Hi Guys, suggest 304 used as it's less brittle than 316 so less prome to fatique cracking. Checked our 445 with identical mechanism today; eight years old and looks fine but did identify play in Jefa DD1 output shaft bearing. Thanks for sharing; another great video :-)
I sailed the West Indies in 1996 and stopped in Kitts and Nevis. There were no cruise ships. There was hardly any tourism that I can remember. Just sailors. The natives would barbeque on the beaches at the end of the day when the yachts would come in and anchor. One only had to hop in the dinghy and a delicious dinner was served within minutes. And one would meet sailors from around the world sitting around the fire. It was as good as life can be.
Jealous! Now Basseterre marina feels like an airport duty free lounge! At least we had a bit of what you experienced in Nevis and shortly after in the Grenadines.
Can't believe that failed so soon in the life of the yacht, glad you were able to get it fixed. Did notice that when the wheels went back on the tape to mark that the rudder is centered wasn't at the top.
As a marine engineer, tightening cables until there is little slack is a guaranteed way to have further cable breakages. They fail from fatigue due to excessive bending stress from not enough slack. Nothing to do with 304 grade you mention, which by the way is also austenitic, just like 316, and should be mildly magnetic due to the work hardening of the grains during the cable forging process
Thanks, yes that's why we left some slack in the cable. 316 does have superior corrosion resistance and why it's recommended for marine applications, 304 is cheaper and it isn't as corrosion resistant. The problem of potential steering cable rusting and snapping is compounded by how Hanse has designed the pedestal access, such that sea water in the cockpit flows into the steering cable compartment. We've now had a number of Hanse owners tell us they've had their steering cables snap due to rust. We've also met Bavaria owners who chose a Bavaria over a Hanse because they heard of this very problem and that Bavaria sources steering cables from 316 steel from Jefa as opposed to 304.
Great to see you moving again! Thoroughly enjoying your videos. We were told by Jefa to remove the earth bond on the rudder on our Hanse 415, maybe worth checking? All the best Paul
I've done hundreds of dives in the Caribbean and I've never seen lobster in a barrel sponge you've seen two. Good to see them trying to kill off the lionfish although I'm not a fan of feeding sharks with anything.
What a fantastic dream you live. Good on you guys !
Cheers John!
Hi Guys, suggest 304 used as it's less brittle than 316 so less prome to fatique cracking. Checked our 445 with identical mechanism today; eight years old and looks fine but did identify play in Jefa DD1 output shaft bearing. Thanks for sharing; another great video :-)
I like the blue hair, good with the blue dress too, great video, thanks
Thanks Frances!!
I sailed the West Indies in 1996 and stopped in Kitts and Nevis. There were no cruise ships. There was hardly any tourism that I can remember. Just sailors. The natives would barbeque on the beaches at the end of the day when the yachts would come in and anchor. One only had to hop in the dinghy and a delicious dinner was served within minutes. And one would meet sailors from around the world sitting around the fire. It was as good as life can be.
Jealous! Now Basseterre marina feels like an airport duty free lounge! At least we had a bit of what you experienced in Nevis and shortly after in the Grenadines.
Can't believe that failed so soon in the life of the yacht, glad you were able to get it fixed. Did notice that when the wheels went back on the tape to mark that the rudder is centered wasn't at the top.
We couldn't believe it either!! And it was easier to redo the tape than get the helms back in their original positions...
As a marine engineer, tightening cables until there is little slack is a guaranteed way to have further cable breakages. They fail from fatigue due to excessive bending stress from not enough slack.
Nothing to do with 304 grade you mention, which by the way is also austenitic, just like 316, and should be mildly magnetic due to the work hardening of the grains during the cable forging process
Thanks, yes that's why we left some slack in the cable. 316 does have superior corrosion resistance and why it's recommended for marine applications, 304 is cheaper and it isn't as corrosion resistant. The problem of potential steering cable rusting and snapping is compounded by how Hanse has designed the pedestal access, such that sea water in the cockpit flows into the steering cable compartment. We've now had a number of Hanse owners tell us they've had their steering cables snap due to rust.
We've also met Bavaria owners who chose a Bavaria over a Hanse because they heard of this very problem and that Bavaria sources steering cables from 316 steel from Jefa as opposed to 304.
Great to see you moving again! Thoroughly enjoying your videos. We were told by Jefa to remove the earth bond on the rudder on our Hanse 415, maybe worth checking? All the best Paul
Thanks, certainly worth looking into!
There are quite a few posts about this on the Hanse owners forum if you use the search function
Also, your autopilot arm should go to the outer hole on the quadrant. A long thread on Myhanse covers this topic. Good luck!
Thanks Paul!
Thanks Lawrence!
I'm glad to hear you guys are moving again, Was the steering cable covered under warranty?
It was, thankfully!
I've done hundreds of dives in the Caribbean and I've never seen lobster in a barrel sponge you've seen two. Good to see them trying to kill off the lionfish although I'm not a fan of feeding sharks with anything.
Yeah amazing diving off St Kitts! Yes good of them to kill the lionfish.
💕
can't believe they used crappy cable that's unethical
Yeah we couldn't believe it either!