as a typical human, drama is more interesting than "everything is fine". Which is something I've never lacked with your channel! LOL. I bet you wouldn't mind having some peaceful, idyllic times with a new lover. In any event, thought of you when I watched James staring into the Abyss of his 'around the world trip' sinking under his feet with that blown engine. As it happened he and Rhonda found an Aussie Guardian Angel who fixed their engine basically at cost. Great ending to a 55 min. story. C'est la vie eh? I'll briefly share a Breck Story which also involved getting wet in a cold sea. Last February I was at our local State Park doing some seabird photography, and in order to get a better angle on some gulls I got onto the seawall and gingerly worked my way around a tree trunk that was right next to the wall. In the process I completely lost my balance. The next thing I knew, I was completely immersed in the water, which I had fallen into from about 4 feet. I was wearing my windbreaker pants and jacket, boots, wool cap, and had my camera with its telephoto lens and my binoculars. The whole shooting match. Oh, and my glasses. As it happened, I was completely uninjured. I fell into about 3 and a half feet of water, back first. It was such a surprise I even swallowed some brackish water. My first thought was to get out of the water as fast as possible, so that hopefully my photographic equipment was not ruined. My second thought was that it was just too funny. I started laughing and I laughed at myself all the way home as I sat in my wet pants. So, yeah, sometimes things happen that are just too ridiculous to do anything but shake our heads.
Oh Breck! I am so happy you weren’t hurt….and once you realized that, a perfect response. I am doing a fair bit of laughing at myself lately too. It’s a gentle laugh…with love. I definitely interested in some more mundane content for awhile. I’ve had enough drama, but I have ideas for that too. I’ll try to keep things interesting for you.
I love the stern line story, and as you started the story while you were wet, I knew what was coming. Sorry for the sticky zipper, it might just need a bit of candle wax on the teeth. They make zipper like specific to the task.
It has been stellar here lately. Last night I was awake a lot with a small gale that blew into the bay. Here in Fulford now. Visit to the post office, etc.
Thank you for this sweet half hour video, I’m so glad that you were able to relax after all the mayhem lol. And you have a great attitude in accepting that there will be mistakes. You’ll handle them. What a cool lesson about cleaning the bottom of the boat! Wow I never knew that was a thing! Take it easy and be kind to yourself ☺️ you’re doing a fantastic job and I really appreciate you sharing it with us. Oh yeah, I’m so glad you found the tender lol, that was quite a cliffhanger 👍
John, you should have a separate start battery from your house battery and the lights should all be on the house battery. That way, if you do mess up like this, you can still start your engine and then use the engine to recharge the house batteries. In other words, power can flow from the alternator to the batteries, but can NOT flow from the start battery to the house and lights.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife I was going to post the same thing as kklop01. Instead of a manual switch, you should look into an ACR, automatic combiner relay. It will only connect the house and start batteries when a source of charging is present (shore charger, solar, alternator, etc). Anything that brings either battery around 14V. Everyone makes mistakes and forgets switches (even if they work), so trusting the good old manual method can be a recipe for problems. Also check the water level in your batteries if they're serviceable flooded batteries and you saw smoke/steam during charging. If those lead plates aren't covered with electrolyte, the batteries are gonna suffer irreparable damage. Just be sure to use distilled water to top them off if needed.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife I have always really enjoyed your content and I am always surprised that you don't have 10 times the followers that you have. Excited to see how the sailing continues to go!
I can’t tell you how many boat issues I’ve brought upon myself! 😂 At first I’d thought you’d fallen in, which I did myself last season. Another great video, John.
I’m gonna differ on that, brother. I lost a thousand cool points in my marina falling my in. No one ever saw you tangle a rope! Carry on my friend. Awesome videos…
You are an amazing guy. Love watching your videos. I started watching last year just out of interest. But now, they truly begin to inspire an affect me. So... pretty cool...
I think you are doing good. The water, Unforgiving and magical at the same time. We all make mistakes on boats, all the time. The thing is, the seriousness of the mistakes become less, and the time between mistakes gets longer. Redundancy is also a "thing" on boat and when you start with a boat like yours there is not much redundancy available. A house battery and a separate starting battery would have saved you all that trouble. And a little solar would extend the life of your batteries. But you now have two halyards if you need to go up the mast again (btw never rely on a shackle, use a bowline knot and then the shackle). I still leave the winch handles in the winch and on a regular basis the lazy sheet catches it and flips it overboard while tacking, bye bye 120$. You will see that "things" on boats break quickly and it is worth a thousand times to purchase a quality marine grade item that will last a bit longer, failure to do that and the "to do" list grows exponentially! . Here? well I have to find a new dock somewhere as the low tides where I am are just too low and my boat ends up laying on its side or over the dock(!). I am hoping Maple Bay Marina will have a spot or I might join you temporarily at Shelter. I will call Nash this morning... Cheers, a.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife Oh! So where are you & the boat now? Shelter is full! Wow! Thank you for the suggestion. I cannot see myself having to get USA insurance and having to cross the boarder every time. We are also not very ... "comfortable" with the USA at the moment
@@Coyotehello USA insurance? My insurance is CAD and covers US. Point Roberts isn’t very “USA” in my experience so I certainly wouldn’t be concerned about that if I were you. Anyway, PR is a great little place. Affordable and space for boats. I am anchored in Burgoyne Bay as I type this. Headed to Sidney in the am to meet up with a friend flying in from Colorado for 5 days. Then back to Point Roberts for a bit and back to Alberta to do a little fly fishing and visiting with friends. Then…I am not sure. We shall see. lol
Everybody seems to have made these mistakes before...in short...yep that's the learning curve. Don't be too hard on yourself...better where you are where you can get help and advice and build your knowledge and confidence...it'll come in handy when your out.
I am learning to laugh at myself gently. Giving myself allowance to make these errors. It's alright.
Hey John. Well I was watching Triteia James' last video last night. I hadn't been following him for several days. He and his new lover, Rhonda, had been being tourists in the Sidney area and poking around inlets nearby, doing their laid back thing. Which was nice but not particularly interesting...to me. So I lapsed watching them.
Then I just happened to see a thumbnail of their channel on my Subscriptions/UA-cam feed, and the title was "BLOWN ENGINE". What?! And James did such a good job of recounting his horrible experience over the past 5 weeks so well that I was glued to the show. And I wrote to him and confessed I'd not been following 'cause, as a typical human, drama is more interesting than "everything is fine".
Which is something I've never lacked with your channel! LOL. I bet you wouldn't mind having some peaceful, idyllic times with a new lover. In any event, thought of you when I watched James staring into the Abyss of his 'around the world trip' sinking under his feet with that blown engine.
As it happened he and Rhonda found an Aussie Guardian Angel who fixed their engine basically at cost. Great ending to a 55 min. story. C'est la vie eh?
I'll briefly share a Breck Story which also involved getting wet in a cold sea. Last February I was at our local State Park doing some seabird photography, and in order to get a better angle on some gulls I got onto the seawall and gingerly worked my way around a tree trunk that was right next to the wall. In the process I completely lost my balance. The next thing I knew, I was completely immersed in the water, which I had fallen into from about 4 feet. I was wearing my windbreaker pants and jacket, boots, wool cap, and had my camera with its telephoto lens and my binoculars. The whole shooting match. Oh, and my glasses.
As it happened, I was completely uninjured. I fell into about 3 and a half feet of water, back first. It was such a surprise I even swallowed some brackish water. My first thought was to get out of the water as fast as possible, so that hopefully my photographic equipment was not ruined. My second thought was that it was just too funny. I started laughing and I laughed at myself all the way home as I sat in my wet pants. So, yeah, sometimes things happen that are just too ridiculous to do anything but shake our heads.
Oh Breck! I am so happy you weren’t hurt….and once you realized that, a perfect response. I am doing a fair bit of laughing at myself lately too. It’s a gentle laugh…with love.
I definitely interested in some more mundane content for awhile. I’ve had enough drama, but I have ideas for that too. I’ll try to keep things interesting for you.
I have always been a person that thrives on watching others learn so that I might learn easier when it comes my turn it learn... Good luck.
I’m the same way.
Arslin, Is your picture that of Patrick Henry?
I love the stern line story, and as you started the story while you were wet, I knew what was coming. Sorry for the sticky zipper, it might just need a bit of candle wax on the teeth. They make zipper like specific to the task.
I was thinking that there must be something to do to get it to work more freely. But, I hadn't looked into it yet.
...you knew what was coming...yes, I suspect you knew exactly! 😆
Weather looks perfect!
It has been stellar here lately. Last night I was awake a lot with a small gale that blew into the bay. Here in Fulford now. Visit to the post office, etc.
I admire your openness and honesty. 😊
That is the only way I know. So, thank you. 🙏
Be in he moment and embrace it all.
Feeling that now Rick. Thanks bud.
Thank you for this sweet half hour video, I’m so glad that you were able to relax after all the mayhem lol. And you have a great attitude in accepting that there will be mistakes. You’ll handle them. What a cool lesson about cleaning the bottom of the boat! Wow I never knew that was a thing! Take it easy and be kind to yourself ☺️ you’re doing a fantastic job and I really appreciate you sharing it with us. Oh yeah, I’m so glad you found the tender lol, that was quite a cliffhanger 👍
You liked the episode then? As always if you have any suggestions or ideas for the Channel, please let me know! 🙂
And thank you for the kind words of support.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife yes, I very much liked the episode, and I wouldn’t really know what to suggest other than maybe let’s see you catch some fish
@@yored8853 I'm getting there. I tried yesterday for a bit.
John, you should have a separate start battery from your house battery and the lights should all be on the house battery. That way, if you do mess up like this, you can still start your engine and then use the engine to recharge the house batteries. In other words, power can flow from the alternator to the batteries, but can NOT flow from the start battery to the house and lights.
Yes. I do have a battery switch for that purpose…but the switch that separates the batts doesn’t do anything as far as I can tell. Another project.
I think the plan for now is solar panels. And then I can explore the electrical issues.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife I was going to post the same thing as kklop01. Instead of a manual switch, you should look into an ACR, automatic combiner relay. It will only connect the house and start batteries when a source of charging is present (shore charger, solar, alternator, etc). Anything that brings either battery around 14V. Everyone makes mistakes and forgets switches (even if they work), so trusting the good old manual method can be a recipe for problems.
Also check the water level in your batteries if they're serviceable flooded batteries and you saw smoke/steam during charging. If those lead plates aren't covered with electrolyte, the batteries are gonna suffer irreparable damage. Just be sure to use distilled water to top them off if needed.
@Adam-en4zm I did not know that there was an “auto” switch. That sounds like a perfect solution. Thanks
Awesome! Love following along
Thanks Caleb! These are fun to make and share. Glad you are enjoying them.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife I have always really enjoyed your content and I am always surprised that you don't have 10 times the followers that you have. Excited to see how the sailing continues to go!
I can’t tell you how many boat issues I’ve brought upon myself! 😂 At first I’d thought you’d fallen in, which I did myself last season. Another great video, John.
Oh no! 😆 I think simply falling in is slightly better than having to jump in.
Thank you for watching and the kind words.
I’m gonna differ on that, brother. I lost a thousand cool points in my marina falling my in. No one ever saw you tangle a rope! Carry on my friend. Awesome videos…
@@jonelliott9553 😆
Tie a lanyard on the zipper, two feet or so and then you have something to pull on the zipper.
Yes...I did that. Just need to get it to move a little more easily.
You are an amazing guy. Love watching your videos. I started watching last year just out of interest. But now, they truly begin to inspire an affect me. So... pretty cool...
Really? That is so wonderful to hear. Please do speak up here every now and again with anything that you would like to see. I appreciate you.
I’ve wanted this to be a sort of inspirational channel. I am a pretty ordinary guy. If I can do this…anyone can.
keep on keeping on mate 🤙
I am on it...
I think you are doing good.
The water, Unforgiving and magical at the same time.
We all make mistakes on boats, all the time.
The thing is, the seriousness of the mistakes become less, and the time between mistakes gets longer.
Redundancy is also a "thing" on boat and when you start with a boat like yours there is not much redundancy available.
A house battery and a separate starting battery would have saved you all that trouble. And a little solar would extend the life of your batteries.
But you now have two halyards if you need to go up the mast again (btw never rely on a shackle, use a bowline knot and then the shackle).
I still leave the winch handles in the winch and on a regular basis the lazy sheet catches it and flips it overboard while tacking, bye bye 120$.
You will see that "things" on boats break quickly and it is worth a thousand times to purchase a quality marine grade item that will last a bit longer, failure to do that and the "to do" list grows exponentially!
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Here? well I have to find a new dock somewhere as the low tides where I am are just too low and my boat ends up laying on its side or over the dock(!). I am hoping Maple Bay Marina will have a spot or I might join you temporarily at Shelter. I will call Nash this morning...
Cheers,
a.
What about Point Roberts? They have space. I am no longer in Shelter…they are full.
I’ll be headed back to Point Roberts for a couple weeks at the end of June.
@@JohnFrasersWildLife
Oh! So where are you & the boat now?
Shelter is full! Wow!
Thank you for the suggestion.
I cannot see myself having to get USA insurance and having to cross the boarder every time. We are also not very ... "comfortable" with the USA at the moment
@@Coyotehello USA insurance? My insurance is CAD and covers US. Point Roberts isn’t very “USA” in my experience so I certainly wouldn’t be concerned about that if I were you. Anyway, PR is a great little place. Affordable and space for boats.
I am anchored in Burgoyne Bay as I type this. Headed to Sidney in the am to meet up with a friend flying in from Colorado for 5 days. Then back to Point Roberts for a bit and back to Alberta to do a little fly fishing and visiting with friends. Then…I am not sure. We shall see. lol
Have you tried waxing the zipper, always worked on my drysuit
Sounds good. My friend Lory said the same thing. I’ll give it a shot.
I’m four hours away… what time do you people wake up?
😆