First of all, thank you for joining us on your exciting journey, you are doing well! I have learned that you need 10 meters of chain on the bottom plus 3 times the water depth
Absolutely loving this journey. Your learning will continue. Your previous career in the left seat has taught you the value of checklist discipline! Fair winds and safe travels.
Amazing progress- always prioritise safety and grab bags. If u ever replace the bag, get a bright colour. Be safe be seen ..and if u drop it- easier to see. Those calm seas were stunning and great photography from the wheelhouse
Congratulations Captain and Admiral. I’ve been following your adventures from the beginning. Lived in NZ, private, IR pilot and sailed all over the world, so I relate to a lot of what’s going on. You’ve read the comments. Get a bridle asap and idle up to your anchor. This is a beast of a boat, you don’t want that amount of strain on your windlass. Liked the idea of burst of power, then back to idle, ready for reverse. Those massive props will bite right away. Godspeed with your Greek adventures and further West. Do you have a rough routing and time frame for the big trip? Again, congratulations Captain and Admiral.
Thanks so much…yip we have a bridle and got the message about idling up to anchor. Basic route is Med, UK, Hollande, Norway, Iceland,Greenland,Novia Scotia, East Coast Waterway, Panama and then either across the Pacific or around the top and home through Asia
Love Fiona's comments about having to clean up after you as well! Really enjoy watching you sail for the first time on this yacht alone, the joys and the mistakes. Thanks for sharing.
@@AwanuiNZ you are most welcome, I, along with many others, are enjoying the whole series, very few people are in the position to do what you are doing, building a lovely yacht and then sailing it half way around the world to return home, the fact that you present your episodes in a down to earth and "warts and all" manner only heightens the enjoyment of "tagging" along each week, I wish you both nothing but good health and happiness😀. Fair winds.
Well Done Mark and Fiona, finally out there. Earlier on, before you left for turkey, i made the comment, " If your not living on the edge, you are taking up to much room" Well you have surpassed many hurdles to get to the fist voyage on your own (of many to come) and pushing yourself mentally and physically to get to this point. AS in the same age group as you, sitting back here in NZ, i can only admire what you are doing and it is Fantastic. And what you are doing is called LIVING LIFE and a real inspiration to everyone watching your journey....BIG Congrats
Was so nervous for you as you set off on your own! But then watching how you both manage everything showed me what a great team you are! I’ll also bet that by the time you get all the way back home you both will be mariners of the sea and will know Awanui like the back of your hand! Thanks again for sharing this adventure with us! It’s wonderful to see that part of the world through your eyes…stay safe…till next time!
Well done Mark & Fiona, pleased to see you have it all under control. I have been following from the start and really enjoying your success. Safe travel guys. Cheers Don
Mark, you should be using a bridal on the anchor chain when anchored. Look it up, you don’t want the weight of the boat pulling on the windless you want it split between your two front cleats vial the bridal.
One small thing that I was taught, believed and have used is that the function of the windlass is to lift the anchor and rode off the bottom and not to move your spectacular boat to windward, that would be the engines’ job. You may not have done that, but when my Gypsy slips it is usually because I haven’t asked my admiral if she would mind terribly moving the boat a little more forward.
Funniest First Day ever! Boats always chuck a trick at you on Day 1 and the throttle control whilst getting out of the marina was vintage Neptune! 🤣 Great work around on the go. Congrats. It was a tricky one. Windlass hassle is 'normal as they all work differently. We have definitely decided to Divorce before 37 years! We've only been married 1 year but already had 3 years living aboard incl a 36 day passage. She now has complete confidence in me. Takes a while. 😆 Greek islands great. You can get 1 year extended visas for France. Caribbean is worth a few years. Don't hurry home. NZ will still be there. All my friends make the mistake of heading to NZ/Australia far too fast.
Mark, it is nice whatching your video's. You and your wife is doing a great job. We all learn with you. Remember to stop over at Saldanha port(SA West Coast) on your way to Cape Town for a braai at our house!
Fantastic watching you , love the adventures, and the boat is gorgeous. I can’t believe that there is no chain counter on the boat ! Sorry there must be in the pilot house.
Oh, another tip. An ancorchain is counted in shakels, one shakel is 27,5m. Get four diffrent spray paint colors, and color code every shakel. Then you can order out two shakels. Give me two shakels of chain mate. About 60m😃
For close quarters manoeuvring remember neutral is your friend. So a click of ahead and immediately back to neutral. That way if you want astern it’s from neutral. Those big props should provide plenty of thrust with a little burst at idle
Ich weiss nicht ob das übersetzten kannst - aber ich rate Dir dringend - eine Ankerkralle zu setzen, damit die Winsch entlastet ist - mach weiter so - Gruss aus der Schweiz Bruno
Also a couple of anchoring tips. Your scope needs to also allow height of the capstan above the water. It could well be the best part of 2m on your boat so in 8m of water if you want 5 scope you need (8+2) x 5 = 50m. Also you need to bring the boat to the anchor when weighing the anchor. The winch is powered to raise the anchor not pull the boat to the anchor.
Happy to see you off on your own. You have done a great job! Two questions- do you have a snubber line for the anchor chain? As far as marking the chain, why not just paint the chain, using a different t color to denote each unit? I would think the paint in different colors would be easier to spot than the zip ties.
Captain at last pity didnt sea your docking few more camera mounts needed ask your daughter lol and congrats on your wife rope skills amazing she is all about See ya next time x
Yes we agree. We are trying to get some video of docking but so far have been so focused on not doing any damage to us or other boats. We probably need another camera.Renee with us now so will try and get some. Footage of our efforts in Kos would have gone viral!
. Well done . Im blown away with the economy . Thats awesome . . Did you get the chain messured and marked?? . Not alot of room to move while puting the water maker in . They did well . . Till the next one . Take care . Bye from NZ 🍻🇳🇿👋
Great channel, very informative. Personally have no knowledge on handling a boat. How manoeuvrable is the boat on one engine, when you manoeuvre, maybe you could maintain one engine in idle, for when you need to stop the forward momentum you don't have to wait for the shaft to slow down and stop, you could straight away use the idling engine to engage reverse . Or am I full of it.😊
Congratulations on your first trip mate, well done. Don’t want to sound like I am teaching you to suck eggs but mate it is not a good idea to pull the boat up to the anchor with the windlass, not so bad when it is flat calm but when it is rough you can do major damage to it or even rip it out of the deck, better to power up towards the anchor with someone on the bow pointing in the direction the chain is laying. Other thing it is always best to use a bridle takes the load off the windlass, there are all kinds of chain hooks but if you don’t have one a rolling hitch is just as good. Keep up the good work mate your doing great. Good luck with your onward journey.
While I think about it, you need to purchase a couple of headset so you can talk to each other while you are operating the anchor or in the engine room, on the rear deck putting on lines etc.. just a thought. Cheers Don
For the cable ties, best to put 4 or 5 every 10m as they break off going through the windlass gypsy, and you loose the measurement, so every now and then put more on as they disappear. I use colour'ed c/ties, in alphabetical, so 10m = black, 20m blue, 30m green etc, after 50m start colours again - easy to remember in alphabetical. Tie some light line to the anchor and let it down to measure off 10m, 20m, 30m etc to avoid doing it in marina. Another fun way for the c/ties is in this order, R Y B W G (red, yellow, black, white, green) and to remember it is "Rub Your B*%%s With Grease - once the crew know they never forget that one
I’m sorry for being a less than knowledgeable person about boats but it seems that the sound from the engines is quite loud throughout the boat. Has the factory been a bit light on sound proofing?.
So many different types. A bit like a tender each owner has a different opinion on them and which is best for their needs. Nice it was plumbed/wired up for it though. Surprising number of owners do not get Watermakers as maintenance is required and cost of filters likely similar to cost of purchasing water at Marinas, not sure for how long though. What I love is water from Watermakers drinkable and redundancy having the ability to make on your own. Always need a store of fresh water though as a burst hose plus broken WM equals no water.
Ok so the difference between the N41, N51 and all other Nordhavn boats is that these are production boats where you get what they build essentially without options which helps keep the cost to Nordhavn and therefore the customer down. Watermakers like tenders come in so many varieties that it has been decided to let the customer decide and then organise installation of those items. Some don’t get Watermakers,some want low energy installations and some want high capacity. Nordhavn recognises most will want them so provides the water/power connections to make it as simple as possible. Personally I would have preferred one installed and be done with it but it was not to be. Of interest with the 1300 litres we have now been away for 4 days and are just under half in our water tank which is pretty good - we cannot top up with water maker as it is not working! Getting fixed back in Athens.
It is a great feeling to finally set off on your journey isn't it ? First time just the two of you, with the boat, after so many years of planning, waiting and looking forward to it. Will be a great journey, so now relax and enjoy, after all that is what it is all about ! Great to have the water maker installed, at least you will have continuous water supply onboard. Just don't use them in a marina or port or any water where you see oil on the water, your membranes will be gone instantly. It is also better for the membranes to run the water maker every day for a few hours than to fill up the tanks and not use the water maker for one or 2 weeks. The water in the ports and marinas in Greece does contain a lot of calcium and it not really drinking quality, so be careful with topping up your tanks with that water. If you want to use shore water for washing the boat make sure you put some filters prior to the hose leading up to the boat, otherwise your boat will turn out with a lot of white calcium spots and you can wash again (and we have had to do that 😀). As for your stabilizers, they are not connected to your GPS signal ? Once they have the GPS signal they should have speed information. Having markings on the chain is basically a must, can't do without them. Any system that works for you is a good one. With regard to the amount of chain out just take into consideration that it is the water depth, plus the height from the water level to the bow (or snubber if you use one), plus the wave height (highest expected wave height). A scope of 3 : 1 is more for a quick stop, for lunch etc. 5 : 1 is for calm weather, 7 : 1 is for a stiff breeze and 10 or even 20 : 1 is for bad weather. And of course, don't forget to set the anchor well. 😀 Just a quick question........was that a bottle of Aceton that I saw passing by or was it white spirit ? If it was aceton you may want to think about exchanging that for white spirit once you are in Greece. In Turkey they don't sell white spirit, because it is alcohol based, so you can buy only aceton. In Greece you can find white spirit even in the supermarkets or in any chandler or paint shop. I did not even know it, but aceton is highly explosive, so after seeing (and hearing) this story of the barefoot doctors, we immediately threw out all the aceton. They lost their boat because of aceton, so just be careful with it. ruclips.net/video/thZOaLehQu8/видео.html
Another entertaining post by captain and, er, captain! Just a few of my (as usual) observations: - Please, for the love of God, buy some clip-on remote mics for you guys to wear while recording. Will make a world of difference ad aren't very expensive. - You should never leave the helm untended when dropping / hauling the anchor. Use headsets for communication or at least develop proper hand signals (which is what we do on Sequel). It's both a safety issue and a utility one. - You should purchase a (Mantus) snubber system ASAP for anchoring. You don't want to load the capstan like that - it's not meant for that. Plus a snubber is designed to take shock loads from wave motion, which it easier on the crew and the vessel AND helps prevent the anchor from becoming dislodged. - Get a vessel monitoring system ASAP. This includes the ability to set an anchor boundary to alarm if the boat leaves the set geofence. Again, these are relatively cheap, easy to self-install, comes with GPS built in, sends notifications to your mobile device - and you can slowly add functionality as you go (like bilge pump running, shore power disconnect, high water alarm, temp etc graphs...) I use BRNKL, but Siren Marine is also a good system. It will definitely help you sleep better at night while on anchor AND uses way less current than keeping you electronics on. Enjoy the adventure! John 42' Sabre Hardtop Express, Sequel
Hey thanks John….bit embarrassing we have mikes! So much bloody technology. Will get around to using them promise. I will also get a mic cover for camera. Yip we got snubber and helm radio has anchor watch which we set and is programmed to go to cellphones. Will look at system you mention…thanks for the good info.
You bought the boat to travel and relax so many other boaters say the same thing. Then you say I would like to stay here longer but we need to get going to go home? I have heard most you tubers doing sailing or motor boating wishing for the carefree life but refusing to accomplish it?
I hear you…..sadly we must get to Athens as stabilisers again out of action. We took a day off yesterday in IOS it was magic. I could stay here for days.
Never shoulda' left the builder's yard without a functional watermaker installed and sea trialed. If you're never going back to Turkey, just freakin' leave. What are they going to do, chase you to Cyprus?
Hi Mark. Good to see you are on your way. As you both say, you have a lot to learn. Here is some science to help you. Your diesel engines will each burn 1 imperial gallon of diesel per 26hp per hour. Lets call that 25 hp per 1 imperial gallon. That makes the maths easier and the consumption IS indisputable. So a 150 hp diesel engine will consume 6 imperial gallons of diesel per hour at full 150 hp . FACT. So therefore, when you say @17:20 you are only burning 7.6 litres per hour @1150 rpm means your engines are producing 21.25 hp per engine which is completely wrong. They must have been producing 3 times that hp at least at those revs. SO..... either you meant each engine was consuming only .89 of an imperial gallon per hour which would still be wrong or your gauges are completely wrong. It was no wonder you said @17:20 the fuel burn was "Fuken Unbelievable" because it is but I can't blame you when you are used to your last Waka, the Boeing 777 that burned 0.7 gallons per second or 42 gallons per minute or 150 t0 200 gallons just to taxi to take off. LOL. My post is just to give you another redundancy as to fuel burn to put into your Log . Remember 1 imperial gallon per 25 HP per hour. That is the truth. Keep safe. This post allows you to cross check your gauges to the fuel consumption curves shown in the John Deere Books and the consumption curves shown in the Nordhavn Book where they only did one day of sea trials and couldn't possibly have worked out fuel consumption in all conditions in all weathers considering your boat is the first off the rank.
Absolutely no FF data from Seatrials other than anecdotal comment in the moment. On our sight gauges we burnt 25 litres per hour over 48hrs going from Tuzla to Rhodes. That was at engine RPM of 1700 - both engines?
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Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. Enjoying your regular updates!
Thanks so much for the feedback it is very encouraging
lol 35 years and she still cleaning up after you!!! Love the videos
Bit of a worry eh?
First of all, thank you for joining us on your exciting journey, you are doing well! I have learned that you need 10 meters of chain on the bottom plus 3 times the water depth
I use 5 depth of water once over 10m
Excellent video
Great people
Great content
Keep them coming please.
Thanks for the encouragement…..will do
Absolutely loving this journey. Your learning will continue. Your previous career in the left seat has taught you the value of checklist discipline! Fair winds and safe travels.
Thanks so much…trying to be careful with so much to learn
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor! Love your videos gday from Geraldton West Oz ❤
Correct and hi Geraldton
Amazing progress- always prioritise safety and grab bags. If u ever replace the bag, get a bright colour. Be safe be seen ..and if u drop it- easier to see. Those calm seas were stunning and great photography from the wheelhouse
We hear you and thanks for
Congratulations Captain and Admiral. I’ve been following your adventures from the beginning. Lived in NZ, private, IR pilot and sailed all over the world, so I relate to a lot of what’s going on. You’ve read the comments. Get a bridle asap and idle up to your anchor. This is a beast of a boat, you don’t want that amount of strain on your windlass. Liked the idea of burst of power, then back to idle, ready for reverse. Those massive props will bite right away. Godspeed with your Greek adventures and further West. Do you have a rough routing and time frame for the big trip? Again, congratulations Captain and Admiral.
Thanks so much…yip we have a bridle and got the message about idling up to anchor. Basic route is Med, UK, Hollande, Norway, Iceland,Greenland,Novia Scotia, East Coast Waterway, Panama and then either across the Pacific or around the top and home through Asia
Love Fiona's comments about having to clean up after you as well! Really enjoy watching you sail for the first time on this yacht alone, the joys and the mistakes. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Thank you!
Another excellent episode......well done Capt Mark and First mate Fiona, fair winds.😊
Thanks so much
@@AwanuiNZ you are most welcome, I, along with many others, are enjoying the whole series, very few people are in the position to do what you are doing, building a lovely yacht and then sailing it half way around the world to return home, the fact that you present your episodes in a down to earth and "warts and all" manner only heightens the enjoyment of "tagging" along each week, I wish you both nothing but good health and happiness😀. Fair winds.
@@amandabortello505 you are very kind and thanks so much for the support it is very encouraging
Well Done Mark and Fiona, finally out there. Earlier on, before you left for turkey, i made the comment, " If your not living on the edge, you are taking up to much room" Well you have surpassed many hurdles to get to the fist voyage on your own (of many to come) and pushing yourself mentally and physically to get to this point. AS in the same age group as you, sitting back here in NZ, i can only admire what you are doing and it is Fantastic. And what you are doing is called LIVING LIFE and a real inspiration to everyone watching your journey....BIG Congrats
Thanks Steve we really appreciate the positive feedback
Was so nervous for you as you set off on your own! But then watching how you both manage everything showed me what a great team you are! I’ll also bet that by the time you get all the way back home you both will be mariners of the sea and will know Awanui like the back of your hand! Thanks again for sharing this adventure with us! It’s wonderful to see that part of the world through your eyes…stay safe…till next time!
Oh you give us such energy…thanks for the amazing support
Absolutely brilliant video, love the rapport you two have with each other and watching you learn together. Cannot wait for the next episode 🤗
On its way and thanks
Nice work, sounds like the first officer is turning into a right hand seat Captain 😂
Mmmmmm….will ponder on that
Well done Mark & Fiona, pleased to see you have it all under control. I have been following from the start and really enjoying your success. Safe travel guys. Cheers Don
Thanks so much Don…you are very patient
My health and safety valve tripped at seeing bare feet on a focsle as the anchor chain is coming in! Steel caps!! LOL
Indeed
so exciting watching you both, you are living my dream 👍
Thank you we enjoy making each episode and love the feedback
Mark, you should be using a bridal on the anchor chain when anchored. Look it up, you don’t want the weight of the boat pulling on the windless you want it split between your two front cleats vial the bridal.
Yip we have been doing that…must have taken off for leaving…promise we are.
One small thing that I was taught, believed and have used is that the function of the windlass is to lift the anchor and rode off the bottom and not to move your spectacular boat to windward, that would be the engines’ job. You may not have done that, but when my Gypsy slips it is usually because I haven’t asked my admiral if she would mind terribly moving the boat a little more forward.
Following you with a smile, you take some many of us with you, thanks for being honest in your mistakes, most people hide them
Funniest First Day ever!
Boats always chuck a trick at you on Day 1 and the throttle control whilst getting out of the marina was vintage Neptune! 🤣 Great work around on the go. Congrats. It was a tricky one.
Windlass hassle is 'normal as they all work differently.
We have definitely decided to Divorce before 37 years! We've only been married 1 year but already had 3 years living aboard incl a 36 day passage. She now has complete confidence in me. Takes a while. 😆
Greek islands great. You can get 1 year extended visas for France. Caribbean is worth a few years.
Don't hurry home. NZ will still be there.
All my friends make the mistake of heading to NZ/Australia far too fast.
Great advice thanks
Great video guys, thoroughly enjoying your journey. Hope to see you in Tasmania one day 😊 cheers
That would be cool. Always wanted to visit Tasmania
Wow, steep learning curve but well navigated. Keep them coming.
Will do
Loving the kiwi can do attitude mixed with a sensible touch of caution. Cheers guys, enjoying the content.
Thank you
The most beautiful boat in Marina Zeas.
have a good time in Athens!!!
Thank you so much…come and say hello
cool vids, we hope to cross paths one day when you are in Picton
I hope so look out for us
(Fiona's "I told you so' voice is exactly the same as Jude's 'I told you so" voice! Love it!)
Mmmmm
Amazing video! Thank you for taking us along!
Anytime it’s our pleasure
You both just get better and better. 👍👍
Thank you we are just being us…no filter
@@AwanuiNZ I noticed. 🤣🤣
once again thank you "happy wife makes a happy life" or is she who must be obeyed, you both are great love it
Some do not know how to take us…no doubt in my mind who is in charge!
Mark, it is nice whatching your video's. You and your wife is doing a great job. We all learn with you.
Remember to stop over at Saldanha port(SA West Coast) on your way to Cape Town for a braai at our house!
Done
Another great video! Thanks, Mark. Glad to see the water maker in. Hope all finally gets fixed with the stabilizers.
Nope unfortunately not…stabilisers off and we limping to Athens!
Loved watching your series, look forward to enjoying your travels. Clear skies to you!
Thanks so much
Agree watching you guys travel will be a weekly thing for me.@@AwanuiNZ
I’m so happy for you two!🤗
Thank you
Fantastic watching you , love the adventures, and the boat is gorgeous. I can’t believe that there is no chain counter on the boat ! Sorry there must be in the pilot house.
Nope there is not…crazy eh?
@@AwanuiNZyes amazing, I have a Maxwell winch , it came with the kit ! But yes crazy , safe sailing 👍😊
Congratulations! You have a wonderful yacht. I have been following you for a while and I think this is fantastic. Thanks for sharing. 👋🏼👋🏼
Our pleasure
Kia ora Mark, Magic vlog - great to see that repurposing of the old CAANZ log book! Safe travels. 🇳🇿👍
Haha yes I thought it might get finished that way!
Good stuff m8.. Thx , I'm learning
Hey, Can you snub the Anchor in shit weather?
Too much on one deck fitting if you are bucking aye..
Absolutely…we had taken it off by the time we videod
Oh, another tip. An ancorchain is counted in shakels, one shakel is 27,5m. Get four diffrent spray paint colors, and color code every shakel.
Then you can order out two shakels. Give me two shakels of chain mate. About 60m😃
Just love your advice…thank you.
For close quarters manoeuvring remember neutral is your friend. So a click of ahead and immediately back to neutral. That way if you want astern it’s from neutral. Those big props should provide plenty of thrust with a little burst at idle
They absolutely do. Already becoming a habit to do just that
Nice pantry !!! Have a nice trip.
Many thanks
Fiona, you surely do have the principle of “there is a place for everything and everything in its place”. Sounds like you will be training Mark.😊
Yip she is trying anyway!
Thanks Mike. I’ve been trying for 35 years!! He promised me he would be better in the boat!! Baby steps!!!
Got to be the first to comment, good luck, fair sea, safe travels
First to reply….thanks so much
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Aroha from Whanganui.
Hey it’s our pleasure we hope everyone enjoys it
Ich weiss nicht ob das übersetzten kannst - aber ich rate Dir dringend - eine Ankerkralle zu setzen, damit die Winsch entlastet ist - mach weiter so - Gruss aus der Schweiz Bruno
It’s on and thanks for the support/advice
Also a couple of anchoring tips. Your scope needs to also allow height of the capstan above the water. It could well be the best part of 2m on your boat so in 8m of water if you want 5 scope you need (8+2) x 5 = 50m. Also you need to bring the boat to the anchor when weighing the anchor. The winch is powered to raise the anchor not pull the boat to the anchor.
Yip absolutely hear you and thanks
Happy to see you off on your own. You have done a great job! Two questions- do you have a snubber line for the anchor chain? As far as marking the chain, why not just paint the chain, using a different t color to denote each unit? I would think the paint in different colors would be easier to spot than the zip ties.
Yip using a snubber and looking at paint. First got to find somewhere we can lay the chain out
Captain at last pity didnt sea your docking few more camera mounts needed ask your daughter lol and congrats on your wife rope
skills amazing she is all about See ya next time x
Yes we agree. We are trying to get some video of docking but so far have been so focused on not doing any damage to us or other boats. We probably need another camera.Renee with us now so will try and get some. Footage of our efforts in Kos would have gone viral!
. Well done .
Im blown away with the economy . Thats awesome . .
Did you get the chain messured and marked?? .
Not alot of room to move while puting the water maker in . They did well . .
Till the next one . Take care .
Bye from NZ 🍻🇳🇿👋
Thanks Roger…nope we could not take off in Bodrum…Athens is the plan now…limping there with failed stabilisers again!
@@AwanuiNZ those stabilisers are becoming a bit of a hassle . .
I guess we will see it next vid . . Take care . . 🍻🇳🇿👍
Shit situation at the moment as really impacting travel plans
Great channel, very informative. Personally have no knowledge on handling a boat.
How manoeuvrable is the boat on one engine, when you manoeuvre, maybe you could maintain one engine in idle, for when you need to stop the forward momentum you don't have to wait for the shaft to slow down and stop, you could straight away use the idling engine to engage reverse . Or am I full of it.😊
It’s just practice and then habit. Already I am stopping at the gate
Congratulations on your first trip mate, well done. Don’t want to sound like I am teaching you to suck eggs but mate it is not a good idea to pull the boat up to the anchor with the windlass, not so bad when it is flat calm but when it is rough you can do major damage to it or even rip it out of the deck, better to power up towards the anchor with someone on the bow pointing in the direction the chain is laying. Other thing it is always best to use a bridle takes the load off the windlass, there are all kinds of chain hooks but if you don’t have one a rolling hitch is just as good. Keep up the good work mate your doing great. Good luck with your onward journey.
Yip using a bridle and agree we should motor up to chain……definitely would have been a comment on a route check in my old job!
you don't have a chain counter?
Nope but we got markers now and it makes things so much easier - eventually we will get a counter. Never had one
You need a small scooter to zip around the show chasing agents and customs maybe Mark ?
Yip…just conscious of space but it would make life easier. I do enjoy the exercise.
where is it insured at the moment? do you need to buy insurance in every country you stay for certain time?
Nope we have Global insurance through Pantanius - $14K Australian per annum
While I think about it, you need to purchase a couple of headset so you can talk to each other while you are operating the anchor or in the engine room, on the rear deck putting on lines etc.. just a thought. Cheers Don
Yip working on it
@@AwanuiNZ I forgot to tell you, I too am a KIWI.. came out to Australia in 1969 74 y/o
Also looked like you were running at 7knots through the anchorage within 50m of other vessels. Colregs say 5knots
Correct and noted
For the cable ties, best to put 4 or 5 every 10m as they break off going through the windlass gypsy, and you loose the measurement, so every now and then put more on as they disappear. I use colour'ed c/ties, in alphabetical, so 10m = black, 20m blue, 30m green etc, after 50m start colours again - easy to remember in alphabetical. Tie some light line to the anchor and let it down to measure off 10m, 20m, 30m etc to avoid doing it in marina.
Another fun way for the c/ties is in this order, R Y B W G (red, yellow, black, white, green) and to remember it is "Rub Your B*%%s With Grease - once the crew know they never forget that one
Haha great advice thanks so much…all taken on board
You need to take the load of the anchor winch while at anchor !
Yip we have been…sorry if video did not shownthat
Ist der Diesel Verbrauch immer für einen Motor, oder für beide zusammen gerechnet der genannt wird? Danke!
Both…8 litres/hr
Like the checklist....you can take the pilot out of the plane, but not the man!
Yip
Perhaps you should order a coupl of cheep lapel mices for you and the mrs's. Always nice with crisp sound.
Occasionally it’s a bit squeaky. 😂
@Vinnie101a aah ok…I am getting a camera mic cover too
@@AwanuiNZ : yep mic covers are much better than mice. Enjoy your wonderful trip and thanks for taking us along.
Hi Mark, I am curious to know if the disciplines you develop as an airline pilot help you with operating Awanui.
I hope so time will tell..amazed how quickly things happen at 7kts!
Enjoying the adventure with you both 😊
Not sure what kind of windlass you have but having a digital chain counter is fantastic I must admit.
Looking into
did you guys fix the stabilizers already? have a good trip
Nope stuffed again…limping to Athens
Didn’t look like it did you see it rolling in the relatively small sea?
P.s. -that passage out of Gocek look a lot like the Marlborough Sounds! Lol❤️
Oh yes it did Andy..absolutely like home.
I’m sorry for being a less than knowledgeable person about boats but it seems that the sound from the engines is quite loud throughout the boat. Has the factory been a bit light on sound proofing?.
Probably did not have engine room door fully latched. It makes a big difference. Boat is very quiet.
I can feel my blood pressure rising
Uh oh please,tell us why?
Not sure why Nordhavn don't have watermaker installed during production
So many different types. A bit like a tender each owner has a different opinion on them and which is best for their needs. Nice it was plumbed/wired up for it though. Surprising number of owners do not get Watermakers as maintenance is required and cost of filters likely similar to cost of purchasing water at Marinas, not sure for how long though. What I love is water from Watermakers drinkable and redundancy having the ability to make on your own. Always need a store of fresh water though as a burst hose plus broken WM equals no water.
5 to 7 scope for that size of yacht. Are you going to fit a chain counter?
We will mark the chain and look to fitting a counter
şu an fethiyede deniz anası varmı nisan ayında?
Did not see any
Excuse my curiosity, but what does Awanui mean?
Big river
@@AwanuiNZ Thank you!
Can not understand why the water maker was not installed when the boat was built
Ok so the difference between the N41, N51 and all other Nordhavn boats is that these are production boats where you get what they build essentially without options which helps keep the cost to Nordhavn and therefore the customer down. Watermakers like tenders come in so many varieties that it has been decided to let the customer decide and then organise installation of those items. Some don’t get Watermakers,some want low energy installations and some want high capacity. Nordhavn recognises most will want them so provides the water/power connections to make it as simple as possible. Personally I would have preferred one installed and be done with it but it was not to be. Of interest with the 1300 litres we have now been away for 4 days and are just under half in our water tank which is pretty good - we cannot top up with water maker as it is not working! Getting fixed back in Athens.
It is a great feeling to finally set off on your journey isn't it ? First time just the two of you, with the boat, after so many years of planning, waiting and looking forward to it. Will be a great journey, so now relax and enjoy, after all that is what it is all about !
Great to have the water maker installed, at least you will have continuous water supply onboard. Just don't use them in a marina or port or any water where you see oil on the water, your membranes will be gone instantly. It is also better for the membranes to run the water maker every day for a few hours than to fill up the tanks and not use the water maker for one or 2 weeks.
The water in the ports and marinas in Greece does contain a lot of calcium and it not really drinking quality, so be careful with topping up your tanks with that water. If you want to use shore water for washing the boat make sure you put some filters prior to the hose leading up to the boat, otherwise your boat will turn out with a lot of white calcium spots and you can wash again (and we have had to do that 😀).
As for your stabilizers, they are not connected to your GPS signal ? Once they have the GPS signal they should have speed information.
Having markings on the chain is basically a must, can't do without them. Any system that works for you is a good one.
With regard to the amount of chain out just take into consideration that it is the water depth, plus the height from the water level to the bow (or snubber if you use one), plus the wave height (highest expected wave height). A scope of 3 : 1 is more for a quick stop, for lunch etc. 5 : 1 is for calm weather, 7 : 1 is for a stiff breeze and 10 or even 20 : 1 is for bad weather.
And of course, don't forget to set the anchor well. 😀
Just a quick question........was that a bottle of Aceton that I saw passing by or was it white spirit ?
If it was aceton you may want to think about exchanging that for white spirit once you are in Greece. In Turkey they don't sell white spirit, because it is alcohol based, so you can buy only aceton. In Greece you can find white spirit even in the supermarkets or in any chandler or paint shop.
I did not even know it, but aceton is highly explosive, so after seeing (and hearing) this story of the barefoot doctors, we immediately threw out all the aceton. They lost their boat because of aceton, so just be careful with it.
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What wonderful information…acetone gone! Other titbits so gratefully received
I just realised that old war cannons have helium 3 and 4 in them. Not just boats.
Have I missed something?
@@AwanuiNZ no helium 3 and 4 titanium and lime combat radiation from leaking nuclear power plants
Another entertaining post by captain and, er, captain! Just a few of my (as usual) observations:
- Please, for the love of God, buy some clip-on remote mics for you guys to wear while recording. Will make a world of difference ad aren't very expensive.
- You should never leave the helm untended when dropping / hauling the anchor. Use headsets for communication or at least develop proper hand signals (which is what we do on Sequel). It's both a safety issue and a utility one.
- You should purchase a (Mantus) snubber system ASAP for anchoring. You don't want to load the capstan like that - it's not meant for that. Plus a snubber is designed to take shock loads from wave motion, which it easier on the crew and the vessel AND helps prevent the anchor from becoming dislodged.
- Get a vessel monitoring system ASAP. This includes the ability to set an anchor boundary to alarm if the boat leaves the set geofence. Again, these are relatively cheap, easy to self-install, comes with GPS built in, sends notifications to your mobile device - and you can slowly add functionality as you go (like bilge pump running, shore power disconnect, high water alarm, temp etc graphs...)
I use BRNKL, but Siren Marine is also a good system. It will definitely help you sleep better at night while on anchor AND uses way less current than keeping you electronics on.
Enjoy the adventure!
John
42' Sabre Hardtop Express, Sequel
Hey thanks John….bit embarrassing we have mikes! So much bloody technology. Will get around to using them promise. I will also get a mic cover for camera. Yip we got snubber and helm radio has anchor watch which we set and is programmed to go to cellphones. Will look at system you mention…thanks for the good info.
How about indicating current date and days underway
Will start doing that just trying to catch up so we can be more current
Is "photograghy" a mistake? 17:50
Sorry lost on that one?
@@AwanuiNZ 17:50
Stabalizers on? Why? The sea is flat as a pancake.
Mother very happy when stabilisers on. One thing at a time.
You need some cleets at the bathingplatform for the dinghy.
Yes would be very handy
You bought the boat to travel and relax so many other boaters say the same thing. Then you say I would like to stay here longer but we need to get going to go home? I have heard most you tubers doing sailing or motor boating wishing for the carefree life but refusing to accomplish it?
I hear you…..sadly we must get to Athens as stabilisers again out of action. We took a day off yesterday in IOS it was magic. I could stay here for days.
💔 Where's Rene 🤷♂️
Back with us now…next video but one
@@AwanuiNZ that's Wonderful, where is you guys first port of call back home here? Aparima Riverton 🤷♂️
extremely complicated system, but when they don't label, I'm out.
It was one label. Labels everywhere in Turkish and English!
Did I miss someone ? Where is your daughter ?
She is back now …..next video
Nice! But make shorter videos please!😁
I hear you…trying to catch up with where we are to reduce volume of footage waiting….need more SIM cards……sit down pour a beer and take some time out!
Haha..love it
Never shoulda' left the builder's yard without a functional watermaker installed and sea trialed. If you're never going back to Turkey, just freakin' leave. What are they going to do, chase you to Cyprus?
Nope to Athens on 9 May. When we left it did work…weird
That squeak at about 31 Minutes is annoying.
Mmm will check
@@AwanuiNZ Like the video's, your show what is happening not just the good bits.
Hi Mark. Good to see you are on your way. As you both say, you have a lot to learn. Here is some science to help you. Your diesel engines will each burn 1 imperial gallon of diesel per 26hp per hour. Lets call that 25 hp per 1 imperial gallon. That makes the maths easier and the consumption IS indisputable. So a 150 hp diesel engine will consume 6 imperial gallons of diesel per hour at full 150 hp . FACT.
So therefore, when you say @17:20 you are only burning 7.6 litres per hour @1150 rpm means your engines are producing 21.25 hp per engine which is completely wrong. They must have been producing 3 times that hp at least at those revs. SO..... either you meant each engine was consuming only .89 of an imperial gallon per hour which would still be wrong or your gauges are completely wrong.
It was no wonder you said @17:20 the fuel burn was "Fuken Unbelievable" because it is but I can't blame you when you are used to your last Waka, the Boeing 777 that burned 0.7 gallons per second or 42 gallons per minute or 150 t0 200 gallons just to taxi to take off. LOL. My post is just to give you another redundancy as to fuel burn to put into your Log . Remember 1 imperial gallon per 25 HP per hour. That is the truth. Keep safe. This post allows you to cross check your gauges to the fuel consumption curves shown in the John Deere Books and the consumption curves shown in the Nordhavn Book where they only did one day of sea trials and couldn't possibly have worked out fuel consumption in all conditions in all weathers considering your boat is the first off the rank.
Absolutely no FF data from Seatrials other than anecdotal comment in the moment. On our sight gauges we burnt 25 litres per hour over 48hrs going from Tuzla to Rhodes. That was at engine RPM of 1700 - both engines?