KEEL repair cont'd. Readying our boat for fresh spray of paint. Trying out FLEXI SANDER [E25]
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
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This week we continue with boat projects that start to pile up. Although we are tempted to complete projects that would give us waaaay more satisfaction than grinding out old seacocks or doing tedious repairs..we gotta focus on those jobs for the moment. We really have to hurry if we want to have our boat painted before the end of this year. We discover soooo many problem areas on the hull though, that we are beginning to have doubts whether we are going to make it in time before winter arrives. The temperatures are dropping with each day, the humidity is way above that allowed for spray painting more often than not..
On top of that we come across a bigger problem with the keel. It is going to be a huge setback.
![DELAMINATION of the KEEL sump tank. [E26]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N9mzLbbWb7I/mqdefault.jpg)
![DELAMINATION of the KEEL sump tank. [E26]](/img/tr.png)
![Encapsulated Iron Ballast Keel issues [E27]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_zFNgURzKrA/mqdefault.jpg)
![How Much Does It Cost To BUY and REFIT a boat ?? [E28]](/img/n.gif)
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Best,
Nat
It’s a pleasure watching you too work so hard but still find pleasure in what you’re doing. Did you say you were a doctor? I worked in the medical field for 40 yrs before I retired. I find great pleasure in joining you as a voyeurs into all that you are doing.
Hi Charles, thank you. We are glad you decided to join us ☺️ I wish I could say I was a doctor, however I am a carpenter :)
Sad for the ended video ended with a problem with kill. 😢. Keep working together as your doing awesome job with that. Keep it up😊 thanks for sharing.
Thank you for following our journey 😊 unfortunately, things do go wrong on a boat of this age more often than not. Survey before purchase doesn’t reveal everything..
The most important benefit of the dodger is protection from the elements. In particular during night watches for not getting wet and even more importantly for not getting cold. ... Amazing job you are doing there! This refers to the entire refit. Well done. Regards from Switzerland. Silvano
Thank you ever so much for the recognition 🙏😃
Sail Life used that brand of long board. He got excellent results once he got used to them.
Glad to hear it. We thought at first we were doing it wrong.. it seemed so simple yet it was quite difficult to get the hang of the technique. We are getting there, we are closer and closer to getting her painted 😅
Nice one.. 16:08 and onwards... what is he thinking..? should have bought the powered flexisander should have bought the powered flexisander should have bought the powered flexisander... 😂😉🙂 sucks that it's so expensive... looking forward to your next video..
Was it that obvious? :D Yes, the powered Flexi sander is a bit overpriced.. The manual one is still a great piece of kit :)
Just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work on both the boat and your videos,
I've only just found your channel and have just binge watched all the videos.
Stunning looking oyster you should both be so proud of her and yourselves.
I'm looking forward to the next instalment and your progress.
I've wanted to comment a few times but I've been months behind with only just finding you
But can I also suggest a possible removable section on the roof of the hard dodger (under your future solar panels)
That way if any further engine removal is ever needed then you never need to dismantle your dodger (you could glass it fully in place then if you wanted.
Keep up the fantastic work both of you 👍😁
You don't even know how much your kind words mean to us :) Thank you. We both don't mind the hard work around our dear Squalo, that's for sure. But I have to admit that I didn't realise how much work goes into recording and editing videos! :-o Especially if you are a complete novice! ;)
And thank you for the suggestion with the dodger. Excellent idea :) We had similar suggestion in one of the previous comments, someone mentioned they had the same issue with their dodger, so they installed a removable hatch.
I'm sure you will work out a design yourself for some kind of hatch for engine removal
And with a carpenter in the family I'm sure you can have something that works well and can be sealed to make it a solid, weatherproof section.
If it only needs to be opened to lift the engine, then once yours is back from Poland and back where it belongs, then hopefully it won't need to come out again for a very long time. and when it does you just have to break the seal on the hatch (reseal once works done)
There seems to be two schools of thought to patch stacking. Going from biggest to smallest means only the first layer is actually in contact with the substrate. If you have a problem on your initial lamination the entire patch could come off. Where if you stack from smallest to largest each subsequent layer rebonds to the substrate in a ring around the previous patch.
Interesting point 🤔 which is better then..
@@sailingsqualo I've always done it small to big. Andy from Boatworks today recommends that and he's been doing glass for something like 30 years. Mads from sail life also does it that way. I can't think of an advantage from going large to small other than that's how west systems says to do it.
I guess I can see logic behind both methods used.
I've seen a couple of channels using the flexisander. I know that Mads on Sail Life did Athena with one. It's slow but sure and saves other work. If you have the muscles! Looks to me as if you are going the right way about things.
I didn't know you could apply barrier coat and copper coat in patches like that; I thought they had to be done in one pass. I learn something every day. She's coming along nicely.
Absolutely.. One definitely needs muscles to use the flexi board. I’m glad to hear others have used it and were happy with the results. It does take time to get used to it, but we have quite few spots to practice on :)
In terms of barrier coat or copper coat, it can be done this way. Some don’t get to finish application of 5 layers of copper coat in one go, so all they do is sand it down to prepare for application of the rest of the layers. Same applies for barrier coat. In West system barrier coat application instruction it says “ To avoid sanding between coats, it is best to apply all coats in the same day. ..Ensure that the previous coat is still tacky ..” that is our understanding. I do hope we are right 🤞😊
Best
Ziggy & Nat
Great of you to go with Trudesign. I wanted to do it as well, but I don't have the time for all the extra work atm. I also heard good things about those flexible tools, but never used it myself. Asatonishing that you can work in all that fiberglass dust. I got a few days of itching until I decided to wear a thin overall on top of my clothes with full head coverings. It was very nice and so thin that it didn't hinder me at all. Anyway, great work as usual; impressive how thorough you are!
If the existing seacocks are sound, perhaps you can change them in a few years time. They are quite big, in terms of their height, worth checking if they are going to fit in place of the old. We had to move one for that reason which adds extra work.
We are not immune to the dust either 😅 we are itchy as hell after sanding.
Best,
Ziggy & Nat
@@sailingsqualo I got more than itchy, must be some kind of weakness I have, but it took 2 days to pass. I might go for Trudesign later, but for now it is what it is :)
You could have used a straight line sander in an up and down motion
Well, this one has added springs and the board then conforms to the curved shape of the hull. You then use it by sanding surface not just in up and down motion, but every direction 👍 hard work but delivers results 🙌
Wszystko zmierza w dobrym kierunku ... na tyle na ile się znam a znam się raczej mało, szczególnie na remontach łodzi! Pozdrowienia ze słonecznej jesiennej Polski! ♥
Mamy taką nadzieje :) dzięki mami 🥰 pozdrawiamy ❤️