Finally a working inside SHOWER | LOTS of BOAT WORK | Ep 307

[@moejaime2654]

I know no family is ever perfect but your family comes very close to it ! specially when there is a loving mom and dad and lovely children !! bless you !!

[@nooneanybodyknows1321]

Since the beginning, I've been a fan of Lee and his infinite skills. I love that Bella is his apprentice. Lee's excitement with his new tools is rewarding. Indoor 🚿. 👏👏

[@cameronurquhart1515]

All masked up like a surgeon, Hah, that little gem was not lost on me. Your lovely assistant Bella did a fine job. Punch in the face gag - "priceless".

[@sailinggimlet1715]

You could make an entire video of Bella’s facial expressions while helping her father. Very amusing and cute.

[@carlasbury8045]

Love that Bella is working with her daddy and absorbing that anything can be done with patience and hard work. Love the attitude of the entire family.

[@andycarr4519]

She is going to be her own captian in a few years 🙏👍

[@jvodan]

Lee may have started clueless but Catalpa 1 was such an intensive class room so now he's approaching master level.

[@angusmcdonald7944]

Always glad to see another Lee's boats jobs & repair video. 👍💯♥️

[@colandfathead9044]

Nice work mates 👍 can't wait for blue water adventure's in the boat ⛵

[@ronjohnson9690]

San Diego sun, humidity, and heat versus the South Pacific's, and Catalpa crew hardly break a sweat. Good health for you all.

[@MikeHarrison3266]

The engine certainly looked better, well done Bella as it was clear it could not have been done without you.😀😉

[@1sheinz]

AAAHH Bella you are just toooo C u t e, what a wonderful sense of humor. Mon and Dad you have done an AMAZING job of raising your children. ....Much love CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS Steve h.

[@mabyemabyenot]

Old boy is clever! I certainly enjoy boat projects. Cheers!

[@peterfrebold]

... Bella was waiting for the PUNCH line ..... hope the reduction in pipe size after the sensor is not a place for the hair and whatnot to accumulate ... exciting that things are coming together .... love the realizing that the old that had worked for years with nothing to compare to worked just fine, but the appreciation of the new and improved are eye opening ..... as always .. thx for sharing .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ....

[@matui6983]

Change as many of the engines hoses as possible from rubber to silicon. Will outlast the rubber hoses, not affected by heat like rubber is and they come in assorted colours including Blue.

[@katyhughes-brown4417]

Love the video, we are here in Cairns on our yacht been watching you since the beginning Love you guys

[@KN-gi6rg]

Guitar sounding good! 🤙 Lee = genius

[@TheAtma50]

Great teeth Bella... Oh yes Great job on the drainage pump Lee! ... Stay Safe & Fair Winds!!

[@moejaime2654]

Capt. Lee is a renascence man !!! 👍👍👍

[@p.d.smithjr.3277]

Working on a clean engine keeps you motivated! Who likes to get dirty?

[@carolrice4616]

Yay we’ll done Bella 🤩 what would Dad do without you !!

[@rbagrizzly]

Can you not use silicon hose in a salt water application? much easier to work with.

[@space_coast_snapshots6457]

Bella I had that job a few times, we call it a gopher, you go for this and you go for that

[@michaeljamesclarke]

Bella is going to be a great Engineer!

[@SailingAquamarine]

I've been using one of those pumps for about 5 years. They are really good, just don't let them get wet as the pcb in the end is not protected. Also very occasionally they get grease in the sump and they switch of for no reason... The solution is to have a hot soapy shower :)

[@johnswartz2423]

Eventually Bella will be building a boat…🤫😀😊 Everyone of you all are super smart It is so helpful to not have to get up off the floor every time you need one single tool My ultimate dream is to travel the world in a solar powered sailboat… Thank you for sharing your lives

[@rossmain4142]

Loving your channel again, this new chapter in your life’s is exciting for you all.

[@davidflorance7650]

Bella is a little legend, very capable TA . Really enjoy these repair/ refit videos, not a fan of the speed up bits ,blokes like me enjoy the nuts and bolts bits . What happened to Catalpa have you sold it ? Cheers from Westernport , Vic

[@bradpritchett3161]

He ROCKS!

[@williambunting803]

Ideas? He has lots of ideas, and I love that blue color. I’m going to get some of that. On hose clips there is a guy who has done a thorough review on hose clips with a range of load tests, fast paced and very informative. Look to Swagelock for better hoses for some uses around the boat. Doing head repairs requires the most extreme yacht yoga, though it is the most rewarding as showers and toilets you use many times a day. Tip: I left the original Lavac pump in the toilet line when I converted to Dometic electric toilets. The advantage is that you can use the hand pump to drain the toilet bowl and fill the line to the through hul with air to prevent salt build up, while also giving a backup pump out toilet if the electric side fails. Works well. I love my electric toilets, but I am up for new ideas for the shower drain. The other shower improvement (I have 2 wet heads) is I have a fan heater running off the hydronic system in each head to dry the heads out after use. This works great to keep the heads mostly dry (no wet walls). I run the hydronic for an hour to reheat the water after 2 showers and operate the fans while the water is reheating. At present I am making up the solar thermal panels to go behind my solar PV Panels to charge my hot water system from solar energy via the hydronic circulation system to reduce fuel consumption (showering during the day is advised with this). Keep up the great work, you are awesome.

[@freddywulf2024]

It depends on what ya did in the old Landlife days....but your patience with the jobs lists is inspiring, I know only the good bits wind up in Episode....but Lee's patience seems to be beyond reproach....love to be in San D and give ya a helping hand but just recently moved from California to Kentucky and am refitting a 94 Fleetwood Motorhome...job after job...you are doing great and you you have great help...good on ya!

[@jimwattson1720]

Hatches........test a spot with a simple metal rust paint, Tremclad. very cost effective. It worked fine on my boat

[@iainlyall6475]

i was always told that aluminium should not be painted. it needed to breath(?). @5:46 oh dear bella, never pass a pointy or sharp thingy to a person, they/you might hurt them(selves) :-( pass them the handle side first. or they might punch you :-(

[@Lana_Warwick]

What are the 2 high pressure hoses behind the alternator? (guess they run to the oil filter) If u ever need to replace flexible heat hoses, check out silicon hoses. Independent titanium heat exchangers are also worth considering, better value, easier to service. When ya think about durable mechanics for a boat, consider what dredge, drill rig, etc, companies use. They don't pay high margins of a marine chandlery.

[@dmc9492]

Good to see you taking on all these projects never hurts for a captain to be a mechanic as well saves $$$ time etc I'm currently giving my dinghies old outboard a full service (don't like being stranded it's happened) keep up the guitar Bella I play to 🎸🤙

[@dougmassey1807]

Tradie apprentice Bella will be able to fix anything in her future as long as the surf isn't pumping

[@mark703]

Well done guys, wont be too long now.

[@davidhakes3884]

Dads Gopher= go for this go for that. It ALL works out in the end...

[@72chargerse72]

If it is rubber or plastic its a hose. steel is pipe ( unless its small, then its tube) and copper is copper pipe or tube (like steel)

[@californiakayaker]

I'd like to find a huge assortment of the good ones to take with me. We call them Hose Clamps in the States. I was also thinking a smear of silicon grease would make it easier to get things on like that heat exchanger. Silicon Grease is really good for the hoses. It also fattens up o rings and I use it on them when installing or checking. It also stops coffee cups with sealed lids from leaking if you put it on the seal ring.

[@tonyf7997]

Great job Captain and Bella - ! Bet you're loving the lower cost of quality tools and stainless bits and pieces over there! PS: did you end up selling or scuttling Catalpa?

[@johnswartz2423]

In another life… Lee was Nikola Tesla’s ….genius-assistant…..)🙂😌

[@vial1sim]

I had the same heat exchanger, have you considered mounting the unit remotely, I did it with oil filter and cooler as well as Heat exchanger. Made servicing of each easy.

[@BohemianBeatster]

When do you think Bella will be trained enough to Captain her own ship? I'm think a Gaff Schooner would be right enough for her.

[@72chargerse72]

And hose clamps or jubillee (if a brit)

[@akLeanne]

fyi. I wouldn't use Kirkland bath tissue. I have a septic at my home and the man who services it told me it's the worst tissue to use because it doesn't brake down. and as a boat owner myself there is nothing more frustrating and gross then fixing a head. for our home we now use Charmin cause it brakes down. you can actually do the test yourself with different types of tissue to see the results yourself. for the bost we use a marine grade that we get on amazon. that would actually be a good video get a few different types of bath tissue and test them all.

[@mikesorensen5]

Zinc? I didn't know there was a Zinc in there! How often should that be changed?

[@judd-sv-galileo]

you have an idea

[@The_Riddler21]

❤

[@ohiorides7626]

Lee Can You Tell Us The Name Brand Of The Hose Clamps You Use I Have Had That Very Problem Of Them Spliting On The Ends! Thanks. Blessings On You Guys!

[@andrewchristopher7138]

Hi

[@SailingCatalpa]

☺️👋

[@J0EYbagaDONUTS]

Bella wasn't looking too happy running up and down getting tools for Lee . Boy how her toon changed when she discovered she has a HOT working shower . Great job guys .

[@kb1esx]

Dang. 2nd.

[@SailingCatalpa]

Andrew is pretty quick 😜

[@PD-we8vf]

Been with you since your husband taped you showering in the wheelhouse.

[@curtishyde1842]

I'm afraid to say from watching him work he ain't got a clue not

[@gustavolunna]

how como Taj never helps on any type of work on the boat, does he have any kind of disability?