From the rather timid young lady in the yellow sun dress, with Bobby at the Annapolis boat show, to now. You have indeed come a long way. It's been impressive how much you have accomplished.

Hoping this will be a helpful tip for the future for you. If you will go to any auto parts/boats parts store and get a batter terminal spray protector which comes in a spray can; it will be of great help against corrosion in the future. After cleaning terminals and posts thoroughly, spray them lightly with the protector and keep them that way regularly. Also the exposed wiring. Hope this helps.

Pull in a new set of wires, install a couple neoprene gasketed boxes and make connections inside the boxes. Contact every manufacturer of watermakers and get one sponsored in full or in part, a portable unit might be the answer at first until a more elaborate permanent system can be obtained.

Check you ground, that is usually what it is if most stuff don’t work and nothing happens when you turn the key. On a car you headlights and lots of other stuff won’t work if the ground isn’t making a good connection.

If you see it in one of the ships stores pick up a can of Fluid-Film. It's a Lanolin product from sheep but it's a water proofing/corrosion resistance product. If you clean a connection, battery etc, spry it with FF and you shouldn't have to worry again. Folks up north here use it on cars to protect them from road salt and rust issues and it works!

I heard someone once say that cruising could be defined as Repairing your boat in exotic places. When I have a day like you had at the fueling dock it brings to mind Murphy's Law that states, Anything that can go wrong will go wrong and it will happen at the worst possible moment. Never forget there is an annex to Murphy's Law, Murphy was an optimist. May you have fair winds and following seas.

Great job on the video, Taylor. Been following your adventures for a couple years now. Time with Doodles and Delos. Great to have Tiki on board to help with those frustrating repairs that come with boat life. Keep on sailing and stay safe!!!

It's days like this at the fuel dock that make those good days afterwords even better! ⛵Cheers!

Keep the Spirit "T", you're still living your Dream, and we're right here with you...

When that yard fitted your new engine they did a crap job with the wiring !! Well done . If the wiring is not tinned marine grade it WILL happen again . Just a heads up . Have fun guys

It's always fun to see what Tayler and friends are up too. Another groovy video.

So glad Kiki was able to trouble shoot your problem! Health & happiness to you three. And safe travels ❤️

Glad to see you guys are having a blast. Enjoyed watching, thanks for sharing! Billy D

Another great episode of this! 😊 Thank you for sharing this for the glimpse!

Thank you Taylor ❤❤❤ So great seeing you in front of the camera 📸

Looks like fun as usual y'all! Beautiful sights! Blessings and much love always!!! 🙏❤

nice video just shows you things go wrong when unexpected. Great to have Tiki aboard he seems very knowledgeable on repairs to the boat and other things. Hope you get you water without any problem arising, Safe sail

Hi Taylor Kiki, and Cass! Thanks for another great video, sculptures under water, looks very alive! Would love to see you guys sail to Africa. That would be a blast!

If you have wiring problems try to set up direct runs and bypass the harness. New wires, new switches, all new

I see a water maker in your future 🤣 Not gonna lie, the sculpture park kinda creeped me out. Perhaps it's the brain tattoos I have from the two dead bodies I have found over the years while kayaking

HEY Taylor, I live n Dallas tx. And have a house. Every 2 weeks I have to cut grass (1 Acer.) I Wash 3 laundry loads a day. Cook clean vacuum. Repair sink leaks. Flat tires on the car, oil changes on three vehicles I can go on 4 every. Here's the difference. When I get finished I go to the Couch Then pick up the remote And watch you And the other sailing channels. show me the beautiful places of the world. I whish I had ur health and troubles everyday. Sail on Taylor. the only thing I see outside is city life. Give me boat life please. Now on deck have a beer and enjoy the labor of the day. P.s. I say all this with love Taylor. not a gripy viewer I truly pray u find all the beautiful places the world has for u. Kelvin

I must say your video quality and clarity is much better than Sailing Doodles. Good job.

Aloha Taylor! It seems like electrical would always be an ongoing battle at sea so thanks for sharing that part of your process with us. As always awesome video, looking forward to the next one. Save Travels! =)

No matter what you live in there is constant maintenance that needs to happen

Nice video. Adding to all the electrical advice... new thing is splice connectors that solder when you shrink them. CorrosionX on everything. Have fun!

Arrgh! Electrical shorts, the demons of old cars too

Thought you had a water maker on Gypsy. Maybe something to add to you list. Nice that you show the not so glamorous side of boating too. Glad you got the ignition fixed.... fingers crossed for you, that you have some stress free cruising for a while, before the next issue crops up

It’s good to catch up with you again. I am happy you found a “good partner”. He’s pretty handy as well! You have grown up and changed Taylor, but I am so happy for you. Stay safe.

Seems like the water run should have been, oh I don't know, 3 days ago. LOL

Nice to see you sailing again.

FANTASTIC TRIANGLE

Now it's messy, but keep a coating of grease or dielectric grease on all exposed terminals and wire ends

Another great episode! Watching from Nova Scotia

Cass is just friggin' adorable! 😍

What’s better than owning a boat? Having a friend that owns one.🤣

Thank You Taylor Every little bit counts.

Beautiful video 👍😊

running trailers in Michigan up thru the UP in the winter on salty roads and the best anti corrosion splice i can find is, butt splice connector coated with silicone and in the ends of the butt splice, then slide heat shrink tube over the still wet silicone and shrink it with a heat gun. ive had this hold up for 5 or 6 seasons on the trailer lights.

great video again. salt water the worst for boat wiring, use to own a largish commercial fishing trawler here in England, we were forever sealing things up to try to stop any water getting near the electrical stuff and wiring. eventual ripped all the electrical side of the boat out and completely renewed it all for newer better grade, that done the trick. i work offshore now and in some harsh conditions and if your looking for a good anti corrosion spray ie spray grease try using what we call Rocko Z30, its excellent at stopping corrosion on metals etc, not cheap but well worth the money. Cass is gorgeous, beautiful smile, wish i was 20 years younger i would buy a sail boat😂 . keep up the great videos.

Recommend using Permatex dialectric grease spray on all of your electrical connections. Tie those wires together with ty wraps and fasten them to something to keep them from moving around as well. Good luck.

Keep your good attitude going..... .your next port will be better... !! Be Safe out there!!!

That pigeon was a RACING pigeon - it may have got lost from as race or was thirsty - you can tell because of the rings on its leg - if you were able to catch it you could tell where it came from (Country) and the owner. NEVER KILL RACING PIGEONS!!!

So glad that every thing worked out for you.happy 4th of july.til next time👍🙏❤😎ciao ciao

clean your battery connections and use dielectric grease when the terminals go back on.

Time for a water maker. Love your travels.

Love your vids! Time to bring out the multimeter ;)

Thanks for filming this. (Vlogs)

after owning a boat that was used for salt water fishing in Florida. I always keep splices and spare part on my small boat. I found the marine types of splices with heat shrink and to aid in keeping them working longer use electronic solder and solder them before putting the ends in the splice. Hopeful you will look at a long term solution for that wiring issues as it will come back again if you dont address it once your back to the USA or a place with a better supply on marine electrical parts

If it was not for bad luck there would be no luck at all!! Peace on the water to you guys!!

Definitely need to make sure the wire connections are properly sealed with electrical shrink wrap or marine equivalent also possibly putting more wrap so salt water doesn’t get in on the connections that’s the weak spot for the corrosion it corrodes from the inside out always a plus to have someone on board who knows how to fix it all

Hi taylor miss ur time with delos.its more fun in the philippines,nice to see u

WHORAY TAYLOR ! ! ! Great job Mr Electrician ! ! ! Enjoy your upcoming sail.

Amazing save on that wiring nightmare!

Great video

Buy a multi-meter, a really good one costs about a hundred bucks, a reasonably good one costs twenty. That twenty dollar one (carry spare batteries) will allow you to trace all electrical faults toot sweet. On board I have one of those semi-collapsible general purpose steel framed canvas walled trolley carts with wheelbarrow rubber tyres--it will carry fuel or water, a hundred litres or so at a time. For stowing during a passage, the wheels have to come off--but that only takes five minutes. All I changed were the wheels--I got rid of the original plastic plastic ones and replaced them with inflatable plastic wheelbarrow or scooter wheels with sealed bearings--the whole thing cost me about a hundred bucks, half of which was for the new axle and wheels. Before that I had one made from a golf club trolley, which carried only a couple of 20 litre plastic jerry cans.

I haven't seen Grenada, since 1983, as a paratrooper 🇺🇲

Hope you used Dielectric on the connections. It will help to reduce the chance of corrosion getting into your electric connections. Safe travels!

thank goodness kiki. well done sir!

I can see that all the stress has affected you. 😢

If you are going to be stuck somewhere it might as well be in Paradise...... You have come a long way Taylor...... But you have much further to Go.... Enjoy the journey, with People that you love.... :-))) xxxx and a beer or two... :-))

If you have a starter battery isolation switch clean it sometimes mine has that problem.

Can't motor away from the fuel dock? Sail. What's the problem? Or get a tow from someone waiting in line. Just a SWAG, but on Autos, electric fuel pumps shut off after a few seconds (as you have described) if no oil pressure is detected. It's a safety feature, and that's where I would have started looking.

Yay!

Rats/mice love to chew on wires, dunno why but they do. So make sure you use some sticky traps anytime your in storage. Good job on the fix!

Miss you!!!!!

You need a water maker. Even if its one of the small portables.

good mechanic!!

Thanks y’all

COOL!

Hello Taylor Yes I must say on my beach house, everything metal Will rust

Oh you found it. Great

One of the other really weird electrical failures that can happen is caused by critters chewing on wires,. The result can be a bewildering and seemingly impossible set of failures. It might be worth getting "wire taps" that can easily be crimped on to wires to create emergency connections. They are faster and easier than unwrapping, cleaning, repairing, so in a bind could be quite helpful. They can also be used as part of a testing kit. You could also measure the resistance on various wires to see if corrosion has started... Lady Adafruit has a whole bunch of small embedded computers and sensors that might be useful to stay ahead of boat issues. Stuff like temp sensors for water/engine/gearbox, rotation sensors, vibration, motion, pressure, gas, magnetic, .... All pretty cheap and most have easy plug and play I2C quick connects. They have these cute little Qt Py USB systems for 10-20 dollars that are real useful.

Beautiful and wonderful 🙂👍🇮🇪🍀

Too bad you guys weren't ready enough to sail along with SVDelos guys. Maybe you can meet them in the Marquesas.

dang, i would be scared to take that boat around the tip of an island let alone out in the open ocean. Need to get all those issues fixed. :( Good Luck

With all those setbacks, ‘for fucks sakes’ would be a constant in my vocabulary 🙄😂

Sounds like the previous owner might have changed out the engine instrument panel and the supplied wiring was a bit too short. Hope you avoided the area around the Kick'em Jenny underwater volcano heading north from Grenada. If you have the space and the $s, a 12v watermaker ,like Seawater Pro, that makes 25+ gal/hr, is simple to operate and is relatively inexpensive might be in your future.

Kiki s the man youngirls are lucky he sorted outvote wiring good luck happy sailing

Cass might be badd luck!!

way to go kiki wiring is ..... a nightmare

You'll probably need to replace all of those wires with the hidden splices. I would.

Did you re-splice our did you use a buss to corrected the wire disaster?

wires wires wires.🤙🤙🤙

Use all copper wiring if possible. Salt won't corrod them.

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Once you have cleaned all the electrical connections cover them with petroleum jell this will prevent corrosion "STAY SAFE"

Shame im not out there i would have sorted the wiring in a few mins ex marine eng

That's what BOAT means - Break Out Another Thousand...

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ja the beep is Oil pressure not fuel, very import

Cass 👍

Why don't you install a water maker?

When were u in Africa, Taylor? I must have missed it!

So where did you eventually get some water?

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It’s called life,

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