GAMBLING on OLD Equipment is NEVER a Sure BET! - Onboard Lifestyle ep.125

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we make some necessary repairs to fix our steering on our 435 catamaran SV basik. We also address the issue of our back up steering system and make some major improvements. Come back next week to catch up on our antics...see you then!
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[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

I am keeping you in my thoughts & prayers. I love you folks, & hope all 4 of you including Compass, are safe, & well? I miss you folks!

[@lookforward2life]

Brilliant video. Educational is the first word that comes to mind. Thank you!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertsteven108]

Great vid...and nice work on the ram, Emma! thanks for sharing.

[@rfdinesen4027]

Nice to have another mechanic on board. I agree with you, you could spend thousands of dollars on spares for every possibility, and it's wise to be prudent, but there is a point where you just have to use your best judgement. Or.........you could tow an entire 2nd copy of your boat behind you. Slower going though.

[@tealgoben1781]

Exactly!

[@mikecranapple8878]

Loved it when @11:14 you "put your best mechanic on it" (cue Emma, tools in hand!)

[@HopeOfJoe]

Nice repair and spare parts philosophy, Captain !!! Always a fun channel !! :) :) :)

[@roycox3701]

you made the right choices, you made a better solution now, well done

[@jimk9417]

Another great video. One can't have a spare for everything on the boat, judgement comes into play. Easy to "Monday morning quarterback" decisions but fact is Teal managed the situation well and got the boat to port safely. I don't know of many who just carry spare hydraulic rams "just in case". Again, well done Basik crew.

[@tealgoben1781]

Thanks Jim!

[@whitneylake2107]

I loved the repair with Emma, the mechanic. I am fortunate to have two daughters, one of whom showed an early and lasting interest in tool use. I built her a workbench when she was eight. It is something fathers should always do with their children. As humans, we are tool makers and tool users and learning these things at a young age is so important. Thank you again.

[@tealgoben1781]

Thank you and well said.

[@garydeschaines]

A new AIS antenna? Someone is going up the mast..., I wonder who it will be. Fearless "Lady on the Flying Trapeze" Lynn, or meticulous "Done in 15 Minutes" Teal? Place your bets ladies and gents!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

We pulled straws.....The Captain is going up this time. I am putting a timer on him,.....or maybe take a nap. 🤣🤣

[@garydeschaines]

@@OnboardLifestyle I was going to suggest rock-paper-scissors, but drawing straws works too! Teal's chariot awaits! Looking forward to an upcoming episode on AIS antenna installation. Y'all take care.

[@henningsea6094]

Hi Teal, this is a nice solution for the emergency steering system. But the reduction is still 2 to 1, because the additional blocks are fixed. To increase the reduction further, you'd need to connect the blocks to the coupling tube. However, if it works this way it works.

[@tonylongstaff6520]

My thought too, still 2 to 1, but I also agree if it works it works.

[@SpartyTime]

You beat me to it. I was going to post that it was still only a 2:1 ratio.

[@fr1ggy]

I was going to say the same thing. It would be easy to convert to 4:1 by changing the two bottom pulleys to have multiple sheaves. It may work at 2:1 in port, however, underway you might be glad of the extra mechanical advantage.

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

Emma you are going to be mechanically inclined just like your Father! Very proud of you!

[@edgarmosiman7389]

Grab a set of caps and plugs when you get a chance. Keeps things cleaner and you won't have to worry about fluid being pumped out.

[@marceld6061]

I see you are well on your way to 50K subscribers. I am surprised you aren't over 100K by now. This is some of the better content out there!

[@tealgoben1781]

Thanks Marcel.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Wow, thank you!

[@ausbinpippin5411]

It is nice to have Emma to help you when it comes to working with you. Stay safe and enjoy life.

[@StevenPendleton]

Don’t let the critics get to you!! You have done an amazing job! This is exactly the reason your taking very short trips down the coast, gives you time to learn your boat. I’m surprised that no cabinets or doors have got loose or you had to remount something. If you started using your boat with every backup part purchased, then might as well bought a new one. Anyways easy to sit at the back of the boat and we can’t understand why we didn’t buy every $1200 part available for this boat, while we are riding for FREE.

[@linhgobenyt]

Thanks Steven! 😊😊😊

[@bartonrobinson4266]

In a crisis in any given situation, questioning ones self about should I have 2 of these or 2 of those, well Capt Teal, your right, who knows whats going to happen till it does, then you deal with it as you did. All is well and another issues solved, no injuries or damage, that's the final word. Good in the end. Stay safe and stay positive for each other !!

[@tealgoben1781]

Thanks Barton.

[@documetricsinc.6135]

The way to have enough spares is to tow a twin boat behind you, but, of course you have to make some practical decisions.

[@seabournewolf2298]

I’m a captain on a commercial vessel. We run 2 steering pumps. 2 rams with at least 1 spare. We use cam valves on the rams so we can close the hoses if we need to change a ram out. You don’t need a spare everything but you need spares for everything critical to your safety

[@lailgrant5904]

A good mechanic is hard to find. Keep up the good work.

[@benoitbergeron5976]

Please... test your energency steering system on vidéo for us😀

[@miles4874]

Teal is cool as the other side of the pillow! What teamwork and a nice family. Emma is so sweet (and lucky). Stay safe y’all!

[@linhgobenyt]

Thanks TK! 🙌🙌🙌

[@fxpthl]

Well sir, you just can’t replace it all, plain & simple! Considering how far you’ve traveled so far, I think your choices turned out to be just fine. Having the back-up ram & Emergency tiller rig, should go a long way to make you ready next time. Missed seeing more of your lovely wife in this posting, but it turned out to be an interesting subject.

[@stinkintoad]

Compass scooching to the left around 6:30 mark cracked me up!

[@brianjoyce9742]

Another well conceived p,an to move forward safely. Emma may end up being one great boat handyperson. Enjoy California and be safe.

[@waynep343]

You need 6 hydraulic caps. 4 that fit the cylinder fittings and 2 that fit the hose. Mate 2 and 2 and put two caps on the spare cylinder. When changing. Remove one line and cap it. Plug the cylinder . The remove the other line and cap it and plug the cylinder. Everything is sealed and if you did it quick you lost less than half a cup of fluid total.

[@roscoejones4515]

Good idea, would speed up the process considerably.

[@waynep343]

@@roscoejones4515 I figured that out decades ago changing convertible top pumps or cylinders except I used inverted flare unions and 2 plugs each.

[@tealgoben1781]

Great tip...thanks!

[@patrickdevos187]

Teal, experience is the sum of the mistakes we make. Great job and fair winds. Love you and your family.

[@sabretom7594]

Patrick De Vos : Experience is recognizing a mistake when you’ve made it again.

[@samualaddams705]

@@sabretom7594 Or good decisions come of experience, experience comes of bad decisions.

[@okay777]

As always Teal great job! And I still want to see Emma flying your drone

[@2011mendo]

Ok now... You had the back up all set up, BUT DID YOU TEST IT? As a nice drill, you should see if it takes only your predicted 6min. Now we all, ( us mechanic's) know, and love, the way you work. 6mins really means 18. A fire-drill test of the set up, also so you can "test" it, would be an interesting time check. My money says 18min... Great job guys. Enjoy your trip. PS, Fort Bragg is a great stop. Watch the movie, 'overboard' with Goldie Hawn & hubby Kurt Russell, before you get there ... 3 horns now...

[@linhgobenyt]

Oh you better believe there will be drills in our future. Lol

[@GeneWaddle]

As a retired 40 some year mechanic I do enjoy watching these types of projects. Notice I said watching, not doing. 🙂I do hope you never have to use the manual system but it's good to have just in case and it looks slick. 👍🦆

[@tealgoben1781]

Thanks Gene!

[@jimjenkins673]

My favorite crew! Stay safe,,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,,,,fair winds and keep learning from the mechanic of yours, she’s pretty darn good.

[@linhgobenyt]

She's the best! 💓💓

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

On you emergency steering system, I think I would have gone with a snap hook or some kind of carabiner to attach the end of the line and the pulleys. Remember, you might have to do this is a rolling sea. It might be interest to see what "major" spare parts you are carrying. (Skip the seals and gaskets.) Alternator ? Full raw water pump ? Bilge pump(s) ? As the years go by, I'm sure you will have a large collection (anything that might corrode from salt air should be sprayed with a corrosion inhibitor and stored in a plastic zipper lock bag).

[@tealgoben1781]

We keep all our spares in zip lock bags.

[@anddoh]

If you carried backups for everything the boat would sink lol. Good luck and safe travells

[@tealgoben1781]

Exactly!

[@NordicAdvRider]

The highlight of the week when Onboard Lifestyle release a new video 😁

[@tomd.3082]

I have to agree. Definitely the highlight of my Friday.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

I love these guys.Livin the dream after years of very hard work.

[@linhgobenyt]

Thanks guys! That means a lot to us. We appreciate it! 😊😊😊🐕

[@linhgobenyt]

@@LifeOnTheHulls thanks Ross! We think the world of you and Janet! XO

[@bigc8300]

Good job great team work be safe

[@manyquestions1157]

Well done, Emma!

[@rme0108]

Lynn, having the opportunity to gather hands on experience in distress situations like this one is the best classroom one can get. Be greatful, and Teal, hold back on interventions until you consider the situation at the point of no return. That way you will allow Lynn to become a true skipper, the best kind one could ever want and that no sailing school can teach. Keep up the amazing videos. I will stay with you all the way.

[@linhgobenyt]

Honestly, I have handled much worse conditions and kept a pretty cool head. There isn't anything Teal has done onboard that I couldn't handle on my own. I am very confident of my ability to handle our vessel or any vessel in stressful conditions. Never underestimate the first mate's ability to take control.

[@subocajw]

It’s a boat. Things break all the time, that’s a given, even on new boats. The question is how to deal with it. And in my opinion you guys deal with it brilliantly. Of cause it’s a wise thing to think off/prepare for possibilities to overcome challenges be forehand, it helps you to fix things when the sh*t hits the fan. If one knows what would be the next thing to fail, it wouldn’t happen........

[@whitecaps775]

Super clean work, no way I could do that clean a job.

[@yonatanbenavraham6598]

Hind sight is always 20/20, you managed to be ok and you were not in storm conditions with 30 foot waves breaking. All in all you did well. I know you like using line instead of cable for your emergency steering but SS Cable is much more dependable for emergency use. I just don't know how you would mount the emergency system in storm conditions unless you deployed a sea anchor so you didn't have your stern to the wind. Be safe and plan for the worst is my moto. Best of luck to all of you. Tell your Emma to buy pile worms from the local bait store and you will have a ton of surf perch that are also in the harbor. Can't wait for next weeks new addition.

[@fraserkittson5590]

What I would suggest and we do this on every boat that is ocean bound is this. Install the other spare ram in the other hull and on both sides add a set of bypass valves. As simple as three ball valve one on each hydraulic line to the ram and a cross over between them. That way the ram not being used the fluid will flow through the ram in restricted and ready to go. If one ram fails close the valves and open the bypass and do the opposite on the other side then you still have steering while you fix the other ram.

[@RondoGlobal]

When the Flux capacitor rudder fails, always try the ion generator in the steering chamber.

[@Hack_Nicholas]

This seems to be the first time i have seen the sun in your journey in a very long time

[@tealgoben1781]

We really enjoyed all of the 2 hours of it...JK!

[@Hack_Nicholas]

@@tealgoben1781 LOL!

[@dennisrichards2540]

Finally some decent Teal time! Love to watch the master DIYsmith

[@edwinharvie6174]

Wow there’s a Fastenal in Eureka! Lucky

[@DuffyF56]

Rotate your stock of elastrometric parts. They all have a shelf life which you can extend if you store the parts properly. (Vacuum bagging and controlled temperature will help). Humidity, Elevated Temperature and UV light is the enemy of elastrometrics in many cases.

[@unacamper9123]

As parts manager for over 25 years in heavy equipment....."The part is always right,,the customer just ordered the wrong one"....... BTW,,,,,if you do a seal kit in the old one, you MUST do a pressure cyle test on it.

[@chuenyeelau]

Great to see Emma is interested in fishing. Bon voyage from Canada

[@AlA-ok5jh]

Excellent vid! What can go wrong on the water ... The log yous hit in Wa. waters is the very area a commercial fishing boat had trouble recently . ( BC commercial boat ) think two died ..some rescued. But the boat had issues that concerned two deck hands they quit recently and were replaced . Looked like a good sized boat. 40-60 ft long or whatever. Anyways funny to see Compass standing on hind legs looking at a Emma at dock !!! That's a soap opera story right there. Compass thinking " Why am I not on the dock?" Teal your expert fixing always amazes me. I'm a non fix it man. Other gifts but mechanic type is not one of them. Very hot in Cali & lots of fires...guess yous get the nice ocean breeze to stay cooler. Vancouver BC area has had nice stretch of sunny days though today cloudy. Even days in 80 & as high as 93 F by my personal weather machine. That's unheard of in our parts ...and yes the hot weather is in the interior so now in last few days lots of forrest fires have strung to life. And creative emergency steering system!!! As it's the recent Elvis Week Memphis Ten. here's a song that Elvis sang : My Way

[@bradbusch9585]

You guys are the best Great video

[@MrMichaelcurran]

Don't you feel lucky when parts are missing and your in a port that offers what you need almost when you needed it. The South Pacific is a whole other game. Enjoy Cali.

[@linhgobenyt]

Yes! We are so fortunate this happened when it did and that we were able to get the ram in so quickly. This obviously will help us when getting ready for an ocean crossing to more remote areas. 😊😊😊

[@jupiterdotp92]

Just a few quick thoughts about your backup system(s)... You just went through the gentile reminder version of a double fault / failure event. Problem situations have a way of escalating. The next time you might have to rig it you may be at sea. In, less than ideal conditions. At night. Add an extra block and at least 2 extra shackles for things that get lost irretrievably overboard. You don't want to be scrambling around for parts when you drop something. Also add a safety lanyard for your glasses to the bag. And maybe even a written reminder about safety harness / flotation / PPE. (A ship that cannot control its course cannot recover a man overboard. As I think about it people even manage to fall overboard tied to a dock.) Would you want to leave Linh & Emma dealing with that?

[@mandmmilling3716]

Have you thought about just putting some by-passes on your hydraulic ram so you can isolate it? If you did that, you would only need to move 3 quarter turn gate valves to by-pass you steering ram instead of removing the nut. It would be way faster in an emergency situation.

[@johnpaul8885]

Glad to see you’re back up and running sorry that you got stuffThat breaks but I love seeing you do your projects when that hard top coming

[@PaulBartomioli]

Have you done or are you considering a vlog of the manual system in operation? A real-time enactment. You could even use your seasoned non-professional actors. Linh at the helm when all helm breaks loose, you arriving with the magic bag. Just a thought. Thank you for sharing your life.

[@bobrose7900]

Emma, you did a great job! Well done. Most kids would not even attempt it... Love the out take though, it made my laugh, and the "lets do this", Robin Wong by any chance? Mustn't be serious all of the time, I must have missed an episode but how does the wheel drive that ram? Great video.

[@trevhedges]

Actually finding it difficult to blame you, kinda of a Unique design, not to have a redundancy system already? But you have two now, so very well done! Thanks for the episode!

[@Talldylocks]

Thanks for the follow up video on the ram, and also for fixing your AIS. I do like keeping track of you all to see where you are. Some channels are several weeks or months behind real time - what’s your typical span between filming and releasing! Keep up the great work!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

We are so close to real time it's ridiculous. Literally, filming and editing up to the last minute to upload for Friday consumption. Thanks for following our channel!

[@Professor_Carl_Satan]

If it were me working on that, it would've been "57 minutes in.... and countless curse-words later". :)

[@gpdewitt]

I would think hydraulic was more durable than cable systems. You might want to consider including an emergency steering situation into your drill regimen, along with man overboard and other potential emergencies.

[@cliftontibbits6644]

Great video,and your back up plan and it's layout looks great, can't wait to see how you design the tiller and placement,by the way,i can't say enough how much I really like your boat,the way you did the shelves and hatch in the sugar scoup was perfect and evident with plenty room to spare for the work needed on the hydraulic pump with future expansions or improvements in place,well done teal...take care be safe and may your needs be met when needed, and if able,lend a hand to those in need...

[@ktcanuck]

Follow you on Marinetraffic. Wondered where you had gone! Still not seeing you though in Eureka.

[@linhgobenyt]

Install will be done soon and we should show up again on AIS. 👍👍

[@ktcanuck]

@@linhgobenyt Cool!

[@ktcanuck]

That's better!

[@charlesc.6767]

Its good it happened when and where it did, If you would have been off the coast with huge swells trying to keep the boat into the swell or riding the swell it would be really scary, It happen to me when i was taking my boat down to cabo from san diego with huge swells , It overworked the hydraulics and i lost steering , I had to keep going below deck adding fluid in the reservoir constantly to keep the steering , Very scary , thought if we got side ways on the swell it would roll the boat . Now you should have peace of mind.

[@boro4316]

Thank you for the hydraulic steering update, it is very helpful for me!

[@srhintz]

I was hoping to see the emergency tiller in action.

[@RiverWoods111]

Yes me too! Also would have liked to see the actual tiller and how he was attaching that.

[@yuccaken]

@@RiverWoods111 I was hoping to see the Emergency Teal in action.

[@linhgobenyt]

We will be doing a test drill on deploying it once the tiller has been installed. #nopressure 🙈🙈

[@mkolesnik]

AIS tracking is based on land based receivers/stations so you may be in and out of the coverage, so not necessarily it is an issue with your antenna, but who knows :)

[@linhgobenyt]

We have been too intermittent and can still see others around us. The current antenna is over 15 years old and needs to be replaced.

[@pandiyanp5816]

How do you guys keep yourself fit and shape?

[@brianbuchanan5170]

Teal, I believe your training regimen is done. Linh the other week fixed the outboard engine; Emma now working on hydraulic systems. #GirlsWithTools #BeautyAndTheBolt

[@tealgoben1781]

"the student has become the master" -- Emma

[@markmateljan260]

Your on it..... as usual. " Murphies law " is a bugga

[@ReinoGoo]

To get more reduction you could have a block in the end of every line and make a loop between the blocks. When you need to use it you fix the loop in the middle. When you not use it it can run free through the blocks.

[@gfroese4799]

Standard hyd fluid is not the easiest stuff on seals . When I still worked on tugs we used Texas Lubricants or Donex TG as a hyd medium as the stuff is not only a hyd but is also a lub. which extended seal and hose life . Of course things usually break down when you need them the most and it usually happens at night and in a storm . Ha ha ha ha .

[@johnkeegan6646]

Teal, thanks for sharing your engineering thoughts on emergency steering. Nice solution! Will you use a tiller? Teal, when do we see plans and progress on the long-awaited hardtop? As I recall, Linh has issued your orders! Your loyal followers, like me, want to see some building again! Basik is simply not complete without cockpit and helm overhead protection. 😄

[@GeneWaddle]

16:35 He addresses the tiller question

[@johnkeegan6646]

Gene Waddle I just listened again. Teal said he could mount a transom pintle and tiller. My question to Teal was would he be mounting a tiller. It is a fair question.

[@tropicalhorizonsii4039]

As soon as I started watching this episode and listened to Linh's intro, I noticed right away the cause of all of this bad luck .....BANANAS!!!! Seriously though, you can't foresee everything that will happen while you are out there. What really matters at the end of the day is how you dealt with the problem at hand and how you learned from it. I do have one comment about the tie bar, is it solid or hollow? Either way, the holes that are left in the rod may introduce a potential point of failure, would you not consider bringing it to a welder and have a sleeve welded over that area with your eye welded into that sleeve? Just a thought.....Keep up the work and keep on cruising, we love watching your videos and really love that you are out there doing what we plan to be doing in about two years time once our dirt home is sold. All the best and beware of BANANAS!!!

[@RhythmGuitarMan]

Something always breaks... bet you wish the rudder blades could still be lifted.Great channel, thanks.

[@skipperrichman4278]

in regards to having a spare hydro stearing cylinder, even a new one after 1 year can fail. So not having a spear was ok by me. You were better off spending the money and time rigging for the manual system. Great job.

[@peterbalazsy8263]

The sailboat queen beauty contest winner ! ... just passing her free time doing laundry. Wow Linh, how nice to see such a beauty with all that pleasant smiling charm too. .. yep... you definately need your own channel for hottie home makers :-)

[@tealgoben1781]

Watch it pal...I've got my eye on you! But, I have to agree. 😉

[@peterbalazsy8263]

@@tealgoben1781 Yep... but ...I'm just the compliment messenger of truth and reality :-)

[@tronalpha9137]

G'day all. I have been busy for awhile and then we had another lockdown in New South Wales so that limited my options on where to buy another boat finnaly bought an monohull hood 23 ft. Soon i will be doing an intro and starting my ytube channel as there will be some projects i will have to do before i can go sailing . but should be sailing next month. Gerard.

[@MrRJBooth]

Cool vlog guys Many fanx :-D

[@VEJ2]

Teal. Sorry but I would have loved to see your emergency steering work. Please incorporate it in a future video. And about carrying spares. You can not carry spares for everything. You would become a verry heavy catamaran. Like they say: Sh!t happens.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

We will definitely be going over it again in a future video in a test situation. Looking foward to it.

[@New.Adventures.Sailing]

Think about what it will take to install the backup rig in even a 5' sea state. You could have the backup steering system installed but free-running, as in continuous loop. What you've built is a pull-pull system, so putting a wheel in the middle up top you could turn things quite nicely, have the whole thing rigged up, then pop the wheel on when you need it. You have a backup cylinder, so that won't fail again, ;) but you could have a split hose, and all the fluid leak out, then what? Do you have a linear hydraulic ram that runs your autopilot? That would be #1 backup for a failed steering.

[@captainmike808]

With that purchase system, maybe some kinda windvane set up as well. I think one can do it on a cat.

[@Bill23799]

Hi Linh. I went back in time to look at some of the older Historical Records for SV Basic. I tried to leave subtle hints when Teal was installing the old hydraulic Ram. I suppose telling Teal this might be a good time to replace that hydraulic Ram was too subtle. That......or Teal is such a straight arrow guy he did not want to violate the " Temporal Prime Directive " and take my advice.

[@donpetrey8007]

Most boats have an emergency tiller arms that you drop thru the deck onto a socket on the top of the rudder posts

[@mrgood56]

you din´t lose you are all alive and well

[@linhgobenyt]

You are absolutely right. We live and learn. Life is an adventure! 👍

[@daveamies5031]

You didn't loose on the gamble, you just deferred the replacement 2 years, which probably made the big outlay easier to manage financially, that sounds like a win to me, probably wouldn't have hurt to do the seals 2 years ago, but as they say hindsight..... As for your best mechanic, she's kinda young, but that could be useful in years to come, hopefully she sticks around.

[@robertlaird6746]

I'm still not quite sure how the new emergency steering system works. I saw what you did on the transom but how did the old one connect to your helm and how does the new one connect to your helm. I guess the new system won't connect to your helm but instead, connect to a tiller that you haven't installed yet. I guess I'll have to wait and see but you left out several key details in this video that make me wonder how it works or did work.

[@johnnybarbar7435]

Teal, You can get anything you need for far less than OEM prices from SurplusCenter.com. I rebuilt a 2 cylinder system for 1/3 the cost and that included shipping costs.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Good to know! Thanks!

[@MarvinLStohs]

Do you have a Bypass on the ram? It needs one , then you won't be bending the rod and the Heim End !

[@svvoyager]

Hopefully it will be a long time before you need your emergency backup in a bag, but therein lies a problem. Will you remember how to rig it? Next time you rig it take some photos, make some prints and put them in the bag. The laws of failure state failure happens when you least need it to. Trying to remember how did I do this way back when is not fun!

[@goobfilmcast4239]

5:06 ...... Nope, no OCD from Teal..... not a half hour later.... "33 minutes later" .... :-)

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

You do a good job 👏

[@moejaime2654]

I bet the wife/first mate put the minute by minute time delay on the video lol !

[@mariemosier3885]

Compass wanted to go on the dock and watch Emma fish he's so cute

[@andrewnims8175]

I was wondering what happened to the AIS. Good job on the steering repairs. When will you install the autopilot?

[@markbenson1948]

Thanks for sharing.. John 3:16

[@mtjoeng]

If adding a tiller contraption you might as well manufacture it so an autopilot works on that.

[@dennisgrosen1815]

now you hav the proof on vlog´s that you have two mecanic´s on Basic you can take a vacation Teal :-)

[@flybywire5866]

This reminds me of the video on the channel Monday Never : Rescue at sea Mid-atlantic mayday. A family on a monohull lost their rudder mid atlantic, not able to reestablish steering they got picked up. They lost their boat and with it everything they had. Hilma sailing lost their rudder by a faulty compass light, a loose wire from that light got into contact through the metal compass column and steering cables with the rudder shaft, which corroded and the rudder broke clean off just under the hull. They got towed into harbour, making emergency rudders from cabinet doors. The boat turned wildly left/right around the keel without a rudder under tow. They got into the habour, but i guess with less cabinet doors than they had before. They repaired their boat and made a sturdy emergency rudder that is easy to deploy. Now i wonder, the emergency rudder system you build, can you mount it while in bad weather with waves? With the dinghy in calm water behind the boat as working platform it did look doable.

[@donpetrey8007]

So rebuild the first one and keep it as a spare. Certain things you should always have as spares starters alternators injectors an injection pump belts bilge pumps fuses circuit breakers. Also a very complete set of tools and any manufacturer specific tools.

[@darrylmay4510]

You have two other crew on board who need to be trained in emergency operations and that includes hooking up the backup steering system.

[@tealgoben1781]

Of course, we practice safety drills often.

[@jacejk2]

Did you see that thing go by in the channel? at 9:12

[@tealgoben1781]

I did...that was a patch of eel grass moving out with the ebb tide.