In the Age of Sail, sailors used tow-rags, a long rope ending in a short rag that hung from the ship’s head, which was the toilet area for regular sailors. This system was used to assist in docking ships and was used when most ships were too large to be safely beached. Steam tugs were not yet invented, but if ships anchored off shore, they could land or ship men and cargo using their own smaller cogs.
The most famous cog is probably the Bremen cog, discovered in the 1960s in Bremen, Germany. The move to the pure sailing ship came with small but steadily increasing technical innovations that more often allowed ships to sail with the wind behind them. Sails changed from a large square to a small square, and the head was the ship’s toilet. The tow-barge system did not cause the demise of commercial sail; rather, both systems gave way to evolutionary developments at approximately the same time.
For at least a thousand years, the primary type of sailing ship was the square. Most ships in the age of fighting sail would tow their boats if possible, making them partially accessable. Some of the earliest steam vessels were actually tugboats, whose job was to tow sailing vessels in harbors and coastal waters.
Warping involved using a long rope (the warp) between the ship and a fixed point on the shore, pulled on by a capstan on shore or on the ship. Ships boats have always provided transport between the shore and other ships. When towing damaged ships, boats, and yachts, it is important to use the right towing technique.
📹 Can You TOW A SAILBOAT With Another Sailboat? – Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 304
Is our 78HP engine strong enough to tow another sailboat? This is the question we asked ourselves when our buddy boat Calico …
📹 How small tugboats move massive ships
When compared to big vessels, tugboats are quite tiny and might seem weak to the eye. But it’s the function that matters, not the …
I know that being in the northern areas during the winter has a lot of challenges, but I want you to know how very much I enjoy and look forward to your vlogs. You inspire me. You educate me. You make me smile. And I really have enjoyed learning about a part of the country we seldom see and to see it from a totally different perspective has been so wonderful. As a nature photographer, I have now added that particular region of Maine to my bucket list. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! (Also, I absolutely adore The Nugget. You are doing a great job as parents, especially when she is in meltdown monster mode.)
I absolutely love perusal your articles. I am trying to catch up on your adventures and loving every one I see. My dad was a sailor. He got the bug when he was in the Navy and I grew up sailing with the family. Our boat was docked in Long Beach, CA. I remember when we sailed all the way to the Catalina Island. Unfortunately, I have really bad motion sickness and find it difficult being on a sailboat now. My dad bought a 54ft sailboat in 1997 and planned to sail around the world and was excited when he got his Captain’s license. Sadly, he passed away from a massive heat attack in his sleep in 1998. He went down to the boat to get it ready for a race the next day and passed on his boat. Respectfully, we honored him by giving him a burial at sea. I miss him every day! I will continue to support your website and will live vicariously through your adventures. My dad’s favorite song was Sailing by Christopher Cross. Much love to you both and baby Nuggs. If you are ever in Southern CA, Id love to meet you all!
Oil Filter Change: When changing out a side mounted oil filter, try using a Ziploc or grocery bag around the filter prior to removal. Not perfect but usually helps me minimizing the mess. They also sell kits that thread over the old filter mount and allow you to remotely mount the oil filter. Love you guys!
Funny you say you find working on Delos calming. Working in the engine room (anywhere on the boat really) with my old man on our 90′ commercial scalloper had the same effect on me. They’re also my favorite memories of my old man and times I deeply cherish. We fixed everything ourselves and for big jobs (main engine rebuilds/replacement, changing turbos etc) we would work directly with the crane operators, welders and diesel mechanics we contracted to save on labor costs. We even got the whole family together and “grubbed up” the boat ourselves at BJ’s Wholesale Club before every trip. The looks on shopper’s faces when they’d see us in line with 4 huge flat carts and 7 or 8 shopping carts full of food and supplies. Then we’d clean the boat ourselves after every trip. Anyhow! Another Friday, another enjoyable Delos article. I’d bet as Sierra gets older, she’ll be keen to gear up and get her hands dirty with Dad! 🍻 Safe travels!
My husband, two kiddos, and I live in a thousand square foot home. For the last three years though, we have spent six to seven months out of the year living in our camper. We love living in a small space together, but there are absolutely those days. Those days, where you just wish everybody has about 500 square feet to themselves, to spread out. Getting outside, absolutely helps 💛
Hey guys! Awesome to see you guys growing you little family. Me and my hubby raised our son on a boat in Norway for the first 4 years of his life. I found he loved to throw things in the water from the boat, and a bucket full of stones/shells etc to chuck from the rail overboard kept him very buisy and happy for those rainy days when they fuss and need stuff to do.. ♡ From South Africa
Brian & Kaza, Keep cruzin! I really appreciate the transperancy in these vids. Brian, I think u r smart and appreciate how you make problem solving a priority as something worth filming. Owning anything takes maintenance and I get so much satisfaction seeing you take care of business. Not to mention how Kaza’s joined forces with you. Thank you so much for the really fun perusal time. I am living vicariously!
I am totally with you on the oil filters mounted on the side. What I have done on some tractors is install an “oil filter relocation kit”. With that, you can mount the filter on the wall of the engine compartment. Depending on the length of hoses you could mount it anywhere. You should easily be able to find one that’ll fit your engine. Hope that helps, Rob
I have watched almost all episodes now. One constant for me has been the thrill of visiting places that I had never even heard of, or that are just place names to me. Many places are way off the beaten track, and in other places where tourists do visit, you show the everyday more interesting side of life. No travelogue could hope to be as complete or as honest as your adventures. Such professional excellence in article making too! So, thank you for continuing your website where others might have quit, and continuing the excellent presentation of your real-life adventures.
You might look into an oil filter relocation fitting that fits where the filter now goes and has hose barbs to route hoses to a better filter location. You’d also need the adapter on the other end for your filter to screw onto. I know these are made for old air-cooled beetles mostly for the baja bug market but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t find one for a kubota or whatever it is you have
Brian, I am the same way. Unfortunately I don’t have a boat to learn on haha, but I absolutely love working on my cars. It’s so therapeutic, saves you a lot of money, you learn every square in of your car (or boat) and you get that sweet satisfaction of doing the job all by yourself. That’s funny that you got a fuel filter. We all make those mistakes. One mistake I’ve made like that, was back when I was changing my alternator on my old focus, I was trying to loosen the mounting bolts. Turns out, I was tightening them…. never caught my mistake cause I figured they were just seized up. Ending up snapping one bolt in half. Yep. You guessed it, I had half of a bolt still mounted in the alternator. Turned that day job into a week. Man that was not fun. LEFT LOOSEY, RIGHTY TIGHT. Never forget! Hahaha. Anyways, I love perusal you work on Delos. I feel like I learn so much. Stay safe and warm out there guys!
Another fabulous article. Thank you! I’m not at all sure that a screaming baby is less stressful on shore, but you handle it so well. I sometimes used to sit and cry too! You do look just a little tired Kazaa but you’re doing it! Find Brian’s maintenance bit so interesting, memories of car maintenance and filters always, always being inaccessible. Oh and bravo for the tow.
I found your website in the winter of 2019 and watched from the first episode until now, I’ve fallen in love with your adventures and your family and your friends and your travels aboard your home Delos. Thank you sincerely for allowing me to vicariously live through you guys. Many more adventures to come thank you.
I moved to Alaska in my late 20s.. raised a family I commercial fished both on shore and on boats, worked as a dock worker,, lived off grid, worked on oil platforms. The weather is no joke, some of the most DANGEROUS waters I have ever seen .. but also the most beautiful place.. I’m drawn to the sea. Always have been …Now I’m south. Refitting a little piece of the dream . I love perusal your articles, Brian your such a calm logical thinking captain it will serve you well.. STAY AWAY FROM THE BEARING SEA on your travels.. Always may your sails be full my friend ..
In the late 70’s I sailed on one of the schooners out of Camden for the summer. Back then with no radar, GPS and electronic charts it was completely different. You guys have done stuff that we could never do back then. My captain always said if you can sail down east you can sail anywhere. I see Kazaa said it correct in this article going “down east” instead of “north”.
Kazza, I feel you! There are those days when it feels you are done and everything seems helpless. Glad you have possibility to walk around in nature from time to time. This helped us a lot with our little one and still helps. And I am sure you know that this too will pass 🙂 Kram! And thank you for sharing and inspiring with your ups&downs, excitements&disappointments 🙏🤗 😍
FriYAY Delos! Kazza welcome to parenthood eh? All parents have those days where we’re not feeling it. You guys need a second nugget so they can entertain each other. Brian – you can buy remote mounts for any filter and put it wherever you want it! You can also get an electric oil pump to remove your old oil. I love mine. It makes boat oil changes much easier. Much love as always!!
hey brian and Kaza. my brother is a freshwater fisherman here in KY. he has a depthfinder/sonar unit on his boat that shows the bottom in amazing detail. it runs on a single 12 v battery. maybe something like that on maggie would help you scope out websites and anchorages before risking your keel when water is less than krystal clear. love your articles – stay safe.
Hello from Argentina. I hope my comment is not annoying, just from experience, I have 2 children (4 and 7 years old) and at that age their discomfort was due to the teeth that were coming out. I know that it is difficult to spend all day with children in a small space (with confinements we all learned it) sometimes music calms them down, sometimes dancing (even if space is little) sometimes doing nothing and letting them get bored and explore. They were born in Patagonia and with the cold and the wind they walked as if nothing, now we live in Buenos Aires and are used to the humidity and the changing temperature. She shows she is well and happy, you are doing well !! you are good have no doubts. Much love !!
Question: How do you make sure that Nugget learns social contact to other kids? Now, it was only natural, that she thinks “I am the only queen on earth”. She gets no chance to learn how to share toys, assert herself, deal with conflicts (“aww, somebody wants my toy!!”) or develop empathy. I am no expert but I guess social contact to other kids is important for learning to speak and communicate. I am wondering because these are abilities that are hard to catch up later. These abilities are established now for her entire life.
Your comments about the ease of living in contrasting lattitudes served to solidify my judgment that the daily additional challenges of living at altitude or 40 North and more grows a local who is more likely to see that “flatlanders” appear ‘soft’ and ill-prepared. My opinion may be shadowed by the fact that there is 24″ of new snow on the ground, and hurricane-force winds are forecast for tomorrow night. Around here, we don’t NAME the wind storms. Greetings from Mt. Shasta, California.
Thanks for the shout out to the northeast sailor! 👍 I grew up sailing in Nova Scotia with my family and now live in Sambro where it’s said ” if you can sail here you can sail anywhere in the world” ! Also Karin I can relate somewhat, I homeschooled my 2 daughters in a tiny house by the sea and have always said that the beach is the best babysitter 😄 Safe travels to ya’ll! 💙
Yes, guys. Sailing in Maine, especially Down East, is challenging and harder than the tropics. My bride and I have sailed there for almost 30-years before moving south. It is why we were able to give you so many tips on where to go and stuff. And then I realized, you are not in real time which was a bummer. But, hey. You had fun. ✨✌️💕✨⛵️🍷✨
I got towed once! I’d just put my my 20 foot sailboat into the water. The launch is on the east shore of the “Bluff” on Keuka Lake, NY. Well, I had some wind to get me going but then it petered out and I started drifting toward the somewhat rocky shoreline. I tried to get my 4 hp outboard going, but it would not start (found out later – water in the gas!). So there I was stuck with my (retractable) keel grounded – which happily kept the hull from hitting the rocks. After repeated attempts to start my outboard, a power boat came by, I flagged them down and they were nice enough to tow me out to where there was some WIND! So I can sympathize with Calico Skies! (hey, that rhymes!) Hey on that recon you did, Brian, you were supposed to be in a kayak! According to 2:46 : – ? Instead you were in good old Maggie. Hey, I once got stuck in a mud hole. My shoe was even sucked off! BTW – What were those things floating in lines back in that inlet? They are very easy to see at 6:26 . Then we get engine/generator maintenance! Yea! : – ) I wonder, could Delos ever be converted to 100% electric? Dan and Kika’s boat is smaller but they seem to have done a good job with it. In fact, they recently coined the phrase – Do you want to sail, or be a diesel mechanic? I do think going electric would be harder on a large boat like Delos. Next at 9:55 we find that cuuutttee little Nugget cleaning up the beach! I wonder with her in a bad mood, is she still teething? And, yes, I am serious. I’m not teething you.
Love the comments/content from the both of you 🙂 really get a sense of what it’s like, to do what you guys do. Everyday is an experience, lots of joy on the never ending journey. Some days are a challenge, that is for sure! Overall you are enjoying life to the fullest. Really thinking of the words said- to get to this place you have to earn it! Deep words that represents a lot in life and the successes we can achieve with hard work.
I just love these articles so much. I like perusal your tropical adventures, but I’m relating so hard to these Maine ones. I live aboard my 40′ Beneteau on the west coast (PNW), and it is so similar: tiny, dodgy anchorages, cold cold water, tides, fog, currents, so much love for your hydronic heater, 2 hours of preparation for a 20 minute walk ashore (ha – so true), children so bundled they can barely walk, things going sideways with attention split between kids losing their poop and boats behaving badly, and such stunningly beautiful surroundings that no amount of cold, suffering and mishap can erase the awe… our prawn and crab traps are never as bad as those lobster traps though!
Tides, fog, lobster boats, lobster pots (with and without toggles), frigid water year round, rocks, wild winds, and don’t forget wild reversing currents…but then theres the history, the scenery, the endless coves and islands, the villages, the schooners, lobster rolls, bakeries, steamer clams, mussels, blueberries, fresh haddock, and lobster everything. Maine has a lot going for it.
Brain, I appreciate your approach to self maintenance and DIY projects. I’m the same way with my home, family vehicles & boats. I saw you do something that I have been doing for years. It is why I change the oil myself. I fill the new filter with oil. That and knowing I’m using quality oil is why I deal with the trouble and mess of an oil change. I can’t recall anyone ever advising me to fill the filter. However, I can’t imagine it being a good thing for the volume of air in the filter to be pumped through the bearings. Enjoy every moment with Sierra! You would miss so much if you were doing the 9 to 5
What a gorgeous place, but wow, the lobster pots sure make things difficult! I think I’m also getting a much better understanding as to why Daley adventure went to land when Ayla was a toddler. It must be very difficult to manage their desire for mobility in a confined space when ‘going outside to play’ on land is such a production! I didn’t get it then, probably because we didnt see much of the negative, but perusal the struggle I am now remembering family toddlers and imagining what it would be like without any large play rooms or covered porches to ride big wheels etc…. Kudos to you both for managing with grace such a difficult situation requiring creative solutions every day!
On my way from Portugal to Madeira, a few days into the trip my buddy boat friend called me to say he had lost his rudder. I towed his 36″ sailboat with my 34″ sailboat at 5kts under engine (25HP) and full sails, for 35 hours until we reached Quinta do Lorde on Madeira island. Yes towing a sailboat with another one is doable but stressful. Cheers, Richard
most normal children are very easy to engage in something that will interest them – one thing i noticed, first time we’ve watched you all, is that – if your child can pick-up their own drink, then they can easily be taught how to feed themselves, which, is like a great challenge and accomplishment for them – also, allow them to HELP in the smallest things and then give them praise for their effort and effect – you both seem real sweet – always make sure that your dreams are real/attainable, and then go for the gold…hugs…
I have the same messy filter change issue. My solution is to make an oil gutter (from rubber roofing material) which directs the oil as it pours from the filter into a catch basin. The flexible rubber allows the “gutter” to be flexed into position then shaped into a gutter. This has worked well for years. Good luck! Thanks for the entertaining articles.
I am with you on the oil filter design deal, Brian. Dunno WTH they are thinking designing some of this stuff. One trick I use that works…sometimes…I get a 1 quart plastic bag ready to slide over the filter, then use a Phillips screw driver or ice pick and hammer and put a hole in the oil filter where it can drain. Then slide the ziplock on, and let it drain into the bag. Unscrew the filter “in the bag” once you have most of the oil out. Then drain it all into your recycle bin. It cuts down on the oily rag/paper towel mess considerably.
Regarding your oil filter: I have seen a few folks install remote filter mounting brackets on their engines. Basically a fitting that screws into the oil filter mount with high temperature hoses on it that lead to a mounting bracket and fitting you can mount on the bulkhead in a more convenient location. This is done (aftermarket) on automobiles and boats where they have the same issue you have: An engine designed with an oil filter in a really difficult location.
Hi Delos crew! Regarding your main engine and possibly the genset oil filter setup. On Googly, type in “Volvo Penta remote oil filter adapters” or, just oil filter adapters…and you will find a decent selection of adapters that allow you to mount the filter itself vertically. We have done this to many race cars, boats and street cars. It adds extra capacity (can use a bigger filter) as well, better for cooling/reliability.
@ BRIAN SV DELOS : Quite often they make adaptors for oil filters many engines. Especially industrial engines. Do a search under your engine brand and number, for a 90* oil filter adaptor. Another thing you can do is form is form up some aluminum foil to make a catch/funnel to direct the oil into something the size of the oil filter. Set it under the bottom of the filter and use a screw driver and hammer to punch a hole in the filter to drain it slowly onto the aluminum foil then on into a peanut butter jar or something alike. I do this every time I change my compressor oil and did it for years on customer cars. Just make sure you can get the filter off before you poke a hole in it!! Hope this helps!!
Oil Filters\r \r Brian, this week’s YouTube presentation showed you changing the oil filters on your motor. You were commenting on the difficulties changing filters installed in a horizontal position and not a vertical position. Although you handled the issue well, it is not difficult to understand the problem and the potential of a serious mess.\r \r I would like to take credit for this suggestion but I saw it on another YouTube sailing site., Sailing Sophisticated Lady. Captain Rick, another Canadian, showed a way to handle the problem of the horizontal oil filter.\r \r He took a plastic bag, with no holes, and several pieces of paper towel and wrapped that around the filter. Then he slowly removed the filter always making sure that the filter was deep in the bag and the neck of the bag well above the top of the filter. He just undid the filter and dropped it into the bag…no mess.\r \r This was after the old oil was removed.\r \r You can catch it on YouTube within the last few weeks, not more than two months back.\r \r Enjoy your shows.\r \r Fair winds. \r \r Be safe.
I really love seeing the baby’s adventures with you all. I remember mine at that age and they were so much fun. In fact, they were a total joy, right up until they became teenagers. I somehow managed to survive the high school years but it was horrible. Now, my daughter is dealing with her 13 year old son and I can’t stop laughing at her.
One reason the OEM’s put filters on sideways or sometimes upside down is to stop people from prefilling the filters, that practice can introduce a lot of cantaminates. especially bad for newer fuel systems. A few people already suggested but you can buy relacating kits to make services a lot eassier!
I too had a problem with messy oil filters leaking black oil all over the place on removal. I now fit a zip lock bag over the filter before complete removal but after loosening first so it spins easily. I stuff the bag with some soft absorbant waste paper and then turn the loosend filter off inside the bag with leaking oil going right into the paper inside the bag. No mess! Kenelm Russell
I live in the Pacific northwest have been cruising for a couple of years out hear and I’m prepping to finally go south covid is a whole new challenge. But we are making it work you guys inspired me to do this although I am a motor cruiser your adventures have inspired me a lot so thanks for that all the best from mv melanie rose. Vancouver Canada.
Hey Brian, the problem you’re noting on oil filter location is somewhat dictated because designers have to make engines fit in unknown multiple craft, in the most compact fashion for widest acceptance range.. also orientation is to try and prevent air pockets/drainback in filters or hoses. You could do this… make the filters all remote mounted to come out to an add in panel that slots down low, into brackets beside motor; and is pinned/bolted for easy removal if more direct engine access is needed. If you can add an oil block heater to engine you can use stored e-power to reduce engine wear, since most wear comes from start ups in cold conditions year round. This would also allow hot water from engine sooner for showers, ( or are you all insta heater now ? ) less waiting for engine to drive boat etc. You showed cleaning of the 1st acqua filter… couldn’t you put a pair of diverter valves on either sides for cleaning, even treating with chlorine back flush ? Love this series sailing where most of us are from in northern climates, as contarst to sunny blue water all the time. very impressed you could tow Calico in time of need, hope to see more follow up on trans problem, recovery repairs or replacement.
I was out on Lake Erie in my sailboat and a powerboat from my marina was broke down with the distress flag flying. I offered him a tow back to the marina. He declined as he thought he’d never hear the end of it and didn’t want me towing him with sail power. I got back to the marina and told EVERYONE. The welcoming committee was delirious with laughter when Tow Boat US brought him in.
Brian, i loosen up the filter enough so that i can turn it by hand then i stab a hole in it with my favorite philips head screw driver then turn it so that the new hole points down and i drain it, then a little piece of tape to plug the hole. i only started doing it because one day i ran out of oil absorbent pads and discovered that i don’t need them. My favorite Philips head screwdriver also quit rusting….
One trick for side mounted oil filters is to make a small trough or gutter out of a piece of cereal box type cardboard, then punch a hole on the side of the filter with a hammer and screwdriver then drain most of the oil before plugging the hole with a wad of paper and unscrewing the filter, the only thing is to be ABSOLUTELY sure you have the right replacement filter.
En Place for cooking, have everything like peeler, knife, screwdrivers, special tools (oil filter wrench, etc)… Size differential between the Delos & Calico helps, a big dinghie… Drag coefficient And tonnage. It’s not a barge, not taking on water, can’t water ski behind it, but could pull a mesh of dirty diapers, if sealife didn’t think it was food, as a prewash… Tow lines wondered if strong enough, with cars, trucks it’s chain/cable… LLBean is popular for clothing needs, not much thong weather that far North, but variety. Sailing to Sweden may take more practice. Likely got a taste with 80North pre baby… More to do and learn…
Brian, watched your oil filter change, and the issue of side mount filters making a mess. I had the same issue with various equipment, and decided to invest in remote oil filter kits. Basically the kit comes with a mounting plate for where the filter usually mounts, and hoses and fittings that connect the mounting plate to a new remote filter mount in a more convenient location. I don’t know what engine or generator models you have, but I would bet those manufactures have such a kit. If not, search Amazon for “remote oil filter kit”. There are a number of different ones, and probably a good place to start. If you want me to, I can research possibilities for you, just need engine & generator year/make/model……….Cheers, Rick
Oil filter mess – Remote mounting the oil filter would be your solution. There are adapter kits that mount a plate to the oil filter fitting on the motor and have hoses that run to another plate that receives the standard filter you currently use. The remote plate/bracket can be mounted with the filter in any position you want.
The oil filter on my Ericson 38-200, also is mounted on the side of the motor. To cut down on the oil mess I put a one gallon ziplock bag over the filter as I unscrew it, the filter and 99% of the oil goes into the bag. The little bit left drips onto the soaking pad that I place under it. Give it a try, you might work for you also.
I have seen boats with filter re location kits for just that reason. The kit was some sort of attachment that attaches to the engine where the filter goes. Then hoses run to some sort of mounting easily accessibly on a wall or something somewhere. Then the oil filter attaches to this new mounting point. This looks like a situation where this would definitely be handy.
We have been towing with 22 feet sailboat outboard engine 6 hp much larger 38 feet or something or more. It was norwegian fiord and was below zero, they try to tow this boat by dinghy ROWING and almost stay in place 🙂 so we give tow to dinghy which try to tow this high freeboard vessel and then as a 3 vessel convoy all on one small 6 hp outboard we thanks to Lord we reach cosy marina 🙂 we rescued these Vikings 🙂
Agree with your observation about boat design and engine compartments. It’s always been a mystery to me why all these boat designers cram the engine into a tiny box with no room to work on it. It’s like they design the boat and then wonder where they should put the engine as an afterthought. Someday, some smart designer will figure it out. It can’t be that hard.
I have a lot of reservations about doing a service when I wasn’t in Port. It’s just too easy to find a problem or cause a problem that you don’t have the parts for when you’re in the boonies. How do you say, don’t fix it when it’s not broke, when you’re not in port. And then where are you? Of course your sailboat, that gives you an extra degree of reliability at least when the wind blows, although getting out of this scenario, read obstacle course, without an engine would be icky.
you can fix that oil filter mess with a remote mount filter kit from an auto parts store, just figure out what size the filter base on the engine is and get a matching adaptor to fit, mount the nw remote filter base in a convent location and plumb it up with hoses, just make sure to run the lines out to in so the oil filter works properly
brian. you should check out the south main auto YT website. he runs a car repair shop in upstate NY. articles are informative and he has a great dry humor. maybe drill hole in side of filtered then twist 1/8 to drain in a stream to catch in funnel. sometimes i use a plastic folgers coffee can to jam under the filter to catch the drainage at the lip.
Father of four here. Something you might want to consider getting now that Nugget is getting bigger: A hand cranked baby food grinder. We saved so much time, effort, and money just by grinding our meals up for the kids when they were Nugget’s age. We cooked one meal for everyone. Our kids thrived on it. We still kept a supply of jar baby food on hand but only as a back up when we couldn’t cook a proper meal for whatever reason. All cooked food can be ground. Meats, veg, fruit, if it’s soft it can go in the grinder. Dishes are just as tasty as if they hadn’t been ground. I know because I taste tested everything. We did this for all four of our kids. It worked great. We eventually passed our grinder on to another couple when we didn’t need it anymore. Something like this is what I mean. amazon.com/Munchkin-Baby-Food-Grinder-Light/dp/B000GB0NZA Fair winds!
in the aviation world there is a similar problem with oil filters. What you can do is remotely mount your filters. what you need is an adapter plate to mount on the engine that will mimic the oil filter. The adapter has lines on it so you can mount the other end (where the filter attaches) in a more convenient location. Makes sense?
Kazza, dont be frustrated. “The upbringing of a human being, needs a whole village!” There are societies in this world, they cant believe that it is even posible to raise a child as one human or couple, as well… Probably in every times, there where social contacts and strong company in societies the common way of raising children.
It never ceases to amaze me that the diesels are using rubber impellers. I cannot imagine what the engine designers were thinking that led them to decide that a critical part that is designed to wear out in 6 months is a good idea. I cannot imagine Cummins designing something like that. How hard would it be to design pumps that have impellers that last a long time. Imagine an automotive water pump going out as often as the diesel impeller. No one would buy the car.
You know it’s good and perfectly fine to let your child cry for a little while an let it all out of her system!! That is just what children do at this age..🤗 You can put her in a crib or room area where you don’t necessarily have to be right next to her to listen to it either.. it’s called time out for babies and yourself for crying out loud lol.. an called parenting as well..just a word of advise to help you out Blessings to you ✌️💕🙏😊
It begins with Desire and runs through the gamut of Trials and Tribulations along with the Spice of Life and it will end with Desire. The Full Circle of Life. Keep the the Vessel in good shape every day and The Spice of Life in everything you do. On a cold wet voyage- Pumpkin Soup and Fresh Sour Dough Bread- Simple and Good! Right?
Just checked: I’m still subbed and bell is at “all” and rec’d no notification, goldarnit! (How’s that for a ’50s TV dodging of the cuss words?) If you search, you can find adapters for a remote filter location. It sounds like just your kind of fix. It looks as if you have enough bulkhead space in the engine compartment. I’m gonna check out 80 North, if only for more Brian and Blue footage. Fair winds and following seas!
I saw some interesting features on the map at 2:32 – what are the dark grids at 2 o’clock the 7×3 grid and 12 o’clock the 2×3 grid? Also in Mud Hole there was several floating lines of objects at 3:27 & 6:29 & 16:29 – an oyster farm perhaps? Probably the nicest day you had doing boat work on Delos in a long while. That nice cool weather sure beats working in a 100F+ engine bay to get the maintenance done. Another great episode of the beautiful north-east coast of the USA. Thanks!
Tropics means living outside with outside activities, colder climate means living inside and have more cultural inside activities. One has to have a little of both, I guess. On land, the little Siera could have stayed a couple of days at gran or an auntie so you and HB could have a little time off. On a boat, there’s no time off, always the three of you. Can you create a time off for the two of you? I always have to think about the adage: “it takes a village to raise a child”.
Yes of course you can. My father did exactly that when a friend of his lost is mast in the Bay of Biscay in a Force 10 storm in 1961. He was subsequently awarded The Royal Cruising Club Seamanship Medal and the account of the voyage was published in The RCC Journal (aka Roving Commissions) “Not According to Plan” page 217. 0:03 0:03
To all you sailors out there. If you do end up towing another vessel. Your engines are on motor mounts, to reduce noise. Tug boats and most every commercial vessel has their engines hard mounted directly to their stringers so they can pull or push without tearing the engine off it’s mounts. Doesn’t mean you can’t, just don’t overdo it.
Boy…hope Calico makes it…it sure looks bad with that wind and the potential to be blown onto the rocks (lee shore).Hopefully their engine and transmission was working..if it was I would at least put it forward just a little (idle) to take the strain off the rode and anchor…regardless I would be trying to sail away if possible but the wind angle makes it look like that may not be possible. Not sure where the land lies from this view…Land is your enemy…Best…
Pour charger le filtreur à l’huile sans problème, il suffi de dévisser le filtreur 1/2 tour, faire un petit trou à l’aide d’un clou sur le dessus, revisser le filtreur apres avoir placer un petit récipient dessous Pour plus de rapidité percer un second trou sur le dessus pour sortir l’air, et le tour est jouer sans dégats,
Brian, one idea you can follow up on is to buy and install a remote oil kit for your engine. Maybe there is a manufacture that makes one for your particular oil filter. They are application specific so research it thoroughly and carefully. The idea is that you would mount a kit onto your existing generator where the filter normally is located, and then mount the remote filter filter where it would be easier for you to routinely change the oil filter without dripping the oil from the filter all over the place, as you are now, because of the poor design of the OEM filter location. There are two lines typically included in a kit, one feeding the oil to the filter, and one returning the oil back to the engine from the filter. To give you an example, check out this link. speedwaymotors.com/Small-Block-Chevy-Remote-Oil-Filter-Relocation-Kit-Vertical-Port,352058.html Good luck! Jim
How to stop a spoiled child from screaming all the time? I learned this the hard way with my first son who I spoiled and turned into a screaming monster that no one wanted to be around. Took my second husband to shock me into reality of a couple of whacks on the butt shut him right up. Didn’t take but a few times of that and all that was needed was to say; you want a reason to scream? Instant quiet. Of course my son was not so good whenever it was just me and him because I was the spoiler. Things sure changed when boy 2 and then 3 came along. Lol. All I can say in perusal is that if you don’t stop her screaming now it only gets worse as they get older and figure out more ways to run your lives. Bad behavior is not cute although I see many comments otherwise. I bet they wouldn’t be saying them if they had to put up with a screaming child? All kids get board no matter where they live and need to learn how to entertain themselves. They don’t learn that if you are always doing it for them. I’m a great grandma now and have taken in many abused kids along the way so when I tell you firmness is security, it’s because I have a lifetime of learning what works. Blessings.
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