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It's been so hot out there here in the tampa region I understand why there hasn't been much activity. I just sold my 25' Catalina and while working out there, unstepping the mast, I thought I was going to die!! I take my hat off to you for the work you do and being out there in the scorching sun and high humidity.
Hahaha. Thanks capt! It was that or my water shoes (the flip-flops were definitely a no go 😂) but those have a harder sole, so they would've been deathly slippery in that much. If you noticed, I was only stepping on what I could see though, because yeah. I'm not stepping into that water if I can't see what's below it
Hi Ken, it's no fun taking on water and I know how the boat owner felt. About ten years ago I had to work on one of the Vacu-Flush units aboard and getting to it meant that I had to lay across my 8D batteries in a very tight space. All went well with the re-build and before leaving for the weekend I filled the 200-gallon freshwater tank. Cut a long story short we came back to 200 gallons of water in the bilge because the freshwater tank had sprung a leak and I had accidentally switched off the auto bilge pumps switch passing by the panel getting to the Vacu-flush pump so when i stepped into a dark engine room i found myself past my ankles in water. Luckily I knew that It was fresh water because I dipped a finger in to check for salt, none to be found. It's funny now but not so fun back then.
Oh geez. Yep. That's sounds about right. Uncomfortable position to access something, and then a chain of unfortunate events that if one hadn't happened, it wouldn't have been an issue.
Thanks John! We're not worried about getting every little bit of water out of the boat, since it's either going on a trailer or getting hauled out at a marina where the drain plug can be pulled
Put a fingertip in the bilge water, taste it, if it's salt you know it's leaking into the boat. On the condition there is no salt water tank in the boat .....
Must have had lots of rain. On my boat I have all portable DC stuff like a bilge pump and tire inflator ending with a 125 V Twist Lock connector. That way I took a 25ft 12/3 extension cord, cut off the ends and replaced them with matching Twist Locks and can use it in the dinghy or on the dock if needed. I hate battery clips but I have a set also with Twist Locks so I can adapt to any battery handy.
I cant understand why they think battery clips is a viable option for a tow and recovery service. some battery outlets left and right on the boat and auto fuses you can reset together with a switch is easy to put in. do this with the same standard plug setup across all boats and you are golden
It's called versatility. We don't always use our boat to pump out. Sometimes we use the customers batteries of they're not submerged or a separate battery
What happens to all the boats after a Hurricane or bad storms? I mean, I hear you saying no one has anyplace for this & I get it but you even had to help him line up for a crane to get her out? Are all of these boats dealing w/ insurances & then what goes on after that? Can they be purchased, I mean if they were worth much? You've just got me considering all of this so I'll be doing some research depending on how you respond here.... lol, thanks for giving me something else to dig into !
I personally would never buy a hurricane boat. There's sooooooooo much unseen damage that can occur due to water intrusion. Even wiring that doesn't look like it got wet needs to be replaced because it can wick up the wires way above the water level through capillary action. Depending on the level of damage, they'll either be crushed and sent to the dump, parted out, or sold. There are plenty of people who will buy a salvaged boat because they can get it for cheap, but the amount of work that needs to go into it to restore it to original quality isn't worth it in my opinion...
Thank you for your "TAKE", I'll remember this as I'm out -n- about. I'm no where near the coast but I can't help but thinking about all this crap. You live in that world & I appreciate your knowledge. peace & be safe // GB ALL
Bayshore Gardens Marina. It's funny how it goes...we won't get any work up there for months, and then get a whole bunch of tows going in there all in a row
When you came in & turned around, churned the bottom up. Did the storm make the things shift that much b/c I'd think it would be much deeper for the sailboat to dock there? Also, how big of an engine are the running in a boat like this? How old did this owner say the Scupper Hose was? I know as with all rubber hoses, they all come to the end & I change mine in my vehicle at 5 yr intervals just to make sure but in a boat any type of cleaners or chemicals might have hastened the life of the hose and/or any valves in the line? We carried an additional pump on our 28 1/2 cabin cruiser, in case the bilge pump broke or no power. peace
Hey diggy. It's about 7ft deep in that marina, but yeah, the storm dumped a ton of shit into the water. I don't know the size of engine or when the hoses were changed last. My guess, not for a very long time. Most cleaners are fine for the hoses...but ones that contain bleach or acids can degrade them quicker
Hell, IDKnow jack-sH!Te about it but some of these owners are big on cleanliness which might mean a lot of extra bleach going thru the tubes? Interesting video on many levels. So I try to understand all I'm seeing. Thanks for the assist. peace
look of it just tell me there hatch roof aint seal up good when bad storm rolls in them yah be leaking inside boat one sit on top of hull door slide back n forward that only one does leak remind me same as customer boat (sailors ) replace it with different setup just unhook latch and flip it up and have good seal all around better than sliding door roof just give you idea where water could be leaking in and i dont see any water mark on wall or ceiling but few by door where you just enter boat
He said it's usually a very dry boat, and with how much water was in there, the hatch would've had to be open. That wasn't going to come in through a leaky seal
@@CaptKenO i not too sure and this all what i could find what would do that not sure if they change seal on shaft which nobody cant see it under motor under floor it be slow dripper it take week for water fill up to that water marks
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You always handle things so calmly. That calmness helps big time. Nice job done Capt. Ken.
Thanks Colin!
There was nothing to panic over on this one...but especially in stressful situations, keeping calm makes a big difference!
It's been so hot out there here in the tampa region I understand why there hasn't been much activity. I just sold my 25' Catalina and while working out there, unstepping the mast, I thought I was going to die!! I take my hat off to you for the work you do and being out there in the scorching sun and high humidity.
Hahaha. Thanks Patrick! Yes. It's been ungodly hot and humid the past couple of months...but we're almost to the beautiful weather time of year!
I would not have gone into that cabin in bare feet. You are braver than I.
Regards
Capt. Chris
Hahaha. Thanks capt!
It was that or my water shoes (the flip-flops were definitely a no go 😂) but those have a harder sole, so they would've been deathly slippery in that much. If you noticed, I was only stepping on what I could see though, because yeah. I'm not stepping into that water if I can't see what's below it
Digital controls AKA fly by wire would make your job a lot easier
They are definitely a nice to have...I get spoiled every time I run our prokat as it has fly by wire throttles and power steering
Another great video Cap'n! Love your channel!
Thanks Del!
Hi Ken, it's no fun taking on water and I know how the boat owner felt. About ten years ago I had to work on one of the Vacu-Flush units aboard and getting to it meant that I had to lay across my 8D batteries in a very tight space. All went well with the re-build and before leaving for the weekend I filled the 200-gallon freshwater tank. Cut a long story short we came back to 200 gallons of water in the bilge because the freshwater tank had sprung a leak and I had accidentally switched off the auto bilge pumps switch passing by the panel getting to the Vacu-flush pump so when i stepped into a dark engine room i found myself past my ankles in water. Luckily I knew that It was fresh water because I dipped a finger in to check for salt, none to be found. It's funny now but not so fun back then.
Oh geez. Yep. That's sounds about right. Uncomfortable position to access something, and then a chain of unfortunate events that if one hadn't happened, it wouldn't have been an issue.
Hi Capt. You guys don’t get paid enough.🇨🇦
Hahaha. Thanks Mike! We actually do get nicely compensated for this specific type of job
You need to put a two pin rubber trailer hitch style plug on your bilge pump wire close to your bilge pump so that you can unplug it when you want to.
And longer cables and more as one plug
The problem with that is no plug is truly waterproof, and since these sit in the salt water, they'd corrode pretty quickly
Nice job thanks for the videos!!!
Thanks Jay!
Captain a wet dry vac would go a good way to get small amounts of water up great videos good work
Thanks John!
We're not worried about getting every little bit of water out of the boat, since it's either going on a trailer or getting hauled out at a marina where the drain plug can be pulled
Well that one was different...looking forward to Part 2.
Put a fingertip in the bilge water, taste it, if it's salt you know it's leaking into the boat. On the condition there is no salt water tank in the boat .....
I don't get paid enough to risk dying from ingesting that nasty bilge water 🤮
Must have had lots of rain. On my boat I have all portable DC stuff like a bilge pump and tire inflator ending with a 125 V Twist Lock connector. That way I took a 25ft 12/3 extension cord, cut off the ends and replaced them with matching Twist Locks and can use it in the dinghy or on the dock if needed. I hate battery clips but I have a set also with Twist Locks so I can adapt to any battery handy.
I cant understand why they think battery clips is a viable option for a tow and recovery service. some battery outlets left and right on the boat and auto fuses you can reset together with a switch is easy to put in. do this with the same standard plug setup across all boats and you are golden
It's called versatility. We don't always use our boat to pump out. Sometimes we use the customers batteries of they're not submerged or a separate battery
I think we got almost 18in of rain during that storm...so yeahhhh...just a wee bit o rain 😂
What happens to all the boats after a Hurricane or bad storms? I mean, I hear you saying no one has anyplace for this & I get
it but you even had to help him line up for a crane to get her out? Are all of these boats dealing w/ insurances & then what
goes on after that? Can they be purchased, I mean if they were worth much? You've just got me considering all of this so
I'll be doing some research depending on how you respond here.... lol, thanks for giving me something else to dig into !
I personally would never buy a hurricane boat. There's sooooooooo much unseen damage that can occur due to water intrusion. Even wiring that doesn't look like it got wet needs to be replaced because it can wick up the wires way above the water level through capillary action.
Depending on the level of damage, they'll either be crushed and sent to the dump, parted out, or sold.
There are plenty of people who will buy a salvaged boat because they can get it for cheap, but the amount of work that needs to go into it to restore it to original quality isn't worth it in my opinion...
Thank you for your "TAKE", I'll remember this as I'm out -n- about. I'm no where near the coast but I can't help but
thinking about all this crap. You live in that world & I appreciate your knowledge. peace & be safe // GB ALL
What marina is this? You get a lot of work there.
Bayshore Gardens Marina. It's funny how it goes...we won't get any work up there for months, and then get a whole bunch of tows going in there all in a row
I remember you moving this boat ? Didn’t you. Shame. Nice guy ..
Wash your feet bud …
Oh I did...and my phone...and the pumps. That water was nasty
Yep. It was almost exactly a year pervious when it got splashed
When you came in & turned around, churned the bottom up. Did the storm make the things shift that much b/c I'd think it would
be much deeper for the sailboat to dock there? Also, how big of an engine are the running in a boat like this? How old did this
owner say the Scupper Hose was? I know as with all rubber hoses, they all come to the end & I change mine in my vehicle at
5 yr intervals just to make sure but in a boat any type of cleaners or chemicals might have hastened the life of the hose and/or
any valves in the line? We carried an additional pump on our 28 1/2 cabin cruiser, in case the bilge pump broke or no power.
peace
From the engine, late 70s, early 80s
@@RHaarFl thank you much, I'm thinking about building a boat & so I asked. peace
Hey diggy. It's about 7ft deep in that marina, but yeah, the storm dumped a ton of shit into the water. I don't know the size of engine or when the hoses were changed last. My guess, not for a very long time.
Most cleaners are fine for the hoses...but ones that contain bleach or acids can degrade them quicker
Hell, IDKnow jack-sH!Te about it but some of these owners are big on cleanliness which might mean a lot of extra
bleach going thru the tubes? Interesting video on many levels. So I try to understand all I'm seeing. Thanks for
the assist. peace
@@CaptKenO Engine should be a Volvo Md7 15-17hp depending if it is an A or B Model
look of it just tell me there hatch roof aint seal up good when bad storm rolls in them yah be leaking inside boat one sit on top of hull door slide back n forward that only one does leak remind me same as customer boat (sailors ) replace it with different setup just unhook latch and flip it up and have good seal all around better than sliding door roof just give you idea where water could be leaking in and i dont see any water mark on wall or ceiling but few by door where you just enter boat
He said it's usually a very dry boat, and with how much water was in there, the hatch would've had to be open. That wasn't going to come in through a leaky seal
@@CaptKenO i not too sure and this all what i could find what would do that
not sure if they change seal on shaft which nobody cant see it under motor under floor it be slow dripper it take week for water fill up to that water marks