High & Dry in a Hundred Year Old Slipway Hauling out the old way | A&J Sailing

[@mattdouglas5570]

This boat yard manager is amazing a pure natural on you tube I think he is quite happy to be online

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Agreed, he’s a natural! All around awesome guy

[@daneulekowski929]

This is great. I really enjoyed seeing and listening to the history of this boat yard. Awesome episode, have fun guys

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Love to hear it, we really enjoyed making this vid. Tarkanens is a gem with an interesting story to tell! So glad others are enjoying it. Thanks for watching!

[@Chantwizzle]

I hauled my 35' sailboat out for the first time this year too. I was also surprised at how small it looked. I was dreading painting the bottom by myself, but I managed one coat in just over an hour.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Way to go! It’s a relief when it’s all over hey? We were also surprised by how small she looked and how quick we managed to do all the work!

[@wayneneuhofel6744]

Glad to see you're still going strong, and giving life to the stories you record. Great work.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awh, we really appreciate that! Thank you for the kind words, cheers!

[@JamieMerriam]

We have an ericson 39 in Texada and just started watching your vid's from the last few years. Great job on the camera work and stories, keep up the great work. Maybe we will meet on the water sometime;)

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awh, that’s awesome! So glad you found us and that you’ve been enjoying the vids! We look forward to crossing paths, let us know if you come up North, cheers!

[@patcosgrove3077]

great to see you guys back nice video

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Thanks so much Pat, feels good to be back! Cheers!

[@JonathanAylward]

I've watched a lot of sailing channels and I must say that you all create the best narratives by far. (IMO) The juxtaposition of the interview with the boatyard manager and the haul out process is great and the subsequent tour provides a really nice story. Also, I never knew how Zincs worked so that's cool.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Love to hear that, thanks so much! Glad you appreciated it, we enjoyed making this one! Cheers!

[@meestahwah]

This place is AWESOME!!!! I wish it was closer to me (in Seattle). It just looks like an awesome place to be and work on your boat.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Isn’t it the best?! We can’t recommend it enough. Even more reason to come on up to the Broughtons, cheers!

[@BonnieVolkle]

Great video, thank you for sharing ❤

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Happy you enjoyed it. Stoked to bring you this new season. Thanks for watching, cheers!!

[@francinegolbeck3116]

Oh my dear, you have the same rudder play we had in our Catalina 30 ! brings back Memories !! Nice Video, happy to see you back !! P7F, Sechelt, BC

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

They all seem to develop some play throughout their lives, if it worsens this season we’ll look to refair the stern tube. Thank you for check out the vid Francine!

[@francinegolbeck3116]

@@AllisonandJamesSailing The rudder has to come out so the steering (cable) mechanism on the rudder has to come apart (pain) , the tube is a teflon/nylon tube that is pushed out, we did not do that but every year we pushed some grease from the top down in the gap between the tube and the shaft.

[@barberamcisaac1633]

So nice to get back to the videos. What a quaint little place to haul out the boats. Interesting how they have made it a business with just 3 boats hauled out a time. Loved the manager. He definitely does well with the camera interview ❤. Love you guys

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awh, so glad to be able to share with you, what’s been going on with us! :) Awesome little place, we thought of Denny a lot, think he really would have enjoyed the vibe there! Super knowledgeable folks who are passionate about working on boats! So glad their business has survived and keeps thriving!

[@timstanton6783]

YAAAYYYY! Kenny , makes me want to run my boat up there for haul out

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

We figured that would be the overwhelming sentiment! Ken is awesome, 10/10 would recommend!

[@RedMercuryBluesBand]

You guys are superb story tellers - awesome that you can also see the story in the folks around you like the boatyard folks!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Love to hear that, thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it, cheers!

[@2002guy]

Nice to see you 2 back at it. That was great that the boat yard folks let us see their story as well. Cheers!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Feels good to be back! The camera loves Ken. Awesome crew over there at Tarkanens! Cheers mate!

[@johnross440]

Missed you guys… John and Penny…

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

We missed hearing from our community! Hope all is well with you two! Cheers to a new season!

[@derekmcqueen4589]

Loved the mini documentary! Great to see back!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Thank you so much Derek!!! We really appreciate your support. We hope to have another one for you soon, cheers!

[@nancyhunka3059]

Good to see you again ! There is something about the spring clean /bottom paint work and odd jobs that is exciting . Another year of adventures further afield , interesting stories and who knows what lies ahead for you ( and us ). Cheers from Edmonton.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Great to hear from you Nancy, it feels good to be back! Agreed, theres something oddly satisfying about the Spring haulout rituals. Pouring love into something that will gift you greatly later! Really looking forward to this season, cheers!

[@davidbamford4721]

This reminds me of when I had my old (1917) gaff ketch. There is a marvellous old boatyard in Williamstown (near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) which caters to old wooden boats, and I have fond memories of good times there. Unfortunately I ran out of resources (ie, money) and I had to sell her.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awh, sorry you had to part ways with the ketch! Sounds like a cool boatyard, would have liked to check it out when we were in Melbourne if we had known about it! Thanks for watching, glad the vid brought back good memories. Cheers!

[@theislandpackrat]

We have the same type at Silva bay here on Gabriola but they won't let them use it anymore! Bummer I haven't had mine done in over three years!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

I know hey, shame to see these old-school haulout spaces go by the wayside! Hoping this one continues to thrive for a long long time! Let’s keep these good guys in business, cheers!

[@robertgold2643]

Brilliant episode! Loved the history of the boatyard and interview with the manager. Places like that’s re getting harder and harder to find and it’s nice to be reminded they’re still out there

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

So glad you enjoyed it! Agreed, these sorts of places are becoming a thing of the past. Nice to see this one still thriving and hoping they will for many years to come. Cheers!

[@sourkraut911]

Nice video. There is something special about old shipyards and their equipment.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Agreed! It’s nice to slip back in time, to the days of the old boat ways! Cheers!

[@peterstace9006]

Great to see you fellas getting back to adventure on the high seas. Loved seeing the under side of Uintah and that interview with the slip manager was great. Fantastic insight into boating maintenance. See ya next time.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

She's all got a clean bottom now! Hope you're well!

[@ET85]

Nice to see the slipway in action, there is one in Rupert as well

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Oh no way! We just left there. We’ll have to geek out/check it out next time

[@gmchristie123]

Hey, I’ve missed you guys.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awh, feels good to be back!

[@davidbamford4721]

It is good that you have discovered that slipway-style boatyard, for in my view, yards like that are treasures. The people working there have often been there for several decades, and they are treasures too.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

An absolute treasure! So sad to see these slipways going by the wayside. We would love to see this place continue to thrive for years to come!

[@threewins3]

Great video, as always! So interesting to see the boat hauled out and your work on the underside. The shipyard manager was so interesting, glad to listen to his stories. I missed you, glad you’re back. 😊

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awh, thank you! Was interesting to see Uintah balancing so well, topside on her lil fin keel! Ken is a natural storyteller for sure, he’s the right guy for the job! Good to hear from you! Feels good to be back :)

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, wow wonderful to see you’re out the water and she’s in pretty good condition and it’s wonderful to be in an older yard like that. We are people I’ve been doing this for 80 odd years and I’ve got people with heaps of knowledge. Anyway keep up the good work. Love the videos Cliff from Australia

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Yess stoked to see so little drama beneath the waterline! We were sad to leave the slipway, we had such a good time up on the ways with Ken and the crew! Very knowledgeable folks. Thanks for watching, hope all is well! Cheers and chat soon Cliff!

[@gertboerman3666]

The guys at Tarkane were great. Helpful. I hope this brings them more customers.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Can't recommend them enough!

[@lotusdolphin]

Allison, this was really fascinating. That was fast easy. And uneventful you can’t ask for anything more than that. The boat looked great! It was amazing. It was so clean before you started. I really enjoyed this. Thank you so much. Sending love from LIZ and California.💜🤟🏻😎⛵️🇺🇸

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Good to hear from you Liz, so glad you found it interesting! Really a ‘best case scenario’ haulout. We had fun up on the ways with the shipyard crew, we were almost sad to leave! Thanks so much for tuning in, hope all is well. Chat again soon! -A

[@curtkuhns]

I hope you haven't forgotten to replace the sacrificial anodes. -Curt

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Nope, we swapped those! Hope all is well Curt, cheers!

[@davidbond1168]

Hi A&J....glad to see you're back! We have the same boat as yours...year and everything...and have owned it for over 30 years now. We use to haul and bottom paint etc every year.....but more recently we've found that we can get up to 3 years without serious growth on the hull. (Petit Horizon). The fly in the ointment is the zincs...and barnacle growth on the shaft and prop. Three zincs can usually make it at my marina (Canoe Cove). We've tried to stop the barnacles by bottom painting the shaft and prop...with some success but not perfect for 3 years. We haul out in a couple of weeks and this time I'm going to try the spray-on coat that seems to be popular now. Your vid did not show your new zincs or treatment of the prop or shaft....so i was wondering what, or if, you did anything to address this issue? (Barnacles can really mess up prop efficiency!) Thanks D&M Bond 007

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Hey guys! That’s awesome, Wow 30 years!!! We’ve owned Uintah for 3.5 years but it’s been at least five years since she was hauled so we were pretty impressed with the (little) amount of growth… although we have dove on her a few times to scrape off growth and change the zincs. For the amount of time she’s been in the water we weren’t too concerned with the growth on the prop and shaft. We just scraped and cleaned it up and put two new zincs back on (seems to be sufficient for where we are). We’ll probably get on the bi-annual haulout schedule moving forward? We’ll see how it all goes (or should we say, grows) I guess. She’s definitely a heck more efficient in the water now! Let us know what you think of the spray-on!

[@basildraws]

Really cool

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

We kinda geeked out over this old-slip way experience. Glad you also found it interesting, cheers mate!

[@basildraws]

@@AllisonandJamesSailing Standing on a fin-keel like that is scaring the bejeezus outta me! Love the photo-museum.

[@Coyotehello]

Well, here you are strangers! James the first 30 second, if ones does not listen attentively, sounds kind of kinky! LOL I haven't seen one of these haul-out dolly's in a lonnnng time. You are so far north! These people seems so calm, relaxed and kind. What cool history of that yard, thanks for picking that up! When was this video done? Not minding my own business, can I make a few comments? 1/4" play, Yep rudder shaft goes right through the rudder tube on these Catalinas. If you drop it, you can now insert a sleeve into it, it makes the steering much smoother with no binding. Two things you want to avoid: The rudder rubbing on the little skeg (you are pretty close) and the play ovalizing the rudder tube. Anodes, decent explanation but you definitely do not want your electrical system being part of any of it and/or dumping any electricity in the water (see ESD, electric shock drowning). The only electrical relationship is between the SS and the anode, the salt water being your electrolyte, creating galvanic corrosion. The anodes (less noble), here I guess zinc, give itself away to protect the SS and bronze prop (more noble). (and bronze thru-hulls etc if bonded, but your boat is not, that is why your through hulls are not painted). In fresh or brackish water it would be different. I usually suggest using aluminum anodes these days as they pollute way less and are more active and stay active in fresh (river) or brackish water. Did you remove and re-install the set screws in the strut that hold the cutlass bearing in place? Big fat blisters, are usually not an issue and from what you show they might even be just the coat of previous antifouling paint not prep properly and growth lifting the next coat(s) that was applied. Small high-pressured blisters that smells like vinegar are another issue. 0k, I am done preaching! I hope I do not sound like the "armchair-sailor-that-knows-everything"!! LOL . Yeah that was a successful haul-out! Congratulations! Great episode as usual. Cheers, a.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Cheers Alain! Thank you for all the info! I couldn’t find the set screw in the cutlass bearing so we ended up cutting it out, it pressed back in fairly easily!