When In Doubt, GRINDERS Out...(again!) | Expedition Evans 58
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- There's nothing like busting out the grinder to bust through a big project. We decided to make the leap to LiFePO4 batteries and they needed a place to go. Last summer Jade finished the fairing and painting of the bilge solo - with the exception of the battery areas because too many heavy batteries were in the way. Taking the batteries out for the big switch provided the perfect opportunity to finish what we started last summer. We armed ourselves with grinders, epoxy, squeegees, and this time around - gel coat. And then we got it done!
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Thank you for explaining the water.... I was getting worried and was like "oh we just gonna pretend there's no water there huh"😂
So glad to see you two using harness, tethers and jack-lines even on a nice day like that. Keep it up, don't want to lose you two. Thanks for the great adventure so far. Having owned several sailboats and having done much maintenance on them, I fully appreciate the tremendous effort you guys put in, but in the end the result is a beautiful yacht you'll enjoy for a long time. So. keep using the tethers!
But did you know that composite lightweight approved safety shoes ($55 At Costco) can take a weight of 1.1 tonnes, which is more than ten of those large batteries, resting on your toes. Human bare feet don't do so good with just a single 75 kg battery. So my wife tells me.
"Ferret..not the animal " ...you guys are awesome! I appreciate you! Jade, I would have cried too. Thanks for including that and keeping it real and raw :). I watched your most current video (in Guatemala) before I watched this and then got myself confused. I was like "they had batteries delivered to Guat! Wow.". Then I realized you were still back in the US. Great job, y'all!! Smile amd have a blessed day!
Oooh - I accidentally skipped forward from Ep 33, you launching the boat, to here, I was wondering where the mast, sails etc had appeared LOL So good to see her in the water though, what a great home!
Wow. Yet again , well done you two. You will have the most immaculate bilges ever seen.
One small alarm bell I have going off though . At 21.20 in this vid I see you put that 25hp engine in gear and move off slowly. But the Red Bungy Kill Switch cord is left dangling. It SHOULD BE as automatic as putting on a car seat belt! Loop it round a thumb. Automatic, every time. If the skipper falls out ,the torque of the engine will turn it hard left and the boat will go hard right at whatever speed already set. And come right back and over the skipper in the water .
Sadly did once see the aftermath of just this in Trinidad. The skipper stopped the propellor with his face! Yachtie friends, including a nurse , got him to the hospital in a taxi . He survived, but it was a very long time till he went cruising again,,,,,
Agee, my ex, a very experienced pro fisherman, needed to use someone else’s dinghy, the motor started in gear, which it shouldn’t do, he didn’t have the kill cord on, he was thrown overboard and the prop cut him really badly on his back and head. He was an hour away from medical help, plus over 4WD tracks.
Agree 100% about fastening the kill cord. The best outcome you can hope for if you fall out is several hours of diving to miss getting hit by the dingy while waiting for the fuel to run out, and the worst is getting hit and being badly injured or killed...
Great video. My heart went out to you ref the dust episode...Thanks for leaving it in the movie, we're all human and "trades" can be brutally unforgiving! Very well done and thank you again 👏👏
WHAOAH you guys... THAT LOOKS ALMOST PROFESSIONAL LIKE IT SPOOSTED BE LIKE THAT!!!! :) awesome!!
At least you didn't cut a hole through your hull. Lol. Chin up. Your guys are doing a fantastic job
I always bring my dink with the beam to the boat... for boarding or deboarding. I tie the bow eye line and one of the two stern lines to hold it beam to the transom. I have a boarding ladder however.
Easy for loff loading stuff too.
Nice video! Glad to see you finally Flowcoated (gelcoat with wax) your battery compartment.
Team work guys, great job
You two remind so much about my younger self!
I love Jade energy this whole episode is look at my hubby, he's amazing and I love him. It's so adorable and sweet
If you do it "right" you only have to do it once. I truly appreciate the way you guys approach a job.
Great Video... Loving the music 🎶
You made me cry over the dust, and I am a 50 yr old man
Love your vids and you are a great couple ; please read the MSDS ( material safety data sheets ) concerning MEK some of the chemicals you're using .Proper safety equipment (PP&E ) should always be followed , proper ventilation is very critical . Now go have fun !
Your skill with layers glass is getting way better than mine will e er be. Good work. I cant wait to critique your new battery wires. I have half a century of electrical and electronic experience. Your new batteries will fail early if you use slap-dazzle cable lengths between lithium batteries. They are way more critical especially with hybrid serial/parallel circuits. The cable lengths need to be exactly the same. If not one battery or more will take all the load and recharge cycles and fail early. Make sure you know about cable length idiosyncrasies of lithium batteries. Good luck.
Exciting to see thing wrapping up preparing to depart for adventure! Happy sailing!
What an amazing couple. I’m binge watching since I found you guys.. felt the pain in Jades voice about the mishap with the vacuum. Love you guys
You did a truly amazing job on your boat, keep up the great videos, love following your adventures.
Wow more boat projects. Funny, someone this week asked me what it is like owning a sailboat. My answer was, "boat projects". I think they were confused. However ever weekend there seems to be boat projects that need to be done, we just find time to sail between, boat projects. Last week whole walking down the marina there was a guy bring down fresh wood to his companion way, boat projects. Yep more boat projects, just measured for new halyard. I do not know if we love sailing, or just love boat projects.
I'm also becoming aware of this, having seen many boats for sale with a list of items to do.
I think as a toy this would be too much: but as a home, you have the time, money and focus because you are not diluted among other projects.
I.e. it's a way of life, rather than a casual use item.
Great job guys 👍
Love your channel I hope to see you at the boat show.
I know this is over a year ago, but you guys are amazing. Having to clean everything again after all the dust, would make me cry too. I believe you almost have to be a contortionist to work in such a confined space. It reminds me of trying to paint the insides of a shoe box while standing in it but you pulled it off and it looks great.
I cannot for the life of me think of any person who doesn't love you both !!
You guys need to add some leech line tension to your Genoa to stop that leech flutter, otherwise the leech fabric will deteriorate prematurely!
Heading to the Boat Show tomorrow, hope to see you both there...
I'll be at the show on Friday! Hope to see you!
I can smell the dust and chemicals from here! You did a lot of work for a hidden area.
Nice meeting you both at the BandG booth Saturday, Love the show and safe travels.
Total Boat products. Good stuff. Great work as always.
You guys work so hard, that’s why it’s so wonderful to see you guys enjoying your sailing days.
I can’t help but to ask:
1. why don’t you wear PFD’s while on the dingy?
2. Do you carry a fire extinguisher in the dingy?
The essential charm of your videos is that occasionally you show us a bad day. Learning about sailing life is good, watching your team under pressure and how you cope is great.
wow after spending all that glass work to fix the hull you guys went back for more I really know how you felt about the vac hose falling off as I had an air cleaner extension fall off my vw bus and the results were actually worse love the channel
Fluffy clouds are the best. Like fluffy bunnies.
Cool! There are so many other sailing channel folks going to be there. That should be fun! Wish I could go!☹
a considerate passenger always pushes the nose of the runabout away from the boat when leaving, makes it much easier to move away.. Nice!! 😊
It is all coming together
Bad things happen when you push too hard… relax & take your time. 😘
Gelcoat in battery bays for the win. 🖖😎👍
Hey you two, loved the way you didn’t edit out the emotions. Life is hard and frustrating and we all make lots of mistakes. It’s important to share the real journey - it empowers others to feel they can do things too as they no longer compare themselves to fictitious perfection but to reality. Thank you!
Wow those are some big batteries!!
Hiya Mr & Mrs Evans, what wonderful teamwork. You two are a great couple, from the way Jade described the work, she was to do the prep alone while her other half went for the battery bank. Here let me say how brave you are Jade to show the mishap and the extent of how it affected you. I would have cried too, and I'm a 6'4" 250lb ex-electrician. The mummified cables? If there is a next time just use saran wrap, so much easier. Sorry for calling you Jades' "Other Half" but I'm very bad with names, and Jades' was written in the notes. Could you put your names there to help those of us who struggle? Setbacks like that are indeed part of life, and you show your depth of character by how you recover, and how quickly. If I was right and Jade was to do the work alone then it showed his love that he just got on and helped.
Thank you to you both for a very wonderful, and revealing film. I worked for years doing lighting and power for film & TV, and your videos are beautifully lit, filmed, edited, the sound is good, wind allowing, in other words, very professional films!!!
Stay safe, Steve...
Awesome video. Love the grinding, I am sure you missed it.
Total Boat makes fantastic products. Their varnish is second to none.
Jade you are a rockstar boat repair and beautifier. We all make small mistakes, we are human after all.
Peace
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! You're going to be at the Annapolis boat show!! ...And new batteries... BUT BOAT SHOW!! I'll be the ridiculously over excited subscriber that has been stupid excited since i saw you would be there 😂 hopefully i won't embarrass myself :)
HahaFluffy Clouds. Great pix. Super exiting. She’s sailing very nice. Have watch again.
Dust or not. Y'all rock!
ooh snap, remember never rush when doing boat stuff ever! Good thing you are so young as lessons will continue. Never rush on boat projects it most always cost you more work.
good thing you got the "larger" dinghy :)
You guys are great....., period.
Chin up, Jade! You are doing a great job! It makes sense to regularly check electrical lines and vacuum hoses as they can easily be forgotten in the midst of a project! All the best!
I guess she knows that fact now
I feel ya. I once made a quick cut of an ceramic tile in the kitchen. I was cleaning dust out of the weirdest places for two weeks. Don’t worry! It will be ok.
Another lovely helping of smiles and positivity. Thank you for sharing.
you sure have made that boat nice. keep up the great work!
New batteries! This will really upgrade the boat and last a long time!
bro that mane is off the hook🤣😂...had mine for 20 years but more platinum than colour these days ..lol..great vlog guys
Jade,Girl!! I felt your pain when you got the dust all over the boat! My first thought when you guys announced your project for this video was "how are you going to keep the dust under control!?" After your original grinding efforts, you had dust EVERYWHERE. I was having visions of white surfaces, and sadly you delivered.
BUT!!!! It's just dust and can be cleaned up with a little effort, and you two are no strangers to effort!!
Great Boat! I'm SO Jealous of what you two have been able to achieve!
Chin up!
I will be coming to see you guys from N.J
Y’all are awesome
Poor you ! Clean up was always the most extensive part of your boat build . It must have brought you back to those times when all you could do was grin and bare it . Again you need to take it on and don't let it defeat you . Baby steps if you have to , and put it behind you .
The work never ends. Looking good
REALLY great Teamwork guys !! ....and not being condescending, I'm SO proud of you ! you guys make most of the rest of the "Sailing Couples" look lazy !
have funs wiring it all up.....OnWard.....
In Wood Working they call that a Character Building Moment. Cheer up, Great job Guys
Like#987 Hope your sickness is non life threatening and lets the mamasita live a long and happy boat life. Bad idea on cloth to prevent batteries touch, could burn. Love from Antigua Guatemala, OsoYolo.
Thank you Jade for showing us the real you!
Y’all Rock! Keep up the life long venture of freedom. Y’all make a great couple! Sails up!!
Nice to see Jade wearing an, Odd Life Crafting, tee-shirt.
They’re always smiling anyway, until you miss the dust collector on the sander.
Thanks for keeping it real. Awesome editing, too. 👏🏽⛵️🙂
I hate it when that happens Jade, but you recovered well. When MR. Murphy pays me a visit, I usually sting together an impressive array of expletives the Navy guys taught me when I was in the Marines.
MEK = methyl ethyl BADSHIT!!! One of the most important things I learned from my professor in Introduction to Fire Science in 1992! Thank you Professor Eric Jawstock, El Segundo FD, El Camino Community College, CA.
We used to call it methyl ethyl Death
I've used MEK a lot in my aviation maintenance career, is horrible. I dread using it and always wear a respirator. The smell now makes me physically ill 😅
Hi Jade - hang in there, this project will come to an end and the real fun stuff can start, like sailing and swabbing the deck
I love the smiles you guys are so amazing
Noticed the "Odd Life Crafting" shirt...good channel also.
Jade when you were crying I couldn’t help of think of the scene in Big Daddy where is says its all right and puts news paper over it to make the mess to go away. Y’all keep truckin’
This was a fun one I'm actually buying a solar system for my 35 foot RV this year so please be very forthcoming with the info name company price weight Etc please🤔 and also although bare feet are not OSHA approved LOL it's a huge improvement over wearing socks with sandals😆❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⛵⛵⛵ thanks for sharing guys I look forward to your install of the batteries next week.
You have both done an amazing job. Well done. Cheers n beers from Australia 🇦🇺 🍷🌹🍷🌹. I’d love to have half your energy!!!
I’m really enjoying these latest episodes, a little boat work but having fun and not stressing at the same time!
Super, now you’re real sailors. Great job. Love the video
Jade,
I felt your pain, Ugh!😖
You guys are perfectionists. Love your videos.
I'm with you. I love applying stuff, but I don't like sanding it. It's the worst job.
“Back to our regular scheduled program!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jade reminded me of the Little Dutch boy from Dutch boy paints there at the end.
Glad your in my state!! I wish I could afford to be a patron... I'm sad about being too poor to do monthly... But I'm glad for others who can. Cuz that helps you guys along... Maybe one day... I look forward to meeting you guys!! Enjoy Maryland...!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️
Hi, love your channel. But why go to all this trouble for a battery box, just take the rough off and use bilge paint the batteries don't mind. Flocoat over epoxy isn't ideal, hope it sticks!! MEK and epoxy dust are pretty toxic then mix acetone thinners, not nice and bad for your health. Look forward to next part of your battery conversion as we are going the same route in the future, bye, bye lead acid!! Good sailing!!!
enjoyed very much this new episode, you are a lovely couple :) greeting from The Netherlands, John
Great episode. Really good filming too. Captured everything.
You were extremely busy but if you kept a log it would be interesting to know how many hours of hard work you put into the restoration-so far.
Where oh where do you find a woman like that..?? Nothing phases her... most impressed..!!
Be extremely carefully with the storage of chemicals ,especially the rags used with them. Some have low self combustion levels. Acetone is a highly flammable product. Be aware of which products you store that may cause extreme thermal reactions when mixed.
Fiberglass boats really burn
@@markegg7680 Really fast!
Keep up the riffing and realness.
I know it sucked missing that Jade and I know it stressed you out and caused you some added work but look at it this way. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being a perfect sanding job with no dust and 10 being you got distracted and sanded a hole in the boat) that's maybe a 2 or a 2.5. Keep up the good work!
lead acid can produce a huge amperage, good for starting diesels. good for ballast, too. have u, considered a dual system--- its the inverters that have come down on price most. electricity is so vital to navigation regimes-- a redundancy system in an off grid system is nice to have. esp. one that will crank that diesel.
Anything can be fixed, you fixed the boat!
I really enjoy these videos ! Quick tip from a non expert but a lazy man if you want to mask cable’s use aluminium foil. It comes right of after the job masking tape is not easy to get it off. Keep up the good work!
Great work! 👌
laughter and tears.. Keep digging.. Hoping you guys make it to clear blue soon.. !
That looked pretty amazing and clean near the end. It was quite a transformation!