I just want to say, I have watched you guys for over a year now, I am a minister and just spent the second week filming and then editing a video for my church to watch this weekend since we can not get together. I have gained a new appreciation for what you do with editing, sound issues and camera angles. The behind the camera work, is CRAZY! Thankyou for your efforts, it suddenly came into focus for me!
Each each forty minute episode for us is around 15-20hrs of footage the Jess works through. That process, and the fine tuning she does with music etc takes around 30-40hrs per week. congratulations on getting your video out, people need that connection now more than ever!
@@ProjectBrupeg These numbers do not surprise me now. it would have two weeks ago. You do a great job, I didn't know that till this past two weeks. It has moved from entertainment to appreciation in my heart!
Brupeg seems to be evolving into something much more than a salvaged trawler fitted out for two. Those "bits and bobs" are adding up into a potent Southern Ocean explorer I think I can hear in your descriptions. Powerful, seaworthy, rugged, secure. Really cool. Lovin' it. Thanks. Looking forward to Wings, IV.
pleased you all OK and isolating your selfs a little. I have not long back had 2 operations on my spine. My surgeon called and told me NOT to go outside until he is happy with the situation. So here I sit watching even more Brupeg, Dangar Marine and many many many more. 😷😷 at least I have a nice view out to sea and up the UK coast. 👍👍
thanks for keeping posting during these crazy scary times...its good to have something to take our minds off it ...for a little while at least....hope you and the volunteers are all well.
2:24: Posting as I'm watching, so you may deal with this later, but if you can rig "soft mounts" for that genset (which looks amazing, by the way) that isolate the mounts from the hull with thick rubber, you'll have a much quieter engine room. I put in soft mounts on my Beta Marine Kubota engine and an Aquadrive CV coupler with a thrust bearing in our boat, and it's made a huge difference in terms of background noise, even without sound insulation installed. 11:00: It's a good idea to have the AC halfway up the wall for height above any shipped water and for ease of access as I gather you're going to bolt or bracket most of that furniture down strongly, making the area behind it hard to reach. I also assume that Australian GFCI codes are similar to Canadas and that you can get hold of non-corroding contacts to go with the tinned marine AC conduit. You also may want to install those outlets that have a little 5w USB port (or two) in them, or conversely, a 12 VDC socket port with USB ports included. People seem to have to charge a lot of things, and I imagine on your voyages, this will range from phones to drones to Go Pros. 20:25: Ah, good, you've thought of the vibration/noise issue. 41:42: Just had a thought: those stabilizers will change your official beam measurement. That may affect coming into slips and how you get on and off the boat that isn't at the stern, because the gap will be greater by the width of the stowed stabilizers. Great progress, you two.
2 steps forward, 1 step back..well by my count, that's 50/50, doing good for the exploring part, kinda goes without saying, it will all come out in the end. Love that exhaust shield and guards on top and bottom, that will shed more water than 2 small people with squeegee's..Stay safe guy's !!
Hi Crew,, Another great episode , as usual . Good to see lots of different jobs comming togeather ,you guys are really moving along now . I was waiting to see just a little more of the stabilizers ,, but happily Chris has come good with "critical info" needed to finalise what will be a significant feature for Brupeg. (On ya Chris n Co,) That being said ,, The friends of Brupeg ,and the skill they bring to the project, is a real credit to both of you . Well done guys . Ijm really looking forward to the next episodes ,, the content will be mega cool .
Make sure you install a fan for cooling something that will draw fresh air while running, that generator is for outside work and will overheat if its in the bilge. A friend of mine installed one in his engine room and it wouldnt run for more than a few minutes it would over heat
Hi Garth yeah we have a large industrial fan that recycles the heat from the engine room out and draws fresh air in. We will also be adding blowers specifically to force air over this unit
Don't know if it's still there, but if it is you need to reconsider the placement of that switchboard behind the stairs. There is minimum clearance distances for them in AS/NZS 3000 and that doesn't comply. You should also have a look at AS/NZS 3004 part 2, that covers recreational vessels up to 50m, but is also referenced by the commercial standards as well. There's a whole lot of rules specific to boats that you need to comply with, it's not the same as wiring a house. Things like earthing requirements (which can have consequences for corrosion), cable selection, rules around lights, outlet selection and location etc, for example, nav lights have to be one to a circuit, fused in the active and any junction box can carry only nav light wiring. There's also licensing requirements that vary between states (I can't speak to QLD) and testing and compliance requirements. Basically, there's a lot of rules that can apply and they take a pretty dim view on unlicensed electrical work so if you haven't already, please speak to a sparky that does marine. Just don't want to see you guys getting into strife.
Hey guys! Heard what you just said about charging phones. Wasn't quite sure where you landed on it, but know that ANY ripple at all on the DC lines that are charging those phones will totally trash the batteries (they will begin to lose their charge quicker over a shorter period of time). Charge lines have to be highly regulated...much more than your inverter or the inverter on the generator will do. Either take that into consideration, or get another regulator for the places you will be charging. Stay safe! and keep doing what you're doing! Love you guys!
It's called an "Alternator" because it is AC out... it doesn't matter which direction it turns the rectifier still works the same way and so plus will be plus and minus will be minus regardless of spin direction. It doesn't matter with a diesel, but most marine alternators have sealed brushes to keep sparks from flashing gasoline (petrol?) fumes. As I said, with diesel that is not a problem but if you add gas powered bits, like that genset looks gas powered, be sure to have really good, forced venting.
I know it's not a big deal in some circles but it's good policy to weld pads too the hull then weld your upright too the pads especially when it's a vibrating piece of machinery .🇨🇦
What a great episode guys! Lots of jobs under way and those stabilizers, wow, are going to be big! At times was distracted by your sailboat beauty next to you :)) looks like an older salt
Thanks for taking the time and effort to let us into your lives. It lets us live vicariously a little. That little furry rocket was really cute! -If you make your linkage to the wings strong enough, you need to put holding valves on them. (pilot operated locking valves like on a crane boom,) That is a valve block welded to the cylinder over the down port, that will let it fill but needs pilot pressure to open and let it flow out. The pilot pressure is a steel line from the opposite port and acts automatic. You don't know it is there unless you blow a hydraulic hose. Then it locks the cylinder until you fix your hose. It provides stability and stops most pressure spikes to the hose from wave pounding. You will need one per side. To get an idea of the valve: www.hawe.com/en-us/products/product-search-by-category/hydraulic-valves/pressure-control-valves/load-holding-valves/
Yeah the hydraulic guys did mention these valves. That said we have evolved the designs further and we are back to using electric winches rather than hydraulics
A ship's cat? Not a bad idea! Nobody needs mice in the galley. Although as Brupeg's an all-metal boat you're more likely to be invaded by Stainless Steel Rats. [With apologies to the late Harry Harrison.]
You could have used the alternator as a tensioner as they did on the older fords and Chevy’s here in Canada and I believe the USA. Just needs one mount point and another that is adjustable.
Hi Ben. That’s true but we decided to go this was as the adjustment is easier in the long term and the pulleys get more belt wrapped around them this way
I believe you said that the main is a Cummins 855? I know it had a mechanical RPM cable out let on the pump. But if you look on the bottom of the bellhousing, straight down or offset one side or the other. Somewhere on the bellhousing. There should be a metal plug or a threaded hole. When removed, you should see the teeth on the flywheel. That is for a electric RPM sensor. Just my opinion.
Yeah or just add a bigger alternator and plug the rev counter in. I would rather a newish alternator I can get parts for, than trust a 40yr old alternator
So apparently i watched this video the other day..... i must have partaken a little too much because i have zero memory of that haha. Still looking great guys!
Where are your hydraulic hoses going to stick out of the hull maybe you should have fittings that weld in to the side and hook up on either side of the hull for hoses just a thought ,and carry extra hoses if one bursts from being pinched off or damage from cold and ice
I presume you have single phase 240 50 hertz appliances. Will you have a transformer to convert 110-120 60 hertz single phase (north American shore power) into 240 single phase for your appliances ????. I don't know much about power, but it is just a thought.
Hi Bill. No need, we don’t plan on having any other AC voltages onboard and will be self sufficient with our onboard generation. Shore power will be used very rarely
A Sunday upload 😯 This is gonna mess with my internal clock, but I guess daylight savings will end soon so a bit more confusion wont hurt😁 Lots of good progress guys. 👍
Important to start with, I am on the other side of the planet sitting in my air-conditioned office! LOL. I would have built a shelf, with a sheet of rubber on top, and then bolt it to the shelf. Then when you replace the generator, it will be a LOT easier. I
Jess, sympathies re self isolating. I've had to do the same. My granddaughter is at nursery so she's out of bounds, though only for 2 weeks as the nurseries were closed yesterday. Still I've stacks of job piled up and my workshop aka a glorified shed is in dire need of organising.
It looks like you removed a section of long exhaust pipe with a turned end. I just watched Stu at Dangar Marine and he was working on his exhaust and thinking about a new up pipe which needed a cap. Trade!
Hi Ken, yeah we pulled out a section of 5" pipe but its likely far too big for Renko's four banger. Happy to donate it but I doubt we could freight it down to Stu at the minute
I guess I missed something. I thought you already had a little diesel generator. And where did the original alternator on the Cummins go.Was it bad. Couldn't it be rebuilt. I would have searched for for a used Onan/Cummins RV pull out genset from an old RV motorhome. Some of them have low hours. It would have been diesel and made your fuel requirements simpler. 7500 or 10,000 watts. Everyone needs to remember. You have to do everything at least three times before you get to a solution to any installation.. :)
Hi John. Yes we had a genset but there was to many parts missing to get it producing Ac power economically. The original Cummins alternator still worked but was old and didn’t have the ability to take an rpm feed of it. The genset we just installed was diesel and is big enough to run to whole boat so no complications there
Q: How much side drag will be put on the wings as you go forward ???? It looks like the up and down and style are good but speed and wave push on a wing might just push it back to the hull or rip it off the hull ??? Just asking thats all not saying that it will fail at all just thinking.
With aerofoil style wings the drag is minimal. Others have said there isn’t a drop in speed in fact because of the hull efficiency increase speed goes up.
I have heard that there are no such thing as stupid questions. So I have a couple. Why do you use a water level when installing generator? Are you sure the waterline on the boat still will be level after the rebuild?
When we moved the boat last, we spent a fair bit of time and leveled the boat, so it allowed us to be able to use levels like this in the build as we went
Hey guys. Fellow Kiwi here. I've been following your build and gotta say it's awesome. One question - an earlier video mentioned floor panels thanks to the airforce. can you tell me what they were and what the air force used them for if you know? Are they commercially available?
Ahhh. The guy that built them (Richard) was from the US airforce. He built them for us when he was over here last time. It was a figure of speech more than anything. Are they commercially available, yes. 17mm formply is what we use for floorboards.
Quick question, I've missed a few episodes but was wondering if you're already addressed the different international standards in voltage and frequencies for shore power supply?
Yeah pretty easy. Make our own power almost all of the time. When we can plug in we will do that but shore power is hardly ever needed for most commercial boats and Brupeg will be set up like a commercial vessel regarding power
All is good except that weld on the exhaust will look good on the outside however because y’all did not back purge it (I’m assuming that it was Stainless Steel) you will have “sugaring” and that will cause that exhaust to crack from the inside out in a short time. Not trying to be a Monday morning quarterback but having been a welder and fabricator for 36 years I’m coming from experience. So I hope he at least used some paste flux on the inside?
Yes. When we last moved the boat we faffed around for ages tweaking the travel lift and swapping blocks in and out on the keel getting it as close to perfect as we could
Any reason you have not fitted a split charging system from the engine alternator, so as to charge engine battery and the low power system as required when main engine is running.
Hi Roger. That is certainly something we will add later on. For now we are doing the minimum we can to be safe to launch. With nice to haves waiting until we are floating
Having watched this video I think that there must be atleast 2 clones of Dame, he seems to be appearing from multiple directions all the while doing a different job
Hey guys, please get some pro advice on your 230v ac system wiring, I think you will nee everything to be double pole protected as the system will not be M.E.N (multiple earth neutral) like on land. Just please check as this could be a fatal mistake if done incorrectly. Would rather see a HONDA in there... AEG is not what it used to be... Keep safe, strange times at the moment.
Hi Martin. Our system has been designed by an electrical engineer, checked off by and US based electrician, an Australian Marine electrician and a NZ based electrical engineering certifier and it’s passed each check, I’m not sure what more we could do. That said we don’t deviate from their advice so with so much peer review I trust it to be solid
Yes. We have over engineered these wings significantly for the size of Brupeg. Our hinges etc are the same size as hinges found on 180ton trawlers (Brupeg is 60t) so loading is not a concern
@@ProjectBrupeg was just curious as i know i needed it done so i could get safety certificate (south Auss) www.outbackmarine.com.au/power-distribution/ac-components/ has a bit of information on it what might make sense i'm no electrician though just don't want you getting caught out down the line
Didn't you have a diesel generator onboard? I thought you and one of the helpers from the US or Canada was working on it a while ago? I don't know if I would depend on a Chinese generator out in the arctic! They are great for home use and work quite well, until they don't. The commercial gensets are easily repaired away from home where as the Chinese ones are just tossed and replaced. No Offence to Trevor, That was an awesome donation!
Hi Richard. We will have two gensets. This is air cooled and a completely independent fuel system from the boat so if all else fails we can still power the boat with this.
@@ProjectBrupeg Ah, got it. Somehow I just couldn't figure that you would go with just a gas Genny with all of the other Overkill you have done. Well thought out!!
thanks for the video ;] i still have concerns with mechanical hard drives and rough seas... please tell me your looking into ssd for replacement because platters spinning up to 13000 rpm microns away from there read write heads will not work well with 5m seas readjusting there positioning .. side note jess the tunes are great not what i would have in my archive but great stuff none the less
@@ProjectBrupeg if it was 40 gb ide mechanical drives you needed i have you covered but the only ssd i possess has one of my operating system on it so thats not going sorry and as i am sure jess is aware a government disability pension dosnt really qualify as an income or i would be able to support with more than just knowledge or experience and opinion , there fairly cheap now and i believe worth it in your case and stu at dangar sd well though he is less likely to be in rough seas as a diving vessel and i doubt his video archive is onboard or that he will be accessing that data while underway both of which i can see happening on brupeg south of 60 deg ,, at least your aware of it as an issue and can take steps in rough weather and in any case good luck on the adventures ..ps is d a non standard size husband?? you being a standard size wife , i dont think we have either here in canada but it might streamline the selection process some lol and as always thanks for the videos
Yes down there they use a higher sulphur content as it stays liquid at a much lower temp. its god awful for the environment ironically but its what is the standard down there because it works.
@@ProjectBrupeg Hi Damien. Years ago I read a book about a guy who sailed a small yacht solo to Antarctic. As I recall, he filled up his tanks with some cheap diesel he got somewhere in Invercargill. When he got into extremely cold conditions near the Antarctic, the diesel solidified and he was at the mercy of winds for a long time. Must try to find that book again. Great story..
Hi Rudolf, those exact batteries need to be welded together to form a boat anchor. They are absolute junk. We will be replacing and fixing them down once we know the new dimensions
Spent 1/2 hour of my friggin life today ... trying to balance a sharpie behind my left ear. Apparently there's more to being an Aussie than I bargained for. Please keep it simple so the rest of us can keep up.
Why don‘t you do the switching between generator and alternator with some relais you could actually switch from your cabin or where ever you put a switch (even multiple switches all over the board).
Ahhh... The alternator is for the start batteries only. The house batteries are on solar (mostly, though I think they have a charger) and the generator runs everything else not handled by the house batteries.
Project Brupeg , yes, buy the way just make sure the oil in the generator may have a cut of level as it was not meant to go to sea. By rolling a lot at sea the oil may not get to the place it needs to.
@Conan There's no real need to go lithium ion here, there is no requirement for high current output, lead acid are a bit more robust than lithium batteries especially in a marine environment and there's no need to be concerned about the weight so it makes regular deep cycle lead acid the best price/performance for this application.
Hi everyone. Few things to cover here. We plan on having two generators. This is the small guy at 5kw. It is large enough to run everything onboard except the big welder (but that can run at half power if needed). We will also be fitting a 20-25kva diesel water cooled generator when we can afford it. As for batteries, we have previously used lead acid and really like them. Because our batteries are located inside the bot we can’t use lead acid so we had AGM. They have died and I refuse to buy more as they were utter junk compared to the dozens of lead acids I’ve known over the years. All this said we are thinking of upgrading to lithium as it is the best performer at extremely low temps so for us that and the duty cycle is the main advantages for us.
Project Brupeg Lithium are getting closer to flooded lead acid for bang for buck. As in a cost per cycle. I was working it out this weekend for my off grid solar even though it’ll be 1 or 2 years before I need to replace my bank and I was quite surprised that it was getting close to parity. As in about 20cents per cycle. Having said that when you’re looking at 2500 cycles for FLA’s it’s a lot but a lot closer than 4 years ago.
They actually save diesel as the boat doesnt roll anywhere near as much so the hull stays symetrical through the water. Boats that have swapped from Paravanes to wings have told us they see a reduction in fuel burn, motion and a slight increase in average hull speed.
I really don't understand, why you didn't make a big hatch down to the engineroom? You have so many big and heavy things going in and out all the time.
I’m assuming what he’s talking about is what we call an “idiot bar” in the states.. On boats with multiple generators and shore power connection; it’s a bar that goes on the main AC distribution panel. Mounted on a slide system, it’s designed in a way that only one breaker can be online at any given time. Eliminates the chance of sending full shore power current through your generator windings, or having both gens go online at the same time... Sounds like a dumb idea - but sometimes the easiest things are the easiest ones to forget. From experience!!
@@ProjectBrupeg Thats true mate. Thats why they include them, however no one can force you to follow safe work practices, its your choice and your resposibility. I only commented because I actually care about the safety of others. I have been a tradesman in Australia for the past 40 years and I have seen some horrendous accidents.
not sure if you have seen these. www.whisperpower.com/au/4/7/165/products/alternator-systems/w-bd-5-ac-belt-power.html ... would be enough to drive that hydraulic pump with an electric motor.. which would be easer to get .. and drive everything else while under steam .. hot water.. stove etc.... change over relay for the little gen when parked without shore power... getting close now..
Important - dont forget a galvanic isolator. Ground from shore power can make a boat rust in record time. The galvanic isolator is two diodes that will not connect voltages below 1.2 Volt. The galvanic voltages that make a boat rust are smaller. A marina should know about this but you never know.
After all the hard work installing the exhaust system for the 3 cylinder gen set now u decided not to use it why pls ?. the new gen set might be ok for top up with a charger for the batteries not much more in my opinion, I guess you will buy another of more than 60 KVA .
I just want to say, I have watched you guys for over a year now, I am a minister and just spent the second week filming and then editing a video for my church to watch this weekend since we can not get together. I have gained a new appreciation for what you do with editing, sound issues and camera angles. The behind the camera work, is CRAZY! Thankyou for your efforts, it suddenly came into focus for me!
Each each forty minute episode for us is around 15-20hrs of footage the Jess works through. That process, and the fine tuning she does with music etc takes around 30-40hrs per week. congratulations on getting your video out, people need that connection now more than ever!
@@ProjectBrupeg These numbers do not surprise me now. it would have two weeks ago. You do a great job, I didn't know that till this past two weeks. It has moved from entertainment to appreciation in my heart!
Brupeg seems to be evolving into something much more than a salvaged trawler fitted out for two. Those "bits and bobs" are adding up into a potent Southern Ocean explorer I think I can hear in your descriptions. Powerful, seaworthy, rugged, secure. Really cool. Lovin' it. Thanks. Looking forward to Wings, IV.
pleased you all OK and isolating your selfs a little. I have not long back had 2 operations on my spine. My surgeon called and told me NOT to go outside until he is happy with the situation. So here I sit watching even more Brupeg, Dangar Marine and many many many more. 😷😷
at least I have a nice view out to sea and up the UK coast. 👍👍
Nice, stay safe. We are shortly moving to two episodes a week so something to look forward to from us
thanks for keeping posting during these crazy scary times...its good to have something to take our minds off it ...for a little while at least....hope you and the volunteers are all well.
Thanks John, we are moving to twice weekly episodes shortly so something for everyone to watch
2:24: Posting as I'm watching, so you may deal with this later, but if you can rig "soft mounts" for that genset (which looks amazing, by the way) that isolate the mounts from the hull with thick rubber, you'll have a much quieter engine room. I put in soft mounts on my Beta Marine Kubota engine and an Aquadrive CV coupler with a thrust bearing in our boat, and it's made a huge difference in terms of background noise, even without sound insulation installed. 11:00: It's a good idea to have the AC halfway up the wall for height above any shipped water and for ease of access as I gather you're going to bolt or bracket most of that furniture down strongly, making the area behind it hard to reach. I also assume that Australian GFCI codes are similar to Canadas and that you can get hold of non-corroding contacts to go with the tinned marine AC conduit. You also may want to install those outlets that have a little 5w USB port (or two) in them, or conversely, a 12 VDC socket port with USB ports included. People seem to have to charge a lot of things, and I imagine on your voyages, this will range from phones to drones to Go Pros. 20:25: Ah, good, you've thought of the vibration/noise issue. 41:42: Just had a thought: those stabilizers will change your official beam measurement. That may affect coming into slips and how you get on and off the boat that isn't at the stern, because the gap will be greater by the width of the stowed stabilizers. Great progress, you two.
That looked like 232 wire in this episode. I like the determination and hard work fine job..
Thanks for continuing to be awesome. I’m so excited for you both!
Thanks Paul
CAT!! We need more of that local that comes to visit!
Cat 1 (New Zealand Yachting Safety Joke) is her full title.
Great sense of humour, all around there! Really makes the sun shine.
Thanks Andy
Keep yourself and the little lady safe and the videos coming as am now in lockdown in house for the next 11 weeks
Hi Robert, geez 11weeks that sounds a bit rough. We are planning on doing twice weekly episodes shortly so something to pass the time
Dame, I know you’ll keep Jess (and yourself, of course) away from those germs! Stay safe you two! You have so many adventures ahead of you!
Thanks Rick, yip the plan is self isolate like you wouldn’t believe. We don’t care if people think we are silly, why risk it
You guys are great I have enjoyed following this project. Good to see you looking healthy and active Jess
Thanks very much
Your „automatic“ windshield shade is impressing. 😊😊😊😊
2 steps forward, 1 step back..well by my count, that's 50/50, doing good for the exploring part, kinda goes without saying, it will all come out in the end. Love that exhaust shield and guards on top and bottom, that will shed more water than 2 small people with squeegee's..Stay safe guy's !!
Slowly getting there . Cheers Bart. Stay safe mate
I so wish I lived nearer you I love this project
It's comming along.
Stay safe to you and family and ofcourse fellow subscribers
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🎣😁✌️🤞
Thanks very much
Please stay safe. We love your efforts!
Thanks Wayne, you too mate
..things are really coming together,,great vid and keep safe you two...
Thanks Bob
Nicely done with the exhaust shroud.
Thanks Graham
Hi Crew,,
Another great episode
, as usual .
Good to see lots of different jobs comming togeather ,you guys are really moving along now .
I was waiting to see just a little more of the stabilizers ,, but happily Chris has come good with "critical info" needed to finalise what will be a significant feature for Brupeg. (On ya Chris n Co,)
That being said ,,
The friends of Brupeg ,and the skill they bring to the project, is a real credit to both of you .
Well done guys .
Ijm really looking forward to the next episodes ,, the content will be mega cool .
Thanks Craig. We are moving to episodes twice per week as we have a lot going on for the foreseeable future
1:52 Puppygram! Daily message from the puppies they're thinking of you too! ❤️
He was a pretty awesome little monkey
Make sure you install a fan for cooling something that will draw fresh air while running, that generator is for outside work and will overheat if its in the bilge. A friend of mine installed one in his engine room and it wouldnt run for more than a few minutes it would over heat
Hi Garth yeah we have a large industrial fan that recycles the heat from the engine room out and draws fresh air in. We will also be adding blowers specifically to force air over this unit
Morning everyone ( in Uk 🇬🇧) have a good evening Dame and Jess.
Early for this one. See you on the other side.
Good on ya Jamie
Goid to see you have all the bases covered I'm 79 and seen most of it been there dine it and failed afew times too
Your videos never disappoint me, you guys are awesome! 👏
Thanks very much
Can’t wait to see those stabilizers built!
Same
Saved my day in quarantine stay save & healthy. 😊
Thanks Marc, you too mate
Don't know if it's still there, but if it is you need to reconsider the placement of that switchboard behind the stairs.
There is minimum clearance distances for them in AS/NZS 3000 and that doesn't comply.
You should also have a look at AS/NZS 3004 part 2, that covers recreational vessels up to 50m, but is also referenced by the commercial standards as well.
There's a whole lot of rules specific to boats that you need to comply with, it's not the same as wiring a house. Things like earthing requirements (which can have consequences for corrosion), cable selection, rules around lights, outlet selection and location etc, for example, nav lights have to be one to a circuit, fused in the active and any junction box can carry only nav light wiring.
There's also licensing requirements that vary between states (I can't speak to QLD) and testing and compliance requirements.
Basically, there's a lot of rules that can apply and they take a pretty dim view on unlicensed electrical work so if you haven't already, please speak to a sparky that does marine.
Just don't want to see you guys getting into strife.
Hey guys! Heard what you just said about charging phones. Wasn't quite sure where you landed on it, but know that ANY ripple at all on the DC lines that are charging those phones will totally trash the batteries (they will begin to lose their charge quicker over a shorter period of time). Charge lines have to be highly regulated...much more than your inverter or the inverter on the generator will do. Either take that into consideration, or get another regulator for the places you will be charging. Stay safe! and keep doing what you're doing! Love you guys!
It's called an "Alternator" because it is AC out... it doesn't matter which direction it turns the rectifier still works the same way and so plus will be plus and minus will be minus regardless of spin direction. It doesn't matter with a diesel, but most marine alternators have sealed brushes to keep sparks from flashing gasoline (petrol?) fumes. As I said, with diesel that is not a problem but if you add gas powered bits, like that genset looks gas powered, be sure to have really good, forced venting.
No gas on Brupeg. 100% diesel onboard except the jet dinghy
I know it's not a big deal in some circles but it's good policy to weld pads too the hull then weld your upright too the pads especially when it's a vibrating piece of machinery .🇨🇦
The engine mount is welded to ribs rather than direct to the hull. The load is spread over a large area the way we have built it
Good video guys, keep safe 🙏🏻
Thank you! Will do! Stay safe yourself
"Boat's kinda big". - Jess, 2020
Hehe, Jess
@@ProjectBrupeg All boats seem big on hard stand. They become very small on the ocean.
What a great episode guys! Lots of jobs under way and those stabilizers, wow, are going to be big! At times was distracted by your sailboat beauty next to you :)) looks like an older salt
Yeah she is a classic race boat if your meaning the white and blue one. Ex Sydney Hobart race winner
Thanks for taking the time and effort to let us into your lives. It lets us live vicariously a little. That little furry rocket was really cute!
-If you make your linkage to the wings strong enough, you need to put holding valves on them. (pilot operated locking valves like on a crane boom,) That is a valve block welded to the cylinder over the down port, that will let it fill but needs pilot pressure to open and let it flow out. The pilot pressure is a steel line from the opposite port and acts automatic. You don't know it is there unless you blow a hydraulic hose. Then it locks the cylinder until you fix your hose. It provides stability and stops most pressure spikes to the hose from wave pounding. You will need one per side. To get an idea of the valve:
www.hawe.com/en-us/products/product-search-by-category/hydraulic-valves/pressure-control-valves/load-holding-valves/
Yeah the hydraulic guys did mention these valves. That said we have evolved the designs further and we are back to using electric winches rather than hydraulics
BRUPEG proudly supporting random animals in 2020.
Someone had to
strengthen the orange generator frame as they split at the welds had one on a rv that split
I had one split in an emergency truck.
Good to know. We have bolted the orange frame down right next to the original engine mounts so I think it’s inside the frame welds
Great vlogg realy enjoyed it and keep yourselfs safe from this bloody virus thanks for a good programm from terry uk
Thanks Terry, you too mate
A ship's cat? Not a bad idea! Nobody needs mice in the galley. Although as Brupeg's an all-metal boat you're more likely to be invaded by Stainless Steel Rats.
[With apologies to the late Harry Harrison.]
You could have used the alternator as a tensioner as they did on the older fords and Chevy’s here in Canada and I believe the USA. Just needs one mount point and another that is adjustable.
Hi Ben. That’s true but we decided to go this was as the adjustment is easier in the long term and the pulleys get more belt wrapped around them this way
Keep the visiting cat, will be a great friend.
I’m fairly sure he has adopted us
I believe you said that the main is a Cummins 855? I know it had a mechanical RPM cable out let on the pump. But if you look on the bottom of the bellhousing, straight down or offset one side or the other. Somewhere on the bellhousing. There should be a metal plug or a threaded hole. When removed, you should see the teeth on the flywheel. That is for a electric RPM sensor. Just my opinion.
Oh, and the alternator that you are mounting. That belt is what runs the water pump. I would make sure you have a extra belt for it.
Yeah or just add a bigger alternator and plug the rev counter in. I would rather a newish alternator I can get parts for, than trust a 40yr old alternator
So apparently i watched this video the other day..... i must have partaken a little too much because i have zero memory of that haha. Still looking great guys!
Welcome back! Yeah we released this early this week on TH-cam so we could get our Corvid message out as we are stopping volunteers for the minute.
for your air flow exhaust fabricate a plywood box to direct it out over the transom
Where are your hydraulic hoses going to stick out of the hull maybe you should have fittings that weld in to the side and hook up on either side of the hull for hoses just a thought ,and carry extra hoses if one bursts from being pinched off or damage from cold and ice
That’s all to come however as the design has evolved we have moved away from hydraulics and back to electric winch again
Great close to water on the keel yes then miles and miles to steam
Very much so Ian
hi the boat is looking very good .
Thanks Greg
Bloody awesome! 😀
I presume you have single phase 240 50 hertz appliances.
Will you have a transformer to convert 110-120 60 hertz single phase (north American shore power) into 240 single phase for your appliances ????.
I don't know much about power, but it is just a thought.
Hi Bill. No need, we don’t plan on having any other AC voltages onboard and will be self sufficient with our onboard generation. Shore power will be used very rarely
A Sunday upload 😯 This is gonna mess with my internal clock, but I guess daylight savings will end soon so a bit more confusion wont hurt😁 Lots of good progress guys. 👍
We will be moving to twice weekly episodes soon so some more Messi g to look forward to
Important to start with, I am on the other side of the planet sitting in my air-conditioned office! LOL. I would have built a shelf, with a sheet of rubber on top, and then bolt it to the shelf. Then when you replace the generator, it will be a LOT easier. I
They way we built the mounts means we can swap out this genset with like for like without any modifications to the genset
Jess, sympathies re self isolating. I've had to do the same.
My granddaughter is at nursery so she's out of bounds, though only for 2 weeks as the nurseries were closed yesterday.
Still I've stacks of job piled up and my workshop aka a glorified shed is in dire need of organising.
All the best Nic
It looks like you removed a section of long exhaust pipe with a turned end. I just watched Stu at Dangar Marine and he was working on his exhaust and thinking about a new up pipe which needed a cap. Trade!
Hi Ken, yeah we pulled out a section of 5" pipe but its likely far too big for Renko's four banger. Happy to donate it but I doubt we could freight it down to Stu at the minute
Does the bell housing have a threaded hole 7/8" or 1" for an electronic tac? I know there's a mechanical one on the fuel pump.
Not sure, but we could make one if we need to
I guess I missed something. I thought you already had a little diesel generator. And where did the original alternator on the Cummins go.Was it bad. Couldn't it be rebuilt. I would have searched for for a used Onan/Cummins RV pull out genset from an old RV motorhome. Some of them have low hours. It would have been diesel and made your fuel requirements simpler. 7500 or 10,000 watts. Everyone needs to remember. You have to do everything at least three times before you get to a solution to any installation.. :)
Hi John. Yes we had a genset but there was to many parts missing to get it producing Ac power economically. The original Cummins alternator still worked but was old and didn’t have the ability to take an rpm feed of it. The genset we just installed was diesel and is big enough to run to whole boat so no complications there
Q: How much side drag will be put on the wings as you go forward ???? It looks like the up and down and style are good but speed and wave push on a wing might just push it back to the hull or rip it off the hull ??? Just asking thats all not saying that it will fail at all just thinking.
2Moza , I was on a fishing boat and it was I think about 1/1.5 knots
With aerofoil style wings the drag is minimal. Others have said there isn’t a drop in speed in fact because of the hull efficiency increase speed goes up.
I have heard that there are no such thing as stupid questions. So I have a couple. Why do you use a water level when installing generator? Are you sure the waterline on the boat still will be level after the rebuild?
When we moved the boat last, we spent a fair bit of time and leveled the boat, so it allowed us to be able to use levels like this in the build as we went
Hey guys. Fellow Kiwi here. I've been following your build and gotta say it's awesome. One question - an earlier video mentioned floor panels thanks to the airforce. can you tell me what they were and what the air force used them for if you know? Are they commercially available?
Ahhh. The guy that built them (Richard) was from the US airforce. He built them for us when he was over here last time. It was a figure of speech more than anything. Are they commercially available, yes. 17mm formply is what we use for floorboards.
Rather than rubber isolators for the generator I would strongly recommend you consider spring isolators. Just a thought
I did think about that but they weren’t something easily accessible around here. That said it’s an easy retrofit
Quick question, I've missed a few episodes but was wondering if you're already addressed the different international standards in voltage and frequencies for shore power supply?
Yeah pretty easy. Make our own power almost all of the time. When we can plug in we will do that but shore power is hardly ever needed for most commercial boats and Brupeg will be set up like a commercial vessel regarding power
Have you considered a military surplus genset? It would run on the same fuel you already have on the boat.
I keep my eye on the auction sites but they surprisingly hardly ever come up for sale
All is good except that weld on the exhaust will look good on the outside however because y’all did not back purge it (I’m assuming that it was Stainless Steel) you will have “sugaring” and that will cause that exhaust to crack from the inside out in a short time. Not trying to be a Monday morning quarterback but having been a welder and fabricator for 36 years I’m coming from experience. So I hope he at least used some paste flux on the inside?
True didnt think of that, The rest of the joints will be happening in the boat so I will purge them out when we weld them up.
you need to weld some stop lugs around the frame of the genset so the motion of the boat does ripp the rubber mounts as they are some what flimsy
Fair point. I will look into that
use the new alternator as the tensioner like it is in some setups.
Yeah we did think about this but using the tensioner we get more belt on each pulley and much easier adjustment over the long term for the belts.
internal fan on that alternator? no air from going down the road to cool it? or from radiator fan? just a thought
We plan to add forced air cooling given its now located in the engine room
using a level in the boat,is the boat level on the stands?
Yes. When we last moved the boat we faffed around for ages tweaking the travel lift and swapping blocks in and out on the keel getting it as close to perfect as we could
Any reason you have not fitted a split charging system from the engine alternator, so as to charge engine battery and the low power system as required when main engine is running.
Hi Roger. That is certainly something we will add later on. For now we are doing the minimum we can to be safe to launch. With nice to haves waiting until we are floating
If Trev doesn't get promoted to Second Officer once launched we should all start a mutiny.
Sorry best offer we can do is third in charge. Jess, Damien then we are open to discussion
@@ProjectBrupeg it goes in this order so it's already done
Master.
Chief Mate (also called Chief Officer)
Second Mate (also called Second Officer)
I recommend aftermarket router firmware. Check out Dd-wrt.
"First try!" - Lego Batman (also Dame)
Having watched this video I think that there must be atleast 2 clones of Dame, he seems to be appearing from multiple directions all the while doing a different job
I do get around
Hey guys, please get some pro advice on your 230v ac system wiring, I think you will nee everything to be double pole protected as the system will not be M.E.N (multiple earth neutral) like on land. Just please check as this could be a fatal mistake if done incorrectly. Would rather see a HONDA in there... AEG is not what it used to be... Keep safe, strange times at the moment.
Hi Martin. Our system has been designed by an electrical engineer, checked off by and US based electrician, an Australian Marine electrician and a NZ based electrical engineering certifier and it’s passed each check, I’m not sure what more we could do. That said we don’t deviate from their advice so with so much peer review I trust it to be solid
I worry your dimensions for the wing brace support are too small for the forces theyll take. Have you undertaken load and torsion calculations ?
Yes. We have over engineered these wings significantly for the size of Brupeg. Our hinges etc are the same size as hinges found on 180ton trawlers (Brupeg is 60t) so loading is not a concern
@@ProjectBrupeg Good. I had in mind the arms to lower and position wings. The visuals were deceiving then. Great work !!
The arms are quite strong but we will show a lot more detail in a future episode on the arms themselves.
Are you going to install any wind power options?.
Yes. We will be adding two 1kw turbines on each corner of the rear roof
You guys are great:)
Thanks very much
Are you doing all the 240V as Double pole for added safety same as you would on caravans is it the same regulations on boats
Hi Ian. I don’t know the terminology but the boat/hull is completely isolated from any power. Ie nothing is earthed to the hull
@@ProjectBrupeg was just curious as i know i needed it done so i could get safety certificate (south Auss) www.outbackmarine.com.au/power-distribution/ac-components/ has a bit of information on it what might make sense i'm no electrician though just don't want you getting caught out down the line
Didn't you have a diesel generator onboard? I thought you and one of the helpers from the US or Canada was working on it a while ago? I don't know if I would depend on a Chinese generator out in the arctic! They are great for home use and work quite well, until they don't. The commercial gensets are easily repaired away from home where as the Chinese ones are just tossed and replaced. No Offence to Trevor, That was an awesome donation!
Hi Richard. We will have two gensets. This is air cooled and a completely independent fuel system from the boat so if all else fails we can still power the boat with this.
@@ProjectBrupeg
Ah, got it. Somehow I just couldn't figure that you would go with just a gas Genny with all of the other Overkill you have done. Well thought out!!
thanks for the video ;] i still have concerns with mechanical hard drives and rough seas... please tell me your looking into ssd for replacement because platters spinning up to 13000 rpm microns away from there read write heads will not work well with 5m seas readjusting there positioning .. side note jess the tunes are great not what i would have in my archive but great stuff none the less
Donation of SSD’s accepted. Thanks Mike that’s very generous of you.
@@ProjectBrupeg if it was 40 gb ide mechanical drives you needed i have you covered but the only ssd i possess has one of my operating system on it so thats not going sorry and as i am sure jess is aware a government disability pension dosnt really qualify as an income or i would be able to support with more than just knowledge or experience and opinion , there fairly cheap now and i believe worth it in your case and stu at dangar sd well though he is less likely to be in rough seas as a diving vessel and i doubt his video archive is onboard or that he will be accessing that data while underway both of which i can see happening on brupeg south of 60 deg ,, at least your aware of it as an issue and can take steps in rough weather and in any case good luck on the adventures ..ps is d a non standard size husband?? you being a standard size wife , i dont think we have either here in canada but it might streamline the selection process some lol and as always thanks for the videos
That god for chris, I was really cringing at the end
Keep it up love watching
Maybe don’t watch if it’s that stressful for you
With diesel being as cheap as it is, have you considered buying a stockpile now? Or at least the first full fill up?
Hadn’t thought of that at all to be fair. The tanks are not sealed up so right now we couldn’t store much fuel
@@ProjectBrupeg Just been wondering if any special blend of diesel is required for arctic conditions???
Yes down there they use a higher sulphur content as it stays liquid at a much lower temp. its god awful for the environment ironically but its what is the standard down there because it works.
@@ProjectBrupeg Hi Damien. Years ago I read a book about a guy who sailed a small yacht solo to Antarctic. As I recall, he filled up his tanks with some cheap diesel he got somewhere in Invercargill. When he got into extremely cold conditions near the Antarctic, the diesel solidified and he was at the mercy of winds for a long time. Must try to find that book again. Great story..
Stay safe!
Thanks Frank
That’s a port and starboard swim deck at half deployed - just saying.
Agreed. Does make keel hauling slightly harder
add some water jets on deck and its a expedition scientist departure slide
Project Brupeg walking the plank could be an issue as well.
Stay safe, all of you. I noticed Jess climbing stairs. Is this progress?
Hi Diane, Jess has good and bad weeks. She is currently doing well so lately she has been welding the stabilisers wings together quite a bit
Dame those batteries under the wheelhouse floors. Left the way they are loose, or put into dedicated fixtures?
Hi Rudolf, those exact batteries need to be welded together to form a boat anchor. They are absolute junk. We will be replacing and fixing them down once we know the new dimensions
@@ProjectBrupeg Q answered, good.
Spent 1/2 hour of my friggin life today ... trying to balance a sharpie behind my left ear. Apparently there's more to being an Aussie than I bargained for. Please keep it simple so the rest of us can keep up.
Richard Green I’d be careful insulting Dame and Jess like that. They’re Kiwis in Australia.
Woogies ... I knew there had to be an explanation. It's OK though ... I'll just write slower from now on.
Why don‘t you do the switching between generator and alternator with some relais you could actually switch from your cabin or where ever you put a switch (even multiple switches all over the board).
Ahhh...
The alternator is for the start batteries only. The house batteries are on solar (mostly, though I think they have a charger) and the generator runs everything else not handled by the house batteries.
Exactly what Lancer said.
Ok I can watch it now as it’s not midnight.
Had to happen eventually
Project Brupeg , yes, buy the way just make sure the oil in the generator may have a cut of level as it was not meant to go to sea.
By rolling a lot at sea the oil may not get to the place it needs to.
I’ve actually thought about a few ways to increase oil capacity on this genset
Hi, just a question..are you only having the 5 kva genset or is that a small backup ?
5kva is plenty to only run the a/c and hot water
5kva will run a full house with lights and all usually
@Conan There's no real need to go lithium ion here, there is no requirement for high current output, lead acid are a bit more robust than lithium batteries especially in a marine environment and there's no need to be concerned about the weight so it makes regular deep cycle lead acid the best price/performance for this application.
Hi everyone. Few things to cover here. We plan on having two generators. This is the small guy at 5kw. It is large enough to run everything onboard except the big welder (but that can run at half power if needed). We will also be fitting a 20-25kva diesel water cooled generator when we can afford it. As for batteries, we have previously used lead acid and really like them. Because our batteries are located inside the bot we can’t use lead acid so we had AGM. They have died and I refuse to buy more as they were utter junk compared to the dozens of lead acids I’ve known over the years. All this said we are thinking of upgrading to lithium as it is the best performer at extremely low temps so for us that and the duty cycle is the main advantages for us.
Project Brupeg Lithium are getting closer to flooded lead acid for bang for buck. As in a cost per cycle. I was working it out this weekend for my off grid solar even though it’ll be 1 or 2 years before I need to replace my bank and I was quite surprised that it was getting close to parity. As in about 20cents per cycle. Having said that when you’re looking at 2500 cycles for FLA’s it’s a lot but a lot closer than 4 years ago.
Can you look into using a different MIC?
New one arrived today! Thankfully
Wondering if on a boat like a caravan you need double pole switches for lights and power ?
Yes all of our lighting is DC. That is all double pole. Single phase AC on Brupeg has live, active and earth
@@ProjectBrupeg on all mains ac systems in a caravan you need double pole switches . AS/NZS 3000:2018
I was trying to remember that standard but yes all of our system is at that level of spec. Ie all switches etc rated with that cert
Those stabilisers will cost in diesel and drag but I guess you've done your homework and figured that one out
They actually save diesel as the boat doesnt roll anywhere near as much so the hull stays symetrical through the water. Boats that have swapped from Paravanes to wings have told us they see a reduction in fuel burn, motion and a slight increase in average hull speed.
BTW it's snowing here 🥶
I really don't understand, why you didn't make a big hatch down to the engineroom? You have so many big and heavy things going in and out all the time.
is that a gas generator in ur diesel boat ??
Nope diesel only on this boat
Yes, finally a cat video :D
We will try not to make a habit of this
It kinda moved me a little seeing Mishka at the end...
Eric B.
Yeah it moves us every time we see his little face.
Have you an interlock for your ac system ?
Not sure what that is Adrian
I’m assuming what he’s talking about is what we call an “idiot bar” in the states..
On boats with multiple generators and shore power connection; it’s a bar that goes on the main AC distribution panel. Mounted on a slide system, it’s designed in a way that only one breaker can be online at any given time.
Eliminates the chance of sending full shore power current through your generator windings, or having both gens go online at the same time...
Sounds like a dumb idea - but sometimes the easiest things are the easiest ones to forget. From experience!!
@@jakeeverich9223 what he said. It's a must for safety .
Ahh yes. We have one. Either or switch but it breaks one supply before it makes on the other supply but never both
I shudder every time I see the grinder used with no guard. PLease put it back on.
I’m not getting into this time old argument. Each to their own, we all know both sides of the story
@@ProjectBrupeg Thats true mate. Thats why they include them, however no one can force you to follow safe work practices, its your choice and your resposibility.
I only commented because I actually care about the safety of others.
I have been a tradesman in Australia for the past 40 years and I have seen some horrendous accidents.
Thanks for your concern Lloyd
not sure if you have seen these. www.whisperpower.com/au/4/7/165/products/alternator-systems/w-bd-5-ac-belt-power.html ... would be enough to drive that hydraulic pump with an electric motor.. which would be easer to get .. and drive everything else while under steam .. hot water.. stove etc.... change over relay for the little gen when parked without shore power... getting close now..
Important - dont forget a galvanic isolator. Ground from shore power can make a boat rust in record time. The galvanic isolator is two diodes that will not connect voltages below 1.2 Volt. The galvanic voltages that make a boat rust are smaller. A marina should know about this but you never know.
Hi Peter yip we have a really nice GI that was donated to the project. Definitely won’t be plugging in without that fitted
Bro... go 2 bunnings n pick u up a new $9 wood saw lol that 1 sounded so blunt
Meh, I use it maybe once a year.
Lol fair enuf. Id send u i if i could lol
After all the hard work installing the exhaust system for the 3 cylinder gen set now u decided not to use it why pls ?. the new gen set might be ok for top up with a charger for the batteries not much more in my opinion, I guess you will buy another of more than 60 KVA .
30-40kva is our target range