Have you thought of using dynema to wrap around the boom and make a soft shackle with metal shackle to connect the lines to? Might work in place of the rivet that keeps coming out. 🙂
You can do the same but with out dyneema , a simple nylon strap or regular line will be just fine. Dyneema had no stretch so the shock loads are same as if metal to metal.....
@@ianbell5611 Still have to take a line to the end of the boom to stop it sliding & as already pointed out the sail is not loose fitted so the strop will not go round the boom.
Thought I would mention to never fill the fuel tank to the top. If the fuel warms up even a degree or two, the fuel will expand and over flow. John Bailey
that was actually quite entertaining,I didn't think it was bad at all . Joshi is so much more calm, you guys are good for him, considering he's an intact male he's doing great.
Open ocean is vast, even the Mediterranean. The rule in the Pacific is: If you go overboard, you're gone. When preparing this needs to be the rule. Of course you'll risk your life to find anyone overboard, but it's a lot easier to have fast rules, even knowing they'll be broken, so fudging is removed. So, Yoshi and lifelines, etc ... No regrets. Still love you two. Cheers from Vancouver, Canada, Dawson
I look so forward to Friday because my 3 favorite sailors are coming on .. Mark this is never boring nor uninteresting... I love the subject matter of what you guys produce.... I learn so much .. An I'm old... Lol! Happy sails an happy trails.... Thanks for sharing your lives with us grateful for everything!!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
maybe a fake 5 euro watch with canvas or leather to go with those glasses...save the shiny watch for those special occasions. jk man. Being you guys selves is why I have watched since the inspiration from mother's dining room. Love you guys.
Hi guys. Just a thought Mark. On a sail boat, the idea of an engine is to assist you in maneuvering into tight spots and a few other things. If you need the engine to assist your passage for an extended period, then it's going require careful juggling of the RPM to get the best economical use of said motor. My suggestion is to reduce your RPM by anywhere between 500-1000 rpm on long passages. Your hull speed won't be affected as much as you think. And you're fuel consumption will drop quite considerably. But you probably know this already. Just trying to help mate. Btw, my beer fridge is full again. Just saying. Take care and atb from down here in Nz.
i think the engine is pretty strong and you have a lot of loss in the hydraulics. So try to optimize the hydraulics and the hydraulic motors would bring best result. Yes, trying to find the sweet spot by experimenting with diffrent rpms and measuring how much usage per hour for each setting is a good idea.
Enjoy a couple of litres of diesel at my expense. While you may think talking to camera boring, we appreciate how difficult it is. Keep up the great work. I loved my visit to Sardinia on land. When you release your video we will be on day 1 of our first catamaran charter in Greece. I will be taking both my children and their partners. So your video have influence 1 generation to sail and possibly 2. I will hope to have Wi-Fi to watch your next instalment at sea.😀👍
Mark you might wondering what makes content interesting to watch if the daily routine looks a bit boring to you. You and Nadjana are on a journey and don´t talk about moving from one place to another. We as viewers are passengers along the way, interested to see how things a developing and sharing the ups and downs with you. I think a good mix is to share both aspects of your journey. On the on hand, give some background about the places you are visiting from different views (e.g. tourist, sailor, navigator, ...). Maybe you can give some background on how you made your decisions and what were the decision drivers for your journey at that day and so on. If you mix this with a prise of personal insights, an interesting story will develop. Just my personal thoughts. Good luck, have a good time, and stay safe.
I agree I'm never ever board by this content... I guess tho when your living it, it wud seem monotonous to you is great fun to us landlocked viewer's... I love your ideas
You have to try some bakery in Mahon...search for Ca Na Maru bakery or some other and ask for Mitges Llunes and pastissets..reminds me english bakery! Very happy to see you in the Island of my live, and visit Xoroi cave, and Cova des coloms...😍
A canvas sail tie looped around the boom is common for holding the kicker on the boom, then another line back to stop it sliding forward will sort you out. Any more holes in the boom it will break, at some point you might want to hunt out a sleeve or a another boom.
Sceptre cans are amazing. We have had ours for twenty years now and they are still going strong! They even survived 10 years in the Tropical sun. Some things are really worth the extra cost.
The trick with anchoring and taking a longline to shore is to drop the anchor as far out as you can: If your radar works (?) and you put it on the lowest setting you should be able to consistently measure your distance from shore to drop at max distance every time. I always dump half my chain on the bottom at the anchor point and that ensures as I go slowly back the chain pulls out and sets at the point I want and doesn’t drag along the floor. The other consideration is, when choosing your spot, make sure you are able to dump the shore line in an emergency and that you will then spring off to a safe position, without ending up on another shore or tangled with another boat. This is important in Croatia, Greece and Turkey where tieing to the rocks is the norm. Also consider getting a short lifting strop on a shackle to put around the rock, fitting a roller mounted to the pushpit with strong jackstay webbing to use instead of the longline which is a neat solution and use a 2nd anchor if the forecast is over F4. In The Aegean (Or F5+ winds) always choose a “Windward’ rock which will keep the load on the line not the anchor and offer the best wind protection with the apparent wind angle at 150 or above when you’re set. But your technique of keeping the engine in reverse gear until you’re all tied up was spot on; it ensures the anchor is set correctly and keeps the stern line tight. Good Luck!
Mark, your boom has a slot in the bottom, you can probably find a fitting for it and the kicker that will be much more secure than your riveted fitting.
Great video once again! I fell in love with Corsica and have been coming there for years, its paradise on earth with all the rivers floating from the highlands to the sea. Also the most beautiful beaches and achorages if you stay on the westcoast. I'd love to see you explore the Island along the coast. Have fun and looking forward to your next episode!
A tip . Put more effort into the sailing . An extra quarter knot is easy to get from where you are and gets you in a hour earlier on a 4 hour trip . Volunteer to crew on a race boat and they will teach you trim and it will be good content
I’m not sure that you have done a boring bit since the start. Seriously, the mundane to you is extraordinary for me. You’re doing what I have dreamt of doing for years. Stress not and embrace the slow life.
What you said about sunglasses on a boat is absolutely true. I mislaid my prescription sunglasses the very first day I moved onto my boat, and I haven't seen them since.
Never boring, I love hearing what's going on but the old film-making adage of 'show don't tell' is a good one, when the wind's blowing and she's sailing well it will be lovely to just see that. Also, Mark, look after those peepers, I've wrecked mine with years of squinting in the sun and now can't do without sunnies even just for going outside. A pair of half decent polaroids will help protect them. Really looking forward to these next chapters in your adventure, away from the west Med and into new territory.
Haven't watched you for ages for some reason RUclips stopped notifications for your channel glad ive finally found the channel again you 2 are fun to watch bell icon turned on again hopefully it stays like that 🍻
May I suggest that you try & get 3 aluminium sail slides & put them in the groove under the boom. Stop them sliding along by pop rivetting a small block in the trac or a screw in front of each block. Put the vang on in a cascade pattern with each leg going to one sail slide. That will distribute the load to the track rather than a single point load. You could do it by tying 3 cords to the slides & bringing them to a point 300mm below at the correct angle to the vang & tie them together as a loop & fit the vang to that it to that . You might get away with plastic sliders.
@@grahamlongley8298 ... Yes, I can see that getting it past those holes it might take some delicate filing and sanding if its been drilled in the track groove. 👍🏼🤞🏼
Always like your videos. You should let your partner carry more of the narration and have more camera time. She has a very unique presence and is a joy to listen to.
I have faith in your fishing Mark ...so going for a Tuna 😊...Having said that you mentioned that you were going to put that big boy on a hand line ...make sure you put v Ryan strong line on it or a strong amount of leader line ...As you say it’s Tuna season in the areas you are going through so good luck and tight lines. If you have any feathers then The Mackerel will be available from the rod as well ...Take Care Both ...A Liverpool Uk 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧🐟🐠 xxx
BTW>>>>>>> you should consider giving a little background history on the boat. She (do not know why we refer to boat to the feminine gender) has obviously sailed a lot before you set her free again! Just thinking of all the cool stuff left when you guys acquired her. If you can and the previous owner would be willing to share. Could make for a nice vid when you are back on the hard.....Cheers and thank you again.
For your vang attachment, looks like you need two stainless steel straps wrapping round the sides of your boom & pop rivetted. That way the load is spread and the rivets act more or less at 90 degrees rather than directly pulling them out as now.
i loved the wee history lesson today . although i have never sailed , i have traveld quite far , the philipines was my last trip away , i will say ths , the journy getting from a to b , some might think its humdrum and boring , well its not , i for one love the journy as much as the destination . DONT change what you are doing , you are living the dream man that most of us cant get too for one reason or the other . keep up the videos ,
Mark I just saw a video from a sailing chanel they have a catamaran with out a mast or sails right now....moving costs 1 gallon per hour, their cat is newer. So you aren't far off that and maybe your stick measurement was that accurate Cheers to you and Nadiyana
Hope you go to see the unbelivible turkish clear beaches of the south.. They are mindblowing... The north is dark deepblue.. With some special beaches and fjord
Yes, such a nice tuna you caught! Ending up in Alexandra, Egypt however... Damn! NOTE; any plastic that is coloured red, and regularly exposed to sunlight, will degrade rapidly. Wise choice on the yellow gerry cans.
Regards your boom vang hanger. Maybe try replacing it with something like a Ronstan R-135 Boom hanger. Other brands available not just Ronstan. This style of hanger is stronger as it spreads the load and the load is a shearing load on the rivets not not pulling on your knackered holes..😁
For your kicking strap have you thought of getting a reefing claw? They were originally designed for roller reefing mainsails . It would overcome the problem you are having. You might be able to pick one up on EBay or a boat jumble. Good luck Steve McI
Every boat has a Vmax related to the length of the hull(s). If you try to go faster then that hull speed and apply more power it will start using fuel excessively. As for the engine. All engines have specific rpm's where their produce max. torque and max power. And diesel engines in particular are designed to run on excess of air. So they work most efficiently under part load settings. So, i think you should use a propellor that pushes the boat at hull speed at max torque rpm. That way the boat will get the best mileage (knotage??) per liter at a reasonable speed.
@@xtc2v If they use a torque converter agreed but this is a pump so the efficiency should be higher .. the loss manifesting itself in heating the fluid..and any tendency for the hoses to bulge.. braided lines would increase the efficiency as will smooth bores and pipe transitions. Id like to see what the manufacturers efficiency figures were. If mark plasters the props in water proof grease that should keep Props clean for a season ..without spending a fortune on prop clear paint. When the valve is fully tightened little or no pressure can escape ...and fluids dont compress... Hence pumped storage hydro turbines are highly efficient...i guess it depends on the type and condition of the pump and any seals.
@@jfv65 Ive been trying to figure that element of the power transmission out. .. and how it feeds back into the engines performance. Its giving me a head ache 🤣 at the moment the burn rate per hour sounds a little high but its a heavy hull it has quite large stub keels and rudders and the props are fairly substantial.. one of the best examples of hull v prop and motor speeds ive come across on smaller ⛵ ruclips.net/video/irkvzw3izfY/видео.html A couple of poles to hold the fore sails out and stop them flapping and collapsing, might be the most cost effective way of improving their light air sailing .
So those boats I see in videos from Florida running 5 x 450hp outboards are quite expensive to run! Even so, 5 L/hr is about 4 miles per gallon. Compare that to a car, or even an articulated truck. You'd be covering at least five times the distance each hour on a speedboat too.
@@cornishhh ours is a year 2000 2 stroke, it is extremely bad temper and thirsty like an old bricklayer. The newer “florida” model x 5 will such your skin off your bones
If that mount snaps off again use some washers to help secure it, maybe that might help. It's not the wind but the sails that determine your direction and only sail when their is favorable winds. I was once in Corsica it was a beautiful place during our honey moon we when on a Princess Cruise Ship and toured the Mediterranean sea ports for like ten days or more, it was spectacular.
Not a bit boring, mate. We continue to enjoy your journeys. I've cruised the Med a lot, though mostly in these little old things called aircraft carriers. If you ever read Patrick O'Brian's books (and any sailor should), Port Mahon figures prominently in many of them. Mahon was a key installation for the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars. Incidentally, just as an FYI, the Moors weren't Arabs. They were Berbers. Really looking forward to seeing how your sail to Sardinia goes. Some of the roughest seas I've ever encountered were between Barcelona and Sardinia, particularly the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia. Stay safe.
Get yourself an original Super Siphon hose(quality) from Amazon or such place, believe me you will wonder why you didn't get one sooner. I have purchased several for the boat, mowers, and tractors. You get almost ever drop out of the fuel container without spilling a drop. And without having to hold the container at all or at weird angles.
It’s never boring learning the metal is too thin it bending putting all the stress on one rivet then working its way around it needs to be twice as long and thicker plate.
I think you need to get that boom beefed up similarly to what you did on Good Tidings' spreaders. I don't like the look of all those holes right in the middle - that's a snap just waiting to happen! Hmm, where did you get to? I'm gonna say Corsica - unless you used the motor a lot!
that kicker strap thing that keeps popping off , i dont know much about sailing at all i will admit , but that beam with all the holes in it , i would if possable reinforce that with thicker aluminium shaped the fit the beam , then i would put bigger poprivits right through them both , and rivit the new metal for some distance along both sides of the beam , just an idea , like i say i am not a sailer and not there to make any kind of a call . and please forgive my bad spelling , keep safe and i love youre stuff with daily challenges , well done you guys .
Nothing you guys do is boring. Just be you, is more than Suffcient and Entertaining. Thank you!
I greatly enjoyed the bit of history regarding the history of mayonnaise. I really did! Love you guys!!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Have you thought of using dynema to wrap around the boom and make a soft shackle with metal shackle to connect the lines to? Might work in place of the rivet that keeps coming out. 🙂
I don't think they can as their main and mizzen aren't loose footed.
Otherwise that would be a great solution.
You can do the same but with out dyneema , a simple nylon strap or regular line will be just fine.
Dyneema had no stretch so the shock loads are same as if metal to metal.....
@@ianbell5611 Still have to take a line to the end of the boom to stop it sliding & as already pointed out the sail is not loose fitted so the strop will not go round the boom.
Rivet nuts might make a better repair
5200 with pop rivets to keep it in place as it sets up. 😉
Thanks
Thought I would mention to never fill the fuel tank to the top. If the fuel warms up even a degree or two, the fuel will expand and over flow.
John Bailey
Amazing life ahead for both of you in a boat you both built from a wreck. Wishing you bon voyage & happy horizons...
Love the Lancs honesty of what you’re doing..
Love the popping caption labels and the running commentary!
that was actually quite entertaining,I didn't think it was bad at all . Joshi is so much more calm, you guys are good for him, considering he's an intact male he's doing great.
Open ocean is vast, even the Mediterranean.
The rule in the Pacific is: If you go overboard, you're gone. When preparing this needs to be the rule. Of course you'll risk your life to find anyone overboard, but it's a lot easier to have fast rules, even knowing they'll be broken, so fudging is removed.
So, Yoshi and lifelines, etc ... No regrets.
Still love you two.
Cheers from Vancouver, Canada,
Dawson
I look so forward to Friday because my 3 favorite sailors are coming on .. Mark this is never boring nor uninteresting... I love the subject matter of what you guys produce.... I learn so much .. An I'm old... Lol! Happy sails an happy trails....
Thanks for sharing your lives with us grateful for everything!!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Actually the coastline shots were very cool and didn't drag on. Well done 👏
You need to have an Amazon wish list , sending to your parents.
Hi y'all. Thanks for sharing.
The yellow cans are diesel fuel Designated. Red regular gasoline and white potable water.
Yay! Been waiting for this, my new Friday ritual.
Yes, one I look forward to
13 Like beautiful video thanks for share with us.. Stay safe
Sometimes just watching the water go by is really nice. So relaxing. Though I don't mind the blathering.
maybe a fake 5 euro watch with canvas or leather to go with those glasses...save the shiny watch for those special occasions. jk man. Being you guys selves is why I have watched since the inspiration from mother's dining room. Love you guys.
Beautiful video!
Naturally extremely entertaining/informative & interesting..
Nice 10€ shades! haha.
Hello to Nadiyana & Yoshie!
Use a 'shaker' hose(pumphose) to fill your Tank from the jerry cans. They work absolutely great! Cost only 5.-Euro on Amazon .
I was going to suggest the same thing.
You can use it under way.
In Australia it's called a jiggler siphon, jiggle to get it going and let it siphon.
Best part of my Fridays!
Your vid’s are always interesting for us watching from our couches. Love the maps you incorporate into them.
I love your talk with the camera sounded so professional lol
Hi guys. Just a thought Mark. On a sail boat, the idea of an engine is to assist you in maneuvering into tight spots and a few other things. If you need the engine to assist your passage for an extended period, then it's going require careful juggling of the RPM to get the best economical use of said motor. My suggestion is to reduce your RPM by anywhere between 500-1000 rpm on long passages. Your hull speed won't be affected as much as you think. And you're fuel consumption will drop quite considerably.
But you probably know this already. Just trying to help mate. Btw, my beer fridge is full again. Just saying.
Take care and atb from down here in Nz.
i think the engine is pretty strong and you have a lot of loss in the hydraulics. So try to optimize the hydraulics and the hydraulic motors would bring best result. Yes, trying to find the sweet spot by experimenting with diffrent rpms and measuring how much usage per hour for each setting is a good idea.
Enjoy a couple of litres of diesel at my expense. While you may think talking to camera boring, we appreciate how difficult it is. Keep up the great work. I loved my visit to Sardinia on land. When you release your video we will be on day 1 of our first catamaran charter in Greece. I will be taking both my children and their partners. So your video have influence 1 generation to sail and possibly 2. I will hope to have Wi-Fi to watch your next instalment at sea.😀👍
Making good progress guys, great to have a crew, makes a lot of difference to the quality of sleep. Andy UK
Awesome shirt and shades combination!
Mark you might wondering what makes content interesting to watch if the daily routine looks a bit boring to you. You and Nadjana are on a journey and don´t talk about moving from one place to another. We as viewers are passengers along the way, interested to see how things a developing and sharing the ups and downs with you. I think a good mix is to share both aspects of your journey. On the on hand, give some background about the places you are visiting from different views (e.g. tourist, sailor, navigator, ...). Maybe you can give some background on how you made your decisions and what were the decision drivers for your journey at that day and so on. If you mix this with a prise of personal insights, an interesting story will develop. Just my personal thoughts. Good luck, have a good time, and stay safe.
I agree I'm never ever board by this content... I guess tho when your living it, it wud seem monotonous to you is great fun to us landlocked viewer's... I love your ideas
@@donnakawana here here .
I gave you a big thumbs up 👍
You have to try some bakery in Mahon...search for Ca Na Maru bakery or some other and ask for Mitges Llunes and pastissets..reminds me english bakery! Very happy to see you in the Island of my live, and visit Xoroi cave, and Cova des coloms...😍
“A nice bit of rock”
“Another nice bit of rock”
LOL HAHAHAHA
An FYI. The yellow fuel cans are diesel, the red cans are for gasoline. That way you never mix up your boat fuel with your dingy fuel.
Great drone shots!
Great video 👍Corsica and tuna🤞🤞
''Come back to my industrial land of smoke and pain and musky toes''. Eloquent.
Good luck with your Tuna fishing hope you catch 1
The paper chart you drew at 23.13 looks amazingly like a Beavis and Butthead portrait, well done sir. Hey they have a new movie out soon. :)
Another great video! Awesome stuff on your long sail... ⛵️👍
A canvas sail tie looped around the boom is common for holding the kicker on the boom, then another line back to stop it sliding forward will sort you out. Any more holes in the boom it will break, at some point you might want to hunt out a sleeve or a another boom.
Have you ever thought about using OPEN CPN for your electronics ? you can do pretty everything also build you own AIS using a Raspberry PI
Sceptre cans are amazing. We have had ours for twenty years now and they are still going strong! They even survived 10 years in the Tropical sun. Some things are really worth the extra cost.
The trick with anchoring and taking a longline to shore is to drop the anchor as far out as you can: If your radar works (?) and you put it on the lowest setting you should be able to consistently measure your distance from shore to drop at max distance every time. I always dump half my chain on the bottom at the anchor point and that ensures as I go slowly back the chain pulls out and sets at the point I want and doesn’t drag along the floor. The other consideration is, when choosing your spot, make sure you are able to dump the shore line in an emergency and that you will then spring off to a safe position, without ending up on another shore or tangled with another boat. This is important in Croatia, Greece and Turkey where tieing to the rocks is the norm. Also consider getting a short lifting strop on a shackle to put around the rock, fitting a roller mounted to the pushpit with strong jackstay webbing to use instead of the longline which is a neat solution and use a 2nd anchor if the forecast is over F4. In The Aegean (Or F5+ winds) always choose a “Windward’ rock which will keep the load on the line not the anchor and offer the best wind protection with the apparent wind angle at 150 or above when you’re set. But your technique of keeping the engine in reverse gear until you’re all tied up was spot on; it ensures the anchor is set correctly and keeps the stern line tight. Good Luck!
As always...lovely. Thank you for sharing!
sounds nice , loking foward to it =) have a nice breeze ;)
Mark, your boom has a slot in the bottom, you can probably find a fitting for it and the kicker that will be much more secure than your riveted fitting.
Wrap a rope knot around the whole sail arm and fasten to that loop so those rivets don't break off again
Great video once again! I fell in love with Corsica and have been coming there for years, its paradise on earth with all the rivers floating from the highlands to the sea. Also the most beautiful beaches and achorages if you stay on the westcoast. I'd love to see you explore the Island along the coast. Have fun and looking forward to your next episode!
A tip . Put more effort into the sailing . An extra quarter knot is easy to get from where you are and gets you in a hour earlier on a 4 hour trip .
Volunteer to crew on a race boat and they will teach you trim and it will be good content
Great history lesson ! 😀
I’m not sure that you have done a boring bit since the start. Seriously, the mundane to you is extraordinary for me. You’re doing what I have dreamt of doing for years. Stress not and embrace the slow life.
What you said about sunglasses on a boat is absolutely true. I mislaid my prescription sunglasses the very first day I moved onto my boat, and I haven't seen them since.
Thanks for another great episode! I love watching you guys because your content is so REAL! Keep doing what you're doing... Its awesome!
Never boring, I love hearing what's going on but the old film-making adage of 'show don't tell' is a good one, when the wind's blowing and she's sailing well it will be lovely to just see that. Also, Mark, look after those peepers, I've wrecked mine with years of squinting in the sun and now can't do without sunnies even just for going outside. A pair of half decent polaroids will help protect them. Really looking forward to these next chapters in your adventure, away from the west Med and into new territory.
Ok, I'm hooked. I subscribed.
If you want a nice place to over winter cheaply check out Trizonia Harbour in Greece. Costs next to nothing.
Great videos as always
Good luck, I'm a pirate ☠️ so hope to see you out there !
Wish I could go sailing with you. Great to see you again be safe and try to get some fishing done too.
It's not boring for me, brother
Haven't watched you for ages for some reason RUclips stopped notifications for your channel glad ive finally found the channel again you 2 are fun to watch bell icon turned on again hopefully it stays like that 🍻
Nice video! Never been to Menorca yet, learned something new!
Greetings from sunny Venice!
May I suggest that you try & get 3 aluminium sail slides & put them in the groove under the boom. Stop them sliding along by pop rivetting a small block in the trac or a screw in front of each block. Put the vang on in a cascade pattern with each leg going to one sail slide. That will distribute the load to the track rather than a single point load. You could do it by tying 3 cords to the slides & bringing them to a point 300mm below at the correct angle to the vang & tie them together as a loop & fit the vang to that it to that . You might get away with plastic sliders.
absolutely, best suggestion for sure.
yep, my thoughts exactly.
I was wondering about that channel .. but having seen the number of ragged holes in one place im a bit concerned about them creating a weak point. 🤔
@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 That was why I suggested 3 sail slides to spread the load along the boom a bit.
@@grahamlongley8298 ... Yes, I can see that getting it past those holes it might take some delicate filing and sanding if its been drilled in the track groove. 👍🏼🤞🏼
Thanks for posting and sharing. Nice to hear about your Menorca trip.
Always like your videos. You should let your partner carry more of the narration and have more camera time. She has a very unique presence and is a joy to listen to.
You guys always make me smile! Loving the chill vibes in this episode.
I have faith in your fishing Mark ...so going for a Tuna 😊...Having said that you mentioned that you were going to put that big boy on a hand line ...make sure you put v Ryan strong line on it or a strong amount of leader line ...As you say it’s Tuna season in the areas you are going through so good luck and tight lines. If you have any feathers then The Mackerel will be available from the rod as well ...Take Care Both ...A Liverpool Uk 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧🐟🐠 xxx
BTW>>>>>>> you should consider giving a little background history on the boat. She (do not know why we refer to boat to the feminine gender) has obviously sailed a lot before you set her free again! Just thinking of all the cool stuff left when you guys acquired her. If you can and the previous owner would be willing to share. Could make for a nice vid when you are back on the hard.....Cheers and thank you again.
For your vang attachment, looks like you need two stainless steel straps wrapping round the sides of your boom & pop rivetted. That way the load is spread and the rivets act more or less at 90 degrees rather than directly pulling them out as now.
Great idea
The drone shots are looking very pro.
The robot uprising has begun!
i loved the wee history lesson today . although i have never sailed , i have traveld quite far , the philipines was my last trip away , i will say ths , the journy getting from a to b , some might think its humdrum and boring , well its not , i for one love the journy as much as the destination . DONT change what you are doing , you are living the dream man that most of us cant get too for one reason or the other . keep up the videos ,
“And here’s a shot of Yoshi posing for the camera on demand “ 🤣🤣🍻
That fishing lure caught the biggest Tuna ever and his name is Mark , good luck on your " Atlantic Crossing "
so good I had to like it twice..More gimbal discussions please.! she is a welcome crew.
also the pointy thing... golden
Riveting and use a stainless hose clamp around the boom to give extra strength!..and put thick washers on!
Mark I just saw a video from a sailing chanel they have a catamaran with out a mast or sails right now....moving costs 1 gallon per hour, their cat is newer. So you aren't far off that and maybe your stick measurement was that accurate
Cheers to you and Nadiyana
Always interesting to watch you good looking people & boat, wish I was with you.
love the lesson on mayonnaise
She is so cute! You are a lucky man
Hope you go to see the unbelivible turkish clear beaches of the south.. They are mindblowing... The north is dark deepblue.. With some special beaches and fjord
Yes, such a nice tuna you caught! Ending up in Alexandra, Egypt however... Damn! NOTE; any plastic that is coloured red, and regularly exposed to sunlight, will degrade rapidly. Wise choice on the yellow gerry cans.
Regards your boom vang hanger.
Maybe try replacing it with something like a
Ronstan R-135 Boom hanger.
Other brands available not just Ronstan.
This style of hanger is stronger as it spreads the load and the load is a shearing load on the rivets not not pulling on your knackered holes..😁
Hey Mark, After the rings of your engine get seated in like about 6 months of running you will more power and you will use less fuel.
great video
hi guys. from ontario canada. awesome videos. ive never had the chance but have always wanted to do what u guys are doing. stay safe. see ya next week
For your kicking strap have you thought of getting a reefing claw? They were originally designed for roller reefing mainsails . It would overcome the problem you are having. You might be able to pick one up on EBay or a boat jumble.
Good luck Steve McI
Simply put washers under the pop rivets to bridge the too big holes.
Every boat has a Vmax related to the length of the hull(s). If you try to go faster then that hull speed and apply more power it will start using fuel excessively.
As for the engine. All engines have specific rpm's where their produce max. torque and max power. And diesel engines in particular are designed to run on excess of air. So they work most efficiently under part load settings.
So, i think you should use a propellor that pushes the boat at hull speed at max torque rpm.
That way the boat will get the best mileage (knotage??) per liter at a reasonable speed.
He has a hydraulic valve regulating the Torque delivered to the motors so that gives him an added variable 🤔
@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 you mean like a variable pitch Propellor? That would be great to have. Gives you much more control.
@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 The sure thing with hydraulics is they waste power
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If they use a torque converter agreed but this is a pump so the efficiency should be higher .. the loss manifesting itself in heating the fluid..and any tendency for the hoses to bulge.. braided lines would increase the efficiency as will smooth bores and pipe transitions.
Id like to see what the manufacturers efficiency figures were.
If mark plasters the props in water proof grease that should
keep Props clean for a season ..without spending a fortune on prop clear paint.
When the valve is fully tightened little or no pressure can escape ...and fluids dont compress... Hence pumped storage hydro turbines are highly efficient...i guess it depends on the type and condition of the pump and any seals.
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Ive been trying to figure that element of the power transmission out. .. and how it feeds back into the engines performance. Its giving me a head ache 🤣 at the moment the burn rate per hour sounds a little high but its a heavy hull it has quite large stub keels and rudders and the props are fairly substantial.. one of the best examples of hull v prop and motor speeds ive come across on smaller ⛵
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A couple of poles to hold the fore sails out and stop them flapping and collapsing, might be the most cost effective way of improving their light air sailing .
Our speedboat equipped with a 200hp outboard uses 50 L/hr if we behave. 5L come on be happy 😃 😃
So those boats I see in videos from Florida running 5 x 450hp outboards are quite expensive to run!
Even so, 5 L/hr is about 4 miles per gallon. Compare that to a car, or even an articulated truck.
You'd be covering at least five times the distance each hour on a speedboat too.
@@cornishhh ours is a year 2000 2 stroke, it is extremely bad temper and thirsty like an old bricklayer. The newer “florida” model x 5 will such your skin off your bones
Red is for petrol. Yellow is for diesel.
If that mount snaps off again use some washers to help secure it, maybe that might help.
It's not the wind but the sails that determine your direction and only sail when their is favorable winds.
I was once in Corsica it was a beautiful place during our honey moon we when on a Princess Cruise Ship and toured the Mediterranean sea ports for like ten days or more, it was spectacular.
Not a bit boring, mate. We continue to enjoy your journeys. I've cruised the Med a lot, though mostly in these little old things called aircraft carriers. If you ever read Patrick O'Brian's books (and any sailor should), Port Mahon figures prominently in many of them. Mahon was a key installation for the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars. Incidentally, just as an FYI, the Moors weren't Arabs. They were Berbers. Really looking forward to seeing how your sail to Sardinia goes. Some of the roughest seas I've ever encountered were between Barcelona and Sardinia, particularly the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia. Stay safe.
Get yourself an original Super Siphon hose(quality) from Amazon or such place, believe me you will wonder why you didn't get one sooner. I have purchased several for the boat, mowers, and tractors. You get almost ever drop out of the fuel container without spilling a drop. And without having to hold the container at all or at weird angles.
Move the shackle on the boom 1 inch ,,, Then close the old holes with pop rivets redrill new holes and pop rivet it back on hopefully for good!!!
It’s never boring learning the metal is too thin it bending putting all the stress on one rivet then working its way around it needs to be twice as long and thicker plate.
I think you need to get that boom beefed up similarly to what you did on Good Tidings' spreaders. I don't like the look of all those holes right in the middle - that's a snap just waiting to happen!
Hmm, where did you get to? I'm gonna say Corsica - unless you used the motor a lot!
One thing you can do to prevent fuel spills is a hand pump which is inexpensive and works well.
Polaroids are very useful on a boat, to see through the surface
that kicker strap thing that keeps popping off , i dont know much about sailing at all i will admit , but that beam with all the holes in it , i would if possable reinforce that with thicker aluminium shaped the fit the beam , then i would put bigger poprivits right through them both , and rivit the new metal for some distance along both sides of the beam , just an idea , like i say i am not a sailer and not there to make any kind of a call . and please forgive my bad spelling , keep safe and i love youre stuff with daily challenges , well done you guys .