Sail Life - Permanent water hook up, fancy car and new fenders
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- In this week's video, we put down roots and connect to city water. Also, come meet the spiffy-mobil our 2001 Honda CRV.
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Crazy. I'm watching your video while looking at Athena while on my sailboat next door. Very surreal. Cheers!
Cape marina? :)
@@SailLife Yes next door at Cape Marina..
@@skipbaker529 Let's meet up some day for a quick chat :) Send me an email on: ohglorioussanding@gmail.com
It would be pretty cool to have Mads and Ava as neighbors. Then again 99% of the cruisers we have had as neighbors have been pretty cool too. Many of them we keep in touch with years later and always look forward to crossing wakes again in the future.
@@svbarryduckworth628 Cruising is definitely a great way to meet new friends :)
I was surprised to hear your are in Cape Canaveral, my hometown. If you are going to be here a while and need some tools or supplies, let me know. I am Anthony at Wood River Studio in Cape Canaveral, which is across the street from the Wizard of Oz museum. We have an actual warehouse with a huge a selection exotic hardwoods and a 2000 square feet of metal and wood working shop free at your disposal. We'd love it if you stop by.
I bought and drive a used 2005 Ford Escape, so can relate to your joy of scoring an older vehicle in clean condition. A benefit of 20+ year old vehicles is that they have less electronic dohickies that could fail and leave you stranded.
Welcome to the US. You don't need a compressor to fill the fenders you already have a dive compressor. An adapter pressure regulator for one of your dive tanks will work just fine, refill the tank when you have time. Tank air also works great for air tools (die grinder), blowing things off and even a small spray gun. Tank volume is going to be limiting but for that quick short jobs it's really handy, with minimal parts investment.
Great job adding a city water connection to your boat. Your assistant did a wonderful job. I have just one suggestion and that is to move the water pressure regulator to the connection on the dock and not on the boat end. By doing this you will keep the high dockside water pressure from the hose and prevent it from blowing out. Happy hunting your next project, looking forward to it.
I noticed that some of all that glorious sanding dust finally lodged in your beard, Mads 🤓. Considering the massive amount of sanding you are about to take on with a cat, you will soon have the complete ‘Old Man and the Sea’ look going for you. Looking forward to many more enthusiastic and well informed boat refit videos.
When I lived on my boat in a marina, I installed a manual device between the marina supply hose and the boat water inlet that could be set to shut off the water flow after a certain number of gallons ran through. I have seen similar devices in hardware stores. The downside is that the device had to manually reset. I quickly found that the device needed to be easily accessible so I could reset it when it shut off the water during my shower.
When I lived aboard with my dad back in the 80s, we were hooked up to the city water through a spigot in the cockpit. It worked great, until a hose deep inside the boat burst from the pressure, and nearly sank her. The solution my dad came up with was a stop-gap that might help you guys rest assured Athena will not get totally swamped: He put a regulator on the city spigot, so that it would only dispense 50 or so gallons before shutting off. It was a minor inconvenience to go out to the dock to 'reset' the regulator every few days, but the peace of mind was worth it.
That's a cool idea :) Thanks for sharing :)
You can also purchase flow restrictions that limit water flow. Normally designed to limit flow for UV systems so water can be treated properly they would also work to limit flow so your smaller bilge pump could keep up. Or you can make one yourself, they're essentially a stainless plate with a hole in it, the smaller the hole, the lower the flow. 1/4" hole is around 5GPM
@@SailLife I also want to point out, the only reason we didn't sink was because of the kindness of other boaters in the marina who spotted the problem while we were away. Good neighbors!
Strange as it may seem I just read an article where a steel yacht hooked up to city water and they actually sank in their slip. We have another problem. UV fries your hoses.
Another good episode.. you show us that sailing is accessible for a wider audience than just the young adults partying on the beaches. You share your physical setbacks and that it doesn’t hold you back from the necessary boat work. I’m 68 and dream of a sailing lifestyle.. sort of. Thanks for this week’s presentation!
for those fendertex fenders, we have four ourselves. With heavy wind they tend to dance around alot because they are so light. We saw another boat with them during hurricane beryl and they tied filled water jugs on the bottom loop with a line to keep the fenders from flying up in light wind. They out the jugs down in the water so they didn't bang against the hull.
I almost spit my drink out - the Honda CRV is perhaps the perfect vehicle. I owned a white & a green version of this vehicle. I then sold one and passed one down to my kids. They loved it. Very solid choice!
Definitely. A Camry is pretty nice too -especially if you can find one of the extremely rare station wagon versions. More room than a CRV and more power with just as good fuel economy. Best if you can find one with the VIN number starting with a J -as in made in Japan. Just made better with better parts and better sheet metal/galvanizing.
Been watching your channel from the pre-Athena days. I live in Merritt Island. The only advice I can offer about your stay here which you haven’t covered is:
Right next to West Marine on MI is an excellent automotive repair shop, Sammy’s Auto. Rich Payne is the owner.
Those CR-Vs are one of the best Hondas from the last 30 years. You might want to check the rear gate handle for binding. If it is at all, lube it up real well or it'll break off too.
Get a right angle hose fitting that will make the water hose connection more streamlined to the hull. Stagnant water anywhere in the water system will go bad in the Florida heat. Filtering out the chlorine before your tank will only make the situation worse. Filter drinking water at the faucet and you'll avoid a real mess.
Totally spiffy episode and the new project idea I can't wait!!! 😃😃😃
Boat store "food grade or drinking water" hoses tend to grow algae when used for dock supply water. Lots of sun and relatively low flow. A commercial grade food grade hose with a gray outer cover will keep your supply much cleaner. I'm on my 3rd boat with dock water supply, all the fitting in the system are rated for city water pressure.
Your excitement makes me excited for you! Another great video.
We bought a CRV soon after they were released. My wife just loved that table AND the space under the table doubled as an cooler.
New subscriber here, followed the great shout out SV Paquita (also TimBatSea) gave you. So happy to have found you, looking forward to binging your archives!
Somebody probably already mentioned it but I suggest putting the pressure regulator on the other end of the hose. This prevents full shore pressure in the hose, prolonging its life and preventing it from possibly bursting.
I think they already built it into the fittings they mounted inside the combing.
Another issue is that these regulators tend to blow-by a little water outside of them when the water pressure changes. I
f you've ever noticed one of these mounted on the faucet next to yours at a marina it will burp a little water out as you turn your own hose valve on or off while your hose pressurizes and if your turn the valve off fast. I wouldn't want one spitting up in my lazarette like that.
Sure it is clean city water but moisture is a bad enough problem on a boat without adding more in the laz here and there even if it is just a few tablespoons occasionally.
I've been watching for years, and it's exciting to see you all in my old stomping grounds! I grew up very close to where you are, and lived aboard not far to the south in Telemar Bay Marina. I've sailed into Port Canaveral and stayed the night there once.
Brilliant episode, fun, happy, cheery, humour, quick and punchy!
A great choice of car. Super reliable. I had an 05, never let me down. I have a 2019 now. Love it. Very easy to drive on long distances, and economical too if you stay around 65
It was great to meet you today. Welcome to Central Florida.
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Our old Wellcraft St. Tropez had a water hookup. LOVED it. No filling tanks, and I wouldn't drink the water out of that 1985 tank to save my life...ok, maybe then, but only then.
As for 'sinking' your boat, the checklist includes "TURN OFF WATER TO BOAT". Our marina also had leak detection on the system, if water ran for extended periods of time an alert would trigger to the marina pager system and they would investigate. Our marina crew was awesome. We would see them at least a dozen times a day walking the marina, checking on guests and slip owners alike. Always willing to help that crew was. VERY well tipped they were!
You too are a great couple, well suited for each other.
Hi , where ever you sail , your always finding something to do , great work .😉💅👍
Honda CRV…score! Great video. Still so happy to have you in the states. 😎🥰😎🥰😎❤️
after drilling the hole for the screws. use a counter sink bit to remove a small amount of gel coat...it will prevent cracking
I was on my way to visit you guys yesterday but had a problem with my Truck...I was really looking forward to meeting you both. Maybe Next Weekend... It's only about 6hrs. from the FL. Panhandle where my Boat is.
great video
Those fenders are cool. My boat lives on a mooring, I only need fenders once in a blue moon and they take up so much space. I was excited.
Then I looked up the price of Fendertex fenders. $259 AUD ($175 USD) for one fender! My good thats a massive mount of coin for a fender! And thats saying something when you own a yacht!
Can't wait for the new project and the laborious sanding!
You should have no major problems with you new old CRV. They are amazing cars, I feel better than the newer CRV shape post 2005, I think. I drove a 1999 model for about 15 years, handed it over to my son in 2018'ish, when on 395000 km (245000 miles). He drove it for about a year and a half adding 50K kms to the total. They are great cars. Thanks for the videos and good luck with the new boat refit project you have in mind.
Looks like things are looking up! 👌
Congrates on the "new" car :). And welcome to the US. Hope everything goes well with the new project boat.
Thank you :)
Nice score with the wheels!
Our 2001 Honda accord is also still running great. The interior still looks brand new, the paint looks perfect, and it has never had a problem even though it has over 200,000 miles. It now resides with our nasa engineer friend. Hondas had great interior materials and excellent paint. And not a single spot of rust.
CRV great cars, had lots of them. got one for my son too. you'll love it. they say that model was one of the best cars ever designed, I agree. keep it serviced and it'll go for ever. 2wd with 4wd on demand.
What a teaser! I really am looking forward to seeing the next project
Next week's video is my first trip to go see the project boat :)
As I said many months ago when you were working on the cat.
I for one can't wait for your refit of your new cat.
Watching that episode should have told you all you need to know about modern cats. Poorly built and grossly over priced.
The Fendertex bumpers scratched the crap our of our paint job with little micro-scratches over the course of a couple weeks of use. I believe you need to buy an additional cover to make them not do that... we no longer use them. We bring them cruising, but we try to just use normal bumpers which seem to act less like sandpaper.
Use the very same setup in my RV. I will say that we added a water filter and that improved our quality of life with water.
Nice Video
Welcome to the neighborhood. I live just down the road in Viera.
I loved my CRV. Great car for towing a trailer. Back seat down can carry loads of stuff, mowers, brushcutters, chain saws etc. Just get the timing belt changed, as my car came to a stop on the freeway
Had a 2005 CRV until daughter #2 totaled it last year. I bought her a replacement 2010 CRV and I have a 2013 CRV. The newer ones both use oil, but the 2005 engine was a flawless workhorse. The older CRV's all had the same recurring issue, the air conditioner compressors would grenade frequently.
awesome episode! thanks for sharing :)
So years ago i was living on boats(owner) in the sf bay area, over filling is a constant fear, i used a electronic programmable garden timer( Orbit Brand was the easiest to program), sprinkler valve w/vacuum breaker, i connected a spare float switch to the on-board rain sensor input of the timer, and programmed the valve to open and fill at night when i was home and off during the day when i was at work or away. you can get all of this from Home Dep*t.... oh I also had wired a small gear pump to transfer fuel from tank to tank thru my fuel filter/water separators... for the hell of it... Happy Boating...
Welcome to central florida! Enjoy the rocket launches coming up and other fun stuff while you're here. Bioluminescense is just getting started also. Id be happy to take you up to titusville and kosquitoclagoon for that. Ive got extra kayaks so itd be easy..
you guys are cool....always a little humor sprinkled in along with great DIY explained well. Stay cool in Fla. its really hot in the US this summer so far....New England is a great place to sail to at some point in time..lol..hint
Hey Madds, saw Athena in her slip last Wednesday, welcome to the port
I drive a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am 5 speed manual that has 200,000 kms on it. Still going strong. I used to have a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix and finally sold it when it had 425,000 kms on it. Previously enjoyed cars are the best.
We had a slightly older CRV and the seats folded all the way flat to make a bed too!
Love the CRV
Great video, M & A! Great to visit with Mads last week!
Hope Honda is a sponsor with that prominent HONDA Logo steering wheel cover-makes me want to buy another Honda!
I had a 2002 CR-V with a manual transmission for 13 years and 206k miles. That was a really nice car. Only real issue I had was the Canadian version had heated seats but the US version didn't and I live in New England.
Honda CRV is VERY spiffy indeed & looks like you scored a nice specimen. If you're into Habachi Buffets at all, there's a pretty nice one that just opened on Courtenay Pkwy that I'd highly recommend next time you find yourself on Merritt Island.
Excellent car for your needs----Mikey
Keep at it.👍
Boat projects are always fun!
Better than a electric ball valve, I would go for a normally closed solenoid.
Hope your back gets to feeling better, tell the spiffymobile to play nice!
The gen 2 CRV is an excellent car. Be sure to check and change the rear differential oil, this is not a common maintenance item on most cars but it is on this one!
Another option for water filling: use a sprinkler controller to fill the tanks when they are getting empty. (assuming you have water tanks connected to Cerbo, which can control the sprinkler valve).
those tables are insanely rare
See you👍🏼🥰
That's a great $4k picnic table 😂
Mads lives in my old stomping grounds. I lived on Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach for 11 years and miss it.
OH no not more glorious glorious sanding!
For about 20 euro you can buy a mechanical waterstop/aquastop. mostly used for washing machines. Basically a mechanical counter which shuts off when a preset amount of liters have gone through. And there is the 40 euro electrical version which also shuts the water inlet off in case of a power fail. very safe and reliable and cheap.
Mads, for your back, get a hot water bottle (the rubber ones) and fill it up with warm water for when you go to sleep. Not scalding hot, just warm. Also, there's these semi-elastic 18 cm wide straps that peeps who exercise a lot use, that wrap around your waist. That one helps a lot during the day, like you wouldn't believe just how much it takes away from the little "imps" that "kick your back".
Here's to a quick recovery, from a fellow backpain afflicted individual. PS, have Ava knit it a cover so it's not directly against your skin - keeps it functional for many years that way.
Good vehicle for the forthcoming boat restoration - a set of roof bars may make it even more utility.😀👍⛵️
And a trailer hitch for a rental trailer might come in really handy -cheaper than renting a truck for big items like plywood or such.
Welcome to Florida. I have a sneaking suspicion as to what your next project boat is. Our Seawind 1000 was neighbors in a boat yard not long ago with a great project cat owned by a Swede... Hope that's the boat because it's a badass one to fix up.
I know there are different back problems for different individuals but my back benifits from lots of regular walking.That and a firm matress.Get well soon! CHEERS from HERE!
From personal experience as a Land-yacht liveaboard... I.e. "RV Dweller" it is better to install the Pressure regulator at the spigot before the hose. as a hose that spends all of its life in direct sunlight will become weak, and the high pressure of the city water may cause it to blister and break. Also a high quality filter will help keep the tank clean.
Cool mobile table
To stop city water flow, instead of a motorized valve I use a wifi irrigator controller. Little cost, super convenience.
Try a 90° bend and full flow isolator with a quick release fitting( as per hydraulic lines) on the outside. You can then just blank off the spigot when you leave the marina, or isolate at the boat which will be much less hassle. But I'm sure you have this sussed! Your tanks should be flushed at least once a week for Legionella. Here's to the next 160k miles on the Honda! Just change the oil occasionally! It's in remarkable condition though. Need for speed... so this is a catamaran, I'm intrigued!
I’ll be picking up a load of lumber from Port Canaveral Monday.
Happiness 😊 is spontaneous song and dance love from Oklahoma
You can add water to the fenders if they are too bouncy and at risk of popping out from between boat and dock. It is on Fendertex’s site.
Horizontal fenders. When placed on the lee side of a boat during weather, the rocking of the boat tends to lift the fender above the dock level, get stuck there and bad things happen. Of course, vertical fenders can be lifted above the dock level and get stuck there but it usually takes more weather for this to happen.
You guys have to go to Dixie Crossroads in TItusville for the Rock Shrimp. It's amazing
On the external water hook up ,add a ninety degree to put less pressure on the hose hookup.
Have you ever considered doing exercises on an inversion table? I had back problems for years (herniated disc pushing on nerves) and within 3-4 weeks of using the inversion table my back pain was completely gone and I am pain free for 2 years. This inversion table, although a bit tricky to store, comes traveling with me. ;)
At the hardware store I have noticed that they have water lines made for sinks and toilets that if a flush valve or line burst it stops water flow. Basically if the flow exceeds the faucet gph it blocks any water from flooding your house.
When you're doing glass work and need supplies, try Florida fiberglass in Rockledge.
with the heat down there I would use the water tanks every other week and fill with fresh water when empty to avoid little creatures grow inside the tank...or just run it dry
Go check out Banana river marina , in Angel City ten minutes away from you guys. Lots of different kinds of water . Canaveral national seashore park is a must . I was a life guard at jetty park after highschool . Aloha
Been there hooked up to "city" water. Hose burst (unreinforced tubing). Bilge pump spraying water against the neighbor's boat. Wakened at wee hours of the morning. Big mess. Suffice to say, replaced all tubing with reinforced tubing and added a new protocol to turn off shore water before going to bed or leaving the boat for any period of time.
Bryan Sailing's catamaran project?? 🤫
There's a 50 foot aluminum ketch for sale in Brazoria, Texas for sale for a song. It looks pretty nice.
I decided to fill fresh / drinking water conserved in 6* 25 liter waterbags (Camelbak Squadbak / Source). The advantage is that they are waterproof contained canisters that even with a leakage of a central freshwater reservoir are always safe. And as backpacks they are fillable and transportable at every place.
But my vessel is much smaller than yours....
As water preservative i can reccommend the MIOX water purifier system where you only need some table salt and electrical energy to "produce" an effective desinfectant / preservative based on the chlorine that comes from tablesalt.
Should try to make it out to the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge while you’re here. It is the premier Loggerhead & Green sea turtle nesting area in North America. They even do nighttime sea turtle walks.
I've got my fingers crossed that the new project boat is from Bryan..
You could add a solenoid valve to the water line that is normally closed when de-energized and opens when it is powered up. Easier than finding a motorized ball valve and more reliable. Then you could wire in a relay to chop the power to the solenoid (and keep latched off until manually reset) whenever the high water alarm is activated. You could also wire it into whatever circuit or panel you habitually turn off when you leave the boat so it cuts the solenoid when the power is shut off. You could even go crazy and add more logic and automation and even remote actuation and monitoring as well.
Since you are going to be plugged-in the power use of a solenoid won't be an issue but if you do something like this make darn sure the solonoid is rated for a 100% duty cycle even when there is little or no water flow to cool the solonoid valve.
This is basically the same setup many of us with LP gas systems have on our LP supply to shut off the flow of gas when we don't want it flowing in our boats. Our own system has a leak-detection system in the bilge that will cut off the LP if it senses any gas down there. If I did marina pressurized water on our boat I would definitely have such a system or not do it all.
The few times we have stayed in a marina we just filled the tank whenever it got low and kept the hose ready to go. We have never felt it to be a chore especially since we haul the majority of the water we use in jugs from shore in the dinghy. Just turning on a hose at the bollard is a nice vacation from our usual lugging of jugs. We are so used to lugging jugs that we have actually lugged jugs 30 feet when we were at a dock for a day or two and felt it was less work than getting the hose out to top off the tabk and then having to roll it all back up again.
This is the same reason we never plug in at a dock either unless we are leaving the boat and shutting the wind generator off while we are gone. Solar should do OK usually but we have had a big trawler or other large boat end up docking in the next spot and totally block our panels while we were gone and this did the batteries no favors. About the only time we do plug in at a dock is if we are leaving the boat for a few weeks or if it is cold enough to warrant electric space heaters.
You should add a valve at the fresh water pump. This is a safety thing to stop shore water pressure bypassing and filling your water tanks.
Was thinking the same thing, but guess it will just pour out of the vent in that case and dont fill up the boat. Would be more safe with a float device in the water tank, but guess it is a bigger installation job and more weak for fails in the shutoff mechanism..?
you can put a pressure sensor with the valve so that the water system knows better and you got your floating diver compressor for the fenders 😉🤔
Honda CRV are so dependable. I Jaber an 06 with 230000 miles and it is still a strong daily driver.