We're down to the wire and the Travel Lift is coming ready or not! We struggle with a seemingly endless number of broken items and jobs that don't go as planned. But it's still time to splash.
I hope you guys have gotten over all your refit blues. I just wanted to let know how you make smile and bring tears to my eyes. The thousands of hours I sent growing up doing what your are doing. Remember what doesn’t kill you make you stronger. You and I are wired exactly the same. Your wife and my wife the same. It’s easy to through money at a project. It takes a tradesman to fix the problem themselves. All the best. Love the passion on this channel.
Wow Ray. That really means a lot to us. I've come to believe over a lifetime of observation and experience that people don't value or respect the things they don't work for. I also find that there's a ton of "pride of ownership" that comes from fixing the things that break on the boat. I always imagine what it would be like if you had to do the work in the middle of the Atlantic or in some out of the way island chain. This gets me motivated to hop to it while I have good access to parts and internet connectivity. Anyway, we wish you the best, although if your wife is truly like Wendy then you already won the lottery.
Hi Kev,Don't let the issues get you down. Keep in mind where you are and what your doing. Light years ahead of most people. Hang in there! Boat is looking great! You both are doing a great job!
Thanks Bob. I'm always happy to get that kind of encouragement. As I was editing I considered dropping that clip as it could be seen as whining, but decided against it because it was honestly how I was feeling at the time.
I d recommend painting your dinghy tubes with a quality rubber paint. My impression of hypolan is not a positive one in high UV environments. It deteriorates quickly and forms pin holes.....that is where the paint will help on an aging dinghy. Boat projects are non linear.........it is not just you, believe thousands of us. Just found your channel, and have been working my way thru the videos. Very impressed with content and easily passes thru my banality filter. Would love to be able to meet you if you ever land somewhere in FL.
Hi Geoff. I'm reluctant to make any strong statements about Hypalon vs. PVC as I just don't know enough about them. Hypalon cement is harder to find in stores but Highfield charges a premium for dinghies made of it. For us, I think our Avon RIB is just really old, and I'd even venture that the various materials have probably gotten better over the years. I repaired 5 leaks while in Greece and the patches held wonderfully until we got to the Caribbean. Once there we suffered a fairly significant leak requiring us to pump up each morning. It seems the rubber is separating from the canvas backing in places, and that's the real problem. We have a new outboard, and a new dinghy is on the list. But I like ours (Dingy Ed ... since Dingy has ED, or erectile dysfunction). It planes evenly and easily and we don't worry about it getting scuffed.
I think Wendy is tougher than all of us. Other boaters are just as frustrated, they just hide it better. The guy with the big Oyster was probably looking at your boat and reminiscing about the good ole days when he had a smaller Oyster. It’s always fun to daydream. :):) 👍👍👍
Wendy's laughing next to me. I don't even think the owner was around for the Oyster 82 launch. It looked like professional crew to me (despite what I said at the time). And that's how it goes on the big boats. Pros do all the work and then the owners fly in for a week or two and complain about the stuff that wasn't done well enough. Then they write a bunch of checks and fly out.
Hey Kev, I,m a retired navy rigger and aircraft maintenance mech. Have you ever considered placing a two patches one over the other, with the top patch larger over lapping 1/2 to 1.0 inches. tell windy to keep the blue side up when walking. love your post. pat
Thanks Pat. The patches went quite well and are still holding a couple of months later. So all is well there. Wendy has managed to not take any falls recently, and aside from the 20-30 knot Meltemi winds in the anchorage right now, we're loving it.
On the bright side: It is always better to have the headaches and heartbreaks on the hard. This investment pays off when you need to concentrate on the weather and sea state. Good job you two!
Well done for getting through the jobs list before launch day. I expect the combination of planned jobs, emergent work and achieving that and keeping the launch slot created the pressure that clearly got to you. Well done for sharing your ‘low moments’ which I expect are almost forgotten now that you are having fun.😉
Having a deadline and time pressure is the best way to get jobs done. You need that pressure to drive you to the finish line. I still have ongoing projects after a month on the water because I have the luxury of procrastinating.
I feel your pain on the boat projects. It is not just you. Every boat project I start seems to take 3 times longer than a similar house project and in the middle of most projects I find more to do.
I know the feeling. Its ok to get bummed out. It’s hard not to. A lot of time and a lot of money. Sometimes it seems like the boat projects will never end. I’m going through the same thing with my sport Fisher in so. Cal. right now. I only wish I had the ability the both of you have to fix a lot of the issues on your own. Thanks again for another excellent video 🇺🇸👍
Thanks Sean. Yes, hiring out to get jobs done by pros (I say that guardedly) tends to double the price of a repair. So we try to do what we can. This carries the advantage not only of saving money but also of helping us understand what makes these systems tick. Problems are a lot easier to diagnose once you understand how they went in.
Lots of work... When it comes to white sprits.. You should absolutely NOT use that as a degreaser... White spirit is a solvent but not a degreaser... When it evaporate it leaves a thin film/layer of waxy residue that you don't want before paint or glue.. Excellent for cleaning engine parts but not as paint or glue prep... Btw.. gotta love the thickness of the hull.. 😊
Wow. Well I might have screwed up then. But I thought I used acetone on the prop and white spirits on the hypalon. Anyway, the last time I swam the hull it looked like the PropSpeed was still attached to the prop. Following the "cleaning", the PropSpeed application begins with an etching base, which is the yellow coating. A clear coat is applied over this, which appears silicone based. I believe the etching base is where the adhesion comes from. Good stuff to know though.
True, to a point. Doing it with no wind a day or two before launch is pretty much standard practice, at least in the Greek marina we were at. But we had a big cradle and little in the way of weather coming, so I felt good with it. No way would I have left either sail on during the winter while we were away. At the minimum, you want to protect the fabric from the sun.
Join the club I just had a day like that ... but today's a new day . you've got a great boat and cool wife and you're heading into a new season of sailing adventures . Smooth sailing !
Indeed. That's the best way to look at it, which we both try to do. Today we're sitting on the town quay at Kalimnos, in the eastern Aegean Greek Islands near Turkey and life is good. Drinking a cold beer from our battery operated refrigeration. And we can't wait to wake up tomorrow and sail down the coast.
Appreciate it Frank. All is better now that we're out on the water. You just get to feeling that you'll never get there. It's frustrating but then rewarding. Kind of hard to explain. But we're having a great time now.
Hi, another good video but you sound like me complaining! Regards patching the dinghy, and I have patched a few. First, remove the valves, clean them, or replace them and keep as spares. They are not expensive. Now the real work begins and it takes 2 strong people working together. Next I inject liquid sealant when the valves are removed, but if careful you can do this with the valves installed. You dont want the sealant on the valve sealing flap. Find a large grassy area and immediately after the sealant is in the tube(s) repressure the tubes to about 2psi and then roll and rock the dinghly SLOWLY end over end and side over side. I will do about 4 sets of each direction 10 rolls per set. This coats the inside of the tubes and under pressure the sealant will find its way through the pinholes. If you have suspect areas then position the dinghy so lithe liquid will flow to that area. Make sure you position the dinghy so the seams can also be covered. This is not rocket science, jsut awkward working on the positioning. You can repeat this process again the same day after a few hours if you think you need to. Keep the tubes pressurized and after 1-2 days you will being to see the liguid material bubling out and forming a scab on the exterior side of the hole. Next step is to then apply the exterior patch. Now you have both an internal seal/plug and an external patch. I would not recommend trying to do this by hanging the dinghy on a halyard or davits, really needs to be done rolling the dinghy on grass. Hope this helps and if you pick up the airfare and I happy to fly over to Greece and help out... Also, would be interesting to hear how the autopilot repair turned out, I had my doubts, also hope you found the fluxgate sensor. Cheers
Thanks for the obviously great advice. For the moment our repairs to the dinghy have been 100% successful. We're going for weeks without having to do any pumping and this is the best it's ever been. However, I think the longer term problem is that the hypalon is failing. Specifically, the outer covering of rubber is separating, or in danger of separating, from the cloth fabric below. We've decided to nurse it along while budgeting for a new dinghy. Out of curiosity, what type of sealant are you recommending (by brand and product)? As for the autopilot, the entire system other than the Type 2 linear drive is new, installed just after we bought the boat. This included Raymarine's ACU-400 course computer, p70 control head, and EV-1 sensor, so no fluxgate any more. This system is an amazing piece of kit and I heartily recommend the Raymarine Axiom/ACU-400 combination. We also have Raymarine's Quantum radar and AIS 650 components, and these too are amazing. The ability to easily overlay radar and AIS onto the charts, while also toggling between digital radar, charts, weather, and music (via our Fusion stereo) is awesome.
@@SailingTalisman Sealant (Hypalon type) that I use is from www.inlandmarine.us Is available direct, on Amazon, West Marine resells under their name, and likely any dinghy repair shop or marine store will also stock. Cost about $60 US for 1 quart that will coat a 10-12' dinghy that has 2 or 3 tubes. Buy 3 quarts if you want 2 coats or 2 quarts if you want 1 coat so that you always have 1 quart as a spare. A number of RUclips good/bad videos online from good/not so good owner attempts to show how to do the process, but they dont advise how to rotate/rock like I did above. I also have a hypalon kit from Bixter (ToobSeal) that includes 8 oz of sealant but that amount is good for 1 small tube only. I use about 10 oz per 2 aft tubes and 12 oz for the forward tube on my 10" Caribe 3 chamber. Make sure you order the hypalon sealant for you hypalon dinghy and not the pvc sealant for a pvc dinghy. Cheers.
Fame at last, even if it's only for snot 😂 I think it takes a good few seasons to get to know a boat and the potential areas that need to have an eye kept on them. Even so some products and materials that perport to be marine grade or heavy duty really are not fit for purpose, in a very short time. Keep at it! Sail Safe Ant & Cid xx
I hear you guys had dinner with Phil and Cris last night or perhaps the night before. Wish you were here. It's great sailing in the Cyclades and we've barely used our engine over the past month. We just hope it stays "medium" for the next week or two until we get to Turkey.
@@SailingTalisman Kevin, Wendy. Yes, had dinner on the 4th July as celebration then Pizza, last night as we are taking different routes. We are hangin around to explore and await the ideal weather to go mainland route. Oscar is getting very old and we want to be sure he has no stress. Long passages do not suit him. After all a dog is for life and we have all the time in the world..... Oh I feel a song coming on,. Sail Safe guys catch up soon....
It is now. And thanks for the kind words. We had our calorifier/hot water heater go out a week ago, and that was a drag, but all fixed now. Had a great sail in 30 knot winds today and we're feeling that Talisman is hitting her stride.
Boat to do lists have the tendency to grow longer, the more items you tick off it. That's an other great video, displaying that boats are not all fun and games.
Hi DG. It was a rough couple of weeks but we're reaping the benefits now. Been cruising for two months now with only the normal maintenance tasks to deal with, although we did have our calorifier/hot water heater go out on us and that was an expensive repair.
@@SailingTalisman Stuff always breaks on boats and that is part of the lifestyle I guess. Will be crewing on Britican for a couple of months again next month. Will be changing the high pressure pump for the watermaker and installing some new LED fixtures. They will finally have daylight in the engine bay.
I'd love to come over and give you a hand. I just retired. Looks like you're just a little overwhelmed sometimes, completely understandable. I was a high voltage test technician and good with tools. Take care from Syracuse NY
Thanks Tom. We appreciate the offer, but have to race to get to Gibraltar by the fall. Hopefully, probably once we get to the Caribbean, we'll extend an invite to viewers to send an email explaining why they'd like to come visit and we'll choose a lucky viewer to two to come visit. So stick around. As they say, "you don't ask, you don't get".
This is true. It wasn't so much the dinghy and outboard but just the general level of failure. It went so far beyond "coin toss", achieving almost 100% of things just not working out. All is well now though.
Thanks for another quality video. Just a quick question.... Is there a really good reason why most people use inflatable dinghies rather than, say, a fibreglass or aluminium dinghy ? I often wonder....
No a good reason but many benefits in a RIB. More stable, faster, they are soft so you can use them to push boats, they deflate so take up less space when stowed. They often are lighter then rigid dingies and less likely to damaging the mothership in rougher weather.
I'd reckon that it's because RIBs are almost impossible to sink (assuming they don't get punctured). You can have six people on board and fill the thing up with water and it'll all still float. Outboards of remarkable size can be carried, and they do pretty well in bigger swells as long as you go slow. Weight-wise, they can be lifted onto davits and carried by hand. The guys on Delos have a fully aluminum RIB, but it must have cost a lot of money. Finally, they're pretty comfortable to sit on while under way.
Clearly I should have bought you more than one beer each in Pano's to numb the frustration! Beer is a good cure all. BOAT... Break Out Another Thousand!! Fair Winds sy FAIR GAME
@@SailingTalisman We did a splash and dash hitting the water on May 23rd at lunch time and moored up 24 hours later in Trizonia. 48 hours later we were through the canal. It would have been 24 hours but too much Metaxa in one of those tavernas kept us there for an extra day! Our little odyssey took us around the Cyclades, Peloponnese and back to the Ionian in 45 days covering a little under 1,000 nms. I guess you are well on your way to Turkey by now. If you are passing back through the Ionian in Sept let us know. Wishing you fair winds, cold beers and few equipment failures.
I’m 56 and still working to fund the dream, so give me a brake. Remember what the grind was like? All the Chanels I watch have similar problems. Keep your head up and look to the end. The 1st sail will be worth all the problem!
Indeed P.D. As I mentioned to an earlier commenter, I was tempted to cut the clip about being demoralized. But I decided to keep it because viewers have to know how mentally taxing this type of work really is. The concept of our channel is to provide the real truth of what this is like. It's not just white sand beaches and girls in bikinis. It is hard work and can be dangerous at times. In fact, you can never let your guard down. Weather, especially here in the Aegean Greek islands can and does turn violent with only a few hours (or minutes) notice. But we're loving it and have a lot of video ready to go.
I'm glad you kept your mini rant in. Keeping it real is much more important than looking good all the time. Who doesn't get demoralised at times? We sure did after buying our Westerly 43 but are now enjoying the rewards in the beautiful islands of Quuensland!
Stop, stop, stop. We all have issues. Why does a 30 year survey take six months. Why does the reparation take four months? I can go on. New prop shaft and bearings plus sure seal. Boat goes in for one hour test and...... boat comes out for ten days while new ...blah, blah, blah. We’re now over the top of the canal du central headings up the Burbonaise. Smiling now. My Avon, also 30 years patched up really well. 😎
Yep. American product totally unavailable in the EU. With VAT running at 24%, nobody stocks anything that won't sell in the next day or two. It's probably the biggest downside to cruising the Med.
Yes there is work to do but you have a partner that can do a lot of work and your not doing all of this by your self , Thank about if you were by your self ,, like me I have do every thing be my self on my boat
Wow Janet! You have to respect a single hander doing all her own work. The girl on "Untie the Lines" is a good role model. She just does all of it. But by the same token we've tried to avoid some of the "project boat" pitfalls. There's a point at which you spend more time fixing than you do sailing.
Oh, dear! The hole world is against little Kevin. Time for a some shrink pep talk. Your Oyster looks enticing(it really does). The Virgin Mary herself would be proud to take a dump on that crapper you fixed with the all new pipeline work. Yes, your dinghy is indeed a hopeless shit, I honestly can't deny that. But you are planning to buy a new one anyway so there is some light further down the present dark tunnel of despondency. I suggest that you take an introductory peep at the aluminum ones from AB. They are very light in comparison, so Wendy won't be nearly squashed to death a next time.
It’s not just boat stuff that falls apart as the land owner and farmer the stuff that’s made today not just in America is a piece of shit. It’s not you please don’t personalize it but everything that I’ve touched doesn’t last as long is it supposed to
Hi Alice. Thanks for watching. I'd say that most of the marine products we buy are pretty well researched on the front end, and we get good results from Jabsco/Xylem pumps, Raymarine electronics, the motors and parts that are Oyster sourced. We only use Yanmar OEM parts for our diesel engine, and the same goes for our Fischer Panda genset. I believe the failures usually start when folks try to sub out Chinese mail order replacements for things that are mission critical. These include no-name hasps, shackles, blocks, etc, and especially non-marine rated electrical components. I often wonder about the running rigging I see in the chandleries that has no rating listed and has a wonky feel to the hand. I find it nearly impossible to source Dynema lines here in the Med. I literally have to order from Premium Ropes or Boatropes UK and have the item shipped. But I fully agree that there are a lot of sub-standard products out there.
I hope you guys have gotten over all your refit blues. I just wanted to let know how you make smile and bring tears to my eyes. The thousands of hours I sent growing up doing what your are doing. Remember what doesn’t kill you make you stronger. You and I are wired exactly the same. Your wife and my wife the same. It’s easy to through money at a project. It takes a tradesman to fix the problem themselves. All the best. Love the passion on this channel.
Wow Ray. That really means a lot to us. I've come to believe over a lifetime of observation and experience that people don't value or respect the things they don't work for. I also find that there's a ton of "pride of ownership" that comes from fixing the things that break on the boat. I always imagine what it would be like if you had to do the work in the middle of the Atlantic or in some out of the way island chain. This gets me motivated to hop to it while I have good access to parts and internet connectivity. Anyway, we wish you the best, although if your wife is truly like Wendy then you already won the lottery.
Hi Kev,Don't let the issues get you down. Keep in mind where you are and what your doing. Light years ahead of most people. Hang in there! Boat is looking great! You both are doing a great job!
Thanks Bob. I'm always happy to get that kind of encouragement. As I was editing I considered dropping that clip as it could be seen as whining, but decided against it because it was honestly how I was feeling at the time.
I d recommend painting your dinghy tubes with a quality rubber paint. My impression of hypolan is not a positive one in high UV environments. It deteriorates quickly and forms pin holes.....that is where the paint will help on an aging dinghy. Boat projects are non linear.........it is not just you, believe thousands of us.
Just found your channel, and have been working my way thru the videos. Very impressed with content and easily passes thru my banality filter. Would love to be able to meet you if you ever land somewhere in FL.
Hi Geoff. I'm reluctant to make any strong statements about Hypalon vs. PVC as I just don't know enough about them. Hypalon cement is harder to find in stores but Highfield charges a premium for dinghies made of it. For us, I think our Avon RIB is just really old, and I'd even venture that the various materials have probably gotten better over the years. I repaired 5 leaks while in Greece and the patches held wonderfully until we got to the Caribbean. Once there we suffered a fairly significant leak requiring us to pump up each morning. It seems the rubber is separating from the canvas backing in places, and that's the real problem. We have a new outboard, and a new dinghy is on the list. But I like ours (Dingy Ed ... since Dingy has ED, or erectile dysfunction). It planes evenly and easily and we don't worry about it getting scuffed.
I think Wendy is tougher than all of us. Other boaters are just as frustrated, they just hide it better. The guy with the big Oyster was probably looking at your boat and reminiscing about the good ole days when he had a smaller Oyster. It’s always fun to daydream. :):) 👍👍👍
Wendy's laughing next to me. I don't even think the owner was around for the Oyster 82 launch. It looked like professional crew to me (despite what I said at the time). And that's how it goes on the big boats. Pros do all the work and then the owners fly in for a week or two and complain about the stuff that wasn't done well enough. Then they write a bunch of checks and fly out.
Glad to see you're back in the water. Smooth sailing and cool beers. Cheers.
Thanks Robert. We appreciate that.
Hey Kev, I,m a retired navy rigger and aircraft maintenance mech. Have you ever considered placing a two patches one over the other, with the top patch larger over lapping 1/2 to 1.0 inches. tell windy to keep the blue side up when walking. love your post. pat
Thanks Pat. The patches went quite well and are still holding a couple of months later. So all is well there. Wendy has managed to not take any falls recently, and aside from the 20-30 knot Meltemi winds in the anchorage right now, we're loving it.
On the bright side: It is always better to have the headaches and heartbreaks on the hard. This investment pays off when you need to concentrate on the weather and sea state. Good job you two!
Hi Thomas. Sorry for the late reply. Indeed, getting work done on the hard is so much better and easier.
Well done for getting through the jobs list before launch day. I expect the combination of planned jobs, emergent work and achieving that and keeping the launch slot created the pressure that clearly got to you. Well done for sharing your ‘low moments’ which I expect are almost forgotten now that you are having fun.😉
Having a deadline and time pressure is the best way to get jobs done. You need that pressure to drive you to the finish line. I still have ongoing projects after a month on the water because I have the luxury of procrastinating.
I feel your pain on the boat projects. It is not just you. Every boat project I start seems to take 3 times longer than a similar house project and in the middle of most projects I find more to do.
Indeed. Like the SEALs say, the only easy day was yesterday.
I know the feeling. Its ok to get bummed out. It’s hard not to. A lot of time and a lot of money. Sometimes it seems like the boat projects will never end. I’m going through the same thing with my sport Fisher in so. Cal. right now. I only wish I had the ability the both of you have to fix a lot of the issues on your own. Thanks again for another excellent video 🇺🇸👍
Thanks Sean. Yes, hiring out to get jobs done by pros (I say that guardedly) tends to double the price of a repair. So we try to do what we can. This carries the advantage not only of saving money but also of helping us understand what makes these systems tick. Problems are a lot easier to diagnose once you understand how they went in.
Lots of work... When it comes to white sprits.. You should absolutely NOT use that as a degreaser... White spirit is a solvent but not a degreaser... When it evaporate it leaves a thin film/layer of waxy residue that you don't want before paint or glue.. Excellent for cleaning engine parts but not as paint or glue prep... Btw.. gotta love the thickness of the hull.. 😊
Wow. Well I might have screwed up then. But I thought I used acetone on the prop and white spirits on the hypalon. Anyway, the last time I swam the hull it looked like the PropSpeed was still attached to the prop. Following the "cleaning", the PropSpeed application begins with an etching base, which is the yellow coating. A clear coat is applied over this, which appears silicone based. I believe the etching base is where the adhesion comes from. Good stuff to know though.
Bending on a head-sail while on the hard. Yikes! Most boat yards would not allow that. Good to see you didn't fall over!
True, to a point. Doing it with no wind a day or two before launch is pretty much standard practice, at least in the Greek marina we were at. But we had a big cradle and little in the way of weather coming, so I felt good with it. No way would I have left either sail on during the winter while we were away. At the minimum, you want to protect the fabric from the sun.
Join the club I just had a day like that ... but today's a new day . you've got a great boat and cool wife and you're heading into a new season of sailing adventures . Smooth sailing !
Indeed. That's the best way to look at it, which we both try to do. Today we're sitting on the town quay at Kalimnos, in the eastern Aegean Greek Islands near Turkey and life is good. Drinking a cold beer from our battery operated refrigeration. And we can't wait to wake up tomorrow and sail down the coast.
You're not alone. Happy sailing!
Thanks Roscoe!
Thanks for sharing how hard it is and your true feelings. It's ok to complain even if other commentators resent you for it. It is what it is!
Appreciate it Frank. All is better now that we're out on the water. You just get to feeling that you'll never get there. It's frustrating but then rewarding. Kind of hard to explain. But we're having a great time now.
Don't dispare, u should come on my boat 😂 u have a beauty, not one boat out there has projects that go smooth all the time.
Thanks Klemen. I'm sure that's true, but boy do I find myself getting down about it sometimes. Especially when time is getting short.
@@SailingTalisman, jup, it's crap working on schedule. But i'am sure u'll be afloat and about in no time. Sail on!
Hi, another good video but you sound like me complaining! Regards patching the dinghy, and I have patched a few. First, remove the valves, clean them, or replace them and keep as spares. They are not expensive. Now the real work begins and it takes 2 strong people working together. Next I inject liquid sealant when the valves are removed, but if careful you can do this with the valves installed. You dont want the sealant on the valve sealing flap. Find a large grassy area and immediately after the sealant is in the tube(s) repressure the tubes to about 2psi and then roll and rock the dinghly SLOWLY end over end and side over side. I will do about 4 sets of each direction 10 rolls per set. This coats the inside of the tubes and under pressure the sealant will find its way through the pinholes. If you have suspect areas then position the dinghy so lithe liquid will flow to that area. Make sure you position the dinghy so the seams can also be covered. This is not rocket science, jsut awkward working on the positioning. You can repeat this process again the same day after a few hours if you think you need to. Keep the tubes pressurized and after 1-2 days you will being to see the liguid material bubling out and forming a scab on the exterior side of the hole. Next step is to then apply the exterior patch. Now you have both an internal seal/plug and an external patch. I would not recommend trying to do this by hanging the dinghy on a halyard or davits, really needs to be done rolling the dinghy on grass. Hope this helps and if you pick up the airfare and I happy to fly over to Greece and help out... Also, would be interesting to hear how the autopilot repair turned out, I had my doubts, also hope you found the fluxgate sensor. Cheers
Thanks for the obviously great advice. For the moment our repairs to the dinghy have been 100% successful. We're going for weeks without having to do any pumping and this is the best it's ever been. However, I think the longer term problem is that the hypalon is failing. Specifically, the outer covering of rubber is separating, or in danger of separating, from the cloth fabric below. We've decided to nurse it along while budgeting for a new dinghy. Out of curiosity, what type of sealant are you recommending (by brand and product)? As for the autopilot, the entire system other than the Type 2 linear drive is new, installed just after we bought the boat. This included Raymarine's ACU-400 course computer, p70 control head, and EV-1 sensor, so no fluxgate any more. This system is an amazing piece of kit and I heartily recommend the Raymarine Axiom/ACU-400 combination. We also have Raymarine's Quantum radar and AIS 650 components, and these too are amazing. The ability to easily overlay radar and AIS onto the charts, while also toggling between digital radar, charts, weather, and music (via our Fusion stereo) is awesome.
@@SailingTalisman Sealant (Hypalon type) that I use is from www.inlandmarine.us Is available direct, on Amazon, West Marine resells under their name, and likely any dinghy repair shop or marine store will also stock. Cost about $60 US for 1 quart that will coat a 10-12' dinghy that has 2 or 3 tubes. Buy 3 quarts if you want 2 coats or 2 quarts if you want 1 coat so that you always have 1 quart as a spare. A number of RUclips good/bad videos online from good/not so good owner attempts to show how to do the process, but they dont advise how to rotate/rock like I did above. I also have a hypalon kit from Bixter (ToobSeal) that includes 8 oz of sealant but that amount is good for 1 small tube only. I use about 10 oz per 2 aft tubes and 12 oz for the forward tube on my 10" Caribe 3 chamber. Make sure you order the hypalon sealant for you hypalon dinghy and not the pvc sealant for a pvc dinghy. Cheers.
Fame at last, even if it's only for snot 😂 I think it takes a good few seasons to get to know a boat and the potential areas that need to have an eye kept on them. Even so some products and materials that perport to be marine grade or heavy duty really are not fit for purpose, in a very short time. Keep at it! Sail Safe Ant & Cid xx
I hear you guys had dinner with Phil and Cris last night or perhaps the night before. Wish you were here. It's great sailing in the Cyclades and we've barely used our engine over the past month. We just hope it stays "medium" for the next week or two until we get to Turkey.
@@SailingTalisman Kevin, Wendy. Yes, had dinner on the 4th July as celebration then Pizza, last night as we are taking different routes. We are hangin around to explore and await the ideal weather to go mainland route. Oscar is getting very old and we want to be sure he has no stress. Long passages do not suit him. After all a dog is for life and we have all the time in the world..... Oh I feel a song coming on,. Sail Safe guys catch up soon....
Welcome to the Fickle Finger of Fate as well as Murphy's Law
Yep.
Don't worry, we ALL are experiencing difficulties with projects! It just looks like it's going smoothly! 😄😄😄
It is now. And thanks for the kind words. We had our calorifier/hot water heater go out a week ago, and that was a drag, but all fixed now. Had a great sail in 30 knot winds today and we're feeling that Talisman is hitting her stride.
Boat to do lists have the tendency to grow longer, the more items you tick off it.
That's an other great video, displaying that boats are not all fun and games.
Hi DG. It was a rough couple of weeks but we're reaping the benefits now. Been cruising for two months now with only the normal maintenance tasks to deal with, although we did have our calorifier/hot water heater go out on us and that was an expensive repair.
@@SailingTalisman Stuff always breaks on boats and that is part of the lifestyle I guess.
Will be crewing on Britican for a couple of months again next month. Will be changing the high pressure pump for the watermaker and installing some new LED fixtures. They will finally have daylight in the engine bay.
It has been my experience if it says easy to install !! RUN !! LOL !!
Yes. I believe it's known as "false advertising".
I'd love to come over and give you a hand. I just retired. Looks like you're just a little overwhelmed sometimes, completely understandable. I was a high voltage test technician and good with tools.
Take care from Syracuse NY
Thanks Tom. We appreciate the offer, but have to race to get to Gibraltar by the fall. Hopefully, probably once we get to the Caribbean, we'll extend an invite to viewers to send an email explaining why they'd like to come visit and we'll choose a lucky viewer to two to come visit. So stick around. As they say, "you don't ask, you don't get".
@@SailingTalisman I'm happy to be following along. You guys are a great couple. Thanks for writing back. Safe travels from your friend in Syracuse NY.
Kev, you need to watch some other YT channels. outboards and dinghies are constantly breaking. Better than sitting in the office.
This is true. It wasn't so much the dinghy and outboard but just the general level of failure. It went so far beyond "coin toss", achieving almost 100% of things just not working out. All is well now though.
Thanks for another quality video. Just a quick question.... Is there a really good reason why most people use inflatable dinghies rather than, say, a fibreglass or aluminium dinghy ? I often wonder....
No a good reason but many benefits in a RIB.
More stable, faster, they are soft so you can use them to push boats, they deflate so take up less space when stowed.
They often are lighter then rigid dingies and less likely to damaging the mothership in rougher weather.
I'd reckon that it's because RIBs are almost impossible to sink (assuming they don't get punctured). You can have six people on board and fill the thing up with water and it'll all still float. Outboards of remarkable size can be carried, and they do pretty well in bigger swells as long as you go slow. Weight-wise, they can be lifted onto davits and carried by hand. The guys on Delos have a fully aluminum RIB, but it must have cost a lot of money. Finally, they're pretty comfortable to sit on while under way.
Allround I think they are safer and more versatile.
Clearly I should have bought you more than one beer each in Pano's to numb the frustration! Beer is a good cure all. BOAT... Break Out Another Thousand!! Fair Winds sy FAIR GAME
You know, we expected to see you again before we left. It's too bad we weren't able to repay the courtesy. How are things going on Fair Game?
@@SailingTalisman We did a splash and dash hitting the water on May 23rd at lunch time and moored up 24 hours later in Trizonia. 48 hours later we were through the canal. It would have been 24 hours but too much Metaxa in one of those tavernas kept us there for an extra day! Our little odyssey took us around the Cyclades, Peloponnese and back to the Ionian in 45 days covering a little under 1,000 nms. I guess you are well on your way to Turkey by now. If you are passing back through the Ionian in Sept let us know.
Wishing you fair winds, cold beers and few equipment failures.
I’m 56 and still working to fund the dream, so give me a brake. Remember what the grind was like? All the Chanels I watch have similar problems. Keep your head up and look to the end. The 1st sail will be worth all the problem!
Indeed P.D. As I mentioned to an earlier commenter, I was tempted to cut the clip about being demoralized. But I decided to keep it because viewers have to know how mentally taxing this type of work really is. The concept of our channel is to provide the real truth of what this is like. It's not just white sand beaches and girls in bikinis. It is hard work and can be dangerous at times. In fact, you can never let your guard down. Weather, especially here in the Aegean Greek islands can and does turn violent with only a few hours (or minutes) notice. But we're loving it and have a lot of video ready to go.
I'm glad you kept your mini rant in. Keeping it real is much more important than looking good all the time. Who doesn't get demoralised at times? We sure did after buying our Westerly 43 but are now enjoying the rewards in the beautiful islands of Quuensland!
Stop, stop, stop.
We all have issues. Why does a 30 year survey take six months. Why does the reparation take four months? I can go on.
New prop shaft and bearings plus sure seal. Boat goes in for one hour test and...... boat comes out for ten days while new ...blah, blah, blah.
We’re now over the top of the canal du central headings up the Burbonaise.
Smiling now.
My Avon, also 30 years patched up really well.
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Sounds good.
Good vid ya'll.
Thanks so much.
Did you ever hear of a product called goop off ? removes old glue .
Yep. American product totally unavailable in the EU. With VAT running at 24%, nobody stocks anything that won't sell in the next day or two. It's probably the biggest downside to cruising the Med.
Yes there is work to do but you have a partner that can do a lot of work and your not doing all of this by your self , Thank about if you were by your self ,, like me I have do every thing be my self on my boat
Wow Janet! You have to respect a single hander doing all her own work. The girl on "Untie the Lines" is a good role model. She just does all of it. But by the same token we've tried to avoid some of the "project boat" pitfalls. There's a point at which you spend more time fixing than you do sailing.
Oh, dear! The hole world is against little Kevin. Time for a some shrink pep talk. Your Oyster looks enticing(it really does). The Virgin Mary herself would be proud to take a dump on that crapper you fixed with the all new pipeline work.
Yes, your dinghy is indeed a hopeless shit, I honestly can't deny that. But you are planning to buy a new one anyway so there is some light further down the present dark tunnel of despondency. I suggest that you take an introductory peep at the aluminum ones from AB. They are very light in comparison, so Wendy won't be nearly squashed to death a next time.
Yeah, I knew there'd be a few people like you ...
Deus vai lê dar capacidade para você concertar tudo confia em Deus você é está lnda princesa bonita fica com deus gosti
Kevin and Wendy, thanks for the vid. Can you please speak up Kevin. It's really hard to hear you.
Will do. We're still working on the mic levels.
It’s not just boat stuff that falls apart as the land owner and farmer the stuff that’s made today not just in America is a piece of shit. It’s not you please don’t personalize it but everything that I’ve touched doesn’t last as long is it supposed to
Hi Alice. Thanks for watching. I'd say that most of the marine products we buy are pretty well researched on the front end, and we get good results from Jabsco/Xylem pumps, Raymarine electronics, the motors and parts that are Oyster sourced. We only use Yanmar OEM parts for our diesel engine, and the same goes for our Fischer Panda genset. I believe the failures usually start when folks try to sub out Chinese mail order replacements for things that are mission critical. These include no-name hasps, shackles, blocks, etc, and especially non-marine rated electrical components. I often wonder about the running rigging I see in the chandleries that has no rating listed and has a wonky feel to the hand. I find it nearly impossible to source Dynema lines here in the Med. I literally have to order from Premium Ropes or Boatropes UK and have the item shipped. But I fully agree that there are a lot of sub-standard products out there.