Sail Life - Sailing to Dominica & BLU3 tankless dive system
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- In this video, we leave Martinique and sail to Dominica, where we clean the hull using our new BLU3 tankless dive system. www.diveblu3.com/
Danish boat cleaning products mentioned in the video: www.renskib.dk/
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Always a delight to start a sunday morning with a Sail Life video!
Glad you enjoy it :D Thank you for staying tuned!
Same!
See you👍🏼🥰
Ava makes the best touring reviews for cruisers I’ve seen. I love when she has time to include a map overview showing where she is and the cool shops or points of interest can be found. I know this takes a lot of extra time, but perhaps Mads can create a work stream that simplifies this process.
Ultimately, I love sailing along with you each week and find that my world grows more beautiful with every episode because of your hard work. I am so thankful for you both. What a blessing.
No one does a review/advertisement better. Thorough and professional 👌
Quick tip. What I find great for cleaning the hull when sitting in a dingy that won’t stay put is a suction cup with handle, you can pick up a cheap one at an automotive supply store, they sell it as a dent puller. When in the dingy you can tie off to it or just hold on and reposition as you move around the hull.
As a PADI rescue diver I appreciate you covering the safety aspects of breathing pressurized air. 👍🏻
The loss of paper, charts, graphs, and manual calculations has also disappeared from aviation. 😜
Thank you for your detailed explanation of why scuba training is so important for the safe use of this device. It is not a toy for children or adults. Breathing compressed air, even in shallow water, can cause fatal injuries. Training is a must.
A NAUI Instructor.
LOVE THE CHANNEL!!!!!!!!! Those dive tables reminded me of the E6B manual flight computer I learned to use back in flight school. Just in case all failed we could at least navigate. One day in class a student sitting in front of me ( just to be clear :) was having some difficulties with understanding how to use it. Well this continued and the teacher/ instructor decided to play a little joke on the student. He turned to him and said that it must be the E6B and told him to take it to Maintenance to have recalibrated. Needless to say he came back looking like a stop sign.
The power couple of the internet... - Thanks so much for the fun you provide.
Love Ava's tours!
Nice one take care and have fun , catch you both on your next video . 😉👍👍
So glad that you mentioned there are always risks with breathing compressed air. It looks like Blu take the safe use of their product seriously too. Sail Safe Guys, Ant & Cid.
The USN tables were modified some time ago and IIRC the new PADI tables also changed toward safer numbers. At a major dive conference I had the pleasure to listen to a USN Chief Diving Medical Officer, and when he asked for questions I said I was taught to use the USN Cold Water Tables when I needed my usual 1/4" farmer johns and all. But literally EVERY shop and divemaster said no. And that included a lot of the audience.
Well, the official USN response was that if you needed more than a bathing suit, you needed to use the cold water tables (only found in the USN manual) or go UP one time depth group from the normal paper tables.
So I wear the computer to keep the staff happy, and my more conservative numbers from the tables. And nitrox, when available. I'd rather wear a belt and suspenders than spend night in the chamber, wondering if I'd ever walk again.
With age,comes wisdom !
We found Dominica to be one of the most naturally beautiful islands in the Caribbean.
I'd agree with that statement :)
Damn Mads! I'd had you pegged for late Thirties..Until I did the math... Y'Lookin' Good for an Ole Geezah! - A great presentation... You both (Eva and yourself) handle yourselves well in front of the camera. Thanks.
Wow, it's amazing how learning the foundational information of a subject is being ignored so often these days! There's a reason that was taught back in the 'old days'.
Great episode 👏 thanks!
great toy for cleaning and shallow water diving.....great luck to get a sponsored unit, your friends on Cadoha have one to forage for crabs and lobsters
That ending put a smile on my face, U2 are corkers! Cheers!
Great video, as always! I also get a kick out of Eva's use of the word, "laundry mat"!!!!! (laundromat) 🙂 🙂
I used a tankless dive system (back then they called it snuba, as the hybrid of snorkellng and scuba diving) on St Lucia - it was amazingly comfortable.
We use lemon juice to clean our hulls. It works like a champ, very little scrubbing, biodegradable, and it’s always available
4:06 of course the baguettes are excellent there! You're in France! 🙂
Love Sunday morning with Mads and Ava 💟👍👍🍌
Nice bit of kit 👍🏼
That boat looks amazing undersail
Don't know about the blu3 hookah systems, but my 30 year old Brownies 3 hose still works great.
But I did replace the gas motor with a Honda about 15 years ago.
First when i got it I replaced the regulators with Poseidon regs, much better for diving under the ice, never had a free flow even in water at -1C @ 60 feet.
You still need a BCD and weight belt if you're not in a dry suit.
Only difference between tank and Hookah or umbilical is the air supply. A word of caution, If using longer hoses to go deeper, you can easily blow your dive tables
And you should invest in bailout bottles
Without a dry suit, I use a slim BCD , but instead of a tank i have an attachment to plug the hose in, with a shorter hose to the reg.
That way it's still like regular tank diving
Regarding energy - It would be interesting to get an update on how you're doing with the electronics. How much does cooking bite into the batteries, and how long does it take for solar to fill it up again (sorry if it's already been covered).
In any case it's a good excuse to check out that latest GUI update from Victron! (If you haven't updated already Mads, you are a bad IT nerd!)
Mads, when I was 16 back in the 70s, GPS was still a plan of the US government. So we learned how to navigate using a sextant, a book full of star charts, and some trigonometry. It didn’t have sub-meter accuracy and I was pretty happy if I was within a mile or so of my location. Which given the fact that we didn’t have the exactly accurate time reference from GPS either was actually not bad. So like you, if I was crossing the ocean, I’d probably want to know how to use the old school sextant and a paper chart to find my way to my desired location. After all, it’s not hard, just hot as easy as looking at the screen of a computer and knowing where you are to the meter. Instantly.
In the UK, we had Decca around that time. Which was a shore based system - i think, was before my time.
@@diveguernsey6521 Well, there was Loran C which was a radio based system that was accurate to within a few miles I think but it only went out so far. For trans ocean navigation or away from the US you were back to the Sun and the Stars. I think they finally took down the last of the Loran transmitters in the early 2000s.
Scrub a dub dub. I find it very important to keep my bottom clean, it makes it a lot smoother.⛵
What a pity you missed the local Yamaha dealer.🤦♂🤣 great video 2x👍
Dominica was always on my to-go place list when I own the boat but sadly never made it.
As usual enjoyed your video and the attention to detail that you both delight in. It's what makes your channel special. No news on the generator lately?
I know there are a 1000 people making recommendations. I’ll share mine as a data point only. See all of the Caribbean and enjoy, Belize is my favorite. Go through the Panama canal and spend another couple years in Mexico. Then decide what you want to do and if you want to take on a different boat project
You're early this week.👍
Yeah a little bit :)
Only two counts of "doohickey" unless I missed one. such a useful word! Always look forward to your outro. :)
I still teach the RDP to explain decompression theory, but would never expect a student to actually use one instead of a computer. However when switching to tech and especially trimix diving, we would rely on PC generated tables (such as decoplanner) more than the dive computer.
Love Ava’s shirt! Always enjoy watching you two. 😎❤️😎❤️😎
I enjoyed Dominica . In the north (Portsmouth) The PAYS boys are very helpful. Try and get to the Chocolate Factory and get the PAYS boys to take you up the Indian River
So helpful! We’ve been looking for a tankless / mini dive system for hull cleaning and this looks 👌
Love the new start up video 👍👍
Wow! That was a really nice video for a change! ... Ok, just kidding. I thought you might be getting tired of hearing all the same accolades all the time. Everything is always so well done! That's why we are so willing to come back every other month to watch another! 😉
To avoid all the hassle and expense of dive gear, I have just begun practicing holding my breath for extended periods. I am now up to 20 seconds! I can now get all the way down to the prop shaft where I can push off with my legs in a panic to make it back up to the surface!
We are way behind real time! I see you are now almost to the Virgin Islands! I see you sailed right through Man O' War Shoal Marine Park just south of Saint Martin. Was it too deep to dive there?
Ahh, my Sail Life fix, now I am happy
excellent episode
A couple weeks back I saw a video where the Wandering Hillbilly power cat tied to a mooring ball and went ashore for a meal. Mooring line broke and boat crashed ashore. Check the mooring lines
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
The same thing is accomplished with a 50 foot hose from the scuba tank (you already own) sitting in the cockpit. No extra expensive and sensitve electrical equipment to buy and maintain and store on board. This thing is $1,800+
Good job😊
It will be interesting to see how the Diveblu holds up. Thanks for testing, so we don't have too. My first dive was in 1970 at age 10. 30,000 hours later, I still use dive tables. Plan your dive, dive your plan.
Nice rig
My French is probably not any better than yours but I am pretty sure you didn't get your baguette from a pâtisserie or pastry shop. You got it from a boulangerie or bakery. All you need now is to find a crêperie. Ah, the sweet trifecta! :)
8:10 homage to monty python 'now for something completely different' this is a great channel .
We build a same system, not reliant on batteries. Harbor freight oil less compressor, medical air hose. Standard regulators etc. Cost AUD300 been using it for 5 years to scrub 52 f ketch. We never buy commercial products.
Does the nomad warn the diver in some way before the batteries are exhausted? I've found a spare air unit or pony bottle can be a great safety backup. My certification in 89 was dual ymca and padi,padi is what I call "fast food certification " gets the job done but not quite fill's you, YMCA on the other hand offered extensive classroom time and was so well regarded, I was offered my European certification based on their reputation alone. You provided a great explanation of safety as usual,I can rely on anything you share to always provide wonderful depth and knowledge. Thanks for all of your efforts.
Seeet long sleeve Ava!!!
The product we use to clean the hull is lemon juice from the dollar store. We just spray it on and let it sit. Later, as in the next day, we just come back and rinse it off with saltwater. For bad black marks Spray-9 is awesome too.
I've found the best thing for this scrubbing is a piece of leftover interior cushion foam. I like a 4" wide chunk of 4" thick foam that is about 8" long. This makes a very handy scrubbing block and is not very abrasive yet just enough like microfiber.
It also makes for an excellent dinghy bailer for that last half gallon of water inside that a cut off jug bailer or hand pump never seems to quite get. A big block of foam holds much more water than a big tile sponge between wringing out overboard and seems to hold up a lot longer in the sun and the elements banging around the floor of the dinghy where we keep it. When I am done with it I shove it into the corner of the dingy where that last little bit of water wants to always collect. The sponge soaks it up and then the air evaporates it away pretty quickly from the large surface area of the foam remnant sponge.
It snowed in Michigan this morning! So it looks a lot where you are at.
How was the ‘oh glorious’ sandpaper collection at the chandlery?
I do think dive tables should still be taught. I still carry a bottom timer, and an analog pressure gauge, even though I have my super duper dive computer that can handle pretty much anything but trimix. Even today, we still plan the dive with tables 'just in case'. Have I ever needed it? No, but the group of divers we hang with HAVE had computer failures, and have had to rely on their bottom timer/depth gauge (we all pretty much have OMS brand wrist mounted timer/gauge), and their analog tank pressure gauge. Diving at 40m (131') and having a computer failure doesn't mean "Hit the surface" that's for sure, especially if you've already been down there for 10 minutes (yes, that exceeds NDL, but it's standard diving for many of us in this group). We also all carry wrist slates that have our plan on them for if something goes wrong, or we need to communicate better. We also have been known to play games while hanging at the safety stop for 20+ minutes...LOL...
That surface unit should really work great for you on the hull scraping. Agree, much easier than doning a bunch of gear when you are just hanging near the boat anyway!
Jejejejeje!
You are the best!!!
Best soap in the US hands down is orpine wash and wax. Just incase you can’t get that product overseas.
Diveblu3 looks good, didn't catch the cost though. No running water for cleaning the topsides? Dried on salt is so abrasive. Great video!
Great episode - I took a look at the hull cleaning product, do you know if it is environmentally friendly, when cleaning in the water? I couldn’t find the ingredients
good video do they allow doubling up on morring balls. something we do lots of in the UK
I watched the short and Ava said it was only 5 euros to check in to Roseau Dominia. How much was your mooring? And was there an anchoring fee in Portsmouth?
Mads where is the link to the danish product you were using for your boat? Thanks. Great video.
Oops, sorry :) Here it is www.renskib.dk/
Could you wash your topsides with something like a sponge mop or does it take more elbow grease than that?
Thanks for the link to the Reskib products but to buy all the treatment range c'est très cher!!!!!!!!!
If you go for patisserie , you are going for the boulangerie ;-)
Thanks for the scuba compressor "test". Can you please tell us if it is also possible to charge it with 12V? The 2 transformers seem to indicate that this is not the case...
I don't think they offer a 12V option but it's a relatively small charger so if you're okay with the loss in efficiency (DC->AC->DC) even a small inverter should do a great job :)
I love Dominica I think its my favorite of all the islands. However, its been some time since I visited. So has the law there about SCUBA tanks changed? I guess they were OK with your Nomad
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Does the Blu3 have a way of warning you that the battery is low while you are in the water and can you hear it in the water?
How does blu3 breath, i know you're shallow but did it feel balanced?
🎉😂🎉❤ ditto
On your next boat... why not have ports on the sides of your boat so you can feed the line for a tankless system directly from the boat. With a long enough line, you'd have no issues with floating devices and could be powered from on-board power. Surely there's such a device out there.
The no-decompression dive time for breathing underwater would be the limiting factor - at 12m (the max depth of this unit), you've got around 100 minutes or so without requiring anything else (e.g. a safety stop). By making you stop after around an hour, it keeps you with nice large margin of safety on a single battery, and up to about the limit with both batteries. You probably wouldn't want to run off boat power for that limiting factor alone!
Je pensais que le pavillon règlementaire pour les plongeurs sous-marins était le pavillon A blanc et bleu (pavillon ALPHA) plus une boule noire en tête de mat.
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Any chance our beloved Ava has relatives that excel at reading tea leaves and relaying important prophecies?
If you had a guest that was not scuba certified, would you let them use your Nomad system with you near by?
A lot of le dinghies will fit into le dinghy dock if everyone leaves their painters 3-meters or le 10-feet long. That doubles the number that fit into a crowded dock. Try not to cross the streams and get the painters all tied in a knot and twisted around everyone's props.
Yea, they don't train divers like they used.
Under ACUC in the late 70's you had to be a very competent swimmer.
Lots of time was spent on the old US divers tables, and lots of emergency drills.
My Instructors were ex military navy and combat divers, very serious when it came to diving
They didn't say if you come up to fast you may experience a cerebral pulmonary gas embolism
They just said if you come up too fast you're dead
Junk the fancy terms, do this or you're dead
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The only problem with computers is that they go wrong. Whereas paper products don't , just keep them dry
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Batteries do not run out on paper, stick to the paper dive charts.
Hey Mads I am a bearded cruiser much like yourself and always ALWAYS get water in my mask. Do you have a mask you like that works better with the beard? Or is it just a fact of the bearded life?
The struggle is real! :) My new mask is actually pretty good at keeping water out with the mustache in place. I trim my mustache to 5-6 mm but generally don't use any silicone or vaseline. I do get a tiny bit of water in my mask sometimes but I don't mind. I'd rather live with that and keep the mustache :)
The Nema gear is WAY overpriced for the quality of gear you get. Over $2000. !!!!!
You can buy a Micro Tank and proper regulator for $400 and not be "tethered" to a hose. Even the USCG topside AirCompressors can be used with a standard regulator and bought for under $1000. I've been cleaning hulls since 1982
" Sinbads Boat & Dock "
circa 1982 , Naples Fla.
Used standard tanks on a surfboard with 20ft air lines. I think I paid $125 for the setup back then
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Really disappointing that PADI does not instruct tables anymore. They should at least provide an introduction to them. This is no different the GPS vs manual navigation discussion. I always trust maps and charts, if for no other reason just to confirm.
Just a big add forthe dive gear....
Any chance you will be making a video about how you make money while you are sailing around the 🌍.
Dont use your Blu3 Nomad system. Theres a product recall currently against it unless you have the new regulator:
"Hazard: The compressor head of the tankless dive system can fracture while in use resulting in restricted air flow, which poses a drowning hazard."
Thanks for the heads-up! I'll check our serial number! Fingers crossed we fall outside of the recall range (0000 - 2700). Here is a link in case anyone else comes across this :) www.diveblu3.com/recall
“More cruising fun?” If you have to just pretend to break something so you can DIY.
Break out your fishing gear!!
The pacific and French Poly is not worth it!
Big child, too much money too many toys
Clearly, you know us so well :)
Hahaha, I might get that printed on a t-shirt
@@SailLife I would buy one.
ANOTHER PAID PRESENTATION 🤢🤮🤢🤮