👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Andy, you're incredible! Your determination and talent continue to inspire us. Don't let the negativity of keyboard warriors get to you-just block them and keep doing what you love! Life’s too short for anything else. You’re an amazing dad and partner, and your vlog is a true reflection of your journey. Share your experiences with those who appreciate the authentic, real you. Keep shining!"
oh how i remember those days , working alone on a boat. As you have just proved , you need one hand to hold the bolt , one hand for the spanner, one hand to hold what you are working on , one hand for the camera one hand to scratch your nose etc or just a spare pair of hands (oh and by the way ) those who said about you having a moan or rant about aches and pains re boat work have never worked on a boat it can be like riding a unicycle ,whilst juggling 3 balls and trying to swat a fly all at the same time .Once again Andy great episode great job well done mate
Super job amazing workers always done to the absolute best that you can fitting in the ankle locker truly amazing people forget we’re no longer 21. I know how much of a struggle it must’ve been but a big well done. Hope you’re all well. Looking forward to the next video.
Well done! That was *not* easy, even for a boat job .. for some reason, even boat yoga is sometimes not enough and you have to do some sort of Cirque du Soleil show. And this was definitely not an one person job! But -- darn, does that boat look good with her new bling! 🤩
Hats off that you even tried to film this, absolute dedication you madman! 😅 Good one my friend. As another note, when you complain you sound like normal person mate. This is reality people!
I’ve been in the chain locker WITH help on the outside. There was NO way for me to work and videotape at the same time, could barely get the job done without taping!! I could literally feel the pain and frustration again watching this. Can’t say I enjoyed this video! 😅😅😅 Great job!
Boat yoga class in progress. Been there, done that (in my 20's) . Will avoid doing it again. 😂 But you, Andy, have my jawdroping admiration for pulling that job of on your own (99%). To boot you filmed it!🤯 Take care, soon you can reap the fruits of your hard work. 👋
Hi Andy, I feel your pain. Good on you for doing this with fibro. I suffered with it for 25 years, nothing got rid of the pain (except 6+ beers of a night, not the best way to deal with it). Two years ago I went on the carnivore diet and apart from the odd, once in a blue moon attack that I haven’t nailed down the cause for, it is gone. After 25 years of constant pain this has been a revelation. You may not be up for it, but by God I recommend it, and wowsers with no knowledge of what a fibro sufferer goes through can take a walk!Happier and healthier now at 51 than I have been in many, many years. Keep up the good work!
@@SailingMelody I have had no issue with sustaining the diet, especially as there is no "calorie count", and you do not need to ever be hungry. Hungry, you eat; no need to restrict anything (except carbs and fruit). We go out to dinner I order a steak, no sides, no sauce, and the looks I get no longer bother me. I found Keto much easier at the start than Carnivore and lost most of my weight that way, but it never fixed my Fibro, unlike Carnivore. At the end of the day, your why needs to be strong enough to outweigh the FOMO, and once it does, sustaining it is so much easier and gets a lot easier with time.
A fantastic effort Andy, well done! 😊 Oh, and a relief to hear appropriate language, commensurate to the job in hand! (Just hope Jack doesn’t watch this & learn any new words!!! 😇😇😇)
Hi Andy, I’m sitting on my boat on Lake Macquarie New South Wales Australia trying to refurbish an electric toilet pump. I watched the video while taking a break. My back was aching. My wrist and upper arm was sore and I really didn’t feel like getting back to this job at all. give yourself a break, Andy. You’re doing alright. All the best. Take care.
Looks like a difficult job finished, and I definitely have to praise your ingenuity in figuring out how to compress your backing plates when you don't have any help around! Also, the fact that you're struggling with Fibromyalgia and still accomplishing this difficult stuff could give us all a lesson in perseverance through hardship. Carry on mate, wonderful work!
You sounded like a proper Yorkshireman with all them delicately vocalised expletives in the first frustrating moments of your chain-locker experience.. lol But Job well done and all nicely back together now.👍
Always good to do it right the first time. As you get older, getting into places like that don't get any easier. I can tell you that at 67, the body doesn't bend like it once did. :)
Really helpful that you mentioned you get Fibro - I get similar and was very unsure of I'd be able to do what you're doing. Very inspiring, now better save for a boat!
Love it “got to get my ears lowered!” I still say that in Australia you get some strange looks here. Boat yoga been there done that Doing a grand job there Andy
Andy Great Job. Been there done that on our Moody 33 which is even more difficult as you have the well deck at the bow to get around. One thing in situations like this I have found is to cut your bolts down to the required length that way you spend less time getting the nut on and can use a socket instead of a spanner.
Oh Andy. I felt every struggle. Bless you. I think you held back the expletives very well. 🤣 I think I might have turned the channel blue! Being a fellow fibro warrior, it might have been better to have waited till you had help. But I also know how stubborn we are and that we try to push through. But then that's when the fibro says "I told you so" and kicks our ass a couple of days later. You deserve a few days rest after that, and no one should say you're lazy x Far from it! X
Hi Andy, I suffered with them during this hard work. But they did it with flying colors. I'm an old man of 85, but they, Andy, and their family are doing something I've dreamed of all my life. Your performance fascinates me. I wish you and your family many more happy hours on your boat. Manfred Hofmeister, Germany.
Hi Andy, I saw you struggling in the anchor locker and enjoyed it, sorry! You can look back on a mountain that you have moved. I have a tip; If you are going to work above the water with screws and bolts, hang an umbrella under it... it will save stress. Great video!
great job 👌 and lots more... up down, in and out, no complains 😉 going down 😵 deep in the ankerlocker... that is just like sanding my kapt'n said, it makes sailing funn 🙂 thanks for another good episode 😀
Been there, your frustration with the backing plates is understandable. I do have a different idea altogether though. That would be to use a G10 plate without any bolt holes, bog them in and drill new holes from the outside through the epoxy filler and G10. You illustrated the difficulty of this job very well, thanks.
Hi Andy I hear your struggles brother if I was in England I’d come and help you as much as I could I am a person with a disability I lost my right leg above the knee in 2018 in a workplace accident, but I’m always willing to give us something again keep up the good work , Cliff from Australia
I was the bananas (@ 5:17) that did it. The job would have been much easier without bananas on board! Seriously though, great work. I’ve just spent a couple of days in the much smaller anchor locker of our Bowman 47 replacing the anchor windlass so have great appreciation for what you’ve been going through. And great jealousy at the capacious size of your anchor locker. I’m going to have to go down a chain size from 10mm to 8 to be able to fit enough in (100m) before we head out into the Pacific in a few months.
One of those, I have started so I will finish jobs. Well done. Some interesting camera angles as well, looked like you were climbing up through the boat a couple of times. That would have made those bolts stay in if you had the bow up vertical 🙂Getting nearer to having the sails fully rigged again. Hope your Toast didn't burn!
I am 68 and active grafter like yourself. 3 years ago the aches and pains...hip,knees,shoulders all but crippled me out of nowhere...maybe a covid thing. I discovered the wacky world of keto/carnivore, and gave it a try. Going carnivore cold turkey produced results in days. But it took me another year of doubts and cravings before I found my sweet spot. I would say I am an 85% carnivore.. I am physically pain free, and an unexpected bonus is years of "early hours" anxiety has vanished. See Dr Ken Berry, the" proper human diet". May you and your charming familly Live long and prosper!
Yes we have done it before and i definitely noticed an improvement! I need to get back on it, it's just so expensive at the start when your appetite is still high.
Great job Andy, I did the bow roller on mine a couple of years ago and I feel your pain :) just a suggestion, I would avoid locking nuts, just add a second nut to the thread - this way you can lock the two nuts together, but they can be spun off easily if needed (which knowing the boating gods, it probably will be in the future!! :))
I had a 35” sailboat , had to do work in the bow and lockers it was summertime, warmer and miserable, did stop many times to have a drink and tell everyone given there opinion to try it for themselves! No one volunteered ! LOL
Just a small observation and idea once you have finished. Your chain locker looks bare and the grp vulnerable to ware and tare from the chain. It can be a good idea to line the locker with rubber mat. This will soften the blows from the chain in heavy seas and deaden any associated noise. Thanks for all the advice and tips on the duration of your journey.
Andy did a similar job in an ocean 37 motor boat not as narrow as what you had to deal with you made an epic job of it ... I too had hours of frustration swearing and barked knuckles..... Overall you dealt with amazingly.... in fact I take my hat off to you for what is worth. Probably when first installed they had either fitted the deck hardware before the hull and deck were put together or in my case whilst doing my apprenticeship they used the Roger the cabin boy apprentice... Both you and I are passed the size to do it but we always overcome ....power to you chap keep cracking on you will get there I know it....but do it in your way timescale and approach because whilst I eagerly look forward to you chanel posting I would hate to think that you are conforming to the pressures of tube view rates postings and the alike because then you have only traded one set of circumstances for the same but in a different setting and that's not why you chose the boat life😂😂😂😂
Fare play to you Andy. I wouldn't even have gone into that chain locker. If I had to ,I would of burst through the sides to get out. It must be like being buried alive 😮
Andy, I think what you need to do when you have jobs like this that push your physical limitations to the limit, you have to do the hardest thing for a man to do and that is ask for help. We all want to think we can do everything ourself or we are admitting we are weak or a failure somehow if we ask for help. nothing could be further from the truth. A real man recognizes his need for help and his limitations.
Well done, Andy. That was a pig of a job; you handled it well, and the bow roller looks great. If you get any negative keyboard warrior comments again, kick them overboard.
Well done Andy - not the easiest of jobs by any stretch of the imagination, and I'm amazed that you managed it all without getting the GoPro or your hair smothered in epoxy or Sikaflex!
That’s the trouble working in confined spaces, it’s sometimes ending up in stress position. And the stress is usually on the muscle that’s doing nothing. 👍👍
I'm feeling sick watching this, I've got a similar job in two hulls on my own bow and stern t. I suffer from claustrophobia which is going to be fun 😂 boats suck but the fun is worth it
when painting out locker please open forward hatch and set up fan to blow air into locker thus purging build up of fumes or you'll do you lungs bad damage, safety at all costs.
i always pause the video make a comment then carry on so i didn’t get all the information sorry any way god what a fiddly job and of course a job that is a safety job you have shown if there’s away without asking help you will try it ha ha an old sea dog attitude little devil just a pair of hands outside as you shown in the end is brilliant i like youre attitude haha i try first then phone a friend us middle or older men don’t like to bother other people you’re a star ❤ and just like the rest of us ❤❤❤
Andy Lad y don,t need to film it if😢 it's as difficult. Altho the swearing was top knotch😅. Dam fine job after all that😮😂 just remember BOATING is Fun.😅😂 Don,t feel ya have to rush and film. ❤ I feel ya pain am on Morphine all the time re pain but still get bloody minded and go work on me 24 Launch I am restoring.😂 Keep smiling chap. ❤😂😅
And I thought that I have hard times on my little 28ft having to reach far in into tiny compartments where I wish I could climb in like you do. 😀You know the Great Dane 28 🙂
Andy, I feel for you. I spent a weekend in my anchor locker doing the same thing. I suggest considering putting vaseline on anything you don't want to stick to the epoxy. I've tried it with some success. Its not a perfect science of course as one tends to get epoxy everywhere!
Not quite finished. Still got to put the anchor on...lol You might have been able to put a ring spanner on the nut then go out and use the alan key to tighten it up. but a friend works. A bloke that says he doesn't whinge and complain when doing a job is a liar. You're just showing it for what it is. Dont worry about the complaints
Good Job Andy. I’m with you using epoxy to bed the backing plate, if you are using a backing plate. This is a very structural area, with the topsides, deck and bow all needing to be held rigidly together as it takes huge loads from the rigging in all sorts of directions. You want to minimise the possibility of movement in this area, so that these forces are spread to a large area behind. I’m assuming that this area is not cored. If it is , I would drill, fill and re drill the holes. I’m not sure I would add another layer of sika above the backing plate as it wouldn’t add anything if the surface fits the plate perfectly and would potentially allow movement under snatch loads.
Good point. It would actually create a soft layer as you say which could compress under load couldn’t it. Not that area isn’t cored, that’s solid glass there. The cored section is the triangle bit I had to shape the plate around
Yes I have cut the bolts overhead but I ordered them based on the length I needed for the ones up the front, rather than ordering two different lengths.
Wow that was a tough job! I know that was part of your plan to make it alone, but maybe you should have wait for Melissa to be back. You've put yourself our of the limits. Anyway, it's looking great and I think the bow roller isn't going to move anywhere. It's rock solid. Much better than the original washers. Are you sure you want to have the chain locker painted? It's going to be dirty anyway.
For future sware box nuts bolts and epoxy messes and vaseline to the bots it stops the epoxy getting into the threads and sticking with bits you don't want the epoxy to bond with, hugs
Nylocks backing up the first nuts is overkill, using a standard nut to back up the first with a drop of thread locker will be more than adequate and save you hrs of grief!
If you haven't already, make a precise drawing of the Windlass mount so you can remake it before you take it off for replacement. Do you have the yacht equivalent of a house book where you log in measurements. wiring diagrams, part numbers etc?
Coulda been worse Andy. You could have been claustrophobic ! Well done, swearing always helps. I’ve run building projects all my life, I can appreciate how Sods Law works. At least you didn’t coat your hair in epoxy.
Put masking tape on both sides where you use sealant next time and you wont have to spend 10 minutes scraping things clean :D One gloved finger to smooth it out and then pull tape off. Finished. But you probably knew that already :D
Awwwhh thanks. Yes we’re fine. It was very windy last night but it’s all passed us to the north because we’re right down on the south coast at the moment
@ awesome. Would be cool to meet you on the way to the med (France, Spain..) as we are heading to the canary islands for the arc this year. Will follow your journey :)
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Andy, you're incredible! Your determination and talent continue to inspire us. Don't let the negativity of keyboard warriors get to you-just block them and keep doing what you love! Life’s too short for anything else. You’re an amazing dad and partner, and your vlog is a true reflection of your journey. Share your experiences with those who appreciate the authentic, real you. Keep shining!"
@@Appreciate2704 thank you :)
oh how i remember those days , working alone on a boat. As you have just proved , you need one hand to hold the bolt , one hand for the spanner, one hand to hold what you are working on , one hand for the camera one hand to scratch your nose etc or just a spare pair of hands (oh and by the way ) those who said about you having a moan or rant about aches and pains re boat work have never worked on a boat it can be like riding a unicycle ,whilst juggling 3 balls and trying to swat a fly all at the same time .Once again Andy great episode great job well done mate
@@charlesmalone1854 hahaha yes indeed 😂
Super job amazing workers always done to the absolute best that you can fitting in the ankle locker truly amazing people forget we’re no longer 21. I know how much of a struggle it must’ve been but a big well done. Hope you’re all well. Looking forward to the next video.
You two & Jack, Oliver have really made good progress on getting things sorted for leaving the UK for more adventurous passages! Well Done!
@@petegraham1458 thank you so much 😊
Well done! That was *not* easy, even for a boat job .. for some reason, even boat yoga is sometimes not enough and you have to do some sort of Cirque du Soleil show. And this was definitely not an one person job! But -- darn, does that boat look good with her new bling! 🤩
@@SVNalu she does doesn’t she :)
Hats off that you even tried to film this, absolute dedication you madman! 😅 Good one my friend. As another note, when you complain you sound like normal person mate. This is reality people!
Definitely!
@@SailingMelodyThe swear count would be well north of 30/m rate for this job.
After viewing you work on Ocean Melody’s bow roller my neck hurts like crazy just from watching. I can’t imagine what body aches you must have. 😮
@@peterdodge6563 thanks, I was spree for a few days 😂
I’ve been in the chain locker WITH help on the outside. There was NO way for me to work and videotape at the same time, could barely get the job done without taping!! I could literally feel the pain and frustration again watching this. Can’t say I enjoyed this video! 😅😅😅
Great job!
Hahahah it’s was quite intense wasn’t it
Hi Andi. Good job you don’t suffer from claustrophobia. Well done 👍
always find it interesting with what kind of "MacGyver" ideas you come up with
Thanks :) I’m preparing myself for when we’re in remote places with limited resources and having to fix things when I have no choice
Thanks mate, really was a two person job.. so well done..
It sure was!
I've been in a situation where it's almost impossible to get in, and I got a cramp 😱 a pure experience 😂.. Well done 👏👏
Oh no!
Dam that sucks
Boat yoga class in progress.
Been there, done that (in my 20's) . Will avoid doing it again. 😂
But you, Andy, have my jawdroping admiration for pulling that job of on your own (99%). To boot you filmed it!🤯
Take care, soon you can reap the fruits of your hard work. 👋
Thank you!
A little tip for next time if you wax the thread on your bolts the epoxy won't stick to it
Thank you 😊
What a bugger that was! Well done Skipper! I am very envious of the size of your anchor locker. Best wishes from Dartmouth. James
Pretty roomy in there compared to some!
This hairstyle and beard are exactly what you need!
😁
Hi Andy, I feel your pain. Good on you for doing this with fibro. I suffered with it for 25 years, nothing got rid of the pain (except 6+ beers of a night, not the best way to deal with it). Two years ago I went on the carnivore diet and apart from the odd, once in a blue moon attack that I haven’t nailed down the cause for, it is gone. After 25 years of constant pain this has been a revelation. You may not be up for it, but by God I recommend it, and wowsers with no knowledge of what a fibro sufferer goes through can take a walk!Happier and healthier now at 51 than I have been in many, many years. Keep up the good work!
I did keto a few years ago and never felt better hit it’s just too hard to sustain
@@SailingMelody I have had no issue with sustaining the diet, especially as there is no "calorie count", and you do not need to ever be hungry. Hungry, you eat; no need to restrict anything (except carbs and fruit). We go out to dinner I order a steak, no sides, no sauce, and the looks I get no longer bother me. I found Keto much easier at the start than Carnivore and lost most of my weight that way, but it never fixed my Fibro, unlike Carnivore. At the end of the day, your why needs to be strong enough to outweigh the FOMO, and once it does, sustaining it is so much easier and gets a lot easier with time.
A fantastic effort Andy, well done! 😊
Oh, and a relief to hear appropriate language, commensurate to the job in hand! (Just hope Jack doesn’t watch this & learn any new words!!! 😇😇😇)
Hahaha yes I was a bit fruity in my language in this episode
Well done, this will last forever.
Hopefully 🤞
Hi Andy, I’m sitting on my boat on Lake Macquarie New South Wales Australia trying to refurbish an electric toilet pump. I watched the video while taking a break. My back was aching. My wrist and upper arm was sore and I really didn’t feel like getting back to this job at all. give yourself a break, Andy. You’re doing alright. All the best. Take care.
I have had a bit of a break now 😁 back to the Todo list
Looks like a difficult job finished, and I definitely have to praise your ingenuity in figuring out how to compress your backing plates when you don't have any help around! Also, the fact that you're struggling with Fibromyalgia and still accomplishing this difficult stuff could give us all a lesson in perseverance through hardship. Carry on mate, wonderful work!
Much appreciated!
You sounded like a proper Yorkshireman with all them delicately vocalised expletives in the first frustrating moments of your chain-locker experience.. lol
But Job well done and all nicely back together now.👍
Haha thank you!
I was thinking the same with the b sentence 😂
Brilliant work fixing the bow roller. Good thing you have fun projects like this to prevent being bored, eh? 😂
Absolutely ill never be bored aboard.
Always good to do it right the first time. As you get older, getting into places like that don't get any easier. I can tell you that at 67, the body doesn't bend like it once did. :)
Yes I hope not to go back in there for a while!
Really helpful that you mentioned you get Fibro - I get similar and was very unsure of I'd be able to do what you're doing. Very inspiring, now better save for a boat!
You can do it!
Love it “got to get my ears lowered!” I still say that in Australia you get some strange looks here.
Boat yoga been there done that
Doing a grand job there Andy
Thank you 😊
Andy Great Job. Been there done that on our Moody 33 which is even more difficult as you have the well deck at the bow to get around. One thing in situations like this I have found is to cut your bolts down to the required length that way you spend less time getting the nut on and can use a socket instead of a spanner.
I did cut them down after 🙈
Oh Andy. I felt every struggle. Bless you. I think you held back the expletives very well. 🤣 I think I might have turned the channel blue! Being a fellow fibro warrior, it might have been better to have waited till you had help. But I also know how stubborn we are and that we try to push through. But then that's when the fibro says "I told you so" and kicks our ass a couple of days later. You deserve a few days rest after that, and no one should say you're lazy x Far from it! X
You know!! I'm suffering now 😔
@SailingMelody 😘 big hugs Andy. I really don't know how you manage to do as much as you do x You need to pace yourself, which isn't easy!
Hi Andy, I suffered with them during this hard work. But they did it with flying colors. I'm an old man of 85, but they, Andy, and their family are doing something I've dreamed of all my life. Your performance fascinates me. I wish you and your family many more happy hours on your boat. Manfred Hofmeister, Germany.
Thank you Manfred 😊
Hi Andy, I saw you struggling in the anchor locker and enjoyed it, sorry! You can look back on a mountain that you have moved. I have a tip; If you are going to work above the water with screws and bolts, hang an umbrella under it... it will save stress. Great video!
I have done on previous boats, probably need to get a brolly to keep on OM
Well done that man, where there's a will there's a way 🎉
Thank you
great job 👌 and lots more...
up down, in and out, no complains 😉
going down 😵 deep in the ankerlocker...
that is just like sanding my kapt'n said,
it makes sailing funn 🙂
thanks for another good episode 😀
Thank you
Been there, your frustration with the backing plates is understandable. I do have a different idea altogether though. That would be to use a G10 plate without any bolt holes, bog them in and drill new holes from the outside through the epoxy filler and G10. You illustrated the difficulty of this job very well, thanks.
That could have worked.
Andy you are a real trooper! Well done
As always, you are amazing!
Thank you so much
Great job, Andy! Super video. 😎🥰❤️
Thank you! 😃
Hi Andy I hear your struggles brother if I was in England I’d come and help you as much as I could I am a person with a disability I lost my right leg above the knee in 2018 in a workplace accident, but I’m always willing to give us something again keep up the good work , Cliff from Australia
Thank you Cliff 😊
Smart solutions to do this job almost alone. Good job!
Almost 😁
New Year , new effort , three times Chapeau 👍👍👍 😎😉
Thank you!
My claustrophobic brain was screaming the entire time you were in there!
So was mine 😂😂
Definitely not a space for everyone.
@@SailingMelodyLOL, no. I would have to be 4 whiskey in or unconscious. 😂
I was the bananas (@ 5:17) that did it. The job would have been much easier without bananas on board! Seriously though, great work. I’ve just spent a couple of days in the much smaller anchor locker of our Bowman 47 replacing the anchor windlass so have great appreciation for what you’ve been going through. And great jealousy at the capacious size of your anchor locker. I’m going to have to go down a chain size from 10mm to 8 to be able to fit enough in (100m) before we head out into the Pacific in a few months.
One of those, I have started so I will finish jobs. Well done. Some interesting camera angles as well, looked like you were climbing up through the boat a couple of times. That would have made those bolts stay in if you had the bow up vertical 🙂Getting nearer to having the sails fully rigged again. Hope your Toast didn't burn!
Brilliant Job Andy check.
Thanks 👍
I am 68 and active grafter like yourself. 3 years ago the aches and pains...hip,knees,shoulders all but crippled me out of nowhere...maybe a covid thing. I discovered the wacky world of keto/carnivore, and gave it a try. Going carnivore cold turkey produced results in days. But it took me another year of doubts and cravings before I found my sweet spot. I would say I am an 85% carnivore.. I am physically pain free, and an unexpected bonus is years of "early hours" anxiety has vanished. See Dr Ken Berry, the" proper human diet". May you and your charming familly Live long and prosper!
Yes we have done it before and i definitely noticed an improvement! I need to get back on it, it's just so expensive at the start when your appetite is still high.
Great job Andy, I did the bow roller on mine a couple of years ago and I feel your pain :) just a suggestion, I would avoid locking nuts, just add a second nut to the thread - this way you can lock the two nuts together, but they can be spun off easily if needed (which knowing the boating gods, it probably will be in the future!! :))
I have cut the bolts shorter so shouldn't be too much of a pain.
I'm not particularly claustrophobic but I don't think I could ever crawl up into a chain locker like that. Nicely done!
I'm certainly even less of a fan of small spaces after that!
I had a 35” sailboat , had to do work in the bow and lockers it was summertime, warmer and miserable, did stop many times to have a drink and tell everyone given there opinion to try it for themselves! No one volunteered ! LOL
Hahahaha yes indeed
Would have been so much worse in the heat.
Just a small observation and idea once you have finished. Your chain locker looks bare and the grp vulnerable to ware and tare from the chain. It can be a good idea to line the locker with rubber mat. This will soften the blows from the chain in heavy seas and deaden any associated noise. Thanks for all the advice and tips on the duration of your journey.
We may do something like that eventually, The hull is very thick but it would definitely make it quieter and add some insulation at the bow.
Andy did a similar job in an ocean 37 motor boat not as narrow as what you had to deal with you made an epic job of it ...
I too had hours of frustration swearing and barked knuckles.....
Overall you dealt with amazingly.... in fact I take my hat off to you for what is worth.
Probably when first installed they had either fitted the deck hardware before the hull and deck were put together or in my case whilst doing my apprenticeship they used the Roger the cabin boy apprentice...
Both you and I are passed the size to do it but we always overcome ....power to you chap keep cracking on you will get there I know it....but do it in your way timescale and approach because whilst I eagerly look forward to you chanel posting I would hate to think that you are conforming to the pressures of tube view rates postings and the alike because then you have only traded one set of circumstances for the same but in a different setting and that's not why you chose the boat life😂😂😂😂
Great video
Thanks!
Melissa, we are all praying your Mom's anniversary was a great success.
Thank you!
Well done Andy, that looked like a complete nightmare of a job. Just be thankful you weren't attempting it here in 32° heat and 60%+ humidity 🥵🤬
Grateful it wasn't hot and humid!
Fare play to you Andy. I wouldn't even have gone into that chain locker. If I had to ,I would of burst through the sides to get out. It must be like being buried alive 😮
It's not the nicest place to be!
Andy, I think what you need to do when you have jobs like this that push your physical limitations to the limit, you have to do the hardest thing for a man to do and that is ask for help. We all want to think we can do everything ourself or we are admitting we are weak or a failure somehow if we ask for help. nothing could be further from the truth. A real man recognizes his need for help and his limitations.
Yes you are right, I did ask in the end but probably should have asked sooner.
Well done, Andy. That was a pig of a job; you handled it well, and the bow roller looks great. If you get any negative keyboard warrior comments again, kick them overboard.
Definitely!
do it solo was a huge effort: good job Andy !!!
It certainly was! Thank you!
Well done Andy - not the easiest of jobs by any stretch of the imagination, and I'm amazed that you managed it all without getting the GoPro or your hair smothered in epoxy or Sikaflex!
I'm impressed with myself 😂
That’s the trouble working in confined spaces, it’s sometimes ending up in stress position. And the stress is usually on the muscle that’s doing nothing. 👍👍
So true!
Andrew, I would recommend buying a bump cap to save your bonce. They are classed as safety equipment, so not expensive.
Nice job Andy. Im doing my stuffing box and flex coupling. I bet you abbs got a good work out LOL.
I’m absolutely battered from that job
It certainly did!
I'm feeling sick watching this, I've got a similar job in two hulls on my own bow and stern t. I suffer from claustrophobia which is going to be fun 😂 boats suck but the fun is worth it
Oh no! Get some help!
“ this is the part where I drop it on myself and it rolls into the bilge “ 😂
Always happens 😂
That was torture to watch: well done you ~
Thank you!!
Well done. You can complain..
Thats a pig of a job
Impressive job Andy! It’s obvious you don’t suffer from claustrophobia.
No but I can't say I'm a fan of small spaces.
Respect
I hope this is a one in a lifetime job😅
Me too!!
I have to say you work hard. I am tired after all this lol
I did need a break after that!
Called vice grips in Australia too 🧙♂🙂
😁
when painting out locker please open forward hatch and set up fan to blow air into locker thus purging build up of fumes or you'll do you lungs bad damage, safety at all costs.
I had the hatch open and the dehumidifier on full . While painting I tried to do most of it on a long roller from outside the locker!
i always pause the video make a comment then carry on so i didn’t get all the information sorry any way god what a fiddly job and of course a job that is a safety job you have shown if there’s away without asking help you will try it ha ha an old sea dog attitude little devil just a pair of hands outside as you shown in the end is brilliant i like youre attitude haha i try first then phone a friend us middle or older men don’t like to bother other people you’re a star ❤ and just like the rest of us ❤❤❤
Probably should have phoned a friend earlier 🙈
Andy Lad y don,t need to film it if😢 it's as difficult. Altho the swearing was top knotch😅. Dam fine job after all that😮😂 just remember BOATING is Fun.😅😂 Don,t feel ya have to rush and film. ❤ I feel ya pain am on Morphine all the time re pain but still get bloody minded and go work on me 24 Launch I am restoring.😂 Keep smiling chap. ❤😂😅
All part of the story, sometimes we don't film jobs if I don't feel like it.
I like to use pieces of rubber instead of a wet sealant. Car tyre inner tubes are good
And I thought that I have hard times on my little 28ft having to reach far in into tiny compartments where I wish I could climb in like you do. 😀You know the Great Dane 28 🙂
I know the GD28 very well, we used to own one
@@SailingMelody yes I know that you did. I followed you back then also
Andy, I feel for you. I spent a weekend in my anchor locker doing the same thing. I suggest considering putting vaseline on anything you don't want to stick to the epoxy. I've tried it with some success. Its not a perfect science of course as one tends to get epoxy everywhere!
Great tip!
Hugs ❤🎉
Thank you 😊
You did it, almost by yourself.
Yes almost!
Not quite finished. Still got to put the anchor on...lol You might have been able to put a ring spanner on the nut then go out and use the alan key to tighten it up. but a friend works. A bloke that says he doesn't whinge and complain when doing a job is a liar. You're just showing it for what it is. Dont worry about the complaints
True!!
I’m curious why you didn’t use tape to cover the threads and line the places you didn’t want sikaflex?
Probably should have
What a struggle. Ideal time to dust off a few good swear words. Super job!
Absolutely 💯
That locker adventure reminds me of the time i went potholing, never again comes to mind. Claustrophobic nightmare.
Oooh now that's a thing of nightmares
You could fill the bolt threads with wax so the epoxy can't lock them up.
Yes! I should have!
Good Job Andy.
I’m with you using epoxy to bed the backing plate, if you are using a backing plate. This is a very structural area, with the topsides, deck and bow all needing to be held rigidly together as it takes huge loads from the rigging in all sorts of directions. You want to minimise the possibility of movement in this area, so that these forces are spread to a large area behind.
I’m assuming that this area is not cored. If it is , I would drill, fill and re drill the holes.
I’m not sure I would add another layer of sika above the backing plate as it wouldn’t add anything if the surface fits the plate perfectly and would potentially allow movement under snatch loads.
Good point. It would actually create a soft layer as you say which could compress under load couldn’t it. Not that area isn’t cored, that’s solid glass there. The cored section is the triangle bit I had to shape the plate around
Impact driver and deep sockets would have made it easier. Shorter bolts would have made sense.
Yes I have cut the bolts overhead but I ordered them based on the length I needed for the ones up the front, rather than ordering two different lengths.
You want to go to tesco and get a set of rachet end spanners set about £14 a set easy to do nuts in small spaces cheers make it a bit easier
My spanners were ratcheting but the one I needed stopped working during the job 😭
Working on the list of things to do ! Your OK !
The essay of things to do haha 😂
Wow that was a tough job!
I know that was part of your plan to make it alone, but maybe you should have wait for Melissa to be back. You've put yourself our of the limits.
Anyway, it's looking great and I think the bow roller isn't going to move anywhere. It's rock solid. Much better than the original washers.
Are you sure you want to have the chain locker painted? It's going to be dirty anyway.
Yes I like everywhere painted white so that if there is an emergency and I look in there it’s much easier to see where the problem is
@SailingMelody That makes sense.
For future sware box nuts bolts and epoxy messes and vaseline to the bots it stops the epoxy getting into the threads and sticking with bits you don't want the epoxy to bond with, hugs
Great tip!
Andy well done, try applying MS4 Dowe Corning Silicone Grease to the threads this may stop the Epoxy Sticking to the nuts!
That’s a great suggestion thank you
Nylocks backing up the first nuts is overkill, using a standard nut to back up the first with a drop of thread locker will be more than adequate and save you hrs of grief!
Maybe but I like overkill
Andy, as a post action debrief, what would/could you do differently?
Organised help to have someone on the outside!
If you haven't already, make a precise drawing of the Windlass mount so you can remake it before you take it off for replacement. Do you have the yacht equivalent of a house book where you log in measurements. wiring diagrams, part numbers etc?
Yes we certainly do have a book like that 😁
You should sand, fare, and paint a nice gloss finish while you are in there 😂
Hahaha
Sorry that you had a rough time installing. I know it's a bit late but it would have been nice to have some help
I knew I could call on Wayne if I needed to :)
Haha yes!
Coulda been worse Andy. You could have been claustrophobic ! Well done, swearing always helps. I’ve run building projects all my life, I can appreciate how Sods Law works. At least you didn’t coat your hair in epoxy.
No I didn't but it makes a change!
Put masking tape on both sides where you use sealant next time and you wont have to spend 10 minutes scraping things clean :D One gloved finger to smooth it out and then pull tape off. Finished. But you probably knew that already :D
You’re 100% correct there. I definitely should have done that
Hoping you are in a safe place during the big storm hitting the British Isles today?
Awwwhh thanks. Yes we’re fine. It was very windy last night but it’s all passed us to the north because we’re right down on the south coast at the moment
I'm wondering if coating the threads with something like petroleum jelly would have kept the epoxy from sticking
Yes probably!
You know you're getting older when it hurts to comb your hair.
Haha yes!
Hi there, i might have missed it in your previous videos - Are you planning to cross the atlantic this or next year?
Not sure when we will cross the Atlantic but we are heading to the med first to explore for a bit.
@ awesome. Would be cool to meet you on the way to the med (France, Spain..) as we are heading to the canary islands for the arc this year. Will follow your journey :)
Oh awesome hope you see you out there!