Can We WEIGH ANCHOR WITHOUT WINDLASS?!

[@waltobringer2928]

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[@HarborsUnknown]

Wow 🤩 what a wonderful comment!! Thank you 🙏

[@smith4tx2001]

Your narration on your videos is beautiful. It is like listening to poetry. Great episode. Thanks for sharing your adventures

[@HarborsUnknown]

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[@Greg-pc7yw]

My favourite sailing KZbin show! 🍷

[@HarborsUnknown]

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[@hslfuncpl]

Your storytelling and gift of words is so unbelievable. I enjoy watching your videos and live vicariously through your videos. You would be a great write of novels.

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you so much for your flattering comment!! We really value the time you take to watch our videos and commenting on them. It helps us a lot and makes us feel appreciated.

[@DaveHines1]

Watching dolphins never gets old 😃 I like Fabio’s thoughts on buying replacement gypsies , “Two is one, one is none” 😂 and I trust he got his Ragu 😃🍻🥂

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you Dave!! We now have two (one waiting for us in Fakarava) The pork was delish!! 😊😊

[@Peter_Herrman]

Lol, I hope I never own a restaurant that Fabio comes to do a review of! "Ehhhh, meh."

[@HarborsUnknown]

😂😂😂 hilarious!! I would love that job😂😂

[@marktaylor484]

How beautiful, your poetic skills are aligning as I hope your life goal's, so very many couple's are tested, with not always good result's. I truly hope you are merging together rather than similar individual's experiencing the same thing with different results. Fair wind's...

[@HarborsUnknown]

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[@huldahovergaard1648]

Another interesting video! Never a dull moment

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you Mom!! 🥰

[@Greg-pc7yw]

I also watch Sailing Ruby Rose II amongst many other channels, they have a new Seawind Cat and have had anchor problems as well from a new buy! You may have seen it. My uneducated guess is you need a rocna anchor with 90m of 10mm or 13mm chain for your size boat. The weight of the chain is significantly heavier and the tests I've seen on this anchor show they are superior. FYI.

[@HarborsUnknown]

😊😊 thanks for watching and for your comment. Our problem is with the windlass gipsy (plastic resin rather than metal alloy) it’s a “value engineering” decision from Lewmar which we do not agree with 😂😂. We have an ultra Anchor 77 lb which sets and holds like a champ and we love it more than any other anchor we had on our boats (this is our third boat) We looked at the Rocna (immensely more affordable at a third of the price) but we would not be able to fit it on our bow roller because of the roll bar. For the chain, I agree a heavier chain has a stronger catenary effect. In French Polynesia you typically anchor in deep water and crowded anchorages so we needed 100 meters of chain, mindful of the additional weight, we downsized from 70 meters 10 mm g40 to a longer 100meters 8 mm G10 chain (Maggi aqua7) resulting in identical weight. G10 8mm is stronger than G4 10mm but as you point out does not have the same catenary effect. We are not too happy with the chain, not because of the holding power but because of the poor galvanization which is a known fact with G10 chains. Maggi claimed to have solved the issue with chemical bonding of galvanization to the harder steel but clearly they did not. I am not sure which anchor is on Rubi Rose. We are going back to a 10 mm g40 when we reach New Zealand. Cheers 😊😊😊😊🤩

[@Greg-pc7yw]

@@HarborsUnknown Thanks for the info, very interesting, us armchair sailors need all the info we can get, and that was a very informative answer. Thanks for your time. I do plan to buy a boat one day, funds permitting. 😂

[@HarborsUnknown]

Fantastic!! Cannot wait to see you out in the ocean!!

[@jimmieweigel1271]

Wow what an awesome adventure and that is one beautiful place that you're visiting I know the people there must really appreciate you buying things from them such as the pork in the goat I know when you traded the rope they were really happy What a great episode and thank you for sharing those beautiful smiles we will see you next week

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you! We're so glad you enjoyed the video! The people definitely appreciate cruisers buying from them as not many tourists come through.

[@HopeOfJoe]

Quick response as begin this episode........of course you can up and set anchor without a windlass. To up it m power the boat forward till the anchor is loosened then pull up the chain. Good to have gloves for this.

[@HarborsUnknown]

It can be done, in 50- 60 foot of water there are about 80 lb of chain plus 77 lb anchor is 157 lb at the beginning of pull. Feasible but not easy 😂😂 at my old age. Thanks for watching as always 😊😊

[@GeorgeRoach-y1n]

Great video

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you!

[@timtrinkaus7072]

Love the interactions with the locals that was an adventure finding some pork!

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you!! It was a lot of fun! Great people 😊😊

[@TammyBillings-qt1ve]

You both are doing a great job on the channel. Bravo 🎉

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thanks so much Tammy!

[@curtishyde1842]

As far as enjoying your videos I have enjoyed every video of yours that I've ever watched

[@HarborsUnknown]

That is such a nice comment and compliment!! Thank you so much!!😀😀😀

[@walterhiegel3020]

Wow that was the best video swimming with dolphins I have ever seen.

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thanks Walter! It was an amazing experience!

[@ahminmabed5166]

What a really awesome show guys. Very warm and positive. I hope you make it to Indonesia so you can bring us more warm cultural riches for our viewing pleasure. Thanks so much

[@HarborsUnknown]

What a really nice comment!! Thank you 😊 we are certainly planning to go to Indonesia! 🤩🤩🤩

[@darrellpugh6186]

Yoda searching for Dolphins to play with and ending on a ...swell... day Fair Winds 😎

[@HarborsUnknown]

😊😊😊🙏 thank you Darrell!

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

Love you guys! Sorry your windlass gave you problems. Safe travels. ❤

[@HarborsUnknown]

The windlass needs a big brother😂😂😂. Thanks for watching 🤩🤩🤩

[@williamclark3490]

I'm not sure, but I think you missed a rare event, 'Green Flash'. Take a careful look and review at about 11:30 into the show, sunset...

[@HarborsUnknown]

You are right!! I suppose we should have called it out in the video. I had never seen a green flash before so at the time I questioned it but in reviewing the footage it was definitely a green flash. 😍

[@shuzoskates]

Something is always happening! But coping so well ! Interestingly to me , these dolphins behaved not just interested in a dingy , seems so friendly to Kristin😊 It was impressive to me that lady was kind of apologetic when she sold a pork meat to Fabio 3000XPF 😅

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you Hiro!! We always adore your comments. Swimming with dolphins in their natural environment is a unique experience 😊😊😊

[@the_ayesha_khan]

Hi guys, thanks for yet another great video. You get better and better and both look so happy compared to the early days, Great job. Question as always, I picked up you have 8mm chain, I think you have a wonderful Ultra, how big is it?

[@HarborsUnknown]

🤩🤩🤩 thank you! The chain is an 8mm Aqua7 by Maggi. It’s a G70 chain (as compared to the more common G40) supposed to be as strong as a G40 10 mm. The galvanization is however poor and cannot recommend this chain. The anchor is 77lb and works like a charm. We have a swivel. The windlass is a Lewmar VX2 and is undersized, soon to be upgraded 😂😂😂 Thanks for watching

[@HopeOfJoe]

Happy you were able to make the temporary fix. 🎉🎉🎉 See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thanks 😊🙏🙏

[@en8581]

Nice video! How much scope was out when you dragged? Do you think more of the problem was the scope or ground (was it just hard pack)?

[@HarborsUnknown]

Thank you 😊. Probably a combination of both, short scope, 1/3, and coral under sand. We do well with 1/3 in good sand. Not a lot of room in the anchorage, and I was dreading pulling up the chain with a faulty windlass. Thanks for watching and for you comment

[@gbsailing9436]

Hey guys just seeing this now and I hear your problem. If you have your scuba tanks about (which I know you do) whether they are full or not, unless they are completely empty, you can pop it onto you BCD and drop down to the anchor and do a quick dive down and up using the BCD to help haul up the anchor. Two methods: 1). Just grab the anchor and sit it in your lap as you squat on the bottom then use the power inflator to raise YOU and the anchor to the surface. You don't need to come up too slowly because you have been down very long as long as you breath out hard on the way up. 2). have a small rope loop with a Carabiner attached to the BCD. Drop down to the anchor and put the loop around the stock near the head and then attach it to the BCD - you could probably do this without having to wear the BCD meaning that you can control the tank/bcd/anchor in front of you as you ascend. This is probably the most safest method as you can keep you gauges on top of the anchor and everything in front of you while you breath off the octopus reg (the long hose). You should only need 50Bar to accomplish this, certainly a lot less once you have done it a few times and have the method you like down pat. Hope this helps. Not to watch the rest of the vlog....It was great that you kept the other 10" wheel. I think you need to clean that anchor well while you're there Fabio. Fair 💨's and Following 🌊's.

[@HarborsUnknown]

Great advice as usual. I have done that for friends who had a stuck anchor, we felt that the anchor was slowly coming up without getting wet so we persisted. 😊😊 all stainless needs cleaning 😂😂😂 Being a bit lazy 🤣

[@gbsailing9436]

@@HarborsUnknown LOL. Of course. You need better crew! 🤣🤣🤣

[@HarborsUnknown]

😂😂

[@Building_Bluebird]

How was that pork? Was it hunted or raised? Glad you had a spare gypsy. I'm sure it's challenging to decide what to spare and what isn't worth the money and weight to spare with the plan to improvise.

[@HarborsUnknown]

The pork was delicious. The hills are full of feral pigs. They were introduced by the first Polynesian settlers with chicken and dogs. Later the European introduced goats which now roam abundant. These wild animals are a source of food for the locals. Hunting them is a strong tradition and serves as population control. We are learning that we need all spares for critical systems. It takes a while to learn what is critical 😂😂 You are correct, it’s a delicate balance with cost and weight 😊😊 Thanks for watching and for you continued support 🙏🙏

[@Building_Bluebird]

@@HarborsUnknown you're welcome. Thanks for the great videos.

[@HarborsUnknown]

@Building_Bluebird 😊😊🙏

[@brookebrown6162]

Bush meat! 😂😂 too good!

[@HarborsUnknown]

😂😂😂 delish!! 🤣🤣

[@thomasthornton5737]

😀😀👍👍👍❤

[@HarborsUnknown]

🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪😊😊😊

[@gazb8829]

That was complicated.

[@HarborsUnknown]

😊😊😊

[@firstlast1047]

The 3000 you paid, is the "gringo" price. They saw you comin"

[@HarborsUnknown]

😂😂😂 and we loved it!! The whole experience was worth 10000 🤩🤩🤩. Thanks for watching and for commenting 🙏🙏

[@Greg-pc7yw]

Sorry KZbin sailing show. 🍺

[@HarborsUnknown]

😊😊😊

[@timoouwehand6178]

Swap tuna for pork didnt enter your heads?

[@HarborsUnknown]

That would have been a great idea, however tuna is here is so abundant that locals have no need for extra. Their freezers are also full of “tuna, tuna, tuna….” Thank for watching and for commenting.