Injury at Sea (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 79)

[@firstdaywithnewbrain2504]

You two are so real and genuine. It’s really refreshing. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thank you so much!😍 Such nice feedback!

[@angelatutino6789]

Speaking from the heart, you deserve to have over 500 k subscribers! Awesome video! Thank you for sharing! ❤️🇨🇦❤️

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thank you so much 😀😍 You are too kind!

[@allmomomosthomebus3895]

I agree with the hot toddy cure for that face smack Bill. Takes the edge off. Also good when coming out of the chilly wind.

[@mikefox1332]

You guys guys stay with it, I am sure your fan base will as well. I am pulling for you.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks! We are still going! Just got to clear water in south Florida in real time 😎; hatchcin plans for the spring!

[@stephenward3468]

There are some sump drain plugs that have a magnet built into them to collect/attract steel from piston rings,bores thatwill over time wear.So hopefully the broken part of the dip stick will work it's way to the magnet.

[@Kiwi_Mike]

Loving the music selection Grace 😊

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks!! 😀

[@christopherbonner5059]

Not a terrible place to be. I'm glad Bill is ok.

[@jbsanger696]

Glad you are okay! That was crazy! Yeah, glue a magnet on the outside of the tranny.. Low cost insurance.. Glue it on the low spot on the underside.. Just in case.. Great video

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks for the tip!

[@tommytaylor7851]

OUCH !!!! Bill glad you are okay. I know that hurts. Hang in there.. Thanks for the Vids...

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks 👍Thankfully it could have been much worse! Got lucky!

[@eleanor4482]

Sorry about the injury. Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thankfully more damage wasn't caused by the sail! Thanks for watching!😀

[@espph3490]

Bill, you have to take extra careful all the time, keep safe!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

That was a scary one!!! Glad it didn't hit my eye!

[@barbaralane9825]

Y’all have some of the most beautiful smiles - thanks for sharing them with me today.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

You are so kind 😍😀

[@brianmiller7934]

While flushing, filter the used oil with a coffee filter and reuse until it comes out clean. Add new and flush one more time, filter and run the engine/trans for a few minutes and pump out again, checking the fluid. If clean, put it back in. If not, repeat above. Takes time, but you will feel confident you have it clean without wasting much fluid. Good luck! Nice Delos could lend a hand.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

smart on the coffee filters save a lot of fluid that way, smart!! Yea Brian and Kazza are the best :)

[@trinadecker657]

Loved the drone shots with the fall colors from the east coast. California doesn’t get as much fall foliage as the east. Glad Bill is okay, that looked scary.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Camden was a truly beautiful spot in the fall! Such a quaint harbor!

[@donnakawana]

Omg that looked like it hurt!! It's like a string of unfortunate mishaps... I Kno that all to well... But I love how you 2 pick up an carry on!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

so lucky it missed his eyes!! Thanks!!

[@donnakawana]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing I Kno at first I wasn't sure what it hit. I'm sure ur heart skipped a beat on that one... You 2 are a great team !! Love an light to ya both ✌🏻💗😊❣️

[@Cptnbond]

Wow .. that was scary with the stay sail. You were lucky you did not go over board -- without a life west in October ...

[@ellistemple8112]

A telescopic magnet would do the trick if there was room to get one in there. Lower it down and it should pull those bits out. Also if you have a drain plug in the bottom the transmission I would pull it out and JB weld a small magnet to catch anything left

[@dianabentley2619]

Yikes! Hopefully you healed up ok 👍 & are enjoying some warm weather now😎

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

I am! All good with barely any scarring :) We are just south of Miami, clear water and temps in the 80's!

[@DowneastThunderCreations]

You were here pretty late in the season. Usually, vessels under 40' in our area (further up the coast - "Downeast") from where you were in Camden (mid-coast) have been hauled out for the winter prior to October. You were fortunate last fall, because our winter was relatively mild from what we've experienced in past years.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

We seem to make a habit of staying too long LOL. The diesel heater makes it nice inside but sure makes weather tougher heading south!

[@robertscranton8293]

I love boating...and it's nice to see that I'm not the only one that has calamities from time to time...that shackle was like a snake bite..that happened so fast..SV Delos...really nice folks aren't they..

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Brian and Kazza are the best (and of course Little Nugget :) ) Buy a boat they said...it'll be fun they said.. LOL

[@tim6385]

Sucks you got whacked by that shackle....yer boat looks awesome carving through the deep blue!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks she's been a great boat to us! So lucky I didn't get hit in the eye, escaped with a warning this time. Next time we will raise that sail downwind!

[@mattg8156]

That was a great video.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SailingChannels]

Ouch. That hurt and I felt it. Hope you are doing ok. Those damn lobster pots as well. Crazy

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks! Got really lucky and it healed without too much scaring :) Yea we were glad to get out of Maine waters for that reason!

[@bojangles8837]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing We are Summer based out of Newport RI and love cruising Maine. We try to avoid the lobsters pot dance season, which typically harvest runs from late summer to early fall. Sad because it is a really beautiful time of year.

[@nickwebster1473]

Awesome video!!!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Glad you enjoyed it😀

[@sailingarista]

Just found seaffinity that you helped out with batteries! Paying it forward ❤️⛵️❤️

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Yep!! Was glad to see them go to a good home. We babied them for years lol. Never let them drop below 12.3 or 12.4 haha. Ran a generator every am on passage to charge em. They should still have life in them!

[@sailingarista]

Since I’ve been watching your Honda genset, is that still keeping you topped up? .

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Well now we have 1100w of solar! Usually charger by noon lol

[@bojangles8837]

Great Video guys, I am really seeing improvements in your productions. Both me and Gady have at least a dozen boat tattoo scars between us. Camden brings back memories for us, we had a big refit done by the fantastic yard there Lyman-Morse. I hope you had a chance to tour the facilities. The shots of the surrounding area during Fall was beautiful. Hope to catch up with you two on the water someday. Keep up the great work. Jim & Gady S/V Aurora

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks so much! 😍We did check out the yard, first class facility!

[@jerrymiller276]

Lucky thing that clew ring didn't hit a couple of inches higher! Until it heals up you should just tell everyone you got it from a cutlass while you were repelling pirates who were attempting to board. Polish up that sea story until it shines and you might get a few free beers in bars because, as the History Guy often says, "doesn't every good story involve pirates?"

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂 You're right was my opportunity to make a really cool story up! Shoulda seen the other guy... 😂

[@darcygray6193]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing Hockey Fight Face! 😜

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

🤣 yep used to play hockey, know the face well!

[@michaelanderson1788]

👍👍👍👍

[@mikemcguire4430]

In windy weather at anchor tie a 5 gallon bucket to either the anchor roads (if chain) or off the stern on a shortish teather , that may be a real help in steadying the boat. Works for me in a similar boat - Pearson 37 which sails all around at anchor. I don’t have anchor chain so I just throw it off the stern

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Interesting, we were really skating around in all that wind. We find that our wind gen stabilizes the boat in high winds. Not sure the science behind that LOL

[@sockeyevoyages8840]

Ideally, the pivot point would be the anchor. I have struggled with sailing at anchor the most in light centerboard cat schooner. The mast in the bow really caught wind. Board down made it worse. Windage forward of your pivot point, the leading edge of your keel, like the two furled sails makes it worse. All the windage at the stern, particularly the higher wind turbine, helps keep you pointed into the wind. With all your gear aft, it was surprising to see. Some yawls will keep their mizzen up as a riding sail, like a weather vane. I've jury-rigged canvas as a riding sail. Locking a swinging rudder can help, similar to the bucket idea.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

@@sockeyevoyages8840 Yea quite a bit of sailing on anchor, the wind was funneling a bit, changing directions as it raced down the valley walls, we were sailing more than normal :)

[@briandale8386]

I thought there would be a magnet in the pan already. I guess not. I like the plan that one dude said. A magnet drain plug. Or a strong magnet at the plug. If you can’t find a plug

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

The magnet is a good idea!

[@georgelansing6113]

Ouch! Super glue for cuts works great!

[@lowellmccormick6991]

Gorilla glue for hair, not so much.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Yes it does! We went over to Delos and Brian glued me up lol

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

I'll try anything once...😂

[@scubaseas1]

Get a magnetic drain plug for it. Magnet on a stick or coat hanger would be good idea too. You could flush with old fluid, just run it through a coffee filter. Do the last two changes with clean/new oil. Glad your boat bite wasn't worse.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Great idea! Yes I got very lucky!

[@stevenr8606]

Seems the sail didn't like being called a 'Slutter'. BTW, nice video!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂😂

[@curtishyde1842]

Curtis Hyde here of the sailing vessel LibertyFreedom I seen that I pray all will be well!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Thanks!! Really lucky it missed his eye or teeth!

[@ops7750]

Can’t believe what you did. Hoisting the jib without a sheet attached to it, will cause problems as you experienced yourself.

[@harborhobo]

You must have been dreaming of TTYC after a couple of days of weather like that.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂very true!!

[@GaryBoyd02]

Hope your cheek has healed up nicely. You must remain ready for your "close up"!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂 there goes my career in hollywood! LOL

[@formhubfar]

Should have got one of those magnetic wands, no matter how many times you flush it the metal will remain on the bottom.

[@klasandersson7522]

I made one myself of a small neodyne magnet, some hosepipe and lots of gluegun-work! 😁 Flexible , bendable and easy to clean afterwards! ( I had dropped a screw down a hatch, and I am rounder on the middle than the hatch is across... ) 😜

[@formhubfar]

@@klasandersson7522 Work smarter not harder mate, 100%.

[@darth_taterz]

Yea I had similar thought. Maybe even a magnetic plug for the housing. I have one on the oil pan.

[@formhubfar]

@@darth_taterz Not sure if there is a drain plug on the hydraulic oil, I imagine there would be, but yes.., thats the solution.

[@klasandersson7522]

@@darth_taterz A magnetplug is great to have, but I have a feeling it becomes a tad difficult to remove it on a boat since it needs to sitt in the bottom of the oilpan/gearhouse, and that place on a sailingboat usually means flush to the inside of the hull deep down somwhere really cramped... 😜

[@salnichols94805]

If you’re out of AT-4, run it through a stack of coffee filters...it’ll work in a pinch.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

smart! Didn't think of that!

[@salnichols94805]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing well, if you have access to new at-4 that’s always your first choice. But if you don’t...you can filter it...coffee filters are cheaper than using your N-95s, though the N-95s would be bomber for the job.

[@allmomomosthomebus3895]

I guess you got terrific fuel economy on that jaunt! It's great to have friends.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂

[@wizardgmb]

Ouch! To rewrite a line from the movie "Sunset Boulevard", "Mister Deville, I'm NOT ready for my closeup." (I've gotten old enough that younger people don't necessarily recognize the lines I quote so I have to attribute them...) I hope you have resolved your sail problems so you won't get whacked like that again!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

LOL there goes my career in Hollywood, oh well LOL. We are trying to "train" the top of the sail since having it come unfurled is where the problem started. It lashed tightly in its furled shape

[@Jackanory222]

were there no sheets on the staysail....hard to tell on the video? Could have been used to control the amount of flogging although that has to be preplanned.....I nearly killed myself on an uncontrolled flogging genoa sheet so even with sheets on, you have to be very careful. I doubt there will be enough stiffness in the stay sail furling setup to totally prevent some unwrapping in a good gusty blow. That was a very sobering accident and as you said could have been a much worse injury. Really enjoy your channel.....Maine looks just amazing.

[@brianmiller7934]

Sheets would have provided needed control. Glad it wasn’t too serious!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Yea sheets may have helped, my plan was to raise and furl it back up to get sheets one, that backfired lol. Super lucky it didnt hit me in the eye! Thanks for watching ;) Maine was a gorgeous spot!

[@robertadamsmetaldetecting6324]

Man you missed the opportunity for great content. Should've had Dr. Brian sow your face up. Would've been a great crossover episode. Lol. In all seriousness, glad it wasn't a bad injury. My biggest fear when I take my three young sons out sailing.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

😂Grace was pretty traumatized by the injury and didn't have it in her to film, I was, well busy getting patched up LOL. Brian glued me up and we went to a little island for the afternoon with hot toddies :) Very thankful it didn't hit my eye, next time we will raise it downwind

[@MrJhchrist]

So little floating docks in the middle of a bay is a thing? Or I guess this is inside a marina? LIke a mooring with a deck? Weird, never seen such a thing.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

First time I have seen these as well, it was pretty cool! The dock were anchored fore and aft so they didn't move in the wind. Kinda fun to be moored up right next to a buddy boat!

[@danthomas3808]

Put a coffee filter in a funnel and strain it out that way.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Smart!

[@danthomas3808]

Works good for diesel fuel too .

[@darth_taterz]

Bill maybe throw a decent size magnet on the lower portion of the trans housing and or see if u can find out the the thread pitch of the plug and find one with magnet to pick up those metal bits. If the issue is resolved already maybe this tip would help someone else in a similar......uh shituation. Fairwinds....delos on Fridays calico skies on Saturday perfect combo

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

I like the magnet idea!! I did a flush a month or so ago and it looked clear. Maybe next time i'm in there I'lll give it a whirl. Thanks for watching!

[@PaulBartomioli]

did you filter out the stuff you used to flush? Perhaps you can use it

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

We disposed of it, didn't recycle it. I didn't think of filtering the fluid at the time!

[@PaulBartomioli]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing I've done tranny repairs on everything but boats. Even before recycling was a thing, my boss insisted on it, especially when all we were doing was flushing the system. We had a large wire strainer, similar to one in a kitchen, and the fluid flowed from that through cheesecloth, into a funnel then into a gallon container. It's easy sitting here on the shore, drinking Maple Bourbon to tell you what you should have done! BTW, I heard that the scar on your right cheek is from the boss putting a left hook into you. Any truth? ;}

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

@@PaulBartomioli Grace throws a mean left! LOL

[@PaulBartomioli]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing don't they all!

[@traceysmith6964]

could you please tell me the name of the track & band on your camden section at 20 minutes

[@SpiralDiving]

Never raise a headsail without at least one sheet attached, No sheets = no control

[@salnichols94805]

You might want to put the sheets on before you do that.

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Yea that would make sense LOL. I was hoping to raise it and furl it back up and then get the sheets on, that backfired HA

[@salnichols94805]

@@CalicoSkiesSailing you have to have the sheets on to keep enough tension on the sail as you furl it, or the sucker will unwrap above the clew in a blow. Keep the sheets tensioned AGAINST the furling line and you can avoid the dark hours drama.