We Removed a 26-Year-Old Keel Bolt... | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵

Crevice corrosion on keel bolts can sink a boat, so we took the decision to inspect ours. We didn't expect it to look like this... Link to Free PDF about Keel Bolt Maintenance, Including Keel Bolt Torque Specifications: http://jandmore.loesch.li/media/files/waterlinekeelboltsarticle.pdf Here's another useful link about how to check keel bolts: http://www.pbo.co.uk/expert-advice/how-to-check-keel-bolts-28039 ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵ brings you the sailing shenanigans of Chris (British), Rossella (Italian), and baby Emma (Britalian) as we sail our 1992 Bavaria 350. We make sailing vlogs of our cruising adventures and share any tips and tricks we can along the way. After all, sailors are one big family! Thank you very much for watching, subscribe to see more of our videos! (It's FREE) http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=UC64BFQulaAIl1xWG4DJlQ8A Join our Patreon Crew! http://patreon.com/sailingbritaly More Sailing Britaly here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/sailingbritaly Twitter: http://twitter.com/sailingbritaly Facebook: http://facebook.com/sailingbritaly Fair winds! 👍 Chris, Rossella and Emma -------------------- 'Sailing Britaly' is a Helvellyn Ltd brand. Disclaimer: Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, we cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. Helvellyn Ltd assumes no liability for property damage, injury or death incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Helvellyn Ltd. recommends safe practices when working with power tools, automotive lifts, lifting tools, jack stands, electrical equipment, blunt instruments, chemicals, lubricants, open flames, or any other tools or equipment seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helvellyn Ltd. Disclosure: any links in this description may be affiliate links. If you decide to buy some items from them, Helvellyn Ltd may receive a small percentage compensation for having suggested the suppliers to you. (This costs you nothing) Helvellyn Ltd only recommends suppliers and products which we believe in, so there is never any conflict of interest. p.s. Check out our Sailing Tips here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_iyMbUuKBT57uW0zNXoP1hW15yGeQPGJ p.p.s. Check out our Sailing Adventures! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_iyMbUuKBT5rZT__kebjMtaugOvkuHve #sailing #boatwork #refit #babyonboard

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Crevice corrosion on keel bolts can sink a boat, so we took the decision to inspect ours. We didn't expect it to look like this... Link to Free PDF about Keel Bolt Maintenance, Including Keel Bolt Torque Specifications: http://jandmore.loesch.li/media/files/waterlinekeelboltsarticle.pdf Here's another useful link about how to check keel bolts: http://www.pbo.co.uk/expert-advice/how-to-check-keel-bolts-28039 ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵ brings you the sailing shenanigans of Chris (British), Rossella (Italian), and baby Emma (Britalian) as we sail our 1992 Bavaria 350. We make sailing vlogs of our cruising adventures and share any tips and tricks we can along the way. After all, sailors are one big family! Thank you very much for watching, subscribe to see more of our videos! (It's FREE) http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=UC64BFQulaAIl1xWG4DJlQ8A Join our Patreon Crew! http://patreon.com/sailingbritaly More Sailing Britaly here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/sailingbritaly Twitter: http://twitter.com/sailingbritaly Facebook: http://facebook.com/sailingbritaly Fair winds! 👍 Chris, Rossella and Emma -------------------- 'Sailing Britaly' is a Helvellyn Ltd brand. Disclaimer: Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, we cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. Helvellyn Ltd assumes no liability for property damage, injury or death incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Helvellyn Ltd. recommends safe practices when working with power tools, automotive lifts, lifting tools, jack stands, electrical equipment, blunt instruments, chemicals, lubricants, open flames, or any other tools or equipment seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helvellyn Ltd. Disclosure: any links in this description may be affiliate links. If you decide to buy some items from them, Helvellyn Ltd may receive a small percentage compensation for having suggested the suppliers to you. (This costs you nothing) Helvellyn Ltd only recommends suppliers and products which we believe in, so there is never any conflict of interest. p.s. Check out our Sailing Tips here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_iyMbUuKBT57uW0zNXoP1hW15yGeQPGJ p.p.s. Check out our Sailing Adventures! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_iyMbUuKBT5rZT__kebjMtaugOvkuHve #sailing #boatwork #refit #babyonboard

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Romeo Whiskey
Romeo Whiskey - 6 years ago
Atrhur Robey
Atrhur Robey - 6 years ago
Some racing fanatic added a lump of lead to the bottom of my keel.
I'm sure that the extra leverage has snapped my keel bolts.
TheTractorjaws
TheTractorjaws - 6 years ago
Why not write down the examination date on a sticker etc beside the bolt?
Kevin Swanson
Kevin Swanson - 6 years ago
i was just looking at the thickness of your hull and if its solid fiberglass or grp its solid.
SailnBlue
SailnBlue - 6 years ago
Hmmm...a sailboat with no keel bolts or studs gives one just one less thing to worry about....works for me...
ClayZ
ClayZ - 6 years ago
That bolt looks like it broke and the rest of it is still down inside.
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
This bolt was in perfect condition, and complete. The keel nuts are located in pockets close to the top of the keel, so the bolts don't need to be long to reach them and fully engage. Fair winds, Chris
Jack Rabbit
Jack Rabbit - 6 years ago
Emma is soooo cute!
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
Thank you!
nuno santiago
nuno santiago - 6 years ago
I took one of the bolts off on my 1980 Westerly Fulmar and it looked as good as yours.
Lee Fox
Lee Fox - 6 years ago
Study electrolysis. Use a non conductive Dielectric grease 2 slow down such degradation
ramsey barber
ramsey barber - 6 years ago
Hi all the copper bottoms had nothing to do with the integrity of the ships of the Spanish Fleet it was to stop the Toredo Worm boring into the ships timbers.
It was the rocks in Cadiz that caused the destruction of the Fleet [ with help of a few English cannon balls during the Battle]
Lee Fox
Lee Fox - 6 years ago
Sailing Britaly hey partner, I spent 30 years in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production for Union Oil Company of California. We had seamless stainless steel 316l control lines that overtime was affected. From the looks of the bolt that use the right alloy, and they probably beaded the bolt properly and you were wise to seal it after you put it back in as whatever they did you disturbed when you remove the bolt. As I said lanolin which is basically sheep sweat I have seen work perfectly with bronze studs embedded in lead having been in the surf for several years. As you know the splash zone is worse than full immersion. From your video it looks like the bolt was well sealed. Without any moisture no action took place. As you know, the boat can develop issues later on. Enjoyed the Exchange good luck.
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
Lee Fox Hi Lee, I know what electrolysis (and galvanic corrosion) is: I work offshore inspection oil and gas platforms with ROV's for a living. My point was, the bolt keel is perfect, with no corrosion whatsoever, so the factory installation method was perfect. Cheers, Chris
Lee Fox
Lee Fox - 6 years ago
electrolysis is the movement of metal molecules from one place to another created by two dissimilar metals in the presence of an electrolyte causing a battery like action. It was the cause of the destruction of the Spanish Fleet at Traflagar who had copper bottoms fixed with Steel nails. I have taken one keel apart from a wreck that had been treated with lanolin on the threads and after several years in the surf came right apart. The degradation would be the reduction of a critical piece of metal over a period of time from metal loss.
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
What degradation would that be Lee?

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Paul Scott
Paul Scott - 6 years ago
Just a quick thought, ask round on Facebook, or even contact a local NDT company, and ask them to perform a phased array bolt inspection for you, you just need to file the head of the bolt a little, and ultrasound will do the rest for you
Paul Scott
Paul Scott - 6 years ago
glad to help, just remember you need to do Phased Array, as you will need the beamspread to check the threads, normal UT will just hit the bottom of the bolt and give you the length of it, think of a cree torch, focused and wide aperture, use PA +20 to -20 degree spread and you will see most of the threads, if you see all the threads, bolts are good, if not, think about pulling them :-)
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
Hi Paul, thank you for this brilliant suggestion. I have my thinking cap on now as this would be easy to arrange while we are still in the UK and would save me a job for the future (also avoiding the possible introduction of a path for seawater to get to a previously inaccessible bolt after me disturbing them during removal.) I am a ROV Supervisor and have taken UT measurements of caissons on oil platforms- flying the ROV onto the caisson in order to take measurements. Now that you raised this I believe it may be the perfect solution... Cheers and fair winds! Chris
Paul Scott
Paul Scott - 6 years ago
Just watched your earlier vids and seen that you work offshore, ha ha, small world, try having a crack with one the guys there, they will tell you all about UT especially phased array, if there is anyone local to you, it would only take about 1 hour to scan all your bolts and check them, save you taking them all out, and give you peace in mind in one foul swoop good luck, loving your channel I have a dream of doing this too one day
Fred Pinczuk
Fred Pinczuk - 6 years ago
Cute kid, tks for sharing
Andrew Parry
Andrew Parry - 6 years ago
Glad to have a full, integral keel, on my Westsail 33, so I don't have to think about this. No doubt my negative gut reaction to bolting a keel on is merely prejudice...and cannot be backed up by science/facts.... Still, this negativity pushes me to go above and beyond...so I run with it.

I'm not a fan of stainless steel, and I'd have pulled every bolt, and likely replaced them all, unless I knew their history for a fact. I'm also curious about titanium. I've only read one thing about its use in a keel. But if it's compatible with iron, and is as good for the task as I was led to believe...I suppose that’s what I'd use, whatever the price may be. Just my two cents worth :-)
Lord Humongus
Lord Humongus - 6 years ago
Monel or stainless steel? Stainless steel is subject to stress corrosion cracking because the chloride eats away between the metal grains. Monel has good resistance to salt water.
Joseph Keck
Joseph Keck - 6 years ago
Your little baby brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing sweet doll. God bless her little soul.
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
Joseph Keck That's lovely to hear Joseph, thank you for letting us know that Emma is making other people happy too! Fair winds, Chris, Rossella & Emma :-)
offplanetevent
offplanetevent - 6 years ago
The keel bolt looked new, but what is its tensile stress level now after being under stress for years?
Voodoo one
Voodoo one - 6 years ago
Should have checked them all. Seen many times a few have been corroded
Magne Polden
Magne Polden - 6 years ago
And then you get a good image of which bolt was out, and put a date on it, just so it's easy to forget which bolt was out when. The picture are to be pasted in to the ships todo book.
Capttomguam Buckley
Capttomguam Buckley - 6 years ago
Engrave the bolt heads with today's date and a % value on each before reinstalling!!!
Capttomguam Buckley
Capttomguam Buckley - 6 years ago
Emma is a "Hamm"!!!!! What a joy....how lucky you are!!!

20. comment for We Removed a 26-Year-Old Keel Bolt... | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵

RealityIsTheNow
RealityIsTheNow - 6 years ago
Lucky break. Boat must have been taken care of. I've seen bolts half that age nearly corroded away entirely by salty bilges.
Mark Muller
Mark Muller - 6 years ago
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" doesn't apply to boats. Preventative maintenance is imperative if you want to stay safe and minimize disasters at sea. You mentioned crevice corrosion which is a big one and of course, electrolysis which is a constant issue because builders continue to marry aluminum spars and stainless fixings without adequate buffers.
Most dismastings, loss of rudders and eaten metal is due to people ignoring things like pulling keel bolts, chain plate inspection, rudder post inspection/renewing bushings and not replacing their stainless standing rigging (because it looks perfect on the outside and so & so circumnavigated for 30 years with the same standing rigging pub stories).
If you want a strong seaworthy vessel that you can put your faith in crossing oceans with your family aboard, then don't be a cheap skate. Anyway, it's false economy - new standing rigging, pulling the chain plate bolts and inspecting the chain plates is a hell of a lot cheaper than a dismasting (which could result in the ultimate price - your life!)
When I bought our cat In Martinique it was only 5 years old. I still paid a rigger to pull and inspect the chain plate bolts. 400 euro was a cheap price to pay for peace of mind.
You're on the right track, always be proactive and preventative with boat systems...... young Emma will thank you later ;)
Harry Bloom
Harry Bloom - 6 years ago
Great! In all, how many bolts are there?
Flatcap007
Flatcap007 - 6 years ago
Don't like them ladders near that pallatine fence, don't wanna see Emma's Dad getting skuward, you be careful - both of you!
claymore2k1
claymore2k1 - 6 years ago
I might have liked this channel, but I hate click bait titles.
Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher - 6 years ago
I already did :/

As per the Title: They removed keel bolt and we are looking (clicking on video and watching) to find out what they found once the bolt was removed. This is exactly what happens when a viewer clicks on the video, they get to watch the video and find out what condition the keel bolt was in and exactly what the channel found once they removed it.

Click bait would be to click the video and either a) see story about keel bolt and contemplating removing one, but never actually showing the end result, or b) no mention of the keel bolt at all.

Beginning to think you do not understand what click bait. It is using a feature to attract viewers, but which has nothing to do with (in this case video) at all. The video is about something totally different and has no relevance with title or icon image at all. Maybe even very little relevance.
claymore2k1
claymore2k1 - 6 years ago
Quote "The thumbnail obscures the threads as if it didn't there would be no point in watching the video at all" If that's not click bait, then explain to me what is?
Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher - 6 years ago
Because the point is to watch the video and find out, as the title implies. But that is different topic than click bait.
claymore2k1
claymore2k1 - 6 years ago
So why not put " We removed a 26 year old keel bolt and it was fine"
Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher - 6 years ago
Click bait title? They removed a really old bolt, and the mystery was to see in what condition it might still be in once removed. We got to see the condition and so solved the mystery ... just as the owner got too with their dilemna on whether to remove and fears of what condition it might be in if they didnt check it. A very aptly titled video and portrays small part of what I am sure how the owner felt, sharing that with us viewers and small part of their journey.
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
It's not a click bait title. We were genuinely gobsmacked at the condition of the (304 SS) bolt 26 years after it was fitted. The thumbnail obscures the threads as if it didn't there would be no point in watching the video at all. Fair winds, Chris
RoadGoose
RoadGoose - 6 years ago
I have a Beneteau First 285 manufactured in 1989

The heads of the (original?) keel boats are corroded (I am not sure if they are stainless - based on the corrosion I have I'd say they're not SS???) - watching your concern at your keel bolts which are 1000% better shape than mine now has me concerned a little!!
nevets7152
nevets7152 - 6 years ago
That is not a bolt it is a screw, a bolt does not have thread along the entire length it has thread along maybe the last 2 thirds .
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
nevets7152 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_(fastener)#Bolts_vs._screws On our boat there are nuts located on the keel, so these are bolts. I worked as a mechanical technician on Royal Air Force aircraft for 7.5 years and continue to work with mechanical systems offshore on ROV's. If you want to be correct every time, call them fasteners... Fair winds, Chris
SV Impavidus (Ant & Cid Sailing)
SV Impavidus (Ant & Cid Sailing) - 6 years ago
Right decision! As a 20 year Bavaria owner and ex vice commodore of the BOA, I can assure you there is a lot of misinformation about keel bolts and stud's. We recently heard of someone who keeps re torquing their stud nuts!! A no, no if you understand the properties of SS and the the way it can stretch, gaul, or crevice corrode. Well done guy's looking forward to buying you a beer in the Med when our paths cross. Love the Happy bunny sequences just makes us grin! Oh BTW take a look at our Facebook page to see what we were saying about exhaust elbow failure! It is "Impavidus Ontheboat". Ant & Cid xx
SV Impavidus (Ant & Cid Sailing)
SV Impavidus (Ant & Cid Sailing) - 6 years ago
We are leaving next Thursday. PM us on facebook perhaps we can meet up for a bottle of red (and a juice) on our respective journeys. Sail safe Ant and Cid xx
homie789
homie789 - 6 years ago
You should have pulled and replaced them all anyway. I did mine last year on my Beneteau 400, it is a hell of a job as you have to tear out the entire cabin and front berth but it is well worth it. One might be good that could also be the one good bolt out of the entire lot. Mine were all good but was slightly more visible pitting on the front bolts which makes sense since you going forward creating more stress on the front. Also if your bolts are really stainless steel you have to coat the threads in a compound to stop gulling of the threads between bolt and nut. This is very very important as this will destroy both the bolt and nut so next time you go to remove them you will have to replace the nut also. Don't reuse compound off the floor as that has debris on it which will also destroy threads.
Elisa Sagramoso
Elisa Sagramoso - 6 years ago
Complimenti, la vostra bimba è splendida. Spero tornerete presto in acqua.
Buon vento da Milano .....

30. comment for We Removed a 26-Year-Old Keel Bolt... | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵

Archibald Tuttle
Archibald Tuttle - 6 years ago
Emma is a cutey pie if I may say so!
Sailing Inconceivable
Sailing Inconceivable - 6 years ago
Your manual bilge pump handle is heavier than ours. If I put my weight into it like that, she'd bend like a green twig.
~Hans
Kevin Swanson
Kevin Swanson - 6 years ago
it is a well-built boat then.
Mark Seabaugh
Mark Seabaugh - 6 years ago
I like all the great info Gina likes the shots of Emma
Rustie
Rustie - 6 years ago
I would be very worried if all the keel bolts are that size, that could be a locating bolt. The main keel bolts should be longer and at least 25mm in diameter. Maybe stress fatigue might be an issue. Insurance companies usually want them replaced every 15 years, worth looking into..
mynhardt saayman
mynhardt saayman - 6 years ago
New to your channel. Good seeing you are using anti seaze compound nothing is as bad as when stainless bolts seaze.
FrenchAM100
FrenchAM100 - 6 years ago
That is good news,on the bolt you didn't need any issues there as I'm sure you want to get back afloat ASAP. Loved your thought bubbles as the sort of thing that goes through my head when doing jobs and the misses is watching... Andy UK
Christopher Matthews
Christopher Matthews - 6 years ago
Good info and cyuuuuute kid, good work you two~
Kraken
Kraken - 6 years ago
Dodged a bullet there! Happy to see you don't have another major project to work on. I really like the idea of bolts into nuts embedded in epoxy pockets rather than studs. You just demonstrated the brilliance of this concept, you can remove and replace easily without being on the hard and separating the entire keel joint. Worst case, even if there is a small leak somewhere in hull to keel joint, you can easily replace the bolts one at a time without hauling out! This peace of mind only costs you a few pounds per bolt and can be done anytime. Very cool.
Apache Moonshine23
Apache Moonshine23 - 6 years ago
How cute is little baby princess Emma please. Congratulations to use Iv probably said it before but I’ll say it again congratulations to you both. Iv two children both girls my youngest is 9 & my eldest is 15. Hope you have a big family to sail the world and show them that uses are living the real life. Have fun down in sunny ken. What part of Kent are you from. My dad an my brother & sisters still live in Hearn bay. Beautiful place in the summer
Russell Brander
Russell Brander - 6 years ago
That's the cutest baby on the internet.
Alan B
Alan B - 6 years ago
The boat I sail on was built in 1972, they removed some of the original keel bolts recently and they looked like new too.
Div3r
Div3r - 6 years ago
I’m an ex RAF techie like you (sooty) and I couldn’t sleep at night not knowing the condition of all the keel bolts. I still remember the flight safety poster with the words “Dead Sure, Dead Lucky, Dead” I have applied that ethos to many aspects of my life, it has served me well.
Div3r
Div3r - 6 years ago
Never was a truer word spoken in jest. On my first tour at Odiham I seriously thought I was going to take root in the crewroom, so I volunteered to be a Liney, never looked back.
Page Greer
Page Greer - 6 years ago
I get there was a video I didn't see oh well live and learn.
Page Greer
Page Greer - 6 years ago
Also such caring and loving Dad and Madre.
Page Greer
Page Greer - 6 years ago
Also is there a known torque value that is stated somewhere. All that force on the bolt if it's not set the same value as the others could cause the others to work lose. Boy did open up a can worms . Just there is so much force on the keel when under sail said the non sailer.
Page Greer
Page Greer - 6 years ago
You were so keen on getting in the water. You had a problem with rudder so what precluded you from going into the water? More so what brought up the concern of the keel bolt corrosion.I recently started following you . I watched your attempt a the quick and explanation off it. It made sense why it didn't work. Just one of those things . Or as new father did that have a bearing on the decison .Bearing pun intended.
Rick Bailey
Rick Bailey - 6 years ago
Emma is so cute!
andrew
andrew - 6 years ago
Your videos have become very professional, well made, great informative content, sprinkles of humor and touching family snips.
thanks for the upload
EricOverThere
EricOverThere - 6 years ago
What is this washing machine you speak of??? Didn’t think that was possible!

50. comment for We Removed a 26-Year-Old Keel Bolt... | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵

rs8684
rs8684 - 6 years ago
Your daughter is an absolute cutie!!
Andy B68
Andy B68 - 6 years ago
The Emma show, starring her dad working on a boat. How she smiles! Great video of precious family times.
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
Grazie mille! Buon vento, Rossella, Chris & Emma
OKuusava
OKuusava - 6 years ago
clickbaits? ;-)
OKuusava
OKuusava - 6 years ago
You are right. After watching the episode I'm too wondering the like new bolt.
Andre Marais
Andre Marais - 6 years ago
If you are afraid to sail because of your daughter, dont. Yet do not project.
Trawler Travels
Trawler Travels - 6 years ago
The bedding compound may be dolfinite. Great stuff and still available. We pulled the window frames on a 77 Grand Banks the were bedded in it. Most of the frames still had soft compound.
Its also inexpensive.
I am naturally optimistic, but I would pull all the bolts. You will sleep better.
Keep up the great work
Sailing Britaly
Sailing Britaly - 6 years ago
Hi there, thank you for the heads up on Dolfinite, I'll make a mental note of that for the future. Fair winds, Chris (Plus Rossella & Emma)
theislandpackrat
theislandpackrat - 6 years ago
That bolt was in great condition! You will sleep better for sure.
Ed Russell
Ed Russell - 6 years ago
Great as always. Good content, if she's up for it, show some of how mommy spends her day too. We don't see much of her these days.
Ed Russell
Ed Russell - 6 years ago
Sailing Britaly hey thanks for responding. Just a suggestion from an armchair sailor. You guys keep doing your thing. Its wonderful.
ScubaTony Anschutz
ScubaTony Anschutz - 6 years ago
Wow! Amazing. Like new! Never seen anything like that? Could they have been redone recently?
ScubaTony Anschutz
ScubaTony Anschutz - 6 years ago
Outstanding! Looks like you found a great boat for sure! That bolt looked like it was installed yesterday
Alfredo Catani
Alfredo Catani - 6 years ago
Per certe imprese bisogna guardare i propri incubi in faccia .... and finally I saw a plate of pasta in a sailboat worthy of being called that...;-) Buon vento..
Old Solider
Old Solider - 6 years ago
Wow ! Take that one and box it! Informative as ever Chris! Thanks. One day I will take the plunge, girls a little older and boss has great job! Risk averse at present! Great to see Emma loves everything! Keep them coming
z non
z non - 6 years ago
You evaluate risk quiet well. You'll make a great captain.

I honestly expected the bolts to be bigger. Amazing that maybe a meter of thread (with all the bolts) at that thickness will secure tons of weight with very dynamic forces put on it.
Abe Swells
Abe Swells - 6 years ago
Keel bolts are not the only elements you should worry about in that area of the hull.
There is an elastomer keel joint there also whose integrity guarantees watertightness.
As you can imagine, that seal joint is squeezed and subject to great stress.
If the keel has not been dropped in 26 years, then chances are the seal in there is in pretty bad shape.
It is recommended to drop the keel not only to check all the bolts, but also to replace the seal joint as well as to check the hull for micro cracks in the close vicinity of the bolt holes.
If water seeps in there because of a broken seal, it will infiltrate the FRP hull through the cracks and cause osmosis, long before you see any water get inside the boat.
z non
z non - 6 years ago
John Christopher have you seen Yacht Worlds crash test boat? They try to demast the boat tacking in 30 knots. They replaced the pins with much smaller 6mm fiberglass pins and it still held. Eventually they had to go down to 4mm fiberglass pins before it gave.
John Christopher
John Christopher - 6 years ago
I’m amazed at cotter pins and how they are used all over the rigging.

Those small “pins” keeping things from coming undone.
Clay Farnet
Clay Farnet - 6 years ago
Nice bolts beautiful baby. :)
roger 53
roger 53 - 6 years ago
Happy
roger 53
roger 53 - 6 years ago
A very baby.
SpinDreams
SpinDreams - 6 years ago
BTW like the Mads style thumbnail :)
Erik Christiansson
Erik Christiansson - 6 years ago
SpinDreams For a little while I thought Mads had posted a day early :)
Allan Haywood
Allan Haywood - 6 years ago
Date on splash yet?
SpinDreams
SpinDreams - 6 years ago
Not to put a downer, if one was good why not pull them all and be sure, the one you pulled was from the top part of the bilge, the other two are sunk and IIRC were under water a lot more. Also if the one you pulled has been replaced before there is no guarantee all of them have!
iain lyall
iain lyall - 6 years ago
yes, i think i would pull 1 more. espeacially(sp) one that had been under water. great vid still.
roderick mchardy
roderick mchardy - 6 years ago
i ageree with that,, ( not trying to tell the guy how to do what he is already doing very well ) but to me that bolt was not just good but very very good in fact it looks like new !!,, pulling that one ( why that one ? was it the easiest one to get to ? hence having already been replaced ) ) was so easy i would have been tempted to pull a few more for even more peace of mind, especially the harder ones to get to / or covered in water. anyways, well done there , he deserve a few things to go the easy way by now ..
Biana Doubt
Biana Doubt - 6 years ago
I second the motion of pulling all the Keel bolts.
Finding the one corroded one, is the overarching motivation and should motivate you to do them all, in search of it.

Congratulations on the condition of the first one and not hurting yourself pulling it or replacing it.

What a beautiful and intelligent baby !
Angelo Seghesio
Angelo Seghesio - 6 years ago
Emma is so cute (Emma e' troppo carina)! Ciao.
Kevin Swanson
Kevin Swanson - 6 years ago
your last owner should of told you he put new keel bolts in ,i knew by how easy they came loose.
Kevin Swanson
Kevin Swanson - 6 years ago
im just done the woodwork on my boat and am video documenting it, like you are, that is smart of you
RealLuckless
RealLuckless - 6 years ago
Kevin Swanson the value of detailed log books. It is a shame that their use is not enforced with small boats really.
Greg K
Greg K - 6 years ago
You cannot put a price on peace of mind. Way to look out for your family!!
sean mulligan
sean mulligan - 6 years ago
BravO!!
Brad Larden
Brad Larden - 6 years ago
Nice one. Glad the bolt was in as good a nick as it was.
Nev Swann
Nev Swann - 6 years ago
Excellent outcome mate, keep up the great work guys :)

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