The Oriental Lady gets her bottom cleaned! More than 25 tons on a trailer. What can go wrong?

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Ай бұрын

Love it or hate it, you can't escape it. Every boat that lives in the water 100% of the time needs to be hauled out and cleaned. This is how we do it here in in the Pelorus Sounds. It might not be fancy, but it gets the job done.
Hauling out to reapply the antifoul and anodes is an essential part of proper maintenance. This gets rid of all sorts of marine growth that slows the boat down, and is also the chance to check the condition of the boat under the water, in the places that are hard to get to normally. The anodes 100% must be kept fresh and functional and the only way to do some of them is out of the water, so there really is no escaping this job. It is also a chance to retune the propellers if they need it due to hitting something or clipping the bottom - thankfully we have not done either since owning the boat so this time around we got off lightly with just the clean and new antifoul application. It's also a great time to check the Cutlass Bearings on the propeller shafts as these wear over time and need to be replaced occasionally, and this is a job done out of the water as well.
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Пікірлер: 21

@jonnyprepper Ай бұрын

Love your channel and I really enjoy seeing the genuine passion for what you have all contributed as a family.

@knotnauti Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Mr Jonny! We are certainly enjoying the experience, creating lifelong memories for us all and living every day as an opportunity to embrace awesomeness!!

@SouthrenShrek 23 күн бұрын

Very nice Ship.. With twin screw you shouldn't need a Bow Thruster but it's handy at times. I skipper a 11 mtr Seamaster and has a single screw with a bow truster and love it

@knotnauti 23 күн бұрын

Looking at the bow thruster install it was something added later on, but I do use it a bit when docking. We are quite windy at our home port, so it does come in quite handy as we are often docking in 20 knot cross winds, which is never fun with such a high sided vessel!

@FrankJamger Ай бұрын

Interesting. Glad you enjoyed at least a couple spells of calm wind. Perfect timing with the anodes, lol. Two more years of exploration and fun upcoming.

@knotnauti Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Frank. It certainly was an interesting experience that's for sure, and not so daunting now that we have done it.

@oriental_lady Ай бұрын

Thanks team. I feel good!!

@knotnauti Ай бұрын

Looking good too!!!!

@paulbriggs3072 Ай бұрын

Boat hulls like this are among the few logical, respectable, power cruiser hulls out there. The V-bottom type originated in the 19th century in the Chesapeake Bay and are best known today in what are called 'Chesapeake deadrise' boats. These have not changed much in 100 years. In the pre-first World War years, William Hand, a naval architect from New Bedford, Massachusetts designed what many consider to be the first planing rough water V-bottoms. Although Hand himself did not claim to be the inventor as his family had vacationed in the Cheasapeake region when he was young which was his inspiration. His V- bottom cruiser designs became extremely well known in the 10's and 20's in the U.S. and internationally, in part because of ads and articles in various boating magazines such as Motorboating. His designs sold widely and the U.S Navy for instance used them for fast patrol boats. His 40 ft cruisers regularly won early 1920's cruiser races. Gentlemanly races by today's standards. By the 1930's these types began to replace round bilged boats in the fishing fleet of New England so that their interpretations of the V-bottom cross pollinated with open ocean Atlantic fishing boats. Essentially your hull is one of those last mentioned types. Tuna fishing boats off the coast are of similar shape. Today you can find moderate and fast V-bottom hulls all over the world, but not so many are efficiently designed and sensible as is yours.

@knotnauti 29 күн бұрын

Thankyou so very much for your comment Paul. It is great to learn new things, and all of what you have described is completely new to me. This is part of why we are doing this, to push ourselves and to get out of our comfort zone. When we bought the boat we had no idea what we were doing and now, a couple of years on, feel very very lucky to stumbled into a boat so seaworthy. If you are interested check out how we came to be on the boat, it is a crazy story of coincidence and brave dumb luck. knotnauti.nz/about-us/welcome-aboard

@berndm9743 27 күн бұрын

I can't understand why that haul out trailer didn't have bumpers on it to protect the sides of the boat.

@knotnauti 27 күн бұрын

The trailer relies on a firm grip to keep everything in place. Wooden blocks are wedged in between the supports and the rub rails of the boat, which are designed for impact, and being a rubber type material I imagine have a cushioning factor. You can see this in action at around 4:25 in the video. in the end, no damage to see at all.

@jamesdean780 Ай бұрын

How do you get the paint and antifoul coatings on the spots that the ship is resting on the trailer blocks.

@knotnauti Ай бұрын

Hey there, great question. Luckily for us we have a stainless steel rub strip / plate on the bottom of our keel so the boat rests on this, and it doesn't need to be painted. A design feature maybe?

@williamrose662 25 күн бұрын

Best headline ever😂😂😂

@knotnauti 25 күн бұрын

Thanks. Worked hard on that one! Capt. David.

@glennwilcock4593 Ай бұрын

Brilliant I have a 40ft boat in Havlock too, it’s about due for a haul out , could I ask what the cost was ? Like you had the survey done at Loyds yard. Great channel, have you been to Durval island or Able Tasman ? See you on the water Recharge 👍😊

@knotnauti Ай бұрын

Hey Glenn. I am sure we will run into you at some point. Lloyd was very busy so I would recommend that you plan it all with him and get a quote. He was booked 3 months out when we got this done, and it came in just under the quote even though we got an extra coat of antifoul, but we saved in other areas that didn't need attention until next time. Haven't been over to Abel Tasman, that one is a bit tricky apparently. Heading to D'Urville soon, but have absolutely been loving exploring Pelorus and Queen Charlotte. So much to see and do!

@glennwilcock4593 Ай бұрын

@@knotnautihi yes lots to see in the 2 sounds , hope we catch up , lovely spot , thanks 🙏

@iamrichrocker 28 күн бұрын

how much does a service like this cost?

@knotnauti 28 күн бұрын

Greetings! Tricky question that one as there are so many variables. This time we got all of our anodes replaced, two coats of antifoul instead of one, and spent an extra week on the hard stand in their yard. We didn't have to repair any osmosis bubbles in the fibreglass hull thankfully, and all of the bearings on the propellor and shaft were all good. We got a quote before we started the job which was more of a ball park, but it came in less than quoted because we didn't need some of the things done we could have. It's all so subjective and variable. Last time it was NZD$3K, this time it was $4.5 and next time it could be $5 or 6K. It's a big job. Every other year we service the engines thoroughly. Running a big boat comes with some hefty costs. The 10-15% of your value maintenance rule is pretty accurate.