Episode 17: The Shaft Saga is Over

[@markstaniland7655]

Mr Knight, you are a true gentleman.

[@mvnoeta]

@@markstaniland7655 He really is!

[@Genxtrucker72]

James in no way shouldn't blame himself for the shaft issue at all. I doubt the machinist that quit didn't even look at it. Shit happens and I know that from being in the trucking industry for almost 25 yrs. James will getting my business in the near future. Love your channnel!!

[@mvnoeta]

@@Genxtrucker72 Exactly! And we don’t blame him at all- the guy didn’t do his job! Thanks for watching!

[@nicolasweber2805]

HI Alexa and Pat, just discovered your channel! What a great series of videos - thank you!I I am a sucker for these kind of videos, and are usually relying on "Awanui NZ" to relief my abstinence as a screen sailor. So I am trawling all of your videos these days. Like your pink helm chairs in this video 🙂. But thank you for sharing all your challenges and solutions - this is as interesting as normal everyday trawler life, so please keep up the good work.

[@mvnoeta]

Hey there - nice to meet you! So I just went and subscribed to Awanui NZ - what great drone footage they get - I can't wait to watch more - thanks for that! We have plenty more every day boating challenges coming up...the current challenge is unloading our storage shed in Mexico, where we left all of our stuff over the last 5 months....the boat is bigger, but I have no idea where all this stuff is going to go! Thanks for following along!

[@ohlenschlager]

Please, please, please, do no ever stop making these videos. You guys had me at "Hola"... P.s. I love your "new" boat. Well..., to be correct, I love all Nordhavn's..

[@mvnoeta]

Awww- thanks! We really appreciate hearing that! We’ve got more coming!

[@jeffalexander544]

Great video, great to see you guys are back out there. Thanks to James for explaining the shaft situation. I learned a lot. Thank you!

[@mvnoeta]

Thanks 👍 He always has words of wisdom!

[@LaszloBagi]

The third time was the charm unfortunately. Glad you are in the water and moving along!

[@mvnoeta]

It was!! But so glad we got it done right.

[@Bill-yc3hy]

I can't imagine how frustrating it must have been working thru the shaft issues. I'm happy to see you in San Francisco, on your way south. I'm sure that you're aware that a s**t day on a boat whether in the water or on the hard is better than the best day landlocked as I am. looking forward to the next installment.

[@mvnoeta]

It was definitely a stressful saga, but so worth it to be back in the water! And we have to remind ourselves how lucky we really are! Another episode coming soon!

[@Matt-bj6cy]

So happy you are on the way. I know it took longer, but you have the peace of mind. I am curious, what kind of chairs are you sitting in at the helm? Looks like camping chairs, around the firepit? Cannot wait to see the upcoming videos and your trip. Take care and be safe....

[@mvnoeta]

Thanks! 😂Awe ‘the chairs’- welp 2 months ago we ordered new STIDD chairs- they ended up taking way longer than anticipated. So, just before we left Washington, we bought these tall camping chairs! They work fine in calm seas- not so much in big swells. I may have tipped over once or twice 😅 Still waiting on our STIDD chairs!

[@JackBass9]

Glad the issue is fixed. It is great the boat yard stands behind there work. I am interested in the trip south. Did you stop anywhere. What shifts did you run with just two of you? We did a run from Portland to the Puget Sound with 5 of us. We had lots of fog. How far off the coast did you run? Did you have any issues with commercial crab pots?

[@mvnoeta]

Just finishing up the southbound video now! (Should be out by Sunday). But we stopped in Crescent City, then San Francisco. We generally run 3-4 hour sleep shifts, but that didn't work so well this time as I got super sick initially....good times. We stayed within a couple miles of shore, to avoid some bigger seas and only saw a couple crab pots - not too bad!

[@JackBass9]

@@mvnoeta Looking forward to your next video. Going to be in Cabo first two weeks of November. Would you happen to be stopping around then on your way south?

[@mvnoeta]

Enjoy the sunshine! Cabo won't be one of our planned stops....we'll likely be rounding it in the last 3-4 weeks of November and then head either across the Sea to Puerto Vallarta or up the Baja to Loreto...haven't decided yet :) But have a great time!

[@markflynfloat6779]

I’m having two shafts checked. The boat went through a hurricane and ended up on the sidewalk from storm surge. I’m having both shafts checked. Can I ask what the shop charged to check just the shaft? Fortunate,h we had two spare props and on spare shaft. I enjoyed the episode.

[@mvnoeta]

Yikes!! Good luck! Not sure on the actual cost of the prop shop as they discounted their service since it was such a nightmare. I hope all goes well for you!

[@TKFourTwoOne]

Great episode! If you're back in town and want to go to a game, let me know!

[@mvnoeta]

@@TKFourTwoOne Thanks so much!! I think we are headed south finally- but we appreciate the offer!

[@JJP72095]

Love the helm chairs

[@mvnoeta]

Ha Ha - right? We ordered STIDD chairs 2 months ago...they shipped them this week. So tall director's chairs it was! Hopefully the rest of the cruise to Mexico we will have real chairs!

[@davidevans8357]

Sounds like the prop repair facility is in Tacoma? I also gathered you aren't naming the shop which I understand. My point is when you say, "the prop shop" it's not actually The Prop Shop in Mukilto? Safe travels!

[@mvnoeta]

@@davidevans8357 Good point! No- it’s NOT in Mukiltio- I didn’t know that was the name of an actual business. I’ll see if I can add a note on the video or description to clarify. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@huguespor3591]

Boat, we all learn every day, and like James say even after all those years we still learning and have big lesson and some time on basic like control coupling on shaft before putting back. Even with deep knowledge we can fall into the trap. This type of boat need lot of passion and patience. NO ETA was the right name with all this shaft Saga 🤣🤣 Nice job every one

[@mvnoeta]

We are definitely living up to our name! Thanks for watching!

[@Allen-g1l]

Sounds like they bent the shaft lifting the boat.

[@fountainvalley100]

I’m no expert machinist but facing a coupling on the end of a shaft three feet from the lathe’s headstock is not good practice. That shaft will deflect.

[@mvnoeta]

Maybe the video didn't show the angle very well in order to see the support. So this is a 3 inch shaft supported in the chuck and it was in the center of the shaft at the coupling end - We trust James Knight and the machinist who has been doing this 50 years. No deflecting here :)