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My plasure Dana!

@@ShawPoladian sugar in the gas tank

@johnmagnan759 never easy!

@caribbeanchild quite the negative comment I'm sorry if you were bored by the content this week. You are right however, there are a ton of channels and probably no money to be made. That's OK. I'm making these videos for anyone who is interested in watching them and to keep my friends and family in the loop on what I'm up to, so they can come along for the adventure and know what I've been though.. There are too many special and difficult moments to convey to everyone back home over a couple beers. It would take too many beers! And this episode means a lot to me because it outlines the personal journey that we all went through. All the best and thanks for watching!

@nortonmolly thanks for the kind comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it. That's not a bad idea to do a real-time update... I'm working on keeping the episodes coming to catch the series up to the present but it couldn't hurt to flash forward to the present to update everyone. Thanks for watching!

@danafourie3440 thank you that's nice to read. One of the joys of making these videos is in re-living the cut footage that I forgot about and this one definitely took back and brought the emotions all back. Thanks so much for tuning in <3

ahaha. that ocean life. Thanks for tuning in, dude. <3

wow Zeb! you've really taken it upon yourself to try to pick at that one point havent you! When you say sheets and ropes, are you simply referring to the one main halyard which I explained in the video is a non-issue because 1) if the halyard were to fail it would fail safe - the main would simply fall down 2) the frayed section is after the clutch meaning that with full main out there is no load on that section and 3) the core of the line is where its strength comes from so the line is still at probably 80-90% strength Were there other ropes and lines that you're being hyper critical of as well or just that one that you're trying to make into a bigger deal than it is? Just because there is damage to one single line doesnt mean you can draw the conclusion that "the sheets and ropes wer not checked before starting". Maybe it's time for you to put down the computer and go do some sailing!

@@SailingStardate lol now you are assuming P.S been sailing for 50 years full time live aboard for 24 years and still learning.. **( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡° )**

@@Zeb1432 Zeb the fact that you can't come up with a tangible reply speaks for itself! Just another hater. Good luck out there

@@SailingStardate use a spare cable or shroud to push through boom and attach out haul to that and drag it through, how did the furler pins get shredded so quickly ?? were they checked before you started.???

@@Zeb1432 thats ultimately what we did to fish the outhaul through. Its not a safety item though and it would also have failed safe, nothing to stress about there with a broadreach that mostly used the jib. As far as the jib furler set screws, they were in there at the start of the passage but must have been loose and gotten looser as we sailed. I never found them so they must be at the bottom of the pacific. Luckily we discovered it and jury-rigged the solution before we needed to reef. I've now had the set screw holes re-tapped and larger set-screws in there but you know what? i've still got duct tape on there to keep them in place. Locktite would be fine too ofcourse. Thanks for watching!

Thanks guys!!! we gonn keep them coming every week for as long as possible!

thanks for taking a watch, Simon! Hope the bike trip is lots of fun and adventure!

@SailingPauHana thanks so much!!! Hoping to keep the episodes coming weekly 🤞🤞🤞

good thinking!

It's pretty wild seeing such massive ships up close. The amount of qualifications that you need to be captain of those is pretty wild, and they always have tug escorts in ports in case something goes wrong... except when that bridge thing happened in the US awhile back.....

Thanks dude!

absolutely a bucket list place. Highly recommend it, even though its $$

Still 'sailing' but its been about 2.5 months of boat maintenance now in New Zealand which is almost done. Setting off for Vanuatu in the coming weeks, and working hard to keep catching up on the content! Thanks for staying with us!

thanks big guy!

dumbest idea ever!

you totally could, and if the wind was right you could single hand it without a bow thruster :)

Thanks Brian! working on it!

Yep, 2 years to be more precise. This was April 2022. We're continually working to catch the channel up to the present! Hope you'll stick with us John!

ahah I'm not at that phase yet. Still captivated by their beauty and majesty :)

At that point in the trip, I just hadn't used it very much. Part of the problem is that using it through the boat's water system causes the water pump to cycle on and off repeatedly for a long time while the washer slowly fills - its bad for the pump to cycle on and off. Where I ended up getting better use out of it was in marinas where I would just hook the washing machine directly up to the marina water supply, and could crank out lots of laundry in a day, and at the time of writing now the washer has certainly paid for itself ($300 US) in saved laundry costs. I have some tweaks in mind to hook up the water supply on both the hot and cold side in the boat's water system, to allow the washer to fill faster and hopefully not cycle the pump on and off.

Ah thanks so much and thanks for watching!

Thanks very much and thanks for watching!

Gelcoat seems to be pretty finicky stuff - i've played around with it before but now I just try to find a local Gelcoat expert if needed.

Thanks John, I've also read 100 hours is a good safe number to use when in doubt. The Perkins manual specifiies every 250 hours for low sulfur fuel, and I've generally stuck with that but it never hurts to change more often for sure. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Brian! Trying to keep them coming again!

Thanks Thomas! much appreciated!

Thanks for the comment! Helps fuel the fire to keep going. Much appreciated!

So kind of you to say that - it was a huge celebratory moment for me and it really kind of hit me hard and beautifully