In my opinion, your vlog is the best of the lot on youtube. At age 75, I can only wish I had your knowledge, agility, and most importantly a Pascale. Your sailing, cruising, maintenance, attitudes, and way of doing things are very, very similar to my own. Sadly, I no longer sail but cruise on through your vlog.
David... what a great guy to offer and give assistance. A nice reaffirmation of the generosity found in certain humans and as such, he fits with this channel quite nicely.
Thanks for the great tutorial on boat maintenance. As a single hand female sailor I am appreciative of any tips, advice & DIY information that helps me keep my little boat afloat. Fair winds & following seas ~ S/V CORK. ⛵
Hey Pascale and Troy! Greetings from Turkey. Since 5 years i've been watching sailing channels on youtube. 6 Days ago i met with your channel, Dang!! i just met the best sailing channel ever been made! i swallowed all your episodes in 5 days ( gimme some credits :)) ) Iam sure Free Range Sailing channel will be like my bedside / reference book. Iam so happy, i can't explain my feelings about you guys! Big problem is, UA-cam never recommended your channel, i just came across to you while iam searching some good music. i subscribed many sailing channels, so UA-cam knows my interests, and never recommended this mindblowing REAL channel! Damn....Thumbs up for your all videos and will try to share your episodes on every sailing platform in Turkey 5 Days of watching all episodes showed to me, how insatiable better said greedy i was for a REAL Live a board channel :) Honor the the old big menthors of sailing, you guys just become my Adam and Eve , your channel become elixir of life !! Personally iam preparing to do the same as you guys in 1 year or so. Everyday Jobs are , reading learning watching learning, practice, helping other ppl near my home - there is a marina, and sailing on friends boats... Aimed to be a Sea-citizen on my 50th Birthday! I really hope to meet with you guys somewhere at Seas. My contributions will appear soon at your Pay-pal account + Patreon. Thank you for sharing your brilliant and nature friendly behavior and precious knowledge
Wow! Glad we made such an impact Mehmet and you finally found us. Good luck getting afloat on your 50th birthday and all the best wishes from the two of us.
As a young teenager I was small enough to get into a tight spot to help a family friend connect up his head. I wrestled and fought with a rather rigid 3" hose for about 3 hours to get it seated on it's hose fitting. There was no mention of dish-soap!!! I even had blisters in the webs between thumb and index fingers! Another trick I (eventually) learned along the way is to beat the end of smaller hoses with a hammer to soften them up sufficiently to coax them onto a fitting. Always love the way you pass on your own learning.
I've used cooking oil on sea toilet repairs before and for easing up a sticking seacock. Probably not recommended, but sometimes you've just got to use what you've got!!
Using hot melt glue to attach the cardboard backing was simple and brilliant. I would have used duct tape, which would have held halfway through the job. Small tips from experience are always welcome!
I've got one of those in the same place but it's about twice as long. It was originally a 12" circular one but I fitted it as part of a refit for access to stuff in the locker like that. Some versions of the boat have a quarter berth in that place instead and it does have one on the other side. I use it for storage of spare fenders, boat hooks, tools etc. It's never let in any water so far. I have a large hatch at the front of the cockpit floor above the rear of the engine & propshaft area that is part of the boats design. This has a 3" lip around the hole to stop water ingress and the grp cover has a seal around the inside. It locks into place with a wood piece that braces over the inside of the hatch with a thumbscrew although I normally leave it undone as it's a fairly tight fit anyways. Never had any water issues but I've never had a large amount of water enter the cockpit.
It takes years to accumulate the knowledge that you have. Nothing like experience to educate one's self. Thanks for all the hints and good information. Smooth Sailing to you both.
Hi to the both of you beautiful people.Thanks for the awesome upload and sharing your life.We love your work and your channel.Take care always and stay safe ❤️🙏😇
Agree with all the comments about how enjoyable these vids are. Another great one here. Only one minor thing (apologies for being pedantic) but the Vernier is the secondary scale on your calipers which enables you to size things to 0.1mm rather than the 1.0mm graduated markings on the main scale. Having said that, I too grew up calling them 'verniers'... oops.
I can't recall them being called anything but here in Oz. My pedantic tic is hearing people call the alternator on a diesel generator a 'kVA.' Its peculiar to Queensland and makes my inner autist want to protest at length.
you are a mine of information tech people will not mind your egg sucking lessons but the first timers will be indebted to you keep up the good vids the two of you {:-) PAV
Seeing an Australian bloke in a dust mask made me a very happy camper this morning. I was wincing a bit about those exposed bolt heads though....i came to grief on some like that when i dived into the quarter berth on a boat that i was looking to buy....i hate it when boatbuilders leave over-long bolts because they are too lazy to trim them.
Some great nuggets in this episode. Troy, I hope at some point you can talk us through your choice of rod's, reels and tackles for cruising. I'm in the process of putting a set together.
We use a Shimano TLD25 reel on a matched rod spooled with 20kg mono for trolling. 1 meter of 40kg wire trace going to a Halco Laseepro or Rapala Countdown Magnum. Tow it a boat length back.
Great discussion on mousing shackle pins. the thing to hold the pin is how you tighten it in the first place. The mousing is just a back up. So I think a zip tie should be fine for 3-5 years in tropical sun. Unless it is a high wear location like an anchor rode. I think SS might serve better there. As you mention, if you need to get it off in a stress case you can twist past a zip tie where SS wire might require another tool.
Yup and sailors on a boat getting as much use out of their boat as us, really should be up the mast every month to check their rigging.a snapped zip-tie is very obvious.
Love your videos. I have a clansman (hull 41) and found and sealed leaks around the scuppers which were dripping on to the engine! I think your explanations and tips etc are just first rate - keep em coming.
Love your work. Love you videos. On our Cat (which has separate tanks for each engine) we only ever use one engine unless docking. Heading into get fuel with a bit of wind we need both engines to dock. When one engine started to lose power I knew it was out of fuel. While my partner put our emergency can into the tank I quickly looked on you tube for a possible quicker way to bleed the fuel system. Success. Fuel into a small spray bottle, remove air cleaner spray mist straight in while cranking. Instant bleeding in around 10sec. wish I knew your dishwashing liquid lube trick years ago.
I don't have a boat but enjoyed the video. I am just like you very thorough with everything & always thinking ahead like tools at the ready etc. Pascale is in very good hands my friend. Happy sailing.
May I suggest paper towels instead of cloth rags to check for leaks on running engine. Your videos are very informative and a pleasure to watch. Thanks.
Mr. Fixit and “Tool Time” with Troy!!! And, expert help by Pasquale!!! Another wonderful video folks. I get a kick out of your use of inches, feet, and miles, yet; you turn around and mention mils, and kilometers. If you were in GB, you might also intersperse a bit of Whitworth as well. Lol. Fun time!
Most of the tips I think i knew but I'm sure I picked up something I'll use in the future. Really cool that you are working with resolve as your editing software
Thanks for the VLOG and all the info. Revisiting and explaining what seems basic to some is very useful and welcomed by me. Always good to hear especially as I am in the process of getting my boat ready for some time on the water. Winter up here in the Pacific Northwest now :) Thanks for your efforts.
Troy, have your tried "High pressure thread sealant (HPTS )"? When replacing my thru hulls and seacocks the old fella at boat store recommend it. He described how most of us have used Teflon tape in our lives numerous times and had it fail. Then explained how you could run a bead of HPTS start thin at the leading end and getting thicker around the thread, which makes a parallel thread almost like a tapered thread. Works a treat. Little pricey, but so much easier to use.
Don't forget to recommend coating those tools you leave in the engine room with your favorite rust inhibitor, they turn into a real mess very quickly if you don't (ask me how I know!).
REALLY?! I saw a thumbs down and for the life of me can't figure out why someone who's watching a sailing channel would do such a thing. Kudos to both of you for this great vid!!! Pascal really had the mojo going on with that heat gun. I think she had it mastered from what I saw in the vid!!! I've stripped oodles of paint from the doors and woodwork in my childhood house and the heat gun is the way to go. I didn't know about the term you used when the different metals flake off and bond creating a lock tight substation. How do you spell that Troy? And a big THANK YOU to Pascal for her amazing behind the scenes camera work. None of these vids would be possible without her!!! You both are an amazing TEAM! PEACE OUT! Ü
You have made a great contribution too mate. Galling is the term and another viewer called it firing. www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Materials-and-Grades/Thread-galling.aspx
Important tip on the T-bolt clamps...could never understand all the cruiser's fiddle-diddleing with double wormers. "When I was young I knew very little, now I'm old and everyone else knows everything." 😂 ME
I remember as a kid helping my dad do some renovations with a heat gun. So little scraping. However moments of inattention can leave burn marks on wood. Maybe the temp can be regulated better now, in the 70s, not so much :)
Another super episode both. I really appreciate how much effort you have both given to record, edit and produce such a long episode. I have said several times before but I am sure has been lost in the myriad of comments you receive... if you are ever wanting a break and happen to be in Wales (probably as far away as you could be from your current location)... I don't have much, but I do have a warm home, food, wine/beer, and some spare rooms so you are more than welcome. Great work both.
Thanks again you two. I do enjoy your videos. I feel a little bad though because I do like to watch Troy repair things on the boat. Of course this means things have to wrong with the boat in the first place and nobody want's that! But because you come at us with such a wealth of knowledge and experience it's actually kinda fun to watch... Sorry :D Anyway. Great video editing and sound music accompaniment too.
Yet another excellent episode. I always learn something, but am also entertained. And someday when I reach out to hand you that beer (or more likely those beers since there are two of you) you'll actually be there. In the interim I'll just have to be content watching my friends teach me new things. Many thanks for sharing all of this with me and all of your other viewers.
You would make a good instructer. I use to be doing maintenance work for a large chemical company and your tips are right on. Good job on a great video. Keep doing what your doing its good stuff
FWIW, knowing too well hose clamps, Tridon style need (usually) a 5/16 nut driver to tighten. An essential bit of kit is bolt cutters of some sort. I've found you can take twenty minutes to try and unscrew a corroded one or two seconds to cut it off.
Good stuff Troy. Guys I saw your next boat yesterday and thought of you both. Search for Cera the Cape Barren Goose on yacht hub. I have no commercial interest in her. I just thought I would pass on that I saw her for sale. I actually read about this boat many years ago in a book called cruising Australians. She was anchored near my Cape barren goose for many years. These boats are very special. Just think she would be perfect if you are seriously thinking of sailing the north west passage. Wig.
Free Range Sailing The keel is encapsulated - no bolts - like the clansman. Also the mast sits on a transverse gal steel beam/cradle that extends up to include the chain plates. But six of these boats were built by Geoff Baker. The plug boat was built by Doug Booker, I think the plug boat had a bolted keel arrangement but don’t hold me to that. Cera is a Baker boat. if you aren’t familiar with Berrimilla have a look at Alex’ Whitworth’s website. I sound like a salesman but I look at what you and Pascal are up to and I think she would be perfect.
Great tip on planning ahead for maintenance, we're travelling and we've recently bought a new caravan and I'm currently going through the whole thing putting clamps etc right because the manufacturer gave no thought to it. Always a pleasure to watch you guys, thank you.
if you use a plastic bag, like a lunch bag, fill it with the thickened epoxy. You could cut the corner off and use it like a cake decorating bag and it may be easier to fill the cracks and holes by squirting in the epoxy deeper in the hole or crack. Just a suggestion.
Dishwashing liquid and the lube that is used to put tyres on car rims are very similar, if not the same. The high PH has an effect on the surface layer of the rubber and it glues itself to the metal of the tyre rim or in your case the metal end fitting you were using. In cow milking sheds, they often use seed oils [sunflower, canola, etc] to put the large amount of rubberwear on, if you ever plan of taking it off without a knife and a few expletives.
Yeah, if you want to get it off later "personal" lubricants work better. Bicycle shops often use dishwashing liquid to put handlebar grips on specifically because it does turn to glue.
It's fairly typical to cut off marine hoses even with no additives which is ok by me. A failed hose clamp is less likely to result in a sinking event. A wet exhaust line coming adrift would be a nice little catastrophe to unfold one wet and nasty evening.
Not thrilled about high PH on a hot fitting for 20 years. I'm thinking plain water would lubricate enough, or at least something with a neutral PH. The hose clamps you are using will last 20 years if you keep them out of salt water. But the kind with a screw and slits are garbage. Replace ALL of those with proper hose clamps. Put marine grease on all clamp threads. And keep the proper socket and ratchet handy. Open/closed end wrenches are awkward. And screw drivers? No.
Would love to see the sanding and fiber glassing on the exterior. Also, on the back side what happens to the cardboard. Do you scrape it off, sand, then fiber glass on the interior as well? Always enjoy your channel, thanks for all the effort.
I've not tried fibreglassing but I've been told once you try its a lot easier than you think. Checkout the Sailing UMA youtube channel if you'd like to see more glassing, those guys did so much. Troy makes it look easy too. Having warned us about the evils of cardboard boxes and cockroaches you'd hope he tore off the carboard backing, but her wouldn't have needed to treat the back, it should not be getting wet.
The bolt being 304 may be because it is a little stronger than 316 and so less likely to stretch in that application. But I'm no expert, just a mechanical design drafty and a welder in a past life. Might help with galling as well, as you said.
Hi Troy, can you explain 'Bleeding your diesel? I guess its simple maintenance/upkeep to the onboard but what is it exactly, how and why do you need to do it, and how often? Ta
You said this is your first boat, if that is what i understood, Where did you learn so much about the sailing boats and what they need and how to do it all so well. It is mind boggling to me yet so interesting. I was a team member on tug boats for several years but that is far far from what you both do everyday and just wondering how you learned so very much about so many things as well as the sailing of the boats
Great video, thanks for sharing. Maybe it's a difference based on US requirements, but I was recently on a pre-purchase survey where the surveyor mentioned always needing hose clamps doubled AND reversed in direction. While I can certainly understand how much more difficult that could make future accessibility, I wonder if it's any more secure or if it's just one of those requirements that may not make a lot of difference in practical use?
While there are cases where fastening something in two different directions is a good thing to do, I can't think of any practical benefit to having a hose clamped in both directions. They either hold, or they don't. The direction they're tightened in is irrelevant.
In my opinion, your vlog is the best of the lot on youtube. At age 75, I can only wish I had your knowledge, agility, and most importantly a Pascale. Your sailing, cruising, maintenance, attitudes, and way of doing things are very, very similar to my own. Sadly, I no longer sail but cruise on through your vlog.
David... what a great guy to offer and give assistance. A nice reaffirmation of the generosity found in certain humans and as such, he fits with this channel quite nicely.
He's a legend.
the beauty about your fix-it video's is that you take the time to explain everything , makes watching your vid's worth while , keep it up , I love em
Awesome job again guys. The reality of sailboats never ends. Troy, as I have said is a great teacher. You guys definitely need your own tv show
We have our own TV show!
Thanks for the great tutorial on boat maintenance. As a single hand female sailor I am appreciative of any tips, advice & DIY information that helps me keep my little boat afloat.
Fair winds & following seas ~
S/V CORK. ⛵
Hey Pascale and Troy! Greetings from Turkey. Since 5 years i've been watching sailing channels on youtube. 6 Days ago i met with your channel, Dang!! i just met the best sailing channel ever been made! i swallowed all your episodes in 5 days ( gimme some credits :)) ) Iam sure Free Range Sailing channel will be like my bedside / reference book. Iam so happy, i can't explain my feelings about you guys!
Big problem is, UA-cam never recommended your channel, i just came across to you while iam searching some good music. i subscribed many sailing channels, so UA-cam knows my interests, and never recommended this mindblowing REAL channel! Damn....Thumbs up for your all videos and will try to share your episodes on every sailing platform in Turkey
5 Days of watching all episodes showed to me, how insatiable better said greedy i was for a REAL Live a board channel :) Honor the the old big menthors of sailing, you guys just become my Adam and Eve , your channel become elixir of life !!
Personally iam preparing to do the same as you guys in 1 year or so. Everyday Jobs are , reading learning watching learning, practice, helping other ppl near my home - there is a marina, and sailing on friends boats... Aimed to be a Sea-citizen on my 50th Birthday! I really hope to meet with you guys somewhere at Seas.
My contributions will appear soon at your Pay-pal account + Patreon.
Thank you for sharing your brilliant and nature friendly behavior and precious knowledge
Wow! Glad we made such an impact Mehmet and you finally found us. Good luck getting afloat on your 50th birthday and all the best wishes from the two of us.
by far the most interesting sailing channel on youtube
It rains in Australia? Troy can drive a car, on land? Who knew? You guys are great.
The fixit episodes are great, as are the sailing episodes. Thanks
heya a boat is like a homestead repairing and upgrading stuff love to see it
Dig the salty DIY. And, especially love the silent blades whipping around in the background. Must be heaven.
~Hans
Best UA-cam watch by far, follow all the episodes 😊 learned a few things as well. Keep up the good work guys 👍
Can never take too many precautions with your boat or your safety. Great info.
Incredibly informative. I just need to pay close attention and be sure I’ve got a pen and paper so I can take good notes. Keep up the good work.
As a young teenager I was small enough to get into a tight spot to help a family friend connect up his head. I wrestled and fought with a rather rigid 3" hose for about 3 hours to get it seated on it's hose fitting. There was no mention of dish-soap!!! I even had blisters in the webs between thumb and index fingers! Another trick I (eventually) learned along the way is to beat the end of smaller hoses with a hammer to soften them up sufficiently to coax them onto a fitting. Always love the way you pass on your own learning.
The use of a heat gun will greatly decrease the effort required to seat hoses...
I've used cooking oil on sea toilet repairs before and for easing up a sticking seacock. Probably not recommended, but sometimes you've just got to use what you've got!!
A holy enjoyable and informative episode.
Thanks guys.
Thanks for the handy tips, more Pascale please :)
love your how to do projects videos. Great idea with the cardboard for the hatch job
Worked very well
Using hot melt glue to attach the cardboard backing was simple and brilliant. I would have used duct tape, which would have held halfway through the job. Small tips from experience are always welcome!
I've got one of those in the same place but it's about twice as long. It was originally a 12" circular one but I fitted it as part of a refit for access to stuff in the locker like that. Some versions of the boat have a quarter berth in that place instead and it does have one on the other side. I use it for storage of spare fenders, boat hooks, tools etc. It's never let in any water so far. I have a large hatch at the front of the cockpit floor above the rear of the engine & propshaft area that is part of the boats design. This has a 3" lip around the hole to stop water ingress and the grp cover has a seal around the inside. It locks into place with a wood piece that braces over the inside of the hatch with a thumbscrew although I normally leave it undone as it's a fairly tight fit anyways. Never had any water issues but I've never had a large amount of water enter the cockpit.
Another great video, I have learnt so much from you both, thank you.
It takes years to accumulate the knowledge that you have. Nothing like experience to educate one's self. Thanks for all the hints and good information. Smooth Sailing to you both.
The steering wheel in that car is on the wrong side!!! CHEERS from Canada!!!
Hi to the both of you beautiful people.Thanks for the awesome upload and sharing your life.We love your work and your channel.Take care always and stay safe ❤️🙏😇
Great Marine Repair with Troy
Do how a head works!!!!
With your explanations!!!
Agree with all the comments about how enjoyable these vids are. Another great one here.
Only one minor thing (apologies for being pedantic) but the Vernier is the secondary scale on your calipers which enables you to size things to 0.1mm rather than the 1.0mm graduated markings on the main scale. Having said that, I too grew up calling them 'verniers'... oops.
I can't recall them being called anything but here in Oz. My pedantic tic is hearing people call the alternator on a diesel generator a 'kVA.' Its peculiar to Queensland and makes my inner autist want to protest at length.
What about that Queensland thing of calling a power outlet strip a "Kambrook"? That always bugged the hell out of me!
you are a mine of information
tech people will not mind your egg sucking lessons
but the first timers will be indebted to you
keep up the good vids the two of you
{:-) PAV
Seeing an Australian bloke in a dust mask made me a very happy camper this morning. I was wincing a bit about those exposed bolt heads though....i came to grief on some like that when i dived into the quarter berth on a boat that i was looking to buy....i hate it when boatbuilders leave over-long bolts because they are too lazy to trim them.
We got all the nasty ones and put acorn nuts on them throughout the living areas but yes, there are still rogue ones in the areas less frequented
Some great nuggets in this episode. Troy, I hope at some point you can talk us through your choice of rod's, reels and tackles for cruising. I'm in the process of putting a set together.
We use a Shimano TLD25 reel on a matched rod spooled with 20kg mono for trolling. 1 meter of 40kg wire trace going to a Halco Laseepro or Rapala Countdown Magnum. Tow it a boat length back.
Very informative, as usual. Thanks.
Great discussion on mousing shackle pins. the thing to hold the pin is how you tighten it in the first place. The mousing is just a back up. So I think a zip tie should be fine for 3-5 years in tropical sun. Unless it is a high wear location like an anchor rode. I think SS might serve better there. As you mention, if you need to get it off in a stress case you can twist past a zip tie where SS wire might require another tool.
Yup and sailors on a boat getting as much use out of their boat as us, really should be up the mast every month to check their rigging.a snapped zip-tie is very obvious.
Excellent as ever!! Lovin those ratchet swivel spanner’s! Just added those to my must have list 👍 cheers guys 😊
I don't know where you are but in Canada you can get them at Canadian Tire. "Premium brand". Lifetime warranty and a fraction of the cost of Snap On.
Love your videos. I have a clansman (hull 41) and found and sealed leaks around the scuppers which were dripping on to the engine! I think your explanations and tips etc are just first rate - keep em coming.
We just fixed the very same fault.
Love your work. Love you videos. On our Cat (which has separate tanks for each engine) we only ever use one engine unless docking. Heading into get fuel with a bit of wind we need both engines to dock. When one engine started to lose power I knew it was out of fuel. While my partner put our emergency can into the tank I quickly looked on you tube for a possible quicker way to bleed the fuel system. Success. Fuel into a small spray bottle, remove air cleaner spray mist straight in while cranking. Instant bleeding in around 10sec. wish I knew your dishwashing liquid lube trick years ago.
Diesels will also happily eat WD40 for a quick injector bleed or to check if it is a fuel issue or something else.
I don't have a boat but enjoyed the video. I am just like you very thorough with everything & always thinking ahead like tools at the ready etc. Pascale is in very good hands my friend. Happy sailing.
Good trick with the zippies on the shackles!
The self-tensioning hose clamps are the best. They slowly adjust themselves up over time - almost industry standard on cars now.
Thumbs up ... Enjoy sailing : )
Excellent tips and tricks video Troy thanks for all the effort you both put into the videos - really enjoy and look forward to them.
I can watch your tech videos all day. You explain things so easily. Your awesome.
May I suggest paper towels instead of cloth rags to check for leaks on running engine. Your videos are very informative and a pleasure to watch. Thanks.
Yes you can and it's a great suggestion
Excellent as usual!!!
Is there no end to your skill sets, Troy !! Great stuff.
Good Job from Venezuela
Mr. Fixit and “Tool Time” with Troy!!! And, expert help by Pasquale!!! Another wonderful video folks. I get a kick out of your use of inches, feet, and miles, yet; you turn around and mention mils, and kilometers. If you were in GB, you might also intersperse a bit of Whitworth as well. Lol. Fun time!
But Troy is Al not Tim
without the explosions :-)
Thanks troy
Had to laugh at the pic of food for the initial hatch cover. Best sailing channel on UA-cam!
Most of the tips I think i knew but I'm sure I picked up something I'll use in the future. Really cool that you are working with resolve as your editing software
Thanks for the VLOG and all the info. Revisiting and explaining what seems basic to some is very useful and welcomed by me. Always good to hear especially as I am in the process of getting my boat ready for some time on the water. Winter up here in the Pacific Northwest now :)
Thanks for your efforts.
Troy, have your tried "High pressure thread sealant (HPTS )"? When replacing my thru hulls and seacocks the old fella at boat store recommend it.
He described how most of us have used Teflon tape in our lives numerous times and had it fail. Then explained how you could run a bead of HPTS start thin at the leading end and getting thicker around the thread, which makes a parallel thread almost like a tapered thread.
Works a treat. Little pricey, but so much easier to use.
I've used a few similar Loctite products to what you're describing on gearboxes. Sounds like a decent way to get a good seal
Don't forget to recommend coating those tools you leave in the engine room with your favorite rust inhibitor, they turn into a real mess very quickly if you don't (ask me how I know!).
Mike, what is your favorite rust inhibitor? I am not in the habit of using one at home, but should be. Thanks
Troy and Pascal, its the same every time, whether you are under way, at anchor or exploring your surroundings; always first rate.
Great information. Stuff I learned the HARD WAY over the years. I love ratchet wrenches.
Excellent video!
Another wonderful show .always a pleasure ..Best wishes you two ....... Cheers .
REALLY?! I saw a thumbs down and for the life of me can't figure out why someone who's watching a sailing channel would do such a thing. Kudos to both of you for this great vid!!! Pascal really had the mojo going on with that heat gun. I think she had it mastered from what I saw in the vid!!! I've stripped oodles of paint from the doors and woodwork in my childhood house and the heat gun is the way to go. I didn't know about the term you used when the different metals flake off and bond creating a lock tight substation. How do you spell that Troy? And a big THANK YOU to Pascal for her amazing behind the scenes camera work. None of these vids would be possible without her!!! You both are an amazing TEAM! PEACE OUT! Ü
You have made a great contribution too mate. Galling is the term and another viewer called it firing.
www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Materials-and-Grades/Thread-galling.aspx
Thank you for the spelling. Gotta do some research! SAIL ON! Ü
How to make mundane maintenance jobs interesting :)
Great video, great tips, get yourself a rubber mallet for your tool box. 👍👍
That was one informative video mate ..thanks ~
Important tip on the T-bolt clamps...could never understand all the cruiser's fiddle-diddleing with double wormers.
"When I was young I knew very little, now I'm old and everyone else knows everything." 😂
ME
I remember as a kid helping my dad do some renovations with a heat gun. So little scraping. However moments of inattention can leave burn marks on wood. Maybe the temp can be regulated better now, in the 70s, not so much :)
I like to see you are taking great care of Mirrool, my future self would like to own her when you're through with her. : )
Wave a hand to Dangar Stu from the gang in Canada if you happen to sail by his corner of Australia sometime!!! Enjoying your vids.
Another super episode both. I really appreciate how much effort you have both given to record, edit and produce such a long episode. I have said several times before but I am sure has been lost in the myriad of comments you receive... if you are ever wanting a break and happen to be in Wales (probably as far away as you could be from your current location)... I don't have much, but I do have a warm home, food, wine/beer, and some spare rooms so you are more than welcome. Great work both.
Thanks again you two. I do enjoy your videos. I feel a little bad though because I do like to watch Troy repair things on the boat. Of course this means things have to wrong with the boat in the first place and nobody want's that! But because you come at us with such a wealth of knowledge and experience it's actually kinda fun to watch... Sorry :D Anyway. Great video editing and sound music accompaniment too.
Yet another excellent episode. I always learn something, but am also entertained. And someday when I reach out to hand you that beer (or more likely those beers since there are two of you) you'll actually be there. In the interim I'll just have to be content watching my friends teach me new things. Many thanks for sharing all of this with me and all of your other viewers.
You would make a good instructer. I use to be doing maintenance work for a large chemical company and your tips are right on. Good job on a great video. Keep doing what your doing its good stuff
great video thanks...
FWIW, knowing too well hose clamps, Tridon style need (usually) a 5/16 nut driver to tighten. An essential bit of kit is bolt cutters of some sort. I've found you can take twenty minutes to try and unscrew a corroded one or two seconds to cut it off.
Great video. Good practical information.
You should get that buffet. It looks nice.
It has got an extraordinary amount of attention in this video. We should have made it the thumbnail image.
And my hose was handled, thanks for tips,
Thanks again for an enjoyable video. Love the humor and tact in your replies. Congrats on the life you two are building. I like your style. Be safe!
This was a great one, you’ve outdone yourselves.
Good stuff Troy. Guys I saw your next boat yesterday and thought of you both. Search for Cera the Cape Barren Goose on yacht hub. I have no commercial interest in her. I just thought I would pass on that I saw her for sale. I actually read about this boat many years ago in a book called cruising Australians. She was anchored near my Cape barren goose for many years. These boats are very special. Just think she would be perfect if you are seriously thinking of sailing the north west passage. Wig.
Joubert did do some nice yachts. I'm a little paranoid about bolt on keels. What do you think of the strength of these ones?
Free Range Sailing The keel is encapsulated - no bolts - like the clansman. Also the mast sits on a transverse gal steel beam/cradle that extends up to include the chain plates. But six of these boats were built by Geoff Baker. The plug boat was built by Doug Booker, I think the plug boat had a bolted keel arrangement but don’t hold me to that. Cera is a Baker boat. if you aren’t familiar with Berrimilla have a look at Alex’ Whitworth’s website. I sound like a salesman but I look at what you and Pascal are up to and I think she would be perfect.
Ah, ok. I'll look at them as bit more
Thanks for all of the maintenance information.
Great tip on planning ahead for maintenance, we're travelling and we've recently bought a new caravan and I'm currently going through the whole thing putting clamps etc right because the manufacturer gave no thought to it.
Always a pleasure to watch you guys, thank you.
if you use a plastic bag, like a lunch bag, fill it with the thickened epoxy. You could cut the corner off and use it like a cake decorating bag and it may be easier to fill the cracks and holes by squirting in the epoxy deeper in the hole or crack. Just a suggestion.
We do use that technique after seeing David use it during the dinghy refit video.
Damn, Troy, you scared the shit of me in that Four-Lane shot, I forgot you're in Oz, the Wrong-Side-of-the-Road Thing got me, LOL..
jim nickles , left side is the right side!
Dishwashing liquid and the lube that is used to put tyres on car rims are very similar, if not the same. The high PH has an effect on the surface layer of the rubber and it glues itself to the metal of the tyre rim or in your case the metal end fitting you were using. In cow milking sheds, they often use seed oils [sunflower, canola, etc] to put the large amount of rubberwear on, if you ever plan of taking it off without a knife and a few expletives.
Yeah, if you want to get it off later "personal" lubricants work better. Bicycle shops often use dishwashing liquid to put handlebar grips on specifically because it does turn to glue.
"Wheres the KY?"
"I've been using it on my hose"
It's fairly typical to cut off marine hoses even with no additives which is ok by me. A failed hose clamp is less likely to result in a sinking event. A wet exhaust line coming adrift would be a nice little catastrophe to unfold one wet and nasty evening.
Not thrilled about high PH on a hot fitting for 20 years. I'm thinking plain water would lubricate enough, or at least something with a neutral PH. The hose clamps you are using will last 20 years if you keep them out of salt water. But the kind with a screw and slits are garbage. Replace ALL of those with proper hose clamps. Put marine grease on all clamp threads. And keep the proper socket and ratchet handy. Open/closed end wrenches are awkward. And screw drivers? No.
Cool keep up the egg instructions. Some of us need reminding. LYW
Cool vid boat fixing essentials your in safe hands pascal all that rain might as well be in Manchester uk ha ha
More wallabies, please.... They looked so funny all standing up but not moving.
Some excellent tips
"Progress in the world is made by lazy people"..... words to live by. .... Thank Ya'll for letting us into Your ship and tips words of wisdom.
Would love to see the sanding and fiber glassing on the exterior. Also, on the back side what happens to the cardboard. Do you scrape it off, sand, then fiber glass on the interior as well? Always enjoy your channel, thanks for all the effort.
I've not tried fibreglassing but I've been told once you try its a lot easier than you think. Checkout the Sailing UMA youtube channel if you'd like to see more glassing, those guys did so much. Troy makes it look easy too. Having warned us about the evils of cardboard boxes and cockroaches you'd hope he tore off the carboard backing, but her wouldn't have needed to treat the back, it should not be getting wet.
Great video Troy & Pascal, the details are the devil aren't they? See you next time!
Thanks again for sharing :-') P.S. loved the heat gun trick ;-')
Love the video, and thank you for the lessons.
Nice work
Sucking eggs is good when it jogs the memory but you forgot "Like this, do that.".
:P
The bolt being 304 may be because it is a little stronger than 316 and so less likely to stretch in that application. But I'm no expert, just a mechanical design drafty and a welder in a past life. Might help with galling as well, as you said.
need to get a long radius 90 for that.
Haven't yawned during any of your videos....yet...LOL
Hi Troy, can you explain 'Bleeding your diesel? I guess its simple maintenance/upkeep to the onboard but what is it exactly, how and why do you need to do it, and how often? Ta
You said this is your first boat, if that is what i understood, Where did you learn so much about the sailing boats and what they need and how to do it all so well. It is mind boggling to me yet so interesting. I was a team member on tug boats for several years but that is far far from what you both do everyday and just wondering how you learned so very much about so many things as well as the sailing of the boats
Dave Tate : I believe he has worked on boats quite extensively.
I was a skipper and engineer on fishing and industrial vessels for some time among other black marks against my reputation.
To mention... always use the black ties for their UV resistance.
Cuddos… Troy, you are a natural teacher... it's a gift.
"Progress in the world is made by lazy people" possibly my new favorite quote!
As I say... "Every great invention was created by someone who said 'There has GOT to be an easier way to do this!'"
Great video, thanks for sharing. Maybe it's a difference based on US requirements, but I was recently on a pre-purchase survey where the surveyor mentioned always needing hose clamps doubled AND reversed in direction. While I can certainly understand how much more difficult that could make future accessibility, I wonder if it's any more secure or if it's just one of those requirements that may not make a lot of difference in practical use?
While there are cases where fastening something in two different directions is a good thing to do, I can't think of any practical benefit to having a hose clamped in both directions. They either hold, or they don't. The direction they're tightened in is irrelevant.
Wow, Malcolm Douglas turns more and more into Mc Gyver