I'm impressed. Both of you remained calm, knew what needed to be accomplished, and knew your individual tasks necessary to make it happen. Great teamwork. Cheers
Wow. Gorgeous crispy footage. Great angles and feel from the waterline to that high rear starboard position and all sequenced so well. That's a lot of work and so well worth it. As we say in the movie business, the money's all up there on the screen.
Merci pour cette vidéo. Une vie en mer avec ses séances de bricolage quotidienne. Le voilier s’use et demande beaucoup d’attention lors de longues traversées. 👏👍 Voilier Girighiz 5🇫🇷
Nice sunrises. The support provided by your partners has proven to be crucial. Glad to see y’all got great material to fix the issues and keep sailing forward. Teamwork makes the dream work.
Open ocean sailing , equipment gets tired too just like people, everything works lovely until it doesn’t! You guys were well prepared, a handy billy has a thousand uses and made a nice boom vang , happy you didn’t have to disassemble that ball screw autopilot in a seaway and try to fix it the spare earned it’s ride ! Safe passage through the reefs to port!
I used to race a Laser. I've owned three of them and still have one that I'm going to sell soon. They are great boats and a really good boat to learn how to sail.
I guess it depends on how the boat is designed but I have always felt that in down wind conditions it is more stable to have the boat pulled by a head sail than pushed by the main sail. Less work for the auto helm too. Cheers.
The boat is pretty well balanced with just the main. We were actually surprised how well she sailed in “laser mode.” We don’t like to take the main down offshore as it is a bear to put back up, combined with the broken vang (there is no topping lift) that supports the boom, we stuck with the main. The main and Genoa combo when running deep causes a lot of slatting of the Genoa, and we don’t like to run the whisker pole in large waves.
Les J sont conçus pour naviguer très bien GV seule, en restant très équilibrés à la barre. ( je possède un 110). Merci pour cette vidéo très intéressante pour les voileux. Le pilote auto m'apparaît super bon. Reposez-vous bien sur nos îles. Vous êtes vraiment formidables et je goûte tous vos épisodes comme le meilleur moment de ma journée.
Best regards from Puerto Montt, CHILE. Thank you for showing us your wonderful sailing, including views of your maneuvers and the nice sea conditions you have been sailing in. Much success to both of you, keep enjoying...you look very happy!!!
Enjoy your show , the stress you put on a boat in a month most of us put on 1 or 2 years . If it is too windy we have the option to go to the club house you don't . Still wish I was buddy boating in my boat beside you and fixing things.
The question becomes: Too windy for who? Worst case, she is fast enough to sidestep that chienne. In reality, it's the waves, more than the wind. Occasionally, I read of ocean cruisers who dread the Great Lakes. A 20' sailboat is not a small craft, but a 35' twin screw motorboat is.
Very entertaining. You all are the best. Great job on the boom repair and glad you had an auto-pilot spare. Pretty sure when Kate got on the wave, wave, wave thing that was a sign of creek water withdraw symptoms. It gets better with time. Thanks a ton for the effort to bring these videos to us. Oh yea. The coffee is great. Keep having fun and stay safe. Bill
I remember looking at S/Y Delos. Their autopilot also broke down and they had to hand steer a huge distance. But I think they were 3 or 4 on board. Maybe a wind vane is more safe.
¡Hello, Sweet Ruca...Crew! 💯 ¡Wow! Mr.Cutis DOES NOT feel the wind, BUT SMELLS IT, he prepares beforehand for when it blows him through the place that he knows he is going to come... There is nothing more to say..🤐 P.S. Boy, the food is good! 😋 Good luck...
We probably can, either aluminum or carbon, and fabricate a replacement delrin internal bushing as well. The only problem is finding the right size tube, especially here in French Polynesia.
makes sense. Still curious why full main and no headsail? You know your boat better than I but off the wind flying a headsail usually moves the center of effort forward reducing weather helm. A main usually induces weather helm and off the wind in waves a main often induces that weather helm at the worst moments. I usually leave a bit more headsail up snd reduce main and try to balance the helm w/o the pilot prior to engaging the pilot. Safe sailing.
Haha, daggerboards and a canting keel next! That would be cool to cross path with Delos one day. Looks like they are off to Austrailia to build a boat now though?
Great video, as usual. Autopilot repair question: Had you been single handing would you have hove too (spelling?) in order to make the repair? When you got the second ram did you do a very close inspection of it vs. the one installed to be sure everything fit? I ask as I know some folks install the backup/spare units of things so as to be sure they fit. They then use the original working one removed as the spare.
Yes, had we been singlehanded it would have required heaving to. We thought about doing that just to show it in the video, but you know us, we don’t like to go slow :-) The pilot ram we broke was actually our spare, we did just as you said and installed it to make sure it fit and was “hot swappable,” and just continued using it. An easy install as it is an exact copy.
OMG 😱 WOW ‼️ Just learned you can never have too many spares. Amazing to see a great fix and......voilà, another crew back in action. Is that a special auto pilot ram to have a 'high performance' setting or do they all come that way? Totally love watching how you two interact as a well oiled team. We all should be so lucky. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨
The software in the pilot computer is where the settings are, the ram itself is really just a hydraulic pump and cylinder that operates when sent current from the computer. The computer is what gives it its higher performance.
Now fix the new spare lol. Had a boomvang break back in the 70's Cape Cod to Newberry Port. Crappie rigged boat two younger brothers in thier 60's now still talk about!
You guys are the real deal...a lot of these TH-cam sailors don't even know what their boom vang is for, and you guys fabricated one. Keep up the great work! 🎉🎉🎉
Interesting to see what parts failed. Hopefully you can refurbish the autopilot . Hearing $4K for a boom vang shocked me !!! Wondering what makes it so pricey ?
Based on the comments we need to show the guts of the pilot! We will work on that! As for the cost of the vang, we can only guess that they are fairly one off parts and a very small niche market.
@@SailingSweetRuca As a retired machinist and one who sailed many years ago I have to wonder if something much simpler/cheaper and more durable could be substituted for the vang or if a welded repair could be made. I predate these strut type vangs LOL
Nice footage. Just Curious why you chose to use the full main and no headsail going down wind after you took kite down, instead of a headsail and reefed main which likely lessen weather helm and reduces loads on the autopilot. Not saying thats what caused the pilot failure but curious. Do you have any ability to test the electrical or physical loads on the pilot? Good job having a spare. Fair winds…
Good question! We can monitor electrical load (amp draw) of the pilot, which gives a decent indication. The wave that hit surely overloaded it, we’ve seen waves like that break rudders. We didn’t catch it on video, but it was one of those rare ones that you don’t forget. A load cell sensor connected to our Expedition for logging would be interesting there though?
I have followed you guys for a long while and it appears your adventures have tempered you a bit. Early on, you were 'racers" you were "expert" and while you still are, you are now a bit more chill. I cannot explain it well but, I love you stuff and your humbled persona...It's what adventures do for those willing to undertake them.
Yeah powered autopilots are often a point of failure. Have you guys considered a hydrovane ? We had one which was fantastic. Almost spooky how well it steered without power.
We just took apart the failed hydraulic ram and found the problem! Based on what we found (we will share in an upcoming video) that wave would have broke any other self steering mechanism as well. We are glad the ram broke instead of something else. Lots of force!!! As for wind vanes, we have to cover that one day as well! Cheers!
All of your work is awesome, I look forward every week. My vang as well has a nasty rusty bulge in it and I am expecting a similar situation. Although not in the middle of a pacific crossing.
The orange or red line is a boom break, slowing the boom during the gybe for a more controlled manuever. The preventor is meant to prevent it from crossing over entirely. We hope this clear things up!
Hello, my name is Ricardo, I am a student at the University of Magallanes Chile, and I would like to know if you can help me in my research on renewable energy in 38-foot sailboats, for example, how many batteries do you use, what type of batteries, your experiences, what is your energy consumption each How much do you change the batteries, what equipment do you use every day, all the information will be very useful for my research, thank you
@@SailingSweetRuca thankyou . i sail a 1974 camp nicholson aluminium 35 feet . 1 tonner class . i live aboard her with my wee dog . certainly not a perfect liveaboard being a 1 tonner . but she is fast and a off shore beast .
It is nice to watch a couple sailing video where FEATURING the woman as a sexual object in order to seek views and subscriptions. This is FAMILY FRIENDLY and well done! I just liked and subscribed. If you have a patreon option I intend to join.
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Thanks!
Thank you so much for your generous support! 🙏
The time lapse while Curtis was down the hatch did a good job conveying how un fun it probably was in that space. You two bring such Joy!
Glad you enjoyed!
That was suspenseful
I'm impressed. Both of you remained calm, knew what needed to be accomplished, and knew your individual tasks necessary to make it happen. Great teamwork. Cheers
Well said! Cheers & thanks!
Wow. Gorgeous crispy footage. Great angles and feel from the waterline to that high rear starboard position and all sequenced so well. That's a lot of work and so well worth it. As we say in the movie business, the money's all up there on the screen.
That was a really cool shot of the sun coming up. Way out in the middle of the ocean. Great job on the repairs. Good to have spares. Jim
Hi Jim! Glad you enjoyed!!!
Well done to both of you. Calm and cool under pressure!
Thanks!!!🙏
Excellent record of life on board…you deal with issues calmly and professionally… ❤
Sushi...!!! Very Fancy Kate...!!! Well done on the repairs guys... Being prepared...! Be safe... 🙏
Thank you! Will do!
You three rock! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Sure liked the cello montage. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
love the long filming of the boat ripping through the waves !. Thanks for sharing !
Glad you enjoyed it
You guys are so smart and so calm.
Thanks!
Merci pour cette vidéo. Une vie en mer avec ses séances de bricolage quotidienne. Le voilier s’use et demande beaucoup d’attention lors de longues traversées. 👏👍
Voilier Girighiz 5🇫🇷
Congrats guys. Well done. As always, I admire your skills and composure. Wishing you continued good luck.
Thank you so much 😀
Nice sunrises. The support provided by your partners has proven to be crucial. Glad to see y’all got great material to fix the issues and keep sailing forward. Teamwork makes the dream work.
Glad you enjoyed! It is so wonderful to work with great companies like Marlow who truly understand offshore sailing!
Excellent teamwork!
Thank you!
Really good you could diagnose and work through breakages. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Glad you like them!
Open ocean sailing , equipment gets tired too just like people, everything works lovely until it doesn’t! You guys were well prepared, a handy billy has a thousand uses and made a nice boom vang , happy you didn’t have to disassemble that ball screw autopilot in a seaway and try to fix it the spare earned it’s ride ! Safe passage through the reefs to port!
I love this video! True ocean sailing at its best. Thank goodness Curtis can fix anything, can't have too many spare parts. I love the wave
I used to race a Laser. I've owned three of them and still have one that I'm going to sell soon. They are great boats and a really good boat to learn how to sail.
What fun!!!
I guess it depends on how the boat is designed but I have always felt that in down wind conditions it is more stable to have the boat pulled by a head sail than pushed by the main sail. Less work for the auto helm too. Cheers.
Put in a reef or two in the mainsail and hoist (or roll out) a jib.
Aree, you would have a batterie bilance boat running downwind with a parziale furled jib and a 2 reefed main
Whatever they were doing, I recall hearing that the autopilot was working less.
The boat is pretty well balanced with just the main. We were actually surprised how well she sailed in “laser mode.” We don’t like to take the main down offshore as it is a bear to put back up, combined with the broken vang (there is no topping lift) that supports the boom, we stuck with the main. The main and Genoa combo when running deep causes a lot of slatting of the Genoa, and we don’t like to run the whisker pole in large waves.
Les J sont conçus pour naviguer très bien GV seule, en restant très équilibrés à la barre. ( je possède un 110).
Merci pour cette vidéo très intéressante pour les voileux. Le pilote auto m'apparaît super bon. Reposez-vous bien sur nos îles. Vous êtes vraiment formidables et je goûte tous vos épisodes comme le meilleur moment de ma journée.
Sushi at sea .. and made it just as well as a Japanese Sushi chef .you go
Thanks!😊
Best regards from Puerto Montt, CHILE.
Thank you for showing us your wonderful sailing, including views of your maneuvers and the nice sea conditions you have been sailing in. Much success to both of you, keep enjoying...you look very happy!!!
Many thanks! Viva Chile 🇨🇱
Thanks for a short escape from dry land!
Our pleasure!
Auto spare is a must hand steering is fun for a few hours in good wind but for days you will sleep quickly at the end of you watch.
Right on!
Enjoy your show , the stress you put on a boat in a month most of us put on 1 or 2 years . If it is too windy we have the option to go to the club house you don't . Still wish I was buddy boating in my boat beside you and fixing things.
The question becomes: Too windy for who? Worst case, she is fast enough to sidestep that chienne. In reality, it's the waves, more than the wind. Occasionally, I read of ocean cruisers who dread the Great Lakes. A 20' sailboat is not a small craft, but a 35' twin screw motorboat is.
Very entertaining. You all are the best. Great job on the boom repair and glad you had an auto-pilot spare. Pretty sure when Kate got on the wave, wave, wave thing that was a sign of creek water withdraw symptoms. It gets better with time. Thanks a ton for the effort to bring these videos to us. Oh yea. The coffee is great. Keep having fun and stay safe. Bill
Haha! Maybe she drank some salt water? Things can get a bit silly 😜 when far offshore. Cheers!
So amazing that you all can get catamaran speeds out of a monohull. True sailors!
Thanks Dave!
@@SailingSweetRuca be safe out there!
I remember looking at S/Y Delos. Their autopilot also broke down and they had to hand steer a huge distance. But I think they were 3 or 4 on board. Maybe a wind vane is more safe.
¡Hello, Sweet Ruca...Crew! 💯
¡Wow! Mr.Cutis DOES NOT feel the wind, BUT SMELLS IT, he prepares beforehand for when it blows him through the place that he knows he is going to come...
There is nothing more to say..🤐
P.S. Boy, the food is good! 😋
Good luck...
Curtis is the guy to have on the boat! That is for sure! -Kate
@@SailingSweetRuca BE CAREFUL, YOU ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND
Awesome episode. 🫶
Thank you!
Awesome sailors!!👏👏👏
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Regarding the stern port side, what is the mounted reel with green line used for?
Thanks!
Greg
We used it in Patagonia for tying to the shore, we haven’t found a good home for it down below yet.
Excellent job.
Well done!
Thanks! Glad to hear from you as always! Give us an update from Brazil!!!
Good fixing on the fly! BUT - I missed seeing Roxy! XO Darcee
Just a thought about your boom vang. Could you replace just the aluminum pipe?
We probably can, either aluminum or carbon, and fabricate a replacement delrin internal bushing as well. The only problem is finding the right size tube, especially here in French Polynesia.
@@SailingSweetRuca Order it and have it shipped to you.
What mechanical part of the AP actually failed? Have you since been able to repair the unit that is now your spare?
We will find out when we take it apart. Maybe internal valving, a seal, or the motor/pump connection.
I was taking the first bite of my apple pancake when you was hooking the fish lol. Thanks for sharing
😂 😂 👍
makes sense. Still curious why full main and no headsail? You know your boat better than I but off the wind flying a headsail usually moves the center of effort forward reducing weather helm. A main usually induces weather helm and off the wind in waves a main often induces that weather helm at the worst moments. I usually leave a bit more headsail up snd reduce main and try to balance the helm w/o the pilot prior to engaging the pilot. Safe sailing.
I was about to say the same. Keep up a full jib and no main and she should handle a lot better straight downwind. Licensed skipper here.
Yep, Running like a "Laser sailboat" except no dagger board to pull up.... LOL (Maybe you will cross paths with SV Delos in that part of Ocean Blue)
Haha, daggerboards and a canting keel next! That would be cool to cross path with Delos one day. Looks like they are off to Austrailia to build a boat now though?
@@SailingSweetRuca Yep, Delos designing and building aluminum CAT down under, but I am sure they will sail it all over the planet .
Great video, as usual. Autopilot repair question: Had you been single handing would you have hove too (spelling?) in order to make the repair? When you got the second ram did you do a very close inspection of it vs. the one installed to be sure everything fit? I ask as I know some folks install the backup/spare units of things so as to be sure they fit. They then use the original working one removed as the spare.
Lash the wheel, adjust the sails to maintain course, and carry on.
Yes, had we been singlehanded it would have required heaving to. We thought about doing that just to show it in the video, but you know us, we don’t like to go slow :-) The pilot ram we broke was actually our spare, we did just as you said and installed it to make sure it fit and was “hot swappable,” and just continued using it. An easy install as it is an exact copy.
OMG 😱 WOW ‼️ Just learned you can never have too many spares. Amazing to see a great fix and......voilà, another crew back in action. Is that a special auto pilot ram to have a 'high performance' setting or do they all come that way? Totally love watching how you two interact as a well oiled team. We all should be so lucky. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨
The software in the pilot computer is where the settings are, the ram itself is really just a hydraulic pump and cylinder that operates when sent current from the computer. The computer is what gives it its higher performance.
Now fix the new spare lol. Had a boomvang break back in the 70's Cape Cod to Newberry Port. Crappie rigged boat two younger brothers in thier 60's now still talk about!
You guys are the real deal...a lot of these TH-cam sailors don't even know what their boom vang is for, and you guys fabricated one. Keep up the great work! 🎉🎉🎉
Haha thank you!
My Autopilot is a dinky Raymarine one with a motor on the wheel. That one you put in was a real autopilot, not a toy like mine.
Hi Allen! Whatever works!!! That’s all that matters. Say hi to the Pirate for us!!! 🏴☠️
Interesting to see what parts failed. Hopefully you can refurbish the autopilot . Hearing $4K for a boom vang shocked me !!! Wondering what makes it so pricey ?
Agreed. Seeing what broke in the autopilot would be good content.
Based on the comments we need to show the guts of the pilot! We will work on that! As for the cost of the vang, we can only guess that they are fairly one off parts and a very small niche market.
@@SailingSweetRuca As a retired machinist and one who sailed many years ago I have to wonder if something much simpler/cheaper and more durable could be substituted for the vang or if a welded repair could be made. I predate these strut type vangs LOL
My crazy "gut reaction" was that $4000 for a vang saved the expense and drag of a topping lift.
Kate, you are the sweetest cutest capable sailor ever... What a pleasure you must be to sail with.
Kate 🔥
We are going to save this one!!! ❤️
Nice footage. Just Curious why you chose to use the full main and no headsail going down wind after you took kite down, instead of a headsail and reefed main which likely lessen weather helm and reduces loads on the autopilot. Not saying thats what caused the pilot failure but curious. Do you have any ability to test the electrical or physical loads on the pilot? Good job having a spare. Fair winds…
Good question! We can monitor electrical load (amp draw) of the pilot, which gives a decent indication. The wave that hit surely overloaded it, we’ve seen waves like that break rudders. We didn’t catch it on video, but it was one of those rare ones that you don’t forget. A load cell sensor connected to our Expedition for logging would be interesting there though?
Awesome
Missing the dog, hope is okay
Roxy is A OK
Missing Roxy, was she seasick?
Glad you had the spare.
Keep on..keeping on..
Don’t worry, Roxy was all good!
Can i ask, why do you not use a wind vane ? Is that a silly question?
Not silly at all, and a question we need to address sometime in a future video. There are lots of considerations.
You’re amazing to be able to fix your own broken items..awesome
Great teamwork. I really admire your disciplined approach to such an adventure.
I have followed you guys for a long while and it appears your adventures have tempered you a bit. Early on, you were 'racers" you were "expert" and while you still are, you are now a bit more chill. I cannot explain it well but, I love you stuff and your humbled persona...It's what adventures do for those willing to undertake them.
👋 that God for spare parts
Right on!
I like it all the videos , as spacial sailing in Patagonia ⛵️ thanks
We are happy to hear you enjoy them 😀
Yeah powered autopilots are often a point of failure. Have you guys considered a hydrovane ? We had one which was fantastic. Almost spooky how well it steered without power.
We just took apart the failed hydraulic ram and found the problem! Based on what we found (we will share in an upcoming video) that wave would have broke any other self steering mechanism as well. We are glad the ram broke instead of something else. Lots of force!!! As for wind vanes, we have to cover that one day as well! Cheers!
Great repair jobs. Thank you for this episode. No Roxy this time... hmmm.
Thanks! Roxy is all good!
When running downwind at 8 knots do you ease the boom vang or keep it tight?
Kind of depends I guess.
Hey guys. What happened to the boom vang? Accidental jibe?
Just wear and tear over time.
All of your work is awesome, I look forward every week. My vang as well has a nasty rusty bulge in it and I am expecting a similar situation. Although not in the middle of a pacific crossing.
This is a great video, I am curious what is that spindle of rope on the Aft port side?
I was wondering, if you have the orange preventer, why do you have to set another preventer?
The orange or red line is a boom break, slowing the boom during the gybe for a more controlled manuever. The preventor is meant to prevent it from crossing over entirely. We hope this clear things up!
Wind vane wouldn't be a good second choice guys. Fair winds
We’d love to hear more on your thoughts about windvanes!
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice tropical shorts, Curtis. 🎉👏🏻🦩
You know it!
Does the your auto pilot have any control of the sails?
No it does not. One day they surely will!
I wish you guys could fish as well as you sail. LOL
We try! We just happen to be better at fishing than catching :-)
Next time you have a stormy weather, hook my favorite “storm song” to it. (Riders on the Storm) DOORS. 🙏🏼☯️✌🏼
We do jam to that as we sail sometimes! Great rip!!!!
cool
Thanks!
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I hope you are well and I looking forward to future episodes!
Was that Bach as background music st about 20 minutes of the video?
There's cruisers and then there are sailors
Sailors offshore, cruisers at anchor :-)
You had to be absolutely worn out - exhausting!
Hello, my name is Ricardo, I am a student at the University of Magallanes Chile, and I would like to know if you can help me in my research on renewable energy in 38-foot sailboats, for example, how many batteries do you use, what type of batteries, your experiences, what is your energy consumption each How much do you change the batteries, what equipment do you use every day, all the information will be very useful for my research, thank you
Hi Ricardo! Too bad we never connected while we were in Chile! Reach out to us via our contact form on our website, let’s see if we can help you out.
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It's kind of like flying to the moon in a space ship... Good luck!!!
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The way I like sailing…..
Do you stay out of the shipping lane……?
Very few ships out where we were sailing.
What happens in a scenario where the gps satellites stop working and you are in the middle of the ocean???
We get the sextant and paper charts out 😉
you guys are amazing.hiw I wish i can join and ride in your boat
So i gotta know. Whats the absolute top speed youve ever squeezed out of Sweet Ruca?
My price is right rules (closest without going over) guess is 14.6 knots.
16.1 knots surfing downwind. There is more possible, but the risks increase dramatically, so we pull the reins in often.
Love your channel! What kind of traveler do you guys use for your boom/main 🤙🏼
Hi Mario, it is a Harken track and car system.
@@SailingSweetRuca thanks. Do you guys have some special preventer attached to the boom ? That was a smooth jibe or just skill 😂
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she is a beautiful boat J class ? fast and a beast
Thanks! She is a J/46 you can learn more about her here sweetruca.com/about-the-boat/
@@SailingSweetRuca thankyou . i sail a 1974 camp nicholson aluminium 35 feet . 1 tonner class . i live aboard her with my wee dog . certainly not a perfect liveaboard being a 1 tonner . but she is fast and a off shore beast .
Kamikoto Forever
Big ol....... yeah ok waves.
Hydrovane!
Crossing the Pacific with only an electronic self steering on a boat with spade rudders? Yikes.
when fishing, a gentleman baits a ladies hook..
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Haw, haw 😂
She's no lady. She's a sailor!
It is nice to watch a couple sailing video where FEATURING the woman as a sexual object in order to seek views and subscriptions. This is FAMILY FRIENDLY and well done! I just liked and subscribed. If you have a patreon option I intend to join.
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your generosity!!!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! 🙏