The reality of OWNING A SAILBOAT! - Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 290
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- Imagine taking your house into a harsh environment, shaking it around and dousing it with salt water. How much stuff would break? Then move your house hundreds of miles from the nearest hardware store and we find out just what it takes to maintain an offshore sailboat.
After 1 week of hard labor the projects are coming along nicely, but there is still an endless list of that needs tackling. An upgraded lithium battery bank installed, refrigeration compressor and cold place replaced, and of course the damn toilet decided to back up in the yard and cause a disgusting mess and I'm forced deep into some really shitty work, LITERALLY!!
If you're curious about the LiFePO4 batteries check the links below:
Battle Born (USA) - battlebornbatt...
Transporter Energy (UK) - www.transporte...
We're also continuing our search for the best eco-friendly bottom paint! The paint we used is not currently available to be sold commercially, however if you want to check it out visit www.magicantif...
Hope you enjoyed this episode showing the less glamorous part of what it’s like to won a boat. And also Brian’s summary on how to save some serious money on labour.
Much love from from us! Kazza, Brian and little Sierra
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I just started watching your videos like last Friday. I’m not nearly caught up! So I started after Sierra came onboard. What a good natured child! Great job parents! There is a common thread in these videos. One of which is how you keep running into such wonderful people. Friends forever in the Bahamas. Now this one. #290? All of these amazing, generous people. Ryan. Wow! Just wow! And Bill is around and he stood in the same space while you pumped out (and gagged) the toilet and then he ran the cans outside! I laughed so hard. People helping you paint. In the heat! I think you pay it forward a lot ! Much appreciation for your mad skills at pretty much all you do! Very impressive. 👍👍
How lucky was Ryan showing up for you. What a great help.
Little nugget trying to take her first steps. The look of concentration and trepidation as she tried. My daughter is at the exact same stage of taking her first few steps. It’s an amazing time. Treasure every second as they are growing up so fast!
Don't know why but I find these repair videos to be extremely satisfying and interesting! I guess because it takes a somewhat glorified experience and brings it into the daily realities of mobile living. And I guess, too, the truly satisfying experience of being resourceful, capable and creative.
Thanks so much for not leaving us out of this part of it! Lynn
I've followed you guys for years and it never fails to amaze me how intelligent and resourceful you all are in the way you craft the work you do on Delos, from mechanics, to painting, to sewing and sail repairs, to electrical, to refrigeration... to everything needed in order to make your sailing life well, doable. And that doesn't even address the sailing part of your life adventures, which you do so seamlessly. And it's so amazing when such an incredible "tribe" of people simply show up to help you accomplish all of what is needed to be done. And then you do all of this while being perfect parents to such a beautiful child. What a beautiful example you two are for her, and what a wonderful and full life you are building for The Lil' Nugget. She will most certainly absorb all these life lessons to become a completely capable adult and sailor, fully appreciative for the life you've given her. God bless you all and thank you for sharing your incredible life with all of us. Boy, I just realized how many times I used the words incredible and unbelievable. Incredibly unbelievable, huh?
And editing the videos
@@githice Absolutely! SO professional.
The reason people are so kind and generous is you all come across as lovely people and that goes far . Great video xx
So true they are genuinely good people and when you do good, good comes back to you. I love you guys but I must say I miss your brother being there with you.
I agree also, Ya'll are good people. Dee and Den
Be kind to people that aren't so awesome too. It's harder to do but just as rewarding! Call it level 2 kindness.
Just bought my first boat... A 1991 Catalina 34 and she was a bit neglected over the last few years. I've got her in dry storage up in Anacortes, WA and have been working on the fresh water plumbing system. The awkward working spaces comment certainly rang true with me! Thanks for doing the yard videos. I love all the sunsets, cocktails and of course boobies, but the yard videos are some of my favorites. Cheers Delos!
Thank you, AGAIN, for making me look like a crazy man as I'm sitting in my cube at work enjoying lunch, Delos, and the "pump out" video footage! I just could not hold back the laughter!!!
My dad's dream was to rebuild a wooden sail boat and sail it in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas. Hurricane Katrina destroyed all his work on his boat then cancer took his life. I was his sailing buddy but I have some serious health problems like heart failure so now I live vicariously through yall. Thank you.
Acorn To Arabella th-cam.com/channels/AiDWnTP0WB1xCp6uuUo0VA.html Building a new wood sailboat. Its just a matter of time Delos meets Arabella.
@@ronusa1976 thank you.
Salt n tar is another channel building a wood sailboat.
@@JCrook1028 thank you.
@@anjiemarie1 stay well, Dad is still with you keeping an eye on you.
Even if you aren't sailing, I still enjoyed your routine maintenance on Delos. You folks truly do inspire me! Thank you Brian, Kaza, and Nugget for sharing your experience. 🙏
I moved out of my apartment and living in a camper for the last 4 months. It's a trail run for living on a boat. It's been a learning curve but I'm enjoying it. I appreciate youf explanations. Keep at it. 🙂
I love the kindness people are showing! Usually, when watching news, it's the opposite. Most people are good and want to do good things. I think that showing that makes the world a better place. Thanks guys!
Thank you so much for share your lives and adventures with us. Thank you for also showing us what we are capable of if we just give it a try.
I love the tech and modification stuff you do as much as all the rest. Your enthusiasm for it is infectious. Good stuff. Cold beer well deserved.
morning coffee with DELOS,, Great way to start a day
Its late afternoon over here. Where in the world is breakfasttime right now?
I wonder why it's so fascinating watching Brian fix stuff
SV Delos crew,
I loved the last two videos. Ive been watching for a couple months trying to catch up from the days of Brady and Josje, and I find the videos that sit in my mind are the less glamorous videos. I enjoy watching the videos showing the work that has to be done to upkeep the boat, including the rigging, electrical, paint, etc.
I would love to see in the future a video showing routine checks that are performed while underway, as well as routine checks that are performed while in harbor.
I hope one day when my children are grown to become a salty sailor and leave the landlocked life behind - because the videos you provide show your joie de virve.
With love from Arizona
Ahoy Tribe! As you probably realize by now we're keen to continue testing and evaluating products that we find interesting. In this video we continue to test the LiFePO4 cells provided by Dragon Fly energy. The batteries are incredibly awesome, and we've tortured the hell out of them since installing them. They run our entire boat including electric induction cooking and oven! In fact, there is nothing wrong with the bank we removed! We were just asked to continue torture testing their latest version of their integrated BMS. Our old batteries, which are still warrantied for 10 years will continue on powering our friends at Sailing Calico Skies.
If you'd like to learn more about the batteries we use and the system please check out the following links:
Battle Born Batteries (USA) - battlebornbatteries.com/?afmc=svdelos_bb77
Transporter Energy (UK) - www.transporterenergy.co.uk/partners/sv-delos
Lithium System Overview - svdelos.com/lithium
Also a quick recap on our eternal search for a good performing eco-friendly paint- The paint we put on in Grenada coupled with the Sonihull Ultrasonic system performed as specified. The Sonihull does an amazing job of keeping hard growth off, and the SeaCoat VX10 does a nice job as long as you are able to move frequently and with speed. However when we sit for extended periods and explore we do experience a lot of soft growth. A more detailed review can be found here: th-cam.com/video/4nhwYkQiQbc/w-d-xo.html
This time around we're going to keep the Sonihull system as it works great for the hard growth, but we're going to try another paint with two biocides (Econea and Zinc) instead of traditional copper to fight the soft growth. The paint is experimental and not currently available for purchase, however if you'd like to research more please visit www.magicantifoul.com/
Fair winds, and hope you are having a spectacular day! Capt. Brian
I loved that u shared ur batteries with sv calico skies. Delos u guys r amazing !! Love u guys. Side note. During covid u guys have gotten me thru this terrible time😷🥰🥰
@@reginasimms46 👍
I ♥️ morning coffee with #delostribe ✌Love Cynthia
Looks up Econea(R)... "Primary Chemistry: Tralopyril" ... looks up the chemistry of Tralopyril...
Toxicity study: www.researchgate.net/publication/263707900_Acute_toxicity_of_tralopyril_capsaicin_and_triphenylborane_pyridine_to_marine_invertebrates
How is your Internet with that dome? I don’t think I’ve seen an ep That has explained if it’s working or not. It seems like it was working when you’re in the Bahamas but how about when you were overseas? Does it work by satellite or how does it work
Please include more clips of baby nuggs...I so love watching her..😍
She has stole their whole show. Now we all want to see what and how she is growing and adapting. I can't wait to see what she does first,walk or swim. That huge smile with very few big white teeth. That girl is something else. Baby raised at sea will someday be the best woman ever at sea. Always so happy. We all want more NUGGET, please. Lol
Great episode to the boat work extravaganza! Good to see Delos get some TLC to get her back for prime time sailing. Kind of sad that the head sail was cheaper to replace than repair. Looking forward to seeing it back in business! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it David! Yes that was a surprise to us as well. I think the hourly labor rates in the loft in Annapolis must be quite high as I didn't think the rip was that bad... Oh well. live and learn I suppose. fair winds and wishing you the best- Brian
Dude how did you learn so much on this boat! I love these videos man, you are amazing! Much love to the Delos Tribe!
This ship is the Millennium Falcon of the Ocean and this guy is Han and wife is princess Leia. Seriously this dude is amazing.
Great people and friends to help out! I love your McGyver/ A-team style! Delos looks fantastic!
Amazing how comfortable Brian is with electricity... I guess when you really understand it, you have more confidence ;) Well done everybody!! and, Kazza and the Nugget holding down the fort at the house, keeping busy with all the background support!! And, if at all, possible I bet this will be the last time you haul out without pumping out the black water tanks!! 😬
All the more so with 220 V. giving twice the jolt as 120 V.
This is a channel of hard work and incredible expertise with some sailing thrown in ..boat handling is really a small part of Delos living. What you do is make the hard stuff look easy... you're a true renaissance man ...
Blessings! I just discovered you all today and love this! It’s like a family friendly deadliest catch without the crabs lol.
Your Nugget is sweeter every time I see her. What a beautiful baby. Good job Mom & Dad! ❤️
I so agree on that happy baby girl.
Dear Brian, what you did there, with the setting up of the inverter, with the batteries, and then connecting the wires without a plug...we have a famous term for it in India....Its called 'Jhugaad ' ! And a lot if Indian things run on this Jhugaad !! Love from India !
It's awesome to see how peoples are working together for a cause. Best wishes from România.
I believe people are so kind and generous to you because of the way you talk to and treat others...if you were just another grumpy old dirty sailor then none of us would watch your channel nor eagerly await your next video....thank you for letting us into your lives..
A wet tee shirt contest with no winners 🤣😁😂😆 Good one Brian! Good of you to pass on your batteries to your buddy. What a great upgrade to his boat. Delos looks great once again. Any word from your brother?
Hey Tom. Ha Ha yep. no winners in that one.... Brady is doing great, enjoying his time in Lake Tahoe. He's putting some updates up on instagram, just search on senor.brady if you want. Fair winds! Brian
Again I'm impressed by the stuff that Brian knows how to fix
Can't wait for see you guys back out on the water! Cheers!
I appreciate your sincerity, the majority of people just lie and makes you believe that all is very easy to do just to sell you content or a video. Thank you so much.
Ryan is a legend yet again! Thank you Delos for the great content week after week. Love from Toronto Canada!
Thanks for the love. I'd do it again in a heart beat. Brian and Karin are great people and I really feel/felt the love from them for my help. Take care.
Your vast knowledge and hands on approach are very impressive!
I love these videos. Seeing Brian and the Patrons care for Delos is really cool. What a great community.
Brian, you never cease to amaze me. Kudos to all those people who helped out in one way or another. 👍🏻⛵️💪🏻😉
You guys are living the dream!! I can’t lie though, it looks very scary at times, especially when you’re in rough seas & storms! Think it’d scare the hell outta me 🤣
Well ballanced lifestyle. Keep fingers for SV Delos crew. Good luck.
Great videos. Baby Sierra the happy Little Nugget is about to start walking. Much love from West Africa. ❤️
What a better day to end online classes with a Delos video. Just motivated to finish uni so I can join my sailor, and go extra mile in life. My family's tight leash on me were starting point growing up so sailing were my favorite form of escape.
Thank you so much for sharing y'all's content! I have a son who is 17 months, so seeing your daughter grow up a few months behind has been a joy. We're in the DFW area so we won't ever have an opportunity to meet you, so we just want to send our thanks and blessings! Be Safe!
Wow, the patrons sure did a lot of work! What an incredible group of people.
A man of many talents from electrician, seamstress, painter and decorator to effluent cleaner.
While a woman is "seamstress", the equivalent man would be i 'taylor" but in his case it would be 'sailmaker' which is gender neutral.
Thankyou Brian, these last two videos have been so interesting from a technical POV. I don`t think that anybody realises the amount of work thgat goes into running and maintaining a yacht. OH and thank G-D it was you who had to sort out your black water problems, brave man you are, I think that I would have honked up immediately! Well done.
Hi Delos! Wow, Brian is there anything that you cannot do? As a chick, this kind of stuff usually doesn’t captivate me but I found this to be really interesting! And, it’s sure good to have friends.
Karin, thank goodness for Air Conditioning! Is Sierra walking? She’s the baby with the winning smile and charming disposition.
Stay safe! ❤️ ✌🏼
I can't wait to watch her walk. Swim or walk I just no she is about to do one or the other. She is the happiest baby,comes from good calm parenting. I think this family.is great.
Hi Brian - my sentiment exactly. How you can captivate people like me who are totally mechanically challenged is amazing, but you do. Thanks!
Geeesshh!! Gotta love being around Brian! Could listen to his knowledge all freaking day!! Great job ladies and gents!
That was an epic boat yard vid, fun with a bit of gagging, showing us the reality of a life at sea and what it takes to keep on going. Very much appreciated and learned a lot for my future life as a cruiser.
Your Tribe is awesome! It is so beautiful to see people take care of others. 🥰
Superb episode. So much hard work, given with so much love. That's Delos summed up perfectly.
This reminds me of dropping of my three children off at school years ago, one was sick started vommitting the other saw the vomit and vommited. So I'm heading back to the house vommit everywhere! One kid got out at the school unscathed.
First time I realize it but Capt. Brian keeps giving thanks like "Thank goodness". Shows the spirit behind the task. Have you teased "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" by any chance ?
I loved your plumbing torch heat shrink tubing shrinker at 23:57... The ever improvising, innovative, adapting Brian just getting the job done with no fuss! Fair winds and following seas.
man, ryan is such a huge help right now
Two comments:
1. You have the happiest child ever, or you are the best parents.
2. Beware of worm drive hose clamps. My experience is that they ALWAYS loosen over time. Spend the extra dollar.
Happy sails.
It's both but I agree. She is the happiest child ever. Always showing those few white teeth,big smiles she gives.
@@lorihutton4719 yes. both.
@@fightfightfightfreedomisaright New ones. They're cheap, so buy new and toss the old. Thus you eliminate possible points of failure.
So great to see you with Grace & Will on calico skies !!
😀
Well Brian when your a great person an a kind person . People respond the same way back. It's so great to see lil nugget getting so big,an bout to start walkrunning...my youngest used to run round our home until I called over him over then slow walk to me. Kids love um
You bring so much joy in sharing your story, I hope there’s always a Tribe member to lend a hand when you need it ❤️
Never knew anything about sailboats until I stumbled across this channel months back. I really love the channel. This video was very interesting watching how you fix things. You have a nice setup. Safe sailing and god bless from arkansas.
Boat project videos are always my favorite for whatever reason?? Wish I could give 2 thumbs up!! Fair winds from cold Michigan!
Ryan and company killed it! Perfect job.
Brain you know that boat so well inside and out ... so much knowledge about sailing
Well done, you all have a way of of peeking our interest regarding becoming cruisers and then curbing that goal with the never ending list of maintenance. It is good to know all the details that go along with cruising. ✌🤙
Ep. 990 , Nugget sails Antarctica
Amazing how much you did it 2 weeks! Your channel gave us the courage to make the plunge. We bought a 25 Hunter in Brooklyn!!!! Thank you!!!
As an automotive engineer (and one who works in corrosion) - I've really enjoyed these videos! Happy sailing!
I've been wondering for a couple of weeks what happens to the squares behind the stands. I can now sleep at night! Best wishes from the UK. Great videos :-)
Oh ja, me too about those squares! Now I can return to suspended animation.
Yo guys I don't know yet what happens to the squares yet cause I'm still watching and reading the comments and at least I will find out because it was driving me cuckoo!
They have to be moved when the other paint dries and painted or painted while on lift....😉
CCzc🎽
Wow she looks clean and sleek! Good work everyone. Job well done.
The nightmare continues🤢🤮Am putting the video on hold to grab some chips 😎 and I’m so glad the interwebs doesn’t transmit any smell. Poor Captain.
Oh deary me. Sorry I laughed so much. After a long long day working as nurse, watching you dealing with an over flowing poopy toilet did make me laugh. Thank you I needed that xx🥰
I love these kinds of videos Fair Winds ! And a big thanks to those that helped with the maintenance !
I’m Gagging with you guys. So sry 😷😷. I don’t understand why people give a thumbs down. Delos is showing us reality of life. What is wrong w them cheer up u thumbs down people. Love u Delos. Loved seeing calico skies on ur channel. Thanks for recommending them to watch.
Thanks for following, glad to have you onboard :)
Calico Skies Sailing and Delos, good buddy boats but great life long friendships.
@@CalicoSkiesSailing love watching the Bahamas from another perspective. I was so thankful that the islands took care of feeding you guys. It was very scary watching the first one when you guys were stuck in the Bahamas wondering how you were going to get food. Because of watching Delos I know you made it out safely😷🐠⛵️ 🐸
@@reginasimms46 turned out to be an amazing experience :)
Eating breakfast at fire camp in CAL, last day of work tomorrow and then home. This was a great start to my day. Cheers!
Yeah, Sierra know what the word Amazon means. Just look at her smile. So precious. When she celebrates a big (16th? 18th? 21st?) birthday, graduates High School or college, she is not going to be embarrassed by the pictures and videos you will certainly share with her guests. We should be so lucky to have such beautiful photos and videos of our childhood.
Congratulations to renew the maintenance of your yacht and God bless you and your family by your new trip 😘👌🙏
Sailing on! You three have amazing life experience that we love! Even on the hard. Go listen to your life directions, intuition! Sailing on!
Amazing! Shout out to all the Patreons that helped. Feeling the love.
Too much fun. Damn Brian can make that shit look so easy. I would have done the 239 hours myself and then paid someone else to fix what I screwed up!
I don’t love friday because it’s the last day of school. I love them because I get to watch a new episode of delos
And now is when the weekend starts!! Delos video and let your mind fly far away!
I started searching for SAILBOATS FOR SALE & ONLY look at AMEL BOATS!!!!
Spend a bit o time & check out the many AWESOME AMEL boats out there available!
@@dopeytripod They are awesome boats, but quite extensive...
Thanks Delos,, All our love.
TH-cam sailing channels!
Fri-ehh Yay? eh Fri-Poo? Delos! Thank you for the belly laugh my TH-cam fam. I too know the pain of a backed up black water tank festering in the heat. Thank you so much for the smiles! Much love to Brian, Kazza and the lil nugget!
My best day of the week...great video again.
ah dude! we fully cleared the room during the pumping.... respect!
We love you and thank you for inspiration of freedom, and belief in one self
Damn the work, thankyou for this :) not all is sunshine and happy sailing :) I look forward to the next episode every week :)
lots of info in your videos.the best part is seeing nugget smile.it makes me smile
The entire journey of Delos has been phenomenal. I love these videos. The growth in content and production quality has been remarkable. Looking out to that great big sea brings in mind new directions for new forms of life that may not involve doing the same model of editing videos for us lads. hmmm, wonder what that may be..
"What are you watching Hon?"
"I'm watching Brian pump out an overflowing toilet- its awesome!"
yep - that was my "oh I have to press the like button" moment :-)
@@icemanUH hahaha, exactly!
Lmao. Only Brian can make it look good, while close to hurling.
Gave me flashbacks of the poo explosion episode!
Hysterical!
If you don't already have it, you might want to add a Temp sensor alarm inside the cooler. Just in case it loses power or breaks again, you'll know before everything starts defrosting!
I was waiting for this video the whole week!! Delos out of the water is crazy to watch!! Amazing content and good to see you both working hard and providing us with content that I cannot find everywhere!!
I have only subscribed to 3 people even tho i watch so many youtubers and you have gotten my 4th sub today!! Keep up the good work and I wish to see sierra become a sailor!! Sierra the Sailor!!
Glad nobody grabbed the wrong paint cans for the stand spots. 🙈🤢🤣🤣
I am so glad no one has invented smell o vision!!!! You’ve got some bravery for doing that! The joys of freedom on a boat
The more things change the more they stay the same. This haul out has a different vibe than the previous ones. But you guys are at a different place in life now so it works.
Oh, boy!!! New adventures coming!! Love and hugs to your darling family from sunny Arizona 💖😎💖
Feel the Love on free labor! Savings of big $$$$$$$$$$! " Me and Brian like a wet t-shirt contest here and there is no winners!" LOL! Blahahahahaaha!
Great work team.. and as usual a master class of boat repairs by Professor Brian with the mad MacGyver skills! Never disappoint with your creativity, ingenuity and resourcefulness!
Cheers!
Very informative video. Could have done without the toilet segment though, just coming off of prepping for a colonoscopy. It was a very shitty day. You're lucky to have such great friends to help you. Bottom looks good. Batteries are awesome.
It's not an official season of Delos until the head backs up.
TBH i have watch so many sailors last few years and found 3 i follow close but bri
an is by far the best to tell what thay do and how and all about repairs thay do
Nice video.... suggestion on electrical safety: Next time do all secondary load connections with the pos or neg battery lead disconnected so that sparks do not fly. When working with batteries, use taped up spanners and tools so the bare metal tool cannot short the Pos and Neg of the Battery, remember Batteries can explode and the shrapnel and chemistry can blind you or even kill you. Wear gloves when working on bare wires, do voltage checks before touching wires....... take great care....... big cheers, P&F, Sechelt, BC.
Another amazing back-to-back episode of boat work learning the ins and outs. Great stuff as always, sending beers your way guys to cheers to the new Condo me and my S/O just got!!!