We've Been SAILING With Our EYES WIDE SHUT
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We’ve been sailing the Pacific Ocean with our eyes wide shut, without a radar, for four months. Hit by unexpected squalls at night, not knowing which way they’re headed. Today that all ends as we install a new radar. What should have been simple turns into a rubik’s cube that must be solved while up the mast. By the end we need a break and head off to explore Tahiti’s lush interior valleys, dramatic peaks and alluring culture.
#boatlife #radar #tahiti
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TIMECODES
00:00-05:58 Radar Install Day 1
05:59-11:18 Radar Install Day 2
11:19-18:19 Exploring Tahiti
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Awesome video!! Fabio is multi
talented and Kristin is a great partner. You two work so well together. It’s so enjoyable to watch.
Thanks so much Mom! We’re glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
What a great moment we shared !
The rader was successfully set at the mast!
The emotional moment !
Now you’re equipped with the another trustworthy buddy !
And you’re long way spending without would be much more appropriate the situation 🎉
Congratulations 😊😊😊!
Thank you so much Hiro!!
LOL!!! OMG, I just about lost it after Fabio had dropped all the washers, and then about three "I realized I couldn't do this thing"'s, and a "and the screw was just spinning and I couldn't tighten it", and I could feel him about to scream and then immediately Kristin says, "IF YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS video..."
That’s the idea!! 😂😂😂 thank you for watching and happy holidays 🤩
Radar, auto-pilot, you're ready for the moon now! What a place Tahiti is! On my list, for sure. I didn't knew about such vast inner valleys, amazing! Thanks for sharing. See you on the next video. Fair winds!
We should be ready for anything! Tahiti is gorgeous, we weren’t aware of the stunning valleys before visiting either. Thanks so much for watching!!
@@HarborsUnknown Ah, forgot to mention: great job on the radar! Thanks for documenting the whole process and its tricks
Thanks so much!
Excellent video, both the radar story and the visit, thank you!
Thank you!! 😊
What a wonderful journey, thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching!! Happy holidays 😊😊
Bummer on the radar complications....and the customer service. Thanks for the tour of this amazing island. MERRY CHRISTMAS you guys. A break is surely earned ✨🎄✨✝️✨💕👍🏻
We’re so glad you enjoyed the island tour! Merry Christmas to you as well!! 🎄🎁✨
Your situational awareness and thus safety will now have grown immeasurably, add in your now working autopilot and your passage making should be that much easier. Fair winds.
Yes, passage making should now be much easier. Thanks for watching Mark!
Great Video Guys (and Yoda) - a bit of tech, nature and culture. Your video has it all. Merry Christmas.
Thank you!! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you!🤩
Great job y’all! Happy Holidays & love to Yoda❤
Thank you and Happy Holidays back at you from the three of us 😊😊
😀👍👍👍❤ You both have a Merry Christmas. I hope 2024 is very good for your channel. See you next year from Seattle, WA.
Thank you Thomas! Merry Christmas to you as well,happy new year and thank you for watching and commenting on our videos!! 😊
I'm really enjoying your videos. Cudos and best of luck with the rest of your journey. I will be watching. Cheers
Thank you so much!!😊😊😊🤩 happy holidays 😊
Thank you for a great episode!
I like and appreciate both of you more and more.
Keep them coming and "bons vents" as we say in French. 🙂
merci beaucoup André! Your comment is very appreciated 😊😊
Thank you for sharing your tour! Happy Holidays with love ❤
We’re so glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays!! 🎄🎁😊
Duct tape wins again! Glad you finally have radar, but your combined rough experienced has convinced me to not even look at that brand for our boat electronics for the build. That seemed to be a very enjoyable tour of Tahiti.
Thank you!! Duct tape is man’s best friend😂! Agree, we didn’t have a great experience with that brand 🫤
Wow fantastic problem solving in exotic places ,well done on the radar installation and trouble shooting the solution to bolts and spaces.......very interesting that the old radar could not be repaired ...how long did it last ? Btw thanks for another grwat episode ....three days from Christmas ,may you three have a blessed festive season,kind regards Louis
Thank you 🤩🤩! It is rather sad that the 4G couldn’t be repaired, in my heart of hearts I know that it probably was just a belt but B&G offered no support and offered a discount on the new one. It was less than 2 and 1/2 years old. Have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season!
It's nice to see a fellow sailor struggle with the same stuff but it made me wonder. Why do Raymarine, B&G etc not make some hoisting points on these domes? They seem to think that we all take our masts down for installation. Simple things like making those screws none rotating could make life so much easier. In the end a job well done, credit to you. Thumbs up!
You are so right!! Considering the short lifespan of their equipment these appliances should be easy to swap 😂😂🤣How about a little pad eye on top of the dome and a quick release rail to connect with locking screws? I don’t think that those engineers have ever been up a mast and are completely detached from end user experience. Thank you for your comment, it’s good to know that someone out there has shared in the pain🤣🤣
Good job Fabio
Thank you! It took a while to figure out but next time I will be better 😂😂
Encore une belle vidéo, merci. Vous êtes vraiment très sympathique. Je profite ce petit mot pour vous souhaiter un très joyeux Noël.
Merci beaucoup pour vos mots gentils et pour le soutien! Nous sommes ravis que vous aimiez la vidéo. Nous vous souhaitons également un très joyeux Noël et de belles fêtes de fin d'année!
Interesting video. Good job on radar switch out. Looks like it almost required 2 people up the mast. Beautiful island trip.
Merry Christmas y'all and wishing y'all a Happy, safe New Year.
Terry, Thank you for watching and for you comment! Merry Christmas and happy holidays 😊😊
After watching your videos I am so happy with my Raymarine Electronics Package. B&G has a reputation for being the advanced electronics navigation system specifically for sailors. But with the trouble you have experienced and the less than stellar customer support with very poor replacement delivery times I think reliable product with excellent customer support from other manufacturers wins out over unsupported innovation. Sorry for all the misery B&G has inflicted on your sailing experience. ❤️
Thank you for watching our videos!! It has been a struggle for sure. Switching cost would be prohibitive, so we deal. We have found great support from the FB B&G group which is symptomatic of a company who has outsourced customer support to the online community. 😊😊
Great work
Thank you!
Happy Holidays!!!
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merry xmas guys..love this video..keep it up
Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you as well! 🎄🎁✨
Problem solving in exotic places and orientations 🤣 did you realise you were taking up climbing as well as sailing ? 🤪 Happy Holidays 🥂🍻
😂😂😂 I never though about it in that way 😂😂Happy Holidays
WOW ! Another fantastic episode HU! You learned a lot this week and not just with the Radar. It's must be so nice to be able to stop and co-exist with differing cultures and take on board (figuratively speaking) their ideas, cultural memes and presence as you travel! How cold was the water, I noticed you didn't go for a swim anywhere...? Fabio you did well with the gear you had. Personally I would have reached for my spare bolts that had slim flat heads that could be held with a flat spanner. I'd always travel with some 2", 3" and 4"- ⅜ and 5mm and 10mm nuts and bolts, just for times like this. I know, I know, You can't carry everything. it weights the boat down! LOL.
Till next week... Fair 💨's and following 🌊's!
Thank you as always for your great comments! It was wonderful to learn all the little cultural details from a local person.
You are right, it would have been super useful to have bolts that could have been held with a spanner! I often wonder about the architect who come up with very designs. I will have to augment my ship stores!! 😊 happy holidays!
Yes a couple of containers of bolts is always a good idea - and don't throw anything away. Keep all your old bolts, washers, nuts, etc. You never know...
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE ON WONDERLUST!!! I hope 2024 bring you guys wonderful travels and life experience. Maybe even join us here in Sydney Australia. I can show you a wonderful place to park Wanderlust for a couple o f weeks!@@HarborsUnknown
🤩🤩thank you !
Lucky Fabio is a multi-skilled "machine!" (my kids use that term when someone is extra talented at everything). Imagine your costs if you had to get everything done by someone else?! Any clues as to what caused the first dish to fail?
Yes, we are super fortunate! If we had to wait on people to do jobs for us it would be crazy expensive and we’d never leave the dock. 😂 From reading online the most common problem is the belt inside fails. Thanks for watching!!
I realize TH-cam time isn’t linear, but why hasn’t Seawind addressed or at least advocated for you with B&G? Personally based on yours and others experience, B&G’s quality and support isn’t for ocean going vessels. I’ll never purchase from them.
Seawind did help us to get the T3 autopilot ram under warranty even though the warranty period had expired and facilitated the discount for the dome. Thanks for watching our video!
Thank you for sharing those beautiful smiles have a very Merry Christmas
It’s our pleasure! Thanks for watching! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!