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Sailing with the James’s
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2022
We bought an unfinished, aluminum catamaran and are fixing her up as we sail the world.
Welcome aboard! We are Sam, Cait, and Charlie - the James Family!
Sam has always been a FIFO worker (Fly in, Fly Out) which came with its own challenges and when our daughter Charlie came along we thought that the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze anymore, it was time for a change.
It became more important to us than ever to take time out for family and we felt what better way to do this than by travelling the world and sharing unique experiences with each other. But most importantly, want to spend time together as a family during these formative years and create lasting memories with our beautiful daughter Charlie.
In 2022, we put our house on the market and traded suburban life in Airlie Beach, Australia for an adventure of a lifetime.
Join us and come along for the adventure!
Welcome aboard! We are Sam, Cait, and Charlie - the James Family!
Sam has always been a FIFO worker (Fly in, Fly Out) which came with its own challenges and when our daughter Charlie came along we thought that the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze anymore, it was time for a change.
It became more important to us than ever to take time out for family and we felt what better way to do this than by travelling the world and sharing unique experiences with each other. But most importantly, want to spend time together as a family during these formative years and create lasting memories with our beautiful daughter Charlie.
In 2022, we put our house on the market and traded suburban life in Airlie Beach, Australia for an adventure of a lifetime.
Join us and come along for the adventure!
Cutlass Bearings | WHEN to REPLACE & HOW TO GET THEM OUT! (Ep. 99)
Replacing the cutlass bearings on our Aluminium Crowther Catamaran.
What are cutlass bearings? What do they do and how often should they been replaced? We are answering all these questions in todays video.
We have dropped our rudders, taken the props off, and the shafts out and we are now on the job of replacing our cutlass bearings. These bearings didn't want to come out first go, they were in there good, we took the heat gun to the outside to loosen up the epoxy and they slid out like a charm.
Let us know in the comments what your thoughts are!
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ABOUT US:
Ahoy! We are the James Family, a family of three sailing around the world and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every week! Sam is originally from New Zealand, Cait is originally from the United States; we met in Cairns, Australia and a few years later during Covid-19 we eloped and then a year later our family grew, and we welcomed Charlie! We took the big plunge in 2022 and decided to follow our dream, sold everything, and purchased an old, unfinished, aluminum Catamaran and we are now fixing her up as we sail around the world. Subscribe and follow our journey!
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If you missed last week's episode, watch it here: th-cam.com/video/gPs7dnMbyz4/w-d-xo.html
Boat tour of our project boat, an Aluminum Catamaran: th-cam.com/video/RhyaasimV9M/w-d-xo.html
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Chapter Content:
00:00 - Welcome Aboard
00:21 - Boatyard Days
01:52 - Cutlass Bearings
06:36 - End Credits
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You can support us making sailing videos by:
Become a virtual crew member by becoming a PATREON! - YOU are making these videos possible!
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You can make a once off donation for the price of a cup of coffee!
ko-fi.com/sailingwiththejamess
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What are cutlass bearings? What do they do and how often should they been replaced? We are answering all these questions in todays video.
We have dropped our rudders, taken the props off, and the shafts out and we are now on the job of replacing our cutlass bearings. These bearings didn't want to come out first go, they were in there good, we took the heat gun to the outside to loosen up the epoxy and they slid out like a charm.
Let us know in the comments what your thoughts are!
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ABOUT US:
Ahoy! We are the James Family, a family of three sailing around the world and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every week! Sam is originally from New Zealand, Cait is originally from the United States; we met in Cairns, Australia and a few years later during Covid-19 we eloped and then a year later our family grew, and we welcomed Charlie! We took the big plunge in 2022 and decided to follow our dream, sold everything, and purchased an old, unfinished, aluminum Catamaran and we are now fixing her up as we sail around the world. Subscribe and follow our journey!
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If you missed last week's episode, watch it here: th-cam.com/video/gPs7dnMbyz4/w-d-xo.html
Boat tour of our project boat, an Aluminum Catamaran: th-cam.com/video/RhyaasimV9M/w-d-xo.html
________________________________________________________
Chapter Content:
00:00 - Welcome Aboard
00:21 - Boatyard Days
01:52 - Cutlass Bearings
06:36 - End Credits
_______________________________________
You can support us making sailing videos by:
Become a virtual crew member by becoming a PATREON! - YOU are making these videos possible!
patreon.com/Sailingwiththejamess
You can make a once off donation for the price of a cup of coffee!
ko-fi.com/sailingwiththejamess
_________________________________________________________
SOCIAL MEDIA
SailingWithTheJamess
SailingWithTheJamess
THANKS for watching!
Sam, Cait, & Charlie
#cutlassbearing #replacingcutlassbearings #boatlife #haulout #shipyard #slipping #boatyard #refit
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We recently transitioned from an inflatable tender and our latest project has been transforming our 3.7-meter tinny into the ultimate cruising tender. The paint’s dried, the glue’s set-now it’s time to see how it performs. Have the upgrades made a difference, and was all worth it? Recap on the improvements: -Fiberglass Floors -Upcycled Tender Collar -Cushions for seats -Non-skid paint on the fl...
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Welcome back to the boatyard, this week we are finishing off the floor adn the pods on the tender for the tender and installing our DIY Upcycled Tender Collar. The tender collar is made out of recycled EVA foam floor mats, Kwick grip, silka flex glue, and ‘no more nails’. We got quoted $2K for a tender collar and when receiving the quote we put our thinking caps to come up with an alternative. ...
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Thank you!!
I was quite surprised to realise that boats used such soft materials as cutlass bearings being used to shell bearings elsehere in machinery such as bronze or Delrin. Mind you alighnments a key issue with boats and ships especially with longer shafts .. HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales have had a series of service problems due to a misalignment in the design construction process.
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
Ahh, great info! Thanks for sharing
Thank you!!
Hey James's, great to see another informative video. And good to see all are well. I'm back in China and starting to check suppliers.
Thank you so much!
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Hi I think a larger diameter 2 bladed folding propeller will be more efficient and you will use less fuel. Vibrations from your jamming 3 blade one may have all ready damaged the shaft ,bearings, jointa or whatever.
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
I mentioned ot a long time ago but now its been finished and launched th-cam.com/video/97SZGV1i_dk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vJOVdzLkG5F9a5RT
Your journey is really inspiring. Please ditch the 360 camera. That wired lens stitching is not helping. Moreover you loose a lot of video quality.
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
Very cool guys! I was concerned about the tender, but it definitely worked.. 😊
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
Great job! We love watching the videos and seeing the progress. We are excited to see how well the tender turned out and applaud the opportunity to practice on that before tackling similar work on Emma.keep up the good work
Thank you!!! Hope we are able to see and ride in the tender in person one day! :)
You know you should never put on your tender the name of the yacht the tender is too. As in countries of poverty it lets everyone know that nobody is onboard your yacht.
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!!
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Thank you so much!!
We need to have a tender race....😂
Zoom Zoom! We are ready! LOL
I see why many cats now have vertical window, though sloping ones better in a storm, and clean aero. Would it be worth making a fabric shade to go above the windows, blocking the sun, but maintaining the view
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!
I was going to say the best tender is one that one person can lift and carry up a stony beach…but with a tin boat you can just drag it! One point, how about floatation? Have you done a capsize test? Enough to stop it sinking is often not enough to let you bale it out.
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!
Congratulations on the great work on your dinghy I'm beyond happy that it worked out even better than what you could have expected giving you more speed is an additional advantage. I can't wait to see how your windows turn out. There seems like there isn't anything Cait that you and Sam can't do. You give a lot of thought and time and every project that you're going to do and then you jump on in and get her done. As always stay safe and God bless till next week
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
I'm planning on building an aluminum catamaran and really like the OC Tender but they are over my budget so I'm planning on making my own design. It will be about a 12.7 meter lightweight tender with carbon fiber and I'll either do a foam core or honeycomb core. I've been thinking of incorporating those pod designs into my build and am really happy to hear that you've gained an extra 2 knots with yours. Those pods also help protect other boats from getting hit by the motor. I really like that extra buoyancy on the chimes. That's a really good idea and design. I'll have to think long and hard how I will make mine strong enough to handle a 20 hp. It would be supper nice if I could fit a 25 but that might be too much power. It should be a ripper. Thanks for the tips in design. I'll try to put them to good use.
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!!
I fitted the windows in that cat when it was built. Not easy to remove....
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 👍✨️
At least you'll be able to see whos coming from a distance 😂🤣🇦🇺
There will be no mistaking this tender! LOL And she rides like a dream!
OMG Cate you bloody hanging over the side, in 🐊 country 😱 Looks great guys 👌🏼
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.
I used 2 “ black Polly pipe and cut through one side like a pool noodle 😂for our dinghy top rails,it’s hard putting them on using long wedges etc but once on won’t come off and have lasted about 15 years now and probably out live the boat having had cray pots pulled over them for many times
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
If the noodles dont last Bunnings has 50 and 100m slotted Ag pipe. Easy to fit and lasts ages
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
Those pods on the back are a great idea, they look really good and will be so helpful with getting in and out of the water. great work.
Thank you so much!
The tinny is much improved, good going. I wonder why the pods made it faster? I understand your hesitation about cutting out those nice windows. Any boat part that has proven to be durable is precious! But, a cool breeze in the tropics is invaluable, a necessity. So, surely this is the right decision.
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
Great Video James family - looking forward to seeing what your new windows look like!
Thank you so much! We are looking forward to getting them in! 💖 -Cait
Thank you for helping keep our boat afloat. See the 👍 button, please consider pressing it as you would be helping us out more than you know. Would you like to see more of Sailing with the James’s? Become a virtual crew member by becoming a patreon and get more of Sailing with the James's. You can check out what it’s all about here 👇come and join the fun. www.patreon.com/Sailingwiththejamess Want to do a one time donations? Buy us a coffee! ko-fi.com/sailingwiththejamess We hope to see you again next week ❤
Thankyou 😊
Thank you so much!
Did you guys find out what the owners plans are for the "twin" cat, your new neighbor. It would be interesting to compare boats.
@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
Great vid Thank you 5:58 Has charlie ever slipped under under that gap at the bottom?
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.
It will last until you get your new one built.
Thank you so much Sallie 💖 -Cait
Pool noodles, ours don’t last a season before they start breaking down. Perhaps some of the insulated lagging used by plumbers might be a better bet. Or cover the noodles with canvas, that might work. As a Territorian I’d not feel comfortable in an inflatable so it’s good to see you are using a tinnie, can we get a demo?
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!
Thanks guys 😊
Thank you so much Trev! Legend! 💙☀️
Looks great in real life, too.
Thank you!! 💜 💛😊🌻
Dinghy looking good, pool noodles are a fail team. They are going to look like death in 5 mins, better off with alkathene pipe split and riveted on if you want something rounded and less damage inflicting. Alkathene pipe riveted on will also look like death but itd last at least. Video skills improving👍 Aways a good watch you 3⭐️
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!
Amazing modifications :) But doesn't an octopus have 8 tentacles? 😋
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!
Wow.. Now that is ghetto.😂😂😂
But functional 😄 -Cait
Love the idea of the pods on the stern of the tinnie. We'll be very keen to see how they go. Cheers R & K
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
Looks good but where are you going to put the wheels now?
Thank you! No wheels for us, we will do an endless loop type anchor ✨️ -Cait
Great work you guys it looks amazing. Yes I'm glad you realize that the pool noodles won't hold up but they should be okay for a little while. Can't wait to see you next week when you take it for a run. I just love the way that you guys like to recycle stuff and use it for your benefit. As always stay safe and God bless till next week
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
Oh looking sweet, top stuff, xxx
Thank you so much! Stay tuned for the sea trial!
Your customization definitely brings some fun and satisfaction to the enterprise... especially if it works. Good luck on the water!
Thank you Frank! She's definitely looking colourful but functional! 👍 Looking forward to doing the seatrial and how the pods affect speed! 😍 -Cait
Great Work guys, the pods and all the improvements youve done look awesome!
Thank you! Join us next week for the sea trial to see how it goes!
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Cool 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you!! ☀️✨️🌻
Interesting comments regarding the Kiwi Props. We went with them on our performance cat because I liked many things about them including the weight which i believe has an affect on the sail drives which are on most cats. I have been disappointed with the thrust forward and have lost quite a bit of motoring power.
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
Are you next to the original sister ship now or have they moved you somewhere further away?
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
I hope you left enough space to manouver the outboard 😂👍🏻🧙🏻♂️
Wouldn't that be a big mistake! 🤣🤣 yes yes we measured and tested before and during making the pods 💪✨️
Nice work!
Thank you so much!
Great job 👏🏽
Thank you!!
Should not touch fiberglass with bare hands .. it is made of glass and gets into your skin and you feel it but cannot see it.. I had some fiberglass rods for a CB radio arial and they were nasty stuff to work with. (making what was called a box quad for long distance receiver/transmitter when 27 mg was the in thing. lol) (shows how old I am ) Thanks for the video.