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My name is Nike and I have been living and sailing on my sailboat Karl since 2013. After a massive refit marathon, I finally cast off the lines and learnt to solo sail my 37-foot Reinke Super 10 that I called "Karl". I am publishing videos (at the moment every two weeks) about the ups and downs of living, repairing and sailing my boat.
Since January 2022, I have a new permanent crew member: my furry friend Boga. When I started out, I did not know much about boat repair or solo sailing. Since I am still out there, I hope that my story inspires others, to chase their dreams, even if they might think they are not cut out for it. There is always a way, so I'll see you out there!
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I remember you saying, "I won't say I bought the worst boat in the marina. But definitely the second worst." And the video with you crying and saying you were thinking about quitting was tough. I am happy that you continued and am very proud that you are still sailing. You've developed into quite the beautiful self-confident and self-reliant woman that you are today. My offer to crew for you still stands. But I won't be available until late summer as I'm headed to Europe in April for several months. Karl is very lucky to have you as captain. Hugs from Texas!
Brings back soooo many memories as a starting solo woman after buying my first ever sailboat 50 years ago!! A 23’ sloop and now aftercmny thousands of miles and many boats I’ve retired to my Beneteau Oceanis 40 as my home sweet home! Pura Vida Fair winds and find up lady! 👍🏼
The beauty of this story was you found the contamination before the bar crossing. And you did not have to do it at sea.
very true!!
When life hands you a lemon, sometimes you can’t make lemonade. You simply have to plow ahead knowing that “this too shall pass”. Good job.
haha, yes, this would not have been a tasty lemonade ;)
Amen
Oh Nike, I truly love this video!! Having sailed tens of thousands of miles, I can tell you there are few men or women who would tackle that job. They would rather pay someone else to solve their problems! In addition to your problem solving, it is sooooooo nice to have a friend like Paul! No, the video was not too long!⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for your kind words, Tomas. I definitely would have paid someone to come by in a lancha with a portable fuel polishing system, hehehe. That might have been the smoothest version.
And yes, Paul is a real gem. We have had a good share of adventures together. 🥰
I'm never amazed at your perseverance, good job good call on dumping the fuel. I'll bet that Paul feels like a big turd😢
@@beedonn9260 I hope not ☺️ it was not at all his fault, I should have checked the tanks…🤷🏼♀️
Hello again friend. You should assemble your own fuel polisher. I would be happy to send you the simple parts. It’s a game changer and I now have the cleanest fuel on all the seas 😊. I’m including my RUclips short video for reference.
ruclips.net/user/shorts4TiQamQ3vnI?si=MJnyyHux8QdE3bLD
But everyone knows to use color coded Jerry cans to avoid mix ups like these exactly lol!
Should have a proper water separator filter on deck as you fill the diesel port.
Well Nike, you’ve learned a thing or two. The hard way! But, now this is over and new horizons are ahead. I still think that sharing the highs and the lows is your channels strength!
So when you were saying in a very calm restrained voice "I a bit annoyed" I could relate so much...I never had a single project that I could complete without at least some serious cursing... am totally with you
If I tell you that in this episode I split my sides laughing, I’m confident you’ll understand 😅🎉 …. feeling your pain, dear Nike. Every boat owner can identify with the drama. Not every boat owner would cope as well as you did. Thank you for the magical storytelling. 😊xx
😁 yes, I totally get it. And in hindsight, I can laugh about it, too ;) If you had laughed at me right there in that moment, I might have split you sides, though 🤣
be gentle with yourself, you are courageous and an inspiration!
You will think I'm weird but I love these maintenance episodes. They are one of the reasons I got into your channel years ago, So many important things I never thought of...
haha, no I don`t think you are weird at all. I myself love the boat projects usually and I also enjoy watching others fix stuff. So don`t worry, I think you are in good company here ;)
Every day is not sunshine and ice cream. You roll with the punches, you did an excellent job.
Hi I see untie the lines from begining and i love it
Poor Paul helping all the way to get rid of the soiled Diesel and face the Wrath of both this Diesel issue and the predeparture stress combined :-) Duplex filters are expensive, but a dual valve (feed and return) and two Delpi 296 are very affordable and a lot of peace of mind. I also have my 20L heater tank plumed in as a backup source of clean fuel. That heater tank is only filled from the main bunkers via the Delpi 296 filter with water separator.
I like coming back to this channel because you keep it real. We’ll all make mistakes here and there but you respond to them and move on. Refreshing to see this on social media.
Nike I remember the early days when you would leave Shelter Bay and then return after something broke. The original engine gave you more problems than can be counted. Big Red turned Karl into a mean Sailing Machine. Have you thought about putting a little biocide fuel treatment in the fuel?
Oh man, that old engine was nothing but trouble but taught me a bunch, so I have to give it that ;). Big Red is a gem, I think we have around 1.000 engine hours on the clock now and she`s doing supe well. One of the best decisions to swap to that Beta Marine diesel engine :)
Trip anxiety is a real big issue.storms crew mechanical issues.its actually really scary stuff when one considers the risks.i just made 4000 mile passage myself and my anxiety was through the roof . Thanks for sharing your struggles it's good to know I'm not alone in this feeling.
Ah. Yes. Better. Oftentimes we do a project as a stopgap, and it comes back to bite us. The contamination was actually a blessing in disguise, as it ended up making you do now the job you were going to do eventually in Mexico. And now you can put to sea with full confidence. (I know that as I write this you are already in Mexico, can't wait to see the video of the exit over the bar from the anchorage in El Salvador).
Nike,
I know that you had to do extra work and lost some money, but I view it as an extra layer of safety. I used to view being delayed with irritation,until one day that I had to go to a gas station to use the restroom instead of continuing on my trip. When I got back on the highway the traffic was lined up for miles, there had been a terrible accident. I thought for a moment and said, " Thank you LORD." I realized that had I continued instead of stopping then I may have been in the accident. I have never questioned any type of delay since.
You should be glad that you are well assured that your fuel tank is extra clean and that you can be worry free about it for some time. I would run the engine for awhile before attempting your exit out to sea, just to make sure the lines are clean. Thank you for sharing. Safe travels.
Cheer,,!
Blue Skies and Fair Winds.
Faithfully,
James
In my limited experience, it's always the "simple cleaning" jobs that snowball into massive undertakings more often than not. I'll be doing something and think well, while I'm in here, I may as well clean this or that, which then goes wrong and turns into a massive saga that never would have arisen if I hadn't tried to be proactive. Whenever I get that urge these days, I remind myself of the "if it's not broken, don't fix it" mantra instead ;)
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Hey Nile, I love you. You are so real. Plus you always find a way out of a problem. Take care and, enjoy sailing.
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oh thank you for sharing this with me, I am very happy to hear that!
time to get a Baha filter..no dirt or water can get through it
All about the attitude, frame of mind, perspective and getting on with it. Time and money but safety first. Now peace of mind.
The algae do not like copper. A brass strainer over the pickup would make a difference. Just a small piece of brass screen, tied on with a copper wire, will help. Learnt that from owning a diesel Volkswagen back then. I also have a funnel with a fine mesh filter which filters out water. It was sold as Mr Funnel some years ago. It also filters out dog hair from engine oil. Don't ask.
😅 won’t ask but am curious 😂. Yes I do have that funnel, too…but like it sometimes happens, I could not find that little inner mesh thing that you place in the middle 🙈 and the rest of the story you know 😎
@@WhiteSpotPirates Ok, I'll tell. I rebuilt the engine of my old Jeep. Ran out of money, but just had enough to buy the last few bits and new oil. Filled it and then realised one little part had dropped into the oil pan. So had to drain the new, expensive oil, remove the sump, fish out the part, install it, re-install the oil pan. And then discovered that my loving dog had been wagging her tail in the oil. Mr Funnel took a few hours but I had enough clean oil to fill the Jeep and run it until the next income. Dogs...
Sail on ! Great job Sailor.
I do watch because of your unique issues that arise, but thats whats makes your channel. Its real and im completely envious of your life style. The real world is full of BS anxiety too! Just not in beautiful locations and warm weather. Enjoy the kaos and hug the pup when your pissed off. It works for me.... cheers!
hugging the pup ALWAYS works 🥰
Great job Nike! I’ve been sailing , mostly solo, all over the world for 50 years this year and I’m still learning stuff and seeing new things etc daily! The anxiety is survival instinct which you are blessed with an abundance of!! I just ran across your videos and will be binging them from the start !! Can’t wait! I spent about 2.5 decades sailing the Caribbean solo and loved to spend time in Costa Rica because the central/South American people are the most gracious in the world! The sailing community is the most as well as I’m sure you’ve come to learn in your adventures! I love seeing other women soloing and cannot wait to catch up on your adventures! Fair winds and Fins Up lady!
“Tanks” a lot for the video 😅 !!
Situations like that can instantly suck out every bit of energy you have, so good on you for persevering. The smell of diesel always makes me nauseous, I don't know how you can work on your tank without a mask on.
yes, that does happen, I know exactly what you mean. The first reaction was also quite devestating. But the next morning with a clear head, I came to the conclusion that I shall not waste my energy on being annoyed with myself but on finding a solution and seeing it as a fun challenge to solve. But it was phyisically challenging as well with all that boat yoga. And the fumes are not grand but there also was not much room for the mask in all those squeezy positions.
Nike, you have amazing tenacity! I have been watching your journey from the beginning and I continue to be impressed by how hard you work and how knowledgeable you are. I can remember when you found all the aluminum that needed to be welded on the bottom and were ready to give up... How many years ago was that? Thank you for your inspiration in my life to not quit when it gets hard. Mike Nik...
The fist holes in the hull that I found were about nine years ago and the second round was about five years ago 😁I am glad if my not quitting is having a purpose, hahaha, thx for letting me know that.
I think of myself as calm and collected. Seeing you solve this problem I realize I'm fooling myself. Thanks for sharing.
🤣🤣you did hear my swear, right?? My first reaction was annoyance and frustration as well ;). I think it`s also good and healthy to let that out. But I did not want to dwell on it...plus, did not have the time to dwell on it, hahahaha!
Past experience in refuelling a small plane from uncertified sources was to put the fuel into the planes tanks through a chamois. This will extract any water in the fuel. In your case the problem was likely much bigger. You handled it well and that booze would have made a good farewell to that episode. Cheers,
I was not really sure what was in that tank. I think it was a mix of oil, coolant and also salt water. And especially the coolant and salt water part was something that I did not want to try out in my diesel engine ;) But I also know that I was being overly careful. I am sure it`s possible that all would have been fine with just running it through my racor...
Thought I was the only one who has days like that!!
You need a baja filter, that you always run your fuel through before the tank.
Some of us have had to do just that so your in good compay I like to think! Old dirty tanks, Filling tanks with water, and on one boat that suffered a ruthless yachtbroker - holding tank vented into the fuel tank... which filled the fuel tanks and injectors with....yup a real crappy job that... Weather it's Bikinis or Boat Yards you fight on and that's what makes Diesel Spot Cleaning Pirates a great episode!
you got to be kidding? Now that`s a bit fun to read but I bet it`s super crappy to deal with 🤭🤣
I continue to be impressed with the jobs you tackle, as sailors many of us get some pre passage jitters especially if we have been at anchor for a while, usually takes me a day to get my big boy pants on and sail less conservatively
Hope you had a great bar crossing, I hit 18 knots coming in there 🎉
Nike, if you can let the fuel settle the water will settle to the bottom then you can drain some of the fuel and polish the fuel say 20 litres at a time til you empty the tank then you can empty and clean the tank. if I am wrong then I apologize but I thought this would help. Good luck "Superwoman" (to me anyway) and yes I watch every episode you post xxxx.
Hi Nike, well done! If you can find the space you should install a day tank (gravity feeding the engine) of say 20 l and build a filter circuit iot polish the Diesel continuously. Of course, work and money but you will never ever experience again any trouble.
sounds like a great idea! Will put it on the endless wish list of when I ever experience too much boredom ;)
@@WhiteSpotPiratesOf course, I do understand that you do have a very low risk of experiencing a bore out. On the other hand, the time you spent on all the activities summarized in that video would have been sufficient to make that installation and with a very long lasting effect.
@@johnmayer3433 😂 very true!!! But getting all the bits and pieces for the install also have to be included in the calculation. But even then maybe 😋 I definitely would have space for a day tank…
Never borrow canisters for fuel, even not from yourself! It is one of your diesel canisters or not, nothing in between. Use a piece of transparent pipe, better a funnel with a sieve to fill the tank and keep an eye on it. Let install a second outlet with pipe and filter to the motor from the fueltank so you can switch between them or pump the whole fuel through the filter during a rolly trip. With that you only have to change the filter instead of cleaning the whole tank and you can flush or bypass the other pipe. Water will be at the bottom of the tank because water is heavier than diesel. On a calm day and the boat balanced to get the deepest point under the intake strainer the motor will stuck on water. At that point you can pump out the water until fuel appears. Use transparent pipe sections so you can see when the color changes or bubbles appear. Coolant liquid, other oily fluids or cleanser and plant protection products are not so easy to handle but also does appear in jerrycans. Shit happens. Take care, there are liquids in jerrycans that can sink an aluminum boat over night. And always check the tank vent valve wherever it is located.
some great advise, thank you!
Every captain has a little nervous tension when they are pulling up anchor, but proper planning creates top notch performance! We can’t predict everything mother nature will throw at us, but with technology it gets better and better! Just wanted you to know you will never be alone cause we all get anxiety when off anchor and even on anchor!
Super, a horrible task done well!! Bravo!
If I get the chance to have and sail a boat I'm going to have on board a "fuel polishing system" where you run your fuel through these filters and the filters also remove water, and they are glass so you can see if there is water in the filters (I will have that type of filter for my engine also).
that sounds like a great plan!
Having a fuelpolish pump installed can be a great thing when not using a lot of fuel regulary. A pump some easy to replace filters and waterseparator in a line back to the fueltank
Carl is probably not spacious enough to have a daytank but that could also be a thing to secure having a clean tank of fuel going to the engine.
Great job on the boat and the video Nike! You’ve come so far from when you started. Through the whole video I was thinking about the diesel smell in your boat and you waited until over 18 minutes in to even mention it. Wishing you blue skies and fair winds for your leg to Mexico.
Fun video…well done with the fuel drama! Thank you, Andrew
great video Nike. As usual, you dealt with the issue head on. Well done.
I can sympathize with bilge problems. They can be nasty. On the bright side, you now have clean diesel tanks which you didn't have before. That's a good thing when crossing a bar with lots of motoring ahead of you.
Thanks for dropping by this morning.
This reminded me that I should go check my fuel tank, mine is in the keel and I have to admit I never looked at it carefully...
Hahaha, I love your attitude about it.
After a down moment and few chosen words, your turn around and attacked the issue in the end you ended up better than you started, you have a clean tank and clean fuel.
Poor Paul must I felt a little sorry for that jerry can.
YES, this is another LESSON : take NOTHING for granted - inspect, ask questions, check for yourself and make a PRE chore list of EVERYthing that can go wrong ! You have endured more than you should have had to !
50 was great. But didn't buy a boat. 60 had a sea kayak & figured out how to dunk in cool ocean water. Doing the fozby flop. Vegi garden the best ever. But dog lost back leg strength.. Keep the repairs going. Windy here for many days.
I tell you what Nike, Never mind the dirty diesel tank, Paul's toilet brush was probably on it's last legs!!!
so lovely so honest
Well that was hard but so worth it. Good job x
When the brown stuff hits the fan if you are standing in front then you start smelling. But standing on one side it misses. But what happens it is how you deal with it that counts. It is how humans deal with troubles that define them.
I remember last year when you went through this. NOT geil to actually very geil. The tanks look fabulous and something you will not have to worry about for some time. (Unless you do it again 😂) Cheers!
Yes, not geil indeed. Definitely not something I PLAN to do again ;)))))
Some over sights really hurt and this could have been much worse. Glad you got the problem solved! Thanks for sharing
Nike, thank you for sharing this. You are a great problem solver. Great example.
Once again, a nice video!
Such a get it done attitude its so refreshing to watch. There are upsides too, you got your tank cleaned. Harder you work at it, easier it gets.
Oh Nike, I'm so sorry that happened. That's one reason/way to clean your tanks! Safe travels ❤
That's a really tough break Nike, sometimes however things like this can be a hidden diamond.... With having to pump out your tank it gave you the perfect opportunity to scrub out all the algae and know your tanks are sorted for next long while.
I hope we share an anchorage someday on our travels Nike, you are an inspiration to many.❤ Fair winds
Oy ! What a project you didn't need. You may have helped a lot of people that have forgotten to ck their transfer Jerry Cans .
Best to you .
Angus
You will be ok,the contamination will settle to the bottom of the tank,just keep extra fuel filters to the engine you can change over if and when a problem arises.Diesel is not like gasoline,safe sailing.
I have yet to come across a video of yours I dislike. You're a strong woman and great sailor. Keep it up. Love the hat, where did you get it?
"patent it"... Good idea.
thank you!
Nike, you (and Paul) are stunning! Tanks look pristine. You accomplished the modern equivalent of "paying the devil". Job well done. Great video! Next time...
Well that’s one lesson you’ll NEVER repeat. Though I do think Paul should have told you that he used the can for bilge water. Be well, stay safe. Cheers 🍻
I sure hope not to do that again. Whereas I have to strongly disagree about this having anýthing to do with Paul...I was the one borrowing the cans, so I should have checked them and I missed to do that. Zero of this is on Paul...he was the sweetest helping me to fix this mishap, so all I feel is gratefulness towards him.
Now your tank is beautifully clean!!!! No reason for anxiety!! Great video; we all make silly mistakes like that in our lives aboard sailboats.
Dealing with diesel is definitely not one of my favorite jobs. Feels like you can never get the smell to go away! I feel your frustration with this.
Wow, I felt your pain!! Made for a great video!! Stay safe.
Loving your videos Nike. Been following for some years now. While you were berating your bad luck what was actually happening was such good luck. Just think what would have happened if you hadn’t realised that you had contaminated all your diesel.
well I do agree that all of the toubles I went through always were a good life lesson. It sure would have been not so grand if I had not realized the contamination. But I do believe, maybe it would have been a bit more luck if I had realized the contamination whilst it was still in Paul`s jerry can 🤣🤣🤣
What fun, lol! But much better to be safe than shipwrecked... I've seen many different designs for polishing circuits, on board. Have you contemplated adding one to Karl? (Being a Great Lakes sailor, we have a little different climate & fresh water, lol). But have seen many issues with boats out on the hard too long, or untreated fuel, can still be an issue... Fair Winds, & Thanx !
So frustrating, but now you have a perfectly clean fuel tank 😊.
Biggest hugs. We all keep learning .
That was a very annoying and tedious thing to happen. I think you resolved it very well.
Sorry about your bad luck with the contamination, but your tank looks great now😊.
On another note we all make mistakes, I accidentally put gasoline in my tank from my dingy years ago! I’ve never done that again cause I always filter my diesel cause while I’m in INDONESIA, I have no choice! Diesel here is so damn dirty, can’t wait to get back over to Thailand and Australia where the Diesel is clean! Fair Winds Nike
What a nice basket for the nuts and bolts,
You are impressively resourceful. I tip my noggin cover to you and wish you all the best.
Hi, I had this problem years ago. I have since regularly used enzyme based fuel treatments.
they work pretty well. but you need to have spare filters since they break up the algae and it clogs the filters. So I treat and run and then change filters.
Proxxon Ratschenkasten. Respekt.
It's always easier to watch someone else do the dirty work, hopefully we learn from others mistakes to never take anything for granted, although during my long life it was usually my mistakes... The much larger boats have diesel oil purifiers, as we did back in the 1960s, so dealing with contaminated fuel is normal... Glad you got through all that in a safe harbor, shout out to Paul, I've been really enjoying his channel and I hope more of your followers check him out... scratch Boga's ears for me...
This a great channel!!!!!!😀😀😀😀😀
Paul is your Guardian Angel! 😅👍
At least now you also got to clean the tank. Perhaps the contaminated fuel was a lifesaver... you never know.
Great job, great video.👍
Jesus, I understood nothing, I got it right at the end of video :)
Water ---> into diesel.
great video edition,congrat to u Nike !!
15:10 haha! Smoking a cigarette while pumping diesel. Luckily nothing went wrong there.
Wow what a job,you are amazing Niki..love your videos and wish you nothing but happy times in the future..thanks for sharing and stay safe.
Wow ...ese motor parece la cocina de mi madre..( que no tengo). You are a super nice human being Nike.
Hi Nike, thanks to sharing this disaster . My lessons learned of Dieselpest was to use grotamar from Schülke & Mayr and they works with distributors around the world. Cross the fingers and stay healthy
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Just found your channel, my goodness that diesel algae stuff is a real pain in the behind isn’t it went through the same thing with my boat 👍
Please be more cautious with your fuel in the future, and please ask your viewers to subscribe. I want to see you get over that 100 thousand subscriber mark. Good luck with all you do, and I hope to someday meet up when I'm on a boat and in your area. Love to watch, hoping to see you sailing and having fun on your boat.
great video ,,,, im gald you put bad fuel in ,,, because you did a half way job of cleaning the tank the first go around ,,, having to do it a second time,, carl made sure you cleaned his tank completely clean ... good going carl ..
Yet again captivating content. Thank you.
Your introduction on this video really apples to me...boats in Portugal...not been sailing long...am solo
I'm suffering with really bad anxiety at the prospect of carrying.on...I know I have to do it but im listening to you thanks
Well, u don’t HAVE to do it…if u don’t want to, that’s fine, too. I think that’s important to leave that door open, too. But if you WANT to, then there are certain things that help to fight through the pre-departure anxiety. It helps me to sit down and walk through the things that I am worried about explicitly to see which ones of them I might be able to eliminate one way or another. Being kind to myself and accepting my limitations also helps. Althogh I find that quite hard ☺️. But feeling that I HAVE to do sth or beating myself up for not being brave enough usually does not help me much in the process.
I hope that you will be able to listen to what your boat and urself are trying to tell you and find a way to walk forward whichever direction that might be 🧘🏼♀️
@@WhiteSpotPirates Nike... many thanks for taking the time to reply you obviously busy doing your thing! My drive to sail solo is to test myself, to truly find my edge..without ego or proving to others..However this comes with finding that discomfort .
I heard it said solo sailing is 90% mental and 10% physical and I know this to be true.
Many solo sailors ...serious soloists, have encouraged me, and I have come a long way since I started but one beast i face is my first serious gale or storm...ask any sailor and they wiell probably agree... for me its become a huge mental barrier..played over again and again in my mind... I get you can plan, forecasting is good. My fear relates to being offshore getting what your given...(a good friend once said, Rich,don't worry about storms, they will find you!)
I guess this boils down to ones relationship with death (not dramatising...you probably get it) but this is the passage to finding your edge.?
I will continue with Seawitch (36ft 1964 Buchanan Dutch built steel yawl) from Portugal further south shortly.. hopefully Posiden will be kind and teach me gently...
Nike... not bigging you up, but huge respect to you
Fair winds and following seas
Richard (Seawitch)
Super cool pants. Love them.
Did you think about rubbing alcohol. It combines with the water and you can run. It works on my tractors and semi Truck. Crazy not to have a water trap or filter. Inside of tank makes its own water from heat and cold.
One step beyond !!!