Why a Pilothouse?

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • In this video I talk about the benefits of a pilothouse and why I cherish it so much. In the early years we passed southbound sailboats on Lake
    Champlain, quite late in the season. The helms persons wore snowmobile suits, and still looked chilled. We wore T-shirts in the warmth coming up to the pilothouse from the diesel heater in the saloon. Should you sail only in pristine conditions, you might not have any need for a pilothouse.

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  • @rocknsail
    @rocknsail 11 месяцев назад +8

    I am commenting mostly to help with youtube stats but with the opurtunity i want to tell you that your channel is a true treasure. Thank you so much for sharing your knowlege. I have very small, 5.6 meter sailboat (lanaverre alios) and i still thinik to fit a pilothouse on her! Totally agree with your point! Every adventure or crusing sailboat must have a pilothouse!

  • @JackGilmore-hf1bk
    @JackGilmore-hf1bk 11 месяцев назад +5

    I absolutely love all the analog instruments and mechanical prop feathering wheel!

  • @brendonnz1964
    @brendonnz1964 11 месяцев назад +4

    Thank-you for the window into your Cruising Life. Everything about your Yacht is Practical.

  • @marisoljackson2369
    @marisoljackson2369 8 месяцев назад

    Hello Peter. Its your boat neighbor Marisol. I really enjoyed meeting both you and Steve last week. So glad to know there are people like you out there in the wild living life to its fullest! I hope Steve has made it out of the country ok and off to a good start on his adventure. Your videos are terrific.

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  8 месяцев назад +1

      Hello Marty and Patrick, Thank you for there kind words. I'll keep an eye on your fine yacht. Best - Peter

  • @timtrinkaus7072
    @timtrinkaus7072 11 месяцев назад +3

    Love everything about this boat!

  • @leejcahill
    @leejcahill 4 месяца назад +1

    Great videos, im 46 and feel 100% inspired by this great sailer of 86 years. Hats off to you

  • @Antipodean33
    @Antipodean33 11 месяцев назад +2

    Yeah got to admit if I was sailing the world or just living aboard I'd definitely want a pilot house. Anyway it's so much better when the weather isn't warm and it's raining and howling outside

  • @markg4167
    @markg4167 11 месяцев назад +1

    Norwalk, CT great story I lived there for sometime 👍👍

  • @svjuno
    @svjuno 8 месяцев назад

    Inspirational. Thank you for putting out these videos.

  • @jandetlefsen372
    @jandetlefsen372 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Amazing and practical boat you have!

  • @NoahJohnson7452
    @NoahJohnson7452 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the tips. Hopefully I’ll be starting my adventure in a few years

  • @MiQBohlin
    @MiQBohlin 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent! Really really good conclusion 👌🏽 Thnx m8, this is exactly what I needed 👍🏽

  • @shawnlund
    @shawnlund 11 месяцев назад

    Loved the video and I’m somewhat envious of the life you have lived. Sounds amazing.

  • @TropicShade
    @TropicShade 6 месяцев назад

    Just when I think I'm too old for sea-going adventures (I'm 69), along comes the Ancient Mariner with more inspiration! 🌴😎

  • @janefletcher5571
    @janefletcher5571 10 месяцев назад

    Just got a36 ft pilot house ketch with a sea berth with Lee cloth,love you content ❤❤

  • @tgwhelan
    @tgwhelan 11 месяцев назад

    Couldn't agree more on having a pilothouse! Unfortunately I do not have one. I have what I call a "poor man's pilot house" on my Cape George. I have a dodger and leverage that for shelter. If things are under control and I don't have my foulies on, I sit at the top of my companionway stairs under the dodger. Its comfortable (I have a cushion), I can see the nav instruments, and have a remote for the pilot I can use in this position. If its raining and I have my foulies on, I crawl up on the cabintop underneath the dodger to try and keep out of the elements. In this mode I mostly keep outside to try and keep too much water from getting down below. Its a definitely a compromise! The next boat will have a pilothouse if it is big enough! Thank you for your videos!
    Tim - s/v Patience (Cape George 38)

  • @vanman3752
    @vanman3752 11 месяцев назад

    You are an amazing character that has lived a life I always dreamed of but unfortunately for me I get too sea sick. Never the less I enjoy you spinning a yarn.

  • @svdirectorspecial
    @svdirectorspecial 10 месяцев назад

    I would love my next boat to be a pilot house cutter

  • @nz3602
    @nz3602 11 месяцев назад

    So much wisdom!

  • @gustavolima2323
    @gustavolima2323 10 месяцев назад

    Mais uma aula!!!! É muito importante ouvir pessoas com EXPERIÊNCIA, e que conhece as necessidades, obrigado pelos vídeo!!!

    • @gustavolima2323
      @gustavolima2323 10 месяцев назад

      One more explanation!!! Is very important listen experimented people, who knows the demands, thanks for the vídeos!!

  • @mokedokie
    @mokedokie 5 месяцев назад +1

    Will you be posting more videos? I hope so. Thanks.

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your interest. Yes, but not until I am back in the Marshall Islands, sailing next month.

  • @PNPYoga
    @PNPYoga 9 месяцев назад

    love your videos. How long are you in PV for ? plans for a relocate ? Craig from Ottawa.

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  9 месяцев назад

      Actually La Cruz, near by. Plan to have things sorted out by early spring.

  • @sirburntz
    @sirburntz 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing videos! I dream about building a boat my self. These videos give valuable info and are great inspiration. Cheers from Finland!

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  11 месяцев назад +1

      hyvää päivä,. Been to Mäntyluoto and Oulu a few times.

    • @sirburntz
      @sirburntz 11 месяцев назад

      Nice! The coast of Finland is beautiful at summer but too frozen in the winter 🥶😎@@AncientMariner

  • @tahirsargin8236
    @tahirsargin8236 11 месяцев назад +1

    👏👏👏

  • @MrCiupol
    @MrCiupol 11 месяцев назад

    Love it what year and model is this boat?

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  11 месяцев назад

      1977. Watch "Build of a Lifetime" and the other videos.

  • @marisoljackson2369
    @marisoljackson2369 4 месяца назад

    Hello Peter! I hope this message finds you well. I have been thinking of you and your great adventure. I am excited to hear back about your current trip to the Marshall Islands. I am praying the ocean is being kind to you.

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  2 месяца назад +2

      Thank you! The ocean was indeed kind to us - Ahaluna and me. We arrived safe and sound July 5, after 44 days, 5,340 NM. New videos will be posted real soon. Best - Peter

    • @kudagoredema7230
      @kudagoredema7230 2 месяца назад

      Awesome
      Can't wait for the update.

  • @billygrahamyachtsinc753
    @billygrahamyachtsinc753 7 месяцев назад

    I also have a Hundested C P Prop. Please explain how you set up your decompression and compression starting system, which I want to setup. I have always turned the flywheel to TDCentre.
    I recently overheated my engine running very slow RPM with to much pitch. I didn't know this was a concern.
    I also now realize that running slow reduces the keel cooling water flow volume.

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  7 месяцев назад

      My Isuzu DA120 engine comes with provision for decompression, it is not something you can "set up". It is a lever on the valve cover that "de-activates" the camshaft, no valves closing = no compression. Ideally you should have a pyrometer in conjunction with a VP propeller to prevent overloading. This a huge concern. EGT (exhaust gas temperature) should be no higher than 900ºF/480ºC when at full cruising RPM 1250 in my case, but I keep it much lower at lower RPM. At 1100RPM I go with about 650ºF/350ºC. These are the numbers I use, and they are based on many conversations with ship engineers. Ships engines have a pyrometer for every cylinder, I have only one, at the end of the exhaust manifold, the sensor in way of that cylinder's exhaust port. I wish you good luck. Best - Peter

    • @billygrahamyachtsinc753
      @billygrahamyachtsinc753 7 месяцев назад

      @@AncientMariner thanks Peter, travel safely. Regards Billy

  • @pete.b4197
    @pete.b4197 11 месяцев назад

    Everything is very wisely made on your boat! Artwork! Beauty vessel! Everything good for you, sir! 👌👍☺️✌️🌅🙏

  • @edfleming7780
    @edfleming7780 5 месяцев назад

    Is there any way to control your sheets without going outside?

    • @AncientMariner
      @AncientMariner  5 месяцев назад

      I can handle the sheets from the cockpit, however, I am not of the "do everything from the cockpit" school of thought. Handling boom preventers, boom vang, reefing or furling the main all require going on deck, and so do inspections of everything.

    • @edfleming7780
      @edfleming7780 5 месяцев назад

      I always enjoy going forward, sometimes just to stretch my legs and feel the boat under my feet. That's for sharing!

    • @edfleming7780
      @edfleming7780 5 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing!

  • @tiki6494
    @tiki6494 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. It’s a great service!

  • @PeteCrutchfield
    @PeteCrutchfield 11 месяцев назад

    Love the instruments. Great boat and I totally agree with the pilothouse comments.

  • @KirkFulks
    @KirkFulks 10 месяцев назад

    A pilot house for me! Thank you Ancient Mariner, I love your boat.

  • @Capitaine.Albator
    @Capitaine.Albator 11 месяцев назад +1

    Vraiment fascinant 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦