Replacing our Autopilot with a CapeHorn WINDVANE - Sailing Uma [Step 101]
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- Опубліковано 20 гру 2017
- In this episode, we install our new motor conteoller, say goodbye to Dan's mom, and also say goodbye to squeaky (our autopilot) as we finally receive and put together our new Cape Horn Wind Vane.
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CAPE HORN is definitely the best windvane that was ever designed. No gears and levers, only one moving part… So chafe is almost inexistence and fouling the gizmo is almost impossible. Moreover the beauty of it is that it can be rigged to an autopilot so that the boat can self steer under power with a nominal current consumption. Originally it was designed and built by a French Canadian who sailed alone around the world with no mishap what so ever. Excellent piece of creative engineering.
Excellent choice ! I wish I had one on my own boat.
Ignore the haters. Your Chanel is AMAZING; the technical work, the diving, the tours, sharing your family, the mistakes, the parties, the voice over narrative by Mike, AND the sailing. Continued Blessings - Celeste
Word 👍👍👍👍
What haters? : )
A perfect lesson in why you are wise to have both people capable of single handing UMA at any time. You will feel much more comfortable if someone gets a debilitating injury/illness in a remote place.
Dan, you inspire me with your motivation and willingness to dive into projects. :)
My favorite videos are your DIY episodes. Love it
I agree. I’m binge watching your DIY videos. You film them so well. Don’t stop.
I feel for you Dan! I used to have kidney stone problems until I discovered Magnesium Citrate and, of course, you have to stay hydrated! It dissolves the stones and I take it whenever I start to feel the slightest pain in that area. Also helps my wife getting over constipation problems. I have now watched just over a 100 of your videos since first coming across your channel 2 weeks ago! Love every one of them!
Thanks to COVID-19 now up to Step 101. Super channel, can wait to catch up to you in real-time.
Haha, same! I've been blasting thru these episodes. I like to pretend I'm in the Caribbean. :)
Done Delos, chased La Vagabonde now catching up to Uma.
For me Covid stands for complimentary videos.
Dan and Kika are continuing the tradition that dates back to Canadian born Joshua Slocum.
Sailors who support their habit via journalism.
im here now, started from step 1 three days ago. DIYs are the best part
I’m doing the same, trying to catch up the realtime on this channel ❤️ I can’t describe how great you two are and how much genuinely I love your life with certain amount of envy as well, tbh. I hope Dan’s kidney stone problems have long been solved and cured, but now with COVID-19 international travel has been restricted, you guys haven’t been effected as much because of the freedom of your lifestyle in general. Be well.
Checkout Dr Eric Berg issue with kidney stones
Sorry about the kidney stone. I got several presently on board. First one, 15 years ago, that wanted to go South really took me by surprise. The next one 4 years ago was to big to pass so the Dr went it and got it. Not fun. Last one, 1 1/2 ago was small enough that after two episodes of it stalling I passed it. From what I’ve read the pain is not when it’s moving it’s when it blocks the passage. Having effective medication to handle those episodes is essential. I’ve found that those episodes only last an hour or so. Also I travel with a medication to help with urination, that helps it pass. Best wishes, I love your channel...
Tip for soldering !!! always clean your surface area first to avoid dry joints !!!! you were soldering on copper which had visible oxide on it, always give the surface area a rub with an abrasive rubber to make it shine like new then solder to it
Dan, your mummy is the cutest!!
Dan, your mum is a trooper....
I love these videos where you are showing the work you do on the boat. I enjoy sharing in your adventures on the islands, but by far the main reason I watch is to see you working on the boat. Thanks
1) always invite mom! I did with my mom till she passed.
2) too young for stones, lemon in warn water every morning before coffee wait 30 min.
3) get married, doesn't she become a Canadian citizen then?
You guys are my heros.
I had kidney stones at 17
Congratulations on your new windvane. It is sure to become a valued crew member. It doesn’t eat or talk. They just keep working. Balance the boat carefully and let it go to work. I sailed about 14,000 miles with a Windpilot. My boat had light ends and needed a lightweight vane. Now I am buying a different boat and wouldn’t be without a vane even for short trips.
I'm so jealous of Dan's ingenuity and DIY skills. Sorry about the stones - hopefully that's the last of that!
I had a Cap Horn on my HC38.
The key for us was to keep the sails trimmed correctly and to not be overpowered downwind.
Racing helped us in that it taught us better sail trim. Most cruising sailors have their sheets too tight and don’t adjust halyard and outhaul tension for wind strength. .
Oh dude -Kidney stones are one of the worst. Don't go anywhere until you pass it (them). There are now procedures in which it's possible for physicians to go get them and I urge you to look into those. Don't get caught on the high seas and have to suffer with the pain. Good luck
Dan....Dude you looked like Aquaman standing straight up on that Anchor Chain
Squeaky is a neat person.....easy to understand why Dan is also a neat guy....she has been a great influence! Hot weather, foods with a lot of calcium and not enough 'pure' water will set the stage for kidney stones. Best preventive is to keep yourself well hydrated with pure water.....not beer or tea or coffee or any mixed drinks, pure water. Water will help in flushing out excessive calcium. Watched your excellent vane installation. Rubbing my hands together while waiting on the motor controller installation and testing!!
+Ed Rosenberger lol squeaky is our autopilot... not Dan's mom. But i can see where there can be a confusion
Well, leave it up to me.....thought the name didn't fit....never heard her squeak ;).
You guys are becoming one of my favorite sailing channels! I freakin' love all the boat work videos!!!!
I suggest adding this to your motor playlist. I also recommend getting a raspberry pi to monitor your motor & battery temps. You can even have it trigger a vent fan when it gets hot in the battery/motor hold. It sucks to loose a lead acid battery, but a lithium battery thermo issue can literally be explosive.
Love the switch holder! Nicely done.
Hey, glad you’re feeling better! You guys are great! Sail on!
The DIY skills never fail to impress! Glad to see you guys are still doing well (aside from the kidney stone). Hope we cross paths again one day.
Wishing you both A Very Merry Christmas. Looking forward to your travels next year. Hope you feeling better soon Dan. Fair winds……Gods blessing to you both.
Love your style of videos, just started watching and such as great mix of the adventure, the problems, the lessons learned, the daily life and the boat maintenance!
I imagine you guys are loving all that new support on the helm. We have a Hydrovane on our boat and it has been our most prized piece of equipment. Our first passage with it was straight downwind from Grenada to Grand Testigo in Venezuela. We were on another plane when our windvane steered us wing and wing for a half hour without touching the helm. Cheers and fair winds -- Scott & Kim
Wow! You have great DYI skills!!!
Discovered you guys a few days ago when you visited with Cecilia and Christopher at Svalbard, now I’m totally hooked and binge watching the back catalog while also keeping current! Fellow FCPX lover here, I miss teaching it in person since the pandemic started ( and I am still teaching only online, with Long Covid, so the dreaded Premiere Pro, uggghhhhh)! Love seeing your editing and Motion graphics skills evolve, Kika! And I’m crafty but DAMN DAN, that epoxy switch mount was SO satisfying!! You both get audible oohs and ahhhs from me with all your skills!! On to the next step!
Hope you feel better soon ( by now ) and can't wait to see how the new motor is working ! Thanks for sharing 😎
I really enjoy when you show your work around the boat. You make it seems so easy but I'm sure it's a pain in the neck I don't know how you do it ..
I love your ingenuity!
Oh awesome, the installation video but in episode form!! Enjoyed the lengthy version and enjoyed the abbreviated version too!
HI guys... for the last couple of days i've been watching your vids soooooo cooolll i feel very proud watching you guys enjoying our beautifulllll island Curaçao... wishh i know back then about UMA
Happy you are feeling better, and I was impressed you were so cool and calm cutting that hole in the transom. I would have been sweating and stressed. Awesome video :)
Some very nice upgrades on the boat! Hope you're feeling better :-)
OMG, I had this happen to me several times. I literally can feel your pain. Great video. Looking forward to future updates on performance of the motor controller.
Excellent work as usual, and so sorry for your medical emergency, and We wish you well. Take care.
Excellent video, thanks guys. Man, I don't envy you the kidney stone pains. Not one bit.
Kind winds and sunshine on your shoulders for a while now mate!
With the electrical. Liquid tape is a good friend to keep corrosion out! Cheers guys!!
Hi Dan, I know the pain of a kidney stone, I thought I was dying. When I had mine I was land based and God forbid I have another while I'm sailing in the Med. Cheers to you both. Great video's. Stay safe and fair winds.
I had kidney stones, 1 big one showed on x-ray. They went in with a laser and broke it up so it didn't do as much damage when it passed. It was about 1/2 way out. Worst pain ever, zapped and over. I am always amazed at what you do with so little, making parts. Love the electric motor on a boat. I worked in the municipal water industry, we had a lot of motor controllers for soft starts and variable speed....James
I am inspired by you knowledge for DIY projects.I should have paid more attention in shop class.Good videos to watch during a cold Ontario Winter!
I feel your pain Ben. I have had several kidney stones and can assure you, they hurt, a lot! Thanks for sharing your videos, I enjoy them very much.
Dan, I hope that you’re feeling better. It’s better that it happened where you could be treated. I’ll tell you, a bit of drama really put me on edge. Well played. You know, you should add a little every now and then. On second thought, no more drama,ok? And just after mom left too. Oy!
"does it need a heatsink?". The bigger the better, that big backplate is there for a reason, keep an eye on it. Personally I would have put some spacers behind it to improve circulation. Looking forward to seeing how the re-gen works and great work on the switch mount. Maybe concider a water maker next and start drinking more of it. It's a bit of a cruisers pit fall.
Nice video and install of,switch and Cape Horn. I sail a Rival 32 solo and I have a wind vane. It is a Sea Feather, built in UK by a very small company. My boat is tiller so install easier but I love my windvane, rarely use my tiller pilot now as no drain on batteries and no whirring of motors when I am trying to sleep. Hydrovane is one of the best as can be used as emergency tiller but the Cape Horn has been used in anger on many boats crossing oceans so you have top kit there. Happy sailing. Andy UK S/Y Corrival
Nice job installing mate, get well.
Great video guys! Dan, do you ever rest? Excellent job by the way on your install of both the power controller and the wind-vane. I think you made an excellent choice on both of those very incredible useful tools and that the 2 of you are going to be so happy with how they are going to work. Really sorry to hear about those stones! I have friends that have had the unfortunate experience of passing a stone. Definitely not something anyone wants to experience! Watch you diet, it might have been brought on by something you ate. Looking forward to your next video.
When you described the pain I started wornding if it was a kidney stone, hope you recovered well, glad taht it happened when you were somewhere with good medical facilities, really painful but most come out with time (and pain :-(, I expect yours did. So impressed with all your technical work on Uma - the installation of the new engine controller and the wind vane - love the way you casually drill a huge hole in the back of your boat with only a bit of hesitation (I'm guessing you measured it up carefully in reality!)
One of our friends had to visit the hospital when we were anchored there in the main bay right across from where you were. After hearing his story and that of two other sailors, (yours makes three) we got ourselves an emergency catheter. We've also changed our diet dramatically to a plant-based one. Hope this thing works itself out without too many hassles Dan.
Wind vanes are awesome for ocean cruising, used one from Fiji to Tasmania, when both other auto pilots failed, wind vane was the bomb. Cant remember the brand we had on board but it just had a direct drive to it's own rudder and you had to lock off the wheel to centre. A bit different to yours but it worked really well. Thanks for the informative channel guys!
From someone who has had the experience of kidney stones, my sympathy for your recent experience. It is the worse pain I have ever had and I don't want to do that ever again. I have had to pass stones about every 8-10 years but the doctors have never been able to figure out just what cause's me to grown them! As a matter of fact, I am overdue for an attack and every little twinge in my back scares the hell out of me! The best medical procedure was having these stones pulverized with sound waves, making them small enough to pee them out. I believe this is call Lythotripsy(sp) and it really worked! Luckily this procedure is done with a constant drip of morphine to keep ahead of the pain. Here's hoping you don't have another attack!
I nearly passed out hearing about your kidney stones. I hope you're feeling better and that they have passed.
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!
I like your style of editing.
ALL RIGHT! Goodbye Squeaky - Hello Cape Horn Wind Vane. Torqueedo electric outboard is next!
Great Video! Kidney stones are the worse - but a gal bladder that goes bad super sucks as well. Glad you got better! Cheers!
51000 subscribers I noticed congratulations you guys are growing people love you
Cool video. I always wondered how those wind vanes worked. You explained it in minutes flat. I would love to see some sea trails on the new electric motor controller and if you are able to get any regen from it.
Nice job dude. Hope you pass those suckers and not be worried again. Wind vanes are so much better than the electronic that needs recal all the time.
Dans mom rocks! sorry to here you got unwell, you had me worried their for a minute! That wine glass can double up as a goldfish bowl, love the re- generator controller, I do not know why people do not put a belt sprocket on there prop shaft and run a extra 1 or 2 generator's off a car to give you extra charge for all your cameras. ;)
Been there, done that. Had the coast guard take me off my anchored boat at 2am to get me to the hospital. Drink lots of water and stay hydrated. Try cranberry juice, it helps. Enjoy your vlog.
You have my sympathies about your kidney stones. I have had the same and it feels like someone stuck and ice pick in your back, cold sweats and the rest! In the longer term you will have to, and should do something about it. There are a couple of non surgical options available and you should look into these.
That said, I have followed your steps from the beginning and you have my admiration for your courage, conviction and the fun you both obviously have with this life style.
Keep happy and sail safe!
Some amazing handiwork there, Dan! Mouldmaking is such a useful skill. Just a word of caution, hotmelt will pretty much always begin releasing from the surface after some time in use. It's not a particularly reliable sealant, sadly.
I pass 2 or 3 stones per month for past31 yrs.never get used to it.cant describe pain.never tough it out you can turn septic.and can poison your brain.happened to a friend. Didnt know his wife or kids for close to a year.love your vids and have folled from beginning.mxmas
have a monitor wind-vane and use it anytime the sails are up. Not really on day sails though, because it's fun to steer by hand. You can even tack with it with practice and favorable wind conditions. Its better then electronic because you don't have to adjust sails with minor wind changes. The boat automatically corrects in the wind, and you just adjust your next course change accordingly.
Just call Dan....MacGyver...love watching him come up with his DIY ideas
It would be interesting to know how much weight you have removed over the years, and when you do make significant changes like that, how does it effect handling?
You are definitely very good with electrics I would still be stuck in docks
Good you were on Dutch soil that it happened m8,...even in our Dutch-Antilles part we've got good hospitals and Dutch or trained in the Netherlands universities staff, doctors and surgeon's.
when you mentioned you'd never felt pain like that before , I immediately thought , Kidney stone !!! Those are excruciatingly painful. Hope you haven't had any more. That would be quite a challenge on a bumpy sea
Would it be possible to run an alternator off the prop shaft? You might need to use gears to get the revs correct but, you are the two people I would trust to work it out if possible or not.
Fair winds
Oh no, sorry about your kidney stone! That's terrible. Do you think being in such warm climate for a long time has anything to do with that? I'm from Finland and what I am most nervous about the day I finally get to have my own sailing adventure is how I will handle warm climates. Love you guys!
Dan where have you learned to be such an skillful when Assemblying everything?
Hi Guys, we love the weekly updates! You are sailing over many of the places we went, a 20yr trip that ended a couple of years back... we had sprouted a daughter on the way!
The reason I am writing is too give you an idea we used ...
We were in the Canaries waiting for the weather as usual when i had an idea.. Our autohelm 1000 wouldn't drive the boat in any kind of weather. when attached in the standard way. I had the idea too attach from the push pit to the wind vane so that the power used would be less than a watch ( Just guessing watts but it was minimal)
This affair was meant to be temporary but in fact i never took it off, the benefits were very apparent. When there is light breeze from astern the apparent wind can go to zero, this puts you back staring in 'Night Mare on helm seat ' again.. Same with no wind and the motor on .. The other not immediately apparent plus is the savings in miles..
As you accelerate down a wave the apparent wind will move toward the bow, similarly when slowing down going up the back of a wave, the apparent wind goes towards the stern.. The net result is a series of curves which over 3,000 miles add up! lol
One thing I hadn't thought of was the wind shits, when this happens your vessel will alter course accordingly. With the course being generated magnetically Uma will hold a true course and your sails will flap.. In a way demanding you be a more efficient sailer and trim those sails !! ! lol
Here's a clip of us just off Panama after our time in Colombia ...
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Keep up the good work guys ! Let ol' farts live vicariously once again!! lol xx
The Cape Horn is actually designed to use with a small tiller pilot. It has an extension you put on the end of the quadrant in the lazarette. We'll cover that in an upcoming video.
"It'll have graphs of its power consumption!" Oh boy!! Ha ha. You're such a nerd! I love it!! :-P
I've been there with kidney stones. They are incredibly painful. I'm glad you're doing better.
I'd would like to hear what the motor sounds like running, in the engine room as well.
Fantastic video editing! How you two string a story together is fantastic. I really liked the shot of Dan standing on the chain and then doing a somersault. WHAT IF you had the kidney stone attack at that moment....would you have been able to swim to safety?
Good informative video.
Stay hydrated! If you are not peeing clear, and several times a day, you are not drinking enough! Prefer water to juice or soda. Coffee and tea are good diuretics, alcohol is also diuretic but has more side effects. :-)
I had 'em at just about your age. High activity levels in hot weather and not enough water is the classic set up. They can also be caused by several minor to major chronic problems, most all treatable. Get it checked out when you can.
I feel for you, my biggest stone was around UK 2p piece.
Female doctor told me that was about giving childbirth
Wind vane install video was great. Really sorry about the kidney stone. If your wait time was only three hours, you're beating the US average by a mile! Little less EtOH will help, and keep up the water. Bad news is, it is likely going to happen again. Glad you're doing better!
I wandered how people survived before 3d printers.
Wow epoxy mould! Beautiful job. Where did you learn your craft?
You could bodge up anything to keep the the show on the road.
I think you should be made an honarary Australian!. Ha ha.
I love that people are returning to simpler times using windvane systems dispite having electronic drive dizmos.
I.always wanted to take my dad snorkeling...never got a chance, now its too late. Well done, Wonderful!
Nice mom!
That was a fantastic bit of work on the switch casting (Uber neat) and the controller install.Do you have an electronics background? Sorry to hear about the kidney stone incident - but good that you completed two major projects before you were laid low. Good video all round and I am sure your Mum had a great time with you both. She certainly seemed stoked with the snorkelling experience.👍
Can you Regen on anchor? Nice work that's got to be nice ..
My wife has had many a stones I feel you hope everything is better for you both
I have enjoyed watching all of your videos. I sailed to the South Pacific in a 30 foot boat with a homemade auxiliary rudder windvane in 1976-7. It was great. I sailed on a 44 footer from Mexico to the Marquesas with a hydrovane in 2015. The hydrovane was pretty bad, frequently requiring manual steering assistance. I have a little experience with a Monitor. The Cape Horn should be perfect for Uma. Years ago we used to have sailing dinghy races with the rudders removed. This was a good way to master sail balance. (Centerboard and crew position were equally important.) I’m sure you have already found that Uma usually sails with a bit of weather helm. As the Cape Horn manual suggests, set the vane at “neutral” for the average weather helm you are experiencing. When the puffs come and the weather helm temporarily increases the vane should handle it. If you are constantly needing to adjust the control lines , it’s probably time to reef. I see tat you’ve already gone hundreds of miles successfully with the Cape Horn. So, you surely have learned all of the idiosyncrasies by now. Good luck!
+Mike Jacker We've heard similar reports and reviews of the hydrovane and others. Constant adjustments. We also learned propper sail trim because of our crappy wheel pilot. It couldn't handle weather helm at all! So far, we haven't had to adjust it even.
Sailing Uma Our homemade vane was also completely reliable with no tending for days at a time on Pacific crossings.
Great job with that wind vane! Sorry about the kidney stone
You are the sailing MacGyver! Epoxy moulded switch holder. Is there any task on a sailboat you can't DYI from scratch?
They rebuild the whole boat from scratch!
This I did not know. I think I need to view some of the earlier episodes.
101 episodes + extra"s, you have something to do.
Dan has never ceased to impress and amaze, fearless in any task, expanding his ability with every new challenge. He is The Salty MacGyver
Kidney stones are the worst. Had one and the doctor said that it is the closest pain that a male can have to that of a women has during child birth. Keep the videos coming as they are ready nice and informative. Safe Sailing
Sorry to hear about your stones. I've been there several times, better hope you pass it or they will have to go get it! Yes been there too lol. I don't want to sound like a internet doctor but I hope they gave you a strainer to catch it, it's very important not to leave it in there. Good luck
I had those stones three years ago. F... They hurt! I've cut back on my salt and rarely drink soft drinks.
SV Octopus + GREAT JOB on cutting back on the soft drinks. Especially the dark coals which contain Phosphoric Acid and will steal your calcium (Critical in forming kidney stones) Also, don't be to hard on yourself about the salt. Salt is a good thing...especially Himalayan salt
been there done that brother. worst pain on earth. hydrate hydrate hydrate!
I had a Raymarine Wheelpilot on my last boat. It sure was squeaky, but it was reliable. Though it is rated for 16,000 lb and the boat weighed 12,000, it sometimes seemed to be at the edge of its capability. My current boat has a much older Simrad WP32 on it. This pilot seems much more capable on a boat of greater weight, and it's much less noisy. It's too bad that Simrad no longer makes a wheel pilot.
For the way you guys travel the Cape Horn makes so much sense. Until I cross an ocean I can live with a wheel pilot as we always end up running the diesel to make power. I commented on the install video that it is a beautifully made bit of gear.
I enjoy all of your videos. I sailed to the South Pacific for a year with a homemade auxiliary rudder type windvane in 1976-7 on a 30 ft boat. I sailed from Mexico to the Marquesas on a 44ft boat with a hydrovane in 2015. The hydrovane was pretty bad, often requiring manual steering assistance. I’ve sailed a bit with a Monitor too. The Cape Horn should be perfect for Uma. I’ve read the manual and the use instructions appear to be a good practical guide. Years ago we used to have races in sailing dinghies with the rudder removed. This is a good way to practice sail balance. On Uma I would expect the boat to hold her best course with some weather helm in most conditions. It often works best to set the vane “neutral” for the average weather helm you seem to be experiencing on that day. Of course in the puffs, she will heel more and the weather helm will increase. When the vane begins to struggle and you’ve already done your best to balance things, it’s time to reef. I see that you’ve already used the vane for several hundred miles with great success, so I’m sure you’ve figured out the idiosyncrasies yourself by now. Good luck!
Phenomenal engineering. Stones, oy, BTDT. Mine are oxalic acid and I have to not eat too much spinach and kale ... dang.
nice vane guys
They hurt worst coming out of your tender parts, hope you got enough pain meds...... Wind vain, your the man Dan !!!
Installed a windvane on the back of my motorhome. Steered me into a ditch. Maybe I should have read the instructions......
Dude! That made my day!!! :D :D :D
I have an Aries :) I need to try it when the ice melts from the fjord
Yeah, I've heard they don't work well if frozen in ice.