I'm really enjoying your videos! The story with doc wass great and I'm glad you shared it because hearing about the kindness of neighbors is very heart warming.
OMG you are so lucky Damon that "Doc" was there to save the day. One thing I have found in my 10 years of owning a boat is that boat owners tend to be good people that are always willing to help. I have towed several boats in over the years that had engine problems, and I am sure if I needed help my fellow boat owners would pitch in. You are an exceptional young Captain I wish you all the best in your future sailing. Suggestion feel free to add in more information on some of the places and people n your videos and add in some comments your Dad and family must be very proud of you.
Yes he saved the whole year for me, the boating and sailing community is definitely a strong one. I've met some great people along the way and received and tried to give plenty of help as well
Hi Damn, I'm a long time cruising sailor from New Zealand giving my boat some needed maintenance before continuing home to NZ .. love your videos. You need to cease wire your shackle pin to the shackle itself, this is what the hole in the shackle pin is for.Otherwise your pin will work loose and you will lose your anchor or worse lose your boat. Keep your adventure videos coming.. Cheers S.
Thank you for the tip, I just Googled how to tie it off to seize the pin and will do that when I get back this evening. When I deployed the anchor I used a screw driver for leverage to really tighten the pin down but it still had me a bit nervous. I didn't know of this method. Fair winds on your journey back home.
Be sure to track down the missing blades. You’ll likely find the in the intake side of your oil cooler. (Good job!) That zinc coated chain will rust really fast. You need galvanized chain. It will last years. All shackles should be “moused” with monel or stainless steel wire. As another commented said, that is what the hole in the shackle pin is for. Wire through the pin’s hole and around the shackle arm, at least three strands. The Bruce type anchor you have likes lots of scope. You can also rig up a cantenary weight to run down your anchor rhode to help keep the pull horizontal on the anchor’s shank more horizontal. When you can afford a new anchor, look at a Mantus. Best anchor I’ve used in 50 years of boating.
Thanks Captain Salty, I double checked and I did grab the galvanized chain so glad to hear it will last a long time. I did make sure to go back over and "mouse" the shackles after hearing from both you and the other comment. I hadn't heard of that before so glad you all brought it to my attention. I will definitely look into a Mantus anchor and see if I can find any deals on one along the way. I agree that after that incident I could use a upgrade in the anchor as well
Your filming is great. Particularly like the walking legs shot, which kind of remind me of the back lean walk favoured by John Lennon when he was in a jovial mood. Obviously he'd purloined it from some other comedian... And your music choices are humorous too. Been putting in some good work in the editing suit. Thanks.
Give yourself credit for all the things you’ve done right! You will learn from your neighbors, friends and mentors. Try and find a good sailing mentor who can guide you through times you are unsure. And remember you are doing so many things right! Peace ☮️
I'm really enjoying your videos! The story with doc wass great and I'm glad you shared it because hearing about the kindness of neighbors is very heart warming.
The sailing community has been very helpful all the way down here, especially Doc!
OMG you are so lucky Damon that "Doc" was there to save the day. One thing I have found in my 10 years of owning a boat is that boat owners tend to be good people that are always willing to help. I have towed several boats in over the years that had engine problems, and I am sure if I needed help my fellow boat owners would pitch in. You are an exceptional young Captain I wish you all the best in your future sailing. Suggestion feel free to add in more information on some of the places and people n your videos and add in some comments your Dad and family must be very proud of you.
Yes he saved the whole year for me, the boating and sailing community is definitely a strong one. I've met some great people along the way and received and tried to give plenty of help as well
Hi Damn, I'm a long time cruising sailor from New Zealand giving my boat some needed maintenance before continuing home to NZ .. love your videos. You need to cease wire your shackle pin to the shackle itself, this is what the hole in the shackle pin is for.Otherwise your pin will work loose and you will lose your anchor or worse lose your boat. Keep your adventure videos coming.. Cheers S.
Thank you for the tip, I just Googled how to tie it off to seize the pin and will do that when I get back this evening. When I deployed the anchor I used a screw driver for leverage to really tighten the pin down but it still had me a bit nervous. I didn't know of this method. Fair winds on your journey back home.
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Doc sure is a nice neighbor!
He sure is, a good guy to have around
Be sure to track down the missing blades. You’ll likely find the in the intake side of your oil cooler. (Good job!) That zinc coated chain will rust really fast. You need galvanized chain. It will last years. All shackles should be “moused” with monel or stainless steel wire. As another commented said, that is what the hole in the shackle pin is for. Wire through the pin’s hole and around the shackle arm, at least three strands. The Bruce type anchor you have likes lots of scope. You can also rig up a cantenary weight to run down your anchor rhode to help keep the pull horizontal on the anchor’s shank more horizontal. When you can afford a new anchor, look at a Mantus. Best anchor I’ve used in 50 years of boating.
Thanks Captain Salty, I double checked and I did grab the galvanized chain so glad to hear it will last a long time. I did make sure to go back over and "mouse" the shackles after hearing from both you and the other comment. I hadn't heard of that before so glad you all brought it to my attention. I will definitely look into a Mantus anchor and see if I can find any deals on one along the way. I agree that after that incident I could use a upgrade in the anchor as well
Your filming is great. Particularly like the walking legs shot, which kind of remind me of the back lean walk favoured by John Lennon when he was in a jovial mood. Obviously he'd purloined it from some other comedian... And your music choices are humorous too. Been putting in some good work in the editing suit. Thanks.
Thanks, I'm trying to put more effort into these!
Give yourself credit for all the things you’ve done right! You will learn from your neighbors, friends and mentors. Try and find a good sailing mentor who can guide you through times you are unsure. And remember you are doing so many things right! Peace ☮️
Thank you, it's easy to get distracted by the problems but I appreciate the kind words
Don't forget to lock that clevis on the anchor chain with mechanical wire...fair winds!
Yes thank you, I learned to do that shortly after this video
Loving watching all your videos. What a brilliant adventure. What happened to the autopilot? Did you get it fixed? 👍
Thankfully they fixed it under warranty and it's back up and running!
You may want to us some lock wire on the shackles on the anchor
Yes luckily a friend reached out after this and informed me so I made sure to lock the shackles with ss wire
Do you like being alone a lot of the time .
The loneliness isn't as nice as I had thought it would be but luckily there's plenty to do with others onshore
You have to speed up the production here, I'm watching your videos faster than you produce them, so chup chup...