WOW what a beautiful place to be stressed tho, it's not all plain sailng is it ..was glad you got her up running and made the excutive decision to push on..if anyone can do it, it's you James

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Stunning beauty!!!!

Thank you for helping Holly out!..That was so nice

I was watching wind hippie sailing Replace her engine in new Zealand and spat out my tea when I saw your good self helping her, it took my little and old brain to work that out! always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing. 🥂To nomads everywhere 🍻

Sometimes the trouble with starters is corrosion especially around salt water. I would check all the connections and take the solenoid apart, usually the contacts are burnt,clean them up. Also if you have to take the starter apart, check the brushes and clean up the comuntator and clean out the slots,dirt and crap build up there! I have been working on motors since I was 16...I am 65 now..lol! Wish I could be there to help you. It would save you a few bucks! I do all of my repairs! Hope you enjoy your stay, and safe travels! Love your videos!

Whenever I need to chill, I watch your channel and love all the amazing things you have experienced. Thank you so much for sharing so we can experience them too. May the wind be forever in your sails. ❤

@assifkhan3803

Жыл бұрын

I said the same thing to my wife the other day.james is so calming .I take him to be my Maharishi of the sea.

Geez - kudos to you James - i would have been stressed out of my head.. Adventure tax - i am going to borrow that if you don't mind.

keep a spare starter doused in WD40 in a big ziplock bag

@DIYMikeT

Жыл бұрын

that si good idea, i was thinking about installing a manual crank starter. Like the old days

@bubbleobill267

Жыл бұрын

I like to vacuum bag all my spares!.

@curbstomp3126

Жыл бұрын

@@bubbleobill267 I vaccuum seal mine with oxygen absorber in sealed bag.

@assifkhan3803

Жыл бұрын

Thanks another good tip to note down in my book

Hope you buy a second starter and have this one rebuilt as a spare.

Sounds like dirty contacts in the solenoid cap on the starter motor. May just need to pop the cap off (may need soldering iron) sand the heads of the bolts and the rectangular plate that contacts them and Chuck it back together

Another great video. Glad you blew that starter apart n got it working. Just enough to make it to the next cheese burger. Killer job, James!

hahah the pronunciation interlude...glad you made it okay to the main island despite the engine troubles...

That has to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Not a bad place to contend with (inevitable - it's a boat) mechanical issues . Thanks for frequently showing charts/nav equipment screens. ...it demystifies the process a little.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Really gorgeous place for sure !

Those Yanmar starters are usually extremely durable. The only times I've seen them fail is getting water/corrosion in them. Glad you could get it going.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they are built like tanks compared to the new ones for sale

@mmullaley

Жыл бұрын

I'm an hobby mechanic...I see about 10 a year and most because of engines that wouldn't start and they kept turning it over and warped the armature.

No fun. Been in this situation a few times. I did have a Ferryman diesel on my Alberg 35. The starter went out and I didn’t replace it for several months…….it was hand crankable and so easy and dependable to do. I know that the Bukh that Wind Hippy has is hand crankable. A great feature for smaller engines. The other route that I have good in civilization is have a Starter/ alternator shop rebuild it. Have had very good luck and saved lots of money this way. Also I’m sure that you tried this but I have extended a limp along solution on a bad starter by banging it with a hammer to get it to go away from the dead spot on the windings. Hope you find a solution there.

Many thanks for these videos on the Yasawas, James. My boat is in Vuda Point marina and having explored the eastern Lau Group last season I plan to visit the Yasawas this season. And I liked your quip about pronunciation police, if you watch my Fiji videos I butchered the pronunciation of every island at some point, not to mention the bizarre rules of Fiji writing versus expression, for example, every "g" is expressed with a "n" before it, so the islands of Ogea and Fulaga are expressed as Ongea and Fulanga. You even see the latter sometimes used on maps and in guides, it is a mess, apparently invented by early missionaries for reasons that elude me.

Hello James! Absolutely love your videos, you are a great inspiration. I have been working towards my dreams for a few years now and soon I will set out on an adventure of my own, although on foot only. I love FP and you give me a lot of motivation!

Beautiful passage video James! Glad you were able to get the starter to work after all that effort! Looking forward to the next video and, as always, may fair winds be with you my friend! 🌬⛵

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

It’s was a day of beautiful light and still seas

Yes, and either Boshield T-9 or HD Corrosion X is MUCH better that WD-40 for lasting ability. Also wrap it in a cloth before bagging it. But indeed a spare: starter, alternator, fresh and Seawater pumps and mixing elbo are a must for me now.

Glad you made it sometimes you can hit the solenoid with a hammer or wrench 😮😮😮😮 but it get it to unstick itself and start moving its usally fine but its diffenitly gonna get worse so replacement needed asap

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Yep

The lighting a 9:55 … wow great episode James

Ahhh the joys of sailing nice video / music in the middle

Sorry to hear you’re having issues with the starter James. Hope you can get it all sorted without too much hassle. It could be worse ie you could be somewhere very rough and cold!

Great skills James sorting ya stater good fortures for knowing ya ship dude....hope ya get sorted ...n navigate your passage sweet as.

My 1946 jeep has a special nut on the crank pulley just for that situation, but while it's designed to push the crank handle off the nut when it starts, it's old tech, it's a little dicey and I wouldn't want to do it at sea.

Hey James, stumbled upon your channel along with a couple of others, and my dream of getting a cruiser and sailing away into the sunset has been reignited! Next time you're near a mainland, buy some strong magnets and stick them around whatever piece you're working on, that way there's a good chance what ever nut or bolt you drop won't fall very far, failing that, one of those magnetic telescopic wands are good for finding something ferrous in a spot that you can't see. All the best and good luck!

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Stainless steel is not magnetic

That glass is no good for sailing but made for some gorgeous shots. "Adventure Tax" 😅- Thank you so much.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

For sure 😂

awesome bratha

A stunningly beautiful passage. Happy for you that the starter at least got you to where you needed to be. I am just blown away how you can pass through coral in the dark without running into it. haha. Do you have technology taking care of that? Silly question no doubt! All the best with repairs/parts and purchases. Happy Sails until we see you again, Seastar 🤩

Holly showed us how she manually cranks her engine and starts it. Not sure how large of an engine one could have and do that. She had a small engine of course. But, she is a small lady.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

I have tried it with mine and never had luck with getting it to actually start.

I sent you a few bucks, via PayPal since I don't do patron, to help you out with that starter repair. I hope it helps. Good luck. D

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@denp54z

Жыл бұрын

@@SailorJames Food Luck. Following seas and fair winds Mate.

Hi James, you should be able to get your starter fixed or a new one in Fiji or like an important one for you from either Australia or New Zealand. Keep up the good work. Love your videos Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island, PS hopefully you Will be coming to the Gold Coast in Queensland

Sorry you had this trouble. Know you aren't in real time but it's still shit when stuff breaks. I'm currently stuck in Inverness UK without a mast so.... keep on keeping on. Do drop by my socials and say hi.

Nice work !! Can you rig a manual crank arm to turn engine over ?

Hey James! Check your air filter, I checked mine and it had completely disintegrated. Put one on and my motor starts 10 times faster! Like 6 seconds instead of 50 seconds. That's all I did.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

I have had this engine for 5 years. I know all the things to check 👍🏻

Can do it like the original starter that Cadillac did or change it over to a starter generator like an airplane. My favorite is a hand-cranked centrifical start or a pony motor.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

I have never been able to successfully hand crank and start my Yanmar but it’s possible

It's strange that there's issues with the starter set up.... One hardly gets shit from normal land vehicle starters

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

I have had tons of old cars whose starters went out

Good chance nothing wrong with starter. Common fault with Yanmar, voltage drop in start circuit. Fit assist relay.

Not trying to be a smart arse or anything but it’s always a good idea to carry a spare starter motor in your compliment of spare parts just in case.

How a Pirate Looks At 40 (Jimmy Buffet song)

Could you use your dingy as a tug boat? I know nothing about sailing but I really enjoy your content, takes me away for awhile, thank you!

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Yes that’s what I described in this episode

Was the solenoid clicking when you tryed to start it?

Hey how come no one does south Asai you know Singapore 🇸🇬 Bangkok and 🇻🇳Vietnam start maybe Japan 🇯🇵 and head south west hit Sri lanka 🇱🇰 and maybe take the suiz canal into the grand Mediterranean. Are these to dangerous of areas to sail. Would you sail these routes? Thanks Brother James you are great 👍

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

The main reason people don’t cruise Singapore, Bangkok, Vietnam and Japan is because they are out of the tradewinds making the sailing conditions challenging, don’t have a lot of great facilities for cruising sailors, tons of bureaucracy and once you reach Japan you are against the winds and currents and the only place to easily or logically sail to is Alaska. Sri Lanka is incredibly unstable politically and the Suez has pirates.

@Smylzncries

Жыл бұрын

@@SailorJames That Japan to Alaska crossing would would make for some great content tho lol

Needs a flux compositor

James I wanna ask you, as a fellow man of isolation, how much whiskey do you drink? If not whiskey, how much….whatever your drink of choice? Isolation tends to make me drink. I spend even longer periods of isolation than you do, upwards of 5-6 months at a time.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

I have been sober my entire life. So zero.

@christopherg.9954

Жыл бұрын

Incredible. Props to you brother. Don’t get me wrong, I could, if I absolutely had to, but I prefer not to, if you know what I mean 👍

@DanO530.8

Жыл бұрын

Right on James in my 20s i drank now im 55 I don’t drink or use drugs but it seems like i have worse Hang overs now its good to be sober for sure

@christopherg.9954

Жыл бұрын

If I was on the high seas alone, the last thing I’d want to be is sober, but that’s just me and I’m not judging anyone otherwise 👍

@Lost_AtSea_

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t you see that half empty bottle of sailor Jerry behind his books!! Me personally, I would need some weed for all those beautiful sights. I mean you only live once and out there on the sea your chances of living long are diminished

I sure would think that there would be yanmar engine parts in abundance around there.

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Actually, no, many parts have to be flown in from Australia

@johnwright291

Жыл бұрын

@@SailorJames wow you sure would think half the boats there would be powered by yanmars.

Did he get the motor running ? I cznt figure what happen?

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Half the video is me motoring to Port Denarau.

@georgeliakaris53

Жыл бұрын

@@SailorJames ok,thanks

In the video, the belt was way too loose. I hope you snugged that up

Comment, share, etc. ✔️

Many times if you just tap the starter it will come back to life

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Yep

Frikkin beautiful

As a gorilla mechanic i had a hammer to beat the living shit out of the starter while holding the starter button on my old Harley and in the end it started and got me home so always have a high precision tools like a 20oz Estwing nearby :D Just dont ask why i had a hammer on my motorcycle :P

Based on all your videos repairing things on you boat I will not give you advice on what yo do. But remember you are still in a great place and safe.

buy 2 starters.

@elliottscott6179

Жыл бұрын

and two switches.

I guess you can't hide from the "Pronunciation Police"

how about showing some video of you solving the starter issues, you are aware that you are basically an audio book describing everything that happens to you. a close up of you talking about everything you have gone thru, yeah actually pretty boring

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

No one is forcing you to watch this video partner

@marcusjonson1478

Жыл бұрын

@@SailorJames you are correct, that is why i unsubscribed and if you were open to some constructive criticism i have a strong feeling that you actually have the talent and skills to improve your "sailing" videos and noobies could learn by watching you actually sail and problem solve while out on the ocean, and you are welcome that i have taken alot of time to watch many of your videos before i commented on them. but feel free to disregard and cast aside some one who suggested something to you, albeit written suggestions (criticisms) tend to come off as mean and snotty, which is NOT my intention. YOU SIR are doing some very interesting adventures and overcoming serious obstacles and it would be much more entertaining and better to watch you solve the issue while you narrate over the video instead of watching you sit there and tell me a story. OK i will leave your channel now and i Sir will wish you the happiest of sailoring adventures!!!

@Clayne151

Жыл бұрын

Taking a video while trying to solve a technical issue, while alone, in a tight spot in a boat is not a simple thing. I'm impressed how much James manages to catch on video..

If you knock a starter while trying to crank it you can usually get it to turn over

@SailorJames

Жыл бұрын

Yep

It's always something isn't it? I know you been through MUCH worse though...lol Love your channel....one of the few REAL sailors on youtube. Getting a little tried of the whole "Me and my whore girlfriend on our boat" thing.