just a comment here, a properly maintained lead acid battery basically lasts forever, a lithium battery has a max life of around 8-10 years. So yeah, they hold more mojo but they don't really live all that long.
Not sure how well it would work in water but EternaBond works amazingly on my RV. Bonding is instant, waterproof for many many years, sticks to anything and easy to apply tape.
The loss of the Formosa - what an ignoble end to a once beautiful boat. The Mickelson is more work than its worth. Great content! Nice to vicariously bum around some awful nicely designed boats with you guys. Love your taste. Find a Cabo Rico pilothouse, willya?
I think you were on to something , use some ‘Tape’ to hold the flap in place while the jbweld epoxy sets up. Shame you should have fixed the dinghy first….. PVC dinghy’s like yours cost about $900 , hyplon about $4000😱 Better to just buy cheap pvc and get a cheap rubber floor mat to put on edge where Bentley scratches…. Yours has a nice fiberglass floor , those type cost more worth fixing! Enjoy Cheers Warren
And if you're really concerned about me lying on the channel and saying I did something by myself that I may not have done, then I bet you'll hate watching one of the videos after this where I installed that backstay that I removed.
Well, nowadays I get burned more often because I’m trying to stay out of the sun. I spent my whole life in the sun as a beach attendant, a competitive surfer, a surf instructor for 12 years, I trained lifeguards before that… I was always tan and almost never burned. But then I got melanoma and I see the dermatologist a lot and skin cancers are constantly coming off and I do try to stay out of the sun as much as I can now. I still don’t burn “easy” and I will say I looked really red in the video, but it wasn’t that red in real life, but I spent two days on the boat with no shade and I did burn! But typically, no, I don’t get sunburned everytime I’m in the sun, I just spent two whole days with no shade.
Hal - you must be pretty darn good if you can do a boat repair with just 5 trips to the marine/hardware stores. I take 7.5 per repair. Also, next time you are trying to do an emergency dinghy repair like that, instead of epoxy, try contact cement. You'd need to lightly sand the fiberglass bottom with 200 grit (just a quick dust up to increase the glue's grip) and clean with a wipe of acetone. Both the hull and the fabric get coats. First coat, let dry 30 minutes. Second coat 10 minutes - needs to be a bit "tacky" - then press down the fabric and roll out with a Formica/laminate roller. Your seam should stick firmly and not wrinkle. Re-roll out five minutes or so later to double check the joints. Next dinghy, get Hypalon material, really much better, especially in the tropics.
@@haltarpley9237 plus I have video evidence and was counting on camera. I didn’t show it all in the video but the last one I documented was the 9th time, but then we left again one time after that.
I’m sorry. I forgot. You guys really kicked butt on your dinghy/tender. I try to learn from you guys! I think you need to get that shirt for Hal. “ I fix things. That’s what I do!” Haha Stay the course my friends!
I could not stop laughing through most of this. 😆... Siren, you realize to get Hal to conform to your ideologies, you must use the ornery method, right? 😅Hal, you done good with the motor, didn't see much silver when you drained the motor or lower unit, hopefully the motor will last for a bit. As for that seam repair ... flex seal tape? -- Jerry
Naa, don't leave. I enjoy seeing the two of you together. It's a perfect blend, I think. As for the flex seal, I said that without realizing how the salt water may affect it. Also, I do wonder if there is a heat shrink product that may be versatile enough to withstand the sea elements? One more thing, how is Garrison doing?@@haltarpley9237
Considering the outboard had to be rescued from the bottom of the ICW a few months ago. And I remember it getting a good bit of washing out with fresh water then 😂 it could have been worse than it looks. I don’t trust anything inflatable for daily use. Good old John boat can be abused for decades and it’s easily repaired with some sheet metal, self tapping screws and liberal amounts of 5200. Well, most times anyway…
Hi Guys... How are you.. Take note: A good deep cleaner is "Unduzit" (👁️ Google) has a resting process on dirt and then annihilate, even about that oil you had on the outboard leg. Mr. Hal is right, eye with excess sun, use Bagovit bronzer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the sun has no tender.
Aghhhh yeah I saw it 110 here the other day too, and that’s on deck!!! It’s WAY hotter when you go down inside the boat. I’m begging for a breeze all day long.
Look what happens when u don't maintain ur stuff, oh Wow they break and turn to sh!t.🤣😲Hal ur full of crap, a man would have know to get some tools derr!!! Did u say u never rinse the salt water out, well theres ur problem. Just take the shorts off Siren, u dont usually wear them anyway🤣 Bogan American fix it job.
Arm chair sailors. Got to love them. When you find a place to rinse it out 1.4 miles from shore. Let me know. You're right. It was a BS fix it job. We worked with what we had and could afford.
Yeah being a daily driver it’s hard to rinse it out properly. The motors at home that get pulled out daily get rinsed everytime. But none of these dinghies at the dinghy dock get rinsed. It’s just a normal thing.
@@TheSirensLog Roger that I understand! I’ve had 2 of my grandsons this weekend. They are 11 and one will be 14 soon. These boys are serious athletes. Baseball, basketball, football, wrestling……… they do a lot. They always ask me for funny “ war stories “ Grampa show us how to workout military style. Oh you don’t want this! Yeah we do! Ok! Spent most of the day yesterday in the pool. I call it ‘pool sessions” Secretly they are learning life lessons. They went to sleep around 9:00. It’s 10:04 next day………… they are still asleep! Hahaha
it sounded like a one cylinder outboard with no power ! ya might need both , a motor and a dingy ! May i ask if you put the spacer back on the prop shaft ? also laying a 4 stroke down may cause the oil to get into the cylinder reducing power ! Just thoughts i had and its great to see your doing good and haven't tossed each other overboard ! lol
All good points. It’s running reeeeeally bad now. In fact, it didn’t start last night at all and I had to get a ride with someone to the boat and left it at the dock. Gonna go through it this evening or tomorrow.
I have the same Yamaha 6 hp (three years old) and it is a one cylinder. Though they claim it puts out 6 hp, it is just their 4 hp motor with slightly bigger jets - lucky if it puts out 4.5 hp. It is noisy as heck too. Yamaha makes great motors, but not this particular model.
@@davekimbler2308 I agree - had both the older (1970s/1980s) Evinrude 4 and 6 hp two strokes as dinghy motors on other sailboats. They were more powerful because they were TWO cylinders, and quieter, than the Yamaha. However, they did leave a bit of oil sheen in the water and tended to foul plugs after a while, which at least the Yamaha doesn't do (so far, not a lot of hours on it). I am actually looking for a newer 6/8hp two stroke.
@@Morrisfactor Good luck on that ! lol , My understanding the motors from China have a life expectancy of 500 hours or so give or take and i have a 1913 Evinrude that's running like new , lol , I usually buy the 6hp for around $50 and put another 30 into it and never hear about that motor again and I do understand people want newer things which makes the world go round ! At my age if I go swimming I leave an oil sheen also ! lmao
Guys, next time you need to do that gluing job I might suggest 3M weather strip adhesive. Quick bond and holds like there's no tomorrow. I've used it for all kinds of things where I need a really tough but flexible glue. Hope the dink stays together. Keep the good stuff coming guys.
@@johnnylightning1491 thanks! Yeah Hal wanted to use JB Weld because of the fast curing time, but that’s what I was saying too. The strip tape stuff. I agree it could have been done a lot better. We also could have been more prepared. lol
