SOMETIMES SAILING SUCKS!! Ep 247

[@kristaready8812]

Thanks for sharing you lives with us! Your vlog has really helped me and is still helping me during a very difficult time in my life 🤗

[@davidc6510]

Hello Legends! Ole Nandji has given you a bit of a trial in patience and nerves for sure. Hang in there. Thanks for sharing. Yew!

[@VetTails]

I totally hear you at the end there Bonita, we decided to get the new engine after a similar situation. its not just a matter of IF it can be repaired to work again, it is the anxiety that comes with having an older boat and older auxiliaries, every time you set sail you feel like you might not make it! It's a crappy way to live, so happy we have a new engine on the way!

[@P997C4S]

Hang in there guys, I have been there without a prop (it fell off completely) in no wind conditions for days. It was a transport from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to St. Thomas USVI. Docked under sail in the dark too. Made last call in in St. Thomas for beer and Pizza. You guys are awesome, I give you huge credit!

[@glenngutshall5507]

I think a spare prop should be high on your shopping list once you do hit land... even if it is too small or the wrong pitch... as long as it fits the shaft. A prop, any prop is better than no prop.

[@Bantie1]

I carry a spare prop as well

[@denisderby6060]

Hi stay positive mate 🙂

[@duncan.5228]

My heart goes out to you. Hate to see you both so tense. Hang in there, you'll get there. 🧡

[@johnmikel5934]

Sailing is good! Take it one day at a time, enjoy life free of mandatory restrictions a lockdown, at sea. Take up some meditation in deck. You guys always are my fav as three sailing gets real and honest. Thanks for your posts, Nanji sailing family 😁

[@mariemorrissey9378]

Catching up! 👍👍⛵⚓⛵

[@craigme2583]

You guys have got this.

[@gds6395]

You should have a place to attach the dinghy onboard motor to the sailboat an use that as a last way of getting out of harm's way in case the wind drops out.

[@josemanueldelpazo7460]

Vuestra situación sin helice espero que se solventara. Suerte amigos.

[@chuenyeelau]

So sorry about your situation. Really sounds like you guys need a tow and even rescue. Australian government needs to reach out and assist Nandji and the crew. I hope the weather stay reasonable and this crazy ordeal will be over soon. Take care from Canada

[@gangstagrandma]

Without wind it would be a real bum trip seeing as you want to get back. I love Bonita's tow idea. Hope it all works out without driving you both crazy.

[@bogarteyou]

You guys are amazing.

[@nonaparker564]

Am so impressed by your tenacity. Wishing you every luck x

[@joejewell9539]

I am suffering right along with you, wish I could help. I have complete faith in your abilities and judgment. This is just one of many stories Tallula will be able to tell her grandkids about her wonderful childhood.

[@SailingwithScott]

Good attitudes on the ocean are key. Great job on staying positive.

[@gordonramsey8339]

Hang in there guys. Looks like good decision-making so far. It is definitely an argument for keeping things as simple as possible. Less complexity, less to go wrong. Good luck!

[@jamarie1972]

Take care all of you, bit of a bugger what you are going through. We are all there behind you wishing you the best,fair winds.

[@kimfoots1288]

Waving a hand from Maryland have fun be safe

[@jfc213]

awsome vid guys as always hows MARLEY ???no news for a while or have i missed some xxxx

[@paulcavanagh9584]

keep going our thoughts are with you 24/7 keep your chin up you will get there

[@jhsrecordsentertainment4972]

I know there are days or even weeks of issues that rob of us from the joys in-between..however, you both know what your doing as sailors and no doubt you Will get her how you need her. Don't despair. You will be at port and you have supports online. Love and hugzz to you 3.

[@jaxmaria]

Sorry guys…difficult situation! Praying 🙏 you make it soon❤️

[@000001willy]

Hang in there kids, this too shall pass.

[@ralfretter5674]

Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa

[@arthurme1911]

Josh if you have a tarp of sail and can get in to the ocean current it will pull u along fast

[@robertnixon3816]

This will add to the stories you can tell your grandkids (and Tallula can back them up)! Hope everything comes together quickly in Pankor and you can be heading west again. Nothing more detrimental to a passage than a schedule!

[@steini6771]

All the best and all my love from Norway. Fair winds and safe harbours. Cheers -

[@mikemoxley9477]

Stay strong

[@adamcollegeman2]

make it so you can.. 1.use the dinghy motor as backup propulsion in a pinch, get a larger dinghy motor if needed? and 2.get a powerful electric trolling motor and add a really long down tube, lol so you can run off solar & batteries, this way you have triple backup propulsion systems, and can even go if out of fuel & no wind :) good luck! whatever you decide! i support you love love love

[@dc1544]

folding props I would never have one. I always keep a spare prop usually a different pitch. one for more speed and one for more torque. I feel your pain kind of. I never been in the ocean with a propeller failure. but I have lost a prop and that is why I never let another touch my prop again.

[@ratukinijojiramasima8738]

Greetings from Fiji 🇫🇯. Love watching your videos.

[@ricorichmond8214]

I bet, try working behind a desk 8 to 5! That is horrible also. Hang in there!

[@billhanna8838]

Oh well back to the lawns

[@anonymous_protagonist]

Have you guys considered a diesel outboard? They come in dinghy sizes. For my next boat I plan to go with an electric aux for the aux. I was going to just gang it onto the prop shaft, but your predicament has me thinking to maybe make it an outboard outboard instead, so I can make at least a little headway in a pinch - fuel be damned.

[@anthonybeck2384]

Seriously impressive work team - bubs will be helming before long 👍

[@dalewatson7982]

How's about tying the dingy to the side and using your outboard, it would help. Just saying 😌

[@patrolrider]

You can do it if anyone can the two of you can

[@dennisreeves632]

I'm thinking a spare prop might be a good idea.

[@indydawson]

Lost my motor first day of what should have been a two or three-day sail that turned into a 10-day sail. Lots of tacking chasing the breezes. Feel your pain.

[@RONIN1111]

Hope you guys make it to where you’re meant to be. Things happen for reasons… stay head strong. Also ps don’t fight against each other but work together

[@alistairhart9699]

Go for a solid prop. Less likely to fail and cheeper

[@1sheinz]

Im sure you've considered this , but can you not get under the boat and remove it to work on it inside the boat?. Do you not have the old prop as a spare to get you goin? May be something to consider keeping around for such an occasion. Keep up your spirits ...things will be better soon enough , travel is more in the journey than the destination. CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS and a kiss for Tallula Steve h.

[@erniemanning8386]

Try to get the Rachel part of the strap opposite the bad blade.The bad blade puts it out of balance

[@justme.9711]

This is an interesting add for a solid prop and this NEVER being a possibility. If you had the old prop and the umbrella to catch anything that fell off and a prop puller, put the solid one back.

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

The umbrella works fine in a still marina. Out here the bob of the ocean turned it inside out and broke it within seconds.

[@TheSvenusa]

Yeah, a friend lost his solid prop completely a few weeks ago… I now keep a spare on board just in case.

[@justme.9711]

@@TheSvenusa dido. Can you imagine.....

[@triawillow1972]

Hey y'all from the Great Smoky Mountains 💜🫂🙋🏻‍♀️

[@tezzagowan]

no spare parts? You'll get it done guys, hang in there, safety first for now cheers

[@alanpfeiffer9686]

Can you rig up the out board ,obviously depending on how much out board fuel you have , when there is very light wind or none it would give about the same speed that you are doing now .

[@randygilmour]

From what I’ve seen, it doesn’t matter whether you have a new 2 mil boat or an older one, boats are boats so if you sail it you have to fix it so you can sail it some more.

[@frankpristov9745]

Well said

[@robertnixon3816]

Oh so true!!

[@crankyoldguy2]

My dad used to say: "a boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money." There wasn't a time when we went cruising on vacation that we didn't have to fix something mid-route.

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Yeah, why don't we remember how sucky sailing is..... something will always go wrong!!! Having a backup plan for essential systems is top priority.... the outboard would be my 1st attempt to get out of danger zones.... possibly even use an outboard prop on fang....

[@josemanueldelpazo7460]

Buenas noches, a vuestro parecer, cual es el mejor piloto electrico y de viento?. Muchas gracias de antemano.

[@DJSYTPage]

I’m glad you all made it in… you could be dropping Talula off at day care for eight hours every day while you work your life away…could be worse :)

[@bryonensminger7462]

More importantly all the ships can see you clearly

[@trevhedges]

If anyone thinks I’m dissing this channel, or their refit’s! Oh seriously no, i love these guys.. I’m actually upset that million dollar prop failed nothing more, other than it failed with no options to swich it back! Full respect to the actual channel..

[@brianboys9015]

Such lovely sailing tho

[@randygilmour]

She’ll be taking the third watch before you know it. 😎

[@richardnwilson]

Red sky in morning Sailors take warning. Red sky at night Sailor's Delight!

[@greglight3745]

Aloha from Maui

[@janebarrow2714]

My heart goes out to you all. All one can do is one day at a time and hopefully the winds will favor you on your journey. Godspeed...

[@209turtleboy]

Man, how frustrating, with Fang waiting. It would make me want to keep a backup 3 blade prop on hand in case the feathering prop poops out.

[@robertorzech8922]

Hey Mate , how do you think all the sailors got to where they were headed, long before engines were invented ? Chillax and enjoy life when you're at Mother Natures mercy ! Cheers

[@leonaessens4399]

I remember that at one point (after you got yourself off that reef?) you basically towed Nandji back to safety with the dinghy strapped to the side. Is that an option now?

[@Bantie1]

when you see the fish jumping, start fishing!

[@andrewrae6755]

Why can't you use Light Weight Plastic Ties to hold the prop together without affecting the balance as much ?

[@fvanheest1]

Why don't you try to use the Dinghy motor??

[@richardnwilson]

They did at the very end but they don't have much fuel for the dinghy.

[@fvanheest1]

@@richardnwilson Can't they use the engine fuel for the dinghy motor. Or is the engine a diesel??

[@Sailspirit99]

@@fvanheest1 Yacht engine is diesel, outboard is petrol 😊

[@brianevolved2849]

You should remember how lucky you are, not life threatening , sure you survived

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

We are human and have moments of frustration like everyone else. Doesnt mean we aren't grateful.

[@brianevolved2849]

@@FrothLyfeSailingNandji sorry I was a bit grumpy Fair winds good people.

[@668elmo]

Lol at this rate Marlie is going to beat you back to Australia

[@BigRoy1979]

Why not keep going to Aceh!!!!!?

[@keakiwi1]

Why hasn't someone came out to give you a tow in. There must be someone who would welcome a adventure. Come on people help these people out the sooner the better.

[@funnyapples3333]

Ummmm…don’t you think an outboard bracket would be a good call in the future? You have at least 1 outboard and should be carrying sufficient fuel👍

[@PanzerDave]

I picked up a boat one time and two hours into the trip the engine died, and the winds never got over 4 knots. They say the mark of a good sailor is how well you can sail in light winds. The heck with that. Give me fifteen knots and call me a crappy sailor! I wish you the best. Fair winds!

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

😂

[@ianprice2298]

As the Marines train for - Embrace The Suck!

[@bryonensminger7462]

She'll be standing her watches before you know it

[@Richard-R-S]

🙏🏻⛵🐬...

[@AlexanderKirkpatrick]

Here is an interesting question, why is distance measured in Nautical Miles instead of Nautical Kilometers for boats?

[@billhanna8838]

Degrees of the earth 1 = 60 miles if i remember right

[@smulismuli7976]

@@billhanna8838 correct. Circumference at the equator is about 21,600 (= 360 * 60)

[@bryonensminger7462]

When and if you get home you should start a go fund me page and have a new engine transmission and prop installed and set up by a professional and you shouldn't have to worry about it tell you Ben at sea again for at least a week or two🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙃

[@peterjohnstaples]

A racing-type prop on a cruising boat? How many miles has it saved you compared to the nightmare?

[@crankyoldguy2]

It's a question of drag. In light winds, the prop will cost you half a knot - maybe more. If the winds are 5 knots, and you can sail at half that, then you're down to two. Goin' nowhere fast.

[@willborzatti7044]

What did you do with the old prop?

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

❤️❤️

[@jb6249]

Your daughter is so beautiful, all my kids are grown, my oldest just passed last month at 33. I am so sad, but Jesus will get me through it. I pray for you and all the sailors out at sea. God Bless

[@michaelkearney7923]

I lost an engine for an afternoon with no wind. I can’t imagine days and days.

[@erichcollar9810]

What snake was that at the end of the video and why would it be on the surface in the middle of an ocean? Does anybody know?

[@lrmorrison999]

Lots of sea snakes out there. Sometimes they are thick on the surface. Very poisonous reptiles with small teeth. Don’t get bit on bare skin!

[@andrewchristopher7138]

Hi

[@rustybubbles1]

sorry guys you should have stayed with the old three blade

[@edwardsmith7363]

I thought you had a brand new engine am I wrong

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

Yes, new engine, new prop, new shaft. Everything is new.

[@stephenmahoney9531]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Buy a spare fixed prop, like a spare tyre for a car.

[@MC-re2ry]

Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. LIfe.

[@shanewalker2018]

carry a spare fixed prop

[@waynehoch3009]

Rig up your outboard

[@MsVitaMaria]

I’m not a sailor, and I’m just a girl that watches your videos but could you put the dinghy out in front of the boat and pull it and make some headway that way? It may sound pretty stupid coming from an inexperienced person in the waters

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

It is Sailing GBU not GPU... Sailing Good Bad and Ugly... Matt and Kristin

[@MsVitaMaria]

@@TimsBitsnPieces Yeah I corrected myself in the following comment. Thank you for helping

[@guyconrad9527]

Now

[@trevhedges]

I mean you explaining it’s a different shaft size., So basically the prop company screwed you, Literally! Because you can’t have a spare.. pretty much all boats keep the old prop just in case, like now! But you can’t have one “it’s a different diameter” To quote good old doctor phil “and how is that working out for you?” I personally would be pissed!

[@KK-yh2fg]

Why not just say you want to go Thailand, It open up more 1 of Noweber.

[@earthangel8730]

$10,000 visa!!!

[@captaincope4303]

What a POS that prop is , that company should drone drop you a regular prop out of shame

[@captaincope4303]

No chance that dinghy motor propeller would fit I suppose

[@scottsimpson4987]

Can you not rig your dingy outboard motor to assist you.