Does COPPERCOAT really work? [Ep45 RED SEAS]

[@DougVarble]

Incredible refreshing 🎉😊

[@RedSeas]

Wow! Thank you for such kind words. We love sharing our story in our own little way and knowing it’s something you enjoy watching means a lot. So much more to come too

[@dirk3730]

"Mission accomplished, we're skint!" Lol, my sentiments exactly every time I leave Bass Pro shop

[@RedSeas]

It’s a perpetual challenge. We want to break free from the 9-5. We have decided to become content creators (more hours than the 9-5 but worth it) to share some of the cool places we get to see but the running costs are much higher than when we had a house. We are not complaining. We get to live a wild life this way but just wish there was a way to earn while we do it.

[@jackechan1311]

Decathlon. Proof that God loves us. Including our pocketbooks. Canada has had them since covid and we are much the better for it.

[@RedSeas]

It’s crazy that we basically made a pilgrimage to find that shop. It’s great prices but soooo dangerous when you just want to buy everything there. Lol

[@svmojo9653]

Fun channel, followed you since Brooks hopped on fit the volcano. The reason you are having issues w your sunglasses is that instead of purchasing dozens of the cheap plastic lens ones you need to actually invest in one or two really good glass lens sunglasses. So many less headaches.

[@RedSeas]

Cheers! Yeah, it’s a difficult one to swallow of course. Nervous that we spend a fortune on food glasses only to have them fail too. But it sounds like you have some experience here. Perhaps we will hunt down some “real” sunnies next. Thanks.

[@wadeshore]

Love your channel

[@RedSeas]

Wow! Thank you. It’s really nice to get encouragement like that.

[@johnkosowski3321]

I use my deck brush. For barnacles I turn it over and use the wood edge. For bad barnacles, I use a long stainless grill spatula. Mostly I can clean the whole bottom without submerging my dive mask snorkel thingy.

[@RedSeas]

Good call on the deck brush. Before coppercoat we would use a paint scraper for barnacles and a deck brush for the soft stuff. Coppercoat doesn’t get too much in the way of barnacles as you saw but they are quite clear on the cleaning being with something soft. I think CC Uk even suggest a carpet tile as a scrubber

[@johnkosowski3321]

@@RedSeas The stainless grill spatula is like a paint scraper but stainless and longer to keep your knuckles away from the barnacles, even with gloves on. And more reach. My marina has a killer tide flow and barnacles grow like crazy.

[@latitudeash]

Complex = a mix of things

[@RedSeas]

Sounds like our lives lol

[@MalibuFlyer]

You two are the only sailing channel posting content regularly. I don't get why your subscriber base isn't skyrocketing! Good job you guys! Your video/audio quality have improved drastically and you're telling great stories. Keep up the good work!

[@RedSeas]

Haha! That is just what we needed to hear today. You don’t even know how thankful we are to hear that. We will keep doing our best to bring the adventure as it happens and hopefully everyone finds it fun to follow along. Tell all your friends! 😂

[@testicool013]

I’ve subscribed twice and I’m not subscribed again, maybe they are too white and KZbin censors don’t like that

[@RedSeas]

I guess being a Red Head minority doesn’t count for diversity 😂 appreciate the support and hopefully word spreads fast so we can keep making these episodes and sharing the adventure.

[@testicool013]

@@RedSeas I’m 50 in a couple of months all my red highlights are grey now 😞

[@sailingkumatoo]

I want to go to Martinique just for Decathlon!

[@RedSeas]

Never knew we could be so happy going shopping. It’s an amazing store and we genuinely had to have a serious conversation and take things back to the shelves so we didn’t spend all our food money on toys.

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

Great to see your CC is working like it should. I remember a couple of years back we hit that Decathlon with 4 other boats, we rented two cars and a van because we were anchored 25-30 km North of Fort du France. Everyone bought so much stuff it would hardly fit in all the vehicles and that was before we made a provision run to the big supermarket. I'll put it this way everyone except the drivers had something on their lap and the cars looked like their suspension was lowered.

[@RedSeas]

I can totally imagine that. Had we been let loose in that shop without a care in the world, something tells me we could have been in a similar situation 😂

[@jeffsallus8406]

I suggest you get a scuba tank with a long extended hose. It will cut the time to clean your hull in more than half, and a lot safer

[@AbNomal621]

Don’t do this without having scuba training. You can cause serious lung damage even at those shallow depths.

[@jeffsallus8406]

@@AbNomal621 I have been a diver for over 40 years, your statement makes it sound like scuba is a dangerous sport and not to attempt it without expensive training. The reality is many resorts are doing dives with people that have no training. All I was saying is they may want to invest in the equipment to make the job faster and safer due to them not having to get exhausted doing the keels. They could have the tank on there deck and a hose in the water with the regulator. It’s not like they are making dives at 150’ for an hour. We’re looking at 6 to 10 foot depths

[@RedSeas]

As it happens we are both keen divers too. We have a couple of tanks onboard and have used them once in cleaning a while back. To be honest, while tiring, it’s quite nice to get the workout of repeat freedives. We just watch our CO2 levels and take breaks as we need. And hour long dives at 150 feet have been some of our best dives ever. Don’t get many of them in the Caribbean tho. Perhaps we can get back into those in a few months time.

[@jeffsallus8406]

@@RedSeas nice to know I figured you were divers. Most sailors know how to dive. I have used a hooka system when I had a mono hull and will use one when I get my cat in a few years.

[@AbNomal621]

@@jeffsallus8406 I am not really surprised that some resorts have people dive without training. And while diving isn’t dangerous, without knowledge one can easily cause themselves lung damage. Just at the depths for cleaning one has almost 15% change in air volume.

[@-TruthHurts]

The definition of sympathetic is feeling compassion for someone or a situation, or connected by a mutual feeling or passion.... or simply put, +1sub added....

[@RedSeas]

Haha. Good to know we aren’t alone and thanks for the sub. Hope you enjoy the adventure.

[@MrBobVick]

Copper coat looks great. I order 4 packs of peepers off of Amazon, like yours mine get all scratched up. My Scottish side of the family tended to have Glaucoma so one needs to watch out for the eyes.

[@RedSeas]

We do go thru a worrying number of glasses. I wonder how much the salt air and water can damage them too. That said, we have had a few spectacular “glasses whipped of face by loose sheets” moments just never managed to catch them on camera.

[@MrBobVick]

@@RedSeas Me too and those glasses necklaces are never right either.

[@michaelbowers5675]

loved the montage of you two finding your way on various hiking trails and other paths. the Decathlon store did look super fun and dangerous (to one's wallet) at the same time. thanks for another episode. great adventures so far.

[@RedSeas]

It’s worrying that it wasn’t too hard to find those examples isn’t it? 😂 Walking out of that store was probably one of the only times that Iain has ever been sad to finish shopping. Such a fun place but yes, really dangerous on the bank balance.

[@matthewsellers82]

Next time you're passing that way Isles d'Saintes at the bottom of Guadeloupe is beautiful. And if you weren't already planning to I'd also recommend a stop off in Saba and dive the Pinnacles there.

[@RedSeas]

Yes we LOVED Des Saintes. Great fun exploring by golf buggy there 😂 (check out Ep29). We haven’t been to Saba yet but we’ve heard great things 😊

[@davidwood4427]

This may be a long shot but check your outboard oil level. There has been experience with newer motors that the oil too full can cause your symptoms. Set the oil level toward the lower mark and retry it. Good luck.

[@RedSeas]

Hadn’t thought of that one. Will have to give it a shot and see what happens. Cheers

[@trevhedges]

Cheers guys

[@RedSeas]

Always welcome. Hope you enjoyed it.

[@AbNomal621]

Best way to clean the your sunglasses is to use dish soap. And I REALLY hope you got paid to use “Dancing With the Devil” because you have joined almost every other KZbin channel in doing so. Though I still like your overall music the best of the channels I watch.

[@RedSeas]

Nice one, we should give that a go and see how long they last. The salt water and sea air really do a number on them. Sadly we don’t get any revenue from our music choices. The opposite sadly. That said, we have been searching for new artists to share with you all thru episodes so if you know anyone out there looking to share their music, let us know! We love picking music for our episodes and it’s so nice to hear that you appreciate it. Will try and keep it up

[@vincentconnolly2597]

👍🎣⛵🏖️⛱️💯

[@vincentconnolly2597]

FLORIDA

[@RedSeas]

Still not in Florida. Sorry.