Here is an another outstanding example of what a real skipper needs to do.. Preventive and Predictive Maintenance thinking about everything on the boat.. Also Johan gained a lot of experience during all his sailing years and yes I am sure that Håkan was a tremendous source of knowledge and experience during the re-rigging of RAN II.. As usual another very interesting video that should be watched and understood by a lot of cruising skippers...
I watched every second with interest even though I don't have a sailboat and won't ever have one. I like to understand the "how" and the "why" of things. Thanks.
I watch a lot of sailing TH-camrs and no one has better maintenance advice and tutorials then Johan‘s Videos. Thank you for sharing your experience and gathered knowledge to help everyone sail safely. It’s done without making one feel inferior and rather straightforward and enjoyable to watch. Well done!!! And thank you.
Johan rigging inspection is great preventive maintenance and improves the safety of his vehicle. As a former USCG Chief Engineer, electrical and mechanical for oil drilling company for 38 years, all maintenance on all equipment is important on all marine vessels because of the harsh environment. Johan is very knowledge of his ability and vessel. I love his videos, they are the best I seen and I seen a lot.
Your continued excellence is awesome! Whether it be a day out sailing, prepping for a passage or today, a highly technical rig inspection, they are all done with great care and expertise! So impressive. You’re my favorite sailing Channel!
Loved this video. Very thorough and provides some clear idea of what to actually check for when doing your inspections. I will however say that I missed Vera in this episode. The overall cuteness factor of your video production was severely limited without her bright little smile.
Johan, this was a very interesting explanation of what you do during your inspections. I know this level of technical detail does not appeal to everyone but I expect most of your subscribers and anybody else looking for information on this subject will have found this video very informative. It also provided another level of "participation" in your fascinating journey. As usual, a great editing (and winching) job by Malin.
As always Johans level of work is amazing. I watch a couple other sailing channals where they are refitting thier boats and I have to turn them off when they are doing substandard work and says things like it's good enough. I've always believed an ounce of prevention is worth a lb. Of cure. It's always a pleasure viewing the jobs Johan does with his perfectionist additude.
I am a very detail oriented person and I work in a technical field where preventative maintenance checks are one of the most important things we do. I love the longer, in-depth look into the technical stuff! Amazing boat, and amazing upkeep.
It's always interesting to watch a Captain instruct about the maintenance of his boat, right down to the correct positioning of the cotter pins. Well done Sir. After watching you go over everything above the deck, it made me think of all the spare parts I think I would want to bring on the crossing. I think I'd need a support boat just to carry it all. 😁🤝🤝👍🇺🇸
RAN II is top notch in Your rigging, and the way you maintain it is like everything else you do,...very professional. I enjoyed this episode, Safe travels.
Nice inspection! We call those Running Backstays which are deployed when the staysail is deployed to keep the mast from pumping. For your AIS antenna, consider ordering a Vesper splitter and then a whip antenna at the top specifically tuned for AIS but doubling for VHF. SV Nepenthe/ Martinique
Johan , you are so amazing I love how precise you are and your attention to details especially for the safety of the family and for your beautiful boat. Love and blessings to all of you. 🥰⛵️⛵️⛵️🙏🙏💕
I replaced most of the standing rigging on my Islander about 15 years ago and I just replaced it all on my Pearson last summer. So at least I understood most of what Johan talked about. Besides being very informative and instructive, it was a great video - filming, sound, and editing. As always, well done! I missed seeing Vera😪 Ron
I have been a follower from the beginning. While watching this episode I realised it has been just over 6 years since your adventures began as a couple. When revisiting episode 1 it is incredible to see how Malin has grown in her sailing skills with the help of Johan's very impressive tuition; backed up by his excellent capabilities as a mariner. The drama situations that have arisen are handled calmly and not turned into attempts to gain a "Best drama" award at the OSCARS. All that however is surpassed by the ever improving filming, narratives, editing and informative content of each episode; all being achieved more recently with the addition of Vera as a crew member and the subsequent nurturing of her. Then having thought about it more I remember they still maintain wider family get togethers and embrace long standing friendships into their hectic nomadic lifestyle. This is all done without using "Click Bait" or blatent commercialisation. Is there any negative aspect to this channel? Perhaps just why there are not more followers.
Very well presented. Slow and methodical with clear reasons why you check and the discovery of a fault that is not super critical now, but in an anchorage could be important. Thanks always for the content you provide.
hay Johan, really a good check before you crossing the atlantic (!) I would really wish that more skippers would do something like that. good trip for you, Malin and Vera ... and fair winds
I have to say that I really enjoyed the video because it was long and technical! A very thorough inspection and as always when I watch Johan work, this engineer learned something valuable! I was actually thinking that it would have been really good to have seen Johan do this same inspection on the old mast and rigging before it was replaced. Safe travels across!
Thanks for this! Really appreciate the attention to detail and thoroughness. We have a 1995 Najad 440 and love watching your videos for ways to improve our systems. Only recently found your channel, but we subscribed, and the amazing quality of this episode are pushing us over to learn about Patreon to help the cause a bit. 🤙🏼
Great video! Your obviously an expert on the mechanical aspects of sailing and I especially respect your knowledge and skill. As a former aircraft mechanic and eventually moving into the quality control aspects of aerospace, this type of boat maintenance information I find to be very interesting. Trying to determine weather actual sailing or the technical aspects appeal to me more or less. Beginning to think that the maintenance and technical aspects of sailing hold a slightly greater interest but then at present I have no boat. You're all slowly drawing me in.....
I loved this episode. Thank you, Johan - I like to ask questions, and this was a better tutorial than I have received from any of the professional riggers I have hired. Your knowledge and thoughtfulness are appreciated. Superb video. (Will contribute.)
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Really helpful video, especially for us noobs. Thanks!
This tutorial was great. Will be buying a new (old) boat this year, and will have a survey of course, but it is nice to understand what a good survey entails. Thank you so much.
I like to do an extra thorough inspection soon after new equipment has been operated for a little time. Especially with something custom like a mast and the rest of the rigging, there could be some subtle problem that was missed when first being installed that would only be apparent after some usage. Could even find a manufacturing or materials problem. This seems like a perfect time for that kind of inspection on RAN's rig - still quite new, but with enough sailing miles and load cycles to uncover something that might be failing quickly / early. Glad you didn't see any problems!
You just showed us, in very easy to understand terms, what some people (experts) charge sailboat owners hundreds of $$$ to do. You two (three) are the best! Thank you very much Johan, Malin and Vera
Great video! @Malin, if you lower Johan via the winch, place one hand on the line on the winch. By simply light pressure you stop the line moving and you have better control over the line and this is much safer lowering Johan.
Loved the episode! Very valuable for learning for future trips up the mast! Although I have to be honest that we have our boat de-masted every year during winter for both checking or the rigging and maintenance (and ease of storage). As we don’t do long trips right now, I have not been up the mast in years so good to see and store for later!
Nice video. Johan your lucky, every time I go up the mast, my wife always lowers me to about two feet above the deck and leaves me there for a few minutes, laughing. A yearly joke. Cheers
Here is an another outstanding example of what a real skipper needs to do..
Preventive and Predictive Maintenance thinking about everything on the boat..
Also Johan gained a lot of experience during all his sailing years and yes I am sure that Håkan was a tremendous source of knowledge and experience during the re-rigging of RAN II..
As usual another very interesting video that should be watched and understood by a lot of cruising skippers...
Its a pleasure to witness a competent Captain professionally performing his duties. ⛵
Nothing wrong with having ”technical content”, that’s one reason we are subscribing you. 👍
Tough Real handyman. A lot to learn from RAN sailing
Mesmerising example of a master sailor tending to his responsibilities with clear and thorough explanations for us. Peace of mind.
Hvad komunikere i med, da Johan sad i masten?
I love the thoroughness you are doing before crossing the big pond. We all want Vera to have a wonderful time. Job well done.
That was a really thoughtful, thorough and useful primer in rigging maintenance. It should be obligatory viewing for all masters.
Another marvelous episode of preventive maintenance.
I watched every second with interest even though I don't have a sailboat and won't ever have one. I like to understand the "how" and the "why" of things. Thanks.
I watch a lot of sailing TH-camrs and no one has better maintenance advice and tutorials then Johan‘s Videos. Thank you for sharing your experience and gathered knowledge to help everyone sail safely. It’s done without making one feel inferior and rather straightforward and enjoyable to watch. Well done!!! And thank you.
Johan rigging inspection is great preventive maintenance and improves the safety of his vehicle. As a former USCG Chief Engineer, electrical and mechanical for oil drilling company for 38 years, all maintenance on all equipment is important on all marine vessels because of the harsh environment. Johan is very knowledge of his ability and vessel. I love his videos, they are the best I seen and I seen a lot.
Your continued excellence is awesome! Whether it be a day out sailing, prepping for a passage or today, a highly technical rig inspection, they are all done with great care and expertise! So impressive. You’re my favorite sailing Channel!
Thank you RAN For 286...
We love any/all the videos you publish. It's always the personal and careful attention to your sceneries, maintenance and family. Thank you
Very valuable, thank you!
If I had to pick a dream sailor team to cross any ocean, you would be number 1 on my list.
I loved the thoroughness! Leaving nothing to chance. EXCELLENT 👏👍
Loved this video. Very thorough and provides some clear idea of what to actually check for when doing your inspections. I will however say that I missed Vera in this episode. The overall cuteness factor of your video production was severely limited without her bright little smile.
Johan is so knowledgeable
Johan, this was a very interesting explanation of what you do during your inspections. I know this level of technical detail does not appeal to everyone but I expect most of your subscribers and anybody else looking for information on this subject will have found this video very informative. It also provided another level of "participation" in your fascinating journey. As usual, a great editing (and winching) job by Malin.
As always Johans level of work is amazing. I watch a couple other sailing channals where they are refitting thier boats and I have to turn them off when they are doing substandard work and says things like it's good enough. I've always believed an ounce of prevention is worth a lb. Of cure.
It's always a pleasure viewing the jobs Johan does with his perfectionist additude.
Sailing GBU? Makes you scared!
I am a very detail oriented person and I work in a technical field where preventative maintenance checks are one of the most important things we do. I love the longer, in-depth look into the technical stuff! Amazing boat, and amazing upkeep.
Great! The crew members of RAN are in good hands.
Outstanding! Johan is so experienced and knowledgeable it is a pleasure listening to him!
It's always interesting to watch a Captain instruct about the maintenance of his boat, right down to the correct positioning of the cotter pins. Well done Sir.
After watching you go over everything above the deck, it made me think of all the spare parts I think I would want to bring on the crossing. I think I'd need a support boat just to carry it all. 😁🤝🤝👍🇺🇸
i like long and technical vids. thanks for sharing your knowledge
RAN II is top notch in Your rigging, and the way you maintain it is like everything else you do,...very professional. I enjoyed this episode, Safe travels.
Great episode !
Good to see your methods, very methodical, and no expressed pain!!?!! lol.
Nice inspection! We call those Running Backstays which are deployed when the staysail is deployed to keep the mast from pumping. For your AIS antenna, consider ordering a Vesper splitter and then a whip antenna at the top specifically tuned for AIS but doubling for VHF. SV Nepenthe/ Martinique
Fantastiskt episode, alltid varit en av mina osäkraste punkt. Bra förklarat Johan. Fair Winds över Atlanten.
Great episode of rigging inspection procedures. Thanks!
loved it...as always...greetsz from holland... max
So good to watch what you guys do before you set off on the Atlantic!
I think you were thinking of "Running back stays", now it's my turn to check my rig! Thanks for the refreasher
In my view the finest sailing vlog.
I so so enjoyed this episode.. with all the technical stuff .. I'm learning why not learn from some of the best sailors!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
I enjoy the family & lifestyle parts of sailing best but I know some people do enjoy learning the technical aspects.
Johan , you are so amazing I love how precise you are and your attention to details especially for the safety of the family and for your beautiful boat. Love and blessings to all of you. 🥰⛵️⛵️⛵️🙏🙏💕
Well done Johan and Malin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers!
I think the stay you were trying to name are running back stays if they are to counter the inner forestry. Great video, thanks
Very interesting episode! I really appreciate your view for details and how you explained every step! Thanks a lot! :)
Love this kind of episodes, thank you for making them !
I replaced most of the standing rigging on my Islander about 15 years ago and I just replaced it all on my Pearson last summer. So at least I understood most of what Johan talked about. Besides being very informative and instructive, it was a great video - filming, sound, and editing. As always, well done! I missed seeing Vera😪 Ron
I have been a follower from the beginning. While watching this episode I realised it has been just over 6 years since your adventures began as a couple. When revisiting episode 1 it is incredible to see how Malin has grown in her sailing skills with the help of Johan's very impressive tuition; backed up by his excellent capabilities as a mariner. The drama situations that have arisen are handled calmly and not turned into attempts to gain a "Best drama" award at the OSCARS. All that however is surpassed by the ever improving filming, narratives, editing and informative content of each episode; all being achieved more recently with the addition of Vera as a crew member and the subsequent nurturing of her. Then having thought about it more I remember they still maintain wider family get togethers and embrace long standing friendships into their hectic nomadic lifestyle. This is all done without using "Click Bait" or blatent commercialisation. Is there any negative aspect to this channel? Perhaps just why there are not more followers.
This video was extremely interesting - Thank you
Great episode! Thanks so much for showing us how to inspect the rig.
Very well presented. Slow and methodical with clear reasons why you check and the discovery of a fault that is not super critical now, but in an anchorage could be important. Thanks always for the content you provide.
hay Johan,
really a good check before you crossing the atlantic (!)
I would really wish that more skippers would do something like that.
good trip for you, Malin and Vera ... and fair winds
Excellent video, great guide!! Thank you so much. 😃
Thank you both so much.
Whether you are showing lovely scenery or doing boat maintenance, I love it all. Thanks muchly for sharing, Gloria🐂
VERY Awesome Episode Thurow is VERY GOOD especially When you have Presious Cargo!!!!
So appreciated when a sailor of your experiences shares these how to tips with us newer to cruising. Tack så mycket!!!
Lot of knowledge there, thank you for sharing. 👍
I have to say that I really enjoyed the video because it was long and technical! A very thorough inspection and as always when I watch Johan work, this engineer learned something valuable! I was actually thinking that it would have been really good to have seen Johan do this same inspection on the old mast and rigging before it was replaced. Safe travels across!
Awesome to share all these details with Juhan. I see you already heading south. Have a great safe trip over the pond. Fair winds
What an interesting video very educational. Thank you
Calm, and thorough, very professional.
Thanks for this! Really appreciate the attention to detail and thoroughness. We have a 1995 Najad 440 and love watching your videos for ways to improve our systems. Only recently found your channel, but we subscribed, and the amazing quality of this episode are pushing us over to learn about Patreon to help the cause a bit. 🤙🏼
I love long and thorough videos! Thanks for making them…
Suveränt jobbat av er som vanligt!
Jag önskar att ni gav Vera många syskon!!!
Sverige kommer att behöver fler som er! ❤
If I could I'd give you dozens of thumbs up!!!
You guys are my favorite on You Tube!
Thank you! Great video!
Thanks for the great lesson! All lycka till er. Hoppas ni får en fin passage!
Great video! Your obviously an expert on the mechanical aspects of sailing and I especially respect your knowledge and skill. As a former aircraft mechanic and eventually moving into the quality control aspects of aerospace, this type of boat maintenance information I find to be very interesting. Trying to determine weather actual sailing or the technical aspects appeal to me more or less. Beginning to think that the maintenance and technical aspects of sailing hold a slightly greater interest but then at present I have no boat. You're all slowly drawing me in.....
That was excellent.
Really good….will use as a resource, Thank you
Love the complete & thorough rigging check!
I learned so much from this thankyou, things even i feel I can do.
I loved this episode. Thank you, Johan - I like to ask questions, and this was a better tutorial than I have received from any of the professional riggers I have hired. Your knowledge and thoughtfulness are appreciated. Superb video. (Will contribute.)
Really helpful video, especially for us noobs. Thanks!
Good video, good inspection.
Great job on the inspection! We are redoing our standing rigging this winter.
Always nerd out on your mechanical projects,,, LOL... You are always very though with every thing you do... happy sailing brother!!!
Excellent video. Those would be check stays. Nice to see the Dyneema.
Thank you Johan, very informative. I have my mast down at the moment and will be looking at the points you mentioned.
Very informative video, thanks
This tutorial was great. Will be buying a new (old) boat this year, and will have a survey of course, but it is nice to understand what a good survey entails. Thank you so much.
Great episode - would love to see the other logistics involved before an Atlantic crossing
I like to do an extra thorough inspection soon after new equipment has been operated for a little time. Especially with something custom like a mast and the rest of the rigging, there could be some subtle problem that was missed when first being installed that would only be apparent after some usage. Could even find a manufacturing or materials problem. This seems like a perfect time for that kind of inspection on RAN's rig - still quite new, but with enough sailing miles and load cycles to uncover something that might be failing quickly / early. Glad you didn't see any problems!
Excellent video ..... will be checking my rig a bit more .....4 months to go ... Thanks for sharing
Great Check.....now I am confident watching you folk cruise across the Atlantic....Cheers.
Very informative-thanks
Thanks!
Great information!
I love the tech !!! Thanks guy's. Certainly a beautiful place to do repairs and inspections.
Thank you.
Snyggt jobbat.
Tip top Wonderful as always informative and interesting Thanks
dude, thanks, great film!!!!
All is good keep sailing
Good to get a reminder of what we need to look for.
You just showed us, in very easy to understand terms, what some people (experts) charge sailboat owners hundreds of $$$ to do. You two (three) are the best! Thank you very much Johan, Malin and Vera
Alle super explained!
Helps to have someone working the winches that doesn't want to see you splattered in a family court somewhere 😂
Really useful and comprehensive. Thanks
Great video! @Malin, if you lower Johan via the winch, place one hand on the line on the winch. By simply light pressure you stop the line moving and you have better control over the line and this is much safer lowering Johan.
Loved the episode! Very valuable for learning for future trips up the mast! Although I have to be honest that we have our boat de-masted every year during winter for both checking or the rigging and maintenance (and ease of storage). As we don’t do long trips right now, I have not been up the mast in years so good to see and store for later!
Nice video. Johan your lucky, every time I go up the mast, my wife always lowers me to about two feet above the deck and leaves me there for a few minutes, laughing. A yearly joke. Cheers