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Man, you have to post more than once a year. I first came across your channel when you were rehabbing the boat. Then nothing. I thought you burned down the boat

Where did you find this footage?

The boat looks fantastic.

Been waiting a long time! Good on you!

Why did you go back and forth between balsa and plywood?

I look a lot of videos about refitting sailboats and so on. Your video and your content about wood, also moisture in the wood is worth thinking about for everyone, who refit a sailing boat or something else.. THANKYOU For this VIDEO and wish you all the best.

U R SUPER BOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRING!!!!!!!!! LIKE WATCH A RETARDED SNAIL !!!

I am learning a lot and researching teak toe rail restoration. I visited Pacific Seacraft in Washington, NC and their teak restorer is amazing. The beauty of the teak that she restored was the most beautiful I have ever seen. The teak grain was exquistely viewed through the finish. Professional restorers are a wealth of knowledge. Fair Winds

Bits me... WHY didn't you spray paint the hull????

NO AUDIO!!!!

I enjoyed your video

Thanks foe the video

Congratulations are in order! It was a long and sometimes difficult journey(boat refit) and now you get to reap the rewards. May your troubles melt like lemon drops.

Believe or not wood is generally at its strongest with a moisture content of about 12%. Zero moisture in wood makes it dry and brittle. High moisture content can lead to rot and softening the wood to pulp. You clearly saw the effects of moisture content when re-coreing the deck. Remember wood is made from trees and trees naturally absorb water as nourishment.

Rather than using solid wood battens against the hull you could use light weight closed cell urethane foam of the correct thickness for your insulation. It can be attached to the hull with some Bondo. Mixed a bit "hot" it kicks off in a few minutes. Of course that foam will not hold a screw. Cover it with a couple of strips of CSM. For insulation above the waterline use urethane foam insulation. It comes in sheets 3/4" thick from Home Depot and is covered with aluminum foil on one side and aluminized paper on the other side. This provides both a vapor barrier and additional thermal insulation. A bonus comes from having a large portion of the hull and underside of the deck and cabin top covered with the aluminum foil. This makes almost the whole boat into a radar reflector as if it were made from metal.

You had the perfect opportunity to bond the hull and deck together. It is a bit of extra f/g and fairing work. Then build bulwark rails (4" high) mounted about one inch above the deck to brackets welded to the stanchion bases ala Hal Roth on Whisper. This eliminates a lot of holes altogether and gives a nice high bulwark rail against which to brace your feet. With the added bonus of no standing water on deck, even if you are in heavier sailing conditions. And the rail can be used as an infinitely adjustable genoa track by using a rope strop and a block.

Thanks for the video

Watch "Free Range Sailing" they address water egress in their refit videos. Any place a screw should penetrate the wood they predrill the hole fill with epoxy and in some structual areas use stainless steel inserts that are threaded to recieve stainless steel screws for a Bulletproof solution. They are a great resource of information.

I’ve painted allgrip before and it’s not supposed to look like that if you’re going to roll it you have to tip it to get a proper glossy finish

Hi - I have a few questions to ask about what you learned about the hull when you guys completely stripped the innards - particularly the thickness of the fiberglass+core+fiberglass sandwich, the number of fiberglass layers used on either side of the core, the lack of ribs or framing. What is the best way to contact you. Thank you.

I'd bed the rails with bedding compound like 3M 5200 aswell as the plugs. But only after throughly checking the hull-deck joint.

How about using closed cell foam core as a replacement? Surely this would never rot!

great job folks. did you do a video of the initial gutting of the old interior?

Great stuff. I am planning a project such as this. Is there an available chronology of your videos from the gutting on? Thanks. Enjoy the beautiful boat.

Why no more content?

The best grinder for fiberglass, is the one someone else is holding!

How do you just know how to build a boat??

hehe it was funny throwing water at the helmsman :-)

I was watching the video but I cannot hear anything on your video

how much you think your boat weighs once its complete? enjoyed the videos and awesome job!! thanks

Build some stairs up the back landing platform , water tanks over the keel bolts how do you check them after a good knock down , fit your bulkheads then all bunk an cabnet framing then the floor framing

Welcome back!!! I was wondering how things turned out. What a beautiful restoration!!!

And the Oscar goes to.... 😂😂😂

Hi guys. I am a boat builder in Australia and have worked my entire life with timber and fibre glass and what you're doing with your boat is extremely dangerous for you and your wife and anyone who plans to join you on your vessel. You can't simply buy a 1x4 piece of wood, stick it below deck and call it a floor. The biggest mistake you made was removing everything from below deck. Chances are, you have lost the shape of your boat already. I urge you to check out Sail Life to give you an idea of how to build a boat safely. czcams.com/video/g1lFgwIZqyc/video.html Best wishes.

I hope you were able to get this vessel splashed. I enjoyed the binge watch of your videos.

It's been a year since your last video. Have you given up?

Seeing a bare boat hull in good condition and ready to be built upon is so satisfying to me. All that open space and head room to make a simple and efficient living space, working smarter and not harder. Serious ambition for me to buy a sailboat of my own and create a mobile home while I'm young and earning money that should be invested in something worthwhile.

Love the shirt! Would have loved to see how you determined/created the pattern for the sole before taping your cut in the plywood. Did you just eyeball it, because it looks too good for that?

Mate not gonna tellyou how to do it theirs enough doing that enjoyed the video as your wife say's thats it havent got anymore ha ha she did well with what she had look afta her mate shes a keepa for sure

Absolutely fabulous, good on you...keep going

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I hope this is not a dead project.

What happened here , this was a good video series and now no new videos !!! , i hope you are still progressing on this ship

2 clamps and some line, pull the material on deck from above. Better build some stairs if your going to be there for awhile.

I don't be leave it .... all this way and they disappear off the face of the earth .... ggggrrrrrrr I was injoying this !!!

What happened, where did you go???

Should of made your floor boards smaller so you can access the bilge in multiple areas easily... but looking good !

Awesome job so far.

Is it bugger that CZcams thing, or?

Looking forward to seeing your next video!