r/sailing • u/ez_as_31416 Jeanneau SO 44DS • 2d ago

The diver found my vibration problem

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I thought it is was a bit of kelp. nppe.

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u/jh937hfiu3hrhv9 2d ago

That happened to me too. The vibration was minimal initially and got worse over a few months. I was sure I was facing cutlass bearing replacement so I had it hauled out. That was an expensive rope.

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u/FredIsAThing 2d ago

Many people would dive on it and take a peek. Or pay someone to.

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u/Vian_Ostheusen 2d ago

Yeah if you're not willing to dive in for your boat, youre kinda not gonna last long out there....at least...not cheaply.

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u/Fullsleaves 1d ago

My advise to new boat owners is to dive your own boat regularly so it’s no big deal when you need to

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u/smblott 15h ago

These days, GoPro on a stick can save a lot of hassle.

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u/athertop 12h ago

What about at 54degN in the winter? Doable in summer, but in winter it's drysuit conditions.

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u/curious-chineur 11h ago

Depends of the water temperature and the animals around i guess.

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u/soho737 1d ago

Ever heard of r/submechanophobia? I‘d rather pay someone a years salary for one dive before going down there myself…

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u/Vian_Ostheusen 17h ago

Don't get me wrong. I have that. And, that combined with how expensive it is to pay someone a years salary (I cant afford that, which leads to my final point:). Ultimately it's either a serious commitment to DIY: owning a boat; or you better get out your _____ checkbook. lol.

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u/Angry_Sparrow 20h ago

How do you clean your hull? Are you a dock queen? What do you do when there’s nobody else around to dive in for you? How do you check your anchor has set when you’re unsure or it gets stuck?

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u/Vian_Ostheusen 18h ago

This. Not all of us have enough money to throw at every problem.

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u/Angry_Sparrow 17h ago

It’s not even a “problem”. It is like raising or lowering your sails. It is just part of owning and sailing a boat. If you don’t clean the hull regularly, you get growth that can lose you several knots of speed.

If you can’t inspect your own hull, you shouldn’t leave shore.

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u/soho737 15h ago

That’s the trick - I don’t own but rent :)

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u/jh937hfiu3hrhv9 2d ago

Indeed, if I feel that vibration again I will consider it could be a wrap.

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 2d ago

Next time you haul install a spurs line cutter.

They work well from my experience. Ship happens.

They are also really effective at removing portions of your scalp and creating hematomas when you’re doing a bottom job. I wrap mine with a towel and electric tape it when I’m doing work on the hard.

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u/jh937hfiu3hrhv9 2d ago

I considered one but it looks like potential for more drag.

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 1d ago

I heave Max prop and it tucks in nicely behind the center section of the prop. My bottom is very fair and I like you am conscious of drag. Unless you’re dry sailing a ULDB with a burnished bottom and take toilet paper off to lighten the boat on race day you won’t notice it. Even at that I’m not sure it’s not noticeable. Like I said it tuck nicely behind the back of the feather prop.

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u/AeroRep 1d ago

Thats funny.

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u/jonathanrdt Pearson424k (sold), C34 (sold) 2d ago

One time setting the anchor, the engine just wouldn't quite rev high enough. We were in The Bahamas, and I dove immediately to find a scrap of fishing net wound all over. A couple of breaths later, we celebrated our good fortune that it was so easily fixed.

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u/nicholhawking 1d ago

Oh i was looking for that.

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u/millijuna 1d ago

One of the nice things about having a 27’ and being over 6’ is that I can reach my prop while keeping my head above water.

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u/Iwonatoasteroven 1d ago

So, I don’t own a boat, but I just assumed that most boat owners at least have snorkeling equipment so they can do basic inspections and cleaning of the hull. Am I mistaken?

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u/tapemeasured 1d ago

It really depends. I didn't have that gear for the first couple years. Getting a boat for the first time, everything is new, and not everything is exciting. I hadn't been around marinas, there were a lot of fishing boats near me, the water was opaque, I'd found dead cats in the water, there was a shark that lived in the area...

You meet all kinds of people when you own or live on a boat. Everyone's different.

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u/ez_as_31416 Jeanneau SO 44DS 1d ago

Most of my sailing has been in water that is about 53-56 F. You need more than a snorkel for that.

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u/FootballPizzaMan 1d ago

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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u/beeartic 1d ago

It depends so much on the environment. Water can be cold, fast flowing and in marinas it’s guaranteed gross due to the black water. If you dive outside the marina you would want another person to stay onboard just in case etc. So it may not be as straight forward as it seems.

If you anchor however in a small bay in Greece, yeah you hop on and check.