Splash Day looms as refit nears completion - Sailing Malaysia
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- Splash Day looms as refit nears completion - sailing Malaysia
It is with boat work on our mind that we welcome back once more to Rebak Marina, Malaysia, where the maintenance continues. Our sailing catamaran is hauled out, sail drives removed, seals and diaphragms replace, and all boat work that can be carried out completed. Unfortunately other work has been delayed due to two very allusive small bell housing oil seals that Rob has had to source during his visit home to New Zealand. Now he has returned to our live aboard boat to meet our cute little kitten Milo who is determined to win him over with the force of her charm.
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In 1997, after rowing at the Atlanta Olympics, Rob rowed a tiny 7m (22 foot) plywood boat 2,500 miles from Tenerife (Canary Islands) to Barbados (Caribbean). It took six weeks for Rob and rowing partner, Phil Stubbs, to complete winning the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race.
Skip forward to 2014 and, married with three children, Rob and his wife Rachel purchased Javelot, a 43 ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran. Armed only with Rob's 3 years of racing P class yachts from the age of 11 to 13, and Rachel's non existent sailing knowledge, We set off to learn the ropes of ocean sailing. We broke stuff, replaced stuff and got to know their boat before heading offshore with the kids, Finn (then 13), Declan (then 11) and Ivan (then 8), in tow. Through trial and error we have become confident wayfarers, kind of.
The plan? To sail around the world.
Part of the journey will be retracing Rob’s eldest brother Kerry’s travels at sea. Using Kerry’s original letters from the 1970’s we hope to retrace his movements from Australia through Indonesia and South East Asia to Cambodia where Kerry’s life was cut short after straying into Cambodian waters in 1978. Kerry and two friends were attacked by a Khmer Rouge gun boat, captured, tortured and executed. www.brothernumberone.co.nz
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And Finn did it! Silver medal this morning! All the efforts are paying off, it's a real pleasure following his races, so much suspense and he delivers at the end.
Yeah thank you. It was a fantastic race we were shouting at the phone.
Milo looks like my nearly eight year old shelter cat named Zsa Zsa. She got me through Melbourne's lockdowns.
Turns out we love cats too😊🥰
Ivan's wish has finally come true, he's an only child.
😅😂🤣
With all the perks of being the oldest and the youngest!
He probably thinks he can run the show now.
Love how you're taking the micky by giving our Irishman sub titles. Engine alighnment is a subtle art. Go FIN yay 🏆
Unfortunately some people are not atuned to the intracacies of different spoken English dialects. We get complaints about our own pronunciation.
I have learnt so much about saildrives over the last two weeks I feel I could maintain mine perfectly now, if only I owned a boat 😮
Go Finn.
Next step to get out there and buy a boat.
Love the dragonfly intro!
Thanks I think flying ants or termites.
I knew the Kitty would own him.
Haha yep!🥰
Thanks! A little for a little Milo. A animal lover I am. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
That's so kind of you stex, thank you very much. We adore her.
Yay for Milo. Just think of all the mice she will catch! 😂❤❤❤ Good Luck Finn.
Indeed. We haven't had a mouse or rat on board since she arrived. (Much like we never had any before, but we don't tell her that)
👍 lots of good hard, sweaty work ! Can you imagine who ate the first DRAGON 🐉 FRUIT ?!? 😮 ⬅️ you first. No you first.
The dragon fruit sure do look unusual but we are loving them.
For some reason I like marine maintenance!
You and a small minority🙂😉
Thanks for the update videos guys!!!❤😊 Love the upkeep and maintenance videos. Rachel!!! You are officially the mother of the year!!!
Ha ha I will print that out pull it our every time the boys challenge my authority.
good to see captain Rob back on deck and well done Finn i am sure a lot of people were watch from around the world like me in sydney great job and great video
Thanks Glen more on Finn next week
Hi guys another great vlog it’s great to see Rob is back and the kitten is approving for him and great to see the sail drivers getting put back stay safe and happy boating cheers Barry Victoria Australia 🇦🇺
The question Barry is whether he is approving of milo. I think he is.
Love the mechanics. Looked pretty tricky to get things lined up. Another great video and nice to see Rob back. A woman's work is never done Rachel. I don't know how you find the energy. I hate shopping unless its for more tech stuff. Look forward to Tuesday. Keep well and safe wherever you all are. James.
I think we were very lucky to find two mechanics happy to share their knowledge with us and with you. And who could explain what they were doing so well. I'm not keen on boat maintenance vlogs but I actually enjoyed editing these video's because I learnt so much too.
You have got this Finn. 😊
Yeah!!
Go Finn GO!!!! Well done, I was up watching him, he had a cheering team (Brinley and I) here yelling for him, Dustin walks in and said what's all this?? Cheering for Finn and he got a🥈 Glad there were no Aussie in that race, that would have been awkward 🤣🤣
Thank you for taking the time to cheer Finn on but he has to do it all again today. That was just the semi final 😊
Here Kitty Kitty 😻. We all know Rob has an endearing heart. @9:18 that bird was so well camouflaged. It literally looked like it had no neck. I honestly wasn't sure what I was looking at. I'm looking forward to hearing more about Finn. Hugs from Texas 🩷😎🩷🤠🩷
You're right Bobby Rob didn't have a chance though tried to put on the tough guy thing.
I already had good reasons to watch your nice videos, now there is one more with Milo! 😼
Yes we may have to get her working for her keep. Maybe she can start her own only fans page?
So sad what happened to her.
@@user-kn4wo3yr9h yeah
I just adore your family Rachel, they always put a smile on my face. Why not just change Milo to Mila since she is a girl.
Rob may not like Milo but we all do. I think Milo is one of those any gender names.
Hi folks. My thinking hasn't changed. My money is still on Milo staying. For goodness sake you've given "The Cat" a name. And the name has stuck. Enough said. Had a bit of a smile, watching the sweat pississting off you. (Typo intended.) In my area of Nz, we have flooding and Lewis Pass is closed with snow. 😮 Just saying. Keep on keeping on. Stay safe. And atb from down here.
We pissist every day here Bryan. Milo has taken charge!
Wonderful
Thank you.
Great video again. Boat's going to be like new once completed. Rob actually loves the little kitten so she'll hopefully become a boat pet. Many boaters have cat or dogs even both, looking forward to Tuesdays video. Stay safe
So far so good Jonathan.
Way to go Finn, another great video also
Thank you David.
Great to see that you are almost there with the Yacht the sail drive repairs, got to now plan the route to the Mediterranean so we can also be the YT cheer squad for Finn and great to see and hear that you son has done you family proud “mum and dad” - Congratulations to you all!! - Once again that you for allowing us to be part of your adventures, great filming and insight in the local areas, the sail drive repairs and you lovely personalities- Take care and be safe 🇳🇿
Thanks very much guys. Finn can be very proud of his efforts.
Good to see you all and glad Rob is back but what happened to Finn? I could not quite make out what all was said! Take care!
That's for next week JC
Thanks guys! 😊
Cheers Trev
Well done Finn!
Thank you.
First, yea Finn! I know y’all are so proud.
Next, I love seeing boat work - it’s very interesting. Question for Rob: How many hours on the engines, and when are they due for a major overhaul?
Also, Rachel’s never made a boring episode. Even something as mundane as doing laundry can be an adventure - traveling to the laundry, figuring out the money, figuring out how to run the machines. I found it interesting.
Thanks Robin. The engines are approaching 3000 hours. Approaching half life to a major rebuild I think.
May your drive units sing and never need pulling again! What a royal pain. Speaking of royal pains,, one more concern to take care of? No offense Milo, but you’re happier living on shore right? 😬
We certainly hope so Robert. Unfortunately ashore milo would have perished. No choice really had to take her.
Good hearts are always rewarded, fair winds, carry on
Congratulations to Finn. How good are those mechanics!
So good.
sounds like congratulations to Finn! I once spent two weeks waiting for parts for the sole water maker. after that, I install the second order maker for a back up. I’ve never owned a catamaran before, so not familiar with sail drives. but lots of experience with good old prop shaft, and shaft backing. Pretty simple. Thank you for another fun video.
Yeah seems shaft drive are way less issue. Finn done great! Thanks Mark.
Groovy episode. .
More shots of Molli (aka Milo) please. Love from your friendly cat person here in sunny Te Pahoooooo.
Milo is a cutie. Never thought I'd be so attached to a cat but she has won me over hook, line and sinker.
Go Finn!!
My vote is for Milo staying. #SaveMilo. #KeepMilo. #LoveMilo. #IvanNeedsACat. #CatsAreGreatRatters #CatsBelongOnCats. #WhenDesperateCatsForestallCannibalism. (My first hashtags ever!). When you, Rachel, were in the grocer's I was hoping you'd commit to a three or four pound bag of cat food. But that wasn't to be....😢. Best regards, please, to all there and abouts.🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
Haha love the hash tags. Convincing Rob with each one.
a rather short episode. Rachel, you handle that scooter very well. How did Finn muck up? Didn't quite catch that. Ttfn
More on Finn next episode
Finn left 4 years ago? Time goes by quick
Finn was half on half off the boat for the first of those years. He went back to school for 6 months so that he could do the rowing season, surprise surprise, then meet us in Fiji and sailed with us to New Caledonia and Australia where he left once more for his final year of school rowing which only half happen thanks to covid.
Learned a lot more about sail drives, these last few weeks, then I ever thought there WAS to learn!
But I have one unrelated observation. How is it that clean laundry is more cumbersome and takes up more space then dirty laundry? In all the decades of washing I've never figured that out.
I'm reading in the comments that Finn had an amazing run in the tryouts! Can't wait for the official results, and the completion of repairs, on Tuesday!
Folding is the key Rachel keeps telling me. Yeah whatever. 😉
Hopefully the lady you'll see of sail drives.
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Ask Gone with the Wynns about traveling with pets. From what I've seen, the hassle isn't worth it, sorry to say.
Its probably akin to checking in to Indonesia 😊 Which is why for now we are only keeping her while we are in South East Asia.
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Robbie sounds scandinavian ...
You are correct, Robbie is from Sweden. He and Andy both have Malaysian wives.
you said Sika but it looked like 5200 - hopefully it doesn't have to ever come out again.
Yes it is 5200. Should have used sealant not adhesive.
Put the sail drive in gear and have a helper jiggle the output shaft?
Yeah may have helped.
We lost several cats on fishing boats last seen sailing out with a grin on there faces ,Ungratfull buggers jumping ship
Hehe I've heard that before. Same happened to my brother Kerry's cat
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Cheers Jon🙂
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You should get rid of that cat before becoming too attached to it. Having it on board will limit the places you can visit in this world. Boat pets are extremely impractical for around the world sailors. The sooner you do it, the better off you all will be. cheers.
Yes the pragmatic approach but it's too late we are hook line and sinker in. 🙂
And we know the costs are nigh on prohibitive to quarantine etc
@@TheCruisingKiwis No more Kimberleys or GBR for YOU!
@@victorbitter583 we will see.
were these guys expensive? it looks like a hard job
They were reasonably priced by Western standards.
Hey guys. I've learned the joys of laundromats too since moving onto Arana. Though not on a scooter. Things have been made so much easier now you can pay with EFTPOS here. Here I am feeling very pleased with myself getting down to 100 kgs and you're talking about getting down to 59kgs. Go Rachel!