90] Replacing Our Rig To SAIL ACROSS The ATLANTIC Ocean (Pt. 1) | OLD BOAT REFIT: DIY RIGGING

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Replacing Our Rig DIY To SAIL ACROSS The ATLANTIC Ocean. DIY RIGGING - Replacing Our Rig & Chainplates DIY. We finally go for external chainplates! And re-rig Skua completely.
This video was filmed in December 2019.
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@trevorbyron8181 4 года назад

Your enthusiasm appeals to everyone

@Rudder2 3 года назад

Those chain plates should be bullet proof! Great design. I too discovered how inexpensive mill finished stainless is and have been researching what it takes to finish it. Looks easy just take your time and go threw all the steps. Another awesome DIY boat repair. Keep living the dream!

@librevasion 3 года назад

Extraordinaire, exemplaire équipage maîtrisant tout de son bateau !

@Oceans_Sail 4 года назад

Blimey! Just watching the effort on these videos is exhausting! I need a lie down and sleep! ;-) Great work as always. And Elena, great video work - Spielberg eat your heart out!

@nigelgriffiths259 4 года назад

Ryan your range of skills are amazing. CAD work, specifying steel work, polishing steel, replacing rigging etc etc. Whenever you decide to set up home ashore, you’ll certainly be able to be a shipwright professionally if needs be. Fantastic.

@sea_knot 4 года назад

Ahaha. Almerimar boatyard. Hello neighborhods.

@snakeeyes4424 4 года назад

Great work Ryan looking forward your new adventures

@caractacus22 4 года назад

I’m very impressed with your work, Ryan,you deserve every success

@sailingnymeria 4 года назад

REALLY glad you guys completed this project. We’re going to do the same on Nymeria and this helps A LOT! Cheers!

@nicoleneniemandt4777 4 года назад

"There is always time for lubrication!" I find when drilling steel that cooling the drill heads in some cutting oil or similar really helps getting through hardened steels. Takes a bit of time and can be a bit messy, but...

@ashthomas5257 4 года назад

Ryan, I dunno what you did for a living pre Kittiwake, although I thought it was I.T., but mate you are/would be a wonderful tradie! Luv ya work. Thanx for the vid 😀

@WildlingSailing 4 года назад

Wow, Amazing boat work! And Amazing filming and editing. This is super useful to us as we'll be redoing some of our rigging soon. You're super lucky/smart to have swageless terminals, converting for us will be pretty expensive 😭

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful! Hope you can get it done for a reasonable price. If you're thinking of changing it all, DIY, do it in Europe and order from Jimmy Green - cheapest and best quality rigging around.

@WildlingSailing 4 года назад

@@SailingKittiwake nice one! We'll check them out, never heard of them before 😁

@pcb1962 4 года назад

Always impressed by the jobs that you tackle with such limited tools, really top skills and ingenuity Ryan

@SailingDecorum 4 года назад

New rigging!!!! This is going to help getting the captain better nights sleep on those long passages.

@R.E.HILL_ 4 года назад

Nice work. Heavy duty chainplates gives peace of mind... 🙂👍

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Indeed! :)

@richardsimpson2599 4 года назад

Hi guys, Flipping hell that isn`t going anywhere soon !!! One strong sturdy boat. I bet Skua`s last owner is loving what you have done to her !!

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Muahaha! We like her sturdy :D

@johnhackett6019 4 года назад

Next time you want to increase the size of a hole try placing a piece of emery tape between the drill and the hole , you will find it will start without that initial drill grab.

@yeelinli1 4 года назад

Great work well done , always impressed with your workmanship

@PacificSolo 4 года назад

Thanks for the video! It has good pacing and an informative step by step process. Awesome job!

@hyime69 3 года назад

Hi Ryan Great to see you polishing your chain plates can I ask why you are polishing them ???

@fxpthl 4 года назад

Ryan is indeed a real "shipwright" when it comes to your SKUA! The new chain plates look fantastic and should hold up great for years to come. Very time consuming, wasn't it? No worries, it's all good!

@jorgesantoine24 4 года назад

These videos of your boat refit and restoration are really excellent! ;-)

@miketcq8 4 года назад

Ryan, just found your channel, great to see your skills and knowledge doing the boat works, impressive just wish you would use some safety goggles and some gloves. Stay safe and fair winds.

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

It’s not Ryan’s channel it’s both of ours, but thanks for the safety advice :)

@southerntexashomestead5028 4 года назад

She is looking so good. You are doing a great job. Glad for you to have all new rigging for the big crossing. Fair winds and following seas. S/V Cork

@sailingsomeday5975 4 года назад

Nice work - Your How to videos are always well presented!

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Thank you very much!

@chriswills9530 4 года назад

Great to see you getting stuck in and making things so well; very impressed. One thing to think about when polishing stainless is keeping any pads, abrasives, etc, that have been used for mild steel, or other ferrous metals, well away from your stainless. You can embed ferrous dust into your lovely stainless and wonder why you're getting rust streaks for years after. Our stainless provider, when I worked making yachts, wouldn't allow ferrous into his workshop or van. =:-))

@grahammewburn 4 года назад

I'm impressed with your attention to detail. Did you consider Dyneema? Earlier this year I met a man whose family have a boat building business. I asked his opinion of Dyneema. He said all their yachts are rigged with Dyneama. Stronger and lighter than steel it reduces weight above deck. I'm considering re-rigging my Hartley 34 with Dyneama. Cheers Gray. Australia

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Hi Graham, thank you. We looked at it but it's more expensive and less durable, so for us, being on a budget and on a heavy boat, it's not worth it.

@caractacus22 4 года назад

I thouroughly approveyou have an engineers mind.you deserve every success!

@AndyUK-Corrival 4 года назад

Fab video guys that is quite a job you have done there and the new chainplates look great and after the trouble you have had a real comfort to know they have all been done correctly. Happy days. Andy UK

@dalltm 4 года назад

Very informative, thank you!

@yiannimichaelidis1807 4 года назад

Great work! Planning to do the exact task this coming summer on 42 Sun Legende. I thought that once you have arranged for the sta-lok for the final fitting, you also put sikaflex to prevent water intrusion. Any thoughts on that? I admire your down to earth attitude!!

@ProjectManaia 4 года назад

Nice job there guys! Hope the new chainplates stand up to the forces you put them through... even though I was kinda hoping to meet up with you in the Med.... Fair winds!

@dangelingjubjub 4 года назад

when you drill steel, use a few drops of oil on your drill bit, helps keep it sharp and less grabby so less prone to breaking

@patrickbenethuillere9139 4 года назад

Très beau travail 👏

@HiroNguy 4 года назад

Sharp looking chainplates! 👍

@waynehanley72 4 года назад

I greatly admire your DIY abilities (and am quite envious).

@danielplays6519 4 года назад

Nice job. Stanley should sponsor you guys for all the screen time you give that big adjustable 😀 love the vids.

@carlobottigelli8955 4 года назад

Great filming of a very useful DIY work, well done!! It reminds me with nostalgia of the finishing and rigging works I did 20 years ago on my self-built wooden cutter, just about ready to be launched after 4 years of hard work.... great memories...! Buon vento!

@TheCruzman2 4 года назад

Very impressed by the jobs you take on. I've seen some other rigging videos and they suggest you add silicone in those couplers to help keep salt water out.. This will extend the life of your rigging.

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Yes, I put sealant in - the grey gooey thing you see inside it when I do it up.

@TwoGetLost 4 года назад

That's so clever. We wouldn't have had a clue where to start. Great video - if we ever have to redo ours then I know where to come!x

@raymondrichardson98 4 года назад

Great job guys 😊👍👌

@sailorman607 4 года назад

Ryan/Elena: WARNING: The tee bolts at the bottom of your turnbuckles are the original tee bolts manufactured at the Tayana yard and are very prone to internal corrosion with potentially catastrophic results. Several TOG members, including myself, have had these fittings fail. Some have even lost their rigs due to this failure. The problem is caused by the design of the tee bolts: instead of being a single casting like most manufacturers use, the Tayana yard manufactured their own tee bolts by drilling a threaded hole in round stainless bar stock and then inserted stainless all thread into the hole. The problem with this design is that rain water and sea water makes its way into the joint via the threads and, slowly but surely, starts to corrode the joint in the wet, oxygen starved environment inside the fitting. That design flaw was exacerbated by the use of 304 stainless instead of 316. The bottom line is that these Tayana tee bolts are ticking time bombs, and you can’t inspect them without taking them apart, which is virtually impossible to do without destroying them. Your new external chainplates are great, but they won’t save your rig when one of those tee bolts let go.

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Hi Dayton, how can you tell that they are Tayana originals? As the turnbuckles were replaced when the mast was replaced, and they look identical to the staloks we had on Kittiwake, I assumed they were staloks, what’s an identifying feature of the Tayana ones?

@sailorman607 4 года назад

Sailing Kittiwake I assume that these were Tayana originals because most older Tayana 37s I saw back in the early 2000s had them, and many Tayana owners were reporting failures back then. I think there are some pictures posted in the TOG ftp site. It could be that other Taiwanese yards also used this design. Almost every T-37 I see these days has replaced them. I assumed that all the current rigging manufacturers had stopped producing these flawed designs, but if you recently purchased your turnbuckles new then apparently my assumption is incorrect. The distinguishing feature is the threading going into the barrel of the tee bolt. As I stated, you will inevitably get corrosion in that joint, and it will not be visible to you until it is too late. If your tee bolts are relatively new, you don’t have to worry yet, but I wouldn’t trust them offshore if they are more than 10 years old. My tee bolt sheared off on a light wind day at about age 20. I don’t trust any stainless steel fittings on my boat that I can’t inspect on a regular basis. That’s why I always disapproved of the way the Ta Yang yard designed their un-inspectable chainplates bolts, stem bolt fittings, and turnbuckle tee bolts.

@davidsportiello6481 4 года назад

Get Eckerson's email address and make him your transatlantic consultant. These observations are critical to your safe passage. You carry all our hopes with you.

@MichaelMechsner 4 года назад

Good advise but these videos are behind in real time. Dayton - too bad you weren’t “in the yard” while repairs we’re underway!

@TERRIBLYBRITISH 4 года назад

So clever! well done guys

@oneone5120 4 года назад

You guys be safe on your journey. If you ever come to California i'll buy you a nice dinner. ❤️

@sea_knot 4 года назад

I don't understand what was the problem with old plates. Anyway they was much stronger than all rest of the boat.

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

To understand the problem, watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VM9fQpyRYHo.html

@robertgremer9331 4 года назад

Are you using cutting oil?🤔

@roderickmchardy3650 4 года назад

excellent job ryan , proper tools for the job, ( i know those pads are £ 5 a go !! ) good results ,, ( those are not just chain plates , they are lifting pad eyes !! ) serioiusly , you can come and polish my stainless any time you want !!! ( if i may be so bold and say ,,, bin that hand grip on the grinder and wear gloves ) hope you are both living it up in lockdown caribean style ... ! ...

@johnwright5639 4 года назад

You can electropolish the stainless steel or have it done. It is like a reverse plating process.

@romulovinhas5725 4 года назад

Quick question here, do you measure the tension on the rig or do you just turn it hand tight and then a couple more turns?

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

We’re tuning the rig in next Monday’s episode 😊 Episode 92 😊

@roncanizares9966 4 года назад

Great video!!! Two questions: 1) did you put additional material on the inside of the hull at the chain plates as you did with the water maker seacock in EP. 89? 2) what is the power tool called that you used to cut the rigging? Thank you in advance for your responses.

@peterkacandes5905 4 года назад

Ron Canizares pretty sure it’s just called a cutoff disc. But maybe there’s a more specific name for it, too.

@youdqtube 4 года назад

Why is it so important that you get them so polished? Is it so they lie as close as possible to the hull when attached? Sorry if a noob question.

@philipsmith1990 4 года назад

I suspect they corrode less rapidly. It will make any cracks easier to spot. Easier to clean. There may be other reasons.

@chasemixon6327 4 года назад

Did you put some butyl tape around the bolts on the chain plates? I'm sure you did but just didn't show it...

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Tons of sealant - it’s in the next episode. This was a dry fit 😊 We were waiting for the proper 10mm bolts to come in the post.

@chasemixon6327 4 года назад

@@SailingKittiwake just watched, sorry been busy at work, need to get caught back up.. :)

@phils1051 4 года назад

Out of interest how does insurance stand with these kind of major DIY updates? Do they need to be certified or are they happy with DIY rigging etc?

@richardsutton01 4 года назад

Just wondering why you decided to abandon the wedges and to cut the capping rail instead?

@louisblock1006 4 года назад

have you not sealed between the plate and the hull of the boat?

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

That’s in the next episode 😊

@louisblock1006 4 года назад

@@SailingKittiwake o ok :)

@kirenireves 4 года назад

Had you considered Dyneema rigging or just decided against? I'd love to know your thinking on this. Rigging Doctor (YT channel) makes a good argument for Dyneema rigging. Love your videos!

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

Hi Kire, we can’t afford to be guinea pigs for new “trends” - only a few boats crossed an ocean with dyneema rigging so far. We’d rather be safe and save the money 😊 Dyneema is also more expensive than wire rigging and Sta-Lok fittings.

@kirenireves 4 года назад

@@SailingKittiwake Thanks for the reply. I didn't realize dyneema rigging was still unproven. Better to be safe than sorry. Your boat work skill (and confidence) has really grown since your first videos. Fair winds!

@Boatsidebbq 4 года назад

Can i ask where you guys are now? would love to meet you if your in the carribean

@SailingKittiwake 4 года назад

We’re in Bequia. How about you?

@Boatsidebbq 4 года назад

@@SailingKittiwake We are in Puerto Rico. If you make it North up here my wife and i would love to buy a dinner and drinks and here your tales.

@goleafsgo8496 4 года назад

Hey Ryan looks like you've had some experience polishing and buffing? Perhaps before you met Elena, LOL? Sorry sometimes I just think some thing's need saying. I think I'm hilarious others at times not so much. Cheers all in good fun, great work.