Fixing Sailboats -Snuba/Sea Breathe, Propspeed (Cleaning the Bottom)Patrick Childress Sailing #12

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Fixing Sailboats Snuba/Sea Breathe, Propspeed (Cleaning the Bottom)Patrick Childress Sailing Video #12 as well as the Mantus Chain Hook. Fixing Sailboats presents another one of his Sailboat how to videos...A hookah or seabreathe snuba compressor is necessary equipment for a cruising sailboat.....It can take hours to clean the bottom of a sailboat hull to get ready to sail on ecspecially without the best propeller paint! Bottom painting a propeller requires the right propeller paint, and a good snuba or hookah unit like the Seabreathe. My opinion of Propspeed from Oceanmax, Sea Breathe hookah/snuba , and the Mantus chain hook are all covered in this Sailing Video and it may be one of the best maintenance how to Sailing Videos of the decade. Propspeed made cleaning the sailboat prop a non issue. See more sailing videos at the http://www.youtube.com/patrickchildress See our sailing blog at http://www.whereisbrickhouse.com Here is a photo of our Kiwi Prop out of the water, with Propspeed on it, ready to go in the water. http://whereisbrickhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/7Propspeed-on-Zytel-blades..jpg Here is our blog post you may enjoy with a tour of our sailboat, a Valiant 40. http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2018/12/29/a-tour-of-our-valiant-40-what-do-we-like-about-it-what-would-we-change/ 1 Chafe Protection and Port Leaks https://youtu.be/NPmMLxALjf4 2 More on Chafe Protection https://youtu.be/3MJegBCZEdQ 3 Sailboat Fuel Transfer at Sea https://youtu.be/GDmV-VemaXU 4 Anemometer Lubrication https://youtu.be/2xATulCi3hE 5 Anemometer Bearing Lubrication https://youtu.be/P_9pZX1LjyE 6 How to measure/mix 2 part https://youtu.be/O7wKT8de7Dw 7 Install a new Backstay https://youtu.be/O7wKT8de7Dw 8 Introduction to Patrick Childress https://youtu.be/O7wKT8de7Dw 9 Stop the Clang on the Mast https://youtu.be/8Wi4X6UytY8 10 Sailboat Burglar Alarm https://youtu.be/pi0zpy7CH5o 11 Sailboat Refrigeration/Seafrost https://youtu.be/2RqO2XCmtOI 12 Cleaning the bottom, Propspeed, and Mantus Anchor Hook https://youtu.be/yLNYZDusvaE 13 Indian Ocean Preparations https://youtu.be/MlNDoW9RSpI 14 Chagos,AIS, Fuel Siphon, Squalls https://youtu.be/J8xd7CcbECk 15 Sailing Chagos, Monitor Windvane, jib block, , Racor Fuel Filter system https://youtu.be/xKc7chnn6Sw 16 Survive on a Deserted Island: Water https://youtu.be/4tfme-zmGpU 17 Survive on a Deserted Island: Coconuts https://youtu.be/3Xt8Ccm9oW0 18 Survive on a deserted island: Coconut Crabs https://youtu.be/amXYmo0DtrQ 19 Sailing to Rodrigues Island Mauritius https://youtu.be/qLSXkTxLRzM 20 Provisioning for Sailing an Ocean https://youtu.be/bZYRQpcIY60 21 New headstay after Profurl Roller Furling https://youtu.be/VPwrbg9NEYA 22 GalleyTips for Sailing an Ocean https://youtu.be/RqtMEjMZJA0 23 Glue a sail repair at sea https://youtu.be/ge3FcEiYl4w 24 Best Dinghy for Bluewater Sailboats https://youtu.be/YWPhSoIPXyE 25 7 Sailing Tips https://youtu.be/HJu26X6b8p8 26 3 Sailing Tips for Bluewater Sailboats https://youtu.be/Tcz7ZidQu-U 27 Sailboat Plumbing Replacement https://youtu.be/5vXzPmlZKto 28 Flares as Self Defense against Pirates, Reef hook, mainsail reefing and Deck scuppers https://youtu.be/lakH18f2_tA 29 Mikumi National Park Safari https://youtu.be/OYZuPcGKgto 30 Brick House Valiant 40 Tour Abovedeck https://youtu.be/vT6qZtij6us 31 Brick House Valiant 40 Tour Belowdeck https://youtu.be/g-SCowpKCWw 32 Brick House Valiant 40 Tour Below Deck #2 https://youtu.be/bRofFfb37eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SVBrickHouse/ Twitter: @SYBrickHouse Blog http://www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com/About **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases** #PatrickChildressSailing #WhereisBrickHouse #Bluewatersailboat #FixingSailboats

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Jonathan Schuld - 5 years ago

Thanks for showing the reality of things in boat upkeep.

Nomad Global - 5 years ago

hello Patrik congratulations for your fabulous video I hope to meet you somewhere in the ocean I wanted to know the name of your diving gear and the cost? thank you

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Thanks, Nomad. The hookah is made by Sea Breathe, a Canadian company. It has been so long I don' t remember the cost.

bill hanna - 5 years ago

nylon dish cleaners are good for hard antifoul.

Charles Adams - 5 years ago

Hi Patrick. Love your videos and advice. I live and sail in the uk. I stopped using anti foul many years ago, I use bitumen varnish and add 500gms of copper powder to a 5 litre tin.
Many other sailors at the club do the same thing.
Hempel is the brand, it is fantastic! I leave my boat in for two seasons now, no rust on keel and hardly any marine life.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Hempel is a big brand in S.E. Asia. However I have not seen the availability of copper powder. It would be nice to use copper powder to kick up the level of any bottom paint, especially that Jotun I used. In a few months, we will be hauling out in Durbin, S. Africa. Maybe there will be copper powder in Durbin. I will start checking. Thanks for the idea.

TheSchernuts60 - 5 years ago

I really enjoy the videos. I have no desire to own a sailboat, but enjoy learning new things and seeing different parts on the world. Thanks!!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

You are probably smarter than the rest of us by not owning a sailboat. Best to have friends that have all the joy and prestige of owning one.

Rob Merivale - 5 years ago

I don't know why the odd person dislikes your videos Patrick.......I think they're great! Thanks for your time, effort and willingness to educate us with your experience :)

Ian Angus - 5 years ago

Yes. Keep the darn boat moving videos are much much better than land based tours. keep up the good work!

Ian Angus - 5 years ago

+Patrick Childress SailingNO NEED TO REPLY TO THIS BUT I DO KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY SPENDING MONEY IN RETIREMENT. SEE MY ATTEMPT AT YOUTUBE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8hDcGR3_cE

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Will do. I just started a Travels and Animals channel for that stuff. It takes about 3 hours of editing time for every minute of viewing time. Certainly, if I were not retired I would have no time for this.....especially since there is no money in it. Making the safari video killed all the time I would have spent on making an on boat vid.....so I am squeezing in double duty for that video.

AREO - 5 years ago

Thanks mate, awesome vid

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Thank you, Bill.

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Yves Lemoine - 5 years ago

Hi Patrick, I noticed you have a Kiwi Prop. What’s your opinion of it. I’m looking at a replacement to my two blade fixed prop and trying to decide between folding and feathering. I like the simplicity of the kiwiprop and a folding prop. I’m on a 39’ sailboat with a 40 hp Yanmar with saildrive on Lake Ontario doing mostly day sailing to my next cruising destination in relatively tight harbours, marinas and yacht clubs. Maneuverability is important for me as I do not have a bow thruster. Any experience you can share is appropriated. Fair winds and seas.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

I can only speak on the props I have experience with. Martec, an Australian feathering prop is a good one. Sorry I don't have solid information about the other props you mention. But there are plenty of forums that discuss those props in detail.

Yves Lemoine - 5 years ago

Patrick, great detailed reply, thank you for that. I regularly back into my slip with no control problems with my two blade fixed, even when blowing 15 knots on the beam off the slip. Would you trust the kiwi to do that? You jumped right to the Maxprop as your preferred option, price aside. Why feathering rather than folding and why Maxprop and not Variprofile or other feathering model?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

The Kiwiprorp does okay. If price was not a consideration, I would go with a Maxporp, which cost twice as much. The Kiwiprop has a fixed reverse pitch which is rather high. I would prefer the adjustable pitch of the Maxprop to get the RPMs in reverse to make for better maneuverability across a wider throttle range. But then again, the Kiwiprop is a truly feathering prop in that all the blades are independent and free floating so they align themselves with the direction of travel. Because of that, the gear shift is just put in neutral and the engine shut down when sailing. Since the Maxprop blades are geared together, and most drive shafts leave the boat at a down angle, the blades, or not all of them, will not be truly feathered causing the prop to turn while in neutral. Thus the need to lock the transmission in reverse with a Maxprop. With a mechanical transmission that is not a problem. With our hydraulic transmission, to lock up a Maxprop, we would have to have the engine running and simultaneously shift into reverse and shut down the engine. There are times also, when this boat is doing 8 knots or so and in rough sea conditions, that the Kiwiprop starts to rotate all on its own. But it is a slow rotation. There is no perfect solution for prop choices. I know a number of Kiwiprop owners that love them. So, back the beginning....the Kiwiprop does okay. Oh, and propwalk. Read the Kiwiprop section on "Propwalk". I think they are correct in saying that is misnomer and should be called "hull walk". Some boats, like a Swan, back up as easy as a car, no matter what sort of prop they have . Other boats like my Valiant-40, have little to no helmsman control in reverse when the prop is engaged and will always veer off in one direction no matter what prop is installed.

Uncle Putin - 5 years ago

Hey this is really interesting stuff. I had no idea how much stuff grows on a boat underwater.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

It really does depend on how nutrient rich (polluted) the water is. In a marina I always bag the prop and shaft with a plastic bag. I have never been in a "clean" marina. Thanks for watching.

Monkey - 5 years ago

Hi , im new to your channel,, love it !
Where did you get your hookah and the bladder system?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Hi Monkey, That is made by Seabreathe, in Canada. Can't live without it.

yoga-boat - 5 years ago

Most informative sailing channel by far. Awesome

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Yoga, Thank you.

2jsims - 5 years ago

never saw a boarding ladder like that! where do i get one?? that has to be the easiest stowing/deploying ladder Ever!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

How can I get your email address and tomorrow I can send you some pictures.

2jsims - 5 years ago

any chance of a few close-ups of that pivot point and mount? a few minutes of video on that ladder would be Great!! Thanks! Really do appreciate all of your excellent videos!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

A previous owner of this boat had it made in Trinidad decades ago. Any welder can put one together easy enough.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Thank you for the nice compliment. That helps to keep my motivation up.

umvhu - 5 years ago

Detergent's main characteristic is to break surface tension in water, so it stops droplets forming and causes desolved gases to escape. A tiny amount of detergent on goggles works wonders.
Big thumbs up!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

So it sounds like a tiny bit of dishwashing soap would also work.

Randall Walford - 5 years ago

Patrick, your straight-forward approach to sharing valuable experience for those of us who need it is much appreciated! I encourage you to continue these great videos as you fill a unique niche in the DIY/sailing experience youtube realm. I discovered you this afternoon and have been binge-watching my way through your postings. Excellent work!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Randall, Encouragement like yours is always well appreciated.

Lyfan Deth - 5 years ago

Where did you get that side boarding ladder? Brand?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

That was made in Trinidad by a previous owner of this boat. It looks easy to make.

Anders Jakobsen - 5 years ago

Hi, you got a new subscriber. Seen 4-5 of your videos now. Great stoff. Greetings from Norway.

Anders Jakobsen - 5 years ago

God I wish I had enougf money to discover it dosen`t make me happy ;-)

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

+Anders Jakobsen I would much rather complain about the heat than complain about the cold. What is life if there is not something good to complain about?!

Anders Jakobsen - 5 years ago

........during the summer ;-) ha ha ha.
It`s so cozy when all the roaps and lines are frozen stiff. The deck are deadly slippery.
And its so cold that you`r snot are frozen all the way up to you`r brain.
Next autum, my plan is to go south until the butter melt, and turn starboard.
Don`t complane aboat the heat....
Fair winds ,,,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,,,,

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Norway, brrrrrr. One day we hope to get up that way.....during the summer. Right now we are complaining about the heat in Tanzania, off the east coast of Africa. Thanks for watching and subscribing.

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Kevin - 6 years ago

Very educational. You are a master teacher for a guy like me knows very little but wants to learn and hopes to go cruising someday. Thank you.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Sounds like a great plan and to learn from others on their larger boats before setting out on your own.

Kevin - 6 years ago

Thanks Patrick. I live in Washington state close Portland Oregon. We bought an O'day-25 late summer and I have been doing a little work like new winches and standing rigging. We took an entry level class on the Columbia river but not enough time sailing on the water to be confident. Our winters are not much fun so our boat is at home on the trailer for winter. I will put it in the water on the Columbia river in the spring and my wife and I plan to learn as much as we can on this boat. We hope to retire in a couple years and then trailer our little boat North to the Salish sea and learn what we can there in the somewhat protected waters. After we retire I would like to help crew on a bigger boat. There is a ralley that goes South from Washington to San Diego called the Coho hoho and is timed to be there before boats go South with the Baja Haha to Mexico. Maybe we can crew on somebodies boat at that time and learn what we can about coastal cruising. At this time it's just a dream until we can retire. I appreciate the effort you and others put into sharing your experience and adventures. I know it takes a lot of time to put a good video together and upload it.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Kevin, a great way to learn is to get involved with some of the rallies that leave the N.E. coast of the U.S. in late October and early November and sail to the Caribbean. Boat owners are always looking for crew. Offshore Passage Opportunities is a good crew networking site.

William Ambrogio - 6 years ago

Got to hand it to yah, that's why there's no fat on u, good job.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

William, thanks for watching. I can work out for months, eat all I want, and nothing changes. Maybe now I will try eating more spinach.

Matt Ray - 6 years ago

Very nice video. How much was your hookah? I've cleaned a few boats in the past couple years and I've always just done it with a snorkel. Would have taken me twice as long to clean that anchor chain, probably more.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Matt, In Sri Lanka, the chain was fouled from the surface to the mud/sand bottom. I used to snorkel to clean a 27' boat I once lived on but to do a proper cleaning job on this 40 footer, one really needs a hookah or Scuba. It has been so long, I don't remember what this Seabreathe hookah cost. The have a good web site.

Sailing S/V Slipstream - 6 years ago

I subbed great channel please return favour I will be following ur travels cheers

Matt Ray - 6 years ago

Ah that makes sense. I should have figured out it meant subscribe. I thought it was something different than that. Thx.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Matt Ray "sub" is You Tube speak for "subscribe". You Tubers sub each other to help get the numbers up.

Matt Ray - 6 years ago

What does it mean to sub?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks, Slipstream. I did sub you.

SailnBlue - 6 years ago

Haha...I ALWAYS keep my trusty 5 in 1 handy!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

You must be a house painter from way back.

SailnBlue - 6 years ago

Are you familiar with Susie and Jules @ Emerald Steel? You have a lot in common with them as straight up great sailors! You have a lot to offer, and I look forward to seeing more people come your way. Where is your home port? Your Valiant 40 has a great reputation!

SailnBlue - 6 years ago

If you get a chance, check out the Emerald Steel episode where he builds a new mast on deck at Anchor in San Diego. You both are actually about SAILING vs alcohol and Bikinis. I understand sailing with what you have. I have been aboard a Swan, just nowhere near my budget. I am certainly in the "Sail with what you have" category, with my Folkes steel cutter. However, she is roomy and solid and we have made her comfortable.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

I checked out Emerald Steel. They are the sort we could be friends with in these far out anchorages. They are certainly representative of the greater reality, the mind set, of what most cruisers are who we have met in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Thanks for the referral. We left Newport, Rhode Island, for a 4 year cruise, that was 11 years ago. Now I can't imagine ever going back there. What would we ever do living, again, in a house. Here we are anchoring for free in Rodrigues and when we have thoroughly experienced this place it will be off to the tourist island of Mauritius. The Valiant-40 has done well. I used to captain a lot of Swan 46'-53'ers between New England and the Caribbean so I would appreciate something more performance oriented.....but this is what we have and it will do.

SailnBlue - 6 years ago

Great Channel Patrick! Maybe a few enthusiasts can bring you more subs!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thank you SailnBlue for the positive. Big day today, you are the 100th subscriber. When our paths cross, Rebecca and I get to take you to lunch.

Kia E. Gardner - 6 years ago

Thank you for this video, Patrick. What an eye-opener. I never considered growth on the anchor chain. Also, I was always curious about the hookah and how it worked. Great video; very helpful. Peace and fair winds

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks Kia for the comment. Sitting in a marina or a small anchorage near a city, it is amazing how nutrient rich the waters can be. We just arrived in Rodrigues after a month in Chagos and 23 days of passage making. I did a cleaning of the bottom in Chagos but there was not nearly so much to do. Good reason to keep on the move and stay in the clear waters of the far out islands!

Greg Fuller - 6 years ago

Patrick, great video - I could not believe the amount of growth on the anchor chain... wishing you and Rebecca all the best from her former FEN colleague! BTW I love the wing on wing intros...

Matt Ray - 6 years ago

I agree with Greg. The intro is the perfect length. Short and sweet really. I've seen much longer ones.

Greg Fuller - 6 years ago

Patrick Childress it works well- I really like the way you take us through very straight forward- I don’t feel like you are selling me- but offering your years of experience for blue water sailors or coastal cruisers like myself! Good luck on your next leg - love to Rebecca!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Hi Greg, Thanks for the positive comments. Being new at doing videos, I was concerned the intro was a bit too long but maybe it does work.

Mark Bowers - 6 years ago

Patrick, where did you purchase ( or fabricate) that swivel fitting for your boarding ladder ? I love that design.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

+Fines Vandama Yes, I will put that on the list.

Fines Vandama - 5 years ago

I'm a new subscriber to your channel and admire your expertise and instructionional videos. Can you add some info about your boarding ladder in a video, it would be greatly appreciated.

Matt Ray - 6 years ago

Me too.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Hi Mark, A privious owner had that made in Trinidad about 30 years ago. This boat is 41 years old.

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John Gagne - 6 years ago

Marco was are go to man on our trip for prop cleaning. . .

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

I wish Marco was here to help with this chain! Your Gopro did all the under water shots. Rebecca just started the engine, next stop Chagos.

Howard Berry - 6 years ago

I enjoyed watching your video, as I sit here up to my arm pits in snow. Next winter I hope to be in a warm climate. I have had some experience with marine growth while in Florida. We couldn't believe how quickly it grew. I will also take your advise on getting a open water diving certificate. Keep up the good series. Howard Berry. Calgary

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Hi Howard, thanks for watching and the positive comments!

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