The freediving mechanic | Ep. 50

[@Stalefish6]

The little boy in his pampers😂 he grows up …oh man …he learns more in his first 10 years on earth then most…and free with hie parents…Godspeed

[@SailingNV]

Thanks Jan 🙏 nice to hear from you ☺️

[@tysonristau4995]

This guy is refitting a 60ft racing sailboat, raising a child, has a dog and keeping his partner happy. This guy is the real G.

[@SailingNV]

😘

[@micahgerdis1008]

That little guy is adorable...Enjoy every moment. They get big fast.

[@SailingNV]

Thank you yeah I wish he could stay like this 🥰

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

that's an absolute huge effort working under water with just a snorkel ... I tip my hat LEDGEND ........ AND WITH SHARKS AROUND

[@SailingNV]

Haha cheers Geoffery yeah Timo was a bit of a hero doing this job!

[@dirttdude]

I think this guy might be some kind of sailing Valentino Rossi super hero...

[@SailingNV]

Haha Timo loves this thanks 💪🏻

[@SuperPlastered]

I am loving this channel more and more. I love your honesty and how you all work through problems so positively! Cheers to all of you!

[@SailingNV]

Thanks the nice comment, it’s really great to hear 🍻

[@teebones4572]

Amazing how you guys keep meeting challenges head on....Your positive attitude shown in each video is highly commendable...Keep strong....

[@SailingNV]

Hey Trevor 👋🏼😊 thanks for sticking with us 👍🏻 and for all the encouragement, it’s very appreciates 🙏

[@waynemillis4418]

Timo is doing a very difficult job on the propellor and without scuba gear. Hats off to him. His vocabulary is also very good so I'm surprised with his mechanical skills that spline and bevel gears are not known. .

[@SailingNV]

Thanks :) and yeah, he is missing some technical words, probably it's because he's worked more with latin speakers and then more recently in Fiji he's been the one teaching the others (that he works with) so they've been learning his vocab hehe

[@waynemillis4418]

@@SailingNV A thousand lines, almost fell off my chair, a bit of overkill if that is the Italian translation. Please ask him not to teach his English in Fuji as it might be copied in Auckland NZ. Down South they are never change on anything.

[@doradosurfcharters]

Are the cones on the saildrive gearbox slipping

[@cburgdorf]

What a charismatic family! Timo you are my new super hero. I love how you manage all this even with the toddler aboard. We are sailing with a toddler as well and your videos give me strength and confidence to achieve our dreams. ♥

[@SailingNV]

Hey Christopher - wow what a nice thing to say thank you - very glad to be an inspiration to you :) you got this!

[@MicBruise]

Loved the guitar music during the "Sol0 used to hate the water" montage! Nemo seems to be growing up fast. Treasure this time, you will be amazed at how quickly it goes by. Both of our daughters are in their mid-to-late 20's and it seems like yesterday when they were kids. Timo (the freediving mechanic) is such a hero. Hope the problem turns out to be that the splines on the prop have corroded.

[@SailingNV]

Haha thanks yeah the solo bit was a lot of fun to make hehe. Yeah it’s crazy how much kids change in these years, will definitely make the most of it 🥰 … and yeah go timo 💪🏻🤞🤞

[@hedleyjackson5131]

We’ve seen Timo tackle many tough jobs but the stress really showed with this one. I know I’d need a pump and pipe to breath, without snakes joining me!!! Great to see the much needed family down time taken during such a difficult task. Fair winds guys.

[@SailingNV]

Thanks for the understanding :) yeah it was a pretty trick few days with the bad weather and then the gearbox problem! What will be next ;)

[@ianfirth-clark5975]

Solo wins the day with a close runner up of Nemo, lovely video.

[@SailingNV]

Thanks Ian 🙏

[@miketee2444]

Having worked underwater holding breath I can admire your resolve. It's very taxing and makes a person feel bad for hours after. We do what needs done. That's the main thing.

[@SailingNV]

Cheers Mike, yeah was pretty exhausting!

[@beneverard7430]

Fascinating to hear how Timo refers to a spline shaft, couldn't imagine having to talk about niche and technical subject in my non-native language. Thanks to you all for sharing.

[@SailingNV]

Hey Ben, great to hear from you :) haha yeah it's definitely gets interesting sometimes trying to work out what he's talking about hahaha, thanks for watching :)

[@wheeliewonka721]

Yeah it's pretty hard to explain technical subjects in a non native language. As an Italian I can see myself in Timo's shoes. When he said "thousand lines" my mind went instantly to millerighe so I knew what he was talking about. Pretty hard to understand for a non Italian speaker

[@markthompson9914]

What a cracking little lad u got, and what a fantastic life experience he will have. Top parents ✌️❤️&🍀too u all 👍🇬🇧

[@SailingNV]

Cheers Mark - very nice comment to read thank you :)

[@IanHall-zx5bk]

First time viewing your channel. I’m a sailor and own of a syndicated boat but Timo is a legend! Cheers from Sydney.

[@SailingNV]

Hey Ian thanks for watching 🤗 nice to he we from you 👍🏻

[@Mr229357]

The sound of knife sharpening is pleasant. Have a nice day and good luck 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@SailingNV]

Haha thanks Magnus, I’ll remember that next time ;)

[@SAILBOATJACARANDA]

My kinda people. Respect.

[@SailingNV]

Thank you!

[@intheworld99]

Thank you for sharing! I also have to disassemble my folding propeller and have no scuba equippement. Was great to see how you managed the situation. Great job!

[@SailingNV]

Good luck!!! :)

[@DougVarble]

Incredible journey, Timo is so knowledgeable, you 2 are rock stars, just not discovered yet🎉

[@SailingNV]

Haha cheers Doug, great to hear from you :)

[@kinkong1961]

just found your channel it looks great so I've subscribed and liked and rang the bell looking forward to watching all your videos all the best from John from Rugby UK.

[@SailingNV]

Hey John haha awesome very nice to hear! Cheers 🍻🙏

[@rnunezc.4575]

I love Solo, always pondering hard but then just relaxing ...perfect cruising dog. ...:)

[@SailingNV]

Thanks yeah life onboard wouldn’t be the same without him 🥰🐶

[@WilliamDenneyJr]

Your little boy is a good lookin dude! Future Captain.

[@SailingNV]

Cheers Bill yeah he’s pretty cute 😉

[@colehills897]

Could you use a hose or tube to breath with next time? I am astonished by your intelligence and perseverance. very genius!. I love what you all are doing and thank you for sharing your lives with us!

[@SailingNV]

Yes but we'd need a very big tube! We've got a new solution for the future - stay tuned

[@Balya-Malkan]

Admire you and family 😊regards from Tokyo

[@SailingNV]

Hey thanks 🙏 good to hear from you :)

[@darrinhemphill2239]

Great video. I have to remove the prop on my saildrive each time I replace the zink. Only once did I attempt without a dive tank. I was totally exhausted afterwards and I only had to remove the center two nuts. Removing the blades what a pain. Safe travels.

[@SailingNV]

Cheers Darin yeah was a bit of a mission

[@eurograv6988]

Just came across your channel for the first time, amazing. Keep going with your dream, Bocca Lupo.

[@SailingNV]

Thanks for watching :) nice to hear from you

[@SAILS149]

That some hard work diving on a prop like that. There are various 'scuba diving floating air pump'. And some that are just hand pump ideas , prices vary a lot so anything might help. I think I would check the linkage very carefully before removing the prop! But if Tino already has experience with corroded splines he may be right. But I could it as it would ' shake rattle and roll, before finally breaking..... That sequence with solo was great fun, you should try posting to Instagram! Just been watching the latest Imoca's finish the leg of ocean race into capetown! Cheers Warren

[@SailingNV]

Hey Warren thanks for the scuba dive pump ideas, we will keep our eyes out, but at the moment our budget is so tight, we will have to wait for some of these extras. Good suggestions thanks, we actually do know now the problem... stay tuned for the next vid coming soon :) p.s. yeah the Solo bit was a lot of fun to make :)

[@119066kdl]

Very good episode. Well done

[@SailingNV]

Cheers :)

[@mitfreundlichengrussen1234]

Nice rescue technic - all the best wishes!

[@SailingNV]

thanks! :)

[@deankruse2891]

Disassembling a propeller has never been more interesting or exciting to watch haha! did i miss the video of you guys passage making?

[@SailingNV]

Haha cheers Dean! We are still in Fiji so haven’t gone far yet. After we launched there was still so much to do onboard, we had a few months of work left whilst anchored outside the marina. We have now finally been sailing locally which has been so great! We showed a few clips from these trips a few videos back kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKnLZ6hsiq-fgrM (Ep. 46) and in Ep. 49 when the gearbox broke!! I guess that’s what these next few months are about… working out what else is going to break 🤦‍♀️🤣

[@vliapprasert]

Thanks!

[@SailingNV]

Hey wow thank you so much for the tip :) we really appreciate it!

[@osivkos]

Cutest baby ever !! 🤗

[@SailingNV]

Thank you 🙏 😉

[@Fixxer82]

was kinda hoping the problem was a cone clutch, what saildrive do you have?... crossing my fingers for an easy fix...

[@SailingNV]

It’s a 120sd Volvo… next video coming out soon with more info :)

[@robertomaffioletti4718]

Ciao mi sono appena iscritto al vostro canale! Vi seguirò ovunque siate. Ho visto il video riguardo alla preparazione della vostra barca..un lavoraccio davvero ma è bellissima!!!. Il vostro bimbo è bellissimo e simpatico. Un caro saluto da Giovanni Italy

[@SailingNV]

Aspetto il contactor in fb

[@defipunk]

I've had to enter a mooring with a broken gear set before with a storm brewing. Absolute nightmare. Great job being patient and doing it step by step, prepping the work platform etc. I probably would've gone and lost a screw or whole blade immediately.

[@SailingNV]

Haha yeah definitely not an ideal scenario, thanks for watching :)

[@technicstim]

Maybe we invent something 🤣 That is the best attitude to have its not an issue it is a challenge 👍

[@SailingNV]

Haha exactly - it's the only way to think ;)

[@vitoferemans7687]

Just found your channel! Loving this!! Can you tell me how you will prep the boat to sail shorthanded? :) Considering it's a racing boat that generally was sailed with more hands? :) I've subscribed and hopefully see you in Sydney one day!

[@SailingNV]

Hey Vito thanks for watching :) We've made a few changes including adding a third forestay to give us more options for a range of sails, which means when short handed we can massively reduce the sail area. We've installed an autopilot, 2 of the sails are on furlers, we have a boom preventer rigged to be managed from the cockpit, and hopefully soon a babysitter haha. The main thing though is to use less sail when shorthanded making the boat more manageable.

[@viltfjall]

The eyes at 1:02 is the eyes of a man who owns a boat… 😂

[@SailingNV]

Haha indeed...

[@vonUtz]

che baia incantevole, perfetto per farci tornei di biglie!

[@SailingNV]

Ahah si si potrebbe Ma grazie per i commenti

[@TomatoWithARifle]

where does your dog pee and poop? what kind of system do you guys have for that lol

[@SailingNV]

Haha good question - at the moment we’re able to go ashore most days but there has been the occasional day when we’ve found a surprise somewhere - usually towards the back of the cockpit which is considerate of him as is easy to clean up ;) we can tell he doesn’t like doing this so have been trying to praise him a lot when he does do it because for the long passages he’ll have to… we’re keeping our eyes peeled for a patch of Astro turf to put at the back for him

[@aldobezzicheri6473]

Guarda tu KZbin chi ci ha fatto ritrovare! Un enorme abbraccio Aldo e Cetti!!!

[@SailingNV]

Ciao Aldo e che piacere come stai? E Cetti?

[@aldobezzicheri6473]

@@SailingNV ti mando un email domani spero! Un abbraccio a tutto l’equipaggio compreso al peloso!😎

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

top effort you 4

[@SailingNV]

Cheers Geoffery 🍻

[@MichaelPickles]

I keep thinking of Kevin Costner and waterworld

[@SailingNV]

Haha love it :)

[@therealexpletive]

what a rich life the child gets to experience.

[@SailingNV]

Thanks Jared yeah we hope it’ll be good for him 🤞

[@anttimaatiala9111]

Tack!

[@SailingNV]

Thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@klausfroehlich741]

you guys have nerves, mamma mia

[@SailingNV]

Hahaha grazie ;)

[@ctown6971]

I know you have already done this and God forbid you ever have to do something like this again but you could just hang a bucket off shaft (prop) to catch anything you might drop.

[@antocalve4500]

Bastava dirlo sono italiano hahah grande ti stimo

[@SailingNV]

Si non lo mai nascoato e ne Sono fiero

[@wileyboles4179]

I like your video

[@SailingNV]

Thanks :)

[@isidormaker2482]

Forza Timo💪

[@SailingNV]

Grazie e mille

[@TecraTube]

he talks to his dog like I do.

[@SailingNV]

Haha yeah definitely this man’s best friend 🐶

[@ChrisDraussen]

The guy, sorry just viewing the first interesting videos and do not know his name, is very original and knowlidgeable... It just smashes me positively how he explained with his own words. I think but not Sure.. Italien accent. Like that honestly as it reminds me of my youth having many italian friends.

[@SailingNV]

Haha awesome thanks yep it’s Italian you got it 👍🏻

[@ChrisDraussen]

@@SailingNV yeah I was growing up in Austria, near the italian border. Like the Feeling for life these people have. Spent some weekends in northern Italy. Like it so much.

[@alcatrazrider]

sooner or later you will need diving equipment. good luck man.

[@SailingNV]

When we get to 1M subs ;)

[@Antipodean33]

Why does he put the letter A on the ends of words that don't have the letter A on the end, words like shaft, he says 'shafta" and 'pulla"

[@SailingNV]

haha italians ;)

[@alessandrofurlanetto5755]

Ma un domanda, sei italiano ? are you italian?

[@SailingNV]

Ma no ma sei fuori? io. Italiano ?,ma no cazzo,,! Grazzie per il commento E commenta ancora

[@riccardo74]

Sento un forte accento italiano nell'inglese del signore

[@SailingNV]

Signore?? Cazzo allora sembro propio vecchio! Grazie comunque del commento

[@riccardo74]

@@SailingNV hahaha no dai, i vecchi sono altri, ci vuole coraggio e fisico per andare sott’acqua per sistemare l’elica e rimanere in apnea per così tanto con gli squaletti che girano

[@jayomjarmo]

Love the channel ❤ but you need a better secondary ankor your model is outdated and can not be trusted in a big storm !

[@SailingNV]

Nice to hear from you and thanks for the comment but we disagree about the anchor choice - for us admirals are the best for all conditions. However we do actually also have 3 other anchors onboard... but the admiral is our favorite because she can hold in any kind of ground including grass

[@davidhakes3884]

I do Not like any sail drives. You know why now,,,,, THEY BREAK and are so expensive to repair, usually it is Replace because they were engineered to contrived obsolescence.

[@SVOceanBird]

Solo 🐕👍

[@SailingNV]

😍

[@Ricky-wu3lm]

Sei italiano ??

[@SailingNV]

Certo si

[@thomasthornton5737]

😄👍👍👍❤

[@SailingNV]

Cheers Thomas 🍻

[@marklanahan7289]

Poor dog.

[@SailingNV]

Why?

[@marklanahan7289]

@@SailingNV that dog needs to run, hunt and socialise. It's not a seal. Keeping it on a boat is the same as chaining up to a kennel.

[@SD-ft6gs]

@@marklanahan7289 as usual uneducated clueless backseat Karen's making themselves heard

[@wileyboles4179]

Thanks!

[@SailingNV]

Hey cheers Wiley thanks for watching :)