Money saving boating ideas
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2017
- Saving money! Build your own dock line shock absorbers for a fraction of the cost. Cover your bumpers with T shirts for a tenth of the cost of bumper covers!
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Puffin is a 19 meter steel hulled ketch, currently slipped in Charleston, SC. My wife and I are living the dream while living aboard.
Enjoyed this guys vids a couple of years ago, wish he was back....
Dave H, Thanks! I enjoyed making the vids, but have swallowed the anchor and live in Colorado now. Cheers!
Thank you for your Video, I have a Catalina 30, at my previous marina, even with the expensive snubbers, in winter storms I had a bow cleat break loose, and the wind lofted one of my fenders onto the boat. Perhaps the wet shirt would have added weight to keep that from happening. I used to lose one fender each winter. Now I am at a much more sheltered Marina, but I will build those dock line shock absorbers you described, may come in handy when I am out cruising.
What an amazing sailboat you have. Gorgeous to say the least! Breath taking!
I love this saving money tricks for sailors, thank you for sharing, you are a good man (and a great skipper!)
These are great idea. Also...I enjoy the outtakes. Very funny.
I just found your channel, watching a bunch now. These ideas are awesome! Thank you! (The ending was priceless! Lol)
Good man. Simple, slick ideas. Keep them coming.
Ty for the Tips . It is a great feeling to make items and Gear and save money. I am learning to Sew so I can save money.
Wow love puffin, love the ideas
The moon is bright and shining, hahaha. Great video!!
Love the bare bottoms outtake. Thanks for the laugh.
Thanks for the advice Brad.
SV Satoshi, Thanks!
Nice boat. Great ideas! Thx.
This guy is gold. Subscribed
Thanks mate from over the pond (UK)
brilliant idea! Thanks Brad
Mike,
Thanks again! Have fun with yours!
Thank you. Great tips!
What a smart guy you are!
Brilliant.. I haven't jet a boat but I will remember for life.
Really smart!! Thx,Brad!
You are the main man for tips and tricks no but jokes intended.
Love your philosophy and your ideas! They will be used aboard MV River Dragon here in UK. Thank you!
MV River Dragon, Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Good guy. Lovely boat. Thanks
This was done so well. All your videos are informational. Thanks so much!
victor, Thanks for watching. If you have not already tumbled to it, there is a great website out there with 'Sailing Britican'. Kim does a great job in figuring out cost saving tips.
Thanks I will check it out. Currently my wife and I live in Colorado and we love the waters of San diego. So are thoughts are to find a boat and air b and B it except when we need to use it for vacation. Then retire there.
Great plan! I just moved from my boat to Colorado (Springs area). I thought about doing the air B&B with the boat, but Puffin is a little complex for the average occupant, although the size is optimal for that purpose. The marina I was at also did not allow air B&B.... I toyed with the idea of hiring a full time captain and chartering the boat (out of Bahamas, Belize, etc...), but have not done it (yet?).
Great ideas thank You
Incredible idea thank you for sharing
. . . incredible idea ? Next decade mankind is going to Mars !
I will copy the idea of covering the fenders but i would get old t shirts from red cross - sallys - st vincent de pauls places like that for $1 or maybe out of the free box
Awesome hacks, thanks!
Just found your channel man ur one handy guy thanks for sharing ,,,,cheers
Slipstream, Thanks for watching!
Merci! Good ideas tank's for sharing. Happy new year from France
great idea !!!! Thanks :-)
Awesome video as always Captain Brad :)
My ratings cannot help but boost because of the antics of my neighbors. Love It!
Me too!
Shock absorber bumper you are a smart Cookie, old timer. I think that I better subscribe. Thank you.
Ignacio, Thanks for watching!
No, I thank you for the entertainment. It's too bad that I don't have the smack nor the lack of years to take Puffin of your capable hands. But, I did enjoyed the tour very much. I worked on ship, a good many years, so the first thing that I look at is the engine and the set up in the engine room. I always liked the chiller a/c system and your bilge routing is great. Again, thanks for the entertainment.
Your neighbor with his pants down was pretty funny
GREAT IDEAS
Im sure the word boat means ( bring on another thousand) i was always spending heaps , great video
My kind of boating. Saving bucks for other more important things.👍👍👍👍
you da man.... great ideas
Thank you so much for these tips...brilliant...by the way Puffin looks gorgeous. I love the stern windows....is there a video tour of her?
Jeremy Mitchell, The boat broker had a video of her, but instead of trying to find that, I suggest looking up my RUclips video on square footage; it goes through the boat fairly well. Thanks for watching!
the bloopers made this video :)
Used Scooter tires work well. You can usually get them for free.
very well explained . thank you
Car tires...
They don't look pretty but I've weathered many storms with them
great video :D i subbed!!! keep it up.
Elite Chiller, Thanks for watching!
Nice video! Helpful!
Also, would appreciate a video of your experience of importing a boat into the US.. Saw you mentioning it on the Britican video, and as someone that plans to do the same, I'd appreciate understanding the hoops one must jump through...
Thank you..
Sailing Solitude, Thanks for watching! Yes, the process was like hitting my head on a brick wall. It would make a good video.
Sailing Solitude, Did you import? How did it go?
Make more videos like this about saving money on sailboat.
Did you shoot this at night, because I could see the moon. 😂 great Video
Marlinspike, I did ask him to please shave that 'one pepperoni pizza'. :) You might get a kick out of BRITICAN, and can find their videos on RUclips. Aside from being wonderful people and great friends, they spend their days kicking about the Caribbean; they have a fun blog. Check it out!
save you even more money, find a bicycle shop, they will give you all the used tire tubes you want for free. same for a truck tire repair place. lots of trucks still use tubes.
Thanks for the video. About UV degradation: what about UV protecting SLEEVES to put over the rubber (Tyvek or athletic = 3 pairs for $10)?
billyrubin75, Thanks for watching! Great idea!
Any video of SAILING Puffin?
only problem is that those bungee cords do not last long at all in the sun... used to have a gas tank strapped down with one on my pontoon boat and had it degrade in just one summer and lost my tank while towing the boat home... hope you have better luck than I did.
Rodney, Thanks for watching! Yes, you have to keep an eye on them, or perhaps cover with a fabric sleeve. The WestMarine ones degrade fast, too.. the big difference is the cost.
What material was that shirt for the fender? Some kind of meshy quick drying polyester type athletic shirt right?
John, Thanks for watching. I used regular cotton. In Charleston harbor, it lasted about 2 months. Longer elsewhere. Point was the cost. I could buy about 20 t-shirts for the price of one of the WestMarine covers. The t-shirt lasts about half the time as the expensive one, but I have six of the big bumpers. Saved hundreds of dollars every year.
Are using twist ties or zip/cable ties?
Cool! Lovely neighbors you have there as well.
Leuff, I am truly blessed to have the Browns as neighbors! Aside from good advice on everything from repairs to sailing tips, they also are raising Sienna.... who gives us a run for our money at putt putt golf, bowling, and any other game she can get us to take part in :)!
Very interesting concepts. BTW are you ex-Navy? I'm guessing Chief Boatswain's Mate.
Tom, thanks for watching! No, not ex-Navy, but rather ex-Army. Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. That said, in my last few years, I helped manage the 'Army's Navy'; Army landing craft of all shapes and sizes throughout the Pacific. Lots of respect for Chief Boatswain's Mates, so thanks for the compliment!
You should have taken it one step further with the bumpers. Go with the long sleeves and fill the sleeves with small long-style fenders! Great for Halloween! Especially if you tie another small round one on top!
Oh, and put a "Help Wanted" sign on your boat!
Pelen Tan, I (with a heavy heart) have hung a for-sale sign on her. What I really need is a bunch of kids to come help me :).
Wait, is Puffin for sale?
Leuff, Yes, Puffin is up for sale. Will anounce same in a video.... perhaps there is a buyer out there who wants a lot of boat for the $. My wife and I are headed to Colorado, and it is a wee bit hard to sail there from here. Boat goes on the hard in mid June.
I am sad to hear that and I hope next owner will be as cool as you and share some of the joys of owning such a beautiful boat with us. Thanks for responding!
This guy is fucking smart! Why couldn't you be my grandfather!
Notanxiousanxiety, Ha! I am definitely in Grandfather training mode!
Please can we have a tour of Puffin
Kay Jay, I have some other videos out that give a tour. As for an actual tour, I am sorry, but I sold Puffin.
Ingenius
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Buddy you are as red as tge wall behind you. Lol
Nice. You could have avoided wasting a cable tie (more plastic to end up in the ocean) by using a short length of line and a constrictor knot.
What makes u think he throws the plastic one in the ocean, most boaters care for the ocean
Everything can be sold to a sailor, provided, it is expensive.
Or just us a fender you already have on board cost nothing
Brad, I want to ask you about being a merchant in your own personal sailboat around the world. I want to do this to make profit/money using my own home built catamaran designed for cargo hauling. Not yet wanting to ask you more about the design of my boat, but first I'm more focused on knowing about trading goods around the world and what I can expect around places like Canada, India, Australia, NZ, Hawaii, USA, & the U.K. Are goods such as power tools, Canadian ice cream, canned food, bicycles, jewelry, & other legal items to 'traffic' or transport profitable? Can I expect not just the U.S. Coast Guard, but other countries government bullies to hound me on the seas!? I know my boat is not going to be made 100% legal such as maybe no running lights or CB radio.. will that be something a coast guard bully would notice? I feel I don't have to maximize my cargo space and can have a lot of live aboard area for myself and 3 other people in a 45 foot long catamaran sailboat (electric motor power as well for backup propulsion method). When emailing me, mention 'Sailing Puffin RUclips' in the subject line so I know it's you Brad. I'm Kevin Eidsmore. @Eidsmore on Twitter (white guy with sunglasses on & lightning background) or Email me: mercury1978kevin@yahoo.com
Kevin Eidsmore lol
Buddy I did exactly as you directed. One lineheld of 4the other 3 all snapped your idea suck for the lack of a better word
James, Sorry the ideas failed you. They worked well for me, and Puffin was a 53 ton boat with a lot of draft (current pressure) and sail. Hopefully no harm was done to your boat! How big is she; what were the conditions?
@@sailingpuffin4929 my top outer rail guard top on side it. Got hung up on the and pulled some I have know idea how to fix it and I have about 12 on the side that's scratched up. I've never seen the tide this high before I actually had to step up to get on it
@@sailingpuffin4929 my boat is a 30 ft Pearson wanderer about 9 tons I did just use 3_ 31 inch bands not 6
@@sailingpuffin4929 my wife hates the boat I'm a constant battle with her just to get it ready to sail for next may and once I'm sailing I may not ever come back
@@jamesl7790 when I tied off Puffin with the rope/cord mix, I was on a floating dock, so only pressure was lateral. Bouyency on a 9 ton boat could overcome the rubber bands if you tied off to a non-floating dock. Sorry your wife is not a fan of sailing.... Mine was not that thrilled either, but went along with my dream. I have read (somewhere) that 36 is the smallest comfortable liv-a-board for a couple, but have seen it done on mallet than 30. Have you tried bribery😉?
Get ur t shirts from charity or use old ones
Snubbers were a good idea but they only last a few months before the UV in Florida eats them up.
G King, this may sound odd, but you can always put a spray sunscreen on the UV sensitive parts.... Yes, it does work, but it has the downside of making your equipment feel greasy, and it does tend to eat stuff on its own; mainly some plastics I have found (watch crystals, etc). We have a UV problem in Colorado, too.
Buy some Sunbrella material for $25 a yard and cover them. It would improve the looks also.