Our Toughest Boat Install Yet! (stern arch + 3 rigid solar panels)
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- Thank you so much Renogy for giving us the solar panels in this video! We've been using our setup now for a month and it's providing us all the energy we need on sunny days. Stay tuned till the end of the video for a current update that we filmed just a few days ago from the water :)
If you are looking to go off-grid or add solar power to your life please use our affiliate link www.renogy.com?afmc=WildWeRoam with your next Renogy purchase!
Our Solar Installation:
- 2 x 160W 12V Flex Panels (installed on top of our bimini)
- a 50W 12V Flex Panel (installed mid-ship on cabin top)
- 3 x 100W 12V Panels (to be installed on our stern arch)
- a 2000W inverter
- 2 x Rover 40A charge controllers
If you're curious where we got the stern arch we installed it's from a company called Atlantic Towers (not sponsored). I would recommend if you're considering this purchase to have it professionally installed on the hard if you're nervous about doing the install on your own. This was REALLY difficult for us and took 3 full days dawn till dusk.
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Measure twice, cut once. That’s a good rule and yeh three is even better! 👌🏼
Measure once, you’ll cut twice. Measure thrice, you’ll only cut once, and everything will be nice 😁😂
Cant measure things enough around here!! So happy the stern arch is safely attached. That was quite the project ahaha Thanks so much for watching :) - Dana
I'm glad you're getting solar up. Just a tip on docking, always expect that the engine can quit at any time, especially when shifting in or out or neutral. You came in too fast for that dock. You would have plowed it pretty good if the engine quit when you shifted into reverse. Keep up the good content
Edit: Commentor SV Barry Duckworth says below that is pretty much standard operating procedure for this for full keeled boat. I learned something new.
Coming in too fast, that made me nervous, too. They need some sailing and boating experience.
I love that he community on this channel is growing.
You boaty people are just as generous with your advice as vanlifers
It's just really nice to see people offering advice and tips already ☺️
New adventures and new friends along for the ride
We have the same boat. It just doesn't steer going too much slower than that. At less than 1.5 knots you lose most all of the helm. It is a characteristic of this particular boat with its full keel and very, very tiny rudder.
It's pretty much how we have been docking ours for 4 years now and many thousands of miles of cruising. Come in hot at an angle and hit reverse and the prop walk will bring the aft right in at it slows to a stop.. Captain Ron baby! Maybe they were a little hotter than necessary, but not by all that much.
Come in any slower and the current and/or wind will catch the boat and slam it into the dock, or another nearby boat, with no control. It is a Rasmus thing.
Approach the dock at the speed you are comfortable hitting the dock. This boat is a tank. It's not going to be damaged badly at that speed, with fenders out like that. More likely to damage the dock, or another boat... :D
@@svbarryduckworth628 Thanks for the info, my experience is with a Tasar and a small water skiing boat.
Thank you so much for the tip!! We really appreciate it :) We've made a lot of changes in our technique since we filmed this and one of our friends here told a wonderful saying that we use - "slow is pro" and we've been trying to do that for docking, picking up moorings and just navigating the mooring field in general. Definitely have so much to learn, but starting to feel more manageable lately :) -Dana
Matt deserves a whole video for him.Looks like a great guy.
Couldn't be more appropriate to have fireworks at the end of the arch install !!! Nice job everyone.
😎👍🏻🖖👏 ⛵️
Oh my.... a storm! You all are so brave!
It is beautiful when things are calm 💗
That little outboard is a champ! Runs like it's in a Yamaha commercial
You all did a mighty fine job with that cable. Real nice tape job, with adding the red/black round to the +/- sides. That looks like it could be rated for at least 240 volts at 100 amps. I sure hope that is good enough for those RENOGY panels. They really are output beasts. Be happy, be safe.
I admire the 3 of you and more then that I respect you and with me respect is earnt , you have definitely earnt it with your attitude your efforts and your results ,thankyou well done
Thank you so much Yorty! We so appreciate it :) - Dana
that lightning strike was perfect timing....well, not perfect for you guys, but perfect for the movie magic haha. I say this every video, but I love watching this process and it makes me so much more excited each time to start working on my dream bus :)
Awesome to see you getting this all together. You are learning as we watch, ignore all the advice on what you have already put on there! Just like with your van, you learn as you go. Keep up the good work, I'm proud for you. xo
I can’t believe you made the decision! I love it
I live out on lower Cape Cod. If you guys ever come out this way just let me know and I will stop by and say hi and bring you some local beer!
I really enjoyed your makeshift crane. The rigging and use took some real sailoring skill.
Another great video, well done. You made it look easy, it wasn't, but the end result was a win win, great! I've not seen a solar arch mounted to the outside of the boat like that before, looks effective and provides additional space.
My favorite time of the week...your video! You are all simply so inspiring, please know that deep in your hearts. Also! A Hannah shirt!
the timing of that lightning strike!
Who is the guy who keeps helping them out? Mad props to him!
Her brother I guess
@@dawa4562 Not her brother. David
is her brother. More or less the
same age as Lou. That is just
somebody helping them. Father
Uncle or some other bod.
I suspect it might be the guy (I think his name was "Mike?") who offered to help them with spares required for the boat.
@@taketothehighwaydotcom3152
Eventually we will find out exactly
who it is.😁😁😁😁
My question too, he's the hero!
Cool video! You should check, if you need fuses in the solar wiring... Have a safe trip!
I swear there’s nothing you guys can’t do, I hope I can be like that too sometime
Me too... You can do anything with the right amount of money or sponsors.
Money is what holds me back 99% of the time.
Obviously I know they have worked hard to get where they are, but money is important.
They say *"don't worry about the money, if you just do what you love, the money will come later"*
...but that's a hard pill to swallow.
Mr. Ramirez oh brother. Just be happy for them
@@jaquespierre6460 AND I am! Super happy for them. It is amazing... Just trying to point out my own reality.
Thank you so much Aaron!! You are too kind :) :)
cant wait to try boat life one day when I find a partner :) currently doing van life and I love it
Hope to do what you're doing one day, looking for a sailing boat for now.
I love this series, it’s honestly very interesting but I can’t wait for you to go back travelling so we can follow your adventures
Stiff Wood what’s... the point of your comment ? They are beginners if that’s what you mean by “amateur”... it feels like a word you chose to be purposefully negative x’) they are also travellers, not navigators “for sport” so yeah, they will probably make flea jumps (as we say in my language) from one spot to the other... why would they want to do anything else ? :/ I’m not defending them but I just don’t understand your point. There is several ways to travel.
Aww we're SOO excited to share the adventures with you too!! It definitely feels like a building summer for us as we get our sea legs underneath us and learn so many new skills, but we promise one day to be out in the big ocean when we're ready and take you all to far away places we've been dreaming of for years :) Thank you so much for all your love and support! It means so much to us - Dana
@@SteifWood They didn't SCRAP the nav station. They reconfigured it to also serve as a workstation. If you watch the complete videos you will catch a section where someone comments (I think its Lou) that while they are primarily relying on electronic navigation they still have a spot for paper charts - which is prudent, of course. These three have a long view in mind and learning, and adjusting, as they go. They are smart, capable, clever, flexible, inventive, cautious when they need to be - they are going to be fine.
it's in? Job you guys I'm so excited for you and I look forward to you sharing your adventure on the boat.you guys are my favorite of all my subscriptions. Happy sails⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵
Lol the Christmas song in the background 😂
O Come all Ye Faithful, lol. I was singing along.
Refreshing
Also, for things above the waterline that you might want to remove in the future. Look into butyl tape.
What happened to your third crew member (your brother?)
Was he going to teach you both how to sail?
It’s ok,I like how you two work together so well.
Keep up the good work.
Hey I think you guys are doing great. I also watch a couple called sailing uma and I think they would be a help for you guys with some tips etc.
Keep up the great work
When I was a kid I went on a 3 weeks sail trip with my dad.. Best memories ever ! You guys makes me feel like I should do another trip like this again ⚓️
So special that you got to have those adventures as a child! Thanks so much for watching Pierre :) - Dana
I was wondering if/how you isolated the stainless steel bolts from the aluminum mounting brackets at the four baseplates?
They came in to that dock at around triple the safe speed. Scary.
Oh nooooo, not 5200, not never not nohow. 4200 for fittings always. Common mistake, but the only thing to use 5200 is on the hull to deck joint that will never come off...
Oh well.
Not a problem.
store.marinebeam.com/un-hesive-3m-5200-sealant-and-adhesive-remover/
SV Barry Duckworth sure sounds good, like all the internet BS. I will wait till Practical Sailor reviews it.. 5200 is NOT the appropriate sealant/adhesive for that task, and whomever recommended it was wrong. 4200 is the 3 M product that should be used for all fittings.
Sorry, don’t buy it
Why wait when they already did the review?
www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/removing-3m-5200
SV Barry Duckworth again, 5200 is wrong stuff, why use it? And testing a flat surface and pealing it off is not the same, as removing a fitting. 4200 is a better sealant, 5200 a better adhesive. They are installing those fitting with bolts and just need them sealed.
Actually a good application of Bed-it butyl caulk would even better as per Maine Sail. Just cause you can use 5200 doesn’t mean you should.
But go ahead, whatever, you seem to know more than the professional and the manufacturer.
You do realize that 4200 snd 5200 are the same class of adhesive/sealants, right? They are both polyurethanes but formulated differently. 4200 has 300psi tensile strength and 5200 fast cure has 600psi. The slow cure has 700psi. Even 300.PSI is a LOT. They are all hard to remove without heat and/or debond compound.
Personally I think 4200 would be sufficient here, and perhaps even butyl which I use almost exclusively above the waterline myself.
But in the end, I would just donwhat these kids did abd follow the Fing directions that came with the Tower in a Box kit from the guys at Atlantic Towers. They are the professionals who sell thousands of these every year.
I LIKE BOATS!
Butyl seal! Drill oversize, epoxy, install!!!
I cringed at the thought of using 5200 on that arch. I hope it never has to come off. Regarding the ubolts, one thing I have done with some success is to dip them in the plastic coating that you can get for tool handles. If the electrical tape starts to fail you might want to give it a try. The one problem would be if the u-bolt fits really tight, it might not slip over the arch
A heat gun takes 5200 right off. It is not the big deal that most people think. It is an internet urban legend that it is the "devil's glue."
5200 is the specified sealant in the instructions from Arch in a Box, I believe.
Also there is a release compound too, for debonding 5200 and other similar adhesives in areas that a heat gun is not appropriate.
store.marinebeam.com/un-hesive-3m-5200-sealant-and-adhesive-remover/
I agree, 5200 comes off, a knife does the trick. Better to use heat shrink and an AC plug in heat gun rather than a lighter, which can damage everything; also better to use self-amalgamating tape rather than electrical tape which goes to a sticky mess. Better to make an H shaped or rectangle frame under the aluminium frame to spread the load. To prevent 5200/4200 mess all over just tape off the piece and the topsides with blue 3M painters tape and remove right after applying goop.
You guys are amazing! So inspiring!
12:42 - Always be cautious of your hair near a spinning drill bit. It will pull scalp right off along with the hair.
Yep been there lose some hair on it. Some never grew back. Fortunately I had plenty to hide the lose.
At this point I'm only watching their content waiting to see who dies first. Millennials are just not designed for functional life, they're lucky that boomer stops by to help all the time. :P
You were featured in the latest Dutch sailing magazine “Zeilen”! Was happy to see it here locally. I can send a photo but you guys are good in hiding your emailadress ;).
Hello guys. amazing video. I have a question. Why you did with aluminum and not stainless steel? Thankssss
I seriously have no idea what’s being done in half of this but I’m here for it 😂
ahahha thats how we all feel all the time!! So much to learn around here :) - Dana
Save a pix of the 5 or 6 boat bumper docking. You will smile in a couple of months.
Being on water must feel wonderful! Especially at sunrises, sunsets and when there's a sky full of stars. Great jobs guys 👍
It really has been one of the most magical parts of life on the water Elena!! Cant wait to share more adventures with you so you can see what boat life is all about :) - Dana
Cameo from Hannah McNeely’s merch! 💖 love it
UPDATE: OUR ARCH IS INSTALLED. Check it out
m.th-cam.com/video/kcKSf2wUGtI/w-d-xo.html
I'm ordering my Stern arch for my jeanneau 54 from Atlantic towers this morning.
Are the cross pieces supposed to be level? Is there something you can add if a hail storm comes in to protect the panels?
Here is the video of our install of the super sail arch.
m.th-cam.com/video/kcKSf2wUGtI/w-d-xo.html
Dad: "Let's pretend this one never happened."
Where are y’all at these days? (Obviously not an exact location for safety) We are headed to the coast of NC this weekend. We thought we were going to have to cancel bc of damage from that hurricane. Glad y’all made it through ok!
You need to explain why you have it mounted on the side of the hull ? Typically nothing is ever mounted like this because when docking the vessel you will fetch up on a pile or bulkhead.
Got the answer in comment's da thank you
such a beautiful boat i can’t wait to get a sailboat in the future✨
WOW they are posted 2 months behind? This was from the 4th of July?
Which explains why they never respond to any of these comments I guess. Lets assume they have sailed away to parts of the world without reliable internet, leaving mum or the family dog to post the weekly pre-recorded videos. The alternative is they cast off, got seasick, scuttled the boat, walked inland as far as they could and are now in hiding from their patreons :)
Hey Sherlock! We've got a few month lag on our content and have always had that due to the time that goes into Lou's edits on these videos :) Thanks so much for watching - Dana
They can post whenever they want... they're not obligated to anyone to post anything. This is part of their job and lifestyle and I think it's one, more safe to do it this way... people won't know where they are located all the time. Second, it's more healthy when they post when they are able to and they can live their life more balanced. Third, you get better content because they take their time to create and edit their video's. Forth you probably get more realistic content aswell because they don't try to conform to people's wishes but just do their own thing and film their own experience/take on things.
There are too many channels that you can watch that will vlog and post everyday and try to conform to a certain image which doesn't represent a normal life at all... I'm glad Lou and Dana are not letting TH-cam control their lives and we get a glimpse of what it is like to follow your dreams.
😋😋😋 Who else got here and hit the Like button before the video even started?
Yep! Always!
gahh you are the best chuck! thank you for all your support! - Dana
Hi did you have the bridge made or is it a universal fit indeed? If so where did you get it from ?
Right On! "measure 3 times, cut once." Perfect! So cool to watch your sailboat come to life with all your great works!
Thanks so much Chris!! We so appreciate the support :) - Dana
How often will y’all be uploading new content? I absolutely LOVE you guys and your channel but I’d REALLY LOVE to see more videos, than just once a week!!! Have y’all decided to ONLY upload 1X a week now? Please please please upload more 😊
They have uploaded once a week. It's not like they can just film it and then wham it out, there's editing and a ton of stuff on the back side that we don't see. They're BUSY.
Love the older dude mentors 💓 i hear more and more about the boat community being so supportive of young sailors and this is great to see!
The transition to when the storm came in... WOW WOW WOW I got goosebumps !!
You are so talented in capturing emotions on camera.
So yous guys have never sailed a sailing boat before and yous are going to head into the Atlantic is that correct
We got to watch fireworks from a new boat this year as well. Such a special moment. :) Safe travels!
Good job! 👌😁
thanks for that. What kind and how many batteries are. you using? I am about to install Solar on my boat too. I did it the opposite way round and put in a Hydrovane first. Thanks again for a great video
I bet you were surprised at how thick the hull was! That is probably one of the thinnest areas too. The Rasmus is built like a tank. The thickness of the inside if the cockpit combing is over 1/4" thick. Thicker than many boat's hulls.
I am a bit concerned that you paralleled three solar panels together without a combiner box or fuses to protect the panels from each other in the case of a short within one of them. Just two panels are OK to parallel without fuses because the other panel can't produce more power than the other one can handle, but with three if one shorts then it could possibly see double the current, or over 10A of current backfed through it at full sun. You used huge wire in the drops so at least that can handle the extra load of a short, but the shorted panel itself may burn up inside. At least they are way up in the air I suppose.
www.windynation.com/jzv/inf/how-properly-fuse-solar-pv-system
You should talk to your Renology rep about combiner boxes. Also, be aware that the moment you drill through the frame of a solar panel like that the warranty is void. It states this right in the warranty documentation from Renology.
You guys are probably not going to have to worry about this but others watching may not realize this fact. I drilled through ours knowing full well the implications to the warranty once they are drilled.
I'm glad you were able to survive Isaias with the panels in place. We took ours all down and stored them behind the table on the outer settee through the storm. It only took a few minutes to put them back up. The biggest gust we saw was about 55 knots here in Cambridge MA. We didn't want to chance it becauae it could have been worse according to Chris Parker the weather router. We took down all the sails, soft dodger top, side cockpit dodgers, and bimini, leaving only the glass windshield.
Loving these videos SO MUCH!! 🛥🌊⛵✌ Hugs from the UK xx
love your videos but what is going on with the ads, its crazy and very off putting, im all for supporting the channel but its gone crazy, around 10 minutes i was having 1 advert per minute for 5 minutes
Same... Saw 7 ads with back to back ones in the first 8 min.
@@tsveto_zar3806 i know youtube has changed up its advertising but feels like theyre crossing the line of what is ok and what is annoying, dont think its WWR fault though. still damn annoying
Huh? I had none all vid long. I dont have any premium version either..
@@hansstephani5869 I only had one.
@@hansstephani5869 then we're all coming to your house to watch the next one :)
Using 5200? You will hate yourselves in a couple years. And the next owner of the boat as Well... 😎
And why did you Mount it on the sides and not on Deck? The forces should be better handle up top.
Love how everyone and their uncle has an opinion of what is already there. They've never done this before, they're learning.
Not judging, just saying.
You're putting the wind turbine underneath?? 👀💨
Guys, I think your "horseshoe" to panel installation will fail due to concentrated stress points. I trust you did instal the flat bar on top (seen when you presented shoes, but not clearly seen when bolting.) This should hopefully spread loads better from the 8 bolts. The alum. profiles in the panels can be pretty flimsy in relation to the wind loads they'll experience in a sailboat.
Enjoying your process immensely.
They probably should have used shrink tube. If the vinyl tape fails there will be some corrosion around the aluminum on the arch eventually.
As far as the strength of the frame, it is pretty tough and most of these panels are connected similarly in the marine world. Unfortunately Renology may not honor a warranty claim on faulty panels in the future that have had the frames drilled.
Any modifications void their warranty if you don't use the holes that come pre-punched in the frame extrusions by the factory for mounting.
My biggest concern is the difficulty of removing them for bigger storms than Isaias. Sooner or later these guys are going to run into big winds and named storms if they intend to cruise the world.
Wow, I'm impressed with your new, evolving skills. Good going. I've worked with 5200 adhesive for more years than most, first time at Cape Canaveral Gemini launch complex in the 60's. 5200 Rule #1: Never use 5200 in any application where you expect to take it apart. It's not just a sealant, it's a structural adhesive. 5200 Rule #2: keep unused product in the refrigerator. It'll keep indefinitely if you create a glob at the tip and wrap the glob with film and masking tape. The arch looks perfect. If you'd had it done by someone else, look at the skills you would have missed.
Ik zou de 2 buitenste panelen meer in de bocht zetten.
Dan heb je meer zon voor de dag.
Greetings Gerben and Gabriëlle
Spakenburg The Netherlands
There was a surveyor engineer Named Charles Edward Good of mount holly North Carolina several decades back he said measure everything 3 times. The phrase measure it the Good way was coined in honor of him. He never smoked and still passed away from cancer a few years ago. But if you are ever in Charlotte NC and take the 485 I 77 tubine interchange that is also some of his work. I think of Eddie Good every time I hear measure it 3 times. He just happened to be my Uncle. So keep measuring the Good way.
I would still glass in some blocking on the inside of the hull to distribute the torque of the arch twisting on your hull.
Glad to see your on your way with the solar panels, have fun, stay safe.I wonder where the van is now .ttfn
To see novices do major changes to a boat is just cringe.
Turn a $40,000 boat into a $20,000 boat in one afternoon.
As a Journeyman Carpenter I just can’t watch anymore.
Hopefully the last owner will never see this.
Aww this is so good and love the boat. Well done for seeing your dream and having the trust in yourselves to go with it.
no way that first lightning bolt was real
I know you have moved on from sailing. Do you recall where you got the arch from. Thank you happy Easter.
Not sure why you guys have the arch protuding from the hull sides. They will get caught by a fender, boat, dock...
Use TefGel for where needed for the different metals.
Common opinion these days is 5200 has no place on a boat. Bytule or silicon work much better and when you need to rebed in two to three years you won’t rip your jelcoat off or grind. But do your research you guys are doing amazing for beginner sailors. Fair winds.
When you re-do this, quadruple the size of the backing plates.
3 days with 4 people for drilling 16 holes ??? Did you guys ever work before ?
For future reference when doing electrical work a heat gun works best. Robi makes a goid heat gun and theyre awesome.
The cable that was on the solar panels was marine-grade cable. The wire was not copper colour but tined copper. Try to use this marine cable at all times if possible. The ordinary copper cable will corrode and white powder will form inside the cable and resist the flow of electricity.
Don't forget to put all of your electronics in the microwave so they don't get fried if lightning strikes your boat!
Love your videos!! So excited for you guys in this new adventure 🙌🏼
I’m guessing for long term durability you will want to snake that wire through the arch.
Why didn’t you level the stern arch, after all? I thought you said you should.
what is the reason for this huge lightbridge on a sailboat... it fits for a big motoryacht...?
The zip ties are for indoor use you should have the black ones or metal, the white is gonna be brittle in the sunlight.
the storms rolling in like that! Its like the stuff we get in the summer down here on the Florida east coast. Crazy stuff!
What is the stern arch for, anyway? This is a modification, right? Is it for solar panels or something? Navigation gear? (update: realize, now that I watched the rest that, yes, solar panels. You guys are AMAZING!)
AND, I know you are posting a bit after the fact so I don't know where you are in the process, but once you get cruising PLEASE consider a stop in our area of central Florida. We are right on the intracoastal by the Space Center. We could host you and you'd get hot showers! :-)
I like your modular stern arch unit. Where did you find it? Thx, Kit
I would of put lock nuts on each of the four bolts instead of nuts you put and they will not come loose after time .
It looks like the top of the arch should be level. the back should be lowered
I stopped watching this when I saw the feet of the arch being bolted on the outside of the hull unprotected. The first time to scuff the wharf birthing, coming along side, you'll rip the attachment pieces out of the hull and most likely a chunk of the hull with it.
yep, what an absolutely horrible idea
Did you connect the panels in series or parallel?
Thanks for videos, good timing, for me, putting solar panels on my Morgan 384. I have some Renogy 100w panels. Where did you buy the deck fittings that you show in your video at 16:15?
"Give me a string length." Really? To tie up a boat??? Take some sailing lessons and learn how to sail FGS!
it's not necessary to be so harsh just because they aren't good at sailing lingo.
Where does your brother sleep Dana? 😃
Well you don’t know how to use a file.
We're putting in a offer on our first boat. Squee! And we're making the behemoth list of to-do's. This is high on the list. Thanks for the great video!
Great job guys. 5200 ? When you drill holes in your fiberglass put epoxy in, let it dry and redrill hole. It will protect it from moisture, water problems later on. 4000 would have been my choice. Another youtuber who is redoing his sail boat and does excellent work is Mads on
" Saillife" channel. I would recommend you watch some of his video's. You guys really did well though. GOD speed. JC
I'm convinced you two can do absolutely anything you decide to do!! 👍👍👍😄
Just started watching your boat adventure and looking forward following you :) Love that you use so many solar panels! I wonder how much power they'll give you on a super sunny day?