Episode 23- Our BLUEWATER boat tour and a LIFE UPDATE!
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- People ask us how we decided what boat to buy. When we started shopping, we knew we wanted an ocean-going boat, so we're showing you all the reasons we knew Coddiwomple was our perfect match. We're giving you a full tour of the boat and an update on our progress and plans for untying these lines!
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I may identify with the statement "we may need that" 😁 We love y'all! See you soon!
About motoring. As I said, I left with a Hunter that had a lot of sail area. In calm seas (light winds doesn't mean calm seas in the oceans) I could sail and do 5 knots in just 7 knots of true wind on the beam. I always cleaned the bottom of the boat just before departure if I was sailing more than 4 hours. I hate going slow. But even I motored on some legs like days. Trying to get around cuba going from Cayman Islands to Bahamas meant looking for a light wind window because going both directions. I motored for 4 or 5 days after sailing the first 2. When crossing the equator I motored for 5 days after sailing for 5 days from Panama City. Down near Panama the wind dies. I spent a summer in the Bahamas (Abacos Sea area) and did a lot of motoring then as the winds get light in the summer. The wind dies at least 200 miles from Marquesas Islands in a good window and 1,000 miles in a bad window. I motored 2 days on the 11 day trip from Bora Bora to Tonga.
Make sure your fuel tank is spotless before leaving and use biocide on each fillup. engines dying offshore is a major and common problem due to clogged lines or filters. On my Hunter the filter never clogged, but the line at the tank fitting did often. That was such a pain to fix at sea. Having large lines and fittings helps.
The oceans tend to have swell from the high lats plowing through on light wind days. Sometimes these are as large as 10 feet high. You will need more wind to keep the sails full and not popping every wave which will destroy sails and rigging. On the Hunter I needed at least 9 knots of wind to stop the popping. On my Whitby I need at least 12 knots of wind. Apparent wind that is...going downwind is when it's usually the worst due to apparent wind being low. I am hoping a Asymmetrical spinnaker will drop that to 9 on my current boat. We don't have one yet for it and paid the price on our return trip when the virus hit from Bequia to Galveston. Lots of popping which almost brought down the rig.
Now lets talk rigging. I've told others this and they ignored me and their mast came down because of it and he lost the boat. If you do not know how long your rigging is, replace it now. It's expensive but cheaper than losing the boat. Rigging lasts cruisers about 7 to 10 years depending on how much they sail and where and how they sail. Those who sail on the weekend 3 times a year can get a lot more out of it. Trust me, you don't want to have your mast come down at sea. It is very scary. Mine came down on the trip I was using to get to a rigger. Talk about bad luck. The funny thing is, mine was due to a cotter pin failure on the forestay at the mast. I inspected that pin before I left. So now my rule is replace all cotter pins every 3 years.
On my return trip on my current boat I didn't follow that rule but we got so lucky. A week later in the Boardwalk marine I noticed that the cotter pin and washer for the forestay at the deck was sitting on the bow roller. Once again, I inspected it before we left. The popping was the cause.
How to reduce popping stress? Get some thick stretch cord to use on the sheets and halyards on those sails. Tie them in-line so that when the sails fluff, it pulls them tight and then when they fill, the stretch cord easies the sheet out instead of a pop.
Sorry about the long posts. I got a lot of stories :)
Thomas is KING of "We might need that" and it drives me CRAZY! LOL 4 Seasons in this full-time cruising and I FINALLY got him to purge! haha! Great video as always! Can't wait to see y'all out on the blue!
Thanks! We need to get together soon!
@@svcoddiwomple we’d love that. After the Annapolis show we’re headed back to Guatemala to knock out a few projects before taking off! Wish y’all were going to the boat show! If you’ve never been you definitely need to add it to your to do list!
Seabrook Texas.....Now we are talking. My boat is in Watergate right now. Used to keep it in the boardwalk but management there has gone down hill. I left Kemah to sail around the world in 2012 on my Hunter 376 and my first stop was supposed to be Key West. It ended up being St. Petersburg, fl. I left on a weak northern front. I had to motor for 3 days before I got wind. That was good because it got me about halfway so I couldn't turn around and go back. The bad part was the wind shifted so fast it was on the nose in about 4 hours which is why I ended up in St. Petes.
Here is some advice. If you aren't in a hurry, take the ICW east till at least mobile Bay then sail it south on an eastern wind. Do not sail the eastern Gulf against a SE or S wind as that current will make the waves very steep and brutal, even if small. Currents are an issue in the eastern Gulf.
In 2012 it was very hard to find good anchoring in Key West as all the spots were taken by locals. Rent was too expensive for those who worked in the bars so they lived on small old unseaworthy boats. Some didn't even have dinghys. There was a push to get rid of those boats by the local government but don't know if it worked. Please let me know.
We bought a house in the mountains a few years ago but trying to get the boat ready for another around the world trip in a year or two. I'll keep an eye on ya and give advice now and then.
Yes they are secured with feet bolted to the shelves as well.
Great video! We just recently purged our Westsail 32 after sailing to Mexico in 2016. So much stuff we "needed" that we really didn't. Looking forward to your next video!
Thanks! What’s your opinion on the tiller master autopilot? Keep?? We’ve gotten some votes to keep but we’re still on the fence.
@@svcoddiwomple I would ditch it and get a Pelagic autopilot. The tiller master is just too old and I'm not sure you can get parts anymore. A lot of Westsails have the Pelagic. It is robust enough to handle a heavy Westsail in nasty weather. I know from experience. When we left Southern California for Mexico I ditched our tiller master based on a friend's recommendation. It was one of the best decisions we made. I carried a spare tiller master also just more weight and old parts to fix and old autopilot.
That's my two cents!
I'm excited to see you guys leave. We wished we did it long before we actually did. Don't get bogged down in projects you "have" to complete. I had all the parts for a home built water maker but didn't actually install it until the season after we left.
Have fun, go small, go simple and go now!
keep the tiller autopilot....both of them. There will be times you don't use the vane like when motoring. You will do a lot more motoring than you think. Get rid of the hoses but do have plenty of spares. You can get food everywhere, expect on the long passages like it's 20 days from Galapagos to Marquesas Islands. No place to stock up at sea, but every single port you go to you will have lots of food options. Boat parts though is a different story. Put at least 2 white Boat Life Life SEAL in the bottom of your frig. If you don't keep it in the frig it will go bad even unopened.
Now lets talk calking. I see you are still using screws. That is actually bad. Screws expand at a different rate than the fiberglass, especially in the tropics. If you want things to not leak, use the caulking listed above and no screws. The caulking will hold it stronger than the screws and you will not develop leaks. You gotta trust me on this one. 40K+ offshore miles and not one single leak over 8 years of cruising. Do it once now at the dock, reseal everything with the caulking above and take out the screws and fill the holes with it too. You will never have a leak. Nothing will rot. You will be happy.
Great advice!! And much appreciated! Thanks so much!
Great video. If you are as good a sailor as you are a teacher (you are) you guys will do well. Fair winds and following seas. Chris P.
Thank you, Chris!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but your rudder is keel hung. There is no skeg on your vessel.
Nevertheless, you have a sweet ride
Man I had to look that one up! You are correct! I thought those two were synonymous but I see the difference. Thanks for watching!
What a great video. You are a great teacher and I hope this gets a lot of views. I have a book for you that I'm going to leave with Captain Robert.
Thanks so much, Will!
in other would you go out side to change your mind been there done that. have fun and enjoy life as it is short
Are those SS ratchets holding the tank?
32 foot seems bit small...smallest I'd go is 40ft
There are definitely times we would love a little extra space! Everything is a trade off. Luckily we’re both still alive and breathing so I guess we’re doing something right 🤣
It is 50 years old, Say that again 50 years old. I hope it was cheep, like 10k or less . Small and 50 years old, OMG
To each their own, but bigger isn't always better...omg, I can't believe I actually said that 😳...40 foot is the magic number where a lit if things change. You have more safety requirements, like for example you have to have an engine room fire extinguisher.
4 years working on the boat, 4 years and look at the wood, all dry and falling apart , They stopped building that style of boat for reason 50 years ago. All that blue water mumble jumbo is old. The boat is tiny and old soon it will be 60 years old. When is it going inthe water ? I know never. Get a boat from this century and go sailing sometime in the next ten years
you seem like a hurt person. had the world been mean to you?
Excuse me, but Coddiwomple (who is 52, by the way, not 60) is in the water right now and she goes sailing all of the time. Now, where is your boat? Where is your video? If you are going to talk the talk, walk the walk my friend.
This comment brings me such joy..I have read it probably 50 times and each time I hear my late grandmother saying "Bless your heart." Miss you Granny.