OMGosh that was so stressful to watch, I mean you guys re did UNDER the engine without removing it, and it looked well done! Im impressed without a doubt, Your lack of doubt even amongst the toughest of jobs is next to none spectacular!.
Thank you for posting Annie! It is always nice to see your positive and happy outlook on life! And of course you had great informational content that will be helpful to other boat owners.
Video Annie lives! I was afraid something had happened on your Atlantic crossing it has been so long since you posted. Looking forward to seeing you underway again.
Really well done, work and video. Excellent yard help and Annie way to help all of us with some tricky repairs. Would love to have you do a voice over on single handed docking.just a little hard to follow audio. Great channel...
Thanks. I’ll look into that video and see if I can improve and re-uplaod it. Appreciate the kind words and comments. We love that single-handed docking trick! It’s been a game changer for easing stress when coming into the dock. I can even do it now all on my lonesome! : )
Thanks Annie. It will help me and others. Very slick method. I have a 54 s&s with a bow thruster. Your technique should reduce the size issue.... Capt china mike..... S/V venceremos out of San Diego . Thanks for helping the sailing community!
VERY enjoyable and informative yard videos. Thank you. Even after all of your work with the engine mount stringers, the majority of the tops of these original stringers are still open and not sealed with GRC. It seems to me that this is a future rot issue that has just not manifested itself. What do the experts say about this???
Hey Byron (sorry for the late reply, I try to get away from the buzzing phone while working on projects), but I love when followers are eager for B.O.A.T. knowledge. We 100% agree with the exposed tops of the stringers. That’s exactly what happened with our mast stringers. Which is why we went back with Coosa and glass on those and we laid down a layer of glass on the entire tops of these in the engine room as well. Thanks for asking!
hey Annie you have spent a lot of time jammed in the back there fixing rudders shafts and engine, i hate hitting my head like that and not even a swear word or did you cut that out LOL great clip smooth seas fair winds
A couple of things popped in my head while watching this, first if you need any more machine work done, look up Abom79 youtube channel. Oddly enough, he isn't to far from yall. Second, as a knife maker we use what's called stabilized wood taking different types of epoxy and wood and using a vacuum pump, forcing the epoxy into the wood, near permanently preserving the wood. It forces the epoxy in between the grain structure of the wood and cures effectively sealing the wood from water, air, and rot on a near molecular level. While it might be a little costly, if you stabilize the wood in the bedding and stringers, you will NEVER have to worry about them rotting again. You could probably use a method similar to the way boat builders remove all the air from the fiberglass when laying up a fiberglass or epoxy coated hull. Use heavy plastic to make a form fitting vacuum chamber and pour in the epoxy on the far side away from the vacuum valve. Just a thought.
Hi Captain Annie, long time no see. I used to do a lot of wire seizing when l was working on the Tallship on the rigging and learnt something new today thank you. Why don’t boat builder just fibreglass over the top of stringer ,I have seen this happen on other TH-cam channels where this happen where they have to do what you just did. So Annie, are we getting more videos now like this?
Hey Chef Mark. I’m glad I could help you learnt something! Love that word. I know I’ll probably make one about our swap to a composting head as that was very interesting and I’ve still got the footage. Making the videos is still not my favorite thing as opposed to being out there actually living what’s in all of these sailing videos, but I’ll crank a few out when the mood strikes me. I really like doing the boat tours ones as I get to meet new people and learn about their boat and their journey. Do you like those? They’re far less consuming to make.
Oh, and agree with you on glassing the top of the stringers. We were really surprised to find both the mast stringers (ribs actually) and engine stringers were not glassed on top. Seems such an easy thing to do to prevent such a catastrophic problem. Just my two cents.
HaveWindWillTravel.com , hi Captain Annie , yes the boat tours are great like to see more, do you have any on tall ships ? By the way how’s it like being a Captain ? And how is your de docking going, your words. LOL
This may have been caused by wear....though a lot of times it is an engine alignment issue. You really need to purchase a Brunton's Sigma Drive coupling...they run about 500-1100 depending on the model. You will have a quieter ride, less vibration, increased bearing life, less aligning the engine...all in a lot less maintenance costs. It is always worth it. th-cam.com/video/tKvDYpJaaAY/w-d-xo.html
OMGosh that was so stressful to watch, I mean you guys re did UNDER the engine without removing it, and it looked well done! Im impressed without a doubt, Your lack of doubt even amongst the toughest of jobs is next to none spectacular!.
So glad to see you not reusing wood, it's the biggest problem with fiberglass boats! Go figure. Cheers Warren
That's a lot of work. But I bet you feel good knowing it was a complete project done right! Good for another 30 years!
Egggggsactly!
Works on boat full bore, blonde, blue eyes and seems to be a good sport with being a smartass ... What a lucky guy !....
7:37 another plus !
Thank you for posting Annie! It is always nice to see your positive and happy outlook on life! And of course you had great informational content that will be helpful to other boat owners.
really nice work!
Thank you!
Wow you certainly had a task on your hands there - well done.👍
Looking good ya'll.
Video Annie lives! I was afraid something had happened on your Atlantic crossing it has been so long since you posted. Looking forward to seeing you underway again.
Really well done, work and video. Excellent yard help and Annie way to help all of us with some tricky repairs.
Would love to have you do a voice over on single handed docking.just a little hard to follow audio.
Great channel...
Thanks. I’ll look into that video and see if I can improve and re-uplaod it. Appreciate the kind words and comments. We love that single-handed docking trick! It’s been a game changer for easing stress when coming into the dock. I can even do it now all on my lonesome! : )
Thanks Annie.
It will help me and others.
Very slick method.
I have a 54 s&s with a bow thruster. Your technique should reduce the size issue....
Capt china mike.....
S/V venceremos out of San Diego .
Thanks for helping the sailing community!
VERY enjoyable and informative yard videos. Thank you.
Even after all of your work with the engine mount stringers, the majority of the tops of these original stringers are still open and not sealed with GRC. It seems to me that this is a future rot issue that has just not manifested itself. What do the experts say about this???
Hey Byron (sorry for the late reply, I try to get away from the buzzing phone while working on projects), but I love when followers are eager for B.O.A.T. knowledge. We 100% agree with the exposed tops of the stringers. That’s exactly what happened with our mast stringers. Which is why we went back with Coosa and glass on those and we laid down a layer of glass on the entire tops of these in the engine room as well. Thanks for asking!
hey Annie you have spent a lot of time jammed in the back there fixing rudders shafts and engine, i hate hitting my head like that and not even a swear word or did you cut that out LOL great clip smooth seas fair winds
Ha ha. I usually include the expletives. They’re part of it. But, yes, we all spent a ton of time down in our engine room during that project!
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A couple of things popped in my head while watching this, first if you need any more machine work done, look up Abom79 youtube channel. Oddly enough, he isn't to far from yall. Second, as a knife maker we use what's called stabilized wood taking different types of epoxy and wood and using a vacuum pump, forcing the epoxy into the wood, near permanently preserving the wood. It forces the epoxy in between the grain structure of the wood and cures effectively sealing the wood from water, air, and rot on a near molecular level. While it might be a little costly, if you stabilize the wood in the bedding and stringers, you will NEVER have to worry about them rotting again. You could probably use a method similar to the way boat builders remove all the air from the fiberglass when laying up a fiberglass or epoxy coated hull. Use heavy plastic to make a form fitting vacuum chamber and pour in the epoxy on the far side away from the vacuum valve. Just a thought.
Wow, great advice. Almost like petrified wood. Solid as a rock. Great advice, thanks!
Hi Captain Annie, long time no see. I used to do a lot of wire seizing when l was working on the Tallship on the rigging and learnt something new today thank you. Why don’t boat builder just fibreglass over the top of stringer ,I have seen this happen on other TH-cam channels where this happen where they have to do what you just did. So Annie, are we getting more videos now like this?
Hey Chef Mark. I’m glad I could help you learnt something! Love that word. I know I’ll probably make one about our swap to a composting head as that was very interesting and I’ve still got the footage. Making the videos is still not my favorite thing as opposed to being out there actually living what’s in all of these sailing videos, but I’ll crank a few out when the mood strikes me. I really like doing the boat tours ones as I get to meet new people and learn about their boat and their journey. Do you like those? They’re far less consuming to make.
Oh, and agree with you on glassing the top of the stringers. We were really surprised to find both the mast stringers (ribs actually) and engine stringers were not glassed on top. Seems such an easy thing to do to prevent such a catastrophic problem. Just my two cents.
HaveWindWillTravel.com , hi Captain Annie , yes the boat tours are great like to see more, do you have any on tall ships ? By the way how’s it like being a Captain ? And how is your de docking going, your words. LOL
Why isn't there a backing plate for the strutt?
Hmmm ... I don’t know. It’s not a flat surface there, maybe that’s why?
This may have been caused by wear....though a lot of times it is an engine alignment issue. You really need to purchase a Brunton's Sigma Drive coupling...they run about 500-1100 depending on the model. You will have a quieter ride, less vibration, increased bearing life, less aligning the engine...all in a lot less maintenance costs. It is always worth it. th-cam.com/video/tKvDYpJaaAY/w-d-xo.html
So that is a V drive? This a bit confusing....