Glen, there is only one problem with your videos. Having watched all of your maintenance projects with my wife, and having just spent 3 weeks sailing on our boat here in NZ... you are now the new standard and I'm not sure I can compete... "You know Glen would clean that thing out completely"... "What would Glen do with that leaky chainplate"... etc etc... 🤣🤣🤣. But seriously, love your work! Keep em coming and hope to see you here one day soon!
It is great to rewatch some of these classic Cloudy Bay videos. Still one of the best sailboat channels of all time. I envision you guys sailing south east Asia and enjoying the good life!
Glen, like some other comments I sit and watch your videos and at the finish - lament I have to wait for another and invariably go back and watch an old favorite. Cheers
I woke up in this perfectly rainy Sunday morning and first red the newspaper then watched the latest updates on my football team (Fiorentina) and left the best part sipping my second cup of coffee still in my gown, with the rest of the family shut away: watching an almost naked funny awesome man fixing his boat! What a morning! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed the Sunday morning viewing. Hope you remembered to unlock the family after watch it! Oops, yes, I think I should make a point of wearing a shirt when filming. Not a pretty sight! And ... it would be unfair to frighten away the very few female viewers we have!
So, my lawn fertilizer spreader suffered a catastrophic failure. As I was about to break it up and put it in the trash, I thought…what would Glen do? Out with my knockometer to carefully disassemble, fabricated up a new torsion piece, clean and reassemble. Good as new! Thanks Glen, you’re an inspiration. I've very much enjoyed this series, well done.
Thanks for that. That really made us laugh! But you know what, my father would never throw anything away just because it stopped working. He would rip it apart and always try to fix it, vacuums, lawnmowers, our car ... often adapting the thing to make it work again. And as a boy I loved watching him and later helping. He was my inspiration and taught me there is nothing that cannot be fixed if you have the will. By the way, he also refused to allow a TV in the house. I hated him for that .... but now I could jhug him for it. Just wish parents today would throw away those damned phones and tablets. I really wonder what kind of generation they are creating :(
Hello, Glen & Oana, I hope the two of you are well and having fun, winter is settling in up here in Canada so re-watching some of your videos to stay warm...LOL All the best, Scott
I did serve my time as an engineer in the oil industry, but really my interest in fixing things was inspired by my Dad and Brother when I was a boy. It seemed we were always tearing something or another apart to fix it. And, no TV in our house. Which was good, but maybe thats why I've never been friends with electronics (no TV to fix!)
THanks for that Clay. For me, shipshape means all the places you cannot see not only those visible. And how can one perform in bed unless one knows its all mechanically shipshape down below? :)
I've watched all these episodes, and quite frankly, I'm thoroughly impressed with your abilities to tackel all these projects in a manner that most "professionals" wouldn't be able to reach. Keep them coming. Cheers
I only recently came across your channel, I've no idea why I didn't find it earlier because I've been watching loads of sailing channels for at least a couple of years. Glen and Oanna are a most beautiful couple, a perfect couple. Cloudy Bay is the most beautiful sailing yacht, a perfect yacht. I absolutely love watching your videos, you both are among the least pretentious sailing people I've watched, definitely the most relaxing sailing channel out there. And the soundtrack as a musician of many years I can say with certainty that music is a study in perfect simplicity or simple perfection, a fantastic piece of music. I hope you go sailing again soon.....very inspiring!!!!
Sorry for the possible verbal confusion, because I am writing through a translator. For your thoroughness and painstaking work in reviews of yacht maintenance, I would like to put a few dozen likes, it's a pity that technically it can't be done. There are very few bloggers who are so detailed and thorough about technology.
Buongiorno Mr. Glen. Il lavoro del timone è stato un lavoro complesso e ben fatto considerando che lo ha fatto da solo. Un altro esempio della sua bravura. Grazie.
Good morning , just quick note on the frequency of your videos. We all need more of your videos. I resently have been watching Sailing GBU and then have to rewatch your last video immediately . Because of the lack of cloudy bay videos we are forced to watch Sailing GBU and immediately have to take a shower. Please help save on our water bill and make more wonderful Cloudy Bay videos.
Hi Darlene. Nice comment! It made us laugh. We’ve been very busy with family on board recently. But we are now in a marina and will try to upload the next one. In the meantime you can read our daily blog with photos on our website.
Another fantastic video!Thank you for sharing this with us in such a humorous way.You said I'd be bored of the Benny Hill chase music by episode 6 I believe. Nooope! Hope your able to leave Key West before weeds grow around Cloudy and there's broken appliances all over the deck!Haha!
Glad the music is not boring you so far Brad ... maybe by episode 10? Yes, we do feel like we are kind of growing roots here - but should be on our way next Tuesday according to the weather gurus.
Nick, the ToDo list NEVER ends on a boat. It’s like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. You finally finish and it’s time to start back on the other end again!
18:25- New owner... man would it be amazing to be the new owner of Cloudy Bay one day. Considering this work is on a spot that will be hidden. And yet you take more care with it than many of the half assed jobs I've seen on other boats in glaringly obvious spots by prior owners (or the yard that built them for that matter). Great video as always. Thank you for taking the time to put it together! I've lost count of the tips , tricks, and techniques I've learned from watching you do your work at this point.
Amazing how, undaunted, you tackle highly technical issues that most would leave to specialist technicians. Not only that, but you diagnose and modify equipment to make it better. You have my admiration Sir.
Thanks Larry. Have to say though that this particular project did get me a big nervous. But I always keep it in the back of my head that getting it wrong wont hurt anyone and I can always call in the professionals to sort out my mess.
Hello, amazing I've never seen an owner who does such precise and varied work on his yacht, really amazing, see you soon and I hope you come back to sailing soon after so much work....👍
Miss your vids. Whats next for you folks? I sailed Azores to Ireland over the summer on a Najad and prepping my boat for the crossing next year. 3 Seasons in Maine but I will be a Warm Water sailor moving forward!! Blue water. Palm Trees!
Bonjour à vous deux Je découvre toutes vos vidéos C’est super génial et félicitations pour votre travail vous êtes le Macgaver du bateau Bravo à vous et encore merci pour toutes vos vidéos
Brilliant video Glen - again you make it look so damn easy. I was totally captivated, stopping only to study the Jefa catalogue to see how this differs from my set up. Bearing and seal replacements are not even on my radar, but when the time comes I am now totally sure I can drop my rudder and do it, thanks to these amazing videos.
Love these videos Glen! You are a relentless maintenance machine! It's impossible not to learn something while watching so thank you for putting this out there.
Your're a hoot! And as before, you've presented another escellent video.....very informative, interesting, and entertaining. Thank you! Oh by the way, you have set a new high water mark for maintenance quality.
Hi Glen: Of all the information provided, the most intriguing was the spreadsheet you've created to keep track of every single maintenance item. When decide to move on from the HR that information should have significant financial value. Incredibly done.
Another great video, Glen. It's always interesting to see how meticulous you are about keeping the various systems on Cloudy Bay running the way they were designed to, and in some cases, even better than their original designers intended. I'd love to see the spreadsheet you must use to track all the maintenance items you want to address at each annual haul out. I can only imagine that it's pages long and extremely detailed! Glad you're back on the water and getting ready to sail to Mexico. Hopefully this Omicron surge will burn out as quickly as it started and that the world finds itself finally able to start reopening without the fear and anxiety we've all suffered through these past 2 years!
Not sure we could claim half way yet. We set off from Greece, across the Atlantic, Caribbean, east coast USA and now heading to Mexico. Panama and Pacific next year.
I agree completely with comments on your precision, and skill. Your videos are always enjoyable. We also suffer from hull slap, so I would be interested in knowing how well the sound deadening paint worked. I have purchased Dynamat to address the problem, but worry about adhesion.
Yes I'm on the western side direct line of sight on a 1988 42' CC Endeavour white hull navy sailcovers tan bimini- right beside marker "B"- I still use the term "flappy flappy" to describe a luffing sail. Thank you for inspiring me to be a better sailor with distant horizons in my heart
@@SailCloudyBay - I just watched an interesting video that was just posted (Sailing Tranquilo) on transiting the Panama Canal. I had no idea that they have three boats raft together when going thru the locks. Learn something new every day! BTW, I asked Ryan, from Ryan & Sophie, where and how he stores all his tools, spare parts, lubricants and oils on his 40’ Benatau and he said he may make a video.
Good morning Cloudy Bay from the Bight! Good to see the JP3 re-engineering worked - I am a big fan here on Calusa V (I never thought I'd see the HR 54 in person). Enjoy V/R captain Petey
Hi Peter, you are moored in the bight? Cool. What it your boat? We are now anchored east side of Flemming with just a few inches under the keel. But nice and sheltered. Will be sailing to Tortugas on Monday, then to Mexico
@@SailCloudyBay coming into sailing later in life and buying a 40year old ketch your insight and expertise has helped me enormously. I will buy you a beer somewhere around the world.
Glad to hear that John. I'm not an expert buy I do enjoy sharing what I do on the boat. What type is your ketch? there arnt many ketches these days. I really wanted a Ketch when first searching for an Ocean going boat. Such a sensible and safe rig. But alas only the AMEL was a real contender. Where is your boat?
@@SailCloudyBay we bought a Belluire Ketch built in Alicante. She had all sorts of problems like osmosis etc etc, we fell in love with her and bought her. Then we have spent two and half years with her in a boat yard refitting her completely. I wouldn’t change anything we have done, she is solid and as you say a great rig. Our plan is sail the med for the foreseeable future as I continue to work in the uk. Then who knows. I don’t fancy retiring only 53 but a distant dream is to circumnavigate. We may go bigger in a few years 18m plus but definitely a ketch. We Will see. We are based north of Barcelona in Port Balis. Beautiful area
Good morning to you all, hope you are all doing well? Have not seen you and your beautiful boat for some time? and I have not seen your humour too??? Everything ok? Look forward to seeing your next video.
Yes HR boats are pricy. But, if you consider the resale value, the overal cost of ownership is lower than most boats. It’s just that the initial fork-out hurts the wallet.
Reconnect. Sailors between. Still missing your mojo? Love your creativeness. - waiting patiently for new videos between boat projects refit(due to rain) before offshore sailing from Sweden to Lisbon, Portugal this fall.
Grant, at first I didn’t think it had improved the lapping noise too much. But now, after 2 month afloat, we think it must have at least dulled it down a bit because it never seems to bother us now
Excellent job Glen, l think adding the two additional O-rings on the bottom was a good idea. It's surprising to see how the aluminum eroded on the bottom of the housing. Oh, and FYI, it's still referred to as a BOX KEY. I'm not sure if you have a Woodruf key anywhere on the boat. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it it Larry ... actually I think I must have woodruff key sealed on my brain! Well, truth is that this footage was shot before you previously corrected me. Will get it right going forward. But I I dont have to see that particular key any time soon, I won't be unhappy!
I think you should paint the whole assembly after you repair the corrosion if you can gain the clearance. Perhaps you should cut it down overall on a lathe to gain clearance for the paint surface to secure the fit. Or just paint the exposed surface to the water.
To all you maintenance videos 👍 BTW, a machineshop could easily make another O-ring groove above/below . And, a underwater epoxy would/can easily be used to fill & seal those minor pits.
Yeah, thought about cutting another o-ring groove. But machine shop time =$$$$. Not to mention finding a good one where I would risk damaging the housing.
Couldn't stop from posting a comment on your page after seeing another sailing channel with a chick-bait header u-tube vs. reality 🤣🤯🤣 got a good laugh, they have NO IDEA.
The locking bolts into the rudder post should have had a dog point going into the hole, that is a bolt end turned down to get to a smooth surface below the minor diameter of the bolt thread. Maybe that is what you had, but you did not show the lock bolt end. The life of the leaking housing was 14 years, really not too bad. The original owner had a trouble free life. I hope your fix works, certainly worth the try. There is always the possibility of all new parts for 14 more years of use? Depending on things, that might have been the best way to go as you might want a different boat by then. All the best, JIM 🤩
Thanks again for the useful comment Jim. The lock bolts had a slightly pointed end, such that they sit tight in the drill hole. But the original installation simply had them graunched into the thread can you believe! I would have purchased a new bearing housing, but the lead time was 10 weeks and I had to get the rudder back up and hole filled!
Glen, what a masterclass in OCD behavior! I love it! But, I have not seen Cloudy Bay in the water, nor under sail in too long! Perhaps you & Oana can address that soon?
Hi Glen - I've really enjoyed your boat maintenance series. As many others have said, your quality of work, persistence, and thoroughness are impressive and educational. I have a special request - would you please make a video where you do a consolidated rundown on you favorite materials, tools, etc. You have used some specialty lubricants, adhesives, etc. that have seemed particularly good. Some of the materials are obvious and readily available. But your substantial experience and effort have uncovered some excellent, lesser known items. Perhaps this is too pushy - in which case please disregard. If not, thank you for the help. Best wishes, Zeke
That’s a good suggestion Zeke. My problem is that I already have a. If backlog of material that needs editing and publishing. Once ( if ever!) I get caught up, there are quite a few interesting subjects, like you mention, that I’d like to do. Thanks for the appreciative comment.
@@SailCloudyBay I bet you have loads of content waiting in the wings! It's pretty easy from the cheap seats to tell others how to do it!!!! Thanks again, zeke
Outstanding. You even applied your professional work ethic to filling in the hole correctly! - you could have left a time capsule in there for posterity. When you are finished, perhaps you can say how much this refit would have cost you at HR or other facility?
I’m not really sure what a yard would cost. But here in USA people time is at least $100 per hour. I had a friend who had the same job “professionally” done on his rudder in South France and it took 2 guys 3 1/2 days. And they didn’t address corrosion - just stuck it back in with lots of silicon!
@@SailCloudyBay yup - that’s what you’ll get… when more corrosion destroys the part, your friend buys another part and delays his trip. When something happens on your boat, you fix it and keep sailing on :)
Thats right Ian, with me its ALL about wanting things to work correctly for the rest of our circumnavigation. Becuase so-called expert help will be very thin on the ground once we head west from Panama.
Hats off to you. This must be the best maintained boat. Am surprised that such a new upmarket boat needs so much reconditioning as a result of corrosion?
Thanks Robert. But the boat is not exactly new. 14 years old this year. Imagine driving a car for 14 years and not needing some work. And boats are in a much harsher environment. Especially ours, which gets used each and every day.
Love the maintenance videos! Glen, side note. I would be very interested in a video on Cloudy Bays House Energy System and consumption. I see you have solar panels but I guess you have a variety of power supplies. Just an idea. Thank you from COLD Pennsylvania. Cheers.
Good idea ... if I ever get caught up on the backlog of editiing! FYI we have 900w of solar. 8Kw generator and a 4Kw alternator on the Volvo main engine.
Did I understand that you want a viewing port in your bed to admire the rudder bearing ? GLEN. is this the same bed Oana is in ? You need to re-Loctite some screws in your head. LOL Love watching all the maintenance vids. Looking forward to the vids catching up with the blog. Fair Winds.
Hi I do hope that you are out on the water with beautiful green blue water underneath?? And. ALL of you are well? And safe. Missing your beautiful boat. Take care. Or your out of internet range??
Fantastic. Miss your humour and also your enthusiastic attention to detail on another level. Also your beautiful camera lady. Great to hear you are still out there!! Stay safe. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Very kind of you.
Well done, mate. A lot of work on that rudder bearing, but then having your rudder drop out mid passage could be 'disconcerting'. 2 Questions ... 1 At about 37:00 had you put new, dark coloured antifoul around the rudder hole? 2 How did Ray not fall fown the rudder drop hole?
Yes, just that was just regular antifowl, painted in the placed that I cannot reach when the rudder is up. On the second question, my hole was engineer designed not to even allow a mouse down the side of the rudder, let alone Ray!
I ran across this channel after searching for information on a Hallsberg Rassy 54 and loved a lot of the videos that I watched over a few days. But what happened? You haven’t uploaded on 11 months now. Hope you are just taking a break and plan to come back soon.
I would have looked for a machine ship to weld up the corrosion holes and O ring groove and use a lathe to re machine the surface. The whole thing can then be re-anodized. Also, you could maybe use a second seal to the hull. The corrosion is partly due to and electrical pathway from the stainless stock to the housing or the steel of the lip seal I suspect. I had an aluminium lower bearing completely collapse and replace it with a bronze one and added a nipple to pump in new grease a couple of times a year.
Using antisieze is a good idea, make sure you use one designed for aluminium. Lanacoat would probably work I think. Common copper based antisieze in a salt environment would seem to me to be asking for trouble. The corrosion looked nasty and the next time you are hauled out you might think about getting those pits drilled out and rewelded and then the whole thing machined black to spec. Did you passivate the corrosion?My aluminium lower bearing disintegrated (the boat was 20 years old) and I opted to replace it with bronze that I put a grease nipple into for the sake of the steel rollers.
I did want to replace the pitted aluminium housing, but the lead time from the manufacturer was 10 weeks, which didnt work for me. As for welding, I was concerned it could do more damage than good. ANd finding good skilled people in and around Maryland is not easy. The good ones are all too busy with their own set of clients. Very hard to get quality work done around these parts. So I opted to expoxy it, then ensure it would never touch seawater ever again.
Glen, your attention to detail is impressive and you have certainly effected an excellent repair. Too late now (for this repair) but you may wish to be aware that there is a specific product which may have helped you in the form of ‘Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)’ which is suitable for exactly the material and sort of corrosion you were seeking to remedy. Hyperlinks normally cause issues in the comments on YT - but a Google search on the terms above should bring it up. Respect.😀👍⛵️
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Glen, there is only one problem with your videos. Having watched all of your maintenance projects with my wife, and having just spent 3 weeks sailing on our boat here in NZ... you are now the new standard and I'm not sure I can compete... "You know Glen would clean that thing out completely"... "What would Glen do with that leaky chainplate"... etc etc... 🤣🤣🤣. But seriously, love your work! Keep em coming and hope to see you here one day soon!
Murray, that comment made us laugh. Yes, we should already be in NZ if it wasn’t for Covid. But we will get there, one day.
@@SailCloudyBay Are you two alright?
If you have not already done so, best that you watch the previous episode first (Part 5)
It is great to rewatch some of these classic Cloudy Bay videos. Still one of the best sailboat channels of all time. I envision you guys sailing south east Asia and enjoying the good life!
Your videos are the only ones where I can sit the entire episode absolutely fascinating and then suddenly realize it had ended. Well done. Cheers.
Thanks for watching till the end.
Glen, like some other comments I sit and watch your videos and at the finish - lament I have to wait for another and invariably go back and watch an old favorite. Cheers
Thanks Cameron ... trying to edit new stuff as fast as I can.
I woke up in this perfectly rainy Sunday morning and first red the newspaper then watched the latest updates on my football team (Fiorentina) and left the best part sipping my second cup of coffee still in my gown, with the rest of the family shut away: watching an almost naked funny awesome man fixing his boat! What a morning! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed the Sunday morning viewing. Hope you remembered to unlock the family after watch it! Oops, yes, I think I should make a point of wearing a shirt when filming. Not a pretty sight! And ... it would be unfair to frighten away the very few female viewers we have!
So, my lawn fertilizer spreader suffered a catastrophic failure. As I was about to break it up and put it in the trash, I thought…what would Glen do? Out with my knockometer to carefully disassemble, fabricated up a new torsion piece, clean and reassemble. Good as new! Thanks Glen, you’re an inspiration. I've very much enjoyed this series, well done.
Thanks for that. That really made us laugh! But you know what, my father would never throw anything away just because it stopped working. He would rip it apart and always try to fix it, vacuums, lawnmowers, our car ... often adapting the thing to make it work again. And as a boy I loved watching him and later helping. He was my inspiration and taught me there is nothing that cannot be fixed if you have the will. By the way, he also refused to allow a TV in the house. I hated him for that .... but now I could jhug him for it. Just wish parents today would throw away those damned phones and tablets. I really wonder what kind of generation they are creating :(
I can't believe I have watched them all but I have and enjoyed them all good on you mate.
Glad you like them Chris.
Glen, the boat neurosurgeon : precise, smart and above all CLEAN !
Haha, boat neurosurgeon! I like that :)
Hello, Glen & Oana, I hope the two of you are well and having fun, winter is settling in up here in Canada so re-watching some of your videos to stay warm...LOL
All the best, Scott
Hope you’ll be back with new shows. We love your channel!
Just about to set off for Columbia from USA. Will be filming again.
@@SailCloudyBay Thank goodness I been wondering what happened to you two!
Clearly the work of a time served engineer maintenance expert. Excellent and real worthwhile watch. Thank you Glen.
I did serve my time as an engineer in the oil industry, but really my interest in fixing things was inspired by my Dad and Brother when I was a boy. It seemed we were always tearing something or another apart to fix it. And, no TV in our house. Which was good, but maybe thats why I've never been friends with electronics (no TV to fix!)
simply amazing Glen,... all I've got to say is ,...we're not worthy--we're not worthy best Ross
Haha .... sure you can be worthy Ross! its all in the mind :)
Cloudy Bay is the definition of ship shape. She is spectacular in ever way….including under the bed. :)
THanks for that Clay. For me, shipshape means all the places you cannot see not only those visible. And how can one perform in bed unless one knows its all mechanically shipshape down below? :)
I've watched all these episodes, and quite frankly, I'm thoroughly impressed with your abilities to tackel all these projects in a manner that most "professionals" wouldn't be able to reach. Keep them coming. Cheers
Thank you very much Hans, that is quite a compliment. Much appreciated
I only recently came across your channel, I've no idea why I didn't find it earlier because I've been watching loads of sailing channels for at least a couple of years. Glen and Oanna are a most beautiful couple, a perfect couple. Cloudy Bay is the most beautiful sailing yacht, a perfect yacht. I absolutely love watching your videos, you both are among the least pretentious sailing people I've watched, definitely the most relaxing sailing channel out there. And the soundtrack as a musician of many years I can say with certainty that music is a study in perfect simplicity or simple perfection, a fantastic piece of music. I hope you go sailing again soon.....very inspiring!!!!
Sorry for the possible verbal confusion, because I am writing through a translator. For your thoroughness and painstaking work in reviews of yacht maintenance, I would like to put a few dozen likes, it's a pity that technically it can't be done. There are very few bloggers who are so detailed and thorough about technology.
Thank you Antika. I really appreciate you comment.
Buongiorno Mr. Glen. Il lavoro del timone è stato un lavoro complesso e ben fatto considerando che lo ha fatto da solo. Un altro esempio della sua bravura. Grazie.
Renato, sono molto contento che ti sia piaciuto guardarlo. Grazie
U must have been a genius in a past life, superb
And a naughty boy!
Galvanic corrosion….Imagine it’s the hull of your boat ….great video as allways… great job
Not sure what you mean there … ?
Good morning , just quick note on the frequency of your videos. We all need more of your videos. I resently have been watching Sailing GBU and then have to rewatch your last video immediately . Because of the lack of cloudy bay videos we are forced to watch Sailing GBU and immediately have to take a shower. Please help save on our water bill and make more wonderful Cloudy Bay videos.
Hi Darlene. Nice comment! It made us laugh. We’ve been very busy with family on board recently. But we are now in a marina and will try to upload the next one.
In the meantime you can read our daily blog with photos on our website.
Hey Glen, I think, I am not the only one who is waiting for your next video.
Are you guys ever going to post again. Really miss your absolutely great videos.
Awesome! The attention to detail is above and beyond. This is how maintenance should be performed.
Thanks James
I am looking forward to seeing cloudy bay back on the blue!! Soon i hope. I hope you and your lovely wife are doing well!
All good thanks David. Currently in Key West waiting for weather window to Mexico.
Another great job, words fail me.
Thanks for the comment Karlheinz
Jesus Glen. You’re a machine.
Whirrr Whiirrrr, Clunk-click. Maybe I should do sound immitations while working? :)
Outstanding!
It´s a pleasure to see how you fix and service all the boat parts in this meticulous way....,thanks for share. Best regards from San Sebastián,Spain.
We LOVE San Sebastián. Infact we love Spain and may live there once out Ocean sailing days are over.
Another fantastic video!Thank you for sharing this with us in such a humorous way.You said I'd be bored of the Benny Hill chase music by episode 6 I believe. Nooope!
Hope your able to leave Key West before weeds grow around Cloudy and there's broken appliances all over the deck!Haha!
Glad the music is not boring you so far Brad ... maybe by episode 10? Yes, we do feel like we are kind of growing roots here - but should be on our way next Tuesday according to the weather gurus.
Nicely done Glenn. I can't believe the to do list had still got so many items for the next video!!!
Nick, the ToDo list NEVER ends on a boat. It’s like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. You finally finish and it’s time to start back on the other end again!
Good to see you Skipper ... Happy 2022.. Be well and Be safe..!!
Thanks, you too, Anura
18:25- New owner... man would it be amazing to be the new owner of Cloudy Bay one day. Considering this work is on a spot that will be hidden. And yet you take more care with it than many of the half assed jobs I've seen on other boats in glaringly obvious spots by prior owners (or the yard that built them for that matter).
Great video as always. Thank you for taking the time to put it together! I've lost count of the tips , tricks, and techniques I've learned from watching you do your work at this point.
Thanks for that Stephen. Yes sad to not be able to see all that engineering. It also a damned important part of the boat to get-it-right.
Amazing how, undaunted, you tackle highly technical issues that most would leave to specialist technicians. Not only that, but you diagnose and modify equipment to make it better. You have my admiration Sir.
Thanks Larry. Have to say though that this particular project did get me a big nervous. But I always keep it in the back of my head that getting it wrong wont hurt anyone and I can always call in the professionals to sort out my mess.
Hello, amazing I've never seen an owner who does such precise and varied work on his yacht, really amazing, see you soon and I hope you come back to sailing soon after so much work....👍
Thanks Richard, we are currently enjoying the fruits of our works. Sailed down to the Keys and now in Key West waiting on a weather window to Mexico.
Miss your vids. Whats next for you folks? I sailed Azores to Ireland over the summer on a Najad and prepping my boat for the crossing next year. 3 Seasons in Maine but I will be a Warm Water sailor moving forward!! Blue water. Palm Trees!
Glen, I look forward to seeing your Cloudy Bay maintenance and modifications videos !! Thank you !
That’s good Louis because there are a few more in the pipeline.
Top notch Glenn! Beautifully done as always 👍. Great you had some help with putting the rudder biest back into its cage 🙂.
Yeah I don’t think I could have done the lift by myself. It would have been a lot of up and down the ladder inside and out.
Bonjour à vous deux
Je découvre toutes vos vidéos
C’est super génial et félicitations pour votre travail vous êtes le Macgaver du bateau
Bravo à vous et encore merci pour toutes vos vidéos
Wow what a video glen. Absolutely amazing and thank you again for the fantastic video . So much fun to see someone do such through maintenance. !
Glad you enjoyed it Todd.
I hope we will see you sailing cloudy bay out sailing later this year!!
Hi Glen, you just make you boat even better then new! Fantastic!
I hope so … but unfortunately all the work done didn’t stop more niggling failures and leaks during the following ( this) season
Brilliant video Glen - again you make it look so damn easy. I was totally captivated, stopping only to study the Jefa catalogue to see how this differs from my set up. Bearing and seal replacements are not even on my radar, but when the time comes I am now totally sure I can drop my rudder and do it, thanks to these amazing videos.
Randy, glad it inspired you that much. I’ll soon have boat maintenance companies suing me
Love these videos Glen! You are a relentless maintenance machine! It's impossible not to learn something while watching so thank you for putting this out there.
You are very welcome Petter.
Your're a hoot! And as before, you've presented another escellent video.....very informative, interesting, and entertaining. Thank you! Oh by the way, you have set a new high water mark for maintenance quality.
Wow, thank you Dick. I like high water marks :)
I'm looking forward to seeing you guys back on the water next year (2025) in your new boat.
Hi Glen: Of all the information provided, the most intriguing was the spreadsheet you've created to keep track of every single maintenance item. When decide to move on from the HR that information should have significant financial value. Incredibly done.
Another great video, Glen. It's always interesting to see how meticulous you are about keeping the various systems on Cloudy Bay running the way they were designed to, and in some cases, even better than their original designers intended. I'd love to see the spreadsheet you must use to track all the maintenance items you want to address at each annual haul out. I can only imagine that it's pages long and extremely detailed!
Glad you're back on the water and getting ready to sail to Mexico. Hopefully this Omicron surge will burn out as quickly as it started and that the world finds itself finally able to start reopening without the fear and anxiety we've all suffered through these past 2 years!
Mike, I can share that spread sheet with you if you like. Just send us a message from our website. sailcloudybay.com
great Job 👍👍👏👏
Thanks Atilla
Always entertaining and informative. Loved the bearing install. It was kinda like a religious experience. lol
Hallelujah to that !🤪
@@SailCloudyBay lol
Bloody terrific video 👍👍👍
Hmmm I'm not sure they take critism very well. They are proud people!
Self satisfaction , at it, s best a job well done . Happy sailing .
Thanks 👍
@@SailCloudyBay Hi , that is the cloudy bay that has been half way or more across the world ?
Not sure we could claim half way yet. We set off from Greece, across the Atlantic, Caribbean, east coast USA and now heading to Mexico. Panama and Pacific next year.
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it Joe.
Normally people refer to boat maintenance as a hassle, but after watching you work I admit it looks fun! (also a lot of work)
You had me with Benny Hill. That is the ring tone on my phone, my girlfriend thought I was getting a call
I agree completely with comments on your precision, and skill. Your videos are always enjoyable. We also suffer from hull slap, so I would be interested in knowing how well the sound deadening paint worked. I have purchased Dynamat to address the problem, but worry about adhesion.
Great job Glen ! Master class as usual .
Thanks for watching
Yes I'm on the western side direct line of sight on a 1988 42' CC Endeavour white hull navy sailcovers tan bimini- right beside marker "B"- I still use the term "flappy flappy" to describe a luffing sail. Thank you for inspiring me to be a better sailor with distant horizons in my heart
Nice to meet you Peter.
WOW! You seem to have the perfect tool for everything.
Allan, yep I think my tools must account for at least 1/2” on the water line. About the same as Oana’s shoe collection 🤣
@@SailCloudyBay - I just watched an interesting video that was just posted (Sailing Tranquilo) on transiting the Panama Canal. I had no idea that they have three boats raft together when going thru the locks. Learn something new every day! BTW, I asked Ryan, from Ryan & Sophie, where and how he stores all his tools, spare parts, lubricants and oils on his 40’ Benatau and he said he may make a video.
Really super vids! Thx as always.
I get that Hygge feeling nerding out on the engineering
Hmm not sure what a Hygge feeling is, but it sounds good! Is it legal? 🤣
@@SailCloudyBay well.... i am in Canada, so it depends i'd say ;-) - but it's the Danes who really own this one.
I learnt something. Thanks
It is galling (and very impressive) that you used galling correctly!
Good morning Cloudy Bay from the Bight!
Good to see the JP3 re-engineering worked - I am a big fan here on Calusa V (I never thought I'd see the HR 54 in person).
Enjoy
V/R
captain Petey
Hi Peter, you are moored in the bight? Cool. What it your boat? We are now anchored east side of Flemming with just a few inches under the keel. But nice and sheltered. Will be sailing to Tortugas on Monday, then to Mexico
Brilliant Glen
Thanks again John
@@SailCloudyBay coming into sailing later in life and buying a 40year old ketch your insight and expertise has helped me enormously. I will buy you a beer somewhere around the world.
Glad to hear that John. I'm not an expert buy I do enjoy sharing what I do on the boat. What type is your ketch? there arnt many ketches these days. I really wanted a Ketch when first searching for an Ocean going boat. Such a sensible and safe rig. But alas only the AMEL was a real contender. Where is your boat?
@@SailCloudyBay we bought a Belluire Ketch built in Alicante. She had all sorts of problems like osmosis etc etc, we fell in love with her and bought her. Then we have spent two and half years with her in a boat yard refitting her completely. I wouldn’t change anything we have done, she is solid and as you say a great rig. Our plan is sail the med for the foreseeable future as I continue to work in the uk. Then who knows. I don’t fancy retiring only 53 but a distant dream is to circumnavigate. We may go bigger in a few years 18m plus but definitely a ketch. We Will see. We are based north of Barcelona in Port Balis. Beautiful area
wow, amazing video. wish I had a HR just so I could follow your instructions haha. very descriptive and great job!
Good morning to you all, hope you are all doing well? Have not seen you and your beautiful boat for some time? and I have not seen your humour too??? Everything ok? Look forward to seeing your next video.
wonderful video if i ever win the lottery i will defiantly have a HR and watch your videos at leisure happy new year
Yes HR boats are pricy. But, if you consider the resale value, the overal cost of ownership is lower than most boats. It’s just that the initial fork-out hurts the wallet.
@@SailCloudyBay i don't have the money to buy one but it doesn't stop me loving them a bit like valsheda
Reconnect. Sailors between.
Still missing your mojo? Love your creativeness.
- waiting patiently for new videos between boat projects refit(due to rain) before offshore sailing from Sweden to Lisbon, Portugal this fall.
Great work bud, JB weld would have been a alternitive~ carry-on
Wayne, I'll put some on my next shopping list. Great to learn new products from viewers. Thanks
Beautiful yacht, my 50ft nearly replaced everything over 15 years except the Mercedes 125 hp engine.
When watching your videos I am (nearly) sorry for NOT sailing a HR 🤣 Very nicely done and reported!
You can always change! Thanks for the comment.
Looking forward to seeing her back on the water!
Another great informative video.
Thanks Michael. Glad you found it so.
You are a Master. From Guayama, Puerto Rico.
Thanks. We loved Puerto Rico!
Great serial! Waiting for the next thrilling episode. Will be very interested to hear if the sound proofing paint works!
Grant, at first I didn’t think it had improved the lapping noise too much. But now, after 2 month afloat, we think it must have at least dulled it down a bit because it never seems to bother us now
Excellent job Glen, l think adding the two additional O-rings on the bottom was a good idea.
It's surprising to see how the aluminum eroded on the bottom of the housing. Oh, and FYI, it's still referred to as a BOX KEY. I'm not sure if you have a Woodruf key anywhere on the boat. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it it Larry ... actually I think I must have woodruff key sealed on my brain! Well, truth is that this footage was shot before you previously corrected me. Will get it right going forward. But I I dont have to see that particular key any time soon, I won't be unhappy!
I think you should paint the whole assembly after you repair the corrosion if you can gain the clearance. Perhaps you should cut it down overall on a lathe to gain clearance for the paint surface to secure the fit. Or just paint the exposed surface to the water.
To all you maintenance videos 👍
BTW, a machineshop could easily make another O-ring groove above/below . And, a underwater epoxy would/can easily be used to fill & seal those minor pits.
Yeah, thought about cutting another o-ring groove. But machine shop time =$$$$. Not to mention finding a good one where I would risk damaging the housing.
Couldn't stop from posting a comment on your page after seeing another sailing channel with a chick-bait header u-tube vs. reality 🤣🤯🤣 got a good laugh, they have NO IDEA.
The locking bolts into the rudder post should have had a dog point going into the hole, that is a bolt end turned down to get to a smooth surface below the minor diameter of the bolt thread.
Maybe that is what you had, but you did not show the lock bolt end.
The life of the leaking housing was 14 years, really not too bad. The original owner had a trouble free life.
I hope your fix works, certainly worth the try.
There is always the possibility of all new parts for 14 more years of use? Depending on things, that might have been the best way to go as you might want a different boat by then.
All the best, JIM 🤩
Thanks again for the useful comment Jim. The lock bolts had a slightly pointed end, such that they sit tight in the drill hole. But the original installation simply had them graunched into the thread can you believe!
I would have purchased a new bearing housing, but the lead time was 10 weeks and I had to get the rudder back up and hole filled!
please post next episode, waiting...
Glen, what a masterclass in OCD behavior! I love it! But, I have not seen Cloudy Bay in the water, nor under sail in too long! Perhaps you & Oana can address that soon?
Hi Glen -
I've really enjoyed your boat maintenance series. As many others have said, your quality of work, persistence, and thoroughness are impressive and educational.
I have a special request - would you please make a video where you do a consolidated rundown on you favorite materials, tools, etc. You have used some specialty lubricants, adhesives, etc. that have seemed particularly good. Some of the materials are obvious and readily available. But your substantial experience and effort have uncovered some excellent, lesser known items.
Perhaps this is too pushy - in which case please disregard.
If not, thank you for the help.
Best wishes,
Zeke
That’s a good suggestion Zeke. My problem is that I already have a. If backlog of material that needs editing and publishing. Once ( if ever!) I get caught up, there are quite a few interesting subjects, like you mention, that I’d like to do.
Thanks for the appreciative comment.
@@SailCloudyBay I bet you have loads of content waiting in the wings!
It's pretty easy from the cheap seats to tell others how to do it!!!!
Thanks again, zeke
When installing BALLS, apply grease to hold your BALLS in place. The grease acts to hold each ball, preventing them from moving around.
I wouldn’t mind to buy a used boat or any used thing from you,,,,,I bet they are better than New!! I admire your maintanance!
I’ll be sure to let you know when she is ready for a new owner.
The boat too 🤣
@@SailCloudyBay 🤩
Outstanding. You even applied your professional work ethic to filling in the hole correctly! - you could have left a time capsule in there for posterity. When you are finished, perhaps you can say how much this refit would have cost you at HR or other facility?
150k is my guess - as a yard would not 'rebuild' so many parts....they would fit new at cost to the owner and save the labor time.
I’m not really sure what a yard would cost. But here in USA people time is at least $100 per hour. I had a friend who had the same job “professionally” done on his rudder in South France and it took 2 guys 3 1/2 days. And they didn’t address corrosion - just stuck it back in with lots of silicon!
@@SailCloudyBay yup - that’s what you’ll get… when more corrosion destroys the part, your friend buys another part and delays his trip. When something happens on your boat, you fix it and keep sailing on :)
Thats right Ian, with me its ALL about wanting things to work correctly for the rest of our circumnavigation. Becuase so-called expert help will be very thin on the ground once we head west from Panama.
Hats off to you. This must be the best maintained boat. Am surprised that such a new upmarket boat needs so much reconditioning as a result of corrosion?
Thanks Robert. But the boat is not exactly new. 14 years old this year. Imagine driving a car for 14 years and not needing some work. And boats are in a much harsher environment. Especially ours, which gets used each and every day.
Love the maintenance videos! Glen, side note. I would be very interested in a video on Cloudy Bays House Energy System and consumption. I see you have solar panels but I guess you have a variety of power supplies. Just an idea. Thank you from COLD Pennsylvania. Cheers.
Good idea ... if I ever get caught up on the backlog of editiing!
FYI we have 900w of solar. 8Kw generator and a 4Kw alternator on the Volvo main engine.
Did I understand that you want a viewing port in your bed to admire the rudder bearing ? GLEN. is this the same bed Oana is in ? You need to re-Loctite some screws in your head. LOL Love watching all the maintenance vids. Looking forward to the vids catching up with the blog. Fair Winds.
Haha, I’d just have to only have the perspex on my side of the bed 😜
Hole? What hole? Great vid.
Glad you enjoyed it, Tom
It 6-6-2022 and I miss Cloudy Bay!!!
Hi I do hope that you are out on the water with beautiful green blue water underneath?? And. ALL of you are well? And safe. Missing your beautiful boat. Take care. Or your out of internet range??
All good here. In Panama about to start the Pacific.
Fantastic. Miss your humour and also your enthusiastic attention to detail on another level. Also your beautiful camera lady. Great to hear you are still out there!! Stay safe. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Very kind of you.
Well done, mate. A lot of work on that rudder bearing, but then having your rudder drop out mid passage could be 'disconcerting'.
2 Questions ...
1 At about 37:00 had you put new, dark coloured antifoul around the rudder hole?
2 How did Ray not fall fown the rudder drop hole?
Yes, just that was just regular antifowl, painted in the placed that I cannot reach when the rudder is up. On the second question, my hole was engineer designed not to even allow a mouse down the side of the rudder, let alone Ray!
@@SailCloudyBay Probably the only illegal hole in a boat yard with it's own engineering compliance certificate ... ⛵🤓🇦🇺
Where has Cloudy Bay gone. Urgently in need of some more from Glen.
I ran across this channel after searching for information on a Hallsberg Rassy 54 and loved a lot of the videos that I watched over a few days. But what happened? You haven’t uploaded on 11 months now. Hope you are just taking a break and plan to come back soon.
I would have looked for a machine ship to weld up the corrosion holes and O ring groove and use a lathe to re machine the surface. The whole thing can then be re-anodized. Also, you could maybe use a second seal to the hull. The corrosion is partly due to and electrical pathway from the stainless stock to the housing or the steel of the lip seal I suspect. I had an aluminium lower bearing completely collapse and replace it with a bronze one and added a nipple to pump in new grease a couple of times a year.
Where are you Glen? Any sailing video's coming soon? Hope you are well and on the water. For winds.... 😀
Fair winds lol 😆
Are you not restarting your sailkng trips and videos ?
Very much miss them
Hellooooo, how are you? We miss you!!
Using antisieze is a good idea, make sure you use one designed for aluminium. Lanacoat would probably work I think. Common copper based antisieze in a salt environment would seem to me to be asking for trouble. The corrosion looked nasty and the next time you are hauled out you might think about getting those pits drilled out and rewelded and then the whole thing machined black to spec. Did you passivate the corrosion?My aluminium lower bearing disintegrated (the boat was 20 years old) and I opted to replace it with bronze that I put a grease nipple into for the sake of the steel rollers.
I did want to replace the pitted aluminium housing, but the lead time from the manufacturer was 10 weeks, which didnt work for me. As for welding, I was concerned it could do more damage than good. ANd finding good skilled people in and around Maryland is not easy. The good ones are all too busy with their own set of clients. Very hard to get quality work done around these parts. So I opted to expoxy it, then ensure it would never touch seawater ever again.
Glen, your attention to detail is impressive and you have certainly effected an excellent repair. Too late now (for this repair) but you may wish to be aware that there is a specific product which may have helped you in the form of ‘Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)’ which is suitable for exactly the material and sort of corrosion you were seeking to remedy. Hyperlinks normally cause issues in the comments on YT - but a Google search on the terms above should bring it up.
Respect.😀👍⛵️
Thanks Norman. Yes someone else mentioned this product. It’s on my to-buy list now. Cheers and thanks for the tip
Wen will you post again? I really like your channel.
Take a look on our FB page, Sail Cloudy Bay. Lots of short clips there.