Tender Sea Trial - How many KNOTS FASTER will the Tinny go??

Tender Sea Trial - How many KNOTS FASTER will the Tinny go?? | Sailing with the James's (Ep. 98)

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@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

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@shellybradley2269 4 күн бұрын

So cool, Cait! Love seeing all the work you're doing!

@sailingwiththejamess 4 күн бұрын

Thanks Shelly!! 💜 Greatly appreciate it!

@krisnace Ай бұрын

Congratulations on the great work on your dinghy I'm beyond happy that it worked out even better than what you could have expected giving you more speed is an additional advantage. I can't wait to see how your windows turn out. There seems like there isn't anything Cait that you and Sam can't do. You give a lot of thought and time and every project that you're going to do and then you jump on in and get her done. As always stay safe and God bless till next week

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Kris! We try tto do most of the work ourselves, it saves us so much in labor costs and we also get to know the boat better! Even just taking the windows out we have learned about how much silicone was in there and how they were put in, etc etc. The silicone is in great if not excellent condition, good to know for all the others. We look forward to reading your comments every week, thank you Kris! Hope you had had an exceptional September! -Cait

@dianevandergrinten4906 Ай бұрын

Great job! We love watching the videos and seeing the progress. We are excited to see how well the tender turned out and applaud the opportunity to practice on that before tackling similar work on Emma.keep up the good work

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Hope we are able to see and ride in the tender in person one day! :)

@robertlemoine3500 Ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@FrankJamger1 Ай бұрын

The tinny is much improved, good going. I wonder why the pods made it faster? I understand your hesitation about cutting out those nice windows. Any boat part that has proven to be durable is precious! But, a cool breeze in the tropics is invaluable, a necessity. So, surely this is the right decision.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

THANK YOU! Was a hard decision to make especially with nothing wrong with our windows but we are super excited and over the moon to get some hatches and breeze through the boat! -Cait

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 Ай бұрын

Sailing Teilu tribe put opening windows into their saloon deckhouse front windows ...they are in Mexico now but they put them in for their south America trip . Their boats a 40ft colvic ketch. Jibsea had to modify their Al tender to fit a new outboard but hit the clearence problem ..after cutting and welding.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 We went down the path of making opening windows, but we ran into a bit more complication and we decided to go with polycarbonate and hatches. The full opening windows are super cool (pun!) and they look awesome open, and they would let is a lot of airflow which is the object of them opening! -Cait

@trevhedges Ай бұрын

Very cool guys! I was concerned about the tender, but it definitely worked.. 😊

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! You are a legend and charlie is loving her ice cream :) We are really happy with the outcome, an extra 2 knots, more stability, and comfort has improved 10 fold -Cait

@BradKilberski Ай бұрын

Those pods on the back are a great idea, they look really good and will be so helpful with getting in and out of the water. great work.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@heidi-leahoes1494 Ай бұрын

OMG Cate you bloody hanging over the side, in 🐊 country 😱 Looks great guys 👌🏼

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Living life on the edge 😆💚🐊 They're normally on the banks sunny themselves - Cairns is weird, lots of crocs around but none seems to mind and talk about up north being croc country 😂 Ben the yard manager gets into the water with the boats when hauling out boats💪 -Cait

@heidi-leahoes1494 Ай бұрын

@@sailingwiththejamessyep I have seen Ben in the water there 😮 The tender looks great!

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

@@heidi-leahoes1494 It is SO MUCH FUN to drive and a lot of fun tot spend a day fishing in the tender (we have a umbrella for shade for the tender). You guys will have to visit and check it out! Yes Ben is dedicated and gets into the water to take care of the boats when they haul them out, really really dedicated.

@EMMASMITH-l8o Ай бұрын

Great Video James family - looking forward to seeing what your new windows look like!

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We are looking forward to getting them in! 💖 -Cait

@robertlaird6746 Ай бұрын

I'm planning on building an aluminum catamaran and really like the OC Tender but they are over my budget so I'm planning on making my own design. It will be about a 12.7 meter lightweight tender with carbon fiber and I'll either do a foam core or honeycomb core. I've been thinking of incorporating those pod designs into my build and am really happy to hear that you've gained an extra 2 knots with yours. Those pods also help protect other boats from getting hit by the motor. I really like that extra buoyancy on the chimes. That's a really good idea and design. I'll have to think long and hard how I will make mine strong enough to handle a 20 hp. It would be supper nice if I could fit a 25 but that might be too much power. It should be a ripper. Thanks for the tips in design. I'll try to put them to good use.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Awesome, best comments ever! We love hearing that people are finding our videos are useful and helpful! We Love the OC Tenders, they are great, we looked into it but they are out of our budget. We plan on building our own version of an OC tender down the road. The pods have extended the waterline length which contributes to the extra speed and also to the buoyancy. They have been super awesome with giving extra buoyancy with two people are the back of the boat. What is not pictured in any of the videos is a rod holder and we got a cabana umbrella at Spotlight for 60% off and for days out fishing and spending time out in the tinny and in the sun we can pop the umbrella open and have some shade, plus we can bring it to the beach and have shade during a beach day (dual purpose for everything!) Awesome Comment, thank you!!

@jeffreygilchrist1330 Ай бұрын

I used 2 “ black Polly pipe and cut through one side like a pool noodle 😂for our dinghy top rails,it’s hard putting them on using long wedges etc but once on won’t come off and have lasted about 15 years now and probably out live the boat having had cray pots pulled over them for many times

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you! 15 years is a long time, thats excellent life span. We are planning on covering the noodles but we know they wont last forever, that is an excellent option, thank you! -Cait

@seawench555 Ай бұрын

At least you'll be able to see whos coming from a distance 😂🤣🇦🇺

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

There will be no mistaking this tender! LOL And she rides like a dream!

@SVPearler Ай бұрын

We need to have a tender race....😂

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Zoom Zoom! We are ready! LOL

@markthomasson5077 Ай бұрын

I was going to say the best tender is one that one person can lift and carry up a stony beach…but with a tin boat you can just drag it! One point, how about floatation? Have you done a capsize test? Enough to stop it sinking is often not enough to let you bale it out.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

One of the criteria when looking for a tinny was the two of us being able to drag it, we are also going to be making and endless loop anchor so we can go ashore in any tide and leave the dingy and do an endless loop. There is foam inside the two seats in the tinny, it was designed and made so if it does capsize it will have stay afloat, the tender collar gives it more stability when walking and moving around in the tender. We are super happy with all the improvements!

@geofferyrobertson6608 6 күн бұрын

I KNOW I'm a bit late but Piano wire with 2 short pieces of broom handles on each end to create a push pull effect to cut , .... of course you would have to poke one end of wire through a small hole then attach that end to the broom handle ....... tip for next time

@sailingwiththejamess 6 күн бұрын

Is this a tip for cutting foam? -sam

@geofferyrobertson6608 5 күн бұрын

@@sailingwiththejamess foam or silicone or silica .... you would need 1 person on inside and 1 person on outside

@sailingwiththejamess 5 күн бұрын

Cheers

@markthomasson5077 Ай бұрын

I see why many cats now have vertical window, though sloping ones better in a storm, and clean aero. Would it be worth making a fabric shade to go above the windows, blocking the sun, but maintaining the view

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

You are spot on Mark! One of the refit projects is adding a brow above the windows to keep the sun off - we will have the hatches in the 2 middle windows as well as teh brow and hopefully that those 2 things will make a huge difference to the heat inside the boat.

@markthomasson5077 Ай бұрын

@@sailingwiththejamess I trust that the new plastic window is polycarbonate

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

@@markthomasson5077 Yes we are going with Polycarbonate material, there is a place in Cairns that does plastics and has an excellent reputation, we are waiting for the material to arrive in and then we will get everything cut and get the windows swapped out and the new ones and hatches in! looking forward to having forward facing hatches!

@SADIK19631963 Ай бұрын

👍🧿

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@c.a.mcneil7599 Ай бұрын

It’s a job site seems clean to me.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

@c.a.mcneil7599 Thank you! ☺️☺️💖 -Cait

@mikehortin9964 Ай бұрын

If the noodles dont last Bunnings has 50 and 100m slotted Ag pipe. Easy to fit and lasts ages

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

That's good to know! Thank you! The noodles were from bunnings, hopefully we can make them last a long time but we do also know that they won't be forever lasting. $2/each from bunnings 😍 -Cait

@michaelowen3061 Ай бұрын

I fitted the windows in that cat when it was built. Not easy to remove....

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

No way that's awesome!! Excellent work! 😂😂they didn't come out easily 😂 I don't know if you noticed but it took two days to take them out, We thought. We would be able to take them out in 1 day.And the second window came out the next morning, different clothes 😆 They're excellent windows really strong and they don't leak!

@michaelowen3061 Ай бұрын

@sailingwiththejamess she's still a good looking CAT ..I'm glad you changed her name .

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

@@michaelowen3061 Thank you so much! Shes got beautiful fine entry bows and the classic crowther flare that we love. We have met others who saw her when she was first launched and said she was definitely shiny and lived up to her name! Are you still working in the boat building industry?

@michaelowen3061 Ай бұрын

@@sailingwiththejamess yes ... stainless steel fit out

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Oh awesome 👌 one of our sisterships is currently doen in the Gold Coast hauled out about to do some changes to the sugarscoops 👍✨️

@jamieblack9349 Ай бұрын

You know you should never put on your tender the name of the yacht the tender is too. As in countries of poverty it lets everyone know that nobody is onboard your yacht.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Its a good point you have and would definitely be useful overseas. We are AMSA and Queensland registered, it is a legal requirement here in Queensland, tenders do not need certificates if they are used for transporting goods or people between the shore and the parent ship and they must be marked with the word 'tender' and the parent vessel. If its not marked with T/T we can be stopped and smacked with a fine, and its easy enough for remove when overseas. I do see the idea and reasoning behind not having it, as it lets everyone know that some or all crew from a particular vessel are ashore. -Cait

@jamieblack9349 Ай бұрын

@@sailingwiththejamess nice, here in America they just make you pay to register your tender too. lol enjoy watching you guys.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We really really enjoy hearing when people are enjoying the videos!!

@LetsBeAwara Ай бұрын

Your journey is really inspiring. Please ditch the 360 camera. That wired lens stitching is not helping. Moreover you loose a lot of video quality.

@sailingwiththejamess Ай бұрын

Thank you, that is really awesome to hear!! We hope to inspire others to live out their dreams. Yes, we are learning on where to hold it, where the blind spots/overlaps are. Its a really awesome camera and catches a lot of the action. We will experiment more with angles to get better with the overlays. We appreciate the comment because it lets us know that viewers are noticing a difference - very good to get feedback! Thank you! -Cait