We Find a MAJOR Problem when We Replace our Anchor Chain - Episode 55

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In this episode, we sail to Coco Banderas in the San Blas Islands, Panama. We have a lovely time freediving and spearfishing but decide it is finally time to change our anchor chain. We decide to sail to a more shallow anchorage to swap the chain. As we begin to remove our old chain however, we notice quite the problem. Boat life certainly isn't easy.
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@user-retsailor 9 месяцев назад

Great job on the anchor chain change out. In all my days of mechanical work in the Navy and even since then, I've learned that for alot of mechanical and marine jobs, all you can do is adapt and be flexible and do the best you can at the moment. Those temp patches will probably be good for longer than a person realizes. I love seeing your mechanical skills and troubleshooting on the fly and of course, Brook's input is thoroughly enjoyable as well. I'm trying to catch up to your present videos but, I don't want to skip ahead. I'm thoroughly enjoying your journey. You two are incredible at doing this !

@SailingOneLife 9 месяцев назад

Ah, thank you! It is nice to hear that you are enjoying the videos so much! There is lots of good content ahead so we hope you continue to enjoy it!

@campusman1957 Год назад

Gary your a great guy you look happy all the time

@SailingOneLife Год назад

Thank you! I try to always look on the bright side!

@mollyleggett7852 2 года назад

Lots of hard work, glad you take sunset time to offset that. Good balance and love your perseverance!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks, Molly! Sunsets and sunrises are so good for the soul! ♥️

@65SATisfaction 2 года назад

It's been really fun to watch your very pleasant, informative, personal and enriching channel.. I love the mix of bliss and chores, to "be there" with you through your adventures.. Thanks for sharing! - Art

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thank you, Art! Happy to hear you are enjoying our journey and thank you for the positive comment! We look forward to sharing more with you in 2022! Happy New Year! 🥂

@davidferguson9213 2 года назад

Thank you!!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thank YOU for watching! Happy New Year!

@rumplestillskin6157 2 года назад

Cheers!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Cheers!

@stephencoulter9205 Год назад

Love your videos, keep up the great work. Bummer about the bulkhead rot. When you’re marking your anchor chain, use various colors to be able to tell how much you have out…the general sailor’s color code to make it easy to remember is Red, Yellow, Blue, White and Green (Rub your balls with grease) 😊 Fair winds

@SailingOneLife Год назад

Hi Stephen! Yes, the bulkhead is a real bummer. We are actually hauled out right now and working on glassing a new one in! We really appreciate your comment and are happy to hear you are enjoying our channel! Thanks for the tip on color coordinating the chain markers. And we will be sure to rub the balls. :)

@georgiaairborne2364 2 года назад

When you get the notification of a new video drop while watching last week video. Love the way y’all sail. The RU-vid algorithm is messed up. Y’all should have a lot more views. To help y’all out I’ve been posting it on my Facebook page to try and help y’all grow. Normal people like y’all need to see your videos. My wife and I love the One Way Life. We’ve actually reached out to the Georgia Sea turtle conversation. Told them our plans on sailing and cleaning the oceans while we sail. Love what y’all do!! Keep living the One Way!! 🍍🍍🥃🥃

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks so much! We really appreciate you sharing our videos and all the support! Can't wait for you and your wife to get out here with us! Very cool that you contacted the Sea Turtle Conservation! We are working right now on arranging a beach cleanup here in Panama. Hopefully we can get alot of people to join us and make it a big event! Hope you guys have a great holiday season!

@georgiaairborne2364 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife have y’all thought about doing A ASMR while sailing? I know our daughter picks ASMR videos every night while sleeping. Or y’all could set up a camera on one of those islands y’all always seem to find that no one lives on. And do the crashing of the waves!

@ianfirth-clark5975 2 года назад

There's always something but I don't think its a problem leaving it a while until you're ready to do a proper job. The structural integrity looks ok still so your temp repair should be good to go. Happy new year

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Hey Ian! Yes, that is what we are hoping. We suspect the rot is much further into the bulkhead but we are hesitant to start banging around and investigating more until we are ready to haul out .....we are hoping we can hold off until hurricane season to haul out and do the repairs. 🤞Thanks for all your support in 2021! Here's to 2022! 🥂

@brucemasters9132 Год назад

You can tell that bulkhead is rotten because of ...the way that it is, but once again Gary shifts gears from marine engineer to compressor mechanic to structural engineer... Well done! True sailors are jacks of all trades!

@SailingOneLife Год назад

Jack of all trades but all I really want to do is sail and spearfish though!

@brucemasters9132 Год назад

@@SailingOneLife I got to say how impressed I am with the resilience you guys always demonstrate. I sailed too long to not know how frustrating it can become, the lady is a constant source of maintenance, the sea is merciless in its attempts to break you and getting on each other's nerves is not uncommon. But One Life sails on with a smile and dogged determination. You guys are an inspiration, thank you.

@BoatingJourney 2 года назад

Wow, first you not only have your own anchor and a spare, but you've been carrying the new one around too!? That's a lot of weight. Great MacGyvering on the fix! Luckily that had spare fiberglass. Thanks for the awesome dive images - that's why we love you guys! Happy New Year!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Haha yeah and carrying around that chain for months has been a pain but glad it's all changed and now we are carting our old chain around hahaha. Thanks for following our adventures in 2021! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2022!

@magnusb6311 2 года назад

So sorry for your forward bulkhead. If you do need to take help from a boatyard and can wait I would recomend Thailand, they are knowledgable, cheap and you can stay cheap in airbnbs too while having your boat worked on.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Yeah it's a bummer. Unfortunately we want to get it fixed before we cross the Pacific so looks like we will haul out for a couple months during hurricane season this year to get One Life all fixed up!

@BeauAndBrandy 2 года назад

About time that chain got swapped 😆. Enjoy that G4 coverage.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Bwahaha 275 ft of G4 coverage! 😜

@johndavidson6867 2 года назад

Wonderful. I really like how you identify the different fish for us, I haven't dove since I was in the Red Sea in 1987, and have never been in those waters there. I enjoy watching you sail, do repairs/ maintenance, swim, everything I guess. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and may 2022 be your best year yet.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks, John! We want to start identifying the coral as well but we are just learning about it and sometimes it is hard to research to find out exactly what we are seeing! We will work on that part! We hope you have a wonderful holiday as well! And yes, may 2022 be the best for all of us! Cheers! 🥂

@btrent9244 2 года назад

Gooood morning One Life. Great episode. I like your temporary repair of the rope anchor point. Nice that someone in the cruising community had the fiberglass panel. Just what you needed 👍. I too am enjoying the relaxation that your underwater video brings. A little reprieve from the anxiety that sudden change of plans can cause when that change is a “must fix now” problem. Zip ties are a handyman’s friend for sure when it comes to chain marking as well as many other uses. Definitely a must in the armamentarium of your tool box. Thanks for taking us along for your adventures. Happy new year Gary and Brooke. 👍🇺🇸😎...

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Hey you! 😎 Glad you liked this one! The cruising community is so great. We are always working together out here - helping each other. Hopefully our fiberglass repair will hold up for us until we haul out. Seems our to do list for haul out is growing but hopefully we can hold off a few months before having to haul. Thanks for all the support in 2021 and cheers to 2022! Can't wait to see what the New Year brings! 🥂

@mikejennings2346 2 года назад

Oh gosh, those Dolphins are so cool. Very nice of you to help charge up the battery packs for the locals. Thank goodness Gary shaved that beard off.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

There is just something about dolphins! 🐬 They always make our day! Happy 2022, Mike!

@edkleinstuber2119 2 года назад

HAPPY NEW YEAR BROOKE AND GARY. Have been enjoying your travels and look forward to 2022. Ed

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks, Ed! We are looking forward to the New Year as well! Cheers to 2022! 🥂

@trafalgar22a8 Год назад

230123 Another pleasant episode. Thank you

@cindycornog8006 2 года назад

❤️❤️ Love the new haircut🤣

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks Cindy! Seems everyone likes beardless Gary! 🧔😜

@daneulekowski929 2 года назад

Thanks for taking the time to add the fish names, your separating your underwater content from so many others . Brooke better be careful, my mother thinks Gary is a hunk and said he should shave, because his beard hides how handsome he is, lol . Gotta love moms being moms. Have fun guys

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks, Dane! 🐟 Hahaha sounds like your mom has good taste!!

@cindycornog8006 2 года назад

I vote for a haircut and a goatee❤️

@garymcaninch4360 2 года назад

Good info and yes Gary, you look better without the beard. Gary from British Columbia, Canada

@christip20 2 года назад

Identifying the fish was great! Thank you!

@charlesmyhill Год назад

As Brooke said, if there is one fault, there is bound to be more of the same. It would be wise to check every through-deck and into-deck fitting is properly seated with some form of sealing compound to ensure they're waterproof and that rot has not compromised the integrity of the hull. And you just know your (electronic) self-steering gear is bound to break down again. Is it possible to install a self-steering mechanical wind vane on a yacht the size and displacement of 'One Life"?

@SailingOneLife Год назад

Hi Charles! Yes, exactly right about checking all our deck fittings. You will see in a future video where we tear out our rotten bulkhead (we are currently in the middle of this project). We would absolutely love a wind vane and we have considered one. Our issue is we do not have clearance to add one with our current dinghy davit system.....and well also they are pretty pricey! Maybe one day!

@randymartin9876 Год назад

Ships also have chain rodes and don't use swivels.

@SailingOneLife Год назад

Hey Randy! Yep, exactly. ⚓

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 2 года назад

From the position of the hatch it looks like water on the bows has also run down on top of the bulkhead and cleat. .. It seems glassed so far up then stops. ... It could have done with being glassed over the top edge and down onto the glasswork then sealing. When you fix it I'd beef up that fixing point and carry across the width of it.. Offer your old chain to a local they might use as ballast or to create something useful on land or knotted up as a mooring Spot wt. Steels/iron isn't a problem in sea water though fresh Zinc is slightly.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Hey Clive! Yeah there is definitely water that runs down that hatch especially when we take waves over the bow. We definitely need to beef up that bulkhead when we do the repair. We loaded the chain back in the container to give to someone along the way! Hope you have a great 2022! 🥂

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife Rain water and freshwater from a washdown is reckoned to a greater risk of causing wood rot than salt water. 🤔 Unless it was designed to fail without causing anything more than local damage to that small bulkhead.. have a look and a think, just incase if you over rebuild and transfer the fail point to say the actual hull material.

@Richard-R-S 2 года назад

🙏🏻...

@MrPaulcm1 Год назад

Omg, you're not having a good week with all the problems your finding. A lovely stress free swim. :)

@gymcoachdon 2 года назад

I also appreciate the species ID when shooting underwater. Can you describe how easy/difficult it was to get food from the sea in the different areas you have cruised? Like, this was plentiful in the Bahamas, etc.?

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks Coach! Spearfishing and rod and reel fishing was some of the best we've experienced in the Bahamas. Our freezer was always stocked on lobster, conch and fish. St. Thomas in USVI was pretty decent for spearfishing as well. Fishing in Puerto Rico was pretty good as well. Lots of mahi around. Alot of the other places we've visited Grenada, St Lucia, SVG, Antigua and Barbuda big fish and lobster were a bit scarce. Always able to get a couple lionfish though. In Statia and Saba the marine life is protected so no hunting there. In Curacao tourists are only able to pole spear lionfish .... So we loaded up on those. Colombia we didn't do much spearfishing but we did fish on our passage there and it was epic....mahi and tuna for days. We've had lots of luck in San Blas as well so we've been eating pretty good out here! Does that answer your question?

@yankeepirate8927 Год назад

With 2 Bruce on the bow 4 Danforths on deck I never worry if a Bruce will reset. While not the best grip they lock everytime in sand, rocks&mud no moving parts suits me fine. But when there's a blow tis always nice to know you'll pull China thru the planet before a Danforth lets go.

@stephenmahoney9531 2 года назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@BohemianBeatster 2 года назад

Burke (SP), you have a lovely speaking voice. You would be fantastic reading children's books for audio books. Oh' yea, putting the new chain on was cool too. LOL! Stay groovy and stay safe.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thank you! I really appreciate that, seems most comments about my voice we receive are negative so this is nice to hear! Thanks for all the good vibes in 2021! We look forward to sharing 2022! Cheers! 🥂🤙⛵

@BohemianBeatster 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife Your voice is beautiful and soothing.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

😍

@jorgegorina8358 2 года назад

❤️👍🏻

@allmomomosthomebus3895 2 года назад

What resources do you use to properly identify all the sea creatures? Books?

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Yep, mostly books! We buy or trade (with other sailors) reef and fish identification books for the area we are in. Sometimes we get stuck and have to message our dive instructor friends for help!

@allmomomosthomebus3895 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife that's really cool. Please post Amazon affiliate links for the most useful books. I'll buy em.

@drydoc5778 2 года назад

I see the juvenile yellowtail damselfish cooperated for you as well as it does for me! Jealous of all your underwater activity as I sit here at -23C. Two years now since we last got wet.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Burrrrr, Mark! The water today here today was 28C! Glad we can help you enjoy some underwater time until your able to get wet again! Where was your last dive?

@drydoc5778 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife A small resort called Paradise Taveuni in Fiji. All locally sourced, built and staffed. Wonderful diving on Rainbow Reef. They have moorings - but a bit far for you to go!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Ah wow sounds amazing! We dream of diving in places like Fiji. Maybe one of these days!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Hi Mark! We couldn't figure out a way to send you a private message so we figured we would reply to one of your comments. Thank you so much for the SUPER STICKER during our live chat. It was completely unnecessary and we really appreciate it! Cheers to you!

@drydoc5778 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife Happy to do it. Really enjoy your videos/style/attitude. Nice to see get to enjoy some of our favourite places (Curacao and Statia) BTW - did you find a blue bead in Statia? We are 0 for 2

@allynonderdonk7577 2 года назад

Given the nature of the bulkhead repair I might have a suggestion. You can likely repair it if the majority of the lower bulkhead is good. Sistering! No I'm not talking about a few extra wives from Utah. I'm talking about putting another piece of wood...or starboard up alongside the bulkhead. Pattern out another bulkhead piece or two...onto Starboard. Figure out where there is likely good wood to drill holes in your existing bulkhead. Transfer this information to the new bulkhead. Then drill through the new piece taped to the old piece. Then "drill fill drill "the old piece so that there is epoxy sealing the old part of the bulkhead. Then using stainless bolts bolt the new sistered piece to the old bulkhead. It looks like just the top of the bulkhead is really bad so this method will likely give you a stronger bulkhead more resistant to the chain and moisture.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Ah thanks for this, Allyn. Definitely a good recommendation. We certainly hope it's not rotten all the way down but we are suspect. We didn't want to bang around too much on it just yet. Hoping we can hold out for a few more months before having to haul out. Our bulkhead that our staysail chain plate is attached to has a rotten spot as well. Something like you suggested may work for that fix too. Ah boat life! Oh well.....here's to 2022! 🥂

@allynonderdonk7577 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife Even if it is rotten all the way down, in the middle, leaving good core next to the tabbing where it attaches to the hull Sistering might work. I would drill a small drain hole or two near the bottom to let any trapped water out if it is encapsulated with fiberglass. Little tiny ones.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Great idea! Thanks, Allyn!

@allynonderdonk7577 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife It might be if there is water to drain, and not one if it lets water from the chain locker into the bulkhead when there isn't any. Just be prepared to seal it up and use your own judgement in the situation.

@christip20 2 года назад

If you’re still near San Blasé there’s a boatyard close , I think it’s “Hinton Bay” , there’s utubers working on Boats there anyway. Colin from Parlay Revival has been there awhile... Merry Christmas!🎄

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Hey Christi! Yep, it is Linton Bay! We considered hauling out there but we are really hoping we can hold off on hauling out until hurricane season. Fingers crossed! Merry Christmas to you and here's to the New Year! 🥂

@TheStanley65 2 года назад

Perhaps Plucky is out there somewhere looking for some more pineapples 🍍 . SSL also Rick is there , perhaps next is San Andreas island . have fun guys . beau and brandy are still in Grenada ?

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks, Stan! I didn't realize Rick was also in this area. Very cool! We've considered San Andres but think we are leaning more toward transiting the canal. Beau and Brandy are in the USVI....we miss those guys! Happy 2022!

@rondejoux8006 2 года назад

Dont tell anyone, but i would chuck the old chain over the side. oops. Thanks take care.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Hi Ron! It wouldn't be the worst thing honestly.....but some of it was still in pretty good shape so we've decided to haul it around with us until we find someone who can use it. Happy 2022 to you! 🥂

@cranck07 2 года назад

Love your videos. Hate your sound. Please get proper microphones!

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks for the feedback, Carsten. Can you be more specific on the sound? Is it the voiceover audio or the audio on the footage itself or both? We want to improve but need more info....we do have a voiceover mic and a rode mic on our camera.....our GoPro well that's another issue. We are just learning as we go. Our backgrounds aren't in editing/audio.

@cranck07 2 года назад

@@SailingOneLife The audio often comes off very muffled. Making it hard to hear exactly what is being said. An example would be at 7:37 in your latest video. Here it is hard to hear Gary.

@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Ah yes that section for sure. We will keep working on it!

@earlashton1342 2 года назад

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@SailingOneLife 2 года назад

Thanks very much Earl! We love all the support! ♥️ Here's to 2022! 🥂