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Nine Hundred Dollar Luxury Yacht
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Walking Two Months After Broken Femur Bone
It has been two months since I broke my femur bone. The physical therapy place totally ripped me off. They said they would give me a walker to take home with me. I've seen Star Wars, so I expected a giant mechanical dog with a laser in his nose. All I got was an old-guy crutch.
I can walk with a cane now and have a fairly normal gate. I can walk without the cane but have a limp. I was told that it is almost impossible to un-learn a limp, so I use the cane most of the time until I can walk normally without it.
It took two months of physical therapy to be able to walk this way.
I can walk with a cane now and have a fairly normal gate. I can walk without the cane but have a limp. I was told that it is almost impossible to un-learn a limp, so I use the cane most of the time until I can walk normally without it.
It took two months of physical therapy to be able to walk this way.
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Look What I Can Do Now!
Просмотров 299Месяц назад
I broke my femur bone about a month and a half ago. I was in hospital with lots of morphine for a couple of weeks, then sent to a rehabilitation center. Its sort of a penitentiary for old guys who have committed the crime of having fallen and they can't get up. My home was raided. They broke down my front door and carried me out of there, kicking and screaming. They gave me fentanyl, then somet...
How did I break my femur bone?
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I wore flipflop shoes and had a cluttered house. I tripped over clutter and fell against the coffee table. My life was saved because my phone happened to be where I fell. I normally didn't keep the phone in my pocket. I intend to get a life-alert pendant when I go home. Its that "I've fallen and can't get up" thing. Those can save lives. There was no way I could move after the break. When I tri...
I Broke My Femur Bone
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I broke my femur bone. I had emergency surgery and was in Hospital for a week. I am now in a live-in rehab. I can lift the foot just an inch and can use a walker to go about ten feet. I get physical therapy twice a day. I can do a little more every day but its like being a baby. Hopefully I can go to my parents house in about a month. It will be July or August before the bone is healed. This su...
Crazy Boat Owner Removes Shade Frame Just Before Summer!
Просмотров 2992 месяца назад
I had been bothering Marshall to move the shade frame from the catamaran because the solar panel rack will be moved to the cat from the Carver. Its crazy because that frame held a tarp that put the boat in the shade all summer when it was so hot you couldn't stand being in there. On this day there were enough workers in the yard for us to round up enough guys to just pick it up in one piece and...
The Other Catamaran
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Jeff from Xcel Marine gives a lesson on catamaran structural bulkheads. This tour was very helpful in terms of knowing where bulkheads need to be and which of the original Iroquois internal walls need to go back in. There should be bulkheads where the front and rear walls of the main cabin are. This turns the cabin into a giant box-beam that holds the pontoons rigidly parallel. None of the othe...
I Made My Dock Three Times Bigger
Просмотров 9343 месяца назад
I did a lot of work on the dock a while back. The original dock was destroyed, so the 9to5less crew rebuilt the wood frame that the deck rests on. I just laid some boards over that and nailed them down. The lower dock was just a 12 by 12 square with a 4 foot wide walkway out to it. The new dock adds a 12 by 24 section from the yard out to the 12 by 12 square, and along the boat slip part of the...
Highly Specialized Truck Moves Giant Sailboat
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Doug bought this truck for moving giant boats. He welded the trailer himself, which is impressive because they moved a 65,000 pound boat with it. The truck can only go 35 miles per hour. It has an automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes. The hitch can be raised and lowered a lot to get the trailer over rough ground. There is even a convenient rear door so the driver can see and ...
Fiberglass Reinforcement And leak Prevention Catamaran Roof Starboard Side
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The cabin roof of the catamaran is a dome made of urethane foam with fiberglass on both the inside and outside. Separating the layers of fiberglass with a relatively incompressible core greatly strengthens the structure. I spent a lot of time sanding through whatever was up there and cleaning before applying a couple of thin layers of glass and then some gelcoat. This should prevent any leaks w...
I Saw The Skegs Off The Catamaran !
Просмотров 5544 месяца назад
Everyone who drove the catamaran using an outboard motor complained that it wouldn't turn for crap. Its no wonder. There are these skegs at the back of each pontoon. They act like rudders steering the boat straight ahead and you have to fight that every time you want to turn. Turning with the outboard involves shoving the stern sideways with the vectored thrust, and that means shoving those ske...
When Stuff Blows Up At Work
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As the music begins, the time-shift increases in increments so small its hard to detect them but the time-lapse effect is going pretty fast by the end.
Applying A Nonskid Surface On The Deck
Просмотров 6394 месяца назад
I use a ground up rubber product called "soft Sand" which creates a pretty aggressive nonskid surface. You roll on some gelcoat, then sprinkle the sand all over. After the gelcoat hardens, you sweep off and collect all of it that isn't actually imbedded in the surface. Then a final layer of gelcoat goes over the exposed sand to seal it in. I push down hard on the roller to squeeze the gelcoat t...
Fixing The Second Sugar Scoop On The Catamaran
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.4 месяца назад
This sugar scoop remains intact, I did not saw the back off of this one. The other sugar scoop will get a boarding ladder which required the tapered end to be squared-off. I have a cat, Rich has a dog, and Jess has a dog. The sloping back of this sugar scoop can get covered with nonskid and serve as a pet boarding area. There were some issues with the construction of the sugar scoops that had t...
Motor Well Drains
Просмотров 3454 месяца назад
After I fiberglassed these wells in the box where the motors will be mounted, they started filling up with rain water. I drilled a temporary drain hole, then found these cheap PVC drains that fit inside PVC water pipe. I made a large, shallow hole to fit the flange, and a smaller through-hole for the drain itself. The wood was painted with catalyzed gelcoat to seal it and also as glue for the d...
Barbecue For Seasonal Cruising
Просмотров 3314 месяца назад
I like to cook a lot of food at home and freeze it in small amounts that can be thawed and microwaved when on the boat. The microwave can re-heat the food using very little power because it is only on for a few minutes. When I barbecue, I use one batch of coals to cook a lot of food because it tastes a lot better from the grill. I can cook a bunch of steaks, then grill a bunch of bratwurst and ...
Catamaran And Boatyard From Very Fast Eye In The Sky
Просмотров 2784 месяца назад
Catamaran And Boatyard From Very Fast Eye In The Sky
Building A Transom To Hold A Large Outboard Motor
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Building A Transom To Hold A Large Outboard Motor
How I Save Twenty Percent On Resin And Gelcoat
Просмотров 4705 месяцев назад
How I Save Twenty Percent On Resin And Gelcoat
There Is A Tarantula Or Something On The Boat! (Wildlife Mondays)
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There Is A Tarantula Or Something On The Boat! (Wildlife Mondays)
How To Attach Structural Transom For Large Outboard Motors
Просмотров 6675 месяцев назад
How To Attach Structural Transom For Large Outboard Motors
Osprey With Fish On Railing (Wildlife Mondays)
Просмотров 1305 месяцев назад
Osprey With Fish On Railing (Wildlife Mondays)
What I used Instead Of Marine Paint On The Catamaran
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What I used Instead Of Marine Paint On The Catamaran
Fixing The Terrible Catamaran Sugar Scoop
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Fixing The Terrible Catamaran Sugar Scoop
Cat And Armadillo (wildlife Mondays)
Просмотров 5916 месяцев назад
Cat And Armadillo (wildlife Mondays)
Articulating Trailer Sets Giant Yacht On Blocks
Просмотров 9476 месяцев назад
Articulating Trailer Sets Giant Yacht On Blocks
Waterlogged Flotation Foam - Saw Sugar Scoop Off The Boat
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Waterlogged Flotation Foam - Saw Sugar Scoop Off The Boat
Water Weeping From Hull Seeping Into Fiberglass Repair
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Water Weeping From Hull Seeping Into Fiberglass Repair
This is good news. We both like doing stuff. I am in the Philippines at the moment, engaged in a huge task of building a house. I am finding it difficult with the heat and being 70 now. I think we need to work more smartly. In future I am switching to lighter construction. American 2 by 4 is the way to go. I am going to start usung banana waste fibre as a replacement for fiberglass when I get back to Portugal. You said you did not put wax in your resin until the final coat. With a large job say a whole boat or a roof and only one man doing all the laying up, how long can i leave that last coat before kicking it.
the yellow thread tape is for fuel white is for water and air.
Congrats James. Incredible progress. Well done!
Does Jess have an instagram or any socials where we can follow her now?
Looks like excellent progress and great attitude. You are doing what you said you would. Healing take time, especially with us older body folks.
I see no reason why you can't walk around a boat
I probably can walk around on a boat now, but climbing on the catamaran was always dangerous with no stairs and no safety railings. A fall is the one thing that could set me back to zero again, so it will probably be a month or two before I try working on it again. There is a lot of climbing on and off every day when I work on it.
Great progress! Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks! It will be a while before I can walk without a cane or a limp.
Looks good James, you’ll be back in the boat soon. I fell so back to rehab I go. Jat HOOKED N ROLLING OFFSHORE
I'm so sorry to hear about your fall. Hopefully it didn't set you back too far. Thanks for the warning. I keep wanting to climb back onto the catamaran, but that was dangerous even without a bum leg. I think its another month at least before I try climbing back on there.
I fell in house set back about a month. See c who gets back in boat first @@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958
Happy to see you are walking again :)))) Soon you will get rid of the cane - I'm sure! Best wishes and more good progress!
Thanks! Its hard to unlearn a limp, so I need the cane to maintain a normal gate for now.
Most important: You will be able to enter your boat again very soon. The limp might take a little longer, but hey - pirates often had a wooden leg - didn't keep them from sailing ;)
Yoooo sick I love them small cats
You can use a HIGH amperage rc brushless speed control to run the motor. just remove all the torqeedo boards in the pod. Trust me it will work. but you will need a new back cap that contains the seals. new o-rings as well.
Was this 9to5less's Catamaran?
You're looking pretty spy. Sorry it took me a week to get to your video. Keep up the good work.
Next video I am out of the penitentiary for old guys! Took me a while to go back to the comments too.
@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 that's great, now stay out. You're not old enough to be there yet.
A 5 gal bucket broke it to pieces and a hot air gun works too
Hyperbaric chamber
That would speed healing, but they don't have one here.
@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 its illegals to make one theres a place here with tubes of plastic zippers
They pump up to be like pressure on 10 feet under water claiming its like 40 advill
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Good to see you up and mobile. You ARE going to walk out of rehab.
Thanks! Looks like I walk out of here using the old-guy walker. I go home on Thursday.
Excellent recovery story. Great progress. See you from the boat yard.
Thanks! Next video will be from the dock or boatyard. I get kicked out of the therapy place on Thursday.
@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 Hey Dub, being at home is good. You keep up the therapy they taught you and you will be able to handle being a sailor on a boat once again. Bill
Fantastic news James! Keep at it. Look forward to seeing you back on your cat doing what you do best soon. Well done!
Thanks! There is so much left to do on the catamaran. I should go home around the end of this month, but I'm not sure when I can get back to work on the catamaran. It was always a little dangerous climbing on and off the boat where it is. I will probably build some stairs to help get onto the boat before continuing work on it.
@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 Good idea. Maybe not wear flip flops again too ! Safer shoes ok?
Nice job making progress we will see you on your boat in no time
Thanks! All the work in therapy is so I can get back to the boat.
James, you are simply amazing and always so happy!!!! Great job, my friend! I appreciate everyone who is helping you recover! 🎉
Thanks! I have to work at therapy 110% because going to the Bahamas is the only thing on my bucket list. Its amazing how many people are involved in caring for me. I broke my leg at just the right time. I turned 66 just eight months ago, so medicare pays for my therapy. If I did this just a year ago, I would have been totally screwed. I hope we get medicare for everyone soon. The only other countries where medical care isn't a basic human right, call their political leaders "warlord".
That's great and oddly, you are looking a bit younger. So am I. It seems to me that eating ruminant meat jacks up one's testosterone level. I therefore pile on muscle despite being 70. So trust me, get 500 grams of meat down you each day. WE fix things and we are also fixable. God bless and get your lazy ass back to work😂
You are getting there, fighter! Stay positive! The only limits are in the head!
I have to fight if I want to recover enough to keep my footing on a moving boat. The Bahamas is the one and only thing on my bucket list.
Amazing! Congrats! Keep it up! And definitely be more cautious! No more falling!!!! I’m taking care of my Dad now he had hip replacement then fell again and broke the replacement went to rehab and came home to only fall and break his other hip! I’m trying so hard to care for him now! I have given up on my FRP work. Please, please don’t get hurt again!!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Breaking a hip again after doing so much work in therapy would be incredibly demoralising. I can't even imagine how anyone would begin to deal with two broken hips at the same time. He is lucky he has you to care for him.
Your moving well; Keep fighting!
Fighting is the word for it. Therapy hurts but I need to recover enough to keep upright on a boat pitching around in big waves.
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the encouragement, I'm goin
Keep doing what you’re doing James. I’m in same boat had surgery 5/17 hopefully get out of here on 6/17 then another final surgery to put hip joint back in permanently and rehab again then maybe head out make another fishing video JT HOOKED N ROLLING OFFSHORE🇺🇸🇺🇸🐟🐠🎣🛥🌴
I'm so sorry to hear about your injury. When the surgeons get you put back together, you have to work 110% in therapy even though it hurts and is physically exhausting. My surgeon was honest when I pressed him on my prognosis. He said most people with an injury like mine (broken femur) never recover 100%. The harder you work at therapy, the more use of the leg you will recover. This is really important if you need to keep your footing on a boat that is pitching around in big waves. I hope you recover enough to use the boat at least as much as before.
Hell yeah brother!
Thanks! I work at my therapy and get just a little better every day.
Nice one
Thanks! Its taken a long time to get out of that wheelchair. I did not want to spend the rest of my life in that chair.
We are all wondering when we can sneak over and brake you out of there ? Were thinking, (1) We could dress up like a bunch of sexy nurses (sexy term used very loosely) and push you out the back door on a gurney into a waiting van... (2) We could dress you up like a sexy nurse🤔 No, that will never work... (3) We could dress up like aliens from another planet and do the UFO abduction thing for you. You`ll have to act all scared and put up a little protest as we elevate you into our spacecraft. Except, we don`t have the elevating thing down yet. The spacecraft... Check ! A side benefit to this idea, is they will think your gone forever and not bother sending you the bill. We know you want to walk out of there on your own and we respect that wish but the gang here at the sanatorium miss you very much and are looking for an excuse to break outta here for a few hours so you let us know what you wanna do. Sending you all the the love, support and unstable thoughts we can muster.
Great job !! Super glad to see you getting ready for the dance.
Thanks! Not dancing yet, but a step closer to walking.
That is really doing something great! You are about ready to get back to work on the boat. Good luck. 🙏
The boat is a lot closer to reality now, but a long way to go
Great.😅
Thanks! One step at a time, healing goes slow.
Thank god
Pray God keeps healing me. Thanks for the prayers.
You are doing great, your leg will heal stronger than before.
Wonderful
Thanks! I've wanted this for a long time.
Awesome, keep going
Thanks! One step at a time, eventually I hope to walk normally
Cloth has almost no strength it is to smooth surfaces and make corners no other weave can period if u are going to make videos do research Matt roven Matt. Matt or 1704 biax 1708 Matt then cloth
Been there too bud keep up your therapy we’re all with you
Thanks! I give 110% in therapy. I need to walk out of here. Being wheeled out will not cut it when I want to get back on the boat.
McGregor boats are good crafts. bust femurs take a while to mend, i broke mine in 3 places, on video... rest up. best of luck
Thanks for the encouragement. I think my femur was only broken in one place, where the 90 degree bend is before the hip socket. I hope you get full use of your leg back. The harder you work in therapy, the more likely you will recover fully, or as close to it as possible. Never give up! I regret trading my MacGregor 26X for the catamaran, but I needed the stability of the cat to support my solar experiment. I hope to buy another 26-X again one day. It was the best boat I ever owned.
O no! My goodness. Damit! You are my joy on RUclips. I come and go in comments because my life has hit some rough spots lately. But I’m always watching your new videos. Please heal.
I remember you from comments on making fiberglass spheres. Thanks for the advice on that. I'd still like to discuss having you fabricate some parts if you are interested. Sorry to hear about your rough spots in life. Healing and walking again are my main goals for now.
Glad you're on the mend! Jim, you have to be careful! It's easy to get hurt. Slipping, tripping and stumbles .... stairs, shower rooms with wet floors, washing feet and not getting all the soap removed before putting feet back on the shower floor!!!
Thanks! I'm re-thinking a lot at this point. Its scary how fragile a human being can be.
Get well soon Jim hope to see you on your boat soon
My opinions, for what they're worth: 1. Look into Condroitin-Sulfate supplements to rebuid bone and cartilage - Jello is a cheap substitue 2. Exercise to build quadricep strength and body build to keep all parts of the body strong and elastic 3. Work to improve your flexibility to loosen up and resist getting stiffer that you have allowed your body to become 4. Never give up! You were born for the seas and adventure!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!
Thanks for the advice, I will look into the supplements. Good news is so much exercise is already bringing my blood pressure down.
Get well soon!
Thanks! I get a little better each day but it will be a long way back
When I was young dangerous stuff was cars that went over 100mph, playing with guns, and pretty girls with with big boy friends. Now dangerous stuff is flip flops/crocs, throw rugs, and wet tile. I have about given up on standing in a rocking boat. Speedy recover to you. Once I had someone who could not climb back aboard a the boat so she stood on the cavitation plate on the motor, then we raised the trim/tilt on the motor and she was able to step into the splashwell. Not ideal, but worked in a pinch.
Thanks for the advice about using the motor tilt as a lift to get a stranded swimmer back on the boat. Those words could save another life one day. Don't give up on the standing on a rocking boat. There is too much enjoyment to be had on a boat. We will both make it!
@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 thank you, I can sit and drive, but I had to sell my boat a couple of years ago. Hoping to find another one sometime.
It's unfortunate what happened to you♡ I'm really glad you were near a phone. Wishing you a speedy recovery! We ♡ you!
Thanks! I am glad I was near the phone as well. There is no way I could have moved from where I was. I actually spent a while trying to disbelieve what had happened before breaking down and dialing 911.
get well
Thanks! It will take time but it will happen.
You will walk out that hospital and climb on your boat! YOU WILL MAKE IT! Best wishes, and stay strong!
Thanks, there are a lot of other people here with similar injuries. Just a couple of them and I are gung-ho on our therapy, leading me to believe we will be among the ones who walk out of here.
I didn't know how you built that boat dock in those flip flops. I'd have been in the water. So you keep up the accelerated physical therapy, and find some sensible shoes. And get well enough to walk out of there. We'll be here, when you're ready.
Thanks! The flip flops are good sand shoes, but I got some sketchers which let me shove my feet into them without tying laces. They stay on real good until I force them off.
@@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 you concentrate on getting healed up. We really do like you. Even if you smoke weed. 🤣🤣🤣🤣