Don’t cry…. I still have all my fingers. After this video I started saying “trigger warning “ before I used a tool outside of all of the safety parameters for all the folks like yourself who were so worried for my well-being.

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@@roberts8783 lol. There are many obvious reasons. The cost and availability of food is not one of them. 😆

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You're welcome!

Yes, they’ve been great.

@@SaltyEscape Can you help me figure out why you decided with the Vetus Magnus hatches? Did they say it was OK? I'm reading up on replacing mine and cannot figure out which to go with. Vetus Magnus has a huge disclaimer that says "VETUS strongly advises against using MAGNUS hatches as an A1 escape hatch in the underside of a multihull. Due to the flexible nature of these type of vessels, water tightness cannot be guaranteed unless the hatch is installed on a flat and inflexible structure." Considering the flex of the glass in that area, are you concerned about this? It's pretty interesting because pretty much every other escape hatch is only A2 rated as far as I can tell...

We did extensive research to find a suitable replacement. I suspect the warning you are seeing came about after our purchase. I don’t recall seeing any such warning when we bought ours and there was nothing like this in the instructions. As I’m looking at the ones available today they have 4 latches where ours only have two. Maybe the product has changed. Mine were fine and I’m not worried about them.

​@@SaltyEscape Thx for the reply! Good to hear. Very hard to source new ones. I have Lewmar hatches that "never really existed" according to Lewmar. I'm probably going with Rutgersens. If Vetus no longer wants you using them as escape hatches, then I definitely don't want them! :) Not many choices out there. Goiots were falling off boats (Although reportedly this issue is long since fixed on new hatches with redundant mechanical bolts thru the lens). Nobody else besides Vetus, Goiot, and Rutgersen make them anymore!

@svsaguaro yeah, it was very difficult for us to find replacements also. It’s strange because on Defender marine these Vetus hatches are named “deck and escape hatch”.

Sure can! Easy. We were the fastest dinghy of everyone we knew in the Bahamas

I completed this mod and it wasn't too bad. The foam tape that was installed from the factory was worthless. My only snag was putting the 2 long bolts back in the side the air dump was blocked off. You can't see the holes and I couldn't get them in. As a workaround, I put the reflectix on the inside of the cover. Airflow is so much better. Thanks for the video.

Yeah, that’s the only challenging part. It takes some perseverance but it’s doable. So happy to hear it was successful!

lol. Sorry the minwax brought you to tears. I generally prefer Rubio monocoat but I’m using minwax stain because I’m using minwax helmsman spar urethane because of the excellent UV resistance. Cheers

It’s called The Island Farm. It’s on pineapple cay in Eleuthera Bahamas. I showed the sign pretty clearly in the video. They have a Facebook page.

All of the Boat builders have gone to lithium iron phosphate. Insurance was not a problem lead acid batteries have a higher risk than lithium iron phosphate chemistry.

This comment was based on the scene at 2:03

Thanks for your concern. I’ve been woodworking my entire life! That was not a skill saw (if it were, I would never have attempted that cut, with the wood on my lap). That is a jig saw with a fine tooth blade. I have control of the blade speed and I know the location of the blade at all times. If I were to make contact with bare skin the worst I would endure is an abrasion. Following this video I started saying “trigger alert” when I was about to use a tool in a manor others would perceive questionable. Yours is not the first comment on this topic… but it is the first in a long time…. Thanks for your concern… I’m still in one piece 😉

Just make sure you’re not losing your conditioned air to the dead space between the ceiling.

Do you think 5000$ per month is a good salary ?

@@BeMotivatedChannel to live in the capital yeah but the outer islands are expensive as you can see from this video. The cost of living in the Bahamas 🇧🇸 is high I am just going to be honest with you

I'm also a Bahamian from Andros and I blame consecutive lazy government leaders who refuse to take the agriculture serious. We are UNABLE to feed ourselves, what do you think will happen if for some reason we aren't able to import food. We don't grow/can anything . Blaming another country for our problems and not adapting is insane. That's the mindset of the generation that got us here. Generation x, Baby boomers NEED TO RETIRE.

@Nomorefreefood it's common sence . If your main food supply comes from another country and that countries economy is in bad shape then what will happen to those who depend on that food. Do you grow toilet paper here no ofcourse not. What about medicine that we desperately need everyday. Our gas prices have never been this high in decades and most likely won't get any better. Do you have a oil rig on Andros ofcourse not. I'd say 90% of what you see in food stores comes from the usa, well it does on my island

​@@weldonpinder7295 we need to produce our own. There are so many developing countries who do not have oil, but because they manufacturer and grow their own food the cost of living is much lower compared to us . Travel to a country not name America and see for yourself or do a Google cost of living comparison between countries. Not having oil us not an excuse. Like I said, we don't need to be so dependent on America so much. PLP/FNM. Got us thinking that way. We need Change. God bless ✌️

@Nomorefreefood I fully agree that those who have the resources on those islands to produce should and sell within our islands to help our cost run down but that's not how it is. One time ago eleuthera produced all the milk we needed to supply the country. Regardless of whatever we produce that still doesn't change we depend on America for alot

Do you think 5000$ per month is a good salary ?

@BeMotivatedChannel you could definitely sail around the world with 5K a month.

@@SaltyEscape I mean if I live In Bahamas (Narrau) and make 5k$ per month, do you think it's a good job offer ?

😊 Yes, we know. The title is a bit over dramatic. And this was a year ago.

It stands for Direct Current…..

lol. Hi guys, I’m not sure of the exact date but I bet you’re right. We could hear you on the VHF talking to each other. I remember hearing you say something like, where did that catamaran go? We cleared the markers and took off before the weather could change. Funny, we had no idea either! The channel is quiet right now, I have tons of footage, I hope to get uploaded someday. Cheers!

Island farm at pineapple cay. They have a fb page that they keep current. You’ll love it. Prices were good, quality was good.

I know buddy. Sorry. I have a lot of fun footage that I hope to get edited sometime.

Thanks Bill, not sailing at the moment. Getting work done on SV Ohana and working to make some cash. 😊

@@SaltyEscape Ok. Glad to hear ya'll are ok and safe out there. Was a bit worried. Keep us informed on how ya'll are doing and when you are going to get back on the water. Ok until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii!

Yeah, the chunks are from the aluminum tank galvanic corrosion. The filters are hospital grade / life straw technology level. It’s basically sterile. 0.01 micron. No need for any other filters at the faucet.

@@SaltyEscape Thanks for replying I don't know if you did or not or maybe have replaced the tank but I would at least clean it or replace it with a Polly tank. Just so you know that we're tests done on lifestraws and it didn't really go that good. Watch the video on water filters on project farm

Thank you so much!

You can give it a try

Sorry for the lack of update. Ohana is on the hard in Port Canaveral getting work done. Sitting out this season as we work and work on her. We would love to go again… we’ll see what the cards hold. 😊