What a great guy, what a tragic loss of his passing away due to COVID 19. A great sailor, always trying to educate us all to be better sailor. God be with you Patrick we all miss you !
@@RVLifeNOW I think this woman loved him dearly. Patrick must have been quite a guy. What I liked about Patrick, he did not have an ounce of prejudice or hate in him. You could almost feel the love and kindness in him. A superb and great human being. His passing away has been a very serious setback for me when it comes to my sailing. He was a super mentor to me that left a void, that few could ever fullfil . May he be heaven bound ! ! !
I believe you just became my go to page for learning "the true behind the scenes", about sailing! Thanks for your efforts and time that you have been willing to share with us, and let us not forget to mention sailing wisdom! THANK YOU. 🙂
On hooking up the cables to the battery’s, negative/ black first off and positive/red last to come off. I like to say Red Sox and black shoes. You have to take your black shoes off first before you can take your Red Sox off, and put your Red Sox on before putting on your black shoes. It’s a useful saying when teaching. Thanks for the video. I love the world you show
Patrick, your straight-forward approach to sharing valuable experience for those of us who need it is much appreciated! I encourage you to continue these great videos as you fill a unique niche in the DIY/sailing experience youtube realm. I discovered you this afternoon and have been binge-watching my way through your postings. Excellent work!
Detergent's main characteristic is to break surface tension in water, so it stops droplets forming and causes desolved gases to escape. A tiny amount of detergent on goggles works wonders. Big thumbs up!
Thank you for this video, Patrick. What an eye-opener. I never considered growth on the anchor chain. Also, I was always curious about the hookah and how it worked. Great video; very helpful. Peace and fair winds
Thanks Kia for the comment. Sitting in a marina or a small anchorage near a city, it is amazing how nutrient rich the waters can be. We just arrived in Rodrigues after a month in Chagos and 23 days of passage making. I did a cleaning of the bottom in Chagos but there was not nearly so much to do. Good reason to keep on the move and stay in the clear waters of the far out islands!
Will do. I just started a Travels and Animals channel for that stuff. It takes about 3 hours of editing time for every minute of viewing time. Certainly, if I were not retired I would have no time for this.....especially since there is no money in it. Making the safari video killed all the time I would have spent on making an on boat vid.....so I am squeezing in double duty for that video.
@@RVLifeNOWNO NEED TO REPLY TO THIS BUT I DO KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY SPENDING MONEY IN RETIREMENT. SEE MY ATTEMPT AT UA-cam. ua-cam.com/video/C8hDcGR3_cE/v-deo.html
I enjoyed watching your video, as I sit here up to my arm pits in snow. Next winter I hope to be in a warm climate. I have had some experience with marine growth while in Florida. We couldn't believe how quickly it grew. I will also take your advise on getting a open water diving certificate. Keep up the good series. Howard Berry. Calgary
Hi Patrick. Love your videos and advice. I live and sail in the uk. I stopped using anti foul many years ago, I use bitumen varnish and add 500gms of copper powder to a 5 litre tin. Many other sailors at the club do the same thing. Hempel is the brand, it is fantastic! I leave my boat in for two seasons now, no rust on keel and hardly any marine life.
Hempel is a big brand in S.E. Asia. However I have not seen the availability of copper powder. It would be nice to use copper powder to kick up the level of any bottom paint, especially that Jotun I used. In a few months, we will be hauling out in Durbin, S. Africa. Maybe there will be copper powder in Durbin. I will start checking. Thanks for the idea.
I enjoyed your humor about the three in one five in one painter glaziers tool. Ive seen them called every thing. I did tile and i always had one in my pocket
We were tied to a dock, with very murky water, at an island in the Pacific for 2 months. When we went to leave, I could not see the blades of the propeller, they were so full of marine growth and barnacles. Even though we have Propspeed, I have been bagging ever since. Thanks for your comment.
Patrick, great video - I could not believe the amount of growth on the anchor chain... wishing you and Rebecca all the best from her former FEN colleague! BTW I love the wing on wing intros...
Patrick Childress it works well- I really like the way you take us through very straight forward- I don’t feel like you are selling me- but offering your years of experience for blue water sailors or coastal cruisers like myself! Good luck on your next leg - love to Rebecca!
It is not like in the U.S. where if something is needed you run down the road to a chandler. One needs a lot of equipment to keep a cruising boat going, out in the middle of nowhere.
Regarding gloves, you can buy very flexible cut gloves from restaurant supply stores. They are designed to prevent being sliced by very sharp chef's knives accidentally. I imagine that they would stand up to the little beasties living on the hull.
Are you familiar with Susie and Jules @ Emerald Steel? You have a lot in common with them as straight up great sailors! You have a lot to offer, and I look forward to seeing more people come your way. Where is your home port? Your Valiant 40 has a great reputation!
I checked out Emerald Steel. They are the sort we could be friends with in these far out anchorages. They are certainly representative of the greater reality, the mind set, of what most cruisers are who we have met in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Thanks for the referral. We left Newport, Rhode Island, for a 4 year cruise, that was 11 years ago. Now I can't imagine ever going back there. What would we ever do living, again, in a house. Here we are anchoring for free in Rodrigues and when we have thoroughly experienced this place it will be off to the tourist island of Mauritius. The Valiant-40 has done well. I used to captain a lot of Swan 46'-53'ers between New England and the Caribbean so I would appreciate something more performance oriented.....but this is what we have and it will do.
If you get a chance, check out the Emerald Steel episode where he builds a new mast on deck at Anchor in San Diego. You both are actually about SAILING vs alcohol and Bikinis. I understand sailing with what you have. I have been aboard a Swan, just nowhere near my budget. I am certainly in the "Sail with what you have" category, with my Folkes steel cutter. However, she is roomy and solid and we have made her comfortable.
Norway, brrrrrr. One day we hope to get up that way.....during the summer. Right now we are complaining about the heat in Tanzania, off the east coast of Africa. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
........during the summer ;-) ha ha ha. It`s so cozy when all the roaps and lines are frozen stiff. The deck are deadly slippery. And its so cold that you`r snot are frozen all the way up to you`r brain. Next autum, my plan is to go south until the butter melt, and turn starboard. Don`t complane aboat the heat.... Fair winds ,,,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,,,,
@@andersjakobsen9906 I would much rather complain about the heat than complain about the cold. What is life if there is not something good to complain about?!
Jotun Seaforce 90 seems popular in Thailand and Malaysia. It is for commercial ships and never really worked on my boat, worst was barnacle growth four weeks after anti-fouling. Same happened to a friend's boat
Same for us. Jotun Seaforce 90 was about the worst paint we ever had. Though none were every very good. The Coppercoat is pretty good so far..been a year now.
Watch Sailing Uma Copper Paint...they did exactly that. It didn’t work for them, but maybe there is a way. Coppercoat been on a year now, and still pretty clean except at waterline which is always an issue with every paint. I think our waterline needs to be raised.
Oh cool, Patrick is a scuba diver too. I think one of the other commenters was asking about the no deco limit of the dive with the hookah, and you didn't really answer. But if it maxes out at 30 feet you can basically stay down forever and not get the bends. Padi table at 35feet says 205 minutes no deco limit and that's the shallowest depth in the table. Is Rebecca also a diver? You said 1 tank on board. You have more tools and equipment on your boat than I even own! I think I still have to watch the video where you show where it is all hidden. We're hoping to have a compressor on our boat to fill our own tanks. It pays for itself in just 300 tanks for air! ...ok, maybe it's not so economical, but it would be really convenient.
Patrick has definitely stayed down there for hours cleaning the bottom. I have never used it. I am a Naui certified scuba diver from a long time ago but never enjoyed it.If we had room for a compressor and two tanks and equipment I would probably try it again...but we have too many tools to fit the toys ;) The tank and basic equipment is for cleaning the bottom and unsnagging an anchor in an emergency. He has used it for pleasure once. We find Snorkelling more practical and relaxing. -Rebecca
From what I could see, the anchor chain was much worse than the hull for growth. It would seem to me that the bottom coat was doing something? What I can say is that around here (West Coast of Canada) if you sit around in one place to long you will need hedge clippers to trim off some of the growth. Nasty. I do think your comment at the end was spot on- best way to keep it clean is to keep moving!
We just left the coast of Africa and sailed to the African island of Zanzibar. Now at a marina, I had the chance to dump the chain on the dock and wash it down with fresh water and let the sun do its work. Even though it appeared clean, it was really stinking up the boat from what little growth was on it from sitting for one month. I will show that in the next video. Yes, best to keep moving.
I'm a new subscriber to your channel and admire your expertise and instructionional videos. Can you add some info about your boarding ladder in a video, it would be greatly appreciated.
Very nice video. How much was your hookah? I've cleaned a few boats in the past couple years and I've always just done it with a snorkel. Would have taken me twice as long to clean that anchor chain, probably more.
Matt, In Sri Lanka, the chain was fouled from the surface to the mud/sand bottom. I used to snorkel to clean a 27' boat I once lived on but to do a proper cleaning job on this 40 footer, one really needs a hookah or Scuba. It has been so long, I don't remember what this Seabreathe hookah cost. The have a good web site.
It really does depend on how nutrient rich (polluted) the water is. In a marina I always bag the prop and shaft with a plastic bag. I have never been in a "clean" marina. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Andrew, I am happy the video was a help. After 3 months, I just went in the water to check our our Coppercoat. There was some slime on it but it all wiped off with a soft sponge and a single wipe. Unlike in this video!
Yes. The marine version or antifouling paint by Jotun is probably the same as their house paint, but relabeled ;) I don’t know. But house paint probably would have worked as well as the Jotun Seaforce 90 antifouling paint that we used and didn’t last 6 months...or 3 months for that matter! -Rebecca
Great Video Patrick! Super job!! If the hull was wiped clean as you did today, every 30 days, would that keep the hull clean for longer periods than 2 years?
He DOES wipe it, or scrape it clean every 30 days or even less. And even then it hasn’t helped much. If he didn’t do that, we wouldn’t be able to move, the engine would overheat from trying to move, but we would have nice snorkels under the boat! - Rebecca
If it is good galvanizing it should not get more than scratched a bit. If a bit of scraping makes the galvanizing fall off then you can imagine what would happen to the galvanizing as the chain drags across rocks or coral.
Ear plugs will stop those critters from making a new home in your ears. Also, propspeed will work well if the props are run once a week. André in Sydney
hello Patrik congratulations for your fabulous video I hope to meet you somewhere in the ocean I wanted to know the name of your diving gear and the cost? thank you
Super Excellent sailing video , I always love to see and appreciated your channel for learning to DIY on my boat . I do subs and thumb up for you. May be see you somewhere in world someday. thanks
Thet, thanks for the comment/compliment. We have no intentions of moving ashore any time soon so there is definitely a good chance our sailing paths will cross.
Hi Patrick, I noticed you have a Kiwi Prop. What’s your opinion of it. I’m looking at a replacement to my two blade fixed prop and trying to decide between folding and feathering. I like the simplicity of the kiwiprop and a folding prop. I’m on a 39’ sailboat with a 40 hp Yanmar with saildrive on Lake Ontario doing mostly day sailing to my next cruising destination in relatively tight harbours, marinas and yacht clubs. Maneuverability is important for me as I do not have a bow thruster. Any experience you can share is appropriated. Fair winds and seas.
The Kiwiprorp does okay. If price was not a consideration, I would go with a Maxporp, which cost twice as much. The Kiwiprop has a fixed reverse pitch which is rather high. I would prefer the adjustable pitch of the Maxprop to get the RPMs in reverse to make for better maneuverability across a wider throttle range. But then again, the Kiwiprop is a truly feathering prop in that all the blades are independent and free floating so they align themselves with the direction of travel. Because of that, the gear shift is just put in neutral and the engine shut down when sailing. Since the Maxprop blades are geared together, and most drive shafts leave the boat at a down angle, the blades, or not all of them, will not be truly feathered causing the prop to turn while in neutral. Thus the need to lock the transmission in reverse with a Maxprop. With a mechanical transmission that is not a problem. With our hydraulic transmission, to lock up a Maxprop, we would have to have the engine running and simultaneously shift into reverse and shut down the engine. There are times also, when this boat is doing 8 knots or so and in rough sea conditions, that the Kiwiprop starts to rotate all on its own. But it is a slow rotation. There is no perfect solution for prop choices. I know a number of Kiwiprop owners that love them. So, back the beginning....the Kiwiprop does okay. Oh, and propwalk. Read the Kiwiprop section on "Propwalk". I think they are correct in saying that is misnomer and should be called "hull walk". Some boats, like a Swan, back up as easy as a car, no matter what sort of prop they have . Other boats like my Valiant-40, have little to no helmsman control in reverse when the prop is engaged and will always veer off in one direction no matter what prop is installed.
Patrick, great detailed reply, thank you for that. I regularly back into my slip with no control problems with my two blade fixed, even when blowing 15 knots on the beam off the slip. Would you trust the kiwi to do that? You jumped right to the Maxprop as your preferred option, price aside. Why feathering rather than folding and why Maxprop and not Variprofile or other feathering model?
I can only speak on the props I have experience with. Martec, an Australian feathering prop is a good one. Sorry I don't have solid information about the other props you mention. But there are plenty of forums that discuss those props in detail.
Interesting subject, what are your thoughts on a hard bottom paint on the anchor chain. VC 17 has a lot of teflon in it that could be a fix for all that nasty groth.
It might be worth a try but I wonder just how it would endure against the abrasives on an ocean bottom. Even painting length markings on a chain is a lot of effort for a short lived result. Good quality galvanizing is the only thing that seems to hold up against coral, rock, mud and all those heavy abrasives. It is always good to think of possible alternatives that others might not have tried. Hmmmm, I wonder how it would work a bronze or Zytel propeller? Propspeed is a silicone which works on props and the shaft just as you are saying VC17 works. I am in Africa so don't have access to VC17. If you try it, let me know how it works.
It was made in Trinidad in the 1990s for under $100 labor and materials by a previous owner! Yes..it is awesome! Goes deep in to water, so very easy to use! -Rebecca
@@RVLifeNOW Do you have a photo of the goose neck you can send me. That is too trick to not try to duplicate on my Lord Nelson 35. I like that it deployed so easily. Never see one like that before. And being older I am willing to steal a trick :)
Its in the first pirate video...we think...or in the Valiant 40 on deck tour. We are not at the boat now but if you send is a reminder...if one of those videos doesnt show you what you want.
Mary, A previous owner had the boarding ladder made. In the "Valiant 40 Tour" video, there are close ups of the ladder and some specifications are given. Some screen captures shown to a welder and it should easily be duplicated.
If prop speed worked so well, wouldn't it work well as a bottom coat for the hull? It might be the same, or similar, to the slippery anti-foul that Delos put on their boat last year. You thoughts?
I think it would likely cost about $10,000 for the product itself to put on the hull. ;) We actually had emailed the company to see if they had Propspeed for the hull...because we thought of that too...their response: “We have had many people ask us if we have a product like Propspeed for the hull, and unfortunately we do not. Our product has a very soft silicone that could be easily damaged on the hull, also it needs to be painted directly onto bare metal for the Etching Primer to adhere” -Rebecca
Thanks for watching, Joe. I had always been hesitant to do Patreon or ask for money. But now, the videos are better quality, it takes an incredible amount of time to produce a video and it would be nice to offset some of the startup costs of cameras and computers....most importantly, viewers have asked how they can contribute. Recently Rebecca set up a "tip jar" with a link in the video description also at our blog WhereIsBrickHouse.com Here is the link to the actual tip jar: www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com/tip-jar Thank you much if you care to help out.
Video are highly educational ...... thanks. You said that you were down for 2 hours, was that in one session? What are the time and/or depth restrictions for the system ?
Yes, the compressor had run for 2 hours straight. I think though, it would be good to keep the compressor in the shade to help reduce heating of the machinery. For the system, I have never heard or read about time restrictions. It seems more a function of the ships battery capacity. For depth, I have gotten down to 30 feet or so, before the air flow could not reach that far. Go back up a couple feet and there is all the air one needs.
any chance of a few close-ups of that pivot point and mount? a few minutes of video on that ladder would be Great!! Thanks! Really do appreciate all of your excellent videos!
Have you ever tried egg whites for your propellor? A friend, whose opinions I find reasonable, told me he had very favorable experience with about 5 coats, wet on dry, of egg whites. Thanks for your videos!
I have never heard of using egg whites as an antifouling. If we had not found Propspeed, I would give egg whites a try. Nothing else but Propspeed has been worth while. If you try it, please let me know how it works out.
@@RVLifeNOW Hi Patrick and Rebecca, I definitely will. I plan on doing that in September. I have to figure out what to do with the yolks. I know of Propspeed but felt it was way too expensive and difficult to apply. I'm not a great painter but with all these sticky chemicals so much depends on the prep. And the results often seem to vary from time to time. One time, after two years in Malaysia Thailand and having done nothing to the prop because I had found nothing to work, I pulled the boat and it was absolutely clean. Everyone asked what I used and nobody believed me when I said "nothing".
Do you have any ideas why nothing grew. Did you anchor in a toxic location for a while? We anchored off of Penang for a little while, right between the sewer out flow and the dump. What an instant, magic carpet growth of marine life!
@@RVLifeNOW No not really. I spent a lot of time anchored in Lumut. Everything grows there. No reason to suspect high toxicity. And I agree with your assessment of Jotun 90. About 10 years previously I had a severe dezincification problem and had to replace the prop. Perhaps some stray current prevents growth. I sold the boat and never saw that again. Have you any knowledge of PropPurr? I have read interesting reports on that. It certainly is cheaper than Propcote. I'll let you know about the egg whites.
Patrick Childress Sailing this is totally interesting!!! They say industrial run off kills all sea life!! ( FLORIDA) you are saying it increased growth. Man I would like to investigate that.
The Egyptians knew its benefits as a topical antibiotic, although they knew nothing about germs. Would the honey draw flies? Thanks for the suggestion.
Another good thing for infections is cheap athletes foot cream. Check the ingredients. If the cheap has the same as the expensive, it's good. It kills fungus. (ear infections, crotch fungus) any boils lurking under your skin ready to turn into a volcano. It goes along with that tri-antibiotic. It's the best for ear infections. Plus pet ear infections Same ingredients. (I check over the counter ingredients for cheap thrills.!)
Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE! How do you clean the bottom of YOUR boat?
What a great guy, what a tragic loss of his passing away due to COVID 19.
A great sailor, always trying to educate us all to be better sailor. God be with you Patrick we all miss you !
Yes he was si good at these sailboat DIY videos!!! Thank you for watching!
@@RVLifeNOW I think this woman loved him dearly. Patrick must have been quite a guy. What I liked about Patrick, he did not have an ounce of prejudice or hate in him. You could almost feel the love and kindness in him. A superb and great human being. His passing away has been a very serious setback for me when it comes to my sailing. He was a super mentor to me that left a void, that few could ever fullfil .
May he be heaven bound ! ! !
How old was he, when he went to boater heaven,? He may have been a shirttail relative of mine! Looks like he got to live a boaters dream like I had!
Sounds like a super natural replica of me! Wish I could have known him! Wish everyone a great future!
Thanks for the info looking to do hull cleaning in my retirement years- yes certified diver
Best of luck!
I believe you just became my go to page for learning "the true behind the scenes", about sailing!
Thanks for your efforts and time that you have been willing to share with us, and let us not forget to mention sailing wisdom!
THANK YOU. 🙂
Thank you for the nice compliment. That helps to keep my motivation up.
RIP Patrick ... your videos are absolutely amazing..
Yes, they were...Hope I can carry that on.
Sailing Brick House - Rebecca & Patrick Childress of course!
On hooking up the cables to the battery’s, negative/ black first off and positive/red last to come off. I like to say Red Sox and black shoes. You have to take your black shoes off first before you can take your Red Sox off, and put your Red Sox on before putting on your black shoes. It’s a useful saying when teaching. Thanks for the video. I love the world you show
I like that! Maybe now I will be able to remember!!!-Rebecca
Patrick, your straight-forward approach to sharing valuable experience for those of us who need it is much appreciated! I encourage you to continue these great videos as you fill a unique niche in the DIY/sailing experience youtube realm. I discovered you this afternoon and have been binge-watching my way through your postings. Excellent work!
Randall, Encouragement like yours is always well appreciated.
Detergent's main characteristic is to break surface tension in water, so it stops droplets forming and causes desolved gases to escape. A tiny amount of detergent on goggles works wonders.
Big thumbs up!
So it sounds like a tiny bit of dishwashing soap would also work.
Ear plugs are also a good idea to keep the critters out.
Haha yes
Your channel is GOLD. Every video is time well spent. Keep them coming!
Skipper, thanks for the very nice comments in the videos.
You are a great eductor and your years of rxperience are very enjoyable to watch ! Thanks !
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video, Patrick. What an eye-opener. I never considered growth on the anchor chain. Also, I was always curious about the hookah and how it worked. Great video; very helpful. Peace and fair winds
Thanks Kia for the comment. Sitting in a marina or a small anchorage near a city, it is amazing how nutrient rich the waters can be. We just arrived in Rodrigues after a month in Chagos and 23 days of passage making. I did a cleaning of the bottom in Chagos but there was not nearly so much to do. Good reason to keep on the move and stay in the clear waters of the far out islands!
Yes. Keep the darn boat moving videos are much much better than land based tours. keep up the good work!
Will do. I just started a Travels and Animals channel for that stuff. It takes about 3 hours of editing time for every minute of viewing time. Certainly, if I were not retired I would have no time for this.....especially since there is no money in it. Making the safari video killed all the time I would have spent on making an on boat vid.....so I am squeezing in double duty for that video.
@@RVLifeNOWNO NEED TO REPLY TO THIS BUT I DO KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY SPENDING MONEY IN RETIREMENT. SEE MY ATTEMPT AT UA-cam. ua-cam.com/video/C8hDcGR3_cE/v-deo.html
Good video. Sorry to hear the news. RIP and condolences to the family...
Thank you
I enjoyed watching your video, as I sit here up to my arm pits in snow. Next winter I hope to be in a warm climate. I have had some experience with marine growth while in Florida. We couldn't believe how quickly it grew. I will also take your advise on getting a open water diving certificate. Keep up the good series. Howard Berry. Calgary
Hi Howard, thanks for watching and the positive comments!
Hi Patrick. Love your videos and advice. I live and sail in the uk. I stopped using anti foul many years ago, I use bitumen varnish and add 500gms of copper powder to a 5 litre tin.
Many other sailors at the club do the same thing.
Hempel is the brand, it is fantastic! I leave my boat in for two seasons now, no rust on keel and hardly any marine life.
Hempel is a big brand in S.E. Asia. However I have not seen the availability of copper powder. It would be nice to use copper powder to kick up the level of any bottom paint, especially that Jotun I used. In a few months, we will be hauling out in Durbin, S. Africa. Maybe there will be copper powder in Durbin. I will start checking. Thanks for the idea.
Patrick Merman.............That Sea Breathe appears and worked a treat.....Now to find my 'rubber ducky'
Yep
I really enjoy the videos. I have no desire to own a sailboat, but enjoy learning new things and seeing different parts on the world. Thanks!!
You are probably smarter than the rest of us by not owning a sailboat. Best to have friends that have all the joy and prestige of owning one.
I enjoyed your humor about the three in one five in one painter glaziers tool. Ive seen them called every thing. I did tile and i always had one in my pocket
I like your bag over prop idea.
We were tied to a dock, with very murky water, at an island in the Pacific for 2 months. When we went to leave, I could not see the blades of the propeller, they were so full of marine growth and barnacles. Even though we have Propspeed, I have been bagging ever since. Thanks for your comment.
soake the chain in propspeed ⚓the most exspensive chain in the world 🏴☠️👍🥇love your vid 🇳🇴
said to watch this today, Patrick died of Covid
Truth!
Patrick, great video - I could not believe the amount of growth on the anchor chain... wishing you and Rebecca all the best from her former FEN colleague! BTW I love the wing on wing intros...
Hi Greg, Thanks for the positive comments. Being new at doing videos, I was concerned the intro was a bit too long but maybe it does work.
Patrick Childress it works well- I really like the way you take us through very straight forward- I don’t feel like you are selling me- but offering your years of experience for blue water sailors or coastal cruisers like myself! Good luck on your next leg - love to Rebecca!
I agree with Greg. The intro is the perfect length. Short and sweet really. I've seen much longer ones.
You might want to look into Magic Antifoul bottom paint. It's absolutely an amazing product and worth every penny.
We ended up with Coppercoat Antifouling...definitely amazing stuff hence far! -Rebecca
Most informative sailing channel by far. Awesome
Yoga, Thank you.
Haha...I ALWAYS keep my trusty 5 in 1 handy!
You must be a house painter from way back.
Fantastic videos. Talk about doing boat work in exotic locations! Very useful.
It is not like in the U.S. where if something is needed you run down the road to a chandler. One needs a lot of equipment to keep a cruising boat going, out in the middle of nowhere.
Regarding gloves, you can buy very flexible cut gloves from restaurant supply stores. They are designed to prevent being sliced by very sharp chef's knives accidentally. I imagine that they would stand up to the little beasties living on the hull.
Good idea!
Hi
You give me such a lot of good tips. I am a big fan of your videos.
Thank you and best wishes to you
Thank you, Josef, for such a positive comment.
Are you familiar with Susie and Jules @ Emerald Steel? You have a lot in common with them as straight up great sailors! You have a lot to offer, and I look forward to seeing more people come your way. Where is your home port? Your Valiant 40 has a great reputation!
I checked out Emerald Steel. They are the sort we could be friends with in these far out anchorages. They are certainly representative of the greater reality, the mind set, of what most cruisers are who we have met in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Thanks for the referral. We left Newport, Rhode Island, for a 4 year cruise, that was 11 years ago. Now I can't imagine ever going back there. What would we ever do living, again, in a house. Here we are anchoring for free in Rodrigues and when we have thoroughly experienced this place it will be off to the tourist island of Mauritius. The Valiant-40 has done well. I used to captain a lot of Swan 46'-53'ers between New England and the Caribbean so I would appreciate something more performance oriented.....but this is what we have and it will do.
If you get a chance, check out the Emerald Steel episode where he builds a new mast on deck at Anchor in San Diego. You both are actually about SAILING vs alcohol and Bikinis. I understand sailing with what you have. I have been aboard a Swan, just nowhere near my budget. I am certainly in the "Sail with what you have" category, with my Folkes steel cutter. However, she is roomy and solid and we have made her comfortable.
Good job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks mate, awesome vid
Thanks for watching!!!
Great Channel Patrick! Maybe a few enthusiasts can bring you more subs!
Thank you SailnBlue for the positive. Big day today, you are the 100th subscriber. When our paths cross, Rebecca and I get to take you to lunch.
Hi, you got a new subscriber. Seen 4-5 of your videos now. Great stoff. Greetings from Norway.
Norway, brrrrrr. One day we hope to get up that way.....during the summer. Right now we are complaining about the heat in Tanzania, off the east coast of Africa. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
........during the summer ;-) ha ha ha.
It`s so cozy when all the roaps and lines are frozen stiff. The deck are deadly slippery.
And its so cold that you`r snot are frozen all the way up to you`r brain.
Next autum, my plan is to go south until the butter melt, and turn starboard.
Don`t complane aboat the heat....
Fair winds ,,,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,,,,
@@andersjakobsen9906 I would much rather complain about the heat than complain about the cold. What is life if there is not something good to complain about?!
God I wish I had enougf money to discover it dosen`t make me happy ;-)
Jotun Seaforce 90 seems popular in Thailand and Malaysia. It is for commercial ships and never really worked on my boat, worst was barnacle growth four weeks
after anti-fouling. Same happened
to a friend's boat
Same for us. Jotun Seaforce 90 was about the worst paint we ever had. Though none were every very good. The Coppercoat is pretty good so far..been a year now.
@@RVLifeNOW thanks for reply; considering copper coat as well and thinking to mix the copper coat myself from scratch. Always fair winds
Watch Sailing Uma Copper Paint...they did exactly that. It didn’t work for them, but maybe there is a way. Coppercoat been on a year now, and still pretty clean except at waterline which is always an issue with every paint. I think our waterline needs to be raised.
@@RVLifeNOW 🙏🙏🙏
Shaving cream also works great against fog!! 😊
That will be worth a try. Thanks.
Very nice, best wishes.
Thanks for watching! -Rebecca
Oh cool, Patrick is a scuba diver too. I think one of the other commenters was asking about the no deco limit of the dive with the hookah, and you didn't really answer. But if it maxes out at 30 feet you can basically stay down forever and not get the bends. Padi table at 35feet says 205 minutes no deco limit and that's the shallowest depth in the table.
Is Rebecca also a diver? You said 1 tank on board.
You have more tools and equipment on your boat than I even own! I think I still have to watch the video where you show where it is all hidden. We're hoping to have a compressor on our boat to fill our own tanks. It pays for itself in just 300 tanks for air! ...ok, maybe it's not so economical, but it would be really convenient.
Patrick has definitely stayed down there for hours cleaning the bottom. I have never used it. I am a Naui certified scuba diver from a long time ago but never enjoyed it.If we had room for a compressor and two tanks and equipment I would probably try it again...but we have too many tools to fit the toys ;) The tank and basic equipment is for cleaning the bottom and unsnagging an anchor in an emergency. He has used it for pleasure once. We find Snorkelling more practical and relaxing. -Rebecca
From what I could see, the anchor chain was much worse than the hull for growth. It would seem to me that the bottom coat was doing something? What I can say is that around here (West Coast of Canada) if you sit around in one place to long you will need hedge clippers to trim off some of the growth. Nasty.
I do think your comment at the end was spot on- best way to keep it clean is to keep moving!
We just left the coast of Africa and sailed to the African island of Zanzibar. Now at a marina, I had the chance to dump the chain on the dock and wash it down with fresh water and let the sun do its work. Even though it appeared clean, it was really stinking up the boat from what little growth was on it from sitting for one month. I will show that in the next video. Yes, best to keep moving.
Just found your site enjoyed very much your videos, practical information and priceless personal experience, THANK YOU for sharing.
Thank you Dick for the positive comments.
Patrick, where did you purchase ( or fabricate) that swivel fitting for your boarding ladder ? I love that design.
Hi Mark, A privious owner had that made in Trinidad about 30 years ago. This boat is 41 years old.
Me too.
I'm a new subscriber to your channel and admire your expertise and instructionional videos. Can you add some info about your boarding ladder in a video, it would be greatly appreciated.
@@finesvandama9769 Yes, I will put that on the list.
Very nice video. How much was your hookah? I've cleaned a few boats in the past couple years and I've always just done it with a snorkel. Would have taken me twice as long to clean that anchor chain, probably more.
Matt, In Sri Lanka, the chain was fouled from the surface to the mud/sand bottom. I used to snorkel to clean a 27' boat I once lived on but to do a proper cleaning job on this 40 footer, one really needs a hookah or Scuba. It has been so long, I don't remember what this Seabreathe hookah cost. The have a good web site.
Hey this is really interesting stuff. I had no idea how much stuff grows on a boat underwater.
It really does depend on how nutrient rich (polluted) the water is. In a marina I always bag the prop and shaft with a plastic bag. I have never been in a "clean" marina. Thanks for watching.
Patrick I have great results with Hempel Ocean Performer. It’s a 2 part a little pricey but works very well.
Thanks for watching…we eventually put on Coppercoat…working well…
Very informative, I learned a lot.
Thanks Andrew, I am happy the video was a help. After 3 months, I just went in the water to check our our Coppercoat. There was some slime on it but it all wiped off with a soft sponge and a single wipe. Unlike in this video!
Patrick Childress Sailing from what I have seen, the copper coat works very well. The chain however, that is a problem plagued by all mariners.
Andrew Degenhardt yes...wonder if putting propspeed on the chain would work. Probably not....too soft...-Rebecca
Marco was are go to man on our trip for prop cleaning. . .
I wish Marco was here to help with this chain! Your Gopro did all the under water shots. Rebecca just started the engine, next stop Chagos.
Good info to know. Thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍👍👍👍😊⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵
Thank you, Bill.
I live in SE Asia and am familiar with Jotun HOUSE PAINT! Here in Thailand you can get hull bottom paint...
Yes. The marine version or antifouling paint by Jotun is probably the same as their house paint, but relabeled ;) I don’t know. But house paint probably would have worked as well as the Jotun Seaforce 90 antifouling paint that we used and didn’t last 6 months...or 3 months for that matter! -Rebecca
Great Video Patrick! Super job!!
If the hull was wiped clean as you did today, every 30 days, would that keep the hull clean for longer periods than 2 years?
Just like mowing the grass, you can mow it every other week or just do something not to allow it to grow back, like poison the area.
He DOES wipe it, or scrape it clean every 30 days or even less. And even then it hasn’t helped much. If he didn’t do that, we wouldn’t be able to move, the engine would overheat from trying to move, but we would have nice snorkels under the boat! - Rebecca
Hi , im new to your channel,, love it !
Where did you get your hookah and the bladder system?
Hi Monkey, That is made by Seabreathe, in Canada. Can't live without it.
www.seabreathe.com/
nylon dish cleaners are good for hard antifoul.
Thanks for watching and commenting and subscribing!
Hi, I enjoyed the video. Just one question about scraping off chain with tool and wire brush. Does it cause the galvanizing to scape off too?
If it is good galvanizing it should not get more than scratched a bit. If a bit of scraping makes the galvanizing fall off then you can imagine what would happen to the galvanizing as the chain drags across rocks or coral.
Ear plugs will stop those critters from making a new home in your ears. Also, propspeed will work well if the props are run once a week. André in Sydney
Thanks for the good ideas. Gonna run right now :(
hello Patrik congratulations for your fabulous video I hope to meet you somewhere in the ocean I wanted to know the name of your diving gear and the cost? thank you
Thanks, Nomad. The hookah is made by Sea Breathe, a Canadian company. It has been so long I don' t remember the cost.
Super Excellent sailing video , I always love to see and appreciated your channel for learning to DIY on my boat . I do subs and thumb up for you. May be see you somewhere in world someday.
thanks
Thet, thanks for the comment/compliment. We have no intentions of moving ashore any time soon so there is definitely a good chance our sailing paths will cross.
Hi Patrick, I noticed you have a Kiwi Prop. What’s your opinion of it. I’m looking at a replacement to my two blade fixed prop and trying to decide between folding and feathering. I like the simplicity of the kiwiprop and a folding prop. I’m on a 39’ sailboat with a 40 hp Yanmar with saildrive on Lake Ontario doing mostly day sailing to my next cruising destination in relatively tight harbours, marinas and yacht clubs. Maneuverability is important for me as I do not have a bow thruster. Any experience you can share is appropriated. Fair winds and seas.
The Kiwiprorp does okay. If price was not a consideration, I would go with a Maxporp, which cost twice as much. The Kiwiprop has a fixed reverse pitch which is rather high. I would prefer the adjustable pitch of the Maxprop to get the RPMs in reverse to make for better maneuverability across a wider throttle range. But then again, the Kiwiprop is a truly feathering prop in that all the blades are independent and free floating so they align themselves with the direction of travel. Because of that, the gear shift is just put in neutral and the engine shut down when sailing. Since the Maxprop blades are geared together, and most drive shafts leave the boat at a down angle, the blades, or not all of them, will not be truly feathered causing the prop to turn while in neutral. Thus the need to lock the transmission in reverse with a Maxprop. With a mechanical transmission that is not a problem. With our hydraulic transmission, to lock up a Maxprop, we would have to have the engine running and simultaneously shift into reverse and shut down the engine. There are times also, when this boat is doing 8 knots or so and in rough sea conditions, that the Kiwiprop starts to rotate all on its own. But it is a slow rotation. There is no perfect solution for prop choices. I know a number of Kiwiprop owners that love them. So, back the beginning....the Kiwiprop does okay. Oh, and propwalk. Read the Kiwiprop section on "Propwalk". I think they are correct in saying that is misnomer and should be called "hull walk". Some boats, like a Swan, back up as easy as a car, no matter what sort of prop they have . Other boats like my Valiant-40, have little to no helmsman control in reverse when the prop is engaged and will always veer off in one direction no matter what prop is installed.
Patrick, great detailed reply, thank you for that. I regularly back into my slip with no control problems with my two blade fixed, even when blowing 15 knots on the beam off the slip. Would you trust the kiwi to do that? You jumped right to the Maxprop as your preferred option, price aside. Why feathering rather than folding and why Maxprop and not Variprofile or other feathering model?
I can only speak on the props I have experience with. Martec, an Australian feathering prop is a good one. Sorry I don't have solid information about the other props you mention. But there are plenty of forums that discuss those props in detail.
Interesting subject, what are your thoughts on a hard bottom paint on the anchor chain. VC 17 has a lot of teflon in it that could be a fix for all that nasty groth.
It might be worth a try but I wonder just how it would endure against the abrasives on an ocean bottom. Even painting length markings on a chain is a lot of effort for a short lived result. Good quality galvanizing is the only thing that seems to hold up against coral, rock, mud and all those heavy abrasives. It is always good to think of possible alternatives that others might not have tried. Hmmmm, I wonder how it would work a bronze or Zytel propeller? Propspeed is a silicone which works on props and the shaft just as you are saying VC17 works. I am in Africa so don't have access to VC17. If you try it, let me know how it works.
Sir, That ladder is pretty trick. Where did you get it?
It was made in Trinidad in the 1990s for under $100 labor and materials by a previous owner! Yes..it is awesome! Goes deep in to water, so very easy to use! -Rebecca
@@RVLifeNOW Do you have a photo of the goose neck you can send me. That is too trick to not try to duplicate on my Lord Nelson 35. I like that it deployed so easily. Never see one like that before.
And being older I am willing to steal a trick :)
@@RVLifeNOW smihu9@aol.com Thanks in advance.
Its in the first pirate video...we think...or in the Valiant 40 on deck tour. We are not at the boat now but if you send is a reminder...if one of those videos doesnt show you what you want.
Little late watching this. Interested in your easily delpoyable boarding ladder. Your invention or did you purchase?
Mary, A previous owner had the boarding ladder made. In the "Valiant 40 Tour" video, there are close ups of the ladder and some specifications are given. Some screen captures shown to a welder and it should easily be duplicated.
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Vanikoro rules!
Yes it does! Been there? Gosh your name sounds very familiar…I think we have met?!
If prop speed worked so well, wouldn't it work well as a bottom coat for the hull? It might be the same, or similar, to the slippery anti-foul that Delos put on their boat last year. You thoughts?
I think it would likely cost about $10,000 for the product itself to put on the hull. ;)
We actually had emailed the company to see if they had Propspeed for the hull...because we thought of that too...their response:
“We have had many people ask us if we have a product like Propspeed for the hull, and unfortunately we do not. Our product has a very soft silicone that could be easily damaged on the hull, also it needs to be painted directly onto bare metal for the Etching Primer to adhere”
-Rebecca
A friend of mime uses a hookah at his house ,he sits on the bottom of their swimming pool wearing it to get away from a family for a while.
Haha..you have me laughing ;) -Rebecca
Where did you get that side boarding ladder? Brand?
That was made in Trinidad by a previous owner of this boat. It looks easy to make.
Grt Vid again. You should get a Patreon acct.
Thanks for watching, Joe. I had always been hesitant to do Patreon or ask for money. But now, the videos are better quality, it takes an incredible amount of time to produce a video and it would be nice to offset some of the startup costs of cameras and computers....most importantly, viewers have asked how they can contribute. Recently Rebecca set up a "tip jar" with a link in the video description also at our blog WhereIsBrickHouse.com Here is the link to the actual tip jar: www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com/tip-jar Thank you much if you care to help out.
Video are highly educational ...... thanks. You said that you were down for 2 hours, was that in one session? What are the time and/or depth restrictions for the system ?
Yes, the compressor had run for 2 hours straight. I think though, it would be good to keep the compressor in the shade to help reduce heating of the machinery. For the system, I have never heard or read about time restrictions. It seems more a function of the ships battery capacity. For depth, I have gotten down to 30 feet or so, before the air flow could not reach that far. Go back up a couple feet and there is all the air one needs.
Patrick Childress Sailing cool! Great info!
never saw a boarding ladder like that! where do i get one?? that has to be the easiest stowing/deploying ladder Ever!
A previous owner of this boat had it made in Trinidad decades ago. Any welder can put one together easy enough.
any chance of a few close-ups of that pivot point and mount? a few minutes of video on that ladder would be Great!! Thanks! Really do appreciate all of your excellent videos!
How can I get your email address and tomorrow I can send you some pictures.
Nice boarding ladder can you tell me the make and model
A previous owner had that custom made. I think in my Valiant tour on deck, I have closeups and give measurements for the ladder.
What a surprise that chain was it look like you had been there for years.
Yes, that chain was a very good base line to show what the rest of the boat would have looked like without any protection.
Have you ever tried egg whites for your propellor? A friend, whose opinions I find reasonable, told me he had very favorable experience with about 5 coats, wet on dry, of egg whites. Thanks for your videos!
I have never heard of using egg whites as an antifouling. If we had not found Propspeed, I would give egg whites a try. Nothing else but Propspeed has been worth while. If you try it, please let me know how it works out.
@@RVLifeNOW Hi Patrick and Rebecca, I definitely will. I plan on doing that in September. I have to figure out what to do with the yolks. I know of Propspeed but felt it was way too expensive and difficult to apply. I'm not a great painter but with all these sticky chemicals so much depends on the prep. And the results often seem to vary from time to time. One time, after two years in Malaysia Thailand and having done nothing to the prop because I had found nothing to work, I pulled the boat and it was absolutely clean. Everyone asked what I used and nobody believed me when I said "nothing".
Do you have any ideas why nothing grew. Did you anchor in a toxic location for a while? We anchored off of Penang for a little while, right between the sewer out flow and the dump. What an instant, magic carpet growth of marine life!
@@RVLifeNOW No not really. I spent a lot of time anchored in Lumut. Everything grows there. No reason to suspect high toxicity. And I agree with your assessment of Jotun 90. About 10 years previously I had a severe dezincification problem and had to replace the prop. Perhaps some stray current prevents growth. I sold the boat and never saw that again. Have you any knowledge of PropPurr? I have read interesting reports on that. It certainly is cheaper than Propcote. I'll let you know about the egg whites.
Patrick Childress Sailing this is totally interesting!!! They say industrial run off kills all sea life!! ( FLORIDA) you are saying it increased growth.
Man I would like to investigate that.
That was not bad at all for 4 months
I know…
Got to hand it to yah, that's why there's no fat on u, good job.
William, thanks for watching. I can work out for months, eat all I want, and nothing changes. Maybe now I will try eating more spinach.
you lost a great man I think, at least the part he showed to us
Yes..he was great even in the parts he didn’t show you
Grounding on soft bottoms! Poor mans shipyard!
Yes
Get yourself some raw honey for your first aid kit (for all infections), partner.
The Egyptians knew its benefits as a topical antibiotic, although they knew nothing about germs. Would the honey draw flies? Thanks for the suggestion.
@@RVLifeNOW Won't draw flies but must be pure and raw(burns in a wick), even kills resistant strains.
All good to know. Never would have guessed about burning with a wick. Thanks for the info. I have to try the burning with a wick.
Another good thing for infections is cheap athletes foot cream. Check the ingredients. If the cheap has the same as the expensive, it's good. It kills fungus. (ear infections, crotch fungus) any boils lurking under your skin ready to turn into a volcano. It goes along with that tri-antibiotic. It's the best for ear infections. Plus pet ear infections Same ingredients. (I check over the counter ingredients for cheap thrills.!)
stanthology Interesting hobby...but a useful one! -Rebecca