Sail Life - My shameful secret 😬

[@tomclause9555]

Dude......that is not a sailboat...it's a starship!! You've done such an unbelievable job on her. She's perfect. You are a rock star!

[@ivoalexanderkapitzki1219]

Listening to Mad I was thinking the same - that's not a sailbaot, this something form a different world 🙂

[@nortonmolly]

I see that Athena ( on Marine Traffic) and Mads have set sail from Mindelo on a course westward. Good luck and fair winds.

[@donaldwatson554]

Thanks for the update!

[@flyinggyros9745]

Mads, your dirty shame electrical room looks better than 95% of the projects I’ve ever seen. Don’t apologize for that. Alan

[@inventiveowl395]

Not to mention using proper tools and methods.

[@elliotcurry2284]

All jokes aside I can't wait for Ava to get back with the autopilot drive units. Your channel is truly unique in many ways. I look forward to your Atlantic crossing and future episodes of "DIY projects" or "sailing adventures" aboard Athena. Fantastic content, top praise from this humble bystander. 🙇‍♂️

[@MOREMISHU]

I am going to be so conflicted if this turns into a sailing channel. With all his DYI experience he ought to consider taking on another (much bigger) boat. Should be at least 5-7 years of content. Long long time subscriber and truly enjoy watching!

[@SailLife]

A bigger boat may very well be in the cards ;) it won’t be this year but we’re playing with the idea :)

[@ElguapoDk]

Hi Mads. As some of us! Subscribers with OCD, have mentioned before. The hole around the stainless steel pole on the nav station is keeping me awake at night. just imagine what could nest in there. ( if left open)🤯

[@tiagomteles1]

That’s all I can see now

[@ronpippin4893]

I am with you, and the slight upward buckle of that same overhead panel … 😅

[@carolinabeacher1558]

thats where i planned to stow away, hope he dont cover it while im sleeping :)

[@JG-ly2ij]

Yep, me too. (Not OCD, am an architect).

[@danieloliver20]

Bubble Gum! 😂😂

[@bscott3211]

Thanks! Would love to hear kore about your plans in the states!!! My offer from years ago for free labor in Kemah Texas still stands. Cheers and thanks for STILL being my favorite sailing channel!

[@sailingmoonshadow3169]

Having two preventer lines is definitely the thing to do. On Moon Shadow I don't have them permanently attached to the boom. On the "boom end" I have a carabiner which is clipped to the stanchion by the cockpit so that there are no trailing lines when not in use. It's a simple job to clip the line onto the end of the boom when needed.

[@WaterFaucet24]

Athena is now heading West to Barbados (as of this morning). Safe travels!

[@kenttegneskog]

Mads you are one of the most versatile out there. Always love your videos

[@immoosiesmom]

Looks very neat and tidy. Looking forward to Ava’s return and the beginning of your crossing. I hope the weather will be favorable. 🎶😀

[@SailingLucille]

Love the channel. I have followed you since you bought Athena. This is my first comment. I don’t know why you are running the preventer all the way to the bow. I have set up a preventer too but it does not need to go to the bow. I have an aluminum toe rail on both sides. I simply bought two large blocks and attached them to the rail about amidships. I bought stainless rings and attached them to the middle of the boom and then ran lines on both sides from the cockpit to the blocks and then to the boom rings. This way, we can control the boom and even jibe it under control from the cockpit. The blocks only have to be attached forward of the boom rings. The lines have snap shackles braided in so they can be removed quickly when not needed or in an emergency. Fast and easy and we don’t need a lot of line to do it. Works great.

[@freerangewhanau]

So cool to see Athena anchored up somewhere tropical! Enjoy the crossing

[@virgis21]

nice video! I have another option for preventer lines.. I have one line that runs from one winch to another, one block in front. if I need to fix the boom on the left side, I take that end from port side winch and fix to the boom, then I take starbord side line and fasten with winch, if I need to change, I just bring the boom to the center and quick change line ends and then do everything oposite :) Hope my explanaition is understandable :)

[@d.j.robinson9424]

Wow, lot's of new spiffy stuff. Always love your projects. Ava will be so grateful for those sweet finished projects.👍👍⛵

[@dinsdalepiranah8759]

love being back with your DIY!

[@adz6494]

"Ta-Da" - THE most satisfying word in DIY world when projects turn out just right!! Neat 1 Mads. Heal well& soon , blistering episode.

[@dprepdprep4079]

Your presentation is outstanding. From the start of the building of The boat to right now. You've done a terrific job please keep it up.

[@ApexWoodworks]

Loved it, Mads! It's great to see you picking away at those many smaller tasks. Your electrical knowledge is far beyond any which I'll ever have, so thanks for sharing that with us.

[@dinghyride]

Well done, everything looks great

[@dinghyride]

Nice to see a proper, strong preventer

[@SamuelKTennis]

Thank you for the diagrams, that made all the difference to understanding your preventer rig.

[@augustomichelesi9811]

Mads you're an absolute perfectionist and your boat has become similar to a spaceship with km of wires, tons of sophisticated electronic devices and the like. That surely reminds me my old days in the 80s as I used to sail the Med in a small wooden boat with no electronics except for a fm radio and an old car's battery to feed 2, 3 small lamps. Outside the already old fashioned Walkers log and that is was all.

[@richardayres2949]

You really don’t want your preventer line too strong, if you put the boom in the water your likely to break the book rather than the preventer snapping.

[@donnakawana]

Heya your amazing Mads .. great episode I really appreciate these episodes cuz it's just fun to see how you tighten up everything... Athena is looking Spiffy!!! ✌🏼💗🫂😊

[@svbarryduckworth628]

We have two cockpit tables. They are basically the same size and shape 1/2" plywood but one is made of very nice marine-grade plywood with a mahogany veneer to match the boat trim and brightwork and the other is just cheap Home Depot plywood with a layer of epoxy resin and varnish for protection. I can use the cheap table as a workbench, cutting and drilling on it without fear of messing up the nice table top. If I spill paint or epoxy onto it or slice it with the jigsaw or drill into/through the work table it's not a big deal. I can patch it with some thickened epoxy if it needs it or just replace it eventually if it starts to delaminate. It's got a lot of scars on it like any other workbench that gets used regularly. Having a workspace outside that can take a beating keeps most projects outside and keeps the man-glitter from belowdecks and the wife happier. Because of how our cockpit floor is also the engineroom top access door hatch a folding cockpit table is not possible since the door has zero clearance at the front of the binnacle. The cockpit table top just bolts on with two wingnuts and has a removable table brace leg. Having an extra cockpit table top to store is not a big deal.

[@philgray1023]

My wife looks at Mads working on that beautiful work bench, then at me and says, don't even consider doing that!

[@NameNaameNameeNaamee]

Personally, I love the natural wood look of the headliner as it is!

[@philgray1023]

I had just said exactly that. I thought it looked kind of spiffy and was wondering about doing the same on our boat!

[@sinnops]

The chain locker hatch is begging for a window. How lovely would be be to be laying in bed while enjoying the soft glow of your chain. I think Ava would love it.

[@RoyClare]

Delighted to see you’re underway! Bon Voyage … see you on the other side 🎉

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much 🙂 Starlink is working great so far. It’s really cool to be able to reply to comments 300 miles from land 🙂

[@scottpiggott7600]

You are head and shoulders above all tge other sailing channels when it comes to quality and “spiffeyness”. That said, I can’t believe people comment on the few little areas you haven’t gotten to yet. Picky, picky!

[@stephenmcelwee3129]

One great thing about your channel to your credit is you always follow through and do a great job on whatever the task. Cheers and thanks for another vidio.

[@billgolcher2537]

Great locker job Awesome splices See you next week

[@brucevogel2693]

You certainly excel when it comes to the DIY. I still enjoy your overall story but....Very enjoyable video this week.

[@rgarizonahomestead2729]

be safe and have a wonderful week ahead, great update. see you on next week's video

[@edwardhovitz1753]

Thank you for the video. Greetings from Spring Green Wisconsin USA

[@aaronp1434]

Hello from Ontario Canada Note to self: tidy wires as I install items to avoid Mads level of “shame”… on second thought, If what I do is half as good as your work… that shame will be a source of pride lol Thanks for yet another enjoyable video

[@philgray1023]

Today you have given me an insight into why my electrical panel looks like it was done by the Marx Brothers. That preventer is getting ready for its own series. We have a single 9 metre line from a cockpit clutch to our "prescribed" boom brake. It never fails, it is always rigged and can be adjusted without leaving our seat and now cost less than yours, no blisters were created. Hope it all works out for you.

[@ArcticSeaCamel]

Living a dream. Doing boat projects in exotic locations! 🥰

[@Coyotehello]

Excellent video as usual. Athena is a beautiful vessel. The installations of all those systems is fantastic. Why would anyone, willingl,y go to the USA is a mystery to me. We live one hour away from the border and we simply have not gone there in decades. Cheers, a.

[@bryanostlund6902]

Great video. Wow, you're an impressive technical craftsman. Great work.

[@Loves2Fly]

Mads, we were also stuck in Mindelo awaiting our auto pilot drive unit 😂 Must be a conspiracy for all boat autopilots to fail so they can see Cape Verde

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great video Mads .

[@georgesampson4714]

Ava, please come home, we miss you and your travels and historical stories. Mads, sometime just for fun give us readings of the total current draw with all the electronics in standby mode and with various usage conditions such as during a crossing or in the evening at anchor, etc.

[@danieloliver20]

Looking good Mads, 🤞your personal autopilot delivery gal is safely on her way to you!

[@milt7348]

I enjoy the mixed bag days. Stay safe and we'll see you next week.

[@Einungbrekke]

Can’t help but every time he said blinded by the light thinking of the Bruce Springsteen song, Blinded By The Light (made famous by Manfred Mans’s Earth Band)

[@cookie48ish]

Clean up the boat top of the list🎉

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

Very important contribution. Ty

[@YTMegiddo]

Oh I have to see how you are doing all your electric. Off to find your initial DIY video. ;)

[@kevinfitzpatrick-y3x]

Thanks for the education! kevin

[@DawidKellerman]

"James's Workshop" ..Was the the insanely handsome Brit? The shy one..

[@iwoodie]

Mads, you were talking about seasick was a while ago, the Apple AirPods in one ear was one of the tips, does it help?

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

Scene opens with Mads saying “before I reveal my dirty shameful secret” while he standing in the dirty shameful messy saloon! Poor Ava would be pulling her hair out. Just kidding Mads. Still loving your videos! 😂

[@SailLife]

Haha 😂 Thanks 😁

[@dbriggs1689]

Your boat is simply fantastic.

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Yay…. Love a confession

[@grantpritchard7492]

Loved it. I reckon my heart rate decreased by 50% with you fixing that cabling mess. ;)

[@jeffdege4786]

What kind of USB socket have you installed for Ava? I'm planning out the interior DC wiring for my boat, and I'm leaning toward USB-PD.

[@mikeskelly2356]

No idea what your plans are for the Nav station, but I think that SS pole would look 'spiffy' if clad in a split, fluted column of nice wood. The diameter would have to be small enough for Ava to grip, but since it's purely decorative, you can make the overlay as thin as you like...

[@carlthor91]

Really great video of your work. Cheers

[@ryanh4889]

Looks like you departed Mindelo this morning. Safe travels!

[@jamesgordon2289]

Great Video Mads, Ill be interested to see how the new preventer setup goes when your sailing. I think its 50:50 whether it will be better (the line across the deck triggers me for some reason , not sure why) The new lights look great. Is there any risk of the water in the chain locker affecting that LED or wiring?

[@waltervanderboor]

Why don’t you try the stainless preventer the captain Don preventer/boom brake? We mounted one and after a bit of fiddling with the set up we find it the perfect solution. It’s set up just do that the boom speed is controlled. You may gype but the boom moves slowly. Unless we adjust the tension. We purchased ours at svb rather than from respected captain. Highly recommend it. Less lines on deck. Easy to control

[@aserta]

You can use some talcum powder to make the splicing work a little bit easier both on you and the actual operation itself.

[@donaldwatson554]

Mads I am so impressed!

[@topgallant32]

Looking at that wiring is one of those things you can un see !! I do marine wiring, only on sail though !! Watching your vid has made me want to fly over to your marina and clean that up. Just teasing you a bit. Been watching you since you started with oberlix. What did you do with your canine buddy ?? Had to be hard leaving him behind. ( life) is like sailing .

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@G0KAD]

And they're off. Heading west from Mindelo this afternoon. Safe travels all.

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

New curse being used “shitty”, not heard Mads use this before. Andy UK

[@maui6446]

Thanks for the sketches of the lines...

[@TheRattyBiker]

Mads - it's been about 6 months since I checked in... Great edit but personally I missed the "doing stuff music" Athena is looking stunning though 😊😊

[@HugoHugunin]

So glad to see you underway. Speed 5.6knots Course 266° Wishing you both fair winds and following seas.

[@reb101a]

I hope you have a third crew member for the Atlantic crossing. I also hope you and your crew practice Man-Overboard techniques!

[@derekwarner6898]

This has to be to most complex yacht ever, really clever and taking advantage of modern technology big time. The only down side is the dreaded lightning strike, so mega fingers crossed on that one!!!

[@Nixontheman]

😂

[@FredricLindberg]

The box with "everything and nothing" in it has a quite good name i got from my ex Mother In Law.. "Hoppets Låda" i think you can translate it from Swedish to Danish to English if you would like to adopt it ;) Thanks for the vids!

[@HoratioBannister]

Best wishes!

[@sailingeden9866]

Great video.

[@TheHiground]

WOW loved this!

[@rayb3117]

If you kept that door closed, your 'shameful secret' might not have even been noticed. But, Mads, you just cant help yourself with shameful secrets.

[@davewilliams639]

Yep, thoroughly enjoyed

[@elliotcurry2284]

I can't wait! Shameful secrets are the best secrets!

[@elliotcurry2284]

Wait it's dirty too! 🥤

[@elliotcurry2284]

I love the 30' of coiled wire and hanging receiver. This is a great episode 1 minute in.

[@jeffgriglack9624]

That's an electronics platform that happens to sit on the water. You have more toys in that than boat than I have in my life. I have to wonder, though, why did you feel the need for a light in the anchor locker? The engine compartment, the hanging locker, even the fridge, I can understand, but you really don't need to see the chain that well.

[@mcd22630]

Mars turned the hanging locker into a tanning booth.

[@sellC1964]

Way cool!!! Do you have some sort of surge suppression? I’m thinking lightning or alternator issue.

[@SailLife]

No 🙂 I think BEP offers a good surge protector. In terms of lighting protection I have not yet seen solid proof that any of the products on the market works. Our only protection against lightning strikes is our insurance. Hopefully it works like an umbrella - it doesn’t rain if you have one ;)

[@timdunn2387]

Thanks Mads.

[@georgethomson7271]

I would be concerned with shock loads on the preventer if you have an uncontrolled gybe using dyneema sheets. May put too much on boom.

[@tommyandmyf]

I agree. I think some stretch in the preventer line would be very beneficial.

[@dougj9722]

Hey Mads, Can you gIve me some advice on how to start AND finish a marine wiring re-do? My 1977 GB-36 trawler is a wiring nightmare with all the PO wiring add-ons over the years. Probably 20-30% of the wiring no longer functions. I need to clean out and re-do. Any advice on how to do this? I have good handyman skills and limited knowledge about marine wiring. Need some guidance on tips and techniques. I’d like to do this work while cruising in the Chesapeake Bay over the next couple of months.

[@yachticus]

Mads - you are going to need another 20ft of yacht to properly accommodate your gadget factory - lordy you can cram stuff in

[@richardayres2949]

Good luck with all the electrics when the water starts coming in!

[@blueh2o117]

Mads use a scrap piece of leather for milking the cover over the splice, also beating it with a hammer helps with the last part of the bury.

[@ericballard74]

“Somewhat extensive”. Need to be on a tee shirt somehow!

[@angeladubuc9115]

Just a thought: I have boom brakes (Capt Don’s) to “lock” the booms in place, at any angle but also on a 44’ Ketch with short booms…might be a poor solution for longer boomed Cutters?

[@monatheformerferalcat]

Noob in me wants to know why there is no mechanical switch right by the light instead of electronically over by helm? Seems complicated

[@BrianSimpson-tk3xj]

So you have to walk to the nav station to turn on the light in the bedroom lockers? Pure genius.

[@larrimos]

I think there is an IPad that can access everything remotely?

[@WaterFaucet24]

Also, he plans on installing a switch panel in the forward cabin once in the US (mentioned in this video).

[@pgreenx]

@@WaterFaucet24 id go with a switch next to every light. simple and easy

[@SailLife]

No, for now the light in the hanging locker turns on with the lights in the forward cabin. Yes the light in the chain locker is currently controlled from the chartplotters. One of the big upsides to digital switching is that it’s possible to control circuits from wherever you want. I’ll finish the lights when I get to the US and are able to get my hands on stuff.

[@1sheinz]

WOW Athena is looking amazing. QUESTION FOR YOU - Do you have a REMOTE Antenna for your GARMIN INREACH ? If so could you put a link somewhere for it as I really do need one for my application. CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS,,,looking forward to Ava's return. Steve h.

[@SV-Flying-Tigress]

Mads, I have the same Valve D2-40's as you do with MDI and now a broken engine status display so alarms are a complete guess. I am thinking of pulling off the MDI and just converting to gauges and something like your doomsday box to completely replace the Volvo nonsense. Would love to hear your thoughts on it or if you have heard anyone do of that.

[@philgray1023]

I would really like to do the same. Mine randomly says, get lost, I am not working today. Come back tomorrow. I come back the next day and all is fine.

[@troypoppe2461]

I didn’t see the links to the line splicing videos. What do you have in your line splicing bag?

[@jamiemcdougall6568]

Link for Splicing videos? Thanks!

[@alaingrignon]

Hey Mads, loving the little do dads. I really like those LED lights. Any chance you could respond with make and model? They would be perfect to light inside of my 3D printer enclosure! Thanks.

[@IbLadefoged]

Jeg nyder hver mandag, når jeg kan høre din venlige stemme med alle gode ideer og nyheder.

[@SailLife]

Tusind tak, Ib :)

[@obsidianjane4413]

Mads comes out of the electronics OCD closet. hehehhehe

[@roncooper6302]

That’s a travelling electronics laboratory but very interesting. Regards.