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wayne mazan - 5 years ago

Very, very good, thanks

clidiere - 6 years ago

Good content. Like you said toward the end of the video, your channel is a bit different, and that's why I appreciate it. Your tips can save us a lot of time.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

clidiere, Thanks for the positive comment.

SouthJerseySound - 6 years ago

Great tips,only thing I'd add is to use a pair of flush cutters for cutting the tails off the zip ties. More so in the bilge because it keeps from getting snagged and cut by them.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

+lowbrowscruffy A couple friends mentioned the meat hooks left on the wire ties so I took care of that problem in the follow up video.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

+SouthJerseySound I am new to this video thing so appreciate the constructive tips. On the two most recent videos I have tried doing just as you suggest and will add something in each vidoin the future.....except for the next one, which is just about going on "Safari" here in Tanzania. I don't want to do destination videos but we do see so many fun things , that even if they are watched by us, 20 years from now when we can't do much of anything else, the effort will be worth it. Home movies.

lowbrowscruffy - 6 years ago

I second this idea.... I have ripped my hand open many times before I figured this out. I ship bulk vegetables and "zip tie" 100 bags a week. That was the first thing I thought of when I watched the video... "Oh he's going to rip his palm on those ties". Great to have info transfer both ways. Thank you Patrick!

SouthJerseySound - 6 years ago

+Patrick Childress Sailing I'm loving the channel BTW. It's nice to see some useful content although don't be afraid to sneak some stories from the past in if you want.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Nice idea. Thanks.

Nine Hundred Dollar Luxury Yacht - 6 years ago

Its great to get advice from someone with your years of experience. Nice to hear what has worked for long term use. This is much more useful than a channel made by a beginner who says "this is what we tried, no idea how its gonna work out". Please keep posting useful videos so I can concentrate on making the other kind.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Nine Hundred, Thanks for the positive comment. What motivated me to start making these videos is watching videos such as you describe. "We bought a boat and these are the stupid things we have done, maybe you can learn from our mistakes." It did not make a lot of sense to me. Producing videos has been a whole new learning process so hopefully the presentations will get better. I have to cringe a bit at the earliest efforts posted 7 and 8 months ago. Thanks for watching.

Lyfan Deth - 6 years ago

Yes, black nylon (zip ties or otherwise) is the most UV resistant. When Western Electric aka Ma Bell wanted the best for outdoor use, it was black nylon--or stainless steel. No idea what grade stainless they use, but it will never break down in UV.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks for the conformation.

Agora Vai - 6 years ago

Thank you!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks for watching.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

If a boat owner does not want to cut the wire to slide on a PVC tube, the next video shows how to easily slice the tube lengthwise so it can be slipped onto the standing rigging.

Hans Jensen - 6 years ago

I appreciate your reviews and how-to videos!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks for the encouragement.

A seagypsy's Adventures - 6 years ago

Very good tips and advice. I have devoured info like this from the great sailors like hiscocks,pardeys, but it's nice to get new tips .

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thank you Seagypsy's for the positive comment. The advantage of delivering a lot of different sailboats is being in the position to learn from how so many boats are set up a bit differently and the methods used to put them together.....plus getting to work along side very experienced captains.

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Kevin - 6 years ago

I love your adv ice. Experience.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks Kevin.

john butler - 6 years ago

Good video Patrick , I appreciate the practicalness of it [if that is the right word]. owning a valiant 40 too I can see how I can improve things on my own boat from your experience .
thanks .John
The Desmond John
V 40 207

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

John, Maybe a spiral cut would be useful. At the end of the long straight cut I will end it with a spiral to see what happens.

john butler - 6 years ago

Patrick Childress, I was wondering if another way to cut the tube to fit over is to cut it in a spiral, similar to the way you put spiral around electric wires, it could be a bigger spiral

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks for the comment John. I found a way to easily cut one long slit in the PVC tubing so, as an alternative, it can be snapped over the stay. In a couple days, I should have that video up.

Allen Casey - 6 years ago

Thanks for the ideas Patrick! Good to see that the PVC survives the sun. If one had access to a table saw with a thin blade, perhaps a rip cut down the length of pipe would allow clip on installation. Sanding or heating the cut would reduce burrs. Looks like the roller bearing characteristic of the pipe worked great for chafe reduction and the looser fit allowed air circulation around the stainless steel.

SV Seeadler
Valiant 40, 293

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Hi Allen, Thanks for the comment. Making a length long cut might work depending on just how pliable the PVC is. I have a "multi-tool" which has a common triangular sanding pad for getting into tight places but also a very thin saw blade which oscillates back and forth. One day I will try cutting a rip into a section of similar PVC with that thin blade and see how that works out. Patrick

marko markovich - 6 years ago

Patrick!! Glad to see you are still out there on the boat! Looking forwards to seeing more videos from you. Definitely a very knowledgeable sailor after the 1500 mile trip i took with you.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks for the comment, Marko. I hope work on your boat is coming along well.

John Gagne - 6 years ago

After doing a 1500 mile blue water sail with Patrick, I can say with some authority that he is very skilled in sailing and problem solving. I would suspect that there will be much more useful knowledge to come.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

John, I certainly owe you another beer and another thanks for that GoPro camera!

Jan Schwab - 6 years ago

Good tips Patrick. I've used Tef-Gel for 15 years and can't say enough good about it. I too use it on the rig turnbuckles, and on toggles at the top that are difficult to clean rust from. I've tried lanacoat, but find it too messy, and not as good as Tef-Gel. Another EXCELLENT product is Corrosion-X. I've never found an anti-corrosion oil that works as well or lasts as long. I NEVER use WD-40 - it's terrible other than as a cleaner. Corrosion-X is a bit difficult to find overseas, but worth it when you find it - made by a company in Dallas, TX. Rich - s.y. Slip Away

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Hi Rich, Maybe one day Lanocote will come with a tiny bristled applicator like what Tef-Gel gives you. That would make it less messy to apply. I took my nearly empty can of CorrosionX all over Langkawi and Phuket but was met with only blank looks and a negative head shake when I tried to match it up. Even the Ace Hardware store in Penang did not have it. I had to buy a can of sprayable white lithium grease as a backup. I use the CorrosionX on large or hard to get to areas like inside the stove where there are signs of metal deterioration or on the aluminum fuel tanks and on the diesel engine mounts. I first learned of CorrosionX while working at the U.S. Army missile tracking base at Kwajalein Atoll.

dadio917 - 6 years ago

Patrick...well done! Some great tips. I also use Lanocote..great stuff

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks Dadio!

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