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If we cared about the looks of those boards, we might have done that. :) But, these are sealed up inside the bridgedeck, never to be seen again. As long as the strength is there, we're good to go. But, if we do something else like these boards that will be visible, we'll consider your suggestion, so thanks!

Yes, we're familiar with Amine blush. True about the six-10 caulk tubes, but we're on a budget :)

@@SailingSVLynx I’m sure you knew about the amine blush , comment was really partly for other readers 😀

@@Cheers_Warren That's cool, good to know! And thanks for posting to help others. Also, we don't know everything (far from it) so keep posting suggestions, they might help us in the future!

Thanks for the suggestion, but we have already tried too many different types of cutting devices and have had the most success using a good set of fabric scissors.

If you're bored, don't watch. :)

Southern California, on an outdoor lot.

Thanks, we like the boat too! Due to the deal we negotiated with Schionning Designs we aren't allowed to share our specific kit cost publicly. All total though, the boat is projected to cost us $550,000, ready to sail around the world (that's with everything we're putting on the boat). But, you could probably build her yourself for about $500,000 or have her built for around $800,000 by professionals. To get a specific cost for the kit, just drop Schionning an email request and they will send you a current quote. If you want to see a specific cost breakdown of everything we are putting on this boat, we do share that with our patrons on our website.

Kevin and I talk all the time and will be meeting up, though more likely in Australia than Japan :) As for boating around Holland and the North Sea, perhaps we'll see you there as we plan to sail up north in that part of the world eventually.

@SailingSVLynx if I recall you used to sail around there when you were younger. It would be great to hear the backstory one day. Yes Kevin is an amazing fellow and I really like to follow his building journey as I do yours. It would be great to meet up in Holland some time in the future. Let's all keep our fingers crossed 🤞

Over all, I've actually reduced weight on the original design. Mostly this is due to the hybrid engine system and changing to synthetic rigging, but I also reduced weight in the hull design with our basalt cloth replacement (approved by Schionning).

@SailingSVLynx yes you have, there is always a critic, I have missed the last few weeks, working on my own boat, it never ends even when it's in the water, however we are truly blessed to live boat life 🙏

No kidding. 🤮

Yeah, it's good to be back to work.

Thanks, all is well.

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yeah, it's a big section! It will be exciting to raise it into place.

We considered it, but are about to take those tables apart permanently. Just a bit to go with the bridgedeck.

Because she is working two jobs to help with the costs on the build.

Because the Admiral is a badass! What a life partner, lucky man.😊

Yes, there are lots of products out there for antioxidant application between tinned copper lugs and aluminum bus bars.

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We will use an anti-oxidizing compound as well as tinned connectors to attach wires to the bus bar ends which are accessible to us so we can clean them in the future if needed. As for heat, we calculated this and at the size and length of the two bus bars, they shouldn't get too hot with that load, especially since the max load won't go for more than 30 seconds. The bus bar measurements are 10' x 3" x 05", 6101 aluminum, two bars (in case anyone wants to do your own calculations to check ours). Amp draw is max. 580 for short duration, 300 for continuous.

Thanks, Robin!

We're both very familiar with MJ Sailing's channel, but thanks for the suggestion.

We sand every surface before glassing.

We don't use acetone on anything as it eats epoxy. We did early on, but kept getting pitting in any exposed epoxy, so we switched to using 99% alcohol, which has been working fine.

@@SailingSVLynx All good that you're on top of things, just crossed my mind is all. It's gone bad for others is all. Good luck

Thanks, Rebecca!

Thanks for watching, and follow your dreams! We hope to visit Buffalo on the boat one day. The Admiral comes from there originally. Maybe we'll see you then!

Not justifying... just explaining our thought processes in why we went with this model :)

We won't be putting any weight on it. You'll see soon! 😉

In this case, 3D printing is more expensive than just buying square clamps.

@@SailingSVLynx oH I THOUGHT YOU HAD A 3D PRINTER?

@@1littlelee I do, but 3D printing still costs in materials. Example, to print a set of the same angle clamps as I purchased from Amazon at $15.00 for eight (including the hardware), just the printable part would cost me about $10 each in materials on a Markforged printer, so $80.00 for the set of eight. 3D printing is excellent for one off parts, or prototyping, or creating a part shape that is very difficult to make any other way. But, for something that can be vacuum formed, once you have the molds, a plastic part can be vacuum formed for pennies.

No need for the Bobcat, and, it can no longer fit under the boat, so it's work is pretty much done for the rest of the build. We'll just use enough people, six to eight should do it easily. Brian and I have already picked up 1/3 section of it by ourselves and it wasn't even very heavy. Now, it's going to get heavier as we put on the dummy coves, but it won't be too bad.

Right now, gluing to get to sailing. :)

Just some cheap ones from Amazon, (we're on a budget). www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLCNRG8M?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

@@SailingSVLynx Thank You. Looks like they work for your needs.

@@1dandandy1 They are working out fine. The webbing is coming together swiftly, though there is a slower portion about to hit when we start on the mast support area.

@@SailingSVLynx I really appreciate all of you all's hard work. Thanks again for the link.

@@1dandandy1 Our pleasure.

Thanks, it is work, but work we enjoy. We don't plan to charter the boat, we're going to sail her around the world, hopefully with a lot of guests on board (some of them may be our Patrons, but certainly everyone who helped build the boat!). But, to your question... everyone on board! The Admiral is a great cook, but she's the Admiral, so I'll be doing some of the cooking, as will anyone who joins us for the voyage. We'll take turns.

There are layers of fiberglass that were vacuum bagged onto the foam with peel ply on both sides to create a nice surface.

@@SailingSVLynx ah ok. I thought it was pure foam, although I found the strength somewhat suspicious 🙂

Yes, we do follow them! And pretty much any cat building channel (and some monos as well). As for our timeline, we originally had a six month contingency in case we went longer than planned and we are well into that now. So, we'll see, she will be done when she's done. But, we're happy with progress. Remember, our original estimates were based on what Schionning said it takes in man-hours, but as first time builders we knew it would take longer. How much longer? Well, that was a guess by us, those same people who haven't built a boat this size before. So... she'll get done when she's done, but we'll keep plugging along until that day!

We agree! Starting to walk around inside the boat and building the furniture, etc. will be exciting stuff for us!

We'll look into it :)

Running several small conduits is far easier to run cable through than one big. As the cables tend to stop each other when many run alongside eachother.

@@jakobtheinventor keep a fish string in there helps and dressing the wires as you pull them in has to be done too.

Thanks, can't wait to sail to Florida!

That is a fun fact! But, I don't think the neighbors would like us pulling peel ply at night, so I'll have to take your word for it :)

this ONLY happens with some peel ply

We do plan to visit Annapolis for the boat show. And, you're right, no doubt some of these cats in our list will move around some on the list (as we mentioned).

If we spent 8 years in the Caribbean, we would spend a lot more time on the hook vs 8 years sailing around the planet. There is just a lot more open water sailing in a circumnavigation. But, that doesn't mean we're trying to re-enact the book, Around the World in Eight Days! We'll still take the time to pause and smell the roses, so to speak. We didn't really go into the reasons for choosing a performance boat, but yes, we agree, which is why we did choose a boat with decent performance.

We aren't building a G-Force, (or even one of the other Schionning Designs). Those boats are that fast. Our numbers aren't a guess, the first Solitaire 1490 is in the water and sending us real-world data on performance. And since our hulls and many other elements of the boat are almost identical to the 1490, our performance will be very similar. They sail at 2/3 of wind speed on a good point of sail. Now, that's with standard jib and main, so we might eek out a bit more speed with more sail up, but even the designers at Schionning claim a top speed for the 1520 of 18 knots if you don't have a rotating mast, and we don't. Besides, it's best to be conservative in these kinds of comparisons, especially since we are doing so only using SA/D ratios. In the real world, the order of performance on that list is going to change somewhat, as we mentioned.

No, to my knowledge, it hasn't been done before. However, as always, when I come up with something not in the plans, I pass it through Schionning first. They thought it was a good idea. It also cuts off a couple of weeks of work! Now, as to strength. After tacking some of the web sections together, we had to move them to make room on the side to work on the WRC crossbeams. For that, we had to lift and move the grid. It was very rigid already and we still have more to strength to add when we create the dummy coves, so we're not concerned.

Thank you! Cheers!

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Thanks so much!

No doubt!

I don't plan to have any regrets at all :)

Thanks, Totakbilge is a nice product!

Unfortunately, we're next to an airport.