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In the last few months we made huge steps forward. We are very lucky that we are able to bring this ship back to former glory. Thank you for watching the journey.
Always such a delight to get a hello from you, Barbara. It means another fascinating window into Flying Coney's rebirth. She couldn't have two better caretakers than you and Daniel, and couldn't have better friends than the wonderful folks who support her renewal and support your channel.
These guys are a great addition to the series and provide an engaging episode. I had a good friend who worked his entire life on a fishing boat as the ship's engineer. He would say that he probably rebuilt the entire ship at least once in his 30 year career. He was joking of course but stuff was always breaking and needing replacement. The North Sea is no place to have a ship in poor repair. Looks like you will have an almost new Flying Coney by the time you are done.
A major advantage of running a TH-cam channel about your restoration project; as long as you've filmed it, you now have a comprehensive video manual of the service and maintenance procedures for training and reference for any crew who comes on board in the future.
Be nice to add a bypass valve that connects one hydronic piston to other for use when wanting an emergency manual tiller. Would make it a lot easier to operate. Ok just got to that bit and already has one 😂
Finding something broken, while you are fixing something else, is normal for restoring things. I'm renovating a 57 year old wooden trawler. It's been just one thing after another, while discovering and fixing other problems . Almost two years into it, and we still aren't done. Good luck with your adventure.
Gear box change - while empty, might want to add a quarter turn ball valve to the drain instead of just a plug. Make sure it is the kind of valve which has a LOCK on the handle so that it can only be turned with two intentional motions and cannot open by itself through vibration or accidentally whacking the handle.
That's exactly what Derek had suggested! Since we needed to get it done, unfortunately there wasn't enough time to get a suitable valve. But next time we need to do an oil change we will ad an oil change system. Both, for the gearbox and the main engine.
Hydraulics for steering checked and adjusted, then onto the gear box. Those 2 guys have done a sterling job. Now a maintenance schedule needs to be done to record these works.
That's awesome you got a couple volunteers with good skills, like Derek, and the guy with the mop for a hair do LOL, to help with the work on the gearbox and the steering system that's a huge bonus for you guys.You need to check that metal under the steel flange where the steering mechanism is, to make sure it doesn't need to be grinded off and then treated with metal rust converter to help it stop from rusting up. It looks like it needs to be treated.
G'day Crew, Hey guys , great vid . It's so nice to see some skilled volunteers doing essential work on the gearbox & tiller systems , that adjustment on the tiller rams was well spotted , now it's safe again , and also works to full travel as it should. It would be really cool if a few more shipwrights or tradesman would volunteer to help cut through some of the high skilled work . Best wishes to all. Respect....!
Watching this project from the start I have come to the opinion that their are many levels of being a hero, firstly the hero who has the dream to see a boat in need of love, then the hero who has the compulsion to support that dream financially as a patron, subscriber or donor and yet again the hero who is prepared to get off their bum and use their skills, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic or manually to help the dream come true. To all those heroes out there, well done and a huge thank you for helping out, without you, your skill and time, projects like this would not come true……heroes, maybe legends would be a better word.
The only advantage to the rudder shaft grease pot is that once filled, you can just screw it in to add grease to the shaft. Eventually you will need to re-fill the grease pot. It might be much easier to fill the grease pot with a putty knife from the drum instead of filling grease gun, and then just using it to fill the grease pot. Another alternative might be to put a zert in the grease pot, then you can screw out the grease pot, fill with grease with the grease gun, and go back to screwing in the pot until it is empty. Several options here.
I noticed that on the rudder clevices, one has the grease fitting facing outward for easy access, but the other on is facing inward which restricts easy access. Hald a turn on that clevis will fix that.
Great video. You can tell from the way Derek works he knows how to do things the right way, very pragmatic. I do agree with a few of the others the music in the videos is a bit loud maybe, I don't think it's out of place but can be a bit of a disconnect at times. Best of luck from Canada 🇨🇦
Howdy sailors!! So nice to see all mecanic,huydralic stuff fixed!! Hope shall take rhe ship out for a rest run soon! Allda bestest from swedish mikke,presently on da small island karpathos,greece..:-D🇬🇷⚓😀😀🦋
Great progress and very useful work achieved. A bit academic now but the oil extractor pump must have been defective (leaking seal on the ‘pressure vessel?) - there is never a need to pump continuously- just a few pumps to build up the vacuum and this will pull the oil out, of course you may have to repeat the cycle a few times depending on how much oil needs to be transferred. Spare parts for these pumps are readily available.
It's good to see you guys too. I look forward to your content. As humans we worry about how we are going to solve problems but there is no need to be like that as there are people who will step up and help out. You guys are doing really well.
Thank you. One thing I really like about Flying Coney is that she is a boat for many people and not just for Barbara and me. Now in the refit we can work together to rebuild a magnificent sailing ship and shortly we will be able to teach the skills needed to maintain and repair a steel boat. Once the sails are up we can sail her together all around the globe.
Just remember when at midship on the wheel does not steer correct that you adjusted rams as you did. For them to adjust ( come loose) on its own would mean it jumping threads which would not be good
We had engine and gearbox running for half an hour. And no, this particular pump needed a lot of pumping. Maybe it wasn't working properly from the beginning.
I was gonna ask if they could've just replaced the cup with a standard grease nipple... That cup method seems like a very old school way of greasing a mechanical component. It reminded me of those little oil cups you see on top of the joints on a steam engine.
What we're doing at the moment is we're maintaining and getting the systems back working properly. Once we've achieved that we're trying to improve things. For example we've planned to add an oil change system for the engine, generator and gearbox. But that doesn't mean we can skip maintenance until we have it.
They may be able to just tap the cup to take a standard grease nipple .. but fit an 45 deg angle take off type so you can easier fit the guns nozel on .
@@FlyingConey Nothing wrong with the grease cup, except the time it takes to 'fill' the shaft. Grease nipple would be quicker is all. Actually better to have the cup there, more likely to get a wee tweak now and then, than having to go and get the grease gun! You'll have a similar system on the prop-shaft, if it's easily accessible for an occasional turn, so much the better...
An adjustable spanner is a great tool for the two things in the engine that does need imperial spanners. The twin disc manual recommends diesel to clean the strainer and the stuff in the spray bottle is break cleaner.
@@FlyingConeydiesel and gasoline are two different chemicals (fuels) gasoline being much more flammable than ... Sorry, i'll refrain from commenting in the future.
@@bobsch-gd6ze No need to refrain from commenting. Comments are always appreciated. and we do read all of them. You have written your opinion and I've given you an explanation why we used the adjustable spanner and that we haven't used (as far as I remember) gasoline.
@FlyingConey You can pick up the correct imperial spanners 2nd hand in the UK for peanuts. I have 4 sets of everything: metric, imperial (AF), Whitworth and BA! What sizes and formats (ring, open-ended, combination, drop-ring, etc.) do you need?
We have many different spanners of all kinds and ages. The problem is that we don't have a good tool storage solution so sometimes it's hard to find things. Also what's wrong with adjustable ones. As long as they're used carefully I can't see a problem.
Sometimes things do look different in the video. It was the only option otherwise we would've put the grease nipple on the outside. But there's plenty of space.
Fill the gearbox to the full line on the dipstick then start the engine allowing the hydraulic pump to circulate oil through the box and the cooler while running check the dipstick and fill as required
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with a crew like those two gentlemen and your very own tenacity, you guy will definitly succeed.
In the last few months we made huge steps forward. We are very lucky that we are able to bring this ship back to former glory. Thank you for watching the journey.
Always such a delight to get a hello from you, Barbara. It means another fascinating window into Flying Coney's rebirth. She couldn't have two better caretakers than you and Daniel, and couldn't have better friends than the wonderful folks who support her renewal and support your channel.
Treat a good mechanic like a king they are Gold.🥇
"Little bit of experience." probably an understatement.
Great Work .... Gold ..Love watching the Video ...Danny Vaclav .....Australia ..10-08-2024
Great seeing the running gear tuned up , good crewmen like these guys are worth their weight in gold !
Great to see 2 extra pairs of hands to help flying coney become a safe reliable yacht. 2x👍
We certainly get some stuff done at the moment. Thanks!
These guys are a great addition to the series and provide an engaging episode. I had a good friend who worked his entire life on a fishing boat as the ship's engineer. He would say that he probably rebuilt the entire ship at least once in his 30 year career. He was joking of course but stuff was always breaking and needing replacement. The North Sea is no place to have a ship in poor repair. Looks like you will have an almost new Flying Coney by the time you are done.
Turn the steering clives so that the grease nipples are accessible.
Keep up the good work
A major advantage of running a TH-cam channel about your restoration project; as long as you've filmed it, you now have a comprehensive video manual of the service and maintenance procedures for training and reference for any crew who comes on board in the future.
Be nice to add a bypass valve that connects one hydronic piston to other for use when wanting an emergency manual tiller. Would make it a lot easier to operate.
Ok just got to that bit and already has one 😂
Love watching this
Finding something broken, while you are fixing something else, is normal for restoring things. I'm renovating a 57 year old wooden trawler. It's been just one thing after another, while discovering and fixing other problems . Almost two years into it, and we still aren't done.
Good luck with your adventure.
Bust Out Another Thousand.
Derek is a good man. I knew him on the Bountiful (Bering Sea).
Gear box change - while empty, might want to add a quarter turn ball valve to the drain instead of just a plug. Make sure it is the kind of valve which has a LOCK on the handle so that it can only be turned with two intentional motions and cannot open by itself through vibration or accidentally whacking the handle.
That's exactly what Derek had suggested! Since we needed to get it done, unfortunately there wasn't enough time to get a suitable valve. But next time we need to do an oil change we will ad an oil change system. Both, for the gearbox and the main engine.
Making progress looks great.
Hydraulics for steering checked and adjusted, then onto the gear box. Those 2 guys have done a sterling job. Now a maintenance schedule needs to be done to record these works.
That's awesome you got a couple volunteers with good skills, like Derek, and the guy with the mop for a hair do LOL, to help with the work on the gearbox and the steering system that's a huge bonus for you guys.You need to check that metal under the steel flange where the steering mechanism is, to make sure it doesn't need to be grinded off and then treated with metal rust converter to help it stop from rusting up. It looks like it needs to be treated.
G'day Crew,
Hey guys , great vid .
It's so nice to see some skilled volunteers doing essential work on the gearbox & tiller systems , that adjustment on the tiller rams was well spotted , now it's safe again , and also works to full travel as it should.
It would be really cool if a few more shipwrights or tradesman would volunteer to help cut through some of the high skilled work .
Best wishes to all.
Respect....!
Watching this project from the start I have come to the opinion that their are many levels of being a hero, firstly the hero who has the dream to see a boat in need of love, then the hero who has the compulsion to support that dream financially as a patron, subscriber or donor and yet again the hero who is prepared to get off their bum and use their skills, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic or manually to help the dream come true. To all those heroes out there, well done and a huge thank you for helping out, without you, your skill and time, projects like this would not come true……heroes, maybe legends would be a better word.
Wonderful words. Thank you!
Great videos. Your intros seem to have a Top Gear flavor. Keep up the good work.
Good to see that the both are helping you, great video ❤
excellent video cant wait for your sea trials
Great job guys!!
I can't wait to see what comes next!
Nice to watch people who know what they are doing.
Thanks! As always on this channel I hope?
@@FlyingConey Absolutely
The only advantage to the rudder shaft grease pot is that once filled, you can just screw it in to add grease to the shaft. Eventually you will need to re-fill the grease pot. It might be much easier to fill the grease pot with a putty knife from the drum instead of filling grease gun, and then just using it to fill the grease pot. Another alternative might be to put a zert in the grease pot, then you can screw out the grease pot, fill with grease with the grease gun, and go back to screwing in the pot until it is empty. Several options here.
if you drill and tap the grease cap, then fit aa grease nipple, that will make greasing esier
I noticed that on the rudder clevices, one has the grease fitting facing outward for easy access, but the other on is facing inward which restricts easy access. Hald a turn on that clevis will fix that.
Dereck certainly learnt his in the Bering sea can be very dangerous they both did well quite a crew of helpers you are getting
Great video. You can tell from the way Derek works he knows how to do things the right way, very pragmatic. I do agree with a few of the others the music in the videos is a bit loud maybe, I don't think it's out of place but can be a bit of a disconnect at times. Best of luck from Canada 🇨🇦
We do normalize our audio, so the music shouldn't be to loud. But maybe it wasn't your cup of tea this time?
Love the content good to see volunteers helping out. It's good to see you guys too. I look forward to your content.
Thank you. We do our best to keep our publishing schedule.
Howdy sailors!!
So nice to see all mecanic,huydralic stuff fixed!! Hope shall take rhe ship out for a rest run soon!
Allda bestest from swedish mikke,presently on da small island karpathos,greece..:-D🇬🇷⚓😀😀🦋
Great progress and very useful work achieved. A bit academic now but the oil extractor pump must have been defective (leaking seal on the ‘pressure vessel?) - there is never a need to pump continuously- just a few pumps to build up the vacuum and this will pull the oil out, of course you may have to repeat the cycle a few times depending on how much oil needs to be transferred. Spare parts for these pumps are readily available.
It's good to see you guys too. I look forward to your content. As humans we worry about how we are going to solve problems but there is no need to be like that as there are people who will step up and help out. You guys are doing really well.
Just keep working! Go down the list !
How do you eat an elephant?? 😂
cleanest grease gun ever....
a job well done!! Best wishes from Lincolnshire
Love the content good to see volunteers helping out
Thank you. One thing I really like about Flying Coney is that she is a boat for many people and not just for Barbara and me. Now in the refit we can work together to rebuild a magnificent sailing ship and shortly we will be able to teach the skills needed to maintain and repair a steel boat. Once the sails are up we can sail her together all around the globe.
I think the grease nipples on the steering clevis should be facing out , so that it can be accessed easily.
Awesome 😊
You put the greasing niples on the inside so you can't grease it
You can get an air powered vacuum oil change tank for about $100.00 US.
Good advice, thanks!
That kind of oil pump only works well whwn the oil is warm and thinner. Cold oil is way to thick.
We had the engine running and in great for quite while before we did the oil change.
! more thing done only 999 more to go 😄
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Just remember when at midship on the wheel does not steer correct that you adjusted rams as you did. For them to adjust ( come loose) on its own would mean it jumping threads which would not be good
Over time it seems that the ram turned in the cylinder. Since the set screws were not tight enough it unscrewed itself.
Can you still get to the grease nipple on that hydraulic ram bearing?
Yes everything was greased after we put the rams back in place.
Too much pumping , only needs a few pumps. But really u need to run the gearbox to thin down the oil
We had engine and gearbox running for half an hour. And no, this particular pump needed a lot of pumping. Maybe it wasn't working properly from the beginning.
Should the grease nipples on the clevises of the steering rams not point outwards for ease of maintenance, look like one in and one out!!!
No gasket under the filtercap anymore?
Liquid gasket at the strainer and a new gasket under the filter cap.
When do you think Flying Coney will be ready to head out to sea?
As a motor vessel? End of this year. As a sailing ship? Well it depends...
Some experience in learning and development as well 😂
Wow another great episode. Thank you for sharing.
You could have removed the whole shaft grease cup and replaced it with a grease nipple, fill the shaft sleeve, replace the cup...
I was gonna ask if they could've just replaced the cup with a standard grease nipple... That cup method seems like a very old school way of greasing a mechanical component. It reminded me of those little oil cups you see on top of the joints on a steam engine.
What we're doing at the moment is we're maintaining and getting the systems back working properly. Once we've achieved that we're trying to improve things. For example we've planned to add an oil change system for the engine, generator and gearbox. But that doesn't mean we can skip maintenance until we have it.
They may be able to just tap the cup to take a standard grease nipple .. but fit an 45 deg angle take off type so you can easier fit the guns nozel on .
@@FlyingConey Nothing wrong with the grease cup, except the time it takes to 'fill' the shaft. Grease nipple would be quicker is all. Actually better to have the cup there, more likely to get a wee tweak now and then, than having to go and get the grease gun! You'll have a similar system on the prop-shaft, if it's easily accessible for an occasional turn, so much the better...
9 galonen? wieviel liter sind das ?
34 Liter gutes SAE 30. Twin Disc ist eine US Amerikanische Marke und da ist die Füllmenge in GALS angegeben.
An adjustable spanner has NO place in an engine room. nor does using Petrol as a parts cleaner no matter how small an amount.
An adjustable spanner is a great tool for the two things in the engine that does need imperial spanners. The twin disc manual recommends diesel to clean the strainer and the stuff in the spray bottle is break cleaner.
@@FlyingConeydiesel and gasoline are two different chemicals (fuels) gasoline being much more flammable than ...
Sorry, i'll refrain from commenting in the future.
@@bobsch-gd6ze No need to refrain from commenting. Comments are always appreciated. and we do read all of them. You have written your opinion and I've given you an explanation why we used the adjustable spanner and that we haven't used (as far as I remember) gasoline.
@FlyingConey You can pick up the correct imperial spanners 2nd hand in the UK for peanuts. I have 4 sets of everything: metric, imperial (AF), Whitworth and BA! What sizes and formats (ring, open-ended, combination, drop-ring, etc.) do you need?
We have many different spanners of all kinds and ages. The problem is that we don't have a good tool storage solution so sometimes it's hard to find things. Also what's wrong with adjustable ones. As long as they're used carefully I can't see a problem.
You have made it hard to grease the steering by putting the grease nipples on the inside
Sometimes things do look different in the video. It was the only option otherwise we would've put the grease nipple on the outside. But there's plenty of space.
I would just plumb a grease zerk into the main shaft, instead of the grease pot
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Too much "music " for me, I didn't quite make it half way
The artists who made the music will be very sad to hear that. But have you considered that there is no music that pleases everyone?
Agreed, computer-generated beatbox, it's annoying.
@@FlyingConey I think no music music might please your audience, I came for the boat project which is very interesting not any type of music.
Name one boat refitting channel bigger than ours that uses no music. Just one?
The Dutch guys are good but the yank doesn't seem to know what he is doing. Liked the woodworker, not this stuff.
Fill the gearbox to the full line on the dipstick then start the engine allowing the hydraulic pump to circulate oil through the box and the cooler while running check the dipstick and fill as required
That's what we've done.