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Thank you!!

Thank you Clive! Thankful that we got them out with ease, we have put our shafts in a special secure and safe spot to avoid them being bumped, chipped, or bent - the shafts are important to keep straight. -Cait

Thank you!!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!💖 We had to go with three blade because of the skeg, with the two blade both would enter and exit the skegs at the same time causing vibration. We are doing the refit now to the boat, props and shafts are out, we will be relaunched with the new props and see how they are, really excited to have the new props on! 💗💗💗 -Cait

@@sailingwiththejamess There are so many possible causes of vibration in a drive system! It sounds like you've already eliminated many with the alignment of the engine and shaft. The two remaining ones that come to mind are the possibility of a some play in the cutless bearing or a combination of hull shape and prop diameter. I understand that if there is insufficient clearance between the prop blade tips (probably around an inch) and any part of the hull, the tip vortices can set up vibrations, obviously more so at speed or when accelerating hard.

@@sailingwiththejamess Given that you have eliminated any alternative, the most likely cause is an unbalanced propeller, two bladed are also more prone to generate turbulence and hence vibration. A propeller is like a car wheel, if unbalanced it will vibrate differently at different rotational speeds, and the vibration may disappear at some. If not folding, double check the vibration at different speeds also with a freewheeling propeller (engine stopped). If still present, then the diagnosis is confirmed.

The most important thing is that you do not overload your engine. There is a recommended RPM it should be run at I think at 3/4 throttle. If your rpm is below that at full throttle then you are overloading the engines so then you have to reduce the size or pitch of your propellors. If you are above the recommended RPM then you can go for larger diameter or more pitch. Anyway best wishes and good luck. Hope you can find a place to let you try out different propellors till you get the right diameter and the right pitch.

We don't get vibration, if we put 2 bladed props on they would cause vibration which is why we have gone with 3 bladed flexofold folding props. We're moving from feathering props to folding props. Very impressed with Flexofold Folding props, looking forward to doing some comparisons between the old and new props -Cait

Thank you, that is really awesome to hear!! We hope to inspire others to live out their dreams. Yes, we are learning on where to hold it, where the blind spots/overlaps are. Its a really awesome camera and catches a lot of the action. We will experiment more with angles to get better with the overlays. We appreciate the comment because it lets us know that viewers are noticing a difference - very good to get feedback! Thank you! -Cait

Thank you so much! You are a legend and charlie is loving her ice cream :) We are really happy with the outcome, an extra 2 knots, more stability, and comfort has improved 10 fold -Cait

Thank you!!! Hope we are able to see and ride in the tender in person one day! :)

Its a good point you have and would definitely be useful overseas. We are AMSA and Queensland registered, it is a legal requirement here in Queensland, tenders do not need certificates if they are used for transporting goods or people between the shore and the parent ship and they must be marked with the word 'tender' and the parent vessel. If its not marked with T/T we can be stopped and smacked with a fine, and its easy enough for remove when overseas. I do see the idea and reasoning behind not having it, as it lets everyone know that some or all crew from a particular vessel are ashore. -Cait

@@sailingwiththejamess nice, here in America they just make you pay to register your tender too. lol enjoy watching you guys.

Thank you so much! We really really enjoy hearing when people are enjoying the videos!!

Thank you so much!!

Zoom Zoom! We are ready! LOL

You are spot on Mark! One of the refit projects is adding a brow above the windows to keep the sun off - we will have the hatches in the 2 middle windows as well as teh brow and hopefully that those 2 things will make a huge difference to the heat inside the boat.

@@sailingwiththejamess I trust that the new plastic window is polycarbonate

@@markthomasson5077 Yes we are going with Polycarbonate material, there is a place in Cairns that does plastics and has an excellent reputation, we are waiting for the material to arrive in and then we will get everything cut and get the windows swapped out and the new ones and hatches in! looking forward to having forward facing hatches!

One of the criteria when looking for a tinny was the two of us being able to drag it, we are also going to be making and endless loop anchor so we can go ashore in any tide and leave the dingy and do an endless loop. There is foam inside the two seats in the tinny, it was designed and made so if it does capsize it will have stay afloat, the tender collar gives it more stability when walking and moving around in the tender. We are super happy with all the improvements!

Thank you so much Kris! We try tto do most of the work ourselves, it saves us so much in labor costs and we also get to know the boat better! Even just taking the windows out we have learned about how much silicone was in there and how they were put in, etc etc. The silicone is in great if not excellent condition, good to know for all the others. We look forward to reading your comments every week, thank you Kris! Hope you had had an exceptional September! -Cait

Awesome, best comments ever! We love hearing that people are finding our videos are useful and helpful! We Love the OC Tenders, they are great, we looked into it but they are out of our budget. We plan on building our own version of an OC tender down the road. The pods have extended the waterline length which contributes to the extra speed and also to the buoyancy. They have been super awesome with giving extra buoyancy with two people are the back of the boat. What is not pictured in any of the videos is a rod holder and we got a cabana umbrella at Spotlight for 60% off and for days out fishing and spending time out in the tinny and in the sun we can pop the umbrella open and have some shade, plus we can bring it to the beach and have shade during a beach day (dual purpose for everything!) Awesome Comment, thank you!!

No way that's awesome!! Excellent work! 😂😂they didn't come out easily 😂 I don't know if you noticed but it took two days to take them out, We thought. We would be able to take them out in 1 day.And the second window came out the next morning, different clothes 😆 They're excellent windows really strong and they don't leak!

@sailingwiththejamess she's still a good looking CAT ..I'm glad you changed her name .

@@michaelowen3061 Thank you so much! Shes got beautiful fine entry bows and the classic crowther flare that we love. We have met others who saw her when she was first launched and said she was definitely shiny and lived up to her name! Are you still working in the boat building industry?

@@sailingwiththejamess yes ... stainless steel fit out

Oh awesome 👌 one of our sisterships is currently doen in the Gold Coast hauled out about to do some changes to the sugarscoops 👍✨️

There will be no mistaking this tender! LOL And she rides like a dream!

Living life on the edge 😆💚🐊 They're normally on the banks sunny themselves - Cairns is weird, lots of crocs around but none seems to mind and talk about up north being croc country 😂 Ben the yard manager gets into the water with the boats when hauling out boats💪 -Cait

@@sailingwiththejamessyep I have seen Ben in the water there 😮 The tender looks great!

@@heidi-leahoes1494 It is SO MUCH FUN to drive and a lot of fun tot spend a day fishing in the tender (we have a umbrella for shade for the tender). You guys will have to visit and check it out! Yes Ben is dedicated and gets into the water to take care of the boats when they haul them out, really really dedicated.

Thank you! 15 years is a long time, thats excellent life span. We are planning on covering the noodles but we know they wont last forever, that is an excellent option, thank you! -Cait

That's good to know! Thank you! The noodles were from bunnings, hopefully we can make them last a long time but we do also know that they won't be forever lasting. $2/each from bunnings 😍 -Cait

Thank you so much!

THANK YOU! Was a hard decision to make especially with nothing wrong with our windows but we are super excited and over the moon to get some hatches and breeze through the boat! -Cait

Sailing Teilu tribe put opening windows into their saloon deckhouse front windows ...they are in Mexico now but they put them in for their south America trip . Their boats a 40ft colvic ketch. Jibsea had to modify their Al tender to fit a new outboard but hit the clearence problem ..after cutting and welding.

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 We went down the path of making opening windows, but we ran into a bit more complication and we decided to go with polycarbonate and hatches. The full opening windows are super cool (pun!) and they look awesome open, and they would let is a lot of airflow which is the object of them opening! -Cait

Thank you so much! We are looking forward to getting them in! 💖 -Cait

Thank you so much!

@wyattfamily8997 Yes! She is owned by someone who is getting ready to retire soon and she is his retirement project and plans to restore her 🥰💙⛵️ -Cait

No she hasn't, it's about a 4 inch gap. It was a concern of mine with toys falling over through the gap but nothing has, it's been really good, we're really happy to have the child netting on 😊 -Cait

@@sailingwiththejamess So glad to hear that. I know how kids can get through the tiniest crevices. I love your vids. May i ask where you purchased your boat and how much it was? I am considering a similar model

Thank you so much, we love hearing that people are enjoying the videos! She was built in the Gold Coast (Aus) and was a one owner boat. We found her in the the Gold Coast, the broker was friends with the owner and knew they were getting ready and thinking of selling so we saw her before she hit the market. She is a Lock Crowther Design 85 Mark IV started build in 2004 and finished and launched in 2005 -Cait

@@sailingwiththejamess That’s awesome May I ask how much it was?

Sam might say and arm and a leg, we spent over our budget which is one of the reasons we stayed in townsville for cyclone season to work the Harbour Expansion Project.

Thank you so much Sallie 💖 -Cait

We've been talking about painting them with cheap paint or gluing some canvas onto the pool noodles. We have some canvas left over from the boombag project and the canvas would give the noodles great protection from the sun. When we were sailing though Hinchinbrook Island and going for exploration up the creeks it was really good feeling to be in the tinny with all the croocs around!! Next week's video is the sea trial - stay tuned!

Thank you so much Trev! Legend! 💙☀️

Thank you!! 💜 💛😊🌻

Thank you so much, always love hearing people enjoying the videos!💙 Yea the pool noodles won't last, not a forever solution, we've thought about covering them with paint or canvas to protect them from the sun ☀️ Very happy with the tender improvements overall! Now for the seatrial to see how it handles! 😃🌻☀️💙⛵️

I presume the pods will get the tinnie up onto to plane a bit more easily and the extra hull length will offset the increased beam of the external buoyancy to maintain performance

Definitely have made the tender more stable and fast, it really goes now! The sea trial is Saturday's episode, be sure to check it out!

Thank you so much! 🤣 hahahaha yes they do! 😆 The tentacles had to be large for the glue to work, we'll say the other tentacles are behind him 😆😆🐙❤️ So happy to hear you enjoyed the video and the improvements! -Cait

@@sailingwiththejamess Yes I assumed that was the case with the tentacles :) Looking forward to your next video.

Thank you! Sea trial will be great to see what these improvements do!

But functional 😄 -Cait

Thank you so much Rob & Karen! Next week is the sea trial to see how it performs - we are really looking forward to using the pods and having easy access into the water! -Cait

Thank you! No wheels for us, we will do an endless loop type anchor ✨️ -Cait

Thank you so much! In total the tender collar cost us about $120 dollars, with glue, sikaflex, and "nomore nails', we think it's brilliant 👏 😀 👍 Thank you Kris! 💜💜 Cait

Thank you so much! Stay tuned for the sea trial!

Thank you Frank! She's definitely looking colourful but functional! 👍 Looking forward to doing the seatrial and how the pods affect speed! 😍 -Cait

Thank you! Join us next week for the sea trial to see how it goes!

Thank you!! ☀️✨️🌻

Our personal experience with the Kiwi props wasn't all great, we are currently out of the water doing a refit to the boat and the flexofold props will be Intalled and we are looking forward to seeing how they do. We'll follow up with a video on comparing 👍 -Cait

Hey Clive, yeah we are right next to one of our earlier models. It's amazing how much the design has changed. The tunble home is much greater. There isn't a flat spot on the decks and the camber is quite extreme compared to today's standards. She has very proud bows, she would have been a very seaworthy vessel back in her day. -sam

Wouldn't that be a big mistake! 🤣🤣 yes yes we measured and tested before and during making the pods 💪✨️

Thank you so much!

Thank you!!