Cruising through the Abacos & VHF frustration | Ep 35
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2024
- Follow our families journey as we plan to Circumnavigate the Globe in 3-4 years on a budget of $4,300/mo. We plan to leave the US in October 2023 and visit 26 countries and 6 continents.
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I like how you include the good and bad stuff! The actual realities of living on a boat together!
Some say I complain too much but I am a realist and want people to understand what it’s really like out here living on a boat. I wish someone had told me a lot of this stuff before. We watched channels for 7 years. I guess selling the rainbows & butterflies of boat life is what makes the most money 🤷♀️
Shannon you are strong, powerful and very motivated and with a wonderful hubby Rob, things will get better with Davis as the journey and sojourn continues everyone will totally bond, make sure that you also have your sailing buddies that will also help. Take care gang and safe sailing ⛵️ 🇺🇸👍
Thanks so much for the kind words of encouragement! It will get better!
Was definitely beautiful waters in the Abacos! Y'all are doing an awesome job. You have the admiral and I looking through all our plans and making adjustments from your opportunities. I think the biggest problem with your boat right now is that you don't have a LaTech flag flying!
Ha! I was looking at my hat the other day and thought that I needed to either clean it or get a new one! Hope you get to your goals of full time cruising as well! Definitely learning new things out here!
We are in the final financial prep and eyeballing starting the buying process this summer! Let me know if you need a Tech care package...
The sails look well trimmed
Wow - well thank you! Rob is doing a great job learning about sail trim. I leave the hard work to him😉
You got this mom.
Thank you! Much needed😊
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Y’all are really settling in! I’m so happy for you❤
Thank you very much!! It’s getting easier and much more enjoyable!
Hey yall. Just came across and subscribed. Great videos! We just started our channel as we bareboat as much as our schedules allow. We will be in the Abacos next weeks for almost 2 weeks! Safe travels! We’ll be following along
I hope y’all have better than we had in December with lots of wind. The Abacos were beautiful! Powell, Manjack and Hopetown were our favorites. Also, great reef between Scotland Cay & Guana with a pink sand beach😊Thanks for subscribing!
I am a ham radio operator and long ago was a radar repairman. I had a serious WTH moment seeing your antenna. Not sure kind of cable you have, but a single continuous run from radio to antenna is desirable.
I'm a ham radio operator. I agree with all those connections. I've never seen an antenna like that. I'd see if someone as an SWR meter to see if you are getting a 1:1 match
All these boats are built the same way. We are finding that most owners wind up having the same issue with the factory supplied cable. Likely going to have it replaced in Panama.
Another great video! Curious how you choose your ground support and if you have a recommendation. Also very refreshing to see other parents struggling with tech balance/attitude. You're not alone! Cheers!🎉
Thanks so much! Our ground support is our two very dependable best friends. We email and text them when anchor is up and then again when down. The parenting struggle is real!! Tech is bittersweet! Thanks for following along!
We almost never sail in company it's much better making your own plans.
Yes, leave when you feel like it and don't have to worry about others plans. We are learning quickly that an anchorage can make fast friends though and the fun you have with some people lead you to spend more time together. That time though, when you are on the water, can be as long as you want. Eventually paths diverge and you "say see you soon/later." That leaves the opportunity to meet new friends!! We have been getting used to heading over to other boats to say hi! Thanks for following our journey!
Love it
Keep them coming please.
Stay Safe
Thank you! They are coming. Trying to catch up so we are about 2-3wks behind real time 🌻😊
The standard gauge of the vhf cable from Leopard is very lite. Consider running a new heavy gauge vhf cable from the top of mast.
That is definitely on the list once we reach Panama. Thanks for the tip!
So on these light days we normally put our main up at anchor. This way the main is up is the wind fills in, it is easy to put up when you at anchor, and great practice. So we pull up to about 25 feet of chain, easy the main sheets, have the engines on, raise the main once up pull the last 25 feet and your off. Motoring with the main up will help to stabilize the boat. Once you do this several times the main will be much easier. Your are a sail boat, just saying, cheers
Yes! we are a sailboat and we were taught how to sail off anchor without even using the motors (albeit we were by ourselves in a small bay) . We will be using that strategy when we have the opportunity. It's been tough with the weather being uncooperative. We know we should not be on a schedule, but we have only a few months to work our way to Panama. That means sometimes we are going to have to motor (motor sail) to get to our next anchorage. But you are right! We need to SAIL! :-) Thanks for following our journey!
Yall are a long way from being ready to sail around the world! Please spend a year in the Bahamas and Caribbean before ever thinking about an ocean crossing.
We appreciate your concern. We sailed 1355nm from the BVI to Fl on this boat and since added another 800nm. We previously sailed over 1,000nm on our monohull. Adjusting to be a full time liveaboard has been the hardest but we are getting there. The adjustment from monohull to cat has been a transition but I think we are getting the hang of everything.
This is the best advice so far. Just because you can,' doesn't mean you should. Buying a used charter boat is very risky and your boat seems to have many issues plus, it's overloaded and slow which in the deep water means dangerous . It's one thing if it's just the two of but but an ocean crossing let alone circumnavigation requires either very simple boat and lot's of experience or, lot's of money to fix the thing that will inevitably break and/or serious jury rigging skills. The big risks are loss of the boat and that could also mean lives. YIKES
It’s gonna get easier… yes it will. Personally I don’t like putting sails up when the engine is on like that. Just go slow point into the wind and you’re good. You don’t need the created wind, it can disturb everything. Just my humble experience.
Thanks for your advice! Much appreciated!!
put autopilot in wind angle mode and set AP in irons (directly into wind) when raise the main. Ease the jacklines and get them out of the way before raising main.
Absolutely! We have learned about wind vane mode from a fellow cruiser. we were taught to do it one way and did not know any better. Once we replace the jack lines, it will be set up so we will not have to worry about them. We are getting faster and more efficient the more we sail. Thanks for your suggestions and thanks for following along!
Have to set usage time for tech and it’s not while managing the boat for sure. Low wind is good time to practice the up down of sails. You’ll want that to be set so it can be done without thinking when it needs to be done in bad weather.
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Yep! It seems tracking tech usage was much easier on land - only 1hr after homework complete but now there is so much more free time. Weaning everyone off tech is gonna take practice but we are making progress. Thanks for your comment!
Put up the spinnaker sail
We don’t have a spinnaker only a parasailor. We plan to get that out for the next downwind sail😊
Please let Rob finish his sentences. Do you hear yourself? Appreciate your videos, but this seems to happen all the time.
I see that now editing the videos. I’m working on it 😊
@@SailingParadiseFallsif someone recorded me, I’m sure there would be a lot of self reflection. Love the chanel and enjoy watching the journey.