115: COUNCILL'S VS. WASHING MACHINE - WHO WINS? Making a "Too Large" Washing Machine FIT OUR BOAT скачать в хорошем качестве

115: COUNCILL'S VS. WASHING MACHINE - WHO WINS? Making a "Too Large" Washing Machine FIT OUR BOAT

Do yourself a favor and watch this frustratingly funny video to not only laugh at us but also both avoid and learn from our mistakes! We bought a washing machine based upon the measurements provided to us by a third party in St. Lucia, had it shipped to Sint Maarten from the US and they were incorrect so we faced a dilemma: Give the machine up or find a way to make it fit! We were thrilled when we learned that with a good strategy and A LOT of effort, it was possible to get the washer into the forward head, but there would be a lot of heroics to do so. First, we had to remove the hallway molding, the door to the forward berth, the door and molding to the head. It took us a whole morning of using a razor blade, heat gun, and leveraging plank to finally clear the pathway. After all of this was done, a boater called Larry came to cut into our doorway, just enough to fit the washer through which was done quite easily. He then fixed the plumbing so the washer was directly fed water from our fresh water pump and the rinse cycle spit the water out the same fitting as the sink, straight into the ocean. After Larry finished his work, Terrell and his team ran wires to the head and installed an outlet for a direct plug in vs. an extension cord, making life so easy. After he finished, Brown came in and capped the lines to the shower so we didn't accidentally give the washer a wash-down. The downside of the washer is that it uses 26 gallons of water to do a load of laundry. Granted, the load is quite large so potentially we would use the same amount with 2-3 smaller loads, but our water maker may have met its match. The upside is that our laundry is done quickly and without the need for a bucket and plunger. The manual labor saved on washing can be exerted in other areas of constant boat projects. Our Insignia 1.6 washing machine can be found at Best Buy at this link: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia... #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects #INSIGNIA #washingmachine NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how:   / sailingblownaway   WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/60... WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook -   / sailingblownaway   Facebook -   / eileen.dietrich   YouTube Channel:    / sailingblownaway