LIVIN’ LA VIDA MEXICANA [Adventure  

Glad to see you in Auto Zone! Hope that they treated you well!

As usual, you have managed to make your subscribers love your story and await the next installment with much anticipation. Ty and Hillary, keep doing what you're doing!

Hi guys, I think it maybe time to give that Dingy a burial at sea😳. I am off to Oregon the week of June 11 to look at and Acapulco 40. Big heavy weight full keel cutter that has been around the world once and is a wonderful boat a wonderful price. I will keep you posted. Fairwinds my friends, Scott

Great video,many thanks

You might want to look into an oil filter relocation kit. They are very common and can make life amazingly simple. Very easy to install too

Woaw, already that time to leave? I hope you continue with your style of vids. thanks and best from hot and very wet HKG

I'd forget the idea of the teflon tape on the threads and put a tube and plug on with clamps.

I am thoroughly enjoying what i feel to be a genuine look at Mexico and it's folk so, thx for that. In my late 20's a had a fatty tumor removed from my head. My wife goaded me. I have no one so now i'm just dead Enjoying the ride Ty, Hillary.

Hey Ty maybe when you screw that relief valve into the pump it somehow activates the relief. If you were to screw a bush type fitting into the pump then screw the relief valve into the bush to eliminate any issues with the pump body thread, maybe??

Love the Singer Slantomatic. I bought one too. lovely machine.

Hi Sailors, I love how Hillary does all the splicing on board-maybe she will teach me. Did you find a plug for the relief valve port? From all the other systems we have installed it looked like the setting hex plug is way out. If you screw it in more does the water stop? If not, where can I send another relief valve? Well, another great video. Safe sailing with fair winds and smooth seas my friends. Where did you get your dink plans, it is way cool? Cheers, Stu and Maggie SY Sea Peace

Peace love and happiness

Can't wait to see what's next!

The oil change was a shocker! Parts of my engine (old Catalina 38) are hard to work on, but oil changes are easy. Trans fluid change, that's a tight squeeze...

Awesome channel!!!!

Cocobolo is notorious for cracking. I'm not saying that's the wood that you bought the kind of resembles it

About the pressure relief valve: IF it's a metal seat (check before you start, don't do this if it's plastic or coated) and you can take it apart enough to separate the valve and seating surface AND if you you can keep the faces parallel (if you can't, don't do this!), stop by a machine shop and get some seat lapping compound, extra fine grit. Using something like a foam makeup applicator, put a little of the lapping compound (stir it up first!) on the seat and the valve facing surface, you don't need much, then marking where you start, rotate the seat and valve faces against each other pressing gently and keeping it straight, about a quarter turn each way to grind down the surfaces, turning about 45 degrees each way. Lift it and turn it 90 degrees and do it again. Repeat twice in whichever direction you started (clockwise or anti) and have made one full revolution. You may want to do it again. Clean the surfaces thoroughly. flushing the valve and surfaces with grain alcohol or denatured alcohol then blow dry and rinse it with fresh alcohol again. Make sure you remove all the lapping compound! In ideal conditions, the 2 faces meet at slightly different angles, but you do what you have to where you are with what you have. If you grind it straight (parallel) face to face, they will seal until they corrode (again).

Ty and Hillary... hi! Why not do a deal like Ran and the Wynns and La Vaga and just get a dinghy and show it some. You guys are players! Say Highfield! They will come.

That pressure valve did you ever think to put teflon tape on threads of the adjust plug? Looks like the fluid is sneaking through the slight clearance. Also could it be missing a cap?

Hey Hillary, every time you close out an episode you say Adios.....it always feels like there should be another word following, so being an old retired teacher myself I was think this; perhaps you could throw in a Mexican word or what ever language your picking up at the time i.e. ‘Adios’ means go with god! That would stick in peoples minds and if you talk it over with Ty maybe he could suggest a word that trips him up? I know it’s presumptuous but what the heck you’ll be helping us understand the language. Watching you converse with the locals is breath taking. I hope your passage is going good! Regards, George

Re the relief valve. To establish if the needle is not seating properly on the seat could you paint the mating face of the needle with a nikko pen. Then slide the needle and spring into the barrel and rotate. If its lapping correctly then a full circle of nikko will be wiped off. Im assuming this is an AR5000-1 valve and i cant find any details of the internals. If its like the Cat valve as linked by Neal i would think the needle cylinder needs to be a close tolerance with the barrel. If not it can tilt under spring pressure in the barrel and never seat correctly. if its a sloopy fit, as an experiment you could rap the needle cylinder with say teflon tape to reduce the clearance and retry.

The oar looks so pretty; if an oar can be pretty..lol When will you be in WA again?

Looks like there is no ability to cap. You could always put a tube and plug to seal it off after correct adjustment.

so Gary Haryett siad it best, cant add more so hey thanks for sharing,,

You guys have master,ed the camera

Hey Ty.......State of Origin is on tonight Aussie time!

Varnish on handles leads to blisters. Using an oil to seal the wood works better.

Any chance your pressure gauge is incorrect and you are running the actual pressure way too high?

00:22 right of the screen, in the water. Wanna go for a dive?

what was the upshot of your head mole? I see you have decided hats are a good idea.. I wonder if you used some fiberglass instead of plywood if it would strengthen it? I think you should try getting money for making some tourist videos for these towns

Didn't you have a walker bay?

I hope you guys are still in Mexico, though your visa is expired by now (or am I mixing you up with SV Adventurer?), and not in Guatemala off the coast of Volcan de Fuego. An interesting tidbit is that Guatemala almost has as many active volcanos as the Big Island of Hawaii has volcanos.

I admire your resourfulness but I'm thinking the homemade dinghy is not worth the trouble.

Zihautanejo? Is that the Shawshank Redemption place?

Only 3 sailing vlogs that I feel are worth the time to watch for repair tips, adventures afloat, respectful behaviour in foreign landfalls and overall good khama - Adventures Adrift, Free Range Sailing and Ran Sailing.

Your leak is probably caused by a weak spring in the check valve.

Couldn’t you order new oars in Mexico? It should be inexpensive.

Maybe whomever is posting these videos could give us a status update as to their journey south? Current location, conditions etc. Thanks.

People eat the fish.