Vlogging becomes a time consuming activity for sure. ;-) But as you have seen, I have a lot of fun doing it. So before my vlogging I left in 5 minutes. Now it sometimes takes 20 minutes extra to leave the dock. ;-) How will know? I guess nobody, so ....
The work-in-progress procedures at 3 minutes have made me very happy. I fly racing quadcopters as a hobby and prepare videos myself with a separate sound recorder. Sometimes using my mobile phone as "ground camera" and then it always takes many takes to get it right. Great fun watching!
Hi Henk-Jan, I’m enjoying our little trips very much. I love your presentational style. I feel that I am with you and my stomach even clenches in sympathy when you enter rough water. Please accept my best wishes for the future. Kenneth
op de eerste plaats complimenten voor de geweldig mooie ne leuke filmpjes! Leerzaam en interessant. Graag laat ik mij telkens weer meenemen op jouw mooie reizen! Wat ik mij afvraag , ik zie dat jij vaak op een motor vaart, ik heb ook een schip met twee motoren, mij is altijd verteld dat je op beide motoren moet varen omdat anders de keerkoppeling van de motor die niet draait geen smering / koeling krijgt en dan warm loopt.
Dank je voor het compliment en 'welkom aan boord!' Deze vraag wordt inmiddels zo vaak gesteld dat ik een standaard antwoord heb. Die luidt: Adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10liter @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port. I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance. There are drives which heat up during 'freewheeling'. I have "Velvet" drives and the manual states: Freewheeling: "It has been determent bij tests and practical experience that all Velvet Drive Marine Transmissions can be freewheeled without risking damage in sailing or trolling applications. Caution should be taken to be sure that proper oil level is maintained during freewheeling as well as normal running. Freewheeling one propellor on a two engine boat at trolling speed will not cause damage to the transmission connected to the freewheeling propellor."
Well Charles, I have ginger biscuits, ginger ale, ginger beer, ginger sirope, ginger tea, nothing nothing really nothing helped. BUT I have new pills and they are great! 30-35 knts of wind at sea last New Years Eve, no problems whatsoever. Video on that will be public somewhere in Summer I think. Hahaha so much footage to share.
Uitstekende camera coverage, Henk-Jan. Zag ik nou dat je een op afstand verdraaibare camera aan de zijkant hebt, of deed je dat met de hand, toen je weg voer? Groetz, Wim
Hoi Wim, Ik heb 3 P(an)T(ilt)Z(oom) camera;'s hangen Stuurboord, Bakboord en Achter. In de omschrijving van mijn intro-video vind je meer info. Volgens het BPR moet je een '360 graden view' hebben als je vaart. Dat heb ik nu. Omdat PTZ camera's zogenaamde 'presets' hebben kan ik vanuit het programma (Video Management Systeem) per camera een preset kiezen en bij het manoeuvreren de camera's naar een bepaalde positie draaien.
Unfortunately not. I lost all footage of that trip (must confess: I deleted it because I needed space on my 3TB HDD and thought "oh, I already created that video, so I can delete all footage..." did not.
Another port I visited during my time with the Sea Cadets on TS John Jerwood, we berthed ahead of the large white square rigged sailing vessel, always fun with a brit trying to say Scheveningen :D
I quite liked the accompanying music, which is not at all intrusive to the various undertakings in the video. Have a pleasant and safe run down the coast to the port of Rotterdam.
Great video, thanks for the subtitles when you spoke to harbour control as that helps us non Dutch speaking viewers. Hard work filming the removal of the shore power cable! 🥵 Safe onward journey from the U.K. 👍🏻🛥
Yes Andrew, I now understand why in the film industry it takes months to film. ;-) Before I had this channel I left in 5 minutes. It now takes me 30 to have everything ready and 'on tape'.
Dag Henk-Jan. Even een vraagje. Ik was altijd in de veronderstelling dat bij een tweemotorig schip je beide motoren gelijktijdig diende te gebruiken. Ik zie dat je er 1 uitschakelt en eigenlijk om en om gebruikt?
Ja dat klopt. De vraag wordt regelmatig gesteld, en daar heb ik een antwoord voor opgeslagen, die zal ik hier plakken: Experience learns me that adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10-15liter in a non-current water way @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port. I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance. There are drives which heat up during 'freewheeling'. I have "Velvet" drives and the manual states: Freewheeling: "It has been determent bij tests and practical experience that all Velvet Drive Marine Transmissions can be freewheeled without risking damage in sailing or trolling applications. Caution should be taken to be sure that proper oil level is maintained during freewheeling as well as normal running. Freewheeling one propellor on a two engine boat at trolling speed will not cause damage to the transmission connected to the freewheeling propellor."
Hoi Henk-Jan, wij kijken met veel plezier naar de video’s. Wij zijn wannabe’s voor het reizen en wonen op het water. In een van de video’s geef je aan maar 1 motor nodig te hebben. Nu vraagt ik me af wat het moment is om de 2e bij te zetten. Voor het langzaam manoeuvreren is het wel duidelijk. Maar in welke omstandigheden laat je beide lopen tijdens het varen?
Hallo Michel, wat leuk dat ook jullie plezier beleven aan de video's. De gulden regel die ik hanteer is: zodra ik niet meer hoef te manoeuvreren, heb ik ook geen 2e motor nodig. Manoeuvreren met 1 motor is een ramp op dit schip omdat beide schroeven ver naar buiten zijn geplaatst. Om de gang er lekker in te houden hanteer ik een snelheid van 10km/h maar in veel kanalen geldt een limiet van 9km/h. Nou is het niet zo dat ze met een lasergun langs het water staan, maar het scheelt wel veel in de golfslag, en dus houd je (in heel veel gevallen) rekening met andere vaarweggebruikers of -bewoners. Een deel van jouw vraag is al een aantal keren gesteld, waardoor ik een standaard reactie klaar heb staan. Dat is deze: adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10-15liter in a non-current water way @ € 2.05/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port. I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance. Er zijn ook mensen die dan zeggen: "Ja maar de keerkoppeling moet toch voldoende smeering hebben (wat in een aantal gevallen alleen gebeurt als de gekoppelde motor draait) en daarop heb ik ook een standaard antwoord (je ziet, als ik in de gaten heb dat die vraag vaker gesteld wordt, dan slap ik het antwoord op, dat werkt sneller...) : I have "Velvet" drives and the manual states: Freewheeling: "It has been determent bij tests and practical experience that all Velvet Drive Marine Transmissions can be freewheeled without risking damage in sailing or trolling applications. Caution should be taken to be sure that proper oil level is maintained during freewheeling as well as normal running. Freewheeling one propellor on a two engine boat at trolling speed will not cause damage to the transmission connected to the freewheeling propellor."
Neen, helaas. Eenmaal ter hoogte van Hotel NewYork bleek dat de MicroSD card van de camera in de stuurhut al vanaf de entrance of de Nieuwe Waterweg (zo ontdekte ik later natuurlijk) in kleine letters meldde "Disk FULL". Alle communicatie met Maasmond Entrance en de tocht door de Nieuwe Waterweg met diverse schepen vanaf zee en de Nieuwe Maas zijn niet opgenomen. Zonder die coverage vond ik de andere uren filmmateriaal niet zo zinvol. Ik kom er van de zomer nog wel een paar keer door heen. Inmiddels is de camera in de stuurhut vervangen en werk ik met losse 1- en 3 TB schijven zodat me dit niet meer overkomt. Maar... je moet dan wel op [rec] drukken anders heb je nog niets aan al die dure spulletjes, zo ontdekte ik laatst. ;-(
Hallo Hans, wat leuk dat je het vraagt. Alle stormen prima doorstaan. Ik ben nog een paar dagen voor motoronderhoud in Leiden en lig daar redelijk beschut. Geen dakpannen, zonnepanelen of tuinmeubilair langs zien vliegen, dus so far so good.
Great peek at the behind the scenes work. Managing all those camera angles looks like more more work than running the Lady. Out of curiosity how many of the port control and lock control operators also speak english?
Yes, sometimes producing these video's feels like a job. But I am having fun. Even in bad circumstances. Almost all operators in The Netherlands speak Maritime German and English.
@@MVLadyLiselot Fantastic. Thanks Cap. My German is better than my Dutch (which is nonexistent). haha You can tell you're having fun. That's part of what makes these so great to watch.
Henk, recently you asked, "how can you improve content?" First, your presentation style is compelling, so no change needed there. Would like another camera (or two) in your wheelhouse to give more viewing angles. Maybe the occasional split screen to show details of your chart-plotter whilst continuing with main view? Would like more details of your navigation system. You don't appear to have RADAR, why? Would like to see more of your engine room and have more details of your engines. Would also like to see more of "Lady Liselot". Thanks for the recent addition of text translations on-screen of your conversations on the radio in Dutch, very good move. Keep-on-vlogging.
Hey Terry, Guess what? I added extra light in the wheelhouse so when starting early, I can at least light out my face, so you do not look into a black room. I also added another side-view camera just so I can move the GoPro easier (for an over the shoulder view), I added another microphone to catch the voice better. Radar did not came with the boat, but I will add it soon. (Remember me to open a Patreon account to raise the € 3,000.- it cost - hahaha)
Hi Henk ... you make that close quarter maneuvering so smooth and precise also departing from the mooring ... alas now my Mrs (Tracy) is watching she will expect me to try the same haha🤣🤣... slow and smooth is always best. We so very nearly bought a Trader 535 sunbridge a few years back but unfortunately it was just a little to big for the waterways we are on ( a few low bridges that don't open) so ended up going smaller.. As of now we are awaiting 2 storms to smash through the UK over the next couple of days so no boating for us this weekend...
OMG What have I done? ;-) Hi Tracy and Steve! I must confess that whilst being in the buying proces I noticed the height of Lady Liselot of 5.4m with mast down. I then did some prep routeplanning and found out that most fixed bridges are 4.8m, here. So I had to choose, and you know my decision. I realize I do miss many many nice Dutch waterways, but I had searched for almost a year and the rest in the market was not my type of boat. Perhaps I join smaller boats for a trip and create extra footage that way. On the maneuvring in the Netherlands we have an expression when we have to do something very carefully. We say "as careful as hedgehogs". According to tradition, these animals would also handle certain matters cautiously. ;-)
@@MVLadyLiselot like yourself we searched for a boat that we both liked and had everything we wanted but had to compromise as our waterway would have been very restricted and only having weekends and occasional week or 2 to use it we decided on something that could give us more choice of routes/destinations... however when retirement comes along and less restrictions on our time to use it then our original plan will be to get a trawler style yacht.
@@davidantill6949 no it wasn't me ... I do know the owner though and a couple of his crew for that voyage up .... sadly once the boat got onto the Norfolk broads (SOUTHERN) it never teavel very far at all in his ownership due to size of it and was sold last year ... however the owner still has a smaller craft and a part share in a wooden cruiser that are both more suited to all parts of the norfolk broads system.
Dank je wel Henk voor weer een leuke show van jou met de af vaart door de stroming het gebruik van beide motoren om het schip te laten draaien en dan met wind kracht vier de zee op richting Rotterdam of moet ik zeggen Hoek van Holland en dan Rotterdam nogmaals bedankt Henk en tot jouw volgende show
I loved the background music in the beginning , my favourite , slow and relaxing Blues . I admire your confidence in heading to the biggest and busiest port in the world , respect and cheers from NZ .
Hello Rick, so funny to see remarks on the music. Some people hate my choise and (as you do) others love it. Rotterdam is a save place to go to. Will show in one of my other video's.
Nice video. I love this kind of content. Is there any option that the harbor controls won't give you permission to leave and why? By the way, running a twin engine boat on only one engine might ruin your gear box, beside the fact that it's more save to run on both engines.
Hi and thank you for the compliment. .1. Since Scheveningen is a seaport which often has both outbound and inbound commercial barges and fishing vessels. During those moments portcontrol will ask you to wait. Like with Dover years ago when you had to ask permission before entering, since a hoovercraft or fast cat could depart. .2. When engine 2 is off, the gearbox (and shaft) spins a little because of the water flowing by. .3. As fas as I know most vessels have only 1 engine. Why do you think it more save to run both?
@Sailing MV LadyLiselot Thanks for the reasonable answer. Concerning running a twin engine boat on only one engine, there are some things to consider. Some boats are hard to stear, others behave well. But two things are critical in my opinion. Normally gearboxes need a certain oil temperature and pressure to distribute the oil completely. Slow turning then leads to very high wear and damages. My ZF gearbox manual clearly says that this is a nogo and should only be done in emergency situations, when one engine is dead. The other point is that I would suspect that if you had an accident whilst working only one engine you could be accused of not maintaining full control of your vessel. Think about an emergency situation where you suddenly need full power, or maneuverability. An emergency stop for example and you first need to start the second engine. If you're lucky it costs you only seconds. If you have bad luck, may the second engine won't start immediately. Consumption wise I only would save about 20% of fuel on my boat. But this differs from boat to boat. Wear and safety are the main reasons not to drive with only one engine, if you have two 😉
@@allaboutyachting Adding the 2nd engine bring 100% extra fuel burn and only 25% extra speed. I have Velvet gearboxes. The manual says "Under Sail, with the propellor turning, woth 1 or 2 engines shutdown, the design of the Velvet Drive Gear maintains adequate cooling and lubrication"
@Sailing MV LadyLiselot Then consumption wise it makes sense. Safety... you know best where you saii and when you need your second engine. And chapeau for boating in the winter on the North Sea 👏👏👏
Why are you using only one engine? Is the consumption that much lower with one engine on perhaps 50% load in comparison to two engines on 25% load? Thank you!
Hi! Welcome, adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10liter @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port. I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
Allright, I get the point. How about this business modell: Via my Patreon account people can donate for a certain area and I go there. That would be funny!
Very good content! I had the same boat (marine trader) about 15 years ago. Love it when you explain the knot on the anchor chain. Would love to see more travel through the little canals through the old villages. by the way, some of the back ground music sucks! ( you said you wanted feed back) you’re my new favorite Dutchman! I miss the country, someday soon
Hi Walter, yes 'music' is a very personal thing. so I try different genres to keep everybody happy. You did like me singing, did you? HAHAHA More inland views will come for sure and you made my day being your favorite Dutchman.
Hi James, People mentioned the 'tank turn', 'pivoting turn' and 'spin on the dime' also. It seems there are a lot of expressions for the turn I was doing. ;-)
Hello Henk-Jan, Happy to see you again. Thank you for this video. I was happy to see the vhf channel used and the dialog translation with port control. Even if I come from Belgium and therefore understand a little Dutch, I still have some problems with your accent (very nice by the way).
Hi! Well in Holland we do not understand Belgium always, so I recognize the hustle. HAHAHA Have you tried the subtitles? A Dutch guy had problems with my English too and switched on the Dutch subtitles which are provided by YT artificial. Perhaps that works for English also? From my video were I ask for input on the video's I read that it would be nice to add more info, so I decided to add some graphics as you saw. Thank you for being a subscriber!
@@MVLadyLiselot Your english is perfectly understandable for me. Its just the dutch vhf conversation which are not always understandable, but as you translate them, its now perfect. :-)
Jeez... I thought sailing a chore, But RUclips... fuhgeddaboudit! And inquiring minds want to know how would you navigate the morning after New Years Eve - for comparison. 😜
Hi Martin, the two tones your hear is my autopilot solenoid. It’s in the cabinet behind the steer. The EV1 is on the fly because of to much electronics and magnetic fields in that cabinet causing a lot of SB-BB corrections due to movements of the boat. Would love to reduce those corrections. Besides that you also hear my heater.
Hi Henk hello from Ireland and very much enjoying your videos 👌please could you stop off in Hellevoetsluis as it is a beautiful harbour moated town, I lived there twenty years ago and fell in love with it's community and made many friends. Just thought I would ask you Henk thank you for your great videos 👍👏
Hey Turlough, as a matter of fact I am leaving for Hellevoetsluis in two weeks for a 7 day trip to collect footage for new 'adventures', so stick around and you get to see that beautiful place again.
Hello David, John already got that right. I have a remote for both thrusters, so that when I am loosing a line and the boat floats away towards neughbours or even further I can maneuvre her. There are (€ 12k+) remotes who also give you control on the engines. So then you can maneuvre the boat with all engines. This system came with the boat and it works fine for me.
Hello Anton, yes there are. Because the commercial fishingvessels also use the same entry, they have higher priority. Or when other commercial ships from sea arrive, they ask you to give room or (even) wait a while to depart.
Adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10liter @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port. I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
@@MVLadyLiselot I don't know what kind of lubrication system you're using for the prop shafts, but in commercial ships they commonly lock the non used shaft. Otherwise it starts spinning because of the water passing by and without the engine running, there isn't any lubrication. Could be something to look out for.
@@denwillem You have a good point. The non-used shaft does spin. Not fast, just as if it's in idle. I have grease lubrication. I will ask around, what to do. On the racing sailboat we had a foldable prop, so we always stopped the engine and put it in reverse so that it would fold. Perhaps I must also put the non-used shaft in gear, to lock it. I'll check that.
@@MVLadyLiselot It should be ok. As long as there’s enough grease of course. It will only depend on how grease is being pumped to the shaft. If it’s a system that is triggered by the engine running, you could modify it. Lots of options! :)
I did a holiday job in an automatic lubrication company in Rotterdam when I was about 16 called Schmeertechniek BV They did work on ships and the Euromast. If they're still going I'm sure they can sort Lady Liselot's lubrication issues out 😁
its not bouncing-its dancing! i love that!!!!
It's all 'framing' a problem into something nice (but at that moment my stomach felt weird).
You sure get a workout.stay safe!
Vlogging becomes a time consuming activity for sure. ;-) But as you have seen, I have a lot of fun doing it. So before my vlogging I left in 5 minutes. Now it sometimes takes 20 minutes extra to leave the dock. ;-) How will know? I guess nobody, so ....
Perfect exit, well done. What a stunning part of the world.
This is fun to watch this gentleman trip 🐱♥️💪👍🏽🚢👌🌹
This was an easy ride insetad of the NW6 trip I made a couple of video's/days earlier.
The work-in-progress procedures at 3 minutes have made me very happy. I fly racing quadcopters as a hobby and prepare videos myself with a separate sound recorder. Sometimes using my mobile phone as "ground camera" and then it always takes many takes to get it right. Great fun watching!
Scheveningen haven didn’t look like that when I left t2 years ago. Thanks for the update and the memories.
I know, the appartmentbuildings popped up before I noticed it
Hi Henk-Jan, I’m enjoying our little trips very much. I love your presentational style. I feel that I am with you and my stomach even clenches in sympathy when you enter rough water. Please accept my best wishes for the future. Kenneth
Hello Kenneth, thank you for your warm words. I am glad that you like the channel!
op de eerste plaats complimenten voor de geweldig mooie ne leuke filmpjes! Leerzaam en interessant. Graag laat ik mij telkens weer meenemen op jouw mooie reizen! Wat ik mij afvraag , ik zie dat jij vaak op een motor vaart, ik heb ook een schip met twee motoren, mij is altijd verteld dat je op beide motoren moet varen omdat anders de keerkoppeling van de motor die niet draait geen smering / koeling krijgt en dan warm loopt.
Dank je voor het compliment en 'welkom aan boord!' Deze vraag wordt inmiddels zo vaak gesteld dat ik een standaard antwoord heb. Die luidt:
Adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10liter @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port.
I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
There are drives which heat up during 'freewheeling'.
I have "Velvet" drives and the manual states:
Freewheeling: "It has been determent bij tests and practical experience that all Velvet Drive Marine Transmissions can be freewheeled without risking damage in sailing or trolling applications. Caution should be taken to be sure that proper oil level is maintained during freewheeling as well as normal running. Freewheeling one propellor on a two engine boat at trolling speed will not cause damage to the transmission connected to the freewheeling propellor."
Henk -Jan try Ginger Biscuits /Snaps with your coffee👍🏻If you are feeling a bit out of sorts. Enjoyable video as usual.
Well Charles, I have ginger biscuits, ginger ale, ginger beer, ginger sirope, ginger tea, nothing nothing really nothing helped. BUT I have new pills and they are great! 30-35 knts of wind at sea last New Years Eve, no problems whatsoever. Video on that will be public somewhere in Summer I think. Hahaha so much footage to share.
Thanks my favorite zztop song as well
Uitstekende camera coverage, Henk-Jan. Zag ik nou dat je een op afstand verdraaibare camera aan de zijkant hebt, of deed je dat met de hand, toen je weg voer?
Groetz,
Wim
Hoi Wim, Ik heb 3 P(an)T(ilt)Z(oom) camera;'s hangen Stuurboord, Bakboord en Achter. In de omschrijving van mijn intro-video vind je meer info.
Volgens het BPR moet je een '360 graden view' hebben als je vaart. Dat heb ik nu. Omdat PTZ camera's zogenaamde 'presets' hebben kan ik vanuit het programma (Video Management Systeem) per camera een preset kiezen en bij het manoeuvreren de camera's naar een bepaalde positie draaien.
Thanks for the response Henk, that will be better. Happy sailing (springtime is coming).
Looking forward to spring, indeed!
Great video! Will there be a part 2 with the approach to Rotterdam?
Unfortunately not. I lost all footage of that trip (must confess: I deleted it because I needed space on my 3TB HDD and thought "oh, I already created that video, so I can delete all footage..." did not.
Another port I visited during my time with the Sea Cadets on TS John Jerwood, we berthed ahead of the large white square rigged sailing vessel, always fun with a brit trying to say Scheveningen :D
Well I guess the Dutchies are the only ones who will can. ;-) Everyone else will think they throw up during talking and feel ashamed to pronouce.
Geen probleem voor jou en Lady Liselot👍⚓😊
Het viel deze keer erg mee, inderdaad.
I quite liked the accompanying music, which is not at all intrusive to the various undertakings in the video. Have a pleasant and safe run down the coast to the port of Rotterdam.
Thank you John!
Great video, thanks for the subtitles when you spoke to harbour control as that helps us non Dutch speaking viewers. Hard work filming the removal of the shore power cable! 🥵 Safe onward journey from the U.K. 👍🏻🛥
Yes Andrew, I now understand why in the film industry it takes months to film. ;-) Before I had this channel I left in 5 minutes. It now takes me 30 to have everything ready and 'on tape'.
En....ja hoor, ik zit weer met een grote smile je vlog te bekijken! Dat doe je goed!
Ah, was JIJ dat? Dank je wel.
Dag Henk-Jan. Even een vraagje. Ik was altijd in de veronderstelling dat bij een tweemotorig schip je beide motoren gelijktijdig diende te gebruiken. Ik zie dat je er 1 uitschakelt en eigenlijk om en om gebruikt?
Ja dat klopt. De vraag wordt regelmatig gesteld, en daar heb ik een antwoord voor opgeslagen, die zal ik hier plakken:
Experience learns me that adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10-15liter in a non-current water way @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port. I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
There are drives which heat up during 'freewheeling'.
I have "Velvet" drives and the manual states:
Freewheeling: "It has been determent bij tests and practical experience that all Velvet Drive Marine Transmissions can be freewheeled without risking damage in sailing or trolling applications. Caution should be taken to be sure that proper oil level is maintained during freewheeling as well as normal running. Freewheeling one propellor on a two engine boat at trolling speed will not cause damage to the transmission connected to the freewheeling propellor."
turning about on it axis, or in the old days turning a boat on a six pence. just lovely
YES! The six pence was laid under the mast because of the superstition that it would bring good luck to boat and crew, right?
Hoi Henk-Jan, wij kijken met veel plezier naar de video’s. Wij zijn wannabe’s voor het reizen en wonen op het water. In een van de video’s geef je aan maar 1 motor nodig te hebben. Nu vraagt ik me af wat het moment is om de 2e bij te zetten. Voor het langzaam manoeuvreren is het wel duidelijk. Maar in welke omstandigheden laat je beide lopen tijdens het varen?
Hallo Michel, wat leuk dat ook jullie plezier beleven aan de video's. De gulden regel die ik hanteer is: zodra ik niet meer hoef te manoeuvreren, heb ik ook geen 2e motor nodig. Manoeuvreren met 1 motor is een ramp op dit schip omdat beide schroeven ver naar buiten zijn geplaatst. Om de gang er lekker in te houden hanteer ik een snelheid van 10km/h maar in veel kanalen geldt een limiet van 9km/h. Nou is het niet zo dat ze met een lasergun langs het water staan, maar het scheelt wel veel in de golfslag, en dus houd je (in heel veel gevallen) rekening met andere vaarweggebruikers of -bewoners.
Een deel van jouw vraag is al een aantal keren gesteld, waardoor ik een standaard reactie klaar heb staan. Dat is deze: adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10-15liter in a non-current water way @ € 2.05/liter as I write this) per hour extra, but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port.
I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
Er zijn ook mensen die dan zeggen: "Ja maar de keerkoppeling moet toch voldoende smeering hebben (wat in een aantal gevallen alleen gebeurt als de gekoppelde motor draait) en daarop heb ik ook een standaard antwoord (je ziet, als ik in de gaten heb dat die vraag vaker gesteld wordt, dan slap ik het antwoord op, dat werkt sneller...) :
I have "Velvet" drives and the manual states:
Freewheeling: "It has been determent bij tests and practical experience that all Velvet Drive Marine Transmissions can be freewheeled without risking damage in sailing or trolling applications. Caution should be taken to be sure that proper oil level is maintained during freewheeling as well as normal running. Freewheeling one propellor on a two engine boat at trolling speed will not cause damage to the transmission connected to the freewheeling propellor."
Is er een vervolg op dit stuk van de reis? De aankomst in Rotterdam etc?
Neen, helaas. Eenmaal ter hoogte van Hotel NewYork bleek dat de MicroSD card van de camera in de stuurhut al vanaf de entrance of de Nieuwe Waterweg (zo ontdekte ik later natuurlijk) in kleine letters meldde "Disk FULL". Alle communicatie met Maasmond Entrance en de tocht door de Nieuwe Waterweg met diverse schepen vanaf zee en de Nieuwe Maas zijn niet opgenomen. Zonder die coverage vond ik de andere uren filmmateriaal niet zo zinvol. Ik kom er van de zomer nog wel een paar keer door heen. Inmiddels is de camera in de stuurhut vervangen en werk ik met losse 1- en 3 TB schijven zodat me dit niet meer overkomt. Maar... je moet dan wel op [rec] drukken anders heb je nog niets aan al die dure spulletjes, zo ontdekte ik laatst. ;-(
hoe gaat het met jou Henk en je schip LadyLiselot, heb je met deze storm in veiligheid kunnen komen?
Hallo Hans, wat leuk dat je het vraagt. Alle stormen prima doorstaan. Ik ben nog een paar dagen voor motoronderhoud in Leiden en lig daar redelijk beschut. Geen dakpannen, zonnepanelen of tuinmeubilair langs zien vliegen, dus so far so good.
Great peek at the behind the scenes work. Managing all those camera angles looks like more more work than running the Lady. Out of curiosity how many of the port control and lock control operators also speak english?
Yes, sometimes producing these video's feels like a job. But I am having fun. Even in bad circumstances.
Almost all operators in The Netherlands speak Maritime German and English.
@@MVLadyLiselot Fantastic. Thanks Cap. My German is better than my Dutch (which is nonexistent). haha You can tell you're having fun. That's part of what makes these so great to watch.
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Henk, recently you asked, "how can you improve content?" First, your presentation style is compelling, so no change needed there. Would like another camera (or two) in your wheelhouse to give more viewing angles. Maybe the occasional split screen to show details of your chart-plotter whilst continuing with main view? Would like more details of your navigation system. You don't appear to have RADAR, why? Would like to see more of your engine room and have more details of your engines. Would also like to see more of "Lady Liselot". Thanks for the recent addition of text translations on-screen of your conversations on the radio in Dutch, very good move. Keep-on-vlogging.
Hey Terry, Guess what? I added extra light in the wheelhouse so when starting early, I can at least light out my face, so you do not look into a black room. I also added another side-view camera just so I can move the GoPro easier (for an over the shoulder view), I added another microphone to catch the voice better. Radar did not came with the boat, but I will add it soon. (Remember me to open a Patreon account to raise the € 3,000.- it cost - hahaha)
Hi Henk ... you make that close quarter maneuvering so smooth and precise also departing from the mooring ... alas now my Mrs (Tracy) is watching she will expect me to try the same haha🤣🤣... slow and smooth is always best.
We so very nearly bought a Trader 535 sunbridge a few years back but unfortunately it was just a little to big for the waterways we are on ( a few low bridges that don't open) so ended up going smaller..
As of now we are awaiting 2 storms to smash through the UK over the next couple of days so no boating for us this weekend...
OMG What have I done? ;-)
Hi Tracy and Steve! I must confess that whilst being in the buying proces I noticed the height of Lady Liselot of 5.4m with mast down. I then did some prep routeplanning and found out that most fixed bridges are 4.8m, here. So I had to choose, and you know my decision. I realize I do miss many many nice Dutch waterways, but I had searched for almost a year and the rest in the market was not my type of boat. Perhaps I join smaller boats for a trip and create extra footage that way.
On the maneuvring in the Netherlands we have an expression when we have to do something very carefully. We say "as careful as hedgehogs". According to tradition, these animals would also handle certain matters cautiously. ;-)
@@MVLadyLiselot like yourself we searched for a boat that we both liked and had everything we wanted but had to compromise as our waterway would have been very restricted and only having weekends and occasional week or 2 to use it we decided on something that could give us more choice of routes/destinations... however when retirement comes along and less restrictions on our time to use it then our original plan will be to get a trawler style yacht.
@@stevegreen3355 did you do some RUclips videos of that Trader and a voyage up to Great Yarmouth?
@@davidantill6949 no it wasn't me ... I do know the owner though and a couple of his crew for that voyage up .... sadly once the boat got onto the Norfolk broads (SOUTHERN) it never teavel very far at all in his ownership due to size of it and was sold last year ... however the owner still has a smaller craft and a part share in a wooden cruiser that are both more suited to all parts of the norfolk broads system.
@@stevegreen3355 If that trend keeps going Norfolk will end up littered with Traders
Would love a boat tour.
one day...
Great Captain!!
Hi Michael, thank you again.
Dank je wel Henk voor weer een leuke show van jou met de af vaart door de stroming het gebruik van beide motoren om het schip te laten draaien en dan met wind kracht vier de zee op richting Rotterdam of moet ik zeggen Hoek van Holland en dan Rotterdam nogmaals bedankt Henk en tot jouw volgende show
Hoi Manuel, het viel reuze mee op zee, indd
I loved the background music in the beginning , my favourite , slow and relaxing Blues . I admire your confidence in heading to the biggest and busiest port in the world , respect and cheers from NZ .
Hello Rick, so funny to see remarks on the music. Some people hate my choise and (as you do) others love it.
Rotterdam is a save place to go to. Will show in one of my other video's.
Thank you for another enjoyable video.
Welcome David, glad you liked it.
I was born in Scheveningen en woonde in Monster bij Terheyden !
So sweet memories then?
Nice video. I love this kind of content. Is there any option that the harbor controls won't give you permission to leave and why?
By the way, running a twin engine boat on only one engine might ruin your gear box, beside the fact that it's more save to run on both engines.
Hi and thank you for the compliment.
.1. Since Scheveningen is a seaport which often has both outbound and inbound commercial barges and fishing vessels. During those moments portcontrol will ask you to wait. Like with Dover years ago when you had to ask permission before entering, since a hoovercraft or fast cat could depart.
.2. When engine 2 is off, the gearbox (and shaft) spins a little because of the water flowing by.
.3. As fas as I know most vessels have only 1 engine. Why do you think it more save to run both?
@Sailing MV LadyLiselot Thanks for the reasonable answer. Concerning running a twin engine boat on only one engine, there are some things to consider. Some boats are hard to stear, others behave well. But two things are critical in my opinion. Normally gearboxes need a certain oil temperature and pressure to distribute the oil completely. Slow turning then leads to very high wear and damages. My ZF gearbox manual clearly says that this is a nogo and should only be done in emergency situations, when one engine is dead. The other point is that I would suspect that if you had an accident whilst working only one engine you could be accused of not maintaining full control of your vessel. Think about an emergency situation where you suddenly need full power, or maneuverability. An emergency stop for example and you first need to start the second engine. If you're lucky it costs you only seconds. If you have bad luck, may the second engine won't start immediately. Consumption wise I only would save about 20% of fuel on my boat. But this differs from boat to boat. Wear and safety are the main reasons not to drive with only one engine, if you have two 😉
@@allaboutyachting Adding the 2nd engine bring 100% extra fuel burn and only 25% extra speed.
I have Velvet gearboxes. The manual says "Under Sail, with the propellor turning, woth 1 or 2 engines shutdown, the design of the Velvet Drive Gear maintains adequate cooling and lubrication"
@Sailing MV LadyLiselot Then consumption wise it makes sense. Safety... you know best where you saii and when you need your second engine. And chapeau for boating in the winter on the North Sea 👏👏👏
@@allaboutyachting hank you for pointing things out to me. Much appreciated!
Thanks again Henk-Jen for another informative and entertaining video. Love the translations!!
Hey Geoff, glad you liked this one too! From the comments on my "Grow the channel-post I added some more in this one. New insights on the go.
Keep the videos coming, enjoying every minute...
Deal!
Another great video. Keep`em comming :-)
How nice, thank you very much! And thank you for subscribing!
Why are you using only one engine? Is the consumption that much lower with one engine on perhaps 50% load in comparison to two engines on 25% load? Thank you!
Hi! Welcome, adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10liter @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra,
but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port.
I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
As another subscriber asked for Hellevoetsluis, I'll put my requests in too. Vlissingen, Middleburg, Veere, Zieurikzee and Willemstad please 😆
Allright, I get the point. How about this business modell: Via my Patreon account people can donate for a certain area and I go there. That would be funny!
@Sailing MV LadyLiselot Hmmm be careful with what you suggest... It's a long way to the Sargasso Sea 🤔😏
Very good content! I had the same boat (marine trader) about 15 years ago. Love it when you explain the knot on the anchor chain. Would love to see more travel through the little canals through the old villages.
by the way, some of the back ground music sucks! ( you said you wanted feed back)
you’re my new favorite Dutchman!
I miss the country, someday soon
Hi Walter, yes 'music' is a very personal thing. so I try different genres to keep everybody happy. You did like me singing, did you? HAHAHA
More inland views will come for sure and you made my day being your favorite Dutchman.
You say, "turn around within her own length". Or you might say, "she spins about one spot."
Hi James, People mentioned the 'tank turn', 'pivoting turn' and 'spin on the dime' also. It seems there are a lot of expressions for the turn I was doing. ;-)
Hello Henk-Jan,
Happy to see you again.
Thank you for this video.
I was happy to see the vhf channel used and the dialog translation with port control.
Even if I come from Belgium and therefore understand a little Dutch, I still have some problems with your accent (very nice by the way).
Hi! Well in Holland we do not understand Belgium always, so I recognize the hustle. HAHAHA Have you tried the subtitles? A Dutch guy had problems with my English too and switched on the Dutch subtitles which are provided by YT artificial. Perhaps that works for English also?
From my video were I ask for input on the video's I read that it would be nice to add more info, so I decided to add some graphics as you saw. Thank you for being a subscriber!
@@MVLadyLiselot Your english is perfectly understandable for me. Its just the dutch vhf conversation which are not always understandable, but as you translate them, its now perfect. :-)
I have heard that pivoting turn procedure called a tank-turn
David, that’s a good one. Cause I’ve seen (in the movies) tanks turn that way. The ‘pivot point’ I liked, but this one also.
Jeez... I thought sailing a chore, But RUclips... fuhgeddaboudit! And inquiring minds want to know how would you navigate the morning after New Years Eve - for comparison. 😜
hahaha, The morning AFTER NYE? Nobody will ever know I guess, Gerry
Is that your autopilot making all the noise at the very end of the video?
Hi Martin, the two tones your hear is my autopilot solenoid. It’s in the cabinet behind the steer. The EV1 is on the fly because of to much electronics and magnetic fields in that cabinet causing a lot of SB-BB corrections due to movements of the boat. Would love to reduce those corrections. Besides that you also hear my heater.
Hi Henk hello from Ireland and very much enjoying your videos 👌please could you stop off in Hellevoetsluis as it is a beautiful harbour moated town, I lived there twenty years ago and fell in love with it's community and made many friends. Just thought I would ask you Henk thank you for your great videos 👍👏
Hey Turlough, as a matter of fact I am leaving for Hellevoetsluis in two weeks for a 7 day trip to collect footage for new 'adventures', so stick around and you get to see that beautiful place again.
@@MVLadyLiselot that's good news Henk looking forward to seeing your video 👌
Good content. I would be interested in a presentation of your Video Monitoring System.
Hello Klaus, In the description of the welcome-to-the-channel-video you find all the info.
Hello sir what is the lanyard with the instrument attached you place around your neck please. kind regards david.
I think it is remote for the trusters
Correct! John
Hello David, John already got that right. I have a remote for both thrusters, so that when I am loosing a line and the boat floats away towards neughbours or even further I can maneuvre her. There are (€ 12k+) remotes who also give you control on the engines. So then you can maneuvre the boat with all engines. This system came with the boat and it works fine for me.
The harbour master said you were ‘allowed’ to leave. Are there any reasons when he would say you are not allowed to leave harbour?
Hello Anton, yes there are. Because the commercial fishingvessels also use the same entry, they have higher priority. Or when other commercial ships from sea arrive, they ask you to give room or (even) wait a while to depart.
Yes, and also if you have not paid your marina fees 😆
I just realize that Scheveningen is the only word I can pronounce besides the word for "hello" 🙂
I like the zz top
I did too, Timothy.
👍👍👍
Thanx Ben
I hope your doing good do to the Rurrisan insugents in ukraine stay safe !
Thank you, Mike. That area is (for now) far from us.
@@MVLadyLiselot I was thinking the same thing it’s a small world
just one more please, why not run both engines together, one engine alone must be more stress on it.thank you.
Adding a 2nd engine cost 100% fuel burn (at least 10liter @ € 1.85/liter as I write this) per hour extra,
but only giving 25% more speed. So the calculation is simple. I only use two engines for maneuvring near bridges and in port.
I run them seperately to keep the running hours in balance.
@@MVLadyLiselot I don't know what kind of lubrication system you're using for the prop shafts, but in commercial ships they commonly lock the non used shaft. Otherwise it starts spinning because of the water passing by and without the engine running, there isn't any lubrication. Could be something to look out for.
@@denwillem You have a good point. The non-used shaft does spin. Not fast, just as if it's in idle. I have grease lubrication. I will ask around, what to do. On the racing sailboat we had a foldable prop, so we always stopped the engine and put it in reverse so that it would fold. Perhaps I must also put the non-used shaft in gear, to lock it. I'll check that.
@@MVLadyLiselot It should be ok. As long as there’s enough grease of course. It will only depend on how grease is being pumped to the shaft. If it’s a system that is triggered by the engine running, you could modify it. Lots of options! :)
I did a holiday job in an automatic lubrication company in Rotterdam when I was about 16 called Schmeertechniek BV
They did work on ships and the Euromast. If they're still going I'm sure they can sort Lady Liselot's lubrication issues out 😁
turned on a dime
Hi Andy, the dime was under the mast because of the superstition that it would bring good luck to boat and crew, right?
@@MVLadyLiselot I had not heard that. I thought it just meant the turning radius was the size of a dime.