Excellent videos! I’m working through my sailing certifications and getting hours through a club. I plan on buying a boat in a year or so. Your videos are great in prepping for the realities of boat ownership. Thanks!
I've just bought my first boat which is Catalina 30 Mkii. Found your channel, it is super helpful to see all maintenance projects on the same boat. Thank you for your work.
I tell ya it’s sad watching you guys winterizing your boats as we enjoy endless summers in Florida (minus the hurricanes of course). Great job though. We will miss anchoring at Croton!
It seems to me like 15W40 is a very heavy oil to use for the short duration runs in and out of marinas in the Caribbean much less the Hudson river in NYS. Diesels run cool and marine diesels run even cooler since they're not under any particularly heavy load, they take forever for the oil to get hot. The heavy weight oil puts a strain on your starter and battery and the thick oil doesn't get through all the galleries as quickly at startup. Given all that, the engine is operating in a severe service environment since it never gets hot enough to burn off condensation and it's apt to build sludge deposits. If this sounds familiar I'd strongly recommend changing the oil and filter at the end of the season, fresh oil over the winter months. Just my two cents.
About to change my oil for the second time Thanks for this I have also yet to ever pump out as we don't use the bathroom. Doesn't look to be to hard might start using it
You should use it. I mean you have one why not use it. Pumping out is not hard at all. I do it every two weeks to keep any nasty out no matter how much we use it. If you have any questions please let me know
My cat did my last oil change. We were sitting at the dock with the end of the settee open and my cat went down into the settee. There was a hose on the drain plug the previous owner had set up. Somehow my cat knocked the plug out of it and the oil started going into the bilge. HE got it all over himself, suddenly we heard this BANG BANG BANG BANG CRACKITY BANG under the settee boards and he came racing out of the end of the settee covered in oil and went up into the cockpit. We had to put the guy in a trash bag(with his head out), and I suited up in a welding jacket and gloves. We then took him to the marina showers....Dawn dish soap does work to clean animals of oil...shampoo....well.....not so much. Hey I agree 100 hours is just fine, fifty is really kinda crazy and what everyone usually says. If it were highway miles that would be 3000 miles, but we all know from Consumer Reports, etc that 7500 miles is usually OK, even for NY taxis.
Really good video Brian. Was wonder, could you post the type of pump you are using? really like that one and would love to get one. Keep up the awesome videos!!
I hope the freshwater hose you are putting down the pump out fill is labeled “not potable” and going into someone’s freshwater drinking tank. If so there would be a serious ecoli concern!
Thx for the response, really enjoy your vids, clearly you have a mechanical mind and or background, working on a cat 30 in such tight quarters is a struggle Trick that works for me is to use a garbage bag wrapped around the filter when changing. No oil anywhere but the bag for easy disposal.
@@markcanterbury4847 that's a great idea 💡 might give it a try next year Thank you for watching if you ever have a topic you want me to work on please let me know
regarding the door you held open with a bungee - have you considered removing it and flipping it over so the hinges are on the bottom? Thats how all 3 are on my 1988 C30..
Depends, but I would think the Pearson would hold up better esp if it was say a 365 with todays weather platforms you should be able to stay away from storms the Cal is super fast the catalina has the best layout and is fast but a deck steped mast would scare me in a proper storm
Nice video… also a cat 30 owner need another opinion. Do you follow the liquids only rule in your toilet/ holding tank or do you allow let’s say… organic solids?
Everything you do on a video, put it on paper, step by step with pics you will sell a lot of copies Example your repairs plus your experience comparing sailboats designs
I think you are one of the best TH-cam channel, your explanations and your know how is amazing big thank you
Wow, thank you!
That means a lot ⛵⛵⛵⛵
I like how you explain things and how responsible you are with the environment. Thank you for that!
You are so welcome! if you ever have any off topic questions please feel free to reach out. I would be happy to assist you with anything I can
Oh man this is perfect. Catalina should pick you up. you by far have the best Catalina 30 how to videos #catalinayachts
LOL thank you. you should write them a well worded letter and explain that to them LOL
Excellent videos! I’m working through my sailing certifications and getting hours through a club. I plan on buying a boat in a year or so. Your videos are great in prepping for the realities of boat ownership. Thanks!
So glad you enjoy them
Thank you
I've just bought my first boat which is Catalina 30 Mkii. Found your channel, it is super helpful to see all maintenance projects on the same boat. Thank you for your work.
My pleasure. Please let me know if you have any questions
I'd be more than happy to help you out
I tell ya it’s sad watching you guys winterizing your boats as we enjoy endless summers in Florida (minus the hurricanes of course). Great job though. We will miss anchoring at Croton!
Yeah it's said but it is hiking season so that will take up a ton of my time
Pluse we get time to fix stuff and not loose days sailing
Beyond love the pink motor
Lol me too. Thank you
Excellent video. Thinking of purchasing a Catalina in the near future and these videos are really informative. Thank you!!!!!
My pleasure
If you do and need advice please reach out
I have been helping a ton of people in the north east with buying them
Just about to change the oil in my 84 Catalina 30 tall rig. I bought the same oil. Thanks!
Best stuff
great job on the oil
I must say I hate pumping out the boat. We dread it
Thank you, and yes pumping out is not the best however we do it once every two weeks to keep things super clean. maybe im use to it
Good stuff
Glad it didn't make a mess
lol yes thank goodness
The old man definitely wanted to help.
Oh yeah
great video
Glad you enjoyed it
It seems to me like 15W40 is a very heavy oil to use for the short duration runs in and out of marinas in the Caribbean much less the Hudson river in NYS. Diesels run cool and marine diesels run even cooler since they're not under any particularly heavy load, they take forever for the oil to get hot. The heavy weight oil puts a strain on your starter and battery and the thick oil doesn't get through all the galleries as quickly at startup. Given all that, the engine is operating in a severe service environment since it never gets hot enough to burn off condensation and it's apt to build sludge deposits. If this sounds familiar I'd strongly recommend changing the oil and filter at the end of the season, fresh oil over the winter months. Just my two cents.
@@hotprop92 1520 is the recommended oil
I'm drunk in most of my videos and mis state lots of stuff
My bad
About to change my oil for the second time
Thanks for this
I have also yet to ever pump out as we don't use the bathroom. Doesn't look to be to hard might start using it
You should use it. I mean you have one why not use it. Pumping out is not hard at all. I do it every two weeks to keep any nasty out no matter how much we use it. If you have any questions please let me know
My cat did my last oil change. We were sitting at the dock with the end of the settee open and my cat went down into the settee. There was a hose on the drain plug the previous owner had set up. Somehow my cat knocked the plug out of it and the oil started going into the bilge. HE got it all over himself, suddenly we heard this BANG BANG BANG BANG CRACKITY BANG under the settee boards and he came racing out of the end of the settee covered in oil and went up into the cockpit. We had to put the guy in a trash bag(with his head out), and I suited up in a welding jacket and gloves. We then took him to the marina showers....Dawn dish soap does work to clean animals of oil...shampoo....well.....not so much. Hey I agree 100 hours is just fine, fifty is really kinda crazy and what everyone usually says. If it were highway miles that would be 3000 miles, but we all know from Consumer Reports, etc that 7500 miles is usually OK, even for NY taxis.
My gens at work are recommending 480 hrs I change them at 240
Really good video Brian. Was wonder, could you post the type of pump you are using? really like that one and would love to get one. Keep up the awesome videos!!
Absolutely I'll get the make and model as soon as I get home
Nice. +1
Hi its called LiquiVac
I have the 8qt version
www.amazon.com/America-2005LV-LiquiVac-Changing-System/dp/B0002AJR8E?th=1
@@Sailing.Artemis thanks so much!
@@troelssmit1 any time
I got mine from tractor supply a few years back night be cheaper there
The grit is probably belt dust from the loose belt.
Think it was the old air filter
Nice! Thank you. Hope you do a video of your auto pilot setup one day as well. Going to try to install the same model as you have ev100 right?
I did a full install on it it's back a few videos
One for install and one for the measurements
I hope the freshwater hose you are putting down the pump out fill is labeled “not potable” and going into someone’s freshwater drinking tank.
If so there would be a serious ecoli concern!
Lol yes that is the wash out hose
Thx for the response, really enjoy your vids, clearly you have a mechanical mind and or background, working on a cat 30 in such tight quarters is a struggle Trick that works for me is to use a garbage bag wrapped around the filter when changing. No oil anywhere but the bag for easy disposal.
@@markcanterbury4847 that's a great idea 💡 might give it a try next year
Thank you for watching if you ever have a topic you want me to work on please let me know
regarding the door you held open with a bungee - have you considered removing it and flipping it over so the hinges are on the bottom? Thats how all 3 are on my 1988 C30..
Yes that was recommended and I plan on it this winter
When you're sucking out the waste, how does air get in? I thought it was a closed system.
There is a vent on the port side
Which sailboat is better if you get hit by a storm irwing, cal,pearson or a catlina 30, thanks great videos
Depends, but I would think the Pearson would hold up better esp if it was say a 365
with todays weather platforms you should be able to stay away from storms
the Cal is super fast
the catalina has the best layout and is fast
but a deck steped mast would scare me in a proper storm
Nice video… also a cat 30 owner need another opinion. Do you follow the liquids only rule in your toilet/ holding tank or do you allow let’s say… organic solids?
Way I see it is it's my boat so I'm going to poop in it if needed
@@pjbrod23 lol guests can pee only !!!!!!!!
I have an Airhead and gained the holding tank space for a watermaker.
You should write a book
a book? about what ?
Everything you do on a video, put it on paper, step by step with pics you will sell a lot of copies
Example your repairs plus your experience comparing sailboats designs
Oh maybe 🤔
Dude I am cracking up at all the people that don't know you are making a video. It is like hey fuck knob I am recording here :)
Lol 😂 yeah it happens to everyone so I hear
The other day there were deff a few people that wanted to chat