Repairing the boat in Vuda Marina - Fiji - Sailing Greatcircle (ep.281)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2022
- Scary moments as Greatcircle is hauled out in a very narrow slipway on a cart with a couple of wooden blocks. But it's the only place in Fiji where you can haul out a cat and they therefore have lots of experience doing this. Having 2 rudders again towards New Zeland might be a good idea as well so let's go for it.
I visited Fiji once when I was youger and stayed there for a month. One of the best times of my life, I loved the Fijian people they were so welcoming and lovely.
Endlich! I remember that place well. our keel waters crossed again. Bravo, so Love it
Great video guys! it was a pleasure meeting you in VUDA while hauling out the Gunboat48 VELA in the pouring rain
Much love to the music editor of your videos
Cloud 9 in the background @ 1:35, nice touch. Those 55's are a beautiful looking cat
Best sailing channel. No comparison
Great job, well done. With the boats getting bigger and bigger the yards have to expand their capacities in equipement and skills as well. 👍👍😀
Bula, I really enjoyed your video. I spent a year in Fiji working on Laucala Island, and have been to Vuda a few times….lovely place! Vinaka
Superb video guys, thanks.
Quite a piece of work, this rudder replacement ! Well Done !
well done to fuck it up in the first place. insurance company will be happy
Waarom zouden die niet happy zijn? 60k excess.
Great memories from Vuda marina. We got hauled out in 2019 exactly the same way as you. They had to dive down to put stones under the wheels because the tide was too low. Very nice and helpful staff. Great restaurant and bar.
Have fair winds to NZ.
well done , ready for new adventures! Greets from Germany......I stay tuned!
Adam and team do an amazing job at Vuda with what they have available. We were checking out during your stay and have had a friend point us out in the background. Hopefully everything is good but rest assured that the marine services here in Bay of Islands are spectacular! Hopefully we'll see you here as there's already a number of the Outremers here. Great feature and thanks for taking the time to share!
Thanks for sharing !
Sailing: boat maintenance in exotic locations! Great repair.
The bottom is in great shape! You guys must be cleaning all of the time! Always interesting to the haulout arrangements.
We’ll to be honest it’s mostly the Seajet 039 self polishing antifouling that does the job
Top job on the repairs safe passage to Kiwi land
That looks over complicated that rudder system but good job repairing it that’s great support from the builder ..looks like great and friendly service 👍
The steering system looks a bit complex doesn’t it? Can’t really judge whether this makes sense though
Weel done. Looks great again. It just looks as if the port rudder is slightly larger than the starboard one. May be the colour. Happy sailing again.
excelent video 👍
nice work, without hydralics... with ya boat threre ! :) 💪
Last time I was in Musket Cove was in 1999. Wow...a totally different place now.
Indeed a tricky haul out :-) I see that your previous cat would have been too heavy for that trailer. Haha, and that haul in again, even felt nerve wrecking behind the screen of my laptop! :D
Groetz!
Wim
Ja hè?
good support
Hi guys, thanks for all the lovely videos. I've been binge watching for a few weeks now.
Just a couple of observations....
The vibration you experienced when exceeding15kn on the Outremer was probably harmonic vibration of the shrouds. The young 65 EOS has encased rope spiralling the shrouds to interrupt the wind.
It must be very reassuring to not hear the disturbing sound of the Lagoon's bulkheads creaking. There are many videos of Lagoons having bulkhead failures. You probably dodged bullet in that 50kn wind "to go or not to go" video.
Hope to see you in Cairns
The vibration actually was caused by too little space between the hulls and the engine. Larger blocks solved it. The resonance in the shrouds is of course there as well but a little piece of rope tied to them usually works
@@CatGreatcircle I showed my wife your Outremer 55 walk through video and she now wants one. I'd better get a second job 😁
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How beautiful is that gunboat tho.
What a nerve wracking haul out. As a fellow sailor myself, I cringed at those little pieces of wood wedged in. Then fighing a hole for the rudder to fit, because they don't have the gear to lift the boat!!!! Crickey. 3rd world facilities, bummer of a place to have to do repairs... but they came through for you. Yeah!
At least they used their heads and kept improvising!
And they’ll get a brand new hydraulic cart very soon now.
getting your rudder fixed is a good thing.
Can’t believe how much rust and corrosion on the engine parts in such a short time
Yes caused by sea water coming in through the life raft hatch. Consequence of having one of the first hulls..
Thank you for responding my wife and I love your videos have been fans for years
for some reason.. when things fail on a boat and has to be replaced, its always the most inconvenient, difficult part to get to....😂😂😂
Sure getting the parts can be really difficult out here, great to have the backup of Outremer for that
I very much enjoy your videos-- the shots of you sailing are wonderful. It appeared you didn't antifoul the new rudder and hull repair before you went in or did you use a different colour antifoul? You'll love NZ, however watch out if you come south to Cook Straight and the Marlborough Sounds-- 60 knots is not unusual...
The new rudder was already painted because ready to install at a new Outremer 55 with black antifouling when we sent it 🙂
@@123raph123 Ah... that makes total sense...I do think the 55 is one of the most beautiful cats around-- I can watch your sailing videos for hours. My boat was a 39' Pescott Whitehaven design, very similar in concept to yours, just not as big...
Well they might do that a lot taking boats out that way. But one or two blown tires and you have big problems. No i would have waited for a port with a hydraulic lift for a lot of boats to be moved with. What a sketchy operation for moving a lot of boats in and out! I hope they get a modern lift real soon as you mentioned. Take Care!!
Actually a tire did blow when they took out Manaca, Outremer 51. No big deal luckily but some delay.
I dont know but it all seemed a little light the rudder shaft , Bracing of the tube to the hull but hey the designers know what they are doing , I would have thought a 'cruising' cat would have had a skeg hung rudder , Fair winds & Following seas = See you in NZ .
Hell friends from summer Trizonia!!!!
A lot warmer than here in NZ probably…
😄👍👍❤
What colour on the glywo site are you guys for tracking ?
I think we’re purple or? On offshore there’s a legend to make sure
In the last episode Mark was ready to deploy a portable pump, presumably operating off the 12v. What brand and model of pump do you have please, it seems a good thing to have on a cat. Thanks, Neil (Lorikeet 4X23)
It’s a pump on 220v…
@@CatGreatcircle thanks, do you know the brand please?
@@CatGreatcircle thanks, Karcher 6000L I see.
You would think French Polynesia would make a perfect location for an Outremer service centre, almost the exact opposite side of the world yet part of France, heaps of Outremer boats in that part of the world and all needing servicing :-)
So there’s your business opportunity. A lot of GLYWO boats passing in the next years as well
@@CatGreatcircle Hahahah, I'd love to, although lacking both skills and the required $$$ needed to get started.
I’m in Vuda Marina with a bent rudder from hitting a poorly charted reef. Can you tell me the shipper you used? Did you have to pay any customs fees? How much was shipping? How long did it take to get the rudder? Thank you so much, Aga
Outremer shipped it through a French distribution company. Took pretty long because of the strict regulations regarding approved packaging crates
Bolloré is the name of the company
New Zealand is a beautiful country. Will you be near thames. If so I would be honored to meet you and say hello. I see some of the group are up in the north of New Zealand currently. Welcome to Aotearoa.
Thanks! Where’s Thames?
South East of where the group has been arriving in nz. Head across the hauraki gulf.
The more I look at the damage you have, I think it must be Killer Whales.
Interesting theory but I actually saw the rudder hitting the reef a couple of times in a row…
:-)
Why couldn't you have done the haul out and the repairs in New Zealand where they have better facilities?
Wanted to have 2 rudders and be sure to have no water ingress before the crossing that can be interesting at times
I like Outremer but man they are fragile for the 1.6M you pay ! would expect a bit more. Looking at this video it feels like you pay for the form and design more than quality. I wish you luck but i have a feeling this will not be the last repair !
You can have a sturdy boat or a fast boat. The Outremers are really light and really fast (I think if you sail hard, you can reach 18 knots), the boat turns 7 knots abeam into 7 knots of forward speed - most other boats are fighting to get the 7 knots at twice the wind and can't even dream about reaching 18 knots (not even surfing down a wave). I think Greatcircle once got to 28 knots during sea trials, surfing down a huge wave.
So, like an F1 car, they're fast but fairly fragile.
@@realulli what about a Mumby… lighter, tougher (are known to hit a reef and bounce off) and with those kick-up rudders, would have avoided the current issue with great circle… as I said… is beauty over practicality and safety.
Strange, looking at the video my feeling is exactly opposite after hitting a reef at 8 knots and being hit by a 70 to commercial vessel…
Maybe it’s just your love for this Mambo cat as you were kind of clear about earlier. I had a look, no comment there.
Mamanuca pronounced mamanutha.... c is th in Fijian
Good to know for our next visit