Howdy Stu from Dallas Texas! “Not for steel” had a tech that didn’t heed the warning after he had borrowed my non-ferrous cutters. He got banned from the shop tools for a week, and he had to replace them. I gave him the old set, he grounded the buggered bit out and had a fine set of electrical cable cutters after that. Bet he didn't cut any more steel cable with them. They learn when it comes out of their own pocket😎
R.I.P. Dotty, you soothed my troubled mind with your clucks many a times, I salute you! Stu, you are so lovely and caring with your chooks, I am sure Dotty went the best way. My condolences! Nice job on the anchor winch, looking forward to seeing it pull actual chain!
Sorry about Dottie, I also am glad she was home, we had a cat with cancer and we took her to the vet and we ended up having to let her go there. It broke my heart to see her scared. Your hand seems a lot better. Keep up the good work.
"OH NO!" pretty much says it all. I have said that (and worse) and done that many times. I always leave a little extra length in the wires because I just know I'm going to have to do some of those connections over again.
I thought the closing comment might have been going to be "such is life". And "any day on the water is a good day" fits right in there with "never thought of an hour fishing as wasted". That time spent on or near the water is always good value.
You know whats funny, I was running 4gauge positive and negative wires on Wednesday and Thursday last week. Half way around the world I was doing very similar work. I just wished I lived in Australia. Lol great video Stu, as always. Take care.
this reminds me about talking about a deck, door and window installation that I am doing by myself. A friend said "I can help with that if you need it" and I said "no, Id rather not show you how many things i can overlook and have to redo every 15 min."
hi stu from scotland , you could spend a lot of $ on the manufactures remote or go to your local 4x4 store and buy one for a 4x4 winch or if you can wait a few days order one from china for very little $ ( a friend orderd one from china £15 so about $30 delivered) keep these vids coming
It's good to have a remote control for your anchor winch but another level is a camera forward so you can operate the engine controls while anchoring. Use the main engine to unload the anchor winch.
Good job a on wiring it up Stu and thanks to your friend helping you. Sorry to hear about you one chicken. She lived a good life. Looking forward to the underwater metal detection👍
Quick tip: When cutting the excess cable ties off always use a set of flush cutters vs regular wire cutters. The ends when cut with wire cutters become as sharp as a razor and when digging around in there next time you’re likely to cut your hands/arms up if not careful. A cheap example are these; Klein Tools D275-5 Lightweight Flush Cutter, Up to 16 AWG, Grips Designed for Tool Control and Heat Treated For Durability www.amazon.com/dp/B000GTMZHG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XuzfFbXA03KG1
I suggest you put petroleum jelly on all contacts and connections. That will effectively slow down corrosion and save you a lot of labor in the long run!
When pulling cables trough a tight conduit consider spraying the inside of the conduit and some of the cable with silicone spray, it can make huge difference.
17:00 you are missing a -ive wire from solenoid post to centre of the 3 controller terminals. It's shown in diagram at 19:11 I suspect that's why the motor only turned one way at first.
Find a Dollarydoo Shop that sells poly measuring cups with a 'hanging tab', cut a couple of notches in the edge and screw it down over those exposed battery lugs inside the hatch. That should keep it safe until you can make up a more solid cover...
Hey Stu, great video mate. That winch sure sounds like it has a heap of grunt and was fun watching you guys sorting through and wiring it up. Sorry to hear about Dotty, not a bad old chook, will be missed. Condolences mate. Anyway, looks like you hands still improving, so much so you forget its damaged and push the limits on it. Still got to treat it gentle mate. Ok, cheers for now, see you next week... ;-}
I have heard there is a Marine grade of cable with the conductors being either Tin or Silver plated wire which is better for corrosion resistance vs bare copper. Like the videos.
There is Marine Grade wiring. Pure copper with a "tin" coating. Nice to work with and heavy for its size. I use it on my motorcycle and 4wd vehicles now too.
I had to come find this part of the video 22:00 so sorry to hear about Dot. Our Dotty got sick as well about the same time but she pulled through. Ours was a bit low on calcium and magnesium. Gave her a bath in warm bath salts and she pulled through. Sorry once again.
You can pick up a generic remote winch controller for under $20 on ebay. I've used them to automate boat trailer winches using a solenoid wired the same as yours.
Forgot to put the heatshrink on eh - i did the same thing when fitting led lights to my boat trailer except i did it 3 bloody times in a row ! My excuse was i had a big night on the cans !
Why didn't you use the same type of Cable Glands to feed the winch cables through the bulkhead (6:11 mark) as I saw you use below deck? Also, why not disconnect the and replace the cables feeding out of the bottom of the wench and just use one continuous cable rather then using a splice?
I have a question. Was there a reason why you did not take the peckerhead off the motor and replace the stub lead with a direct connection, rather than add an additional connection by splicing the wire on the open deck?
Maybe because this is a Fast Fall System, I don't have much experience in marine stuff, the spool will move only when you have anchor weight on it and that's why it won't move down but it will apply a field to the motor to make it not resist the pull of the anchor? The way you might have it wired now is Power UP and Power Down and that may not be how this winch should be wired to make it a Fast Fall Winch???? O yeah I am right, now that I think about it, in the schematic the power is going to the down connection, this way when you push the button down and the anchor drops and spins the motor the current generated by the pull of gravity is fended off by the power supplied by the battery, and the result is a free spinning spool down. Basically pushing the down button loosens the spool and keeps it lose but does not move it. In order for you to test it's true design performance you need the rope and anchor on the spool, cheers!
I like that resettable breaker you used in this video. What is the brand name of it and where did you get it ??? Ya'll are doing a great job on your boat !
Welcome to the club Stu. I love doing things twice. It doubles my chances of getting it right the first time. Lol. R.I.P. Dotty.
Howdy Stu from Dallas Texas!
“Not for steel” had a tech that didn’t heed the warning after he had borrowed my non-ferrous cutters. He got banned from the shop tools for a week, and he had to replace them.
I gave him the old set, he grounded the buggered bit out and had a fine set of electrical cable cutters after that. Bet he didn't cut any more steel cable with them.
They learn when it comes out of their own pocket😎
I love the Finnegans Garage comment. Cheers from Florida, USA.
Love your videos Stu. Glad to see you are healing and I'm sorry about your loss of Dottie.
I just got my D-Squad shirt, RIP Dotty. Sorry for your loss Stu.
Thanks Steve.
Sorry to learn about Dotties' passing Stu you become very attached to animals in your life.
Thanks mate, we certainly do.
Ditto. Glad she was comfortable.
I'm glad to see your right hand getting more and more usable again.
Thanks mate. :)
R.I.P. Dotty, you soothed my troubled mind with your clucks many a times, I salute you!
Stu, you are so lovely and caring with your chooks, I am sure Dotty went the best way. My condolences!
Nice job on the anchor winch, looking forward to seeing it pull actual chain!
Thanks mate.
Man the welding fit nicely between the flammable cabinets. that is a win.
Sorry for your loss Stu, Dotty was a sweet feathered family member.
Thanks for this important video Stu .. sorry to hear that sad news about your pet . She will rest in peace 🙏
Thanks mate.
Sorry about Dottie, I also am glad she was home, we had a cat with cancer and we took her to the vet and we ended up having to let her go there. It broke my heart to see her scared. Your hand seems a lot better. Keep up the good work.
I can understand why you felt that way mate. Vet's clinics aren't the most relaxing place for animals that are already under stress.
"Any day on the water is a good day" sounds like a new T-Shirt. Also perfectly true.
Poor Dotty. Sorry for your loss
Sorry for you loss my
Man ...
Sorry to hear about your loss Stu. RIP Dottie.
Blue, green, black is what is also used on Mercruiser trim pumps. A easy way to remember the wiring is Blue sky's and Green grass.
Wiring up my boat during my rebuild was actually the most fun part. I enjoyed this video. Thanks Stu!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much Stu................R.I.P Dottie
Cool episode with more progress. Well done!.. poor Dotty! I hope the rest of D-Squad enjoy the garden.
Sorry for your loss
RIP Dotty, you will be missed the world over xx
"OH NO!" pretty much says it all. I have said that (and worse) and done that many times. I always leave a little extra length in the wires because I just know I'm going to have to do some of those connections over again.
I thought the closing comment might have been going to be "such is life". And "any day on the water is a good day" fits right in there with "never thought of an hour fishing as wasted". That time spent on or near the water is always good value.
You know whats funny, I was running 4gauge positive and negative wires on Wednesday and Thursday last week. Half way around the world I was doing very similar work. I just wished I lived in Australia. Lol great video Stu, as always. Take care.
Thanks Kris!
good to see the hand improving, well for the first half of the video anyway
this reminds me about talking about a deck, door and window installation that I am doing by myself. A friend said "I can help with that if you need it" and I said "no, Id rather not show you how many things i can overlook and have to redo every 15 min."
Condolences on Dottie. She sure was a pretty gal! It sux to lose a critter buddy, but it sux worse not to have critter buddies!
“Every day in the water is a good day”, Stu, you have a T-shirt idea right there :))
Awesome work with Leo!
Thanks! 😃
Godspeed, Dottie.
First time I have seen cable ties being used on actual cables.
Poor Dotty - so sad to lose an animal. ❤️ Hope you can make the D-squad numbers back up
Sad you lost a friend but few chooks recieve as much love as she did.
Thanks mate.
hi stu from scotland , you could spend a lot of $ on the manufactures remote or go to your local 4x4 store and buy one for a 4x4 winch or if you can wait a few days order one from china for very little $ ( a friend orderd one from china £15 so about $30 delivered)
keep these vids coming
Thanks mate, I think I will try something along those lines.
It's good to have a remote control for your anchor winch but another level is a camera forward so you can operate the engine controls while anchoring. Use the main engine to unload the anchor winch.
A camera up there would be quite cool.
Good job a on wiring it up Stu and thanks to your friend helping you. Sorry to hear about you one chicken. She lived a good life. Looking forward to the underwater metal detection👍
Thanks Tim. :)
I have a question for you. Can RUclips change the language for our videos so people around the world can at least read captions?
heya mate, sorry about Dotty, sucks to lose one of the family. Keep up the quality content!
Quick tip: When cutting the excess cable ties off always use a set of flush cutters vs regular wire cutters. The ends when cut with wire cutters become as sharp as a razor and when digging around in there next time you’re likely to cut your hands/arms up if not careful. A cheap example are these;
Klein Tools D275-5 Lightweight Flush Cutter, Up to 16 AWG, Grips Designed for Tool Control and Heat Treated For Durability www.amazon.com/dp/B000GTMZHG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XuzfFbXA03KG1
fingernail clippers also work well
Cable tie cutters are even better. They pull the tie before cutting.
Well Done Stu.
I suggest you put petroleum jelly on all contacts and connections. That will effectively slow down corrosion and save you a lot of labor in the long run!
Sorry to hear about Dotty... condolences Stu...
Sorry about dotti mate. Great video as per usual. Thanks
Thanks 👍
When pulling cables trough a tight conduit consider spraying the inside of the conduit and some of the cable with silicone spray, it can make huge difference.
Stu it looks like your hands are getting back to normal, "bullet dodged"! RIP Dottie, of the Original D-Squad!!!
Three different flames to shrink the heat shrink. Expected some “Dangar Stu expertise” on the wisdom of each method in each case. ;)
The one we didn't use was the heat gun because it doesn't work with the generator but it is by far the best!
sorry for your loss stu
My condolences Stu
Good stuff Stu. RIP Dotty Ingat kuya
Great one stu I have a sav winch on my boat too that are a great unit cheers🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Glad to hear you have been happy with yours Joe, I think this one is going to work really well with this boat.
17:00 you are missing a -ive wire from solenoid post to centre of the 3 controller terminals. It's shown in diagram at 19:11 I suspect that's why the motor only turned one way at first.
When pulling wires through a conduit, apply a thin coat of glycerin gel to the wires, helps with binding. Is also good for other things. :-)
Find a Dollarydoo Shop that sells poly measuring cups with a 'hanging tab', cut a couple of notches in the edge and screw it down over those exposed battery lugs inside the hatch. That should keep it safe until you can make up a more solid cover...
The amount of times I have wired something up and left the base of the gland off, could see it happening as you were doing it 😂
I seriously like your new blue frames for your new eye glasses. They look really smart for you. Nice look. Enjoyed this video too very much.
Thank you so much!!
use this Standard Open Slot Wire duct and it works very well
@10:31 Boy do I know that feeling....Like making a perfect copper flare and then you realize you forgot to put the flare nut on first..... :(
It's always when you do your best flare too!
@@DangarMarine always!!
Blue Sky - Up - Green Grass - Down
Well done Stu John
always good stuff! thanks also love the new shirts
Would love to see a crossover ep with Finnegan someday!
I strongly !!!! suggest you put the cables in Anaconda insulated flex pipe given offshore conditions
You guys would have got a job on "Russell Coights All Aussie Adventures".
"That's not a knife" is what was thinking as you got the Stanley knife out... (with an Australian accent, of course).
I had to look away! Just in case Stu fillet himself. Well I kept on eye open a bit
Anchors aweigh!
Those cables are a lot easier to push thru conduits if you lube them with soapy water
So sorry about Dottie...I lost my Pepper (cat) today too...bad all around for critters.
Sorry to hear about Pepper. :(
@@DangarMarine Thank you Stu
Hey Stu, great video mate. That winch sure sounds like it has a heap of grunt and was fun watching you guys sorting through and wiring it up. Sorry to hear about Dotty, not a bad old chook, will be missed. Condolences mate. Anyway, looks like you hands still improving, so much so you forget its damaged and push the limits on it. Still got to treat it gentle mate. Ok, cheers for now, see you next week... ;-}
Thanks Shane, see you next week!
I have heard there is a Marine grade of cable with the conductors being either Tin or Silver plated wire which is better for corrosion resistance vs bare copper. Like the videos.
There is Marine Grade wiring. Pure copper with a "tin" coating. Nice to work with and heavy for its size. I use it on my motorcycle and 4wd vehicles now too.
I had to come find this part of the video 22:00 so sorry to hear about Dot. Our Dotty got sick as well about the same time but she pulled through. Ours was a bit low on calcium and magnesium. Gave her a bath in warm bath salts and she pulled through. Sorry once again.
I was screaming at the screen lol...I've done this so often yet still forget
Nice.
Last time i was this early i had a kid 9 months later.
Aww, poor Dottie. R.I.P.
I'm bereft!
Well I suppose you could have a vindaloo now to ease the pain - a parting gift.
Literally everyone watching was shouting at the screen watching you crimp those winch motor tails 😂 the joys
not me I'm illiterate
You can pick up a generic remote winch controller for under $20 on ebay. I've used them to automate boat trailer winches using a solenoid wired the same as yours.
Glad Dottie had a good life and leave on her terms . Always sad loosing an animal
Forgot to put the heatshrink on eh - i did the same thing when fitting led lights to my boat trailer except i did it 3 bloody times in a row ! My excuse was i had a big night on the cans !
The number of times I've forgotten to thread the heat shrink in before connecting. Sorry about Dotti 😢
good work man👍🏼👍🏼⚓️ keep going on and up 💪🏻 still watching you from kuwait 😁
Awesome! Thank you!
Sorry to hear about Dottie, my friend.
RIP Dotty 😢
blue for up to the sky and the green for down to the grass
Sorry about the D squad. Love the winch tho.
I was shouting at my laptop "STOP STOP STOP" just before you crimped those wires but you obviously didn't hear me :-)
Louder next time! ;)
Said it before ill say it again when it comes to running in cables better looking at it than looking for it ...🏴
I was screaming at you.....The caps!!!!
Why didn't you use the same type of Cable Glands to feed the winch cables through the bulkhead (6:11 mark) as I saw you use below deck? Also, why not disconnect the and replace the cables feeding out of the bottom of the wench and just use one continuous cable rather then using a splice?
Omg......one of my favourite sayings
...great way to drop the hook, and retrieve it, ..lol..good job, keep safe...
Thanks 👍
RIP Dotti
Looks like you could use a couple bus bars to consolidate your battery cables
May GOD Bless You Two All Always Amen MGBYTAAA 😎
How many lighters do you have? I'm impressed!
I have a question. Was there a reason why you did not take the peckerhead off the motor and replace the stub lead with a direct connection, rather than add an additional connection by splicing the wire on the open deck?
I thought they were gonna put some Anderson PowerPole connectors or something?
Save risk damaging the factory seal and having water get into the motor. The joins are inside the wheelhouse anyway.
@@DangarMarine cool. thanks fro the reply.
Maybe because this is a Fast Fall System, I don't have much experience in marine stuff, the spool will move only when you have anchor weight on it and that's why it won't move down but it will apply a field to the motor to make it not resist the pull of the anchor? The way you might have it wired now is Power UP and Power Down and that may not be how this winch should be wired to make it a Fast Fall Winch????
O yeah I am right, now that I think about it, in the schematic the power
is going to the down connection, this way when you push the button down
and the anchor drops and spins the motor the current generated by the
pull of gravity is fended off by the power supplied by the battery, and
the result is a free spinning spool down. Basically pushing the down
button loosens the spool and keeps it lose but does not move it. In
order for you to test it's true design performance you need the rope and
anchor on the spool, cheers!
very interesting...
I’m glad it’s not just me that fs up.
Aww poor Dottie 😢
I can appreciate that this a long long process! But do you ever expect to get back to outboard motors ?
From time to time but not the same as before.
And, as a humble electrician i suggest a ratchet crimper for heavy gauge wire.
Thanks for the tip!
I like that resettable breaker you used in this video. What is the brand name of it and where did you get it ??? Ya'll are doing a great job on your boat !
It came with the winch as a part of the kit.