Sailboat Repair FAIL: Tried to fix it, ended up Breaking it. [EP107]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- In this weeks episode we go through some stereotypical Sailboat maintenance shenanigans, and by this we mean, trying to fix something and end up breaking it. Unfortunately for us we discovered the repair had not worked at a very inopportune moment, under sail....
However in true cruiser fashion we improvised using our port side winch until we reached our destination in Grenada where Khiara immediately set about fixing the problem.
Despite having a few hiccups along the way we had a riper of a sail down to Grenada from Carriacou arriving with plenty of daylight to spare and a super convenient anchorage waiting for us.
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EVERY "MECHANIC" EVER has put parts in backwards or left parts out (leftover screws anyone). Having done this, once, and corrected it, I'll bet you won't do it a second time AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES FOR A GOOD MECHANIC. Be at peace with your skills.
💯agree👍
acsbob what seems to have been missed is the testing post fix.
Thank you for sharing your winch misstep. Others might have glossed over that. I appreciate it.
Me too!! Love you Khiara
“Whoops!” You made my day. Thanks for the smiles and laughs! I also enjoyed the sailing, as there has been so little of it this year with quarantines.
"The word experienced often refers to someone who has gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have" Laurence Gonzalez
Thank you for honestly sharing your experience with us.
I really hate to admit how many times I've made the same mistake. Glad to see I'm not alone in that club! Cheers and fair winds!
Still the Winch Master Khiara, if you find any mistaken then all is good!! 😊
You are an excellent mechanic. You did what all excellent mechanics do...screw it up, then fix it.
Awesome Khiara not only looks amazing, she is a master repair technician, captain of a wonderful yacht, able to keep her crew in line and on his toes, just love it.. I am currently following two dozen sailing channels and the Millennial Falcon is number 1. The most telling point to me is the loving interactions between the two of you, and of course Khiara's always smiling face. I guess I could praise Adam, but I'm not into guys, and I'm jealous.. Take care and keep each other safe, looking forward to more.
Khiara, you should absolutely be a mechanic! You fixed one problem with the holes with much creativity then you found out the problem with the pawls and fixed that. Plus the fact that at the end of it all the winch was stripped cleaned and re-lubricated and now works much better. Great job. Winch looks like a Lewmar so a phone call or email to them could get you a replacement top washer to anywhere in the world especially to a Caribbean island which you probably find has a place you can use poste restrante shipping by air in pretty quick time. Lewmar may well even have a contact/agent on the island.
Love your videos. They're how I unwind after a long day. It's oddly soothing. I binge watched all the episodes though, now I have to wait for the new ones. Thanks for making these.
At least you knew enough to call them pawls… I was calling them thingamabobs or humagetchies or squirrelypegs. Well done on the winch repair, Winch Mistress.
I took a test trying to get into the navy years and years ago and they told me that I could not ever be trained as a Mechanic. Part of the test was putting gears together and they said all my gears had the death sheared off of them. I was taken right back to that time in my life with your experience in this video.
Thank you for continuing to take us on your little journey with you.
Every mechanic makes mistakes, puts things in backwards, etc! That's how you learn and sometimes it even teaches you something new about how the machine works. That's a successful repair in my book. Great job Winchmaster!
Always a beautiful passage when sailing west with the Tradewinds:)
You never wait for the wind and the best way to circumnavigate the globe :)
Enjoyed the video, 😊 thanks
The prettiest winch master ive ever seen!!
Learning by doing is the best method that I know. You doing it great
I'm glad to see you guys resisting the urge to motor! Also, I can CNC or 3D print you some parts, but I'd have to mail them from California.
Looks like you beat me to it, but I would print a new part for them as well. I am also in the US though.
You did a good job of finding your way through the wench maintenance and challenges, Khiara.
A very nice way to start my day with you.
17:57 Khiara, you did a perfectly fine job of finding the problem. That's what counts. :)
I enjoy a number of sailing channels,but I'll never be more than an arm chair sailor. Near the top of the reasons why, is the complexity and effort that seems to be required in servicing winches! 😉 Thanks for sharing!
That was pretty funny. You often hear other sailers on TH-cam say "there was no wind so we're motoring" and I think why spend the money just be patient. now I know lol.
Thumbs up for trouble shooting and repairing the winch!!
The little pawl homes are happy, happy, happy homes!
Nice video. At least you have the character to own up to your mistakes 👍
Thanks for sharing a bit of your lives, again! Fabulous as always.
I’ve been putting off maintaining my winches, cos the pawls .... go, you for sorting yours .... 🤭👌🏽😅
I circumnavigated singlehanded in the high latitudes myself a few years ago and it was the experience of a lifetime. "So many nights I just dream of the ocean, god I wish I was sailing again" ~ Jimmy Buffett Iceland, the Shetlands, the Canaries, South Africa, British Columbia, Cape Horn, the Falklands, Namibia, the Carribean, 40,000 miles, it's all good!!!
wow!!
The cruising life ie. boat repair in exotic locations.
Well... I can understand the excitement that causes them to rush for the next episode of Adam and K. Two very popular people to hang with (or to crash parties to rub elbows with).
Lol there's a web business waiting to be born, "Fixybits," odd parts for forgotten tech.
Hey Khiara, don't put yourself down, you are quite capable as a mechanic, I know a lot of people who would not be able to get a winch back together and working and you did an excellent job of identifying the fault so you could fix it ! A lot of people would have been scratching their heads for a long time and probably had to ask for help, I would be tempted to put a bit more lube on than you did but there is probably some good reason why you didn't overload it with grease.
Have to give you credit though, You laughed and smiled all through your redo. Words to live by " Don't put your paws in Backwards " .
Lol Live and learn by doing winch master (winch wench). We never stop learning until the day we die, and who knows if that is the end. Good on you for getting stuck in and doing what most wouldn’t even try, you are broadening your experiences and skills with each new challenge that you take on. And by the way, you definitely have good base mechanical aptitude for tackling mechanical jobs.
I think that’s the most serious and almost laughter free video I’ve ever seen you guys do. Still great though, cheers
Whoops, we’ll try and throw in a bit more banter next time! 😆
Love watching you both fix things. So much to do on all boats. Glad you found a solution, you're very creative. Best of luck in Grenada. Miss you guys. ❤️❤️
Nice winch fix Khiara! Adam should be lucky to have a Chief Engineer like you! LOL I have worked with some that you would put to shame ! LOL Awesome episode guys. Fair winds and following seas Millennial Falcon!!
Cross sheeting! Just like a real race boat. 😊
Awesome sail...the weather looked amazing...you guys are incredible. Your worst day is better than 99% of the world population’s best day! Cheers!
The winch master lives on!!!!😄
great show ... :) BUT .. I really can not understand why and who would click the thumbs down button ! ?? loved it !
i would be glad to 3D print the spare parts for you two! Nice work on the winch !
You both seem to handle the unexpected with patience.
Excellent video!
I have made replacements for those rings out of plastic breadboard, mine are blue at the moment...
Looks like my kinda luck, maybe it's a redhead thing? Looks like an awesome sail y'all had. 👍👍⛵
👍🙂 You would be better than some mechanics... you found out what was wrong and fixed it. 🐯
Suggestion. Buy a couple of boxes of nitrile gloves for working on anything with oil or grease. Swap out as needed and keep your hands oil, grease and graphite free. It also works when glassing smaller items.
plastic cutting boards are an awesome source of solid, super cheap plastic that you can easily 'machine' into plastic parts, either with blade, saw or hot soldering iron.
That’s a good idea! Thanks for the suggestion 🙂
When you get some time i would suggest opening all winches and clean inspect...and grease everything well. Salt water is hard on bearings and such . If it moves grease it... If it doesn't move....Paint it!
Best looking winch wizard ever :)
I loved the content, looking foward too more! Just subscribed! But please pack the bearings with grease and they will work smoothly and last longer.
Thanks for all that inspiration. It is time for me to service my two speed winches, which I shall undertake securely docked at the marina on a pleasant afternoon taking great care about the orientation of my pawls. [Ref. Page 160 - "This Old Boat" Second Edition by Don Casey] I will attempt to download detailed diagrams if they are not already in my possession. My best laid plans often lead to cheerful first effort followed by a determined eventually successful re-do. A-Pawling! That is how it goes.
Great video and great job on the winch. But of course everything I fix is done right the first time. HA.
Hey there! Why not using washers to prevent the bolds from slipping in the hole??
looks like the top of the bolt needs to be flush with the plastic cap or the winch arm will hit them
Unless the bolt sits in the recess perfectly it’s not long enough. Trying to find a longer bolt on the island was a no go. 😒
@@SailingMillennialFalcon Hmmm... I suspected that. That's a pity. I am sure you will find a solution as you are both super smart. Love your channel btw!! Greetings from the UK!!
Sailing Millennial Falcon to make it even more fun, the fasteners on those early Lewmar aren’t even metric, they’re standard.
Wish I had a lump of cash to send you, but fraid I don't. Any of you wealthy fans do it, please 😉 You are a really nice couple, love your videos. Don't worry about a simple mistake like that Khiara. We have all done it.
I think the Chief Engineer needs a pay increase!!!😂
lol!
Hello. Nice channel you have. Have you considered using liqui moly/grease inside the winch?
"Pawl homes"
That made the video excellent!
Well done Khiara ! Just amazes me that you know what you are doing! How do you learn to do these things? When you eventually come back to Australia,I will hire you to do all the jobs that need fixing around my house 😂😂😂
Don't be so hard on yourself. You learned a powerful thing and are now a winch master.
3:59 And yet when I tell oldschool sailors that I consider my 3D printer to be required kit they act like luddites and think i'm insane. :)
I love your freckles. More more more.
that winch was a cool project. live to see the engineer at work.
would be amazing if you guys had a 3d printer onboard!
After a mishap, I now cut a hole in the bottom of a box big enough to clear the base of the winch. Then slide the box over the winch and tape the box to the deck. After that, I disassemble the winch. If anything (like a bearing) unexpectedly slides out, the box has a good chance of catching it. I can say... Lewmar roller bearings bounce twice before going overboard.
Try using skirt baits for fishing and ditch the stick baits. Maybe that will help.
Glad you got the winch sorted. I thinkl we need to start a tally on how many times Khiarra says UMM. 🤣 Thanks for sharing. Hope you get to sail to your next destination soon. Fair winds & regards from the UK
I'm sure the general consensus is that Khiara's got a lovely um...
@@nmsspacedude1793 Cannot answer that as being over 70 it puts me in the dirty old category. BUT!! 😏
@@garyc5483 (Though 'but' is usually spelt with two 't's? Butt, um, I may be wrong...)
Nice job Kira. Could you get a replacement plate made in stainless steel. Probably cost a bit but it would it would last longer that plastic.
We love watching you guys live the "dream." My question is this: Do you love the Millennial Falcon, or like it, or do you merely tolerate it?
Part of being a mechanic is making mistakes, next time you won't make the same mistake. Good on you for having a go at it.
As Mr. Mithan pointed out the loaded line should be tangent to the drive gear. You'll wear things out quickly since this is not the case. You can always drill new holes in the top cover after rotating it 90*. New top plates are readily available as are pawls and springs. Think of mistakes as education, not so much as screwing up.
Thing's happen. Just bounce back and keep trucking.
Only 2nd! I was going to say that Khiara did a great job on the winch until I see that she had to go back and fix it a second time. I'm glad that Captain Bligh wasn't too upset.
QandA Maybe. Where do you store your winch handles? You seem to throw then on the 'rockhard' seats. Curious how many you have lost overboard? How many spares do you carry?
K, if you look at that gear, you’ll notice that one side of it has a small groove that mates with the pawl body. The very old Lewmar can be a little tricky like that.
Oh I didn’t notice that! Thanks 😊
You've got cute paws. Er I mean pawls. Well your cute.. Nuff Said.
I expect you've already replaced your Lewmar Wavegrip Winch Top Cap in black plastic, part number 15000379 (if it's a size 30/40/52) by now - if not they're $10.85 from P2 Marine.
I'm binge watching, looking for the episode where you pulled your prop shaft to check it for straightness when you were having so much vibration.
Working on that winch in place right on the edge of the boat I would worry so much about dropping something overboard that it would happen.
Think positive gal. You did not break it...Time just wore it out. You remedied a bad situation to make it work until you can get a new one...As for putting in the part backwards, I am with you...Opps
I was thinking of making washers out of a beer car. a decent pair of scissors should work. Then use your epoxy to fix them where needed
Why not just use stainless washers with those bolts, or slightly longer ones? Have the washers press down on the remaining plastic ring, stopping the bolt coming through? Should be much more sturdy than the epoxy layer?
To avoid that sinking feeling be really careful when dismantling the winches or anything really and bringing it inboard to the cockpit. The bearings often come away as you lift the bell housing away and drop out.with a boing boing sper lash, a real bummer. at least where you are it might be an option to spend a fun afternoon diving for it.but not normally.
Typical boat job - should take an hour, turns into something completely different 🙂
Enjoy latest sailboat ⛵️ sailing video! 😘⛵️😀 Mike fro Missouri
My old gaff ketch had no winches at all. I would just haul on the sheets as best I could and leave it at that.
Worry not about your winch short term. Just turn up until the jib luffs a bit and pull your sheet in by hand. Winch handles - who needs them?
Works like a charm. My first boat didn't even have winches, not did most of the boats in the days of working sail. Slippery hitches on the aft mooring bits or cleats will do just fine.
Looked like Adam was on the windlass and if my memory is fair, Khiara was suppose to be on the windlass until further notice!!!!! Those winches are tricky and finicky!!!
Shhhhhhh... don’t remind him! 🤫I figure that if I wear ridiculous outfits (ie denim miniskirts) then I’ll get off the hook!
A local machinist may be able to make a replacement winch disc out of aluminum flat stock? First thing I thought of when I saw it, since it's easy to turn another one in a lathe.
Take plastic cap to machine shop and you can get one made in stainless / ally.
I'm in the same boat with my RV at the moment, was getting some smoke coming from the foam surround around the water heater, turns out the heatproof plastic parts inside had come adrift, no problem just take it apart and re-attach... only all the 15 yr old plastic bits crumbled to dust... parts discontinued, new heater £1600 😬😬😳😭😭😭😭
You can get a new winch cap made in Stainless fairly easily. It's a cylinder with 4 counter-bored holes. Stainless will last "forever".
If you can get 2 part silicone you may be able to make a mold of the part and cast a new part in thickened epoxy.
It would be simple to make one out of aluminium, bronze or stainless, the only hard part would be making the recesses for the bolt heads with flat bottoms, that is done with an end mill
Hi Khiara, don't knock yoyrself about the winch, you are doing a fantastic job on the mechanical R & M. I've seen tradies with a lower success rate than you. I read earlier someone suggested taking photo's of the part you are repairing as you go along. Good idea, you'll only have to do that the first time. Remember if you make a bo-bo once and fix it that's gaining experience. If you make the same bo-bo a second time that's stupidity. That is one thing you ain't.
I doubt 3D printer plastic is solid enough for such marine application, not even talking mechanical forces... I did 3D print a few things at home and it's just ok...
@Dennis Patrick I'll check. Curious to see how filaments quality have improved
Interesting, I was thinking ABS plastic might do the job, it’s not load bearing.
Why not use the self-tailer on the broken primary to cleat off the sheet? I mean, using the staysail winch for the gruntwork, but then wrapping round the self-tailer on the primary right behind it to cleat off? Beats running the thing across the middle of the cockpit...
Looks like an old lemar series 30 if you can't find parts let me know, I have spare winches from salvage boats that are stii good
A chief engineer who says woops always a bad sign lol they do have rebuild kits which replace the plastic bits or other wearable pieces. as always have fun!1
4 washers job done.
A good chance to learn to sail without winches for emergency training sake. Get it wrapped around a cleat and as tight as you can then quickly luff up just a bit to get it tighter, using the tensioned part of the line to push sideways then taking up slack as you let it out.
As for the winch I blame the engineers that designed the parts so they could go in backwards!
Es un canal muy serio. Pero me gusta greetings
Tell us what winch model that is and we will look around for parts.
I would be happy to have a co-captain that services winches. You did great....minor boo boo ....part of the fun.