Speaking as a retired superyacht engineer. Ice makers on boats have three states of being and one dream. State 1, Awaiting parts for repairs to proceed. State 2, Being in the process of repair. State 3, Rapidly degrading in performance towards requiring repair. The dream? Having a drink in hand requiring ice and approaching the ice maker with no thought whatsoever in one’s mind that ice might not be produced upon request. 😂 Keep drinks in fridge. Use old fashioned ice trays to make ice in freezer. Relax. 😎👍🍻

Nick's the happiest he's looked in ages 😅😅 He won't know what to do with himself if there's nothing left to fix, but seeing as you guys live on a boat...👍🤗🤗

I sincerely hope that Seawind are logging all the issues and their future boats have all these issues robustly resolved.

wow this is a BRAND NEW ship and it has all of these problems? You would think for the cost and it been new it would have ZERO issues for the next 5 years at least!

Literally living the adage of "cruising is fixing your boat in exotic locations." Hope we can see a future episode where everything finally works.

We have followed Zatara for a long time. Keith is constantly fixing things on his catamaran. Sound like that's where you're at too. Bless you both for keeping things going. Happy sailing!

I went to Tioman back in the day when I was in the Navy. We were exercising with a bunch of other Navies and anchored off of Pulau Tioman. Funny story, two of the sailors on our ship (HMAS Hobart) decided they enjoyed resort life more than Navy life and jumped ship. Their absence was only detected when we sailed which kicked off a multi Navy search and rescue mission, they were found safe and well drinking beers next the pool in the resort on Tioman. They were locked up, returned to Australia and spent time behind bars in the military prison before being discharged. Anyway, Tioman is a beautiful place, enjoy.

I once had a watertank that kept mysteriously growing algae despite cleaning. Finally traced it to a dip in the fill hose that was growing a jungle of algae in the dip. Everytime the tank was filled some new algae was flushed into the tank. You might check the watermaker output line for something similar.

Once again, you guys have overcome some issues. I admire your perseverance. I would have lost my mind by now. Thanks for taking me (virtually) along again. Good luck with water your polishing system. Thanks again 😊

A mechanical filter is a good start on your water system but it sounds like you have a lot of contaminates. I would suggest you put in a UV light filter in your water line to eliminate growing bugs in the water. you can get one from most fish pet stores that will work.

Two handy gadgets, both cheap, if you work with solenoids. The main one, a "Mag Stick". A battery operated detector for magnetic fields. You just put the tip to the top of the solenoid and if the LED glows there is a magnetic field. The other is a ring magnet. take off the coil (power isolated!) and use the permanent magnet to open/close the valve. Got mine from RS years ago.

I'm from Europe and I camped in pulau Kapas for a whole week with my Malaysian wife. I remember the water getting cloudy in the afternoon because of the boats shaking the sand which causes the coral to die off. One morning I saw a huge monitor lizard warming up at the beach. That beach was all for us this whole week ! There's a rain collecting system for us to wash out the salt. We saw small sharks, blue ring stingrays, sea turtles, friendly clown fish exiting their anémona to come greed us and pet them (not kidding). One of the best moments in my life. I could right an essay for all the things we saw there. Please people reading, remember to respect the environment

Way to whack your way through the turkeys guys! We know Murphy's law rules when sailing. No worries ,Captain Nick is up to the task! Many thanks to Terysa keeping the other turkeys at bay. Loved the video. Hope you get to relax and enjoy the island. I love sailing with RR!🐬

Hello Terysa and Nick! This is Scott with the 1600 Seawind you toured a couple of years back at the factory. I sailed her from Vietnam to Pattaya back in 2022. I mid June I will be sailing around the Malay Peninsula and up to Langkawi. So I am watching with interest as you head out ahead of me. Hope we can meet up somewhere along the way! Cheers, Scott

Hello, you might consider a passive centrifugal pre-filter on the inlet of your raw water supply. They are quite small for what they do and will extend the life of your main inline replaceable filters by a lot. The best thing about them is that they don't use any electrical power, unless you get a pump driven one. Just a thought, cheers.

The hot glue fix looks great for low pressure fix. Another learned fix

Loved the work around to fix problems. Nick is the Mcgyver of boat skippers and Teresa is just wonderful as the ying to Nicks Yang

Lovely white sand beach.. so jealous of your lifestyle despite all the nuisance repairs. Looking forward to the next video.. thanks for sharing!

Just watched the episode where you were fixing the ice maker. Might I suggest an in line strainer for the water maker supply line. Should be able to find one when in port, or while transiting to Med. easier to clean the strainer than the solenoid.

Imagine having the same issues with parts of the water system but you are stuck in Gosport on a cold, miserable, wet winter Sunday...

Sounds like Nick has another project to do......get an isolation valve installed on the water supply line to the ice maker.

Enjoying the episodes. It's not so much the places you go, as it is the two of you in those places.

Nick should call it the DIY channel, 😆 hopefully your water system will work better. Maybe at the next boat haul out, upgrade to a new extierier filter kit and professional tank clean. You guys have the patience of a saint!! Keep up the good work.

Hey guys been following for a while great work . I have a suggestion for nick , put a large water filter with the same pre filter as the water maker in-line before your water pump . I have done and it saves a raft of issues from damaging your water pump .

Nick - on the water tank debris issue. You are not wasting your time knocking up a ‘polishing’ rig but do you have good access hatches on your water tanks? If so it may be more effective to run one tank down to minimum, then use a wet and dry vacuum to remove the debris in one fell swoop. I am assuming you have a wet and dry vacuum .😀👍

You are so lucky to be so gifted at fixing things, Nick!

Great idea to have the community of sailors telling sailing stories. Best advice is information, then bounce the fix back and forth.

T did a magnificent job on the video, and Mr Fixit was superb again...

I'll bet that right now you're enormously thankful that you built a shop into the new boat! Having to do all that without any sort of dedicated space would suck. Glad you figured it all out, and hope it all works as planned.

That place is beautiful!!!

Love this season of your journey! You are doing an awesome job.

Great episode! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

Terysa, I've said this before.......but can we have more 'in the bar' stuff, trying different beers, local food, culture, walking around, talking to people, on-shore escapades - kind of like how the channel used to be with the lovely first boat you had.

Love watching you spending time on your new boat and sailing as well as day to day life!

My water tank, and all tanks have no inspection hatches. I wonder if you are able to wash clean tank and flush hoses, to give the system a new start.

Nick you’re a bloody legend!

Wow... you got skills for fixing things Nick!

Way to go. Great job keeping your heads cool and not letting the problems overwhelm both of you!

I think your patience has been tested to the hilt on this one. I would have chucked all the water away and started afresh.

Your channel is an inspiration to all to keep things working on a boat or any project really with the scapes of the world around you.

Well, Thanks Nick! I have learned a great deal about those ice machines from you. Nice tech explanations! Best explanation of a solenoid for anyone to understand...lol

You guys fantastic. Thank you, OsoYolo, Antigua Guatemala.

I wonder why they call us whinging POMS? 😂😂😂😂

Have you ever considered adding a small air compressor to your “tool shed” to allow you to be able to blow things clear with compressed air?

Nice problem solving Nick. You clearly get on the path, follow the path and fix the issue. Well done Cheers!

Great solution with the solenoid glad we could help and loved the Tijger beer. Good episode. ❤.

Like the potable water polishing idea

Always enjoy your ability to share how your day goes good or not so up to par. Your perspectives about the daily challenges and surrounding beauty helps keep all of us a bit more grounded. Personally I love to see the underwater videos as a diver with only limited access to enjoy it myself. Will keep watching to see what’s next. Best to the both you.

Perspective !

A bit surprised that there weren't or are not isolation valves for any appliance using water so it can be isolated from the rest of the system until repaired. Manufacturer must have overlooked it.

@8:55 Nick, what is the purpose of that coiled hose being that long? Seems like bacteria, crud, or air would like to gather in those loops and it'll all get released at once if the weather gets rough.

Haha, Keith the Moravian Swearing Bear! Look it up 😄

So thankful, I really enjoy your teamwork supportive loving relationship and personally for me, all technical / sailing information is extremely valuable and really needed. People are saving thousand of dollars / euros and hours thanks to your shared experiences and ways of solving different matters. And also enjoy much safer and fun sailing. Good people you are, I wish you all the best and good. Thank you once again.

Could you add a filtration system that continously filter the water in your tank to clean out the debris and algies?

Sounds like a big bag of plumbing spare bits is needed 😃🍻

I'm sure that you could explain a solenoid more succinctly!

Concerning the water system , is there not a 15 or better a 1 micron whole house water filter immediatly after your fresh water pump . If not install one, this will keep things out of all your taps and valves and solenoids. Als9 get an inline valve for your ice maker and install it in the line somewhere it can be reached. I would of thought there should be a water manifold where water goes out to each delivery point that could be shut off (can't imagine this boat not having one ) CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS Steve h

Marine MacGyver - good stuff!

Last time you got a rope in one of the props, that could happen to any boat.

Loved the upload! Water system problems are a huge nuscense. Problem solving at its finest here. Best wishes for ya'll from New Orleans!

I know nothing about sailing life. I come to see you need to be a jack of all trades. As a Commercial Transport Tech, i wonder if the solenoid issue may be do to a failed diode in the wiring. A lesson learned over the years, have 2 drawers in my box dedicated to solenoid, diodes, fittings, nuts bolts, ect for emergencies. Especially in my go box for field repairs never know when you will need something, and not have a solution. Hope the fixes worked and the beverages were refreahing. Love the explanation on how solenoid works!😊

Hey Nick, you are getting VERY good at diagnosing and fixing problems. It is fun to watch your solutions come together and actually work. We spend five months each year on our little old trawler exploring the Inside Passage between Seattle and Southeast Alaska. Portions of it are as remote as you find almost anywhere in the world. We have built up quite an assembly of parts and pieces in our kit to keep things running over the 42 years we have owned our simple little boat. I can only imagine how complex the systems are aboard Ruby Rose 2, and how extensive your kit will become. Frankly, we don't want more complexity. We consciously try to keep everything as simple as possible, but no simpler. RE: your water, watermaker, and ice maker woes, I have some ideas for you consideration: 1) agrressively filter EVERY single dop of water that goes in your tanks with a REALLY good filtration system (the idea of a water polishing system is a good one too); 2) install an Acuva (or other) inline filter that includes a UV light that kills bacteria as well as a physical fitler - then do not drink any water on board the boat that hasn't gone through that filter; 3) as you build up your plumbing repair kit on the boat, include a selection of SHARKBITE fittings - they are super quick and easy to install, don't leak, and can be disassembled as quickly as they go together. The Sharkbite fittings are expensive, but the first time it takes you two minutes to put a solution to a plumbing problem in place (rather than twenty minutes or two hours or a full day), you will forget about the cost. They make everything from backflow preventers to unions to valves. They have brass (r maybe it is bronze) housings, not plastic, so they don't break. We carry about 30 of them in our plumbing kit. I have essemtially rebuilt our entire water system over the years, piece by piece. Sharkbite fittings are the best I have found and I have used them everywhere. Never had a failure. In total, they have saved me days, not hours. Also, we keep a supply of pex water line on board in various sizes. It handles any pressure a boat system will impose, seems to last forever, is easy to use, doesn't break if it freezes, and works very well with Sharkbite fittings. It is also available almost anywhere a basic building supply store exists. One other comment - a really good marine electrician once told me "Never install any electrical device on a boat that isn't fused or on a breaker." He stressed that includes absolutely everything, even solenoids, which are pretty brain-dead simple valves. You might want to install a fused switch on the lead to your solenoid. My wife and I were both volunteer firefightsrs for twenty years. We have had to fight three boat fires (one on an 85' Ocean Alexander) that were traced to electrical failures that would not have happened if proper fusing(breakers had been installed on the circuits. In two of those cases, the only way to put out the fire was to sink the boat, including the OA. Fuses and breakers are remarkably cheap, and the peace of mind they give you is invaluable.

If I was Nick I would be very frustrated to say the least with the silly details that the boat builder messed up. I have the same outlook as Nick did initially, you can't expect everything to be perfect and there is going to be some ongoing upgrades to unforeseen issues. However some of the problems that you have experienced was totally unnecessary through lack of thought and understanding and a lot of the issues were completely avoidable. But then you take a step back and see where you are it must be absolutely worth the hassle 😅

Awesome edit, thanks for sharing another chapter. A new boat needs to build a supply of spare bibs, bobs and tools. It's the 10 cent O-ring that saves the day. -EZ

They should make shut off valves, solenoids easily maintenance, like a flushvavle or ballcock/fill valve. Just like a gate or globe vavle..I now see Nick saying the same. He knows!!

I bought an ice machine off of Amazon 3 years ago for my daughter and then 2 years ago for my self and both still going strong. small but effective ice cubes in 8 minutes. ULIT portable ice maker. our fancy fridge icemaker is always on the fritz. I do only use filtered water but even if you had it and a jug of clean water stashed. So this is always the day saver or sundown saver I should say.

Wishing you cold ice! Great editing for this video.

Great thought process on the water filter issue. There is a company that makes a cleanable water filter. It is a series of plastic disks with small gruves like and old record. Very efficient and very easy to clean. If i find the info ill forward it to you. Dave from Massachusetts.

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So your work shop is getting a lot of use!

As you have said consistently, "not shying away from the realities of boat life". Do you collect rainwater ? I can imagine a list of things you have for Seawind. Thank you for the honesty. Safe journeys

GOTTA have WATER!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Sorry for your water problems but you had a beautiful location to work on it.

Loved the episode as usual. Just missing a rant from Nick with lots of beeps.😎 Lovely little island find. Too bad about all the trash.

The solenoid valves use a rubber plunger as the valve. There are four screws holding it together. Just remove the screw, clean the rubber plunger with a rag. Then put back together. Cleans any scum accumulation. Good luck

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Terysa…..Never get rid of the mustard colored shorts. They are a fixture of the channel. 😂 Also, glad to see the stories are back to what made us subscribe. Well done.

Nick, did the glue hold while attaching the hoses to the filter lid? Love your channel, and if I wasn’t a patreon to twenty others I’d be one of yours. Screw it, just became a patron 😭. Have you ever considered a special thanks button on YT? All the best to the two of you. 🤗

Have you ever considered using oetiker-style clamps instead of the stainless worm clamps? They are more expensive, but great for hoses under pressure. Beer brewers swear by them.

The further away from land, the better for your watermaker. Most harbors and/or anchorages seem to harbor all kinds of contaminants.⛵️⛵️

Marine ice machines are expensive and never last more than 18 months. We finally rely on a countertop unit that cost about $100 at Walmart. The Vitrifigo unit was removed and thrown away.

It is called an anchor beer.

Who installed a piece of equipment without isolation valves ? When you get to a location where you can buy some fittings I hope you will install one.

I would be furious if my new boat had so many issues.

Hi Nik your technique day is not good for your nerves. I can only warn you that hot glue does not last. It is better to use Sika Flex, you have to wait a long time for it to set but it holds perfectly and is also used by the shipyard in all possible places.

Teresa get some Milton’s tablets for water tank need to kill algae 19:09

Hot glue will never make it to the duct tape level of -when in need, emergency fixes- but it is great in its own right for those off the cuff fixes.

Needing to be MacGyver is well known trait if you own and maintain a yacht yourself and Nick learns to do this well... with a bit of whining. RO water makers are simple in concept, but the reality of filtering salt from sea water means all sorts of other crap adds to the filter woes. Pre-filters (polishing) would help as would running the water maker in clean waters, but coastal waters in particular are full of debris. I guess it's a first world conundrum: water maker filter system maintenance vs tanked / bottled water / environmental plastics. As for the icemaker...Teresa has that sorted. "It's only an icemaker".

Given that there is a huge volcano about to erupt in the sea around Naples, it might be wiser to pray whether the time is right to go there. Fair winds….God Bless

All these problems are stemming from the crap in your water All will be good in the end When you get the boat back to the Mediterranean and closer to home

Another enjoyable episiode. Lets face it you are travelling on a floating workshop and knock off to have an end of day beer. Not mich diff to landlife except your view is insanely better. . Maybe you should start offering mobile boat fixing service. You will be pros at every fix soon. Like the bright bikini Teresa. Countdown to Europe - keep the vids coming

my last camper van had that brand of fridge - quite noisy and not very efficient, with poor temperature control. Now have a Dometic and it seems like a better unit all round. No sure if you have an option to switch it out?

Good night John boy. Good night mary Ellen.

People say BOAT stands for 'bring-out-another-thousnad' as there is alwasy something to fix.In your case, when you get done your location and scenery are outstanding. LOVE it. Just for your information HOUSE is boat spelled differently. Experience is the same woithout the exotic locations.

Your radio protocols are impressive. As a father of a 6yo, I dream of this one day. What are your radio handle names? Maybe Nick the Tooth? Or Sea Dentist? Terysa maybe Editing Empress? Nautical Narrator? Just channeling the 1978 cult class Convoy. 😂 Over.

How exciting, another RR2 cliff hanger! Will the hot-glued McGiver setup work, or not? I feel like I am back 65 years ago to the Fairmount Circle Theater showing a double-feature with a serial (always a cliff-hanger) in between - all for less than twenty-five cents. :¬) Webhead USA

That has to be frustrating as hell. Not having clean water is huge.

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A lot better mucking around with water pipes than some one's teeth!

Can you take the filters out of your water system discoonect an end and just flush the system with shedloads of stuff so you can clean it all out?