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Stay Wild, Stay Free,
Ben. Ashley. Willa. Bodhi.
A grandma here in BC Canada. Look forward to your weekly videos. Understand that you need to make a living but will miss your weekly videos.
Me too ❤
Me too, retired in Victoria BC
absolutely do not want only 2 videos per month for us regular people!!!!!!
We have been watching you for years and look forward to watching every sunday morning. When you don't post by sunday evening, we realize you had a tough week. Or are in the middle of an ocean somewhere.
Please do not limit us regular people to 2 videos per month :)
Hair "SALOON"! How funny and cute! Without that hair, Nahoa's waterline is higher! Lol! Love your family and your adventures!
Ben, check the alignment of the alternator to the water pump and crank pulley. you'll need a straight edge to check it, but my money is on it being slightly out of alignment. You can shim it if needed to adjust. Taking my final ASA courses in the Grenadines this February. You are some of my greatest inspiration and I thank you for that. Be safe, have fun.
Not only alignment but ensure that you have the right belt for the pulley. Make sure that the cross sectional shape is correct such that it matches the pulley shape and that the belt is not over tensioned. The correct tension should be such that when you twist the belt in the centre of the span you can get a 90 degree twist but no more.
WoW!!! I remember a year ago , or so,when there was an "Oh, Oh" moment. Bodie went between the netting without a pfd on. And now, he is jumping off the boat, into the water.
You two are great parents. 😊
Look forward to your videos every week!!! But you have to do what works so will keep watching regardless! Merry Christmas from Ohio!
I love that edit with shots of the boat from the sky with Ben’s voiceover. That was creative!
He really is up there to the best voice over I have ever ever heard
The kids look so happy and healthy... what a wonderful life!
Ok... My morning is now complete! Thanks for another glimpse into the life of an awesome family living on the blue!!
I'll remember this: "sailing around the world is fixing your boat in beautiful places" 😂
I'll miss your weekly videos. I have always looked forward to them.
Thanks for the incite on the Bahamas and happy holidays to your family the world needs your kind of love right now :)
Here’s wishing you and the family a great Christmas and may 2024 bring you great adventures
Thanks for sharing another great video.love seeing the children so happy and excited
Merry Christmas blessings to you all 🎄🎄🎄🙏🙏🥰
Yup I think 2 public makes sense. It's a ton of work pushing out 4. Love you guys. ❤
Beautiful pictures and love your children they are so adorable 🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing your life and Merry Christmas 🧑🎄🎄🤶
The sea view is extraordinarily beautiful, stay safe and always be happy with your family👍👍👍
As to releases, what ever works best for you
Get the belt conversion kit. It bolts right on and uses the flat grooved belts rather than the stock vee belt. Waaay better. Cheers!
What I'd LOVE to see is Nahoa merch, which includes Ben's wicked beautiful tattoo - as a temp tattoo option! It's awesome.
Belt alignment is dependent of the Harmonic balancer or Crankshaft Pulley use two straight edges and align all belts off the Harmonic Balancer as a reference or change the Belts to Serpentine in Nature.
Love watching your videos! Especially with the little ones. You are living the life I only dream of, I hope to find a mate to take me around the world, in the meantime you are keeping me warm!
Love Y'all! Thank you for sharing again!
I've dealt with boats eating engine belts. Sooooo many people think the belt is misaligned. Never the case. If your seeing belt powder 99% of the time it's rust in the pulley shieves. Boats are notorious for this. They sit for months on end and rust oucours on the part of the pulley that is exposed. This creates a rough bumpy alternating to smooth surface. This eats belts. Throws belt powder. Super easy to fix. Take a wrench or a triangle file , welding rod , a stick .... Whatever and wrap it in sand paper. With the engine running and belts turning the pulley shieves find a "SAFE" way to insert "whatever" wrapped in sand paper and sand pulley shieves until 100% smooth. Try to not loose any fingers. I've performed this risky finger biting operation on crew boats around north Vancouver Island many many times. Often you can't see the rust dimples in the pulley. I'd bet a pay cheque this is your issue.
Love your videos. Kids are adorable! Ben & Ash are fit & so chill! Glad you guys are enjoying this anchorage! Love Ash’s new glasses and watching her kite! 💛Merry Christmas from wet (not yet snowy) Ohio! 🎄
Dos babies are so fun to watch. So glad y’all are enjoying the people. Such nice surroundings to do a bit of work when you want to or have to. That makes for a happier boat and family. So glad yall are getting to work out those kites again. Letting your spirits sing with the wind; does a body good plus you supply the show for those who are on the spectator circuit. Have a good holiday. Stay safe.
Beautiful, such calm capable kids.❤ you are doing a great job. Whatever works for you guys. No pressure. We all have enough pressure😂
The children are getting bigger every week. Nice video just showing every day life. Happy Holidays!
Hey guys , luv your Chanel , I have similar yanmars to yours and the issue lays with the belt size is too small for the alternator , I solved my issue with a flat belt installation and then upgraded both alternators to larger output . Haven’t had an issue in 2 years since . Merry Christmas.
Yall are a inspiration!
Merry Christmas & blessings in the New Year to your family. Create what suits YOU! 🇨🇦 ❤
I always get excited when you post a new video,,but you need to enjoy your life too so however many videos you want to put out works for me,,stay safe and always have fun!
Use a long enough ruler or level or something with precision machining and lay it across the 2 pulleys. Look for gaps, along the edge. The alignment has to be perfect so the belt is not offset. Belts wear during use, but it shouldn't be excessive. I had this problem with a Universal 35, and it was because the pulleys were out a tiny amount.
Yeah Ben...pushing the kid's trolley up hill that has got to be quite the workout. Beautiful lifestyle you guys have. Enjoy it!
Merry Christmas from White Rock BC Canada!
Cheers
Fav chanel with kids no babysitters u doing it real living the best way as you want safe travels
It's Nice to see the framed map of one of most beautiful islands in the world on your wall. Our home Vancouver Island, After 16 years in the Caribbean I'm going back to Vancouver Island on Jan 29th for a few weeks then moving to the Philippines. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. God Bless.
Keep it the same it nice why mess with something that good? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉
Ahh……Salt Whistle Bay! Enjoyed that overhanging palm tree! Now I’ve got to go back!
I went to the places you are when my wife was 5 months pregnant. They took care of her when we went with the locals to the Tabago Keys to a picnic in their boats. Volleyball on the beach, Domino's, and fresh speared fish cooked over a wood fire on a grill. Fun laid back people👍
So one of the things you look for when diagnosing a problem is everything. 😂
Thanks for sharing 👍
Sometimes the belt(s) material (rubber) it's made out of is not up-to-par. Life experience 😮
Wonce, I rebuilt an engine. The next week, 'THEY' came back complaining I had broken their windshield (water) washer.😮 They were just out of water 🫤🤦
A nice family show,
1.2K+ subscriber LIKE, 8,551st view about to set sail. Really digging and appreciating how well your little ones have adapted and are enjoying this lifestyle; even helping with the work and chores part, as well as all the playing and adventures. Cheers!
Hi from cold sweden and happy christmas to you all.
Nice video of just an ordinary visit to and island and being anchored while visiting a beautiful beach. Thanks!
kids don't come any cuter!! the cap with the green and pink ...OMG ( best way to learn to count..." How many cookies?" (LOL)
its gonna be so cool for them kids to tell their stories later in life...yeah,grew up on a boat, sailing around the world,island hopping, what a way to grow up
that was so much fun to watch! your kids are so cool. love seeing them jump off the boat. no fear. Felt like i was there. just chiilin is fun!
I love your channel so much. Thank you for sharing. I'm tempted to support you guys for sure.
Go on it’ll feel great to join their fun loving family. Won’t hurt a bit and it’s good for the planet.
Here's a thought for the dingy stealing conundrum. Paint the pretty engine to appear like the worst of the worst "Force Outboards " motor (non diesel) and for good measure paint a few cracks and make what looks loose fiberglass patches with releasable adhesive. The key would be finding releasable adhesive to put on silver fabric tape and strap it or rubber patches that just stick on when you're in shore.
The idea being to make it look like shit...make every dingy and a few row boats look far better than messing with your hunk of junk. I could probably build you a painted cowling that fits right over the pretty Yamaha. Make a bunch of stickers or other patch making (rubber patches over nothing....perhaps in reinforcement points to make the dingy look barely able to get you back to your boat.
I built out a camper shell on a pickup truck that I could leave at trail heads while I backpack for up to a week. I needed a design that wouldn't temp bears or people to breaking in. I could not think of any locking system that couldn't easily be broken, so after a summer of designing (Im an artist) the perfect truck. In the end security won out over everything. So I built an insanely simple, soft, warm and cool open area with thick insulation. I made two convertible lounge chair/bed combo...covered in fur because I had it (fake) The chairs with minimal hidden storage appear like a back seat pulled out of a car when covered with a pee stained hiker trash sheet. White on white truck with zero storage in the back...no drawers that could hold treasures, or cabinets - just space and super comfortable bed/chair or both comfort. Oh and for good measure when I'm sleeping in it I fill the back window with an insulated full window size close up of Steven Kings "It" clowns eyes. Its horrifying...I would never tap on that window.
Hide your dingy in plane sight and have people wondering how the hell you got to the dock - and all removable when your among a less desperate populous.
I dare you to take me up on it.
Cheers and BOOOOO to the twice a month idea, but I get it.
Great camo idea: I just used stick on shelf paper to cover my snow skis while I ‘rested’ in the bar. But the lock seems easiest too.
Hi Guys,just so you know,the moorings in Myreau are not from “some entrepreneur “ they belong to the Tobago Keys Marine Park which is a national park and are regularly maintained.The etiquette is NOT to anchor in a way which stops other boats being able to use them.
Check that your alternator pulley is inline with the crank. An 1/8 inch out of true will wear belts out fast.
Very best wishes to all of you from a VanCity fellow landlocked in Alberta. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Woww that baby is brave!!!! That’s a big height for that baby, I couldn’t do that at that age and I was raised in the water wowwwwwww
Thanks, your videos are always great, good content, wishing you all a Happy Christmas, ill still follow twice a month, whatever works.
I would love 2 boat around in the Caribbean. It's beautiful! Happy Holidays ❤
Because your alternator under load has more resistance, I have added a twin pulley and doubling your belts. Two belts run cooler than one.
Love you guys.. and the kids too!!!
Great video, Merry Christmas. Look forward to seeing your next video.
Happy holidays 🎄 from ON Canada
I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please be safe and thanks.
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Cheers to you.
Oh my! I have twin teenagers. I do not miss the double stroller up hills.😅
👏👏👏 you are an amazing couple so happy for your family and success in accomplishing this goal and I totally love your videos! 😂❤
I'll watch as many videos as you can put out and remain an avid viewer /subscriber (hitting the thumbs up everytime)! I realize you're extra busy with two young kids who I thoroughly enjoy watching grow up (since I couldn't have kids). Bodie is fearless and such a boy 😂..... love it and Willa is just as fearless but so sweet.
Love your videos guys and I'd become a patreaon if I could but we are all (my mother in law from over seas with no income lives with us 😏) living on my husband's disability pension as I can't work to contribute but don't qualify in Ontario for a disability pension. As soon as I can, if possible, I'll become a patreaon 🤗💞
Good to see You all having fun. Merry Christmas to You and your family.
Check the alignment of the pulleys with regards to each other. If one pulley is not aligned with the others, even by a few thousands of an inch, that can cause your issue. From an old retired automotive teacher in Ontario.
Wow. Haven’t seen y’all in years and you had another kid! Belated congrats! 😂🎉
On the belt… you could check the pulley temp after it’s run for awhile, see if one of them is getting hot. I think I’ve seen you with an infrared temp gun
Best to Keep up with the 4 you tube vids.
Beautiful family. Love u guys the kids are so adorable keep safe and have a very merry X mass
Thank you
Merry Christmas!!! Best wishes for you n the kids! Be Blessed enjoy life daily and have a Great New Year Start. Nice to see you smiling and enjoying the Boat Life! Mmmmm
Love you're videos
Must have along with belts is the tensioner pulley
You need a temp gun, take temps of each pulley, your gonna see a noticeable high heat in one, that’s the one with the issue
kids are growing fast. you lifestyle can have nothing but positive benefits for them.
You have LFP batteries, and they put a very large load on the alternator for a long time and that creates excessive wear on the belt. I only get about 50 to 75 hours out of a belt with my 100A alternator with it dialed back to 60A with the rediculously skinny 3/8" belts our engines have. I am going to add a serpentine belt kit which should help greatly.
I've seen the belt issue before. I suggest checking the alignment of your alternator. It may be slightly out of alignment causing your problem with premature wear on your belts.
A very Merry Christmas to the Nahoa Fam.. Much love from a dull rainy cold UK ;)
Great vid. Love that style
My family were in Caribbean I was around 10 years old but I remember it, Trinidad and Curasao. I liked it a lot there. Trinidad was my older sisters fav place mine was Durban South Africa because we had a fire on board the ship and stuck n port for an extra 2 weeks. Beach everyday. It’s the first time I swam out past the breakers. Accidentally swam too far because had to get my head down and swim hard. Suddenly I am out past the heavy surf. It was cheaper travelling by cruise ship than airplane in those days, in the 1960’s.
Trinidad was awesome, probably it is different now but I liked Mexico equally. Going through the canal was a treat but Panama hardly remember it it was only a short stop. I remember huge ants n Africa and Trinidad also and lush green in parks around both but Trinidad was first time I saw a really black skinned man, I was kinda awe struck and he saw I was a bit weirded seeing him. He came right up to me shook my hand and put me at ease. Such a wonderful gesture. I will never forget it. His smiling face and welcoming us.
Awesome story to share. Thank you.
Just great thank you
As far as the v belt goes, did you check if either the alternator or water pump is out of alignment with the crank pulley? Seen those symptoms as a result before...
Thankyou 👍
@12:55 Hard working father, relaxed children, 45° angle uphill. Nice setting.
check the line between all 3 pulleys that they are facing each other correctly, if they are out of line the belts rise up
Good questions for the viewers... I tend to like the day to day, particularly when in port, it's helpful for route planning... I also like boat work, there's occasionally things I've not thought about. I'm not big on telling people how they could have made life easier by using X or doing X, and thankfully you don't ask for folks to help with suggestions for jobs that are completed in an episode (other than for comments, not sure why people ask for that).
Great video! Do you refrigerate your eggs? Are they fertilized but not incubated? Hubby and I are having a debate about refrigerating eggs.
I’ve only found refrigerated eggs in the US and Japan.
Basically if you buy them off the shelf, they don’t need refrigeration. If you buy them out of a refrigerator, they will need refrigeration.
Unrefrigerated eggs can last weeks, just turn the eggs 180 degrees too to bottom daily.
your babies are adorable
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But how long was it to do the pump conversion? I am guessing that it was quick or you would have made a point of the directions being off the mark. Another great video.
Is toilet timer done? I even rewatched...loved the drone and groan
The Alternator when charging lithium batteries will be under significant load, it will be much harder to turn for prolonged periods of time. Might be the reason for the belts disintegrating.
One of the best upgrades in engine design has got to be the serpentine belt. One fat thick long juicy belt turning all accessories and lasting for years.
I have an old motor with the old thin belts and find they are a pain. You need the OEM belt because the pulleys are made so other non OEM belts do not fully seat in the groove of the pulley and wear prematurely. The OEM belts for my engine are hard to find and grossly overpriced so you are always tempted to try a cheaper belt that looks like it should work. The joys of boating.
One man’s opinion.
Engine belt
It's much too loose.
A simple test is after shut down feel the pulleys. If hot ok , if very hot it's slipping.
I'd say less than 10mm deflection mid span.
On hi load setups like your alternator I reccomend a cogged back belt. Then it flexes a little easier around the smaller alternator pulley and it drags some cooling air around with it.
Another test is look at the pulley bottom if it's clean. It shouldn't be as belt drives on its sides.
Water pump uses very little power compared to alternator.
Alternator will spin easily until it's field is energized.
An old trick is to cable tie a spare belt to the front of the engine so you don't have to remove another belt to replace it in a hurry.
I would reccomend a Serpentine belt conversion. The belt makes better contact and should be a little quieter. You'll get more life from any given belt too.
As a loyal subscriber I have enjoyed the 4 videos a month. I'm not in a position to be a Patreon. I'll miss the 2 videos. It seems a shame that for our loyalty and help building the channel we're getting penalized. Wishing you the best though. Hope it works out.
You love to see it!
You guys are rad 🎉
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