Ep 176 | Replacing the Seal in our Lofrans Tigres Windlass, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

[@fxpthl]

And there it is! Another of your helpful maintenance projects all done up!

[@simontaylor4873]

And now I know how to repair a windlass leak!... boom knowledge nugget!, i could watch you both for hours! 👍

[@dragonfly8080808]

Most informative episode, recently binged watched your narrow boat cruise. Really enjoyed your appreciation of our country and its beers.Thanks for sharing you're a wonderful couple, bless.

[@slipf18bustedflush42]

Been cruising around Florida and the Caribbean for 35 years now...and you’re absolutely correct...all jobs on a boat start out simply and rapidly escalate to mind bending complexity...LOL! Really appreciate the effort you put into your videography. Fair winds...

[@philgray1023]

Known as a five minute job. Only took a day and a half, if you include travelling time. Now a 15 minute job is a whole different kind of elephant.

[@paulbennett7743]

Great job.

[@cnc75adventures49]

A man full of knowledge is always worth listening too weather you know the job or not you may learn a little secret that doesn’t even necessarily apply to the task at hand but many many more thanks for the share plus you Aussies make the English language so much more fun👍👍

[@JardineraAnge]

What satisfaction when that thing (technical term) finally came off!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@suzannemorrow5041]

Thanks for this great video. I am having the same problem with my Tigres.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Getting the capstan off was the hard part. The seal was easy. Cheers

[@garyc5483]

Nice repair Magnus. Looked a real pain getting the clutch off. I am not normally picky but the key was a straight cut or square key not a Woodruff which is an almost half round in shape. ( I know that you like things to be right) Glad to see that it all went together again. :-) Looking forward to the next video. Fair winds & regards from cold & rainy Northamptonshire.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

You are spot on. I love learning new stuff. Cheers

[@dangonzales2896]

I really enjoy watching your videos. I always learn something even if I can’t sail a log. It’s good to see a couple enjoy their passion of travel together.

[@maryc7830]

I don’t know a thing about boats, but yet I love watching these videos. So interesting. And that beer didn’t look bad at all. 🍻

[@BoatDawg]

Love the technical stuff. Thanks for the picture and note. I really enjoy your vids. Cheers.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Hi John, You're welcome. So glad you enjoy our vids. Thanks for your support. W.

[@whotknots]

Magnus that tool shed roof was a bit obvious while you installed the brolly, are you working on extending it to a full blown verandah mate? The missus best mate ran up to me to give me a welcoming hug a couple of months back and bounced off mine. The look on her face as she back-pedaled was hilarious as we both burst out laughing.

[@tophatter15]

Another ripper!! Thank you!

[@dennisgrosen1815]

letting the windlass doing the work for you was clever :-)

[@julietfaraj1608]

"If I get my bastard out and give it a little tickle ...." toooooooooooo funny

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

It's a "BASTARD" or extremely course file, that's what they're actually called

[@philgray1023]

@@dashaB-sl4pu Precisely, I thought a bastard was too much file for tickling, but I would have used the tapometer myself.

[@dangonzales2896]

Juliet Faraj A bastard file is a coarse crosscut file as opposed to a fine finish file.

[@whotknots]

Use your engine oil change suction pump to draw the oil out of the windlass.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Good tip.

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

Been following this couple for a very long time and they've sailed from Panama to Mexico then across the South Pacific entering here at Southport, Queensland coming up through the Broadwater entering southern Moreton Bay and finishing up at McDonalds Hotel at Manly and totally loved the whole series from when they were cruising the UK canals in their narrowboat, their beer reviews from around the world are truly classic from a true blue aussie perspective, do yourself a favour and watch some, you truly won't regret it Darryl B, I've been a part patreon throught it and highly recommend it, I would've helped with transport, whatever had I known you guys were passing through

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Thanks for your great words, Darryl. Cheers mate.

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

@@LifeinaNutshell You're more than welcome, I live in Wynnum, if you need anything I can help with here, feel free

[@jwrappuhn71]

Good vid ya'll, nice fix Magnus.

[@meditationwithlars3636]

Just about to do this on mine, thank you so much for all the great tips. Learned a lot!!

[@nesleinf]

I have often wondered how you know so much about boats/yachts and the today you said the magical word: "because I have been in this business for many years". Are you a certified mechanic/engineer or have you been sailing the oceans in your younger days? I still find your enormous knowledge (on almost anything) very impressing. I'm 67 years old and bought my first S/Y this summer - a 20 feet little boat without inboard engine. It was a wreck, and I have just managed to make it readdy for sailing just as the sailing season ended here i DK. I am fighting every technical and maritime problem with big struggle and often think about how "easy" you get around every problem you face. You both are very nice and entertaining people - and on top of it all - very educational to watch!!!

[@philgray1023]

Magnus ran a cattle property (rancher or whatever you call them). To do that you need a degree in Bush Mechanics. That qualifies you to fix absolutely everything using fencing wire and pliers (including helicopters). It also qualifies you to do amputations and to drive 3 hours after having extracted your arm from a crocodile.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

That is fantastic. We both had a good laugh. And you are absolutely correct. I just love fixing stuff. I'm up to my elbows in AT fluid fixing our gearbox as we speak (type).. Cheers

[@LifeinaNutshell]

If I can ever help with a technical problem please just email me and I would love to help. Your sailboat sounds perfect. I also have a little 20 foot boat that I hope to restore on day. I miss sailing her but she was quite badly damaged in the last cyclone (hurricane) that came through here. As for fixing stuff, just remember that "Anything can be fixed. Why not just do it yourself. It may take longer than farming it out but it will be way more satisfying and a whole lot cheaper to do it yourself." Cheers

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

Y'all's Are T@@ Funny! Beer Well Deserved For A Job Well Done! Thanks

[@estrelladelmar6466]

This was a good one. Ball Bearings and shafts and tickling and gray spooge.

[@grahamBearman1]

G'day Magnus I was amazed that you found Kosciusko Pale Ale, in my opinion it takes a LOT of beating! I was also surprised that it was so far North of us (Lithgow NSW) where I first came across it in a local Motel of excellent quality, I was of the opinion that it was brewed locally to us, now I will have to check! Enjoyed the renewal of the winch seal, slow and steady wins every time in my book and yes Wendy I also know about Bastards, very handy animals to have in your toolbox. Happy travels Guys...

[@dennisfromoz6436]

Interesting combination...Furry Magnus and his Seal.....Well done Wendy, as you crack a mean whip...LOL

[@geoffupton]

nicely done with the repair! laughed my head off at the "get my bastard out" (im guessing nautical term for a file!!! lol) looked a bit tricky to get off the brass thingiebob, but once off got a good seeing to and made to look proper! magnus you make it look so easy to do (i know some of the repairs are probably right bastards to do!) best place to get stranded is with magnus and wendy, you'd have great company and creative tallent all round (and the ability to fix a rainy day!) 😊

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Once again Geoff, thank you very much for your kind words. We love reading your comments. Cheers mate.

[@geoffupton]

Life in a Nutshell my pleasure 😊

[@garyc5483]

Hi Geoff. Bastard is a proper general engineering name for a rough cut file. regards

[@GapBahnDirk]

That big red hammer was ominous in the video for a few seconds.... well done!

[@peterjohnstaples]

Thanks Mate, I love watching someone else having to do it. Now you have kicked me into gear, I better go and do the seal on the Coursemaster drive arm. Cheers !

[@thecanucklehead7351]

Loved the 'Buster Keaton' beer review :)

[@Tampo-tiger]

I wonder how many of those three-pronged nut chappies there are on the sea bed? How strange that Lofrans haven't thought to make a device to stop them falling in the water!

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

Welcome to the Wynnum Manly bayside guys and you were lucky with "the paddock"out in Moreton Bay, it does get pretty trecherous at times so they put on a good day for you, cheers Darryl

[@davidleatherbarrow2640]

Hi Magnus and Wendy. Once again you were right in my Home land in the spot I grew up [ well I havn`t yet ] and learnt to swim. But you missed out on the greatest resource a boatie could have on the East Coast of Aust. Moreton Bay Cruisers, the people on here are among some of the most experienced boaties professional and amateur you will find in any country. A large number are based around Manly Harbour and had they known you needed help with parts or transport they would have offered help, please join the facebook page see what a huge resource of knowledge and experience these folk hold, and they may be able to help you in the future. So Happy to see my Home suburb on your Blog. [ My uncle Herbie and his son Donald are the only people to have ever drowned in Manly [ Harbour ] in history. Jan 57.] Regards David.

[@pickmyrideusa6046]

I learn something every time I watch your vids. I still tell people about ratchet crimpers having two different sides to the jaws 😂

[@MrRourk]

Allways Boat Work. Nutshell just wants some TLC.

[@barbroevanderlindquist4128]

Well, Magnus really go't a bit more of engering on this variation of Nutshell then on the erlyer one, and it looks like he is thrive better! BarbroSweden

[@jonnorousseau3096]

I'm sure you know this trick because you are no mug with tools in your hand, turn your key upsidedown from its original orientation, this puts the load on the opposite adjacent face doubling key life, another thing I'd do is to get a few pieces of key steel in various sizes and you can make new ones if required. It's pretty easy even with an angle grinder to round off the ends and skim as required. Just a thought, great video, fair winds and safe sailing

[@doug1030]

Happy Thanksgiving .

[@TheSkskitey]

Job well done , yes it's best to keep things ship shape before they get worse . Was that an 8 1/2 for the beer :-)

[@LifeinaNutshell]

I can’t quite remember. It may have been a 7 1/2. Cheers

[@whotknots]

He was probably referring to a 'bastard cut' which is an actual name for a type of file, flat bastard, half round etc....

[@frankkreyssig7626]

If it ain’t tight it ain’t right!

[@Maddie-Girl]

Gotta wonder why when installed the chain runs on a angle from windlass to bow roller why don’t they offset windlass to line up with bow roller my Lofrans cobra is same way I know everbody likes windlass to be centered on deck but in doing so chain dosent run on a straight line

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Ours is like that because our hawser is quite offset.

[@dgeorge852]

The secret to catching a fish, is to throw the bait over then go to the bathroom. LOL

[@philgray1023]

Howdy Magnus, just wanted to know where you got the Lofrans seals? I'm in the Manly area, have a Lofrans windlass and didn't know there was a place nearby. I'm hoping the Kosiosko was better at the Manly, because I didn't give it that rating when I had it last. I'll go in there and give it a go. Otherwise not a bad video folks.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

I just Googled "seals and bearings Manly and rang the first place that came up.

[@philgray1023]

@@LifeinaNutshell Did that and found them

[@dangonzales2896]

Do you have a narrow roll of cloth sandpaper for dressing burrs?

[@LifeinaNutshell]

I do now.

[@Tampo-tiger]

Man I love Aussies and Kiwis. It seems so few people from those places are pretentious, bumptious, obnoxious or anything else negative probably ending in 'ous'. I wonder if anyone has compiled figures for this phenomenon? Like for instance, I would say that a long car journey - over 7 hours - with a Pommie (my lot) would expose 25% of people to be too much of a PITA to ever spend that length of time with again, Americans 22% (a close runner-up to us aggravating Poms), South Africans 17%, but Aussies and Kiwis would be way down in the low single figures. I was very fortunate to spend a little while in Brisbane, Aus, and in Auckland NZ and being a bit over-excitable I talked to numerous folk - my apologies to you all. I can safely say that Aussies score a very creditable 3% and Kiwis a world-beating 2%. The only people out in front with 1% or 0% are people who don't speak any English at all, or stay asleep the entire time with the aid of powerful medication, so you know they won't wake up and attempt to communicate. I know this is a strange issue which can make us all a bit reflective: am I an annoying bastard? Yes, possibly, a bit like a friendly pet dog or one of those egotistical, foul-mouthed cockatoos, or somebody you've collected from the pub after they've been celebrating - God help us. We should all see how we score, and perhaps resolve to in future travel in a companionable silence unless we have something interesting to say, which I definitely don't. Thank you to you LiaN folk, who are always genuine and interesting. PS I recently got a Lofrans Royal for £30 through Facebook Marketplace. It was a bit stiff to use, so I took it apart with the enormous help of a dear KZbinr chap called Philip Winckle. He has made videos about dismantling and reassembling these Royals. I didn't need to replace anything, although I did have a black plastic sleeve left over which looks quite important. I eventually managed to reassemble it after painting the body of it and thoroughly cleaning and polishing the external metal bits. I also made a new handle for it as that had been lost, so used a heavily reinforced paint roller handle cut down to 2'6" or so. It has a nice bike-type hand grip, and is destined to fall overboard very soon, unless I put some string on it like I said I would. Ah well, bless your dear hearts both of you and thank you for all your kind efforts making these lovely videos. Dave.

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Hi Dave. Thank you for your very interesting comment. W.

[@TheBoatingAdventure]

I think my boat is dependent upon wd40. Good job done. Cheers guys

[@dangonzales2896]

Are you going to use a different kind of grease on your windlass?

[@LifeinaNutshell]

We will keep using the recommended lubricant.

[@versatec1]

If i get my bastard out and give it a tickle..loool😅😅...Im so delinquent and infantile 😅😅

[@tracyraley4003]

What was with the bus ride to nowhere?

[@LifeinaNutshell]

We had to take a long bus trip to get some new seals for the windlass.

[@alistair1888]

"brass in the pocket" Chrissy Hind 1980's?

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Spot on Alistair. Cheers.

[@MrBblhed]

I'm too good of a person to do it so please insert joke about blowing a seal here.

[@gumleaf9524]

I took my car too the mechanic while it was getting repaired I walked across the road and bought an ice cream cone from sea world theme park it was a hot day and the ice cre went all over my face a on my shirt when I returned to pick up my car ,I asked the mechanic what the problem was and he said it looks like you have blown a seal

[@lynnemorris7516]

What were you inferring with the cocked finger.!!!!

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Hi Lynne. That's a half! W. So, score of seven and a half. W.