Timberrr!!! - Trimming Down the Mast - Emerald Isle: Ep.91 Fishing Boat Refit
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In preparation for our new navigation lights, we trim down the top of our mast. This particular section contained some lead shot which provided some stability benefits in the past. Now, with so many changes to our vessel, the extra weight has become redundant, therefore we removed it.
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Modern day Macgyvers! Can't wait until the boat goes to catching and the subsequent vids.
If I had known you guys were gonna attempt that I would have mailed you my iron workers rug it has three bungee cords and a five way hook up
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ya did good guys stay safe see ya next time take care bye bye
From Kim and I in San Diego Ca. Thank you and all the best💯❤👍
good video guys. wish you were wearing a lanyard though
I had no idea that masts are weighted for various reasons.
Everyone around here has changed over to led lights for every light on the boats. So I was wondering why did you go with the sodium lights on your boat? Thanks for taking us along with you. Overhauling the new boat and your trips fishing. Don’t forget about the parts of your lives you share with us. I enjoy your videos and look forward for them. Stay safe and have a wonderful life doing what you love. God bless you all.
I wonder if it had to do with the cost I know really big LEDs are expensive
For us we prefer the old tech sodiums. They are so simple by design, just a bulb and a ballast. While newer LED rigs are servicable, the conditions here are harsh. If one of the LED arrays go out then its just more stuff to goof with. We've had a few friends that have LEDs and would prefer to revert to sodiums.
We also prefer the color and contrast of the light itself. LEDs can produce white or orange light, but in our experience it seems to blast out our eyes more in foggy or snowbound conditions compared to the light of the old sodiums.
One other thing for us is that they will load our generator to an optimal level. While we don't have refrigeration equipment, the 30kw generator will only have a light load if we're just charging batteries or cooking. So we can just pop on our lights to load up to 3000 watts.
How does he do it folks. Must be in his blood.
Thanks guys for another great episode. Great explanation of what and how the mast functions with all its intricacies. Great view from there 😂
Our pleasure! Thanks a bunch, Cindy!
Well done Gents! That was a great watch. Len you did really well especially considering that you had no harness. I've done my fair share of working at heights, and any wind, well I reckon it gets cold quick up there. :note and I'm in Queensland(read tropical temps) Australia. I can't imagine having to do it in single digit Celsius let alone negative conditions. At those temps I'd be sleeping in my Tauntaun at the first marker.. Stay well and stay safe. We all are looking forward to the maiden voyage after the refit!
Thanks, James! Thankfully, it was a sunny evening, kept the temps a little warmer. Glad to have the work up there just about finished!
Sorry I going to skip this one I hate hights made me dizzy watching lol you obviously survived ill wate for the finished product now be careful yall
Fair enough, Dale! I get a bit acrophobic myself tbh, haha.
Don't they have LEDs today that would give more light and draw less juice over the old sodium work lights?
Hi, Douglas, just a copy paste from another comment I just answered.
For us we prefer the old tech sodiums. They are so simple by design, just a bulb and a ballast. While newer LED rigs are servicable, the conditions here are harsh. If one of the LED arrays go out then its just more stuff to goof with. We've had a few friends that have LEDs and would prefer to revert to sodiums.
We also prefer the color and contrast of the light itself. LEDs can produce white or orange light, but in our experience it seems to blast out our eyes more in foggy or snowbound conditions compared to the light of the old sodiums.
One other thing for us is that they will load our generator to an optimal level. While we don't have refrigeration equipment, the 30kw generator will only have a light load if we're just charging batteries or cooking. So we can just pop on our lights to load up to 3000 watts.
Is different from what you have. Here in Louisiana we have green over white when shrimping.
Ah, interesting. They have different colors for different types of fishing, green in also used on trawlers here.
Man O Man, you guys are getting so much done. I don't know if this was discussed on here or not but a nice crows nest would be perfect and that perch can also be used to mount your red over white above and antennas. If you are going to use it for seining at some point, a set of controls up there would be perfect. Thanks for sharing all this great content. She sure is beautiful.
If we add a crow's nest, it'll likely be nestled between the antenna mounts with a platform at the level of the sodiums. It would be a great view that's for sure, and a lot less scary inside a cage of sorts, lol. Thanks a lot for the comment!
Hey guys. I could felt my knees start to shake when you stood up on the mast. But I'm also just a land crab from Misery Bay 😅
Haha! Yeah, I won't lie, its a bit spooky up there!
Len, I sure hope you are tied off. That looks very dangerous. Good job as usual.
Thanks, Phil!
Just have Matt strap the welder to his back and run up the ladder. Easy as pie. Lol
Lol, no problem-o!
Yes yo love the ocean!
You guys are Boss😅
kind scary huh
nice , you could make a cup like cao and set screw it on the top
That was the thought at first. We ended up welding a plate to the top with a corresponding plate on the light fixture.
Great job brother's. Nice and safe
Thanks, Larry! 👍
Hello lads, families and friends, I hope you are all well. I am glad that was NOT me up the mast🙄. I have done some crazy things in my life, but could not do that now, to old. Can't wait to see you putting the mast back up and welding it back on. How are you going to do the wiring🤔Take care and stay safe. Tim W, England.
I had to come back. I was unable to comment when I watched this video at release. Loved the shot of the eagle flying over your Dad. (22:33) Great shot. Could not believe how many eagles we seen, over the summer of 2018, on our visit to the great state of Alaska.
Looks like FUN guys. Just like in my days in the navy, up the mast every 6 Months. Stay Safe.
I bet those masts were quite a bit taller!
Once again, guys outstanding, you get the job done, outstanding with the videos, love it all. Old school is the way 😂. Best regards from the North East Coast UK 🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks a bunch, John!
How long before we get to see your sea trials?
Hopefully soon! Well have some news before too long.
Good
If you cut the bottom off a milk jug then tape it on you’ll be ok but I know my texts are way after the fact lol
Haha, good idea though, John! Thankfully the mast work is almost done, but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to get some gear in the future.
I’ll look into the cost to send that harness it’s like 40 pounds total with the bungee cords all of which are osha approved for iron workers don’t think your gonna build a 4 lane bridge any time soon lol
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You guys are amazing!
You men getting in high places, stay safe guys. Blessings
Cheers, Raven!
I thought for one minute there that Sea Eagle was going to swoop down, grab Len and fly off back to it's perch!
Haha! It was surprising to see it cruise by in post. Didn't catch it at the time of filming.
That was a cool view from up there!
That's true! Would love to mount a camera up there, one of the Amcrests or something that you connect to your computer.
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Thanks!
Nice that you're running 60fps. Perfect for your type of video.
Thanks, charlie!
Quite the aerial work. Can hardly wait to see you welding a flange up there, that might get a little dicy though especially for a fire watch. Great video again as always.
It went pretty smoothly! We'll share some more on that soon.
A real pucker power moment 😊😊
Excellent video! Thanks guys!
Thank you, Debbie, appreciate the comment as always!
Awesome job!
Thanks!
Hey guys, I have two words of advice. SAFETY HARNESS!!!!!! If OSHA gets ahold of this you may hear from them too. Be safe, not dead. Been enjoying your vids for a few years now and look forward for many more. I sure would hate to have them end.
Didn’t you see the black escape rope setup to grab in case a speedy descent was required? The attack pecking seagulls seemed to be quiet at the moment.
Haha! I'm more concerned about the eagles circling overhead! Those talons look mean!
Watching you cut the mast off, I saw there was a bare end. Did you cap it to keep the weather out?
Yep, we welded a flange for the nav lights onto it already, unfortunately didn't capture that part on video. But we have some work remaining, re-attaching the antenna mounts and we'll share the changes then.
Hope you cap the mast to it doesn't fill with rain water or leak somewhere
Yes, we did. It now has a short top mast with navigation lights. The wires run through the center of the mast and there are drain holes at the bottom.
Well you can get some nice lunch money from all that lead at the scrap yards. The cost of lead has gone way up as of late. 🤙
True! We'll likely use it for stabilizer fish weights, once we build new ones.
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You guy's are hard worker's 👍👍
Cheers, Leslie!
Why they put shot glasses n the mast?
Lead shot, not shot glasses. lol! It was to slow the roll of the vessel, not so snappy that way. We added weight when we put up the sodium lights, about 200 pounds, so that compensated for removing the lead.
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Haha! Too funny ;)
Why would there be lead shot in something so high above the center of gravity?
The added weight causes the ship to roll a little over center. This requires more force to roll back, which slows the frequency of the roll. Imagine a drunken sailor staggering a little extra each way. It takes them longer to get there.
Yep, good analogy. The weight up high counteracts with the weight in the keel, which in turn reduces the "snappiness" of the roll. There is science behind it I'm sure, but that's above my pay grade, haha.