THIS IS GREAT!! I LOVE the methodology to problem solving! Looking forward to more!

I believe I will find this to be a great journey in learning... Please keep it real... mistakes and all (as well as your special form of humor) Thanks Brett

In the dutch language we have a saying that goes like this:"koop een boot en werk je dood" and what it says is:" buy boat and work on it till your dead" because a boat is never done!

OK, just a quick word on the Ninja double oven. We live in a travel trailer and got tired of fighting with the gas oven. It was so small you couldn't even put a small cake pan in it, if you got it started. My wife decided to bite the bullet and try the ninja. We Love it!!! We use it just like a regular oven and so far it has beaten our expectations!!! Enjoy my friends, y'all did good!!

Hey! I like the way Brett constantly just work towards the solution without dropouts. He never lose it. Just solve the problem with what it takes. (To look at a problem like it’s a living thing is devastating and contagious. ) That’s not this guys thing. That’s what’s admirable. Many brothers lose temper... That’s something I learn not to do. Brett is a raw model in every situation. That’s his strength and trick to succeed. That’s how he became a pilot. He is a doer. Rock on 🤘

Oh my!!!! Going to enjoy this new channel. Thanks for taken us along. As old mechanical engineer this is the BEST !!

I love to see the other side of living in a small space and having to fix things with what you have. Great first episode!

OMG! A cliff hangar on the first video . A sure way to get us coming back to see resolution or, what happens next. Love it!

Love the new channel! The batteries clearly aged way too fast. LiFePO4 batteries are supposed to last a long time. I wonder what Battleborn has to say about that.

Congratulations on the new channel!

OOh this sounds fun!! Boatwork channel!

Brett, I love your stuff. Notice the problem. Isolate the contributors. Find a solution. I'm an old engineer. I did this for 45 years... hell, I'm still doing it. I respect what you do 'cuz I get it. I've seen every episode and I can't tell you how much I admire how you and Jade "get it done". Best of good luck. Fair winds and following seas.

Projects on boats are what got me hooked on the sailing channels (the sailing and bikinis were an added bonus 😂), so this is a great idea, Good luck with the new channel 👊🏻

Hats of Brett on a concise, to the point video that's full of information but not repetitive. I would say when a 20 min video seems like 5, You are doing something right. CU next time from So Calif.

Oh, this is great! I also want to get away from our propane stove/oven in our 2002 Malö 45 classic but we need to boost our lithium bank first. So please come back with some consumption numbers when you’ve used you new stove/oven. Our 2 goldens sends kisses to your dogs, they love seeing them.

Awesome episode!!!

It may seem tedious, but that's the reality of diagnostics! Thanks for showing it real and detailed. Great peek into life maintaining the boat!

Loving it Brett. Hope to see many more amazing videos. Congratulations on starting you own channel.

This is going 2b a great channel for the boating warriors of the world!!! (below decks, anyway❤) One question tho - how will you fight off sea monsters now with no propane to MacGyver into a FLAMETHROWER! 😂

Great to see and hear ya. 🎉❤

Thank you Brett for taking this "leap of faith" in starting a new channel devoted to those of us that are Techies at heart. You've got me hooked already! Loved the format and including contributions from Jade will always be a winner! (I actually Lol'd at the getting the butt shot segment!!) :-) Already eager for the next episode! Richard(UK)

Thankyou 😊

Well done Brett. You have just proved to all of us that jobs always seem to take longer than expected (not just ours). I like your logical thinking in problem solving. You can't be an expert in all things but working through them systematically and carefully many projects can be very successful and satisfying.

Live life, have fun because if you’re suppose to pass on today… it will happen even if you try to hide. And heck. If you catch fire, like that … there’s a lot of water 💦 grab the family and a gps whatever thingy and go. Live Love Explore Expedition Evans

You don't know how glad I am you started this channel. 😊 I've enjoyed all the projects and boat rebuilding. Now I'll get to see the more technical stuff. Looking forward to it!😊

Ok Brett, I watch a lot of sailing channels. I've been waiting for someone to make a "Just fixing things channel" this is perfect. Keep it up, deep dive into the systems, figure it out and make it better. totally loving it!!!!

Re gutting the propane oven using something other than a drill to drill out the rivets. Love your ingenuity and engineering brain. Here's an acronym you may not be familiar with--from the author of the original Perl programming book: TAMTOWTDI. "There's Always More Than One Way To Do It" Doug

It was nice to watch you this morning, Brett, with a cup of coffee. Thanks, Mike

Oh love it and this channel. We are here for all of it. I want that oven

Awesome video guys!!! Your doing a great job on your new videos man! See y'all next time.

Thank You.

Thanks for sharing this video, brilliant!

Hi. I've been following you since you two bought Eva. I've watched you do lots and lots of projects, so here I am. This is just another part of this journey you have shared with us. Good luck. I hope it's something you enjoy and people show up to enjoy it with you.

Brett, welcome to the world of practical engineering. One path leads to another which leads to another...I call it life on the tangent! Point is that you go down the rabbit hole and figure one thing out, which leads to another and another...until you figure out the original problem...then on to the next one! :) I am going to thoroughly enjoy this channel! PS: Jade was smart to get out of the way before you created a new problem. ;)

Happy to be part of the new channel. Very much looking forward to all you post.

I just bought my son a Ninja Foody air fryer for Christmas and he loves it !

Brett, the green stuff you saw on copper is essentially malachite (copper+co2+water). it is not like regular iron corrosion and only grows on places exposed to co2(usually regular air), no need to worry as much as iron corrosion for sealed copper.

add some alumnium foil to the bottom of the air frier it make cleaning much easier

Enjoyed, will continue to watch.

great new video format, look forward too more of them. always good to see more of you both doing what you enjoy.

I like this part of the show. Glad you started it as a separate entity. I fly for a living, 15 on 13 off flying a Falcon 50, but I have been wrenching on stuff since I got my first motorcycle at 10 yrs. old. I have tools to fix tools. I saw you using some cool tools a while back that I had to have as well. Gat a motorhome I am putting Battle Born batteries in and the whole solar setup. I think those have a 10 year warrenty so they should replace them, shipping might suck though. Keep up the good work, love it!!

Really good first ‘Brett fixes broken stuff’ video. It’s interesting because I have a hobby farm, which means I’ve always got things needing fixed, finished, replaced, upgraded, etc. Not so different on your boat other than the kind things you’re working on.

Love this! The boat projects are always my favorites! I also appreciate you dumbing it down and explaining things for us non-sailors/engineers. Keep it up!

Love the new channel, looking forward to your resolution of these problems. From the looks of your washer drain and your comment about the filter material, I see more projects ahead in the very near future. I'm looking forward to your investigation as to why the battery performance is so poor, even if you are taxing them with heavy use I would expect them to perform much better than they are. Your new electric oven seems like it will be a good fit, both physically as well as efficient use of power, a propane leak can be devastating, even more so on a boat at sea.

Not bad! really just enjoyed seeing you two twice this week.

Hey Brett. Love this new channel, especially as we too are the proud owners of a 2008 Oceanis50 (based in Lefkas, Greece). We have an automatic washing machine which we installed back in 2012. It’s a Candy Aquamatic 3.5kg and is fully plumbed into the water and electricity supply. It is installed in the port side cabin hanging locker (wardrobe). It’s never let us down (touch wood!) and I love it.

Thanks Brent. This helps alot of folks out there who have or don’t know what they need to do with their issues. ❤❤❤

Hey Guy's a great idea for a new channel, love your old channel too. I'm definitely interested in upgrades and projects for blue water off-grid living. SV Gin Gin.

Love it

Hey Brett really good video this channel is going to be awesome . Very interesting with oven/ washer/ Batteries and so much more to be done I'm sure. This is a Sailor's Life. Looking forward to next video

Nice!

Hey Brett, often on modern electronic washing machines there will be a diagnostic mode you can put it in that will tell you what the problem is, or at least it might put you on the right track. If you can't get hold of the service manual maybe the manufacturer can give you some information on how to read diagnostic codes. Seeing the amount of charcoal in the drain I'd say there is a high chance one or both of the input values may be blocked, it might be worth checking first.

Hopefully since the batteries are 2 years old they may have a prorated value towards replacements… I think the engineering side of the channel is great . I enjoy the work as much if not more than the sailing side . Glad to see the expansion of the channel !!!

This is a great idea for a channel. I like how you speak out the thought process. It helps for a better understanding. Don't pay any attention to negative comments IF you get any at all. Everyone has an opinion. I'm dealing with battery issues myself. Thanks again.

Consider EG4 48 volt waterproof server rack batteries for next exchange. Having multiple bms batteries paralleled together is very problematic. Pluss they cost $1200 for 400 amp/hr , and 48volt batteries paralleled work wonderful. You will need a new inverter but that's only a grand as well and will charge faster than the 12 volt one , and optionally will accept 120volt and 220 volt universal power. Cheers and fair winds Steve h

I really Love your new channel Brett 🎉🎉🎉 I’ll be watching every single one of them. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

Good video Bret. As an old electronic tec. I will enjoy your channel.

I like videos very much like these as I am a retired elect. / mech. engineer.

Hey Brett, the achiever in me wants to make sure we get closure on each project. We see you have bad batteries, let us know if they were under warranty, or if they met their life expectancy, and you had to buy new ones. Please include the stove and cooktop next steps, or at least show us the finished results. Looks like you need to filter the water going into the washer, please let us know if you do anything there. Enjoyed the first video. Thanks.

Bob Vila meets a sailboat!😂 Great concept for the new channel! You are a talented guy!

Love it man! It just shows that boatlife ain't all sunshine and sandy beaches ❤

I love this kind of video, glad to see you guys back on the horse and expanding. Interested in how all this gets sorted out

Great first episode!! Always loved yalls projects and this is just feeding the addiction!! Keep it up!

Love the new channel, thanks Brett

This video actually got pushed to me on my frontpage while I wasn''t subbed yet on this channel. Nice video to watch. Enjoyed it. I am already subbed on the main channel for a long time. :) Keep up the nice work, and Jade for the editing!

NOT just a 120 VS 230 volts but you have different AC frequencies to deal with as well, but I assume you know that.

I love the technical, always something to fix videos!! Your research will probably concur, but you may want to consider replacing all the batteries. Especially with lithium, you want not only the voltage to match, your internal resistance to be as close as possible as well.

Thanks for starting this more in-depth channel - I'm looking forward to seeing all the details of your upcoming projects, repairs and other fun stuff

Have watch all of your video's and have enjoyed all. Jade is a real trooper! Your current addition engineering is a great idea. Watching the first installment leaves me with one suggestion, don't take on too many projects in one episode. One you may run out material and two you can go into just a little more detail. Hang in there you are a great couple. PS: i too am a pilot but not active now. also 83 years old and a very active DIYer...

Hi 👋, Brett , That was a great start to your Engineering shop, Adventure, in your water supply, I presume you’ve got charcoal filters, is it possible they are degrading, And your water purification system is not working correctly, As I presume you’re taking water from the sea and going through purifier, a friend of mine in the UK, brought a ninja air cooking device last year, and they very rarely use their main oven, they cook 24 seven using the ninja, they swear by it, a great bit of kit, I am thinking of approaching scene one myself, hopefully in a few weeks time as I live by myself, Please be very careful choosing your batteries, people say that lithium batteries are not dangerous, but they are, There is a company called Port 32, and there is quite a few others, all given relative good information about these type of batteries, Concern about insurance , I think I noticed somebody else passing comment, that the batteries had to be installed by a professional, I’m not saying you’re not a professional, but it might be worth enquiring before you go and do the job, And there has been a huge amount of vehicles catching fire, worth having a look on KZfaq if you know what that program is😂, stay safe keep up the great work very very interesting,

like this idea. keep it up!!

I loved this

My name is Bret too! Fun video thanks

Love it, keep up the hard work! I appreciate you sharing your learning experiences

Love the new channel. Keep the projects coming!

I loved it Brett, very interesting. You’re a great teacher ! Keep going with this new channel. Great for sailors like me. Thanks.

Bringing an old guy, I love you both and your adventures but most of all I love the Christmas tree. Nice to see the holiday spirit 🙏🏻💜

Hey Bret! Just came on over from your other channel. I’m loving it so far. 😎❤️

For the Dae Woo mini, what you pointed to on the bottom left is the solonoid and not the water valve which is bottom right. The solonoid is available through Amazon, took 3 weeks to ship.to.NJ from Korea

Congratulations on the first video on your new channel. Good job. Looks like a lot of material for the foreseeable future videos is readily available. Nice. Keep 'em coming.

Well, you got me here also. Twice as much to watch now! Thanks

LOL! Just saw the Christmas tree in your salon! Never imagined doing that! You two are GREAT! 😄

I was just watching the episode when you were installing a new mattress in the master. The wet is condensation...R/Ver"s use a special "mat" under the mattress to alow air movement. May help

Down to 52% in a couple of years? That’s scary considering the prices. Interested to know about the warranty and how they deal with you.

Really interesting! I'm the least technical / DIY person ever but it's really interesting to learn and watch your attitude to this. Super refreshing.

Absolutely love you guys, I'm excited for this new channel as I'm a jack of all trades type of person (love to fix stuff) So this is best of both worlds for me "favorite" sailing couple with an engineering twist! Looking forward to the next video. 🤗

loved the tech video

Hey buddy check your fill valve or water valve oh it has little screens in it They get stopped up a lot That could be the reason you're not getting water in the washer

Love the new channel Bret, love the small detail of figuring out problems in real time and alot of good advice as well. I hope you still keep in mind sea and wind conditions at sea and salt getting on solor paneling and the wiring for the panels to the batteries. Plus you still have to stand up underneath the structure. Im sure you have already considered all this. Love both channels. Most of world docks use the higher shore power a good inverter always helps. Good luck with channels

Love the new channel,hope it works out for you

Good to see the channel empire growing! With something a little different but interesting too - noticed this video could have done with better lighting but just a small comment. Keep up the good work. ❤🎉

This a good idea, yachts suffer this constantly, educate in real time on real situations and the reasonong is experience driven.. Well done my clever logical friend Manufacturers should really take note of these. 👋

I feel ya, just replacing/repairing an autopilot and water maker. I also added some more solar doubled our house batteries. It certainly makes life interesting

I'm curious to hear what BattleBorn come back to you with if youve contacted them. In Australia comparitive quality batteries have a 5-7 year warranty so i hope Battleborn will stand behind their product.

Love the new channel Brett! 😊😊😊 always loved watching your nightly marathons! As a woman though, they could get messy!😂😂

Hey Brett, how's it going? I came across your new KZfaq channel and am impressed with the work you've done so far. I also noticed you've made friends with Raff and Sasha from Spear It Animal, another new KZfaq sailing channel. It's fantastic to see all the sailing content they are creating! The Number One Sailing KZfaq Channel in six months. I've been following Raff and Sasha's channel for a while now, and they're doing a fantastic job. You can learn a lot from them and take inspiration from their content to improve your channel. You could try to speed up the fabrication process and keep things interesting without getting too bogged down in the details. This could add more excitement to your channel and make it stand out. Anyway, keep up the great work! I am looking forward to seeing more of your content soon.

We have a propane oven and cook top that we don’t use. Instead we use a home over the stove GE microwave, convection oven, air fryer that cost about $600 and replaced an earlier microwave that occupied the same place. The convection oven will bake and roast like any other electric oven. On top of the propane cooktop we placed a 2 hub conduction hot plate. Both run off 110 volts. In an emergency , we still have the propane stove and cooktop with three propane tanks.

Interesting about the batteries. The LI bats are supposed to be much more robust than PB with many more years of cycle life.. Your real-life tory seems to tell something different.. I'm enjoying ExpEng as I think many of us techno-types will. So far, my travel trailer subsists on an 80AH Marine battery with constant care of a shore powered converter. No problems during a 28 day, 5,410 mile road trip through 33 states. I do like the propane heater and 2/way refer ro keep things both warm and cold. Thanks again for inviting us along your journeys.

Nija is awesome...they make awesome products. In my opinion 😊...I truly hope this resolves your cooking situation.

I always pictured having the entire electrical system as high as possible inside the cabin. I know it would take some major engineering to support the batteries from the cabin top, but salt water and batteries generally aren’t friends. If I recall, battle born donated those batteries to you, and hopefully they will still offer some kinda warranty.