Episode4 Across Bass Strait
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- It's a long trip on your own. @We40 nm., about 46 hours. What can go wrong?
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Very enjoyable and informative video again Norm. Reminded me of when I crossed over to tassie a few years ago and had a little alternator trouble too Managed to fix it and carry on. Great to know you’re back safely on the mainland. Looking forward to the next episode. Thanks dude🤙
Erik
Glad you enjoyed it dude. Thanks for watching.
Great episode Norm. Lots of great instruction and conditioning for those of us still on the learning curve.
Thanks Don . Glad to see you skipping down the coast. Well done mate.
Brilliant Norm, love the tech talk, I have quite a large monohull pilot house motor sailor and learn something every time I’m on it, which is the nature of boats. Talks like that really help refresh your knowledge and I really appreciate it. Thanks
Great to hear dude. Good to know it is helping.
Giday Norm, Great passage mate, thanks for changing the camera angle it gives a better view of the bow, much appreciate it. Thourally enjoy u talking us through the plan. 👍🇦🇺😁
No probs dudes. I think it is better. Thanks for mentioning it.
Once again another excellent and interesting video of real life power boating. Channels like this with a cool ass dude who knows what he's doing on a power boat showcasing real life on the water are invaluable educational and very entertaining. Thank you. KEEP DOIN IT TILL YA CAN'T! 🫶
Thanks Dave. Intend to.
Well done on the trip up to Eden Norm. Thank heavens Bruce fixed that alternator and you had it with you. I've been watching those cargo ships entering Port Phillip heads and they don't waste any time at all. Great trip over all though Norm and a great video.
Cheers Michael
Thanks Michael. yep it was good to have a spare for sure and you're right about those ships.
Thanks, Norm
That's a great piece of advice -- I must start carrying a spare alternator. I do have twin motors being a catamaran, but I can see that having the spare onboard relieved you of a degree of stress.
Great episode and thanks for posting.
No worries Richard. Yep think a spare alternator is worth while.
Ships are always my biggest concern. Well done mate, not easy sleeping like that. All the best.
You and me both dude. They travel fast.
Glad you made a good passage, and great episode.
Thanks Glenn
Thanks for sharing give one confidence with common sense
Thanks John. Common sense is pretty important.
I'm loving these videos Dude
Thanks Dude
Nice work with the solo passage mate, and commendable effort doing the alternator change mid-stream. You made the change-out sound easy, but I bet it wasn’t with that rolling underway! Cheers Callum (Commocean)
Made it a bit hard but wasn't too bad. I left it till the next morning when the weather had settled a bit.
Pretty easy mate, as long as your alternator is wired ready to go. I did wait until it calmed down a bit.
great stuff
Thanks dude.
I'm surprised you don`t already have AIS, it would be useful when your having a nap it will allow other vessels to see you, identify you, avoid you or call you on the radio, you can also see vessels coming from behind you. If you add WiFi to your AIS you can use a ipad with Navionics and it will show AIS targets. I use a cheap AIS unit with a $50 NMEA to wifi bridge, it's worked perfect for the last 4 years
Yeah dude, agree. I have just purchased a new plotter, sounder and AIS. Will be installing in Brisbane. Stay tuned a big upgrade coming up.
Lovely video
love the Passage
the alternator fixing during voyage was a tough decision to make.
i wonder how much sleep did you manage to get during passage!?
keep them coming please
stay safe
Thanks dude. Yeah the alternator was a worry, glad I had the spare.
Not sure how much sleep I got, but I needed a couple of days to recover.
Love your videos, very informative. Not sure why you don't have have AIS, would have thought with your coastal sailing it would be essential.
AJ, i asked the same question a while back, more so that i could stalk Norm lol. he will be adding AIS in the not to distant future . Frank
Yep agree Dude. I am getting a new plotter very soon and AIS is part of the setup. Stay tuned for the install.
Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦
Danke Dude Danke
Thanks, Norm for another great video. My current boat is an HT27, and am looking to sell it so I can move up a size. With the aim to do a lap, I am wondering what sort of fuel consumption you are getting?
I have not made up my mind whether I stay with sail or move more motor sail .
I burn 6.4 litre/hour @ 5knots (both motors). It gives me a range of 650 nm. Would be more with use of the sail. It gives 6.5 to 7 kts.
Hope that helps dude.
Hi Norm, been following you adventures for ages.... Two questions; are you coming to Pittwater when you leave Sydney? Also, whatever happened to the electric motor you purchased? Did I miss an episode? Cheers and safe travels John
Yeah dude. Pittwater after Sydney. Probably around the14th April.
The electric motor is still on the dinghy. Love it.
hi Norm, quick question, how do you condition yourself to have power naps ? Seems i struggle to have a nanny nap, let alone power naps lol
Gets easier the longer I have been awake. The alarm on the phone helps, as i'm always sure o wake up. My main concern is staying asleep. I wouldn't use this method close to the coast.
Can you run sail only; what sail speeds & efficiency can you expect?
Hi Kevin. She won't sail without prop wash over the rudders. No keels and she wants to round up. I extended the rudders a while back but still need a lot of wind and it was very inefficient. so now we just motor sail. 5knts motors only...7 knts with 15knots of wind from the quarter.
Hi mate how much diesel do you have on board?
Carry about 840 litres dude.
Have you thought about taking old farts like me onboard for a fee to teach sailing, maintenance, planning, etc?
A bit hard to organise. But did run a few seminars a while back.