Do we need to be rescued? Our first sail to Mexico | Ep 337 | Sailing Catalpa II

Sorry to leave you hanging but this video we continue to sail to Mexico 🇲🇽
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[@72chargerse72]

I foresee a diesel tank cleaning in your future

[@Trevwhitesailing]

New Boat drills always dump clean and refill all tanks i liked mumsy comment should have polished that fuel, yep drain water from bottom of tank and polish tank every year when not active sailing. And carry spare Jerry to gravity feed into engine. Love how your a teaching channel

[@MikeTheMachineLevine]

Even with that monster fuel problem your positivity and skills are something we should all strive for. Solid work! Bienvenidos a México!

[@janicehagar6876]

Tanks absolutely need to be cleaned but for there to be that much water in your tank, you may want to check that your deck fill cap is not leaking.

[@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC]

Once again the captain shows he is a miracle worker!

[@randylinn502]

Lee, the captain of all trades!!!! Captain gets a well deserved rest!!! Dolphins are always a sign of good luck!!!

[@stevenplancich6449]

Whoa…Just another problem fixed👍 Captain should be rewarded with an “Anchor Beer” with Ensenada Arrival😜 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎

[@SailingSnowGum]

Good job Lee, Sara. We know how you were feeling - our engine conked out during the calm a few hours before a full gale was due to arrive, in the Bristol Channel. Eek! Yep, we got whacked. It was an electrical problem; the mechanical diesel interface (MDI) box on our Volvo was instructing the engine to stop. Bewdy. You will want to disassemble and clean those Racor filter housings, for which you will need a set of Imperial sockets. In particular, the four screws holding the bowl onto the housing are 1/4 inch. Neither 6mm or 7mm metric sockets or spanners will work. All the best. Rick and Carolyn. 🙂 p.s. I heard you mention fuel polishing. We had a built-in fuel polisher next to the two diesel tanks. I ran it once a week or so for a couple of hours for each tank, long enough to cycle the whole tank volume through the filter. The fuel remained beautiful and clear.

[@peterfrebold]

.... was having fear that the bottom half of your tank was going to urn out to be water .... good job on getting it sorted ... the Captain of getting to the source of the problem and getting dealt with, with the best crew cheering him on .... see you are back in t-shirts must be a tad warmer again .... thx for the share .. as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....

[@stanlamborn6796]

2 🍺’s for Lee!!! Awesome video

[@MikeLoveBuns]

Enjoy sailing ⛵️ video! Mike from Missouri

[@BohemianBeatster]

After a shady start with a dirty filter, you sussed it out, found dolphins and safely made it Mexico. Looks like you still need to fine tune your new/old sailboat. Best of luck to you. stay safe and stay groovy, and mom keep smiling.

[@randywelsh4163]

Never a doubt, when a husband / father has his family in tow you bet he'll get it done some how. Nice job!

[@warrenryan9252]

Dolphins on the bow makes every time in a boat worthwhile

[@SigisTravelVideos]

After the cliffhanger in the last video, I'm glad you guys made it safely to Mexico.

[@jchambers2045]

Great to have a captain that is a problem solver and is able to fix it without having a major heart attack. Always looking forward to seeing new videos post. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@bubbagail7450]

The connection you two have is a joy to watch.

[@cnc75adventures49]

Congratulations your sailors agin👍👍

[@douglasrobbie9998]

When you have that much water and gunk in your diesel tank and you need to have engine run for hours not minutes, try using a full 5 gal diesel jerry can located near the engine with the outflow fuel hose and return line inserted into the can.

[@williambunting803]

That one is my biggest fear. Water a diesel bug in the fuel. This is a good shake up to get twin filters installed and a bypass fuel suction line to draw from an emergency fuel drum. By the way you will save your self a lot of agony if you get a 7mm socket and a square end shaft to drive with you battery drill to do up all of those hose clamps. That way you can use the torque se thing on the drill to adjust the tension on the clamp screws. I have a Ryobi 12 volt smaller drill for that kind of work, and that drill is also my kitchen food mixer for pancakes and the like. I just hold a whisk in the chuck.

[@lakehunter48p55]

In the world of outboards, they say to never use gray hoses. They delaminate inside and clog pumps and carbs. This not your problem today but you might think about replacing them. Those hand pumps can cause vac leaks but think you would see diesel leak. good luck cleaning everything and making a plan for next time. :-)

[@mark703]

Fantastic, I know the fuel issue was a pain in the arse but how lucky thats all it was. So great to see you all on the water again.

[@John-ps7mk]

you're off... great to see.

[@dalltm]

Yea, another country to your list!!!!

[@donrumph1]

I had similar problems 23 years ago. I eventually bought what was called a "BaHa Filter" and all fuel coming aboard, irreguardless of the source, was filtered. We had no problems with water or dirt or algae after that. You might try to find a similar filter. Good luck.

[@akLeanne]

Happy to see you made it. Love the bush Mechanic maintenance.. so talented that captain is..

[@stephengreen9540]

How is my favorite Australian family hello from America

[@KarlKarsnark]

Glad you got it sorted. I've never had dirty fuel here in the US, certainly nothing like that. I suspect there were Diesel bugs (bacteria) that grew under the right/wrong conditions within the tank itself. I wonder if there is a small form of water intrusion into the Diesel tanks? Maybe the fill spout on the deck? Cheers from FL.

[@earlashton1342]

Well guy's its been a while. And yes I'm still with you every step of the way. Congratulations on all the work you've done so far. This, I feel is the boat that will get you around the world. And I can't wait for you to start that journey. And what I really can't wait for is a drone shot of CO2 with full sails. There is nothing like a Ketch with all her sails up. I no I'll have to wait but that's OK. Much love to all of you.

[@72chargerse72]

tee off the fuel line (with 2 valves) and set it up so ...if you have trouble bleeding you can cut in the pump and pressure bleed.. Also it gives you some fuel pressure topower wash the filter (in a pinch).

[@henkenmark]

There is a nonreturnvalve in the black handpomp

[@johnwalker6711]

Great to see you all back out there sailing ! Fair Winds

[@dougmassey1807]

Great to see the latest video Mexico bound I guess by now you have been there a couple of months. Its like an Aussie add for UGG boots and Alvey reels. Enjoy the surf.

[@sicchuckie]

The dirty diesel episode OMG

[@angelahislop4569]

You guys are awesome, I'm sure my man (who is a marine mechanic) would have swore and thrown a bit more of a fit lol 🤣🤣🤣. Your chill is awe-inspiring ❤️🏴‍☠️

[@sergiogobbi6085]

Congratulations for your first sail! Hopefully the diesel tanks will be empty for cleaning and this won't happen again!

[@CTChipmunk]

🍹time for Patrón margaritas. 2.5 oz patrón, 1.25 oz triple sec, 1.25 oz fresh squeezed lime juice, and 1.25 oz simple syrup (50/50 sugar/water). shake w/ice and pour in glass rimmed w/kosher salt. one cannot simply have just one margarita.

[@bubbleobill267]

Nice work skipper. Is the second line for a genset?.

[@carolemmerson6151]

Good Aussie know how put in action 😀

[@daveyoung3880]

Great job. Another way to get clean fuel is to run the suction line to a Jerry can guaranteed clean fuel

[@andycarr4519]

Well done Lee, that really was a mcguyver job 👍

[@judywebb8358]

So happy you made it south!!

[@sea_knot]

you hqve a fittings like thes. is a ballpen.

[@oldscuba]

Did I miss something? Why is your Radio/AIS engine dependent ?

[@edfrhes]

Your son should be right there helping dad. Just saying. Love your channel. Thumbs up.

[@danerlandsom9884]

You installed a water maker on your new boat.? What brand was it?

[@chewybacchus5918]

How could you not fix the issue wearing an Alvey jumper🤙

[@rbagrizzly]

Thank heaven for RACOR and spare filters! How long was this boat sitting?

[@thomaschandler7820]

The same thing happened to me sailing into the Dominican Republic. Clogged fuel killed the engine while entering the channel.

[@garryundy1777]

You two are adorable, still likem18 year olds 💞

[@sea_knot]

just going to costguard and tell him that you cannot go out in 10 days and you need a one month more. they will say you that is not a problem, you can stay for 3 months more...

[@andrewchristopher7138]

Hi

[@AJHcampozioutdoors]

G'day guys. Did you celebrate Australia day 🇭🇲😀

[@seawench555]

Did u not have enough hose to pull through to just connect straight to tank? Or were u worried about the hose bend at the tank connection?. If u had smaller hose to inser into fuel line then clamp. Also next time cut open fuel primer bulb completely, u would have found longer barbed piece. Ok take the inspection lid off tank and pump the bloody lot out, it will just keep clogging as fuel in tank is Crap. 😲😲🤣😂🇦🇺 luv yas later

[@ghislaindevouton5301]

That's the other way round, what's at the bottom of your filter is water, what's up is diesel. Gross nonetheless ;-)

[@donj2744]

🙁👍

[@richardshippful]

You drained a crap ton of water and crud out. And while not polished, you should be in MUCH better shape now.

[@ronjohnson9690]

You have sailed into a very beautiful country, but as most things this beautiful also come with an edge of danger, just always stay alert until familiar, Spring Break for the Americans is soon to follow, and certain areas such as Cancun on the opposite coast have been certified as danger areas, as many resort towns will be crawling with drunken tourists. These may present more of a problem than the Mexicans that wish to capitalize on the unwary. Just pay attention and all will be fine, and forgive me for relaying what could be our own propaganda. I hear Mexico is fabulous. (Love).

[@50NewEyes]

Taj mate get in and get your hands dirty, you’ll learn great life lessons

[@bluecamel547]

I just can't understand how a fuel tank inspection was not one of the first things you done???????????????

[@markbuskens6070]

Those fuel filters are not dirty,the water is what stopped you every time. Hope you have the time to go over all the hoses and filters to not continue have the problem.I would pump out the bottom of the tanks until no more water.Glad you made it through 👍👍

[@yachticus]

hey mate - make your life a lot happier - chase down a Toledo Nut driver - sticking yourself with a dodgy screw driver will become a thing of the past

[@The_Riddler21]

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