Buy a brass sleeve to fit squirrel cage and then drill hole to match shaft.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

That's the plan!

Looks great, Trying Not To Leak! 😎

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

😁😁😁

What an amazing difference. It looks great 👍. The seats look like they match well. Good job

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Chairs look great Lynn, floor looks a heck of a lot better, I like the grain

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. We agree!

Woah!! Beautiful looking and a fantastic job with the install. Congratulations.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Been watching for years, enjoy all your videos, Up grades and repaires.repaired. Hatteras are great boat. You guys are a team. Take care. John

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining us on this adventure. Cheers!

I love your repair videos. I know it can feel tedious at points, but for me it's half the fun of boating. Keep up the great work!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Luv that opening song

Wow that looks great! I'm glad you found the leak.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Us too!

Those floors look beautiful and the video was great.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Lyn, you mean you can't wait until *Ed* does the new Lower Helm floor and Galley floor... 🤣🤣🤣 Great job there, Ed! Looks fantastic!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Yes! 😁😎

That wood looks great. Nice job. I remodeled my kitchen a few years ago with zebra wood cabinets. I saw it on a yacht once and fell in love. The cabinet builders did an awesome job lining up all of the wood grain and striping.

@tryingnottosink9107

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. We love how it came out!

Aluminium tape might be stronger. Amazon UK has a ton, so I guess you would have just as many sellers. . The floor looks nice Great update 2x👍

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. We love how the floor came out. Better than expected!

Love to follow your adventures. Keep up the good work and never surrender to adversity.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Great job on both the chairs and the floor but WOW! You found the leak, that’s worth celebrating over. Cheers

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

It's always the "glitz and glamor " of boat ownership with y'all. 😏😉

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

😁😎

Wow! the floor looks great! great relief finding the leak

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I think so too!

Beautifully done!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Love the new brown fabric on your chairs! Good job!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

It turned out nice.

This is what we have in out kitchen. Looks great.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Great minds think alike!

yesssss… i would be highly sceptical about those splice joiners …

Gorgeous work Lynn. You gotta great helper.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I think so too!

Steel shaft adapter bushings. I had a similar problem with a blower wheel disintegrating for the AC unit on our boat and the replacement wheel shaft diameter was larger. The bushing solved the problem on the cheap!

We, Jurgen en Wicky from Amsterdam, really love your videos. The new floor looks so lovely. And the chairs so much nicer. Thank you for making the videos. The white beard looks so good on you Mr Ed. We like it so much when Mrs Lynn said: “Roger out” Cheers from us

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining us on the adventure. We are glad you enjoy the videos! Roger out! 😁

Looks really nice.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Nice workmanship !!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Looks fantastic!.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

lol love the work boots. I’ve got the same ones. 🤣 Safty 3rd! lol. Coming alone great👌

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I like to live dangerously!

Looks very nice! Good job, it’s hard work and time consuming.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. We love it!

I love hard work, I ould sit here all day and watch it.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

😁😎

Kudos to you, bean counter! You always find a way to win..

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I try!

Excellent job! Looks magnificent!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Looks great! Nice job.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Looks amazing! Great job Lynn keeping Ed straight 😂

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Not an easy job! 😁😁😁

Great updates, that floor though!.. gorgeous?.. not enough... STUNNING seems to fit for me! Glad the Thanksgiving was nice, looking forward to more... Roger out!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We love how it turned out. Even better than we expected!

The flooring turned out great and so did the chairs!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We agree!

Thank you for your videos. Watched them all, some several times Also I just became a Hatteras owner.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

@user-gu1kr1zx1f

6 ай бұрын

I liked your positive comment on your Detroit Diesels, I have 6v53 engines I’m my small boat. They start immediately and purr like a BIG cat. Keep the videos coming. My boat is just south of yours at Sebastian. Wishing you very Merry Christmas and a great New Year.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

YOU ARE A QUALIFIED CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN I SALUTE YOU

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Thumbs up for both the floor and chairs, botth look great

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

The tiger wood on the floor looks amazing...

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Floor looks gorgeous!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Maybe find a right size plastic straw for a spacer on fan shaft,

Love that Tigerwood. I have never heard of it before to be honest. The upholstery and floor complement each other.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Sometimes it is called Brazilian Koa. Thanks.

Nice Job!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Ed, I’ve been a follower from the start living my dreams of boating again vicariously through you and your wife. Shoes and gloves man……. I had to stop and post this comment, I really hope you didn’t get any splinters! Merry Christmas.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I like to live dangerously! Merry Christmas!

@m.mccabe9391

6 ай бұрын

@@tryingnottosink9107 it came out great. Saw the next video!

Wow, it looks great. Congratulations!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Floor looks beautiful! We did our house in tiger wood and absolutely love it! It should darken a little once you get sunlight on it. Cheers!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Yes, our kitchen is tigerwood and it darkens. If we move the island to clean it is obvious.

Beautiful floor and cushions.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

New floor looks amazing

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I think so too!

should be able to search for motor shaft adapter bushing and find what you need They are made, sometimes a motor shop can steer you correctly. I have used aluminum pop cans cut into strips before, worked pretty well.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We will get back on that p[project when we return in the spring.

Lyn is absolutely killing the Roger-Out game at 2:13! That made up for the previous episode which was sorely lacking in Roger-Out inclusions. Nice job reupholstering the chairs -- that distressed leather-look material is perfect. Just goes to show how many things can be DIY without spending tons of money to replace or professionally repair. I'm glad the radio check gave you adequate distance. When splicing coax, adding adapters/connectors, etc, they ALWAYS introduce some level of loss and should be avoided whenever possible. The tigerwood flooring came out looking FANTASTIC. It's one of my favorite S. American species from an asthetic standpoint (Astronium lecointei, aka Goncalo alves, Muiracatiara). If you look at crosscut log sections you get a hint as to why the dark striping is so unique and dramatic. For years I worked for an importer of S. American hardwoods and got to handle a lot of it in flooring, decking and some lumber. I love the way it rapidly oxidizes to its deep reddish-orange color for interior applications. Outdoors, it weathers to a nice silver-grey. A tip for laying hardwood flooring for best appearance; avoid 'H' and Stair-steps where the end cuts lay near each other.... randomize as much as possible. For an H (equal end-joints near each other), you should have at least 3 courses between to soften the visual impact. Sometime this means just cutting on an inch or two from a board so they don't line up adjacent to another end joint. Roger-Out!!!!!!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. We think the chairs and floor cam out great as well. I think this the 9th floor that Lyn and I have laid together. It is always exciting to see how they come out. We do try to vary the joints by at least 3, but we might have messed up once or twice on this floor. The wood definitely darkens with age. We have it in our Philly kitchen and if we move the island you can see a big difference.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

The radio is easily picking up bridges 6-8 miles away. Much better than before.

I hope you guys have a very happy holiday. Hope to see you guys out on the waves one day.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I hope so too!

Loved the kiss t shirt

Nothing is square or straight on a boat, good improvisation!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

That is right!

I’ve been waiting for this episode!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Hope you like it!

Wow, what a transformation! The floor and the newly upholstered chairs look fabulous! Well done you two!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Love the way that wood looks and it came out great ! But as far as that expensive 36-volt blower motor goes, all you have to do is get a step-down voltage converter so you can use a standard 12-volt blower motor.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I know, but it is high amperage and the step down is expensive as well. We have a 24 volt lithium bank on the boat. I am slowly moving some devices over to 24 volt.

The floor looks great.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Pick up a brass bushing , you probably won’t find the right inside and outside diameters, but you can drill out the inside one with a regular drill bit and then you can put the brass bushing in a drill, chuck it down, take a file and make a makeshift lathe and use the file to turn down the outside diameter

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

That is a good idea. Thanks.

Merry Christmas you two!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas!

Chairs are classy

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

gr8 JOB...YINZ GOT CLASS !!!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Really beautiful floor and chairs. I've decided one of the most difficult things in life is finding a leak in a boat. It's never where you would think. Great job finding yours.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. It took a while but it was found!

Maybe metal foil tape, but otherwise, some type of bushing if can be found.

We had the same issue, used interlocking wood grain gym floor mats, and covered them with throw rugs. Been in place for several years with no issues. The mats cut easily, waterproof, dampen sound and if one gets damaged throw it out and put in another, cheap too. Same can be said for the rugs.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We thought of doing that as well.

Looks good. I have the same floors in my home. I love those Hatteras’. The are like little ships.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Great minds think alike!

The rumor years ago was Beaujolais Nouveau was flown in on the Concorde. That's why they charged so much. I bought into it I'll admit.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Somehow it became a tradition for us.

Ed, it looks like you have some material on the fan cage hub. If you carefully drill it out larger, you can check McMaster-Carr, for a bushing to fit. If not a machinist buddy can fix it for you. Also, order another squirrel cage, for the other engine room. Best wishes from the North.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. That's the plan.

Looks great. I don’t envy you with that project

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Fortunately, it was worth it!

Floor looks amazing! Thank you two for the great videos! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas! Thanks!

It's beautiful

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Looks great guys and love that the hatch is fixed too.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks Ed for your weekly remodel video update. It’s exciting watching your seafaring adventures but just as satisfying observing you install new floors on your boat, Lyn reupholster the chairs or have a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with your family. Cheers…..

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Plenty more of those type videos to come.

It's nod easy to find.

The tiger woods is a fantastic wood for on a boat because of the density of the lumber. Tiger woods is a wood from Panama or chili can't remember been 15 years since I had installed it last. It's a wood that replaced Brazilian koa it's a little bit richer in the red tones and the blonde streak they have band harvesting koa in Panama for the trees are on the endanger list..😊

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Ours actually is Brazilian Koa, we just refer to it as Tigerwood since it is often called that.

Ed and Lyn. I am so happy for both of you, Tigerwood is amazing, no relation to Tiger Woods:) Your family Thanksgiving looked so cozy. Merry Christmas and New Years, no wasting away in Margaritaville:) Cheers, Rik Spector

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

It came out very nice. Lyn hosts Thanksgiving for our Philly family each year. It was nice to get back for a little while. Cheers!

Nice Job! I would have liked to have seen you keep a few pieces of the old flooring and paint your boat name and logo to leave on that hill in the Bahamas or wherever else they allow you to leave it.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Good idea. We do have some extra pieces!

I work for Jeep, glad to see your driving one, we make the Grand Cherokee L.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We love the jeep. It is our third one.

No two bulkheads on a boat are the same! WOW that turned out nice!😁🛫

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!! Merry Xmas

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas!

piece of 3/8 or 5/16 copper for a bushing on motor shaft

capt cook the work nevers end sir - break out more loot so they can plunder you for repairs and goods - cheers mates from missouri - no press gang needed

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

That's the truth!

Floor looks great ….

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

2x on the brass / bronze bushing.

My boat has same blower

Nice job guys!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Is it a press fit? You might be able to put a thin bushing in there, but it would probably be so thin that it would distort when you install the fan. Maybe you could carefully measure the diameter of the shaft and the... fan hole? Then buy a fan that has that inside diameter.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We'll figure something out when we return to the boat.

Egads Man, you are barefoot! Splinters!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I like to live dangerously!

Wow, just starting video... and you're describing how the flooring comes up in pieces... and you're in bare feet! Hardcore! Weren't you worried about splinters!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I like to live dangerously!

We like your videos, diy videos, seafaring videos and travel exploration videos. You both have a mellow relaxing approach to life. Are you retired or still work?. Could you share just a broad overview of what you do to make this all happen. I’m about to retire and am just curious how different KZreadrs live their different dreams. Thanks. Love we you videos.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Lyn is a retired photographer. I am a semi retired tax accountant. I work from January to April 15th each year, then leave the rest of the year for the staff to handle. We also invested in several rental properties over the years, which will handle our retirement.

What a great job on the chairs and the floor. You guys leaving the carpet? seems non conducive for a boat. Thanks for the video!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Yes, the carpet is new. There is a better shot in next week's video.

Though i wouldnt wanna see it, probably safer to have on shoes and nothing else than to not have foot protection lol. But good job and looks great!

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I like to live dangerously!

JB weld that part on …..you can still get it off later it you need to.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea.

I want to know when you reach the tipping point where there are more (and better) tools on the boat than there are back in Philly.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

It is a pain shuttling the bigger tools back and forth but we don't have room to keep them on the boat. It was easier when the boat was in Philly.

Great video...would the tiger wood look better running fore and aft instead of port to starboard?

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

I was always taught that it should run in the direction of foot travel, if possible.

Maybe, jb weld squirrel cage on motor shaft.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, we may.

Looks beautiful guys how much is that stuff a square foot

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. $7.99

Hello Ed, Lynn. Where did you find the flooring? We installed it in our house and love the look. Need to replace the flooring I ruined in our Sea Ray galley and the Admiral wants Tigerwood (or Brazilian Koa). Been searching and having difficulty finding it.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

LL Flooring.

When I did my Albin I took out the center pieces and marked some lines. Install went great. Not sure what the original method was but it made no sense to me.

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

We just eyeballed it!

Floor looks great! Doesn't all that sawdust bother the bird?

@tryingnottosink9107

6 ай бұрын

No, but she doesn't appreciate the noise so much.