Repair/Rebuild the Bulkhead / Titanium Chainplates When Re-rigging - Patrick Childress Sailing #52

[@hoodoovoodooyoodoo]

You're a wealth of knowledge and information for those of us who prefer to do most work ourselves! Thanks for posting these vids!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for joining us.

[@attietitanium2924]

For those of you who have struggled to find a sealant to keep through deck chainplates from leaking, here 's what is going on: In most cases, the problem isn't the sealant. The issue revolves around the iron in the stainless steel chainplates being forced out of the chainplate in the form of rust. As the chainplate crevice corrodes internally, the internal pressures become so great that the rust is pushed through the pores of the stainless steel. These pressures are so high, that often it will cause the stainless to bubble up or crack. Any sealants attached to the surface of the stainless are literally shoved off. On my Pearson 530, I went through two sets of stainless chainplates and every sealant that may possibly work from 5200 to Silaprene. After I installed my own Grade 5 titanium chainplates, I went back to 5200. It has been years and there is zero de-adhesion of the 5200 from the titanium.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks, AT for this information.

[@kadammikkelmus863]

Fumbling around with my own boat, I really love to follow you and your wife's job on your fine boat.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thank you, K. Thanks for leaving a comment.

[@advancednutritioninc908]

You are an amazing craftsman!! From one woodworker to a ship builder your attention to detail is absolutely excellent!! Even if something is passable and yet you are not sure ... you rip it out and make it top quality! something you know you can trust!! My Hats Off to You!! Much success to you both!!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thank you A.N.. Where we are heading in S. America, I don't want any doubts about this boat.

[@flyingdutchman6984]

Seeing those new chain plates I imagined some archaeologist 2000 years from now explaining to his audience that it is the only remains of the once great sailing vessel Brickhouse. 😁

[@RVLifeNOW]

Hilarious...but don’t forget the tangs and Clevis pins...maybe they will find those a few feet away ;) But can you believe, our “new” chainplates are actually 8 years old. Thank god we did them from titanium, because otherwise, it would soon be time to deal with them again! -Rebecca

[@flyingdutchman6984]

@@RVLifeNOW - stainless chain plates are notoriously bad. I don't know why any manufacturer would use stainless for chain plates. I went with aluminum bronze years ago when Titanium prices were still out of my reach. Now that Titanium prices are a lot more reasonable I'll definitely go with Titanium if I have to do the job again.

[@RVLifeNOW]

We agree wholeheartedly!!! Chainplates are a REALLY stupid place for use of stainless steel! -Rebecca

[@attietitanium2924]

It is wonderful to see such a meticulous repair using our Chainplates.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks, AT, for watching. We always like mentioning products on this boat that work out.

[@benlindner5285]

Patrick you really need a multi tool! You will wonder how you ever lived without one. Love your videos and keep up the great work. Thanks!

[@RVLifeNOW]

I have a multi tool. I used it in one of my first videos for slicing a long cut in a PVC tube to be used as chafe protection on the shrouds. Also used it a lot in the battery box rebuild. I agree, it would have been another way to get the old tabbing out, especially if it were well adhered to the hull. Maybe I would have used it if the tabbing did not just rip right off. Thanks for the reminder.

[@AirnFire1111]

Thanks for the video. Enjoy seeing actual maintenance & repair projects performed.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Glad you enjoy them. I’m getting a little bored with them! Ready to go sailing soon!!! -Rebecca

[@Kit2Canada]

Agreed! Excellent information for my future boat.

[@glassman51]

Once again Patrick and Rebecca you have hit it out of the park with a wonderful skills video. Kudos from another meticulous craftsman. I am curious Patrick if you wouldn’t mind telling me how old you are, I ask because I am showing off on my own adventure in a year at the age of 64 with a perfectly refit 40 foot cutter.I often wonder if I am foolish to start this adventure at that age, but you inspired me with every video. Thank you and cheers

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

Go, just go. If I had a 40ft, ready to go. Sails up at the next weather window. Fair winds and following seas, good luck on your travels. I've met 85 year old sailing couple in Carricou and a 77 year solo sailing French man on a 43ft boat in Bequia.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Glassman, let me give you the long answer. When I was 19, I was working at a boat factory in Miami. The boss and I were staying late to finish up a custom, big, go fast boat to be delivered in the morning. The boss ran out for a 6 pack. When he returned, I opened one too. He asked "Are you old enough to drink?" My response was; "I never let my age stop me from doing anything." I never dreamed at age 68, soon to be 69, I would be using the same line. But I am in a hurry to get this boat back together and have one more big adventure, getting around S. America, before it is too late. Too many of my younger friends are no longer in this world. The daily, hard work on this boat is helping to keep me from falling too far out of shape. The clock is ticking, have to hurry.

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

I continue to learn from your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks! Glad you found is useful! -Rebecca

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

@@RVLifeNOW Really enjoyed the article about titanium as well, educational and easy to read.

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

That bulkhead looked like it was in salvageable condition. One of the most amazing things I’ve discovered is how to form a temporary mold/barrier so that a penetrating epoxy can be effective utilized. Aluminum duct tape 3M(foil) is great for this. Vinyl/plastic type wouldn’t work. This will hold back the epoxy from exiting small holes and voids where there are junctures. This foil will withstand the epoxy and the heat. It will however leave some residue that must be removed with xylene if more glassing is to be done. Down angled holes in soft woods areas can be filled again and again. I use the foil to make little catch dams to capture epoxy escaping and reuse with a epoxy syringe. Never use penetrating epoxy containing or adding volatiles to thin it’s viscosity. If volatiles can’t escape, the hardening will never complete and only the exterior is truly hard. Git Rot works, there may be others. On this job, I would have poured in from above deck into the chain plate hole. I would have done the hull/bulkhead glassing before, just as seen. If wood is too far gone it must be removed. Git Rot is not a fix all. Be sure to place out plastic sheets to catch leakage.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for your how-to tips.

[@reloadncharge9907]

Excellent video Mr Patrick, as usual....and as often happens, I now have to go tackle two bulkheads with similar problems (and will use several of your methods!) thanks, Andrew

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks, Andrew. I hope you don't have too difficult of a job with the repair. I am happy I caught this now before it had become a much more difficult problem to fix.

[@reloadncharge9907]

I have one bulkhead with a chainplate..and one without. One clearly a deck leak, the worst bulkhead rot however, shows no indication of leak source until the ceiling is removed...and then the bulkhead taken out for replacement. Ugh!@@RVLifeNOW

[@mitchpender8113]

We call the ceiling product you use, foam pvc, in Australia. Fantastic product for your use . Available here in 2mm 3mm 4.5mm 6mm 8mm 10mm thicknesses the 4.5mm is the size i usually use , its stiffer than the 3mm so bigger panels dont sag when lights are mounted

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for the info and mm sizes.

[@davidc6510]

Great job on the video Patrick. The refit is looking good. Looks like you have some good help in the boat yard. I hope you both get off the hard and back in the water soon! Take a weekend off and go have some fun with your lovely wife Rebecca! Best wishes!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks David. One of these days, that will happen. A little more sanding with 320 grit paper and then we start masking off for primer above the waterline. Below the waterline, it is ready for barrier coat. Once that exterior work is done, then I won't have the need to work 7 days a week on this boat and we can play a bit more.

[@davidc6510]

@@RVLifeNOW Patrick it will be awesome to see Brick House with a proper primer and gel coat on the hull and anti foul below the water line. Looking forward to watching that video. Until then Beam Winds and good fortune to both of you!

[@RVLifeNOW]

We aren’t putting on a gel coat...but it’s likely to be the nicest paint job this boat has had since 1993 when a previous owner did a major paint job (or maybe it was before that...not sure). We have painted with brush before, but this time it’s gonna be a spray. This week, or course, looks like it’s going to be the worst week for painting known to man. I hope Patrick “why wait” Childress can slow himself down and not paint os he doesn’t spoil all the work he and the guys have taken months to do. We are taping today!-Rebecca

[@davidc6510]

@@RVLifeNOW Best wishes and good luck on the painting! Looking forward to seeing a painted boat!

[@jwrappuhn71]

Great vid Patrick, you do excellent work.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for watching, jw.

[@MrA1582000]

Enjoy your boat projects. Thank you.

[@RVLifeNOW]

I am quite sure you enjoy them more than we do haha;) -Rebecca

[@MrZachalewel]

So nice of you to fix up Rebecca's boat!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Better now than out in the middle of some ocean. The best passage is a boring one.

[@glennhassig6668]

Outstanding job! You have a gift educating people

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks Dude! -Rebecca

[@sollasollew3208]

Your the right man for the job

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yes he was

[@GeorgeDavidLenis]

Thank you! Awesome video!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for watching! -Rebecca

[@GeorgeDavidLenis]

That’s quite the refit! Where are you guys headed to next?

[@sailingsolo5290]

Love that nitex. The biaxil and matt. I use that always. So strong with epoxy. And really nice to work with even upside down.

[@blackpig52]

Never had a rigging failure but I have had a chain plate snap at the deck,didn't lose the mast but I di8change all of them and will be doing the same on my latest boat,dont trust old chainplates!

[@sailingavocet]

oh my goodness!!

[@RVLifeNOW]

We have cruising friends who went to inspect their chain plates. When they were prying one out of the slot....the chain plate broke in half!

[@sailingavocet]

Nice work! We had to do this job on our boat- it was actually one of our first projects~

[@RVLifeNOW]

I hope it was not as involved as this one. But when crossing oceans, things have to be right.

[@sailingavocet]

@@RVLifeNOW Indeed they do!

[@bertkutoob]

18:02 Nice to see Coati has settled in and is doing access control....

[@RVLifeNOW]

bertkutoob hah? He hasn’t made his debut yet ;) Very shy young the camera ;) Lily was there I think, collecting tolls somewhere in the beginning there :) -Rebecca

[@bertkutoob]

@@RVLifeNOW Oh OK, so that was Lily I saw. I did think Coati had grown remarkably quickly...

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yes Coati is still a small little goober. But looking at his paws, it’s likely he will be a monster. -Rebecca

[@cuttnhorse2013]

Thank you, much respect for all your skills.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks Ronald, for your nice compliment.

[@cuttnhorse2013]

Patrick Childress Sailing, Mr Childress, as a retired pilot, always wanting to sail, but here in East Tennessee we have no sail classes. Wish I could talk to you at length of sailing, and what it would take to to some off shore sailing. At age 65, I feel it may be some what late for me. But thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thanks, Ronald Lloyd

[@RVLifeNOW]

@@cuttnhorse2013 Never too late to start sailing. As a pilot, you already know a lot about sailing. Instead of weight and balance, it is called trim on a boat. Rather than wings, the sail is a wing set vertically. Instead of flaps, the sheet is used to adjust the curve of the sail for heavy lift or flatten for when the speed is up. Of course navigation is the same. Moving at 6 knots, life is much more forgiving than moving at 350 knots. To get started, there is an online sailing course www.nauticed.org/school=where-is-brick-house-patrick-childress-sailing that is very good. After that, it would be worth heading down to Florida for a basic sailing course at one of the sailing schools. I used to teach basic sailing and had most people soloing, and docking a boat solo, in about 8 lessons. Docking a boat or picking up a mooring, drift correction angles, crabbing, is all the same as in an airplane; releasing the jib and main sheets is the same as cutting the throttles. Once you know how to sail the small boat, 22-27 foot range, you will see everything works the same on the big boats. Then sign up for a November trip with OPO, Offshore Passage Opportunities, www.sailopo.com . The November trip from Newport, Rhode Island, to St. Marteen, with a stop in Bermuda, is the stormy one and hopefully you would get over 35 knots of wind. That would be on a Swan sailboat, maybe a 48 or 53 footer. Fun trip. There is always more to learn, which keeps sailing fun.

[@cuttnhorse2013]

Will search out a sailing opportunity. Thank you, Mr Childress

[@RVLifeNOW]

Ronald Lloyd There is also those online sailing courses... whereisbrickhouse.com/sailing-school/ -Rebecca

[@flasher702]

Well, I've watched all your videos now. I guess I have to wait for new ones. Sorry to hear about Lilly. Can't wait for videos with Coati.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for watching them all Lex! The early ones weren’t very well done, though they had some good tips ;) -Rebecca

[@r.nathansinclair9909]

Great video Mr. Childress. Thanks for the insight and knowledge. I’m looking at buying a Horstman Trimaran out of San Diego. I will be taking it up to Vancouver Island, BC. What do you suggest for insulation or winterizing, as I want to live aboard and sail around the world also? Namaste brother. 🙏🏼😍🇨🇦

[@RVLifeNOW]

Nathan, Patrick here, most boats have, when built, foam insulation glued to the hull. Since we will be heading down to Tierra del Fuego in a couple of months, for heat, I am installing a heater very similar to a car heater; it is a small radiator with a fan that operates off of the diesel engine, fresh water side, cooling system. Also, Rebecca researched to death other heating systems. We decided on a tiny wood burning stove which will mount in the main saloon. I hope this helps.

[@Mechone11]

Where the chain plate goes thru the deck should be built up higher than the deck 1/2" ,like newer boats' manufacturers learn from past mistakes ,thus water running along the deck cannot make its way down the chain plate

[@GrampalettasCamp]

chris evans agreed

[@RVLifeNOW]

Chris, I think that is a very good idea.

[@msmrbrasil]

do you have pictures to share for this solution?

[@Mechone11]

@@msmrbrasil I don't have any pictures , however if I was doing it ,I would epoxy a 1/2" piece of g10 to the deck over chain plate that I would have slotted on a milling machine for chain plate to come thru.Then glass over the g10 to deck and gelcoat

[@spelunkerd]

Great summary.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thank you, spelunkerd.

[@esling77]

Ty for sharing

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for watching! -Rebecca

[@jerrywilson589]

More awesome information! Your videos are great. I also wanted to ask which route you took around the world when you did it solo in the Catalina 27? Also, have you had any trouble with collisions at sea with debris like shipping containers, long lines, ships deck boxes, etc.?

[@RVLifeNOW]

If still interested…send an email and ai can try to answer that question…the wife…

[@billroberts9182]

Thankyou!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for watching Bill!

[@PaulusPHM]

The boat becomes your true baby, thick as a brick. !

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yep...so true ;) -Rebecca

[@sailingavocet]

It really does

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks, Paulus. One day, we might get to go sailing. The work is coming along nicely though. The faring of the hull blisters is almost complete. I the weather is good this coming week, we can start priming and applying barrier coat.

[@nobody46820]

The epoxy for the radius dosen't have to cure completely before laying on the fiberglass?

[@RVLifeNOW]

Actually, in this case it was, but I did not explain that. It had to be washed of "amine blush", sanded with 80 grit paper then was ready for lamination. I could have laid up the tabbing onto wet epoxy glue.

[@nobody46820]

@@RVLifeNOW Ah, nice. I'm learning and want to make sure I do it right the 1st time. Thanks!

[@darrylmcleman6456]

GREAT STUFF !!! Black building paper works well as a template if you have it. CHEERS from Victoria B.C.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Very good idea, thanks.

[@johnbolongo9978]

Great job as usual...would it be advisable to carry the fiberglass mat over the chain plate area?

[@RVLifeNOW]

3 ways of doing it right. I don't see a big benefit though. From what I can see, it is the side deck that takes a lot of the stress. We got rid of the water saturated balsa in that area and that area is now solid fiberglass.

[@robinhodgkinson]

Let me tell you a good trick for templates - a simple one but I almost never see it done. People seem to always make cardboard templates out of one piece they cut down to fit. The trouble is it’s a subtractive process and of course it’s very easy to cut off a little too much resulting in a not very accurate approximation of the shape, and in some sitauations you want it as accurate as you can get it. Plus often managing and fitting one big piece is very difficult in tight spaces. I can tell you from experience it’s much better to use smaller pieces and simply keep overlapping and taping them together until you fill the whole space. That way you can vary the size of the pieces you cut to suit the degree of detail you need in a particular area. Additionally you can move or replace a piece if on fitting you see you didn’t get it quite right - you can’t put back a piece as easily if you just cut it off. Of course overlapping corrugated cardboard gets out of hand fast as it’s too thick. I use A4, or “letter” size, or even bigger, 300 gsm (?) card ( basically very thick stiff paper - letter paper is usually about 80 Grams per Square Meter) which you an buy at pretty much any stationery supply shop. ( I realise these could be a bit rare in your part of the world. Lol ). This may not suit very large templates for which you would need more rigid material, but in the bulk of situations it’s a much easier and a much more accurate technique where accuracy is needed. Cheers

[@attietitanium2924]

Great idea!

[@gking5522]

In the US, I use what we call "poster board"... The stuff kids use for projects at school.

[@robinhodgkinson]

Yes I guess any card will do as long as you hit the sweet spot between thickness, size and required rigidity - not too thick, not too big, not too flexible. A bit like Goldilocks’ porridge really 😁

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks, Robin, for the description.

[@williamhoskins7818]

If this is valiant quality, what is the condition of the lesser quality boats of that time ? Shudder to imagine that !

[@RVLifeNOW]

I have seen some of those projects boats. Even bought for one dollar, they are too costly to fix up when compared to buying a newer, yet serviceable, boat. I suppose it could be someones hobby, though.

[@KjartanGrindon]

Hey Patrick how old was your rigging when it failed on the Pacific? I'm just wondering if it was older then 10-15 years when the chainplate failed.

[@RVLifeNOW]

I am checking with the previous owner to try to find out the age of the chainplate that failed. All the plates had been changed a couple years before I bought into the boat, except the one that broke.That one was not changed because it was inside a custom cabinet and inaccessible without damaging the cabinet. Looking at the deterioration of the plate, it had to be older than 20 years. If I can get more accurate information, I will let you know.

[@KjartanGrindon]

@@RVLifeNOW no that's perfect thank you

[@dcbourbonireland]

cool hard to work in hot climates

[@RVLifeNOW]

It is just coming into summer so the temperatures have been very comfortable. This latitude is similar to central Florida, so the hot weather is definitely on the way.

[@SlowBoatSailing]

How come your video is not in 16 by 9?

[@RVLifeNOW]

I have no clue what the ratio is or how to adjust any of that. It was not long ago I learned how to take a movie with my Canon. I have learned just enough to put out some videos. One day, when all this work is complete, I hope to have time to learn more about the technical points of video.

[@dennisfromoz6436]

Patrick...all I can say is- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-

[@RVLifeNOW]

It has been a while since hearing that word; thanks!

[@flasher702]

Why don't you use your hooka for that acetone job?

[@RVLifeNOW]

Anyone can hold their breath for 20 seconds so there is no need. However, 11 years ago, I did use the hookah when painting the inside of our aluminum water tanks with highly toxic paint. A bunch of fans blowing air through the boat would not have been enough.

[@Scramasax]

30-40 years ago it was a NO NO to have a hard spot between the bulkhead and the hull. Usually like where you now put that epoxy filler (like everybody does nowadays) they used silicone or similar. Then tabbing like you also layed up. For example in one of Mads (yes the viking) videos where he repairs one of his bulkheads he finds silicone (or similar) there. Then he wonders who on earth had put that there. Well, thats how it was done in the old days. I wonder why people are not so worried about creating hard spots today???

[@Scramasax]

@@RVLifeNOW I'm not saying people do it wrong nowadays. I just wonder when and why was this old method thrown in to the bin...

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks, will make sure Patrick sees it when the sun goes down so he can stop working outside.

[@SailLife]

Mads here ;) The silicon I found had nothing to do with preventing hard spots it was a super dodgy repair by a previous owner. I didn't wonder who put it there or why it was there - it was quite obvious. Looking at the bulkheads I've torn out of Athena not all of them had a gap between the hull and the plywood. Yet none of the bulkheads where printing though and there was no damage to the hull. It's probably more of a concern in lighter laminate. Great video as always Patrick and Rebecca :)

[@Scramasax]

@@SailLife Sorry for my misunderstanding Mads. Bulkheads showing thru was not all of the consern. Also the stress the rigid bulkhead would cause to the otherwise flexible fiberglass was. A hardspot, literally. www.yachtsurvey.com/HullFailP2.htm

[@RVLifeNOW]

@@SailLife Thanks, Mads, for clearing up the silicone thing before I speculated. I have watched plenty of your vids and learned about Peel Ply from you. I still don't know how you get all that work done while being encumbered with a camera, plus editing, plus, plus. Do you ever sleep?

[@R.E.HILL_]

Good thing you're so nimble and agile... 😉🙂

[@RVLifeNOW]

Yep...he’s the most agile person I know ;) He also has more bruises than most people I know :) -Rebecca

[@pateallan7764]

Its kinda depressing knowing we could have problems with our chain plates and not even know it. Then all that work repairing......Gessh...Hope yalls work goes fast. The next owner will have a Gem of a boat when yall are done.

[@sailingavocet]

It was the first thing we checked when we bought our boat, and thank god we did. She was only holding on by a few bolts, the rest had corroded! We replaced all of our chain plates and stem piece. Now we are confident in ever gale we encounter!

[@RVLifeNOW]

Pate, we have no intentions of selling this boat any time soon, but resale value is in the back of my mind while doing this work in preparation for sailing to far South America.

[@marktragear4630]

Great content but way to many adds compared to other channels. But still great to watch.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Hi Mark...thanks for the comments. Don’t know why so many ads. I hope we never get the point that some of the huge channels get to that you can’t even skip them. I think KZbin decides how much each video and each viewer can tolerate, individual for each combination ..that’s all I can guess. There is nothing I do or undo to make extra Ads appear. But it’s a bummer that they show so many on some channels. If you know of a way, please tell me! -Rebecca

[@marktragear4630]

No idea ? Just thought it was worth mentioning. Love your channel and content.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks. No. No idea. The only thing I can think of is that our viewers are doing us a favor and tolerating the ads so we make a 10th of a penny, and that tells KZbin to add more?! Please feel free to skip through the ads, or put on an ad blocker...or better yet get the “KZbin without ads” product. We do make money for those that watch the ads, but wish we could limit how many ads come up. It’s pretty much on or off except ads at the end which can be turned on or off. We never choose mid video ads...but some people have told us they still see them. If we turn them totally up off, KZbin takes them off the radar and nobody sees our video at all, so we have to leave them turned on to be given the run time.. Sorry! Rebecca

[@pateallan7764]

I am on my laptop at home and I see NO ad's what so ever. However, when at my daughters house and using her apple TV I will get some on all channels. I dont know the difference.

[@bellmichael]

Changing from polyester resin built to an epoxy resin repair should only be done after the hull can be sanded with no trace of clogged up sandpaper. The resin used in building the vessel is unwaxed laminating type not waxed finish resin. This resin will take added coats of polyester without prep. No epoxy will bond to unwaxed laminating resin. Sanding it with 40 grit paper that clogs up is a tell tale sign it is unwaxed. If it is unwaxed add a coat of "finish polyester resin" (wax added) then let cure and sand with 40-60 grit. No clogging of the paper should be your sign all is good to switch to epoxy. Clean with alcohol or acetone as you should with any recoat.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Thanks for the information, Michael.

[@weburnitatbothends]

Great tip, do you know if that is the same for vinylester Michael?

[@TimBarber1]

Patrick love ur videos, so im wondering what the heck u did to get 3 THUMBS DOWN ? rofl, m thanks for ur work in these videos

[@RVLifeNOW]

Timothy, Thumbs down has been a discussion amongst KZbin video makers. It seems, there is always a percentage of negative people in the population and some of them have a need to demonstrate it….even with some unimportant video. A video is doing pretty well if it gets only one thumb down for every 100 thumbs up. This video had 630 thumbs up when a thumbs downer saw such a great opportunity to be the first downer. Maybe 3 of them saw the opportunity all at the same time, and the race was on. Right now, there are 869 thumbs up and still 3 downers, so the ratio is very good. One KZbinr had a viewer/subscriber, who, immediately, upon the release of a new video, would give it a thumb down, no matter how good the video was. It is all funny really to take such things so seriously. We have had some very high thumbs down to thumbs up, but those were emotional videos about pirates and thieves and the options about how to deal with them. Of course there is the element who can only think to pack cannons and blow every suspicious person to smithereens…and the other end of the spectrum who don’t believe there are thieves out on the water…….Most of those people are not our target audience of full time, or soon to be, cruisers. Those two videos get a lot of views though. Thanks for liking this video. It takes a tremendous amount of work to put a video together.

[@nobody46820]

Why titanium? Not tungsten?

[@RVLifeNOW]

Tungsten is a tremendous metal so you have a good question. Would they make large aircraft landing gear out of tungsten? Information on Grade 5 titanium says that it is the only metal that can withstand the tremendous repetitive shock loads on large jet aircraft landing gear. Ti5 is impervious to the marine environment. Can Tungsten equal that?

[@nobody46820]

@@RVLifeNOW With tungsten having a density between lead and gold, I would imagine tungsten would not be the first choice for aircraft. Tungsten also holds up well in a marine environment, I don't know how well as compared to Ti5. The stresses on the chainplate(s) are what I'm curious about, shock loads and constant stress are different animals so to speak and Tungsten withstands a constant stress load within 80% of it's strength before fracturing. If I remember correctly, it was used in rigging at one time.🙂👍🏻

[@RVLifeNOW]

​@@nobody46820 There is a most excellent article, ahummm, in Practical Sailor about the use of Ti5 in the leisure marine market/ sailboats. It is easily accessible online. It seems there can be no better metal than Ti5 for chain plates.

[@nobody46820]

@@RVLifeNOW Thanks for the tip. I'll go check it out.🙂👍🏻