Sail Life - Leather wheel cover, splicing fun & preventer ⛵
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- This week Ava makes our wheel and grab bars super spiffy by wrapping them in leather from Skinclo. I make a new preventer and run the line to our rodkicker.
Skinclo: www.skincloshop.it/eng/home/
00:00 Intro
01:05 Leather wrap for wheel and garb bars
07:26 New grab bars on the cabin top
08:51 Line to Rodkicker
09:14 Blocks for Rodkicker
09:50 Splicing, double braid eye splice
13:07 New preventer
17:51 Next week
18:27 Cya!
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Stay healthy and we'll see you next week.
Athena looks AMAZING!! 🤩😁✨✨
The stitching is very time-consuming but whoa what nice results, very long lasting, a job for folks with foresight and patience.
Watching people do line splicing is like magic to me. I'm a very handy guy who does lots of things for himself, and it always blows my mind when I find a new thing I can do myself that I previously assumed was factory made only.
Also, that brown is such a nice compliment to the blue of the dodger cover. I love it!
Wow! That will be a very nice cockpit to cruise from!
OMG that was time consuming but it looks GREAT !!! Greatness is in the details.
I love how with discipline & a little time, the transformation possibilities are extraordinary. Your yacht is looking amazing. Thanks for sharing it.
Awesome job on the new leather wheel cover and hand rails Ava, they look fantastic. Mads, you make splicing look so easy, you've become very good at it. Can't wait to see your next video as they are so informational. Sea U!
I need to do my wheel cover now to make it look Spiffy
Nice work crew, little by little Athena is coming together very well. Thanks for the great video, SEA YOO next week !!
Sunday evenings are the best, mostly thanks to your channel! Cheers!
Decent job explaining the stitch for the wheel cover. A diagram in addition would have been welcome but I think I figured it out anyway. Love your videos!
Good job on the wheel cover Ava!!! Makes me think I should order a kit and do mine.
Hi Mads, I have the exact same set-up as you with regard to the rod kicker and deck layout. Simply place a single, very strong block at the base of the mast. Remember the loads are very high on the kicker tackle line there. That should sort out you lead problem to the deck organizer. I run completely single handed. With the preventer (this is an overkill) I run 2 preventer lines towards the bow in front of the cutter inner forestay and simply tack it, gives me complete control of my oversize rig and sails. Cheers guys.
Hi guys. Great Video fit a double height deck line organiser it will sort your problem. Sail Safe Guys, Ant & Cid.
We had great success with a boom brake on our Pacific Cup race to Hawaii. Saved our bacon a couple of times, though it did clutter up the deck a bit due to the need for a wide base.
V Berth Door (AKA Bedroom). Please have a look to see if it is possible to flip the door and have it open inwards. Towards the drawers, you can keep the door in place with a door magnet at the bottom. So that you can have the door open and still walk around the center console. Love the channel, keep the good content coming.
Sweetest couple on the web.
Nice idea on this preventer, I remeber my Dad getting hit in the head while sailing or little inflateable boat on a lake...
:-D
The leather wrapping would have me turn nuts, big kudos to Ava!
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Hey guys. Congratulation on hitting 100K subs!
From one man to another, Eva is turning into quite a nice compliment of you.
Your Very lucky
You guys are great
Very good job Mans
Excellent job!
The wheel and covers look very Spiffy! 😊 if you have time can you give an update on how much power your solar system is making and how much shore power you are using? Thank you.
The new leather and grab rails look quite spiffy!!
Hello you two. Ava is so talented and compliments Mads abilities. Ava, I noticed how fast you opened that box of goodies, almost as fast as Mads. Love your work ethic and videos. Look forward to seeing you guys each week.
Selden notepad swag humble brag :)
I'm always surprised how small Eva is at the end of the video when she stands next to Mads! You guys are adorable together and we are SO happy you found each other! Thanks for loving each other and showing us a great example of a couple that cares for each other. And of course keep up the great work! Love from Arizona.
She is normal - Mads is a giant.😉
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Mads is only 6’2”.
She looks to be about 5’2”.
So she is quite short and he’s somewhat tall.
you were saying you were running out of DIY projects, hear me out: Indoor movie projector with full sound system for awesome big-screen movies. Retractable. Have an overnight passage? Roll down the screen and pop on "Lawrence of Arabia."
Watching the various levels of learning is wonderful to watch! This time next year, Ava will have a solid foundation to build on. It is encouraging to watch a Michigander learn & grow while being here in Michigan temporarily myself. I miss the south.
Thank you Mads and Ava for another wonderful Sunday evening video. Very nice work on the leathering of the wheel and hand rails. Have a good week.
Another great video Mads and Ava .
you are a lucky man,maas....
Completely unrelated to this video but a solution (probably already mentioned) to your wobbly solar arch - Put the support triangles outboard! You've currently made 'triangles' with the crossed dyneema lines. If you fix rigid stainless triangles to the outboard verticals you'll achieve decent, permanent, rigidity with no faff. Look at delos' arch.
that looks so satisfying watching you sewing that leather
Ava always has that impish little grin. Cracks me up every time I watch these videos. Sleep with one eye open, Mads. 😁`
Ava, you now an accomplished fine leather smith but can open boxes with gusto and safety, congrats! Beautiful job on the wheel, etc. Your home on the water is just amazing. Been watching since you bought the boat in Scotland.
A joy as always guys.
Thanks for sharing.
You mentioned your favourite splicing film on you tube. Could you please put it on the links below your video. Great series with plenty of useful tips!
I love the colorful descriptors in use all the time. And I can't wait for the adventures to begin.
So complex no wonder the engine is so often used👍
Another great video. Ava and Mads, you're terrific. I look forward to my Sunday respite when I can sit back and enjoy your weekly snapshot of life. Sea U!
Well done. Stay healthy and we'll see you next week.
I love how you use the word “smush”, it’s so cute. I’d never heard the term before. But it’s cute 🥰
Boom brake. Always there, always ready, fit and forget. If you lose a mainsheet shackle on the traveller, who you going to call to stop your boom hitting the shrouds and dropping your mast or breaking the boom? Boom Brake thats who. Specified as not optional on Profurl installs. Preventers are just another set of strings to wrestle with when it's dark, raining, blowing B6, and you need to wrestle with a pole up front. However you've spent your dough.
And a cheap version of the brake is the belaying eight you can find in any climbing store
@@osten_petersson That is exactly what the skipper on our race boat uses. Very cheap and very effective. No moving parts and only needs $50 worth of double braid to make it work. It has saved our heads a few times. I will be relying on it tomorrow because I manage the mainsail. I use a wilchard on my boat just because it was already fitted.
Such a talented couple. Thank you for your videos I thoroughly enjoy them.
Great Job Ava and Maddy. Looking forward when you sail southwest. Smooth Oceans Ahead.
I like the grab rails. I've yet to be on any boat that didn't need more grab rails or at least better placement. While traveling in Japan and staying in traditional houses, it almost immediately became obvious the first time I went up one of those very steep staircases that with just a couple of strategically placed grab rails those stairs would not only be safer but quicker than any more standard staircase. But not once did I see this idea applied. On catamarans the steps to the hull cabins always seem like the basic assumption is that those stairs are sitting in a structure with a concrete foundation. And at the fore and aft ends of the cabin on the side decks there's usually a gap in handholds/security that should never exist.
I almost feel ashamed haven't watched this on Sunday eve after 4 years every Sunday evening means Mads with Sail life.... Sorry for this "ohh glorious mishap" I'll try to better my life next week. Perhaps it helps to inform you 2 that I did a lot off oh glorious sanding around the house the last three days for a lame excuse.... Thnx for yet another inspiring video 😀
My dad always swore by using the wrap they use on tennis racket handles to wrap his wheel, his sculling oar handle, the tiller, and even his hand hold on the dodger. Your solution looks much more elegant.
Watched from the beginning and enjoying the progress your making
I was almost ready to type a comment about giving more visual explanations and you went straight out on deck to show it all to us! As a landlubber from the Midwest land of landlocked .... you get the picture... I have no idea what most of the verbiage is that is spoken of. A little more exposition is always welcome! Thanks to you both!
It’s nice to see your progress and thank you for showing us your splicing and application of their use .👍great video
Hey Mads. put a line on either side of the boom, I used grey dyneema to blend into the boom, that way you don't have to walk it around the main sheet running rigging. All done beside the mast.
I really loved the leather work.. it really tied everything together nicely... I also like the lines. Everything looks great... How about curtains for your windows? Also I just am so excited for your next episode... Thanks for sharing your lives with us ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Mads, i would double check that starboard side preventer set up - i would be worried about chafe over that pole, set up like that it might only take a day or less to wear through
all looks great and will come in handy on your crossing stay safe and see on the next video and have a great week
Great progress!!
good video
Great vid guys, I believe best practice for preventers is to have them on the end of the boom as you have done, but not the centre as suggested in your description. Preventers rigged to middle of the boom can result in breakage.
I agree. I have been there and done that. It is probably not crucial that it be at the absolute end, but it should be close. Downwind on the open ocean, the preventer, sheet and topping lift tend to position the boom totally. It works best when all three lines are at the end of the boom.
The sewing of the leather was amazing - well done
Love the videos and can’t wait for the day you raise your sails with actual wind!
Brilliant video, awesome leather work guys….. what a beautiful job you have both done in restoring this to “better than new” 🇦🇺👍🏻
Nice
Eva those Jerry Can covers looked pretty dang sp-
lendifferous.
Good to see important safey additions to Athena.
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Hey Mads. There is a much better way of running a preventer. A single long line running down either side of the boat and through the a block on the bow. You use the unused windward winch to tension. Never have to leave the cockpit to gybe.
Awesome job. The whole is starting to look amazing!
i came for the refit, but stayed because of ava😂
You two are so good together! Love it!
Brilliant work
The leather work looks great!
The brown wheel wrap is really pretty and well done.
Dang Ava, that wheel cover came out great! I really like that leather you found.
Good package opening sequence Ava!
Test on a hydogenerateur would be so nice
Ava, when sowing like that you should use a fingerbøl.
Preventer: Recommend two lines on the boom and on the outside of the boat, one on either side. Then one is always lazy, attached inboard and easy to hook on when you decided to byge
I'm curious to see how much perfectionism goes out the hatch ... once on serious adventure.
cross stitch: good choice!
Hi, nice one and truly SPIFFING .
Super job. I need to do mine but think that contrasting thread would be a nice touch.
All looks easy, but yes it requires skill and patience..Both did a nice job…The leather wheel cover is a tedious job but well worthy..
haha MADS color matches the new trim fitting the grab rails
Think of the preventer as a delayer. I’ve seem them break.
I follow a number of different sailing channels here in youtube. I've found two that I would define as complete opposites while still being sailing channels: one is Sail life, the other is Attila Vedo (sailing Comino). I enjoy both :)
Was Topstop. Nice job on the preventer. Rigged one one Athena off Swanage. About 3 in the morning a squawl crept up on us, a wild ride but it saved a nasty accident.
Was at the bar restaurant L'Equipage that overlooks the marina but couldnt see Athena...maybe you'd already left 🤔🤔🤔
Lots of little jobs left....its always something...see ya next week...John
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Another fantastic episode of progress and quality work. Since you left Denmark you have achieved so much and whizzed through your ‘to do’ list, yet in this episode it appears all bar one of your sticky notes seems to have evaporated without ant ceremony - or did I miss that? Harking back to when last weeks episode when the fuel container was completed, I thought - if only they had one more fuel container you could have had the boat name on them - one letter on each.😉😀👍⛵️
Episode Title should have been "Athena Gets New Jewelry"
The only thing I don't like about your channel, is that MY to do list gets longer after I watch your videos. Thanks for sharing. Your boat looks...err...dang spiffy...
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Great vid as always. My 2 cents re preventer: I'd use a more elastic line. Single braid Dyneema or Dyneema cored lines will transfer the full brunt of an accidental gybe to the boom, gooseneck, mast and line attachments, and may cause significant damage. An elastic line absorbs the forces in play whereas line creep is not an issue here.
Follow the Leather care instruction! Can be HIGH MAINTENANCE!
There is a company called Red Line Goods that makes steering wheel covers for sports cars. Based out of Italy too. I'll bet they could do covers for boats too. They do high quality work and are very customer friendly.
Wow that was great. I kinda wish the USN had assigned me to the deck gang where I could have learned seamanship skills instead of the Radio Division where we learned to tune transmitters and key morse code. Ive owned a couple sailboats and never had a powerful transmitter but I have had need to tie and splice. Oh, well. We always had a dry bunk to sleep in.