We have broken enough glass/ceramic stuff to last a lifetime 😄 Nowadays only the mugs are ceramic and as they break, they are replaced. The metal coffee press is a lifesaver. Our mornings start after coffee 😄😄😄
Well Done Lasses your engineering skills are amazing. I think you have done everything on salty lass. She will be worth so much as people can see the care and attention you have put in. Perhaps it’s time to start offering your boat fixing skills out and turning up at marinas carry out repairs. Well done again, great jobs and videos 👍
She spinning now mine was the oil. However it’s twenty years old so I’m thinking of pulling it again and clean the shaft like you did can’t hurt. Happy sails to you
Hey yeah good bit of advice on switching the power supply off . When I did ours the guys in the yard were highly amused to see me breakdancing on the foredeck , they did not realise I was so agile, cheeky sods !!!
"5 days later".... damn.. Don't want to spoil the end.. but well done for working on the problem.. :) Saved a few hundred quid I'm sure.. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! We tried all sorts of things before the hammer came out.... I have since been watching car mechanic videos on YT to get an idea of better ways to deal with mechanical issues. It seems I may need a bigger hammer... 😄
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Yeah lump hammer for the win :) I'm sure someone will pipe up in the comments with a better idea, but I almost think a pulley puller might have helped.. ahh well as always - there is a tool out there which will help - but you're most likely to only ever use it once, thus the investment isnt really worth it..
"A pulley puller" - obviously my mechanic education is severely lacking. I might invest in a small crowbar though. The car mechanics seem to us that as much a as their hammers.
That was our thinking too. If we wrecked it we would have to buy one, but if we gave up we would have to buy one to get the windlass fixed. So we had nothing to lose...
Hi Girls, ur friendly Aussie mechanic here, the fill plug is the same as the empty plug which u know and the casing is full, when it starts to seep back out of the same hole, then return plug and good to go, also put Vaseline or petroleum jelly even grease on to electrical connections to stop electrolysis of wiring. Also get a can of marine lihium grease not cheap but best ever for marine applications and give whole thing a light spray youll be very happy u did as its a terrific product for salt protection. Have u got compressed air that's the best to clean all the junk out, anyway great job my little apprentices, Great vlog thanks, have you got new shirts in yet please? 💙💚💛💜👭 dam shame Gaynor that u didn't get a rear shot of Bev when her head was in the locker🤣🤣🤣
What colour do you want? I will see if we can change any settings at this end. Our hammer lacks a name as it is not soft and cuddly, but then again, neither is Katy the Cooker or Toppie the top-pot - both of them divas ...
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass oh that be excellent ok, purple, light blue and orange, thanks heaps. My grandfather's toolbox was a hammer and a crowbar so ur on the right track Bev.
OK. I have added every colour they allow for the women's v-neck. We do have the same logo in "Classic Tee Shirt" and it seems to have more colours. I have no idea why. It is good to know that real mechanics have a hammer and crowbar as the essential "Go to" tools 😉
Thanks Ladies.. i see you got some Ratcheting spanners, Yeah that’s pretty much how we used to repair electrical motors aswell, the only difference is after all the work you normally put new brushes in, mainly because where it stops because of a contact issue in can tend to slightly damage them. But if it didn’t need em, why bother.. nice work..
I have the same windlass. I had it out 2 yrs. ago to strengthen the deck it sits on. I should have changed the oil. Any guess how old your oil was? Great video! Than you.
The oil was at least 3½ years old because that is how long we have had the boat. The previous owners to us had her about 4 years and they were in their 70s and did not seem to be the mechanical maintenance type. So the oil might have been 7 or 8 years old.
Good work chapesses! I've been toying with the idea of an electric windlass for Moon Shadow since summer 2020 but I reassigned the money to an AIS transponder and a holding tank. I'm planning to head south next summer (after my round GB) and that may be single-handed so the windlass question is starting to surface once more. I have a question for you: What power is your unit and how much and what gauge is your chain? (ok that's two questions, sorry, three questions, DOH, among my questions are... don't call the Spanish Inquisition!!) I suffered from the phantom whiskey snafflers last summer too - I blamed the crew as well ;-)
There seem to be a lot of "Whiskey snafflers" about 😲 Our windlass is a Lofrans Cayman 88 and it says in it that it has a 700W motor. It runs back to a big isolator switch under the chart table and is controlled by the relay in the video (those are not cheap!!) The chain we use is 8mm and we have 50 metres of it aboard. We used to have another 30 metres of octoplait on the end of the chain, but we never used it so we cut it off and used it for stretchy mooring lines and they work really well
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass hmm, interesting. I have 45m of 10mm and I was told I needed a 1500W motor! I have an Anchorlift windlass that I got for a very good price but it's missing some bits that, apparently, aren't made anymore (perhaps it wasn't a good price after all!). Anywho, it only has a 1Kw motor but I guess if 700 works for you 1000 should work for me. By the way, where does your chain live? Mine is in a well right in the prow which isn't really a good place for it as it weighs in the order of 130kg
Our chain is also in a well in the prow. As for the windlass power, remember that all it really has to lift is a few metres of chain plus the anchor. Our anchor is 16kg (36lbs) and we usually anchor in 3 to 4 metres of depth so once the boat is over the anchor the windlass only needs to lift 20kgs or so. Heck, even I can lift that... We drive the boat towards the anchor and when the chain is vertical we lift it with the windlass. Most of the time it is only lifting a few kgs
I google service Lofrans Cayman windlass, and the Salty Lasses seem to be the only one providing such, great stuff, from you friend down at Ringhaddy in Strangford Lough! I need to remove my windlass to fix issues with deck below, and replace a support plinth, and have two questions: 1. My cable at the windlass are integral, which Lofrans service agents are telling me I cannot undo, and that I will have to undo the cables all the way through he boat! NOT GOOD. How did yours come to have outside terminations that you could undo? Were these standard, or an after-market modification? (sort of helpful and necessary for any future servicing) 2. Secondly where did you get the SAE 90 gear oil, or is there a new equivalent I need to look for/buy?
The windlass was fitted as shown on the boat when we got it and if you have a cayman then the cables should be detachable inside the housing like ours was. The cables ran a short length to the relay (maybe about 1½ metres) so we undid them there to ensure no power was running to the windlass then we unbolted it and pulled the back cover off to expose the cable ends . The SAE oil we just got from a car shop on Barra. I do not think there is anything special about it
Look at this, especially Page 46. The Cayman just has a standard motor inside. Cables can always be cut and crimped and rejoined to each other as long as it is done properly, but pull the back cover off and have a look inside. Just make sure that the system is ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED as the terminals inside our were bare and could easily contact the metal housing as it came off. Your will likely be the same. Look at this link www.manua.ls/lofrans/cayman-88/manual?p=46
That is a very good question. That could very well be an episode on its own. What comes to mind first is engine parts, particularly diesel filters since fuel problems are what usually knocks an engine out. We have a vigorous programme of routine maintenance. For example, the oil gets changed twice a year whether it needs it or not. The filters get changed at the same time even if they still have time left on them. Similarly, the impeller gets changed at the start of season regardless of its condition. If something shows signs of stress or wear, it is replaced at the first opportunity. We will examining all ropes and halyards before we set off and anything showing fray or wear will be replaced. Similarly the main sail requires inspection this winter (we did the genoa last winter) and its stitching checked for wear. The standing rigging gets a visual check each week and after storms or rough passages We have seen too many boats that just sail until things break and then who struggle to fix it in out of the way locations or with inadequate parts. We never want to be one of those boats. It could still happen to us but we are trying to minimise the chances of it occurring. The windlass caught us by surprise when it stopping working, but it was something we never serviced. That will not happen again. It will now get pulled in accordance with Lofran's schedules and some spare carbon brushes are now on order for it. If it goes again, we are ready for it.
I am not clear which ones you mean because there are several places. There is the set inside the windlass itself on the motor housing. These run back to a relay which, on our boat, is inside a locker in the vberth directly behind the anchor locker. The cables from the windlass motor are joined here by smaller cables from the handset used to raise or lower the chain. From the relay box a pair of large cables runs back to an isolator/breaker/trip switch under the chart table. If the windlass draws too much current, this trip throws and has to be reset. Finally, there are a set of cables from the isolator to the batteries.
We have a row of small, wall mounted lockers. Watch the first few seconds of this video (link below). The relay is in the small locker over my left shoulder and is mounted forward against the bulkhead. The anchor locker is on the other side of the bulkhead ua-cam.com/video/X2KRleBn9QQ/v-deo.html
Excellent video instruction!! Thank you! Will be referencing this in a few weeks to complete mine.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 👍
I see that you bought a metal coffee press. Having broken, on board, two glass ones, before buying a metal one, i concur!
We have broken enough glass/ceramic stuff to last a lifetime 😄 Nowadays only the mugs are ceramic and as they break, they are replaced. The metal coffee press is a lifesaver. Our mornings start after coffee 😄😄😄
Respect. , great video and above all bravo it works
Thanks 👍 Let us hope it continues to work for years to come
Well Done Lasses your engineering skills are amazing. I think you have done everything on salty lass. She will be worth so much as people can see the care and attention you have put in. Perhaps it’s time to start offering your boat fixing skills out and turning up at marinas carry out repairs. Well done again, great jobs and videos 👍
Salty Lass is enough to look after, maintenance is not really our "thing", but thank you for your kind words 👍
Great to see it working after all the effort 😊
Hi Rich - That is what we said as well 😄
Great info I’m sitting at anchor scratching my head as to what to do with my windlass. Happy sailing to you from Mexico
I hope you get your windlass sorted and thanks for watching 👍
She spinning now mine was the oil. However it’s twenty years old so I’m thinking of pulling it again and clean the shaft like you did can’t hurt.
Happy sails to you
At twenty years old, it probably deserves a service 😄 Glad you got it going again 👍
You two ladies are priceless! Have a good Christmas. Best wishes
Thanks James. Have a great Christmas. Fair Winds!!
Had to wait until lunchtime from work to watch this great episode. Informative as always
Work... always gets in the way 😄 I think your boat has the same type of windlass. I remember seeing it in one of your vids
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass well spotted, it's fantastic Super strong too 😉😉.
I have that sort of mind. All sorts of stuff gets filed away but I still forget what I went to the shops for....
Excellent engineering, thank you for the practical demonstration
Thanks Brennig. 👍
Hey yeah good bit of advice on switching the power supply off . When I did ours the guys in the yard were highly amused to see me breakdancing on the foredeck , they did not realise I was so agile, cheeky sods !!!
Is there video of that? It could be worth a fortune on that telly program that Jeremy Beadle does 😄
Good skills with the windlass, look forward to next years videos.
Thanks 👍 There will likely be more technical vids over the winter so we are looking forward to more sailing ourselves
Excellent - thanks
Thank you
"5 days later".... damn..
Don't want to spoil the end.. but well done for working on the problem.. :)
Saved a few hundred quid I'm sure..
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! We tried all sorts of things before the hammer came out....
I have since been watching car mechanic videos on YT to get an idea of better ways to deal with mechanical issues. It seems I may need a bigger hammer... 😄
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Yeah lump hammer for the win :)
I'm sure someone will pipe up in the comments with a better idea, but I almost think a pulley puller might have helped.. ahh well as always - there is a tool out there which will help - but you're most likely to only ever use it once, thus the investment isnt really worth it..
"A pulley puller" - obviously my mechanic education is severely lacking. I might invest in a small crowbar though. The car mechanics seem to us that as much a as their hammers.
A new 12V/1000watt electric motor for a Cayman 88 is €408 + shipping so well worth repairing - well done!
That was our thinking too. If we wrecked it we would have to buy one, but if we gave up we would have to buy one to get the windlass fixed. So we had nothing to lose...
Handy phone holders them there hand rails, use mine the same :) good project for winter looks good as new
Thanks. Hopefully it will last for a good few years.
Hi Girls, ur friendly Aussie mechanic here, the fill plug is the same as the empty plug which u know and the casing is full, when it starts to seep back out of the same hole, then return plug and good to go, also put Vaseline or petroleum jelly even grease on to electrical connections to stop electrolysis of wiring. Also get a can of marine lihium grease not cheap but best ever for marine applications and give whole thing a light spray youll be very happy u did as its a terrific product for salt protection. Have u got compressed air that's the best to clean all the junk out, anyway great job my little apprentices, Great vlog thanks, have you got new shirts in yet please? 💙💚💛💜👭 dam shame Gaynor that u didn't get a rear shot of Bev when her head was in the locker🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the tips on the grease and YES! The Tee-Shirts are available at last.
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@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Thanks, but the v necks only come in two colours bummer, and my hammer is called the PURSUADER. 🤣
What colour do you want? I will see if we can change any settings at this end. Our hammer lacks a name as it is not soft and cuddly, but then again, neither is Katy the Cooker or Toppie the top-pot - both of them divas ...
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass oh that be excellent ok, purple, light blue and orange, thanks heaps. My grandfather's toolbox was a hammer and a crowbar so ur on the right track Bev.
OK. I have added every colour they allow for the women's v-neck. We do have the same logo in "Classic Tee Shirt" and it seems to have more colours. I have no idea why.
It is good to know that real mechanics have a hammer and crowbar as the essential "Go to" tools 😉
lovely
Thanks John
Thanks Ladies.. i see you got some Ratcheting spanners, Yeah that’s pretty much how we used to repair electrical motors aswell, the only difference is after all the work you normally put new brushes in, mainly because where it stops because of a contact issue in can tend to slightly damage them. But if it didn’t need em, why bother.. nice work..
We did not have the new brushes to hand and these looked to be in fair order, but if (when??) the problem reoccurs we shall put new ones in.
You Guys got skills
Thank you
Nice... that must have been worth a big celebratory bacon sandwich... at least.. 😉🙂👍
Yes it was! Actually there was a celebratory take-out and a bottle of plonk! 😄
I have the same windlass. I had it out 2 yrs. ago to strengthen the deck it sits on. I should have changed the oil. Any guess how old your oil was? Great video! Than you.
The oil was at least 3½ years old because that is how long we have had the boat. The previous owners to us had her about 4 years and they were in their 70s and did not seem to be the mechanical maintenance type. So the oil might have been 7 or 8 years old.
Good work chapesses! I've been toying with the idea of an electric windlass for Moon Shadow since summer 2020 but I reassigned the money to an AIS transponder and a holding tank. I'm planning to head south next summer (after my round GB) and that may be single-handed so the windlass question is starting to surface once more. I have a question for you: What power is your unit and how much and what gauge is your chain? (ok that's two questions, sorry, three questions, DOH, among my questions are... don't call the Spanish Inquisition!!)
I suffered from the phantom whiskey snafflers last summer too - I blamed the crew as well ;-)
There seem to be a lot of "Whiskey snafflers" about 😲
Our windlass is a Lofrans Cayman 88 and it says in it that it has a 700W motor. It runs back to a big isolator switch under the chart table and is controlled by the relay in the video (those are not cheap!!)
The chain we use is 8mm and we have 50 metres of it aboard. We used to have another 30 metres of octoplait on the end of the chain, but we never used it so we cut it off and used it for stretchy mooring lines and they work really well
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass hmm, interesting. I have 45m of 10mm and I was told I needed a 1500W motor! I have an Anchorlift windlass that I got for a very good price but it's missing some bits that, apparently, aren't made anymore (perhaps it wasn't a good price after all!). Anywho, it only has a 1Kw motor but I guess if 700 works for you 1000 should work for me. By the way, where does your chain live? Mine is in a well right in the prow which isn't really a good place for it as it weighs in the order of 130kg
Our chain is also in a well in the prow. As for the windlass power, remember that all it really has to lift is a few metres of chain plus the anchor. Our anchor is 16kg (36lbs) and we usually anchor in 3 to 4 metres of depth so once the boat is over the anchor the windlass only needs to lift 20kgs or so. Heck, even I can lift that...
We drive the boat towards the anchor and when the chain is vertical we lift it with the windlass. Most of the time it is only lifting a few kgs
I google service Lofrans Cayman windlass, and the Salty Lasses seem to be the only one providing such, great stuff, from you friend down at Ringhaddy in Strangford Lough!
I need to remove my windlass to fix issues with deck below, and replace a support plinth, and have two questions:
1. My cable at the windlass are integral, which Lofrans service agents are telling me I cannot undo, and that I will have to undo the cables all the way through he boat! NOT GOOD.
How did yours come to have outside terminations that you could undo? Were these standard, or an after-market modification? (sort of helpful and necessary for any future servicing)
2. Secondly where did you get the SAE 90 gear oil, or is there a new equivalent I need to look for/buy?
The windlass was fitted as shown on the boat when we got it and if you have a cayman then the cables should be detachable inside the housing like ours was. The cables ran a short length to the relay (maybe about 1½ metres) so we undid them there to ensure no power was running to the windlass then we unbolted it and pulled the back cover off to expose the cable ends .
The SAE oil we just got from a car shop on Barra. I do not think there is anything special about it
Look at this, especially Page 46. The Cayman just has a standard motor inside. Cables can always be cut and crimped and rejoined to each other as long as it is done properly, but pull the back cover off and have a look inside. Just make sure that the system is ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED as the terminals inside our were bare and could easily contact the metal housing as it came off. Your will likely be the same.
Look at this link
www.manua.ls/lofrans/cayman-88/manual?p=46
I have a question what are the most important spares you carry
That is a very good question. That could very well be an episode on its own. What comes to mind first is engine parts, particularly diesel filters since fuel problems are what usually knocks an engine out.
We have a vigorous programme of routine maintenance. For example, the oil gets changed twice a year whether it needs it or not. The filters get changed at the same time even if they still have time left on them. Similarly, the impeller gets changed at the start of season regardless of its condition.
If something shows signs of stress or wear, it is replaced at the first opportunity. We will examining all ropes and halyards before we set off and anything showing fray or wear will be replaced. Similarly the main sail requires inspection this winter (we did the genoa last winter) and its stitching checked for wear. The standing rigging gets a visual check each week and after storms or rough passages
We have seen too many boats that just sail until things break and then who struggle to fix it in out of the way locations or with inadequate parts. We never want to be one of those boats. It could still happen to us but we are trying to minimise the chances of it occurring.
The windlass caught us by surprise when it stopping working, but it was something we never serviced. That will not happen again. It will now get pulled in accordance with Lofran's schedules and some spare carbon brushes are now on order for it. If it goes again, we are ready for it.
Girls can you tell me where the electric connections are thanks
I am not clear which ones you mean because there are several places. There is the set inside the windlass itself on the motor housing. These run back to a relay which, on our boat, is inside a locker in the vberth directly behind the anchor locker.
The cables from the windlass motor are joined here by smaller cables from the handset used to raise or lower the chain.
From the relay box a pair of large cables runs back to an isolator/breaker/trip switch under the chart table. If the windlass draws too much current, this trip throws and has to be reset.
Finally, there are a set of cables from the isolator to the batteries.
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass the ones in the locker,many thanks
We have a row of small, wall mounted lockers. Watch the first few seconds of this video (link below). The relay is in the small locker over my left shoulder and is mounted forward against the bulkhead. The anchor locker is on the other side of the bulkhead
ua-cam.com/video/X2KRleBn9QQ/v-deo.html
Does anyone know why its called a gypsy?
No. It is an odd name for a thing on a boat, but....