BOAT LIFE: Our Engine wonât TURN OFF?! đ
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 31. 05. 2024
- Oh dear, our engine won't turn off. Rookie mistake. On this epic sail from Lady Musgrave Island to Hummocky + Great Keppel Island the swell was a bit rough and rolly... so hold on!! We had to make a few diversions on this trip. Yikes.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Sailing Tucana
1:43 Leaving Lady Musgrave Island
3:17 Sailing the Great Barrier Reef
4:09 The plan to Heron Island
4:21 Learning to sail
8:15 Engine problem
11:54 Preparing for a night sail
12:50 Hummocky Island
15:18 Sailing to Great Keppel Island
17:55 Let's chat
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Sick of covid lockdowns in Melbourne Australia, John and Kristina purchased a 50ft Jeanneau Sun Odyssey with just a few weeks sailing experience. They set sail in June 2021 and sailed north to the Great Barrier Reef in just 4 weeks.
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Don't rub dry salt you will scratch the finish underneath, I remember fitting a new windscreen and first trip My son wrote his name in the salt 10yrs later you can still read . If the salt is so bad then wash down with salt water it will be mostly gone.
I like your videos.The yachts model after racing yachts with the flat bottom and right angle bow are not designed for smooth rides in over 20 knots of wind. They are known for pounding and knocking your fillings out. This poor heavy sea hull designed offers and roomier living space below deck and interior is eye candy for the unknowing of which boat are more suited for heavy seas. My number one choice for a boat is the a hull that offers stable comfort when time are tough, The last thing one wants to deal with is a hull that pounds while your trying to do repairs and or handling rigging on deck.
Never shut the fuel off on a diesel. Restarting requires you to manual prime the injectors. If you need to shut down in an emergency choke the air supply to the air filter.
Yes, this is the way to shut down a run away diesel engine. Obviously in an emergency, cutting fuel or air will work but restarting after fuel shutoff is not as easy.
Yes, ya only make that mistake once!
Yanmar has a red rubber switch ( on motor) through which you can turn off the engine
Should be able to hold the fuel rack off engine side. I don't think their engine was overspeeding or anything. Seems like the shutdown solenoid lost communication from the switch on the dash.
Just some notes on motor sailing... Leave up the main even and maybe 10 degrees off the wind. Move the traveler to upwind so it will not luff. It will calm the motion of the boat and give you some added speed. Finally with that wind if you want to sail maybe be 45 to 50 off the wind. It will give you the speed plus a better ride..
Thanks for sharing i enjoy over her in New Jersey in doors because of mother nature the cold winter.We are feeling warm watching your video
I really appreciate how you include all the little mishaps on the way. Especially when editing, youâre always a few months wiser and you probably look back and think âwell thatâs a little embarrassing.â Eg the key scenario. I think itâs so admirable for you to share those moments where under stress and bad conditions it can be hard to see things clearly. Itâs a really great learning experience for me as I prepare to get my own boat soon!
Hey Jess đ oh Iâm so glad youâre learning too! How fantastic. Really excited to hear youâre preparing to get your own boat soon. â€ïžđ„° and thank you for your kind words. We are very vulnerable laying it all out there, but we are really keen to show people how it is sometimes, particularly for us newbies over here đđ x
Your video is incredible.
Joy in looking and comprehending is the most beautiful gift that you can give us!!!!â€đ§ĄđđŻ
Taking pictures is savouring life intensely, every hundredth of a second .
How glorious a greeting the shots gives in your video!
Our words is so poor to describe this video, is simplyâŠ.beautiful.đ€©đđ
Wow, how kind of you to say. Iâm so glad youâre enjoying our videos. Means so much! I love making you guys happy and I love the positive feedback - so thank you for watching â€ïžđ have a wonderful week
Kristina I always look forward to your tell all (tell most) posts, this one was entertaining as usual. Always remember that this is John and yours holiday and adventure that you are choosing to share. We as followers should not be pressuring you regarding how often or what length your posts should be. Remember this time is creating a lifetime of memories for you two and we are just spectators enjoying the journey.
Technically your videos are a pleasure to watch, you dwell where you should dwell, pan where you should pan, etc, etc,. My wife & I are learning so much from you. Also kudos for keeping the "blunders" in there, makes it so real AND fun :-).. Looking forward to your continued adventures - Mal & Lee Perth WA.
đâ€ïž Thanks Mal and Lee for watching and your support âš So glad you guys are learning along the way with us too đđ Have an amazing week âš
The visiting is nice, the sailing is what it's about. I love the sea spray. Don't write on the windows. That's a good way to scratch them. That dry salt is amazingly gritty.
When John saw I was writing on the windows (when I showed him this video edit) he wasnât happy either. Lesson learnt đđđđŹđŹđ€Ł
Greetings from Dallas, Texas. Another great video mates.
First - Don't be afraid to leave in all the embarrassing moments. It shows us that you really are one of us... ;)
Second - Calm winds, beautiful weather and light seas don't make for a good sailor. It's the rough seas and nasty weather that will knock the rough edges off. Pretty soon you both will have salt water running through your vanes and you'll be old salty dogs.
Cheers mates, see you next time. Oh and you will have to explain what a fortnight is....HAHAHAHA
If you ever need to turn off a diesel engine turning off the fuel takes time and makes restarting a pain. If you put a plastic bag (bin bag) over the air intake it will stall but be easy to restart.
Nuggets of wisdom like this might just save the day for me one of these years...
Bret excellent comment Marty
Cutting off the air supply is a good answer. Just wanted to comment that the type of intake can be very different. For some sorts of engines a bit of plywood is a better answer. (Open tube type). You don't want a plastic bag sucked into the engine. This is something to test under controlled conditions. Despite taking longer to do it is important to know how to turn off the fuel as well, preferably in several places.
@@markbernier8434 all engines should have air filters so even if it gets sucked into the filter housing it shouldn't make its way into the engine. unless it destroys the filter itself on the way.
@@markbernier8434 Hi. True but I think the engine here is a Yanmar. These have filters.
I have a piece of plastic pipe filled with small pedal bin bags that fit nicely over the filter. This means I have the right bags in the right place in an emergency. Also I have bags for when I need bags to hold part's/screws/rubbish etc when working in the engine room close to hand.
When your boat gets covered in SALT, do NOT go and swipe all the surfaces with your fingers, especially the windows. Do NOT walk on your hatches with shoes or even bare feet. Most boats only have windows made of plexiglass, not real glass. Salt is fairly hard crystalline structure and it will be harsh on those soft surfaces like plexiglass windows and hatches! You will think it won't hurt or make a difference, but on closer inspection you will find all the scratch marks you put in with your fingers!!! The only answer is rain and a soft haired brush or warm soapy water to help the salt dissolve before it gets washed away.
Also, if you wish to sail in choppy seas with a bit of swell (1- 1.5+meters) you are better trimming your sails so that they have a greater curve (fuller) in their shape. This gives greater low end power and has a better push or resistance to swell. If you wish to sail fast, trim your sails for a flatter (less curve) shape like you see on an airplane. This makes you go faster but does not push you through the waves well and you easily lose speed with this shape. A fuller shape is a bit like a V8 engine (with more grunt) whereas the flatter shape is more like a high tech race care (v10) - higher top speeds but less torque. Does that help? Are you using predict wind. This app seems to work well for most people. Better planning is needed for offshore sailing, even local coastal venture...
Also learn how to tie and use a Prussia loop made from dyeema or good quality static line. Have a few of them handy (pre-tied in loops of differing lengths) on the deck. These can be quickly tied around a rope that is not catching in a cam or lock and then can be looped around the base of a stainless steel (or chromed) winch. This allows the winch to be used for other purposes while still holding the original rope. When the winch is free, you can then reload the winch with the first rope and pul it in a bit to free and untie the Prussia loop as needed.
Wow, thanks for your detailed reply! đ
1. Yes. When I showed John the final edit of this video he wasnât very happy to see me writing on the windows - he actually encouraged me to take the footage out of the video! đ€Ł But - itâs what I did at the time, and I wonât do it again!
2. That really interesting! Thank you for explaining it in that way - re: v8 vs, v10, made sense!
And 3. VERY SMART! Hadnât heard of that one before. Iâll look that one up. Cheers and thanks for your wisdom and tips đ
@@KristinasTravels1. I like to think of that issue when I salt my dinner and how it relates to the longevity of my teeth - needless to say, I don't anymore.
2. think of the shape of airplane wings for comparison. BIG planes have big wings with huge curves in them for lift, whereas fighter planes do not and have very little curve in them.
3. Prussik loops are very useful and can be life saving. So much so that rock climbers and rescue personnel carry them as a mandatory part of their 'kit'. They can attach to any size rope and help lock off rope movement. Size can be adjusted by adding further looping around the stock rope you're attaching to. Any good climbing book will explain their function. œ a doz of 4-5mm should be plenty. OH and attach your Prussik loop before the rope goes through the Cam/cleat rather than after the cleat. That way the tension is OFF the cleat and you can do whatever you like with the cleat and rope once the Prussia loop is engaged. Enjoy.
If the engines fails do not forget that you have a Sailing yacht. You can do everything under sail.
Love these videos more and more each time! You make a great team and it's simply beautiful watching life on a boat again. Sail safe and have fun! â€ïž
Fun times!! Youâre doing well.
Thanks for sharing.
Life is good~
Nice video! What doesn't kill you makes it an adventure! Salt water doesn't rot wood, fresh water does so if you have teak hit with salt water.
Always look forward to watching your adventures, keep leaving the bits in like turning the key off, because that stuff makes it real.
Thanks Tony! Itâs encouraging to read these comments because we honestly sometimes think... gosh people are going to think weâre sooooo stupid! But at the end of the day - everyoneâs been in this situation before! Right?! So, why not be 100% transparent đ
Thank you for sharing the experience of your adventure. Seems that 'sailing is learning' - every time out. Don't stop!
Great video guys & well done John for the way you handle the different & stressful situations as they present. Your at sea, things are going to change, break or fail sometimes. Take care.
Subscribed! CZcams must be pushing your vids cuz I wasnât even watching a sailing video!!! (I do watch them often but never seen yours! I plan on living on the ocean in a couple of years so Iâm trying to learn as much as possible! So glad someone puts out the bad times so us newbies can learn more things!! Thanks so much! LOVE FROM THE UNITED STATES!! Iâve got a couple Australian friends, canât wait to hopefully one day make my way to these spots!
Looks lovely too on theCoral reef and the fish the beautiful colours of the fish
I love watching. I really enjoy the mix of professional sounding commentary interspersed with the natural talking in between! Iâm not sure if you mean to be but you are quite funny! Itâs really entertaining!
Great videdo guys & appreciate all the testing bits & honesty as at times it sure must have been an absolute nightmare. However those moments make you stronger as you learn your capabilities. You certainly have a knack of reporting in the best way & so pleasant to listen to. Glad that you have made it so far north & can enjoy the fruits of your journey. Enjoy as you travel further & thanks for entertaining me.
John is a very patient man!!! Asking the same question over and over especially after I JUST SAID IT would drive me nuts! But he is also a very lucky man to have you Kristina! It's funny to thing that as an ex-journalist, Kristina's job was literally about repeating the same things over and over to brainwash people in viewing things according to her employer's editorial line (nothing personal, journalism has just lost a lot of integrity nowadays) while John the ex-pilot's job was about talking as less as possible...only when necessary and just pilot the damn plane. Opposites attract right?
Your flogs and videos are worth the wait over a period of two weeks for each new release. Love the content cinematography and all the hard work that you two have put in to create an adventure for others to learn from and admire.
I've been watching for awhile. Thanks for bringing Australia sailing to my home in Myrtle Beach SC USA. Love it!!
Itâs just getting more and more beautiful!! Itâs so good watching your adventures from the start now that itâs Feb 2022 in real time đ
Wait til you go from Cooktown to Thursday Is. Winds 20-30kts SE constant when I did it, but inside the reef with flat water. Great sailing.
Hey guys your latest video is great. Love that you two were able to work together to figure out why the engine would not turn off and sail at night to get to your destination. Great can do attitude!
So great!!! Iâm not sure if anyone has mentioned, but you guys are both looking so much healthier.
happened to me recently. Same deal...key moved. Had to look at the engine manual to find the manual off switch, but I knew there was one!
Hey Aaron, John here, sorry this happened to you also, it never occurred to me that the panel had to have power for the off button to work, and Iâm glad to hear Iâm not the only one đ hopefully you didnât flip out like I did, we had been getting slammed all day was ready to abandon ship at this point đ
@@KristinasTravels we had a TON of mechanical problems on that voyage, including a battery that almost blew up. We had to follow the smell and then disconnect a flaming hot battery and haul it outside. Luckily we had spare. But no...the bit about the engine not turning off. No panic there. I knew there was a manual shut off. I just did not know where it was. We were coastal, so I had enough signal to download the manual and find it. From the realization that the engine would not shut off to the solution was not more than 15 minutes.
Good videos guys, love the honesty in them :)
Take care and enjoy!
Always enjoy your vids kristina, great to see the trails and the successes, much as I will miss updates every Sunday morning in the uk, every few weeks and keeping. the quality will make me a happy viewer
Your videos are so awesome - we love them
Thank you!
Thanks for an interesting video! Our experience is if there are waves, particularly a short chop, and the wind is against you, its way more comfortable to keep sailing because the sails steady the motion and drive the yacht through the waves. You can also steer through the lowest waves, by picking a path. You need to be reefed according to the wind strength, and a storm jib is worth its weight in gold if the wind gets up. You won't use it much, but its awesome for going to windward in up to even 60 knots! The boat will handle like its only 15 knots. The yacht will just hobby horse under motor in a storm, it is horrible. Keep learning, great videos. Regards Murray and Jean
Spot on. When Sailing, Tack into the wind. Your not in a car.
Thank you!! I always enjoy the open seas!! And especially under some sailing if it's in my armchair but I still can feel and smell the salt
Really enjoying your videos and I watch a LOT of sailing channels. Great production, you are both fun and authentic. Look forward to observing your continued learning curve from cold damp UK irrespective of the 2 week wait :-)
The most important thing you need to learn is to stay cool and don't panic. You are most likely going to experience problems much more dangerous and if you don't keep calm you won't be able to think straight and solve the problem. Cool heads .
Your early experiences remind me of when we had our first child -- a young couple worried about not knowing what they're doing but working together, as a couple, as a team, to figure it all out. You're getting your sea legs, good stuff. Also, I'm in the US and boat only in Chesapeake Bay here on the US east coast and have never been to Australia (though we named our daughter Sydney). Really enjoying the beauty of your country.
Aww, I love this. Youâre so right. We are working as a couple, a team and figuring it out along the way. â€ïž
What a wonderful part of the world you live in! Must be absolutely gorgeous there.
And I love your daughters name - Sydney! Youâll have to try to visit Oz one day, although we are very far away from you guys! âïž
From Southland New Zealand love your content thanks for all the work you put into the videos Kristina. I've sailed only a few times, so inspired by your adventure.
Im impressed you were willing to show the key mistake. It's not unusual when in confused seas or other stressful situations where a new captain will turn the key to OFF and then try and shut down the motor via Kill Button. But the kill button needs power to kill the motor. Which leads me to my word of advice. Relax, Relax and Relax. You ate in a 50' sailing yacht that is very very capable. As long as you keep her pointed correctly ,, she will take care of you. You cant sail smooth when your taking 2-3 meter swells on the Beam. Its about Angles and letting your Bow cut your way thru the waves/swells. 20-30 knot winds are a dream in that vessel IF you keep her trimmed and pointed correctly. So far So Good anyways and as a crew of 2 be sure when underway everyone knows exactly their duties and be prepared when departing,,, even as far as keeping a checklist until you are able to memorize those arrival and departure duties.
Well Fair Winds and I enjoy watching !!!! Stay Strong !!
You guys are great..... Glad it worked out for you guys.
Love this channel! â€ïž I also love Sailing into Freedom - episode 333 left me smiling for hours
Great to have discovered your adventure, sail safe, from Montreal
Nice video. Great adventure! Liked the drone footage near the end.
Good onya guys. Great video, especially the WWTBAM segment. Very well done. You always make me smile and laugh and that scenery at the end, wow!. Loved it! You deserve all the success and so much more.
Everything new is a learning process.
Great episode this week đ
Hi Guys, that was the best video ever.
It had everything from excitement to near stress, followed by pulling faces to fantastic filming.
Good to see you both have still have your sense of humour. (don't lose that)
The timber work inside your boat looks great, its the best looking office ever.
Looking forward to the next great video from you guys.
All the best
regards Peter.
Kudos to you Kristina, you've taken a plunge into freedom and adventure.
Great video Kristina! And you guys did well for beginners. Looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for your support Rodney! âșïž
Living the dream , much love from England xxxx
Looks a nice layout inside the boat too
love your adventures helps me a lot whilst I am so unwell!
Well done guys, don't worry , we have all had our "key moments" as learner sailors.
Thank you Geoff for reassuring us â€ïžđ€ Legend. âš
Epic!! Good effort team!
Great video, very entertaining, well done
You might want to coil all your lines neatly when not in use so they don't get all tangled up when you have to make changes quickly.
Great video. Love seeing the teamwork. Iâve been fortunate that I found this channel early on and I am really enjoying it. Watching what you two have done has made me start looking into sailing schools. Thanks for the teaser of whatâs to come. I canât wait to get caught up to âpresent dayâ. Be safe! BTw- no issues with waiting a fortnight between videos for me.
Hey Thomas! Oh thatâs so great youâve been here from the start!! đ We really appreciate your kind words. LEGEND!
Ohh, and how exciting youâre going to give sailing a crack! The community is honestly just so warm and kind. Everyoneâs here to help, have a chat and have a drink at sunset â€ïžđ€Ł well, here in Australia anyways! âš
John and Kristina thank you for sharing,it has turned into a learning experience for me note key turned in main panel ,didnât know that was possible, it warms my heart that you are experiencing the real world not one set out in the media in this country weather reports are only predictions ,the reef is not dead or dying, boats get salty ,and I feel you have a way to go yet ,and your comment about going to a marina to wash the boat , Love your work ,and you are doing a fantastic job with the vision .
Great videos!
Good! I just joined yâall at the perfect time you said!
wow what a drama and a adventure thanks for posting
I see lots of macrame in the cockpit. Messy lines will kill you fast, or take a limb. Tend to your lines better. Coil nicely. Lay flat and loose, on seat, floor, down hatch on cockpit floor, whatever. Piles of twisted up knots won't cooperate when it matters. And never "make off" control lines (sheets, halyards, furlers, twings, jiffy's, etc), especially in wind. NEVER let them tangle with each other, either. Read Chapman's and Colbert's more.
For future issues with the engine and it will not turn off cover the air intake with anything to starve the engine of air. Turning off the fuel should be your last ditch effort. Your fuel system can be a pain to get the air out of to get it going again, especially under way rocking back and forth. This is coming from a 25 year Bering sea crab boat engineer and diesel mechanic.
True adventure, way to go, keep it up! You Aussies have it made sailing down there!
Thanks Tim, we are very lucky to be in Australia so early in our sailing journey! But also canât wait to get to Europe, USA, Caribbean, Pacific Islands and Asia eventually... one day... perhaps! đđđ
Well done guys! Lovely to see your adventures! Thanks for showing the learning moments! Especially the "every couple's argument ever" bit was hilarious :-)! Always seems silly in retrospect and some good stuff in the Comments! Well done for making it through the 15 hours and keeping your senses of humour :-)! Lovely video! Believe it or not washing the salt off with Salt water can help - the bits of drying spray add up to more than one good dunking! Looking forward to the next videos, remember to enjoy where you are!
Love all the videos
I never understand people that have âzeroâ sailing experience and the first boat they buy is a 50âer?! đ
I donât mean to sound like a d*** at all and good on you on following your dreams and actually doing it!!
Itâs just that usually your first boat should not be a massive 50âerâŠ..especially with 2 novices!
Itâs just a head scratcher for me personally!
My wife and I have been sailing for decades, have the means to buy a large sailboat but we chose a much smaller true blue water sailboat (this is our 4th sailboat). After all this was the boat we felt would best suite our needs as we start our cruising life.
Sorry to sound so critical, I donât mean to be because I enjoy your videos, and you guys are doing well and slowly with your growing experience will be able to match the size of your boat.
Great videos and always been a fan of Jeanneauâs sailboats, beautiful boat for sure! đđ»đ»
Thanks for watching, if you watch from the start youâll see how we looked at a heap of boats and wanted something around 40ft (and $100k cheaper) but couldnât find anything because the market was so hot and as we have limited time off work and couldnât wait for the right boat to come on the market. Believe me when I say we had serious doubts about the size of the boat or even to do it at all. At the end of the day, i donât think size makes that much difference, itâs an easy to handle boat with electric winches, the principles are the similar whatever the size i would imagine.
Thank you for keeping it real!
Some of the comments on this video are just plain rotten. I think following your dream (and gut instincts) and going for it is beautiful. â€ïž Some day I hope to experience this lifestyle and watching you two learn along the way is very encouraging. Stay safe and happy travels.
Been there, done that with the key đ€đ€. Tip: get rid of the lanyard (line on the key). Itâs a ringer to catch something or somebody passing that area and be turned off again. Not good for the alternator to have that key in the off position with the engine running.
Tip 2: donât run salt into the wound (the table, windows or Fibreglass.) it scratches the crap out of everything đđđ
Good job phoning a friend. I've only been a few miles out, but.. boating far out takes guts. Well done.
Hey you all, I just tuned into your video episode, first time. Love sailing adventures!
Oh welcome Jim!! So nice of you to say hey đ Glad you enjoyed this one - youâll have to go back and join us for the start, there arenât too many epâs! Youâve joined us at a great time â€ïžđ„°
That was so good - again! Even the bits you might have cringed about - they just make you seem more real, and make us feel better about our own more âhumanâ (silly) moments. Like the time my car wouldnât start and the RACV came and put it out of Drive into Park and away we went. We all have those moments, so thankyou for sharing yours with us. And the quality and great - I think Iâd rather 10 minutes once a week than 20 once a fortnight, but to each his own, I guess. đ
Happy travelling and experience what nature offers.
Thank you Paula â€ïž You too! x đżđżđż
@@KristinasTravels hope that you will want to visit Fiji some day.
Thanks for honest videos. Looks lovely. Iâd never heard of bommies before. â€ïžđšđŠ
I think itâs an Aussie term for columns of coral đ and youâre so welcome đ„° Cheers all the way over to Canada!!!! X
Cheers guys
Cheers Trev đ
Greetings from Perth! You seem pretty resilient after adversity and are confident enough to admit your greenness - good stuff. Was interesting watching Johnâs reaction to the key incident - tell him to put a checklist together - he should be used to them being a pilot! Thinking you know everything will get you in more trouble than being open to learning as you go. Damn the naysayers, at least you are out there doing it! Donât get sucked into the vortex of CZcams and trying to keep your subscribers on-board, itâll become a chore. Sail for as long as you get a kick out of it and can afford to, so you donât find yourself unable to extricate yourself from the lifestyle - I bet a few sailing channels sometimes wonder what life would be like now if they had taken a different path - but now are too far down the rabbit hole to find out. Same could be said for most people though I expect! Including me. đâïž
G8t channel â€ïž Just clean the jammers and you will find they probably still work fine. Just a simple wash with fresh water đŠ gets rid of line fragments etc.
"Clear skies and unlimited ceiling" and moonlit nights is good for pilots and sailors too!
Oh wow guys how super exciting â€ïž
I live in the Whitsundays and Iâm so jealous đ đ
Mmm, newbie's you guy's are doing extremely well. Vary envious. Good content.
Funny that engines turn off and on. Just like planes and other stuff. Tight lines. Be safe. đ đŽââ ïžđ»
Great video.
dont feel bad as I can think of many many boaters and mechanics that forget how to turn off yanmars......it happened to us too the first time and no one on the dock could figure it out until we broke out the Manuel but the shut off valve on the side of the motor is the emergency off switch if your key ever malfunctions in the future
Great video!! Just subbed. Be safe and keep up the great work
Thanks for the sub Will! Appreciate it :)
I don't care for the bad weather. Let's stick with only the good. Navigating the coral would be scary. Nice videođđ
congrats on the 40k killin it :)
Yewwww đ€ So very GRATEFUL! đ„°đ„° Thank you Nikhil đżđ
The ups and the downs are what makes your channel interesting. That's life. I avoid the channels that only show smooth sailing.
Hi team, Iâm binge watching and saw your issue with the furler and the jammer not holding. Itâs a few months on and you might have a solution but maybe consider a Spinlock winch feeder block on a mounted pad. That way you could deflect the halyard to the second cabin top winch when one is occupied. The other thing you could do is mount a pad eye and use a snatch block on a short dynerma loop. Ask Barny Walker for advice. Loving the videos
I don't think I've ever heard a more clueless set of questions đ€Ł John you are a saint...
What you guy's need, is some sunny WARM WEATHER!!
Here here!!! âïž
Hey guys I was introduced to your channel just today by a couple Alan and Deb who met you on their travels up the Qld coast as well. This is so great to see a couple who have just started sailing and what you face as rookies. I have never sailed but my partner has and we plan on buying a boat in the Med in 2022 and sailing there. I was a bit skeptical of my ability to do it but your videos have given me a bit of confidence. Thanks x
Awww! Alan and Deb đ„°đ„° What a lovely couple. Thatâs so nice of them to share our channel with you!! And Iâm so glad you were able to find us. How exciting re: your plans! đ Woohoo! Lots to learn and lots of adventure ahead đ§Ą
And now you know, you learn as you go. đ€
thats so funyyy..why wont the engine turn of...so fuuny to watch that part..thank you guys....
I sailed with experimented sailors and we got out of a couple of narrow straights. Il would never have dared to go at sea without some prior training !
Hey, i'm really enjoying your channel. So many of us can relate ;)
Thanks for your support Jaques âșïžđ
I'm new to your show, it's going to be a blast watching! I hope with more experience sailing you get the hell out of Australia. We welcome you to the USA, just say South and all is great!đ
Y'all, I was laughing so hard during this episode.
đ€Łđâ€ïž Love that!!!! X