nice and sweet couple, too much talking, too little adventures............the oyster 435 can do more.........cross the indian ocean head for madagascar :) lets see some action.....
+max odgaard [Liz] We've already done that... Sailed from Turkey to Thailand, through the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean... Via Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Oman, India, Maldives, Malaysia, Thailand. And now Indonesia. After 11 years, I'm pretty sure we understand what our Oyster 435 is capable of.
Yay! Thank you for staging these videos so we can all get our FTB fix while you out of regular communication. Do you guys plan on raising your waterline the next time you haul out and maintain the bottom, and maybe even adding a higher bootstripe too? Our own waterline is super-high right now, even with being in fresh water our anti-foul is about 3-4" out of the water because we are not loaded for cruising at all right now other than keeping full water and fuel tanks. I'm hoping that once we do load out for full-time cruising we'll be about right, and moving back to salt water should help a little bit too, as it is slightly more buoyant than fresh water. I also added a brand new bootstripe last winter directly above the antifoul line with no exposed gelcoat strip between them just to help with waterline cleaning. Our 40-year old white gelcoat really stains easily and I'm hoping the new blue Interlux Perfection paint will stay cleaner longer right there above the waterline and it will be easier to scrub off anything that would otherwise stick to a more porous surface.
During a low point in shipping at end of year 1999 when there was a glut of ships, it was even worse outside of Singapore. From the air you could see for maybe a hundred of miles or more offshore thousands of ships anchored. Unbelievable. Keep blogs. Keep them coming. I am learning so much even though I live in SE Asia for a decade now. I appreciate all of yáll's efforts. Thank you.
[Liz] What a terrible waste :( Thanks for the kind words, we're so pleased you enjoy our videos, and we promise to carry on posting them for as long as we can. Peace and fair winds!
Hi chaps! Wonderful Episode! Can't, however, stop smiling every time that I hear 'Malacca Strait'! Unfortunately, Malacca in Greek means, um, something rather, um, well, it means, 'something that one does to physically please oneself', if you get what I mean!!!!!!!!!😂 All love and best wishes, Claire, Berlin 😘😘
[Liz] That's kind of you! I think we're less popular because we're less pretty and a lot older than many of the sailing channels! Haha! We support Delos on Patreon, they're our favourite.
[Liz] Oh I fish...not with that much success, though! Many cruisers we know don't even bother trying. Once into the South China Seas it should pick up...I hope!
Great video with real atmosphere, capturing what impacts you on passage.👍😀⛵️ On the tugs issue - does their lighting configuration not indicate their status? (You said you could only figure it out via Radar).
[Liz] I think what Jamie meant that it is only with the radar that we were able to work out the heading of the tugs. They usually don't display AIS information, so you have to work out where they're going the old fashioned way with transits and radar...
Just had my 1 year memory post from Facebook of near Tioman last year....45 knots Sumantra, gale force for about 1/2 hour, its seems still the stormy season still this time of year
I've been admiring those dinghy davits. They look like the might be two piece. Where to top part fits into the bottom part, allowing for the top part to be moved or taken off. Is this the case with these davits?
All of those ships are called off- charter, which means they are surpluses and probably headed for the bone yard if they can't pickup a charter within so many days or years, crazy world out there ....
Always love your video's - Jamie, Liz and Mil. are so enjoyable. I'm sorry if I'm a curmudgeon - but I just can't stand the 20-30 something' trust-funders sailing videos. You guys have 'earned' your wings !! :-)
[Liz] Thanks for the vote of confidence. Yes, 11 years now as cruisers, so I guess you could say we've earned our stripes. We're not as young or as pretty as the more youthful channels, but it's nice to watch them finding a way to live their dream. Peace and fair winds!
[Liz] Waiting for their loads to arrive? Waiting to die? Some looked in pretty bad shape, a bit like a graveyard. Some looked pristine. It was an odd feeling weaving our way between them...
Running like that just costs you fuel plus it causes the prop and shaft to be out of balance which puts a vibration through the boat and is harder on seals and bearings. Put it to Jamie like this........the fuel bill would be less so there would be less reason to be out of beer. I have noticed that you do not put plastic tubs on the deck to catch rainwater to lessen the use of your watermaker....just wondering why?
nice and sweet couple, too much talking, too little adventures............the oyster 435 can do more.........cross the indian ocean head for madagascar :) lets see some action.....
+max odgaard [Liz] We've already done that...
Sailed from Turkey to Thailand, through the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean...
Via Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Oman, India, Maldives, Malaysia, Thailand. And now Indonesia. After 11 years, I'm pretty sure we understand what our Oyster 435 is capable of.
[Jamie] I certainly wouldn't want to be in Madagascar right now.
Yay! Thank you for staging these videos so we can all get our FTB fix while you out of regular communication.
Do you guys plan on raising your waterline the next time you haul out and maintain the bottom, and maybe even adding a higher bootstripe too? Our own waterline is super-high right now, even with being in fresh water our anti-foul is about 3-4" out of the water because we are not loaded for cruising at all right now other than keeping full water and fuel tanks.
I'm hoping that once we do load out for full-time cruising we'll be about right, and moving back to salt water should help a little bit too, as it is slightly more buoyant than fresh water. I also added a brand new bootstripe last winter directly above the antifoul line with no exposed gelcoat strip between them just to help with waterline cleaning. Our 40-year old white gelcoat really stains easily and I'm hoping the new blue Interlux Perfection paint will stay cleaner longer right there above the waterline and it will be easier to scrub off anything that would otherwise stick to a more porous surface.
[Liz] Yes! Raising the waterline is right near the top of our list! Peace and fair winds!
During a low point in shipping at end of year 1999 when there was a glut of ships, it was even worse outside of Singapore. From the air you could see for maybe a hundred of miles or more offshore thousands of ships anchored. Unbelievable. Keep blogs. Keep them coming. I am learning so much even though I live in SE Asia for a decade now. I appreciate all of yáll's efforts. Thank you.
[Liz] What a terrible waste :( Thanks for the kind words, we're so pleased you enjoy our videos, and we promise to carry on posting them for as long as we can. Peace and fair winds!
Thanks:-)
Much love and respect, keep the awesome videos coming.
[Liz] Thanks for the encouragement!
Fair WINDS!!!!
[Liz] Peace and fair winds to you too!
Wow, that's a lot of big boats around you.
[Liz] Yeah, we felt very small...
Another good one guys! Jaimie keep that motor running !
[Liz] Haha! Cheers.
max odgaard guess what you just got screwed.....
Great episode. Thank you.
[Liz] You're very welcome!
excelent guys.. kukup island, johor. take care, cheers
[Liz] Thanks!
Hi chaps!
Wonderful Episode!
Can't, however, stop smiling every time that I hear 'Malacca Strait'!
Unfortunately, Malacca in Greek means, um, something rather, um, well, it means, 'something that one does to physically please oneself', if you get what I mean!!!!!!!!!😂
All love and best wishes, Claire, Berlin 😘😘
Haha! Now I'll never be able to get that out of my head! 😃✌️ Liz
You channel and Delos are the top ones. I wonder why you get only 4K likes...
[Liz] That's kind of you! I think we're less popular because we're less pretty and a lot older than many of the sailing channels! Haha! We support Delos on Patreon, they're our favourite.
Glad to see you three are safe and can't wait to see Singapore Good luck to you..
[Liz] We had non plans to go to Singapore - it's way too expensive! But plenty more adventures further east coming up... :)
Haven't seen Liz fish in recent vlogs. I always enjoyed seeing what you caught in that region.
[Liz] Oh I fish...not with that much success, though! Many cruisers we know don't even bother trying. Once into the South China Seas it should pick up...I hope!
Great video with real atmosphere, capturing what impacts you on passage.👍😀⛵️ On the tugs issue - does their lighting configuration not indicate their status? (You said you could only figure it out via Radar).
[Liz] I think what Jamie meant that it is only with the radar that we were able to work out the heading of the tugs. They usually don't display AIS information, so you have to work out where they're going the old fashioned way with transits and radar...
Just had my 1 year memory post from Facebook of near Tioman last year....45 knots Sumantra, gale force for about 1/2 hour, its seems still the stormy season still this time of year
[Liz] Yup. Been there! That's when you learn to trust your ground tackle...or not!
I've been admiring those dinghy davits. They look like the might be two piece. Where to top part fits into the bottom part, allowing for the top part to be moved or taken off. Is this the case with these davits?
[Liz] That's about it!
All of those ships are called off- charter, which means they are surpluses and probably headed for the bone yard if they can't pickup a charter within so many days or years, crazy world out there ....
[Liz] Blimey, no wonder the freight industry is so expensive if they're breaking up perfectly good ships!
Always love your video's - Jamie, Liz and Mil. are so enjoyable. I'm sorry if I'm a curmudgeon - but I just can't stand the 20-30 something' trust-funders sailing videos. You guys have 'earned' your wings !! :-)
[Liz] Thanks for the vote of confidence. Yes, 11 years now as cruisers, so I guess you could say we've earned our stripes. We're not as young or as pretty as the more youthful channels, but it's nice to watch them finding a way to live their dream. Peace and fair winds!
I'm wondering why so many tankers anchored there.
[Liz] Waiting for their loads to arrive? Waiting to die? Some looked in pretty bad shape, a bit like a graveyard. Some looked pristine. It was an odd feeling weaving our way between them...
No reason to dive the prop with the engine running.
You wonder why you are not making speed with a prop and shaft like that........scrape it and you will find out the difference.
[Liz] Yeah, we know. It gets covered very quickly here, particularly round Langkawi. Jamie scrapes it when he can.
Running like that just costs you fuel plus it causes the prop and shaft to be out of balance which puts a vibration through the boat and is harder on seals and bearings. Put it to Jamie like this........the fuel bill would be less so there would be less reason to be out of beer. I have noticed that you do not put plastic tubs on the deck to catch rainwater to lessen the use of your watermaker....just wondering why?