We have a SERIOUS QUESTION for You | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 128

[@donzie13]

Welcome to parent life who wants to be cautious and not be adventurous. You are there.

[@chriscyvas]

“Don’t put it in the fire? Then why’d you give me this crooked ass stick … DAAAAAD?” 😂

[@wulfman9263]

"One call, that's all" had me back in Milwaukee area where I went for college and hearing the commercials. Gruber Law offices :)

[@denniss6535]

As far as the barn goes, depending on your budget of course, go a bit bigger and incorporate your living space. The concept of the 'barndominium' is out there. I would go as high as you can afford and pour as much concrete as you can afford. A 20ft apron is amazingly useful.

[@briandarling7276]

I would like to thank you. I have now successfully used the word “catawampus” in a sentence 3 times since I saw your video. You are the real heroes of the internet.

[@SailingSoulianis]

😂

[@twoidiotsgosailing444]

I haven't seen you guys in a while. Glad you are still posting

[@billhanna8838]

Blood on the saddle . Looking good .

[@sronicker]

Whew!! Taking your bones in your hands standing on that lean-to! Glad you didn’t fall or the roof collapse!

[@generybarczyk6993]

Roofing: BTDT. For future reference, consider metal panel roofs. They're easier and simpler to install, have a longer life span than shingles and, even for a short-term application, they're easily stored and reusable for later projects. Just sayin'.

[@fillg]

I came to the comments to recommend either metal roof or rubber membrane roof for that lean-to. There's not enough slope for asphalt shingles. They'll probably work just fine but wouldn't be recommended by anyone I know.

[@KevCampbell]

Agreed - that’s too shallow a pitch for shingles

[@SailingSoulianis]

If we didn’t already have a half pallet of shingles sitting around from when we bought the place we absolutely would not be putting shingles back on. But free is good and if we get 10 more years of life out of that building we will be satisfied. Once the boat shed is complete that garage is mostly obsolete and needs to be torn down and rebuilt anyhow.

[@generybarczyk6993]

@@fillg Pitch, yeah, good point. But then a ready-made supply of shingles also has its appeal. For some. I've had the shingles vaccination.

[@Windsailsanddogtails]

Well you taught us something about our boat that we did not even know...WE have that same exact radio! But we have not updated the contact information on that distress button - so now we have something new we need to do! Thanks for the content! Still working on getting our boat ready to go down the Mississippi from Michigan !

[@86config]

Been away from the channel for a while concentrating on our own refit and bringing the boat to the Carmargue, TBH we would be on a corsair but age dont come by itself. Struck by how you manage to tell your story with such great joy and loving the stunning B role ( ART ! ) that gets dropped casually into your edits. Just commenting to let you know the work involved in recognised and appreciated.

[@acatch1]

Honestly one of the best sailing / non sailing channels out there. Can’t wait for not update.

[@HeidiandFranny]

This MMSI is really important and has been a PITA for us, because the owner wouldn't help us reassign. It's great to see you talking about the MMSI. I feel like an expert now after all my time with it.

[@daveamies5031]

Usually the better solution to prevent the dagger board wobble is to use small hdpe at the top of the dagger board and full length blocks with the reverse of the foil shape at the bottom of the trunk so no matter the amount the board is down (30%, 50%, 100%) the blocks at the bottom of the trunk support the board and prevent cavitation around the hull to trunk join and the ones on the top of the board just prevent the board bending in the trunk.

[@sailingsomeday5975]

Toddler with a marshmallow stick is indeed dangerous- made me flashback twenty years ago when our 2 year old turned with his and mistakenly touched his 4 year old sister in the face leaving a very small scar.

[@smokingkippers1173]

The boat. Easily the most reliable life saving device, and it has buttons too!

[@christopherbarber9351]

Thanks for the episode -- love the friendly and no-stress tone of your narrative.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

On a larger scale your daggerboard problem reminds me of the bain of bicycle builders with seat posts ...they build a frame from expensive metal tubes and braze or weld them together but forget to run a reamer down the seat tube so even the correct size of seat tube will go so far then bind on a distortion high spot . Answer might be a long straight board covered in abrasive and flat out any high spots. The other is like modern pistons the moving part has crowns or high points to stabilise it in the slot but allow clearance to reduce friction over most of the trunk where it pivots. I suggest PTFE or nylon mushroom pads or small tiles fixed to the keel sides.

[@billroberts3864]

Good morning.... the radio is a great investment and provides a great measure of security no matter where you sail. Your editing, music, narration and content are superb. Continued blessings to you three great folks.

[@dougalexander2962]

Squaring a building is easy when you use the Pythagorean Theorem. So A (length) squared plus B (width) squared equals C (diagonal) squared which you have to use its square root. Simple example calculating a building 3X4 is: 3 squared (9) plus 4 squared (16) equals 25 squared, the square root of 25 is 5 so your diagonal is 5. Using three measuring tapes for length, width and then diagonal you're !/2 way staking out your building.

[@lorenwilson8128]

Squaring up a building is not as simple as it seems.

[@paulthomas6161]

Vielen lieben dank!

[@DavidMosby]

You guys are great. I "settled" on a Hunter 260 which is one of the largest trailerable monohulls. I sure missed a trimaran for $10,000 a few years back. Here in Texas, with the boat in the driveway, it is too hot to work on it at over 100 degrees for too long! '

[@chashague8479]

Excellent information about MMSI! I have been on radio watch at Station Kenosha when one of those signals came in. Didn't know about the international aspect of the number. Will add that to the information we give out. And Dang! I wish I was up there to help with boat tenting, and centerboard slot determination, and shed repairs, and pole barn layout, and... And I think renata would like "Blueberries for Sal" by Robert McClosky.

[@kevinfisher1345]

"You dont want to catch it [marsh mellow] on fire." :O WHAT!! Blasphemy!?! That is the best part, eating the burnt to the crisp outer layer off .... then putting it back into the fire and doing it all over again until it is more then half way gone.

[@cestmoi1262]

Well you do know that in California the State knows that the charcoal singed surface is a carcinogin food at that time. Unfortunately they never had their brain examined for any sign of mental intellect which means: use your own judgement and enjoy!

[@micheljansen85]

Find large piece of foamcore. Find someone with a 3d cnc router. Have them cut the shape. Fiberglass/epoxy it. Wont break the bank.

[@JeffLatimer]

I have that same radio in my boat!

[@willrogers1023]

What do you call water falling from the sky? Those drops looked so.... so... beautiful! I wanted to cry, it was so beautiful. We are going 4 months without falling water drops. I had a birthday host spill a pitcher of water on me. She was so sorry! I was so happy it was iced and cold. It felt amazing. Just wish it was on my shirt. Pants dried in less that 30 minutes. So sad.

[@lyfandeth]

Some radioes can be programmed with a new (changed) MMSI number. Sometimes this requires secret key codes, sometimes it requires remote factory flashing. A few allow ONE change with no games. Others normally have to be sent to the mfr. to change the MMSI. So you really want to do this right the first time. FWIW.

[@yachticus]

just a thing guys - I would hook up an external speaker that you can swing outside into the cockpit when you are sailing. Helps meet the obligations you have to monitor channel 16. In preference to having someone in the cabin. another approach might be to make and accurate cassette to slide into the current hole of the centreboard - and then this will allow you to make a fancy centreboard foil to the NACA profile = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NACA_airfoi

[@bobsails9750]

Thanks very much

[@cestmoi1262]

You picking raspberries reminded me of finding wild raspberies in Germany. You didn't want to inspect them too closely because they most likely had little worms included. But we were kids then and didn't care. Aaaagh, the good old days.

[@erichaskell]

Short looks at your nature preserve, hope that is going well. Too many projects to do? Life!

[@bradkuether3561]

Yeah that dagger board profile is def off. Looks like it was supposed to be two boards bonded together with an opposite taper, to make a nice entry profile for the water to pass. May have to neutralize that to keep from getting lift on it. Love the scenery where you are, reminds me of parts of WI which makes sense.

[@soggybottom3463]

Great job everyone! Definitely sympathise with Kirk's dilemma on the daggerboard. How well the boat can be handled without one may determine how much work is worth doing for the time being. That present skinny board must we way weaker than spec, not beefing it up must be asking for a breakage! Safety first guys..xx🤗🤗

[@svechappe6075]

Had to go thru the FCC process to transfer the MMSI for our VHF/DSC, AIS and EPIRB from the prior owner. Not easy, but not terrible. Fortunately we had a cooperative prior owner to work with to get the MMSI released and the FCC actually responded to my e-mail questions.

[@nick.caffrey]

Fun episode!

[@svlolalouise9763]

It’s not a micrometer but a vernier calliper ❤

[@darlenebrown6413]

We called it a Boley guage in dental hygiene school years ago.

[@ApresSail]

2wks ago, I was racing across Lake Michigan from Muskegon, MI to Port Washington, WI. We were about 20miles off Port Washington and my Chart plotter reported a MOB distress call - a DSC alert showed up like an explosion on my Chart plotter with a dialog box saying that the report came from 0.15NM away on our Port side. We looked and there was a boat in approximately that location, in fact, he was our nearest competitor. We hailed him on the radio and asked if he had lost somebody over board or dropped a piece of equipment that could be transmitting, he said no. By this time my entire crew were on station looking for an MOB. I called the coast guard and reported it. I had the MMSI and fed that to the Coast Guard who then Hailed the boat who I had just talked to. It appears they had accidently pressed the button on the radio. Not sure how you can do it accidently but they managed it. Scared the crap out of us and cost us some time in the race and they didn't even buy us a round of drinks to apologize. We beat them anyway!!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Wow, quite the story. Sorry to hear about the drinks! Happy to hear you still beat them :)

[@murraymadness4674]

Costco had a 'portable garage' for cheap a while back (maybe $300?) would be great to cover your boat. They last about 1 year is my guess.

[@Unrivaledanime]

It’s important to know that no 🦆 were killed in this episode lol

[@JamesHigham]

Kirk … dagger board … how about making up some shaped anti cavitating horizontal ribs at intervals?

[@sallyb3]

🎉🎉love your new adventures ❤❤

[@MrPaulcm1]

Nice quick fix with the radio. That would be hard not to eat those berries on the way back, lol. That's a bad dagger board, I feel for you guys. Love the vlog :)

[@itsbriankearney]

I dislike the 'coming up' music, because that means another episode comes to an end. (great episode though)

[@georgemacdonald8899]

Just finished watching some youtube's on the tornado in Williamston(my parents home town for years), got me thinking you should do a root cellar/shelter at some point. Perhaps hurricane straps for the barn as well. Really good coverage on the radio!

[@brianklawitter8710]

US Power Squadron offers MMSI numbers at no charge.

[@khyvich]

Given that your lean-to shed is going to carry some heavy snow loads, you might want to double up the rafters since they are only 2x6. Or, at the very least, double every third one.

[@JamesHigham]

New rafters … never ends, does it? 🤔

[@martink.4659]

Dankeschön - Bitteschön 😂 you guys speak Deutsch, who knew.....

[@steveturansky9031]

With the daggerboard so far out of spec compared to the rest of the boat, I wonder if the original daggerboard was better but got damaged and somebody threw a replacement daggerboard together in a hurry. Since this board is about half the thickness of spec, it is not as strong. Just something to consider when you get up into the teens. I would definitely build a new one but this one should be OK for a season if you don't push it too hard. I would love to have a property that big. I'd put up a 40x60 steel building with a door tall enough to get my F-9A through.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Tis exactly the plan!

[@SkylinersYeti]

We do not sail. We do travel in very remote locations with our travel trailer. Several years ago I purchased a Garmin inreach mini. It has paid for it's self several times over in Pease of mind and helped us get assistance three times. Our children worry less about us. Now they know more of less where we are camping can reach out if needed.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

That intro reminded me of the time I was interrogated by the Police in Gaylord, MI over "allegedly" stealing packets of Bronco Berry sauce from the Arby's.

[@kleinbiker1]

You can just erase the MMSI number from a radio before you sell your boat and program it into your next radio. Then just go online and change your boat info. No need to go through all the trouble of releasing the number, etc.

[@prepper1013]

Ever since my mother in law moved in, I've been looking for a life saving button. Good to know that they exist.

[@SailingTipsCa]

I have a video called “How to Raise and Lower the Mast on a Foldable Trimaran” where I show how to use supports between the beams and the mast itself to create a winter “shelter” for your boat! Not too far off what you did!

[@JamesHigham]

Life saving device? A VHS radio? 😁

[@nickp13131313]

Only the Wisconsinites in SE part of the state caught the joke about the incessant ONE CALL THAT'S ALL Gruber commercials. 😆 - Sail that tri back to Racine!

[@steveturansky9031]

Suddenly you get an incoming call... "We've been trying to contact you regarding your automobile warranty"

[@Johnsouthshore]

A blue tarp would work

[@helenvojtko9673]

If I wanted to watch a commercial I’d turn on my tv

[@lancepearson62]

nice video! Was the original Soulianis t37 salvaged after the hurricane?

[@stulora3172]

@sailingsoulianis, audio glitch at 2:47 in case you want to fix and re-upload. ;) ps. Gern geschehen

[@My678910]

buy a cheap grinder, cut some scrap metal, your block you are using to measure, just needs about 5kg, 10lbs of weight to slide up and down, the cut mdf wont do it, put two plastic straws inside each other and attach to the mdf block of wood, the straws will slide in, and then move the block all over the dagger board hole, then measure with your verniers, and boom thats your smallest size for dagger board width

[@samuelthomas9758]

So is this spring of this year?

[@dalebogue3806]

It’s almost like the manufacturer left the ‘brass dagger board sleeve/insert w/flange for mast erecting support’ off the rig up sheet? 🤔thanks for the update good luck!😅

[@RulgertGhostalker]

where are you? had a kid, and swapped out the mono hull for a tri-meran ??? ...i guess i just pick it up from here.

[@morg52]

Try a 3,4,5, triangle.

[@thomasdecarlo8543]

So is there coast guard on the lake? I am serious. No joke. I have never seen coast guard on either of the two great lakesI have been on / around .. but my experience means nothing.

[@artsmith103]

Definitely coast gaurd on Lake Michigan. Probably also a few helicopter bases around the lake.

[@svechappe6075]

District 9 of the U.S. Coast Guard covers the Great Lakes. There are 47 Coast Guard stations in total on the U.S. shores of the 5 Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

PLEASE tell me you will buy legit plywood and snow and ice shield for the new roof of the glassing working shop!!!

[@columbiabill]

Harbor freight portable garage that should work for you

[@freddeboer2471]

The MMSI number is not connected to the boat when you sell it, 3 digit in the number showing the nationality of the boat, the only number that stays with a ship is the IMO number and that’s for larger ships.

[@AlsinoFerreira]

😎

[@va7dgp]

Since you have mounted the GPS radio inside. Will the GPS lock onto the satellite and send your position?

[@SailingSoulianis]

It's a great question that I honestly didn't even think about. I believe our previous radio was wired to a separate external GPS antenna. I'll have to do some digging. It certainly makes a much easier install, and on our boat, it does actually have a fairly clear view to the sky out the companionway. But that wouldn't be the case on most boats...

[@HandyMan657]

What's the running bet on who presses it first out of curiosity? I'll put $20 on the annoying cousin. Good to see ya guys, take care.

[@robertfreeman2322]

That emergency button is great until it isn't. I can not count how many times I've heard them go off and people don't realize they are for emergency the shit is hitting the fan I need help right now please life or death situations. The majority that went off this past summer and the many summers before that have been. 1: scared wife in a thunderstorm off Nantucket(3 times) 2: kids playing with the vhf( over a dozen times) 3: My engine isn't working ( lost count). I would not rely so much on that button to save you but as maybe a last resort to make sure people have you coordinates in a dire situation. The coast guard deals with these false alarms daily and people are ignorant about it's purpose and what's really an emergency so they tend to be a bit slower to respond especially if it's not pre-empted by an actual distress call on same vhf. It's line of sight just like the vhf. If you can receive that distress call chances are you can speak to the person in distress. If it's January and water temps are in the 40 degree range like up here in Southern New England/Mid Atlantic/Long Island Sound, the Coast Guard will definitely be quicker to respond for sure as there is way less recreational boneheads pushing the button because they stubbed their toe. I run a commercial fishing vessel year round fishing the canyons of these waters but I also sail my 50ft ketch with my family here too. That button had me running to my wheelhouse from the back deck of the commercial boat so many times thinking there's a vessel in distress and it had been nothing even close to it that I refuse to acknowledge them in the summer months. Just throwing that out there for you. It's a time and place button.

[@davidsheriff8989]

You will become a farmer and be independent, land and sea....

[@arremsea]

She’s funny

[@gidge34]

💪❤️❤️❤️

[@keeldragger]

Love your channel but this episode is really problematic. VHF distress alerts are a good added layer of safety but are by no means "the best way to ensure emergency assistance can be rendered in the shortest time possible in a life or death situation". Effective range for VHF DSC is give or take 20 nautical miles (depending on install, equipment, other factors). What happens when you are out of range? How about if you lose your antenna or have an issue with your 12V electrical system? If reliable emergency assistance in life and death situations is a priority, please please please carry a properly registered and regularly tested EPIRB.

[@Unrivaledanime]

Caliper lol not mic

[@unpluglvfree9507]

Just go away, live your life

[@jefflloyd394]

You guys are great, but wish you would get a real boat again and hit the ocean. You are no longer sailing my dream.

[@rm-61366]

Dude why in the **** are you walking around on the top of rotten joists!!! Are you trying to cripple yourself?

[@carlthor91]

Don't know if you mentioned, but, Boat US number is ONLY GOOD IN THE USA, not Canada or Bahamas or Caribbean. Their database, is not searchable by foreign Coast Guards, so a decision must be made. Please do your own research. Best wishes from the far North.

[@artsmith103]

International

[@kevinfisher1345]

"Canada or Bahamas or Caribbean" Are all international, so uhm Yep they mentioned it. As opposed to domestic only in the US, yep mentioned. Not only was it mentioned a few times, it was also shown. As can be seen at 5:40.

[@SOLDOZER]

This channel sucks now.