Sail Life - Sailboat update #6 - Awesome news and carpet update

[@ploneuk]

Go on Mads do the carpet yourself. We will be all behind you giving encouragement and pearls of wisdom. Also look about for a Super Takumar 1.4 50mm and then a cheap attachment for the Sony. You will not regret it mate. Keep the videos coming.

[@SailLife]

ploneuk Thank you :) I'll be fitting the carpet next weekend ;) I would love to check out that lens :) Do you know of any wider angle prime lenses (looking for large aperture)? I would love to get as much of the boat in the background as possible. At 18 mm the kit lens seems fine (of course there is the 1,5 crop factor).

[@ploneuk]

***** If you buy the adapter to allow you to attach the SLR lens to the NEX you broaden your choices considerably. You can even buy a adapter that allows you to attach M42 screw mounted lens directly onto the Sony! I suggest you buy a quality wide angle prime from Ebay or a second hand shop etc. Then buy a adapter that would suit you best. Only downside (if it is one) is that it will be completely manual. But, if you hunt around you should be able to buy yourself a fantastic prime for a fraction of the price of a "G" or Zeiss lens. (if will probably be even better)...BTW there is even a app to do the math for you for a 50mm! USA is also a good place to pick up a quality second hand prime btw.

[@marshallbrowne5371]

Just a thought for you.....Our 30' sailboat has cork on the sole. I have been surprised how warm the floor feels. An advantage of cork vs. carpet is cleaning it. Love ALL your videos by the way. My partner and I will be spending 6mo aboard our boat in Anacortes Washington this year and I would like to do a vblog also.

[@ELCADAROSA]

YOU are a goofball!!! LOL!!! You have a great personality and sense of humor! Keep up the great work!

[@ktobias63]

Great video, as always. You crack me up in the outtakes. Keep up the great work!.

[@SailLife]

ktobias63 Thank you so much :)

[@SailLife]

***** I did end up fitting the carpet myself :) Sure, I would love to. As soon as the weather gets a bit warmer there are lots of repair projects coming up :) I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. Stay tuned for lots more :) Fair winds, Mads

[@SailingBlueBird]

I like the wide-angle from GoPro in your cabin, but I like the depth effect with the mirror reflection camera (that the background is blurry).

[@SailLife]

Sailing Blue Bird Thanks, Jakob :) Me too! I'm very excited to get to play around with the new camera. That being said I think I'll still use my GoPro for the upcoming videos. At least until I've become 100% comfortable with the new camera :)

[@danieljackson3167]

absolutely loving the videos, when are to coming to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest... we'll buy you a beer!! we love the outtakes. we can take you sailing in fabulous part of the world. we are from Europe but been living out here for the last 6 years..😆

[@MoutainGoat]

Hey Mads! I live in the Austin area. Let us Texans know when you will be down this way so we can give you a proper Texas welcome!

[@SailLife]

MoutainGoat10 Haha, that sounds awesome ;) I'll be arriving in Austin on May 29 (in the evening) and leaving again on June 5. I would love to have more time to spend in Austin :)

[@biker-dog-poppy]

I have a feeling your going to be fitting a carpet soon! .... Cut slightly bigger and trim ,also some carpets have a tendency to shrink a touch so try and squeeze as much as possible into the edges :) ..... Good luck

[@SailLife]

john b I got the same feeling, John ;) Having such a complicated process doesn't bode well for the quote I'm going to get. Thanks for the tips :) I've never fitted a carpet before so I appreciate the help very much :) With your comments in mind and having seen Alfys (Life Is Like Sailing) video on the subject I'm sure it'll turn out great :)

[@waynewilliams1922]

For the GoPro you can go to settings and pick 24 fps then turn protune to cam raw. Makes low light shooting look way better when you edit. Plus in GoPro studio (free) you can even adjust exposure contrast saturation and white balance to make it look great. Good luck buddy. Great videos and nice new camera! Come to Florida and Il take you out on our boat.

[@SailLife]

Wayne Williams Awesome! Thanks! I'll try that for sure :) There seems to be lots of comments from guys in Florida. The next time I'm in the US I'll definitely plan some stops in Florida! Fingers crossed our schedules will line up :) Going out for a sail would be awesome!

[@waynewilliams1922]

***** safe sailing. And ill for sure be here to at least buy you a drink.don't hesitate to let me know when you get to Florida bud.

[@journeyistheway]

***** Florida is all about the salt life.

[@waynewilliams1922]

Vini Martinez yea buddy

[@beduiini]

Hi! If it was me, i would just do the carpet on my own. Could you do more of those repair/maintenance etc. everyday stuff videos, whenever its possible This around 10-15min episode thing works really great, i think. Enjoying vour videos! Hope to see more soon. Take care! Joona Finland

[@MaverickSailing]

Too funny Mads, love the out takes. While I have not yet bought a GoPro, I am thinking of getting a higher quality camera, so I look forward to seeing how your new camera works out and how you like it. If by chance when you head over to the U.S. You decide to visit Florida your welcome to come see my project.

[@SailLife]

Maverick Sailing Thank you very much :) Checked out your videos :) Seems you have your work cut out for you! Very interesting project :) Looking forward to following along :) The GoPro is great for a lot of stuff the only downside, I can think of, is low light performance. The very wide angel helps a lot in small spaces (such as a boat). I don't think I'll make it all the way to Florida this time but if I do I would love to check out your boat :)

[@MaverickSailing]

Thanks Mads, I currently use a knock-off camera similar to the GoPro, made by Sharper Image, it doesn't seem to be as good as the GoPro's, but I figured for $70 dollars I could learn to do some videos, then spend the big money on a GoPro. While you might not make it to Florida I just had to offer anyway. Maverick is going to be quite the project for me, today I got her all power washed on the outside and that made a huge difference. I'll have a another video coming soon with the struggle getting her moved to where I live. Fair winds and following seas. Adam

[@normanboyes4983]

Nice camera - at least you know have a down below 'studio camera' and a weatherproof 'up top' camera. 😀 You can get kitchen or bathroom quality carpet that it is designed for 'damp' conditions. You will do a better job than the bought in service - it will just take you much longer.

[@SailLife]

Norman Boyes I'm very excited to get started using the new camera :) I got the quote from the carpet guy yesterday. Yikes! Long story short I'll be fitting a carpet myself next weekend.

[@MrLightning1200]

Hey Mads! wow, that "is" great news & I'm excited for you! ..your time in the southern states should to be a grand adventure.. If you ever make it to the Pacific Northwest, hit me up.. (I work in Alaska 4 months of the year, May through August as a 65' salmon tender captain, but sail the spring and late summer/fall when I return. It would be fun to host you aboard w/ brews!) Both camera's work great..congrats on the new one, & nice choreography between the two BTW :-) Oh yeah, Ps.. didn't know you were 6'2".. looks like we both have the same headroom issues to deal with.. (bigger boat? dang-it.. now you have me thinking too, haha!) Would a different charlie-noble help with your backdrafts? keep us posted :-)

[@SailLife]

MrLightning1200 Thank you! :) I'm so excited! I'm usually in the US once a year. Still every time I'm super excited to go back. I'm already busy planning a road trip from Austin to New Orleans. Sure I could cover a greater distance but I like taking my time :) I would love to visit Alaska some day. Seems incredibly beautiful but the so many places in North America are :) Haha, sorry! Friends don't let friends start to think about bigger boats ;) It's the root of all evil ;)If I move aboard on a permanent basis, I'll see if I can tweak my setup to combat backdraft. The guys at Refleks didn't think there was anything I could do. No harm in trying though! :)

[@nikolaychekan9861]

Very good and funny video, especially with outtakes. :-) I am sure the quote for that carpet will be just too expensive if there are so many people involved. In the end, do you want to wait till the spring for them to fit the carpet ? ;-) And yes, I do think the camera video footage is better. Try playing with the white balance on that Sony and apply color corrections when stitching footage from both sources. Then you would produce a video with consistent visuals. Well done and good luck with the carpet!

[@SailLife]

Nikolay Chekan Thank you very much, Nikolay :) Haha, sadly I think you are right about both the price and the delivery time ;) I've started reading up on all the camera stuff. Lots to learn very exciting! :) I haven't really tried doing color correction before either. Learning about video production has turned out to be a lot of fun too. I'm so glad I started uploading videos to youtube :)

[@boatingscandinavia9120]

Congratz on your new camera! :D

[@SailLife]

SY JollyDodger Thank you very much :) Looking forward to figuring it out :)

[@douglastate9829]

Dang it, so much buggering to do and so little time! :-) Mads, you could fit he carpet much better AND quicker than folks who don't seem to get the whole concept! Hey, we would love to have you aboard our WS42 when you're in NYC. Our mooring is only a couple of hours away by car! Fair Winds and deep pile carpet!!!!! Doug

[@SailLife]

Douglas Tate I would LOVE that Doug! I could easily find a place to rent a car :) I'll have the exact dates some time next month at the latest. Fingers crossed our schedules will line up :)

[@MrTeneric]

Be prepared for hot in Texas! We lovingly refer to Austin as the Peoples Republic of Austin as the city is quite different from the rest of Texas. There are some lakes with fair size boats on them nearby. The coast is several hours away by car. If you haven't been here before don't forget that the state is several hundred miles wide and tall. My Austrian friends were amazed at the size. "We can drive across Europe in the time it takes to get across Texas!"

[@SailLife]

MrTeneric I'm sure I'll love Texas :) First time there and I'm very excited! I would love to see more of the southern parts of the US. So far I've only really spend time on the east and west coast.

[@MrTeneric]

***** It tends to be an international city as well. I have meet people from all over the world. The music scene has fantastic musicians. In my humble opinion Nashville has nothing on Austin.

[@chrissmith1048]

Another great video, Mads. I took my first sailing lesson at Lake Travis in Austin. I'm just down the road in San Antonio. I don't have a boat, but would love to treat you to steaks while you're in Texas... if you're interested and have time. I know you mentioned the microphone in a previous video, but I was curious what it's connected to. Looks like you use the phone for your GoPro remote, so do you have a separate voice recorder for the mic?

[@SailLife]

Christopher Smith Thank you so much, Christopher :) If it turns out I have the time I would love to come visit you in San Antonio :) I use the Røde smart lav+ and the iPhone app from Røde. You are quite right in that I'm using my phone as a remote for the GoPro. Having to switch between the two apps is a bit annoying, and I'm looking into getting an external recorder. Perhaps something like the Zoom H1 :)

[@shipskepr1]

way cool bout coming to Austin.i live in Texarkana,arkansas.its bout 5 or 6 hours from Austin.would love to meet up.i have a 40 year old classic plastic sloop.just read this was published in jan,so guess yu have already come to the us .ah well,love what your doing with the videos,paul

[@lifeislikesailing]

I vote you do the carpet yourself Mads! I know you will do a better job than I did, but we will want video evidence of this of course! haha

[@SailLife]

LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC You wish is my command ;) Mind you, this has nothing to do with the ridiculously high price I was quoted by the carpet guy ;) I'll be fitting a great looking carpet next weekend. Be warned all the previous sentences may contain traces of irony - including the one about the great looking carpet ;)

[@SailLife]

***** I would love to visit Newfoundland :) I doubt I'll have time to do it this time round but it's on my list :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

the main thing is that your feet will be much warmer! :)

[@lifeislikesailing]

yes that is true also...my humidity in the cabin is much lower. I run my dehumidifier about half as much as I used too.

[@SailLife]

LifeisLikeSailing - Vancouver, BC So true! :) I haven't been able to locate the stuff you call "underlay" in your video. Oh, awesome video btw! Big help :) I spoke with one guy that said he had ordered some from the US. Seems costly! ;) I may have an alternative.

[@aserta]

I remember one time, long ago with my dad when he so pissed off at the quality of the workers when it came to layout that we spent a whole day tracing 1:1 the plan of the whole partition, room and bathrooms on a whole floor, all the way down to the thickness of the plaster walls and the metal framing, including the stationary objects in each location. I think i've had better outcomes with scrapped knees from falling off bikes rather than after that day. That was my first experience with hands on architecture and the reason why, today, if someone even remotely dares to not waggle about without doing the job right i'll curse up a storm and rant furiously. Proper craftsmen today are just so rare to find, i'm lucky for having met a team of guys with which i work and can relate, but i hear all the time about stories like yours where there's a long chain of mistakes (really) and poor results. "We have to fit this window front, so we will send guy x to eyeball it, then send guy y to roughly measure it for monetary, then guy t will show up to measure the holes, guy g will bring the patterns..." ugh.

[@pntbler]

While your in the US you should see if there are any boat shows where you are visiting.

[@SailLife]

pntbler That is an awesome idea! Why didn't I think of that. Thank you :)

[@pntbler]

your very welcome. enjoy your visit!

[@sailingitlldo1109]

I have a boat on Clear Lake. We can go for a sail. Austin is just a few hours away. Let me know

[@SailLife]

Brian levack If there is time I would love to hook up :) I may be parsing trough Houston on my way to New Orleans, but I'll likely be in the company of a colleague. I'll let you know once the planes are final :)

[@MrTeneric]

Life is like Sailing is a KZbin channel whose owner just put in carpet. I recommend it. You are Danish? Chimneys should be no stranger to you :) Bernoulli should work if the pipe is high enough to be in the wind and the tube hot enough to "lighten" the gas inside. I suspect the exhaust is probably too much low profile to be efficient. Good luck!

[@SailLife]

MrTeneric I've seen the video :) Alfy did an excellent job. Yes, I'm from Denmark :) I think I'll leave the chimney as it is. It has only been an issue during the two storms we've had this year. I can certainly live with that :)

[@MrTeneric]

You do have a fresh air intake and a CO monitor, I assume. If I remember the stove is self contained but mind your safety!

[@yonny1954]

Take a hard look at the Freedom 44. Proven circumnavigator, easier singlehand, cat ketch rig unstayed mast of carbon fiber If you want to tack you turn the wheel. adjust your main sheet if required. Modern underbody, winner overall x 1 Bermuda singlehand 1-2 race. Two times first in class( boat Frog Kiss). Don't let the unstayed mast turn you off do a little research

[@SailLife]

***** Sounds very interesting! Not at all like the boats I've been looking at (heavy displacement, full keel boats). I will research it for sure :) Thanks!

[@yonny1954]

I believe the former Frog Kiss is currently on the market in Washington State listed at $88k USD(Yacht World). There are several accounts of it's Bermuda race experience by it's former owner including a lightning strike requiring main mast replacement These boats are balsa cored so a very thorough survey is critical. Repairs are very possible but expensive but should be easily deductible from purchase price. BTW Freedom made a smaller aft cockpit 40 and a center cockpit 40 and there is a center cockpit 40 now listed in Maryland. Very different underbody, traditional full keel some with and some without centerboard (pretty sure). The aft cockpit is basically a smaller version of the 44. Criticisms of the center cockpit question offshore safety based on the huge size of it's cockpit, but they to have lots of offshore experience. The one in Maryland has the wishbone rig (not a fan) but easily converted. Only 21 of the 44's were built so they don't come on the market that often especially in good shape or no bastardized

[@TheGeohart]

I don't know if you have resin paper, there in Denmark, use that resin paper, and make your own template and cut to fit, then have an edging stitched to the carpet. My belief, too many chef's ruin the soup

[@wildebeest3]

Carpet tiles. You can install to taste and rip it all out when you decide you don't like it anymore.

[@SailLife]

wildebeest3 I got the quote from the carpet guy yesterday. Long story short I'll be fitting some carpet next weekend. I got my hands on a scrap piece of carpet that is suited for use aboard. Only downside is the color of it - you'll see ;)

[@michaelwatson9668]

How are the tradesmen in Denmark mads, I guarantee they won't be worse than the Spanish.

[@SailLife]

Michael Watson Haha, I don't know about the Spanish, but there are some bad seed around here too :) The electrician left my boat with one of the outlets he installed not being but together correctly. I think I knew that it wasn't because he asked me to check the outlets, but he hurried up and checked that one himself. A good example of why I love doing things myself ;)

[@tomharrell1954]

if you apply for citizenship in the US it helps to have a sponsor. I would be proud to sponsor you.

[@thall0790]

Lay the carpet yourself, after you cut it take it to the shop for the binding,northern cal.

[@MrCbass1234]

sounds typical ever one milking you for a lots of dollars, saying hi from USA Oregon.

[@SailLife]

MrCbass1234 I'm so glad I ended up cutting the carpet myself. When messing about with the engine I got a few drops of oil on the carpet. Doing that on a $20 piece of carpet isn't the end of the world :)

[@rcmoot]

thats why you do it yourself. find the carpet ,cut to size ,get it sewn and you install it. DUH!

[@morgan17121712]

Drake (Roberts) Paragon Westsail 42

[@jackrabbitslim36]

Mads, you should check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnvFaHmjqsSMgKM or the sailingislikelife channel. The guy seems to do a pretty good job installing the carpet in his boat. It might help or give you some ideas about installing the carpet in your boat. Great videos btw, really enjoy sharing your boating experiences

[@SailLife]

jackrabbitslim36 Thank you so much :) I'm glad you are enjoying the videos :) Alfy (Life Is Like Sailing) did a great job fitting the carpet in his boat. If I can get my hands on some carpet that is suited for use aboard I think, I'm going to follow in his footsteps :)

[@andersjakobsen9906]

;-)

[@ryan000s]

Move to Canada haha way easier.... I think lol

[@SailLife]

ryan000s Haha :) I would love to!

[@pilatusbk]

Hvis du skulle komme forbi Høruphav giver jeg da gerne en øl og godbid. ;0) Du har da været i Augusteborg

[@SailLife]

Bendix Ketelsen Det er en aftale! :) Der er så dejligt omkring Als så det er helt sikkert jeg kommer tilbage på et tidspunkt :)

[@sailingitlldo1109]

Hey I live in Houston. Let's hook up

[@garygreen8737]

see video, by life is like sailing, victor!!!! don't spend a lot of money on someting you don't want on you boat at sea!!!!! think wet carpet!!! you will be leave it at the dock are throwing it a way, when its time to go sailing!! good luck!!with that guy sound like he trying to run up a bill for you to pay!!! bugger off is what i say!!

[@SailLife]

gary green I got the quote from the carpet guy yesterday. Long story short this weekend I'll be fitting a carpet. The price turned out to be about 3 times more than I wanted to pay. Alfy did a great job in his video :)

[@jackneff179]

carpets are a bad idea...mold and ugly smells come from them.