Ep.11 - Boat Rebuild Update #1
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- We made a little progress on our boat rebuild since the last episode. We now have the outside covered in Coroplast and part of the inside is covered. The windows are all in and we are well pleased with them.
We also hooked up or hung up the horn, solar panel, rear view mirror, antennas, speakers, fire extinguisher, freshwater pumps, and a few other necessities.
Join us as we rebuild our boat and get it ready for a trip down the Tennessee river. Give us some ideas and please subscribe. 
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Becky you are pretty handy....you know alot of stuff....boat looks great...God bless you and your family
Thank you!! I really appreciate you taking time to watch and comment.....Becky
I am telling ya all these folks love one another
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This is pure genius. I want to build a coroplast ultralight travel trailer. Im nervous it will fall apart after a few uses. This video was amazing, thanks for posting! !!
realliv I think the key to an ultralight travel trailer would be to use lightweight yet very strong framing and bracing so that the Coroplast would serve as a covering but wouldn't have to serve as a strengthening panel. It would be best if you keep it covered or in a garage when it's not in use because the sun breaks it down over time. They do come in different colored panels but white is the cheapest.
We were nervous at first about using it because we were afraid that high winds would rip it apart, but we've had some very strong storms this summer and we sat inside of the boat out in the driveway and it did just fine, even though it sounded scary. The sound of the rain is really magnified inside of the boat, but after a few minutes I got used to it and I could have went to sleep because it sounded like rain on a tin roof.
If you can create an ultralight travel trailer then it will open doors for a lot of people. Bicyclists, motorcyclists and people with small cars and trucks would benefit from it. I would be interested in one myself because we have a small Suv with a small engine and we have thus far ruled out pulling a trailer with it.
We really appreciate you watching our videos and we're hoping you pursue the ultralight trailer. We'll be watching your channel to keep up with it.......Becky
I have the exact same dream! And the exact same fear
@@bretbecky711 thank you so much for this comment honestly even though it wasn’t directed at me this is so helpful. I would love to build an ultralight travel trailer with coroplast so I could tow it with my bicycle or maybe I’ll get an e bike
Have really enjoyed your efforts and stories',best of luck.
Thank you!!
Wonderful job, from your neighbor in Alabama.
Thanks neighbor! :)
good design on boyancy, light weight cabin, your really doing well on thinking the whole thing thru.
Wow just found your build congrats on it. the way to easily fold a thicker plastic like that is to use a heat gun to warm it a bit, not to much or you can scorch it.and you can also use rare earth magnets also to secure the plastic instead of snaps they are fairly cheap on ebay . But back to the episode
Thank you! Definitely going to use the magnets!
It's probably 1.6 mm rather than 16 mm . Great boat , well done .
Love the house boat,, ,, Becky, 30 mil , is 1 1/4 inch,,,.. I'm so glad we changed to metric years ago,,,I would hate to go back to imperial :-)
Thanks for watching! :)
very creative i love it.
I meant to say that your corplast idea is unique and looks like it would work very well. I am not sure if the roof design will stand up to wind but you could all ways modify it to a flat roof with a one to two inch slope front to back with a plastic gutter and downspout to catch the water on the lower end and straight downspout with a hole through the deck to the water !
Also, replace your bilge pump with a 800 GPH Attwood Cartridge (Aerator pump) normally used for pumping water from below the boat into a live fish well and then drains out of the boat. (Amazon.com for about $28.00)
This should work far better than a bilge pump which is not designed to do what you are wanting to do and likely not work ! Bilge pumps suck in water from the very bottom up into the pump and are not sealed like a (Aerator Pump).
I have just refurbished a 16 ft. bassboat/Ski boat and have replaced darn near everything on it so I have first hand experience !
Don't forget proper fuses for your circuits and carry extra fuses, a Olin Flare gun, first aid kit and heavy duty aluminum faced survival blankets in case some one goes into hypothermia.
If you want a way to have a reasonable hot shower, Coleman makes 5 gallon bags you can fill with available non-potable water that will heat the water with sunlight and they have mini shower heads attached all ready. Suspend above you and take a shower ! You are not legally suppose to take waste water and discharge it into a lake, stream, river, etc. Get caught and you will pay a heavy fine !
You will need to have some type of gray water holding tank "If" you are putting a shower unit on the boat. / I would suggest pulling up to land and taking my baths on land allowing the waste soap water to soak into the ground ! / The Coleman bags from Walmart I mentioned above, can be preheated in the sun on your deck and used on land !**Hope this helps.
I really like the simplicity and design elegance in your boat.
I'm thinking of building a micro houseboat to live in here in Ontario.
It's Southern Ontario but still it gets cold and snowy.
Thanks for all of the great ideas.
Thanks Gary!! If you do build a micro houseboat I hope you record the whole build and upload it to RUclips. We would definitely watch it (as would thousands or maybe millions of other people) It would be of special interest to us because you live in Ontario and the techniques that you would use to combat the cold weather would no doubt teach us a lot that we would find useful even here in Tennessee because we prefer to boat in the colder months when there isn't as much boat traffic on the lake.
Love your little boat and some of your idea's are really great also. Ih you want ot get better radio reception. place a mast pole on the back of your boat that runs from the deck to just above the highest point of your roof. mount all your antenna on the top of the mast pole and clamp a quarter inch diameter copper braided wire to the base of each antenna and run the other end of the copper wire down the pole and in to the water about a foot. this will improve your reception and in you need to transmit 100%
I do want better reception. The last time I transmitted and received on the water I was one mile from a marina and it was crackly until I got within a half of a mile. It was in a mountainous area but there were no mountains in my path of course so I was disappointed to say the least. I will do what you suggest because I was at my wits end. Thanks for the info and thanks for watching and commenting!!
Glad to be of help that little trick I told you about is an old mobile CB trick. you might have to attach your antenna aray to a peice of sheet metal at the top of your pole if any of your antennas are magnetic mounts. the other option would be to wire all your antenna's to one antenna like the radio shack 102 inch steel whip.
Andy Sjostrom When I change the antennas (probably next month or so) I'll make a video of it and send you the link. It would be great if you were so kind as to tell me if I have it right or wrong. Thanks again!
yea sure I'd be glad to help out.
AMAZING for the simplicity and budget! Have to consider more of a glorified tent boat huh? Sort of disposable compared with spending a fortune and years and years.....I like it! Hey if needs to be refurbished every couple years? What the hey!
Thanks! The pontoons are just too small though, so we bought a different pontoon base with larger pontoons and we're starting all over lol. We're going with plastic again, but this time it'll be vinyl siding, (The kind that looks like cedar siding). We're also going to put a tin roof on it. I think we can make it look like a floating cedar sided cabin and still do it cheap. Thanks for watching!
At first I'm like going WTH then I keep watching and watch to the end. Great video you two and what an awesome show of partnership and teamwork to say the least! Truly an inspiration and boost of spirit to see. I have to say though that at the cost of the Coroplast per sheet how much beter a lapped second layer would bolster the boats rigidity vs weight and overall cost w/labor-time added? Also maybe something like "Rhino Liner" to cover the exterior Coroplast areas, walls, roof, ext. Just saying. It all looks good so far and good luck! I hope you enjoy it a long time and thank you for sharing your practicality and common sense!
Thanks for your kind words Lewis. We've always been able to work together on projects. As far as a second layer of Coroplast, it is so lightweight that we could have put another layer on and it would have been fine. We are going to add another layer as a matter of fact, but it will be inside of the boat to hide the 2 x 2 stud walls. That will add some strength, but it's pretty sturdy already.
We are not at all happy with the Coroplast on the roof though. We're going to be replacing it with PVC sheeting. The problem with Coroplast on the roof is that water gets inside of the flutes and turns colors and gets moldy and can't be cleaned.
We are using Rino Liner on the boat frame and axles, but I'm not sure that it would stick to the Coroplast because the surface is so slick and shiny. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!!
Down here in Texas its $21.00 dollars a sheet 48 x 96 inches. Package of 10 sheets $216. plus tax. I would have one with aluminum welding. An riveting the coroplast.
o its a good wow. great boat. i got coroplast on the Jesus bus.
+TheJesusBusBand Thanks!! It's a great building material.
iwonder if you can tighten the windows a bit more by using profile they use for making screen doors
The problem with tightening the windows is that they get really loose in the summer, and really tight in the winter. As a matter of fact, in the winter they get so tight that they draw up an "un-snap" themselves.
Like, unlike, relike. What a fickle relationship! (I think I got them all re-liked that I accidentally unliked.)
+digitalarteest Thanks!
A cook stove on the back of your boat near your fuel tank is a accident waiting to happen !
Cooking should be on the front of the boat far away form anything flammable. Take care.
Thanks Don, good point. I'll rig something up on the front of the boat. Thanks for watching!
Ty
I really like your build techniques & the coroplast looks like a great idea, but I'm wondering how long it will hold up to the radiation from the sun, perhaps causing it to dry-rot. Shoot, if it holds up for 5 years, it would still be cost effective & simple to replace. Right?
+Howabouthetruth It's definitely going to degrade from the suns rays and the rain. It costs less than $100.00 for the entire roof though :)
Bret Becky j
Hi Bret and Becky!
I've seen the recent videos but I am so interested in this build. We are trying to do something similar, would love to have your guidance on this. I know this video is a few years old but if you have any interest in meeting up and discussing rebuilds, pontoons, and alternative lifestyles, please let me know!!
Much Love,
Allanah
Just watching this for the third or fourth time. You know I watch all of them multiple times, I guess. Anyway, I see you unsnapping the window from the outside and then rolling it up from the inside. I know you have this all figured out, because I know you but I can't figure out how you are going to snap these down when the rain is pouring and you can't walk around the boat. I don't know if this is puzzling anybody but me, but could you please make a video? (By the way, your video work is as good as your boat work -- maybe better.)
+digitalarteest Snapping them is pretty easy. You start from the back and finish on the front porch, but it's difficult to say the least when the temperature drops and the pliable vinyl turns into a piece of shoe leather. For this reason, I'm changing the way they snap this Fall and I will have to make a video so other people don't make the same mistake.
wow
+TheJesusBusBand I hope that's a good wow and not a bad wow lol. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment....Becky
Absolutely ingenious , You guys/gals think of everything I would have and more. Is the Thermoplast UV rated ?
Thanks John! The thermoplast held up great on the sidewalls, but since it isn't uv rated, it didn't hold up on the roof. We're doing a rebuild and we're going to a tin roof and vinyl siding. It should last for years.
Hey,
Wanted to say you are doing a great job on your build. I worry that the coroplast won't hold up with a storm on open water.
Your organization on the build is top notch though.
If your on the water,(river) by spring of 2016, I hope to see you there.
You can visit me on You tube if you like.
River Rat Shanty shack...Launching end of may.
+River Rat Shanty Shack Thanks! The Coroplast has held up to several strong storms on land so far. Winds around 50 mph, but we really don't know what will happen on the water. We know that the high winds will turn the whole boat into an uncontrollable sailboat, so we'll have to run for cover at a speed of 7 or 8 knots to tie down to something. We'll head on over to your RUclips channel this morning and check your videos out. Hope to see you on the river.....Bret and Becky
Just role the windows up in high winds and maybe add some roof vents to allow high winds to escape... Just an idea.
Do you have to register this boat to be on the water????
Ps. THIS IS AWESOME. I dont say that often.
The boat is looking good. How long do you plan for the trip down the TN. river to take. I've been down through fort loudon lock and on Watts Bar Lake.
Nelson Machine Thanks! We really don't have any idea how long the trip will take. We've never locked through before and we heard it can take 45 minutes to 1 hour. There are 9 locks. The best speed we were able to attain was 7.5 miles per hour, but we had a bad carburetor and we have a replacement carb that hopefully will give us 10 mph.
We plan on starting at the Ft. Loudon lock. Our biggest concern is, how long will it take us to get back? The average river current is 3 mph and that coupled with a mild head wind and we might not even move forward lol. I guess the best answer is that we are going to head down river until we've exhausted 1/3 of our funds and then turn back. I hope we get better gas mileage with the new carb because we are currently only getting 5 mpg and that won't take us very far. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! ....Becky
Why not use synthetic teak for such a small space?
Synthetic teak??? I had no idea that such a thing existed. It would look so much better. I'll sure check into it. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!
could you show how you added the snaps? what tools did you use? also where did you get the plastic online> thanks Mel
I bought the plastic at a local fabric store. It is exterior vinyl, and I believe it was 16 mil thick. It was the thickest that the local store sold. Here is a link to an online store that I think is selling the correct marine grade vinyl. www.albrightssupply.com/16-Gauge-Clear-Vinyl-p/p16ga.htm
The tools I used are called snap pliers. I bought them at Walmart, but our Walmart has since quit carrying them. Here is a link to a starter set. www.ebay.com/itm/Handi-man-Marine-boat-canvas-cover-snap-snaps-stud-TOOL-sunbrella-bimini-970162-/121005610749?hash=item1c2c7f16fd:m:mjnh4eQr3pYASq0Q_MW9GuA&vxp=mtr
I don't think I have time to make a snap video right now (even though I plan to one day) so here is a link to someone using the snap pliers to put snaps on a boat cover, which is pretty similar to putting them in thick plastic. ruclips.net/video/_tac1h6nnQo/видео.html
I hope this helps. Thanks for watching.....Becky
Thank you Becky!
is the Windows uv protected, so it dont get damaged from the sun & get brittle
They are, but they'll probably get a little brittle anyway. But, all of the windows combined were only $50.00, so they can be replaced easily enough.
What did you do about the seams in the corrugated plastic walls?
We overlapped them and then taped them with white insulation tape.
How do you plan to mount screens for bug control?
Brad Johnson Well...I have it figured out in my head but that doesn't always work when I try to actually make something work. I believe that I will snap screens on the inside of the boat like I snapped plastic on the outside. I'm allergic to biting insects so I have to get it right. I'm not anticipating failure but I'm carrying mosquito coils and repellent just in case lol. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment! ....Becky
I'd like a link to buy some of the window material please. can you send a link . and what it's called
www.marinevinylfabric.com/products/clear-marine-vinyl?gclid=CNrZha294NQCFY0kgQodl0QLUQ&variant=26970937862
www.onlinefabricstore.net/60-gauge-clear-vinyl-.htm
This is not where I bought my clear vinyl. It has been several years since I bought it and I don't remember where I got it, but this might get you pointed in the right direction.
stainless steel screws
how are you going to get the boat in the water
+Tommy Stewart It's on a trailer. It's hard to see the trailer because the boat is so much bigger than the trailer.
What did the coroplast cost per sheet
It is $12.00 per sheet at Home Depot for white. Some of the different colors cost twice as much. At the time that we were building, we had to buy it by the case of 10 to get it at that price. Now they can be bought singly for that price, but they only have white in stock.