Another lesson should be don't use a powder extinguisher unless you really have to, make way too much mess!! A lucky escape and great to see the marina community reacting so quickly and helping each other out...
I'm so glad he recovered. He did not look in good shape right after the fire. It seems like he was being well taken care of, by his neighbors and the fire fighters. The car show was cool. And congrats on getting up the mast! An action-packed episode.
We were shipmates with a Primus kero stove for 4 years offshore and coastal. Initially we primed the burners with a very small squeezy bottle of meths with a narrow nozzle and were caught out a couple of times but no problem. Latterly we used a small gas torch, timed the preheat for one minute and the stove never failed to light cleanly so we were spared the dangerous thrill of an unseen flame igniting the meths or the stench of a failed kero burner ignition. The burners also lasted forever as it appears the corrosion they normally suffer is caused by meths preheating. Glad your friends are now in good shape. I'm planning to re-enter the cruising world early 2023. Keep up the good work, I love your channel! Peter Dredge ex "Aeolia II" (Nick Skeates Wylo design).
Barry , never go up the mast using a snap shackle to attach the halyard to the bosun chair. Tie a loop in the halyard then use a standard shackle to attach to the bosun chair. love your videos.
Yes. And use a prusik on another halyard as a back-up...always! If you're afraid of heights, this adds to your safety and gives you more confidence. Also, use a figure-of-eight follow through to connect your harness or bosuns' chair to the halyard; it's easy to tie, even with the shackle. As a rock climber and a sailor, I always use a climbing harness and at least two halyards to ascend the mass. Stay safe and thank you for producing such wonderful videos!
What these two guys said - NEVER trust a snap shackle they pop open all the time when flying the kite - racers will tell you . Tie a bowline and have a back up line . Hoist on two good lines one grinding you up the other just the slack taken up
Well I certainly do hope Barry does get to see what all of you are saying here . And if not , maybe find where he's actually responding to someone and reach him there where he is more likely to see your comment and have him look at this thread or repeat everything to him . Sounds like he definitely needs to know this .
Frank and the other two guys ... I want you to know that I just found a comment by Barry and told him to look for the thread by Frank Coggan ... I told him what the first few words are that you tell him and why it is so important that he read this thread ... and that it could save his life someday .
Yes I think he need to slow down and start spending more time in the places he visits and stop skipping places otherwise he'll need to go around a few more times to go to the places he missed.
This was an episode chock full of lessons... An fun....!! I 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼for you climbing your mast.. I too an afraid of heights... I got over it by climbing the rat lines to untangle the flag! Yup sweating in places I didn't Kno sweat... Lol!! Then your friends quick escape an saving of their vessel.. amazing... I pays to have friends an fire alarms... Thanks for sharing your life with us!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Who needs a TV when Barry is around....Super episode with lots happening. Best for me was your T shirt logo...reckon I need one. Thanks me ole mate...Fabulous.
Your wonderful person Berry. Don't change. I enjoyed the different elements of this episode, the early heavy build cars to the music at the end was fantastic. 🌅
Keep your batteries charged... along with your glass. Metho stoves, at least he didn't through water on it like one bloke I saw. Good save and the old car day was a cracker🏴☠️🥃
Barry. I've just had a triple bypass completely out of the blue (genetics in my family) despite being quite fit. I noticed you were gasping a bit for air and you may not even be aware of it. You might want to get checked.
Love the Caddy! My Grandfather had that exact model & color. I had the '70 Mustang Mach 1 back in the day. Mine was black with red interior. And so many american made cars in NZ. Drained many a case of beer siting on the back of the boat in a marina too.
Letting burners cool completely before filling the tank... Thanks for the lesson. I bet I'm not the only one that has cut that corner. And, good for you, Barry to go up the stick. I've never done that either. I'm so scared of heights, just watching your video made the berries tingle.
Hey Barry. I've been following you for about 6 months now. As a retiree, it is so nice to see another person in my age category opersuing their dreams!!! We are current looking at buying a boat which I anticipate will need new sails, so I sent this off to Precision Sails in Canada! "Can't remember where I heard of you guys excatly, but I think it was on Project Atticus. Maybe Sailing GBU or Bums on a Boat. Or possibly Sailing Millenial Falcon. All good websites. Plus poor old Barry on youtube on Sailing Old Sea Dog needs some good sails to power his ol boat if you are looking for someone else to sponsor!"
I had a mate in Southdock Thames. Bilges filled with gas. Blew him and his girl right out of the boat. The took him to bristol to a 3rd degree pool. He lasted a week or two but died. She recovered. It really IS the worst thing that can happen on a boat. Get and keep all your alarms up to date. If you can't afford a fire extinguisher or 2 you can get slightly out of date ones from suppliers for free. But if you can't afford an extinguisher why are you on a boat anyway. Stay Safe.
Many sailors (including me) say there is no place for gas on a boat, but fair call in this video it was an alcohol stove, never been a fan of this type of alcohol stove that you have to fill the tank through the part that has the flame, I prefer the old style where there is a tank at the back for the alcohol but they are hard to find now.
@@daveamies5031 The best stove to use on a boat is the old kerosene pressure pump type. Unfortunately people found them "cumbersome" and "unsafe" to use so they armed their boats with gas and alcohol bombs instead. Way to go, ey?
Barry you are lucky because your boat is steel. A fire alone will never sink her. The same can't be said for fiberglass boats that burn like roman candle and the boat turns to ashes within minutes. The happiest moments of my life were spent sailing my fathers 38 ft houseboat on the Mississippi River. We were in Florida when we got word our partner had burnt up the boat.
Well done going up the mast. Going back a while I watched a video of some sailor climbing the rigging of a tall ship with the camera and I felt uneasy just watching the video :-)
Brave man Barry, conquering your fears up the mast. You need to get OZ and find Magnus, I'm sure he will help you fit some steps. I'm hoping that you are going to the south island.🙂
Never a dull moment Barry. Great to see the couple back having a glass or two, after their escapade with the fire. Well done all involved. Loved watching the vintage car rally. Could have stayed there all day. All these little jobs that need doing. Makes you wonder how you managed to get where you are. Stay safe Barry. Keep em coming
Great episode! By coincidence just before watching I had just ordered 4 new extinguishers and a clean agent auto unit for the engine room: Fire is such a nightmare. I can't wait to get rid of that propane! I just loved the cars! Vintage cars are my thing! Now I have a vintage boat.. Congaratulation on your ascent. I still haven't done it myself.
Thanks for the video Barry. Glad there were no serious injuries. And you are correct…never a dull moment when on a boat. Your story about the fear of heights is similar to mine from childhood. Conquered the fear by forcing myself into situations that caused the irrational fears, including going up the mast , until eventually no problem. Each one of your videos is an eye opening view of the beauty and the wonders of New Zealand. Hope to visit soon. Cheers and stay safe. Dan ✌️✌️⛵️🇨🇦
Yep , the old saying , Fire and Boats just do NOT mix ! Part of your fee for a marina berth or even a haul out onto the hardstand , is a coverage of insurance against damage caused by you or your boat inclusive of fire . I have heard of a boat - fire causing three other boats to be totally burnt out . I was impressed to see your friends take you to Kerikeri stone house then back down to the Old Parakao Store Bar `n ` Grill , an excellent visit on anybody`s tour ! Cheers Barry .
I set myself on fire in a similar fashion. Fortunately I had some very deep and wet grass behind me to roll around in. Just burned the palm of my hand.
Wow, yes, fire on board is very bad. Sorry for them. We all fear that, especially at sea. A good friend had his boat burn to sinking while 200 miles of the coat of Puerto Rico. They got off a mayday and took to their dingy with epirb and were rescued. BTW. The boat that was towing the broken down boat in “Kewa” is a Cal 2-46, fantastic cruising boat. I cruised mine for 8 yrs full time. Loved it!
Glad he is ok now Barry got me scared about you but very wise to put smoke detectors up oh and shaddy looking a bit posh what a great video Barry from Scott 😀in Scotland UK 🇬🇧.
I was unwittingly filming the aftermath of the Corfu Greece ferry fire from my house at the end of last month not knowing at the time that it had lead to the death of 10 people, the activity around the ferry was frantic as the rescue services were attempting to get on board to find any survivors of course at that time it was impossible for them to board her due to the heat of the metal. The deaths were lorry drivers who had chosen to sleep in their lorries. I had always heard of the sailors worst nightmare but this really brought it home to me.
Barry , the band has a real cute girl dancing on the right of the screen ! Did you ask her out on a date yet ? If not ,you should ! Thanks for sharing !
A great ep again, thanks Barry! S/y Himene was a Finnish boat that started a circumnavigation in 2014. However, the guy ran out of money in 2017 in Whangarei, NZ and sold his boat there.
you could say never a dull moment I guess LUL. glad those folks are alright in the long run. once I get my boat one thing I will be looking into is an ELECTRIC stove to try and avoid having any type of propane or liquid fueled stove on board yea might be a bit more expensive. But will probably be safer a lot safer in the long run. cheers.
Having done a lot of climbing and climbing my mast a few times I'd strongly suggest you use a second halyard as a backup. You can tie figure 8's at stopping points and just hook your harness carabiner into it. Rinse and repeat. If you main halyard goes you won't deck out because your safety second halyard will catch you.. You might be stuck but you'll be unharmed. There are plenty of self rescue techniques vut since you're new to this, this is the easiest. Good job though as it's a tough fear to overcome.
Just got to the part about the fire (was watching this in parts and got interrupted). Glad it turned out OK for the unfortunate couple. But damn, yep fires. Flammable liquids on a boat are never a good idea. I had a meths stove on mine, I refused to use it. However it wasn't a live-aboard so not such a big deal.
There was another thread earlier on by a Frank Coggan where they were saying pretty much the same thing but I don't think Barry ever saw it so I did find where Barry was commenting and tried to tell him where to find that thread because it might save his life someday ... I'm glad there's people like you and the others looking out for him .
I run an extension cord from my house to my shed. It's one of those wheels type set ups, with 4 outlets in the wheel. I never unplugged it till an old fella came around to help me with my boat build. He saw the set up I was using, then showed me some pics of a burnt shed (and ruined 30 odd foot sail boat nearing completion after 4 years of work) and it was put down to the cord being wound around the wheel, thus weakening it over time and because it was plugged in it caught fire in the middle of the night. I never leave power cords plugged in now
Glad your neighbor survived. I hope the injuries to his hands weren't severe. An out of control fire is absolutely the worst thing that can happen on a boat. Sinking is preferable, because if your boat catches fire and you can't put it out quickly, it's going to sink anyway, but you'll probably get badly burned in the process. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a problem too. I have two CO alarms and a smoke detector on my boat, and several fire extinguishers or different types, including a foam type for putting out metal fires (lithium ion battery fires) and a 10lb dry chemical type. They are in the forward V-Berth, galley, companionway, and cockpit. I also have two fiberglass cloth fire-blankets, one in the galley - these cost $10 or so each on Amazon - cheap insurance if you need to quickly smother a galley fire. I spent the first 6 months of a pandemic refit redesigning, upgrading and retrofitting my electrical system. All cooking is now done via induction cooktop or microwave. No open flame cooking. Ironically, I installed a wood burning stove as well for heat. Some fellow boaters kinda freaked out about that, until I pointed out that their propane stoves and barbeques and gasoline for their dinghy were far more dangerous than a wood fired stove, which only has exposed flames when I'm lighting it, and will not blow-up my boat if it's fuel gets into the bilge. In all cases, fire and fuel must be treated with great respect anywhere. Alcohol is especially dangerous because it's flames are invisible. I had an alcohol stove on my previous boat, but rarely used it, favoring my portable butane stove. The final thing I bought to guard against fire was a thermal IR camera by Flir. It hooks up to my I-phone. It's a very useful gadget for finding bad wiring, because bad wiring and connections increase electrical resistance, which can be seen visually as heat by the camera. The Flir camera is also useful for finding and diagnosing engine problems like overheating, or alternator and glow-plug problems. You can use it to detect and track down water leaks around portlights and such too because of differentials in thermal signatures between materials. They are also useful for nightime MOB emergencies for the same reason - people are warmer than the sea. I even used to figure out where best to locate supplemental insulation on my boat, as well as the best material for sun shading - which is NOT sunbrella - It's reflective mylar, and the difference in radiant heat (summer sun in Los Angeles) emitted from the underside of a light blue Sunbrella (solution dyed acrylic) and a cheap reflective Mylar tarp was 35 degrees Fahrenheit! - You can really feel the difference. Sunbrella would be emitting at 110 degrees. Put some mylar over it, and the radiant temperature would drop to near ambient - 80-85 degrees. Great bit of kit.
There's no offence in this Barry, but listening to your stories and the way you speak, sounds just like my great uncle Jack. It sounds comfortable to me, that was 50yrs ago. I have just discovered your Chanel, I might begin at the front end mate, I'll catch up you up soon. Nice to see you here in NZ
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Another lesson should be don't use a powder extinguisher unless you really have to, make way too much mess!! A lucky escape and great to see the marina community reacting so quickly and helping each other out...
I'm so glad he recovered. He did not look in good shape right after the fire. It seems like he was being well taken care of, by his neighbors and the fire fighters.
The car show was cool. And congrats on getting up the mast! An action-packed episode.
My heart sank when I saw the poor chap wrapped up and shaking, I can't tell you how pleased I was to see him recovered in the next shot.
Great as always Barry.
Sending love, I’m glad they have recovered
You got the balls of brass getting up on that rigging up there at your age I'm older than you but thank God it was a safe trip up and down
The perils of a world sailing traveler!🍺
Loved the classic cars
We were shipmates with a Primus kero stove for 4 years offshore and coastal. Initially we primed the burners with a very small squeezy bottle of meths with a narrow nozzle and were caught out a couple of times but no problem. Latterly we used a small gas torch, timed the preheat for one minute and the stove never failed to light cleanly so we were spared the dangerous thrill of an unseen flame igniting the meths or the stench of a failed kero burner ignition. The burners also lasted forever as it appears the corrosion they normally suffer is caused by meths preheating. Glad your friends are now in good shape. I'm planning to re-enter the cruising world early 2023. Keep up the good work, I love your channel! Peter Dredge ex "Aeolia II" (Nick Skeates Wylo design).
Wow that fire was a close call. I am glad it turned out as well as it did.
Thank you for the video. ⛵
Great episode!!!!
So glad everybody could walk away. Good on you making people more aware of fire. Cheers Barry.
@16:35 was such a relief!! ❤️ It's great to see them happy and well after that! An extra thank you to them for letting you share their story. 👍
Barry , never go up the mast using a snap shackle to attach the halyard to the bosun chair.
Tie a loop in the halyard then use a standard shackle to attach to the bosun chair.
love your videos.
Yes. And use a prusik on another halyard as a back-up...always! If you're afraid of heights, this adds to your safety and gives you more confidence. Also, use a figure-of-eight follow through to connect your harness or bosuns' chair to the halyard; it's easy to tie, even with the shackle. As a rock climber and a sailor, I always use a climbing harness and at least two halyards to ascend the mass. Stay safe and thank you for producing such wonderful videos!
What these two guys said - NEVER trust a snap shackle they pop open all the time when flying the kite - racers will tell you . Tie a bowline and have a back up line . Hoist on two good lines one grinding you up the other just the slack taken up
Well I certainly do hope Barry does get to see what all of you are saying here .
And if not , maybe find where he's actually responding to someone and reach him there where he is more likely to see your comment and have him look at this thread or repeat everything to him .
Sounds like he definitely needs to know this .
Frank and the other two guys ... I want you to know that I just found a comment by Barry and told him to look for the thread by Frank Coggan ... I told him what the first few words are that you tell him and why it is so important that he read this thread ... and that it could save his life someday .
Enjoy this week sailboat ⛵️ video ! 😘⛵️😀 Mike from Missouri
Great videos always my heart sank when I saw that man wrapped up in a reflective blanket with his burns.
I'm so glad you've half a planet left to sail... that makes for lots of good old seadog... you rock ! Best regards from Jarle
Yes I think he need to slow down and start spending more time in the places he visits and stop skipping places otherwise he'll need to go around a few more times to go to the places he missed.
@@daveamies5031 and that's a problem how? the 2nd time around is better!
@@JCrook1028 🤣🤣🤣
Loads happening there. Keep safe!
Thanks Barry, well done replacing the pulleys. Atb from Buxton, :) 🍻🍻🥃🥃🥃🥃
As a person with a paralysing fear of heights, I congratulate you heartily.
This was an episode chock full of lessons... An fun....!! I 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼for you climbing your mast.. I too an afraid of heights... I got over it by climbing the rat lines to untangle the flag! Yup sweating in places I didn't Kno sweat... Lol!! Then your friends quick escape an saving of their vessel.. amazing... I pays to have friends an fire alarms... Thanks for sharing your life with us!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
LOVE THE SEADOG LOGO BARRY !! CHEERS MATE !
Who needs a TV when Barry is around....Super episode with lots happening. Best for me was your T shirt logo...reckon I need one. Thanks me ole mate...Fabulous.
Barry!! So true about the fire!!! Was curious what the name of those small FIRE ALARMS was? Thanks!! Love your channel!!!!!!!
Your wonderful person Berry. Don't change. I enjoyed the different elements of this episode, the early heavy build cars to the music at the end was fantastic. 🌅
Keep on keepin on, seadog!
Barry I so enjoy your hummer
Refueling a spirit stove when it is hot is madness as he found out.
You're the spitting image of your Dad! And Good on You for facing your fear👍
Fantastic episode Baz, great content and beautiful photo of your family, cheers.
What a cool video, a real mix of content. When someone yells "hey Barry what are you doing here?' you know you're becoming part of a community.
Surprised you did not have firealarms on Shaddy but glad to see you got it now.
not surprised at all
A shock to the boating man Bas
Wow it made me go check fire extinguisher, I liked those marine smoke alarms too mate very compact
Çheers
Keep your batteries charged... along with your glass. Metho stoves, at least he didn't through water on it like one bloke I saw. Good save and the old car day was a cracker🏴☠️🥃
The expression that coms to my mind is ; Calamities of life!
Not a Hillman Imp, its a Hillman Avenger. Had one in white many many years ago. Love the video. Haven't watched you for a while.
Barry. I've just had a triple bypass completely out of the blue (genetics in my family) despite being quite fit. I noticed you were gasping a bit for air and you may not even be aware of it. You might want to get checked.
Good Barry! Two of my favorite thing, cars shows and sitting on my boat, watching the shenanigans in the marina!
Thank you for this. I actually have windered about pouring alcohol into the cans like that. I am glad I thought twice.
Finally you have been to high high places!!!
Love the Caddy! My Grandfather had that exact model & color. I had the '70 Mustang Mach 1 back in the day. Mine was black with red interior. And so many american made cars in NZ. Drained many a case of beer siting on the back of the boat in a marina too.
That was a beautiful Mustang.
Great episode Barry! and don't worry....it didn't look like you had a beer gut at the top of the mast!😆
THUMBS UP FOR ME👍👍👍
Letting burners cool completely before filling the tank... Thanks for the lesson. I bet I'm not the only one that has cut that corner.
And, good for you, Barry to go up the stick. I've never done that either. I'm so scared of heights, just watching your video made the berries tingle.
Hey Barry. I've been following you for about 6 months now. As a retiree, it is so nice to see another person in my age category opersuing their dreams!!! We are current looking at buying a boat which I anticipate will need new sails, so I sent this off to Precision Sails in Canada! "Can't remember where I heard of you guys excatly, but I think it was on Project Atticus. Maybe Sailing GBU or Bums on a Boat. Or possibly Sailing Millenial Falcon. All good websites. Plus poor old Barry on youtube on Sailing Old Sea Dog needs some good sails to power his ol boat if you are looking for someone else to sponsor!"
Dang! That is a Real Scare☹️ Barry continues with his Adventures😜 Continue to Stay Safe & Enjoy😎
I had a mate in Southdock Thames. Bilges filled with gas. Blew him and his girl right out of the boat. The took him to bristol to a 3rd degree pool. He lasted a week or two but died. She recovered.
It really IS the worst thing that can happen on a boat.
Get and keep all your alarms up to date.
If you can't afford a fire extinguisher or 2 you can get slightly out of date ones from suppliers for free.
But if you can't afford an extinguisher why are you on a boat anyway. Stay Safe.
Many sailors (including me) say there is no place for gas on a boat, but fair call in this video it was an alcohol stove, never been a fan of this type of alcohol stove that you have to fill the tank through the part that has the flame, I prefer the old style where there is a tank at the back for the alcohol but they are hard to find now.
@@daveamies5031 The best stove to use on a boat is the old kerosene pressure pump type. Unfortunately people found them "cumbersome" and "unsafe" to use so they armed their boats with gas and alcohol bombs instead. Way to go, ey?
Absolutely lovely episode!!
Barry you are lucky because your boat is steel. A fire alone will never sink her. The same can't be said for fiberglass boats that burn like roman candle and the boat turns to ashes within minutes. The happiest moments of my life were spent sailing my fathers 38 ft houseboat on the Mississippi River. We were in Florida when we got word our partner had burnt up the boat.
Well done going up the mast. Going back a while I watched a video of some sailor climbing the rigging of a tall ship with the camera and I felt uneasy just watching the video :-)
Great episode Barry, thank you. Very, very glad both your friends recovered from their awful experience. Happy trails ;)
Brave man Barry, conquering your fears up the mast. You need to get OZ and find Magnus, I'm sure he will help you fit some steps. I'm hoping that you are going to the south island.🙂
He in OZ currently, got there last week.
Thanks Barry...
nice to look , good info abaout burn in a boat,wee oll shel (must learn)l learn of this
Parakao is an awesome place and top food too!!! glad your friends are now ok too!! and good onya for conquering your fear too.....
Awesome episode in many ways Bazzah .... Cars & Boats good .... Fire bad ... very bad. Glad it all worked out OK and lessons learned & shared.
Never a dull moment Barry. Great to see the couple back having a glass or two, after their escapade with the fire. Well done all involved. Loved watching the vintage car rally. Could have stayed there all day. All these little jobs that need doing. Makes you wonder how you managed to get where you are. Stay safe Barry. Keep em coming
I live on my boat 9 months of the year and I am missing the marina entertainment 😀 great episode again Barry 👍 thank you
Great episode! By coincidence just before watching I had just ordered 4 new extinguishers and a clean agent auto unit for the engine room: Fire is such a nightmare. I can't wait to get rid of that propane! I just loved the cars! Vintage cars are my thing! Now I have a vintage boat.. Congaratulation on your ascent. I still haven't done it myself.
Picked a nice spot to re-fit! What a great adventure you are on!!! Rock on Barry!!!
Best video Ever
Great fun - I enjoyed the episode.
Thanks for the video Barry. Glad there were no serious injuries. And you are correct…never a dull moment when on a boat. Your story about the fear of heights is similar to mine from childhood. Conquered the fear by forcing myself into situations that caused the irrational fears, including going up the mast , until eventually no problem. Each one of your videos is an eye opening view of the beauty and the wonders of New Zealand. Hope to visit soon. Cheers and stay safe. Dan ✌️✌️⛵️🇨🇦
Great that there was a relatively happy ending. Not a fan of dry powder it wrecks everything. I carry foam and Co2 with dry powder as last resort.
Thanks for the great videos!
Yep , the old saying , Fire and Boats just do NOT mix ! Part of your fee for a marina berth or even a haul out onto the hardstand , is a coverage of insurance against damage caused by you or your boat inclusive of fire . I have heard of a boat - fire causing three other boats to be totally burnt out . I was impressed to see your friends take you to Kerikeri stone house then back down to the Old Parakao Store Bar `n ` Grill , an excellent visit on anybody`s tour ! Cheers Barry .
Memories back to your first night on White Shadow when that pressurized diesel heater almost burned down the whole affair.
CHEERS !
Thank You.
Great video
Cheers ! Fair winds 🍕🍻⛵️
I set myself on fire in a similar fashion. Fortunately I had some very deep and wet grass behind me to roll around in. Just burned the palm of my hand.
love your videos, I liked it when you put the bloopers at the end, you should consider doing that again.
Yes, the outtakes/bloopers have been absolute gems. Please include in future videos.
Wow, yes, fire on board is very bad. Sorry for them. We all fear that, especially at sea. A good friend had his boat burn to sinking while 200 miles of the coat of Puerto Rico. They got off a mayday and took to their dingy with epirb and were rescued. BTW. The boat that was towing the broken down boat in “Kewa” is a Cal 2-46, fantastic cruising boat. I cruised mine for 8 yrs full time. Loved it!
Great video Barry. Thanks for sharing and all the best!
Stay safe brother!
Glad he is ok now Barry got me scared about you but very wise to put smoke detectors up oh and shaddy looking a bit posh what a great video Barry from Scott 😀in Scotland UK 🇬🇧.
mark 1 zephyr 6, that was my first car, I bought 2 for 60 $ 1 was to drive, 1 was for spares :)
I was unwittingly filming the aftermath of the Corfu Greece ferry fire from my house at the end of last month not knowing at the time that it had lead to the death of 10 people, the activity around the ferry was frantic as the rescue services were attempting to get on board to find any survivors of course at that time it was impossible for them to board her due to the heat of the metal. The deaths were lorry drivers who had chosen to sleep in their lorries. I had always heard of the sailors worst nightmare but this really brought it home to me.
On yeah baz
Thanks, as always.
Fun one
I have a spirit stove and find it very safe, all you have to do is follow the instructions and don't fill when hot.
ohh wow a mate Dave's hot rod in intro..very cool bazza....lol 2 or 3 appearances from Dave the leprechaun
You’re meant to yell “Pin Out!” when you disassemble anything aloft that could fall to deck. Cheers mate!
Barry , the band has a real cute girl dancing on the right of the screen ! Did you ask her out on a date yet ? If not ,you should !
Thanks for sharing !
Hay Barry, your thinking of going for your residency. Chris, Sydney. Australia.
A great ep again, thanks Barry! S/y Himene was a Finnish boat that started a circumnavigation in 2014. However, the guy ran out of money in 2017 in Whangarei, NZ and sold his boat there.
you could say never a dull moment I guess LUL. glad those folks are alright in the long run. once I get my boat one thing I will be looking into is an ELECTRIC stove to try and avoid having any type of propane or liquid fueled stove on board yea might be a bit more expensive. But will probably be safer a lot safer in the long run. cheers.
I put some of those on my boat motor and they slowed it down but did help get it on plane
Love your sea dog stories! Thanks!
Having done a lot of climbing and climbing my mast a few times I'd strongly suggest you use a second halyard as a backup. You can tie figure 8's at stopping points and just hook your harness carabiner into it. Rinse and repeat. If you main halyard goes you won't deck out because your safety second halyard will catch you.. You might be stuck but you'll be unharmed. There are plenty of self rescue techniques vut since you're new to this, this is the easiest. Good job though as it's a tough fear to overcome.
Just got to the part about the fire (was watching this in parts and got interrupted). Glad it turned out OK for the unfortunate couple. But damn, yep fires. Flammable liquids on a boat are never a good idea. I had a meths stove on mine, I refused to use it. However it wasn't a live-aboard so not such a big deal.
There was another thread earlier on by a Frank Coggan where they were saying pretty much the same thing but I don't think Barry ever saw it so I did find where Barry was commenting and tried to tell him where to find that thread because it might save his life someday ...
I'm glad there's people like you and the others looking out for him .
Thanks
I run an extension cord from my house to my shed. It's one of those wheels type set ups, with 4 outlets in the wheel. I never unplugged it till an old fella came around to help me with my boat build. He saw the set up I was using, then showed me some pics of a burnt shed (and ruined 30 odd foot sail boat nearing completion after 4 years of work) and it was put down to the cord being wound around the wheel, thus weakening it over time and because it was plugged in it caught fire in the middle of the night. I never leave power cords plugged in now
Great video. Tks
Great video overall, Barry, loved the classics!
Great video, love the variety. Looks like you are living the life!
Glad your neighbor survived. I hope the injuries to his hands weren't severe. An out of control fire is absolutely the worst thing that can happen on a boat. Sinking is preferable, because if your boat catches fire and you can't put it out quickly, it's going to sink anyway, but you'll probably get badly burned in the process. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a problem too. I have two CO alarms and a smoke detector on my boat, and several fire extinguishers or different types, including a foam type for putting out metal fires (lithium ion battery fires) and a 10lb dry chemical type. They are in the forward V-Berth, galley, companionway, and cockpit. I also have two fiberglass cloth fire-blankets, one in the galley - these cost $10 or so each on Amazon - cheap insurance if you need to quickly smother a galley fire.
I spent the first 6 months of a pandemic refit redesigning, upgrading and retrofitting my electrical system. All cooking is now done via induction cooktop or microwave. No open flame cooking. Ironically, I installed a wood burning stove as well for heat. Some fellow boaters kinda freaked out about that, until I pointed out that their propane stoves and barbeques and gasoline for their dinghy were far more dangerous than a wood fired stove, which only has exposed flames when I'm lighting it, and will not blow-up my boat if it's fuel gets into the bilge. In all cases, fire and fuel must be treated with great respect anywhere. Alcohol is especially dangerous because it's flames are invisible. I had an alcohol stove on my previous boat, but rarely used it, favoring my portable butane stove.
The final thing I bought to guard against fire was a thermal IR camera by Flir. It hooks up to my I-phone. It's a very useful gadget for finding bad wiring, because bad wiring and connections increase electrical resistance, which can be seen visually as heat by the camera. The Flir camera is also useful for finding and diagnosing engine problems like overheating, or alternator and glow-plug problems. You can use it to detect and track down water leaks around portlights and such too because of differentials in thermal signatures between materials. They are also useful for nightime MOB emergencies for the same reason - people are warmer than the sea. I even used to figure out where best to locate supplemental insulation on my boat, as well as the best material for sun shading - which is NOT sunbrella - It's reflective mylar, and the difference in radiant heat (summer sun in Los Angeles) emitted from the underside of a light blue Sunbrella (solution dyed acrylic) and a cheap reflective Mylar tarp was 35 degrees Fahrenheit! - You can really feel the difference. Sunbrella would be emitting at 110 degrees. Put some mylar over it, and the radiant temperature would drop to near ambient - 80-85 degrees. Great bit of kit.
There's no offence in this Barry, but listening to your stories and the way you speak, sounds just like my great uncle Jack. It sounds comfortable to me, that was 50yrs ago.
I have just discovered your Chanel, I might begin at the front end mate, I'll catch up you up soon. Nice to see you here in NZ
Love the Kiwi accent!
Cheers, and good weekend🤘💪😎❤️🇳🇴🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻 love your channel🍺