How To Fix a Stuck Anemometer, Bearing Lubrication [Tacktick/Raymarine] , Patrick Childress #4

[@beejay7665]

Rebecca; so sorry for your loss, and thank you for keeping these videos up. Patrick continues to teach us, even after his passing. Fair winds to you, stay safe, you and he are in our thoughts and hearts

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks. Struggling to get another one up

[@kimyoung230]

I found this searching on Google for a fix for my very stuck Tack Tick anemometer. Patrick is *still* helpful - and I am thankful for that! Thank you Patrick and Rebecca!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Ah… thanks so much for letting me know he is still helping people even almost 3 years later!!! I still watch the old videos when something goes wrong with the boat too… an encyclopedia of SV Brick House… how lucky am I!!!

[@JonathanTrueman]

A huge thank you for your very instructive video

[@RVLifeNOW]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robertcoles9662]

This guy must have been a teacher, or a therapist in a previous life. Best video and diction I had ever listened to on KZbin! Too bad I have to repair my datanarine masthead and there is no instruction anywhere for that ... :(

[@marcelhansens3154]

Very interesting and very well explained thanks.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Oh…this is an older orbit glad that it helped.

[@bizeigel]

Thank you for this video. Working on the same exact unit and ticktack was new to me

[@RVLifeNOW]

You are welcome! I’m glad it helped!

[@mikewalters8362]

Hi Patrick, Great video! That was exactly the job I needed to do as mine had all but seized. Your video gave me the information and confidence to tackle the job with great results. Thanks!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Mike, I am very happy the video was a help.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Just today, 25 March 2020, I had one hell of a time getting into our Raymarine anemometer to install a new battery. It was like thy used a high powered press to force the housing cover onto the base. Using small screwdrivers, trying to pry the cover up, I had to finally break the cover in one spot, and crack it in another, to get the two pieces separated. Upon reassembly, I used butyl calk, from a tube, to seal the damage. I did not want to use a sealant that would cause more trouble taking it apart sometime in the future.

[@pontusholmberg8683]

I have the same Anemometer but manufactured by Raymarine. The housing for the bearings are now made of plastic. It is actually two half-moon parts hold together with a thin rubber band.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yes Raymarine baught Tacktick I think.

[@albertlabos8400]

Excellent. Very well demonstrated. Thank you.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks glad it helped.

[@psystealth]

Thanks for the links Patrick/Rebecca ...fair winds!

[@RVLifeNOW]

You are welcome...

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for watching!

[@joeslater7062]

Excellent video. Very helpful. Thank you.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Glad it was helpful. I’m still making videos without Patrick…but it’s not the same …kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3qkpqWsibOSesk

[@siscott47]

Excellent instructions. Thank you

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yes, Patrick was great to share this...

[@cavit115]

Fair winds on your journey Patrick

[@RVLifeNOW]

I hope he is having fair winds :)

[@flyingdutchman6984]

I'm a little late to the party, but KZbin loves comments. Toothpaste has a grit size of anywhere from about 5000 for some whitening varieties to 10-15,000 for the others. It's great for putting the finishing polish on items like those little solar panels. You can use it in a slurry with your finger or make it work a little harder by using a toothbrush. Great content as usual. Thanks.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Toothpaste. That is a great idea.

[@lyfandeth]

None of the fancy gel toothpastes. You want plain old fashioned Crest or similar white paste, or "tooth powder". These are mainly Fuller's (diatomaceous) earth. More like 2000-3000 grit from what I've been told, but great for plastic polishing.

[@avandalejolly9890]

Hello Patrick, very good job replacing that back stay, I really enjoy your videos , I am looking to buy a sail boat soon, I really like the Hallberg Rassy, any ideas?

[@RVLifeNOW]

From what little I know about them, Hallberg Rassy is a great boat. There are so many good ones. I do like the Swan 48 or the Outbound 44. Quite different boats.....Thanks for sticking through those early videos. That was an editing learning process and I think the newer videos are better.

[@harrypecorelli7055]

Great teacher!!!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yes Patrick was a great sailor...a great teacher...

[@alanbrookes6637]

@@RVLifeNOW , Kaching $$$$!

[@dreupen]

Yes toothpaste is a great idea, but more important, finish by waxing. It will remain effective much longer. Landlubber, can do the same with auto headlight lenses. A good wax will easily double the lifetime between needed polishings.

[@RVLifeNOW]

comments. I have so appreciated everyones support during the last few difficult years... Thanks for watching...Hope you still are... abd thanks for your comments

[@markherrick978]

FYI, there is an internal detent molded into the cone of the anemometer (cup housing). You have to rotate the housing counterclockwise (looking at it from the bottom) about 1/4" to line up the internal tab with it's exit slot. At least that is how it works on the original TackTick model. Just trying to pry the housing off as shown in the video will bung up the bottom of the cone and possibly strip off the small detent tab!!! (Ask me how I know this now...) Thanks so much for not pointing this out!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks so much for pointing out this detail. Not sure we were even aware of it! Every bit helps! Us sailors have to stick together!

[@lawdawg1942]

Thanks for this. I lost a wind cup to hail. Was unsure how this came apart.

[@RVLifeNOW]

That must have ben tremendous hail! Thanks for watching.

[@lawdawg1942]

Patrick Childress golf ball and tennis ball sized. A bunch of boats had windows smashed out. The reference tabs on my Windex are ripped off and the wires are bent down and upwards. Don't know how it bends up lol. A couple boats had holes punched thru the gel coat and one guys fiberglass companion way has 4 holes in it.

[@mikes2294]

WOW ! Where did this take place?

[@RobertdeVries-trimaran-sailing]

Usually it is enough to annual/pre season just add a drop of fine sewing machine oil on the inverted axles. Or MacLube. Not to much. There is a oiling hole in the cone as well. No need to tear down whole unit.

[@RVLifeNOW]

I think he replaced the batteries too or maybe that was the other video. But a deop of oil wont hurt! Can only help! Thanks for your idea!

[@jorgenneckmar246]

Do you know how to get the bearing out of the newer ST60 (with an arm)?

[@RVLifeNOW]

No, I have had apart only what is pictured, the Tacktick which is now Raymarine, which is now owned by FLIR

[@gfd635]

Hi Patrick. How did your vessel become de-masted?

[@RVLifeNOW]

Gayland McLean The upper shroud chain plate was the only one to not get replaced and it let go due to unseen corrosion. ...there is a picture in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKfLc5yNnrWUrZI. Rebecca

[@wolfee101]

hello Patrick my plastimo compass is very hazy could i use various sand papers to clean/polish it? its difficult to read at night

[@RVLifeNOW]

Sometimes, when something is so bad there is nothing to lose....It would be interesting to try using 2,000 grit paper and wet sand in one out of the way small spot. If you try this, let me know if it works. Sounds like you don't keep the compass covered so the sun rays have been effecting it. If the old cover has disappeared, try making a sack of heavy cloth, with a draw string at the opening, to protect the lens.

[@wolfee101]

@@RVLifeNOW thank you, will give it a try and let you know

[@troyvpeterson1031]

My TackTick T120 doesn't come apart like this at all.. There is no wind speed bearing, cap to pop off. That is buried under the battery internally. Requiring me to pry the "Cam Shell" top off, leaving the wind speed guts unaccessable. I also see NOTHING that connects the wind direction / vane to any sensors. However my battery replacement kit DID come with a perfectly fitted new Solar panel lens. I hope it works..

[@RVLifeNOW]

Ok good luck. The video id a bit old now so things could have changed. Thanks for letting us know

[@troyvpeterson1031]

@@RVLifeNOW I read through the comments.. I'm sorry for your loss. These videos were quite helpful. I'm amazed about this small inconsistency in my OLDER model TackTick (pre-Raymarine) system. Your system was a much easier design to open. Hopefully my fix worked. I'll know in a few days.

[@davidc6510]

First I have seen servicing the anemometer. Great tip otherwise you think it is blowing 40 and surprise you lazy sucker it is 50! Fair winds Brick House.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yes....sometimes it’s better to have it broken ;) 40 is much better than 50! -Rebecca

[@mikephillips9311]

I'm sure everyone would like to know the reason for the dismasting you mention. I know I would......

[@RVLifeNOW]

Mike, it was a failed upper shroud chain plate. A 35 knot squall near the islands of Kirabati, in the S. Pacific, a pop and the mast bent over; all so non violent but the start of a big adventure. We worked our way up to the tiny harbor in Tarawa to further stabilize the mast then set off for Majuro, Marshall Islands where we could have the new rig sent from California. The article is called "When The Stick Comes Down" Cruising World, Sept 2011 The remasting articles, two parts, are in Blue Water Sailing magazine, April and May 2012. To make sure it never happens again to us or the next owners of this boat, we installed grade 5 Titanium chain plates, mast tangs and clevis pins. The Titanium article is in Practical Sailor which will come up in the search if you enter "titanium".

[@mikephillips9311]

@@RVLifeNOW Ah, that makes sense, a boat of that vintage with what was probably original chain plates, yep, not unusual. To bad you didn't get a chance to film all that, many people seem to ignore their chain plates, especially internal ones that are more subject to crevice corrosion. Many would benefit from paying more attention to this. I pulled all mine in New Zealand for inspection & sure enough, one was bad. We were in a marina at the time, when I showed it to a dockmate it started a "cascade effect" at the marina as that bad chainplate made the rounds, suddenly everyone was pulling their chainplates, lol! Never thought of replacing with titanium though, great idea but I bet it was expensive!

[@RVLifeNOW]

@@mikephillips9311 The "cascade effect" also resulted from our dismasting. Friends with older boats were suddenly motivated to inspect their chain plates. One cruising friend said, that while using a prybar to lift out a chain plate, the plate broke in two! Other friends said they had imminent failure and caught it in time. It is only recently that I have learned how to use the video function on a camera. When the dismasting happened, we were not in any immediate danger. Rebecca was a bit tense from the situation so thought I was completely nuts as I did not want to do anything till we got out the camera to take pictures. I had written enough magazine articles, I wanted to document the bad situation and hopefully ease the financial burden by submitting articles about the dismasting. It was an adventure that worked out in the end. But now I know how to video such a situation.