Watching you both is like reading a great book that you just can't put down. I have been up too late watching your videos, and even been late to work! Your incredible journey is an inspiration to us all, and even life changing for some. Sail on in good health, love, and laughter you two! No matter where the great seas take you, we will follow! Regards, "Pirate" Roy Scott
Yea, I think you showed your experience on this sail. New boat, system problems, and new anchorages. All over come or by passed. Great work. So glad your back in the water.
It is GREAT to see you two back on the water!!!!!!! I had to give a like BEFORE the vid got to the 3:00 mark. You two have the BEST sailing channel on the web. Happy days are here again!!!!
Wes, I'm a huge fan of your vids. A random stumble across one of your first ICW vids now has me hooked on about 10 sailing channels. So because of you I love sailing and in reality I've never set foot in one. I think you craft the finest vids available. Keep up the great work.
It's so good to see y'all back again. It was a long wait but i think it was definitely worth it. We are all looking forward to the videos to start rolling in when you head back south!
I'm so glad to see your triumphant return to sailing! Your original videos were particularly inspirational to me. Your content is among the very best of the sailing channels because you show how things can be done on realistic budgets and backgrounds. I'll never forget your inner-tube ride out to your Passport right after you bought it :) Please keep it up! We're benefiting immensely from you sharing your experiences! Thank you!
Wonderful to have you kids back at sea! Your new boat look beautiful, even with a few little issues. Obviously you will be preparing her for the trip South and we look forward to seeing your progress. Hey, meeting up with Sailboat Story would be epic and can't wait to see that happen.
Your videos have been an insperation to me to work harder to get to a goal of getting a boat of my own thank you so much for sharing your world with youtube.
I love how excited y'all are about all the stuff not working! My husband and I have just started watching from the very beginning for a few weeks now and he will be taking sailing lessons in Kemah TX. We are setting the goal of buying a boat in 1-2 years all because of you guys:):):):)
Hello from Colorado.. followed and supported you from very early on. Was worried that you three would not make it back ... So happy to see you're finally out there again... Lola..such a boat dog.
We made it home! Was fun making the Instagram stories and all your replies on the trip, we'll keep them coming follow our social media for more. @wickedsaltywes @wickedsaltykate @lolathesaltydog
awesome boat. would be pretty cool to see how you guys transition to live aboard. Do y'all work parts of the year and save up to sail parts of the year? just curious how it all comes together
Wicked Salty Glad your back sailing, yes please keep use posted on the repairs, you are gun ho on going out with so much down, take care of your dog your girl and your self.
Congrats on the new ship! I would say your shakedown sail was a total success - you shook out the problems. You drove the boat, didn't get myopic, and you didn't make anything worse. I call that "perfect" - hahaha!
Watched you guys on other boat a few times. Saw u in the keys, and noticed how much more comfortable you became. But what I am trying to say is congratulations love new boat. Kate looks very happy. You too.
Great to see that you're back on the water with another sailboat. Look forward to seeing more vids as before. Fair winds and following seas for your future adventures.
Awesome. I just bought a 27 foot sailboat. I don't even know how to sail. It will be an adventure. I love Block Island. Used to go there with the family units as a kid. Great place.
Thanks James I'll be sure to read over all the comments on the diagnostics when tackling the engine, could be an all fluids and filters being changed coming up
Will all come together. Start with the most crucial ( motor, sails ) and fix each issue in turn. Beautiful area up there. Bought mine at Mystic seaport last fall. Only had a month to fix, explore,then head south due to weather
We are so happy to see you are posting again with a new boat! These new videos are very well done and we can't wait to see what you do/where you go next! Cheers, Kathlyn & Lincoln Lewis
You crack me up Wes ! The snippets of video was a flurry of activity from the very beginning of the vlog ! Your excitement came right through , even when you put the written information at the bottom of the screen about what a windless is . I believe it was in the quickest flash of time ever recorded anywhere ⚡even freeky faster than a Jimmy John's delivery ! Hope you get the electronics up and 🏃 running and the anchor chain squared away ! I think that green floaty thing in the water looked at like your first makeshift dinghy you had on your first boat parity 😊 .looking forward to seeing your next vlog ! I don't use any other social media than TH-cam . Hope you get 100,000 subscribers before labor day weekend ! Well Wes Kate and Lola, it looks like you're finally home !
You guys are so inspirational I've been watching a lot lately because I'm getting ready to start work on my boat I got last year and had it put on the hard so I can figure out what's what and how it works but I ha e a couple leaky windows and some carpet to replace I hit hard times so I sold the motor and outdrive but I figured I could just replace them with newer and better equipment my dad gave me his old furno open radar and his dingy hopping he has me fix that patch in his driveway replaced this yr because he has a extra outboard motor for the dingy and some teak he took outta his boat so I can make myself a new table but when I finally get to the water I can meet you all in the big blue
Way awesome! I used to live in Milford, at High St. & Broad, above the bicycle shop, so y'all were at the end of my street. The station is right there too, so you could've taken the New Haven train to Milford station, and the dock was just 3 blocks away. I really miss that area including Block Island & Cape Cod!!!
You guys are exactly the people I would like to become if I could get the chance someday. I'm 16 years old and my father and I bought a Macgregor venture 22 about 2 years ago, which is my first sail boat and his first in a long long time. I would love to be in your position when I'm your age, able to invest in such an amazing vessel, without kids in the way might I add. I will absolutely be following your journey, please keep being who you are you guys are so awesome!!!
Nothing like being back on the water! Looks like you guys have plenty of fixing up to do to your boat before going south. For myself I named my boat the Argo, and started doing Meetups on it take people out on the lake. It is fun to follow you guys.
Congtats on the bigger boat! I bumped into you guys on here right after you got the other boat. Good to see you on the water. Stay busy in the next months...
Hi Wes and Kate ! Congrats on your success ! It's going to be great to see you back on the water ! I little tip on the yanmar as its the same as on our syndicate boat, and you being new to diesels might not know: It should have 3 decompression levers on top the engine, 1 for each cylinder. And if you find yourself with a flat battery (or have to hand crank it) you can hold them open, get some rotational speed up then close/release 1, while still holding open 2 of them and start it on just one cylinder, then release another lever, it will close itself or you might need to help it and then the 2nd cylinder will start, then you can release/close the 3rd. This way there is less resistance for the starter motor, and the flat battery can start it. But you need to close the salt water cooling intake cock first and then open it as soon as the engine is running, this is to guard against salt water coming back up the exhaust and entering the engine/cylinder potentially causing a hydraulic lock and or corrosion. I start the aft cylinder first and then work forward.
Another issue we have is corroded pulley's , the v surface that turns the belt, it wears down the belt, making it narrower, and then fit further into the v and thus fit looser, and then start to slip which wears them down faster and so on and so on. not an issue specific to any engine, but just something to look at if your belts always go loose, or start to wear.
I am SO GLAD you guys are back! I know it must be a good feeling. It's actually good that there is so much to do to the boat but once you got going she's comfortable. Now you'll be doing FIY videos, ha ha. A hank on foresail! I wouldn't know how to reef that. The interior looks GREAT. Love the v birth wood. I had the same problem with the lazy jacks... we had to learn to loosen them and tighten them appropriately. Again, GREAT to see you guys. 😎
Thank you! Feels so good! Everything was a bit of a learning curve like always, the key to raising the main is just some good timing on getting the battens by the lazy jacks, not bad now but still pretty heavy to pull up! Can't reef the jib but its very small, probably would run a double reef main with the full jib then if it got worse just the jib alone perhaps.
Good job leaving the dock on that massive boat. If your new to cruising try to always have redundancy for your systems especially sea cocks, lines and means of steering. Forward facing 3d sonar is a game changer
We had the Yanmar in our last boat, a Jeanneau SunDance 36 it's a great little engine. We now have a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey with a Yanmar engine 88hp also. We also have the engine backing off issue on our new (to us) boat on our shake down sail from Lefkada, Greece to Montenegro and then Croatia and back to Greece. We found it to be the throttle lever in the cockpit. We jammed a piece or rubber in it for now and it holds revs fine. When we are back in Greece we will take it apart and there is a screw at the back of the handle you can tension to make the handle a little stiffer. We don't want to take it apart in Croatia as some screws look corroded and we do not know where to get a new lever from here if it breaks. Happy sailing on your new boat. WHUATI crew. Family of 3 living onboard.
I'm stoked y'all are back at it! I hope to meet you if you come through Saint Augustine again. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the new sailing videos. 🤙🏻
No one deserves to be sailing a nice boat more than you two. I can see how much you enjoy it. Congratulations on the boat. It's a nice one. And the Yanmar 3GM30 is a great motor! I would suggest 12 ounces of marvel mystery oil in the fuel and a bit in the oil won't hurt either. Before that, Drain old fuel all the way out and wipe your fuel tank down and clean your Raycor water seperator. Replace fuel filter.
Thank you David! We are liking the freedom a lot so far, lots to look forward to making her our own. We'll check out that mystery oil stuff, I'm unfamiliar, only ever really put additives in the outboard and still then did not have much success.
Wicked Salty Wes It is a penetrant that will help free up the rings in older diesel motors. When the engine heats up the rings start binding in the piston, usually due to a build-up of either combustion products or a breakdown of the lubricating oil its a common cause of failure. When it gets hot it will lose power, smoke or slow down...it worked for my 2qm20 that wouldn't even turn over. I filled the engine with MMO and let it soak for 30 days and used the hand crank every day to try to turn it over. One day it broke free. When I finally started it the cast iron mixing elbow exploded but the motor ran like a champ and ran for three years afterward without ever having a problem..
I second the comments about fuel filters as a common symptom of filters getting full is the RPM decay you described exactly. Always keep spares onboard and inspect the water separator before each outing. Congrats on the new boat and I look forward to your next journey!
Check throttle cable inner core to outer jacket tension. If you find that the throttle cable is a bit loose than the engine rpm can typically slowly steadilly fall. They make a special Morse clamp to tighten down the tension just right. However when it happened to me I just used a pair of visegrips on the outer jacket. Worked perfect. Also saw one boat use a rubber door wedge against the compass and throttle lever to keep it in position.
Hi guys, congrats on the new boat. A few suggestions if you don’t mind, the tool box, got to go, its square with sharp corners, good for damaging boat stuff, also metal, will cause you’re tools to rust because of condensation. You’re engine, did you replace all fuel filters, change the oils, change the impeller on the water pump? That should be the first thing to do before you go anywhere. Next did you physically check, service and test every through hull to make sure you do not have a potential problem? Every fluid connection on the engine including the exhaust system should checked, not by anybody, but yourself because you need to have the peace of mind to know that you’re vessel is safe and ready. I’ve owned three sail boats over the years and I have done the very same thing on all of them. You don’t need to be a technical to do this, it’s all just common sense, if it looks strange or iffy, question it. Cheers and best of luck Marc.
Sooooo glad you're back with your own boat!!! Having sold O'day 272 this spring and missing out on my planned 32' upgrade sailboat, I go sailing on JoyRide charters out of Westbrook...we anchor around duck island too. My wife said the most dreaded thing I've heard in awhile..."I don't miss the boat" and "we have more time to do other things"...... sigh..........
I admire your adventuresome spirits. I'll be chartering a Hunter 33 up in the San Juan Islands next weekend. If all goes well, I may follow in your footsteps! Cheers!
Throttle lever friction. I had a single lever Morse control on my Hunter Vision with Yanmar 3jh2e and it would vibrate down and I had to keep moving the throttle up every once in awhile.
Hi guys. I know I'm late on the subject, but my boat had a similar problem with the lazyjacks. Solution is pretty easy. I rigged a lightweight piece of shock cord (or bungy is that's your language :-)) from the point where the lazyjacks split (usually about 6 or 8 ft above the boom) down to the tack of the mainsail (the part where the boom joins the mast). When the lazyjacks are tight in their "in use" mode, the bungy stretches and lets the desired setting work, but as soon as you slack the lazyjacks, the bungy pulls them forward to the mast. Worked a treat. The other thing to do is slack off the mainsheet before you go forwards to hoist the main. Then if you can't keep the boat straight into the wind (channel or depth restrictions, traffic etc) the boom is free to move just that extra little bit to make hoisting possible. Hope this helps. Great videos, and good luck.
hey, boat looks great. We were at Cutty when you went by!!! Suggestion on the lazy jacks- we pull them forward to the reef hooks, and only let them free when dropping the main- after Main is buttoned up, bring them forward to reef hooks, they stay out of the way and easier to raise main. Looking forward to watching the adventure continue! Cheers
unfortunately the lazy jacks are the only thing holding the boom up off the dodger from scratching it when the main is not raised :/ a little annoying but I'm sure we will figure something out, maybe we need to make a topping lift or prop it on the dodger with something?
As you discovered, Block Island is super busy for the 4th. A wild, crazy time on shore if you're headed that way again during July. My 5 lb Yorkie Benny wants to know where / how Lola does her thing while on the boat. One stop in 3 days is a bit much for such a small bladder.
So glad to have you guys back where you belong. Your joy is palpable and wonderful to see. Thanks for sharing. You are inspiring me!
Watching you both is like reading a great book that you just can't put down. I have been up too late watching your videos, and even been late to work! Your incredible journey is an inspiration to us all, and even life changing for some. Sail on in good health, love, and laughter you two! No matter where the great seas take you, we will follow! Regards, "Pirate" Roy Scott
Yea, I think you showed your experience on this sail. New boat, system problems, and new anchorages. All over come or by passed. Great work. So glad your back in the water.
So nice to have the three of you back sailing! OH YEAH!!!!
so happy for you guys been watching your channel for about a year-and-a-half now I love watching People's dreams come true keep it up guys
It is GREAT to see you two back on the water!!!!!!! I had to give a like BEFORE the vid got to the 3:00 mark. You two have the BEST sailing channel on the web. Happy days are here again!!!!
Guys, it's soooooo awesome to see you back in action. Wicked Salty is back!!!!!!!!! 🍻 Cheers, Ted
Awesome to see you 2 on the bigger boat. You were so cramped on the smaller boat. I can't wait to see y'all in the tropics again.
Good to have some Salty boat vids back on the tube...
Wes, I'm a huge fan of your vids. A random stumble across one of your first ICW vids now has me hooked on about 10 sailing channels. So because of you I love sailing and in reality I've never set foot in one. I think you craft the finest vids available. Keep up the great work.
It is great to see two genuinely happy faces throughout this video.
windmill1965 so happy, thanks!!
It is awesome to see you guys back out on the water again in your own boat.
I'm happy to see you out on the water again. Good luck on your future adventures. I'll be watching.
nice seeing you kids back on the water, looking forward to following your adventures again
It's so good to see y'all back again. It was a long wait but i think it was definitely worth it. We are all looking forward to the videos to start rolling in when you head back south!
I'm so glad to see your triumphant return to sailing! Your original videos were particularly inspirational to me. Your content is among the very best of the sailing channels because you show how things can be done on realistic budgets and backgrounds. I'll never forget your inner-tube ride out to your Passport right after you bought it :) Please keep it up! We're benefiting immensely from you sharing your experiences! Thank you!
Wonderful to have you kids back at sea! Your new boat look beautiful, even with a few little issues. Obviously you will be preparing her for the trip South and we look forward to seeing your progress. Hey, meeting up with Sailboat Story would be epic and can't wait to see that happen.
Yay glad to see you guys back out on the water !!!! 👍👏😊
Your videos have been an insperation to me to work harder to get to a goal of getting a boat of my own thank you so much for sharing your world with youtube.
Thanks so much Colin. Hope you get that boat soon, it will be worth it!
Glad to see you back on the water! Fair winds and great adventures!
It is so good to see you three back on the water.
Great to see you guy's back out on the water. Looking forward to see you fixing the problems that you discovered on your shake down sail....
You two are so personable and cool, and the little dog too! LOVE your videos!
I love how excited y'all are about all the stuff not working! My husband and I have just started watching from the very beginning for a few weeks now and he will be taking sailing lessons in Kemah TX. We are setting the goal of buying a boat in 1-2 years all because of you guys:):):):)
Hello from Colorado.. followed and supported you from very early on.
Was worried that you three would not make it back ...
So happy to see you're finally out there again...
Lola..such a boat dog.
We made it home! Was fun making the Instagram stories and all your replies on the trip, we'll keep them coming follow our social media for more. @wickedsaltywes @wickedsaltykate @lolathesaltydog
awesome boat. would be pretty cool to see how you guys transition to live aboard. Do y'all work parts of the year and save up to sail parts of the year? just curious how it all comes together
Who did your survey? Instruments down - autopilot inoperable no bueno. Good luck
Wicked Salty wish I could meet you guys. I'm up here in CT by new haven for a couple of months
Wicked Salty
Glad your back sailing, yes please keep use posted on the repairs, you are gun ho on going out with so much down, take care of your dog your girl and your self.
I don't think they got a survey. They bought this boat on gut feeling.
SUPER glad to have you guys back!!
Congrats on the new ship! I would say your shakedown sail was a total success - you shook out the problems. You drove the boat, didn't get myopic, and you didn't make anything worse. I call that "perfect" - hahaha!
Watched you guys on other boat a few times. Saw u in the keys, and noticed how much more comfortable you became. But what I am trying to say is congratulations love new boat. Kate looks very happy. You too.
Great to see that you're back on the water with another sailboat. Look forward to seeing more vids as before. Fair winds and following seas for your future adventures.
Awesome. I just bought a 27 foot sailboat. I don't even know how to sail. It will be an adventure. I love Block Island. Used to go there with the family units as a kid. Great place.
I am so glad you have a new boat and looking forward to see new videos from the islands
Thanks James I'll be sure to read over all the comments on the diagnostics when tackling the engine, could be an all fluids and filters being changed coming up
So excited to see you three back on the water.
Will all come together. Start with the most crucial ( motor, sails ) and fix each issue in turn. Beautiful area up there. Bought mine at Mystic seaport last fall. Only had a month to fix, explore,then head south due to weather
Nice video. Good to have you back. Smooth sailing and following seas!
We are so happy to see you are posting again with a new boat! These new videos are very well done and we can't wait to see what you do/where you go next! Cheers, Kathlyn & Lincoln Lewis
Good job. The boat looks awesome. Can't wait for a boat tour.
Its so nice to see you guys back on the water.
You crack me up Wes ! The snippets of video was a flurry of activity from the very beginning of the vlog ! Your excitement came right through , even when you put the written information at the bottom of the screen about what a windless is . I believe it was in the quickest flash of time ever recorded anywhere ⚡even freeky faster than a Jimmy John's delivery ! Hope you get the electronics up and 🏃 running and the anchor chain squared away ! I think that green floaty thing in the water looked at like your first makeshift dinghy you had on your first boat parity 😊 .looking forward to seeing your next vlog ! I don't use any other social media than TH-cam . Hope you get 100,000 subscribers before labor day weekend ! Well Wes Kate and Lola, it looks like you're finally home !
congrats on the move now the work begins and the fun will follow
Great to see you guys back on the ocean ... awesome ...
You two look so much happier out on the water! Congratulations on the first sail too,.. ohh and great video as always.
Thanks christopher!
Congratulations!! Let’s put Boston on the map of the sailing community.
I'll be keeping an eye out for you. We sail out of Winthrop and are in Boston Harbor all the time. Enjoy getting to know your new to you boat!
You guys are so inspirational I've been watching a lot lately because I'm getting ready to start work on my boat I got last year and had it put on the hard so I can figure out what's what and how it works but I ha e a couple leaky windows and some carpet to replace I hit hard times so I sold the motor and outdrive but I figured I could just replace them with newer and better equipment my dad gave me his old furno open radar and his dingy hopping he has me fix that patch in his driveway replaced this yr because he has a extra outboard motor for the dingy and some teak he took outta his boat so I can make myself a new table but when I finally get to the water I can meet you all in the big blue
I'm pumped to see you guys back on the water!
Hey, Lola got her Mojo back, that dog really likes sailboats👍🐶.
Way awesome! I used to live in Milford, at High St. & Broad, above the bicycle shop, so y'all were at the end of my street. The station is right there too, so you could've taken the New Haven train to Milford station, and the dock was just 3 blocks away. I really miss that area including Block Island & Cape Cod!!!
nice to see you back on the water, very happy for you. now i have more sailing to watch throughout the week when i get home.
oh yea, 160th :)
so happy to be back! Thank you!
You guys were one of the first sailing channels I started watching and I'm so glad to see you back on the water!
Sooo pleased for you both. You look so happy. 😁
You guys are exactly the people I would like to become if I could get the chance someday. I'm 16 years old and my father and I bought a Macgregor venture 22 about 2 years ago, which is my first sail boat and his first in a long long time. I would love to be in your position when I'm your age, able to invest in such an amazing vessel, without kids in the way might I add. I will absolutely be following your journey, please keep being who you are you guys are so awesome!!!
Freedoms are awesome boats. You did good! Great start to your next adventure.
Great to see you both on the water again
welcome back!!! can't wait to follow the adventures in this next chapter
Congratulations on the new boat and looking forward to more of your adventures.
I'm so proud of you two and the sacrifices you made to make your dream happen congrats!
its good to have you guys back missed lola a lot salty & sweet
Nothing like being back on the water! Looks like you guys have plenty of fixing up to do to your boat before going south. For myself I named my boat the Argo, and started doing Meetups on it take people out on the lake. It is fun to follow you guys.
So great to have you back!
Great video guys, glad you've both finally got a boat sorted and planning towards your travels! Best of luck!
nice having you 3 back I hope you're back to doing your weekly vlogs
Congtats on the bigger boat! I bumped into you guys on here right after you got the other boat. Good to see you on the water. Stay busy in the next months...
Hi Wes and Kate ! Congrats on your success ! It's going to be great to see you back on the water ! I little tip on the yanmar as its the same as on our syndicate boat, and you being new to diesels might not know: It should have 3 decompression levers on top the engine, 1 for each cylinder. And if you find yourself with a flat battery (or have to hand crank it) you can hold them open, get some rotational speed up then close/release 1, while still holding open 2 of them and start it on just one cylinder, then release another lever, it will close itself or you might need to help it and then the 2nd cylinder will start, then you can release/close the 3rd. This way there is less resistance for the starter motor, and the flat battery can start it. But you need to close the salt water cooling intake cock first and then open it as soon as the engine is running, this is to guard against salt water coming back up the exhaust and entering the engine/cylinder potentially causing a hydraulic lock and or corrosion. I start the aft cylinder first and then work forward.
Another issue we have is corroded pulley's , the v surface that turns the belt, it wears down the belt, making it narrower, and then fit further into the v and thus fit looser, and then start to slip which wears them down faster and so on and so on. not an issue specific to any engine, but just something to look at if your belts always go loose, or start to wear.
Grats kids glad your ON A BOAT again. Keep the vids coming.
I am SO GLAD you guys are back! I know it must be a good feeling. It's actually good that there is so much to do to the boat but once you got going she's comfortable. Now you'll be doing FIY videos, ha ha. A hank on foresail! I wouldn't know how to reef that. The interior looks GREAT. Love the v birth wood. I had the same problem with the lazy jacks... we had to learn to loosen them and tighten them appropriately.
Again, GREAT to see you guys. 😎
Thank you! Feels so good! Everything was a bit of a learning curve like always, the key to raising the main is just some good timing on getting the battens by the lazy jacks, not bad now but still pretty heavy to pull up! Can't reef the jib but its very small, probably would run a double reef main with the full jib then if it got worse just the jib alone perhaps.
Great so to see you on your new-to-you boat, keep the videos coming!
Good job leaving the dock on that massive boat. If your new to cruising try to always have redundancy for your systems especially sea cocks, lines and means of steering. Forward facing 3d sonar is a game changer
Good luck on your delivery. We did a similar trip from Providance/RI to Boston Harbor when we first bought our boat.
We just got a Columbia 26 MK II - first sailboat for us, learning the ropes :) great video!
Glad to see you two got a boat!!!!!
glad your back on the water. can't wait for an overview of her.
cheers
jay
I am so glad you are back on a boat.
You guys are great. Congratulations on the new boat! Love the videos. Keep them coming!
So nice to see you both sailing again!
We had the Yanmar in our last boat, a Jeanneau SunDance 36 it's a great little engine. We now have a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey with a Yanmar engine 88hp also.
We also have the engine backing off issue on our new (to us) boat on our shake down sail from Lefkada, Greece to Montenegro and then Croatia and back to Greece. We found it to be the throttle lever in the cockpit. We jammed a piece or rubber in it for now and it holds revs fine. When we are back in Greece we will take it apart and there is a screw at the back of the handle you can tension to make the handle a little stiffer. We don't want to take it apart in Croatia as some screws look corroded and we do not know where to get a new lever from here if it breaks.
Happy sailing on your new boat.
WHUATI crew.
Family of 3 living onboard.
I'm stoked y'all are back at it! I hope to meet you if you come through Saint Augustine again. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the new sailing videos. 🤙🏻
Finally,...i have a smile from ear to ear, my favourite sailing⛵ channel is out on the water again, yes 👍😆❗
Very, Very , cool CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!
Glad to see you guys are back!
No one deserves to be sailing a nice boat more than you two. I can see how much you enjoy it. Congratulations on the boat. It's a nice one. And the Yanmar 3GM30 is a great motor! I would suggest 12 ounces of marvel mystery oil in the fuel and a bit in the oil won't hurt either. Before that, Drain old fuel all the way out and wipe your fuel tank down and clean your Raycor water seperator. Replace fuel filter.
Thank you David! We are liking the freedom a lot so far, lots to look forward to making her our own. We'll check out that mystery oil stuff, I'm unfamiliar, only ever really put additives in the outboard and still then did not have much success.
Wicked Salty
Wes
It is a penetrant that will help free up the rings in older diesel motors. When the engine heats up the rings start binding in the piston, usually due to a build-up of either combustion products or a breakdown of the lubricating oil its a common cause of failure. When it gets hot it will lose power, smoke or slow down...it worked for my 2qm20 that wouldn't even turn over. I filled the engine with MMO and let it soak for 30 days and used the hand crank every day to try to turn it over. One day it broke free. When I finally started it the cast iron mixing elbow exploded but the motor ran like a champ and ran for three years afterward without ever having a problem..
David W Believe David..... he speaketh the salt water truth. Surprised you Salty Sailors never heard of it !!
diesel lube will work also ,, buy it at any truckstop ...
I second the comments about fuel filters as a common symptom of filters getting full is the RPM decay you described exactly. Always keep spares onboard and inspect the water separator before each outing. Congrats on the new boat and I look forward to your next journey!
So happy for you guys and will be watching from Austin.
Good to see yo'all back.
Check throttle cable inner core to outer jacket tension. If you find that the throttle cable is a bit loose than the engine rpm can typically slowly steadilly fall. They make a special Morse clamp to tighten down the tension just right. However when it happened to me I just used a pair of visegrips on the outer jacket. Worked perfect. Also saw one boat use a rubber door wedge against the compass and throttle lever to keep it in position.
Happy for you! You will love that boat!
nice work guys I was so happy to see a new video much love from NH
great episode guys. Awesome shakedown sail home. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan
Hi guys, congrats on the new boat. A few suggestions if you don’t mind, the tool box, got to go, its square with sharp corners, good for damaging boat stuff, also metal, will cause you’re tools to rust because of condensation.
You’re engine, did you replace all fuel filters, change the oils, change the impeller on the water pump? That should be the first thing to do before you go anywhere. Next did you physically check, service and test every through hull to make sure you do not have a potential problem? Every fluid connection on the engine including the exhaust system should checked, not by anybody, but yourself because you need to have the peace of mind to know that you’re vessel is safe and ready.
I’ve owned three sail boats over the years and I have done the very same thing on all of them. You don’t need to be a technical to do this, it’s all just common sense, if it looks strange or iffy, question it.
Cheers and best of luck
Marc.
Sooooo glad you're back with your own boat!!! Having sold O'day 272 this spring and missing out on my planned 32' upgrade sailboat, I go sailing on JoyRide charters out of Westbrook...we anchor around duck island too. My wife said the most dreaded thing I've heard in awhile..."I don't miss the boat" and "we have more time to do other things"...... sigh..........
I admire your adventuresome spirits. I'll be chartering a Hunter 33 up in the San Juan Islands next weekend. If all goes well, I may follow in your footsteps! Cheers!
Super cool video, we loved it Wicked Salty crew. happy Sailing
Throttle lever friction. I had a single lever Morse control on my Hunter Vision with Yanmar 3jh2e and it would vibrate down and I had to keep moving the throttle up every once in awhile.
Hi guys. I know I'm late on the subject, but my boat had a similar problem with the lazyjacks. Solution is pretty easy. I rigged a lightweight piece of shock cord (or bungy is that's your language :-)) from the point where the lazyjacks split (usually about 6 or 8 ft above the boom) down to the tack of the mainsail (the part where the boom joins the mast). When the lazyjacks are tight in their "in use" mode, the bungy stretches and lets the desired setting work, but as soon as you slack the lazyjacks, the bungy pulls them forward to the mast. Worked a treat. The other thing to do is slack off the mainsheet before you go forwards to hoist the main. Then if you can't keep the boat straight into the wind (channel or depth restrictions, traffic etc) the boom is free to move just that extra little bit to make hoisting possible. Hope this helps. Great videos, and good luck.
Great to have you back
hey, boat looks great. We were at Cutty when you went by!!! Suggestion on the lazy jacks- we pull them forward to the reef hooks, and only let them free when dropping the main- after Main is buttoned up, bring them forward to reef hooks, they stay out of the way and easier to raise main. Looking forward to watching the adventure continue! Cheers
unfortunately the lazy jacks are the only thing holding the boom up off the dodger from scratching it when the main is not raised :/ a little annoying but I'm sure we will figure something out, maybe we need to make a topping lift or prop it on the dodger with something?
Great work guys! Keep it going!
Good video, thanks. Look forward to more.
As you discovered, Block Island is super busy for the 4th. A wild, crazy time on shore if you're headed that way again during July. My 5 lb Yorkie Benny wants to know where / how Lola does her thing while on the boat. One stop in 3 days is a bit much for such a small bladder.
great vid guys and the music was a nice touch.
Congrats on the new boat, nice video 😊