Haha, thank you Marty! That’s funny you thought it was click bait, now that you say that it makes sense. Piano on a sailboat, finally happened! Bach is amazing, one of my favorites as well. There are a bunch of his pieces that are on my list to learn.

I had to look that up lol. He had his organ, and I’ll be here with my piano. Lots of practice ahead. Thanks for tuning in!

Sure is! Thank you!

Arthur.... you make a very good point! I didn't even think of that. The chain can be disconnected in the chain locker by pulling out the retaining pin. However, I can see how in an emergency situation that would be quite difficult. I do have a bunch of rode that I will attach in the future. Thank you for the input, certainly gave me something to think about. It's great having people that know a lot more than you to give advice! Thank you!!

I hear you, I would have done the same thing IF the guy had more chain. All he had was that 100', he didn't need it anymore. It was a private listing, not a store. But overall, that was a very good purchase in my opinion. I do have a bunch of rode that will need to be attached in the future. Thank you for the comment!

Marty, that thing is a game changer! So much better than pulling up 100' of chain by hand! Thank you!!

Thank you as always!!

Thank you! The second motor as a redundancy is a great idea. Ideally, I’ll figure out that busted diesel and then not have to rely on the outboard. Having said that, I’m sure it will be a much bigger project than anticipated, and many surprises will be ahead lol. Boat projects are always crazy and escalate very quickly.

Thank you! I’m sure you felt my struggle, having done the same thing yourself. Not an easy task to say the least! The solar panels have not been a complete saving grace so far. The highest I’ve reached so far is about 11 Amps. Longer days will help, and a proper place for them is much needed as well. I’ll be covering how I install them several episodes down the road. Best wishes!

Always appreciated, thank you! The weather here is stunning this time of year, I wish you many sunny days across the pond.

Pain in the butt indeed!

Thank you, much appreciated!

Thanks for joining! What an amazing town, we have here, especially for boating.

Good advice as always, thank you for that. I'll be digging into this engine over the next couple of weeks to see just how bad the damage is. Hopefully that Perkins is salvageable and can be rebuilt inside of the boat like you mentioned. What would you use instead of silicone? Someone else had recommended M3 5300 marine sealant.

@@ambiguousglobetrotter 5200 is amazing but it's so hard to remove you are just as likely to remove fiberglass as the sealant. I would use a pu (polyurethane) sealant like 5200 but with a weaker bond strength 3m 4200, sika flex. And life calk, are all marine grade options but if you just want to throw something on it to stop the leak you can get caulking at home depot just make sure it does not have any silicone in it latex will work ish for very temporary use because it's easy to remove but they do sell pu caulking. If the crack you are trying to seal is thin and you don't want to tear it open Captain Tolley’s creeping crack cure is awesome at seeping into checks and stopping leaks. When I had a leaking hill to deck joint I cleaned it out stoked it with the crack cure then typed it off with a good pu sealant and never had a problem again. As long as the Perkins block is not cracked it can be rebuild in the boat, it's called an in frame rebuild kit and it will make the eng like brand new, if the crank is messed up you would need to take it to a machine shop but that is easy a new head I think only runs like 6 or 7 hundred and the rebuild was less than a grand.

Thank you Marty! She's a beauty that's for sure, and she's ready to go sailing!! So excited to go sailing!!

@@ambiguousglobetrotter I know the feeling! I have had my boat almost a year and finally was able to take it out sailing a couple of weeks ago. Similar to yours, my engine is dead. I currently have it out in my shop performing a rebuild on it and have installed an outboard. Its really hard to handle in this condition while under power but I only used it to get out of the marina. Sailing it was awesome! I look forward to more videos.

Ian, this was an AMAZING catch. She's a legendary boat that doesn't need too much work. Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you!! It is like half the size of the Columbia in terms of space, BUT... she's ready to go sailing!! I've been waiting for so long to finally go sailing!

mwahaha! This boat should be fast, it won a silly amount of races when it was introduced back in 1963. Wives tend to be good anti-boat devices 😂😂. As you can imagine, I'm single, hence 2 sailboats.

Jimmy, when the Columbia comes out of the water it will be for at least a year. I like living on the boat, so I needed another boat to put on my mooring ball. Plus, I really wanted to go sailing! This boat gives me the chance to finally learn how to sail and take some good trips. I’ll cover more details in future videos. Thanks for the comment.

@@ambiguousglobetrotter Right on and look forward to seeing them. Hope the solar panels are working out well for you!

@@jimmyteter The solar panels are working Ok for now. Not great but it gets the job done. I need to make an overhang above the stern to mount them permanently. So far I've struggled to reach above 10 or so amps @ ~ 13.5v. Seems low for 400w of solar capability. Also, the days are shorter now, so that eats into charging time as well. It's enough to run the fridge and the lights.

Yup, that’s the best part about it. Not much work needed at all, and it’s ready to go sailing!!

Yes sir! This boat is awesome!

🫡 thank you! Sunny days ahead.

@@ambiguousglobetrotter Lucille, Lol!

Yes sir, exciting times ahead! You’re right, this boat is built extremely well, plus it was maintained over the years. Thank you for the advice with the engine, I will try the penetrating oil. Rebuild kits for these engines aren’t too bad either, around $500-600 for the block and ~$200 for the head. I’ll know more once I get a chance to get into it and see where the failure point was.

@@ambiguousglobetrotter Good idea, all depends on whether it was overheating or water intrusion from fuel contamination. Overheating of course is bad.

Sure is! Not much to do here at all, she’s ready to go sailing. I’ll still find stuff do fix and update, can’t help it 😂.

You are quite right about that, I messed it up the first time because I was ignorant. So many mistakes, so many lessons, but that is what this life is all about. Thank you for the input, helps me learn from people who have more experience than me.

Aaron, I am still rocking. New episode is going to drop in about 2 hours. Other places would certainly be cheaper, but it looks like I'll be stuck here in San Diego for a while, not a bad place to be, just expensive as all hell!

Those figures are astronomical! I know it's much cheaper in other places around the country/world. I'm just stuck here in San Diego at the moment, it's home base. Lot's of struggles ahead.

What were some of the problems you ran into?

Thank you for the kind words, glad I could clarify a few things. I'll be installing another depth finder in a future video, stay tuned.

Hi, double check the two loosening screws on the side of the bracket. They keep the bracket from unlocking when you are underway. Loosen them to adjust hight, then tighten them once you have the motor in the position that you want it in. Hope that helps!

I'll be ouching my way all the way to the marina/bank... these boats sneak up on you! haha.

omfg indeed, this is what the learning process looks like when you're new to boating. Long journey ahead and lots of wtf moments await.

@@ambiguousglobetrotter fair play to you bro, get stuck on. I recently went of the idea of getting a sailboat due to the fact of how much hard work it is, finding somewhere to Moore up/ anchor, everything always breaking etc. decided the new plan is look into travelling around with a caravan, they are normally always build to living standards, less rocky, they have beds, showers central heating etc, and you can find plenty of free places to park up! Just need a good battery bank to keep everything ticking over like with a yacht :) good luck on your travels mate

@@joshmiddleton7541 caravans are a great idea for all the reasons you mentioned. I travelled across the US for about 4 months in an SUV, that was quite an adventure. All the problems with boats like anchoring, finding places, fixing things (DAILY), and costs are all things I’m dealing with currently. But I tell you what, it’s one heck of a ride! Haha!

@@ambiguousglobetrotter ah I bet it was amazing over the USA! I’m from UK so not much to do, you can drive from 1 end of my country to the other end in around 6/7h so not much to see 😂 my plan eventually will be to take the caravan over the Europe and explore places like Spain 🤩 maybe I will see you on your yacht one day haha

@@joshmiddleton7541 I like your plan, Europe is amazing! Hopefully in a couple of years I’ll make my way over to your side of the pond. But first, let’s fix this boat 😂.

Aaron, the math works out in my favor if you consider rental rates in San Diego. It's now the most expensive city in California. Boat life for the win! I'm staying the course, things just take time... lots and lots of time. lol.

You are certainly right about all of that. The hull "seems" sturdy enough, this boat was built like a tank. The waterproofing part I definitely messed up, that was something that shouldn't be skipped. Stay tuned, I'll go over more of this in future episodes. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thank you Craig! Fucken boats indeed. Gotta a surprise dropping later today... boats... lol.

Thank you George, new episodes will be coming regularly now. One is dropping in a few hours. Stay tuned.

I would love to be able to do all the repairs in the water. However, I think the Columbia is way past that point. I needs a complete rebuild. The keel bolts are my biggest worry with the ballast coming in at 10,300 lbs. That's not a job I can do while it's in the water. Bottom scraping is a complete pain in the butt, especially when the fouling paint has worn off. It builds up SO quickly.

Thank you, new episodes will be coming regularly now!

I've never heard of anyone removing the fouling on the hull while the boat is still in the water. That's usually only done with ships that are too large to be dry docked. Cruise ships, container ships etc.

You are so right, prioritization is key! Good advice on the pressure washing. Just need to make sure the marine will let me do that when the boat gets hauled out. One marine notified me that the hull needs to be clean before they pull it out, not sure what the rest of the marinas will say about that.

Thank you for the help, there is still SOO much for me to learn!

Hi Jasper, sorry for the late reply. Seems like you got your outboard bracket dialed in! I'll be posting some videos of how my bracket is functioning with the outboard. Good to hear that the boat will still move with all the fouling.

You are quite welcome! It's held up quite nicely so far. Overall I'm very happy with it.

Great to have you! I'll keep posting the content, lots of work ahead.

Glad you like them!

Thank you for reaching out and checking on me! I am doing well, uploading the next video as we speak. The "hurricane" or, "apocalypse" as was predicted by the news turned out to be a complete farse! All we got was a little bit of drizzle and 29 mph winds... I prepped for almost two days, expecting the worse.

Thank you for the kind words! Glad this video was helpful!

Good to hear! Congratulations on the purchase, we both have tons of work ahead of us!

Hi, thank you for the sub!! Fantastic to hear it made it all the way to the Caribbean! I was wondering if there would be any issues in the shallow water over there with the draft of this boat. Have you had any issues?