My name is Daniel. I've been a ham radio operator since April 1995. I retired from the Army in 2018 after 20 years of service. Since 2012, I own Rhapsody, a 1981 Nor'sea 27 sailboat currently fixing and upgrading for more time on the water. I also have other little hobbies that I enjoy.
The main battery minus can go to the nearby 10mm bolt through the bell housing. That way you don't disturb it if pulling starter. Be sure the starter gets good metal to metal surface contact to its mounting and use of greased lock washers helps.Your color scheme is interesting. Thought I was seeing a Farymann engine.
That's an expensive piece of kit! Hope insurance will pick it up for you. We have the same model on our boat, and it got us from Canada to New Zealand flawlessly.
Insurance gave me a check that covered the wind vane and a little more. Unfortunately "life" stuff took care of the rest. The new vane sits in the garage still waiting to install
looks awesome. great job!! what size wires did you use for the lights? how is that inner tube fixed inside the mast? is that additional track for a trysail? cheers
I don't remember the wire size. I think it's 14 gauge. Lights don't need much. The tube is attached with rivets. And the track was there when I bought the boat. I think it's meant for a storm sail. Thanks for stopping by.
Found you because of your truck on US 50 yesterday. Nice boat videos! Make some videos of your QRP stuff if possible. I'm near South Riding and trying my home made 1-sq-ft mag-loop in 10 meters with WSPR. Propagation has been terrible in 10 sadly. 73! Eduardo
Hey neighbor. I recently moved to a new house so things are not sorted out yet. I haven't tried WSPR but been interested in it. I did some PSK31 years ago when I had a better set up. In my truck, I have an Icom 706g with a Tarheel 300 antenna. When I'm driving the truck, I'll listen to a repeater or tune around on 20 meters. I'll see about getting a video of some of the stuff I have at some point. Nice meeting you.
Question - When removing the disc rotor did you have to remove the bearing hub? I'm working on mine and wanted to remove the rotor to clean everything up.
Gorgeous vessel and craftsmanship. I love the Norsea designs! I recently build a bowsprit for a Hans Christian 43 and it was quite the project! Given your taste in yachts, I would love to hear your thoughts. the video is still on private but you can access it with this link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OAwWTmDH7k4.html
Make sure not to put too much water with the brick...in a wash tub just add enough to go up side of brick then let absorb...you don't want it wet to add to your trash him or plastic totes....then add to your air head just even with horizontal mixer..if need to add extra use a scoop. Don't put too much. When gets too hard to turn handle...it's time to dump. The ready mixture should be loose & fluffy....not be muddy ...your zipped lock bag way to much water.
Thanks. I realized afterwards there was more water than required. It has since dried out since I haven't really used it except for a few times in the past year. If I ever get to using it regularly, I'm sure I'll still be learning to maintain it for awhile. I appreciate the help. Thank you.
Must feel good doing some boat work. I haven't been to our boat since I got it ready in March. However, shortly after I decided not to launch it for 2020. Hopefully the world will be more normal next year and we will sail again!
No kidding. I've been to my boat twice this year. Once for 5 minutes in May and once for half a day in June or July to replace the tarp over it and bring the rudder to the house. Only now did I bring the rudder to the house from the truck. For me, it's not just the virus nonsense going on but wife delivered twins in March so they've been a handful as well as the toddler. ... I'd much prefer working on the boat. haha. Hopefully more normalcy returns to us soon. Wishing you and your family all the best in these crazy times.
After this video, I drilled a couple holes in the bubble on the starboard side and saw the glass is 3/16" thick and the gap behind it is about 1/2" thick from what looks like a foam core. So the idea was to cut the bubble out and lay down some new glass, and a friend is suggesting to just inject epoxy or foam down in the holes and not have to do too much work. Suggestions?
GOOD WORK! What is the shape like? If it's fair like an original I would most likely try the fill. IF the bubble is sticking out, I would go ahead with your original plan. JUST MY idea!
@@svguenevere I showed the rudder to Jerry when we were at the same marina and he was able to see the bubble was a little higher than it should. I saw the rudder on his boat and his is much flatter than mine. I guess it could go either way. Overall that side looks good, I could just fill it, but maybe I'm overthinking it about cutting it out and reglassing it. Maybe I should see how much glass I still have left before I dig too far into it.
@@W4ABN I forgot to add, I would make some sort of gauge out of some scrap cardboard and make sure the "bubble" on both sides are equal. Otherwise one side may have some lift like an aircraft wing. That might effect and self steering you use??
@@svguenevere From what I can tell, the bubble is only on the starboard side. I did a tap around it before I put everything in the garage for now. From the middle pintle mount to the bottom, an area of about 10" x 26" is sounding hollow. I drilled a couple 3/8" holes next to each other in the middle of my markings to measure the gap. cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/740428290430468118/743956874982064188/IMG_20200814_181758.jpg cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/740428290430468118/743959112278343770/IMG_20200814_182637.jpg
@@W4ABN Welllllll.... that looks like a big gap. Can't say what I would do without seeing it in person. If ya just fill, will it keep you up at night?? As long as it's off and easy to work on, and you have the time, ya might do the best job and not take an "easy way". Just my thinking, YMMV.
Suggestions? DIY mast raising does NOT mean alone! Have lots help on hand. Damhik ! Attach forestay and fwd lowers. Attach maisheet and blocks to aft stay via WELL BRACED boom gin pole. Haul away! ;). Look for : "RK32 mast raising" as a guide. It helped me suss the geometry and loads. Best, Paul
It's been a little more than a month now. New management said no more DIY, no more liveaboards, no more old boats. So I moved down to Flag Harbor, just north of Solomons.
I think this may be more than a one person job. Masts tend to go sideways even with an "A" frame support. Be safe! Might also be worthwhile getting a price from a yard crane?
You're right, it may be better for two people. There are a couple other owners who claim to have done this themselves. I might be able to find help from another Nor'sea owner but he just moved to the area from Tennessee and still sorting things out.
Why is it every time I see an instructional video about bleeding a Yanmar they always miss the MOST IMPORTANT point...the lever on the pump has a stroke of about an inch, all but the last 1/4" of that is useless freeplay. The bottom bit of the stroke is what drives the fuel along and feels considerably heavier. HOWEVER if the pump is sitting on a high lobe of the camshaft that last 1/4 will not exist. If this is the case you must open the depression levers and roll the engine using the drive belts until that last 1/4 of the pump stroke exists. To try to bleed by simply flapping the lever through the free play part of the stroke achieves absolutely nothing. This video is a very poor attempt to show how to bleed a Yanmar GM series engine...find a Yanmar manual or take a proper course. The method shown in this video will create more problems than it solves.
When this video was made, I was still very much inexperienced in the engine and my boat. This was never meant to be an instructional video but me just trying to figure things out and see if I could get this engine working again. A lot of time has passed since this video and I have learned a lot more. I have since cleaned it up and did a partial rebuild to keep it working. Again, I'm just sharing a bit about trying to learn more and figuring it out as I go. Thanks for stopping by.
Talking it over with friends, I think it's best to use that plywood as a template and going to find actual teak (or iroko?) to replace that trim on the stern.
Good to see you still at it . Make it float and go! The rest can come once you're afloat. Fill all the holes and drill new, as the repaired sanctions will probably not align the same.. Best to ya!
Hey Daniel, Just Sub'd and checked out your Blog. Nice Work! Hope you continue with your Vids and Blog of course. I'm searching for a Nor'Sea currently or at least getting more info to see if it's the boat for me? I know price is relative? but wanted to get a sense of a price range that's practical. Can't wait till your Launch Day vids. P.S. Is your other Blog regarding the Burro Trailer for your boat?
Wow you are doing a nice job on your boat. I just found your channel and have watched all of your Videos, great. I am in the process of buying a 1978 NorSea 27. She is presently frozen in up in Maine. I will try to go up next month and pull her down to Florida. She is an aft cockpit, like yours.
Great! Congrats on finding your boat. Helps to be somewhere warmer to spend time on the boat. I have my boat in Maryland, just south of Annapolis. I still visit over the winter. Space heater helps but since I can only plug in while I'm there, it can take awhile to warm up the inside. Hope you get to bring your boat home with you soon. I enjoy spending time on mine. Thanks for stopping by.
I just talked to the broker and it looks like it may warm up enough next week that I can get my boat. I will be stopping in Annapolis on the way down. I will stop at the Navy boat yard there. I am thinking about putting the boat in the water there and sailing her to Florida. Do you know that you can use the Navy boat yard?
@@edwardhart8449 only time I've heard of people using military marinas is for active duty or retired. Maybe even dod civilians, but not sure about that. Traveling by boat would be a nice way to get acquainted with the boat. Probably cost less than towing. Sounds like a fun trip.
@@W4ABN Oh, I thought you were military. I one of your videos you were in uniform. Yes it should be a fun trip in a NS 27. I have made the ICW 30+ times.
Daniel, did you see the photos I posted (in the Nor'Sea Yahoo group) of replacing our cabin sides & trim? Also posted many photos of the process on the Facebook Nor'Sea page.
Hi Greg. It's been awhile since I saw your posts and website showing your work. I do plan to review it again. While I like the wood interior, it's about time to get a little destructive and change things up a bit. Too bad I'll have to remove the plugs to get the trim out. What was the cabin sides adhered with? How difficult was it to remove? The new material, did you have to use a lot of clamps to get it to the right shape?
Thanks for the reply. Do you have a sailboat now or looking for one? I'm still fixing up the boat but progress is slow. I also post on this blog: norsea27-rhapsody.blogspot.com Here's how the solar is looking now as of a couple weeks ago. 1.bp.blogspot.com/-NbPyieuklqw/XB6I7iWGlhI/AAAAAAAAFb8/syeAHbtNcv8VROuNlkn-vgeox2ywEJFOgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20181222_134941.jpg I'd love to live on my boat but wife isn't keen on it. I like the idea of living off-grid as well. Hopefully it works out for you. Good luck.
Thanks Paul, I'd like to post more if I could, but sometimes it doesn't feel like I've done significant enough progress to warrant an update to the blog or video. Progress is slow, but I'm still working towards getting the boat ready. I've been on SN less lately than I used to be but still check in once in a while to see what's going on. Guess I've learned enough to not need to research as much as I used to. Thanks for stopping by.
Daniel, enjoying keeping up with your projects. Have you checked out James Baldwin "atomvoyager" Yt channel. He has a solar mount set up that works good and a couple options of integrating solar on several types of vessels. His web site atomvoyages.com I believe still has the plans on his solar mount, use the search feature as his webpage has a huge amount of info. sailingdawntreader.com also uses the solar mount and is another interesting refit with simplicity, currently off Brazil.
Thanks for stopping by Vanilla50. While I wouldn't say I'm familiar with atomvoyager, I can say I'm aware of him/his site. I've seen his site mentioned by others on forums and I might have stopped by the site once or twice but I haven't looked very closely at it. Looking up his solar mount now, I see he's using a pole mount. I've seen those during my search for mounting options and almost considered something like that as I have a stern-pole that was used for an old radar antenna (that I no longer have). So far, I'm happy with this rail mount option. It'll be a while before I get panels mounted as I'll be out of town for a little while and other projects need some work in the meantime. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate helpful comments :)
I'm glad this can be useful for you. I researched a few options but I felt this worked well for my boat. I didn't want to try getting a big arch setup off the stern since I'm looking at reinstalling a wind vane. That would end up being a busy back-side. Thanks for stopping by.
The kit is good providing everything for a mount. I'm having to make the pieces that will attach to the panel and then to the rail. Even though I had to get additional stainless tubing from Sailrite, I think it's still cheaper getting that kit instead of getting all the pieces seperately. Thanks for stopping by.
Doc, thanks. If you haven't seen it yet, I tend to post more on my blog at norsea27-rhapsody.blogspot.com Slow progress right now with cold weather but still going on it.
Doc William another owner found cracks in his 40 something year old boat and his broke in his hand too. Even though they looked alright, I thought it was good preventive maintenance to replace mine while I was at it. Good thing I did. Thanks for stopping by.
Looking good Daniel! I have been trying to find locations around LBL where I could put a boat on the hard, to work on it but everyone on the north end of LBL only seems to allow Marina Employees to work on their boats. Any suggestions? Please.
Doc William kind of hard to say. Marina workers doing all the work was a put off for me. Luckily, my boat has a trailer so I had it at a storage place down in Clarksville while I worked on it. Driveway was too short, otherwise it would have been at the house. I think there were other storage places in the area, but the trick is finding one who wouldn't mind you working on it. I've run into vehicle storage places who say it was strictly pick up and drop off. Saw you had videos from Colombia. I was down there a lot during my time in the Army in different places. Always enjoyed it.
Thanks for the info, I did not think about asking storage facilities. I have been going to Colombia since 07'. From what I understand the security and friendliness was much better than in the past. I was in country in 08' when the hostages were rescued... a very exciting time. Was in Atlanta last weekend (Colombian Consulate) and found a Colombian Restaurant near by and the food was AWESOME!!! Drove in bad traffic most of the way back to Western KY and told the Wife "I do not care, my stomach is happy" :-) dmzflightmedic@gmail.com I would like to trade stories over some Colombian Coffee... if interested please let me know. I will actually be in Oak Grove tomorrow afternoon, prior to VFW in Hoptown. Take care!
It is appreciated that people take the trouble to make explainatory videos for the help of others.. but.. this video could benefit from having a steadier camera and a clearer, more methodical a to b to c spoken description. Go to Sailor punk and Capt John's Skipper videos for more clear to follow 2GM yanmar air bleed instructions
you give any thought to putting the vent hose in the filler hose that way as your filling it you can get an indication of how full the tank is? Happy Father's Day
Thanks. Not looking at having any other hose off the filler hose. My engine isn't going to go through fuel very quickly and if I need to, I could probably take one of the inspection plates off enough to peek inside for level if I needed... so long as I know it's not full already ;-)
