Hi Mark Wife & I lived on a off-grid home with 3 kids for 6 years. First thing we did was record the amp draw of each 240V appliance that we hadthen checked the amp output of the inverter. We then knew which mixture of appliances we could use. If we needed more power we started the diesel generator feeding the 240V AC electrical system. Hope this helps. Fabio, from the big island on the left
Delightful video once again. Mark you have guts to run the boat up to the submarine dock. The tour of the sub base was fascinating. Regarding issues with blowing the fuse, I must say Nordhavn engineers stuck that fuse panel in a quite inaccessible spot. I wonder why critical bits of gear like fuse panels can't be grouped together in a relatively accessible location. Amazed two hoses failed after just a few months of use. Nordhavn has been building globetrotting vessels for decades -- haven't they figured out what hoses last during that time? Very surprised. I wonder if being built in a new facility in Turkey caused Nordhavn to substitute some less than stellar parts? Having friends stay requires a lot of work for you and Fiona, but your friend Gary more than made up for that -- he is a terrific "fixer" in addition to being a delightful gent.
Hi John…yippee Gary is a great mate we had so much fun and got things done. I queried the use of that piping and apparently we are the first failure. I think it was simply a bad angle on the first build. I really hope no more are done like that.
Have you put up with the snoring for all these years . . . Mrs R . Your saint . 🤣 . . I snore lol . And single 🤣🤣 Great vid team . . Thanks for giving him a hug Gary lol . Take care team . Bye from NZ👋🇳🇿twa
Wow Mark.... Video delayed for one day.... You had us check vessel finder and such, to be sure you were not lost or kidnapped..! Again - you could be Attenboruoghs replacement. What a nice video, and what an interesting Submarine hideout you guys found.... sidewise typically Diesel-electric boats, but what a grand space.... BTW - at 19:06, when you and Gary were attaching the rod holder ... was that a black dried ostrich that hang from the ceiling?? I am really admiring you two... Taking this once-in-a-life tour of -well- the world.... And allowing us to be part of it. Again, so satisfactory to see the maintenance issues, and your electrical skepticism turning real as the second 250 amp fuze pops.... Thank you for another small "sailing holiday" for us the viewers.... (you are right now only 10 subscribers away from 6.000!!) this could be 10.000 by new years.... Thank you Mark and Fiona
Hey no worries and thanks so much for your concern. Been so busy with guests I am getting a little slow with editing. My goal is to catch up then get a video out twice a week. I am considering a 5 minute each day of Marks musings!
Yep, with lots of mechanical wonders to make our lives easy comes lots of mechanical fixing/repairing/upgrading and so on that at times makes things a bit more difficult. Keeps us sharp doesn't it. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us all, truly enjoy them. Have a great time you all. 😊👍
We were looking forward to the video, you showed us some new places to visit in a couple of weeks, thanks. As for the submarine tunnels, they are indeed from the Yugoslavia period and in total there are 7 of these locations in Montenegro and Croatia. Some of them are still in reasonable condition, others have been more or less closed off, but you can still swim in there. Some of them are great hiding places in a storm, but apparently the one that you went into is not a good hiding place in a storm. There is another video on RUclips where they visit this particular location in a storm and it was wild, definitely not a place to be. I saw that you have a Victron Quattro onboard, do you also have a Cerbo installed ? A cerbo is basically a screen where you can instantly see the status of all the connected equipment. We have a complete Victron system onboard and the cerbo is installed right next to the galley, so I can always see what the amps, the wattage etc that I am drawing. All my equipment is connected to the cerbo so I have an instant overview of all that is important. I know exactly what each item draws (washing machine, dish washer, water maker, airco etc) and i also know what the Quattro can deliver. So I only need to look at the cerbo to see how much I am drawing in amps and AC watts, so that I know instantly how much more I can switch on. However, since you have a Quattro you can also program it not to give you more than what you decide. E.g. the fuse is 250 A, but you can simply program the Quattro not to give you more than 200 Amp. That way you will never blow a fuse. It is restrictive, but it does work. Great tip about the airport, we have friends coming over when we are in Montenegro, this way it makes it real easy for them to come over.👍 We are curious about Tunesia, so we will follow that journey closely if you decide to go there. Perhaps it is a stop for us sometime in the future.
Wow great info. I will explore limiting draw through Quattro…seems easiest. We definitely going to Tunisia. Just arriving in Sicily, Malta tomorrow for a couple of days then to Tunisia…thanks for the great advice.
Forgot to tell you, but you can indeed buy just the zinc anodes and replace them in the bolt. Just take the bolt to any good chandler and they will be able to get them for you (if they don't have them already lying there). If you have the manual of the engine you should be able to find the part nr of the bolt. I normally keep a stock of 10 for each type of anode that I need. After all you don't always have the time to wait for a week for an order to come in. I check them every month and if necessary I replace them.
Mark I sell those anodes in NZ. Take out one of those new anodes you just installed and see if you can unscrew the zinc from the brass bolt. If you can, then just look for replacement zincs only. If they won't unscrew then you have to buy the whole thing.
Thanks for a great channel. I know that it always is different problems with boats but I’m surprised with the type and number of failures you have had on your new Nordhaven 😱
What is disappointing is that most problems have been with the fittings not the workmanship. Having said that I do think the water failure should never have happened.
Achtung Surface Vessel ZMR8629. You did a great job tying up outside ze U-Boat Pen without being detected! Please be assured there is no right or wrong way of doing it so long as you don't suffer any damage and you are able to release ze ropes and depart without detection and without damage or fouling in an emergency. By ze way, it was so calm that day I reckon a couple of Rubber Bands would have done the job! I am sure Sweetie will agree! LOL.
You can replace the zincs in your engine easy enough. They will either be screw in or soldered in. You buy a zinc rod and get your local engineer to cut to length and machine the bits that go into the brass fittings or if they are soldered you can file the ends down to size yourself.
I had a similar experience but was my deckhand trying to lift both anchors at the same time! Poof went the big fuse can’t remember exactly what amps but 250/300 no chance in Montenegro, there is a big diy builders supplier outside town tried there had big fuses but not what I needed. By the way you should never work in the engine room or any other electrical area with no shoes on could be fatal. Malta not good in winter you get a big surge in grand harbor.
Seems Nordhavn have some work to do on the electrical setup of the N51, assuming most buyers would be cruising couples the inability to operate more than one main electric appliance is a bit poor, guess they'll work it out hopefully. Thoroughly enjoyable episode, thanks Fiona and Mark ..... needs more Renee. Fair winds😊
So it’s a bit complicated. Most boats do not have the luxury of being able to run AC systems without the generator running. On this boat we can which is great but you must understand the limits that come with that. Essentially using one major appliance at any time is fine…if more then start the gen set.
I liked your comment about the submarine pen could be a tourist attraction then just on cue a tourist boat enters the pen as you leave. An other great video.
Mark those anodes are threaded and screw into the brass plug,they will probably snap off so if you get some pool acid and soak the brass plugs that will dissolve the zink and just screw the new sinks in
I thought your choice of lines was alright especially given the conditions. I might not have understood clearly what your issue was but I would have been tempted to run a spring from the bow to aft bollard and one from the stern to the forward bollard with bow and stern lines too. Not necessary in the benign conditions though
Yes was very happy how she sat. More the point I wondered if running a line from bow around a bollard and back into midships was just a no no for some reason?
Thanks Mark and Fiona. I think you said you used the fwd sping line and put it around the bollard then back on the yacht as a breast/head line. I would say fine in a place where calm waters and no surging. The place you berthed looked fine for that mooring configuration, only 2 bollards. Well done Cheers from Durban. Safe travels and enjoy yourselves. I enjoy the balanced videos. A bit of everything including history lessons. Good steak in South Africa and would not be expensive with your NZ dollars.
@AwanuiNZ Mark there is a rugby utuber called Tim and his channel is called "Eggchasers" Very good and balanced channel. He stays in England and came to South Africa for the Irish Rugby tests. He was in my home city Durban as well as Pretoria. His last video before leaving he said the steaks in South Africa fantastic. He could not stop talking about it. He will be coming back to South Africa at the end of the month for the 2 matchs against the All Blacks. He enjoyed the hospitality in South Africa and talked so highly about it. Maybe you have visited South Africa when flying planes. A huge cut of steak of the best quality in a good steak house for one person here will cost max 40 euros, with side dishes included.
@AwanuiNZ pity the sea is unpredictable and very rough and dangerous along the South African coastline even sometimes in summer otherwise I would recommend you sailing up our coast. It is now spring and Cape Town has had some very bad weather. Very strong wind and swells about 6 to 7 meters. The swells come up to Durban so yesterday and today about 3 meters. If you do not time your sailing between ports in South Africa by checking weather predictions you can end up in a lot of trouble. I ship recently capsized near Cape Town about 2 months ago. They are battling to remove the fuel because a lot of bad weather. There is a famous surfing spot called Jeffrey's Bay which is near the city of Port Elizabeth and I have been watching some utube videos of waves the surfers have enjoyed for the last about two months. Waves about 4 to 6 meters and they break hard on a reef but one of the best surfing spots in the world.
Totally disagree. The majority of problems we have had have been from third party fittings which in themselves have great reputations. ABT stabilisers for example have a great rep but we were unlucky that the bearing in the factory had not been set properly - absolutely not a Nordhavn issue, the Vitrifigo fridge door not their issue. What is amazing is that they just step in and get them fixed, no questions. Must remember this is boat No 1. In the case of the N41 there have now been 30+ built and 99% of the original glitches have been sorted. I have communicated everything back to Nordhavn……you watch the next N51’s will have a fraction of the issues. Ours were pretty minor for a very first build and have all been rectified. I have absolute faith in the build and Nordhavn.
Hi Mark Maybe I missed it but it looked like the life jackets are fitted with crotch straps. It’s really important that crotch straps are used to prevent the inflated jacket riding up and drowning you!
The issue is not the alternators. They only charge the batteries. You will need to either add a second inverter/charger or swap out the one you have for a higher output one. Either will require some significant wiring updates. Likely you would also need to add more batteries. I think the solution is just run the large appliances off the genset as currently configured.
Is there not a way for the Generator to start automatically when needed? Thread sealant on the anodes? The Super Yachts refuel in Gibraltar for cost effectiveness. Surprised that a Nordhavn with its reputation is having so many failures.
Yes that’s always a challenge. Big thing is not to get over confident as the weather so far has not been challenging. The test will be once we start getting wind and tides
Oh dear. If the small defects are already so complicated, then I'll keep my fingers crossed that there are no major issues. How does Nordhavn deal with things?
Absolutely wonderfully. They took total responsibility for the leak and are paying the repair bill for the pump. Nordhavn are magic and I can only wonder the challenges when there are boats with multiple appliances all around the world. They stand by their build even when it is a third party appliance that fails…no complaints from us
@@AwanuiNZ I am very interested if you are making somehow a balance after one year of boating. Pros and cons, finance impact and a recommendation for all Nordhavn dreamers like me😌
What inverter do you have and how is it wired. I would expect if the inverter supply fuse is sized correctly it should handle a little more load than the inverter. So if overloaded I would expect the inverter to shut down before the fuse blows.
I just noticed when replacing the fuse you have a Victron Quattro, I have a 3kw Quattro on my boat, if I pull too much load the Victron shuts down. It's then a simple case of reducing the load and resetting the Victron.
@@AwanuiNZ Which size Quattro do you have? Assuming you are 24Vdc the DC fuse recommended for the 3kw is 300A and for the 5kw it's 400A. So either way Victron are saying more than the 250A you have.
Small deep diving plugs, work great for bluefin and mahi-mahi in the summertime. Near shore you can get plentiful panfish with mussels and cut bait. but be aware fishing permits are required. You need a young fisherman on your boat to keep your freezer stocked. 😂. The nudist beaches are everywhere and many women go topless regardless. I remember snorkeling over there somewhere along the shoreline, and I swam into a nudist beach unaware… until I almost swam between the legs of a nude man who got in front of me. It was startling to say the least. 😅. Does your inverter connect to your smart phone? Mine will show me how many watch I am home. Mine also is on a circuit breaker that will trip before the fuse. Best to avoid overloading your inverter. The newer ones are much better, but it used to be very hard on them and shorten the lifespan. You should be able to unscrew the zincs from the brass plugs and install new ones. Thats the common scenario.
@AwanuiNZ not chlorine. Muriatic acid will do it. Just be careful to not get on skin and ideally use a glass container to pour it in and soak the zinc. This assumes you are unable to just unscrew the anode from the Bronze cap.
dam what a place to have awanui's home, and also live there with a little work, but can't buy that place cuz government would rather let it rot than restore it or let someone use it
The fuse you keep blowing . 250 amp seems very high for what is basic domestic appliances. I would expect the water maker to have a higher power rating but not that much. The invertor won’t draw that much power. The average house in QLD has a single phase 100 amp supply. With the lights plug as etc being 10amp. Cooking appliances have 15 amp. A large AC. Unit will often require a second mains supply for a max 25 amp load. A 250 amp fuse would be on a bus bar. Given that you have blown two of these I would be questioning Nordhaven there is something else going on.
Ok so I am no electrical expert but the reason it is 250A is that we are using the 24V DC bus to then provide AC power through the inverter. The appliances you are talking about are AC so in that instance the amps you are talking about apply. Once you start using 24V to invert to AC you multiply the amps by 10 so a 15amp appliance at 220V is 150amps at 24. It’s a real privilege to be able use ac appliances without the generator running. Most boats do not have this ability. What one must do is manage the current when doing this. I now have the manual for the N51 which states very clearly that if you wish to use multiple AC appliances you must turn on the generator.
You may be able to obtain the correct Zincs only (without the brass threaded head). However, always have a couple of complete with brass units on hand, I sometimes was unable to unscrew the old zinc off the brass head so couldn’t screw the new zinc on. Hope this makes sense! 38 Euro per zinc is highway robbery - you are primarily responsible for that country’s GDP!
Yeah I bought one of those automatic life jackets for kayaking, took it into the water to try out first use and boom off it went. I'm like you idiot Ashley. Anyway I deflated it and use it just as a manual jacket.
I think these were built by the Yugoslav navy in the 1970s. They appear to have closed down in the 90s when the socialist federation dissolved. If you go further up the Adriatic coast, there are some abandoned Yugoslavian prisons on desert islands that I found very interesting to visit. They are in the smaller islands just below KRK in Croatia (Goli and Sveti)
About time you get some spare parts on that ship and act like a captain and not like a tourist. Running hoses under pressure with a cork or a spoon as a stop, or blowing fuses again and again is a big No No.
Having been around boats all our lives as cruisers my wife and I totally agree with you. There’s always something you don’t have, particularly as boats get more and more complicated with specialised equipment.
I'm starting to think your boat builders are not all they're cracked up to be after seeing all of your problems. I get boats always have problems but some of these just seem too basic to ge bad luck.
Mark & Fiona what great travels you’re doing ! Living your best life ! FABULOUS
Thanks so much
Hi Mark
Wife & I lived on a off-grid home with 3 kids for 6 years.
First thing we did was record the amp draw of each 240V appliance that we hadthen checked the amp output of the inverter.
We then knew which mixture of appliances we could use.
If we needed more power we started the diesel generator feeding the 240V AC electrical system.
Hope this helps.
Fabio, from the big island on the left
Yip we have finally gotten to that point. Fiona now has a list…thanks
Man alive, those were impressive steaks.
That sub pen was amazing.
Always so much to see in your videos
The steak was amazing. Gary only eats meat and he said it was his best ever steak. 120 Euros! It was surreal being in the sub pen.
Delightful video once again. Mark you have guts to run the boat up to the submarine dock. The tour of the sub base was fascinating. Regarding issues with blowing the fuse, I must say Nordhavn engineers stuck that fuse panel in a quite inaccessible spot. I wonder why critical bits of gear like fuse panels can't be grouped together in a relatively accessible location.
Amazed two hoses failed after just a few months of use. Nordhavn has been building globetrotting vessels for decades -- haven't they figured out what hoses last during that time? Very surprised. I wonder if being built in a new facility in Turkey caused Nordhavn to substitute some less than stellar parts?
Having friends stay requires a lot of work for you and Fiona, but your friend Gary more than made up for that -- he is a terrific "fixer" in addition to being a delightful gent.
Hi John…yippee Gary is a great mate we had so much fun and got things done. I queried the use of that piping and apparently we are the first failure. I think it was simply a bad angle on the first build. I really hope no more are done like that.
Mark and Fiona thank you.for sharing the video with us all really enjoyed it.
Our pleasure!
Have you put up with the snoring for all these years . . . Mrs R . Your saint . 🤣 . .
I snore lol . And single 🤣🤣
Great vid team . . Thanks for giving him a hug Gary lol .
Take care team .
Bye from NZ👋🇳🇿twa
I never hear a thing! Gary loved his hug.
Wow Mark.... Video delayed for one day.... You had us check vessel finder and such, to be sure you were not lost or kidnapped..! Again - you could be Attenboruoghs replacement. What a nice video, and what an interesting Submarine hideout you guys found.... sidewise typically Diesel-electric boats, but what a grand space.... BTW - at 19:06, when you and Gary were attaching the rod holder ... was that a black dried ostrich that hang from the ceiling??
I am really admiring you two... Taking this once-in-a-life tour of -well- the world.... And allowing us to be part of it. Again, so satisfactory to see the maintenance issues, and your electrical skepticism turning real as the second 250 amp fuze pops.... Thank you for another small "sailing holiday" for us the viewers.... (you are right now only 10 subscribers away from 6.000!!) this could be 10.000 by new years.... Thank you Mark and Fiona
Hey no worries and thanks so much for your concern. Been so busy with guests I am getting a little slow with editing. My goal is to catch up then get a video out twice a week. I am considering a 5 minute each day of Marks musings!
Love the Sub pen footage Skipper!
It was amazing
Yep, with lots of mechanical wonders to make our lives easy comes lots of mechanical fixing/repairing/upgrading and so on that at times makes things a bit more difficult. Keeps us sharp doesn't it. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us all, truly enjoy them. Have a great time you all. 😊👍
Yip so true…just does not worry me now, I go with the flow!
I'm amazed how patient you are ❤
I mean boat troubles
got it
Mark, Fiona, another great vid. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
We were looking forward to the video, you showed us some new places to visit in a couple of weeks, thanks. As for the submarine tunnels, they are indeed from the Yugoslavia period and in total there are 7 of these locations in Montenegro and Croatia. Some of them are still in reasonable condition, others have been more or less closed off, but you can still swim in there. Some of them are great hiding places in a storm, but apparently the one that you went into is not a good hiding place in a storm. There is another video on RUclips where they visit this particular location in a storm and it was wild, definitely not a place to be.
I saw that you have a Victron Quattro onboard, do you also have a Cerbo installed ? A cerbo is basically a screen where you can instantly see the status of all the connected equipment. We have a complete Victron system onboard and the cerbo is installed right next to the galley, so I can always see what the amps, the wattage etc that I am drawing. All my equipment is connected to the cerbo so I have an instant overview of all that is important. I know exactly what each item draws (washing machine, dish washer, water maker, airco etc) and i also know what the Quattro can deliver. So I only need to look at the cerbo to see how much I am drawing in amps and AC watts, so that I know instantly how much more I can switch on.
However, since you have a Quattro you can also program it not to give you more than what you decide. E.g. the fuse is 250 A, but you can simply program the Quattro not to give you more than 200 Amp. That way you will never blow a fuse. It is restrictive, but it does work.
Great tip about the airport, we have friends coming over when we are in Montenegro, this way it makes it real easy for them to come over.👍
We are curious about Tunesia, so we will follow that journey closely if you decide to go there. Perhaps it is a stop for us sometime in the future.
Wow great info. I will explore limiting draw through Quattro…seems easiest. We definitely going to Tunisia. Just arriving in Sicily, Malta tomorrow for a couple of days then to Tunisia…thanks for the great advice.
We added strobe lights to our off shore life jackets along with laminated copies of our passport front page.
Not a silly idea
Forgot to tell you, but you can indeed buy just the zinc anodes and replace them in the bolt. Just take the bolt to any good chandler and they will be able to get them for you (if they don't have them already lying there). If you have the manual of the engine you should be able to find the part nr of the bolt.
I normally keep a stock of 10 for each type of anode that I need. After all you don't always have the time to wait for a week for an order to come in. I check them every month and if necessary I replace them.
Great thanks…onto it
Mark I sell those anodes in NZ. Take out one of those new anodes you just installed and see if you can unscrew the zinc from the brass bolt. If you can, then just look for replacement zincs only. If they won't unscrew then you have to buy the whole thing.
Aah ok thanks so much and will do. How much back home and would you have anodes that screw in? Coming back home in a couple of weeks.
Thanks for a great channel. I know that it always is different problems with boats but I’m surprised with the type and number of failures you have had on your new Nordhaven 😱
What is disappointing is that most problems have been with the fittings not the workmanship. Having said that I do think the water failure should never have happened.
Boy, you're going to miss Garry. He's a bloody good bugger 😊
Correct
Achtung Surface Vessel ZMR8629. You did a great job tying up outside ze U-Boat Pen without being detected! Please be assured there is no right or wrong way of doing it so long as you don't suffer any damage and you are able to release ze ropes and depart without detection and without damage or fouling in an emergency. By ze way, it was so calm that day I reckon a couple of Rubber Bands would have done the job! I am sure Sweetie will agree! LOL.
Haha very clever and yes she does
Don’t forget the lock tight thread seal Mark.
Seems like they would never come out? No leaks yet, I check each morning.
You can replace the zincs in your engine easy enough. They will either be screw in or soldered in. You buy a zinc rod and get your local engineer to cut to length and machine the bits that go into the brass fittings or if they are soldered you can file the ends down to size yourself.
Great thanks
I had a similar experience but was my deckhand trying to lift both anchors at the same time! Poof went the big fuse can’t remember exactly what amps but 250/300 no chance in Montenegro, there is a big diy builders supplier outside town tried there had big fuses but not what I needed. By the way you should never work in the engine room or any other electrical area with no shoes on could be fatal.
Malta not good in winter you get a big surge in grand harbor.
Hey that is so much for the safety advice, it never occurred to me. Leaving boat in Tunisia while we go home.
Living the dream Guys, I’m starting to get Jealous…. Keep em coming
Don’t get jealous enjoy the ride and create your own dreams
Seems Nordhavn have some work to do on the electrical setup of the N51, assuming most buyers would be cruising couples the inability to operate more than one main electric appliance is a bit poor, guess they'll work it out hopefully. Thoroughly enjoyable episode, thanks Fiona and Mark ..... needs more Renee. Fair winds😊
So it’s a bit complicated. Most boats do not have the luxury of being able to run AC systems without the generator running. On this boat we can which is great but you must understand the limits that come with that. Essentially using one major appliance at any time is fine…if more then start the gen set.
Oh and Renee in the next episode
@@AwanuiNZ , thank you.
No worries
I liked your comment about the submarine pen could be a tourist attraction then just on cue a tourist boat enters the pen as you leave. An other great video.
Thanks so much
That submarine base! Looks like straight out of Battlefield 4.
I'll try share a link to a clip.
It blocks links. Just search on ″The submarine pens Battlefield 4 close combat″
Cool eh?
Mark those anodes are threaded and screw into the brass plug,they will probably snap off so if you get some pool acid and soak the brass plugs that will dissolve the zink and just screw the new sinks in
Perfect…thanks so much
I thought your choice of lines was alright especially given the conditions. I might not have understood clearly what your issue was but I would have been tempted to run a spring from the bow to aft bollard and one from the stern to the forward bollard with bow and stern lines too. Not necessary in the benign conditions though
Yes was very happy how she sat. More the point I wondered if running a line from bow around a bollard and back into midships was just a no no for some reason?
Thanks Mark and Fiona.
I think you said you used the fwd sping line and put it around the bollard then back on the yacht as a breast/head line. I would say fine in a place where calm waters and no surging. The place you berthed looked fine for that mooring configuration, only 2 bollards. Well done
Cheers from Durban.
Safe travels and enjoy yourselves. I enjoy the balanced videos. A bit of everything including history lessons.
Good steak in South Africa and would not be expensive with your NZ dollars.
120 Euros…but a great steak. Thanks Brian
@AwanuiNZ Mark there is a rugby utuber called Tim and his channel is called "Eggchasers"
Very good and balanced channel. He stays in England and came to South Africa for the Irish Rugby tests. He was in my home city Durban as well as Pretoria. His last video before leaving he said the steaks in South Africa fantastic. He could not stop talking about it. He will be coming back to South Africa at the end of the month for the 2 matchs against the All Blacks. He enjoyed the hospitality in South Africa and talked so highly about it. Maybe you have visited South Africa when flying planes. A huge cut of steak of the best quality in a good steak house for one person here will cost max 40 euros, with side dishes included.
Wow that’s cool. Visited SA when I was 7 on the Southern Cross enroute from England back to NZ with my parents…no memory.
@AwanuiNZ pity the sea is unpredictable and very rough and dangerous along the South African coastline even sometimes in summer otherwise I would recommend you sailing up our coast. It is now spring and Cape Town has had some very bad weather. Very strong wind and swells about 6 to 7 meters. The swells come up to Durban so yesterday and today about 3 meters. If you do not time your sailing between ports in South Africa by checking weather predictions you can end up in a lot of trouble. I ship recently capsized near Cape Town about 2 months ago. They are battling to remove the fuel because a lot of bad weather. There is a famous surfing spot called Jeffrey's Bay which is near the city of Port Elizabeth and I have been watching some utube videos of waves the surfers have enjoyed for the last about two months. Waves about 4 to 6 meters and they break hard on a reef but one of the best surfing spots in the world.
@@AwanuiNZ sorry Mark made a conversation mistake. The best steak here at a top steak house about 25 euros.
Love the videos. Something I hope to do in the future. Sad to say the quality of the Nordhavn is not great !
Totally disagree. The majority of problems we have had have been from third party fittings which in themselves have great reputations. ABT stabilisers for example have a great rep but we were unlucky that the bearing in the factory had not been set properly - absolutely not a Nordhavn issue, the Vitrifigo fridge door not their issue. What is amazing is that they just step in and get them fixed, no questions. Must remember this is boat No 1. In the case of the N41 there have now been 30+ built and 99% of the original glitches have been sorted. I have communicated everything back to Nordhavn……you watch the next N51’s will have a fraction of the issues. Ours were pretty minor for a very first build and have all been rectified. I have absolute faith in the build and Nordhavn.
You need to make the lines long enough so she can move with the tide !!
No argument there
Hi Mark
Maybe I missed it but it looked like the life jackets are fitted with crotch straps. It’s really important that crotch straps are used to prevent the inflated jacket riding up and drowning you!
No crotch straps fitted
Awanui would of looked great in that Sub garage.
Mmm…thank goodness it’s too late!
you can upgrade alternators to power the whole boat ya
Did not know that
The issue is not the alternators. They only charge the batteries. You will need to either add a second inverter/charger or swap out the one you have for a higher output one. Either will require some significant wiring updates. Likely you would also need to add more batteries. I think the solution is just run the large appliances off the genset as currently configured.
Agree
Is there not a way for the Generator to start automatically when needed? Thread sealant on the anodes? The Super Yachts refuel in Gibraltar for cost effectiveness. Surprised that a Nordhavn with its reputation is having so many failures.
Maybe there is not sure.
Morning all
Good morning
Yes that’s always a challenge. Big thing is not to get over confident as the weather so far has not been challenging. The test will be once we start getting wind and tides
Only so many parts you can have and then it will be the ones you don’t have that you need
Oh dear. If the small defects are already so complicated, then I'll keep my fingers crossed that there are no major issues. How does Nordhavn deal with things?
Absolutely wonderfully. They took total responsibility for the leak and are paying the repair bill for the pump. Nordhavn are magic and I can only wonder the challenges when there are boats with multiple appliances all around the world. They stand by their build even when it is a third party appliance that fails…no complaints from us
@@AwanuiNZ I am very interested if you are making somehow a balance after one year of boating. Pros and cons, finance impact and a recommendation for all Nordhavn dreamers like me😌
Episode coming in the future about just that
Yes the zincs can be removed from the brass plug, most zincs have a screw in capability, if the zincs is too short the can be drilled out.
Thanks so much …onto it
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Thanks so much
What inverter do you have and how is it wired. I would expect if the inverter supply fuse is sized correctly it should handle a little more load than the inverter. So if overloaded I would expect the inverter to shut down before the fuse blows.
I just noticed when replacing the fuse you have a Victron Quattro, I have a 3kw Quattro on my boat, if I pull too much load the Victron shuts down. It's then a simple case of reducing the load and resetting the Victron.
@@CranstonRhey thanks so much I will follow up
I see you worked it out
@@AwanuiNZ Which size Quattro do you have? Assuming you are 24Vdc the DC fuse recommended for the 3kw is 300A and for the 5kw it's 400A. So either way Victron are saying more than the 250A you have.
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Small deep diving plugs, work great for bluefin and mahi-mahi in the summertime. Near shore you can get plentiful panfish with mussels and cut bait. but be aware fishing permits are required. You need a young fisherman on your boat to keep your freezer stocked. 😂. The nudist beaches are everywhere and many women go topless regardless. I remember snorkeling over there somewhere along the shoreline, and I swam into a nudist beach unaware… until I almost swam between the legs of a nude man who got in front of me. It was startling to say the least. 😅. Does your inverter connect to your smart phone? Mine will show me how many watch I am home. Mine also is on a circuit breaker that will trip before the fuse. Best to avoid overloading your inverter. The newer ones are much better, but it used to be very hard on them and shorten the lifespan. You should be able to unscrew the zincs from the brass plugs and install new ones. Thats the common scenario.
Thanks so much for all the useful info….stored away
Another comment Mark chlorine will also dissolve the zink that’s probably better on the boat that’s what we use here in Australia
Ok ta
@AwanuiNZ not chlorine. Muriatic acid will do it. Just be careful to not get on skin and ideally use a glass container to pour it in and soak the zinc. This assumes you are unable to just unscrew the anode from the Bronze cap.
Great thank you
Holding the fishing rod upside down. Spinning reels belong under the rod.
Good tip!
dam what a place to have awanui's home, and also live there with a little work, but can't buy that place cuz government would rather let it rot than restore it or let someone use it
Be kind of cool huh?
The fuse you keep blowing . 250 amp seems very high for what is basic domestic appliances. I would expect the water maker to have a higher power rating but not that much. The invertor won’t draw that much power. The average house in QLD has a single phase 100 amp supply. With the lights plug as etc being 10amp. Cooking appliances have 15 amp. A large AC. Unit will often require a second mains supply for a max 25 amp load. A 250 amp fuse would be on a bus bar. Given that you have blown two of these I would be questioning Nordhaven there is something else going on.
Ok so I am no electrical expert but the reason it is 250A is that we are using the 24V DC bus to then provide AC power through the inverter. The appliances you are talking about are AC so in that instance the amps you are talking about apply. Once you start using 24V to invert to AC you multiply the amps by 10 so a 15amp appliance at 220V is 150amps at 24. It’s a real privilege to be able use ac appliances without the generator running. Most boats do not have this ability. What one must do is manage the current when doing this. I now have the manual for the N51 which states very clearly that if you wish to use multiple AC appliances you must turn on the generator.
Looked like the old zincs had tape on them but didn't put any on the new ones before screwed the new ones in. ? Just an observation.
Correct…have been checking and tight as a whistle
Don't tape the zincs. That defeats their purpose. Must make good electrical contact with the engine block.
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You may be able to obtain the correct Zincs only (without the brass threaded head). However, always have a couple of complete with brass units on hand, I sometimes was unable to unscrew the old zinc off the brass head so couldn’t screw the new zinc on. Hope this makes sense! 38 Euro per zinc is highway robbery - you are primarily responsible for that country’s GDP!
Aah so the insert screws in and out. I will check it out.
Yeah I bought one of those automatic life jackets for kayaking, took it into the water to try out first use and boom off it went. I'm like you idiot Ashley. Anyway I deflated it and use it just as a manual jacket.
Yip I need to reset it
I think these were built by the Yugoslav navy in the 1970s. They appear to have closed down in the 90s when the socialist federation dissolved. If you go further up the Adriatic coast, there are some abandoned Yugoslavian prisons on desert islands that I found very interesting to visit. They are in the smaller islands just below KRK in Croatia (Goli and Sveti)
How cool thanks so much
Was it a silicon hose?
I think so
submarine tunnels
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Old Jugoslavia was never members of the Warszawa pact. Montenegro is NATO-members now thank God.
Interesting
About time you get some spare parts on that ship and act like a captain and not like a tourist.
Running hoses under pressure with a cork or a spoon as a stop, or blowing fuses again and again is a big No No.
In an ideal world yes
One can never cater for everything with spares. Improvising is often necessary. Sorry disagree with you.
Having been around boats all our lives as cruisers my wife and I totally agree with you. There’s always something you don’t have, particularly as boats get more and more complicated with specialised equipment.
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Thanks
I'm starting to think your boat builders are not all they're cracked up to be after seeing all of your problems. I get boats always have problems but some of these just seem too basic to ge bad luck.
Talking to other boaties around here they say boats all the same…once one thing fixed the next goes. New or old boats the same.
Dinna worrie.
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