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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2020
- I catch some fish and tackle a few more projects this week. New companion way doors, fenders, solar parts, and fins. I also dive into the motor and get familiar with changing, belts, impellers, filters and oil.
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I see a new post by Sam, I stop what I'm doing and watch.
*lol* Me to, i long for adventure and sailing, the ocean is calling for me ...
Me three! But he IS my son 👩👦 so that might also be playing into it a little too.
Me too!!! Sam, I think very soon you'll be over 50k subs. Give us some great vids on your travels across the country.
Me too! In fact, Im on my boat in the Marina right now working on it. Well, I will be after the video😉🤙
Dude, your patience level is off the charts! 🤙😎
I learn a lot from your videos. Thank for your efforts.
You're very hands on with your boat .. good to see folks not afraid to jump in and use their hands ! Keep it up
We can now officially refer to you as "Florida Man" 😎
Not "Florida Man" till he's in the news for doing something odd.
@@TOMVUTHEPIMP Florida man sails a 23 foot Ranger from Los Angeles to Hawaii.
Great videos I do same but on land travel in my truck Camper 🌴☕🏝️😎
needs a new gasket..yip...we'll pretend we didn't see that... lets put that back. great videos. very handy and great ideas.
So happy you're back on the water with your new boat Sam. As for this video I really enjoyed it, it's cool how your videos make me feel like we're on board and chilling right there with you. Looking forward to more of your awesome posts!!
LOL! small world. I am sitting here binging your vids in Vero Beach, FL...
Sam.i would replace the exhaust elbow. A failure is catastrophic and not worth waiting... rusty water inside or rust on the outside is a classic tell to change it out
I'll definitely look into that. It looks like they also make stainless replacements but I suppose I'd still have to clean the deposits out eventually.
Love the videos Sam! Thank you for sharing this part of your life.
Thank you for bringing us along as you make preparations. Looking forward to seeing what you have in-store.
Can't wait to see your next adventure. What a simple and great channel.
Hi Sam, again... The water alarm looks like a massive Toe breaker, especially in rough water. I have 1 that has a wired sensor that drops down to the floor or wherever you want to set it at although you would have to hide the wire and maybe Velcro it down. Also, the use of some of those tiny super strong magnets set up to hold doors open or closed work well. Either magnet facing magnet or facing magnetic Stainless steel. Use aquarium sealant to glue them to the fiberglass. 3. Keep New spare belts and the old as emergency spares, or dump them. (Be safe please) Keep on flowing, not rowing! Actually your hoses are looking kind aged, cracked and have some dry rot. Engine should be run till oil is warm before changing, it flows easier and puts some of the sludge back in suspension. Oooo, oil filter way to tight, oil rubber seal, screw on till you feel it, then 1/4 to 1/2 turn more. WD-40 isn't actually a true lubricant. Look it up. I only say all this to help keep you safe and I have 66 years of knowledge to share!
DOn't you have to be careful with magnets and your compass if the compass is mounted to the bulkhead?
Sam you are doing a fine job ! Dont take any bullcrap to heart you did great! The oil change since you picked it rite out of the pan was perfect!! You didn't leave behind a bunch of old oil coating all the engine components!! Oil filter applied was PERFECT!
keep up the good work
@@marceld6061 Good point. from an online sailing magazine "All pieces of metal, such as an engine or an anchor, can cause magnetic forces. And also stereo speakers and other electric equipment or wiring, introduce errors in compass heading" . I believe you check Magnetic north for "your" boat, then shoot true north and figure out the difference for your boat and always use that deviation in your charts. Or turn on your GPS😊 More than 36" away from a compass should be maintained since Magnetic force obeys an inverse square law with distance. And, all metal affects a magnetic field, even copper wires in a generator produce electricity via spinning magnets.
@@icemanalaska5461Not talking about oil coating the components, that is a good thing. Warming up the oil does 2 things, it make it flow easier, and puts some of the particles in suspension instead of sitting on the bottom of the oil pan. It's called sludge, and you sound as if you've never had a oil pan off in your life, or an automotive class. Seriously, live and learn.
Bryan Bsa magnetic deviation is the compass error due to local interruption, aka any ferrous metal on the boat. Usually not a huge difference, -3 to +3 degrees. Variation is the geographical magnetic difference depending where you’re at on the planet. Both are used to solve for a true fix. For day sailing in sight of land you’ll probably get a decent compass reading without plugging in either variation or deviation...enough to get by at least 🤷♂️
i like your adventures. thanks for taking me along through your videos
I also agree with on of your comments, drain your tank now or every time you go sailing, the gunk in the bottom will get in your filters and clog them up.. just when you need your engine ...
This is my favorite. I’ve enjoyed very single video. Thanks for sharing all the ins and outs of getting the new boat ready to roll. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
Lots of soot in boat from oil lamp as evident from shiny white patch of fibreglass where it was and where paper towel rack was. Good job Florida man.
Love your videos! This one was especially informative, as I will soon be checking over my boat's diesel engine. Thank you! Excited for you to set sail!
Thanks Sam, I always learn something from your intrepid adventures.
Great video, Sam. I love watching you work on projects!🥰
Nice video Thanks for taking us along mate
Yah Sam! THanks for the inspiring vid! For sure will follow along!
Another great video. Love watching you play with your boat. Looking forward to watching your adventures. Thanks for sharing
Sam..always fun watching you pottering about! Looking forward to the road trip !👍
Glad to have you as a fellow resident 🏖
Great job on the boat work Sam! Cheers!
A excellent maintenance video Sam, always look forward to your posts keep up the great work !!
You are so entertaining, informative, and inspirational. It looks like so much fun working on your little floating fort. Well done Sam!
Really great stuff, Sam. Best channel out there. So interesting. And excellent length! (I'm pretty sure I could watch two hours of this)
Thanks
It feels good to get all those chores done. Gives peace of mind knowing the condition of your 'back up power plant' in case the wind dies. You'll get it running again. It won't be anything difficult.
You bet I’ll be following along with you. Love your positive attitude. If my engine didn’t start I’d say all is lost but not our Sam. More please.
Boat projects are so satisfying! It is great to gain some new knowledge and enjoy the accomplishments.
Drive safe. Can't wait for your next video.
Just watched all your videos can't wait for more mate! Fair winds from Australia!
Love to see you smile!!!
Nice! May you always have fair weather and wind to your back.
Absolutely my favorite youtube channel to watch. Puttering and making progress! Thanks for inspiring me to keep digging into my projects, different goals but shared love of sailing and adventure (Refiting a tired old Catalina 22 to do some weekend cruising with my wife and 2 little kids). Hello from Cocoa Beach!
That's a cool boat man. Good for you !!
Sam I’m so impressed from the first video of sailing the ranger 23 from angelas to Hawaii with just a little sailing experience you just went for it and did it as I have a 30’sloop rig and I’m planning sailing from kemah Tx to Florida and to Bahamas thanks for your inspiration and I love the blue water cape dory cheers from Texas oceancowboy
Happy to have caught up with you Sam! Lost track for a couple of months. Glad to see you're still in the grove. Great content, loved the pacing of this vid, and thanks for the tough camera angles.
You da man MAN! I WAS FREAKING SAILING UP THE SOUND TO THE SEA UP HERE NORTH WEST
Oh BTW Sam if you wanted, I bet your followers across the country would let you use their guest room if you put that out there. I'm in Ozark MO it would be an honor.
Sam, great videos, keep tthem coming. A few years ago they removed the sulfur from diesel fuel. It acted like a biocide keeping the organics from growing in the fuel. They produce sludge and water and will clog your filter in a heartbeat. Proper maintence now requires periodic fuel polishing whick adds a chemical to the fuel tank that causes the organics to die and fall to the bottom of your fuel tank where you vaccuum the fuel through a filter or several filters until its clean. I would also recommend a double fuel filter system with a swap valve to change to the clean filter when the in service filter clogs so you can keep the engine running. A pressure gauge on the filter outflow can also tell you the condition of the filter.
The best diesel fuel biocide for suppressing fungal organisms seems to be Biobor. Extremely concentrated and powerful. I had fuel starvation and slime blocked fuel filters my first year running old diesel that came with the boat at purchase. Used Biobor and the problem has completely stopped. It also helps that the fuel supply has a return path so the longer the engine runs the more it is filtered. Expect to change the big primary filter more frequently until the fuel gets clean and the microbial sediment is gone
@@wallacegrommet9343 thanks I'll pick up some of that boibor. i'll also be sure to stock up on my racor filters.
A racor vacuum guage(not a pressure gauge!! Lol) is a must have. Small boats have no room for the double racor 500's.. Lucky if one will fit. Haha so many 'experts ' here lol
The fuel is trying to revert to crude, it not necessarily organisms. I don't use any biobarf or anything. Diesel is very unstable. Use the fuel. Do not keep the tank full unless you're going to use it. So many Wives tales.
I crammed a 200 series Racor into my Jeanneau 36.2, that is as big a filter as makes sense. Having the built in priming pump is the big plus when having a Yanmar 3GM
Nice vids, could you get a forehead mount, or a tripod for when your trying to do things, so we can see the whole process?
I just found this channel, and I can’t stop watching. I’m really enjoying your adventures and especially the maintenance and “improvement “ videos. Keep it up, sir. Excellent work.
That's the beauty... every video is an "improvement" video! ; )
Good job Sam!
Sam you’re not only a jack of all trades but a master of all trades . salute to your endeavors ,Florida US been watching your videos for a while now good stuff!
You have to clean out the heat exchanger and elbow before you use the boat again. The little hose showed plenty of gunk so you know that is what it will be like in the heat exchanger. It will overheat so you can cook your motor.
SAM! I cannot wait for another sailing adventure!!! The driving across the country? Meh - that’s nothing compared to your sailing videos! Man! Exciting stuff coming up!!! It’s gonna be fun!
Love the health and safety! No shoes circular saw!!
Love your videos mate keep it up 👍 it’s great that they are so simple and authentic! You inspired me to start a RUclips Chanel on my project :)
Awesome work💪
Congrats on the move to Florida!
Going through your videos and enjoying the boat maintenance projects, very informative. Hope to have a boat of my own one day :)
Melt some parafin wax on the zippers. it glides better and stays for a while.
This is my favourite RUclipsr. I just chartered my first monohaul sailboat last week. It was a great experience and I’m even more interested in this content now!
Very cool. congratulations.
Your a very impressive young man...love how you learn how to do all your repairs on your own..I live in St Pete Fl..so would love to meet you before your cross Atlantic voyage.
Always spray some paint on the parts you take off ,helps with the rust Sam ,just a thought
Good episode, Sam! I learned some stuff about boat engines. Thanks! Safe travels with the drive from California back to Florida! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Ooops! I just seen that this video is over a month old! O'well. All the best!
Amazing video love
Awesome! My dad had the same boat when I was growing up. Really enjoying these videos.
Hey how much did you get that boat for?
$9k
Keep it going. Love this content. If you are ever in Miami, let's go fishing.
Nice piece of pine/wood lolz
Sam. Great maintenance tasks all..... That water alarm, the sensor on the bottom is detachable if you want a smaller footprint item at the sensing place, and the box can go elsewhere with the attached wiring.
I have the same engine, take care of it and it will run forever. I close my fuel valve between the Racor primary filter and the tank so when I open it, all the fuel does not run out of the fuel lines to the tank. Yes, drain the crud out of the bottom of the Racor, refill as you did to near the top. Use the supplied two rubber o-rings to insure an airtight seal, as there is a slight vacuum when fuel is pulled via the on-engine fuel pump. Yes, you have air in the fuel system now, not uncommon. Read up and or video on the Yanmar 2GM - 3GM fuel bleed technique. Bleed secondary filter first, if you open the top valve and pump the manual on-engine fuel pump lever 20-30 times fuel should come out the top of the secondary on-engine filter vent. If you do it right, you may not have to bleed the rest of the system at all. (too late for this time). Second step if necessary bleed valve on top of the fuel injector, third step crack the injectors at the cylinders one at a time until fuel (having a buddy to crank helps). learn how to do this now, you will need this technique again while cruising.
Absolutely, as others have advised, close the engine raw water intake seacock while cranking engine during fuel bleed process (or any time it does not start quickly) to avoid pumping water back into the cylinders via the exhaust manifold from the exhaust water injection point. Yes, the exhaust water injection fitting only lasts about five years in salt water, get a spare before you leave on your trip. Take that one off and inspect it for carbon build-up and rust. If the least bit compromised then change it now. It will fail when you least want it to, with water and exhaust in the cabin. Take at least three Racor spare filters with you.
You are doing great. Wish I could impart my 40 years of experience to you, but you are a fearless capable lad. You got this. All the best. I was so impressed with your Pacific crossing.
Thanks for all these tips, this is very encouraging. Definitely stuff I didn't know. cheers.
Buy the service manual for your engine, probably has a lot of this in it... Light reading if bored sometime, and learn what you can, better to familiarize yourself with it (doing good visual inspection on camera, and can go back to compare, or backtrack if needed). Compression test like an auto, usually before buying for rings and major stuff, warped heads, etc...
That’s definitely what my engine needs. An aged Fram filter that’s been sitting in A Walmart storage area.
Man I love these videos!
Hi Sam.
It's nice to see you making the Pickled Herring your own.
I have that same high water alarm on the floor by my hot water tank at home. It sounded that high pitched alarm when my tank got too corroded and sprung a leak. Very helpful and inexpensive gizmo for us land lubbers too.
She’s coming along 🇸🇪. It also let me know my forward hatch was leaking on my trip to Hawaii. 💦
I use the tubing all the time you can also tape it to a shop vac and it’ll do the same. The best way to drain oil that way is to run your engine first to heat it up and it will come out easier also when changing your raw water pump impeller you need to prime it with water.
Nice job on the doorway, although I might point out that the hinges still unscrew from the outside, so probably that lock means very little for security
Keeps honest people honest.
A lock only stops an honest man.
wouldn't bother too much with the hinges, a proper kick will get you inside quicker than you can unscrew the hinges.
Is there any thing he cant do
you're like a geeky little kid working on the engine. i love it.
Thanks fore the video!
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Good work. A few pointers. Don’t continue to crank the motor. Always close the seacock for the raw water intake until the motor starts and then open it. The motor could hydro lock if you don’t. Possibly mess up the motor. Also when changing the small fuel filter. It Locks itself on without the bowl. Do that first and then screw on the bowl. Also run the motor to warm up the oil and suspend any contamination before draining out the oil. Be careful putting a lot of leverage on the frozen seacocks. They could break. You need to get a set of emergency seacock wooden plugs. Large enough for any thru Hull .
Enjoy watching your videos. You give this old man incentive to do work on my own sailboat.
Thanks for the tip. I didn't know that. I've got bungs located at all the seacocks.
Just did a road trip from michigan to LA, definitely drive to the giant sequoia forest and Yosemite, absolutely amazing views.
Good show, guy...way to grab a dream. 🙃
You have great videos
Sam, I have an old (1977) Yanmar tractor with what looks like (and sounds like!) the same engine, and it’s fantastic. Get it squared away and it will run forever, use very little fuel and not let you down.
i will want that lamp!
I scored the lamp 👍
Wind Hippie Sailing is another good RUclips site for info. A lot of good tips I have used on my Cape Dory 25.
I like how grandmas heeler was supervising.
Hey Sam looks like a good shake down of the engine.... BTW you want to 'dispose' of the oil lamp, I'll use it in my workshop.
Really good video- content, narrative, editing. Fun to follow along with you as always. That engine service should make you feel great about going anywhere and fixing anything.
Engine oil pumps a bit better and contaminates are better suspended if you warm it up before you drain.
Good motor maintenance vid. Subscribed. Think about replacing the hoses when you have a chance.
2 is 1, 1 is none.
of course i will follow along!
Hi Sam. I really enjoyed seeing your vlogs. Time flew by. I have done a little sailing. A 79ft from England to Cherbourg via Alderney and some messing about in the Solent. I was just crew and didn't really have a clue. Everyone was seasick except me and another bloke. That was the last century though. I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more. The sea is miles away from here in the Peak District but it's ok as I can watch your vlogs. All the best mate and happy sailing.
How great it that Spray dodger!
So nice to be able to keep the boat open in the rain
Great job kido God Bless
Great video yet again. Loved watching you do what I did when I first purchased my yacht not long ago. You are probably right re the heat exchanger, mine was not too bad but the hose from the pump to the exchanger is worth removing to check, mine had bits in it at the face of the inlet to the exchanger, previous impellers failing. Also,there should be sacrificial zincs for it, check those. Agree with others, run the engine a little prior to oil change, be gentle when “tightening” the oil filter. And add biocide to your fuel tank - we have similar problems with diesel here in Oz. Great advice from the other viewer re fuel cleaning. Clean the tank,you’ll not regret it as the gunk will slosh while sailing and then the motor will cut just when you need it most, Murphy’s Law at sea.
Was white knuckled when watching you get those seacocks moving again. Not sure I’d have been so brave to do that while still afloat. Hope you had a bung handy.
Safe travels across country, fair winds
Thanks for the suggestions. believe it or not, the 2gm20f doesn't use zincs. I looked everywhere for them before I eventually looked it up. Cheers!
Great video ❤
Drive back through Charleston and the beers are on me.
I need to put a door like that on my cascade 29. It currently has the individual slats that go in one at a time. What a pain.
The impellers have been very dependable for me, and are in good condition even after four years
Yes, I'll follow you.
I like your videos Sam
There are plastic razor blades that are perfect for removing decals without scratching or damaging the gelcoat!
Would definitely like to see a video on the road trip! Really loving all the videos!
Absolutely. Thanks
I used a single edge razor blade, not a box cutter style blade to remove the last decal. I soaked a paper towel with some goo-gone and held it over the old decal for a few minutes then was able to peel up a bit of the edge and get the blade under and it came off pretty easily. I think it will mostly depend upon what kind of paint/finish is on the boat though. That seems to mostly determine how stubborn it will be.
Spaghetti-Os, mmm yum, that'll put muscle on ya! Good job on the projects.
I saw someone else said one edge blade too they work better on tape also heat works great a blow dryer or heat gun can work, direct sunlight if it’s warm enough helps.
Goals, goals, goals!
Another interesting video. You're making good progress. I'm reliving my sailing days vicariously while watching your videos. There's a place in the exhaust system that can cause a hard to diagnose issue. Took me a while to figure out why the overboard exhaust outlet was showing some steam and a somewhat reduced water flow. Turned out there was carbon build up in the cast iron mixing elbow right where the water mixed with the exhaust. The restriction was preventing full water flow which caused the engine to run a bit too warm. Was easy to chip the carbon away once I had the elbow off and upside down so I could see the restriction.
I've heard those can be troublesome. I see they also make stainless replacements. I might look into that if mine needs to be replaced