Going Big with ZERO Experience | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 131
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- We decided to build a HUGE barn for our sailboat with absolutely zero construction experience. Is it…
Crazy? Maybe.
Educational? Better than school.
Cost-effective? Jury’s out.
Exciting? Never a dull moment ;D
Come watch us prepare the foundation of our 36-foot by 64-foot boat barn! There are 25 giant holes that need to be dug and filled with concrete. AND, Kirk sails an F18 (a Hobie Cat on steroids) in a sailboat regatta, and we harvest our first tree fruit from our permaculture food forest.
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Lauren, Kirk & Renata
Filmed: September 2023
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We hope all is going well with you and your family. We haven’t seen you for a while.
Take care ❤
Your wee girl is adorable and so well mannered and clever, well done x
You guys are doing life the right way😊
We need an update hope you are all OK 😢
The adventure continues to grow! So exciting! Catamaran racing, deer invasion, your first harvest, heavy machinery, a new building starts growing out of the ground … and still Renata continues to steal the show! ❤️
Brings tears to my eyes watching you two with your daughter. What a wonderful life for her. I hope you plan to homeschool her.
Great time racing with you guys! Kirk was a pro on the sheets and tactics. Excited to see the trimaran ripping up and down Lake Charlevoix next season!
Just checking on you guys! Hope things are going well with you miss seeing your channel!
Hope all is well! Miss you guys and can’t wait to see what all has been going on for you guys.
This was their last activity on here it seems, liking your comment. Its been over 5 months now since the last ep :/
People back in the home area have to put up 8' electric fences around the gardens, to keep the deer out. Some go as far as putting a switchback, in the entry, to trick the deer, and allow access with the rototiller and wheelbarrow.
Best wishes from the far North.
I live in a drier, higher altitude version of their location. Deer come through everyday. Deliberately push down or jump fences. Rut on small trees destroying bark and killing them. The fishing line might prevent damage once for 5 minutes. Try solar powered electric fence, 2 levels. Hang yellow streamers from the wires. That only might work....
What a good looking family. Your daughter is the cutest little girl. I know y’all are proud as parents and for the great job you are doing on your homestead. Happy Holidays!
Renata is amazing! So bright and articulate! Great job on the beginning of the build. I've always liked the way you plan, organize and implement projects.
Thank you! I do spend quite a bit of time planning, often times maybe too much :)
Wow! Kiddo is getting big :) Time flies when you're having fun....
I so love that whole area of NW Michigan. Lake Charlevoix is a gem. Thanks for sharing.
Miss you guys! Hope all is well!
Ahoy shipmates! It’s almost summertime in northern Michigan… time for Renata’s first regatta? Hope to see yall on here soon
Thanks for the sonet tube glimpse at the end. Helped me understand the plan. I've never worked with such large tubes so I use a pole to dig out an inch+ more radius at the bottom to create upside down mushroom. A little more footing plus wind up-pull protection.
About 17 min in was the true ‘gem’. You’re building the dream debt free…THAT will build your legacy. Love yur channel.
The two of you would make an awesome F18 team. As you know there is already a fleet around you. Best boats for double handed recreational sailing in my opinion!
97k on your channel..watched every episode...Then nothing
Have I missed something,has there been a Goodbye...What's up guys ????
Probably the new baby and then winter in northern Michigan. They liked a comment from a few days after yours.
Just another dead sailing channel.
That barn should still be standing for Renata's great grandchildren. I put creosote posts in dirt (no concrete) fifty years ago and the barn is still standing. Ha! Great job!
That’s the hope!
The way your daughter said “I don’t know that song pick another one” 😂😂😂
Don't get rid of the T-poles if the fishing line doesn't work --and it won't-- just use them for a REAL fence. Use 6' high chicken wire, or two 3' sections if that's easier for you do deal with. Then add two more feet of rope or wire above that. Deer can jump 6 feet no problem.
here in nz we jump into the hole or long shovel to remove ALL loose dirt. gotta get to riginal hard. youll get some movment the way youv done it.
For about 5 years I have been using fishing line here in South Central Virginia to protect our blueberry plants from deer. It works great. I use 3 strands per fence post. I do use 30 pound test line to keep the deer from breaking it easily when they bump into it. I usually have to replace a line once or twice a year but the deer have not eaten our plants.
Oh wow that’s awesome too hear. So far so good with one exception! 🤞
The best time to pick the peaches is the day before the raccoons get them!
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Two lines of electric fence a few feet apart, at varying heights ...with a solar charger works great. And cheap.
That peach looked delicious. Yay the holes are dug. I hope things are going well for you all, I really miss your vlogs. Just wanted to say congrats on your new baby 'Kai' who will be a great edition to your family, wonderful.
Wow, going big with zero experience is truly inspiring! You guys are doing an incredible job on your sailing journey. Your little one is absolutely adorable and her manners are impressive. It's amazing that you're exploring the beautiful NW Michigan area and sharing it with us. Best wishes from the far North, where deer can be quite a challenge! Can't wait to see the trimaran in action next season! Keep living the dream, Sailing Soulianis! 😊⛵️
Kirk and Lauren, we miss you! I miss you. It has been over four months. I checked and it has never been more than 2 months +/- between posts before. Is everything alright? I hope so!! I (and many others) would be so sad if this wonderful channel just faded away.
My best to you both and you little ones. ❤️
Out of the blue I found myself thinking today, "whatever happened to Sailing Soulianis"? and came to see what was up. They teased a new episode at the end of this video, so it's a little weird that it hasn't aired yet. Hopefully it's nothing more than simply life with two young children.
I’m right there with you Matt in hoping it is something like you say. Two young’s once must be a handful!
Hopefully they will be back soon - really love those guys. They just seem like such great people.
Just did the math too haha. 5 months now
They had a baby and broke up.
Just before completing the Big barn they built with ZERO experience, it collapsed on Kirk. He is now in a long term care facility. Karen is managing fine, just had to step back from the channel.
Kidding... I have no idea.
So awesome realizing your dreams,I remember getting my first peach,what an exciting time.I still get excited eating the things I am able to grow.
Best wishes always 🙂
Always good for one of your videos pop up unexpectantly. Very enjoyable viewing.
Just realized y’all are in northern Michigan based on the Elmer’s truck, they’ve done work for us in the past. We have a house in Harbor Springs where I spend about a month every summer. Best area in the country coming from a California guy!
Next season, plant ghost peppers habanero peppers around the perimeter of the garden. Make a spray with the peppers. Boil peppers, strain, put in sprayer. Wear gloves!!! Keep little one away!! Unless they have eye protection. Good luck!! Thanks for sharing the journey.
Great idea!
That race looked like a blast!
I don't see how a deer fence can inhibit the plants. We've been totally heart broken with things they've done to our garden. We lost tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs... you name it, they ate it.
As always great video! Thank you
Look forward to seeing more of your adventure
Great episode as usual, I'm just delighted for what every you put out. Such and inspiration to young people.
Cheers warren
Looking good!
Great episode guys. I have built several of my buildings and it is very rewarding knowing that you did it yourself the way you wanted it. Oh and I say it every time, but Renata is so dang smart. She talks like a little grownup.
Elmers rocks, they did some stuff with the students at the Construction Trades program that I taught in TC.
How exciting to start this! Your daughter is so cute!!
Groovy episode.
great job, well done.
That’s it … high excitement, guys, trying to follow all the hole digging here. ☺️
Merry Christmas to The Soulianis Crew.
I live in Michigan and the deer are like rats in my garden. Over feeding and the reduction of hunting has made it a real problem. One thing which has worked for me is motion sensitive sprinklers. It does a good job of scaring them away. You may also want to allow hunters on your property during deer season to help cull the population.
I've wanted to try these motion activated sprinklers... any you'd recommend?
Another great video!! We've struggled with deer around our apple trees, may try the fishing line, eager to hear how it works.
They had baby #2 last fall, it's a family of 4 now, I assume they are pretty busy
Galagher electric fence and a bright orange synthetic code with a metal conductive fibre. Highly visible by day, and let those deer walk into THAT at night. You will never have a garden unless you do either this or have a permanent tall fence enclosing your vegetables and shrubs. Deer are every bit as destructive as goats.
I hope you four are okay. We miss you and your escapades. Looked forward to seeing the tri cruising with kids tho two youngsters from our experience is a handful without sailboats. Hope all is well for you all. Lance
What a project! You are doing a great job!
Thank you!🤘
Bonsoir vous trois. En France nous avons un dicton qui dit : Si tes rêves ne te font pas peur c'est qu'ils ne sont pas assez grands !!!. Vous allez y arriver même si cela va vous demander du temps et pas mal d'heures de réflexion. Vous êtes courageux et savez vous servir de vos mains . Il n'y a donc aucune raison que votre projet n'aboutisse pas. Gardez le moral et surtout votre bonne humeur. La récompense est au bout de l'effort. Amitiés du sud de la France. Olivier.
That’s a great saying!
Thanks very much
Great content, guys. Awesome little family and I love what you're doing up there. Modern day homesteading. I might be using your goals as a road map. Cheers, fellow Great Lakes sailors!
I'm really enjoying watching your journey. Keep them coming.
Glad to hear it! We certainly will :)
Beach cats are a blast. Started out my sailing career on my Prindle 16 back in 1981, which I still own and keep in our storage locker in Charlevoix. Have a few single-handed pitch-poles while in the trapeze under my belt. We volunteer every year to help run the Red Fox Regatta, so we'll look for you guys next year.
Sailing F18s is awesome fun, very physical boats to sail BUT the movement of the apparent wind to forward of the beam is one of the key learnings. They are very capable of sailing more than wind speed.
What a beautiful family you have started!
Thank you!
When I purchased my current home It had a 25 x 60 metal shop building which initially I was very pleased with it until I realized: it was insulated in name only and was porous to air movement. To make it heatable I would have to plug a big bunch of openings to stop air invasion but to insulate it in a meaningful way I need to frame a wood building inside the metal building so I have something to hang batting to. Your building is much better.
We are have been planning for our barn to be heated and insulated at some point and have made decisions through out the process that will hopefully make this easier for us when we do decide to insulate :D
congrats to sea and land adventure life with your kids . in country life ,covered space and even more when lockable, is a premium asset ,therefore consider extending your roof for the barn to about normal water tank level ( water tanks can be buried as well ) on 3 sides . the sides can later be closed at your time convenience ,provide good, easy cleaning of water collecting gutters and will extend your storage space considerable, could even include guest accommodations ,keeping the main barn space more free of clutter .wishing you the very best !
I like the water tank idea. We do want to harvest water off this roof. It's a large space!
100% Vine Ripened.... 3 fold better than store bought... which is picked early to protect bruising from shipping.... that can be delicious.... but Vine Ripened... a Whole Diff Level of DELICIOUS!!!!!
Where's the REBAR??????????????
Great Episode!!! Your Beautiful Daughter is "Recalibrating THE CUTE METER!!!"
Home Depot has rolls of plastic deer fence I put on my garden 13 years ago. 50 x 50. Landscaping timbers for post at every 10ft on perimeter; rope ran in 3 rows all the way around. Lashed the deer net as needed and put rebar on the bottom to keep the weeds from raising the net. Worked very well. Kept everything out, but birds. I also recommend to look up ducks to live inside the garden. Can't remember the breed, but they are white with long necks and are great to keep pest bugs off plants.
Awesome video, guys. I sure will have boat barn envy. Quite a large structure you're building. You're not going to regret going big with it.
We hope it’s big enough! :D it’s looking smaller and smaller as time goes by. I’m finding myself saying. It really wouldn’t have taken much more work to make it 4’ wider. Or adding a lean to with open walls would have been pretty easy…
@@SailingSoulianis that'll give you something to do later... You know, so you don't get bored 😂
Renata, watch out for that gantic hole!
Looks like you have some sandy clay loam goin' on there! Lucky for you.
More sandy than loamy! But that can be fixed relatively easily :)
MORE!!!
Niceeee
I hope all is going well with you and your family. I haven’t seen you for a while!
Was smiling at the F18, which basically replaced the C class at Chesapeake I think it was, one of the clubs north-east … I raced A class cats … one man on trapeze, so was enjoying this. More once I watch more.
I've decided that I'm going to buy a pontoon boat and convert it into a full time liveaboard. Then, I'm going to float it on over to Lake Superior and Huck Finn for the summer. If you happen to see me, be sure to stop by and I'll invite you onboard for tea and crumpets.
🌴🌴Mele Kalikimaka Lauren, Kirk & Renata!🎄🎅🌈⛵️ - Rich
The local golf course uses Irish Spring bar soap.. they hang it on the small trees to keep the deer away. Something to try.. and how about some more videos?
My personal preference for the deer problem is I would eat the deer. Just my personal response. I am Southern 😊
Fair enough!
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Hey. It's been two months. Hope all is well? I've been anxious to see if you put reinforcing bar into your barn foundations.
We took a little holiday break. We will be back soon.
hoping we have not lost you two/three
I wouldn't hurt those electrical wires, np there.
Miss ur vids yo
Eat a peach, as the Allman Bros sang.
All day on a trap sounds exhausting. You must be in great condition! But that sure did look fun! And fast...
Two days back to back! And trees it was extremely exhausting. They also just so happened to be the two days immediately prior to digging the footers! 😂
I used this type of fine for 2 years, works great. But u need 150 pound string, they break the other to easy. Gratis job,,,, GREAT FAMILY......
I think we ended up with 50-75 pound. So far so good
Well, lol, those are certainly some big holes. Is the ground in your area prone to shifting a LOT? Love listening to the little ones when they get old enough to make full sentences. My three daughters are grown and I miss those days.
It’s mostly sandy glacial deposits. I don’t know. We do get a pretty solid freeze. And I think that’s the real concern with frost heaving.
That would be a concern. Something I don't have to worry about in Oklahoma thankfully. That big barn is going to make things so much nicer. I built a 40X60 with 14' walls and it has allowed me to tackle all kinds of projects and keep them protected from the elements. @@SailingSoulianis
Don't know if it is too late or not but i would incorporate a loft for storage or living space
ps . one of the fire hazards are leaves and such in untended roof gutters (flying sparks, burning debris, can ignite big fires ), therefore to have rain water collecting gutters on eye level ,with easy cleaning during just strolling by ,including by small kids , is of great significance against fire hazards and for cleaner water collection . sometimes smallish water tanks are cheaper, easier to organize and exchanged. water tanks in series can even provide a side protection for barns and other buildings (all tanks with lids ! ). partly buried water tanks, along the building sides, might be better in some cases . if interconnected in series ,use flexible hose with slack ,not hard connections ,to avoid breakage from any movements .
one factor, that many forget to design against ,even building professionals ,is the problem of rats and mice . have at least the barn rat and mice proof and include a small ,well fitted door for entry-exit to avoid moving the big barn door (needed for boat movements ). if you do that properly ,avoiding entry points for rats/mice ,you will avoid lot's of extra problems ,including nesting in your boat and nibbling at your cables . remember that an existing wall of house ,or barn ,or other structure ,depending on sun orientation , is especially good for an easy to make greenhouse . in areas with cold seasons ,a house wall is preferable ,because of ease of access ,extended green living space and heating exchange .overheating can be mitigated by (oil-) pressure hinges ,functioning by temperature change ( include mosquito/mice netting in all openings ! )
another thing many forget and most do not know the old wisdom of how to do ,is a (partly) buried food storage ,again mice and rat proof ,but not having cement in inner surface .
cement stained air reduces storage of food considerably ,sometimes counting months in difference .
certain food groups should not breath the same air ,hence 2 chambers are better !!!
enjoy your journey and teach your kids by joyful doing ,meaningful research/implementation and relaxed being .wishing you the very best !!!
Lots of good information there. Curious about your comments about not having cement on the inside of the root cellar
You don't wait for the peach to get soft. Once a peach gets soft, you only have about 2 days before it goes bad
Ah no - peaches are picked on colour - and you can get a better sense of the ripeness by checking if they have a firm base ( bottom) a little bit of softness there will make sure the sugar content is properly developed.
enjoying your videos , did you ever look at the DRAGONFLY TRIMARANS
Hi folks long time that we haven’t had an update, how’s to boat service going and the boat shed not to mention how is the garden/farm going. When will you post an update date it’s been a long time.❤🙏
I'm pretty sure it's too late but I think you will regret having only one, sort of, big door. With a big enough header you could have made the whole front a door/doors. But I am very impressed that you are doing it yourself. You will save big.
Yeah we debated having two doors. But really couldn’t find a good reason not to just have one wide one. 14’ is plenty large enough for anything we could dream of putting in there.
Did the fence work?
Nothing like some dinghy racing to sharpen the wits and get wet.
What research or advice did you use in design? Seems like too many end posts. The weight of a pole barn is all borne on the sides where the trusses rest. The end posts mainly serve to provide a square side. You could have had a larger door. Mine of similar size is completely a pair of doors on the end with a single center post. Sailboat on one side and camper on the other
It was a combination of self design and design software from various sources. Menards, Graber Post, etc. I may eat my words later but I don’t think we wanted a larger door or even two doors.
Venison steaks and stew will take care of your deer issues... Or an outside dog....
Venison jerky will last you throughout the winter months….just saying!
When is the next update coming? Is this adventure over?
Can't wait to see the final barn results question though, 30+ years as a builder in Southern California this is not how we would construct this barn foundation but being 2500 miles away you folks know best. Why is there no rebar (Rebar = structural strength, concrete protects rebar from not rusting) within the concrete and why not pour once vs. twice within each footing? That soil was too soft never finding hardbottom. Concrete requires a hard and compact soil for a foundation to hold it in place, didn't see either, and no way you compact that soil due to not finding hard soil. All the best
More than likely, the footings are way oversized. I don't think more tamping is necessary. 2 pours so the top one can be much smaller, maybe 6". But I would have had some type of rebar or other joint between the 2 pours. The backfill around the smaller column helps resist up-pull.
Our building department requires 28” footers 48” below grade. We used 16” sonotubes above that to minimize concrete where we could. We did put rebar into the cold joint. They did not require any rebar in the piers or the footers.
@@SailingSoulianis Glad to hear about the rebar between the 2 pours. Rebar in the columns sounds like easy choice but it rusts inside and rusting iron grows so it damages the column. Maybe a tall column above grade would easily justify rebar. I don't know all the pluses and minuses, as long as you're confident you're getting good advice!
We poured in two lifts because I didn’t want to build a form at the bottom of each hole to put the sonotubes on to prevent the pier from draining out into the footer before it set. Because I wasn’t sure if the wet footer would support 40”x16” of concrete sitting on top or if it would be too much pressure
@@SailingSoulianis My experience is much smaller than yours, 6-8". What I do is dig as small diameter I can down to 42". Then open the bottom few inches an inch or more radius. Throw scrap rock down and tamp. Then fill all the holes halfway. Then go around and fill all holes to the surface. Then cut a foot or so of sonet tube which is a little smaller diameter than the hole. Push the sonet tube a couple inches into the surface of cement, fill the tube, set the post anchor under the string.
Seems to relieve problems at each step, ending with post anchor under the string.
Oh the joys of first time DIY ,not that you need to do it all over again, one barn is enough. Surprised you yelled peachs the 2nd year .. so you put in dwarfs?.
Deer control Your favorite beer and a pan full of asparagus and pee everywhere you don't want deer Good luck
Lol. I had spent the beginning of the summer peeing in our compost because I heard that was beneficial. But then when it was recommended by a few others as a repellent I started taking trips to the garden during the day instead. 😂