That was really nice of Zhanė! What a cool girl!
Thank you for sharing - what a lovely capable shipmate you found, James 👏🤩
I've missed so many videos, it is good to be back. That was so terrific to watch, the shallow water - eek - the bridge pass, the cleaning (looked like prettyt hard work). Hi to Zhane. All the best and Happy Sails.
That bridge is a work of art.
I go over it twice a day. It is cool. Traffic can bank up but we all like watching the boats come and go
That's what I like about you is your always very thankful you was brought up with manners
Salty work ship mates..but clearly needed... and a good price for the job... given the kit needed. 🧙♂️
The young ladys a grafter and smiler 😊 👍🏼😎🧙♂️
Zhane' is a pretty nice person to help you out like that.
She is a cute one ! Nice second in command James. Cheers🍻 ⛵
Great hull scraping crew!
Ahoy mate thks for your time and effort to keep sailing ⛵️ live
Zhane is such an amazingly positive addition to the channel James!
Kind, knowledgeable and a great ying to your yang!
I hope when you leave NZ you check in with Zhané occasionally on the channel. She's so awesome. Seems like such a positive person to be around.
There is a great little cafe next to that marina, called Kafe!
What a great friend :)
Wow you got our pirate ship on video ❤ beauty vid 🙂
It’s fine, we’ll just wait for tide… 😂
A sailors creed
Awesome video. Welcome to Whangarei. Such hard work cleaning Triteia's hull. Yep your co-worker is surely owed a meal.
James you have a rare quality in film making and for us minimalists it is well received
Thanks you Sailor James. Was fun to see some river navigation. You did great. Thanks again.
Interesting fact: the drawbridge is shaped after a traditional Maori bone fishing hook.
Triteia's bottom looking good! Engine sounded pretty good, too Thanks for sharing this interesting visit - and the bridge was awesome. Your videos are very enjoyable and I look forward to seeing you in my queue.
“With me as her steward”… That’s a person who realizes their place in this universe. We don’t “own” anything, we’re just caretakers for a little while.
Cool video! It may be just me but after passing under a bridge i like to hail them to tell them I'm through and to thank them. I know they already know its just a habit. This was a cool trip.
Wow. That was a super efficient haul out and scrape down. I suspect low number of divers is due to the 2-3m tide variation meaning you can tie up to work piles at high tide wait for the tide to drop and clean off at low tide. Just a guess
Beautiful river scenery!!
So beautiful….place looks amazing
Hi James,
Really enjoy all your videos, very informative 👍👍
Love this episode 🎉
First comment for the logarithm gods ❤
Great content James.
Thts my pirate ship 🏴☠️🏴☠️ enjoy yr harbour cruze..youll fit thru algd 👍👍👍
Cool bridge!
Wow, that boat yard was amazing. But, with only short draft boats able to come up I think I understand. His prices help him survive !
I’m not sure what’s more impressive - Zhane’s work ethic or her ability to spell Triteia over the phone. Got a good chuckle out of the typically Kiwi ‘Sweet as’ at the end of the call.
•Good• Job Jonay & James!
🙏⛵🎃
Never seen so many hard barnacles,, something in NZ waters.... In Spain we had sarrago weed the grows 2 feet, the Yacht would barely do 3 kts. You have a fine Lassie there James, so good luck to you both ~ You could be in NZ for a while 😊😊
The yard said it was mostly because I had spent 3 months in Opua area , the river there is rich with nutrients
good job! 🦾
WOW OF THE NEW ZEALAND MACHINERY 🌈🌎😍😍💋
I just researched what your keel looks like for the firstntime.. it's beautiful. Reminds me of the Nortic Folkboat
Looks like I spoke to soon. You had it hauled out. Thos full keels that are round off both for and after are the most spectacular in my opinion. They're almost organic like a living creature that co depends with that captain
There are actually divers in both Russell and Kerikeri that’ll clean your bottom. Would be about NZ$80 for Triteia…
Mo is becomes famous 😀
Seadog says hi to moe!!
One of those alligator hunting engines would be great in this low water situation.
Hi James
The left over barnicles would have been ok without all that scraping . It's just gonna get that way again soon. Probably keeps the paint on too!
Not according to the dudes at the yard and since they are professionals and local I trust them.
Sweet as 😊
Could you use something like a scotchbrite pad on a disk sander to get those barnacles off, or would that damage the paint?
Triteia could use a fresh coat of paint down under!!
Yep and if I hadn’t just spent $3200 USD on an engine rebuild I would have done the bottom at that time.
I thought that price was very reasonable, probably not much difference, if not less than what a couple of divers would have charged.... And you got to visually inspect the rudder again after its rep job.
Hello James! Have you considered placing a stern deck plank ? Or would it interfere with the wind vane?
Hi James,
When they lift the boat by that strap around the Keel, is it ok for the Keel. Can it damage the Keel?
Not many pretty girls would do that Fair play. Anyway gives me reason after a yr to say how much I dig your vids
Is this the same marina the "old sea dog" was holed up at during the pandemic lockdowns? It looks strangely familiar.
It is...apparently someone deleted my comment...I'm assuming because I posted a link. 🤷🏼♂
Yip...Barry Perkins from YT channel Adventures of an Old Sea Dog...he and Mo at the boat yard became good friends...Mo was quite a character...good to see him being his usual cheerful and helpful self. James, Barry and Holly are really the only sailing channels I keep up with...James, I'm actually surprised that you haven't bumped into Barry...
@@craigstenhouse679 Haha yep...that was Mo in the video!
And I agree...James, Barry ( old sea dog), and Holly ( wind hippie ) are in a very exclusive club of "no nonsense" sailing channels.
BTW - love your videos, James!
James how often do you need to scrap the bottom of tritia and do you get much more speed out of her clean?.
that bridge looked a bit scary what would happen if a hydraulic hose blew dose the bridge just slam shut or i'm guessing they have something in place to stop it just dropping if a hose blew.
you need to invent a type of paint that those shell things cant stick to make millions while sailing selling non stick paint i wonder if it was painted with non stick frying pan paint would it make it easier to clean of no scraping just a pressure washer.
and your friends identical twin lives in my town its funny how 2 ppl can be identical yet be no relation.
are you back on her again or still in the us?.
There are two hydraulic cylinders that raise the bridge. If one blows, the other can hold it and lower it.
I think you've been ripped off, mate. We've got a 60ft ketch and have her bottom cleaned by divers regularly. The cost is anything from $80 - $300 NZ dollars .. depending on where in the country you are.
We are currently in Marsden Cove and are having a diver coming next week.
All the best.
Enjoy your videos.
Cool 👍🏻 I searched online and asked tons of people and didn’t find any dove services. I didn’t get ripped off, anytime you can fly the boat out and see how everything looks down below is worth the money.
good to see you are referring our country as new zealand...as the only people who know where Aotearoa is are the people who live here....
Is something in the air with you two???? wouldn't blame you if so , not sure age has anything to do with it either way,, but peas in the same pod is all im saying !!!!
Hi James , better check your SUB Count , your channel was deleted as a Subscription, don’t know why I didn’t do it ..
There is nothing I could do about such things, thanks for checking back in 👍🏻
That woman is a dime piece bruh
15:16 OK. I'm gonna go ahead and say it; what's going on with this dudes hair?🧐🤔😅
That’s yo girl?
You owe her a homemade, shipmade, meal, nice to see a marina with fair prices 👍✌️