33. Three Hundred Nautical Miles on a FREE BOAT! - DIY Sailing
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Abandon Comfort: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dtrickyy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can order a Learning the Lines shirt (or two) here!: https://www.bonfire.com/learning-the-lines/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The free sailboat we obtained was in Titusville, FL and we needed to move it as close to home as possible to begin working on it. We had some time off because of Thanksgiving break so we decided to get the boat as ready as possible and set off on the 4-5 day trip through the Intracoastal Waterway, Okeechobee Waterway, and Gulf of Mexico. The diesel engine decided to die half-way through the trip, causing us have to leave the boat in Ft. Myers for a week while it was repaired. Ryan and Kelsey from Abandon Comfort joined us for this last leg of the trip. Learning the Lines is a channel about us, an average couple in our 20's, with big dreams to be sailing the world by the time we're in our 30's. We're not afraid to jump into anything, put in the work, and learn as we go. For this reason our channel is very DIY focused, with the goal to show anyone watching that a lot is possible if you're not afraid to make some mistakes along the way. Please leave a like and comment if you've enjoyed the video, and subscribe if you haven't already. Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
Fun fact. If your engine made no noise when it quit and wasnt excessively hot it had to be a fuel problem. The fuel level and hose/ line connections get checked first then the pump, by disconnecting the hose going to the injector. No fuel when you turn the key means either the switch or the pump or its wires are at fault. Multimeter etc to check switch. You coulda gone on line and fixed it where you
stopped. But probably not.
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I have no issues as long as shore is in sight, I think, because I learned early on, if I can see it, I can swim there. Yes 11 miles, not all at once but yes treading and floating and swimming I can get there. Or because I believe I can, it makes me have no mental issues trying to do it, that does not mean in actuality I could, but I believe I can so I don't have an issue trying to if I had to. Did that sound right?
In actuality unless I was picked up I'd probably drown. But in my head it makes me feel better to see the shore, makes it attainable
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I still have not got my sailboat ... here in Brazil things are not so easy, but I hope to achieve until my retirement.
Soon I will be posting videos of a crossing that I will take along the coast of the State of São Paulo / Brazil and I will show some of the most beautiful beach in the world that are accessible only by sea. Stay tuned.
Good winds...
.Olá estou maravilhado com a aquisição do seu novo Veleiro free; Parabéns pela conquista e desejo muita muita sorte.
Eu ainda não consegui o meu veleiro... aqui no Brazil as coisas não são tão fáceis, mas espero conseguir até a minha aposentadoria.
Em breve estarei postando vídeos de uma travessia que farei pelo litoral do Estado de São Paulo/Brazil e mostrarei algumas das mais belas praia do mundo e que são acessíveis apenas por mar. fiquem atentos.
Bons Ventos...
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Fair Winds and Following Seas,
It took 2 days to scrub the bird poo off it lol. It had been sitting on a lift a very long time.
It came with most everything I needed as the guy who owned it had plans to restore it and sail it around places -maybe some overnight trips & weekends.
He just gave up ....
So there are good deals out there- I never saw one like yours lol.
You got the deal of a lifetime .
I have been living on my sailboat now for about a year and a half.
made lots of videos of the fix up and many fishing videos too.
Its awesome people.....
I love it.
I just found this channel and subscribed to it - hope to some day see you on the water
Eddie
Deff not a fail... perspective ~ your stuck with water front property... with a beautiful girl... in a home you received as a gift.
Here is a link you might find useful
http://www.endeavourowners.com
-Randi
I was the guy that told you to “run away” from the 52’ Irwin, even if the owner gave it to you for free and handed you a check for $25,000. This Endeavor is a great start to the joys of boat ownership.
A truism I authored many years ago:
“The cheapest part of owning a boat is buying it “
I’ve shared this truism with countless boat brokers while shopping for my own, and they always look puzzled at first while they process the statement, and then usually burst into laughter and say “That is so true!”
Re-post from last video:
Hi guys. Congratulations on your new boat.
I thought I would contribute a couple of stories to help you stay out of trouble with your Diesel engine.
If a Diesel engine is basically in good mechanical condition, then here is the only other thing you need to know about keeping it running for a long time.
My Father in Law was in the production side if the movie business with Warner Bros. Columbia all his life.
One time on location, in the middle of winter in one of the Northern States, a scene required a Longboat full of Fur Trappers to be shown rowing upstream. The current on the partially ice covered river proved to be too strong for the actors rowing the boat. An outboard motor would show a wake, so that was not an option.
The crew came up with the idea of using an old Caterpillar Dozer from a nearby ranch. It had a winch up front that they figured could help them pull the boat upstream. They build a little fire under the oil pan, so they could crank the old thing over and get it started. The problem was that the way the director wanted to shoot the scene, there was no way to hide the Cat or the winch cable, so they decided that the only solution was to submerge the cat with an operator in the river.
They extended both the air intake and the exhaust up, took the fan belt off, got it started, then took the remaining electrical gear off and drove it under water where the operator in scuba gear worked the winch. Some greenery on top of the cat hid anything that showed above water, and that did the trick.
The moral of this long winded story is that if a Diesel engine gets AIR, CLEAN FUEL and you manage to TURN IT OVER, it will have to start. (Off course new clean fuel is of no value if old dirty fuel has previously clogged the injectors). Also, if you want to keep it running, keep clean oil in the pan and keep it cool. Running seawater through an cooling system is also asking for trouble. A heat exchanger is usually the best way to go.
Commercial boat engines when rigorously maintained, can last for up to 40 000 hours.
I build four steel commercial fishing vessels in the early 80”s. The last one, (my profile picture) weighed out at 140 tons. All of them as far as I know are still floating and plowing the waters of the Bering Sea. I always installed several Heavy Duty (Racor) Fuel Filters on a manifold system. They could quickly be switched over when one of the filters failed. Also keep in mind that the most likely and worst time for dirty fuel to reach the engine is in bad weather when the boat gets tossed around, and old sediment gets stirred up. Not a good thing under the best of circumstances. It is also important that you frequently inspect the filter(s), and that you can visually see the fuel or any possible water in the glass bowl under the filter. There should be a drain cock. A crappy filter, with a metal bowl, which is many times standard factory issue, will filter your fuel, but will not let you see what you got until you open it up after the engine fails.
To further prove my point, in the early 70’s, I was single handing my sailboat just south of Punta Abreojos in Baja on a stormy night when I ran aground on a sandbar. As the boat was pounding in the surf, the portholes blew, submerging the cabin and off course the Engine. Long story...At low tide the next day I managed to get the engine started again.
I did that by hand cranking it with the compression lever pulled. The minute I let that lever snap, that little Perkins got everything it needed, clean fuel and air and away it went. Long live Rudolf Diesel! Sadly the prop shaft was badly bent and I could not save the boat.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of clean fuel. I never had a problem with anything Diesel I have ever owned, because I always went overboard on fuel filtration. The only Diesel that ever let me down was a piece of crap Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Truck. The timing belt broke, and the engine exploded. I take comfort in knowing that it was running on clean fuel until it took its last breath.
Good Luck
You also could of made a sculling oar which could be an alternative means of propelling your boat... Could also serve as a spare rudder..
Sails are not a reliable means of propelling a boats on coastal waters.. Diesel motors are very expensive and less reliable than a 4 stroke motor.. A Kalcker Reactor for $20 can save you 6x the fuel making it 3x more fuel efficient than a noisy smelly expensive diesel motor..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYjmJYI4aJI&t=2s
A sculling oar could serve as both a means to propel your boat and as an extra rudder..
Don't sweat the engine thing. All older sailboats are going to run into fuel issues sooner or later if they are not kept up meticulously and most people don't know how to do that. You'll learn it as you go, and eventually it'll become second nature (or you will go broke paying professional mechanics forever) But it isn't really all that difficult once you start learning the common failures and how to fix and even prevent them. Get Nigel Calder's books on diesel repair and he'll walk you through the troubleshooting of problems as well as maintaining the fuel system so that problems are minimized if not almost totally avoided. Remember with diesel engines it is almost always fuel. Fuel, fuel, fuel. If it is a non-fuel issue it is likely to be a VERY expensive failure -often requiring a rebuild that may or may not be worth doing on an older engine.
Have fun. Learn those lines :D
We actually were given a Nigel Calder book about engine maintenance from the previous owner. When the engine went out in the waterway we were looking over every possible reason in the book. It's why we were thinking it had to be the fuel pump diaphragm. Right part, but ended up being the power for the fuel pump. It is definitely a helpful book. -Randi
Totally, awesome you and Abandon Comfort got together!
BTW: Had the rev issue on a diesel myself before and found out it was bad fuel.
P.S Time AC's dog got his own channel :-)
-Randi
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The engine defect ... that could have happened to anyone. Do not worry about it, corrosion on an older boat is more than normal. But you will have to check all this to find all those little flaws. Nevertheless, a great video, thanks a lot for taking us on your first ride. :)
I wish the SV Freebie and its crew bon voyage at all times and that it will always have a a hand's breadth of water below the keel - as we always say in Germany.
Greetings - Fin
a new fan
Edit --- like the new logo
I have seen 50 ft sailboats go for $1 but they take tens of thousands to restore often. Most often they need an expensive engine to start so you made out there. I would have the fuel tank cleaned professionally, change all filters, empty the water fuel separator, check / replace all hoses etc to start and keep that expensive engine in top condition for starters. Best of everything life has to offer to both of you. The trip and memories last a lifetime, especially when you are too old to well, do much more than enjoy your memories of youth :-)
I totally agree with the comments of Tylee and Alf Torp. With a Westerbeke, other than an ol' Detroit is one of the simplest diesels out there, unless it stops with a loud mechanical clunk (main bearing seize or worse, a broken piston rod) it will be a fuel problem. Since you replaced the old fuel you would rule out clogged injectors, which leaves one thing - fuel pump. Not all Westerbekes are set up exactly the same, some have a shut off solenoid and some have an in-line electrical fuel pump, and either (sometimes both) are connected to a safety cut off relay circuit controlled by the oil pressure and water temp gauges. Wire corrosion and previous owner "gerry-rigging" are the two major things that will give you problems with your Westerbeke. A really good initial test is to simply run a wire from the battery to the electric fuel pump. Only do this if you are sure the engine isn't overheating and has good oil pressure. If yours is a mechanical fuel pump with a solenoid the most effective emergency solution is to bypass it with an emergency electric fuel pump. With some fuel hose, hook the pump directly to the throttle inlet tubing. For $50 from AutoZone, Advance or NAPA, a generic, 12 volt inline fuel pump, 2 feet of fuel line hose and six appropriately sized hose clamps (not zip-ties) should (must) be part of your emergency engineering kit. Wire connection corrosion are a constant problem everywhere on a boat and should be part of your periodic maintenance checks.
All in all, a nice passage. Even an unexpected squaw can be a nice excuse to duck below and cuddle with the spouse ;) Even brand new boat deliveries are rarely "un-eventful". As long as you keep a cool head and don't panic or curl up in a corner of the cockpit and give up (I HAVE seen that response ... by a former wife!) it's the "events" that make the sea stories you later tell your grand kids!
Now comes the refurbishing work. Just try not to get so wrapped up in the yard work that you neglect to get her out in the bay once in a while. Fair Weather and Following Seas! I'll be watching. Capt Paul "Pappy"
For the bridge height we used Active Captain. If you're not familiar you can find it here. https://activecaptain.com/na_st_petersburg_us/. The live map is interactive and tells you information you need for cruising about bridges, anchorages, shoaling, etc. It's updated by cruisers so it stays as current as possible.
Thanks again for watching! Fair winds!
So glad you were also able to sail too. I was going to say could you get you in mast roller mainsail enlarge from your old boat but you're main looked good! What a deal! Fix as you go and enjoy. Cheers Warren.
MJ Sailing boat is really nice too
Great video guys.
Oh, I should say something technical about the engine. Get the mechanic to show you exactly which wire to loosen for more of those "stuck on a yacht with Randy moments. Hehehe.
Or maybe it was Randy that loosened the fuel pump wire. Either way, your both winners.
It is always nice to see collaborations between friends and channels! Wishing you better luck on your next adventure!