Are We Sinking yet? Ah, the Endless Summer--of Yacht Maintenance
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Closed Captions [cc] corrected. Encounters with dripless shaft seal, a faulty seacock, another sail cover revision, installation of a galvanic isolator and troubleshooting a Raymarine wheel pilot.
You are like an old friend that rarely appears. But when you do, I am filled with happiness and feel content.
Can only agree 😃
He is like an old Cowboy 🤠 he is my hero! He is ready to pull the trigger yet he has a huge compassion on his duty not to kill. Big up to you Sir. God bless you. 🙏🏼⛵️
You’re so right.
You’re so right.
Same.
So Mr Williams do you have any plans to make another long voyage? always great to see a new video on your sailing adventurers.
Wondering the same. Love these- some sailing, fixing, awesome humor...
he's been to Hawaii and back twice that I know of in the last few years. Wrote a great book or two about it.
You make what may be mundane to some, and mystical to others, look approachable and interesting to all. Thanks for not sinking!
We always wait in great anticipation for your next video, as you are our very favorite. I absolutely love the poetic sailing wisdom you bestow and I have watched some of your videos (especially the one on nautical terms) over and over. We are new to sailing, and sail our beautiful 1972 Ranger 23" Tall Rig at a lake just outside Kansas City, Missouri. Thank you for your videos and please keep them coming!
What are you sinking about? Said in a German accent 😆
In the space of a month you’ve become one of my favourite UA-cam creators and authors. Please stay creative!
I've heard some sailors always keep wooden plugs by all their through hulls just in case they can't get one to close.
Hello Christian; I am getting into sailing in my sixties when many are bailing out - throughout your videos I am impressed with your consistent calm approach to problem solving at sea or in port. I just got back from Italy; in Bologna (old city centre) there is a jazz walk and Thelonious Monk has a star on this walk - cool.
I wish he can make more videos he always has good content.
Always good to see another video from you!!
I love that line... "... The horizon is where we're going."
Ha, Excellent gathering of sailing (boat repair) wisdom. Glad you did not sink. Keep the videos coming!
Dear Christian: you did some sailing' books recommendations years ago and it was awesome.
I ended up reading Vito Dumas' "Alone through the roaring forties" because of that.
I was wondering if you could please do more book recommendations in some future video if you like the idea. It can be sailing themed or not.
It would be nice to get inspiration from someone who loves books like you.
Nice video by the way! Can't wait for the following one.
My sailboat is named Something Else, because there is always something else that needs fixed... Friends have said I should name the boat something else but it already is. Thank you for the video I appreciate you for sharing your sailing experience.
Thanks for the video Christian, you are a wonderful storyteller
I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for the explanation about your dripless shaft seal. I have one on my boat. It was on In-Tuition when I purchased her about 5 years ago. It has never been a problem, and I just burb it after any haul out. And every once in a while, I burb it for good measure 😂. But I always wondered why I didn't have a vent line of any kind... now I know. Thanks! 😊
Great technical explanations. Please consider relaying your Bermuda Race experiences.
Never look back - the horizon is where we are going. Sail on my friend.
The carbon shaft seal face is much more noble than the ball valve guts. The short hose provided great continuity via the sea water and the valve become the sacrificial piece. That’s my guess as to what caused it’s pre mature failure. Shaft zincs tend to disappear faster for the same reason with that PSS seal. I have one and so far not using the vent hose hasn’t caused any issues.
If you ever have to loosen the stainless collar the set screws are actually two screws per hole. So once you remove the visible set screws you’ll find two more underneath that are actually holding the collar in place the upper two are used to lock the bottom set. They recommend only using the locking screws once so order a set before you do anything.
Great seeing you again!
I'm sailing through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Matruin series of sailing novels (audio version voiced by Patrick Tull), for the third time. 21 titles British Navy during the Age of Sail, said to be the most accurate fictionalized sailing history. I am hypnotized by the sailing life portrayed within these wonderful books, but only as far as a ship that has enough size to carry at least 18 guns and some livestock. No cramped bilge thanks.
As a (sail)boat owner I feel this video so much. And now you gave me something else to worry about and leaving a couple of questionsmarks, with the galvanic isolation and anode in the heat exchanger. I thought the only thing I need is my anode at the end of the prob and I be good. Grrrrr.
@ChristianWilliamsYachting Please let me know if you are ever in Northern CA, I'd love to make you a fantastic Martini. A Martini from one sailor to another.
I love this guy...smooth as a satin pillow
Sir, you are the reason I go to UA-cam. Thank you again for sharing your experiences with us.
A few years ago I installed that same galvanic isolator upon the advise on many experts. It has made zero difference. But really enjoyed this video because I have had every problem you showed including thinking my boat was going to sink because of a failure of my dripless seal. Another thing I installed at the recommendation of a lot of other people! I added an extra zinc on the shaft to act as a kind of belt and suspenders approach to keep pressure on the bellows. Don’t know if it actually helps but it doesn’t hurt and is easy to do. Those little set screws on top of each other just seem a bit wimpy to me. My boat, an I36, is similar to yours, but I was never able to get the wheel pilot to work in any kind of sea state. I had to replace it with a linear Drive unit, which cost a fortune. Glad you had more luck.
Love your work and looking forward to your next big trip.
Another great video Christian, thank so much for this entertaining look at some basic maintenance. I’ll stick to my flax packed shaft seal. Simple to maintain with a couple wrenches.
Hummm, spare propane tks behind the shore pwr conn., what could possibly go wrong???
Always a pleasure to see one of your video appear on my feed.
And they never disappoint.
Personally I would have gone with an isolation transformer, totally isolating you boat AC power frm theMarina AC power via induction.
You remind me of my boat/car mechanical efforts. Fun how things just don't add up, like that ball valve not closing! Means to me the ball valve itself is bad??
it's always such an event when you post up another installment of your sailboatlife.....kinda like sitting comfortably, and chuckling over "Sailing's Quirks and Foibles" with a good friend......Glad you didn't sink her Christian....take care .....OnWard.......
Huzzah! CW returns and holds out the prospect for the horizon again! Now to see what Patrick is up to on his new RM. Thanks for the pleasant surprise!
I don’t have a boat yet. How do you boat owners keep track of all this stuff? A maintenance log maybe?
Wise decision on the isolator. After years of replacing zincs for seemingly no reason my prop was ruined while providing a good ground for a new dock neighbor.
Also glad to know that about the shaft seal I am having the same issue. Hose will be removed!
Dripless shaft seals are like clipless pedals. They are the opposite of what they sound like - everyone I've seen seems to leak :D
Rare videos. But in any time fantastic, extremely useful and somehow poetic. Love your work. Please go one this style!
Ball valves fail, even on domestic water systems. All that maintenance is keeping you young! ;)
And the boat, too!
Fantastic content. After just having replaced two very expensive saildrives last week as a result of a current-leaky neighbor, this hit the spot.
Fresh water Rinse layup and Emergency Bilge Pump.
On Starlight 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 has a Volvo Penta engine M2003 28hp anyway I was the second owner, so after I purchased the boat I was doing the shakedown cruise and ran the engine for about an hour and the overheated alarm went off , could not find a problem, cutting too the chase lots of growth and calcification of the tubes in the heat exchanger. Had too take the entire unit clean it and put it back, never wanted to do that again figured was not the use rather the extended, layup with saltwater, also the corrosion factor of the elbow, had to replace that. So as a solution I cam up with this manifold I constructed with brass and bronze fittings and ball valves for each connection, from the thru hull , to the manifold, ball on the thru hull and on the manifold did the same at the on end valve to the sea strainer to the engine, next thru hull, pressure fresh water, and at the other end again valve to a run to the bilge.
This allows me to turn on the fresh water, backwash the thru hull, then shutoff and run the engine for 2 minutes on fresh water before shutting down the engine for the night or an extended time. It also in the final configuration allows me to bring to bear as an emergency pump, on my main bilge the engine, if there is a major leak in the boat that bilge pumps cannot handle for whatever reason, (lightning strikes) etc. I often use the fresh water system when she is on the hard, and I need to run the engine, like changing oil, etc. I have 100 gallons of water on Starlight, you should see the looks I get in the yard with no hose, on the hard, yet engine running and water from the exhaust and prop shaft running out. In 20 years have not had any overheating issues or had to deal with the heat exchanger or the elbow, which is notorious on Volvos..
Oh, that was great and that was good that you found out that that ball valve was no good that’s the best part
Yet another timely video! Thanks, Christian, checking my heat exchanger zinc! I already dealt with my leaking locknut that damn near sunk my boat because 1. I accidentally shut off the auto bilge 2. Should have addressed the extra water I saw in the bilge the previous week to see where it was coming from when the auto was on. Gah!
Thank you for the video. It is always a treat and always enjoyable to watch someone else deal with the endless sailboat maintenance and upkeep issues. Why is it that one otherwise "simple" project leads to three others?
So glad I sold my boat!
So pleased that I have a wise sailor such as you Christian to share all these pearls of experience. My father thought me so many things that I am grateful for but he was not a sailor.
*Sees new Christian Williams video and squeals* IT'S CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST Y'ALL!!!
Great channel hope mine gets to this standard one day. The reymarine wheel pilot has a week link the planetary gears in that silver tube are made or nylon and if you turn the wheel while ray is engaged they shear. The bits then break the other gears you need to replace the lot 9 of them. And clean out the old grease in emergency you can reposition them one broken one on each level but it doesn’t last long. Print some more on 3 d printer. Keep some Spairs or buy a now gearbox. Fair winds jim
You always inspire me to do more...boat work. And sailing of course. You somehow take the sting out of puttering around a boat a make it all more fun and achievable. I must admit the leaky seacock part gave me some anxiety to watch. Glad however that everything is sorted again, for now at least. Cheers Christian!
Christian, I've had 16 boats in 50 yrs, only one with a Dripless packing. The old school packing glands have been around for over 100 years!! I never had a bit of trouble from those!!-------Mikey, Belfair, Wa
Did a boatyard recommended a part you didn't need, badly fit and then overcharge for said part?
Surely not...
Christian Babes!
Your videos are *Appreciated*.
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Christian ,,,,,, you KNOW Dripless in itself is a nightmare are soooo unnecessary ,, and the vent hose on TOP of a mess makes a Big Ol Mess
rip ALL that nonsense out and use a standard tried and true stuffing box and normal shaft seal.
And I think you KNEW it was the belt that failed in your EV-100 wheel pilot
I change a belt every 5 years if it needs it or not.
For $25 to replace it and have a peek inside keep your confidence up knowing its good to know SHOULD you need it.
Cheers and Beers ya old Salty Dog 🐶 !!
ps. you can BUILD a Galvanic Iso unit for $40 instead of paying Pro Safe $300.....
Great knowledgeable, simple way of approaching life and sailing. I love watching and try to use some of his knowledge while sailing..
Hi, Mr. Williams... My name is Tiago and I am a begginner sailboat aprentice from Brazil. I discover your channel and absolutely love it. I also made a small research about your life biography and became very motivated about your life history. My previously experience is only on racing cars and go karts but I am absoluetly loving sailng and all that "boat life style'. I would like to meet you one day, specially sailing. I've beeing "sailing with you' through your long videos and I thank you for sharing your sailing experience with us. I've got a project on my mind for the future similar to what I have with cars, with is a "professional sailboat" (let me explain). It's a boat not just for tourism chartes, but mostly for people who wanna study about the sea like divers, students, photographers. I kind of "charter" for people thata wanna learn and produce works about sea life, promoting that ocean literacy so important. THANK YOU for your channel Mr. Williams. And good winds!
Thank you for more words of wisdom.... as much about life as about sailing.
Dear Christian, Many thanks for all your great videos, I really appreciate the philosophy into them. I have a Raymarine St-6002, very similar to yours if not the same. I would like to know where did you order the strap? From Raymarine directly? Many thanks
Always love the choice of music in the background...
why have a sail cover ?? why don't you buy a bag that makes simpler ???
Great video, watch it as I sat on anchor in Lake Superior. Checking all of my through hulls before I go to bed…. Enjoy.
One of my favorite UA-camrs! Much love from Croatia ❤🤍💙
OOF! Did they install a brass seacock? That would explain such an accelerated corrosion/failure. The metal looks black at the base and pitted on the exterior. Wow I sure hope not, this would be very concerning.
Thank you for all the great wisdom and humor. Id like to sign up for the Christian Williams school of sewing and sailing. Or if you know of someone who could make me sail covers. Thanks again, Mark
I think the ball valve need replacement.. 1/2 inch by the look of it..or metric 15mm...
Christian, your respect for the English language and the way it is spoken is superseded only by your respect for the sea. Carry on, mate!
Can we go for a day sail soon? You, me, and Capt Lori….I’ll even bring lunch and wash down Thelonius when back at the dock! 🤗
Ha, Christian could make a video about walking and it would be a must see. Try the Golden Teacher mushrooms next. 😉
Can't tell you how many times I've heard of sailboats sinking in harbor from faulty valves, lines, and seals. It's really scary now since practically everything is made in China, and fails easily.
I wonder what the ratio is of time spent maintaining all the systems of your sailboat vs time spent actually sailing? Labor of love, I suppose.
installing a ball valve just for that......someone was after some more dollars i'd say. if memory serves, under 12 knots there is no need for any added lubrication. now, im not saying you wont be doing 12 knots but it aint gonna be under power 😆
Yu know right.... youre competing with wind hippe sailing
I was driving to work the other day., Thinking about. Life after the army. And I remembered one of your old UA-cam videos from a couple years ago. Were you or drinking a bunch of wine as you seil Across the ocean Half buzzed, And I thought to myself. He must have died out there because UA-cam hasn't recommended me a video in a long time. And then the other day randomly. UA-cam recommend me a video. And I watched a couple of them again. And I thought this content is so much better. Then a lot of the others seil Boat content. ' really like the analogy of expert skier."
Funny tasting mushrooms 😂. Your humor is amazing. To the horizon and beyond!!
I have read about those dripless seals. And how they drip. Hmm...
Nice video. My only criticism is that you probably should use better quality crimp connectors 🙂
I fervently hope that, after all that goofing around with your shaft seal, allowing sea water to spray and splash all over your shaft coupling, transmission, aft engine mounts, and back of your engine, you douse those areas thoroughly with fresh water and then liberally spray all those areas and components with a corrosion inhibiting product like LPS 2 or the like. Any rust on engine components that is not addressed and allowed to propegate is bad news! Also, the fact that you have to remove the engine exhaust hose and waterlift muffler just to gain access to your dripless shaft seal is very scary. While quite rare, catastrophic failure of the rubber bellows is not unheard of. If it were my boat, I would want to have almost instant access to that area so that I could stuff rags,or whatever, in there to minimize sea water ingress should such a failure occur. Concerning the shaft seal vent hose, on my boat, my dripless seal vent hose runs up above the water line and then connects to a tee fitting in the little hose that provides seawater to the exhaust mixing elbow.
I've had PSS Shaft seals and what I don't like about them is the need to haul the boat if there is a real problem. I like the old fashioned and reliable stuffing box and using teflon coated packing. They are much more reliable and one can replace all the packing with the boat still in the water. So they drip a little and are supposed to. So what. It's a boat!
Hi again, Christian. What do you use for radar? I don’t see a dome on your boat. Also, your audiobook is very good so far. Keep up the good work!
comforting to know that the sailboat gods don't just come after me. Did you say ain’t ?? ;)
See, if you had a tiller you wouldn't have all those problems!!!
Looks like the marine design engineers need to get back to the drawing board.. Be careful with those magic mushrooms!
I noticed a lot of fittings are without waterproof coverings. In my experience all electrical connectors are subject to deuteriation over time if not enclosed with a waterproof covering.. Just an observation.
I think the issue with the dripless shaft is that the cooling water tube exerts a side load on the seal assembly. If your prop shaft stern tube (where the shaft passes through the hull) has enough clearance to allow water to flow in from the outside, then the tube could be a vertical vent tube only and would not require connection to a thru-hull. The top of the vent tube has to be higher than the boat's water line (on a heel as well) to prevent flooding. Another option is to connect the vent line to a simple thru hull fitting which sits above the waterline with the boat at rest.
Here are the installation instructions from PSS for their dripless seal :
Low speed boats: (Under 12 knots of boat speed under power and no bearing in the shaft log):
Using a ⅜” (8 or 9 mm) ID “underwater rated” hose (not provided with the PSS), connect the hose to the hose barb fitting installed on the carbon and secure the hose with two(2) hose clamps. Run the hose to a point in the boat at least two (2) feet above the waterline, making sure that the hose does not apply any load on the carbon part of the seal. Keep the hose as close as possible to the centerline of the vessel so the top of the
vent hose is never below the waterline, even if the boat heels. Secure the hose in place with the necessary fittings that insure it will not pull free and drop. This hose is now a venting hose that will help ensure that no air is trapped in the seal.
Hi Christian, desperately waiting for a new book? I mean how many times can one listen to the old ones. :) lots I guess. Fair winds
I appreciate Mr. William’s dead pan humor 😂😂😂
Scary equipment. Thank you for sharing.
oh man... that sound of the pump working again is such a relief!!!! that might or might not have happened to me.
Yep, look to the Horizon, thanks for the reminder and your sharing.
The pneumococcal vaccination for seniors is quite effective and lasts for life. I dream of a catamaran with outboards on both sterns to avoid shaft holes.
Reminds me of my leaky keel bolts in my 1985 Winga 862.
Well I'm glad you also have those 'what the heck is going on here?' moments too. I thought it was just me!
love your videos as always
One less hole in the boat is good. I like ratchet crimpers as they do the best at getting consistent good crimps. No guess-work.
Very few people sail engineless these days, but those that do really seem to enjoy sailing a purer, simpler life. Kevin boothby is a prime example.
Didn't he get an outboard engine recently, that he mounted to the hull?
He got a small outboard for his dingy and can use it to help push the boat, but he still sails in and out of the harbors.
@@marklanders630 Yeah, but he is not engineless any more. Not as pure as he used to be.
Are all of the thru hulls and ball valves connected with a green bonding wire connected to an underwater zinc on the outside of the hull? That shaft vent thru hull has no connection I can see. Maybe that is why it failed?
Double clamp anything under the waterline.
A dripless stuffing box is a contradiction in terms😂
I like you. I think you!
Thanks for letting me go in the bilge with you
You are my favorite human, Christian!
Missed you and your wit. Oh, and that sailing stuff as well.
Soldering wiring and shrink wrap is best in that environment
Ditch that garbage Raymarine auto pilot and get a CPT autopilot.
That shaft seal does not need a vent line when installed on a sailboat. PYI sells a threaded plug to cap the bore.