Comments for BoatHowTo

Comment on About This Course by Jan C. Athenstädt

Jan C. Athenstädt — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:39:44 +0000

Hi Alexander,
I found a way to manually add Russian subtitles to the videos. I did this as a test with the videos in this introduction module. Can you have a look and tell us if the quality of the automatic translation is good enough? It would cost us about $70 in to do the translation for the whole course so I want to make sure that this is working before I go ahead with this.
Best
Jan

Comment on About This Course by Alexander Smirnov

Alexander Smirnov — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:40:23 +0000

In reply to Nigel Calder. Hello, could you please tell me when you'll be able to add Russian subtitles to your videos? I purchased your course, but it turns out there's no option to add Russian subtitles, which is disappointing since I don't speak English or German. Could you add a Russian translation feature like YouTube? Otherwise, I simply can't learn.

Comment on Final Words by Jan C. Athenstädt

Jan C. Athenstädt — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:44:51 +0000

In reply to shane nance.

Hi Shane,
Thanks for the reminder. We are expecting to launch the certification option pretty soon, probably in the next 2-3 weeks. We’ll send out a newsletter when that option becomes available. I hope this timing works for you, otherwise feel free to use the screenshots.
And thanks a lot for the compliment for the course!
Best
Jan

Comment on How to Use this Course by Jan C. Athenstädt

Jan C. Athenstädt — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:34:58 +0000

In reply to Alexander Smirnov.

Hi Alexander,
Thanks for the suggesting, we would love to set this up but for now our video host does not offer automatic translations. If this ever becomes a feature, we will activate it!
Best
Jan

Comment on Final Words by Jan C. Athenstädt

Jan C. Athenstädt — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:33:11 +0000

In reply to Glenn Battschinger. Thanks a lot for these words, Glenn! And cheers from Matthias, who is anchoring next to me here in Poros.

Comment on End-of-Module Quiz by Cameron Huxley

Cameron Huxley — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:57:47 +0000

When we get a wrong answer, it would be good if we were shown the correct equation.

Comment on Final Words by shane nance

shane nance — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:54:47 +0000

In reply to Jan C. Athenstädt. Hey Jan! Any developments on that optional cert? My company had me take this course (which has been absolutely amazing by the way. Have learned so much and will certainly reference this info and go back and re-watch lessons in the future. Cheers to both you and Nigel) and they wanted some sort of proof of completion. I am just going to give them screenshots of completed modules but figured asking after a certificate couldn't hurt.

Comment on Final Words by Glenn Battschinger

Glenn Battschinger — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:56:20 +0000

After a year of refitting our 1997 Contest 48CS in Greece the last task on the long list was to start the diesel. We replaced the engine panel, hired a well-respected mechanic to do a complete engine service and to get the engine started. As it turned out, Matthias, got the panel properly connected and he got the engine started to test his panel installation. The diesel mechanic charged us 700eruos and did no work toward servicing the engine. Had I taken the Boat How To engine course sooner (it was not published yet), I would have had the knowledge and confidence to have not had to spend a year looking for the right guy in a foreign land only to get nothing of what I had expected. Nigel, Jan and Matthias have created and presented unfamiliar content (to many) in an easy-to-follow/understand format. I learned little things of the system that were unknown to me previously and can confidently turn some wrenches to make improvements in fuel, water, exhaust and drive train circuits that at best need to be looked at from the inside out. Really enjoyed the course! This is a must for every sailor who enjoys DIY.

Comment on How to Use this Course by Alexander Smirnov

Alexander Smirnov — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:05:03 +0000

Hello,

Could you please add an option to translate subtitles into Russian, similar to how YouTube provides automatic subtitle translation?

Unfortunately, my English is not very good, but I am very eager to learn and study your courses. Having Russian subtitle translation would make your excellent content much more accessible for me and many other non-English-speaking users.

Thank you very much for your consideration and for creating such valuable educational material.

Best regards,
Alexander

Comment on Transmission Maintenance by Jan C. Athenstädt

Jan C. Athenstädt — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:02:56 +0000

In reply to Stefano Carobene.

Hi Stefano,
Thanks for pointing that out. Can you let me know at what time mark they are not aligned? I tried multiple locations in the video and they seem fine in my browser.
Jan