Great things to have on your boat!!!
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- We have made a few of these videos before showing things that we find really useful on a boat and we like doing them because we often get comments with tips for other great items too (thanks Nick Merritt for the Wago tip).
This video was sponsored by Surfshark you can check out the special deal here: surfshark.deals/sailingfairisle
The range of headphones from AfterShokz can be found on their website here: bit.ly/3FFHAwz or Amazon: amzn.to/3oA1ZfB
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Comfort seat are based in Holland, we were introduced to them by friends in Cartagena who loved them but had ordered too many so we bought two of them. We then received the larger chair which is a 'classic large plus' while we were in Venice. You can see their range here: www.comfortseat.nl/shop/?lang=en
The fire alarm we have is called the Fire angel Atom, but it seems to be out of stock on the UK Amazon site. However there is a version on there which looks the same and has a 10 year life : www.amazon.co.uk/HEIMAN-Detec...
Wago connectors are available everywhere, just Google them. The ones I'm using are the 221 which are the newer version to the 222. the older version was larger and grey; these newer ones are better. Don't be confused by the power rating on the side, there are two lots of figures. The one on the side with the 11mm cable measure is just for Japan.
Glad to know the toast was unharmed 🤣
Aeropex are the best ear phones I have ever had. They are good to use for phone calls- the Mic is good enough to use it for work. If you are listening to music and double tap the button it skips to the next song. They are expensive- but my goodness they are worth every penny. We bought the chairs you recommended last year for Christmas. They are wonderful! Very good recommendations!!
Brilliant recommendations! Thank you!
New style terminal blocks with push spring locks what a game changer ! Great videos keep them coming especially your “Technical Videos” Regards, from Aberdeen Scotland UK
Brilliant suggestions. Thank you. Cheers ro
Oh yes, I've had those fire alarms on my boat for ten years now and changed batteries only once. Last week one of them started to beep for a new battery so the second round ahead. Thank you for the headphone tip. They seem to be just what I need! Have a nice winter in Turkey!
Thank you for posting this. I purchased the fire alarms. The one I have in the USA is 5" wide and 2" thick and too much of an eye stub to put on the ceiling. The connectors esp handy when struggling to continue a run by stuffing two wires into a standard crimp.
That was really interesting. So reassuring to see reviews that, without any hesitation, can be completely trusted. Thanks so much!
Thanks Merry Christmas!
I was using a type of sprung loaded terminal strip at work over 20 years ago. A spring has 2 good points, it accepts a range of wire sizes and does not work loose due to vibrations.
Another great video Steve I've just ordered two boxes of the wiring connectors they've got great reviews thanks for the heads-up on those because the original connecting blocks do my nut in.😖
My father was an electrician and he would have loved those new connectors.
He cut his fingers many times tightening the old blocks. 😖
We have been following your adventures for some time. As boat owners we find your videos interesting and informative and feel like we know you. While it is unlikely that we will be sailing in the Mediterranean we are preparing for a four months sail along Australian East Coast early next year.
Watching this video my beloved decided that Aeroplex Headphones are an absolute necessity to have on the boat. So two days later I received a beautifully packaged early Christmas present. Disappointing thing is that I was also planning to get these for him.
You lovely people are responsible for this.
Seriously we love your videos.
On the strenght of this video I bought some Wago connectors and used them for the first time this week - absolutely brilliant! I'm not sure what it says about me that these connectors could make me so happy! 🙂
Never underestimate the power of Wago to make you happy, I smile everytime I fit one and haven't had to fiddle with a tiny screw-driver for half an hour!
Good tips as usual !
Cheers guys!
As a supplement to Wago, I also have Scotchlok from 3M for the thin signal cables. These are already filled with vaseline and are therefore very good for preventing corrosion in the coupling.
I assume you mean these ones?... uk.rs-online.com/web/p/splice-connectors/2393988 they look great, will have to get some as i've got a dodgy connection somewhere in my AIS system so need so redo some connections. Thanks
@@svfairisle There you have it.
They are available in different versions for both 2 and 3 cables and different guage.
Another tip for Wago. They are fantastic when using the voltmeter to troubleshoot the electrical system. You can lock one of the messuring probes in the Wago and you have a very good connection and you still have both hands free!
love you two you remind me of my parents, but in a good way. "it's a clever design" and you're happy is 180 from "this is a crappy design". I love it. keep sailing and show us "where it's at". Perhaps some fine day we could go there and sea it with our own ayes.
Wagos are fantastic 👍🏼
Actually I know this connectors very well as one of my family companies works closely with wago (great client) as we produce some of molds. I can say there is a lot of engineering behind those little devices and Wago is well ahead of any competition.
Wow good stuff I have the chair but the headphones sound great. 😀
This was really a helpful and fun video. I particularly liked the ear phones or headset. Stay groovy and stay safe.
Great recommendations both. You knew you’d be right on the old wago Steve…. Merry Christmas!
Thanks Nick, I owe you a beer.
@@svfairisle I think the beer deficit goes the other way my friend! Keep up the good work and thank you both for the great content.
I use wago for domestic work, they are great but would have two concerns on a boat: 1 corrosion in a salt atmosphere (dissimilar metals) and 2 no strain relief on the insulation.
You're right that if a connection needs strain relief then there are better options like the crimped connectors I showed along with cable ties etc. Wago's are for the situations I described where in the past you might use a chocolate block. Regarding dissimilar metals corrosion, again in high risk areas use the crimped connectors with sealed heatshrink, this type of corrosion requires dissimilar metals AND an electrolyte so it's keeping the moisture out thats key. For other areas open connectors are fine, if you've seen and of my tech videos that include wiring you will see I ALWAYS use dielectric grease on connections as in a salt water environment it';s always possible to get moisture in a joint, even something in the position I was showing behind the switch panel. If you think about it all those bus bar connections on the switch panel are an open connection too, no one seals them. So in dry areas a full waterproof joint is probably overkill, just use your Tefgel and try not to have a leaky boat!
Since I found out about Wagos a few years ago, I’ve gone though several boxes and have made everyone I know that has an electrical project get one. They are very handy for temporarily debugging too. Only failure I’ve had was snapping off the lever in about 15F temps.
Hi. Netflix is blocking VPN's now. Cheers
How effective is it? Many platforms try to track VPNs & block them, but it’s up to the VPN to stay one step ahead. Surfshark is the best I’ve found at fooling the BBC iPlayer, I wonder how it will fare with this. At least Netflix works without a VPN all be it in the region you’re in iPlayer doesn’t work at all out of the UK
WAGO type connectors are brilliant, but haven't thought of them as a present! The soldered heat shrink sealed inline connectors are a pain to get hold of but are the best for exposed or vulnerable connections... Great video!
I’m not so sure of the soldered in line connectors. Any soldered connection leaves a weak spot at the joint of the solder and wire as it effectively makes the soldered section a single strand wire. So for the same reason we wouldn’t use single cored wire on a boat you might introduce a break point trough fatigue. It’s true that the heat shrink might supply some support but I still think a crimped version is preferable.
@@svfairisle Agreed, I do tin the wires first and in all instances make sure the joints are will supported, uv resistant cable ties do a good job. I've had crimped connections fail or generate hi resistance, most likely due to oxidation which is a real issue on boats, so am probably a bit biased, but, as always, a bit of care and attention to detail pays off regardless.
@@bobrose7900 yes & you’re right the possibility of some resistance with a crimped joint is always there but I find with Tefgel I get no corrosion and avoid those problems
@@svfairisle Hadn't thought of that, good shout!
I've had the Aftershokz headphones for a few years now as myself and a group of my friends are cyclists and none of us like the loss of spatial awareness that conventional headphones cause. Another friend who I demonstrated them to had a bit of a revelation with them as he is deaf in one ear due to nerve damage during an operation to remove a brain tumour. He tried the AfterShokz and heard music in stereo for the first time in nearly a decade!
The only downside is the proprietary charging port/cable which is £10 for a replacement - not bank breaking but not cheap either. The upside of it is that its magnetic so I keep them on the metal leg of my desk so I can easily find them!
Amazing news for your deaf friend!
Hi, Great video again, regarding the Wago connectors were you aware that they have a dedicated port for checking with a multimeter. Rich
Yes, they actually have 2. One on the opposite face to where the wires go in and one under the latches. Someone on the comments here actually had the brilliant idea that if you use a connector with one more port than you need you can stick the probe for the meter in there and lock it down so you don't have to hold it while your using the other probe, could be really useful when you've got your hands full and need to test lots of places.
We just added some of those solar lamps to Impavidus that you recommended. They are great. Like those terminal blocks. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
Yes the Wago connectors were recommended in the comments from the video we had the lamps in, you'll never use a chocolate block again.
Another very useful video; thanks. Have you thought about using a pair of Aftershokz for crew/helm communications?
I hadn't to be honest, is there some way of connecting a device to it via bluetooth or something without actually ring the person via the phone?
Interesting information as usual. We enjoy your videos and have been following for some time. We particularly enjoyed your time in Venice.
I bought a pair of the Aftershokz on your recommendation and was initially really impressed. They do everything you say and still allow me to hear my surroundings. However they quickly induce a feeling similar to motion sickness, followed by headache after about 30 minutes of use. I gave them a break and tried agin with the same effect. Unfortunately I will have to return them as they evidently don't work for me. I wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience?
Sorry to hear that, it’s not something I’ve heard of before. I will be interested to see if anyone else has this problem, if they do I will add a warning in the description.
Aftershokz have told me it is a known issue for a small number of people. They've suggested I persevere but have offered a refund if the problem persists.
Hi guys, good call on the wago connectors our boat engineer put us on to them. Two things, can you do a list of things that a woman might want on a boat and how is the cost of living in Turkey at the moment?
Turkey like Greece has always been a good value destination compared to much of the Western Med. It’s particularly good at the moment though as the exchange rate is very favourable. Not sure what’s happening with the economy here but we’ve gone from getting 13 lira to the £ to getting 16 lira/£ since we’ve been here ( a couple of weeks!) 5 years ago you would have got 6 lira/£, so it’s 3x cheaper here than it was 5 years ago! Might be difficult to generalise on the what women want on a boat issue!
@@svfairisle We are on the black sea and watching the exchange rate carefully. It might just be easier for us to drive into turkey for the bargains. The stuff for blokes is so easy, like everyone knows that men like boats and tech.
Interesting that you are on the Black sea, are you cruising there? Would you recommend it?
@@svfairisle it's beautiful and we have cruised here this summer it's also amazing value for money and less busy but it's not Greece. We were hoping to have headed south before noW but an engine problem has us a bit stuck. Loved the Istanbul video.
I’ve used the WAGO terminals on solid copper domestic wiring with great success but I thought they’d struggle with stranded copper - not so? Or do you tin the cable ends?
No they work equally well on stranded wire, even fine strand. Tining wire is to be avoided as it's easily over done and effectively makes the wire a single strand so you would have the same problem as if you had used singly strand wire on a boat i.e. a weak point at the connector.
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Interesting, I’ll have a look
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With regard to the head phones can people around you hear the sound?
my question too?
No. Well, I can faintly hear Judys, but less much than earphones. Judy hears nothing from mine, must be to do with the way they sit against the skin.
@@svfairisle Thanks.
Wago 221's are a fantastic invention. Have you seen the newer Wago 221-2411 model? I can't believe that most comments here seem to be about Wagos.
Ha yes, Judy said no one will be interested in an electrical connector, I said just you wait!
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I used to have them, they failed after 2 weeks.
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To have Or not to have, is to use un-tinned copper electrical cables\ Spring locking connectors. They will fail if used on vessels within the English climate. Required are all electrical cables be tinned and connections connected by soldering . How is it possible to Connect those ear phones to receive information ..and price .? Jacktar
Actually no. Soldering cables on a boat is a very bad idea. Same reason as why we don’t use single core cable on a boat. By soldering you are effectively making the multicored cable single core at the point of connection with a weak point which will eventually break unless you have perfect tied in cables.
I disagree-. Un-tinned copper cables will form within a nautical environment over time an insulated black oxidising coating between its crimp connectors continuing the whole length of the cable or cables, it’s usually noted first by the negative cable, but will oxidise overtime influence both cables. Oxidisation of joints equals resistance equals heat equals failure.. Jacktar
@@colinchambers3433 yes all marine cables are tinned copper to stop that happening, but never actually solder the joint, crimp it and use dielectric grease and heat shrink with in-built adhesive.
Surfshark doesn't work for me in the UK.
Have been using Wago’s for a few years now at work Ive put a link in Which shows jelly box which allows you to use them in wet areas which are also dismountable so you don’t have to cut your wires shorter every time you change an item.
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the gel boxes look cool, like that idea. Thanks
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Great video but should it be "Black Friday Week" rather than.........00:11?
Yes!
@@svfairisle Thank goodness for that I thought Judy was predicting another financial crash.😀
Re the headphones, I am VERY deaf but keep losing traditional hearing aids overboard, do these just pick up the general noises around you or are they tuned to a particular input. With regards to other potential presents for a single handed male sailor how about nubile young female leather clad crew OR for the older sailors how about HEATING on the yacht if normally sailing north of Biscay? A VERY merry happy christmas to both of you (and the best wishes for good health and non slack sails for next year.)
ha! I'm mostly responding to you because I also have ear troubles, but mostly ringing and I can't dive 60 feet without troubles. I have an ear supplement that I've only started taking but these people are well informed so please keep me in the loop if you find a solution. thanks!
Hi John, no these are bluetooth headphones to play sound from a phone or anything else you want to hear a sound feed from via bluetooth. The idea is to keep your ears clear to hear any ambient sounds so sort of the opposite to noise cancelling headphones! So obviously you wouldn't use them in a very noisy environment because you wouldnt hear your music / podcast very well, but for sailing the background noise is usually fine to wear these and hear the sound really well but still hear if someone shouts for help or if a sail starts flapping etc. I would be very interested to know how the work alongside a hearing aid, I would imagine you can use them as normal with your hearing aid in so you can still hear outside sounds? they provide a pair of ear plugs in the box if you want to hear just the headphone sound, but that's rather defeating the point of them I think. How do conventional headphones work with you hearing aid? presumably you would need over the ear headphones or just very load ear buds? Maybe this bone induction method would work better, would be worth an internet search.
Re. the present for a single-hander i would think the leather clad nubile female would cover the heating issue too!
@@svfairisle Ive given up on hearing aids its costing me too much in replacements, as a 75 yr young Im still looking for the nubile blonde female anything goes crew!!
@Maya Raudya Haya What the heck am i gonna do with crumpet in Tokyo if I am in UK
Just looked up, bone conduction head phones & it seems they might be good if it's the eardrum that's causing you to be hard of hearing, this is what it said online... 'Those with hearing issues may benefit from bone conduction headphones since they don't rely solely on the eardrum. ... Due to the lack of eardrum involvement, this technology is good for people with hearing deficiencies, as the bone conduction vibration acts in lieu of the eardrum.'
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