On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we button up the hydraulic steering on our custom 435 catamaran SV basik and set our sights on the Yanmar engines...

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welcome back to SB basic you know we had

a busy couple of days got those rudders

installed last week along with all the

linkage and I'm still just taking it all

in

looks like everything's just lining up

the way it's supposed to

next thing is tackle this hydraulic

system we need to get this thing

buttoned up the hydraulic cylinder was

tarnished all the hoses were corroded so

first thing we need to do is get some

new hoses so Lynn and I are gonna head

off to the hydraulics supply and have

some new hoses made up

good morning guys we're taking another

trip to another store yep starting to

work on our hydraulic line so we need

new ones so we're gonna check out this

place and see things help us out what's

funny is this is like literally two

miles from us and we had no clue it's

amazing how many little businesses there

in Seattle when you started digging

around thanks let's hope they have

everything I think they will

so this place is pretty cool because

after we have figured out what we needed

they are going to crimp it right here

while we wait sweet setup here

okay new hoses they said 15-20 minutes

long should I start tightening let's put

a timer put a little pressure on them

series right and then different sizes so

we got four or five six eight ten twelve

these are in sixteen so 12 16 10 16 8 16

I got two different series what are

these what is this piece called this is

called the die okay okay and the die is

going to be tapered on one side and

straight on the other so as it gets

pushed in the taper draws it together

I got terms thing now

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the dye actually has a step in

just like that

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so it looks like we have everything so

are we gonna put it in today how about

tomorrow morning

okay Anson thank you so much for all

your help okay let's let's get back to

basic and then get this installed okay

perfect

I got to say this was a perfect place to

come Marko's and Anson just really took

their time helped us out got the pieces

we needed and made our hoses right on

the spot

so we're tickled let's get back to the

boat and get these installed

okay now that we have our new hydraulic

lines it's time to get these installed

okay there's five different ports coming

off the bottom this Capilano pump this

will be the port and starboard for the

cylinder port and starboard for the auto

pilot I also have a compensation line

that runs to the auto pilot as well so

let's start with the cylinder and get

those lines in

okay you comfortable down there yeah put

it right up against the wall okay we

only have like 35 feet to go camera

almost to the end there

tinkle can we got just about another

foot in half how's it going it's Laurie

but wasn't expecting you right theater

so no almost find another six inches

maybe right okay first ones in not too

bad huh one more of these monsters go in

Cathy's labeled before so we don't mix

them up in round okay this one will be a

little tighter going through now that

you have a little bit left room okay

there's the first foot underneath five

to go okay I got the knuckle past the

bulkhead okay good I think I'm sweating

hikiko and rubbles there about another

15 feet should do it now would make this

connection

okay the hydraulic leads that go to the

cylinder is in let's see where that goes

okay from the Capilano it leads down

this channel into this Locker down here

comes down branches into here comes

around and I have conduit that head back

to different areas of the boat that

conduit starts here runs under the

stairs under the seating under the seat

and out into that's the master stateroom

over here there's a crawlspace behind

all the lockers okay out of the

crawlspace it tucks in this is in the

back of the master closet and we'll dive

in back here into the sugar scoot I got

a little bit of work to do in the sugar

scoop so before I do that I'm gonna jump

on to the autopilot get that connected

okay why I want to work on the hydraulic

autopilot now is because I've to get

this mounted in place so I could get an

accurate length on making new hoses

these hoses are the wrong lengths and

these are crimped on I can't just reuse

these hoses I have to have them either

cut down or new ones made and I could

send Lynn over the hydraulic place to

have hoses made while I continue working

in the sugar scoop to make those

connections on the cylinder

okay just put a little diaper on the

pump while I get it installed so I don't

make a mess okay since this pump has to

be mounted horizontally and I want to

put it on a vertical wall I'm just gonna

build a quick mounting bracket that I

could use I build it our starboard

lumber and let's see how this turns out

and there we go

now I can mount this to the wall okay

the pump for the autopilot is installed

where it needs to go now I can take

heart measurements up to the Capilano

and have new hydraulic lines made so we

just got back from the hydraulic place

and great news because they inspected

our lines and they're in really good

shape so we're able to reuse them we'll

cut them down and use these new fittings

and to get them hooked up so we're gonna

get started right now

okay I'll push up and just start

tightening okay can you reach it I'm

reaching

it's feeling tight

it wiggled the - but make sure how's the

tube filled below when it's seated

you'll feel it there's no more gaps no

work no more okay good okay thanks okay

feed me the first one cut side down yeah

perfect keep coming back it up okay yeah

it's gonna work

okay ready they're going inside it's

going inside but it's not the reading I

know you got to get the exact angle good

no that's not the right angle at all

that's not even close come anywhere I'll

hold it we're being slippery

does that run it on you think I don't

know you had that go check it

be careful with that if it feels like a

cross thread stop yeah yeah it's going

good

okay this should be the last connection

for the autopilot okay

feels good happy with all these

connections they felt clean when they

went in there's only two more

connections in this whole hydraulic

system and that's down at the cylinder

in the sugar scoop so we'll hit those

necks

okay here is the hydraulic lines coming

through the back of the master closet I

do have to make this hard 90-degree

corner here but I picked up these 90

degree supports that keep this hose from

kinking looks like it does a pretty good

job so let's dive back into the sugar

scoop right through here and make the

connections on the other side kind of a

blustery day here in Lake Union

winds picked up boats moving a little

we're doing outside of here before I can

make the last connection I need to do a

few things in here I need to drill a

hole down through here I need to put a

water tight fitting around this this is

a crash compartment so I don't want

water if ever water gets into this

compartment I don't want to going into

here this here is a wet Locker so when I

do drill through here I'll need another

watertight connection here I'll be

putting those in but before I even do

that down here on the RAM I've taken the

connector out right here and had to make

this this is the original bleeder valve

but to accept the new hoses I had to

make a few modifications I went down

bought the pieces and assemble them now

put them back in its working pretty

smooth so far so let's do the other one

okay that's all set up out so now I'll

drill the hole to get that hoses into

this compartment

okay now that I have my access hole

drilled I need to get the cable seals in

cable cells I got them bites can strut

pretty slick little systems here it says

that they give you a blank template so

you could drill your own holes and I

tried to use a drill bit on this and

drill my own holes but it chewed through

it not real smooth

I did try another method I used a campus

punch and that seemed to work much

better okay now it's just a matter of

feeding these lines through and making

the connections down here

okay I'm gonna be truthful that was

difficult but now that it's all lined up

looks like it's gonna be perfect okay

the paint's dry on the wheel get this

assembled actually I think I'm gonna let

the girls install the wheel I think

they'll get a kick out of that and I'll

get a kick out of watching okay there's

only five pieces to put the helm on but

they have to all go in in a particular

order I think they're gonna have fun to

this the wheels going in and teal said

that we could do it he didn't give us

any instructions and he left so I'm

thinking that Emma and I are gonna do

this now

because how hard could it be we have

alleged us with the challenge there's

five little pieces we just gotta put it

together right yeah tippy easy right

wait a minute

says this going first

I think I think that thing goes in first

we're gonna figure anything wait can you

now put it past oh okay so this one No

why would that go there

Sookie okay that's in is that one goal

in the bottom check to see if it goes in

the bottom oh wait no no no it's up here

hey it's harder than we thought

maybe back and forth then it will come

out

which sticks out hey oh there it goes

and a washer then you put this on top of

it I think this looks nice

how's it feel tight okay not too tight

not too tight yeah cuz he's gonna have

to look at it okay what do you think I

think that's pretty good

it's on there wait don't move it too

much can we have to put the fluid

through good job Emma well let's see how

the girls did

I can see right now

let's get the wheel on they had to put

everything in the correct order with the

exception of one glaring error the

wheels on backwards

this should face the other direction oh

well easy fix having the heart to tell

them I think I'll just swap it myself

in their defense I might have thrown

them off with a hint that it goes this

direction

oh sorry ladies flipped it around nobody

needs to know

look at that we've had this wheel for I

don't know a couple of years just been

kicking around it's finally in holding

left we got a bleed the hydraulic system

now and this will be functional but

first we're gonna take em on a little

field trip new field trip we're at the

Museum of play I've been waiting for

this one for a long time let's go yeah

this place is so cool

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okay that was a lot to see here okay

people has a long day let's head let's

head home we've had this wheel through I

don't know a couple of years just been

kicking around it's finally in holding

left is we gotta bleed the hydraulic

system now and this will be functional I

think we're all set up we have the 1250

V looks like we need just automatic

transmission fluid type A or dextran 2

or 3 this exciting let's get this thing

filled see if these rudders work

are you ready

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okay

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a good-sized looks like a juice so

certainly cranberry okay how much have

you dumped in okay keep it coming

I'm gonna open it up down here let her

keep putting that antique sweater 3/4 of

the court to fill the pump with all the

lines and the cylinder I would think it

needs probably another quart or two okay

let's open up this bleeder valve and see

if we get something start coming out

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okay it started to come out I could

bleed the bubbles out now this is crazy

exciting everything seems like it's

working I'm a static okay go ahead and

uh give it a try right now

look at that

actually works okay stop

bring it back

you go a little faster

well yeah that's the hydraulic pump I

know it's different huh look at that

okay stop bring it back to Center

I'll tell you when to stop just keep

bringing it right right there what do

you think

take that off the board I'll take some

pictures for the staff deal this is for

the thumbnail people grab the wheel like

here you're actually there you can look

at me smile - smile oh you to file out

here okay you get a good one okay let's

wrap this up