Glad you got it sorted. I had a sneaky susoicion from the beginning that it may have been something other than a loosened nut, i thaught maybe a dislocated circlip in a bearing in the gearbox housing causing the excessive endfloat on the shaft. Nut been into port Bannatyne with my boat but have met the owner once and have done work in his sister,s house, lovely family. Hope the rest of your cruise goes/went well.
Cheers bud, in hindsight the nut wasn't the most likely candidate but I always say it's what you don't know you don't know which you should be worried about. It's hard to show on camera but from the feel of it I could tell that the shaft was fine and the propeller was moving on the shaft. With no concept of the fact I forgot to install the spacer the nut was the only logical thing left, at least in my mind.
Another interesting video, thanks. If I was in your situation (and I have been! lol)... I would remember this for the next crisis (and there will be many). Don't think of the worst scenario! However, with all the evidence that you had at the time, repairing the way you did was the best logical decision. One reason I sail solo is to learn to manage my anxieties. It's definitely not enjoyable at the time of the crisis... but soo rewarding after!
Appreciate the sentiment 100%. Not thinking of the worst case scenario is a weakness for me that I try to keep on top of generally. To give myself credit though this one the first few days of my first solo sailing trip so getting a bit overwhelmed with stuff was not that surprising. Looking back with hindsight and the benefit of the extra experience I gained over the season I hope I would be less pessimistic now but it's always easy to reflect on how you should handle something after the fact. Appreciate the kind words and support
Good result 👍feeling like throwing the towel in is a natural boat ownership thing,but you’ll rise above the lows. A few good sunsets and you forget all about it.
Now.....relax. Two more coffees, a curry, four beers, watch a match, go to sleep with a smile. The only problem now is the look of disappointment from the family and friends with the occasional "what a plonker" thrown in. But that's tomorrow.
The evening after this was spent with a nice Aussie guy I met at the marina and way too many beers, was good to blow off the steam, even if the next morning was a bit rough 😂
Tim you're only human. This has been a good lesson 🙂
Great video keen to see future videos. Looks like you have a great boat and quite capable
Thank you 😊 we had an amazing season on Hat Trick this year and have loads of videos to come on our summer adventures 👍
Glad you got it sorted. I had a sneaky susoicion from the beginning that it may have been something other than a loosened nut, i thaught maybe a dislocated circlip in a bearing in the gearbox housing causing the excessive endfloat on the shaft.
Nut been into port Bannatyne with my boat but have met the owner once and have done work in his sister,s house, lovely family.
Hope the rest of your cruise goes/went well.
Cheers bud, in hindsight the nut wasn't the most likely candidate but I always say it's what you don't know you don't know which you should be worried about.
It's hard to show on camera but from the feel of it I could tell that the shaft was fine and the propeller was moving on the shaft. With no concept of the fact I forgot to install the spacer the nut was the only logical thing left, at least in my mind.
Another interesting video, thanks. If I was in your situation (and I have been! lol)... I would remember this for the next crisis (and there will be many). Don't think of the worst scenario! However, with all the evidence that you had at the time, repairing the way you did was the best logical decision. One reason I sail solo is to learn to manage my anxieties. It's definitely not enjoyable at the time of the crisis... but soo rewarding after!
Appreciate the sentiment 100%. Not thinking of the worst case scenario is a weakness for me that I try to keep on top of generally.
To give myself credit though this one the first few days of my first solo sailing trip so getting a bit overwhelmed with stuff was not that surprising. Looking back with hindsight and the benefit of the extra experience I gained over the season I hope I would be less pessimistic now but it's always easy to reflect on how you should handle something after the fact.
Appreciate the kind words and support
Good result 👍feeling like throwing the towel in is a natural boat ownership thing,but you’ll rise above the lows.
A few good sunsets and you forget all about it.
Spot on, no spoilers but you pretty much nailed my outro to the next video 😂
Now.....relax. Two more coffees, a curry, four beers, watch a match, go to sleep with a smile.
The only problem now is the look of disappointment from the family and friends with the occasional "what a plonker" thrown in. But that's tomorrow.
The evening after this was spent with a nice Aussie guy I met at the marina and way too many beers, was good to blow off the steam, even if the next morning was a bit rough 😂
I will keep my comments clean and tell u when i see you next lol
Yep, that's probably best!
😂😂