Pascale does a great job of holding that camera on target and steady.....and Troy is great at clearly explaining whatever he is doing at the time. Thank you both for making it all so interesting!!
I've watched so many times and enjoyed them, I've used your information to back my own feelings and practice. Our Atlantic 44 is in very good condition due me watching you how too sessions. We travel from Airlie to Cairns throughout the year and while we can stay on anchor to enjoy the paradise on our doorstep. I'm loving your land life sessions as well, quite jealous actually. Keep it up.😊😊
I have been watching the refurbishment series and I have to say it is up there with the very best on RUclips. Good common sense "works", great skills, extraordinary problem solving and outstanding Aussie improvisation and no bull***t or fake drama. Again, bravo and well done!!
It's great to see someone taking pride in their country and buying things made there because of the high quality. I also appreciate that you explain why you do things instead of just "here's what I did". You guys are awesome.
Troy, you're a master of diplomacy among so many other things. Very grateful for your ability to share your wisdom and wealth of experience as well as Pascale's ability to capture it all on video.
I think I would put a piece of plastic pipe to form a lining around the sides of the hole the anchor chain goes through to stop wet going into the end grain of the soft pine causing it to rot quickly. The chain going in and out will soon knock off any paint you may have put on in an attempt to seal it. Make the insert and put it up through from the compartment below. Fantastic couple with a fantastic ethos and life.
Glad that new winch isn't made of Chineseium! Watching Troy rout out that deck top I was thinking of ways I would fit that pine with wood tools, there is always three ways to do almost anything. She looks shipshape the new AU MADE winch does, nice work Troy! Excellent film making too, you rock gal.
I've been watching for a while and I don't say much. Your knowledge is great, & it's great that you are imparting it onto others to learn more. So thank you. One other thing. I'm very envious of the support you have for each other. Keep it up. XX
Having read the comments it looks like the only thing lacking was there was not quite enough footage of Pascale! Boys will be boys. Maybe you should have more bottles of beer as well! Nicely done. Both the meticulous well thought-out and accomplished work and the video. Right down to the music. Nice.
What i like about your chanel is that you have no snow or cold weather. Here right now it is a very mild -8c. This winter was brutal in that we have been beaten with tuns of snow, freezing rain, and wind. I am a snow plow operator that clear out the roads. I work the night shift since there is less trafic. To give you an idea i am south of Montreal Quebec Canada, a small town called Salabery de Valleyfield(google map it you will see). We do 12 hr shifts and dealing with stupid motorist, its a very stressful job. Last December one of my coworker was rear ended by a 1 ton pick-up while spreading salt on an ice covered road at 35km an hour. The truck hit him at at least 100kmh. The snow plow driver just felt a little hump but the pick-up truck was destroyed, the front bumper was pushed back above the front axel. The back of the snow plow is equipped with 5 strobe LED lights, one arrow pointing which lane to pass by also LED 2ft by 4ft wide, one center mounted emergency LED strobe, plus the normal truck identification, parking lights. He did not see the snow plow he told us, most likely texting on his phone.
Hello Troy, we find using methylated spirit to clean up sikaflex will dull gloss paint. Mineral turpentine will remove the sikaflex and not dull the gloss paint. Thanks for sharing your life and adventures with us. Thoroughly enjoying it all.
I am at least 14,1500 miles from any ocean, but still enjoy your information, sailing, seascapes, etc, and kudo’s to Pascale for her cooking, diving, and keeping pace with you Troy....much better looking too. Thanks guys..🐳
Always enjoy your informative episodes. Pretty inventive camera angles to show us how you did much of the work. Stay safe and look forward to your next episode.
I guess im randomly asking but does anyone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me.
@Briggs Lawson Thanks for your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Great video once again. I think I would have forgone the timber and just used 1/2" thick structural fiberglass sheet instead, epoxying it right to the deck and running a fillet around it. The same with the piece below. Here in the US we can get structural fiberglass (not G10 but slightly less hard polyester glass board) fairly cheaply. It is much less difficult to work with than G10 Garolite (and much cheaper) yet still strong as all get-out in 1/2" thick sheets. Much stronger than pine timber for sure, and totally moisture and UV resistant once painted. It simply becomes a thickened abd bonded section of the deck laminate. I built a raised deck plinth with it on our aft deck for the aft anchor locker deck fitting and stepped it up 2" above the level of the deck so very little water will be sloshing up and into the deck fitting. I also added 1/2" thick footprints under the mounts for the stern rail, epoxying them down and filleting around them before painting with deck paint. We plan to stuff silly putty or wads of butyl tape around the anchor chain theough the deck to further seal it up in rough seas. That'll pull right up and out if the anchor ever needs to be deployed. www.mcmaster.com/composite-panels
Sounds like a better product to use but I wasn't aware of any place to get small quantities of such stuff. We don't have much space for carting off-cuts. I'll keep it in mind for the future though. I've heard of children's' Plasticine being useful as a deck bung thats cheap and resilient.
Troy, you are very interesting when it comes to explaining how equipment works and how to replace, lets see more of the lovely Pascale. She is cute. 😍👍👍
Thank you for your upload.We love watching your video uploads.Thank you for sharing it with us.Take care always.We love you both.Stay safe on the water
Just used Freerange18 at Arnolds and the item price was also very competitive. Thanks for your recommendations Troy. That new Muir is a much easier design for maintenance than the older model by the look of the motor spline and clip arrangement. As an electrician and instrument fitter, I've used Denso tape in heavy chemical industry for years to protect equipment and open electrical connections, good on those winch connections.
That's clever. I like the way you drilled those holes in your router jig baseboard so that you could attach the vacuum cleaner hose to it and suck all of those bits up while you were routing. Didn't even have to put sheets up to stop it going on the other boats. Wish I'd have thought of something like that ;-) . If I'm mounting anything that needs sealant as you've done, I have a handful of washers with a loop of reasonable strength fishing line through each. I lay them out anywhere the sealant doesn't meet the edge, then lower the fitting onto the washers and leave it like that for a few days. Pull on the fishing line loops to get them out and tighten away. I've also used tile grouting spacers where a really thick bed of sealant is going down and there's no unsealed edge space, and leave them embedded in the sealant. Another great vid, good to see it all coming together.
I wish I still had space for a proper shop-vac that could grab everything a router throws out. That little thing has a hard time with talcum powder. Nice tips with the washers. Sounds like it would work very well and is worth remembering.
Back in 1998 we had a major ice storm here in Quebec Canada. A very wide area had most of the electrical grid torn down because of the weaght on the wires. For example a simple telephone wire which id about 5mils dia was up to 80mils with the ice.Just imagine all the major hydro towers with their six big cables covered in ice. I saw towers crumple like dominos under the weight. Anyway i was asked to help a big farm with their many PTO (power take off) generators to keep them running 24-7. Two of them were 15000wat Onan units that had thier rotor turning at 3600rpm (60cycles here),well let me tell you that the gear box after 5 days of running constantly were getting real hot. To the point where the paint was actually boiling on the housing. The oil inside was 80-90 gear oil but burned up in a shot time. So in desperation in tried injecting two tubes (grease gun tubes) of corn head grease and topping it off with about two cups of 80-90 gear oil. After 24 hrs of running i was able to put my hand on the gears case without getting burned it was so mild.Since then, if i have an issue i go with corn head grease in gear cases. Oh the generators ran for 30 days until power was restored without any problem or damage.
Nice one. It's good to see good ole Aussie engineering and high quality manufacturing is not completely dead. Pascale's back take take a sigh of relief. cheers.
Great neat instal of a beautiful wench thanks for the video I can't wait to see all of the upgrades in action. See you the next time be safe and have fun.
So, I have just spent the last 4 weeks or so watching all your vids. I'm hooked! Now what do I do with my spare time?? I know. Go sailing :-) Thanks Guys for the entertainment & making me smile. Look forward to the next episode and hopefully seeing you both if you make it to Lake Macquarie. Cheers
Thanks for the video, nice install! A couple of comments: 1) If you chamfer bolt holes before you squirt the caulk in then you build a nice-sized caulk grommet in the chamfer that is firmly bedded and holds onto the bolt. IMHO much better than a thin layer of caulk even if you do the "wait before tightening" trick. 2) If you plaster on a layer of thickened epoxy onto the top side of that backing plate before installing it then it will cure taking the shape of the deck. This will spread the load onto the underside of the deck a little more broadly than what you have. Your installation looks great and I'm sure it will outlive all of us but just a couple of ideas for you to think about from someone who's installed a bit of hardware over the years.
just one thing on the rope and chain gypsy - our fit up was hindered with the three strand rode - the recommendation is to use the eight strand - principally because its a better splice to the chain and is not as problematic as the three strand. -
Sitting in the kitchen this morning in a stormy UK, drinking a cup of coffee and watching this episode. What a nice way to start the day. Thanks guys. Love your videos.
I’m laughing so hard ! I had to rewind about 10 times. Did you say bung plug or butt plug? Whahahahahaha !! I didn’t realize butt plugs were so universal. Thanks for making my day!! 😄😄😄⭕️😄😄😄
Another great video, Something I recently learnt about hot glue. To remove it without damage to whatever it is attached to pour alcohol on it then it comes off very easy. Keep the videos coming they are appreciated.
Great work guys. I really wish you would explain your thinking behind the stainless chain. The reason nobody else uses it is not the cost but because we have all been told that it is not suitable for going through the gypsy, that it work hardens and shatters etc. Muir's themselves say not to use it. You have been using it for a while yes? Obviously with no problems so it would be interesting to have your take on it.
Work hardening is usually due to plastic deformation or strong elastic deformation. Our chain is over 4t in its tensile strength so elastic deformation won't be caused by Mirrool pulling on it, especially with meters of nylon rode behind it acting as a shock absorber. In fact, you could lift Mirrool vertically by her anchor chain. I would be very impressed if the anchor held that! The working load of the capstan winch is pretty low and the teeth pattern well matched to the chain size so I think plastic deformation is pretty unlikely as well. Stainless can get stress fractures if repeatedly loaded over a lot of cycles approaching half its tensile strength. See above. We do examine our chain every few months for signs of pit and crevice corrosion which is the most likely cause of failure. This can be accelerated if the chain spends a lot of time in low oxygen environment like mud combined with higher temperatures (tropical Australia.) It's important to select 316L (low carbon content) chain like German Ketten Walder's, Cromox Grade 60 316L . Anchor gear is a boats real insurance. That's why I'm reluctant to recommend something when it really should come down to the skipper and what he/ she is comfortable with. I use it because I accept the limitations and know I will conduct regular checks on my gear.
Nice job on the winch install, you probably already thought of this but, you can always get a spare motor/gearbox unit and be able swap it by plug and play if you have any issues while sailing.
Hi folks, I wanted to send you some pics of Muir winch gear boxes. One installed using Duralac & Grease & one using Tef Gel. The difference is unbelievable
Hi Guys, I have a 28 ft yacht and that was the Windless I was going to buy for my yacht and the great thing about that Muir Anchor Winch is that you only have to Service it once every year ( maybe move if you are doing it full time) the other Brands say every 3 months.
Hi, love your videos. Have you given thought to screwing a simple plastic splash guard from under deck next to the rope entering the anchor well. So, as the rope was feeding in soaking wet, the salt water wouldn’t splash/ spray all over the end of the motor gearbox, You could use a cut to shape inverted ice cream container if you know what I mean . All the best
Hey T and P , another super informative video thanks. Arnolds boat shop sound like a good place for my money and Aussie made is the key to getting it. Really liked the glassed in pine sandwich with the spacers/ load spreaders, that's not going to move! Shiny side up , oh hang on you just painted the hull, reverse that...
Another option rather than grinding on the hull of your ship, you can take a hand plane or your router and rasp out the cap wood so that it matches the curve of the ship. I personally dont like grinding on my decks if I dont have to. Dont get me wrong it looks great and hey as long as it dont leak and works ... No worries .. Right ... 🌹❤🌹 Marool is looking ship shape and im more that certain that shes got itchy feet and ready to go saliling ... 🙂
ok, really like your deck plug for chain, so I might have to swipe that idea. I would like to have seen how you are evacuating salt water from the locker, mostly because I have to do mine which is presently going down into the bilge. Zaya's pumps situated fore and centre can cope with 50 gall a minute and are double redundant. Muir are such a fantastic Australian company and very attractive products, good to see you picked them up.
The anchor locker has a 'Whale' manual diaphragm pump with the outflow routed on deck through a 1 meter hose that does a good job of preventing backflooding.
: I must say you do excellent work. It takes years and years to acquire the knowledge and skill that you have. It's nice that you can do it because if you had it done the quality of work would not be the same. It's your boat you know how to take care of it. If some mechanic works on it he's just interested in getting it done as fast as he can and calling it a day. At least that's my opinion. StayWell have fun.
It's true. Also, if you've done the job on land in safety, there is a better chance you can do similar far from help and service personnel. Makes for a happier more content crew.
Thanks mate! I have the same winch and am looking for the time needed to disassemble and maintain. Good to see how easy it is. Well done - another great video. Hope to catch up as you continue southward.
Nice bit of kit! I'm jealous of that winch. Do you have any worries about using soft wood [pine] to carry the load? And what clues will you be looking for - to see if it becomes a problem? Cracks in the paint or? Thanks for the videos. Very much enjoy them.
Wood is pretty good with compressive loading and it's glass reinforced so it's no longer just pine. The forces on a winch are only in the 100s of kilos. At anchor all load is shifted to another point. Spiderweb cracks on the glass show problems
Hey Guys, do you remember what episodes included the head holding tank installation? I thought I remember something about when you were in Brisbane, but...
It's just a pit stop... it's the race that matters :). Great info on the boat repairs as always. Hope you guys are back on the water soon. Fishing usually isn't so good in the yard :).
Australia doesn't have much softwood...they import from Canada and the US. What Australia does have is hardwood...Gumwood is utterly unbeatable as a protective wood coating.
Best way to fasten something down like that it's do you use masking tape on both surfaces apply Supergirl on one surface and press down making sure that the glue doesn't spill past the masking tape that will hold it for the router then you can peel it off.
A few small (maybe 1cm square) pieces of 3-5 mm thick 2-sided foam tape in the voids between your sealant beads will support the winch (or portllight, or whatever) while the sealant cures. The foam tape, being softer than the cured sealant, will not interfere with the final mounting bolt torque. And thanks for the mention about the Australian chandler. I'm in the States, so the shipping deal doesn't apply to me, but I source parts from all over the planet and having a go-to shop can be a real life saver sometimes. Pascale, how long until your cookbook comes out?
I see the windlass v capstan argument has already being debated , so i won't go any further with that one . It's nice to see someone else use a bung , butt bung (whatever) . I also feel it's a good method of keeping the oggin outta the chain locker . It's surprising how much can get in , even on just a short coastal passage , i'd hate to think about serious offshore work . I've been using it since my first boat , never seen anyone else use it , though . Now getting serious , i agree with keeping the motor away from the wet chain . However from what i could see on the video , turning the motor clockwise another 90 degrees , would have gained even more clearance . An added bonus , it maybe easier to remove the securing clip , as it would have been facing you . Another method would be a length of pipe fitted to a skin fitting . However that would need to be long enough not to catch the chain when using the aforementioned , bung , so may not work with your arrangement . Another issue , is the skin fitting would probably need recessing into the pine stiffener , it would also help with chaff on the stiffener , though . My personal notes are , any bolts that i feel may need to be remove , i coat with copper (anti seize) grease . I certainly would have greased the shaft end into the gearbox too . Just a light smear would be enough . Nice mention , regarding the use of sealant . I learnt that one the hard way , working on a car cooling system . Though years ago , i never forgot it . You'd be amazed at how many , do nip the nut up , straight after fitting and wonder why it still leaks . Finally i would just like to also add my thanks for making this . My back is telling me it's time to start considering fitting some help . This video shows many aspects , that catalogues don't , basically much food for thought . Thank you .
Cheers Mickey. If you saw the episode where we fitted the throttle controller, that's another spot for anti-seize or Tef-gel. Two different metals in there and I forgot to mention it.
I would have called it a nose stud, but whatever floats your boat. :) I think those Muir are made in Tassie? Maybe if you get that far south you can tell them what you really think of it by doing a service then?
Really like the refit series! Not a yachtie but the refit is Intriguing. Would like to know how the ropes are set up for all the sails. And what in the heck is the reef in the sail there always referring to and what’s one or 2 reefs?
I'm drawn to steel boats because, with some welding background, the material makes sense to me. How do you calculate your structural tolerances for double glassed pine? I'd very much appreciate some reference material. Thank you so much for sharing. I enjoy your channel and it's a privilege to be aboard on Patreon ^_^ /edit: redundant question
Thanks for suggesting them.. I've been checking out Anchor Right's demos, and SV Panope's independent tests, and the SARCAs look pretty impressive. I'm now thinking of getting a Super SARCA as a primary, and a SARCA Excel as a secondary anchor. They're certainly a cut above the Rocnas.
@@Garryck-1 Based on SV panope's videos they seem to be. That said, Rocna and Mantus seem to be better than most and a lot of people with far more experience than I swear by them.
We were in a position of needing an anchor and the Rocna was available and we knew they worked well. That was a lot of storms ago and it has performed above my expectations. Every dive on it has shown it has set in under a meter from the drop point. I used to be all about CQR anchors after a lot of commercial time but these new generation anchors really are better.
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Pascale does a great job of holding that camera on target and steady.....and Troy is great at clearly explaining whatever he is doing at the time. Thank you both for making it all so interesting!!
A champion team etc etc. Thanks as always Ed.
I've watched so many times and enjoyed them, I've used your information to back my own feelings and practice. Our Atlantic 44 is in very good condition due me watching you how too sessions.
We travel from Airlie to Cairns throughout the year and while we can stay on anchor to enjoy the paradise on our doorstep. I'm loving your land life sessions as well, quite jealous actually. Keep it up.😊😊
I have been watching the refurbishment series and I have to say it is up there with the very best on RUclips. Good common sense "works", great skills, extraordinary problem solving and outstanding Aussie improvisation and no bull***t or fake drama. Again, bravo and well done!!
It's great to see someone taking pride in their country and buying things made there because of the high quality. I also appreciate that you explain why you do things instead of just "here's what I did". You guys are awesome.
Troy, you're a master of diplomacy among so many other things. Very grateful for your ability to share your wisdom and wealth of experience as well as Pascale's ability to capture it all on video.
I think I would put a piece of plastic pipe to form a lining around the sides of the hole the anchor chain goes through to stop wet going into the end grain of the soft pine causing it to rot quickly. The chain going in and out will soon knock off any paint you may have put on in an attempt to seal it. Make the insert and put it up through from the compartment below.
Fantastic couple with a fantastic ethos and life.
Glad that new winch isn't made of Chineseium! Watching Troy rout out that deck top I was thinking of ways I would fit that pine with wood tools, there is always three ways to do almost anything. She looks shipshape the new AU MADE winch does, nice work Troy! Excellent film making too, you rock gal.
I've been watching for a while and I don't say much. Your knowledge is great, & it's great that you are imparting it onto others to learn more. So thank you. One other thing. I'm very envious of the support you have for each other. Keep it up. XX
Having read the comments it looks like the only thing lacking was there was not quite enough footage of Pascale! Boys will be boys. Maybe you should have more bottles of beer as well!
Nicely done. Both the meticulous well thought-out and accomplished work and the video. Right down to the music. Nice.
What i like about your chanel is that you have no snow or cold weather. Here right now it is a very mild -8c. This winter was brutal in that we have been beaten with tuns of snow, freezing rain, and wind. I am a snow plow operator that clear out the roads. I work the night shift since there is less trafic. To give you an idea i am south of Montreal Quebec Canada, a small town called Salabery de Valleyfield(google map it you will see). We do 12 hr shifts and dealing with stupid motorist, its a very stressful job. Last December one of my coworker was rear ended by a 1 ton pick-up while spreading salt on an ice covered road at 35km an hour. The truck hit him at at least 100kmh. The snow plow driver just felt a little hump but the pick-up truck was destroyed, the front bumper was pushed back above the front axel. The back of the snow plow is equipped with 5 strobe LED lights, one arrow pointing which lane to pass by also LED 2ft by 4ft wide, one center mounted emergency LED strobe, plus the normal truck identification, parking lights. He did not see the snow plow he told us, most likely texting on his phone.
Sounds tough Pierre. Hope you keep watching when we leave the tropics, though I don't think we'll be getting -8c
Hello Troy, we find using methylated spirit to clean up sikaflex will dull gloss paint. Mineral turpentine will remove the sikaflex and not dull the gloss paint. Thanks for sharing your life and adventures with us. Thoroughly enjoying it all.
Thanks for the tip.
Drill bits to measure gaps! Are you trying to blow my mind every freakin episode?
Lol. Another reason to buy the best bits you can get.
I am at least 14,1500 miles from any ocean, but still enjoy your information, sailing, seascapes, etc, and kudo’s to Pascale for her cooking, diving, and keeping pace with you Troy....much better looking too. Thanks guys..🐳
Always enjoy your informative episodes. Pretty inventive camera angles to show us how you did much of the work. Stay safe and look forward to your next episode.
I guess im randomly asking but does anyone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb forgot the account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me.
@Tyler Christian instablaster ;)
@Briggs Lawson Thanks for your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Briggs Lawson It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my ass!
@Tyler Christian You are welcome xD
When in doubt, make it stout .
This is so much better then watching the news "THE WORLD IS IN A WOBBLE" Thanks for sharing!
Nice work Arnold!
Great video once again.
I think I would have forgone the timber and just used 1/2" thick structural fiberglass sheet instead, epoxying it right to the deck and running a fillet around it. The same with the piece below.
Here in the US we can get structural fiberglass (not G10 but slightly less hard polyester glass board) fairly cheaply. It is much less difficult to work with than G10 Garolite (and much cheaper) yet still strong as all get-out in 1/2" thick sheets. Much stronger than pine timber for sure, and totally moisture and UV resistant once painted. It simply becomes a thickened abd bonded section of the deck laminate.
I built a raised deck plinth with it on our aft deck for the aft anchor locker deck fitting and stepped it up 2" above the level of the deck so very little water will be sloshing up and into the deck fitting. I also added 1/2" thick footprints under the mounts for the stern rail, epoxying them down and filleting around them before painting with deck paint.
We plan to stuff silly putty or wads of butyl tape around the anchor chain theough the deck to further seal it up in rough seas. That'll pull right up and out if the anchor ever needs to be deployed.
www.mcmaster.com/composite-panels
Sounds like a better product to use but I wasn't aware of any place to get small quantities of such stuff. We don't have much space for carting off-cuts. I'll keep it in mind for the future though. I've heard of children's' Plasticine being useful as a deck bung thats cheap and resilient.
I was wondering about why you used solid pine instead of marine grade plywood? By the way I am spoiling for a fight over anchor chain MOC. :-)
I appreciate the detailed knowledge shared for each of your mechanical work
Love all the maintenance info. Will watch the sailing also, promise.
Very good video. Congrats
Troy, you are very interesting when it comes to explaining how equipment works and how to replace, lets see more of the lovely Pascale. She is cute. 😍👍👍
If it's worth doing it's worth over-doing. Fair winds and following seas.
Lol- I read that as If its worth doing, its worth doing over.
@@FreeRangeLiving "I know it's been done right: I did it twice." lol
Or as it says on my t-shirt "Of course I don't look busy.. I did it right the first time!"
Thank you for your upload.We love watching your video uploads.Thank you for sharing it with us.Take care always.We love you both.Stay safe on the water
Great job. So informative I need to take notes. Thanks,Troy..
Glad it was helpful!
Do we get credits towards the coastal skipper qualification from watching your videos ?
Pascale was excited about pulling up the chain 💪 When Troy couldn't be bothered !!!!!
LOL LOL LOL 😂😂😂
Just used Freerange18 at Arnolds and the item price was also very competitive. Thanks for your recommendations Troy.
That new Muir is a much easier design for maintenance than the older model by the look of the motor spline and clip arrangement. As an electrician and instrument fitter, I've used Denso tape in heavy chemical industry for years to protect equipment and open electrical connections, good on those winch connections.
Ah- DENSO on electrical unions? Good to know.
heya that is a nice new anker windlass
Honestly love watching these. thanks , refit in tassy was excellent. can't get enough
Superb photography.
That's clever. I like the way you drilled those holes in your router jig baseboard so that you could attach the vacuum cleaner hose to it and suck all of those bits up while you were routing. Didn't even have to put sheets up to stop it going on the other boats. Wish I'd have thought of something like that ;-) . If I'm mounting anything that needs sealant as you've done, I have a handful of washers with a loop of reasonable strength fishing line through each. I lay them out anywhere the sealant doesn't meet the edge, then lower the fitting onto the washers and leave it like that for a few days. Pull on the fishing line loops to get them out and tighten away. I've also used tile grouting spacers where a really thick bed of sealant is going down and there's no unsealed edge space, and leave them embedded in the sealant. Another great vid, good to see it all coming together.
I wish I still had space for a proper shop-vac that could grab everything a router throws out. That little thing has a hard time with talcum powder.
Nice tips with the washers. Sounds like it would work very well and is worth remembering.
Kerf cutting the back of the pine was also an option. Nice job.
Had to be flat for the winch base.
@@FreeRangeLiving it was great work. And a great video.
Back in 1998 we had a major ice storm here in Quebec Canada. A very wide area had most of the electrical grid torn down because of the weaght on the wires. For example a simple telephone wire which id about 5mils dia was up to 80mils with the ice.Just imagine all the major hydro towers with their six big cables covered in ice. I saw towers crumple like dominos under the weight. Anyway i was asked to help a big farm with their many PTO (power take off) generators to keep them running 24-7. Two of them were 15000wat Onan units that had thier rotor turning at 3600rpm (60cycles here),well let me tell you that the gear box after 5 days of running constantly were getting real hot. To the point where the paint was actually boiling on the housing. The oil inside was 80-90 gear oil but burned up in a shot time. So in desperation in tried injecting two tubes (grease gun tubes) of corn head grease and topping it off with about two cups of 80-90 gear oil. After 24 hrs of running i was able to put my hand on the gears case without getting burned it was so mild.Since then, if i have an issue i go with corn head grease in gear cases. Oh the generators ran for 30 days until power was restored without any problem or damage.
Thank you Pierre. I love these type of stories just about more than anything. Hearing of improvisation in hard times always carries with it a lesson.
Nice one. It's good to see good ole Aussie engineering and high quality manufacturing is not completely dead. Pascale's back take take a sigh of relief. cheers.
A right proper job done. Time for a Coldie!
Great neat instal of a beautiful wench thanks for the video I can't wait to see all of the upgrades in action. See you the next time be safe and have fun.
So, I have just spent the last 4 weeks or so watching all your vids. I'm hooked!
Now what do I do with my spare time??
I know. Go sailing :-)
Thanks Guys for the entertainment & making me smile.
Look forward to the next episode and hopefully seeing you both if you make it to Lake Macquarie.
Cheers
Your resistance to fiberglass itch is remarkable!
Second only to my resistance to rum
Thanks for the video, nice install! A couple of comments:
1) If you chamfer bolt holes before you squirt the caulk in then you build a nice-sized caulk grommet in the chamfer that is firmly bedded and holds onto the bolt. IMHO much better than a thin layer of caulk even if you do the "wait before tightening" trick.
2) If you plaster on a layer of thickened epoxy onto the top side of that backing plate before installing it then it will cure taking the shape of the deck. This will spread the load onto the underside of the deck a little more broadly than what you have.
Your installation looks great and I'm sure it will outlive all of us but just a couple of ideas for you to think about from someone who's installed a bit of hardware over the years.
Great tips, thanks very much.
Countersink the thru-deck bolt holes. Make your own o-rings out of the caulk. It can’t squeeze out!
Nice.
just one thing on the rope and chain gypsy - our fit up was hindered with the three strand rode - the recommendation is to use the eight strand - principally because its a better splice to the chain and is not as problematic as the three strand. -
Great video guys
Lots of useful information thanks for sharing you arevan excellent instructor
Sitting in the kitchen this morning in a stormy UK, drinking a cup of coffee and watching this episode. What a nice way to start the day.
Thanks guys. Love your videos.
Very good, well explained. Thanks.
Beautifull piece of gear and a nice smart install. 👍
Nicely done Troy. You're a wealth of useful knowledge. :)
Beautiful , looks good makes sense to me, your the captain
We do a lot of on shore work here in Florida, when drilling or routing always a shop vac for dust!
You don't live on a 30 footer non stop around a continent I'm guessing. I would love my old shop vac.
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Excellent explanation and visuals Well done!
Nice video & glad to see that you read "Birds of Australia"
Great job on installation of winch, Muir winches are really good, love the ease of mounting the motor
I’m laughing so hard ! I had to rewind about 10 times. Did you say bung plug or butt plug? Whahahahahaha !! I didn’t realize butt plugs were so universal.
Thanks for making my day!!
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Another great video, Something I recently learnt about hot glue. To remove it without damage to whatever it is attached to pour alcohol on it then it comes off very easy. Keep the videos coming they are appreciated.
Would beer work?
Gads Man! Sacrilege!
Great work guys.
I really wish you would explain your thinking behind the stainless chain. The reason nobody else uses it is not the cost but because we have all been told that it is not suitable for going through the gypsy, that it work hardens and shatters etc. Muir's themselves say not to use it.
You have been using it for a while yes? Obviously with no problems so it would be interesting to have your take on it.
Work hardening is usually due to plastic deformation or strong elastic deformation. Our chain is over 4t in its tensile strength so elastic deformation won't be caused by Mirrool pulling on it, especially with meters of nylon rode behind it acting as a shock absorber. In fact, you could lift Mirrool vertically by her anchor chain. I would be very impressed if the anchor held that! The working load of the capstan winch is pretty low and the teeth pattern well matched to the chain size so I think plastic deformation is pretty unlikely as well.
Stainless can get stress fractures if repeatedly loaded over a lot of cycles approaching half its tensile strength. See above. We do examine our chain every few months for signs of pit and crevice corrosion which is the most likely cause of failure. This can be accelerated if the chain spends a lot of time in low oxygen environment like mud combined with higher temperatures (tropical Australia.)
It's important to select 316L (low carbon content) chain like German Ketten Walder's, Cromox Grade 60 316L .
Anchor gear is a boats real insurance. That's why I'm reluctant to recommend something when it really should come down to the skipper and what he/ she is comfortable with. I use it because I accept the limitations and know I will conduct regular checks on my gear.
Nice job on the winch install, you probably already thought of this but, you can always get a spare motor/gearbox unit and be able swap it by plug and play if you have any issues while sailing.
Our spare is our back muscles. That's what we used for 8 months before!
On a similar note - I just rebuilt a Maxwell winch and got excellent support from those guys. Highly recommend them.
Hi folks, I wanted to send you some pics of Muir winch gear boxes. One installed using Duralac & Grease & one using Tef Gel. The difference is unbelievable
That is a nice windless and it’s small.
I may just get one of those for my fishing boat. I hate pulling anchors.
Hi Guys, I have a 28 ft yacht and that was the Windless I was going to buy for my yacht and the great thing about that Muir Anchor Winch is that you only have to Service it once every year ( maybe move if you are doing it full time) the other Brands say every 3 months.
Fab install guys !!!
Thank you Richard
Thank you Troy and Pascal.... here is in İstanbul
nice video thanks
very helpfull thanks guys !!
Love the episode. You guys Rock. I laughed when you said butt plug and Pascal said nothing. Dead silent 💀😂
Excellent as usual!!!
It really seems like made in Australia, mounted by an Australian with a Frensh touch is the way to go! ILYG
Hi, love your videos. Have you given thought to screwing a simple plastic splash guard from under deck next to the rope entering the anchor well. So, as the rope was feeding in soaking wet, the salt water wouldn’t splash/ spray all over the end of the motor gearbox, You could use a cut to shape inverted ice cream container if you know what I mean . All the best
I saw a suggestion for a bit of conveyor rubber. I liked that and will look for some.
Hey T and P , another super informative video thanks. Arnolds boat shop sound like a good place for my money and Aussie made is the key to getting it. Really liked the glassed in pine sandwich with the spacers/ load spreaders, that's not going to move!
Shiny side up , oh hang on you just painted the hull, reverse that...
Good job.
Nothing quite says Australia like a Roberts 25 moored up next to you. :D Always been strangely fond of those.
Another great video, and a really nice simply designed windlass, boat's looking good, thanks Troy and Pascale
Another option rather than grinding on the hull of your ship, you can take a hand plane or your router and rasp out the cap wood so that it matches the curve of the ship.
I personally dont like grinding on my decks if I dont have to. Dont get me wrong it looks great and hey as long as it dont leak and works ... No worries .. Right ... 🌹❤🌹
Marool is looking ship shape and im more that certain that shes got itchy feet and ready to go saliling ... 🙂
ok, really like your deck plug for chain, so I might have to swipe that idea. I would like to have seen how you are evacuating salt water from the locker, mostly because I have to do mine which is presently going down into the bilge. Zaya's pumps situated fore and centre can cope with 50 gall a minute and are double redundant. Muir are such a fantastic Australian company and very attractive products, good to see you picked them up.
The anchor locker has a 'Whale' manual diaphragm pump with the outflow routed on deck through a 1 meter hose that does a good job of preventing backflooding.
Never knew you could use router bits on fibre glass. The Router bits must blunt quickly!
Goes good on aluminium and plastic too.
Great episode team!
: I must say you do excellent work. It takes years and years to acquire the knowledge and skill that you have. It's nice that you can do it because if you had it done the quality of work would not be the same. It's your boat you know how to take care of it. If some mechanic works on it he's just interested in getting it done as fast as he can and calling it a day. At least that's my opinion. StayWell have fun.
It's true. Also, if you've done the job on land in safety, there is a better chance you can do similar far from help and service personnel. Makes for a happier more content crew.
Thanks mate! I have the same winch and am looking for the time needed to disassemble and maintain. Good to see how easy it is. Well done - another great video. Hope to catch up as you continue southward.
Nice bit of kit! I'm jealous of that winch. Do you have any worries about using soft wood [pine] to carry the load? And what clues will you be looking for - to see if it becomes a problem? Cracks in the paint or? Thanks for the videos. Very much enjoy them.
Wood is pretty good with compressive loading and it's glass reinforced so it's no longer just pine. The forces on a winch are only in the 100s of kilos. At anchor all load is shifted to another point. Spiderweb cracks on the glass show problems
Great info. . Thanks
Hey Guys, do you remember what episodes included the head holding tank installation? I thought I remember something about when you were in Brisbane, but...
It's just a pit stop... it's the race that matters :). Great info on the boat repairs as always. Hope you guys are back on the water soon. Fishing usually isn't so good in the yard :).
That is some awesome tips. Great videos
Just finished binge-watching the series. Great videos! Will have to back to real life.now.... love the butt plug!
Home Depot in the USA carries those exact pine boards. Amazing 😉
Australia doesn't have much softwood...they import from Canada and the US.
What Australia does have is hardwood...Gumwood is utterly unbeatable as a protective wood coating.
Another cool video!! Great educators!!
Maybe it's the beer but I really liked this one. Nice install.
Best way to fasten something down like that it's do you use masking tape on both surfaces apply Supergirl on one surface and press down making sure that the glue doesn't spill past the masking tape that will hold it for the router then you can peel it off.
A few small (maybe 1cm square) pieces of 3-5 mm thick 2-sided foam tape in the voids between your sealant beads will support the winch (or portllight, or whatever) while the sealant cures. The foam tape, being softer than the cured sealant, will not interfere with the final mounting bolt torque. And thanks for the mention about the Australian chandler. I'm in the States, so the shipping deal doesn't apply to me, but I source parts from all over the planet and having a go-to shop can be a real life saver sometimes. Pascale, how long until your cookbook comes out?
All recipes have to be tested thoroughly!
Darn it..we just put an order in at Arnold’s 2 days ago!
Aussie Aussie Aussie
Butt plug , Ace reference for a bung ,lol .. another cool,informative vlog . Cheers guys n many fanx :-D
Another great video and professional job. Keep it up guys. It is looking great.
Might be worth greasing all the bits ,before fitting the spring clip ,water will find away in somehow & being plane ally grease it up ?? Great work 🎦
I promised it 3 monthly inspections and lube jobs.
I see the windlass v capstan argument has already being debated , so i won't go any further with that one . It's nice to see someone else use a bung , butt bung (whatever) . I also feel it's a good method of keeping the oggin outta the chain locker . It's surprising how much can get in , even on just a short coastal passage , i'd hate to think about serious offshore work . I've been using it since my first boat , never seen anyone else use it , though .
Now getting serious , i agree with keeping the motor away from the wet chain . However from what i could see on the video , turning the motor clockwise another 90 degrees , would have gained even more clearance . An added bonus , it maybe easier to remove the securing clip , as it would have been facing you . Another method would be a length of pipe fitted to a skin fitting . However that would need to be long enough not to catch the chain when using the aforementioned , bung , so may not work with your arrangement . Another issue , is the skin fitting would probably need recessing into the pine stiffener , it would also help with chaff on the stiffener , though .
My personal notes are , any bolts that i feel may need to be remove , i coat with copper (anti seize) grease . I certainly would have greased the shaft end into the gearbox too . Just a light smear would be enough . Nice mention , regarding the use of sealant . I learnt that one the hard way , working on a car cooling system . Though years ago , i never forgot it . You'd be amazed at how many , do nip the nut up , straight after fitting and wonder why it still leaks .
Finally i would just like to also add my thanks for making this . My back is telling me it's time to start considering fitting some help . This video shows many aspects , that catalogues don't , basically much food for thought . Thank you .
Cheers Mickey. If you saw the episode where we fitted the throttle controller, that's another spot for anti-seize or Tef-gel. Two different metals in there and I forgot to mention it.
I would have called it a nose stud, but whatever floats your boat. :) I think those Muir are made in Tassie? Maybe if you get that far south you can tell them what you really think of it by doing a service then?
Tassie it is. Id like to visit them when we get down there. Have a look at the factory.
Really like the refit series! Not a yachtie but the refit is Intriguing. Would like to know how the ropes are set up for all the sails. And what in the heck is the reef in the sail there always referring to and what’s one or 2 reefs?
A reef is a term for reducing sail area in stronger winds but a bit more involved a subject for this comment section
I'm drawn to steel boats because, with some welding background, the material makes sense to me. How do you calculate your structural tolerances for double glassed pine? I'd very much appreciate some reference material. Thank you so much for sharing. I enjoy your channel and it's a privilege to be aboard on Patreon ^_^
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Sorry I can't say I have access to reference material, just building the base from similar structures I've seen on other vessels.
I'm surprised you don't have a SARCA anchor rather than the Rocna given your penchant for all things Australian :)
Thanks for suggesting them.. I've been checking out Anchor Right's demos, and SV Panope's independent tests, and the SARCAs look pretty impressive. I'm now thinking of getting a Super SARCA as a primary, and a SARCA Excel as a secondary anchor. They're certainly a cut above the Rocnas.
@@Garryck-1 Based on SV panope's videos they seem to be. That said, Rocna and Mantus seem to be better than most and a lot of people with far more experience than I swear by them.
Rocna and Mantus are bloody good anchors, I agree.. but maybe their fans have never heard of SARCA.
We were in a position of needing an anchor and the Rocna was available and we knew they worked well. That was a lot of storms ago and it has performed above my expectations. Every dive on it has shown it has set in under a meter from the drop point. I used to be all about CQR anchors after a lot of commercial time but these new generation anchors really are better.