Ep.180 A New Journey Begins - Mexico Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- We twice try to cross the Yucatan channel where there is a strong 5 knot northerly current but both times get thrown back north into the Gulf of Mexico because of little wind. Our back up plans are Cuba and Key West since the current is already taking us there but some wind arrives and we push further south to counteract the strong current. Third time lucky? The wind fills to 12 knots, the best up until then was 8, and we hit the current hard and get to within 20 miles of Isla Mulheres and then the wind promptly dies. We begin to drift north and Margarida gets on the radio but it seems the only help now is the dinghy with a 3.5 horse power outboard.
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It was a pleasure to meet you Peter, Margarida and Tim. Good we were there and able to help. Save travels!
*Jorge Feliu so glad there are wonderful people out there willing to help others in need!!!!Great job!!*
Thanks Jorge i am a grateful plucky viewer :)
Top bloke
Jorge, you the man 👍👍👍👍Cheer mate 🍻
That was a really great action on your part. Good on ya, Mate!
As a fellow boater from Canada, let me congratulate you for your selflessness in saving this crew from the trouble they were in. We will definitely look you up the next time we are in the area. Drinks will be on us!
Well said!
The dodgey tours continue. Good job on the sea trial.
Plucky, keep up with the videos life isn’t about all the good bits it’s refreshing that you show the bad times as well, ignore the trolls, looking forward to some more adventures with you and margarita, Fair wind and following seas.✌️
Jorge you are a class act!
Thank you Jorge! from all the viewers.
With small outboards, it's usually a carburetor problem. Either water in the fuel bowl or a plugged jet.
I know. We are still having difficulty. I usually have to swim the tender back so I am used to it but I dread the day we have a 20knotter cos I aint swimming into that
Good Worx Jorge...Like Margarita says You Da Man!!! Peter you look discouraged Bro but it's a shakedown cruise on a new to you boat...you should expect things to go wrong and now you know what needs fixing. Keep the Faith Bro and hang in there!!!!
so happy you got help. good luck with the boat repairs.
Damn, best real sailing channel ever, thanks to the guy for the tow.....
Really? We are not even in the top 50
Buy a kicker plate and get a long shaft outboard you can throw on the back for emergencies. I had one save me a couple of times when the main engine decided to break down. You don't have two engines in monohulls generally.
I will look into it
Whata nice bloke to help you out like that ...... great Vid TC guys
Good that you guys are safe , look after you lovely wife she is a very nice person
So show on the map of what you are doing !
Thanks for sharing 😎
Pete wishing you good fortune mate loving your videos.
How could anybody not come running with hearing Margarida on the radio asking for help right away. .
Five years ago, I did tow another boat for 35 hours on the Atlantic Ocean sailing towards Madeira. I understand what it is like to be in your situation., to me a sailor never lets down another sailor.
Amen
Thanks for showing it like it is............glad you made it out of the merry go round safely. Lots of things to consider when making passage. I hope your motor problem wasn't too expensive.
Best sailing blog ever
I dont wish to side with the competition, but out of the 112 sailing vlogs out there we are rated at 137. There may just be better ones out there but its a nice thing for you to say so thanks
Good to see you back. Hopefully you get caught up to present time! We know you at least made it to Rio Dulce. Your viewers can be an asset with realtime up loads.
I take my hat of to ya mate, you keep a real positive attitude to everything, well at least from what we see, I feel like most viewers that you would as we do miss that catamaran you had, but hopefully you can get this boat solid and reliable all the best.......Ive watched from the begining ......love ya work mate and a salute to your partner too
Good on ya Rick...you hit the nail on the head...it is mostly positive from what you see.....my editor is pretty clever. Not all roses I am afraid but we try to keep it as real as possible.
It is great to see you making life happen and rebirthing an old yacht into an expedition vessel. Thumps up to Jorge for displaying the true nature of a yachty, which is to lend a hand. Bet Tim will remember that trip more than the others. Did you see the look of pleasure from Tim when you handed him a cold beer, that why we have fridges on yachts. A cold beer is like meditation for the mind when trying to fix shit, also I bet the wife will be a happy camper with a cold drink. Keep going, nice to see you have upgraded to a mono (real boat). I look forward to your take on South America.
That cold beer got him a totally different answer to his question. Man that was a good beer
Thanks Jorge for helping Sailing into Freedom. Good guys still exist.
yall are great me and my wife would love to come sail with yall some time
Hell of a Shakedown Cruise! You and the crew are tougher for it now. Great job on pressing through it.
This is going to be a very, VERY interesting new chapter. Never without drama. Love this channel!
Wowza! You saved them, good on you Jorge!
You probably know by now. But just incase, for future reference. Any raw water cooled motor on a boat will flood back if you crank it to long and it doesn’t start. That is because when you are cranking it over, it is pumping water and filling the exhaust but it doesn’t have enough pressure to blow the water out past the exhaust elbow so eventually it floods back. Something to keep in mind when prolonged cranking.
One of the first things my mechanic taught me, too. Besides, it drains the battery. So my rule is that if it doesn't start promptly, don't keep cranking!
He mentioned that this motor was fresh water cooled unlike his motors on Longreef in this vid or the last?
Same scenario. It still uses raw water to remove heat from the heat exchanger and pump it out the exhaust.
Ignorance is bliss.....
Water is drawn from the sea and passed by a heat exchanger to remove heat from the coolant which is circulating the engine block (In a car the heat exchanger would be the radiator). The warm seawater is then injected past the exhaust elbow so it can cool the exhaust gasses and muffle the engine exhaust (so very necessary).
Because the boat is floating on water and the engine is installed below the water line the exhaust needs to exit above the waterline and it relies on the pressure from the exhaust gasses to do this. Since the exhaust is uphill from the engine and gravity pulls water down once the exhaust mixer is full (a small tank that is placed after the engine in the exhaust system to mitigate this issue), because no exhaust gasses pushed it over the hump from repeated cranking over, water has nowhere to go but into the engine through the exhaust valves.
Easy solution--just shut off the raw water intake seacock while attempting to start an engine that does not want to start. If it starts, then open the seacock.
great video shaggy, hope u get it all sorted out soon, have a beer, sit back and make a plan, no need to rush..
Thankyou Jorge from Alaska! You've done a good deed! Mucho respecto!
Good on ya Jorge!
It's good to see ya back at it. Get a motor and a fridge bro keep it real.This rock will spinning in space long after we've gone. I love you're vids. I love your girl too. She's beautiful.
Glad you arrived safe and sound!
Keep calm and carry on sailing they say! Well done!
Great.
Love your vids! Hang in there and you'll persevere. Best of luck.
Crikey , I was riveted 🍿
its good to have a backup put an outboard bracket on the boat and get an outboard that can push your tender and your yacht I have a british seagull 102+ outboard that converts from long shaft to short shaft it does the job
Sorry for ur hardship freedom , so glad you made it through without serious mishap . Do love the way you're chronicling the unfortunate mishaps along with the sailing details , alot of channels are more fluff than substance . Not that I wish misfortune on anyone
. Perhaps you should have sailed the coast of Florida to Key West first to test the seaworthyness . I would suggest play it safe especially with special quests aboard like margarida and davit man aboard
.Thank you for sharing your adventure . OCS Tampa .
The trouble we had was bad luck. The motor had less than 1000 hours and was clean. We had the fuel....just bad frigging luck
Another video, I need another cuppa tea. 😀
Well done Jorge! Respect from Oz!
Best sand I mean blog ever
Man I'm in heaven. Progress and this is all behind you! Yay!! Keep them coming.
What a close call. Hope you figure out all your engine problems soon.
another great video mate. good to see there are still some good people out there to help out.
Time to put a new intro Peter. No other girls , different music. Just you and Maggie
True. We are getting together some gear for it...slow progress
Happy to see new footage!
Whoa - that didn't take long!
Sailing into Cuba, put up the Australian flag. that'll save ya. love your vids
That's what I reckon. We just heard some pretty awful stuff about Cuba though recently...probably a good thing that we never went there.
I've been told to close the raw water thru hull anytime working on the engine and cranking it to avoid a water lock.
YEah me too
go on him for the towing, nice cat, looked like Freedom :(
Yeah, Sailing Uma had to use their dinghy to tow their boat too when their engine died.
Good on Ya!!
Is that dude covered in sea foam…wow. My future
Well shit happens and you have the t-shirt plucky ha ha. You were kicked out of the country and had to rough out the shakedown cruise, and sure enough there was anticipated problems. But there is nothing wrong with asking for help. I know you will make the motor your own and fix up the silly design flaws. It will all come good.
You seem a little frazzled. Just remember you are now doing what you worked so hard for. You are living on the water with the girl of your dreams. The water is still on the side of the boat its supose to be on so all good. And the sailing community is a community i so much look forward to getting involved with. Such amazing people. ..
I hope you are able to keep your pluck, Mr Plucky! Hang in there, we are all behind you! Much respect sir, you doing well!
What a nice thing to say...gotta smile from ear to ear. Good on you and have a great day
Great stuff Plukky!!
Ha Fergus my good friend with lots of advice. Hope it isnt raining too much over there
SAILING into FREEDOM I haven't given you any advice in a long time mate - your both well on your way now and great to see this happening :) Ah yes the rain here in Ireland recently, it was sunny here today!
Wooohoooo
Keep cool
OK
bugga what an adventure
Nice!
Deeper water is less current. Shallow water and water get faster to compensate that less water can move. But what can you do when its bad dju dju.
That seems right but you cross the Yucatan there is little rhyme or reason with that
I am thinking if you didn't have bad luck you wouldn't have any at all. You need to have your boat blessed by a voodoo dolphin high priestess rabbi or something along those lines. Gives new meaning to Captain Ron's "If it's going to happen, it's going to happen our there". It can only get better. Happy trails.
Jorge used his Santa beard as a T-shirt to disguise himself. He was really Santa Clause.
That's what I'm talking about.
Plucky, been watching your vids for the pass 2 years now. The moral of your adventures (especially this one) is to have a women on board to ask for help on the radio. You will always get some guy to bail your sorry ass out of trouble. Margarita can and will do it all the time.
Of course. Females on the radio is mandatory
So does Jorge / george have a youtube channel
yes but he does not posts...ruclips.net/channel/UC7lzBhuS3S3-5iUaRselTmA
Glad for that tow! So what's going on with the diesel?
When you buy a used boat assume the engine (and fuel tanks) have NEVER been "properly" taken care of. An engine (and all electronics, lights etc) should be run at least 1/2 hr EVERY WEEK. Gas engines should also have a water / fuel separator on them and pre-filters as well as fuel filters to help keep them running (and filter the fuel as it goes into your tank/s just to be super safe because your life depends on your engine running when you really need it)! Also, always have your dinghy ready to go. Imagine trying to blow it up when your ship is on fire or sank and you are in the water with a flat dinghy (good luck there)... Be ALERT on watch, not laying back or reading a book etc... Ahhhh, some people are just not, well, let's say have and use common sense and if you totally lack it, are always stoned or ???, then stay off the water or you may easily die on the water... next time... It is not all and only about filming butts n beer... as captain,,, lives are in your hands... Responsibility!
We had a liferaft but I agree the tank shoul d have been done by me. Simply ran out of time. But we found out it was not dirty fuel....it was something else
No doubt in Tim’s mind now, this is really dodgy LOL!,
I'm surprised you two didn't go for another catamaran. How do you like life on the lean.
A little thing called finances ala toilette
If I recognised you coming I would run the other way just knowing that black cloud is right behind you! JK!
Is it hard to get insurance when you splice your own rig?
Anything different is difficult with the scumbags
There seems to be a common theme among sailing channels on RUclips. Is it just me, or does stuff go wrong a lot?
When it is old then it is worse
You are too worried about going to Cuba! Look at SV Zingaro
What radios do you have. Yo have a short wave radio. VHF sometimes is just 30 NM.
Try 22 or 25
What happened to Part 1?
SHould be there
Good to see you guys back on the water but for F___ sake, you don’t have much luck do you. Every time I see you having issues I think , I could help but hey, its easy to say that when you sitting behind a computer screen in Queensland.
Why would anyone go to the narcostate Mexico?
Well to get south really...it was on the way.
Peter, you scare the hell out of me!! This is what happens when a cheap bastard cuts corners. I will pray for you and Margarites safety. Sell the boat and fly back home to Australia. Good luck!
Thats a bit harsh. Flying scares me...planes dont float
🦅Read “America first” comment Plunky, take it to heart! Life lessons should be gleaned to by all! Clean mind, soul and body! Time to plot a perfect sailing trip through LIFE. Treat that little girl with the respect she deserves! Your more “Seasoned” than her, as we say in Canada, “Its time to Cowboy Up”” ! ! We’ll see what your next episode is like, and if still the same we are unsubscribing ! GOOD LUCK!
Not understanding America first comment. Hey I am surprised any one watches this drivel. Looks like you will be unsubbed
Mercury outboards are always unreliable get yourself a Yamaha.
You are right. THey are crap. Good advice
Thank you Sir ! for coming to the aid of someone in distress.. . And. Peter you're praying to the wrong God (Neptune) try praying to Jehovah..
... you reap what you sow ..and when you sow kindness to strangers , kindness will come back to you.
Everythings a mess. Now I know why your hair looks like that
Typical eh ignored by everyone then you get rescued by a sheep only kiddin Jorge lol topman......
How did Trump make it difficult?
Where are you getting that Trump has made it difficult to go to Cuba? Nothing has changed in years regarding the 12 exceptions for U.S. vessels to enter Cuba. Obama’s normalization policy only affected Cuban-Americans sending money to family in Cuba, nothing at all to do with travel, the requirements remained the same.
I was told it had changed due to Trump, we sought permission as a backup but to no avail....well we didn't fall in any of the categories
Well, neither of you are U.S. citizens and are both free to go to Cuba any time you like. Your boat's documentation isn't something that would be an issue for the 12 exemptions. Why didn't you document is Australian anyway?
USCG said our boat is a little piece of USA and it isnt allowed to go unless within the exceptions which we couldnt get in under. It doesn't make a difference if I am an Aussie. I am simply regurgitating what they told us. Check for yourself.
I believe you. Wasn't aware that's how it worked. Thanks.