I'm Tired of Doing all the Dishes!!!!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2020
- Figuring out who does what tasks is very important to keeping everyone happy while living aboard a sailboat. For the majority of the summer, I (Dana) have been doing all our dishes because Lou has a bad back and hunching over a bucket is not ideal, but it is finally time to change this dynamic. Today's video is all about installing a saltwater faucet in our galley so that we can easily do dishes comfortably inside the boat. Hope you enjoy this one!
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Here's my unsolicited opinion (worth every penny): great vid!!!
“Ok attempt number two.. STO-“
I'm sure that is the huge benefit to hanging around land so to speak, to figure out all this stuff. I really admire your ingenuity and creative problem solving on the fly. I love your channel!
Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a kind comment Jeanette :) So excited to be sharing all these adventures with you! - Dana
Lou: the outlet arrangement is suspect at best. Try and find a reducer/junction that has nipples long enough for doubling up hose clamps. Also use nylon or abs fittings. They won't crack. The current situation, upon failure, will sink your boat if ever you go ashore and forget to turn off the pump. Also you may not hear the pump running with the engine running while sitting in the cockpit. This change is critical! You must have absolute confidence in that union under pressure. A water tank will empty. The ocean is endless. Also plastic lines can be removed and installed much more easily with hair dryer heat for a bit to soften. Soften not melt!! You don't want to crystallize the polymer and weaken it. Safe travels and good luck. Capt Kaz
Thanks so much Ken! We really appreciate the feedback. We already plan on re-doing it this winter, but to be extra safe we always keep the pump off and just turn it on for use. We also close the seacock when we're sailing so not to put extra pressure on the system. Definitely need to rework it but it's been a great upgrade for the last month or so and we're loving having the sea water for dishes :) - Dana
Please be sure to shut the seacock off whenever you leave the boat and get into the habit of turning the pump off when you aren't using the seawater.
Wicked Salty (another UA-cam channel) lost their boat to sinking when the hose clamp to the bottom of the head sink drain fell off. The hose dropped down and water simply came up. From the sink drain until the boat settled to the bottom at their mooring ball.
Total write-off.
Hallberg-Rassy only built 750 or so Rasmuses. I would hate to see any of them lost, much less your cruising dreams drowned.
So glad you are not using the same faucet for both waters.
@@WildWeRoam Dana I only jumped on this from experience. My story had to do with the rear transom shower. We were motoring back from somewhere on the Chesapeake and I ran into the salon to do something and noticed the freshwater tank gauge on empty. Blood rushed through my face and I jumped into the engine room to see the bilge full of water. Luckily we only had about a quarter tank onboard otherwise the engine would be in water to the alternator or more. The culprit was the down stream shower hose past the pressure faucet on the transom shower. That hose is not designed for constant pressure. Most folks don't realize that. For shower use only and then faucet off. Well it weakened overtime and split while underway. Did not here pump running over engine noise. So there you have it....my story. But doesn't have to be your or your readers story. Little oversites like that can turn into catastrophe. On my checklist now for sure. Also auto bilge pumps wired in. My alarm with you folks was the saltwater aspect; they hull valve and pressure side of the pump. Anyway, enough of that. I'm sure you and Lou got it. Be safe and I look forward to watching your vids. Capt Kaz
@@WildWeRoam Yes, always double hose clamps. I enjoy you guys too much to see that video. My buddy boat capsized crossing the Gulf Stream at midnight due to some sort of failure. It happened too fast for him to find the source of ingress and we plucked them out of the 50 degree water in a squall in January.
@@kenkaz3376 Interesting, and very informative, thanks.
I don't like through holes below the waterline, so my new boat are going to have as few through holes below the waterline as possible.
The boat is going to have a pump that pumps saltwater up over the waterline to a little 50 L or so tank just below the deck. Just below the deck, because I want gravity to deliver the seawater to where it's needed.
From what you wrote I think I will have button - that activates the pump - behave like how the dead-man's button works in a train.
Electronics stops a train, if the locomotive driver don't press the dead-man's button after some time. Pressing that button resets the timer that would otherwise stop the train meaning the driver has to press the button before the timer stops the train.
The dead-man's button electronics on my boat aren't going to be very advanced - it will use a very *simple* circuit called a monostable multivrator : www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/monostable.html
There can be more than one "button" - I will make a sensor circuit that works like a button for the motor's cooling water.
What a journey guys! 😊 First Europe, and now a life boat. I watched your wedding and it was unique and beautiful! I am enjoying a lot your videos... Ow I`m sorry! My name is Duarte and I`m from Portugal. I hope a life full of joy and happiness for you. You deserve it!⛵⚓😀💪💪
Suggest you double clamp the hose connections
Thanks so much Brent! We were running short on hose clamps, but will add extras this winter :) - Dana
Is that a boat thing? I do car stuff, and all my failures have been from old rubber hoses.
Love that you always go the extra mile to make the boat perfect!
I am so amazed at what you two have learned to do over the time I’ve watched your videos.
(My free advice and worth every penny) By using the hot water side of your faucet's mixer valve, you have a created the possibility to pump saltwater into your freshwater supply. Perhaps you could consider restoring the fresh hot water supply to that faucet and install a separate saltwater faucet on that sink. Also, really consider an accumulator and leak detector cutoff/alarm. Right now, any leak downstream of the pump will result in actively pumping water into the boat.
Not just pumping any large quantity into the tank, but simply contaminating thr entire tank with bacteria/virus/feces from the seawater which could be a serious health issue if they ever drink or cook with this water.
Even if they are using it to wash dishes and hands, the tabk will be unsafe until it is treated and the lines kept apart with an air-gap.
Raw sea water is filthy in many (maybe most) locations they will be visiting. Some people on boats do not respect the laws of pumping septic overboard. Heck, many municipalities on the East Coast are guilty of it too! Plus sea water has all sorts of nasties in it naturally.
This is dangerous. We also use raw water to rinse all dishes first, but using this one faucet is a basic plumbing no-no. There must be a substantial air-gap between domestic water and raw seawater. This is a health issue. They need a seperate faucet. Faucets are cheap. Just get two single-valve ones and be done with it.
Wash dishes again with hot soapy fresh water and hot fresh rinse and it doesn't matter how filthy the first seawater rinse was to get the food off.
sorry i think it must not have been clear, the two systems are not connected. We didn't need a hot water line to the sink any longer so we took that hose and ran the salt water to the faucet. We then disconnected the fresh water to the faucet. The only fresh water we have going to the sink is via the manual Whale pump. We're planning on adding an accumulator to the system this winter and probably redoing a lot of the connections so that we have all the right pieces :) Thanks so much for your recommendations Kevin! We really appreciate it! - Dana
@@WildWeRoam That's a relief. Should a guest leave open the cold water valve, some of the salt water may back flow through the faucet when you use it. I presume you already have that cold water end plugged somehow. I enjoy your videos from my Covid isolation. Good luck on your adventures.
I agree about the possibility of salt water getting into the boat from a leak plus the plastic jabsco filter lid on the pump cracks after a while and can leak as well. It’s a great idea what you have done but I would put an electric switch at the sink to turn the pump on only when you use it and turn it off straight after so lines are not kept pressurised.
Isn’t that a ‘mixer’ tap. If both taps are on, flow will be not just out of the tap but back into the fresh tank too.
Great videos👍
Your smile is so beautiful Dana.
The videos of you guys are so inspiring. Thanks for sharing your adventure. 😊
Wow, what a lesson. Thank you for sharing. Till next week
Love the transparency and showing the little things. Dishes are def a deal breaker, so glad ya'll have a system now:)
So glad you guys showed us this! We are redoing our 37' Irwin, and was trying to think of a way to do the wash down and a faucet together for saltwater. This is very helpful!!! Thanks!!!
This may well be my favorite "TV show"!! I adore you both, and I love these videos! Thank you very much, and good health to you.
This was so satisfying to watch and listen to just the raw sounds of everything you’re doing was a really nice change to the UA-cam norm!!
OH! Y'all might love some rubber gloves so the cold ocean water doesn't bug you when the dishes pile up. This looks great! Congrats on the install!
Ahh your videos always make me feel so content and inspired 😊 I took a small break from writing an essay and now I feel excited and ready to get back into it 😁
It is going to be such fun watching you both become masters of the art of sailing and cruising. You both have a wonderful curiosity and willingness to learn and flex...that is everything. Nicely done! Fair winds and following seas to you both.
This is always my favorite part of Tuesday 😄 also a good reminder to not just “rough it”, but find a way to improve systems to make life easier!
Lol. Yalls comment section is so bossy. I know nothing about any of this! Just fun to watch.
Was thinking the same thing 😅
Honestly, since Lou&Dana attracted 'youtube boating-lovers' the commemt section changed big time. I do believe it's all pretty helpfull but not very interesting 🙈
@@mirjam058 exactly haha...well once they grasp all of it to feelconfident enough tostart sailing I am sure all these well meant comments dessapear as well...:D
UA-cam sailing channels are full of "know it all" armchair "sailors" who have seen every episode of Lavagabond, Delos, The Wynn's, and Uma and think they now know everything about sailing and living on a sailboat.
There sre also a number of us who actually are full-time cruisers who have done this for a number of years ourselves and are trying to help them not to make the same sorts of expensive, embarrassing, and sometimes even dangerous mistakes that we and our friends made when we were all just starting out.
Finally there are a few of us who actually own and live on this exact same make and model of sailboat. Only about 760 of them were ever made, so it's not exactly a huge community.
I love exploring and u make it more special for me , thanks a lot 😊
Great handy man video on yacht up keep. Thanks for sharing this electrifying video with us that watch your informative channel. Outstanding job.
Good morning friends, 8.25AM here in California. So excited to watch the new video. Let the show begin.
I have just a couple of suggestions that you might want to consider.
1: stop using lighters and single walled heatshrink. Corosian will eat your wiring and its doomed to failure.
Use duel walled heat shrink and a heat gun. The duel walled heat shrink has a layer of glue and when you heat it up it will form a seal protecting your work and electricle tape on a boat is only good ( short term ) at best until you can fix it properly. Trying to use electricle tape long term on a boat just makes a sticky mess.
2: all those pretty water lines that you just ran need chave gear added in every spot that it runs through the wall. The vibration of the boat will cut right through those lines.
Ive been a commercial fisherman most of my life and these are just some life lessons learned the hardway.
Tis comment was said with concern and kindness. They are adults who can take or leave the advice. Maybe you could be more kind and not so Snarky 😏
@@Viper_Poker maybe you should look a little closer. I was saying replying to Snarky. I said your comment was said with concern. Now I wish I had not tried to defend you.
@@Signsalot I sinserely apologoize .... I misunder stood. ..... I will take dow my last comment
You guys are doing so amazing upgrades to the boat! I am curious to what’s next, keep up the good work!
I just spit soda out of my nose when I heard Dana say, "That's not going anywhere"! YOU GUYS ROCK!
May the force be with you, I can't imagine no hot (or at least warm) showers. ❤
We also had a "loud pump problem". But we got rid of half of the noice by just connecting the pump to the wall or wood panel with a bunched up t-shirt in between the pump and the wall :). It worked like a charm, hope you try it out. Kisses from the Netherlands!!
Wow. Have fun. Love from estonia
You guys are GREAT! GOD speed guys. JC
TIP....turn pumps off when you don’t use them, easy for a leak to start and the pump will just run continuously and flood the boat. Fresh water no so bad as the tank will run out but with a sea water system it will maybe sink the boat due to a never ending supply of water!!always turn it off when your not using it. Sailing Cadoha just had a flood for this! Also double hose clamps is a must. And the threaded fitting into a hose....try a proper adaptor! But LOVING the channel, new subscriber because of what you are doing! Loving it 🤘🏼
You need a piece of rubber between the pump and the wall. It'll minimize vibration and sound. Good job guys!!
Great video guys! We're learning from you (and your comments section) on what to do and not do on our boat as we're working on a 28' Pearson 😀Safe travels!
You guys are great. Spread a drop of liquid dish washing soap inside the end of the hose with your pinky. It makes the hose much easier to slide on. When removing hoses, twisting can help.
Wow that's a lot of work.....good thing Lou knows everything!!!! He is impressive.
Just started watching this channel and i like it Dana is so cute and seems to smile a lot..😃 thank you
Nice job.
If you want cleaner holes with a hole saw then drill through from one side until the pilot hole (drill bit) come through. Then switch sides and finish the hole from the other side. Your holes won’t splinter out that way. This works good for wood, fiberglass and plastic. (Don’t bother with that for metal)
Cheers,
Jeremy
Yeh! Nice job Dana!
You guys are doing good things. Small tip, when installing new marine plywood give it especially the raw cut ends a coat of epoxy. It will seal the wood and make sure its prepared for tabbing. For extra strength tab the new ply to the hull. First use a fill it in the gaps for a smooth glass transition.
"woah...spagetti" Hahahahahaha OMG that made me laugh! You guys are awesome!
Crazy how I randomly stumbled across this channel today & come to find out its Dana's birthday! (I've been bingeing at work LOL) Happy Birthday, Dana! Loving the videos!
Glad it's all sprt, it is the small things that make the difference. 💕
Another great episode! You two are on a steep learning curve. Like all cruising boats for the past 50 or so years I would suggest a foot pump with a separate spigot for sea water at the galley sink. Keep your mixer faucet for fresh hot and cold water. The quote 'this boat does not need hot water' was a bit alarming. You have the ability to heat water with the engine and with shore power (and also with solar if done properly). Hot water is something you will treasure when its needed.
I agree a foot pump in a separate faucet for the saltwater averts other problems and makes it simpler in the end... and, I think that hot water can be really important at times especially in colder climates
Ya'll are so awesome😎⛵
i died when the whole hose came off🤣 awesome video🤙
well done friends!
This is a boat I might buy in the future. It is really nice to see your upgrades / tutorials. Also, in Germany 2 zip ties is the norm, just like on the piece you cut before.
How exciting!!! Would be so fun to hear what you think of the Rasmus :) - Dana
Check out the Hallberg-Rassy Rasmus group on Facebook. That has become the default owner's group for this model.
@@svbarryduckworth628 Thank you for the advice. I am a sailing noob but my research so far leans toward Hallberg-Rassy, 2nd Amel. So it was kind of a confirmation when they also bought a Hallberg-Rassy. However, at the end I will also go for a boat appraisal.
Heck pf a good idea. Using the sea water for dishes. And using the Hot water valve.
Good work dudes! :D
A question it would be interesting to hear you cover in a video: how do you get enough exercise? Do you go to land to walk? Do you miss walking whenever you want to?
Just bought your Ebook, finished chapter one while walking my pupper. Challenge starts today.
"Attempt #2....STOP!". I'm sorry but that made me chuckle. :-). I hate plumbing stuff.
If I ever get stranded somewhere I’m definitely calling you guys for help because 😳👏👏👏👌
What an awesome video and I loved the close-ups so much, glad you both had clean fingernails in each shot 🤣 🤣
FYI you can try using a slight twisting motion to loosen and remove hoses that have been clamped down.
"It does go fast when u have plenty of water! ...truth
It is awesome to have the "little things"! Yes!
An acumulator fir a smooth flow! 😄
Hey love your Vlogs!
I have one tip for you. When you want to be sure that there is no water leaking through, its easy to take a paper towel and and press it arround the spot you want to test. This is often easier to see, as it usually drips in small amounts. 🌊
Hope its helpful for you!
P. S.: I'm quite a new subscriber (eventhough I watched some of your latest Odieadventurevlogs). I really enjoy your content and I'm very excited to follow your journey with Penelope! 😊
Sorry for my bad english, I hope everything was understandable. 🤭
Your English was perfect. And your encouragement is priceless.
The piece of wood that you used to mount the pump acts as a sound amplifier as it vibrates with the pump. You could glue a similar piece of wood directly to the hull and then mount the pump on it. This way, the hull being heavier and the water behind will dampen the vibration and attenuate the noise. Cheers.
Heat gun....it will make your hose handling life so much easier! a little heat softens up the hose for taking off or putting on. Keep moving forward you two are doing great!
A million times THIS!
Every time I see them use a lighter on heat shrink I cringe. A heat gun would have made short work of removing those stuck hoses too. Hoses we installed a year or two ago are just as hard to remove without heat as ones that were 30+ years old when we bought our boat.
Absofugginglutely necessary tool to have on any boat for many uses. Harbor Freight has some for well under $20.
Love it guys. Your videos and the van and the mountain and dogs and donkey and now Penelope feel like a cosy room that have formed a beautiful nook in my soul. I go there often for a warm hug ❤️
Might want to think about adding an accumulator tank to take the stress off the pump and stuff.
Thanks so much for the tip Joel :) It's on our list for winter improvements! - Dana
Your thumbnail is so funny, Lou in a fancy shirt enjoying boat life and Dana the boat slave, well we all know it is not like that, but I love the picture, makes me laugh so much!
Not gonna lie, I miss the adventure and I feel like every episode is a fixing the boat episode 😕 I know it’s consuming most of your time because it’s new but I can’t wait for you guys to be more settled so you can go on more adventures! 😊
They can’t go on adventures if it’s not safe/efficient for living. Appreciate that they are including us in the boat fixing. That in itself is an adventure. How many of us could do all of this ? They have to make a living off videos so if you want those you have to support these for them to be able to go.
This is one reason I'm glad I bought my boat with a gutted interior and she is on the hard for all the improvements I have been planning. Oh a thought for you guys incase you never considered it ( alot of people don't think of this), keep some wooden dowels, a few 12" pieces of hose and hose clamps incase you ever need to block off a fitting until repair. Also keep a few expandable drain plugs for each thruhull fitting incase fate or you accidentally break a seacock or part of the fitting so at the least you can jump in the water and plug the thruhull, and some rubber inner tubes incase you ever have a hull breach to make plugs.
You need an accumulator. That will keep the pump from shaking and turning on every other minute. Will help with the sound somewhat also.
"thats not going anywhere" excelent
Recommend you put some thread compound on the plastic cap of the bronze filter. They will become one over time. Also, you just cut a hole in a structural bulk head down in the bilge area. Recommend you seal the edges of the hole with epoxy and avoid the inevitable rot.
This is a very dry and high part of the Rasmus. If there is water in this area the boat is near foundering and they have bigger issues than rot years down the road.
SV Barry Duckworth it looks to be under the “v” berth below the waterline.
Below the waterline yes, barely but above the floor boards. If water is above the floorboards...
We have the same boat. There is no water here and if there is any it is a major big deal. The bulkhead here isn't
encapsulated, and is simply painted plywood. No point in sealing a hole when the surrounding plywood isn't sealed either.
Just a thought guys. You may want to put a pressure tank into the front end of the system. That way you won't run the pump as much and can keep it from burning out.
Hey guys, for ease of fitting a hose onto your adapter or other places, lubricate the inside of the pipe first with some dish soap, on the inside of the hose, and exterior of what your connecting it to, it should reduce the friction and slide on easily. Also, as others have mentioned, it is a MUST to double the clamps to ensure mechanical attachment, it serves as a backup, so to speak, if one clamp isn't sufficient to prevent leaking from the pressure of what is in the tubing.
if you're concerned at all about sanitizing dishes post sea water wash, a spray bottle of white vinegar and water to "rinse"/ wipe them down after could work well!
I know its a bit late but on my old rassy i had a salt water tap at the sink for washing which worked by a foot pump saved relying on electric
No hot water for a shower??? Lol. You guys are Champs!
Boating to teach people the value of basic things like running water, gotta love it 😁👍
Great idea to have the sea water tap. However, why the second pump when you already have a seawater pump feeding the tee piece that runs to the galley?
"Woah spaghetti" that was my absolute favorite part 😂
Are you going to do another video for the manual fresh water pump install?
😂😂😂😂 love you guys
holy sh,,,, change that pipework and fit a floor switch to the pump, if something fails while you are onshore it would pump the ocean into the boat
Well hello again. Next time you have to removed a hose, consider using a heat gun. It will make the hose soft. Have a good week
Be aware that some insurance companies require every fitting that has access to a seacock to be double clamped. Jubilee clips are cheap please dont skimp on them.
I aspire to be this level of self-sufficient
Good dyi project, only one suggest, but a gasget or big rubber to avoid or minimize the noise and vibration from the pump. Igual a engine mounting
you may find put rubber mounts on the pump it may not vibrate so much, to isolate the pump from the wood.
Dana you are like me. I gotta find solutions to everything and don't mind getting my hands dirty. My daddy raised me in the garage. When my husband had no clue how to fix the plumbing and hang ceiling fans. My Dads lessons sure came in handy. Girls can do the same as boys. Can y'all use the salt water for showers thru a filter. So you don't have to go a shore as much. Just curious. Love you guys. Can't wait til y'all set sail on another adventure. Been watching for so long. Loved you van life. Love your videos.❤❤❤
Great job. Why no hot water? Cheers.
I do believe that yours is the only boat I know that has a kitchen.
I LIKE the video first and then watch it through coz i already know it'll be worth it.
Drill small holes in a bucket with a lid and throw the bucket in the water with your dishes . Next morning pull bucket up and wash dishes . You'll find that most grime will come off easier and small minnows will eat the food off the dishes .
Another great video. Lots of comments regarding the raw water pump, hose clamps and so on. Just be aware of the potential toxins and bugs in raw salt water, particular in shore - I would keep that hot water supply. A jippy tummy is no fun. Down the line a watermaker will get round all your storage problems and enable you to sideline the raw sea water and occasional bad smells that go with it. Keep it for the anchor. We're all just looking out for you.
Curious why you didn't heat the hose ends before pushing onto the fittings. Seems they would have slid on farther that way for a more secure fit.
What is the tempeture like and the humidity out on Open Water
Use a heat gun to soften hoses, also go to auto parts store and get hose removal tool(s). The come in various configurations and unlike marine stuff should only be about 10.00
You know college dorms are bad when I'm jealous of your kitchen and having a dedicated space. It might be a little smaller than my single, but at least you guys have your own bathroom. And a stovetop.
Nice job though I'm torn about losing your hot water heater vs. having a separate spout for the salt water. Hot showers are nice especially if you go to colder climates. I've seen several other boats use manual pumps connected to a separate spout for the salt water. I do like the water pressure you're getting, though.
lol..the old back injury..lol time to man up & do the dishes...
this was super interesting ! sorry so many of the comments are so bossy! this is just a reminder that youtube commenters know nothing and even if you are making a mistake its ok to learn that stuff on your own
Love the channel.....but have a comment.....Since the fixture in use is a mixing valve, sharing the fixture with fresh and salt water is a little concerning...cross contamination would be very possible.
I was just wondering about this!
Heyyy! Just a question. How come you don’t need hot water on the boat? Do you have another system for showers? Love your channel
LMAO I just noticed the thumbnail