@@TheDigitalMermaid i cannot wait - but just think, its a whole new different kind of witchcraft hehe - going to be so much fun to watch and learn - exciting huh?
@@patchmack4469 Very exciting! I'm editing the last trip home video as I write this, and all the parts to start building the motor and controls is sitting upstairs... Very keen to get stuck into it!
The day started with me pulling apart the sea strainer, so in my mind (obviously lacking, now), I thought I had done my best to address the over heating. I also had Bruce take a look, and he felt the water flow was fine, if diminished. When Colin was at the helm, the impeller failed suddenly and catastrophically, I think. Shy of obvious mistake of not considering the impeller, I'm not sure what I could have done differently in high sight. :)
WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!!! I came across your channel a few days ago and binge watched all your boat related videos. You've established quite the impressive support community. You've certainly been the thrown in the deep end when it comes to "getting your feet wet" (hehe) being a mariner. You've probably experienced more trials than most people get in a year and have come out still smiling (hats off to you, Madi). Have to say the one most impressive skill you've mastered is the retrieval of dropped paraphernalia into the bilge 😊. WELL DONE GIRL!!!
Aye, there's gonna be lots of oh glorious sanding... and ya, people still try to tell me that diesels are simpler than electric and I'm like "hooooooow?". haha
We did a similar trip getting our boat home for the refit. The engine overheated during the horrible mile outside fort Lauderdale at the worst possible time and we got pushed into a metal navigation buoy by the wake of a large boat almost immediately. A metal ladder off the buoy peirced the hull above the waterline and almost broke our port windows. Something I've noticed is how often people have engine related issues is far higher than most would believe. :/ Almost every RU-vid channel on here has people talking about busted engine issues. Maybe the endlessly reliable diesel engine isn't actually all that reliable. 🤣 We made it out ok, So don't worry your not alone when it comes to first trips going a little crazy. Thanks for documenting this journey. Its been fun watch.
Dude, that sounds terrible! How hard was it to fix the hull? And ya, the more I deal with diesel, the more I'm gobsmacked by how reliable people insist that they are.
Yeah, that "help somebody else down the line" resonates, I heard that a lot and I'm pretty proud that nowadays I'm hearing it less and saying it more :-)
We have narrow boats with 6ft beam upto 12ft beam. Anything over 7ft we call widebeams. I lived on a 50ft narrow boat for 7 years then sold to buy my Bruce Roberts and help out a friend. I was surprised to see a narrow boat on your canals. Ive come to realise there are more good people in the world than bad. Loving your canal journey it looks very picturesque x
Aye Samantha, I agree. I'm really coming to understand that most people are good, and don't take any pleasure in others being down. Some folks though, they know how to twist the knife to bring out the worst in people. I hope they lose in time, and people can just be themselves, good people.
What about a bilge pump pumping from overboard in to engine cooling system. I'm glad you got support just remember you dont have to it yourself you have help at many angles!
OR, a bucket of water from the channel delivered by gravity (some/same hose arrangement). refilled with second bucket. dinghy could work for first bucket (holds more water, lol).
Pay it forward! :-) This trip has been like a shopping list of experiences that your electric conversion just cannot have. If anything, it all cements the validity of your choice.
Abso-flipping-lutely. People keep telling me "oh but diesels are simple! yanmars are reliable!", and sure, fine, maybe that's true but it's all still far more moving parts to fail, and they all depend on each other. Electric will be a lot more simple. But, on the paying-it-forward, I've learned a lot so I might be better able to help folks in the future.
@@TheDigitalMermaid your boat will have a fully stocked marine electrical chandlery on board. I can’t tell you how many times people have been looking for odd parts or about to do sketchy “temporary solutions” and then found out my boat has all the tools. Heavy gauge crimper, meters of shrink tube, lots of lug terminals, MC4 crimp set for panels. Thermal camera, multimeters out the wazoo, dc converters and power supplies, etc. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to pay it forward on the electrical side. My latest was doing an out-of-warranty recovery of a 100ah drop-in lithium battery for a day-sailor friend. It was so out balance that it was only giving 20ah of use. I was able to re-balance, and fully capacity it for him. With proper balance, he got 92ah. Saved him a week of the season and $400 for a replacement.
Take care Madi, not the journey you hoped for and miticulasly planned, but you are safe and helped by a lot of people which is the best. Secure lose bits with small ropes, keeps you from loosing stuff.
Hey Maddy - I am still following every upload and this one was a difficult watch - I am very happy to be watching these knowing you made it home! Great storytelling!
If you want to make friends by wrangling pixies carry cheap sensors for exhaust temperature (like DS18b50 and a cheap display / 7-seg). And another note: this style of raw water pumps (positive displacement, this bump squeezing the blades actually produces suction) are self priming and silicone does not evaporate. In some regions it is really common to clog the raw water circuit with vegetation so they're designed to be cleaned out in a hurry.
Wow, just wow. What an experience. I remember raising a glass with you in celebration of when you first got the boat, I'm looking forward to raising another glass when the diesel gets pulled out - "thank you for your service, buh bye"
Hahaha! As diesels go, it's a good one. As electrics go, it's ancient tech. I can't wait to convert over and move under angry pixies for the first time!
Maddie - There ARE a lot of amazing people out there and YOU are one of them! It's far better all the crap hit the canal fan instead of in a worse environment. You dealt with the problem in your usual admirable fashion so don't beat yourself up over it; like life generally it's all a learning process. It all adds to your already impressive character. Little gooseses are goslings. BTW I didn't notice any deterioration in camera quality. (thats a compliment not a criticism that your normal camera work is anything less than exemplary) You are an absolute GEM!
That was a very hard day for you, glad you made it through it, you're clearly exhausted, and us humans don't function as well when exhausted, the main thing is everyone was OK, the boat survived, just the Go Pro that didn't survive the day. My dad had a boat in the late seventies and possibly early eighties, I always remember he had a large powerful magnet tied to a bit of rope, he would often go fishing for peoples tools, back then we all helped out, and Its amazing to see how everyone rallies around to help still today.
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Picturesque scenery, geese and goslings paddling about, so serene, go for nap and BOOM, get woken up to complete emergency. Good Morning! LOL. Well done, by you and your backup. Remember ”Smooth Seas Do Not Make Skillful Sailors”.
Well that was quite an adventure Madi. Sorry for the bad luck but I am also glad it wasn't more serious. The engine is still in good shape so that is a wonderful thing. Though you don't need the practice repairing fiberglass it will be yet another skill in the books. At least no one was hurt and damage to the boat was minimal. btw, so many videos in such short time has been very enjoyable. I'm guessing you have been on an editing marathon. Your video quality is very good and there is definitely been improvement. I'll sit here patiently waiting for the next one, thank you for sharing.
I had edited the three recent videos originally as one long video, but I worried about the length. So I took the two options of one long or three shorter videos to the patrons, and they overwhelmingly suggested the three. It was quite the editing marathon, true, but it was fun also. :)
Sorry to see you have a bit hull damage, but great to see you overcome so much sht! The English say count your blessings, thank God this did'nt happen on a busy water way!
Aye, for things to go wrong and my wits to be tested, it was really quite a good place and time for it to happen. Just didn't feel like it in the moment. heh.
Hi Madi, you have diffinintly been going through some rough issues. I see this sharpening not just your mechanical skills, but the way deal you are able to deal with stress and how it affects the way you resolve problems. (I know I suck at stressed situations) You are being prepared for an epic adventure! You're getting better at this! You can do it!!!
Wauw, what a story Madi. I agree that sailing community is wonderful in helping each other. You may do so yourself in the future when you have turned your wonderful ship in an electro-engine aided sailboat. My wife says: there is always something broken on a boat. She just wants to know: what’s next … and: can you fix it yourself?
Your wife is wise. I said from the start that part of the benefit of buying an older boat that needs fixing is how much I'd learn in the process. I know folks who had brand new boats, and they had problems, too. Learning how to maintain the boat and fix things is super important, especially going off-shore.
R.I.P. Go Pro.. I know this was a hard trip (especially this part) but im so proud of all your hard work and tenacity to figure it out and keep on sailing. Im proud to call you my friend. Im looking forward to helping you work on the boat in the future :)
They are waterproof, usually, but they don't float. The problem in my case is that the "media kit" used the USB port, and that meant taking the door off, so it was no longer waterproof. However, it doesn't float, and so in this case, it was a goner in any case. I was under way when it fell, in an active and murky canal. Even if I could have tried to go in after it, visibility would be minimal, I wouldn't know exactly where to look, and other boats (with their props) would be passing by.
Talk about 'a baptism of fire' FFS Madi... good grief! You are obviously and appropriately pleased with your 'recovery from disaster' skills though... twas nothing short of epic Skipper! This kind of confidence boost is a personal paradim shift in 'salty seadogship' that can only ever come from such extreme adversity and breathtaking bad luck! Crack on Cap'n... outstanding grit and tenacity... and some cool helpers too of course! Well done!
Thanks, Artiz. Ya, I was pretty upset at the time, but I started to realize that it was a good experience, I learned a lot, and not just about boats. Things are going to go sideways in much more risky places, so really this was a fairly safe place to be tested. :)
@@TheDigitalMermaid Getting emotional is no issue under those circumstances Madi... I feel like I would have 'lost it' and given out some psychopathic punishment to the nearest inanimate object followed immediately by stomping off home like a weeping toddler! All made for an excellent episode though! Thanks back muchly! 👍
Glad you had lot's of help to get you through a tuff spot. BTW, i was puzzled at how different your engine appears compared to my 1980 3QM30, as far as i can tell, your engine is actually a 3HM30. All the best.
I pulled the manual for the motor and the 3QM30 _seems_ to match, but I've never found the serial number plate or whatever it's called. Maybe I'll find out for sure when I pull it out.
@@billbruce5528 Well wouldn't it be funny if after all this time, I didn't even have the engine I thought I did... haha! Well, this is important for me to confirm, I'd hate to list it for sale as the wrong model. Thanks!
oh mate - losing another gopro (or is that the first one) not good just a silly thought, have you thought about fixing them with a safety cable or string, you can get some simple types that just stick on with an adhesive sticky foam pad, then tie onto nearest possible place, frame etc, at least if they try the old Lemming thing they won't get far i watched a chap the other day, stopped to put his nice camera down while they were crossing a river, and yep, in it went, apparently his fourth camera, once is bad, but forth, that's pretty careless and here i am, can't afford one, let alone lose one, although i do say in one breath, i have had quite a number of cameras during my life, spent out hundreds and decided never again, just recently got given an old Cannon EOS which still works rather well - must try it out oh wow - your having quite a moment - remember, keep calm, catch your breath, take time out
Only lost the one, thankfully. I had thought about tethering it, but how I was moving it around, I figured any line short enough to keep it out of the water would be short enough to be a tripping hazard. So I thought I'd just be careful, but apparently I over-estimated my ability to not be a klutz. heh
@@TheDigitalMermaid most of the people i watch on You Tube have at some lost their prised GoPro's, so by law of averages, there's easily one or three people that do this on a regular basis, thou should learn by first lesson, but why they do this time and time again, one chap has lost eight or nine, now that's careless don't you think
Let me know where you dropped it. We live in the area and travel the canal summer and winter. In Winter the canal is empty. You were I brockport right after talking about it. Maybe I can get it back to you.
My best guess would be around here; 43.192428486541544, -77.79917456181148 - I was pulling off the wall, moving the camera from one side to the other, I think it dropped off the port side, not toooo far from the wall heading to the bridge westward.
@@TheDigitalMermaid I’ll check it out. You were in spencerport. The canal isn’t empty until December. They empty it to save all the century old infrastructure from the ice. Anyway I’ll touch back if we find it. If it’s right in the harbor it shouldn’t be to hard to spot.
@@goodwinwithers879 I suspect the camera will be ruined, but getting the data off the sdcard would be lovely! I'd be super curious to see what it recorded, especially after it fell into the drink. ^_^
I tried, it's been so much footage to work through... I originally thought the entire trip home would be just one or two videos, but so much happened. Well, once the trip home videos are done, it'll jump forward pretty quick.
After this comment, I finally got to see some of your true "adventures"! Yes, those things are frustrating. But it is better to forge your mettle here in protected safe waters preparing you for your world travels in the not too distant days. You handle the calamities well using your knowledge and a few chosen words. For a newbie sailor and boat owner, you are doing quite well!
@@TheDigitalMermaid - Keep practicing and learning from this incidents.You've dealt with this before in your IT experience. Admitting your knowledge limits will assist you in being open to learn morel
