Ah no. But it's the usual story though. They say they're hard but end up being all wet! I feel your pain. It's the kind of thing I'd do. Well done on the recovery.
Arrgghh! Wrong epoxy mix. Been there, looks like you managed the save OK. The roll over was classic. In the end you just got a bunch of guys to horse it. I loved the footage at the end with you all standing around with your coffees after a job completed. Good music selection too, that Quaker song will stay in your head for weeks.
Started following the build a few days ago. Great to see it going fast and well. Excited to see the next chapters. Keep strong and don't listen to the naysayers! Cheers from Brazil
Impressive how you threw together the roll-over cage in a morning. I've been making a local contact list of people who offered to help just for the day when I need to roll her over and start fiberglassing the bottom. (mine started out right side up.)
It’s nice to have the friend power to roll the boat Louis from Tips from a Shipwright did it all on his own but he invested a lot of time knocking up the turning rig.Well done and hope you manage to meet the deadlines imposed upon you.😀👍⛵️
Fantastic entry this week Alan. With Wave Rover in the upright position you can finally see the wonderful lines that you and Andy created. Congratulations for reaching the 35k mark with your subscribers....bet that number will more than double by Spring if my fellow subscribers will get the word out. CRACK ON
Congratulations on the successful rollover, and the great attitude overcoming each obstacle arising! I enjoyed your choice of music too. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
This reminds me of a book when I was a very young child I think the title of the book was “ Roll over rover” A cute little book about a boy and his dog. I don’t know if the book exists but it sounded cute
You've answered a question I've had about rolling my catamaran hull over. It's a 24-foot Woods Eagle of the same shape and construction. Two Douglas fir 2x4s will be sufficient to support it, as it's made from 6mm Okoume, both hull planking and bulkheads, with sitka spruce stringers. It should be lighter than the Wave Rover 650, especially since it will be rolling over without the strongback, which is staying where it is for the second hull. Thanks!
Ouch! What an annoying mistake to make. But it happens when you do things. My whole shed structure fell down for simple mistake. Fortunately nobody was hurt and soon we'll get it up again. Keep it going and crack on!
But, just wondering: wouldn't it have been very easy to make the whole surface of the bottom and sides totally finished while the boat was upside down? Now you need to fair, sand, fair sand, paint, sand, paint, sand etc. the bottom from the underside... Just a thought. Crack on!
@@ArcticSeaCamel you are absolutely right. I did get it filled and it just needs a sanding. Brian decided that he needed this portion of the shed and I had no choice, time had run out.
Oh, and you didn't get to what went wrong with the epoxy. You're a well-organized and experienced builder, so I'm sure there's something for everyone to learn from this.
Well the Resin comes in large and medium containers and the hardener comes in medium and small containers. The medium containers caused the confusion. Although they look alike one should read the labels.
@@RoversAdventure - That's why I like the colour-coded pumps (and matching caps!) on my epoxy & resin containers. Saves a lot of potential confusion/problems!
@@RoversAdventure I can see how that can happen. When you talked about it, I felt that heart-stopping moment you must have felt when you realized what happened. It's one of those situations when you race through a bunch of alternatives in your mind, then come come to the inevitible conclusion that the only real alternative is going to be a lot of work and it's just going to suck and you'd better get going (or "cracking"). :)
LOL, can't guarantee that future examples will be any safer. My used table saw at the homestead doesn't have one either. I would imagine that there exists a big pile of these dis-guarded safety guards somewhere.
I noticed the beers went out pretty quickly in the timelapse : ) Is this the only time the boat will be "rolled over" ? It looks so much bigger on camera when surrounded by people
@@RoversAdventure Well. I simply must disagree. But I don't care to hang onto that. I really enjoy your adventures and candor and cadence and can't wait to see how things play out :) Godspeed, Sir.
@@unknownpwn428 The Contessa was great and if I didn't have the opportunity to build a 650 I would make the circumnavigation in the Contessa. And thanks for watching.
@@RoversAdventure Most sailors should move their solar panels to a storm safe location. I see too many creating a torque surface in the stern. I doubt the Contessa caused any trouble by herself.
I love what you do, but please, stop playing this annoying violin music in the background. It forces me to mute the sound for the whole scene. Otherwise, crack on!
Greate choice of music for the roll-over.
Ah no. But it's the usual story though. They say they're hard but end up being all wet!
I feel your pain. It's the kind of thing I'd do. Well done on the recovery.
Arrgghh! Wrong epoxy mix. Been there, looks like you managed the save OK. The roll over was classic. In the end you just got a bunch of guys to horse it. I loved the footage at the end with you all standing around with your coffees after a job completed. Good music selection too, that Quaker song will stay in your head for weeks.
Thanks Kevin but I should clarify that those weren't coffees we were drinking.
Started following the build a few days ago. Great to see it going fast and well. Excited to see the next chapters. Keep strong and don't listen to the naysayers! Cheers from Brazil
Thanks for the supportive comment Mario.
Great to see the community effort rolling her over. Also, well done for showing your mistakes as well as successes.
Many more to come on both counts!
Good job planning. What I liked most was the color of the hair as in Grey good job men
Now that you mention it, it was a sea of gray, lol
Hooray for the Rover-roll-over! Looking more and more like a proper ocean going dory!
Thanks Dan
Impressive how you threw together the roll-over cage in a morning. I've been making a local contact list of people who offered to help just for the day when I need to roll her over and start fiberglassing the bottom. (mine started out right side up.)
It’s nice to have the friend power to roll the boat Louis from Tips from a Shipwright did it all on his own but he invested a lot of time knocking up the turning rig.Well done and hope you manage to meet the deadlines imposed upon you.😀👍⛵️
‘Twas great fun helping out with the roll over Alan. I’ll be in soon to see your progress.
You my friend are an honored guest
Agreed! Friends > wealth
Fantastic entry this week Alan. With Wave Rover in the upright position you can finally see the wonderful lines that you and Andy created. Congratulations for reaching the 35k mark with your subscribers....bet that number will more than double by Spring if my fellow subscribers will get the word out.
CRACK ON
Spring is a while away still in the great white North but I'm hoping that you are right.
Well done Alan!
Thanks so much Tony. I probably had twice the number of people needed for the operation, lol.
And on that cliff hanger, this is addictive.
Happy to see you are cracking on. Waiting for you in the southern oceans.
Thank you my friend, I'm also looking forward to it.
Save those 2x6's Alan...you will need them for the house next summer!
Exactly!
Reminds me of the barn building scene from Witness.
Loved the channel since the beginning.
Thanks.
7 Brides for seven Brothers, with Howard Keel.
Congratulations on the successful rollover, and the great attitude overcoming each obstacle arising! I enjoyed your choice of music too. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
Thank you so much!
Nice one.... With that amount of helpers you could have rolled it over a couple of times more.. you know, just for fun... 😉🙂👍
Well done! Looking really good so far, Can't wait to see you sailing the seven seas again... greetings from the netherlands 😀
Thank you very much! I hope to get to the Netherlands some day with Wave Rover.
This reminds me of a book when I was a very young child I think the title of the book was “ Roll over rover” A cute little book about a boy and his dog. I don’t know if the book exists but it sounded cute
Brilliant presentation in this episode, ABM! It really sets the stage for the magnitude and dedication of your project.
DVR
Thank you my friend. Interesting piece of trivia: 50Street21 helped me build my first boat on the West Coast.
Many hands make light work! A big step!
So true
This would be perfect timing to pull out the sky hooks.
You've answered a question I've had about rolling my catamaran hull over. It's a 24-foot Woods Eagle of the same shape and construction. Two Douglas fir 2x4s will be sufficient to support it, as it's made from 6mm Okoume, both hull planking and bulkheads, with sitka spruce stringers. It should be lighter than the Wave Rover 650, especially since it will be rolling over without the strongback, which is staying where it is for the second hull. Thanks!
Listening to the "rollover" music I was expecting a troop of English Morris dancers to appear and shake their bells for you..
Ouch! What an annoying mistake to make. But it happens when you do things. My whole shed structure fell down for simple mistake. Fortunately nobody was hurt and soon we'll get it up again.
Keep it going and crack on!
But, just wondering: wouldn't it have been very easy to make the whole surface of the bottom and sides totally finished while the boat was upside down? Now you need to fair, sand, fair sand, paint, sand, paint, sand etc. the bottom from the underside...
Just a thought. Crack on!
@@ArcticSeaCamel you are absolutely right. I did get it filled and it just needs a sanding. Brian decided that he needed this portion of the shed and I had no choice, time had run out.
Great job so far Alan!, what grit sandpaper did you use after the fairing/filler?…..80?. Cheers DB
Yes, it was 80 grit
At around 4:22 in the video there looks to be a major crack in the wood under the fiberglass going up/down. Is that just an optical illusion?
It's just a scarf joint that has been sanded.
You could use inflated tire tubes.
Just like I remember.
seems less stressful on video though... 🙂
It is much more accurate to mix epoxies by weight instead of volume. Picking up a digital scale will prevent the improper mixing.
Certainly a good idea for smaller quantities.
Algorithm Booster! ⛵
Love those Boosters!
Hi Alan, is the underside going to stay that shape ?
A skeg and twin keels will be attached later.
Oh, and you didn't get to what went wrong with the epoxy. You're a well-organized and experienced builder, so I'm sure there's something for everyone to learn from this.
Well the Resin comes in large and medium containers and the hardener comes in medium and small containers. The medium containers caused the confusion. Although they look alike one should read the labels.
@@RoversAdventure - That's why I like the colour-coded pumps (and matching caps!) on my epoxy & resin containers. Saves a lot of potential confusion/problems!
@@RoversAdventure I can see how that can happen. When you talked about it, I felt that heart-stopping moment you must have felt when you realized what happened. It's one of those situations when you race through a bunch of alternatives in your mind, then come come to the inevitible conclusion that the only real alternative is going to be a lot of work and it's just going to suck and you'd better get going (or "cracking"). :)
Well done Alan. How did you enjoy your first trip in the boat😁. 👍
The gang actually told me to stay inside the boat for just that reason, lol
👍👍🙂
I haven’t made the hardener/hardener mistake. I’ve made the incorrect ratio mistake. Argh! She is beautiful!
I have never made a big project without making mistakes. The idea is to learn from them.
What was the estimated hull weight when you rolled it over?
Between 4-500 lbs
Hmmmm, I noticed you didn't have a guard on your table saw. Very poor safety example. I'd loan you mine, but I threw it away too.
LOL, can't guarantee that future examples will be any safer. My used table saw at the homestead doesn't have one either. I would imagine that there exists a big pile of these dis-guarded safety guards somewhere.
I noticed the beers went out pretty quickly in the timelapse : ) Is this the only time the boat will be "rolled over" ? It looks so much bigger on camera when surrounded by people
Coke Cola !!!!!
This should be the only time but I will have to jack it up to attach the keels
@@delukxy Alternate beverages were also supplied
@@RoversAdventure Nothin' like those alternate beverages to grease the wheels of friendship!
I'm still at a loss as to why you would ditch your Contessa
The Contessa was never meant for voyaging whereas the Wave Rover 650 was designed from the keels up as a simple, strong, voyaging, boat.
@@RoversAdventure
Well. I simply must disagree.
But I don't care to hang onto that.
I really enjoy your adventures and candor and cadence and can't wait to see how things play out :)
Godspeed, Sir.
@@unknownpwn428 The Contessa was great and if I didn't have the opportunity to build a 650 I would make the circumnavigation in the Contessa. And thanks for watching.
@@RoversAdventure Most sailors should move their solar panels to a storm safe location. I see too many creating a torque surface in the stern. I doubt the Contessa caused any trouble by herself.
@@danielbtzibur8637 Where would you mount them and still not have them shaded on a small boat?
I love what you do, but please, stop playing this annoying violin music in the background. It forces me to mute the sound for the whole scene. Otherwise, crack on!
Some of us *like* that 'annoying' violin music. Just sayin'... 😉
The lyrics to that song Eric are "Tis a gift to be simple a gift to be free" quite appropriate for this type of sailing experience...