Never underestimate DIY! Repairing the steering of our dinghy with a weird object. And our anchor is doing it's job so good, that we need to dig it out!
We have never been gone! :-) But we just don't have much which is interesting enough to film with this total lockdown. Even using our dinghy for shopping is prohibited!
Place a semi-circular shackle between the swivel and the anchor to fix that problem. It will also take off any side load on the arms of the swivel that might bend them outward.
Thanx for the idea! For now I changed the slit into a round hole, and the swivel can't get stuck anymore like it did. So I'll see how this works, and otherwise I am going to try that semi-circular shackle. 👍
I had similar issue after watching your video I congratulate your Patience. I caved in and gave amazon 160 dollars and replaced cable and all . Im not a patient man at times .
Dat stukje film van jullie wandeling mag best een beetje langer hoor! Vind ik veel leuker om naar te kijken. Hoewel ik het natuurlijk ook super vind om te zien hoe mijn grote stoere broer dat allemaal zelf fixt!
Haha, you call this a plan, Fernando?! 😂 It's more like: "Kak! it doesn't work! How can I unprofessionally MAKE it work? Let's buy some cheap, stupid solution!"
Well... it looks like that kebabbie still fits nice and tight in that roundthingy, because the brumbrum still turns supple and nicely, without any krkrkr-sounds. 😎😂
I don't remember :-) I won't make a video about that before this insane and total lockdown over here is gone anyway. We aren't even allowed to go to the other side of this little bay for shopping with our dinghy, so sailing is out of the question. At least till half May. So we won't put the new membrane in before that. It would make no sense. So you'll have to have some patience :-)
I never did a video on that, right? 🤔 But yes. We bought a new membrane (expensive stuff!) and also added a second feed pump, and have used it for the last two years. It gives a little less fresh water than spec, because of little grooves in the cilinders, but still 38l/hr, which is more than enough for everything (showering, dishes, cooking, drinking, washing machine). It is one of the best additions to our boat! Love it! After our LiFePO4 batteries are full (which is often before noon), we run the watermaker purely on the solar panels. But what are your issues?
@@DoubleUThings well I have the spectra vt150, I took it apart for maintenance and cleaning after storing it for 2 years. When I reassembled it I wasn't making any water. My feed pressure gauge had always been faulty so i then replaced the feed gauge to see I was only making 20psi feed pressure. I then took everything apart again but all the seals were in place and everything looked in good condition. So second time testing, I blocked the brine discharge which built up enough pressure to enough to move the piston in the top block, which then allowed me to purge the rest of the air out and develop good feed pressure. So now I am able to make 22l per hour. Finicky machines these things but undoubtedly a good product
Wij liggen in de baai van Vathi, op het eiland Ithaka. En nee, inderdaad, wij mogen ook helemaal niks. Ik heb al een waarschuwing gekregen dat ik zelfs niet meer met de bijboot de baai mag oversteken om boodschappen te doen. Volgende keer krijg ik een boete. Dus nu alles maar lopend. Ze zijn hier nog gekker dan in Nederland! :-) Gelukkig is dit een ontzettend leuke (en gratis) plek. Liggen jullie nog een beetje fatsoenlijk?
@@DoubleUThings wij zitten in het zelfde situatie. We liggen in port Orei op Evia .Kost ongeveer.1.80 per dag voor onze catamaran(tegenover portpolice☹) .Gelukkig hebben we de Itepai gestopt.(wat volgens de Griekse autoriteiten moet betaald worden ook als je niet mag varen. )
Oh, 1,80 valt nog mee, hoewel gratis niet meer dan billijk zou zijn in deze situatie. Ja, in Pylos, waar we nog tijdens de eerste lockdown waren toen we aan het opknappen waren, kon je uit de etepai als je je papieren inleverde bij de havenautoriteiten. We betalen nu maar gewoon door, om geen gezeik te krijgen en zo snel mogelijk weg te kunnen als we het echt op onze heupen krijgen. We zijn onder de twaalf meter, dus wij zitten op €33,- per maand, wat nog te doen is. Als dit zo doorgaat, wordt het reizen er straks niet leuker op.
