Autopilot repair in Marmaris Turkey - Sailing A B Sea (Ep.075)

[@SailingABSea]

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[@kidocq]

For the repair of your autopilot, it is good to see that there are still people able to make a real repair and not just a standard exchange of parts… Good shop to remember 👍👍👍

[@SailingABSea]

Nail was brilliant, we can highly recommend him. Quick, inexpensive and friendly. His English is good too. 👍

[@murraywestenskow2896]

I ran a thriving business with my wife for ten years. It got to the point where it was us or the business. We disbanded the business. I imagine that sailing is the same way - small space - constant companionship - it's not easy. However - I've watched hundreds of youtube videos through the years - and that was the first honest exchange I've seen. Thanks for keeping it real.

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) Aannsha was a bit unsure whether to include it or not. I said it would be good for other couples considering this lifestyle to see what it's like when it's not all unicorns and rainbows. Cheers. 👍

[@AannshaJones]

Thanks for your feedback Murray, I'm glad I kept it in. :)

[@judebug329]

One of the reasons I enjoy watching your videos is the way you show the many different aspects of your journey. So thank you for sharing the reality of your lives with the spat over the lines. I was impressed that no one ended up hog-tied with the line!

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) If anyone would've ended up hog tied it would be me, Aannsha is far better than me at tying knots. lol

[@judebug329]

Sailing A B Sea And that is why I love y’all! 😂

[@SailingABSea]

@@judebug329 great to see that you share our sense of humour. 😀👍

[@johnboone2581]

If you didn’t hog tied, did you have to sleep in the dingy. Lol another great episode!

[@SailingABSea]

Hi John, it's a good thing that our dinghy is long enough that I could lay flat in it. Hahahaha 😂

[@matjam8305]

Be careful when using the strap. I have one. The same one. The threading on the loop at the end is not strong enough compared to the rating on the strap. Use a clove hitch around a tree or any method that constricts itself instead of just relying on that clip which relies on threading. Also you can buy from the UK 3 ton rated 50m strap for about 30£. Make sure the 50m is continuous and not in two or more pieces. And you can also buy rated buckles that will hold it in place for a few bucks. A great deal for extra strong cheap safety lines. You should also get yourself 6 meters of 8mm chain for rocks and chafe.

[@SailingABSea]

We really like your idea of getting a length of 8mm chain to prevent chafing on rocks. Thanks Mat. 👍

[@sadretroy2352]

Good morning ABSea have A great day⚓️

[@SailingABSea]

Thank you Sadre, we hope you have a great day too. :)

[@cathytodd3996]

Thanks for your honesty, its not sunshine and smiles all the time! You are a great couple!

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks Cathy. Trying to keep it real for viewers who may be considering this lifestyle. Thanks for your comment. 👍

[@normanboyes4983]

If Niall was correct and 2diodes were blown then it is highly likely it was connected to 12 volts with reverse polarity which burned the diodes and fried the integrated circuit (chip).

[@SailingABSea]

Yeah someone else mentioned that Norman. It's working fine since the repair, so do you think it's possible that the reverse polarity was an issue on the previous boat it was installed on and we just got unlucky that it was on its last legs when we got it?

[@6969allgood]

Nice bit of whipping out at sea mounted as well :-)

[@SailingABSea]

Hey Freddie, great to see you dropping in to catch up with our journey. 👍

[@CanAm_Sailing]

WOW... YOU GUYS ARE NORMAL. We love our spouses but sometimes my wife & I do have little spats too.Then we make up, thats the best part...LOL Great video as usual

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks SV DEEVA, we wanted to show that life as a full time liveaboard is full of ups and downs. It's not always easy living 24/7 in a small space. If you'd like to delve deeper into real thoughts and emotions that sometimes can't be properly expressed in a video then you may like to read our blogs on our website. They generally tie in with the video of the same week and show how different a his and hers perspective of the same event can be. www.absea.com.au

[@mikeferguson2828]

Nice to stumble on your vids. I will be in Marmaris in September renting a cat and I love Chandler's this and tool shops are my weakness 🤣😂. Thanks for helping my card get bent 🙂

[@SailingABSea]

We both love chandlers and tool shops, but it is sooooo easy to get carried away. To keep myself (Baz) under control, I always ask the question "where am I going to store this on board?" Happy shopping Mike.

[@johnlord7854]

Hi Mike ! We own a SO 45, which is berthed in Marmaris. We fly over from our home in New Zealand on 21st September ! Marmaris is a wonderful place, you will love it :) Sing out if you would like to meet up. Regards, John and Katie.

[@mikeferguson2828]

@@johnlord7854 Hi John. We start our charter on the 21 September as well. We will fly in the morning from Istanbul. It would be great to meet up. Let's keep in touch 👍

[@mikeferguson2828]

@@SailingABSea I have to get all my purchases in my bags to fly home so yes this can be an issue 🙂😂

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) Ahh an airline imposed restriction, that could work! 🙄👍😆

[@SailingABSea]

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[@tip00former1]

Haha, the bickering about the lines was funny to watch. Having a rope that was really too short didn't help to cool down the "fight". Next time shopping buy a pair of pink lines to avoid this confusion 😎

[@SailingABSea]

Hey Tip, we now have two dedicated lines for tying up at the fuel dock permanently stored in the anchor locker. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Cheers.👍

[@AannshaJones]

Great idea tip001, but maybe not pink ;) :D

[@kidocq]

Your lines did look indeed a little short 🧐 Mareike made us expert in lasso 👍

[@SailingABSea]

We remember the lasso lessons with Mareike very well. The very short line Aannsha was displaying was not one of the lines I intended for her to use, there were plenty of other lines in that locker. We're still laughing at the stupidity of the argument. Glad you enjoyed this episode Michel and Canan. 😀

[@allynonderdonk7577]

If the repair tech said your diodes burned out then it is likely the last repair tech hooked the power up somehow in reverse polarity. Diodes help electricity to only flow in one direction...likely they did their job for a bit then fried. If you keep frying autopilots either your power supply wires are hooked up in reverse or perhaps the insulation has burned off and the wires are touching.

[@SailingABSea]

Ahhh interesting info there Allyn. Thanks for that, we learned something new today. 👍

[@schoentje62]

Be nice to the misses!

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) Yes Ron, happy wife, happy life. 😃 👍

[@schoentje62]

@@SailingABSea That's right! :-)

[@nooneanybodyknows1321]

Break out the gloves boys it's time to rumble! 🥊🥊 Forget the no wake zone; it's gonna be a rolly night making up.😂 🤣 I love the two of you. 💝

[@SailingABSea]

That did make us laugh Noone. Cheers. 😍

[@Poupou1957]

Hi both, your shore line system is great. You bought it in Marmaris but I'm looking for this on internet. Do you know the brand? Do you know the resistance? I like your video, very refreshing. I suppose that you get back to Turkey for the winter (cheaper than Greek-land). Enjoy your life!!! perhaps that we will have the opportunity to meet you on the water somewhere...

[@SailingABSea]

Hi Philippe, there is no brand marking on the shore line and we don't know the resistance, sorry we can't help you with that info. We will be staying in Greece for winter, unless Brexit changes things for us. Maybe we will meet on the water somewhere. Cheers.🍺 👍

[@Poupou1957]

@@SailingABSea what about the Brexit? are you affected being Australien? Not far from Greece there is the Montenegro cheaper than Greece check this with "let's dance" they stay there the last winter. The bay of Kotor is really beautiful and "porto Montenegro" in Tivat is safe. My boat is in Kotor. It's cheaper than Porto Montenegro but no facilities (shower, toilet,...) Data is really cheap. Montenegro is not in the European community but the money is the Euro... (?) I'm waiting for your next video. they are great!!!

[@SailingABSea]

We have dual UK and Australian citizenship, we are currently traveling on our UK passports. When/if Brexit happens then we may have to rethink our winter plan to stay in Greece. Montenegro is one possibility. We are glad that you're enjoying our videos. 😀

[@philthefarrier9469]

Nice that you could get the p c b repaired instead of having to waste that one and buy a whole new board.

[@SailingABSea]

Yeah we were happy about that too. He was very quick, dropped in on the afternoon, ready by lunchtime the next day.

[@ritamatthews2655]

Hi guys. We are in Marmaris right now catching up on KZbin! Where did you buy the floating tape reel. We have one already but could use a second one. That price is good. We paid more than that in euros for the one we have now and it isn’t floating line.

[@SailingABSea]

Hey Rita, can't remember the name or location of the chandler because we went into them all. The only thing I (Baz) can remember is that it was not on the main street where we got our autopilot repaired, it was on the edge of it all near a street corner.

[@ritamatthews2655]

Sailing A B Sea how long is your reel? We found one for 160US 50m floating line. We bought it and now find it doesn’t float!!! Back to the shop we go! Hopefully you don’t have the same problem.

[@ritamatthews2655]

Shop was Alev Yatcilik is the place.

[@SailingABSea]

Bugger. We actually haven't used ours since we bought it, so we don't know if it floats or not! Long way to go back if it doesn't. lol 😆 🙄

[@jwrappuhn71]

Good vid ya'll.

[@SailingABSea]

Good comment J. 👍

[@TonySaxby]

Home flag on rear starboard side or centre is usual place...

[@SailingABSea]

Hi, A B Sea is registered in the UK so she flies the Red Ensign at the rear starboard. We are dual UK and Australian citizens so we fly the Aussie flag from the port spreader. In our early videos we go into detail about buying the boat in Spain, registering her in the UK and why we didn't register her in Australia, plus heaps of other goodies. Thanks for watching and commenting. 😀👍

[@noons2058]

Love your Chanel and love to join you guys sailing All the best form QATAR

[@SailingABSea]

Thank you Noon.

[@Eddie_-_]

Just found your channel. Nicely made video I must say. 💪🏼

[@SailingABSea]

Hey Eddie, welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍

[@ianwharrier5938]

I enjoy watching your vids. Baz, After your joke about whipping earlier it was only a matter of time before you received a tongue lashing instead. ;-)

[@SailingABSea]

We're both laughing out loud at that Ian. Well played. 😂

[@stuegor]

I think that’s a great price to have the autopilot repaired in OZ it would cost you that just to walk into the repair shop. Interesting video .

[@SailingABSea]

Agreed Mr G. Marmaris lived up to its reputation as a place for getting boat bits fixed. 👍

[@wynnroberts5388]

Have you still got the ST7000 head? Can that be repaired by Nial (?) to give you a working standby head? If you haven’t still got it why did you accept a lesser head from Raymarine, Istanbul? Did they have the ST 7000 back for refurbishment (hopefully a more successful refurbishment than they managed on the ST 6000)? Could you get it back?

[@SailingABSea]

Hi Wynn, the ST6002 is actually and upgrade from the ST7000. Because it was so old we binned it, in hindsight it would've been a good idea to have Nail look at it to see if he could repair it.

[@wynnroberts5388]

Sailing A B Sea Shows how little I know! Typical Raymarine of course, can’t even progress chronologically! Hope the refurbished ST6002 gives you many happy months sailing. I look forward to joining you.

[@SailingABSea]

Since Nail had his magic hands on it the ST6002 is functioning as described on the box. 👍😀

[@SailingABSea]

The ST7000 was made by Autohelm, a company that Raymarine bought out. We think that the ST7000 was original on the boat and she was born in 1995. 😀

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) Bugger, I spoke too soon Wynn. This morning Monday 8th July the autopilot died again. There is a plan which I won't go into here, but save for video footage. Sigh. 🙁

[@gregpowell1962]

Common topic among sailing Vlogs at the moment. "Relationships" Some have not fared so well. Must have been the time of the year.

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) Hey Gregory, it's really strange how many coincidences we see among sailing vlogs. One thing for sure though, unlike Vagabonde and Delos, Aannsha and I will not be getting pregnant and having a baby. Hahahahaha 😆

[@AannshaJones]

Lol

[@gregpowell1962]

@@SailingABSea Check out sailing into freedoms latest offering. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5POi5yfe5t5eLs

[@SailingABSea]

Oooh... At least they kissed and made up. Thanks

[@TurgutKalfaoglu]

ouch he probably used about 5 dollars worth of parts there.. one transistor and two diodes..

[@SailingABSea]

Hi Turgut, you are probably correct, but unfortunately we are too inexperienced to make these repairs ourselves so we have to pay the professional. Cheers.

[@SailingwithHuonCry]

About bloody time you put an Aussie flag up. 🇦🇺

[@SailingABSea]

Oi Oi Oi... 🇦🇺

[@ongandemirarslan2265]

Mr. Baz let me remind you one thing: Wife always wright.... :)

[@davedavids9619]

Unfortunately these days are over in Turkey. Currently in Didim and you can basically call it rip off city. The simplest of simple work will cost you here between 1000 and 2000 euro. That is where it starts. Something that online is being sold for 166 USD will cost a whopping 1500 euro. A simple bracket for an alternator ? 2500 euro. 5 liter of engine oil ? 155 euro. Even in chandler shops this practice happens. The other day I bought 2 anti-rat discs for 350 TL a piece. Came back 2 days later for 2 more, different sales person and all of a sudden the price was ...............200 TL a piece (same disc). Adjusting injectors for the engines ? In Greece 10 euro per injector, here in Didim 50 euro per injector, so needless to say that almost nothing got done here. We will go back to Greece, have most of the work done there and other jobs will wait until winter season, then we will simply fly in a mechanic from the Netherlands. That is still 1/3 of the price they would charge in Greece and 1/7 of the price in Turkey. Both countries are on the road to self destruction when it comes to boating. Not very clever.

[@leecoleman822]

♥️ . saleh 🏁

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks Lee.

[@peterward8349]

Baz if you want a tester try building a house with wife, kids used to call me Jobe

[@SailingABSea]

Hahaha stress and tension, I (Baz) try to stay away from it. 😃

[@shelleyelder7847]

🐙

[@SailingABSea]

Hi Shelley, we're hoping to do some scuba diving on Tuesday so there may well be octopus. If not then we'll see if the local restaurant has it on the menu. Hahahahaha

[@cnc75adventures49]

Hey you be nice to each other kids or you’ll end up single forever like me yikes 👍👍

[@SailingABSea]

We kissed and made up Chad. All is well on board A B Sea. 😍

[@markebert7336]

:-)

[@SailingABSea]

👍

[@peterward8349]

Oi Oi Oi

[@SailingABSea]

It had to be done Peter... Be rude not to. 😀