CD36 Bermuda to Boston Video

[John Ring]

I cobbled together some video of our recent return from Bermuda to Boston, a 700 nautical mile low speed adventure.

This is 1080p, so select 1080 and go full screen with sound for best viewing.

Here's the link: https://youtu.be/9S6d6HPn9RQ

Enjoy!
John & Crew
CD36 TIARA

[Sea Hunt Video]

John (and Sarah):

Excellent video Truly captured the sense of the return trip.

Sarah (the zip tie expert) is great crew.

Was she actually able to use large zip ties as an emergency engine belt If so, that is really fascinating that she came up with that idea. I have used zip ties for many, many things over the years. I NEVER would have thought to use them as an emergency engine belt. Young people these days are really gifted.

It's a good thing Sarah did not go overboard when she returned "Wilson" to his home. No PFD, no harness, no tether.

OUTSTANDING VIDEO

[Chrisa006]

Great video John, thanks for sharing!!

Years ago I heard that panty hose could be used as an emergency vbelt. May be hard to find on a boat...

[Steve Laume]

So Raven beat you home. I got to motor anytime I wanted to but still. I would have gone for multiple wraps of light line or used one of my spare belts. You racers just can't accept that extra weight I suppose. Zip ties! Good thing you had Sarah on board.

I noticed the pineapple in the galley and then it was sacrificed to the gods. Do you just not like pineapple or was this a good luck ritual. If the was the case, did you sacrifice one on the way down as well?

Great video and is was nice to get a chance to meet you both and hang out a bit in Bermuda, Steve.

[John Ring]

So Raven beat you home. I got to motor anytime I wanted to but still. I would have gone for multiple wraps of light line or used one of my spare belts. You racers just can't accept that extra weight I suppose. Zip ties! Good thing you had Sarah on board.

I noticed the pineapple in the galley and then it was sacrificed to the gods. Do you just not like pineapple or was this a good luck ritual. If the was the case, did you sacrifice one on the way down as well?

Great video and is was nice to get a chance to meet you both and hang out a bit in Bermuda, Steve.

Thanks All!

Steve - It was great hanging out with you in Bermuda. Huge thanks again for the dinghy rides to/from shore, much appreciated! Jim Walsh too!

It was the pulley on the alternator that actually failed & caused all the troubles. It wiped out the threads on the alternator shaft in the process. The alternator pulley went flying, and I never did find the nut that held it on. The belt itself was fine, as was my spare belt, but they were now far too long to connect just the water pump to the crank pulley, as the alternator was no longer available. The zip ties' adjustability allow adjustment to any length needed, and the grip was fantastic.

The key to the zip ties effectiveness is the shape & surface of the pulleys. I don't think zip ties would work on the original narrow V shaped pulleys that were on the motor before I swapped them out for the wide a K6 drive belt system to drive the new big Balmar alternator. The flat wide ribbed surface on the new pulleys dug into the tiny cross ribs on the zip ties beautifully, and they didn't slip at all. The crank then turned the water pump just fine, and the old Perkins could run & cool itself again. I assumed the zip ties, being hard plastic, would just slip, get hot, and melt, but they didn't. I should have taken Sarah's advice sooner - it would have cut a full day of struggling in light contrary winds & currents from our seven day passage.

Alas poor "Wilson": we both love pineapple, and fully planned on eating it. Unfortunately, Wilson went really bad, really fast, and took a leak on the counter top when we weren't looking. With that, he had to be committed to the deep. That was a pretty nice spiral Sarah threw before being sacked by Neptune!

Very Best,
John

[Steve Laume]

Thanks for the explanation. I did notice that you didn't include the alt in the jury rig but didn't catch on to the significance of that fact. I also forgot that you carried a grill on the rail and were not too concerned about weight.

"Alas poor "Wilson": we both love pineapple, and fully planned on eating it. Unfortunately, Wilson went really bad, really fast, and took a leak on the counter top when we weren't looking. With that, he had to be committed to the deep. That was a pretty nice spiral Sarah threw before being sacked by Neptune!"

That was all pretty damn funny.

Biting flies and becalmed is what hell must be like, Steve.

[Joe Myerson]

Great video, John. And great zip-tie engineering, Sarah. Thanks for posting.