Learning the ROPES of Boat Life.. Climbing the Mast for the First Time! | A&J Sailing Ep.3

[@saltysnoopy]

Good for you on the Foot Pump. I currently use 5 Whale Gusher III on my boat and have maybe 5 more in a locker for adding or spares. I have both fresh and salt at my galley. Wow, what a water saver. I'm working on full-flow valves for the shower; most are too restrictive. ... One big advantage of the halyards on the outside of the mast is avoiding the problem you're having getting it fed down inside. ... Learn how to tie a Halyard Knot. It's really easy and more streamline than a bowline. ... Love watching your channel.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Hi Lowell!!! That’s awesome! We’ve thought about plumbing in a salt water foot pump for dishes. So far we haven’t had any issues finding fresh water but when that changes we will likely add the salt water option. Will have to learn that knot 🪢 Thank you!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Big shout out to Tim for sharing his knowledge & teaching us the ropes!!! What a legend. If you enjoyed this one (or learned a few things like we did!) please give it a thumbs up :) We'll see you next week! Happy Sailing :)

[@matthewhigginbottom8328]

Great video. Tim seems like a treasure.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Thanks Matthew!! Tim is amazing. We were so grateful he took the time to share some of his wisdom with us. Legend.

[@sailingbrittany6795]

I love realizing, again, that I am not the only one to go through these problems! I sail a Rawson 30' which I rebuilt. Never been up the mast yet. 😮

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

We’re all ‘in the same boat’ so to speak. Except you have a beautiful blue water boat. Takes some time to explore every nook and cranny. Cheers to all the hard work you’ve done to rebuild your ship!

[@sailingbrittany6795]

@@AllisonandJamesSailing thanks! I am just about to depart from Port Gamble and head up to Port Townsend. Next day I will go West toward Neah Bay. Excellent weather!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

@@sailingbrittany6795 awesome! Hope you have a great trip, fair winds friend!!

[@steveagranove7690]

Trouble shooting like down at the range! Pkew pkew! Haha awesome guys!!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Hahaha cheers duder!!

[@tahoesnowlion]

Congrats on the halyard replacement and getting up that mast!. Tim is a great teacher. I miss being a "dock rat" 😎The boat is looking great.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Thanks mate! We knew you would appreciate this one! Felt good to get up there and get a feel for it! Allison’s turn next ;) We’re always itching to get off the dock ..but some good solid dock days spent working hard, really help you to appreciate the sailing adventures that much more!

[@Accolaidia777]

Loving this new life for y’all!! I have had the opportunity to sail in a 32 ft sail boat ( one time , a weekend) around the San Juan Islands and stayed at Deer Harbor and Roche Harbor. Wonderful experience!!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Awe, thanks so much Accolaidia! We’re thrilled with it too. The San Juan’s are close by and sound very beautiful. There’s really no experience quite like being out on the water. So happy you got to experience it :)

[@Sailing.Artemis]

I always go the other direction when changing the halyard

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

So would that be top down from the mast? I think our main issue was the tolerance passing over the top of the block (at the mast top) so maybe going top down would reduce the angle that the halyard goes over the block at?

[@arminius301]

Tim is an import from operation Paperclip. If you hang around him you'll find out everything about navigation and sailing, or hovercrafts. At first it's like someone is talking in german, but then memory kicks in and reminds you that english is a germanic language and it all starts making sense. Just a little tough hanging in the harness at 40 feet height and following a veteran's knowledge. Keep up the awesome journey!

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Thanks Arminius! Tim sure taught us a bunch about sailing, he’s a really awesome guy! Strangely didn’t mention much about hovercrafts though, I’ll have to ask him about them!

[@peterstace9006]

A great practical video on doing boat stuff. Love the lets do it as simply as possible and if that does not work then climb the mast. Never new how to turn a boat like that around in its own length, great skill to learn and use. See you next week.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

It really was super hard to find out how the boat maneuvers, we put that knowledge to use every time we have to maneuver around the marina! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@barberamcisaac1633]

You guys are learning sooo much. You did look cute up on the mast! I loved the way Tim was teaching you to learn how the boat reacts and how to turn it within its own length. Ok ideal when there’s no wind. I think I’m going to have Denny give me the same lesson. It’s either learn how to dock the boat or always be the one that has to jump on the dock with lines and tying it. Love the episode ♥️♥️

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Yess steep learning curve with this sailing business!! Tim was such an amazing sailing coach. We were so lucky to have him on board for a few days 🙏🏽

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

That lesson in experiencing how the boat reacts was really really helpful. Since then James docks the boat with ease pretty well every time (with the exception of once or twice haha)! For now I’m also the line gal, running around and hopping on and off the boat. It’s fun :)

[@Seagoat1]

I use Chinese finger trap when pulling lines thru

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Ahh yes, might have saved us some tape and maybe a few headaches as well!

[@Sailing.Artemis]

FYI spider wire fishing srting will never break

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Thanks for the tip! I’ve actually watched a couple of your vids related to your catalina 30, keep up the good work mate!

[@Ready4pressure]

What halyard are you climbing

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

We were climbing the forsail halyard to replace the main halyard.

[@benjaminstace1051]

How long ago was this shot?

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Spring of 2021! Immediately after we moved into the Airstream after our marathon build. We were still working on the Airstream but now simultaneously working on the boat 😅

[@Ready4pressure]

My boat has no spare halyards coming from mast all these people on KZbin postun* videos climb masts but I don’t see what there climbing. They never explain which halyard it is they are climbing or where it comes from?

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

We have 3 halyards run in our mast. The halyard for the mainsail (comes off the rear of the mast), forsail halyard (front of mast below forstay) and spinnaker halyard (front of mast above forstay). You can climb any of them depending of which side of the mast you want to hang around the top at, generally the main is the easiest but you can climb any! It’s good to use a second halyard as a safety line in case the main one you’re using slips, a climbing assender/decender can also be useful.

[@Ready4pressure]

I get that. That's what I was figuring. But are the ones that attached to the sail no metal? My lines are metal like a winch line. Somewhere it must turn from rope to metal line.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

@@Ready4pressure some boats have wire halyards, some boats have rope halyards. There's advantages/disadvantages to each. Wire doesn't stretch where as rope has some stretch, just depends on the boat.

[@basildraws]

Not sure I understood ANY of what Tim was teaching James about turning. I do understand prop walk, but his instructions didn't line up with my understanding. I'm guessing that's going to take a whole lot of practice.

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Hi Basil, no worries the filming maybe didn’t capture all of the info. What might make his instructional a little easier to understand is that Uintah has right-handed propeller and therefore walks to port. What Tim was showing James here is how to use that to his advantage in order to pivot the boat in place (on its own length) to maneuver in tight places. With a right-handed propeller, you pivot to starboard. That way you’re using the prop’s starboard thrust in reverse to push the stern to port, aiding the clockwise pivot. He then went thru this technique in detail (called Back and Fill) instructing James to power burst, idle, shift, repeat, never letting the boat gain momentum in either direction. This article might better help explain all of this in detail www.passagemaker.com/technical/how-to-use-prop-walk But definitely something that makes most sense when you’re behind the wheel doing it :)

[@basildraws]

@@AllisonandJamesSailing Thanks for the details. I look forward to reading that article.