After we lost the rudder, we explain what happened and answer questions. Ep. 46 Hilma Sailing

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After we lost the rudder, we explain what happened and answer questions. Ep. 46 Hilma Sailing

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We had a lot of work to do in Majuro, after the rudder loss in the open ocean. A lot of things had to be repaired and exchanged and we were happy that we managed to reach the Marshall Islands. In the atoll we also celebrated Christmas and New Years and then we got the cyclone waring..
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@MilesCobbett Жыл бұрын

You two are precious. Love the way you explain the reality of challenges at sea and how you handled each situation.

@naps3386 Жыл бұрын

There was a research on the reasons for abandoning boats at sea and rudder failure was number 1 reason.

@captainmike808 4 жыл бұрын

So crazy! You guys did a wonderful job getting through it and being able to continue.

@RANSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Go Mike!!!

@captainmike808 4 жыл бұрын

RAN Sailing Excited to see the new little sailor 🤗

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

And you made it easier! We are forever grateful and we hope we will be able to help you in the future!! 🤗 And we agree, exciting with the new sailor. 👶🏼

@1armedguy4 4 жыл бұрын

Yes a bridle would have been a great asset while being towed !🇨🇦

@johnperry7534 4 жыл бұрын

You did a great job I thought you made a great recovery from a difficult situation No one could have done better Good work

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤗

@carlosazevedo4139 2 жыл бұрын

Great job guys, you’re a great team, thanks for sharing your experiences goodspeed, fair winds and stay safe

@lubberwalker 4 жыл бұрын

I remember your rudderless struggle. Welcome back. Now... Snooker. Potting order that lots of potential crew may know! Red, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks😊

@rayallen1479 4 жыл бұрын

Lot’s of dilemma’s for one episode...well done!

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😃

@cmoreoverland9383 4 жыл бұрын

So happy to see you back...Good on ya

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

We are happy that you think so! 😃⛵️

@stevelawrie9115 4 жыл бұрын

The important thing is that you prevailed. Well done.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Mr7valentine7 4 жыл бұрын

A very unpleasant experience, but you, guys, overcame it with flying colours! My sincere respect!

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was but we are glad everything worked out ok and that we were able to continue. ☺️ Thank you very much!

@Frostbbitten 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you were able to make repairs and carry on. So often in emergency situations, there are so many shoulda woulda coulda's in hindsight, but the main thing is you persevered through to safety. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and thoughts as we all learn from them. Hope you are having a much better Christmas this year where ever it is you are now! Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!

@haroldschaefer3777 2 жыл бұрын

WOW you guys are amazing, greetings from Canada

@chrisfairbrother9197 4 жыл бұрын

Your afterwise is hindsight in English. What ever you did; you survived. That all that matters. Well done.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We agree, that's the most important thing. ☺️

@agnerosensverd4538 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are incredibly informative and useful and thanks for sharing as much as you did during duress and hardship. Your experiences are super valuable to all mariners. Thank you - you help so many with this. And you are graceful and patient in coping with back-seat drivers. Takk!!!

@nevespmm1 4 жыл бұрын

Brave....and I enjoy seeing your aparent relax. Great!!! A big Hug from Portugal

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. A bug hug back from us! 🤗

@donquixote1502 4 жыл бұрын

You are here alive and kicking. Everything ells are not important. Tack för videon. Ha det bra. Kram

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Vi håller med. Allt löste sig tillslut. ☺️ Tack själv och detsamma, god jul!

@PaulGabow 4 жыл бұрын

very happy for you that everything ended well) 7 feet under the keel) from Russia with love

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

So are we. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

@waynedoeblin6801 4 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe this terrible thing happened to you guys,and it was a huge effort to get to shore.I can only imagine the fear you must have had,and you must have been exhausted by the time you finally made it to land.So pleased you did make it safely,and repairs went along well,and most of all,you were able to resume sailing around the world.Best wishes🙂

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

We are so happy that everything got solved and that we could continue.🙂 Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to you! 🙂

@jimbrown9358 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and very sensible advice. Well done on how you handled the situation. Fair winds and following seas.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

We are glad that you think so. Thank you so much!

@josidasilva5515 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking at that door to your left and thinking "emergency rudder".

@tonyfromaus7855 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. The other thing I wondered about is whether the boom (even without a added blade) might make an emergency rudder. Obviously the pivot point is the hardest to fashion for either option. But it looks like you already have the best solution well made and ready for the next time... so it won’t be needed, which of course is the best result you can get. Thanks for sharing. Your responses and actions were very admirable. Fair winds and following seas for your continuing voyage.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! We are glad that we found wood that we did not have to replace after, but the door would probably work fine too. ☺️ Thank you so much for watching!

@ylemoine1 4 жыл бұрын

Great story telling and so glad you’re safe and back cruising! Would love to see a video of the build of your backup rudder and where you store it. Thanks and fair winds.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. We have posted that video on our Patreon page but if you send us an email maybe we can send you a link. ☺️

@ylemoine1 4 жыл бұрын

Hilma Sailing DM sent to your info@ email address. Thanks in advance and fair winds.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you got the link :)

@ylemoine1 4 жыл бұрын

Hilma Sailing ...Yes and thank you so much. Great solution. Hope you never need to use it! Fair winds.

@dcbourbonireland 4 жыл бұрын

Thank I learned a lot from all the KZfaq's on the broken rudder . My 50 year old boat at 27 feet and simplex tiller requires back up rudder solutions .

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We hope you'll find a good solution for your boat.

@freestymc 4 жыл бұрын

heartwarming, as always! Wish you all the best!

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We wish you the same and Merry Christmas! ☺️

@peterihre9373 4 жыл бұрын

Välkomna tillbaka! Lite märklig att kolla julmiddag i oktober 😁🎅

@paulhudson4481 4 жыл бұрын

Great explanation of the incident very brave effort and scary thing to happen. A hard way to learn

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, it was very scary but we learned a lot... Maybe that's something.. 😉

@mackagerton4860 4 жыл бұрын

Think the major point is you made it to where you had to get to you did what you had to do that’s what you do when you gotta do what you Gotta do simple

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we made it. 🙂

@MikeSantis 4 жыл бұрын

My old Windpilot Atlantic can be used as an emergency rudder also in case of emergency.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are a lot of great windpilots. "Next time" we will invest in one. 😃

@AwangYudiAryadi 4 жыл бұрын

The best and safest sailboat for long trips may have to wear a steering wheel model like the "skeg rudder" model.

@migaguiar 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video.. all the best!

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. All the best to you too! ☺️

@gbj61294 4 жыл бұрын

Next time you guys have good internet look-up the youtube video about the Garcia 45 Exploration. They have a bracket on the back which is designed to accept an outboard motor, a hydro generator and probably could accept an attachment point for an emergency tiller.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

We will, thanks for the advice. 🙂

@jwrappuhn71 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid ya'll.

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@brucereimer1700 4 жыл бұрын

COULD YOU HAVE LIFT YOUR RUDDER BOARD HALF WAY UP TO STOP THE SWINGING ????JUST A THOUGHT .......YOU TWO DID A GREAT JOB WITH WHAT YOU HAD ON HAND ,,,GREAT JOB

@gbj61294 4 жыл бұрын

Had another thought. Look up SV Emerald Steel where they have an episode where they turn 2 used tires into attractive deck chairs / fenders and a bullet proof drouge. Cheap and multi purpose

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Another great advice. Thanks again. 🙂

@CheersWarren 4 жыл бұрын

We helps friends ( back in 1996-7) with a Jenneau 43 (94?) their rudder( fiberglass part) was repaired in Caribbean under warranty but not good enough so did again in USA. The boatyard complained a lot and said they would never do again as the boat would not tow without the rudder. I had told them to tow it backwards or side tow but they did not listen to me. They only had to move it a few hundred meters back to dock without rudder. What you had to go thru was 100 times worse! The rudder of these designs is such an important part of the underwater shape , you never realize until you don't have one.! It is really nice that the rudder tube is above the water so water does not come in when you remove the rudder. Will you show us how you added a zinc anode to the rudder to protect the metal? Cheers Warren

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's tricky but possible. ☺️ We have not recorded that but maybe that's something we can try to show in the future. The zinc anode is on the outside of the hull and the cable that is connected to that is running inside the hull. It's a bit tricky to film but we'll see if it is possible. 😊 Cheers and Merry Christmas!

@tomharrell1954 3 жыл бұрын

By my measure if you get the boat back to a safe anchorage by any means it was a success. Their is no wrong way to save your ass. So many of the Monday armchair quarterbacks forget this. Your back at a safe place and alive so your method of getting there is good. If you can tell me how I can prevent my boat from having this it becomes two wins!!!! God bless!

@flybywire5866 4 жыл бұрын

So a broken wire from a compass light could have cost you the boat. Crazy. I remember that video about a family who lost their rudder in the atlantic. They had to abandon their boat, which was all they possessed. I am not sure but it looked like their marriage broke too.

@MrGentlebutfirm 4 жыл бұрын

Was it the Hanse 470 left 3 days out from the Caribbean? Always found it weird they could not bring that boat in. Like just make it drift the rest of the way...

@flybywire5866 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrGentlebutfirm Its in this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m56Smc1jst6aZZ8.html

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, very scary! We heard about it, and we understand that it must be even worse with children onboard. :( We feel sorry for them and hope they are all ok today.

@MrGentlebutfirm 4 жыл бұрын

@@flybywire5866 That's the one. You are correct.

@manuelpenunuri2080 4 жыл бұрын

HOLA LISA , HOLA OSKAR , TODO BIEN ?? , SALUDOS . SU AMIGO MANUEL .

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Hola Manuel! Todo bien! Ahora estamos en South Africa. Todo bien con tu tambien? 🙂 Saludos Lisa y Oskar

@wesstrater4094 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t know your steering set up but is there a way to insert a plastic or rubber bushing on the rudder stock where the chain connects to stop any future electrical current?

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe that is possible but we chose to disconnect all the cables from the steering house and connect a zink anode to the rudder shaft instead.☺️

@biblestudytoday 4 жыл бұрын

Bummer

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Bummer indeed.. ☺️

@jsonnichsen 4 жыл бұрын

So the stray DC current from you compass corroded your rudder shaft?

@MrGentlebutfirm 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I heard..

@jsonnichsen 4 жыл бұрын

MrGentlebutfirm Wow! That’s quite destructive .

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

That's correct. ☺️

@Jackanory222 4 жыл бұрын

Agree on Hydrovane comments.....Recommend that you check out the Hydrovane website......it is an impressive product and they have a couple of good videos Your response to the rudder issue was admirable

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have checked it out but unfortunately it was too much for our budget. It looks great and maybe we can get one in the future. ☺️ Thank you so much.

@espenerlien8683 4 жыл бұрын

Nok en bra video fra svenskene😉

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Tackar tackar!! 😃🇳🇴👍🏼

@marco2937 4 жыл бұрын

what about episode 45?

@HilmaSailing 4 жыл бұрын

We renamed the rudder episode that we called "Extra". Now the numbers are chronological and we hope it will be better and easier to follow. ☺️

@sniffinclose 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people sail pretty far in complex and sensetive vessels that are not primarily designed to take a beating and I think they all take a calculated risk of ending up in exactly this situation. The opposite is a safe formula for an ocean crossing. A steel hull and at least a rudder on a skeg where you can hit a log or a stray container in the night without too much worries. Everyting else is russian roulette for the benefits of one or two knots. Or a separate system: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irBye9VkxNzUgJc.html

@EssenceOfKapok 4 жыл бұрын

Eric Aandaraa did a video recently where he showed how he has both emergency tiller attachments for the normal rudder as well as tiller attachments for the hydrovane auxiliary rudder. This seems like a robust system to have two rudders both with emergency tiller attachment points.