Guys. If you ever spot a crack starting in acrylic or polycarbonate (perspex) windows, drill a ‘stopper’ hole at the advancing end of the crack. Make sure that you actually get the tip of the crack and don’t be shy of drilling a few millimetres past it. The idea is to remove the stress concentration at the leading edge, therefore preventing the crack advancing further. Hole size? I generally use about 4 - 6mm but it’s not too important. Once stopped, stick a bit of tape on the inside, rough up the outside and gop over the crack with epoxy, ideally, but otherwise use what you’ve got like sika or whatever. If it’s really bad, a strip of f’glass epoxied on will make it solid. I know it’s too late on this for you Wynns, but hopefully it’ll be useful to someone one day. Cheers, R. 👍🍻
Great to see your making a super start to the repairs you have planned, and as a Brit, it is doubly super to see you say hello to the awesome Barry of Adventures of an Old Sea Dog channel. For anyone reading this, Barry is an incredible channel chap; he is witty, his content is entertaining, he is so affable, and he's solo sailed from the UK to where he is now. Thanks for featuring him Nikki and Jason, that was a great thing to do.
@Bobb Grimley thanks internet grammar police. Slip of the finger or typo of course as I am fully aware of that, but In fact, it can actually be used in this context… as in… “your smoking, it is bad for you”. So, maybe you’ve learned 2 things today, have a good ‘un old chap. 👍
The Old Sea Dog (Barry) is the best !! I hope you get to return the favor and spend some time together 🍻🍻⛵️!! Good luck with the boat projects ❤️🛠 fair winds and calm seas ⛵️
Wow met Barry he is also a singer musician and where ever he goes he somehow makes up a band so good. That's why I think so many watch you both because you meat and get to know so many other like Barry.
To those who don't know the window coking is the same as the one they use on automotive windshields. Not that store bought stuff. It's very hard to remove.
Just watching and I'm tired already. Jason, when I am doing something like that ceiling panel re-install (with the "blind hole" that had to line up with the fan base), I use a coat hanger wire to keep the holes align while shoving the panel into place. That way I know the screw hole will stay aligned.
Take some old rubber fuel line or radiator hose about 3” long. Slit the hose and place it over the metal edge that is cutting the Minion. Once this protective sleeve is on, you can put whatever foam noodles or whatever as the final layer. Enjoy your channel!
Watching working Wynns is not boring. Take your time and get things right for further fascinating future episodes. We will be enthusiastic in our viewing. Be well
With that much difference in the estimates for the raft locker, there HAS to be a difference in how solid the construction is going to be before they glass it over; when you look at the lowest bid, remember how you felt when the waves were crashing through the deck after the locker initially tore off. Looking forward to it. Glad to see you back on Curiosity.
Have to admit you and jason finaly won me over to fav.cruz channel. Staying positive in this weird covid time. Thanks for the smiles! Now will watch this eppisode.
It's an easy fix, grab some scrap marine ply, give it a glorious sanding, epoxy the hell out of it, add several layers of thick fiberglass at multiple angles to the strands in the layers, then glue it in with super glue. Use faring compound inside and outside, followed by a couple coats of epoxy, followed by several more layers of fiberglass covering all sides, then add epoxy coating over the fared exterior. Then add several steel substrates diagonally and cover with fiberglass and several layers of epoxy. The fare it, sand it, repeat until the steel substrates are covered well. Next is using an ejector seat mechanism, connect that to the lid of the locker and a big red button next to the chart plotter or steering wheel. There you go you have now macgyvered the hell out of your liferaft locker.
There is just SO much to do and fix and upkeep on a boat 🤯 so happy you guys share this aspect of your lifestyle and not only the crazy cool adventures you go on 🤩
If there's one thing I've learned from your videos, it's that I never want to live on a boat! I don't know how you do it with all the work required. Props to you both!
Interesting you met up with Barry, that was a surprise seeing him with you. I am also from England and have been following Barry for years now. A really likeable sailor and fellow countryman. You can trust on his repairs 100%.
Been working and applying with coatings for 40 years and worked with different plastics for ten years and know that the sun and it’s ultraviolet rays definitely takes its toll on all but some more than others . There are ways to slow or even stop this from happening when you use the right materials and or a combination of methods and materials. Such as the metal part that rubbed through the foam and than your dingy . You can sand , prime and two coat with truck bed liner coating and or take a small hollow rubber ball or tennis ball , cut in half , stuff halfway with rubber, then slip over the bracket and some how screw the open end to the bracket. The ball should probably be replaced every now and then since it will eventually rot too .
BARRY!!! BRILLIANT!! been following him FORever,, its so cool that two of "my" sailors had a met-up. getting to the work, i cant imagine that the plastic will stay in any sort of wind.. will be interesting to see...
O-k, gonna call you out on the Volvo comments. I own a 1993 Volvo 960 wagon. I am the 3rd owner. It has over 300,000. Miles on it and is still my every day vehicle. I do all my own maintenance on this vehicle. I paid $ 1,000. for it 3 years ago thinking it was cheaper to buy something than rent a vehicle while my Ford 250 super duty diesel truck was being worked on for EGR & turbo issues. Turns out I have only had to change the oil & replace wiper blades on the Volvo during this 3 years. My truck how ever has constantly been worked on after having to be towed 2 times back home. So all this to say, Nae, Nae on Volvo bashing friends. It's a Volvo saving your bacon today. ☺️ Cheers, S/V Cork Kemah, TX.
OMG!! That opening shot sounds just like me getting ready to do any project on the Motorhome. My wife will point out the missing tool which is right in front of me.
Jason, it’s time for a haircut. You guys are always so upbeat. I’m curious, how does a solo sailer get sleep while at sea? Good luck with all the repairs. You and Mads of Sail Life make my Sundays. Thank yo so much. Alan
But is your AIS going to warn you if you're about to hit a pallet or some kind of floating debris ? Maybe that's why his boat is steel...maybe i just answered my own question ? I dunno.
These guys are great at route planning - managing their passage and picking safe passage windows, very commendable. Yacht wise its a compromise super light super fast Alex Thompson racing on Group Boss - it will break. Mornings style yachts yep they'll break. - sure one can reinforce everything but it will cost. These guys do a great job fixing and staying within a reasonable risk window on a yacht thats reasonably priced.
Hi guys welcome to NZ we love your channel and cannot for new episodes. We live in the beautiful Tasman district at the top of the South Island. We were hoping that some kiwis had been in touch with you, but we are now in lock down for Covid, take care and stay safe. We look forward to catching up with your channel next week. Sending hugs to you both M&D
Last week, when you were going through the forest, I was thinking that it looked a lot like a hike on Barry's channel a couple of weeks ago, but I thought, "Nah, they're probably in a different part of the country."
There is something lost in translation between Europe and Australia. Volvos and in general most Euro brands (except BMW) have terrible reputations down here. The prevailing theories as to why they are bad vary but most of it boils down to the roads here being really bad whilst the cars are designed for motorways and autobahns. This shakes the crap out of the cars and stuff just wears out that much quicker. The other theory is that it is generally a lot hotter down here and the cars simply don't have enough cooling capacity (need bigger radiators) which also leads to unreliability. Also Euro and American brands have a really bad rep for not honoring their warranty obligations under Australian law, so if you do have an issue it can be very costly/frustrating. Not sure any of that applies to NZ though so not sure why the rep over there is so bad.
We don’t comment much ,actually never, because we are sailing ourselves so just binge watch when we can and hit next video but I like to read comments about how people love and appreciate our videos so thought I would just say that we love your videos (even the camper ones 😉) you guys are Epic and been watching you guys for about 4yrs now. 🤙💪❤️
Great to see you catching up with Barry, I also watch his channel but best of all have been to Whangarei and admired the nautical vibe of the place. Great show guys and plenty of jobs on the horizon. take care
I was there to suffer through the first change in windowscaulk, and I can tell you: I sure am glad I'm in my sofa with wine right now. Lots of drinks, beer or wine, perhaps? To help with the tidiousness? /Catta
The bolts on your life raft locker failed due to fatigue stress (stainless is particularly susceptible to cyclical fatigue), meaning the locker had taken a bit of a beating for between 20,000 and 70,000 cycles before cyclical fatigue had reduced the strength of the bolts to half their initial strength, at which point one gave way, thereby causing just that much more stress on the others, causing them to give way, as well. A proper replacement will require one of three options: 1. Increase the diameter of the holes by 1.14214 (that's the square root of 2). Use the same rated quality of bolt. This will double the tensile strength, providing you with the necessary factor of the safety. You MUST, however, reinforce the area around the hole with fiberglass and epoxy, as this approach requires over-drilling the hole, which will weaken the material around the hole. 2. Find a much stronger bolt. The bolts that hold the engines on an aircraft, for example, might be the exact same size and thread as a 5,000 lb tensile strength bolt, but because they're made of a much harder alloy and properly worked and annealed, they can be upwards of six or seven times stronger, so yes, 30,000 lb tensile strength. They're likely, however, to cost $40 each instead of $5 each. 3. Reinforce the area AND double the number of bolts. This may not be possible. As always, if using steel, it must be 100% weatherproofed against the salt water. Galvanized, for starters, and possibly encased in weatherproofing goops about which you almost certainly have more knowledge than I do. I recall some goops being used on the bolts holding the capstans to the deck. In fact, I recall in the video they applied the sealant to the entire underside of the capstan. Good luck!
Whenever you are out on Minion, it reminds me of a video I saw with 2 girls hurtling along in a similar *tinny to Minion (*as we call them in Australia). They are filming themselves as they are bouncing across the water... and then the entire outboard falls off and sinks into the deep water. The looks of total denial on both their faces just gets me every time. I think there’s a lesson there for all of us don’t you - always check that your outboard is firmly and securely attached BEFORE going out.😂 P.s. not that you would ever be so careless of course ❤
When replacing panels take the head off of screws the same size of the holes and use them as pilot holes to reset the panels, use plyers to remove the pilot screws and then install the permanent screws. easy pezee.
The normal mounting process doesn't involve screws. Those were added because the caulk/seal material on the port side was failing & they didn't want the windows to fall out on passage. Curious Minion
Am thrilled to see you so well connected going into NZ! With Barry, Seadog, being a darling help and your friends loaning their car.. WOW! That is huge... Loved Barry uttering Arabic for God's Will to be done too! Smart man.. It is SO wonderful to have friends in all places.. I am certain that your community/family of Sailors give as much to one another as they can. And it Lifts my spirits on so many levels for humanity! I adore watching the two of you jumping in and tackling the repairs.( Brave and resourceful too.) I love the solution of covering the locker hole.. Just make sure the fiberglass depth matches the thickness of the rest of the carriage underneath for safety and no cracks later! FYI, In case you do not know, 3M makes a window film covering to cut the effects of the UV rays and it is installed easily over the windows. Another DYI for another time maybe?! Looking forward to the day Curiosity will be all well again and you too will be happy sailors once more.. Just wishing you had warmer weather and no threat of Covid 19/ Delta/or Lambda to hamper your works for the repairs. Jason, The women keep commenting on your hair, but you are fortunate enough to have so much,,Nikki could sheer off a bit.. as I never liked Kramer's hair.. Keeping you both in my prayers for all to be well and for the best price.. Remember this too shall pass.. Much Love.
I hope you are both ok and the boat repairs are going better than planned. I have real admiration for you. I guess it must get tough sometimes but knowing you have a growing worldwide family of like minded souls backing you with appreciation of your hugely inspirational journey, must give you both a little strength. I hope 🙏🏽 Light and love ❤️
I been following Barry's channel for a while. Glad to see you all are getting your repairs done. A boat or an rv, chores...chores...chores. I watch your older channels when I need a different kind of rv fix. We have a 40' triaxle, 3 slide fifth wheel and a Mack hdt. Lots of tips for boats are good for rv's....sans the h2o of course. I drool over your trips cause I'm a water person, my hubby however is not. Labor is a snot no matter what you need done. Been there, done that....but you are handling it really well.
Great to see Barry and White Shadow (Adventures of a Old Seadog) , he is a fantastic man and I hope he gets lots and lots of new subscribers out of his good deed for you guys !! .. Ye have your work cut out for the next while repairing/replacing those windows so I wish ye luck but I do look forward to those repair videos !! Stay Safe & Fair Winds !!
You two are amazing. Seriously fearless. You guys do almost everything needed and everything fun. You've provided me with hours and hours of entertainment and information. I watched all of your RV videos and am current on your sailing ones. Truly happy with finding your channel many moons ago. Ty.
You need a drain rail . It should handle a hose ( W/ O pressure) to run along the windows ,don’t be afraid to build it out of aluminum. U shaped extrusions can come 24’ . Also prime with zinc chromate self etching paint
You should go see when travel restriction are lifted. Waitomo Caves, New Zealand One of the most sublime natural wonders on New Zealand’s North Island has an unassuming star: the tiny yet mighty glowworm. At the Waitomo Caves, thousands of these insects dangle by their silken threads from the cave ceilings, their namesake glow - a distinctive bluish-green hue - illuminating the subterranean roofs like a starry night sky. The glow of these insects serves to attract prey for food, but to visitors, the luminescence creates an atmosphere reminiscent of a fairy tale.
I know you probably didn't think you were going to be in the cold so maybe not but isn't you A/C a Heat pump also? That's one thing I made sure of was that my A/C was also a heat pump. Since your at a marina it would defiantly help. I'm in the process of removing my Diesel heater as I do not plan on going anywhere cold and it is in great need of repair anyways. I find that cold boating in Florida that we can sleep fine with out the heat and I wake up before my wife and start the genset and warm the cabin up for her using the heat pump. I noticed that the boat's heatpump is way more effective than my house heatpump because it's using the water to transfer which is so much better than air. Never thought I would ever watch a catamaran channel since I'm a dedicated mono-hull owner but your chemistry is awesome and the more I watched your channel the two of you grew on me. Hard to believe I'm almost totally caught up with your boating part of the channel. You are the only catamaran channel I watch and I discovered you because one of your repair videos popped up on my feed. I love watching boat work. Keep living the dream!
Put a wire wheel cup on your drill and use that to remove the old adhesive in the areas that are going to be covered back up.. Pretty sure that's going to be the easiest way to clean most of it off.
Hi folks, just wanted to say I think it is great when two CZcamsrs that I follow are on the same show! I've been following Adventures of an Old Sea Dog longer than I have followed anyone else. I'm 936 days (and counting) away from retiring and heading out on my own. See you out there. Rick
💥⛵️Another great video. My husband and I are trying to practice filming while on land and realize we actually need to talk while we are walking through gardens, hiking through forests or just whatever. 🤣🤣 All that you guys do to produce vids for us is sooooo much harder than it looks! Plus you are very entertaining. Thanks for another good Sunday morning. ❤️
This is actually an outstanding lesson, and the reason why I do all the repairs on my own vehicle: It's a job. Might take me three times longer than the mechanic, but when he's charging $100 an hour, that means I'm making $30 an hour while making absolutely certain I'm doing it right.
There are a lot of power tools that should make the scraping and prepping the surface easier. I have a multi tool I use all the time and there are other tools that would help as well
Was surprised to hear we have been living under a rock......WTF.....Viewers from the beginning and we are currently looking for that rock, but can't seem to find it. Just blue sky. We have a 43 foot trawler and spend our winters living aboard half of the year in the Abacos (Bahamas), and the other half running our rental property in central Fl....probably the best of both worlds. However, it certainly doesn't save us from the state of things owning a live aboard....it truly is a black hole for money, so you better like doing it or it will beat you down big time. Fortunately along with our 2 dogs we thoroughly enjoy being on the water for 6 months out of the year. Hope all your repairs go as smoothly as possible.....we know what it's like. Hang in there.
I only had one Volvo. Way back before both of you were born and it needed constant maintenance and work. I can’t remember how I got rid of it. 46 years later.
Guys. If you ever spot a crack starting in acrylic or polycarbonate (perspex) windows, drill a ‘stopper’ hole at the advancing end of the crack. Make sure that you actually get the tip of the crack and don’t be shy of drilling a few millimetres past it.
The idea is to remove the stress concentration at the leading edge, therefore preventing the crack advancing further.
Hole size? I generally use about 4 - 6mm but it’s not too important.
Once stopped, stick a bit of tape on the inside, rough up the outside and gop over the crack with epoxy, ideally, but otherwise use what you’ve got like sika or whatever.
If it’s really bad, a strip of f’glass epoxied on will make it solid.
I know it’s too late on this for you Wynns, but hopefully it’ll be useful to someone one day.
Cheers, R. 👍🍻
LOL my wifes always telling me when I'm looking for something "Take ten steps back and you'll see it hunny" and it never fails!!!
Great to see your making a super start to the repairs you have planned, and as a Brit, it is doubly super to see you say hello to the awesome Barry of Adventures of an Old Sea Dog channel. For anyone reading this, Barry is an incredible channel chap; he is witty, his content is entertaining, he is so affable, and he's solo sailed from the UK to where he is now. Thanks for featuring him Nikki and Jason, that was a great thing to do.
@Bobb Grimley thanks internet grammar police. Slip of the finger or typo of course as I am fully aware of that, but In fact, it can actually be used in this context… as in… “your smoking, it is bad for you”. So, maybe you’ve learned 2 things today, have a good ‘un old chap. 👍
@Bobb Grimley Autocorrect can't discern the context difference between the two and will change what you've typed without asking.
@Bobb Grimley Hey Bobb, with 2xb's do you need a hug mate?
@Bobb Grimley Ok you should see an exorcist about your homophobia. It is a universal expression, anyway enjoy your miserable existence under the Rock.
@@ReflectingMe2024 Didn't realize their was any errors in your post until it was pointed out.
The Old Sea Dog (Barry) is the best !!
I hope you get to return the favor and spend some time together 🍻🍻⛵️!!
Good luck with the boat projects ❤️🛠 fair winds and calm seas ⛵️
Nothing better than Tea. Dessert. And your videos. Love u guys.
Two of my favorites - Wynnes and Barry. My lucky day!
Wow met Barry he is also a singer musician and where ever he goes he somehow makes up a band so good. That's why I think so many watch you both because you meat and get to know so many other like Barry.
Love seeing you and Barry, the (Old Sea Dog), together! My favorite sailing channels are you, Barry, and Sailing Good Bad Ugly!
I didn’t recognize white shadow at first, cleaned up well
When we saw you were going to NZ we were wondering if you might meet up with Old Seadog. Love seeing that he helps you out.
Nice edit guys and great that you hooked up with Barry.
Welcome to New Zealand !!! Hope your staying safe In lockdown!!
Barry has friends the world over. He's such a cool guy and he's a very capable man full of skills and determination. His channel is a great watch.
To those who don't know the window coking is the same as the one they use on automotive windshields. Not that store bought stuff. It's very hard to remove.
Glad you got to run in to Barry. Love his channel!
Just watching and I'm tired already.
Jason, when I am doing something like that ceiling panel re-install (with the "blind hole" that had to line up with the fan base), I use a coat hanger wire to keep the holes align while shoving the panel into place. That way I know the screw hole will stay aligned.
OMG that's brilliant!
I have ways used a piece of wire when doing similar reassembling in doing D.I.Y. projects at home.
Barry! my sailing hero!
😁😁 “ you’re probably not HiTTING them enough !!!” Hit away Jason! Gets the job done !
Take some old rubber fuel line or radiator hose about 3” long. Slit the hose and place it over the metal edge that is cutting the Minion. Once this protective sleeve is on, you can put whatever foam noodles or whatever as the final layer. Enjoy your channel!
Been following Barry since he left Spain. Great channel.
Watching working Wynns is not boring. Take your time and get things right for further fascinating future episodes. We will be enthusiastic in our viewing. Be well
With that much difference in the estimates for the raft locker, there HAS to be a difference in how solid the construction is going to be before they glass it over; when you look at the lowest bid, remember how you felt when the waves were crashing through the deck after the locker initially tore off. Looking forward to it. Glad to see you back on Curiosity.
I agree! Maybe more detailed specifications in the RFP would help?
remember their vid are about a month out of date.
Have to admit you and jason finaly won me over to fav.cruz channel. Staying positive in this weird covid time. Thanks for the smiles! Now will watch this eppisode.
It's an easy fix, grab some scrap marine ply, give it a glorious sanding, epoxy the hell out of it, add several layers of thick fiberglass at multiple angles to the strands in the layers, then glue it in with super glue. Use faring compound inside and outside, followed by a couple coats of epoxy, followed by several more layers of fiberglass covering all sides, then add epoxy coating over the fared exterior. Then add several steel substrates diagonally and cover with fiberglass and several layers of epoxy. The fare it, sand it, repeat until the steel substrates are covered well. Next is using an ejector seat mechanism, connect that to the lid of the locker and a big red button next to the chart plotter or steering wheel. There you go you have now macgyvered the hell out of your liferaft locker.
@@tatersgonnatate1471 right. I do forget. Well, let’s hope whatever they do holds tight
There is just SO much to do and fix and upkeep on a boat 🤯 so happy you guys share this aspect of your lifestyle and not only the crazy cool adventures you go on 🤩
it’s weird seeing you guys driving around my home town. I even saw my house as he was driving minion down the harbour
If there's one thing I've learned from your videos, it's that I never want to live on a boat! I don't know how you do it with all the work required. Props to you both!
Interesting you met up with Barry, that was a surprise seeing him with you. I am also from England and have been following Barry for years now. A really likeable sailor and fellow countryman. You can trust on his repairs 100%.
Barry is a solid guy for sure. He didn’t do the repairs, just took delivery of the dinghy while we were on our road trip.
Been working and applying with coatings for 40 years and worked with different plastics for ten years and know that the sun and it’s ultraviolet rays definitely takes its toll on all but some more than others . There are ways to slow or even stop this from happening when you use the right materials and or a combination of methods and materials. Such as the metal part that rubbed through the foam and than your dingy . You can sand , prime and two coat with truck bed liner coating and or take a small hollow rubber ball or tennis ball , cut in half , stuff halfway with rubber, then slip over the bracket and some how screw the open end to the bracket. The ball should probably be replaced every now and then since it will eventually rot too .
I crack up laughing at your caulk jokes😂. 30 years in construction, it never gets old!😅
BARRY!!! BRILLIANT!! been following him FORever,, its so cool that two of "my" sailors had a met-up. getting to the work, i cant imagine that the plastic will stay in any sort of wind.. will be interesting to see...
O-k, gonna call you out on the Volvo comments. I own a 1993 Volvo 960 wagon. I am the 3rd owner. It has over 300,000. Miles on it and is still my every day vehicle. I do all my own maintenance on this vehicle. I paid $ 1,000. for it 3 years ago thinking it was cheaper to buy something than rent a vehicle while my Ford 250 super duty diesel truck was being worked on for EGR & turbo issues. Turns out I have only had to change the oil & replace wiper blades on the Volvo during this 3 years. My truck how ever has constantly been worked on after having to be towed 2 times back home. So all this to say, Nae, Nae on Volvo bashing friends. It's a Volvo saving your bacon today. ☺️
Cheers, S/V Cork Kemah, TX.
OMG!! That opening shot sounds just like me getting ready to do any project on the Motorhome. My wife will point out the missing tool which is right in front of me.
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Jason, it’s time for a haircut. You guys are always so upbeat. I’m curious, how does a solo sailer get sleep while at sea? Good luck with all the repairs. You and Mads of Sail Life make my Sundays. Thank yo so much. Alan
Solo sailor sleeps in small naps and has AIS with alarm to wake him when boats are approaching.
you sleep very quietly, with AIS turned up full, but easy to catnap during the day, save your energy for night sailing.
But is your AIS going to warn you if you're about to hit a pallet or some kind of floating debris ? Maybe that's why his boat is steel...maybe i just answered my own question ? I dunno.
@@bigcity2085 Floating debris is a hazard that you will not see at night. Likely to not see even during the day.
love the old seadog watch him all the time... he is awesome
May try a piece of guitar wire to cut the butal on the windows. Use that when removing car windows
Barry! My two favourite crews finally hooked up in NZ. Love it. ❤👍
Excellent video. I especially liked the guest spot with Barry and the Adventures of an old Seadog. Really cool.... Cheers..
It's always cool when those I'm following run into each other. 😊
These guys are great at route planning - managing their passage and picking safe passage windows, very commendable. Yacht wise its a compromise super light super fast Alex Thompson racing on Group Boss - it will break. Mornings style yachts yep they'll break. - sure one can reinforce everything but it will cost. These guys do a great job fixing and staying within a reasonable risk window on a yacht thats reasonably priced.
Jason, You’re quite the handyman. You have learned so much on your adventures.
Hi guys welcome to NZ we love your channel and cannot for new episodes. We live in the beautiful Tasman district at the top of the South Island. We were hoping that some kiwis had been in touch with you, but we are now in lock down for Covid, take care and stay safe. We look forward to catching up with your channel next week. Sending hugs to you both M&D
*THE OLD SEA DOG EH, BEEN WATCHING BARRIE FOR NEAR 2 YRS NOW, GLAD YOUS ALL MET, RESPECT FROM SCOTLAND*
Last week, when you were going through the forest, I was thinking that it looked a lot like a hike on Barry's channel a couple of weeks ago, but I thought, "Nah, they're probably in a different part of the country."
In the UK, volvos have a great reputation, built like tanks! Love your adventures and candour with all that you have to do!
There is something lost in translation between Europe and Australia. Volvos and in general most Euro brands (except BMW) have terrible reputations down here. The prevailing theories as to why they are bad vary but most of it boils down to the roads here being really bad whilst the cars are designed for motorways and autobahns. This shakes the crap out of the cars and stuff just wears out that much quicker. The other theory is that it is generally a lot hotter down here and the cars simply don't have enough cooling capacity (need bigger radiators) which also leads to unreliability. Also Euro and American brands have a really bad rep for not honoring their warranty obligations under Australian law, so if you do have an issue it can be very costly/frustrating. Not sure any of that applies to NZ though so not sure why the rep over there is so bad.
You will see from the quotations you have received, those companies who do not want to do the job are the most expensive.
We don’t comment much ,actually never, because we are sailing ourselves so just binge watch when we can and hit next video but I like to read comments about how people love and appreciate our videos so thought I would just say that we love your videos (even the camper ones 😉) you guys are Epic and been watching you guys for about 4yrs now. 🤙💪❤️
THANK YOU for stopping by to leave such a lovely comment. FLOATING HEARTS 💕 Right back atchya 😀
Greetings Barry!
You should have Omaze do a Catamaran ⛵️ giveaway I would be all over that one!
TWO of our favorite sailing channels meeting up in NZ !!!!
ok good, this time we tape off the sealant areas... pro tip.... run a tape around the window without
I follow the old seadog just like you glad to see you meet up. one down a couple hundred to go. just making your day
Great to see you catching up with Barry, I also watch his channel but best of all have been to Whangarei and admired the nautical vibe of the place. Great show guys and plenty of jobs on the horizon. take care
“Climbing the rock you’ve been living under!” Hahahahaha!
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@@gonewiththewynns Pure gold, line of day!
I was there to suffer through the first change in windowscaulk, and I can tell you: I sure am glad I'm in my sofa with wine right now. Lots of drinks, beer or wine, perhaps? To help with the tidiousness? /Catta
The bolts on your life raft locker failed due to fatigue stress (stainless is particularly susceptible to cyclical fatigue), meaning the locker had taken a bit of a beating for between 20,000 and 70,000 cycles before cyclical fatigue had reduced the strength of the bolts to half their initial strength, at which point one gave way, thereby causing just that much more stress on the others, causing them to give way, as well. A proper replacement will require one of three options:
1. Increase the diameter of the holes by 1.14214 (that's the square root of 2). Use the same rated quality of bolt. This will double the tensile strength, providing you with the necessary factor of the safety. You MUST, however, reinforce the area around the hole with fiberglass and epoxy, as this approach requires over-drilling the hole, which will weaken the material around the hole.
2. Find a much stronger bolt. The bolts that hold the engines on an aircraft, for example, might be the exact same size and thread as a 5,000 lb tensile strength bolt, but because they're made of a much harder alloy and properly worked and annealed, they can be upwards of six or seven times stronger, so yes, 30,000 lb tensile strength. They're likely, however, to cost $40 each instead of $5 each.
3. Reinforce the area AND double the number of bolts. This may not be possible.
As always, if using steel, it must be 100% weatherproofed against the salt water. Galvanized, for starters, and possibly encased in weatherproofing goops about which you almost certainly have more knowledge than I do. I recall some goops being used on the bolts holding the capstans to the deck. In fact, I recall in the video they applied the sealant to the entire underside of the capstan.
Good luck!
Whenever you are out on Minion, it reminds me of a video I saw with 2 girls hurtling along in a similar *tinny to Minion (*as we call them in Australia). They are filming themselves as they are bouncing across the water... and then the entire outboard falls off and sinks into the deep water. The looks of total denial on both their faces just gets me every time.
I think there’s a lesson there for all of us don’t you
- always check that your outboard is firmly and securely attached BEFORE going out.😂
P.s. not that you would ever be so careless of course ❤
When replacing panels take the head off of screws the same size of the holes and use them as pilot holes to reset the panels, use plyers to remove the pilot screws and then install the permanent screws. easy pezee.
The normal mounting process doesn't involve screws. Those were added because the caulk/seal material on the port side was failing & they didn't want the windows to fall out on passage.
Curious Minion
@@gonewiththewynns I was referring to the ceiling panel on the inside. I looked like you were having a problem lining it up when you installed it.
Ray
Am thrilled to see you so well connected going into NZ! With Barry, Seadog, being a darling help and your friends loaning their car.. WOW! That is huge... Loved Barry uttering Arabic for God's Will to be done too! Smart man.. It is SO wonderful to have friends in all places.. I am certain that your community/family of Sailors give as much to one another as they can. And it Lifts my spirits on so many levels for humanity! I adore watching the two of you jumping in and tackling the repairs.( Brave and resourceful too.) I love the solution of covering the locker hole.. Just make sure the fiberglass depth matches the thickness of the rest of the carriage underneath for safety and no cracks later! FYI, In case you do not know, 3M makes a window film covering to cut the effects of the UV rays and it is installed easily over the windows. Another DYI for another time maybe?! Looking forward to the day Curiosity will be all well again and you too will be happy sailors once more.. Just wishing you had warmer weather and no threat of Covid 19/ Delta/or Lambda to hamper your works for the repairs. Jason, The women keep commenting on your hair, but you are fortunate enough to have so much,,Nikki could sheer off a bit.. as I never liked Kramer's hair.. Keeping you both in my prayers for all to be well and for the best price.. Remember this too shall pass.. Much Love.
Oh my gosh, that passage was CRAZY!! Been watching you guys since your old land trekking days and it's always a pleasure! :) :)
I hope you are both ok and the boat repairs are going better than planned. I have real admiration for you.
I guess it must get tough sometimes but knowing you have a growing worldwide family of like minded souls backing you with appreciation of your hugely inspirational journey, must give you both a little strength. I hope 🙏🏽 Light and love ❤️
I been following Barry's channel for a while. Glad to see you all are getting your repairs done. A boat or an rv, chores...chores...chores. I watch your older channels when I need a different kind of rv fix. We have a 40' triaxle, 3 slide fifth wheel and a Mack hdt. Lots of tips for boats are good for rv's....sans the h2o of course. I drool over your trips cause I'm a water person, my hubby however is not. Labor is a snot no matter what you need done. Been there, done that....but you are handling it really well.
Great to see Barry and White Shadow (Adventures of a Old Seadog) , he is a fantastic man and I hope he gets lots and lots of new subscribers out of his good deed for you guys !! .. Ye have your work cut out for the next while repairing/replacing those windows so I wish ye luck but I do look forward to those repair videos !! Stay Safe & Fair Winds !!
You two are amazing. Seriously fearless. You guys do almost everything needed and everything fun. You've provided me with hours and hours of entertainment and information. I watched all of your RV videos and am current on your sailing ones. Truly happy with finding your channel many moons ago. Ty.
Barry and Shaddy look so much better in Wynn-o-vision! :D
Barry!! Awesome crossover.
You need a drain rail . It should handle a hose ( W/ O pressure) to run along the windows ,don’t be afraid to build it out of aluminum. U shaped extrusions can come 24’ . Also prime with zinc chromate self etching paint
how brilliant you met up with Barry! Love both channels, keep up the excellent work.
Yeah Barry !!!
Barry is a legend love the guy proper hardcore sailor
Nothing that a little Penfolds won’t cure!
Oh man, I felt that rage at the ceiling, have been there before.
Now that NZ is back in lockdown, I hope you guys are able to stay safe and healthy in your Curiosity bubble!
Lower case curiosity is about to become all caps CURIOSITY. Can't wait to watch!
Yay, Minion's back!! One thing fixed!! Several nore things to finish then it's play time😊
Time for another glass of wime!!!
I know Barry Hi I follow you as well!! Nice to see you on another channel.
You should go see when travel restriction are lifted.
Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
One of the most sublime natural wonders on New Zealand’s North Island has an unassuming star: the tiny yet mighty glowworm. At the Waitomo Caves, thousands of these insects dangle by their silken threads from the cave ceilings, their namesake glow - a distinctive bluish-green hue - illuminating the subterranean roofs like a starry night sky. The glow of these insects serves to attract prey for food, but to visitors, the luminescence creates an atmosphere reminiscent of a fairy tale.
@9:27....."that's a fun word to say". Y'all are hilarious.
I know you probably didn't think you were going to be in the cold so maybe not but isn't you A/C a Heat pump also? That's one thing I made sure of was that my A/C was also a heat pump. Since your at a marina it would defiantly help. I'm in the process of removing my Diesel heater as I do not plan on going anywhere cold and it is in great need of repair anyways. I find that cold boating in Florida that we can sleep fine with out the heat and I wake up before my wife and start the genset and warm the cabin up for her using the heat pump. I noticed that the boat's heatpump is way more effective than my house heatpump because it's using the water to transfer which is so much better than air.
Never thought I would ever watch a catamaran channel since I'm a dedicated mono-hull owner but your chemistry is awesome and the more I watched your channel the two of you grew on me. Hard to believe I'm almost totally caught up with your boating part of the channel. You are the only catamaran channel I watch and I discovered you because one of your repair videos popped up on my feed. I love watching boat work. Keep living the dream!
Yeah, Two of my favorite sailing channels together...I’m a lucky girl today! Barry is Mr Fixit and can carry a tune also!
My three favorite sailing channels are the Wynns, Barry, (the old sea dog), and sailing GBU. So glad to see you and Barry, together!
You deserve a medal Jason, incredible tenacity and general skill.
Put a wire wheel cup on your drill and use that to remove the old adhesive in the areas that are going to be covered back up.. Pretty sure that's going to be the easiest way to clean most of it off.
Barry making some beer money. Nice!
I can’t believe my two favorite sailing channels have run into each other! Barry is an absolute legend
Hi folks, just wanted to say I think it is great when two CZcamsrs that I follow are on the same show! I've been following Adventures of an Old Sea Dog longer than I have followed anyone else. I'm 936 days (and counting) away from retiring and heading out on my own. See you out there. Rick
💥⛵️Another great video. My husband and I are trying to practice filming while on land and realize we actually need to talk while we are walking through gardens, hiking through forests or just whatever. 🤣🤣 All that you guys do to produce vids for us is sooooo much harder than it looks! Plus you are very entertaining. Thanks for another good Sunday morning. ❤️
Nikki and Jason... Whether you are Sailing , Camping, Walking in the forest, your videos are simply the best
Yay the old sea dog on the Wynn’s luvvit
You should acquire a impact screw gun. The battery last way longer than using a drill and the impact makes getting the screws out and in a lot easier
What a slander on Volvos! Safe, reliable and good to drive!
I love Barry!! Both your channels are great.
I was right you did meet Barry. You can never tell because of the delays on some of the channels videos.
This is actually an outstanding lesson, and the reason why I do all the repairs on my own vehicle: It's a job. Might take me three times longer than the mechanic, but when he's charging $100 an hour, that means I'm making $30 an hour while making absolutely certain I'm doing it right.
There are a lot of power tools that should make the scraping and prepping the surface easier. I have a multi tool I use all the time and there are other tools that would help as well
Awesome video! Good to see the old sea dog. Love his adventures too.
Was surprised to hear we have been living under a rock......WTF.....Viewers from the beginning and we are currently looking for that rock, but can't seem to find it. Just blue sky. We have a 43 foot trawler and spend our winters living aboard half of the year in the Abacos (Bahamas), and the other half running our rental property in central Fl....probably the best of both worlds. However, it certainly doesn't save us from the state of things owning a live aboard....it truly is a black hole for money, so you better like doing it or it will beat you down big time. Fortunately along with our 2 dogs we thoroughly enjoy being on the water for 6 months out of the year. Hope all your repairs go as smoothly as possible.....we know what it's like. Hang in there.
Minion is aLiVe again!! Good luck with the rest of the projects!!
Yes, many days does make a difference 🦋
Great video, so glad that you connected with Barry and his incredible boat White Shadow, his adventures as a single handed sailor are epic ⛵️⛵️💕
Hey... South African here... yeah, we're everywhere 😉
The boat jobs look so much easier on fast forward. ;)
I only had one Volvo. Way back before both of you were born and it needed constant maintenance and work. I can’t remember how I got rid of it. 46 years later.