Everything BROKE on Our Sailboat! EP. 102

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Who loves boat project videos? Roll call below! ⬇

[@danielwaters2132]

I like your attention to detail, makes it a lot easier to understand the process during repairs. Handy for those of us that may encounter similar issues with our boats.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

I would love to hear that through these videos, I helped someone with something on their own boat! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@waynemckune8416]

I love that you do instructional videos on the how to side of working things on a boat, very informative, thanks and best regards on your sailing escapades.

[@DanFerrantelli]

Very nice episode! You are one heck of a detail oriented sailor and that’s extremely important when your lives and lively hoods could hang in the balance on a future crossing. Your explanations and demonstrations were crystal clear and on point. You take pride in every project you do and Boundless is lucky to have you two as her caretaker.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Wow thank you so much for those kind words! We put a lot of love into every project we do, and yes we focus on the details because they will matter during our eventual crossings! We feel very grateful to have such a well built and beautiful sailboat to take care of ❤️

[@rayb3117]

I love your analytical look at your projects along with your investigation of equipment your are dealing with.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! I love figuring out how everything works!

[@cybinja2438]

Loved the dock projects, very informative and enjoyed how you didnt try to teach us each step of the way but dropped the key information or take-aways you got from each project. Some may have found this episode boring but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Had great info and was informational while showcasing the reality that is saling. BOAT stands for BRING OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND $$. I especially liked how you outlined that you were retrofitting your varied sized plumbing with same diameter lines. A point often missed or overlooked. People often will step things down and its good in a pinch but causes the exact issues you found with your 90 elbow from your through hole! Keep up the great work and enjoy your life a-drift!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thanks so much for sharing! We love hearing what people take away from our videos, and your insight into how we approached showcasing these projects really helps! Bring Out Another Thousand...thats for sure!

[@babygoat1963]

On our farm, we need to braid ropes for work tasks, for horse tack, lassos, riding ropes, etc. It is a real art form. Your video was very informative and interesting, I see many similarities with nautical applications. Your work was exemplary! The ability to grasp the concept from a written description to an actual three dimensional project is very difficult and shows not only great dexterity, but exceptional intellect! Hats off to you! Great work, exceptional video as always! Thank you for providing links, it saves me from going on a “Wild goose chase!” lol, thanks for leaving that clip in, it made my day!

[@davidnichols147]

The only thing you missed was Kattie cooking the goose you were having for dinner. You both have compiled the BEST SAILING Channel on utube. The analytical instruction is second to none and the bottom drops for reference is remarkable. Best on your canal transit, I've done this starting in 1974 and ending around March of 1982 with our US Merchant Marine.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Haha!! Thank you so much for the compliment and for sharing your experience! We put a lot of love into our episodes, it really means so much to hear things like this 😊

[@Seacracker1]

Thank you for the high quality conntent

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you for the compliment ❤️

[@DonaldRumph]

You are taking very good care of your boat. Good sailing in the future.

[@Who.is.Clinton]

Love watching the practical challenges you guys have to overcome, welldone. Impressive.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying all sides of our channel 😊

[@MrAnthism]

beautiful day on the water indeed!

[@brentclarke1841]

great video,, impressed with your knowledge and experience..knowing your boat systems is vital to sailing safely.....👍⛵👍.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊 Yes it is a huge safety factor for sure!

[@feaver859]

Beautiful work replacing your running rigging spicing dynema and making your own soft shackles.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you 😊

[@sailingdijan9128]

Awesome video! Very informative! Look forward to your next episode!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the projects 😊

[@Marka1230]

Great job, nicely detailed and interesting all the way through .

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the episode 😊

[@Amicaner]

Super valuable and interesting content!

[@markdavies146]

Hi love your videos very informative and interesting you both do a great job hope your channel grows ,looking forward to canal crossing .

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! So happy you enjoy our channel ❤️

[@KiwiSkipper]

Another nice video. good explanations and interesting content.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@andreasmeerkamp8627]

Great job splicing the ropes. Also, the refrigerator work looks very good.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! It has been working beautifully since this video so thats a win! 🏆

[@johnbeck2797]

I found it interesting that your eye splice is just the core. When I did it, the cover ended up covering the eye as well, requiring a number of additional steps.

[@bmorrison0070]

Great episode, really like the technical projects to help all of us learn more about our own boats. Cheers from eastern Pa.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

It seems like a lot of people like the technical side of things! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@skipugh]

Loved your color coded halyards, almost mistaken proof

[@seanhanlon5867]

Your doing some fine work sir 👊🏻

[@davem1716]

Awesome info!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Glad you liked it!

[@sailingcontigo7953]

Another great video guys! I wish we had you here to look at our freezer compressor...lol. We hope you are enjoying CR.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thanks Ed & Jodie! I wish I was there to look at it for you too! Hope all is well my friends ❤️

[@p8ulr3id]

How nice to be able to tie your fenders on a solid rail rather than wire. That must be very satisfying! Enjoying the dyneema splicing btw.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

It really is! Hard railings are now one of our favorite things about Boundless!

[@Bruin4Life]

Loved the explanations and reminded me of the line braiding, splicing, etc, that I did back in the mid 1990’s and haven’t done since. Also loved the refrigeration repairs and hope that you don’t have any further problems as the refrigerant is a lot more expensive and restricted than it used to be. I look forward to your transit through the canal and entry into the Pacific Ocean on my side of the world (California). Hopefully you will have missed most of the bad weather we have had which could make for some rough sailing.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you for sharing! We have had mostly pleasant weather since crossing the canal. Some rough weather in western Panama, but only briefly!

[@johnmayer3433]

Nice splicing. Whenever I watch your new boat I discover things I very much like e.g. the hard rail or the wooden wheel. You seem to have bought a very nice boat. Btw I think you should use the next haul out to mount a scooped strainer on the thruhull of the water maker.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Funny enough, i just read on the Spectra website that they recommend a scooped strainer! I can see how that would really help. Thanks for the compliment about the splicing 😊 we sure do feel like we bought ourselves one fine vessel. Very grateful ❤️

[@johnjunior6101]

Nice to see that you can fix and repair most things on your own. But you might want to test out your water maker before you start crossing the Pacific ocean.

[@alleycat5472]

Great vid, well done. Thanks

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevinfitzpatrick-y3x]

thanks. this is more like what I'm looking for!!!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

So many people love the project videos! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@wow.sailor.]

Wow Sailor, great episode

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thanks 😊 glad you liked it!

[@HoosierPete69.]

Wow, you guys ain't messing around, I figured you would hang out at the San Blas Islands for a while before heading through the canal, but you two are going for it. Wish you all the best in your travels.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Sometimes you just gotta press that go button!

[@charliemcgrain]

Excellent work you guys. Many thanks.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! We love making and sharing these videos with you :)

[@radicalradiotech4944]

Wow I love the smart info you guys are doing

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@lesdanser489]

Sweet dreams to the Swedish Chef..... I thought it was great!!! Who else would bring refrigeration gauges! Love how you nonchalantly just whipped those out and got busy 😂😂😂 Great work!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Haha!! The perks of having a bigger boat, more tools! Thanks Les 🤣😊

[@wcgolfpro]

Nice haircut ,enjoy your videos just wish you had more frequently do you send out videos biweekly or monthly . Hope you enjoyed your coffee with my contribution last week!

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

Do you have an external strainer for your intake seacock(s)? I really enjoyed watching you splice the dynema core cordage. Splicing line was one of my favorite downtime activities on my boat, back when I was about your age. Safe Passage. I am relatively new to your channel and will be following you across the Pacific.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

We don't but have recently been thinking of adding one to the watermaker intake thru hull! I'm glad you enjoyed the dyneema projects and welcome to our channel! Glad you found us 😊

[@paulgriffin5572]

great video, nice balance of content. :)

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! We do try and keep a good balance of everything 😊

[@michaelmerrithew4042]

Great videos. Be advised, the adjustable wrenches u are using are meant to be used in a certain way. The small movable jaw leads the way. You were pushing hard, and that's when, if they are going to do so, will slip off. Channel locks, vice grips, spanner wrenches all are the same. GREAT KNUCKLE BUSTERS when used backward. Keep up the good work

[@dcdow180]

Very interesting rope work, really need it in slow motion

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Yes I agree!

[@wykedmoose7642]

Totally Awesome. (rope/thimble thingy) isn't it weird how you can have your lower body exposed, but still want a hoodie? (with an overly large clamp holding it :P) Hey what happened to the Katy wrap on the tiller? Yes, love the content

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Haha! She was only wrapping a small portion of one of the spokes to mark center helm.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

It is a bit of a conundrum thinking about it! haha

[@njbaskipper]

Good morning, crew without limits...remember that the radar must be configured to true north, otherwise the bearings and directions will be relative, this model has the Arpa system incorporated. Greetings

[@vandalorian8777]

Put a shallow bucket/pan under the sea strainer before you remove it, and you will never have water in the bilge when you clean them

[@bradleylampo2535]

Hopefully you won’t have to pull a vacuum, if you need a vacuum pump you can find inexpensive pumps online 💜💜💜 always make sure you don’t over charge the system, the motor can freeze up 💜💜💜

[@Boundless_Adventure]

I would LOVE to eventually add a vacuum pump to my tools onboard. Something for the future ❤️😊

[@nutsandbolts432]

Love the technical stuff. Educational videos are “evergreen” videos. People will rewatch them more often as they learn. Opposed to “day in the life of…” are entertaining videos, and require a lot more effort on your end to maintain viewers attention using carefully planned storytelling, artful videography, dramatic music, and technical editing. Also, you could leave out the “now I’m going to do a voiceover showing how I spliced the halyard”. We smart, we figure it out. Remember the first basic rule in storytelling. Show, don’t tell. Easy to do with a camera, harder to do with words on a page.

[@6800891]

Have you had any communications with the Harbors Unknown channel? They are months in to a Pacific ocean adventure.

[@Boundless_Adventure]

I've not seen their channel! Ill look them up sometime soon :)

[@catherineb6561]

it always amazes me the 'book of knowledge' you sailors must have to call your sailing vessel a home. I own a house and have to call a repair man when something breaks!!!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

We feel very grateful to know how to maintain our floating home! No project is ever the same! Always keeps us on our toes

[@jillmcfarland-reddick3505]

Hi guys! New subscriber here. Came across your videos and love your channel. Love the great instructional/tutorial information. Also, has anyone ever told you that you look like Penn Badgley and Natalie Portman??? Great job guys, keep it up!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Welcome to our channel! Glad you found us 😊 that is so funny, we have both been told we look like them before!

[@svjobeth6256]

Parker, are you concerned about the affects of UV on the exposed Dyneema?

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Not partucularly. The coating which dyes the dyneema to match the color of the cover adds enhanced UV protection (per New England Ropes website) but from everything that I've read, dyneema is generally UV stable. I think if I notice the possibility of the exposed eye splice chafing on anything, particularly the mainsail halyard, ill add a cover of some sort.

[@svjobeth6256]

Gotcha. Was just curious. With the quality of your splices, you should be good for a bit.

[@benlindner5285]

Great job Parker! Ben S/V DAWN

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you Ben! 😊

[@arniebadboy1]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻⛵️⚓️

[@Boundless_Adventure]

😊⛵️

[@RoseTabone]

😄😄😄👍👍👍

[@Boundless_Adventure]

😊❤️

[@valerieb.4912]

Excellent teaching of rope splicing. And I think Parker is all google-eyed with Katie's butt.

[@utubefroggy]

Many typos, self correcting software to blame

[@Boundless_Adventure]

no worries!

[@willmorse7214]

Goose Chase not Hunt...

[@JorJarrod-mm7bc]

This new update in 2024

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thanks!

[@daner.d]

as a truck driver i think it would be so cool to have a B&G system on my truck, sure would make my Garmin look like a pocket watch......ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ

[@utubefroggy]

Absolute good content, boring to some , so let them switch channels, I am not a sailer, yet my reason foe watching is interest in what I don’t know , because whtching about what I do know would in fact be boring. 😊

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you for sharing! Glad you enjoyed the episode and the project details!

[@roberthazlehurst2752]

When you book in to your new locations book in as captain and pilot and not captain and mate god for bid if anything happens to the captain the mate can’t move the boat but the pilot can this is from lazy Greco channel

[@Boundless_Adventure]

VERY interesting point! I will make a note of that and talk with Katy about it. Thank you 😊

[@sailingnoboundaries]

B&G has a reputation for innovation, but poor quality and customer service. Your example for how they addressed an issue by releasing a new product without a solution for existing customers is typical.

[@jeffshutic6616]

Hi Parker, great content. A 3/4” bronze street elbow has the lowest profile 90 degree turn for your water maker inlet. Nice to see you had some bronze fittings, but are you sure the 3/4” nipple is bronze? Make sure it is not brass, it will dezincify (dezincification) very quickly in seawater. Stay safe!

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Hey Jeff! Yes all of the fittings are Groco bronze from Defender. Old pieces from Seawind Projects 😊

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Interesting! I've heard similar things from a few other people lately. Complicated and delicate data systems are bound to have quirks, but hopefully we are trouble free for a long while now 😄

[@doncritzer2798]

Ok get back to work....

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Always more work to do!

[@TheSwedishSousChef]

4 minutes in and I almost fell asleep. Loved your last episode, but listening to someone ramble on forever about lines is not what I’m looking for in a sailing channel. I wish you the best in your travels.

[@TonyRaincoat]

Then you’re not interested in sailing.

[@danielmclellan7762]

I mean the fact that you rarely hear about lines gives this channel unique, interesting, informative content!

[@svjobeth6256]

Part of the life. It ain’t all sunsets and piña coladas.

[@damage_control_sailing]

I hope the sous chef never visits my channel…whew!

[@ianbatchelor1854]

Great video with information very enjoyable 😊

[@Boundless_Adventure]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the projects 😊