The Shards have documented the build of Distant Shores 3. The electrical system on a modern cruising yacht makes me wonder, how complicated it is to diagnose problems. There's a 12, a 24 and a 48v system, hundreds of breakers (albeit very well organized), a bus system for lighting, a bus system for navigation (NMA2000), a bus system for tank levels etc, solar, regen, dock charging and whatnot. Certainly lots of desirable things but - at least at first glance - hard to understand in its entirety.

0:33 "But anyone with any brains at all takes one with him, and he knows how to use it." A brain, you mean?

Bang!

You're the best Tom. Thanks a bunch.

I have it and use it. It works brilliantly. Some issues with NOAA charts randomly being invisible, then they'll come back, then the next time you need them they won't be there, but that has nothing to do with Angel Nav and probably more to do with NOAA raster charts and my particular iPad. You really must get going on the Android version. Tons of high quality, reliable 'droid tablets out there at bargain prices, likely to find their way onto a sailboat sooner than a $800 iPad.

And another one ! Do "try to" do it, just do it..

If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you wont!

Nelson would be turning in his grave if he saw a fan heater on board ship

Jack of all trades, master of none. But we make things right again without alway throwing it in the trash bin. Nice work!

He who dares wins Tom. I've been using a Glen fan heater for the past 30 years: made in Northern Ireland -- enough said.

Great video. One question ❓ How can i recycle/reuse those 4 inch foam rollers? Cheers

Lovely positive little video Tom and you’re absolutely right 👍

Good stuff, Tom. I help moderate the tech forum on the Moody Owners' website and it's very noticeable how many new owners these days ask first about problems rather than have a think about maybe fixing them. I might add that I would have said at the start of that fix, "always pull the plug out before you start!".

Awsome little video thanks Tom regards Doc from Down Under in Australia

Yes that's what pomes do. But the day is coming when posting videos like that will get you in hot water. Remember how motorbikes use to come. With instructions to adjust your tappets, well now they come with a warning not to drink the contents of the battery. They put something similar on plants, do not eat the potting mix. I told my kids about that mindset, I buy my daughter tools, she's got more kit than the blokes at her work and fixes machinery. The old tradesman there are either up building her or bloody incompetent, probably a mixture of both. You are always encouraging and up building Tom.

First Rate Tom! I have two classic cars that have points/distributor ignition. A 1930 Ford Model A pickup and a 1974 Triumph TR6. Of course I have used sand paper and emery boards to clean up points. I am 66 years old. Several years ago I went to 3 different Auto parts stores in California looking for a proper "Points File". The clerks did not have a clue what I was talking about. Then I went to a NAPA auto parts store where the gent about my age knew exactly what I was talking about and they had them on the SHELF! I think I bought two of them for total cost less than $4. Many older voltage regulators had points in them. Old Power Plant Electric Motor starters had contactors that look like large points. Everything works a bit better with a little clean up. I love equipment that has NO electronics. Can make them last forever. Cheers, Chuck in Jensen Beach, Florida.

I believe your new terminology of a volume control on a heater is correct. The cost of electricity around the world has lead to instructional volumes starting low… turn the damn heater down…to much higher volumes of…. TURN THE B@#$€£ THING OFF to even higher volumes. Nailed it as always Tom👍

I agree. Stay positive.

My Yorkshire friend (RIP) had a wonderful expression.... NEVER BE BEAT, BY NOWT THAT CANT SPEAK.

And, if once apart and yoiu can't fix it - just look at all those little Nuts and Bolts small screws you can 'salvage' for another job. I'm a Yorshireman, like a Scotsmen but with all the generosity kicked out of us!!!!

I waa wondering if you knew of a knot that i could use to help me launch my 6m rib single-handedly in a tidal stream slipway. It needs to be some sort of quick release that i can trigger from the helm area to release the boat from the trailer. I can then moor up to a nearby ish pontoon and walk back to the car to park up. Any help appreciated

Good job and a good alternative 220v heating while plugged in ashore!

Please turn the volume up Tom.

Does that heater go to 11. Also saw old Jaguar fuel pumps had points like that.

Well done mate! It's the same attitude I have to life, courtesy of my Grandfather, he was tighter than a ducks backside. I once heard a woman should seek marriage with a wealthy man or a man that can fix things!

Inspiration , thanks Tom .

For things like that, when it's broken, you can't make it any worse by taking it apart. Even if you don't fix it, you'll learn about the insides.

I once had a pickup truck that slipped a bearing , my mate said come on then and it was stripped and all parts ordered in 2 hours , went back together and worked for years but without him I’d have scrapped the old girl

If you don't have a go You'll never know. Catchy, you mind if I use that? I'll attribute it of course.

It would interesting to get your take on the monohull vs catamaran decision….Tom?

Fascinating stuff.

Amen. A beautiful metaphor of a simple truth.

Who?

Is this a video of Tom Cunliffe or what?

Love this man , pure gent.

Tom, you might be mistaken on that first boat. nite the diagonal line along the rudder, sloping down slightly. it may have a decent bilge, but likely a bolted on weight

“donkeys years ago”???

vise grips (locking adjustable gripping pliers) should be top ten

Strap spanner. very nice. never have seen.

Greetings from the States, Tom. great stuff as always. Especially appreciated the vid on reefing with a boom furler. very helpful. an old brit toast for ya: the wind that blows, the ship that goes, and the lass that loves a sailor!

Tom - Is this how longitude is determined ? You set your on-board clock to Greenwich time. At some location on earth or on the sea, you determine when the sun is directly overhead (noon), and read the time shown by the Greenwich clock. The number of hours shown after 12 noon (i.e. if it reads 2 p.m., that's 2 hours after) corresponds to the distance the earth has rotated in that amount of time. As the earth moves at about 1,000 m.p.h. at the equator, then we are about 2,000 miles west of Greenwich. If the clock showed 4:30, then we are about 4,500 miles west of Greenwich. Is this, in broad strokes, how it works ?

I'm 80 and now have a simple boat. 36ft, tiller steered, no anchor windlass ( good for my back! ), no electronics just a gps with alligator clips, no frig which I don't mind because I gave up alcohol, rowboat dinghy, no sound system, leave it anchored so no fees, but has really overkill anchor and chain. It does have a teak toerail which I keep varnished, and the tiller too.The dodger blew off in Bass Strait last year which makes the boat look better and it's much easier to slide the hatch open and see forward without going in the cockpit and taking out the washboards, who knew?? I love the simplicity of this boat.

Very big fan of Cool Blue. I would have suggested that you ring them up. They actually will answer the phone if you call at a half way decent hour.

Hi Tom. Graham Cox here. I've never been able to find an oil anchor light in Australia with an inner glass cone. As a consequence, I've had mine blow out in strong winds. I eventually made up an LED light with dioptric lens, and an extension cable that plugs into a 12V socket below decks, which I lash in my topping lifts, since I am lazy, and find it easier to leap up onto the cabin top and rig it, rather than follow your seaman-like foredeck drill. It is often the brightest light in the anchorage, with the added benefit that it illuminates the deck, making the boat so much more visible to traffic. Inspired by your video, I looked online and saw a Weems and Plath oil anchor light that looked like yours, but the advert did not mention if it had the inner glass cone. Yours, of course, would be classed as vintage now (definition: anything earlier than 2000 AD, I believe). Some of our gear, by that definition, could be classed as antiquities! My sextant dates back to 1945.

Hi Tom! Graham Cox here. I share your passion for proper chart tables and paper charts. Is it a generational thing? Maybe, but as you explain so lucidly here, it is also eminently practical, even in the age of electronic navigation. Well done! However, I was waiting with interest to hear where you store your charts, but you didn't mention. Fess up! I like a hinged lid, or drawers beneath the table, like Eric Hiscock had on Wanderer III, where I can store 50-100 charts, but couldn't see that on Constance. You should have room for 400 charts!

Hi Tom - this is extremely impressive! Will you be expanding to Mediterranean Sea at any stage?

'Medusa' does have a sister ship being restored. Though 'Surinda' is now very much living in civvy street her restorers are giving full respect to her veteran status. If you want to follow her restoration it is being being broadcast on KZbin channel 'Ship Happens'.

Would it be possible to make your own charcoal on a beach from driftwood and use that as a fuel? If you are unfamiliar with the process of pyrolization what you do is essentially bury your campfire and dig up the charcoal in the morning. It is very light and is pure carbon that burns relatively cleanly. Keep in mind that I don't know anything about all this. I am just learning.

'They won't let you do it yourself. You have to have it done by a professional. Sign all the forms and all that. Because of the environmental effects of the gas and all that. Well, make of that what you will." C'mon Tom! People follow you because you're a legend and can turn a phrase (and because you -- along with Christian and Patrick -- give us yachty videos that aren't giggle-vision). I little environmental responsiibility wouldn't hurt.

Cordless angle grinder with 1mm cutting blade for stainless. Replaces bolt cutter in dismasting and very useful. Also hemostat forceps!!!!! Best tool ever for electrical work on board!