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I am an ex CPO Marine Engineer Artificer in the Royal Navy, I was trained in Marine Engineering for nine years. Even so I find Niger Calder's book essential
No doubt Nigel would appreciate comments like this. This 4th Edition has lots of information about batteries and charging etc. which is a subject which is constantly evolving. Having this information at your fingertips when you are on board is just fantastic. Cheers, Chris
I agree Nigel Calder’s book is a must. Imported mine from Amazon US to UK for £27 when it was on offer. At that price I didn’t have to pay import duty. Good blog.
We haven't bought a boat yet (in the process of), but I have Nigel Calder's book on my shelves - everyone who's got one swears by it and says the price is worth getting it. I concur...
@@SailingBritaly Thanks! It's getting there, just busy wrangling a surveyor - peak season down in the south of france for them folks, but eh, we'll get there. Probably not going sailing until next year though, there's a bunch of stuff I want to upgrade/alter first :D
The mechanical and electrical book is fantastic, I'm in the UK and can confirm it was very pricey if bought here or U.K. eBay... I found exactly the same book advertised through amazon direct from the United States including shipping for £20 and it was delivered to my door within 5 days... it pays to shop around ... fantastic channel guys wish you all the very best for the future 👍
I too have Nigels’ book. Excellent manual! I didn’t buy though. When I have my eye on something like that, since my adult children insist on buying me Birthday and Christmas gifts, I just ask for gift cards for Defender, Landfall, West Marine, etc. They are happy that I’m getting something I want and they don’t have to guess what I need!
Nice video Chris, I have literally just come back from the Isle of White after visiting my boat for the first time. Cant wait to get it back by me now so I can start work on it ( complete refit whilst living aboard) and hopefully this time next year I will be closing my business and sailing away for the next stage of my life.... :)
Good on you Vince, good luck with your refit and your future adventures. Hopefully you will find some of our "Boat Work" videos helpful. Cheers, Chris 👍
Thank you Chris, Yes your vids have been very helpful. I have just purchased that book too so that will be a huge help with working things out. The plan is to get it to Portishead Marina at the end of September and then fix it up by July and then spend the next year or 2 just sailing wherever I can get to :)
Hi Paul, we used CT1 on our boat when I replaced all our through-hull assemblies and it has worked perfectly. This video covers every single little detail ruclips.net/video/9bV1rqqvw-k/видео.html There is a shorter version on our channel too, but this longer video covers absolutely everything and may help you to save time in the long-run. Cheers, Chris
Hope to get a boat this winter. Already have Calder's Boat Maintenance book and his book on Diesel Engines. 👍 CT1 is available on USA Amazon. Get this....the white is $20, the black is $100! 😲 My motivation for getting and living on a boat is exactly as you said. I couldn't have expressed it better!!
As part of my regular maintenance schedule I washed all port and hatch seals with soapy water and applied a light coating of vegetable glycerine thinned with water. There are probably better products on the market nowadays but vegetable glycerine has served me well. The downside of using it is that it can be a food source for the nasty stuff. It must be applied very lightly and cleaned off and reapplied at least monthly. Sailing can take you almost anywhere, but you better not be in a hurry. 😁 "This Old Boat" and "Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual" By Don Casey are also great books to have aboard.
Hear hear. Well spoken!!! We are leaving end of april. Along the south coast of England to Scilly, then France and Spain, Who knows, one day w'll meet?
Thank you for another fantastic video. I would regrease other seals...I don't know why I hsve never thought of regreasing portlight seals - I will make this a part of my regular maintenance when I another boat. I love that you stopped filming when Emma said "no" - very respectful. :)
Thanks Jeffrey. We used to be boat dealers and learnt a few tricks to get good deals - give us a shout before you buy your next boat and we might be able to help you save some $$$$
i keep a tube of ct1 on the boat. good stuff. also found paint brush cleaner is good for removing duct tape residue. also watching the end of your video, the oil lamp looks very cosey, my boat came with a same looking lamp but i took it off as wanted to just keep modern tech inside, now i wish i kept it all together now
Hi John, thank you for the tip about paint brush cleaner for duct tape residue. We do like our little oil lamp and we take it out in the cockpit with us sometimes too - a real flame is hard to beat. Cheers, Chris 👍
Thanks good tips, have use rubber seal through work we put them in hot water to soften them before installing. Have also used captain tolley's creeping crack cure before on a window leak held up for the season 👍
Great videos guys , keep up the good works😉 Ha to have a little chuckle though when you mentioned about casting off the lines and going anywhere in the world, which is a little more complicated atm due to countries not letting anyone in😩😷 . Hopefully things will get back to normal soon 😁 Be safe 🙏
Chris I like how you come up with budget friendly ideas for your boat. A great DIY video. Emma yoga is cute and bye-bye kisses are always welcome. Safe travel you three.
Some really good top tips guy's and thoughts too! We are heading for Italy in the next few weeks. Looking for a good marina to over winter south of Rome if you know any where? Sail Safe . Ant, Cid and the pooch crew xx
Hi Ant & Cid, we haven't sailed down there yet but there are lots options. This page has some good info www.noonsite.com/report/wintering-in-the-mediterranean/ and there is one particularly cheap place (Roccella Ionica) where over wintering a 53 ft boat was just €1,100 - water & electricity included (Another example from Noonsite for this marina: 6 months with an 11 m yacht was €900) Fair winds guys!
Hi Samntha, they definitely grow up too fast. I'll have to go offshore again shortly and I'll miss a month of Emma's life that we will never get back. Breaks my heart. Chris
Yes, that book is essential...have one myself. I found CT1 here in the US...is the white the same as the black?? Maybe if your new horizons push you westward, we might share some adventures. Regards, Brad.
Glad to hear it Brad, it's a fantastic book. The product information sheet for all the different colours of CT1 is here: www.ct1.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2016/11/ct1_product_info_sheet_10-03-2015.pdf Which suggest that they are identical, but the safety datasheets (www.ct1.com/product-datasheets/#ct1-datasheets) are different... The black and the white are covered by one datasheet, so they are the same (apart from the colour of course! 😂) The clear and silver versions are covered by a separate datasheet, so they must be different in some way. We would love to share an anchorage with you and your family. The sailing world is a small one so we may well do this one day! Cheers, Chris 👍
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Emma is SO clever!!!
5 лет назад+1
oh I forgot to mention this is Janise, I switched to using my business account for RUclips :)
🌟 Hi Janise! Thank you very much! I find my double-jointed thumbs are very useful If I were to edit out all my ugly bits there would be none of me left in the video! 😂 I believe Nigel Calder's book would be useful for you as Trailers/RVs/campervans have many similarities with boats (it often seems that they attract the same kind of free-spirited people too!) This book would also be helpful for fault-finding and repairing the sytems on your tow vehicle too, so that is another advantage. Don't forget that as a Patron of ours you get technical assistance from us, so if you ever have any questions that you think we can help you with just fire us through a private message on Patreon and we will do our best to help you out. Big hugs to all the family, Chris, Rossella & Emma :-)
5 лет назад
@@SailingBritaly A chuckle to your oh so British self-deprecating humor ;), and thank you for your suggestion and reminder about that Patreon benefit! I see that the book is only $20 usd (about £17?) which is much cheaper than what it's listed for on the UK Amazon so I'm going to get one through your link and hopefully also use it to check my trailer plug connection thingy 😁 It works but something is loose. (oh and an extra thanks for helping me realize that I could set up international Amazon accounts!) You all are just the gifts that keep giving!! Hugs from us!
5 лет назад
and wouldn't you know, I had a forgotten credit in my account for $1 more than this book cost so I paid nothing more out of pocket. I'll have the book in a few days!
That CT1 looks great.( Hello to my northern neighbours; Wha' abo' ye) Is it an adhesive/sealant? So you would probably still use butyl tape when you want a pure sealant? I noticed you're appear to be using a paraffin lamp. Is it effective as a light source or is it more for mood lighting?
Hi there, you're right that CT1 is an adhesive sealant. CT1 has a tensile strength of 2.65 Mpa, for reference Sikaflex 291i has a tensile strength of 1.8 Mpa. Our solar arch fittings were bedded with butyl tape as they are bolted through the deck and we only needed a sealant. The oil lamp does give off some noticeable heat. It doesn't necessarily raise the temperature of the air in the boat by all that much, but the readiant heat it puts out is definitely noticeable. The light it gives out isn't particularly bright, but we do enjoy having it burning away in the background. Cheers, Chris
Watching your videos is always a pleasure and instructive. May I ask you a beginner question? Is CT1 sealant suitable for sealing the glass of an hatch which leaks? Or is there a better product for that purpose? Thanks.
Hi there, thank you. :-) This is a specialist job and you do need to be careful with what you use. Some 'glass' materials can be damaged by chemicals within sealants, and if the sealant is too strong the differential thermal expansion & contraction of the aluminium frames and the 'glass' can generate forces strong enogh to enough to break the glass material. The choice of what to use also depends on whether the glass is held in place by sealant only, or if there are fasteners involved. Sikaflex has a special sealant called 295UV for this purpose, but whatever you use it does need to resist UV well. According to the manufacturers CT1 can be used for this: www.ct1.com/product-applications/what-should-i-do-if-my-boat-has-a-leak/ but if you are going to do this job then it is definitely worth taking the time to research it well before you start. I did it on our last boat and it is a messy job, so you only want to do it once! Cheers, Chris 👍
@@SailingBritaly Thanks a lot for your exhaustive answer. I was not aware of the problems involved. Yes I knew of Sikaflex but I kind of remember I had read a negative opinion in a nautical forum long ago and so I was wondering if CT1 could be a valid alternative. The article in the link you posted seems to confirm it is. I'll study the matter some more before deciding... Cheers and fair wind!
Hi there, yes it is quite a difficult choice. There are different types of Sikaflex and they designed to do different jobs. It's definitely worth spending some time on research before you go ahead. Good luck with the job and fair winds! :-)
Hi Daniel, superthumbs are ace... I just had a quick shufty at the Stixall datasheet and it is certified for internal use only www.everbuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/STIXALL-V1.1.pdf I'm all for saving money, but I'm careful at the same time. I'm glad I went for CT1 on our under the waterline through-hull fittings as that's the kind of job I only want to do once. Having said that, for some other less critical jobs Stixall might work perfectly.
Hi Sara, the three of us have been out at anchor for a couple of nights (We are taking small steps forwards in order to avert any situation which might take us 10 steps backwards. Disasters at sea are good at creating views on RUclips, but we prefer the slow and steady approach...) and we'll cover this in our videos soon.
Top Tip on Nigel Calder's book. One thing if you do buy the book don't let anybody borrow it because you'll never see it again! Watched this ruclips.net/video/p6jMN2HTlmc/видео.html a while back. Love Nigel's final comment. Spoiler alert it's said with a bit of emotion. If you have the attention span of a goldfish, something I can identify with. ruclips.net/video/P27mNwiJbvQ/видео.html
Thanks for the heads up! I had never seen or heard Nigel Calder speak before and it is very nice to be able to picture this great man accurately. Cheers, Chris 👍
Congratulations on seeing the road to financial freedom. Feel free to reach out if you are ever interested in buying investment real estate in the US. We have some good contacts. Not looking to sell anything, just like to help people get ahead.
Cheers Bob, that's very kind of you but we already have a complicated cross-border situation and I reckon adding another country in to the mix would make our heads explode! 😂
Good grief man! Where are your standards? Surely you know that such repairs should only be made using colour coordinated duct tape! That black tape clashes awfully...
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Hi guys, thanks for watching!
📖 Be the first in line to receive our Financial Freedom PDF e-book, which explains exactly how we have been able to arrange our life so that we can go cruising, and how YOU can do this too! ➜ bit.ly/FinancialFreedomPDF
🛒 Buy the updated edition of Nigel Calder's fantastic book here:
amzn.to/2ZpQry1 (Amazon US)
amzn.to/2T1rMNH (Amazon UK)
amzn.to/31d6IqA (Amazon Canada)
(Amazon links support our channel)
Fair winds!
Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
I am an ex CPO Marine Engineer Artificer in the Royal Navy, I was trained in Marine Engineering for nine years. Even so I find Niger Calder's book essential
No doubt Nigel would appreciate comments like this. This 4th Edition has lots of information about batteries and charging etc. which is a subject which is constantly evolving. Having this information at your fingertips when you are on board is just fantastic. Cheers, Chris
I agree Nigel Calder’s book is a must. Imported mine from Amazon US to UK for £27 when it was on offer. At that price I didn’t have to pay import duty. Good blog.
Great money-saving skills there!👍 Cheers, Chris
We haven't bought a boat yet (in the process of), but I have Nigel Calder's book on my shelves - everyone who's got one swears by it and says the price is worth getting it. I concur...
Good move with Nigel's book and good luck with your boat purchase 👍
@@SailingBritaly Thanks! It's getting there, just busy wrangling a surveyor - peak season down in the south of france for them folks, but eh, we'll get there. Probably not going sailing until next year though, there's a bunch of stuff I want to upgrade/alter first :D
Unclebenny Gaming 👍 We know that feeling! 😂
Un-tying the lines, love that feeling and I'm only on the canals for now.
Canals can be very beautiful and are sooooo peaceful!
The mechanical and electrical book is fantastic, I'm in the UK and can confirm it was very pricey if bought here or U.K. eBay... I found exactly the same book advertised through amazon direct from the United States including shipping for £20 and it was delivered to my door within 5 days... it pays to shop around ... fantastic channel guys wish you all the very best for the future 👍
Good money-saving skills there Doug! Thank you very much 👍
I too have Nigels’ book. Excellent manual! I didn’t buy though. When I have my eye on something like that, since my adult children insist on buying me Birthday and Christmas gifts, I just ask for gift cards for Defender, Landfall, West Marine, etc. They are happy that I’m getting something I want and they don’t have to guess what I need!
That's a good call Ronald 👍
Nice video Chris, I have literally just come back from the Isle of White after visiting my boat for the first time. Cant wait to get it back by me now so I can start work on it ( complete refit whilst living aboard) and hopefully this time next year I will be closing my business and sailing away for the next stage of my life.... :)
Good on you Vince, good luck with your refit and your future adventures. Hopefully you will find some of our "Boat Work" videos helpful. Cheers, Chris 👍
Thank you Chris, Yes your vids have been very helpful. I have just purchased that book too so that will be a huge help with working things out. The plan is to get it to Portishead Marina at the end of September and then fix it up by July and then spend the next year or 2 just sailing wherever I can get to :)
Vince Sygall Sounds great, good luck with everything and let us know how you get on. 👍
My first
Sailing Britaly episode. Totally love it and your daughter is something special !! Best wishes. ✨⛵️⚓️☺️✨
Thank you Richard, welcome aboard! 👍
Lol! The gaffer tape around the leaky hatches and windows worked for me too! My own tip is don't rely on it too long ha ha ha. Cheers Chris
I have heard some very good things about CT-1. I am seriously considering it as an alternative to 291 as the sealant for my next set of thru-hulls.
Hi Paul, we used CT1 on our boat when I replaced all our through-hull assemblies and it has worked perfectly. This video covers every single little detail ruclips.net/video/9bV1rqqvw-k/видео.html There is a shorter version on our channel too, but this longer video covers absolutely everything and may help you to save time in the long-run. Cheers, Chris
Ah, the boat bible! Very good suggestion
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Hope to get a boat this winter. Already have Calder's Boat Maintenance book and his book on Diesel Engines. 👍
CT1 is available on USA Amazon. Get this....the white is $20, the black is $100! 😲
My motivation for getting and living on a boat is exactly as you said. I couldn't have expressed it better!!
Hi David, thank you 👍
As part of my regular maintenance schedule I washed all port and hatch seals with soapy water and applied a light coating of vegetable glycerine thinned with water. There are probably better products on the market nowadays but vegetable glycerine has served me well. The downside of using it is that it can be a food source for the nasty stuff. It must be applied very lightly and cleaned off and reapplied at least monthly.
Sailing can take you almost anywhere, but you better not be in a hurry. 😁 "This Old Boat" and "Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual" By Don Casey are also great books to have aboard.
Thank you for sharing your experience Jacobus and good luck with your new boat! 👍
@@SailingBritaly - Thanks. Last night I cut the the lawn for the first time in almost 25 years, the madness has to end.
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Hear hear. Well spoken!!! We are leaving end of april. Along the south coast of England to Scilly, then France and Spain,
Who knows, one day w'll meet?
Hi there! The sailing community is quite small so no doubt we will share an anchorage somewhere some day. ⛵🌅😊
Editing skills getting better my friend. Great info too 👍
Cheers mate! 👍
Thank you for another fantastic video. I would regrease other seals...I don't know why I hsve never thought of regreasing portlight seals - I will make this a part of my regular maintenance when I another boat. I love that you stopped filming when Emma said "no" - very respectful. :)
Thanks Jeffrey. We used to be boat dealers and learnt a few tricks to get good deals - give us a shout before you buy your next boat and we might be able to help you save some $$$$
@@SailingBritaly I will thank you :)
Another book every boat should have on it is "repairs at sea" also by the great Nigel Calder
Thanks for the heads up 👍
i keep a tube of ct1 on the boat. good stuff. also found paint brush cleaner is good for removing duct tape residue. also watching the end of your video, the oil lamp looks very cosey, my boat came with a same looking lamp but i took it off as wanted to just keep modern tech inside, now i wish i kept it all together now
Hi John, thank you for the tip about paint brush cleaner for duct tape residue. We do like our little oil lamp and we take it out in the cockpit with us sometimes too - a real flame is hard to beat. Cheers, Chris 👍
Thanks good tips, have use rubber seal through work we put them in hot water to soften them before installing. Have also used captain tolley's creeping crack cure before on a window leak held up for the season 👍
Cheers Al 👍
Seems like a good book there. I'd definitely benefit from it.
It's a great investment for any boat owner 👍
Subscribed! a pity not to have one Amazon ES link. Thanks for the recommendation anyway 🙏🏻
Welcome aboard Alberto, disfruta el libro! 👍
Haha I have double jointed thumbs, too!
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You haven't put a link to the CT1 adhesive sealant?
Great videos guys , keep up the good works😉 Ha to have a little chuckle though when you mentioned about casting off the lines and going anywhere in the world, which is a little more complicated atm due to countries not letting anyone in😩😷 . Hopefully things will get back to normal soon 😁 Be safe 🙏
Yes teh world is a very different place now. Oh the good old days... May they return quickly! STay safe, Chris 👍
She is adorable!
Isn't flex seal like the same thing?
Chris I like how you come up with budget friendly ideas for your boat. A great DIY video. Emma yoga is cute and bye-bye kisses are always welcome. Safe travel you three.
Cheers Tom :-)
Wouldn’t medical rubber tubing work for sealing the porthole?
Some really good top tips guy's and thoughts too! We are heading for Italy in the next few weeks. Looking for a good marina to over winter south of Rome if you know any where? Sail Safe . Ant, Cid and the pooch crew xx
Hi Ant & Cid, we haven't sailed down there yet but there are lots options. This page has some good info www.noonsite.com/report/wintering-in-the-mediterranean/ and there is one particularly cheap place (Roccella Ionica) where over wintering a 53 ft boat was just €1,100 - water & electricity included (Another example from Noonsite for this marina: 6 months with an 11 m yacht was €900) Fair winds guys!
Yay!! I have the same thumbs!!
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Great video as always !!!!
Cheers Wayne 👍
Perfect as always. ,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,fair winds you all.
Thank you Dan 👍
The join on the old foam inner seal shouldn't be on the bottom and a diagonal join would be more watertight but.
I agree with you Peter. I didn't replace the foam as the portlights are no longer leaking but if I ever do the join will be at the top. Chris
Great video
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Wow Emma has shot up. Getting to the cut stage. Miss my kids been this age make the most they grow fast.
Hi Samntha, they definitely grow up too fast. I'll have to go offshore again shortly and I'll miss a month of Emma's life that we will never get back. Breaks my heart. Chris
Yes, that book is essential...have one myself.
I found CT1 here in the US...is the white the same as the black??
Maybe if your new horizons push you westward, we might share some adventures.
Regards,
Brad.
Glad to hear it Brad, it's a fantastic book. The product information sheet for all the different colours of CT1 is here: www.ct1.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2016/11/ct1_product_info_sheet_10-03-2015.pdf Which suggest that they are identical, but the safety datasheets (www.ct1.com/product-datasheets/#ct1-datasheets) are different... The black and the white are covered by one datasheet, so they are the same (apart from the colour of course! 😂) The clear and silver versions are covered by a separate datasheet, so they must be different in some way. We would love to share an anchorage with you and your family. The sailing world is a small one so we may well do this one day! Cheers, Chris 👍
Emma is SO clever!!!
oh I forgot to mention this is Janise, I switched to using my business account for RUclips :)
🌟 Hi Janise! Thank you very much! I find my double-jointed thumbs are very useful If I were to edit out all my ugly bits there would be none of me left in the video! 😂
I believe Nigel Calder's book would be useful for you as Trailers/RVs/campervans have many similarities with boats (it often seems that they attract the same kind of free-spirited people too!) This book would also be helpful for fault-finding and repairing the sytems on your tow vehicle too, so that is another advantage. Don't forget that as a Patron of ours you get technical assistance from us, so if you ever have any questions that you think we can help you with just fire us through a private message on Patreon and we will do our best to help you out. Big hugs to all the family, Chris, Rossella & Emma :-)
@@SailingBritaly A chuckle to your oh so British self-deprecating humor ;), and thank you for your suggestion and reminder about that Patreon benefit! I see that the book is only $20 usd (about £17?) which is much cheaper than what it's listed for on the UK Amazon so I'm going to get one through your link and hopefully also use it to check my trailer plug connection thingy 😁 It works but something is loose. (oh and an extra thanks for helping me realize that I could set up international Amazon accounts!)
You all are just the gifts that keep giving!!
Hugs from us!
and wouldn't you know, I had a forgotten credit in my account for $1 more than this book cost so I paid nothing more out of pocket. I'll have the book in a few days!
Perfect! :-)
"little" Emma is getting so big!
Yes she is! :-)
That CT1 looks great.( Hello to my northern neighbours; Wha' abo' ye) Is it an adhesive/sealant? So you would probably still use butyl tape when you want a pure sealant? I noticed you're appear to be using a paraffin lamp. Is it effective as a light source or is it more for mood lighting?
Hi there, you're right that CT1 is an adhesive sealant. CT1 has a tensile strength of 2.65 Mpa, for reference Sikaflex 291i has a tensile strength of 1.8 Mpa. Our solar arch fittings were bedded with butyl tape as they are bolted through the deck and we only needed a sealant. The oil lamp does give off some noticeable heat. It doesn't necessarily raise the temperature of the air in the boat by all that much, but the readiant heat it puts out is definitely noticeable. The light it gives out isn't particularly bright, but we do enjoy having it burning away in the background. Cheers, Chris
Damn! And here I thought the most valuable item on the boat was the hanging plastic sock dryer! Would've worked for me!
Nobody like damp socks... :-)
Watching your videos is always a pleasure and instructive. May I ask you a beginner question? Is CT1 sealant suitable for sealing the glass of an hatch which leaks? Or is there a better product for that purpose? Thanks.
Hi there, thank you. :-) This is a specialist job and you do need to be careful with what you use. Some 'glass' materials can be damaged by chemicals within sealants, and if the sealant is too strong the differential thermal expansion & contraction of the aluminium frames and the 'glass' can generate forces strong enogh to enough to break the glass material. The choice of what to use also depends on whether the glass is held in place by sealant only, or if there are fasteners involved. Sikaflex has a special sealant called 295UV for this purpose, but whatever you use it does need to resist UV well. According to the manufacturers CT1 can be used for this: www.ct1.com/product-applications/what-should-i-do-if-my-boat-has-a-leak/ but if you are going to do this job then it is definitely worth taking the time to research it well before you start. I did it on our last boat and it is a messy job, so you only want to do it once! Cheers, Chris 👍
@@SailingBritaly
Thanks a lot for your exhaustive answer. I was not aware of the problems involved. Yes I knew of Sikaflex but I kind of remember I had read a negative opinion in a nautical forum long ago and so I was wondering if CT1 could be a valid alternative. The article in the link you posted seems to confirm it is. I'll study the matter some more before deciding...
Cheers and fair wind!
Hi there, yes it is quite a difficult choice. There are different types of Sikaflex and they designed to do different jobs. It's definitely worth spending some time on research before you go ahead. Good luck with the job and fair winds! :-)
My thumbs do the same. Have you tried everbuild Stixall as a cheaper alternative to CT1?
Hi Daniel, superthumbs are ace... I just had a quick shufty at the Stixall datasheet and it is certified for internal use only www.everbuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/STIXALL-V1.1.pdf I'm all for saving money, but I'm careful at the same time. I'm glad I went for CT1 on our under the waterline through-hull fittings as that's the kind of job I only want to do once. Having said that, for some other less critical jobs Stixall might work perfectly.
Very useful 👍
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Great vid
Thanks Gus
@@SailingBritaly always a pleasure. All of you look and are amazing
When do u think u will get out travelling
Hi Sara, the three of us have been out at anchor for a couple of nights (We are taking small steps forwards in order to avert any situation which might take us 10 steps backwards. Disasters at sea are good at creating views on RUclips, but we prefer the slow and steady approach...) and we'll cover this in our videos soon.
@@SailingBritaly cant wait to see your adventures when u are ready to go
Grande! Anch'io ho lo stesso libro. Lo chiamo la mia Bibbia. Ciao Britaly. Un saluto da Davide from Devon (Nicholson 32)
Ciao Davide, la bibbia! 😂 Salutami Devon, non ci vado da quando ero un bambino... Un saluto, Chris 👍
did you buy that 111 on amazon? hahaha
Not this time! Kent bearings Rochester. Good bunch of lads.
@@SailingBritaly just meant it might have been a freebie, perks of the job and all that :)
Johnnie Sloan I thought that might have been on your mind but I bought this myself and got a shock at the price! I try not to waste it... 😂
lotsa more useful stuff,, ta much
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Cutest baby!
Thank you! :-)
I just ordered Nigel’s book last week, sorry mate
No worries Mark, we're glad you will have the book on board, it's brilliant! 👍
I bought his book but way too complex for poor me.
Emma grande taglio di capelli quasi quasi ti imitò!
:-D
Top Tip on Nigel Calder's book. One thing if you do buy the book don't let anybody borrow it because you'll never see it again!
Watched this ruclips.net/video/p6jMN2HTlmc/видео.html a while back. Love Nigel's final comment. Spoiler alert it's said with a bit of emotion.
If you have the attention span of a goldfish, something I can identify with. ruclips.net/video/P27mNwiJbvQ/видео.html
Thanks for the heads up! I had never seen or heard Nigel Calder speak before and it is very nice to be able to picture this great man accurately. Cheers, Chris 👍
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Congratulations on seeing the road to financial freedom. Feel free to reach out if you are ever interested in buying investment real estate in the US. We have some good contacts. Not looking to sell anything, just like to help people get ahead.
Cheers Bob, that's very kind of you but we already have a complicated cross-border situation and I reckon adding another country in to the mix would make our heads explode! 😂
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Good grief man!
Where are your standards?
Surely you know that such repairs should only be made using colour coordinated duct tape!
That black tape clashes awfully...
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You can buy ct1 in howdens joinery if you know someone that has an account