I couldn’t get a good look at the broken through hull under the sink, but
if it protruded enough you might have been able to just jam that jar of
putty right onto it.
What obviously also buys time is to put all free hands on pumps while one
is trying to fix the leak. If pumping fails, one person with a bucket can
pretty much cope with the flow of a 1½” seacock. Still, it is a terrible
situation to say the least.
panicky situation gets my blood boiling some. When it actually happens
remember NOT to panic. Get out sledge hammer to get to hole if needed and
address it soon.
cheers
These are some of the most useful and informative videos I have seen. Real
world scenarios and solutions demonstrated right before my eyes. Thank you,
and keep em coming!!!
brave! With seawater pouring in through the broken hull fitting they got
my heart rate up just watching. One of the fellows admitted to “a certain
degree of panic”, admirably understated. You read about it but there’s
nothing quite like doing it (or watching it done). Very educational,
thanks very much.
A screwdriver and a towel could be used in a similar way as you did with
the towel and the tube. Put the towel around the handgrip and the into the
hull; if you have a hammer you may use it to make it fit tightly.
I had very much the same feeling…and I do have wooden bungs. I also have
a standpipe and only two outlets below the WL. In a steel sailboat, fewest
holes possible is best practice. I really find this series of videos
interesting.
Maybe we should ban the making of through hull hole in the first place. To
charge those yacht or boat makers at criminal courts so they won’t make
those sick holes. They are ticking bombs! If we need drain a boat, just use
suction pump
Nice one, very educational and gets one thinking about this very real
threat on a boat where before,I’d given it little thought. Thanks. PS can
you write the proper product names of all those used here for us folks to
ref please though?
with the floater and the hole in the hull, you could poke a tube through
the carrot or potato (so the top is above the waterline) and then get the
line trough that !
None of my seacocks are hidden, after seeing this I am quite happy to live
with the slightly more agricultural look. I admit to not having bungs near
each seacock and will after seeing this be purchasing one of those spongy
orangey things, I had looked in the past and dismissed it as a
buy-me-buy-me chandlery item, but as you showed, they work. But I agree
too, the veg which we always have in the galley was something I may never
have thought of, this video may save a life, well done all invld
Comment (22)
Gracana| June 29, 2014
I couldn’t get a good look at the broken through hull under the sink, but
if it protruded enough you might have been able to just jam that jar of
putty right onto it.
sailawayteam| June 29, 2014
What obviously also buys time is to put all free hands on pumps while one
is trying to fix the leak. If pumping fails, one person with a bucket can
pretty much cope with the flow of a 1½” seacock. Still, it is a terrible
situation to say the least.
Shane Cartwright| June 29, 2014
i would have run it up the beach by now or inflated the life raft and gone
home and brought a caravan.
ChrissyG| June 29, 2014
Stuff the ship’s cat down there, head first!
bon vivant| June 29, 2014
Very helpful and informative. Thank you!
Jonas Vikström| June 29, 2014
I learned so much by these videos, thanks a lot!
flyingtigre1| June 29, 2014
panicky situation gets my blood boiling some. When it actually happens
remember NOT to panic. Get out sledge hammer to get to hole if needed and
address it soon.
cheers
Vince Bednar| June 29, 2014
These are some of the most useful and informative videos I have seen. Real
world scenarios and solutions demonstrated right before my eyes. Thank you,
and keep em coming!!!
David Johnson| June 29, 2014
brave! With seawater pouring in through the broken hull fitting they got
my heart rate up just watching. One of the fellows admitted to “a certain
degree of panic”, admirably understated. You read about it but there’s
nothing quite like doing it (or watching it done). Very educational,
thanks very much.
Juan Andres Ramil| June 29, 2014
A screwdriver and a towel could be used in a similar way as you did with
the towel and the tube. Put the towel around the handgrip and the into the
hull; if you have a hammer you may use it to make it fit tightly.
David Sharp| June 29, 2014
in fresh water the carrot might start growing.
John Cusick| June 29, 2014
where does one get that foam cone in the UK?
PZK12| June 29, 2014
What a useless video. One minute we have water flooding in and then all of
a sudden the hole has been plugged. What happened in-between?
PZK12| June 29, 2014
I see the second half of the video improved.
Barry Jones| June 29, 2014
Pity I could not understand much of which the gentleman in the red shirt
was saying.
Bluewaters2812videos| June 29, 2014
Glad I watched this. I too was very surprised at the effectiveness of the
carrot and potato. Thanks, this video info may well save our lives one day!
barryperrins| June 29, 2014
Wow, I could feel the panic myself. Great test.
Marc Dacey| June 29, 2014
I had very much the same feeling…and I do have wooden bungs. I also have
a standpipe and only two outlets below the WL. In a steel sailboat, fewest
holes possible is best practice. I really find this series of videos
interesting.
TheUnlimitedHunter| June 29, 2014
Maybe we should ban the making of through hull hole in the first place. To
charge those yacht or boat makers at criminal courts so they won’t make
those sick holes. They are ticking bombs! If we need drain a boat, just use
suction pump
neo culm| June 29, 2014
Nice one, very educational and gets one thinking about this very real
threat on a boat where before,I’d given it little thought. Thanks. PS can
you write the proper product names of all those used here for us folks to
ref please though?
2ftpmarco| June 29, 2014
with the floater and the hole in the hull, you could poke a tube through
the carrot or potato (so the top is above the waterline) and then get the
line trough that !
joolsYBW| June 29, 2014
None of my seacocks are hidden, after seeing this I am quite happy to live
with the slightly more agricultural look. I admit to not having bungs near
each seacock and will after seeing this be purchasing one of those spongy
orangey things, I had looked in the past and dismissed it as a
buy-me-buy-me chandlery item, but as you showed, they work. But I agree
too, the veg which we always have in the galley was something I may never
have thought of, this video may save a life, well done all invld