Life is Like Sailing - Chain Locker gets a Facelift and More!

[@jaysenodell777]

I've never bothered to post a comment on youtube. But I felt i would do so now. I completely understand the disappointment of not feeling that you are "growing". Very natural result of all the effort you are expending. All I can tell you is that i stumbled on your channel when I started to "dare to dream" about living on a boat. Seeing you and your kids made me realize that it can be done (my kids are grown and gone but would come visit). And unlike some other channels which are very polished, you make this all seem very very doable. There's a realism to your channel that give me hope that someday, I too can live a sailing life. If I should ever be lucky enough to start that life, I hope I get to meet many down to earth people like you. Thank you for letting us into your world.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Jaysen O'Dell Thank you so much for all your kind words! I really appreciate that you tooth time to comment on the video and I am really touched that you have so many nice things to say about the videos because how you describe them is exactly how I hope they are being delivered. :) I hope to hear someday that you have moved forward with a sailing life! :)

[@edward3770]

Great job, never mind the negative comments. Learning a lot of u. greetz from Amsterdam The Netherlands !

[@tWoforgamenot1]

ditto

[@SailLife]

Awesome video Alfy :) Good job on all the projects! I don't get why you don't have more subscribers. I suspect we have pretty much the same active subscribers but I'll gladly share your video and mention your channel :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Sail Life Thanks Mads! I appreciate your support and really appreciate the friendship we have! It has been a fun road we have both travelled on so far. :)

[@pineconelife]

+Sail Life Mads.... you dont have time to be posting here ;-) We need another video! So looking forward to the vids of bringing your new boat to Denmark from Scotland and updates on the progress... oh and Jokul too.

[@tWoforgamenot1]

i think your videos are great ! Thank You For Them. Yes Keep On Rocking. and i will be looking :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

So glad you enjoy the channel!!

[@tWoforgamenot1]

@@lifeislikesailing :)

[@DDixon3121]

I've been following your videos for the last year or so and do enjoy them. Your comment about some viewers threatening you reminded me of a situation that happened to me. A few years back I frequently visited sailboatowners.com. Once I placed a comment about peering into the open engine hatch of a neglected boat a few slips down from me in the harbor. The owners were intentionally allowing the 31' boat to slowly fill with water so it would sink allowing them to collect the insurance. They had boasted in public that was their plan. At the time I looked into the open hatch, the water was up to the two cylinder diesel and contained vast amounts of oil, which would ultimately spread across our small harbor. I called the Coast Guard and reported the situation. My mistake was sharing my action with viewers on sailboatowners.com and numerous people attacked me personally. They accused me of trespassing, outwardly hoping I would be arrested. I was amazed at how viciously they attacked me. Because of that I placed a comment on that website that I would not be back and the owner contacted me, asking that I reconsider my decision. I declined and haven't been back since. Here's the irony.....I had sold the boat to the two owners a few years earlier....they had become disenchanted with the responsibility of owning a boat so they decided to help it sink. It was in perfect condition when I sold it to them but sadly in the end it was nearly worthless due to their neglect and abuse. So be careful.....there are many armchair experts out there just waiting to pounce on you.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Dick Dixon Thank you for sharing that story and for sure I have learned that not everyone on here is nice. I appreciate the supportive and positive comments and just block the haters. So far it has worked, but if someone actually tries to sue me one day it will likely be the last video I upload sadly. :/

[@nicholasbrandon1801]

I too just recently had my first experience with a negative viewer on one of my videos. Just remember Alfy that for every one of those, you'll likely have thousands more thumbs up. Cheers.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Sailing Madrigal Sorry to hear that, I have learned that there are always going to be haters out there and I have had to delete a number of comments because of how rude they were?!? I mean....where's the love? haha I like your view on it with the ratio being way more great people watching and I can say that has been my experience as well. :)

[@ozskipper]

Another great video Alfy.. You now have the cleanest chain locker on youtube. Liked on FB mate.

[@kenlynch6332]

Excellent solutions to to the problems, especially liked the Chain Locker solution, which can be a Pain in the .....Bow

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Ken Lynch Thanks Ken! Pain in the Bow....that's a good one!! lol

[@iam1ina1000000]

Brilliant ideas, thanks for sharing... just a note, I was told that KZbin pays 4 dollars for every 1 thousand views per ad.

[@wgkenney]

I love how simple, yet effective, your table solution was! When folks ask about what videos to watch for sailing, I always point to yours as a great channel to follow. You have a great mix of sailing and boat projects that is refreshing. I hope you're able to grow your subscriber count, and keep up with the great videos!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+WesKnny I always take time to think of the best way to fix these little things and often the solutions are very simple. :) Thank you for already sharing with others and I appreciate your kind comments! :)

[@gultekinkurultak9049]

Thanks for your honest efforts. I am from Turkey . My wife and ı bought a 32 footer in 2015 august. as it is a 1983 model there are lots of things to fix or renew. Sailing , cruising, racing ; all of them are fun. but in reality most of our time on boat is consumed by maintanence and getting her ready for sea. I find your videos very helpfull and educating. There are many valuable hints for those sailors WHO are trying to keep their boats seaworthy. Thank you very much again for sharing. May the fair winds be with you.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+gültekin kurultak Thank you for your kind comments and I hope that you are having good progress with getting your boat ready! Thank you for watching and fair winds to you as well!!

[@drakeParagon]

Another wonderful, extremely well made video Alfy! I really liked the intermission with the swans. :) You're boat is so lucky to have such a great owner. She looks beautiful! I hope you have a fantastic sailing season and we're always looking forward to seeing you in the same anchorage someday. Liked and shared on Facebook! :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

+DrakeParagon Thank you so much Drake and glad you enjoyed the swan intermission! Whenever I see them I always stop what I am doing to give them some snacks. Thanks also for the compliment on how nice Moonshine looks, I probably spend more time taking care of her than I do for myself. lol I am very excited to meet you and Monique in the same anchorage one day and I really appreciate the like and the share on FB!

[@tigersharkzh]

I've recomended your channel to a few people I know when I discoverd that they had been infested by the sailing fever. Like me they're from land locked Switzerland and stumbled over the cruising world here on youtube. I enjoy channels like yours and Mads channel for many reasons, one being thier relative small number of subscribers. You reply to so many comments on your videos and I think that connectivity is worth more than better adsense revenue. The lack negative and primitive comments on the "insider" channels always melts away with increasing subscribers. Fair wind and following seas

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Andrew Baumgartner Thank you for already recommending the channel to others! I really appreciate that and you are right, big numbers aren't always what it is about. I really enjoy all the communicating I do with viewers like yourself and that is really what I value most! :)

[@brucekratky7993]

Your not asking too much. I will work to spread the word a bit though my sphere of influence is pretty limited. Your solution to the chain locker was very clever. Using a slow cure and doing it in layers was the correct move. Heat and deformation of sole of locker would be a concern if you tried it fast and all at once. It's interesting how small details on a boat's design can happen like a chain locker that doesn't drain. So much of the boat is so right, hull, decks, sails, masts, etc., that a small thing like that is kind of shocking as was the table challenge. Nice fixes.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Bruce Kratky Thank you for sharing and I appreciate your efforts! I figured that layers for the epoxy was better and I'm glad I did it that way. It was such an easy solution to get the angle I needed and shows that if you just take a little time to think it through these projects aren't too difficult. :) Yes, it sure is crazy how a boat can be made so well and then a little silly thing like a chain locker drain is off?? lol

[@RAJAesq]

Thanks for sharing Alfie. Some great ideas. Nice to see a perfectionist tackle odd jobs.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Roger A. J. Aquin Glad you enjoyed it! I think taking my time with these things is what makes them go reasonably easy. :)

[@willardvegavoyager4581]

Outstanding. I love seeing other people's solutions to common problems and also sharing my own when I can. Great fix on the anchor locker, probably the most neglected part of any boat. I'll do what I can to spread the word on your channel. I share your philosophy, it's all just fun.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thank you!! Yes, sometimes a little pre planning can end up with a project going well! :) And thank you for helping spread the word!! :)

[@FirstFlyte]

Love the ingenuity of the table latch fix. Well done! Enjoy your videos sir. Please continue...cheers!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+FirstFlyte Thanks! Yes it was quite an easy fix with a little planning ahead. :) Glad to hear you enjoy the videos and I will continue them as long as I can.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I've never understood why so many boats are designed with pressure release valves that dump directly into the boat! I just had a PRV added to mine and any overspill is piped out overboard. I enjoy your videos and have added you to the "channels I watch" section on my channel page, hope that helps.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+CruisingTheCut Hey that is a great idea to have that hose connected to the valve just go over board! I appreciate your support by adding my channel to your list! :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

+CruisingTheCut Just checked out your intro video and I look forward to catching up on your adventures on the cut!

[@ericmcvea2794]

You do a good job on the details and I can tell you are ( like myself ) somewhat of a perfectionist ! LOL It can be frustrating at times but the satisfaction of a job well done makes it worth it in the end. You and Mads both do good work on your projects and videos. I'm excited about his new boat and look forward to all of the projects that will need to be done on it. I guess you will need to get another boat pretty soon because you have about finished all of your projects on the boat you have. I bet your boat is already the envy of the marina now ! I guess you could cut it in half and add about 8 feet in length, but that wouldn't take you but a couple of weekends and a few more videos to cover it ! LOL Keep up the good work my friend and I will continue to spread the word ! Fair winds !

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Eric McVea Yes I think we are similar in how we like to get things done by the sounds of it. lol Mads sure does amazing work on everything he does on his boat and I am really looking forward to watching the progress on his new boat! I think I am getting close to just being happy with the boat I have for the size that it is....if I end up sticking with Moonshine then there are a few nice upgrades I have in mind for her! :)

[@Madislandsailing]

Thanks Alfie! You do wonderful work! That anchor locker turned out awesome!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Mad Island Sailing Thank you! :)

[@waynebilko]

Alfy, maybe you should get onto Patreon. Other top sailing channels like yours are doing very well there, and you could then afford the fancy equipment (think copter sky-cam) to attract more subscribers. Anyway, your channel is still one of the best for DIYers, etc, and I will continue to spread the word. Cheers!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Wayne Bilko Maybe one day I will explore that Wayne, but for now just trying to get more subscribers is my goal so thank you tons for helping spread the word! Hope all is well!

[@RAJAesq]

No problem giving you my support - Alfie. Continue the great video - stay positive!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Roger A. J. Aquin Thank you and I really appreciate your support by sharing the videos! :)

[@thelmab12000]

Your vids are so inspiring and we learn so much from you! The chain locker fix is just one example. Your boat is beautiful and so well cared for. I will share and recommend as well!

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thank you so much for your kind comments!! And thank you for sharing the video!!

[@terrywilliams6923]

Hi Alfy great video as always. I have enjoyed you channel since you started. It is one sailor to another no pretentious gabble just pure fun and hints on how to enjoy your boat oh and some very good tips . I have posted your link to my yacht club Saltash Sailing Club Cornwall uk telling everyone to log in to your channel!!

[@johnjacobs6765]

Great work! Marking the anchor rode with whipping twine was a great idea. I'm following your example this weekend.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+John Jacobs Thanks! Glad you liked the anchor rode marking method enough to try it yourself! :)

[@wilsnich02]

Hi Alfy, Like a lot of your subscribers I find your channel outstanding...... the content is interesting and varied between jobs on the boat, sailing and touristy things. I enjoy them all immensely and I like the fact that your boat is what I consider that perfect size. Small enough to sail by yourself, big enough to take the whole gang or sail off to the far and exotic (or just around the corner) and being the same size as my boat its relevant to me. Your channel deserves a far higher subscription rate and anything I can do to help - count me in.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+wilsnich02 Thanks so much for your kind words! I do enjoy sharing and giving a little insight to my life aboard. Thanks for your support with helping the channel grow as well! I really appreciate it!

[@tobey1974]

Hi Alfy. I found your channel while watching Mads at SailLife and I have followed you since. I really like your videos of boat maintenance, tips and tricks 😊 Thank you so much. Kind regards, Peter

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Peter Tobiasen Hello Peter! I am really glad you found my channel through Mads! I appreciate your kind words about the content of my videos! :)

[@MrFurriephillips]

I bloody loved this video. The chain-locker fix was lovely and I'd be very proud of it. Nice looking bilge, too! Keep up the fabulous and honest videos and I'll keep thumbing them up ;)

[@lifeislikesailing]

Hello and really glad to hear you liked the video so much! I was actually quite proud of the fix so thanks for mentioning that. :) Oh yes the bilge was also something I liked the results of too. lol Thank you for giving the videos a thumbs up! Really appreciate it!

[@ismzaxxon]

Happy to share the love.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Terry Peake Awesome and thanks!!

[@SailBeforeSunset]

Ah, a clean and dry bilge. The dream of many boat owners. I'll be doing the same very soon.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Sail Before Sunset haha, yes not often we get to have on of those! lol Good luck with yours!

[@markdorrington2650]

Great Videos. Keep it up.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thank you!

[@rdzn710]

Thanks Alfy for another great video and all the hard work you put into them. I'm always looking forward to your next one.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video! Nice to hear you look forward to seeing them! :)

[@pineconelife]

Done! Really enjoy your videos. I grew up in Halifax sailing off the coast of Nova Scotia. There were lots of C&Cs around (still are). Great boats. I love Vancouver. If the housing every becomes near reasonable or realistic again we hope to retire in the area (my daughter lives up on Harwood St.) Your videos are interesting. A good mix of practical stuff and enjoying the sailing life ( we actually loved the museum vid). When not doing sail vids Vancouver is such a unique and interesting city perhaps a few more vids exploring the market at Granville Island, a bit on the crazy humonguous choices of eateries from jappadog to Vera's burgers ;-) a little native history, or sailing history of the area and short explaination of the BIZARRE housing market in the area(why some live on boats and the Tiny House movement). OH BTW you cannot complain about Canadian taxes to someone living in Denmark.... hasnt Mads told you that yet? ;-) Keep up the great work and I will continue to "thumbs up" and share.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Heather Morrison (PineconeLife) Thank you and really glad to hear you enjoy the videos. I can imagine that there are way more C&C boats in Eastern Canada when compared to here! Must be great to have so many of them around. :) Yes the crazy housing market is quite an interesting anomaly here. So artificial and I can't see how it will be able to sustain the high values. You are right that there are so many interesting things here in Vancouver and I will do more videos like the museum visit after getting a lot of positive feedback about it. Yes, Mads told me about the taxes in Denmark....crazy?!? Thanks for sharing the videos, I appreciate your effort! :)

[@markmahan6768]

I just discovered your channel and I like it very much. I subscribed and gave you a thumbs up! Gonna watch them all.....keep it up!

[@lifeislikesailing]

So glad you found the channel and thank you for subscribing and the thumbs up!! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series!

[@gavinforbes9114]

Keep up the videos Alfy. I am trying to watch them all. Hope to run into you one day. We have plans to move out to the coast from Alberta and do some sailing soon.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Glad you are enjoying the videos and I hope you can get through them all! :) That sounds like a great plan to move to the coast and hope to see you out there for sure!

[@Oggiwara1]

Nice approach to deal with the chain locker "pool" and bilge leaking! When it comes to the negative bs comments, don't feed the trolls, just ignore and block them silently.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Svein Arne Grønnevik Thank you! Yes, I try to ignore the negative stuff and stay focused on the great people that follow the channel! :)

[@MrJonmuir]

Hey Alfie, love the way you think. Great to see how you fixed the anchor locker drain.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+MrJonmuir Thank you! Yes, I find just taking time before to think out the best way to do the project usually means it ends up being pretty straight forward and easy to do. :)

[@dmzflightmedic]

Very cool, thanks for the video

[@lifeislikesailing]

You are welcome and glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@damienduggan9060]

Great work mate keep it up!

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thank you!

[@marshallpoe8087]

Great job as always Alfy. I will definitely spread the word. I have shared your channel in the past a few times but will work harder.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Marshall Poe Thank you and glad you enjoyed it! Also thank you for helping spread the word, I really appreciate that!

[@ramonp485]

Like your vids very much, keep on rocking!!!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thank you!! I'll keep making them as long as everyone wants to see them! :)

[@sailingcacique6343]

Nice job Alfy, you should have painted the underside of the locker lid, and when you had the epoxy mixed repaired the edge of the locker on the starboard side where it is damaged if you use some colloidal silica in the mix it will make the epoxy stiff so it doesn't flow and will stay put till it cures.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+sailing cacique Thanks and yes I ended up paint the uderside of the lid later, but I still want o clean up the hinges and replace the nuts and bolts. I plan to fix that little damaged spot for sure as well and I will use a thickening agent that is like the one you are mentioning, the one I used for the base might not have don't the job for that part.

[@jackneff179]

Hey Ally, you really have some creative ideas, must be the artist in you. The chain locker fix was so simple to do if one were to think about it. Putting the anchor and chain in the stern...great idea. Simple but did the job just fine. When the video started I was thinking you might epoxy a wooden wedge in there, but no you had the better idea...congrats. Now this is not a criticism, but a simple question. You keep your boat beautifully maintained, hell you even painted the bilge because you had left over paint. So as I watched the hot water heater replacement I wondered why, after removing the old heater why you didn't paint that locker? Best always..Jack

[@lifeislikesailing]

Yes, sometimes the solution is simple if you just take the time to figure out a plan. :) Well, I did make a small upgrade to the locker that has the water heater, but I haven't shown everyone yet. I didn't paint the whole area because that paint is pretty slippery and the inside part of the hull of that locker is where I had to put my foot prior to a little upgrade I made. My foot would just slip if it was painted I think. Plus I was out of paint. haha

[@ga3ch]

Great video. I like what you do...a lot! I wouldn't mind seeing you do a book with some of your photography mixed in with boat tips from your videos. Of course, keep making the videos. When you have a book published, I would like an autographed copy please! Thanks, and take care. Craig Halman

[@lifeislikesailing]

+ga3ch Thank you so much! A book sounds like a great idea and I may start working on one at some point! For sure you'll get a signed copy!! lol

[@normanboyes4983]

Hi Alfy, great little project with the cable locker, although I do wonder if you have drilled the drain hole rather too small and debris may block it up. I have and do enjoy your videos, which are friendly, informative and well produced. Keep up the good work.👍

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Norman Boyes The hole is just slightly smaller than it was before and I haven't had any blockages before. I will monitor how it goes and I can always drill a bigger hole later if it becomes an issue. :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Norman Boyes Oh, and glad you enjoy the videos and thanks for watching!

[@lewiskeizer]

You are my absolute favorite sailing channel! Keep up the great work! Do you ever sail into the little cove behind Butchart Gardens like I love to do whenever I bare Charter a boat?

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Lewis Keizer Thank you so much for your kind comments! I really appreciate hearing that! :) I haven't been to the area behind Butchart Gardens yet, but I know exactly where you mean and I bet it is a great spot to go!

[@dalebuckley6073]

I like your video's. And I like how you take care of your boat !

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Dale Buckley Thank you and thank you! :)

[@dochonk961]

Nice one again, just shared the link on my Twitter-Account.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Doc Honk Thank you for sharing it and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@orelygarcia]

Great fix I shared you on fb and g+, hope to see you break 10k soon. Keep up the great videos, thumbs up.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+OG Timbercraft Thanks for sharing the video and thanks for the thumbs up!!

[@1markvchs]

Great video as always Alfy!!! Appreciate your hard work!!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Mark Ogden Thank you! I appreciate your kind comments!

[@roydaley3413]

Hi Alfy, great vids, shared on Sailing in Newfoundland.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Roy Daley Hello Roy and thank you for sharing the video!! I really appreciate that!

[@passmeby9398]

Yep the relief valve. Often overlooked. I remember frantically searching for the source of RUNNING water. When I calmed down and thought about it and listened for where the stream was coming from that's what it was. I thought I broke a through hull for a few scary moments.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Pass Me By That would be scary! I have learned to always check the on board water systems as a possible source, but good to not rule out through hulls until you know for sure. :)

[@passmeby9398]

Occams Razor. On board systems are not as robust (hopefully) as through hulls etc. Still, it took several minutes for my pulse to stop racing. Good sailing! Both you and Mads are very good seamen and great to follow.

[@sailaway4559]

Great Videos as always, will pass on the link for you and tell others, keep up the good work , Well done.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+SAILAWAY Thank you and really glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you also for helping spread the word! I really appreciate it!

[@chuckhoover5269]

Awesome! Recommendations being made!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Chuck Hoover Great and thank you chuck! I really appreciate it! :)

[@lindacarey8714]

Really enjoy you videos. Will share as best as I can. Thanks for all you hard work bring these videos to us.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Linda Carey Thank you and I appreciate whatever efforts you can make to spread the word!

[@garygreen8737]

you got it , i post it to Facebook , as a sailor i enjoy your video's on sailing and fixing your boat , but where you live in Vancouver is such a pretty place , maybe more video's like the museum ?

[@lifeislikesailing]

+gary green Thank you Gary! I appreciate your efforts and yes, I will definitely being doing more videos from around Vancouver. :)

[@TheKrololo]

Always good to see your new video

[@lifeislikesailing]

+zatranslate Gald to hear seeing a new video is good! :)

[@cawfeedawg]

Interesting video.. Never seen braid as anchor rode before.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Cawfee Dawg Thanks and glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@HE84]

Hello. really like your videos! 👍

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Henke L Thank you!!

[@olumjumi]

Another great video. the boat looks great where you put the paint. will share for sure on facebook.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+David Richards Thank you and really glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you also for sharing! :)

[@myjavadogs]

Looks great! Smart idea!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+John Coffey Thanks! Yes, it turned out to be relatively easy solution. :)

[@myjavadogs]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC I shared your channel on Facebook!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

John Coffey Awesome and thank you!!

[@derrickjohnston7181]

well done from vessel No Problem

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thank you!

[@tarawandel5038]

Love the videos. Just found your channel, definitely a must watch channel.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Tara Wandel Thank you! I am really glad you found the channel and I hope you enjoy the videos!!

[@gkarjala]

Subscribed!!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

Awesome! Welcome Aboard!

[@WakeforMe]

Nothin' like a crispy, clean chain locker & bilge. Bilge Kote is the bomb. BTW I sent you a PM. ;)

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Wake for Me It sure was nice to have those areas cleaned up! Almost could have eaten my dinner right off the locker floor and the bilge! lol I will check out you message! :)

[@ocxb]

Your videos are always informative and inspirational. I have watched videos about things that the person had no ideal what he was doing yet it was amusing to watch (I wonder if his boat is sitting on the bottom now), Keep up the good work on these videos and ignore the haters, your thumbs up far surpass the thumbs down so that tells the truth.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Kurt Leisenfelder Thank you and I really appreciate your kind words. I hope that guy's boat is still floating. lol Although I would like to get my subscriber numbers up, it really is the quality viewers like you and all the others that comment which make me fell like it is all worth it. :)

[@cyclingwithkiwi3956]

you are a good guy your sailboat is lovely

[@lifeislikesailing]

+alan mckinnon Thank you and thank you! :)

[@karlossjackel2344]

great stuff alfy as always

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Karloss jackel Thank you and I appreciate your kind words!

[@karlossjackel2344]

LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC like many have said alfy your a great guy and i always look forward to your video each week and great job on chain locker so glad you didnt pour all the epoxy in at once as it gets hot and cracks i know this as i use resins and gel coats all day every day

[@lifeislikesailing]

Karloss jackel Really nice to hear you look forward to the videos! Yes, I just didn't feel good about pouring it all at once and it sounds like I made the right decision. :)

[@rumreach3950]

Looks good! BTW, that hole is way to small (don't ask how I know), it will get clogged with sand from the anchor, might be a better idea to enlarge it a little..

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Rum Reach Thanks. I am thinking the camera has somehow made the hole look smaller than it is since I have had a few people say it is too small. It is actually a decent size so I will just see how it goes and I can always make it bigger later if it is an issue.

[@rumreach3950]

Mine was about 1/4" - not enough.. ;)

[@jamesciotti6490]

Another great video Alfy...Well done. Your repair to the chain locker was well thought out. How long did you wait between the coats of epoxy?

[@lifeislikesailing]

+James Ciotti Thanks! It was a pretty easy and straight forward project once I started. :) I waiting one day between layers of epoxy. :)

[@flxsuki]

Ur doing good keep it up!!!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+FLX SUKI Thank you!

[@flxsuki]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC any time

[@Thuddriver01]

I really enjoyed this video. You had an ingenious solution to repairing the chain locker by moving weight aft and leveling the bottom of the locker. I also liked the fix on the table; like you said " should have done it sooner" but one less irritant is a plus. Having never lived on a sail boat I have a question; is the grey water from your galley sink and bathroom shower etc. pumped over board while in the Marina or what?

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Thuddriver01 Glad you enjoyed the video and yes sometimes the solution to fixing something is really obvious and really easy once you put some thought into it! lol Yes, the grey water (sink, shower) goes overboard, but the black water doesn't. :)

[@captainsailnator]

Hi Alfy! Great job with the chain locker. Can't believe that the temperature was even enough for the epoxy at this time of the year :) We had some snow the last days in Germany :( Did you coat the new hole you drilled in the bow with epoxy too? I was wondering if there is the danger that water gets into the fiberglass.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Captain Sailnator Thanks! Yes, we have been getting some really great weather already with one day around feeling around 27 Celsius! The new hole that I drill was in the epoxy so there with be no water seeping into the wood for sure. :)

[@robertmcinnis]

Best Swan Break Ever!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Robert McInnis Really glad you enjoyed the break! :)

[@cawfeedawg]

Shared it!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Cawfee Dawg Awesome! Thanks!!

[@blueskyredkite]

Woah! I would be embarrassed to show you a picture of my bilge. But I've finally replaced the packing in the stuffing box, perhaps I can now clean it and paint it to look like that. I'll put that on the "to do" list - which is now the length of a roll of toilet paper :(

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Justin C haha...well painting the bilge for Moonshine came 4 1/2 years after getting her. lol I think my list is about the same length! lol

[@BobbieGWhiz]

Hi, On a different subject, I enjoy star gazing, and imagine that without terrestrial light pollution, the night sky must be amazing. I never see videos showing the night sky. Is this because it's difficult to photograph? If possible, could you include starry sky videos in one of your videos? Thanks

[@lifeislikesailing]

+lisarob5767 If I get to an area with no ambient light washing out the clear night sky I will try to get that put into one of the videos. :)

[@donjvalley]

Good video; I was thinking of inserting a wooden plug into the chain locker drain hole but your idea of re-drilling the hole from the outside was much more clever. Likewise, for the latch you used under the table leaf!!! I thought you might use some white cable ties to mark every 25-ft of chain, but it looks like you have minimal chain...I keep watching your videos but don't subscribe because I'm trying to keep track of all the people that I'm following, by memory, in my attempt to slow down the aging process. I know a guy, my age, whose wife is 21-yrs younger and she has developed dementia and has started walking down the mall, talking with strange guys or perhaps the ceiling, while he's in the restroom...5-5-5=ha,ha,ha...Talk about a 'pain in the bow'!!! And, I'm terrified of hackers, since I'm retired and currently living in a foreign country, NOT CANADA...But, the savings account is increasing and I'll be sailing, full-time, eventually...

[@lifeislikesailing]

+donjvalley Thanks! I have about 45 ft of chain and since I marked every 50ft I didn't need to mark the chain. :) That is good you are doing what you can to keep your memory fresh! :) Glad to hear the savings are growing and hope you can get onto the water soon! :)

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Alfy, I wanted to post that trailer to your channel to my FB page, but could not find it.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Daniel Berry The link is in the description, but to make it even easier I will give it to you here. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5vZiHSkrsyhrpo

[@benhur7913]

Great video! Just love the life on board! I just bought a C&C 30E in Sweden! Think they are similar to yours. A have one question: a can see that you have a speaker above your TV is it home made or something you bought? Take care!! P.s I will promote your videos on our boatclubb web

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Benny Baunsgaard Thank you! That sounds like you might have a similar boat and I hope you love it as much as I love mine. :) Here is a link to a recent video that will tell you all about the speaker. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp2rkKV-i5x6n7M

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Benny Baunsgaard and thanks for spreading the word about the channel! :)

[@vomKuckucksfelsen]

Hey Alfy nice Video! Could you do a Video about what you miss from living in a house and what things where better? I know already a lot of pro´s about being a liveaboard but i never hear people talking honestly about the con´s. And as I´m not a sailor (yet) I´d like to know more about (radio) communication and navitation - how´s that beeing done? And please don´t change a thing about your videos - I really appreciate the way you explain HOW you came to a solution! Thanks a lot! Flo

[@lifeislikesailing]

+vomKuckucksfelsen Thank you! Of course I could do video about the pros and cons of living of a sailboat. As for what I actually miss about living in a house....nothing yet. lol I lived in a house for all, but two and a half years of my life since I have been aboard Moonshine. Although in the past I have touched on the topics you mentioned I will add the other things to the video list, like radio and navigation to see if I can give a little more information about it. I usually find taking time to come up with solutions for the projects means means a much easier time completing it. :)

[@vomKuckucksfelsen]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC thanks for the reply! Yeah I really enjoyed your video about installing your new vhf but being a ham radio operator i know already a lot about the technical stuff. What I´m interested in is how you operate the radio, which channels to choose, the rules and so on. Do you have a shortwave (ssb) radio as well? And for the navigation part i see a lot of videos where the skippers jus use an ipad or chart plotter but never explain the basics about navigation at sea. I guess there´s a little more behind it compared to using a car navigation device lol :) Nice to hear that you don´t miss anything as liveaboard. For me I really like the idea of living aboard a sailboat but I guess I´d miss all my ham radio gear and especially my workshop :D Thank you so much for sharing!

[@lifeislikesailing]

I don't have SSB on the boat, but would like to get trained and have one eventually. :) When I am out this summer I could go over how I plot a course prior to doing it. :) Yes it is a little different than car navigation. lol

[@vomKuckucksfelsen]

Thanks that would be great!

[@oliverdjurle711]

Hi, I think that you produce very high quality videos. Good filming, and informative content. I will gladly share your channel with my friends! The interaction between you and your viewers is impressive, I think that matters more than how many subscribers you have! You should set up a patreon account and use it discreetly like mads is doing. That could help with motivation. I'm looking forward to seeing a new sailing video soon! :) All the best

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Oliver Djurle Thank you so much for sharing the videos! I really appreciate it and I value all the great viewers that I have and who take the time to comment! I may explore so other platforms someday, but for now I will just keep it simple. :)

[@SYSkidbladner]

Great work! Is your anchor line weighted?

[@lifeislikesailing]

+S/Y Skidbladner Thanks! Do you mean is there a chain section on it? If so yes I have about 45 feet of chain.

[@SYSkidbladner]

Nope, I meant the if you're using a leaded anchor line? We use the same set-up as you but we've had problems dragging a lot.

[@lifeislikesailing]

S/Y Skidbladner I don't think there it is a leaded line, no problems dragging with all the chain though. :)

[@SailingPauHana]

Did you do anything to "seal" the bow where you drilled the drain hole from the anchor locker? I'm just curious how you keep water from soaking into the freshly drilled hole.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+S/V Pau Hana (Sailing Vessel Pau Hana) Good question, the drain hole was already there so after I fill it with epoxy, I drilled through the epoxy with a slightly smaller bit than the original hole so the water will only contact the epoxy. :)

[@SailingPauHana]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC ok, gotcha. I thought it was a new hole....makes sense. Love the channel btw. 👍

[@lifeislikesailing]

S/V Pau Hana Thanks and I appreciate you watching! :)

[@jorgeconcheyro]

Done, your channel is on my facebook wall.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Awesome and thank you!

[@jackneff179]

Keep making the videos and screw the nay sayers and loonies. There are more you appreciate you than dislike your work so carry on.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Thanks! I will keep doing the videos for now at least! :)

[@enerzise3161]

I am going to ask three people I know, who see your videos, to make sure they are subbed to you. I know they like your channel because they watch most of the sailing channels with me and we enjoy them. So sending new people to sub and will be making sure people I know who watch your channel are subbed too. I watched one of the sailing channels for several months before I discovered I was not subbed. After discovering I was not subbed, I went and found three other channels I was watching, that I was not subbed to also. Glad to help you out Alfy.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+enerZise Thank you so much!! Yes I have done the same thing with watching a channel and then realizing later that I hadn't subscribed to it yet. lol

[@shipskepr1]

alfy great as usual,yes folks can be kinda rude,be a duck an let it roll off.i to am just starting my own blod,vlog what ever you wanna call it,im still a newbe,i will share yur page ,if I can figure out how,lol,,,,fair winds an safe passages,,,,paul

[@lifeislikesailing]

+paul stratton Thank you Paul! I look forward to following your blog!! Fair winds!

[@skookumjack]

Excellent video Alfy as always! I will continue to promote your channel to like minded souls (and some that ain't! ). Your approach to gain more subscribers is very honorable . I have to declare that I'm no fan of the patron way of producing a revenue stream like some well know "sailing channels" . It takes it from a "Hey guys I would love to share this with you" , to "hey guys I'm making these vids to support my life style choice" . That said, if a person wishes to throw in some shekels and pay for content there's a big big onus to deliver regularly and quality content to boot. It becomes entertainment..... Whats your ethos for your channel? You are likely to be aware of a sailing channel Keep Turning Left. If your aren't I strongly recommend it . Dylan's take on sailing and the British coastline is unique , and unashamedly asks MOBs like me to chip in a quid or two, which I willing do, as it's first class video photography and a history lesson usually thrown in. I would happily contribute to yours and Mads channels. I'll leave those who thinly disguise sex to sell their sailing channels to the people of this world who seem to have something missing from their lives. Sorry for the ramble........ Jack.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Jack Gates Thank you Jack! I really appreciate your support by sharing the videos and yes I have the same struggle with some channels that ask for financial support. Of course if a channel is established and has delivered great consistent content for some time, by that I mean a 'proven' channel...then I would have no issue with them asking for some $$ support as a little give back. I can certainly appreciate the hard work and time it takes to make the videos. I totally agree with you about the channels that border line 'whore out' their girlfriends or wives in an effort to gain more views, more subscribers and more money. I would much rather keep my lower numbers and have quality viewers like you and all the others that follow my channel over making a few more bucks! That was my ramble so you didn't feel you are alone on this topic. haha

[@CawffeeTyme]

Alfie, Have you looked into Patreon????? You can make a good bit of money directly off the videos......I've been following alot of sailors for a while...it's what keeps Drake going, and now Curtis has joined, and I just found mads' channel......

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Cawffee _Tyme I have looked into it, but it seems going onto Patreon could be the start of the end as I have seen so many negative comments when people start a Patreon account. I really don't get it, because I can appreciate the hard work and effort it takes for these channel to make the content, but too many people out there hate the idea of paying anything for it. Maybe one day I will consider it and how to best deliver that announcement. :)

[@CawffeeTyme]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC I had to give up paying people due to the current exchange rate......cad-usd is not the best.......and if I paid everyone a dollar a video every month, I'd be spending alot of money I don't have......but there are many people I follow that are making a good bit of cash from their patrons....we shall see how well curtis and mads do.

[@lifeislikesailing]

***** Yes it will be interesting to see how they do so I will also be watching closely. :) For now I am happy to not ask any more than for my viewers to help me make the channel grow. :)

[@CawffeeTyme]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC so true......I'll try my best on this side of the country.......

[@lifeislikesailing]

***** Awesome and thank you!!

[@tWoforgamenot1]

:)

[@theislandpackrat]

Great job on the anchor locker! I think your worrying about the wrong things on subscribers I only have 100 course I just film with an old camera and post it on you-tube don't know how to do what you guys do but admit yours are really good. the thing I notice is if you hold the mouse over the person's name it tells about them I look at all unless like Delos that might have a 100 comments and you will notice that almost all of them don't have any post or none on boats they just like to look at video's I guess and comment to people, the negative one's have nothing to do in life so comment to get attention. Your video's are just as clear as Delos's video's and he makes $500.00 per video! Most watch his because of what there doing mostly WHERE there at. I like yours way better and Mads, Curtis and the ones that are doing stuff on there boats. I can watch National Geographic if I want to see some city. But like you just did with your table THAT helps someone and wouldn't cost them an arm and leg.Don't worry about how perfect your video's are or you'll never go boating again! I think I'm writing a book, One you don't have I think you might like is- junkming he goes boating!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+theislandpackrat Thanks! The locker project was fun to figure out and pretty easy to complete with the biggest thing just taking my time to layer it all up. :) I appreciate your kind comments and having viewers like you and all the other great people that enjoy the videos is what's most important to me! Oh ya, that table fix was so simple so I hope if anyone out there has a similar table, they can use my idea! :)

[@jchase5408]

Everyone can use a Swan Break. :-)

[@lifeislikesailing]

+J Chase I love when I get a swan break here at the marina!

[@bigroundwatermelon6456]

We are not much help monetary wise, neither do we use any platforms other than that we have a KZbin channel, but we have been subscribed for some time now and we really enjoy all your videos. It was great not to hear you beg for money like so many are doing these days. You keep them clean and reasonably professional, yet real; no #@%&^* this and #@%&^* that, and also some guys just don't care to sell their wives and girlfriends all over the place to total strangers; people don't realise that once you do this you cheapen yourself and drop your standards. We have been subscribed to some channels, but once they do this, we leave. Keep up the good efforts.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Big round watermelon Thank you and I appreciate you kind comments! Yes, I feel for now that I want to just make the videos for fun and I am happy with just posting them on YT. I am glad you see that the videos are 'real' and I am not trying to make the channel something that it is not. I agree that some people will do just about anything to 'sell' their channels and it sure does cheapen it. Far winds to you and thank for watching!

[@bigroundwatermelon6456]

+LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC, There are many good things about your channel, and one thing, is that it is small, I've often noticed that how you often if not always respond back to the comments. This is what many of the others, just can't do. And by the way, I did like your solution for getting the slope in the anchor locker.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Big round watermelon I really enjoy reading the comments and replying to the comments so I get a lot out of that. :) The locker solution ended up being quite simple after giving it a little thought. :)

[@bigroundwatermelon6456]

I suppose that even though you don't have the 'numbers' such as others do, you then get the chance to get to know people. There's no point in having thousands of subscribers, you can't really get to know them. Plus your kids are worth much more than all of them anyway. You have grown on my wife and I over the while. Having a stable income, comfortable home and great kids, you really have lots to be glad about. I have had four kids, two have left now, and my wife and I live in a double decker bus with a hard annex and carport joined to that, in what I think you guys call a 'trailer park', what we would call a caravan park. But we are very happy, because we understand that these simple things really are the better things.

[@lifeislikesailing]

Big round watermelon I couldn't agree with you more. Keeping it simple is much better and I also have nothing to complain about. :) I bet a double decker would be an awesome home!

[@breehornsailor1193]

Dear Alfy, I´ll share your link within the german sailors forum (www.segeln-forum.de). Have a look at it with the help of google translate.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Breehorn Sailor Thank you so much for doing that!

[@formosa41]

I don't think you are asking too much at all. I will do what I can to help. I would love to build subscribers as well, but I know why I haven't been successful yet. Frankly, my videos suck! lol. I also need to get in front of the camera and be more personable. My real personality has yet to show through in a video. Also, unfortunately a lot of the sailing channels that are wildly successful rely on the old "sex sells" aspect. You and I don't have bikini clad women on our channels. Maybe if I slip into one of my wife's bikinis for the next video... Haha. You welcome us into your home when you make these vids and I appreciate that! I can't wait until I can do some bilge coat. That pure white looks so much better than the rusty/grimy look I've got going on in my bilge.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Formosa41 Thanks for all you kind comments! I really appreciate them! Yes, it takes time to develop how your channel will be delivered to the viewers and I fell like mine is still developing. I have some ideas of the future for the channel so I will see how it goes. Good luck on that bilge! :)

[@robertorzech2466]

I've got over 26,000 twitter followers. I'll post your link and if anything positive happens ,then great. I can't promise that anything at all will happen but I'm curious to find out too. Cheers

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Robert Orzech WOW, that is awesome! I should get onto twitter more to check it out! I really appreciate you helping me share the channel content! :)

[@rbsaustin9960]

Seems that your ratio of views to comments is pretty high which says a lot about connecting with your viewers. Don't be timid about asking people to subscribe or like!

[@lifeislikesailing]

+RBS Austin Yes I definitely can't complain about it. :)

[@PilarSailing]

Alfy, Your campaign seems to pay off, 100 more subscribers in one week! Congrats! Made a new clip about painting of the bottom of a wooden boat: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnrLZn5njtd7r6s

[@lifeislikesailing]

+S/Y Ottiliana Hey thanks for keeping track for me! That is great news and I really appreciate all the support and help everyone has given so far! I will check out your latest video for sure!

[@PilarSailing]

Actually it's easy to track with this site: sailing-channels.com/ Your channel is there also.

[@lifeislikesailing]

S/Y Ottiliana Thanks! I'll check it out!

[@Rule_303]

If you are wary of Patreon, how about a paypal account for donations? I know I have derived value from a lot of your videos, and copied some of your solutions, so would be happy to at least buy you a virtual beer.

[@lifeislikesailing]

+Rule_303 I have explored that option for in the future for things like, if I need a better camera or possibly a drone on day. Then set up a donation account for viewers to help out with a specific item. That way that the viewers would directly benefit from the better video quality and content. I think people could buy into that more and really that is what I would want any money I received to go to. Although a virtual beer sounds great too! lol