Installing the Raw Water Intake and New Bespoke Stainless Steel Water Tanks!! ***EPISODE 32***
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2023
- EPISODE 32!!!
The last couple of months have proved to be a bit of a challenge.
After returning from an incredible three week holiday travelling around Thailand, coming home to find out my routine of editing had taken a hit.
Working tirelessly over the last four weeks to raise enough money to purchase the new laptop left me very little time to spend working and filming progress on the boat. So unfortunately this episode is slightly shorter than most.
But with the new up to date MacBook Pro, editing has become a dream. This episode took half the time to complete than usual, so hopefully that'll mean I will be able to start producing more content a bit more regularly!
Getting right into the first job, it's time to install the grated bronze skin fitting for the raw water intake. you know what that means?
Time to drill another hole through the hull!!!
Its also a very exciting time, as the bespoke stainless steel water tanks arrived from the fabricators and its time to get them up onto the boat and test fitted into the bilge.
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No apologies necessary, always worth the wait!
nice to have #knotfinnishedyet back, such good vids, full of heart ⚓️🌱✌️
I actually smiled and yelled “Yes!” As soon as I saw the notification. Well worth the wait. Your getting on with it! 🤓
Good to see youback at it, Finn. Most of us have been faced with the reality of having to upgrade computers that have become obsolete, usually because the industry has built in obsolescence to force you to keep buying new hardware to support the latest software. Been there.
The boat is looking great. Really nice to see the other oyster smack to have a vision where your going and the rig arrangement as well.
A beautiful boat.
Well, no need to apologize. I and we can wait for your good and interesting videos. Thank you for these good videos you make for us to see.
Great job, Finn! Once again a great episode. You are such a natural on film, a kindhearted, extremely capable, 100% likable, and intelligent articulate person, always a pleasure to watch, listen to, learn from, and gain inspiration from. Never underestimate the power of sharing your dream and passion with us!!! So although it was slow going saving up to buy your new computer, I think it's an excellent investment for you, because you are made for this!! Your boat is looking awesome! And so is your puppy. Keep up the great work and dream! May the force be with you! :)
Lovely to see a new video. Thanks for sharing Finn
Thanks Finn, I'm looking forward to the next episode.
I’m glad to you’re back , atleast publishing videos of your work . When I first started watching your videos I didn’t know that boats could be made out of concrete . Now watching you having to deal with the rebar and all it’s amazing that you can still have a positive attitude !
Great to see you again. Onwards and upwards.
No worries on delays Finn, sounds like life happening😊 good to see you
Great to see you again, I do sympathise with the computer update issue, something that many of us have faced. Nice to see that you correctly headed home the screws on the water filler, attention to detail is everything.
Thanks for the update and welcome back!
Man those are some good lookin' tanks, Finn! Glad to see an update :)
Nice one. Been wondering what had happened. Looking more like a boat month-by-month.
I so recall those days, spending big dollars on tungsten hole saws. Lucky to get one hole for 40 bucks. We build 52f ferro from scratch.
Keep going Finn. You’ll get there.
Good to see the progress you have made Finn👍
Glad you're back Finn, still impressed with your work keep up and you'll be sailing before you k ow it.
Only 2 years to Finn, enjoying the vids.
Happy to see you back. Sorry to hear about your Mac. Sadly these things happen. I hope we'll be able to see uploads a bit more frequently now.
Yes it has been a long time. So long in fact that I had begun to worry something had happened to you. So I am glad to see you back making progress again.
BTW That smack looked very down by the stern as she left the quay. Maybe she wasn't fully provisioned yet.
Nice stuff Finn
Good old apple - won't let you use old stuff even if it still does the job.
Android is better
Well, I'd suggest Black Magic and switch to Davinci Resolve.
Android is nice for a phone, but laptop to edit video, no way android can handle that.
You can get top of the line Windows laptops with all the latest fastest spec for about €1600,- so I can't justify the additional 1000 or more for comparable hardware from Apple.
@@TheBambislayer you do realise you’re suggesting using a Chromebook to run professional video editing software.
Clearly it doesn’t do the job anymore. Most likely the updated software uses an OS feature not available on the old OS. Similarly new OS’s can’t always run on old hardware for similar reasons.
Sorry to hear about your computer problems, wondering where you had gone! Another positive chunk of work 😊
Now that was some inspiration in the yard. Wow! Maybe the right place for the Apple was under those lovely tanks in the bilge.
We have all been thrown down that computer trap Finn! I for one are happy to wait for the world to turn and for problems to be overcome if you just keep on keeping on! O love the ethic of one man working through the myriad of challenges that will become a new sailing cruiser! Keep up the good work!
Can't wait to see the boat when it gets Finnished!
Boat is coming together nicely finn well done 😊😊😊
Nice steady progress.
Goodonyas! Welcome back!
So Happy to see your return to making videos. Another great episode!
Hey Finn I thiught you may have died on us. Nice to see you back. Ok back to work easy for me to say 74yrs young now retired cheers n beers Marty Australia water tanks look great
The plastic valve is perfect. My boat is 23 years old and has 15 factory installed Forespar Marlon sea cocks and all still work perfectly. Two things though using a scoop thru hull may over pressure your seawater impeller and flood the engine while sailing. Also putting an elbow on your thru hull may cause problems in the future for maintenance. I have scoops for air conditioners and water maker, those both use centrifugal pumps. My engine uses just uses a 1 1/2” straight thru hull and never clogs up with anything.
Good job!
Thanks for your personal efforts Finn doing these videos for us, very much appreciated :)
Love watching your project. It is always worth waiting for you.
You have a beautiful boat there, it's going to be a real credit to you, great workmanship going on with your capable hands. Can't wait to see you enjoying your boat when your using it finally. Congratulations, from NZ
Great to see yea back
Glad to see you back at it, looking foward to your progress.
Like how you take everything in stride, always pushing on with patience and thoughtfulness. Keep up the good work!
Well done, Finn!👌
I was beginning to wonder what had happened to you. Thought maybe you had ghosted us. Hate it when some of this high tech equipment just dies as if its programed to time out and die. Good to see ya back mate. Cheers from Sequim.
Finn, I'm just binge watching all the Tally Ho videos again, remembered you from the framing parties, man that was a work of art!! caught your mention of your new youtube channel so am now watching your journey from the start, just finished episode 5, nice door panel mate. Looking forward to seeing how your journey progresses, I know I'm a late starter, but you have to set off from somewhere. all the best mate, Gary B (North Lincolnshire UK)
Good to see you back on the boat Finn. Sorry you had issues with your Apple PC, as I have had to upgrade mine also and I don’t have all of the audio visual software that you do. I also had those issues with my HP PC, so it is a problem with them all.
Good to see you were able to get your water tanks in without too much trouble and it looks like they were well constructed and should last you a long time. Love that you continue to do a first rate job and then some in reconstructing this boat.
A big hi from NZ, great to see you back Finn! Most impressed with the quality of your water tanks. Really enjoy the clips of what is happening around the yard and good to see you are into your spring too, but I am sure you must have sent all your wet weather down here in the process lol. PS. Another great Video.
Yep it's worth the wait to see your steady progress. It's a sad truth that to err is human but to really make a mess of things requires a computer. I hope you're set fair for the foreseeable future with the upgraded kit!! Until the next video mate!!
Good to see you back! And sorry for your pain!!
For anyone else with these kinds of painful IT problems, I strongly suggest moving to Davinci Resolve. It's a bit of a learning curve after FC, but it is far more capable with the best colour grading of any editor. And it is free!! The free version is more than is needed for the vast majority of RUclips vids. But if you do want to move to the studio version, for instance you are editing 8k footage, then it is a one off cost including future updates. No subscription. And it is available for Mac, Windows, and iPad Pro (M1 or M2). The iPad version is so close to the desktop version too.
Good luck and nice vid.
That's going to be such a great boat!!
Ah I just a £540 Win Laptop that would do the same job with the free VSDC. You apple guys are so crazy.
Finnnnnn! missed you brother
Keep going mate, I was getting worried and then chuffed to bits to see you'd released an episode 👌 Sorry about your tech issues, hopefully a thing of the past. I'm also going to look up the editing software you use👍
Murphy's number one rule when drilling or cutting masonry is "You will always hit a piece of reinforcing regardless of where you drill or cut and how much reinforcing is in the area of work." Nice work Finn.
A tortuous path indeed but I know you're getting plenty of the sweet stuff!
don't underestimate the support you have, nice to see you back
Great to have you back ))))) Enjoying your journey.
Just thinking about you Finn! Cheers...rr Normandy, Fr(great to see you)
Keep up the good work... and the dog
Finn, you might consider double clamping the tank connecting hoses. Gene H. central Fl.
Yeah Finn, He’s rite! It’s code requirement 4 ur survey! Great job & thanx 4 sharing! Can’t wait 2 c her underway! 👍❤️
Hi from Australia, Finn, i think you are missing an air bleed hose on the tanks to bleed air from the tanks as you are filling save's a lot of slow glugging. Cheers
Thanks Finn👌👍🍺
Always a slow slog mate, but you are great at hanging in there and still doing a terrific job of very fine work! So Quinn keep at it, you are young enough and have the spirit to finish your dream! Cheers Mate! Rich
Great video Finn!
Great job Finn!
I was very lucky I got to work helping friends build a Ferro cement boat 58ft I loved working on it then another friend wanted to build one so from start to Finnsh I helped him but the disappointment was he went to Fiji and hit a reef and sunk they could not afford to get it back I think it's still there and that's nearly 48 years ago
Finn you might want to use a brass valve rather than plastic for your raw water intake as this is the first line of defense against flooding the boat with a valve failure.
I support this tip - and great to see you back Finn ! 👍👍
Marelon valves are very strong and reliable there is no issue with these particular valves - FRP
Plastic Valves don't really fail, they can get worn over many many years but that just means they don't close properly by a couple of percent which just isn't an issue. Brass however can slowly lose strength due to electrolysis then suddenly totally fail granted that takes a very long time but it can happen. On my boat I have a mixture and its only the Brass ones I worry about. Not that I have had any of them fail.
@Graeme and @John Edwards - that is new and valuable info for me - thank you both gents !
Couldn't agree more,worth the extra few dollars now!
Be good to know who made the tanks as I might need him. Good video Finn.
Very nice to see your name on my subs list Finn, that was a very nice looking boat that splashed and with having similar lines to your own you're going to be a much envied owner when you put her back in the water.
1 day at a time Finn and every days work is step closer to a life on the water.
G'day Finn love your posts you are doing an amazing job she is really starting to come together there are two things i saw in your video you didn;t seal any penertrations in your hull / deck with epoxy to seal against water penetration in the hull / deck this could lead to problems later on , yes sikaflex is a great product and you may not have any issuses but better to be safe than sorry the last one was you should have an isolating valve between your water tanks just in case of a leak in one or contamination -you are doing a great job and i am not having a go just a suggestion cheers
Epoxy isn’t the answer to every sealing problem!
@@dermotbalaam5358 it is to seal end grain in timber sika works but does not penetrate they should be used together
Hey Finn!
Love your project and the ferro cement boat. Must be one of the better ways to build a strong heavy boat. I don`t know if you have been over the subject already but could you share some more information on how this one was built when it comes to materials and rebar schedule and such? Also, the insulation method of foam. What kind of foam is it and how was it applied?
Great to see you back, Finn.
That visiting Smack must have been a kick in the arse to get moving.
Bit of real inspiration. Now you can see where you are heading.
Simple question, Does your boat have a name yet?
gary in Japan.
Hi Finn, welcome back to the big screen......water tanks look ace....keep going, ur an inspiration..
Eamonn
Feck me!!!!! £3000 for a pc to upload... My first and dare I say last lol video was uploaded from my mobile phone!! .
Dude , following you with interest 😉
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Hi Finn when your done do you see yourself as Maurice Griffiths or Joshua Slocum? That smack reminded me if the former and I haven’t seen anyone do the the magic of the swatch ways on you tube you yet. Could you be the man?
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Tungsten carbide drills?!, what the bloody hell's tungsten carbide drills??
Nice!! still what a silly bunt he is!! lol
Good to see you making progress! That looks like a black plastic ball valve that you put below the water line on the raw water intake? Is plastic allowed there? I would think that that ball valve, below the water line should be bronze?
Everyone needs to subscribe and send Finn some coin for a new computer! Nice work Finn!!
M2 MacBook Pro for the win, you'll be good for 5 years or more.
nice 2 see u back.. keep up the good work !! nice dogg how old?? Lab?? we have a 1 year old lab.
I could see the disgust on your face as you detailed your Apple woes. Stay strong. We'll wait patiently if we have to.
Hello Fin, what a wonderful job you are doing,..
I noticed that you were using Loctite 577.. I myself was tempted to use it for my engine water intake. But reading the technical sheet, the firm does not recommend its use on plastics. Like me, you use a non-metallic ball valve... Aren't you afraid that the glue will weaken the valve?
Is this glue also compatible with drinking water?
All my nautical friends from Belgium
Today you can easily edit 8k RAW video on Macbook Air M1 or Mini Mac M1, which dont cost you arm and leg.
Hey Finn. What did you use to fix the fittings for the engine water intake?
What were those clever jubilee clips that weren’t jubilee clips?😳
Do you have a vent discharge somewhere for the water tanks? If so at what height above them? The filler is 7 or so feet high and can therefore generate 2-3 PSI of pressure when full. Is this OK?
Well your only one person there is only so much time in a day and only so much resources , we can be patient
Bilge paint?
“Apple - it just works”*
*as long as you enjoy spending several grand every couple of years because we stop things working on purpose, just for a laugh
Finn I have a computer that has sat still for 7 years with all my boat porn does it bother me yes would I rather invest in a sea kindly yes I see where your predicament lays nice work forget the rink a dink plastic valve bodies those are for amateurs that sink at the dock and don't know how to change a through hull other then that also put a equalizing valve on water tanks with a pump so you can move water ballast for set trim
Switch to Windows
well that sucks about your software having to be needed updated. These manufacturers are scam artists.
Not sure about the wisdom of using a plastic valve. It's quite important that the valve lasts.
That converted oyster smack looks like it needs some ballast moving forward.
First mistake you have a mac. Second mistake you bought another. Question, is your engine purple or is my tv off?