Ha ha...."keeling me!", Love it Bryan. Welcome back to the south, great to see you continue the boat - awesome motivation. Thank you for sharing this with us. Bri
Brian, I have had numerous occassions to advise owners regarding keel repairs after arguments with coral but this is the first time I have ever seen a view from the inside of the keel assembly. You and Capt. Kirk bravely go where no man has gone before. Good work.
Man I can barely juggle a Job, home life and working on a car in my spare time. Hats off to you and your family. I love the detail and determination you have!
Hi Bryan, I had a boat building business with my Dad here in Australia. We use to build 30ft fibreglass centre consoles and sport boats. (Like your Miami go fast boats). I’m probably late to the party as only found your channel recently, but thought to mention in case it helps someone else doing a similar crack repair like seen here on the keel. By starting your lay up of the laminate with the small pieces first, then allowing the next larger piece to go on and overlap by say 3/4 of an inch, then each layer has an edge bonded to the original laminate. It makes for a stronger repair. In areas where there is possibly a little moisture still in the laminate like on the bottom edge of your keel, dabbing a cloth soaked in acetone will help to remove moisture from the laminate as the acetone evaporates, carrying away the moisture with it (great for when repairing osmosis blisters that you grind out and re-glass like Bryan is doing here). Sure it won’t remove all the moisture from further into the laminate, but it will allow you to get the best bond to those exposed outer areas you are repairing. When doing the “tabbing” we always used a cove of filler before applying the layers of glass. We used a mix of resin and micro balloons filler powder to mix up a “bog”. You applied it along the 90 degree material joint with a 2-3 inch putty knife. Then we used a short 5” off cut of plastic electrical conduit pipe. You run the pipe end edge along the filler and it leaves a perfect quarter round cove shape (like a ceiling cornice does on a houses ceiling edge). You then apply a narrow strip of glass that overlaps each side of the cove edge onto both pieces of the 90 degree bond. Then the next layer of glass is wider again and so on. This allows each of your layers of glass or “tabs” to bond directly to the original laminate. I’d also recommend using a bristle roller or smaller grooved aluminium roller used for rolling out the glass after resining it, as this ensures all the air is rolled out which makes a neat strong bond. When you finish glassing, I recommend placing all your glassing tools in a tall bucket, with a sealing lid, with say 6” of acetone in it. Wipe the worst off onto a rag and just drop it in. That way they are ready to go next time you need them. Even the wooly glassing roller covers can be reused in this way if of a reasonable quality. Place the lid on the bucket and can sit for weeks, no problem. You will be surprised how “dirty the acetone can get in the bucket and the glassing tools are ready to use with minimal cleaning effort such as a quick wipe with a rag. Just a couple of tips that I hope make sense and I hope you or someone else may be able to use. I’m really impressed with your top efforts here Bryan. Wishing you and your family all the very best mate, Cheers 🍻
You are one of the interesting - real life - channels. It's not sugar coated, just good honest workmanship. Keep up the great work, I love watching your problem solving and optimism.
Bryan, just as you say other RUclipsrs are inspirational, your series of restoration and misadventures are inspirational !! Keep going and continue to video document your progress!
Yehaa, Brian is back.We are so glad you are back at it. Your channel is one of the best to learn from and you do what it takes to make it correct. Keep up the videos we miss you when you do not post
Sure enjoyed my time with you and the boat, but it is great to get home and do all my laundry twice to get all of the "itchy fiberglass" out of my things!!! Keep up the great work Bryan!!!
I'm repairing a crack at the keel of a 23 foot Sloop. Thank you so much for the video. It makes sense. I can't wait for you to launch that awesome ship!
Love your repair videos, Brian. You don't mess about - it's just the work. Living in Maryland and working on the boat in Florida must be damned expensive and time-consuming?
You've done a great job so far on this rebuild Byran btw I really enjoy this project. This is gonna be one hell of a nice job when your finished, It will be worth it big time! Byran..so don't think just because its a lot of repetitive work that we will loss interest, that's not so, I think I can speak for many, we enjoy the whole process. So thank's bud...appreciate it.
I do so much enjoy watching you work on this boat. I know you can't film it all and it takes as much time to edit as it does to do the work itself, yet please do your best to record as much as you can for us the viewers
Great to see you back at work! It just takes time.... lot's and lot's of time. You are doing great, keep up the good work and thanks for letting us follow along.
Back to the ring brother,, always a pleasure to see new videos of yours and to know the good news of the project,, as I once told you, I would love 🙏 to be able to be in that great country just for the possibility of participating in the creation process of this type of projects,,, go through the difficulties of hard work and learn these skills to finally savor the result and finally navigate towards the horizons,,, waoooo brother I wish you to be closer and closer to picking up that path,, , from here, Havana 🇨🇺 we continue to support you, good winds 🌬️🌊⛵
All that work is a great achievement mate, considering that you are doing it alone. Every day of work is a day closer to the final result. You have our full support Bryan, never give up!!
I love your presentations.. Always waiting for the next installment.. I know you are doing this for fun (RUclips) but it's a unique and down to earth presentation.. Keep going.
Ha ha...."keeling me!", Love it Bryan.
Welcome back to the south, great to see you continue the boat - awesome motivation.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Bri
Bryan A big Thank you ! I love your work and was getting antsy... Cheers from Canada
Love watching your videos Bryan. Keep going buddy.
Still my favorite channel! I wish everyone could be so genuine. Can"t wait for the splash!
Brian,
I have had numerous occassions to advise owners regarding keel repairs after arguments with coral but this is the first time I have ever seen a view from the inside of the keel assembly. You and Capt. Kirk bravely go where no man has gone before. Good work.
I like the way you put your "adventure" together. Both boat repairs etc.
I am enormously impressed with your determination and problem solving capacity!
i enjoy your humor and your not a beggar like a few on UTube, keep your videos coming cheers from Vung Tau Vietnam
Keep em coming Bryan,
We love the way you show the details and your great sense of humour,
No glassing over the the facts!
Man I can barely juggle a Job, home life and working on a car in my spare time. Hats off to you and your family. I love the detail and determination you have!
A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step. Enjoying the progress.
Hi Bryan,
I had a boat building business with my Dad here in Australia. We use to build 30ft fibreglass centre consoles and sport boats. (Like your Miami go fast boats).
I’m probably late to the party as only found your channel recently, but thought to mention in case it helps someone else doing a similar crack repair like seen here on the keel. By starting your lay up of the laminate with the small pieces first, then allowing the next larger piece to go on and overlap by say 3/4 of an inch, then each layer has an edge bonded to the original laminate. It makes for a stronger repair.
In areas where there is possibly a little moisture still in the laminate like on the bottom edge of your keel, dabbing a cloth soaked in acetone will help to remove moisture from the laminate as the acetone evaporates, carrying away the moisture with it (great for when repairing osmosis blisters that you grind out and re-glass like Bryan is doing here). Sure it won’t remove all the moisture from further into the laminate, but it will allow you to get the best bond to those exposed outer areas you are repairing.
When doing the “tabbing” we always used a cove of filler before applying the layers of glass. We used a mix of resin and micro balloons filler powder to mix up a “bog”. You applied it along the 90 degree material joint with a 2-3 inch putty knife. Then we used a short 5” off cut of plastic electrical conduit pipe. You run the pipe end edge along the filler and it leaves a perfect quarter round cove shape (like a ceiling cornice does on a houses ceiling edge). You then apply a narrow strip of glass that overlaps each side of the cove edge onto both pieces of the 90 degree bond. Then the next layer of glass is wider again and so on. This allows each of your layers of glass or “tabs” to bond directly to the original laminate.
I’d also recommend using a bristle roller or smaller grooved aluminium roller used for rolling out the glass after resining it, as this ensures all the air is rolled out which makes a neat strong bond.
When you finish glassing, I recommend placing all your glassing tools in a tall bucket, with a sealing lid, with say 6” of acetone in it. Wipe the worst off onto a rag and just drop it in. That way they are ready to go next time you need them. Even the wooly glassing roller covers can be reused in this way if of a reasonable quality. Place the lid on the bucket and can sit for weeks, no problem. You will be surprised how “dirty the acetone can get in the bucket and the glassing tools are ready to use with minimal cleaning effort such as a quick wipe with a rag.
Just a couple of tips that I hope make sense and I hope you or someone else may be able to use.
I’m really impressed with your top efforts here Bryan. Wishing you and your family all the very best mate,
Cheers 🍻
Epic tips. I noticed the same details and your info is great addition to the series. 💪🏻💯⚓️
@@guruhousedelta Thank you Sir! All the very best,
Cheers 👍👍🍻
Bryan, your keeling me. We need more updates, frequently...and with gusto...I love your videos. Awesome job!
Thanks for taking us along for journey :)
Good too see you back in the saddle ! Keep up the good work 👍😃
This is a great series. I'm enjoying learning about how you repair a damaged fiberglass hull.
I went back in time to watch this video. Miss your videos, Bryan.
Taking small holes and making them bigger. I was fkn rolling! 🤣🤣🤣 Love the progress. Hope the new house is great and the family is good. 👍👏
Thanks Bryan, you've brightened my Saturday evening here in the UK. I think I should get out more.....
Bryan, excellent job as usual. I really admire your workmanship.
You are one of the interesting - real life - channels. It's not sugar coated, just good honest workmanship. Keep up the great work, I love watching your problem solving and optimism.
Great to see you back again working once more, really missed your enthusiasm for what you’re doing..
Bryan I like following your boat repairs enormously! Please keep us with you in this adventure. Frederick
It’s great to have the crazy professor back 👍😜
One of the best channels on you tube! Keep at it. Great job.
Bryan you my favorite sailing channel. I know it takes a lot of work but I love watching them
Glad to see you back at it here in Fla. We just scored our own deep water home in Palm Coast. Hope we catch up some time.
I really appreciate your efforts in making these videos. They are not only entertaining, but very educational and informative.
I wish I had one tenth of your energy and determination and work ethic. Amazing!
Bryan, just as you say other RUclipsrs are inspirational, your series of restoration and misadventures are inspirational !! Keep going and continue to video document your progress!
Bryan, we need more videos from you. Keep up the good work.
Yehaa, Brian is back.We are so glad you are back at it. Your channel is one of the best to learn from and you do what it takes to make it correct. Keep up the videos we miss you when you do not post
Brian I dont think I could of tackled such and enumerous project . Your good attitude will see you through. God Bless and Stay Positive.
I always get a smile when I see you post. I wish you could post more often. Keep it up
Sure enjoyed my time with you and the boat, but it is great to get home and do all my laundry twice to get all of the "itchy fiberglass" out of my things!!! Keep up the great work Bryan!!!
Hi Bryan, your spoiling me with these more frequent videos. What a delight. My favourite channel! Keep it up!
Glad to see you back-all this work will be worth it. Looking forward to your future posts.
Enjoy your approach to solving problems as you run into them....nice...John
Always great to see you working on this project! Congratulations!
Like the “keel” pun in there, more of them please!
I'm repairing a crack at the keel of a 23 foot Sloop. Thank you so much for the video. It makes sense. I can't wait for you to launch that awesome ship!
Boat work the gift that keeps giving
Happy to see more boat videos… love to watch how you solve problems .
Stuck at work, but I find time to watch your videos. Great phun.
Bryan, thanks from Norway for your videos. Always makes me happy and inspired when I see how you handle challenges, with a smile!
Love your repair videos, Brian. You don't mess about - it's just the work. Living in Maryland and working on the boat in Florida must be damned expensive and time-consuming?
Lots of work but I'm very much looking forward to splash day.
Thumbs up for no commercials. Hope you can get on soon. Already wondered what's up with Brian.
Looking good Bryan, you are smashing it!
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Bri
Hi Bryan, great videos but we need them more often and longer please, I can't wait for the next one
You do a great job explaining things.. we know your boat really well
Good to see you again Bryan
More episodes more often! Thanks for sharing.
I admire your work ethic. That is my comment.
I’m watching because I’m curious to know how to fix my own boat. Great videos keep up the good work I wish the best of luck for you and this project.
Glad to see you back at your dreams
Still going strong Bryan, heck of a job, 😃👍
Awesome update. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Glad to see you back at it my friend... Can't wait to see what's next.
Keep up the good work Bryan. Love your videos. Thanks from Norway!!
Keep up the great work, always impressed. Your drive and honesty are always apparent. Tallahassee FL
Excellent work Brian, this really is a labour of love!
Nice to see you back looking forward to more videos.
One man crew, WOW more if you have time, love the techie power of view!
Excellent to see you back all the best
Great job bryan. For every problem a solution ! This is the way when you are repairing a boat. , no matter how large.
I wasn't sure about your video's at first, but I'm beginning to really like and look forward to them. Can't wait to see what you do next!
You are a busy man Bryan! Taking two weeks out when you have a list of honey dos in Maryland is brave.
You've done a great job so far on this rebuild Byran btw I really enjoy this project. This is gonna be one hell of a nice job when your finished, It will be worth it big time! Byran..so don't think just because its a lot of repetitive work that we will loss interest, that's not so, I think I can speak for many, we enjoy the whole process. So thank's bud...appreciate it.
Great work Bryan , really enjoy seeing the boat coming along ! Keep up the work great work !
Gr8 show again Brian look forward to the next one
Love your latest updates @Bryan Sailing. Also you positive attitude. :-)
Amazing as always Brian. I’ll call you soon as I prepare to have inspection ports installed 🤭🤞
Brent
Keep up the good work ! Steady finishing the boat
Great work Bryan. I hope you cam enjoy your boat pretty soon. Have a nice weekend.
I do so much enjoy watching you work on this boat. I know you can't film it all and it takes as much time to edit as it does to do the work itself, yet please do your best to record as much as you can for us the viewers
Great to see you back at work! It just takes time.... lot's and lot's of time.
You are doing great, keep up the good work and thanks for letting us follow along.
I am so happy you are back on it!
Hi Bryan greetings from Australia, love what you are doing on your channel. So please keep the content coming!
Keep at it Bryan you are making great progress always awesome to see an update!
Dang Bryan, your work is so awesome! So nice to see another video from you too!
You definitely hav a challenging project. Your methodical approach will get you through.
You are doing a great job, thank for taking the time to make the video!
I hope to cross your path in the Bahamas !
Well don Sir! Glad you back!
Can't wait to see the interior work!
Keep going Bryan . Love the progress👍
You are incredible. Keep on working.
I was having DT with out your videos good to see you back. Another great video!
Great work, good to see some more progress
Very good Brian ...just love your videos , and watching things develope.
Glad to see a Brian video!
That a monumental task, good job keeping at it
I too am enormously impressed with your determination and problem solving capacity! (well written daniel berry) thanks
Nice to see another video up 👍
Thanks for sharing Bryan. Keep up the great work 👍
Back to the ring brother,, always a pleasure to see new videos of yours and to know the good news of the project,, as I once told you, I would love 🙏 to be able to be in that great country just for the possibility of participating in the creation process of this type of projects,,, go through the difficulties of hard work and learn these skills to finally savor the result and finally navigate towards the horizons,,, waoooo brother I wish you to be closer and closer to picking up that path,, , from here, Havana 🇨🇺 we continue to support you, good winds 🌬️🌊⛵
All that work is a great achievement mate, considering that you are doing it alone. Every day of work is a day closer to the final result. You have our full support Bryan, never give up!!
I was waiting for you to move forward with your project! Great work! :-) looking forward for new episodes!
Thank you for sharing your adventure, I am learning a lot!!!
I love your presentations.. Always waiting for the next installment.. I know you are doing this for fun (RUclips) but it's a unique and down to earth presentation.. Keep going.
Very nice keel repair I'm amazed at the progress you've made thanks for the time and effort sharing your work.