A Windy Summer of Boat Repairs

[@RogerRoving]

There are English subtitles on this video where Yvonne speaks in French. Sometimes I see them and sometimes I don't, depending on how I view the video. Please could viewers share their experience with this - as these are created through the KZbin interface and not actually included in the video file itself? Thank you.

[@papataffy]

Normally they are hidden. I just switched subtitles button on and here we go, finally I could understand what was spoken. Because you are generally English speaking it would make sense if you would create English captions which would appear directly in the uploaded video anytime somebody speaks any other language.

[@christoje]

Hallo Roger, I switched subtitles on and then selected "English" - and there they were, happily translating what Yvonne said.

[@AndyJarman]

Well, that's a bit hit and miss isn't it? I tried the "auto translate from French" setting and all I got was French subtitles when Yvonne was speaking. I found if I selected the "English" setting I could sometimes see Yvonne's speech translated into English! But only if she was stringing a few sentences together - just the odd snippet of speech and it wouldn't even bother trying! I tried "English auto-generated" setting and nothing, not a dicky, in any language. I did get two totally disconnected "but"s - at some weird moment when nobody was speaking (water slapping on the hull?). So much for our brave new world of AI ! Great video, do appreciate what you do for us, every video is like a little holiday break. I tried this on another of your videos and the cries of the seagull was translated as (applause) and the song of a chaffinch translated as Klingon or something!

[@papataffy]

It is a small celebration when Roger posts a sailing video...

[@sUASNews]

Here here

[@tony59able]

@@sUASNewshere here here!!!

[@markosterman4974]

Small boat sailor, here! May I suggest you get rid of the rollers on the trailer? Rollers are nothing but trouble and lead to the problem you have. Long pads of plywood, sealed in epoxy and covered with appropriate carpet. That’s the ticket. Love your videos!

[@CaptainZG]

Exactly. The long "bunks" are always much better way to go. Rollers put to much pressure/stress on very small surface and that is a recipe for "disaster" 😀

[@tomedom5107]

Yes, using rollers, the loads transmit to the boat over a tiny area and road shocks can be significant (speed-bumps and potholes!). An alternative to 'bunks' replacing the rollers as suggested above, is to double the planks where the rollers make contact, both inside and out. But don't change your trailer or the old doublers will be in the wrong place. Thanks for another engaging video Roger. Good to see that filming doesn't override prudence.

[@peterdelmonte9832]

As a septuagenarian who never learned to sail, watching these beautiful videos is part joy and part painful regret. But that’s my fault. Please keep them coming!

[@spudflap]

The bilge rollers are there merely to steady the boat and to aid launching/recovery. The vast majority of the boat's weight should be on the keel supports/rollers. Set up this way I've never had any issues trailing small boats over many years...

[@magdakaniewski]

Yes rollers will shake out rivets out of aluminum boats and also put stress on the planks

[@johnbiddal5951]

As a small open boat owner I really enjoy your videos, Roger. Anyone who laughs as his boat takes in water via a leak is definitely worth watching. 😊

[@BrownianMotionPicture]

Yvonne's deep reef plus jib upon bowsprit cuts a beautiful silhouette.

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

I love the sheer simplicity of those boats. Love to see more of Yvonne’s Bigfoot, particularly how she camps overnight. It’s a beautiful boat.

[@Xyzabc998]

A simple but such a fulfilling life. Beautiful part of the world. Thanks for taking us with you.

[@maramé.r]

I very much enjoy the format of your videos Roger. They are very calming and the focus on everyday practical and local issues combined with the sailing is very rewarding in these somewhat dystopic times when mass media, politics and global issues so often are a source of concern and stress

[@KenDay]

Super - a lovely Monday morning treat.

[@joewilliams5396]

I always look forward to your videos. Thanks.

[@DaveCarlyle]

It's like watching "Tails of the river bank" substituted with humans but using thre same narrator...love it! Thank you for your efforts x

[@johnhughes8563]

Excellent video thank you for sharing .

[@IsaDeMar]

Oh god I've loved all your videos but there's just something especially calming with the sailing videos, especially when the outro starts where you start playing the "walk with me" song. These videos really makes my day

[@RogerRoving]

I used to have people complaining about the outtro, and I experimented with changing it for a bit, but I decided I liked it, and went back to it - and the consistency creates a theme for the videos. The house videos have a different outro song though - by the same artist.

[@IsaDeMar]

@@RogerRoving Yeah don't get me wrong I like them too, it's always nice to see the progress and it's really informative to watch! As someone who believes in doing our part for climate change, and loving history for what it's worth, there's just so much of those videos I like that you share with the world on how you're doing it! There's just something extra cozy with the boat videos though. They make me actually giddy to properly get out there on my dinghy and start sailing, but also to reform the boat to a more traditional style. :D

[@manolino.]

​@@RogerRovingExactly! I love both songs (the intro one with the guitar, and the "you and me" song), and when I hear them its like preparing myself for the relaxing video its coming. Ending the video with the "you and me" is like a warm hug before leaving. So congratulations Roger for mastering your audiovisual storytelling skills hahahaha. Ps: i recently bought a Miracle dinghy because of your videos!

[@tomwaite4594]

Greetings from the Chesapeake..thanks Roger as always for taking us along...

[@bernardboulanger898]

Thanks very much for another video, glad you got your boat sorted and out sailing. Sometimes the quick fixes that gets us sailing again are the best ones for the moment. Lovely sailing shots, good call on avoiding the storms you can't weather

[@jonathanlewis1352]

Thanks Roger. A lovely tone and meter. I appreciate that you tell us what you do and don’t instruct us on what we should do. Au revoir.

[@RogerRoving]

I try! Thanks Jonathan.

[@GoldStarFather]

Thank you Roger. I've spent time out in the Bay de Douarenne as a young lad and watching you videos is like for me watching the movie "Field of Dreams". Having a small slice of heaven in your backyard to make all your childhood dreams come back to life. God Bless.

[@derrickburry1788]

Hello from Newfoundland, Canada. It's a treat to watch others sail in other parts of the world. Roger, your videos are always a such a pleasure. My boat is stowed away in the shed for the coming winter and looking forward to another summer sailing next year.

[@AndyJarman]

That's what I love about a wooden boat - it's hard to damage them "beyond repair", and repairs are usually simple. Imagine if Roger had bought a fancy carbon fibre mast, that rubbing in Greyhound's rigging could have been very expensive.

[@davidpoots8362]

Thanks for the inspiration, this year I did my first open water crossing from Ireland to Scotland and I'm still smiling.

[@RogerRoving]

That is awesome!

[@johnfife3062]

Nice to get back out on the water with you. Friend, you give new meaning to "roller reefing."

[@markneinast]

Glad to see you back on the water! Thanks for sharing your adventures. Mark from Texas

[@donaldholman9070]

Beautiful boat..love those red sails

[@davelawrence6777]

Thanks for posting Roger I always perk up when I see a new one

[@robertseaman2254]

Glad you managed to go sailing roger, and also looking forward to see the progress on the house though the winter months this helps to get though the winter months seeing you in the dark months ,keep well.regards robert

[@donaldholman9070]

Beautiful, thank you so much

[@robstevens5503]

I seem to spend more time repairing than sailing. I am planning to get out tomorrow on Botany Bay for a shakedown row to test my most recent repairs/dolly. Botany Bay typically has either not enough wind or too much and tomorrow it is likely to do both, so it will probably be a short trip before the wind and heat (it is supposed to bit 32C( build too much. Always a pleasure to see someone on the other side of the world enjoying the same simple things!

[@johnc6339]

Larger softer wheel rollers or ones where there's four wheels rather than two would help avoid some of the pressure on the hull. Lovely video yet again Roger. It's always a pleasure to catch up with you.

[@AndyJarman]

I think the stern central roller is not supporting the keel, so the stern most side rollers take the load instead too.

[@RogerRoving]

The load is taken on the keel, which is supported on innumerable rollers, including at the stern. I suspect what happened here, is that the trailer hit a rock on the nearside (we drive on the right in France) throwing that side of the trailer in the air and causing the split.

[@chrisiriarte5884]

I think, for lapstrake wood boats especially, longitudinal bunks that spread the load would be better than rollers that concentrate the load on a specific area.

[@RogerRoving]

@@chrisiriarte5884 Due to the rocker on my boat, even bunks would effectively apply a point load - they are usually used for power boats with very flat underwaterline forms.

[@chrisiriarte5884]

If you have two points per side you run a bunk length-wise from one to the other with some lumber … I have mine set up that way.

[@AVillageLifeinFrance]

Very nice video. And the filming quality out on the water was lovely and crisp!

[@GuernseyFingers]

Roger I love your videos they’re always so chilled out and generally really interesting too. I have absolutely no sailing experience whatsoever but I love seeing you exploring like you do, long may you continue and upload your experiences. Thanks.

[@sonofthesea-h7m]

Great running repairs 👍 glad you didn’t have to repair a joint.. I found that quite controversial when I did it on DCA FB 😅 the constructors were horrified the hands on sailors were mystified by the horrified constructors 😮 😂 Keep up the good work, and try to stay afloat 👍❤

[@stevenboyd593]

Eastern Washington here, with snow on the way and wishing you all the best for the upcoming holidays and the new year...very much enjoy all of your efforts in the making of these videos, those of us who are ashore salute you and raise a glass to your good health and a breeze in your sail.

[@robertlee6949]

Beautiful boats and sailors! Thanks for the taste of the bay... Great teaser at the end for subscribing... I saw the subtitles fine on KZbin...

[@MrBrianc1975]

Fantastic

[@gregoryfletcher6198]

Love your videos . Can I recommend the removal and placement of those trailer rollers in a rubbish tin , they have caused more damage to boat hulls than you can shake a stick at .... point loading is huge when you consider the small area in contact with the boat huĺl . On all my boat trailers I have removed these and installed simple wooden bunks longitudinally on the trailer these are then covered in carpet. Last boat we did was my friends young water ballast boat after rollers punched through his 15mm ply hull .

[@RogerRoving]

Thanks for your comment. However, bunks would have a point loading too as my boat has so much rocker. And I have enough trouble getting my boat to slide off the trailer ass it is on a shallow slipway.

[@williamvilesr2258]

love your videos. tack care . bill

[@Ramenscooter]

I savor these !

[@nickshenstone1362]

Great Vid as ever Thank you Roger

[@Ann-i8s]

Great video Roger,keep them coming 😊

[@davidladd6266]

Thanks for showing us your strake repair. Very appropriate repair technique. I have a bunk trailer for my Ilur which seems to work, but it is a challenge to get the boat centered on the trailer when hauling out. One day when looking under the boat i noticed a hair line crack in a lower strake. The crack was only in the outer layer of the plank and I did the same repair that you did. I think the plywood itself must have had a defect. No further problem with it.

[@richardkeen1996]

A delightful vlog! We hope to visit again in the Spring of 2025 on our further travels through Normandy and Brittany. Looking forward to your further postings - Broadband connection permitting!!!

[@PeopleMakePictures]

Good to see you on the water...

[@soupedujour]

I always enjoy your videos. Not able to sail my dinghy any more I feel I go along with you…be well.

[@3wheelie]

Can’t forget the youtube clip where on the VHF distress call we can here following conversation: ”Hello! We are sinking, we are sinking! And the answer from the german officer was, ”what are you sinking (thinking) about”?😂

[@RogerRoving]

Surely the word "Mayday" would have given the game away, though?

[@jonjudge41]

@@RogerRoving It was an ad for learning better english: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLGlXeortGlm80

[@andypandy955]

Another lovely Video hope the house renovation is going well and it's cozy for Christmas.

[@DocksideCurmudgeon]

Yet another real example of why I prefer load distribution trailer bunks for hull support. I limit my rollers to center keel areas only to facilitate launching & retrieval … but not trailering load support.

[@kaisailor1]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@jeanlucmaurin3064]

Thanks Roger to share your experiences. I've the same trailer and an Ilur, I'm looking immediately how are the pressure on the rolls. It's great to see Big Foot, it's a nice voile aviron with a sympatic captain. See you on watter. Jean Luc - Bout'Entrain

[@TonyG-z4t]

Hi Roger. Love the Bosun's repairs! Didn't they also used to call it "jury rigged"?

[@harryadams5651]

Enjoyed the bosuns work. Perhaps grinding cracked plank down to bare wood on outside of hull and covering with2 or three layers of fiberglass would be better. At least grind out seams around outside of cracked plank and apply copious sealant as a bare minimum

[@curronhill2744]

Very good!

[@ulfen69]

It seems so enjoyable this kind of sailing. I also enjoy the son at the end of the video. Who is singing ?

[@romantiachristiana5147]

Well done, Roger, for the repair. It's good to see you getting settled in your house. You should be able to get fibre for your internet connection. Are you going to the Semaine du Golfe next year? They have accepted my Zef with the Mirror rig, and I have asked them to transfer me from flotilla D to flotilla A.

[@kaisailor1]

I've never liked those rollers. I prefer bunks to spread the load out over a larger area. All the josteling about with the weight of the boat, while on the trailer caused that plank to separate. Glad you got it sorted out though.

[@AndyJarman]

I suppose the polyeurathane would remain flexible for some time too? Linen gaffer tape is VERY useful on a raid for running repairs. There is a tape that will even stick onto wet surfaces.

[@RogerRoving]

I carry it aboard and it did not work on this leak. Disappointing!

[@AnnInghamlife-goals]

Bigger softer rollers needed. And yes get the weight held by the keel by adjusting or adding rollers.

[@RogerRoving]

Thanks for your comment. However, even a large roller still imposes a point load, geometrically. In this case the load is all taken on the keel and these side rollers simply stop the boat tipping. I suspect the trailer hit a rock on a rough track, throwing the nearside of the trailer in the air.

[@peterbedford2610]

Owning a boat = constant upkeep

[@TonyG-z4t]

BOAT is an acronym for Bring Out Another Thousand (pounds)!

[@harleyjune1233]

Roger. - i just love your channel and i did not have sound - so i can only imagine the man that takes 3 years to restore a house is using fiberglass as a temporary patch to finish season and will effect repairs on this beautiful wooden boat more traditionally...? please tell me it is so and I look forward to that video. how how i look forward to our visit to brittany - we are going to detour to the D - town and see all this 1st hand

[@RogerRoving]

The boat is built of plywood glued together using epoxy. So a bit of fibreglass reinforcement seems perfectly appropriate.

[@harleyjune1233]

@@RogerRoving i did that assuming thing - making an ass - i estimated it was traditional solid wood planking...

[@branni6538]

Hi Roger, I'm beginning to wonder if someone is tampering with your boat. Just a thought!

[@lesbigorneaux2004]

Merci

[@patrickhay8079]

I like the look of Bigfoot. Dagger board is a nuisance though.

[@kabuti2839]

Im building a boat trailer, using up some scrap metal in the process. Learning to weld. One of those fancy tilting ones. Then, be gone 'messing about' instead of doing 'normal' human activities.

[@graemefenwick6925]

8:50 boat yoga 😆

[@willwheeler3991]

Bunks > Rollers, Roger! Rollers put too much pressure on the planks.

[@geoffadams5004]

Oh my, it’s sure startling to see avel dro without her red ensign and a french flag instead. I guess I knew it would happen eventually. But it just surprised me when I saw it this first time. Sort of sad really. Nonetheless I am still subscribed and check in on you now and then. Praying for your safety on the water.

[@RogerRoving]

Yes. She has returned to the country of her youth. Perhaps the ensign could be a little smaller though. It's the same length as the red ensign, but broader.

[@briannordt4457]

Another great video. Have you considered carpeted bunks instead of rollers?

[@RogerRoving]

I have, but I think the friction would be too great.

[@briannordt4457]

@@RogerRoving Thank you for responding. Also, it was nice to hear you mention New York. Most of my sailing is on the south shore of Long Island, and the Dinghy Cruising Companion has been my sailing bible for years now.

[@donaldholman9070]

I think it needs bigger softer tire..the. Poor planks were not designed for that trailer.

[@ВладимирВасильев-с3ы]

👍✊🙏

[@alvessail4718]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TomTremayne]

"No!" I yelled at my laptop on realising this was ending!

[@RogerRoving]

The original plan was to try to get to the Ile on a later occasion and finish the video with that, but our weather window closed and then my life was terribly disrupted with moving house.

[@TomTremayne]

@@RogerRoving That's fine Roger.......we're grateful for your videos whatever theie duration, they're that good to watch! Was curious, the chap who interrupted you as you were putting the patch on, clearly British, was he someone who'd followed the channel & come out to France to see you?

[@RustyKnorr]

PLEASE get rid of those horrible rollers and the point loading that damages so many light sailboats. Sailboats should be on bunks, NOT ROLLERS. They absolutely will cause damage eventually. Rollers were designed for powerboats that have thicker hulls for pounding across waves, they kill sailboat hulls that are built lightly. No rollers!

[@AndyJarman]

I had bunks for my Ilur, but the hull is so rounded that the bunks are continuously point loading. Made some nasty gouges in the strakes during retrieval. The keel is where all the load should be, with the side rollers merely to hold her upright. I saw Roger's rear central roller was not touching the keel, just the front two central rollers. Lifting the end roller might make launching less easy, but it would take the weight off the side rollers when towing. Alternatively he could add a shim to the keel band at the point the end roller sits - that way the boat would still roll off the trailer with ease after the first push. Here in Aus we have wider soft rubbery rollers. They are kinder on the paintwork and the weight is distributed on both inner and outer parts of the roller as the boat rolls over them.

[@andypandy955]

When I bought my trailers it was either bunks or rollers everyone I asked said rollers. The fact is the the weight should be on the keel the rollers just stabilise. That's what I was told by the trailer salesman.. I have changed my trailer to accept two more keel rollers to further spread the weight . Fingers crossed. Is there really a right or wrong way? By the way I have the exact same trailer as Roger.

[@RogerRoving]

I have 7 keel rollovers which take the weight. But occasionally the trailer bounces over rough tracks and I suspect that’s what happened here, throwing the nearside of the trailer in the air.

[@jeremyrowley1240]

ideally the rollers should line up with a frame. I would recommend removing the glass cloth and double up the particular strake from frame to frame with 3/8 marine ply epoxied in. This should alleviate the point loading problem and spread the load to the frames.

[@ЮрийТепляков-х7я]

Так и я готовлю свое судно на следующий год.

[@garymalm]

Well? Did she leak? gary in japan

[@RogerRoving]

No. Sorry: I showed this rather than told you.

[@marmac567]

Why are you not working on the outside of the hull,, instead of the inside 🤔,,, you have not stopped water getting into the joint,, but have only stopped water getting inside the boat,, you will be back on it real soon

[@prof.heinous191]

Like he said - split on the inside not the outside from compression on the outer hull.

[@marmac567]

​@@prof.heinous191his opening line,,, your boat is slowly sinking,,, so if not cracked outside how is it sinking

[@RogerRoving]

The glue stopped the leaking - it penetrated the whole joint between the planks to the outside and then foamed up, as you can see under the hull. The fibreglass simply reinforced the plank.

[@prof.heinous191]

@@marmac567 through the lapstrape

[@marmac567]

​@@RogerRovingunfortunately, it will not stop water slowly sleeping into the wood,, do it properly if you don't want big problems in future

[@lsoutherlandjennings9751]

First laugh of the day

[@AndyJarman]

Good demonstration of the importance of correct use of personal protective equipment 😅.

[@RogerRoving]

Maybe I should have put a face mask on for the sanding - but the thing is this was not the real sanding, but sanding for the camera, and you don't want to wear the face mask in case you want to talk to it.

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

So did you fix it? If so, how? To much putting on gloves and spreading useless glue... I am disappointed, don't you have west system epoxy?

[@RogerRoving]

I don’t understand the question, sorry