Sail Life - Dometic Pleatedshade Blinds and Skyscreen Roller Surface
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- After having used paper towels for curtains for years, we finally get to upgrade to some spiffy Dometic blinds.
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I just always assumed the paper towel blinds were a DIY lighting trick to soften the outside light. 🤣
Ive always used white oil absorbent mats 🤦🏻
Called a diffuser🤠
Miss your faces and the sound of the sander at anchor! ;)
You are much ahead of us on the videos, as Ava is still in US over at Cadoha ☺
Hmm Scrubbed or un-scrubbed ? Spiffed or Un-spiffed. Ta Da ! Your Blinds are superb...
You keep finding ways to make Athena even more "Dang Spiffy"...
James, my name is James & I'm a carpenter too. Biscuit the corners, and then cut a 1/4" plywood a bit larger than your largest frame. Drill holes and zip tie the frames to the ply (I do 2 per sides) this distributes the loads and keeps the box stacking from breaking your beautiful work. Keep up the great work, and thanks for helping Mads.
Thanks for another great video, know your/you're love
I agree it’s not a picture frame. Made of trim.
The last sentence doesn’t make sense, your and you’re are not interchangeable either.
@@teeanahera8949 thank you halll monitor what would we do without you. I know understand something hall monitors can’t. Hope you feel special. Your not sorry hall monitor. It’s ok if one’s thinks they need to monitor a hallway. Others understand some don’t can’t fix stupidity
@@teeanahera8949 one can not love another more than they love themselves, this is why I wrote it this way.
I got tired with fiddling with the fixation of the pleated shades. So, into every fold I glued thin magnets which hold the shades in the upper as well as the lower position. With 10 shades on my boat, that saves me 2 to 3 minutes a day and it sure looks and feels spiffy.
! looking a this on the video, thought, why isn this on magnets... ??/ `:D
Do you have any effects on your fluxgate or steering compass with them? Ours are a complete pain with plastic snaps.
@@philgray1023 I see no difference in the compass reading between the up- and down-position of the shades. As a probably unnecessary precaution, adjacent rows of magnets are mounted with opposite polarity. In a 1 m shade with 4 rows of magnets the overall magnetic field should almost cancel out.
best ever made for boat channel, salute from Australia
So James sent new sails too! !! 🤣🤣 That was some packing job 👌 2x👍
woah woah woah, two you tubers I follow (you guys and Teulu tribe) cross over... what the actual flip! Mads you made a short guest appearance (well your voice did) Teulu tribe when you where helping them to decide to use the mast crane (great advice)
I really do luv those covers an shades .. perfection... Noseums can't get thru those screens... Thanks for sharing your lives with us grateful ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Team Athena does it again. That little bit of work, no matter how annoying, is a fantastic addition and goes a long way toward finishing the interior.
Finally ... after how many years... or were you just waiting for Dometic to give you a hand out 😄
Looking good !.now time to get sailing!
I would have installed the dometic blinds upside down inside the beautiful frames, so that the mini screws go inside the wood of the frames from above. Then you wouldn’t have lost so much height and the wood is so much more beautiful.
Cheers
You need to call hous keeping . It would look better if the bed was made. All in all, Great Great show.
I have the same screens and love them.
I was always partial to your original shades because of the pretty blue accent tabs distributed around them! 😉
Always a great time see you
You probably already noticed it in the edit, but I would suggest turning off the Stabilization on the GoPro for timelapses, at least while inside the boat.
Hey we are thinking about you there in France! Let us no how you’re doing and if you’re having to prep for the storm that’s coming in…💕💕💕
Nice work! We have the same blinds and hatch covers on our boat and can’t imagine life without them. Good product and really adds a finishing touch!
I love the update on the copper coat. As you sail south, I think we'll really see the performance of the undercoat.
Nice to see you having fun other than with a sander in your hands Mads!
Thank you for finding the source on the portlight blinds... Because I guess they used to be made by OceanAir because that is what is on my 23yo boat that my wife wants to replace. Great to see Ava back.. maybe she will have some field trip plans where you guys are at.
I have the same blinds on our hatches, lots of money but well worth it.
Ohw, wow Mads with all those screens, lines and blinds it’s almost starting to look like a real boat 😄🤪 😂
I will admit it does look pretty dang spiffy Mads. Great job.
Hi , the odd jobs are looking great , fair winds and see you on the next video .
It's pretty spiffy that the coppercoat is doing so well. It's expensive to apply but we spend almost $1000 on bottom paint every 3-4 years with Pettit ablative paint plus yet more money for the haulout, rent on the hard, and splash fees -closer to $2k US for everything.
3-4 years between haulouts is very darn good. We know many other cruisers who can't get that much between haulouts and do it every two years. If you can beat 8 years before you need to redo the coppercoat then you are doing way better than us and I bet you will do even better than that at the rate you are going.
Living on your boat on the hard for even one week while you are doing bottom work is horrible so if you avoid that for a decade or so it is worth it just for that.
I LOVE your blinds! (I recently upgraded our white paper towels to the heavier weighted blue shop towel…with green frog tape “holders.”) 😂😂😂
Helping a friend replace a half dozen leaky old portlights, said they were very strong lexan and it would be hard to get the old ones out, since we'd have to smash the glazing to implode the heavily glued frames.
I knew from the feel and sound of them that they were just acrylic, so I just swung over my forearm, holding a hammer, and said "Oh, you mean like this?" And plastic flew all over.
Ripping the frames off the hull was much harder.
Hi guys 🙂 Great show. Welcome home Ava we missed you. The blinds look great and the new hatch shades are going to be an awesome addition. Screens and blackouts are the only way to go. Don't forget to vacuum the screen before you set sail if you left the hatches open last night. The bugs will gum up the works and create a mess.
Cheers guys 🙂
You will love the bug screens and hopefully the covers will provide a bit of insulation to help reduce condensation in the northern latitudes. I used a piece of foam rubber in each the hatches at night on a trip to Alaska to prevent condensation and it was a life saver. Nice job Mads.
I have heard about 3 incidents with the Orcas at the Gibraltar entrance to the Mediterranean. One of them suffered extensive damage to their rudder. Be careful out there!
I have to stay just when you think that boat can't get anymore spify, you go and up the level that much more! Really such a wonderful boat
Tack för ett bra avsnitt
As always totally spiffy Sunday viewing nice work
.my advice is go to Portugal the north coast. Fantastic scenery and great good. Talk to Sailing Uma couple.
You used PDS three times which must be a record LOL
Wtg, I suspect that Ava will happily to have bilndes and shades. It was brief, but good to see her again. Cheers guys.
I ran across a YT video last week on how to build similar curtains. I hope I bookmarked it :)
Wow! The screens and blinds look terrific!
Your videos keep getting better and better. The boat looks simply beautiful, and I love workmanship, and attention to detail. I only wish they were longer. In any case, keep up the great work.
Watch the Orcas route in the Portugal's coast and north of Spain. See what you have to do for them not to be atrated to the boat. 😉😀💪
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Good work on getting those Dometic screens FOC. They are dang expensive and don't last long.
If you go to Brest, make a stop in Ouessant, an small and very nice Island. It is really worth the detour
Your attention to detail always amazes me, Mads. Great work as always.
love the screens and looking forward to hearing about the orcas!
Hi Mads, you could consider propspeed on the prop at the next haul our. Pretty impressie stuf
Thanks guys for your fantastic vids, followed you from beginning and still appreciate the content,safe sailing 😊
I learned to put a black plastic trash bag over the prop to prevent groth.
Glad you included some sanding in this video. Will miss the blue tape holding up your high quality window covers.
Oh glorious thank you the blinds look great. Hatch look great as well!!!!!
The window blinds are such a great and chic choice, i don't know what it is, but they tie the place up even more than i though they'd do when you showed them close-up. Nice!
I use Copper Ease (a copper based grease for car brake assembly) on my propeller - seems to work well, but does need to be replenished from time to time - a lot cheaper than the marine systems!!
the windows look great and a great addition. thanks for sharing and have a great week
I really like your decision to use copper coat! This decision should pay dividends into the future!
Your boat / home was really come along way and is amazing! Great work ethic.
Thanks for another fine video. Hope everything in Brest is going well for you both. Sea Yoo !!
When you get to warmer water, pull the prop, clean it up and give it a good coat of anti fouling.
Love the blinds and port light screens! Looking forward to your trip to Spain and beyond!
On my last boat, I had a keep it in the water approach, and almost went the Copper Coat Route as a result, but didn't have 100% confidence in finding a Yard that could apply it properly. Unfortunately, I'm disabled and can no longer do such work Myself, and went With Pettit Trinidad Pro Hard instead by a Yard i had full confidence in. Well I've had a very big rethink since, and now lean heavily towards haulouts annually for a thorough checkover, Servicing, pre emotive maintenance, etc, and through hulls, antifoul, and prop tlc, have resulted in major changes. Through hulls now all Bronze, and such, and a switch to Hempel Silic 1 antifoul, as cab be touched up of need first year, just add a new top coat year 2 or 3, depending on the water being sailed in. Fittings , bowthruster and Prop, three coats of 96% Cold Zinc Calvanising Zinc first on through hulls, if too thick , then lower Zinc Cintent for Prop and bowthruster, or less coats. Zinc is non Toxic, plus a huge Bonus, it is Also an Anode ! which should help the expensive Anodes last longer, which could be helped by painting them With Cold Galvanising as well. Cost of a 1 kilio Tin of 96% in UK, is about 24 quid. Also available in aerosol cans with about 80% Zinc content as well, for around 10 quid. To me, Hempel Silic 1 plus Cold Zinc Galvanising Paint, dramatically reduces the relative cost of haulout, with the ability to fully checkmp over and service everything, being a bonus. apparently the 3 coats on the Prop will last as antifouling for up to 18 months? .I think the paint working as an Anode, is what keeps the Prop Clean? 🤔
eta a PS. I've seen Forum comments from USA Boaters using Cold Zinc Galvanising on their props etc for over 10 years, with no problems, very easy to add another coat or two on haulouts as well, such that even disabled me, should be able to manage it. I'll have a few tins on board when I finally set off, and another thought, Ideal for easily maintaining Galvanised Anchors ? Best Wishes. Bob. 👍
Love it! That’s takes some patience, but done right. Great great Vlog!
I have used silic one on my propeller. Two years and still really working well.
You will want to make light-blocking shades, also, once you head for sunnier climes. Also, consider routing a radius corner on each frame. Sharp 90 degree corners have no place on a boat
I would have used pocket screws to hold the frame together. Yes, the rudder eating Orcas of Gibraltar. Makes me wonder if you could run some DC current in the water to keep the Orcas at bay.
Wooa better and better each time
Love the blinds Mads and Ava! Excited to connect more UA-camrs with you very soon! 😊 somewhere a little warmer though!
Awesome T shirt
The new SkyScreens look great! Thanks for sharing.
Just love your videos, please keep them coming!
Everything looks fantastic!
Following the SAILGP events, I was wondering how come (while being in Plymouth) you didn't mention anything about going there. And then, a video pop's up and there you are, with Carly and Dominic!!! Must have been a fantastic experience... 👍
Amazing work being done
Brilliant stuff as usual....have you always been a carpener or learn as you went on.
Orcas go through short-lived fads. For instance, they recently started breaking rudders off sailboats along the European coast; and for a few weeks in the 1980s, some took to swimming with dead fish on their heads.
Wow, putting dead fish on their heads could be a way of communicating the crisis Orcas are facing because (as I understand it) the only fish they have to eat in that region this time of year is being overfished by local fishermen, so there is nothing for Orcas to eat. They could easily sink a fiberglass boat, but they jus nibble the rudders of passing cruising sailboats.. In other words, the Orcas are hope that good humans will help them because local fishermen and local authorities do not care if the Orcas starve are are killed so they can go on fishing out the whole region.
Another great video Ava and Mads .
Thanks
Cheers guys 🥃
Thanks!
My wife is shopping for those hatch screens as we speak
If you are concerned with Orcas, have a provision for fitting an emergency rudder as that is what they seem to attack.
Another excellent installment. Just one suggestion. Turn off the stabalization when doing timelapse. Then the video will be steady for in the boat.
It’s looking good.
See you 👍🏽
Watch out for the Orcas off the coast of Spain and esp Portugal. Too bad you didn’t have time to apply some PropSpeed.
Ha, great episode matey. Keeping the dream alive.
So, the gopro or gimbal that highlights the rocking is pretty distracting, though it proves you're on a moving boat, it could be difficult for some who are not into seasickness.
It's particularly bad in the time lapsed shots.
Just Subbed 🤗 Love your content Blessings 💯
8:39 Ivan Miranda approves :D
Athena is getting more and more spiffy :D
I also find a bit strange that I feel somewhat satisfied that I guessed both the purposes of the paper towels correctly.. :D I guess that's the result of being a couch sailor.. :,D xd
I think you should disable image stabilization at least in the Time lapse the shaky bits almost made dizzy xD
Just to be contrary - I think I'm going to miss the paper towel-blue tape blinds. I does look like the Dometic blinds will give a similar ambiance when closed, though. The hatch covers are particularly impressive. I imagine the screens will act as a nice glare-reducer while keeping out the bugs. Nice fine mesh screen should go a long way to filtering out anything dropped by birds as well.
About time!lol now it's time for headliner!
Try Prop Speed the next time to protect the prop. Great for two years at least.
What tools are you using for scrubbing the hull? I have coppercoat since four years and diving every two-three months and haven’t found the „best“ brush. In general, I am happy with CC.
Mads I've read that Orcas do not like a lot of noise, so I'm wondering if you sail through with the Ramones or Led Zeppelin blasting in the cabin might work. I know that Sailing Uma went through about 8 months ago....their videos still has them on the Portugal coast...maybe connecting with them, might help....Also Sailing Ran about a year ago. New reports theorise that the Orcas are just playing with the boats or even like prop wash in the face, and the nudging is an ask for some or more throttle , but that doesn't ease the damage. I'm sure you have done meticulous research, and that you will make it through. Good luck and cheers
Please avoid the rudder eating orcas....we’ve spent considerable time watching you build that rudder 😉
It's getting interesting
The caravan club would be proud
Please now finish the shiny post next to the nav station. Please, pretty pretty please!