NASA Clipper wind & depth installation. Sailing Exodos, ep.27

[@nena4215]

Wonderful jobs, you two are so funny, thank you so much!

[@DoubleUThings]

Thanx! :-)

[@Capfka]

I love watching you two. Hope both the depth sounder and the anenometer work well for you. It would probably be best if they have a sense of humour. On your boat, they will bloody need it! :-)

[@DoubleUThings]

Hahaha! I guess on any boat you need some humor :-) But yeah, an older, not really maintained boat probably needs some extra of that important commodity, haha!

[@sailingmessenger8125]

Lekker vlogje! En echt supermooi verzonnen dat ding van die dieptemeter!

[@DoubleUThings]

Danks! Ik had er nog nooit van gehoord. Hans, die van die tweemaster hier in de marina, had er eentje en die was er dik tevreden mee. Hij had hem gewoon met een klodder kit tegen zijn romp geplakt :-)

[@finnsailing69]

you two are awesome :) nice weather station btw, and depthsounder isn´t bad either :)

[@DoubleUThings]

Thanx. You probably too, haha! :-) Yeah, we like those two meter so far. Let's see how they keep up in really bad weather. Did 40 knots of wind up till now.

[@richardsanders2794]

That’s a well done! Two more jobs out of the way. When do you start sailing?

[@DoubleUThings]

Yeah, the list gets shorter and shorter! :-) We hope to start sailing around April. We are just doing the jobs that are really neccesary to safely sail away. But we also have our regular jobs, so we can't refit full time.

[@DiegoCampilloFrutos]

I have the same wind equipment but the information it gives me about the true wind and the apparent wind is the same. Does the same thing happen to you? Thank you.

[@DoubleUThings]

Hi! I don't know what you mean. This thing only gives apparent wind... 🤔 It is not connected to gps or to a speed-o-meter, so it can't know what the true wind is when sailing.

[@pepperKingdom]

very fun video !!

[@DoubleUThings]

Fun that you liked it :-)

[@gerardcollins1767]

@@DoubleUThings would like to have seen wiring in more detail and slower doing same thing but with used instruements,entire boat only has 2 wires vhf and nav lights, ,looking your wires having nightmares.

[@DoubleUThings]

@@gerardcollins1767 Sorry, Gerard, but i don't even understand what you have written... Only 2 wires? I wish i only had 2 wires 😊

[@jasonargonaut9112]

I’m not sure if sunflower oil is a good long term solution. Sunflower oil will be pretty soon rancid and sticky. A big mess if you need to do some sensor related work.

[@DoubleUThings]

Haha, we'll see. NASA themselves advices to use sunflower oil. But we will keep that thing closed! :-)

[@immer-der-nase-nach]

Does it works without the windmeter? I just bought NASA range for depth and speed...aktually I online need depot..

[@DoubleUThings]

Hi! without the windmeter..? The windmeter and the depth sounder are two seperate systems.

[@immer-der-nase-nach]

@@DoubleUThings that's what I found meantime out. Tanks!

[@trevhedges]

Thanks guys!

[@DoubleUThings]

You're welcome :-)

[@madsnielsen5789]

Are you happy about the products so far? Thanks a good video! I think i will buy the same for my Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40 feet.

[@DoubleUThings]

Hi! Yes, they work as they should, so far. The last trip we made, from the island Kefalonia (Greece) to Ithaka, the depth sounder even gave readings up to 60 meters of depth, which is more than we expected, because the max would be approximately 40 meters with an inboard mounting. Also the windmeter works fine. It even survived a hurricane (see other video). Other boats in the same bay measured up to 115 knots of wind! The only problem we have, is the three colour/anchor light. When on anchor (so with the wind from the front), it disturbs the wind flow along the sensor now and then, because the light it higher than the sensor. But of course when sailing, that is never a problem :-)

[@R.E.HILL_]

Nice.. So how big was the hammer hitting your nail?☺

[@DoubleUThings]

Oh, haha, yeah, that finger... It is somewhere in one of our videos, as far as I remember :-) I was knocking on a piece of wood with a plastic hammer when we glued some veneer, and then the piece of wood slided away. With my fingers around it. Under the hammer...

[@kenshiAlzam]

Hey dude i have problem with this Clipper wind direction in the screen become opposite with the actuator direction

[@DoubleUThings]

Hey, other dude! :-) I guess that means that two of the cables are switched? I don't know. Too long ago :D I'm sorry.

[@marcovantol9208]

Hi Great video. What kind of hull do you have; steel or polyester?

[@DoubleUThings]

Polyester. Tupperware :-)

[@lorenzogentili9305]

Is the nasa Duet working ok for you>? mine gives random numbers when out of range so it triggers the alarm in deep waters,. i have to switch it off vanishing the function of it. Also depth above 20 meters isnt reliable. Speed is weird, never matching GPS (no current nor tide). And after few months gets condensation and rottens inside. Assistance is a nightmare. i wonder if it is just me. After all the work to install it it s a real loos of energy. i cant wait to trash it at next haul out

[@DoubleUThings]

Yes, fine. It's a shame yours sucks, man! Reading less than 50 meters depth and sometimes even 60 is good. When deeper, we just switch it off. And we just have depth and wind. Not speed. We had condensation one time, in one of the gauges, but it never came back.

[@lorenzogentili9305]

it s a safety problem for me to have to switch it of because in case you go again in shallow waters the alarm wont sound.

[@alanfreed6180]

That handy tool you didn't know what it was called in English , is called a pop rivet gun in American. Keep up the good work sir. :-)

[@DoubleUThings]

Pop rivet gun? Okay, thanx! That thing is not that handy when you are up in the mast and actually need 4 hands, though! :-)

[@DoubleUThings]

Pop rivet gun? Okay, thanx! That thing is not that handy when you are up in the mast and actually need 4 hands, though! :-)

[@alanfreed6180]

I dont imagine it is. LOL I've used mine several times, but only for sheet metal work. Love your video's You two take care.

[@DoubleUThings]

@@alanfreed6180 This is actually the first time in 54 years that I use one :-) Well, good to hear that people love our videos. Then we don't make them for nothing! And we will. Maybe it sounds stupid, but it is kinda romantic to work together on a dream.

[@cadetgoose6765]

Hi can you monitor true wind during cruise with NASA Clipper wind? Thx.

[@DoubleUThings]

Morning! :-) No, I can't. I think that is only possible when you have it connected to a plotter and gps, so that the plotter can calculate the true wind by comparing windspeed, wind direction and speed over ground.

[@MonkPetite]

Nice vlog again , well done, 😂 mineral is natural oil. Why not try coolly flowers oil .. sounds good too 😂 I googled it , it’s sunflower oil 👍🏻 Tip .. you can’t change the nav light for led. The colour is changing to much different level. The white light is fine but the red and green( blue ish) will change too much I got stopped by harbour police , they demand to change it is to original. We got 24 hours to fix it. Wicked but true.... is you go to led make sure you use 2400 to 2700 kelvin led lights. The yellow-ish original light colour must be matched. I just had enough if it .. bought a new tire led driven tri-colour ( same brand )

[@DoubleUThings]

Haha, yes, I know it is sunflower oil. I was searching for the general term of such oils :D Oh, we already changed the light for LED. We found them when we went to Athens/Piraeas for loads of stuff we needed and we couldn't get over here. It looks good, though. So maybe no problem. And otherwise I'll put some yellow plastic foil in the lamp. We bought the strongest LED-light we could find.

[@roderickmchardy3650]

well done ,, you are a braver man than me Gunga din !! ( i have similar work to do myself soon ) only thing i cant understand is how to get the direction arrow pointing in the correct direction . , do you just point it straight out over the bows ??

[@DoubleUThings]

Well, with the three double safety you don't need courage, haha! YOUCANDOIT!!! :-) First time it was just factory setting, the way I put it. Later i turned the housing backwards, so the anchor light wouldn't disturb the wind coming from the aft and from the side. So I pointed the arrow to the front (of that which I thought was the front), kept it very still, and my wife resetted it on the display. Easy peasy. A few degrees don't really matter, do they?

[@roderickmchardy3650]

@@DoubleUThings thank you ,, so there is adjustment / setting on the display ? , that would explain a lot ..

[@DoubleUThings]

@@roderickmchardy3650 Yep. It doesn't actually matter how you fit that thing, as long as you reset it while pointing the arrow straight ahead. I forgot what buttons, but you have to push 2 at the same time and BENG! (nothing blowing up, just resetting :-) )

[@roderickmchardy3650]

@@DoubleUThings excellent , thank you very much ,, mine is a different brand but i am sure it is much the same principle ,,, love your vids and i think you have done a great job on your boat,,, looking forward to seeing you going sailing and travelling ...

[@roderickmchardy3650]

@@DoubleUThings thank you ,, mine id different brand tho i am sure it is the same principal ,, love your vids and i think you have done a great job on your boat, and look forward to seeing you go sailing and travelling ..

[@turion57]

Interesting video. Nice set up and informative. I do have a question, Is your boat made of steel or polyester?

[@DoubleUThings]

Thanx! :-) Polyester. You ask because of the depth sounder? Steel is not possible, I understood.

[@turion57]

​@@DoubleUThings Thank you for your answer. That was indeed why I asked.

[@mattdouglas5570]

Does your clipper depth sounder rely on 12 volts

[@DoubleUThings]

Yes, it does.

[@mattdouglas5570]

@@DoubleUThings so wireing goes directly to distribution board on my unit and yours if I remember correctly the wires are extremely small that's what makes ke ask the voltage ⚡

[@sailingalabanda8516]

Hi, love watching your videos, please make more. I am also dutch but typing english here so others can also understand :) One question about mast head unit; Did you just drill the holes and screw in the unit or you made threaded hole? I am going to install same unit now. Did you also use like duralac or something for corrosion?

[@DoubleUThings]

Een genoeglijke middag 😁 I actually don't remember what i did. Sorrypardon 😕 But i remember i didn't make threaded holes, though... 🤔 And i even don't remember what i used against corrosion. I'll have to watch the video again, haha! More videos? I started with the Malta to Sicily video, but just stopped editing. Just too busy with my paid job and family and friends (we are in the Netherlands since December ).

[@ronvandeursen]

Het is nu een jaar later dat je de nasa dieptemeter en windmeter hebt geinstalleerd , wat ervaring met deze apparatuur ik hoor het graag van jullie ?

[@DoubleUThings]

Ze werken :-) Die huiddoorvoerloze dieptemeter werkt tot grotere diepte dan ik had verwacht en was opgegeven. Hij meet tot ongeveer 70 meter diepte, terwijl we nog ouderwets dikke hulls hebben. Windmeter werkt ook gewoon goed. We hebben alleen het nadeel dat er zo'n hoog anker/driekleuren licht op de mast staat, waardoor de windmeter soms een beetje uit de wind staat. Maar daar kan Nasa niks aan doen en ik heb hem zo gepositioneerd dat dat euvel alleen speelt als de wind bijna recht van voren komt. En aangezien laveren met deze drijvende zeecontainer geen optie is, maakt dat niet echt uit, haha! Het enige minpuntje is dat de streepjes op het display van zwart naar grijs gaan als ze langs het groene stuurboordvlakje komen.

[@ronvandeursen]

@@DoubleUThings dank je wel voor je snelle reactie , ik wens jullie een behouden vaart 👍

[@gfimadcat]

Gotta love that transducer. Mine is filled with olive oil >.>

[@DoubleUThings]

If we ever run out of baking oil, somewhere at sea, we could always use that! :D

[@gfimadcat]

@@DoubleUThings Poffertjes a-la Transducer? :D

[@DoubleUThings]

@@gfimadcat But zen zee aar a littul bit vettig :-)

[@gfimadcat]

@@DoubleUThings is soms wel goed ;)

[@DoubleUThings]

@@gfimadcat Haha, vet en zoet is niks mis mee!

[@jeroencaris4459]

Leuke video.. bevalt de diepte en wind meter nog?

[@DoubleUThings]

Danks! :-) Geen idee. We varen nog steeds niet!

[@familyb5625]

Hoe wist je onder welke hoek je de buis voor de transducer moest afzagen?

[@DoubleUThings]

De rechte buis rechtop zetten op de plek waar je hem wilt plaatsen, de afstand tussen de laagste plek en het stuk buis meten en die aan de andere kant aftekenen. En dat doe je ook aan de zijkanten en ertussenin. Dus wat je meet, recht tegenover die plek, aan de andere kant dus, op de buis aftekenen. Dan zagen en passen en eventueel een beetje bijvijlen.

[@DoubleUThings]

En klopt het niet, dan sla je gefrustreerd het stuk buis aan bonken en probeer je het opnieuw, haha! :-)

[@familyb5625]

@@DoubleUThings Ga het van het weekend proberen....heb genoeg buis, dus kan genoeg verkeerd doen, groet uit een nat Friesland

[@kenpole1840]

mineral oil?

[@DoubleUThings]

"Vegetable" oil, I guess :-) That's the only literal translation that I can find, haha!

[@kenpole1840]

had a mineral oil-filled wet box like this in my previous boat (trailerable) and it worked well. That said, I don't believe this type of installation works in cored hulls, but I could be wrong.

[@wimkeesmaat4988]

@@kenpole1840 I think you're right, Ken, because there is air in those "foam" cores, and the transducer doesn't work when there is air in between it and the water.

[@wimkeesmaat4988]

Oh, wait, I'm on my other channel. But it's Sailing Exodos :-)

[@andrij2590]

No air is the technique. Can be set in epoxy or in my case I tried clear silicon sealant without air bubbles to stick transducer to inside of hull. Works for me. Makes for easy removal or relocation.

[@greghouser5317]

Good thing you didn’t cut your lifeline (main halyard) when pushing the drill into the mast.

[@DoubleUThings]

Haha! Well, I was secured with at least two lines, and had the steps, so no worries :-)

[@Mowikan]

I ❤️ Denglish!

[@DoubleUThings]

😁

[@DoubleUThings]

Probably more Dunglish :-)

[@Mowikan]

Sailing Exodos lol! Maar leuk bezig jullie hoor! Erg tof! Waar liggen jullie?

[@DoubleUThings]

@@Mowikan Leuk? Haha, op dit moment zou ik het liefst een bijl in een van de motoren zetten :D Wij liggen in het zuidwestelijkste puntje van de Peloponnesos.

[@h7283]

Ithoo

[@visionamd40]

It is not a boatswain's chair but a harness for a lifeline. So it doesn't go on your bum 😁

[@DoubleUThings]

Boatswain...? Is my English so bad? :D Whetever it is, it is quite uncomfortable :-)

[@visionamd40]

@@DoubleUThings A boatswain's chair is a chair that you sit in for going up in the mast. What you are using is a harness for a lifeline you take on like a jacket an close in the front of the breast and clip a lifeline on if you go on deck when you sail. So yes when you use it like a chair it is uncomfortable to use 😁