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Sailing Decision
Канада
Добавлен 22 авг 2021
We're Matt and Bella, a Canadian couple with a newly bought 27.5 ft. Catalina sailboat named "Decision." For Matt's Masters of Architecture thesis, he's designing and building Decision into a recycled, sustainable, and affordable sailboat with open source metrics, and plans. We're documenting the journey and, if you are interested in old boats like us, follow along!
Pulling the motor out of our Catalina 27 | Electric Conversion
This week, we had Bella's Dad and brother come up to Ottawa to help us pull the old inboard gas motor (Atomic 4) out of our 27 foot Catalina. We took out all of the old wiring, motor and an old gas can (that was surprisingly very full of gas). The motor was a bit tricky to get out- we used 2x4's to make ski's for the motor to sit on while we winched it out.
Now that the old gas motor is out, Matt will be finding a salvage electric motor to refit Decision with.
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Now that the old gas motor is out, Matt will be finding a salvage electric motor to refit Decision with.
GET IN TOUCH:
Want to get more updates on the project? Follow our Instagram account:
@sailing_decision
Want to learn more about us and the project? Visit our website:
hellosailingdecisi.wixsite.com/website
Want to get in touch? Chat w...
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Painting and cleaning our cheap sailboat (Catalina 27)
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.2 года назад
This week we prime and clean Decision, our 27 foot Catalina sailboat. All of the exterior work for the year is done and Matt will be focusing on the electric engine build and interior work for the rest of his masters thesis. GET IN TOUCH: Want to get more updates on the project? Follow our Instagram account: sailing_decision Want to learn more about us and the project? Visit our w...
Recycling the deck of our sailboat | Fixing our mushy deck (Deck core replacement part 3)
Просмотров 7312 года назад
Welcome to our third and final video on deck core replacement. Once the wood core was epoxied in, Matt sanded the wooden core so that with the fiberglass on it, it would be flush (as close to the original shape as possible). Bella sanded the rotten wood off of the underside of the original fiberglass panels. We put the original fiberglass panels back on and sanded everything down. We now have a...
Sailboat Deck Core Replacement | We have to buzz cut Matt's hair (Part 2)
Просмотров 8492 года назад
This week we work on cutting the wood core of the deck on our Catalina 27 sailboat and epoxying the core into the inside fiberglass layer. We also have a special guest (thank you Padraigh for helping with measuring and cutting the wood core) and by the end of the episode, Matt needs a buzz cut due to all the resin in his hair. GET IN TOUCH: Want to get more updates on the project? Follow our In...
Ripping up the deck on our Catalina 27 | Rotten deck core replacement (Part 1)
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Welcome to part 1 of our deck core replacement! Before I start some of the interior modifications, I was checking the structure of the boat. Upon a lot of tapping along the deck and hull, we found that the fiberglass hull was intact but that there was probably a lot of rotting wood in the deck. We decided to cut up the entire top deck and replace the wooden core, and then re-fiberglass it all b...
Preparing our Sailboat for Bottom Paint (Antifouling?)
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We are starting to prepare Decision to paint her bottom hull. This week it means that we needed to sand her hull (it took quite a while) and look into what kind of paint we needed to get. Matt specifically has been looking at ablative paints and their impact on the environment, and what solutions there may be. Want to get more updates on the project? Follow our Instagram account: ...
Buying a cheap sailboat for $1000 | Transporting it to Ottawa
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When I was looking for a sailboat that was headed to the junkyard for my thesis, Decision stood out as a boat with a good hull, but also needed a lot of love and work to repair her. I ended up buying her and starting the process to get her to Ottawa for the year. I thought about a few different ways to get Decision to Ottawa. Ultimately, I ended up finding a guy who had a trailer that could lif...
Refitting a Catalina 27 for my Architecture Thesis
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Welcome to our channel! Follow along as Master of Architecture student Matt Gillard recycles a scrapyard Catalina 27' sailboat for his thesis project. Our goal is to create an all-electric, off-grid, liveaboard sailboat for sailing year-round in Canada and abroad. Want to get more updates on the project? Follow our Instagram account: sailing_decision?hl=en Want to learn more abou...
It looked as though you were leaving most of the old plywood, or was I missing something? Some of it looked pretty tired. Were you tempted to remove all of it?
Wow that's exactly what I have going on. Where is your boat?
How did you all gain the information/knowledge to take in such a daunting task? You’re both very inspiring!
Just wondering!! If you’re so environmentally conscious, why aren’t you using a vacuum attachment on your sanders?
Nice work!
How is the project going?
But where are they?
I was following you and I'm wondering if you're continuing. Let us know
Hi Matt! I'm excited to see your project move forward. I'm a sailor, sailing a 1985 Catalina 27 tall rig. If you have any questions for me, I'd be happy to try to help. But I wanted to say that the Catalina 27 is a great boat and sails wonderfully... a fun aim to shoot for! I'm excited to see what you come up with for an electric motor. If you do it right, it could be a great boat for a long time.
Looking forward for new videos ! Thanks for posting.
It's been four months since this video... really hope the project is still a go!!
love this channel
1 thing thats correct is your dabbibg the epoxy i see so many time on youtube where there painying it on
First I had seen this.
It is amazing that you are allow to do all this heavy work on the campus. Your barrier coat job is probably overkill, these old boat are not prone to osmosis, but it is all done now. It is too late now, but it would have been a good idea to protect the exposed epoxy on the deck from UV damage until finishing paint is apply. I am curious to see if the biocide free paint will do the job. I use VC-17 on my sailboat ( a low copper content vs ablative paint ) and it is OK for the 'cold' water of Saint-Laurence river. Keep posting.
Great video, but what university let you to do a deck rehab on campus grounds? My school had my 58 VW microbus towed away for double parking five minutes back in the day!
Good show folks. keep caring bout the ocean. Good message good aim.
Same motor is in the Catalina 30. If you can get it running, you will get very good money for it.
Great project! You should check out Sailing Uma channel. Dan (From Canada) & Kika (From Haiti) and are two architects. Refitted a 36 feet Pearson 1972, all electric.
no updates on this? still have the boat?
Done it twice. 2 hr job now
I have a 1983 27 with the same motor pulled mi e out 4 yes ago replaced a cracked head and put in new valve springs thanks to Moyer Marine and mine ru s great. I've been sailing Lake Huron. Moyer Marine specializes in rebuilding Atomic 4's which is what you have. I love mine.
Thanks! We just recently sold the atomic 4 and gas tank and are working on a recycled electric system from golf cart components!
It's called a "refit" and it's the begining of a very poor, financial decision. You will learn a lot but you will pay for every lesson (in spades.) Most things you will do wrong before you do right. A 27 foot boat is too small for two people for any extended cruising and will cost nearly as much to restore as any 40 footer. It's also too small for any marina, live-aboard status. I put $15,000 into a $1000 27' sailboat (15 years ago) and sold it for a whopping $ 3000 after only 4 years. I was lucky to get that. If you really want a boat, go buy the newest one you can afford. It's always a buyers market.
Thanks James! The project is all about learning these lessons and keeping the value that is in the materials that we have. Less about making good financial decisions and more learning about material life cycles, recyclability, and repairability in design!
@@sailingdecision8597 Totally agree. I'm still driving a 1999 Suburban because it still has wheels which still roll. The trick is to be satisfied with stuff that no longer shines but still works.
What are you replacing your engine with?
I am looking at recycling a golf cart (new video coming out soon!)
@@sailingdecision8597 ohh cool!
Looks amazing! Just wondering if the paint you used was an epoxy based paint, also redoing my bottom, but the previous owner says it has no barrier coat under the ablative… Ive never seen this so curious if you guy are using a barrier coat. Good you guys waited on painting the bottom ablative, you are better to wait and do it just before you put your boat back in the water, this will help it maintain a longer life for the bottom paint with less growth!
We used an epoxy primer and will be using a non-ablative and biocide-free alternative for bottom paint when the weather gets warmer. The product we are looking at is called VC Performance epoxy from Interlux. It is essentially a hard slick surface that sea life will have trouble clinging to. We will likely have more scrubbing to do but we are going to give it a shot!
Will be redoing parts of my deck not as extensive as this, I will be doing it slightly different, a coat wet epoxy then some thickened epoxy followed by balsa blocks to fill the void while still uncured, then thickened epoxy over to make the entire area making sure to fill any remaining voids and then the recycled top fiberglass, and sealing the edges with epoxy and some woven fiberglass! Great video and the deck looks good and sturdy! Cant wait to see what you guys do with the non-skid as that is a similar concern of of mine.
We were going for cheap and simple with the pine core. In hindsight probably cutting into smaller blocks would have made it more manageable and the only real difference was that we did the wetting out, and thickened epoxy in one shot and the second coat of thickened epoxy and recycled deck material in a second shot. This saved us some time but it was a shortcut and a lot of coordination to time everything properly!
@@sailingdecision8597 great thanks for taking time and responding to all my messages, also a college student rebuilding a boat good to see other kids doing the same
I felt like that was every lesson learned from building the pyramids
Wow!! Amazing what a fresh coat (well, 8 coats I guess) of paint can do. It's looking awesome.
Thanks David! It almost looks like a new boat if you squint 😂
I study Industrial Design at the building next door and pass by this every day. Its amazing seeing the work put into this, please do make another video updating us all when the sailboat goes into the water!
Thanks Devang! We try to put out new videos regularly to keep up to date our progress. Much of the work in the next few months will be on the interior as it gets colder in Ottawa ❄️❄️
Is that enough of an edge next to the gunwales to get a flat 12:1 bevel?
The short answer is no. We wanted to get out as much of the old rotten wood as possible so we cut quite close to the gunwales. The top layer of glass is probably 0.5cm thick at most and we were able to achieve 6cm of bevel on the inside but on the outside edge we weren't able to get 12:1 in most places. We added glass at all three layers to make sure it was over built and getting as much surface contact as possible, in some places even up onto the gunwales.
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Thank you! :) We just checked out your channel. What kind of sailboat do you have? It's beautiful!
@@sailingdecision8597 Annecam is a 2005 Bavaria 46c, well over 30,000nm under her keel and still going strong
New to your channel, looking forward to following.
Welcome aboard! :) We just checked out your channel. Do you usually cruise around Toronto? Bella and I are both from there and are looking to put Decision in lake Ontario when the project is done.
@@sailingdecision8597 We typically cruise the Horseshoe and south shore but since COVID we've mostly have been cruising around Toronto.
good job
Thanks!
Ha! Great thesis project! My first boat was a Catalina 27. Awesome boat to learn on, and it worked for me to sail the Inside Passage from Vancouver Island to as far north as Glacier Bay in Alaska. It even handled bumping into small chunks of ice just fine! Here is a retro video of the trip if you want to see an example of what's possible on those lovely little boats: ruclips.net/video/5drh5pWEPjo/видео.html I look forward to seeing your finished product; will your thesis defense be aboard the boat? haha.
Looks great guys ... are you also going to remove the sail tracks and check the glass there?
We took a look from underneath and they look in much better shape than the rest of the hardware. Hoping all they need is some new sealant!.
I liveaboard a C27 in Florida. Mine is a 77 as well. I’m in the process of restoring it. A lot to do but pretty much is hull paint, sail rigging and souping up the atomic 4.
Any changes to the layout or living space? I'm looking into how to maximize the space and find it isn't as well laid out as the Catalina 30 or other similar boats
You know its killing me as the market here in southern NJ you would likely find a much better condition C27 for less money. I realize things are different in your area. But I know of one a couple of blocks away they would likely give to you just to get it off their lawn. But transport would not be cheap.
Us too! We thought of going to find a boat in the States but with the border being closed due to COVID and also the cost of transport, we thought it best to stay local in Canada. But hopefully there will be more options for the next boat ;)
Awesome ! Keep it up and best of luck!!!
Way to go Matthew! I am looking forward to watching it all come together! Brilliant idea! Very excited for you, Helen McG.
Loved it!! I am excited to follow the journey!!
I'm HYPED
Us too!!
Excited to see whats next!
Thank you Marcus! Excited to see the boat once it's finished
Awesome, Matt!
Thank you for watching Andy! It's going to be a busy year ⛵
Better get to work, time flys when you are having fun!
It does! We have a lot to do before the snow comes! ⛵
Aw yes, this is exciting! Will future videos feature more Bella slipping? :D
Probably (definitely?) Haha ⛵