Ep 209 - Gemma Breaks Some Ribs

[@andrewrolfe4334]

This is one channel where I actually don't mind a little click bait. Everyone knows you're just having a bit of fun. This was another great episode, no matter the title.

[@brian.7966]

YES I AGREE,

[@christophercrawford3636]

I absolutely agree...all of us who regularly view Ship Happens have come to enjoy your sense of humor and presentation style. Click bait adds to the enjoyment.

[@wayneirwin-f1z]

You two have gone from working out of a shop to restoring Sarinda and now you have become entertainers. Keep it up!

[@billmeldrum2509]

Every week, this is one of the highlights. This week, no different. You guys are crushing it. Boat rights. Entertainers. All around great folks. And … problem solvers! 🇨🇦

[@makinganarrowboatwithnannyandg]

" Dragging The Dirty Old Slag Around The Boat " 🤣🤣🤣.

[@TrapShooter68]

I vote that you win!

[@BarrieHarmsworth]

@@TrapShooter68 good one!

[@bobadam7021]

I was thinking Simon shows how he pulls slag, Gemma turns up her nose at handling wet protection.

[@BarrieHarmsworth]

@@bobadam7021 common guys, this is a family show!

[@Herblay63]

Just watched an hour of moving a generator onboard and everything that goes with it. I'm exhausted.

[@allenmitchell7288]

One thing is for sure, when you guys ever get close to the day. You will know that ship inside and out. Congrats guys ,I’m am so proud of both of you , and I’m praying that one day soon you’ll get to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Peace.

[@davidantill6949]

Seriously, this is my favourite entertainment of the week. You do a 1 hour video and I feel shortchanged. You two are inspirational. Simon is very talented with a good sense of humour and a deep knowledge of physics. Gemma is so bright, hardworking funny and supportive of Simon. If anyone feels the country has difficulties I would just suggest they watch this channel which will not only give them deep sense of optimism but a seriously good giggle too. Thank you for such wonderful videos 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@markflyer]

You’ve got no poker face Simon, you could tell how genuinely pleased you were with your work when explaining the genny in the workshop.😂

[@JanSlovacek-s2z]

Call it Simon slips it in!

[@elliotease4390]

Or “Simon slips in the slag”

[@davidantill6949]

BTW have you considered encapsulating that shot in epoxy or resin to stop it oxidising?

[@montyzumazoom1337]

What a brilliant episode! You guys are great together. Simon’s technical ability coupled with Gemma’s practicality is lovely to watch. Moving that generator worried me but it all worked out fine. I’m renovating an old house at the moment and I wish my wife was as practical as you Gemma. You are truly worth your weight in gold❤️ What a team you both are. I love watching you making progress on Sarinda. So enjoyable to watch, love the innuendos as well, so funny😂 Loved this episode 🥰🥰🥰

[@fredjcarss7788]

Call it Gemma breaks some ribs 😂

[@sylvialarrad516]

Call it - It went in the hole

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Gemma slips in some wood.

[@pugzcy6641]

Gemma almost sinks the boat

[@Ckrisg1]

Wow

[@BillyJoeJimBob28]

Gemma saves the boat by haulin dirty ole slaggy shot to port! 🤔 😂😂😂

[@4437RR]

Consider this. Plumb the generator cooling system into the nearby Caterpillar, using it's cooling system and block as a "heat sink". A second-floor radiator could be in the circuit as well. A thermostat could open or close the Cat circuit so it operates only when required.

[@kbar150]

The gen set would be a nice small preheater for the big cats too

[@billferguson6482]

Don't the pair of you ever change.... This episode had me laughing out loud !!!You're doing a brilliant job in not nice conditions and doing Sarinda proud, keep it up!!!

[@jeffreyoldham55]

"Emergency Airlift Drops Critical Supplies for Sarinda!" That was a brilliant open.

[@TheByard]

I just hope they didn't do it on Ch 16. I had an air drop here in Vietnam of two bags of Yorkshire tea, plus my grand daughter works for the Yorkshire tea distributor.

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

I just finished a pot of Darjeeling.

[@thomoism]

Love this episode with some unintentionally ambiguous smuty remarks. And the inganuaty to get that engine in to place deserves a full-on medal . Happy New Year to you all regards PeterTmidWalesUK. .

[@brucevogel2693]

Very entertaining! You had me at the part where the wind almost pushed Simon over the side of the dinghy holding that plywood. lol Good job.

[@brokerhc]

Your ingenuity using the resources you have is priceless. What a team.

[@Parknest]

As a Yorkshireman, I wholeheartedly approve of your tea of choice. It is my tea of choice too. Dame & Jess of Project Brupeg used flexible solar panels that can be walked on so they might be worth looking into. I can't think of a suitable title but maybe you can "generate" one.

[@jeremyfdavies]

I cannot believe how you got that generator on board. Amazing!

[@ShipHappensUK]

It was harder than it looked!

[@nickballs-f6f]

Brilliant job! Working so hard and yet so in tune with each other. A Joy to watch.

[@barbannco]

I dont care what you name the episode....I love watching every one of them....I look forward to every episode.

[@davehine724]

Don't reinvent the wheel! The youtube channel "Project Brupeg" has done all the research on walkable solar panels. Also I loved the long format of this episode. Love you guys♥

[@kensiler9208]

I don't need click-bait to watch you guys. You tend to be very entertaining mixed with hard work and determination with a little bit of sauciness thrown in here and there. Your occasional adult pg-13 humor, with the laughing big smiles and Gemma slightly blushing, makes me laugh out loud! Keep up the great work.

[@KennyP88]

That’s a loaded question 😂😂😂😂 Slipping the wood in, yet again. 😊

[@LunaticThomas]

Me and my old boss, he was full cajun, built a generator from a 18 wheeler ( lorry). We made biodiesel from the restaurants old cooking oil. It ran the restaurant. We were so proud.

[@lauralake7430]

Thats Cajun ingenuity!

[@billymclain6727]

Always great videos! If you take 6" or 8" pvc pipe, cut it to fit between the ribs (figure in the length with the caps), glue a cap on one end then fill the pipe with slag. When it's full add oil. The oil even used engine oil (free) will stop the corrosion and add weight. Then glue another cap on the open end and it's sealed, It won't rust and you can move them around with a rachet strap very easily, and it's cheap and permanent. Keep up the good work!

[@paulkemp4559]

Continually impressed by Gemma’s hands on approach and Simon’s ingenuity

[@suburban404]

Love the click bait!

[@claudeross126]

We love you guys, we all going to look at your videos no matter what you call it.

[@timlarcombe9096]

Fabulous episode how can you not be impressed with this mad pair. Very interesting thanks.

[@keithmock7866]

Using radiator up stairs is a good idea , maybe use a booster pump to assist jenny water pump , you can get a 12v pump as used on most school buses

[@johngrimm1496]

This is why you’re show is called Ship Happens

[@frankmoore3598]

You can call it “ more and more frames” and I still won’t miss an episode 😂

[@Simon_Nonymous]

Well I was booking a trip on a sailing ship called the Williams, sailing out of Blyth, and whose smiley face did I spot in a few photos in their photo gallery!

[@BeeSting862]

Jenny goes off her trolley, Gemma puts her in her place - with a crowbar!

[@stewartabela1450]

That was some episode.!!! Moving the generator was amazing... it looked so exhausting that "I " felt like having a cup of tea after it was in place..😂 the way you both work out solutions to problems is inspirational. Your videos are a "must see" for me every week... 😊

[@stefanwisborg4665]

Connect the outgoing cooling line from the generator to the heating boiler, and then the return line from your radiators to the motorcycle cooler. This way, you will make use of the heat from the generator throughout the entire boat.

[@scottcates]

YES YES YES

[@Underbreath]

Something that worries me is when Gemma hair gets close to tools, would use a hair net or tuck it away before you lose a handful

[@waynerudiger1756]

The generator build is one of my favorites, awesome to finally see it in place doing what it was built for.

[@davidbotterill7549]

Well done on reaching 100k subscribers - well deserved. Having been watching for sometime now I realised that I came in half way through and missed loads. So I went back to the beginning and watched every episode. I finally caught up tonight and am now enjoying the ‘current episode’. My only issue is now I have to wait a week each time to get my Gemma and Simon fix. You guys are really entertaining, thank you for entertaining me over the last few months. Dave Birmingham

[@MsJon52]

adding a radiator to the genni is a good idea, you will find if you want the rads to warm up quickly is to fit a electrical or a bronze lift pump fitted to the engine, I used the same idea on my fishing boats of the past to dry wet gear off in the cabin, just make sure you use lift pumps that can take the heat, cheap plastic inline pumps just downt cut it.

[@stevenjohns1322]

I do remember very well you building that generator, I think you got the engine from an old garden rotavator or something, the amount of work you put into that generator was amazing especially the water cooling system, fabricating and welding the pipe work was just genius , I your channel and always look forward to Friday for another episode to drop 👍😊

[@gordonjones3270]

If you’re in salt water, I recommend a heat exchanger to keep salt water out of the Kubota. You can remote a radiator but the water pump on the engine might not be able to handle the distance (someone mentioned this) so a centrifugal pump for the radiator would be a great help. Definitely add a high water temp shutdown, the kubota’s are sensitive to scoring pistons because of high temps. I think Deep Sea has a nice module that has HWT and LOP shutdowns.

[@stevenwade5189]

It never stops amazing me how positive you both are. Keep up up. As always. Well done. Happy days😊

[@Mark-jp9dz]

Having had two generators - one raw salt water cooled, and one fresh water through a heat exchanger. I can strongly recommend you use the fresh water/heat exchanger route. As for solar panels. The ones that produce the most power are not ones you can walk on. the walkable ones have a problem, when you fix them to the deck, that means that there is no means of cooling under the panel. That has a big impact on performance,

[@glenbates9460]

I think that I hurt my back when I was watching you move that ballast! Fantastic work...

[@richardgould240]

What a great team you guys are, that was some effort getting that generator up and into your boat ⛴️👍💪.

[@phenogen8125]

That handbag accessory is what I, with reason, referred to as a "Skelmersdale Front Door Key". Great progress; Heath Robinsonism at its best.

[@NicholasFerrar]

Keep the catchy titles going. I makes me smile.

[@kendallritchie8370]

It doesn't matter what the title is I will watch anyway. Love your shows and your humour!

[@richardmontrose4046]

Canadian here. I once rebuilt a 30 foot pleasurecraft that was in much better shape than your vessel. Took me 2 years. Bought a new gm Bluewater v8 and set out from Montreal and descended the intercoastal Waterway to Florida and then to the Bahamas. The job was daunting and at times discouraging but in the end the voyage was the most amazing adventure I ever had in my life. I must say I am in awe of you guys for keeping an upbeat attitude throughout the restoration. What a huge undertaking! Best of luck to you. Rick

[@mcgrath3]

I love this non-clickbait title! I'm sharing this with all of my friends and I'm hitting Like and Subscribe!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Your channel always makes me smile. Keep up the good work😀👍

[@Tom-kw6km]

Heads up. I've tried exhaust flex pipe and the heat wrap and it didn't work out. It eventually leaked from the micro-flexing, from the vibration, at all of the seams. I eventually ended up using a rosebud torch to bend non-gavanized tubing packed with sand. The packed sand holds the tube's shape during the bending process. Or you can buy pre-bent exhaust system tube sections and weld them together.

[@peterofficer6460]

I have used that exhaust bandage in the exact same situation but after about four years the stainless exhaust pipe completely disintegrated under the wrap. I think it sweated and the constant heating and cooling was too much for the quality of the tube. Just something to be aware of.

[@pheasantplucker6117]

Great video , strangely intriguing. Jeez you two work hard. Well done.

[@PheazibbleKneads69]

Call it jabberwocky And you both have single handedly given me so much hope for humanity. Thankyou for your good vibes. I love you both so many a lots.

[@boatingmanchester]

Amazed me how you got that generator into the bottom of the boat and i am also impressed with Simons knowledge of engines

[@davidantill6949]

Yes and the bottom of the boat did not mean through the hull and in the mud

[@rssimp1]

I like the fun you bring to your click bait titles. Whatever it takes to bring your vids to a wider audience is ok by me.

[@xastephen03]

You guys are amazing! Check with some narrowboat builders about the solar. A lot of the newer ones are being built with panels that both follow the contours of the boat and can be walked on.

[@brunomortensen5841]

Or take a look at "Project Brupeg"s solar panels

[@Aequitas-sailintothesunset]

Had to smile - we’ve been havin loads probs with a 6kv Nanni generator - crossing the Atlantic and around the Caribbean. Currently havin it rewound in a shack in the jungle on St Lucia . We’re also going to go towards more solar as generators are just trouble waiting ti happen … 😂

[@gordierock4106]

Well done! That genset was a challenge for sure but where there is will, there is a way! Good on ya! Cheers.

[@48billy0]

Simon gets more wood, Gemma handles the oozage.

[@danieljulio8574]

I don't Care about what anybody says,,,you guys are doing it hand an hand,,!,please never stop,,,👊

[@kevinhitchner6347]

The chrome exhaust tip is the icing on the cake! Great show! Thanks for keeping it fun!

[@drewunderwood2859]

Having a bypass system where you can let the water/antifreeze heat be were you need it, keep it in engine room or bypass and let it go up stairs or bypass and go outside. Junkyards would be a good place to find small truck/car radiators to disperse the heat outside during summer. Done right it could heat both but the motor needs some of that heat to operate correctly.

[@Shady-Shane]

Talkin' About My Generator.

[@George103]

Beam me up Gemma !

[@johnhhinton5473]

My generator Baby, People try to put us d-d-down. Talkin' about my generator.

[@mariewoodcock1244]

Simon & Gemma you two are both downright incredible human beings. Nothing phases either of you. Your team work is so impressive. We look forward to every video to witness what amazing achievements you accomplish. Love you guys. All the best from Perth Western Austrslia.

[@eddyhammerton3310]

great entertainment again you two are great fun and Simon is a very clever bloke but as daft as a brush love it when you get the giggles great work both of you.

[@Aequitas-sailintothesunset]

We have a victon Quattro inverter charger 3000 on 12 v, the manual says you can only parallel the same units - but u can do up to six !

[@2thehook773]

The ballast material is called pio. Palletized iron ore. It still gets shipped from our local port to steel manufacturers. Another great video!

[@buffplums]

I keep remembering when you both started working in here. You had gone from the high of fitting the last part of the deck and then the front bottom of the wheel house and wasn’t that long ago but just looking 1:09 here and you see the progress. Keep looking at the job before you started it and where you are now with it…hope it keeps you inspired. Really can’t wait to see you working in the aft section and replacing all the rot in the aft section, challenging I’m sure but how amazing will it be to see that section coming back to life?

[@N7CX]

Your diesel Genny is fantastic.

[@jackwesselman6281]

When moving heavy item like that gennie, I used to attach a couple short pieces of flat scrap wood onto bottom of the heavy item buy some ABS plastic pipe cut it to length, then use the longer pieces of scrap wood as tracks with the plastic pipe as rollers. I could move cast iron boilers into position with the method.

[@ELR1-C]

I so much love your vlogs, love what you're doing, and love you pair. your sense of humour is brilliant. I suffer with major depression, and you keep me going. Thank you. Bless both of you xxx - Elric - For a title.. Simon Slides it, and Gemma Gives It a Good Pull!

[@StephenPenney-e5x]

Love the long episode. Not sure about “Gemma hits old slag in the engine room” !

[@theteadrinker-143]

Love the sound of the wind in the background , sounded like you were on the high seas 👍🏻

[@dogdooish]

Mike in Tasmania here, we have a Victron Phoenix 8kva charger/inverter, I'm not sure if they still make them but Holland is just over a bit of water away from you! You can use a therm o-siphon system and a header tank up topside, the hot water will rise and go through your rad and fan system, nice and cosy in the wheelhouse!

[@alexbrauninger3687]

Shame the generator broke down. So you know how many hours you have put on the EcoFlow unit? Good to see the diesel make it to the boat after watching Simon build it all those videos ago. What you could do for the winter is plumb your radiator circuit through the engine (bit like fitting a heater matrix or calorifier) so there would be no need to run the boiler whilst the generator is running. Might still need the cooling radiator but it would help use the heat as well as stop it getting too hot

[@ariepols]

nice job! for your generator.... I placed a regular heater radiator in the coolant system in my campervan, that works fine than you have warmth wherever you want it but be aware that the generator is not to cold....!

[@vivanasperen3339]

Ship bedroom banter! So funny you guys crack me up. Love the show regardless of the click bate. People will just either accept this is youtube life for viewership and won’t take it personal if you use click bate

[@pangtjonresor]

Gemma and Simon You are the heroes of the week, always hard work without whining about it. You are the best. 👍👏

[@southerneruk]

Good Grief Yes you can, use a heater rad as well, but the way to do it is to have water to water heat exchanger, you can make them it is easy enough to do, put the heat exchanger inline with the out flow from the gen

[@johndavies7692]

Make sure your alternator is suitable for use with NiFe batteries, if not it will burn out. Remember the radiator is for cooling the engine, not heating your radiators. Bigger radiator for cooling, put a duct the other side and extract the hot air to workshop area. Nice work you.

[@teslar1]

Gemma likes teabagging 😂

[@kmathers101]

😅

[@AnvilDragon]

I would leave the little one in the loop, but if you ran it into a tank you could use a circulation pump and a few of the heating radiators you have on the boat to spread the heat.

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

omg she's one strong lass, the jenny doing its job, bigger rad needed loved the vid.

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

THANK YOU ALL.

[@jimjames7479]

I live in Maui, Hawaii. watching for years, but half of what you say is beyond me. I have a good friend from Oxfordshire, and she laughs because she doesn't know either.

[@andywilson3813]

Teamwork makes the dream work well done guys amazing as always 👏👏

[@robertengster5643]

I want you two to know something! There is tons of content all over the internet. But ! I always look forward to your very next videos. Quite Entertaining you two Are and impressive Work, lovely couple also.

[@richardrobinson601]

Just a thought , when wrapping exhaust it’s best to flip the roll so you can keep tension on the wrap as you roll it around . You understand?

[@benhancock1408]

It's good to see that generator project coming to fruition. Nice work you two.

[@philmay113]

You two work so well together, and well done with making that generator, clever couple, all the very best from the old Cornishman

[@b.y.2460]

For a heating radiator using the coolant from your generator, that is exactly how an automotive heater/devroster works. You could probably get the controls and valves from an old truck or van and simply treat your hvac radiator as an automotive heater core.

[@christophergear7247]

Simon is pretty clever. Is there anything he can’t do..? Love the channel.Chris from Western Australia

[@GABRIELSALSAARCE]

It is beautiful to see them work together like this, there is love and companionship!! A hug from Uruguay!

[@blkcoupequattro]

I'd use a heat exchanger in a remote located to heat the boat cabin, the more coolant volume you have the easier it will be to keep engine cool, use a thermostatic valve that opens at certain temp, that then circulates coolant once temp is reached, and to the heat exchanger, you could make hot water also for a shower also ...

[@timglasgow4770]

Love the click bait titles and the twisted since of humor. Keep up the great work

[@jameslandi4688]

Add a good electric pump on to engine cooling system and run coolant through your house radiators, so that the electric pumps circulates and pumps the coolant UP. . It's SOP with on board hot water heaters to run engine coolant through internal water tank heat exchangers

[@akilby8022]

You two will always have viewers, you are both entertaining 😂😂😂 Slipping it in deep

[@glenblanton250]

Set a place for the conpressor in the engine room and then run metal air lines along the entire length with connections in every compartment so it can be used throughout the boat.