Welding on the beach, will it work? - EP 155 Sailing Seatramp

[@flatlander5054]

Behind every great man there is a great woman!

[@SailingSeatramp]

True words 😊

[@RustyCroom]

Quite impressive, the welding machine, the hood, the gloves and the apron! Well done!

[@SailingSeatramp]

Thanks Rusty! German style, try at least to look professional when you have no clue what you are doing 😆 Sending some sunshine to Canada!

[@RustyCroom]

@@SailingSeatramp Thank you! Can always use the sunshine. But it at least its above zero for the first time in a month!

[@RustyCroom]

I also thought the video was going to take a turn from family oriented there at the end when you were leaving the beach! haha.

[@fredsmith2299]

I don't know many sailors that carry welders ... electric arc welders ... at sea ... wow .... Just a small point for the cost of that welder they could have bought 40 of those hooks ....

[@SailingSeatramp]

Hahaha good point but we bought the welder to built our new bimini before we left Panama but in the end didn't need it. It wasn't so expensive! It was around 180 $, the ready hooks were 70$!

[@DougVarble]

Closed TOE shoe’s could be one thought.... you two are great!

[@SailingSeatramp]

The only shoes Mario has are his flip flops! They are good for everything, walking, scooter driving, hiking and even welding!

[@Gusinabus]

Hair dryers need nearly 2000 watts, so welder more likely needs 3-4000 watts. Generator is just not large enough.

[@SailingSeatramp]

Lesson learned 😊

[@nortonmolly]

Can the generator run at a constant level? So you don’t have a delay waiting for the generator to cycle up. The welding machine label should have input voltage and amps required. Can your generator provide this? It’s painful watching learners being tentative. Don’t practice on your job. Get a scrap piece of metal carbon steel or stainless and scratch the welding rod along the surface to establish (start) the arc. Don’t stab at the metal. It will stick unless your settings are perfect and you have more experience with your equipment. Great drone shots 👍👍

[@SailingSeatramp]

It can run on constant level too. We will try it next time without the eco mode. Technical the generator should make it yes. I'm sure Mario will practice it more and find a way to do it 👍🏻

[@liamwhelan57]

Yes, that Hyundai generator should put out plenty of power to burn a 2.5mm rod but it needs to be at full revs - not on eco mode which is causing the rod to stick. Strike the arc a few times off the earth clamp first, holding the rod at 45 degrees and warm up the rod. 😏

[@SailingSeatramp]

Thanks for the tip 😊

[@klausmontag2801]

Für ein solches Inverter-Schweißgerät braucht man einen 4,5kVA Generator, bei 2 kVA bricht beim zünden der Elektrode die Generatorspannung zusammen, was dann irgendwann das Schweißgerät zerstören kann. Wenn du irgendwo Edelstahlelktroden mit 1,6mm bekommen kannst, das könnte gerade noch funktionieren, allerdings sind die sehr selten zu bekommen, selbst hier in Deutschland. Fair Winds, following seas und immer ne handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel.

[@SailingSeatramp]

Danke dir für den Tip! Tatsächlich unmöglich sowas hier auf den Tuamotus zu bekommen. Leider.

[@jorggunther738]

Na denn Prost Captain Hook!

[@SailingSeatramp]

🤣🍻👍🏻

[@vokstar]

Loved all the safety gear for the welding, gloves, apron, mask and the essential thongs (flip flops) :D Sorry to see the welding didn't work, stainless is a bugga to weld, wonder if heating up the electrode in the oven (shh don't say you did it) might help a little. If you have access to some add some vanilla ice-cream to your iced coffee, it's a game changer.

[@SailingSeatramp]

Ice cream!!! What a super luxury thing! Just today we were standing in front of the freezer in the supermarket and thought about buying it but it was so unbelievable expensive! 16 bugs for a small ice cream 😪 but definitely agree it's a game changer and... don't look into our oven the next days 😁

[@vokstar]

@@SailingSeatramp Thought that might be the case with ice cream :( hehehe about the oven :D

[@shangrila4535]

add some rum - sehr nice 😂😂😂

[@SailingSeatramp]

all the important things ;)

[@joeymcmanus448]

A dragging motion works to stop it from sticking to what you are working on

[@WillN2Go1]

Too bad about the welding. My great-grandfather was a blacksmith. Unfortunately he died a couple of months before I was born. My father said he watched him weld together cast iron using a forge and bellows. I've never heard of anyone welding cast iron. Might be useful to pick up some black smith skills for cruising. Then you just need to carry a bag of coal, a bellows (which of course you can jury rig), some flux and a welding rod. The big hammer and anvil? Probably leave out that part. For the record I was always terrible at arc welding.

[@SailingSeatramp]

I agree its helpful if you are able to do good welding jobs! Lot of sailors need sometimes small jobs done. Could be a good way to earn some pocket money, but Mario is far away from having that skill 🤣

[@holger6357]

Ist der Rum im Pazifik so extrem teuer ......das war ja nicht mal ein Fingerhut voll😂😂😂😂 traumhafte Grüße ans andere Ende der Welt

[@SailingSeatramp]

😂😂😂 es war doch erst nachmittags! Ging doch nur um den Geschmack 😇 aber in der Tat, vor ein paar Tagen eine neue Flasche lokalen Rum gekauft, 28 Euro die Flasche... da werden die Getränke nicht mehr so stark getrunken wie noch in der Karibik 😪

[@johnhaywood6358]

Great video! Thank you for sharing. What Make and Model is the Generator? and Welder

[@SailingSeatramp]

Next time we get it out I will response, it's so good stored...🙈 the generator is a Hyundai

[@SanJager]

Wie ihr schon richtig vermutet hab. Zum Schweißen eignet sich so ein kleiner Generator nicht. Der nächste Schweiß Versuch wird sicher besser. :D

[@SailingSeatramp]

Ein Versuch war es defintiv Wert 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Sailingyachtopensea]

Dieser Draht führt beim CO2-Schweißen nicht durch die Elektrode. Sie müssen Ihren Generator überbrücken, damit er schneller läuft als er funktioniert. Ich habe auch auf einem 2000 Watt Generator gearbeitet. Sie können maximal 50 Ampere schweißen. Können Sie diesen ECO-Modus ausschalten? Dann läuft es besser und Sie können den Generator mit maximal 50 Ampere einschweißen, sonst geht er in Sicherheit. that wire is not through the electrode for Co2 welding. You have to bridge your generator so that it runs faster than it will work. I have also done on a 2000 Watt generator. You can weld max 50 amp. can you turn off that ECO mode? Then it will run better and you can weld on the generator max 50 amp otherwise it will go into security.

[@SailingSeatramp]

Thanks for your feedback! We can switch the ECO mode off and will try it next time. Luckily it was nothing we really need and just tried it 😊

[@klausmenzel9449]

Bah, ist das hässlich da!!! Und wir träumen von ein bisschen Bootsurlaub auf Nord- oder Ostsee. Aber man muss auch gönne könne. Zum Schweissen sag ich mal nix, kann ich nämlich auch nicht. fair winds Klaus

[@SailingSeatramp]

Ja schon widerlich was wir hier ertragen müssen 😉

[@paolodallafavera1430]

No English subtitles? 😞

[@SailingSeatramp]

Please try it again, I can see the english subtitles. Can choose between German or English.

[@paolodallafavera1430]

Now it's working again, thank you!

[@SailingSeatramp]

Thanks for giving it another try 😊

[@davidwilson8800]

Are you speaking German

[@SailingSeatramp]

Yes, its German