Sailing boat maintenance YouTube Videos
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POLISH FUEL, TRANSFER & TREAT FUEL on IMPI
Polishing fuel, transferring fuel and treating fuel is important on boats. It's especially important when visiting countries such as Indonesia where one should have the ability to polish and treat diesel fuel. NOTE: We are NOT SPONSORED by anyone for any ...
Things never go to plan in a boatyard – Sailboats & maintenance Ep 247
Recording problems, p-bracket issues, servicing the flexible coupling and will we ever re-install the drive system? Things never go to plan in a boatyard... 00:00 Definitely recording? 00:21 P-bracket issue... 00:32 Rats! 00:49 Jamie avoids the issue of t...
4 Typhoons in a row straight at us – Sailing, sailboats & maintenance Ep 246
Borneo doesn't usually catch typhoons, but the weather means rain stops play in the boatyard... 00:00 4 Typhoons in a row and the boatyard closes for business 00:58 Our magic ingredient for cleaning topsides 01:30 Osmosis treatment 02:32 Liz is a tw*t 0...
Jamie makes a mistake – Sailing, Sailboats & Maintenance Ep 245
The story of the puller and Jamie's stupid mistake... 00:00 Jamie's mistake... 04:59 Ad break 05:06 Welding the P-bracket? welding 06:03 Leaking P-bracket... 06:34 Feeding the boatyard pups 07:42 Re-chocking the boat with boulders 08:13 Tackling small pat...
Why do we spend so much time in boatyards? – Sailing, sailboats & maintenance Ep 244
Week three and we're still grinding while we deal with those little spots of osmosis. But propeller shaft problems develop as we try to pull the cutlass bearing from the p-bracket. Will we have to replace the drive shaft? And we introduce our new friends:...
We can’t get the bloody drive shaft off – Sailing boat maintenance – Ep 243
Removing the drive shaft (prop shaft) on SY Esper is never easy. But we begin with some spot welding of the dodger... 00:00 Spot weld with argon 00:26 Boat yard work continues... 00:56 Replacing the dripless shaft seal 01:46 Removing the drive shaft 03:45...
How to dismantle the prop (and service seacocks) – Sailing boat maintenance Ep 242
Jamie shows how to dismantle the prop when he takes the Max-Prop off the shaft. Liz explains how to check and service seacocks. 00:00 What happens if you find osmosis? 02:14 Status report on removing bottom paint 03:06 To replace our dripless shaft seal w...
Osmosis – hull killer? – Sailboat maintenance Ep 241
Checking your boat hull is the first thing to do when you haul out. That includes examining the state of the anti-foul, inspecting the prop, cutlass bearing and anodes and checking the rudder. If it is a fibreglass hull, look for signs of osmosis. And befo...
Kicked out of Penang + surrounded by fishing boats! Ep 139
WE WERE THROWN OUT! The BEST of times in Pangkor, the WORST of times in Penang! 🤤 Please SUBSCRIBE and tap the NOTIFICATION BELL! https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe We begin this episode in beautiful Pangkor Island, where all is good with the world...
60 AMPS FROM OUR NEW SOLAR PANELS! + SAILING AN OYSTER 435! Ep 138
The last solar panel is connected! Jamie hates our car! The best restaurant in Pangkor? We go sailing! Please SUBSCRIBE and HIT THE NOTIFICATION BELL! https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe Thanks, as always, to our fantastic Patrons and Rum Funders for g...
Installing solar panels + 40 kt rescue + Fish on! Ep 137
A jam-packed episode! We raced to get the solar panels installed, sped faster than ever before on the water, and sea cockroaches are definitely worth a try. 😂 Thanks to all our Patrons and Rum Funders for your continued support, it's great to have you ...
Avoiding storms – Sailing in Malaysia! Ep 136
We announce an exciting development from FTB and are REALLY STOKED! 👉 Check out THE SECRET LINK BELOW for your chance to win a trip on board sailing vessel Esper with us! We enabled ‘live chat’, YouTube's 'PREMIERE' feature, with this episode. If...
Testing our sailboat in gale force winds! Ep 133
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Sailing through storms in Thailand! Ep 132
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