Why (and how) we REMOVED our RUDDER UNDERWATER
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2020
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This is really one of the few sailing channels you can hit the like before the video has even started.
Aladino's drawings and cardboard illustrations are fabulous.
I can't believe you were able to do this successfully under water! Having years of experience in a mechanical shop, I don't think I would have even thought it possible. I would have had the boat hauled out and done it on land, at great expense and loss of time (of which I understand you have plenty right now). Oh, to be young and unafraid to attempt the impossible! Great job you two, and thanks for the video story!
Mechanical minds have we.
I’m so impressed in every way. Most would deminimize the tiller issue and ignore the need for a fix. Your thought process and logic evaluates every possibility in the root cause, approach, and possible outcomes. Together your precise communication, both most familiar with a different language, and yet each perceptive of the need for clarity, find ways to reaffirm and codify precise communication. Patience and respect guide each step. Finally your combined sense of logic and trust allow you to gracefully achieve your goal. I wish the rest of the human race could emulate your behavior and the world could come together as one loving, trusting, and cooperative body. Thanks for the best video I have seen in years
Couldn't have said it better!
Great job, real craftsmanship. Aladino is a master (pedagogical meaning) and such an humble guy.
You are a nice team and it’s a real pleasure to follow your adventure
Pro tip regarding small things outside the boat:
Suspend a *white* bucket down in the water, wherein you can drop all those tiny things. Hoist thereafter slowly and carefully the bucket up on the deck.
A good idea. You could also use a cheap fishing magnet. It may be handy to keep one on-board for many uses.
or a mesh bag with the mouth held open by wire.
@@stevejackson4089 Hm, stainless steel and magnet, no go.
I am rarely impressed, less often with young guys being a grumpy old bastard,, but I was smart and resourceful when I solved these problems at sea when we did our 20,000 miles, and you are very impressive Aladino. A young me. Good detective skills and a very competent cruising sailor. Well done. Love your work.
Excellent job, what a team! I was holding my breath fit to bursting while you were underwater.
This was REALLY impressive! There was SO MUCH that could have gone wrong. The execution was flawless, how the F did you manage to film as well? I’ve removed my rudder twice - but on land - so I am full of admiration. But your experience has provided me with yet more confirmation that my transom hung rudder is a better solution. 😉
Catching up episodes in 2023. Great diagnosis, engineering and working as a Team. Superb!
Well done, well presented, great pace and storytelling. Safe and happy travels.
Outstanding....as an engineer I have fitted shaft keys many times...but never under water..well done sir very brave....super.. what a team you guys are.....well done. Take care
Aladino would be a great instructor.
Perfect explanations ..
Well done, extremely well executed plan. You two work very well as a team. Congrats on fixing your tiller issue
Thank you! This was no easy task by all means. Working under water with just holding your breath and not loosing any tool not to mention the key. But what few realize is the impossibility of using the usually very helpful support of a beautiful wide repertoire of Swiss swear words under water!🤪 little did we know about your impressive talents in illustrating this venture, well done Aladino! A true Superman how you managed this indeed and the margaritas are well deserved. Another great video from our beloved magic carpet team!
That’s the most awesome repair. Ever. So beautifully executed and - as ever - described with flair. You guys rock. 💥💯👍🏼
Took my breath away! Congratulations on identifying and fixing the play in the tiller.
This episode had me on the edge of my seat and holding my breath most of the time. Well done!
WOW!! Well done! That was no small task! Good engineering. Good assistance. Good lunge capacity. Good bravery.
As a retired commercial diver of 25 years, I completely understand the challenges of working in the water. You did a good job Aladino, especially not to lose any parts or tools. I bet those margaritas tasted really good. Cheers
Amazing job both of you! Couldn’t have done it without the obvious cohesion between you. Always a pleasure. Thank you.
OMG - I’m so ignorant mechanically & pass quickly through your videos on those subjects - but wow!! This was just the best. I so enjoyed learning how he healed the problem - for sure with Maya’s help. Great video! Thank you!
Your freehand drawings of the router and your current model of the boat in the rotor were very nicely made I cannot believe you did those freehand, one thing I did notice you apply no lubrication to the shaft? One other thing I think I would’ve cheated And bothered the keyway in with superglue with my luck the keyway would’ve fell out and will become catfish food, you did a wonderful job doing all that underwater holding your breath
Well done! That was quite the job, especially in the water!
Impressive ingenuity and great teamwork Guys.
Well, the ordeal is already finished...I would have lightly centerpunched the shaft key way to may the key a PRESS FIT. 6 mm key down to the bottom? NOOOOO!
Doing that assembly, underwater, free diving’s a BIG accomplishment. BRAVO.,!
Thx Edward!
Aladino is brilliant. His problem-solving approach reminds me of engineering school. great video!
To be honest when you start talking about it I was immediately thinking about the key as this happen often in this constructions. When I was on board (bigger vessels then yours) we always did carry a second key in case the mounted one failed. Anyway, respect the way you handled it single handed! Good luck with the rest of the trip it doesn't happen again. My advice take the exact measurements and ASAP make a spare!
Single handed???
Aledino, you are so brave! Anyone who can successfully handle small essential parts (key,nut,washer,pi) and small tools underwater with gloves, in murky water with a muddy bottom and without a loose piece of window screen in a frame hung below them it is my hero! I suspect your key changed shape gradually by being peened as a result of many years of motion created by waves and prop wash. This exercise was possible because you knew your boat's parts intimately and it is a smallish boat. Congratulations on your troubleshooting and successful underwater procedure.
Nice job! Aladino definitely knows his boat. The underwater photography wasn't bad either, the water not being clear lets us see it how Aladino was seeing it.
Wow great episode you guys. Together you make such a resourceful team. Way to go.
Great stuff! So appreciate the drawing and model. As a senior female hoping to become a live-aboard and doing a little single-handed traveling, all of this info is very helpful! A problem for me is a phobia of diving! Yikes!
Well done. That was a tremendous performance considering the weight of the rudder.
We have a smaller boat (HR24) and we also had to remove the Ruder and completely take it apart. But mending or take things apart under water must be a special challenge. Oh no, also some giant fish! Man you' re brave. Thank God you made it! Well done you two.👋🚣♀️
Aladino is a smart one, a brilliant job all around. Loved how you kept the ropes in place saving the exact swing radius.
Very nice detailed drawings and explanations. You guys are definitely soul mates. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Good luck to your next adventures and happy sailing. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
Tiller shaft removing issue? Nope, drill thru the board! Yes! Great job! Peace of mind! No rudder no control.
The big clue for me was that you managed to release the key by wiggling the shaft. I have never installed a key in a rudder, but have installed keys, in an automotive sense several times for pulley, flywheel etc. The fit is what is called an 'interference fit' and I have installed them with light taps with a hammer. I am not sure I would sand the key you have. The 0.1mm overage is for the interference. I love your CAD expertise (cardboard aided design). I wonder if you could use a flexible tube (like a 4cm water pump hose) as a breathing tube while you worked on the keel, rudder/propeller. Great resourcefulness from you both. Well done.
Very impressed with your engineering skills to effect this repair but mostly with your TEAMWORK! Great work!
The job is difficult enough to coordinate on land let alone under water and filming at the same time....well done you two, an example of great teamwork!
With all this TLC the boat is going to be Super Fit for the journeys ahead.
Stay safe and let us pray you get your freedom soon x
That was a amazing! Quite a challenging project and you managing to film it too! Very well done!
At the end it was a nail biter. Well done.
That is impressive Aladino. In all my years of boatbuilding I haven’t seen that.
This was very educational and delightful to watch. Nice work guys. I wish you both the best. :-)
Excellent editing! Exciting music. And of course excellent technical diagnosis and execution by Alidino! Thanks Y'all!
Wow, I am so impressed with your practical problem solving methodology and love the way you describe the process of your repairs.
Outstanding problem analysis and resolution... Job well done...
superb! you not only give amazingly clear and detailed explanations but even combine them with drawings! congrats for your humble perseverance, with this rudder issue and in general for your pursued lifestyle
Wow. Without dive gear, in murky water, and filming. I will never have to reattach a rudder but this was amazing and impressive.
So impressed by Aladinos knowledge and the nice way you are working together!🙏🍒
Wow! Great Job. I held my breath the whole time Aladino was under water!
This is so impressive! And congratulations on making such a mundane task fit so well on your magical and oneiric channel!
Swiss precision meets with Canadian Celtic grace makes for a very harmonious communication. Both have talents and meeting each other with such respect it’s beautiful to watch ...I’m inspired and humbled by you both. Thank you for being yourself and sharing with us the possibilities of being self sufficient and capable of listening to one another while bravely facing huge cat fish !
Thanks for such a beautiful comment!
Well thought out and well executed repair. Was fun to watch, thanks for posting. :-)
I love watching you guys. Aladino is so fussy and technical.
It's awesome to see a young couple doing it.
Learning along the way.
Keep going, I hope you make it down here to new Zealand
Major effort given the faciliies available. Well done team.
Awesome repair by you 2. Loved the underwater videos too
I love how everything is so clearly explained! And the drawings together with the paper cutout 💗🙏👍
Thank you for explaining this and making diagrams. Thank you for showing the story. Working on ones home, whether boat or house, is frustrating but also a labor of love when you love doing. I like learning this from youl
Clever, clever stick. I'm so impressed with your ingenuity and teamwork. Well done.
Great job and well done Aladino!...not an easy task for sure but you made it look easy.
The key works in conjunction with the taper on the shaft. Getting the nut really tight so that the taper is tightly in place will ensure that all of the turning moment is not loaded onto the key. Well done both, great teamwork.
Such impressive workmanship! And what an engaging "story" you told!
Now that I have gone back to episode 1, you are ther girl. Good to see that you are doing what you wanted. Nice boat, nice guy, nice voyage.
Congrats on the Rudder fix!! Hope you enjoyed your celebration cocktails!😊💕
Absolutely brilliant job Guys.... Teamwork & great skills shown... I salute you... Both... 😊😊😊😊😊
That job had to be more difficult than shown on the video...I don't think I would have tried without dry hauling. Congrats to both of you for pulling off a seemingly impossible repair!
You people are amazing! Either cut really well, or you two are ideal people. And 'amoré' has lungs like Garth
Excellent! One of your best videos this «season». Impressive and inspiring. Take care! Greatings from Norway
Great job with the rudder fix! I really enjoyed seeing how you troubleshooted the problem and fixed it. Good team work too! Thanks for putting these videos together.
You guys are great together and amazing to watch!
Seriously impressive dropping the rudder while in the water. Well done & great result.
Nice video guys. So many times we see folks thinking the key should be loose fit. Typically on prop s and shafts. Generally they are engineered to be half a thousandth of an inch over size to press in. Good solution. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
You both did a fantastic job.Team work of the highest order well done.
Excellent episode. Great explanation of what was going on and brilliant execution. 👍
Hi guys, wonderful video as always, Aldino is the king and Maya his queen.I am amazed you were able to get the runner to line up on the key without a bunch of grief, good job and chairs from California
A brilliantly analysed and executed repair. You are a great team!
Patience, teamwork and very good communications. Love you both and well done.
Wow great job....looks like your work on your boat and others is paying off...well done....buying a boat from you would be a stress free deal...as the work has been done down to the tiny details...
Outstanding video. Tough project to do without scuba gear. Trying to do it while taking video, amazing! You two make an excellent team!
Aladino, your work is not only top noch, with all your explanations and modelling work you also give plenty opportunity to watch and learn. With Maja you have a great assistant as well. One can only admire such perfectly executed job and cooperation between you two. Best wishes and happy days ahead.
Congratulations on the successful completion of a most difficult task. You are both inspiring.
Great job!!! I have changed zincs underwater but that was with a air tank, your a real trooper, espacally with giant catfish swimming around! Great video and illustration!
Well done both of you. I was sceptical due to the weight of the rudder that it might be to difficult to refit whilst in the water, but you succeeded. Awesome achievement.
I saw your video on alternate living. Hearing your $1 story and how it came to be, was such an inspiration. This serene lifestyle has been a desire of mine for years. I’m a disabled veteran looking for years to make this dream happen. Until then,....your channel gives me adventure and hope for a future. Safe travels ⛵️
You guys are just great, this was not an easy operation. Really great effort and success.
Amazing job! I thought for sure you were going to have to rig a line from the top part of the rudder forward amidship to hold it up and onto the bottom shoe. You were able to get it into place all in one breath!
Such good problem solving. And excellent problem breakdown. Great work, guys. Thanks.
I cannot believe you were able to do that, let alone so quickly! You guys are amazing! I had visions of the pliers, wrench, safety pin, washer, all on the bottom🤬 well done, amazing. SK in the UK,
Good job. I remember working under a boat on the prop shaft in some far off harbour. You wish you had some Scuba equipment on hand.
Aladino explains it very well with his drawings and cardboard cutout to show the process, he also explains it quite well on the floating dock showing all the parts. Problems are always the mother of inventions, that is a small hole compared to the size of the board holding the mast. It will be fine. Most keys that I have used have one side larger than the other, slightly tapered. We have used a drop of silicone and let it set to hold the keyway in place while fitting shafts so that it doesn't move. Well done and you saved heaps by not having to cut the rudder open and reweld the tube or even slip the boat to do all of the work you did while at the floating dock. Another great video Thanks.
Excellent video. You two are something else. I salute you!
I have never seen such a detailed example. Awesome job. Wish i could have helped!! Texas Loves ya!!
I’ve just subscribed after discovering your channel I love this kind of boat maintenance.
Well done guys!
Hugs for both of you from Puerto Williams - Chile the southern most city of the apocalypse world.
Job well done, great skill and ingenuity.
I am amazed you didn't knock the key out while reinstalling the shaft. Nice work!
One thing that I have seen on one rudder is a hole through the rudder blade so that you can put a rope through to do what you have done more easily at sea, and or to use a rope as an emergency drive for the rudder with a rope up each side. My naval architect friend in Aus has an eye on each side of his steel rudder for those purposes. Great that your fix worked so well.
Hy William!
That also crossed my mind! a neat idea, but didnt do it this time...
Congratulations! Great, meticulous job (thou risky underwater) and excellent tutorial with very accurate filming. Your pre-planning and professional craftmanship are the best insurance for sailing in the remotest places/seas where "assistance" is unavailable, no matter what you are willing to pay for!! Buon Vento!
Good job, mate!! Other people would have used a crane!! But you two are so smart to do it this way!!👍