Dont get too disheartened Mark, you have done a great job so far and you will get there in the end. It was great to see Mahi finally taste salt water, although watching the carnage of boats pushing in the locks was just madness!
I always tie down my dingy on the foredeck of my small cat. It can be a safety concern towing it if it all goes south plus it hurts your performance a lot. Best to take it out the equation
Sea anchor🤣must have taken many knots off. Strange too tow especially with all that deck space. Are you having another winter in the cold and wet or are you going south Mark?
You have to weigh up the downsides - drag, risk of loss etc vs youtube comments about the drag, risk etc that feed the algorithm ;-) Perfect sailing practice doesn't create engagement.
Talking about the safety, i noticed that you didn't always have life jacket on when you were on deck, obviously when down below it's not safe.. Its a simple thing that that takes 2 mins to put on, you never know when you could slip or trip, get knocked out and end up in drink.
Congratulations this has been a real labor of love. This is what she was made to do fly along with brilliant stability through the water - wonderful. Enjoy every moment! That said there are a lot of good safety messages in these comments - pay them heed.
At an auto parts store you can find a remote starter trigger with two leads and alligator clips which you can clip onto your starter relay's two leads. It's a Mickey Mouse temporary work-around, but it's better than the screwdriver approach. I've had one since I was a teen working on cars. It's now near 60 years old and still works. Good value! Your dinghy's making more wake than the big boat!
I agree about getting dinghy on board. I had a Wharram Pahi 31 and always go it on board. A hand operated anchor capstan would be a big, especially as you want to go single handed. Love your honest videos. Safe sailing.
Yeah Mark! I think the hulls are flexing(lifting up as the mast pushes down at the step. The main deck beam is probably too flexible or you may need to carry a strut under the mast step. Ask Annika about that. I have seen three wharrams if your design with strut and stays under the step.
Phew! What a ride! Your mate is a legend eh; A typical super chilled Dutch guy. Great to see your project start to pay off, with no serious setbacks. The rest is tuning, fettling and then upgrading for downwind ocean sailing.
I love the “lack of quit” in you! I think you need to contact Mads or Andy and get a sail sponsor. I’m willing to listen to the marketing spiel if it gets you properly fitted and sorted out. I’d even listen to the pros talk about size and shape. There are so many people building those cats, and I think it would be helpful to learn about the size, shape and size of sails and how they are designed and determined.
haha I love the crabshot. and the sound of the seagulls.. and the beauty.. good times, glorious! she sails so well. Good luck on the work. You got this.
You've come a long way Mark. Next time sailing you will have her more capable. It's a process. Glad to see you with a friend for crew. Highest Blessings
Awsome work. Living the dream. Deff my favourite RUclips channel at the moment. And I like the strategy of sailing and refitting. On my boat I always ensure my boat projects are done in away not to prevent me from sailing. So many boats in the marina sitting still because ppl think they must get through their todo list before they go out sailing.
Yes, certainly worth pushing the co-designer's suggestions to the top of priority list. It would be scary loosing forward hatch cover in a rowdy sea. Those were benign conditions and yet you noticed many issues. Follow the designer's advice on stay / shroud tension as with any multihull they must be tensioned in mind with the hull beam connections. You need good stowage for anything left on such an exposed deck, anchor rode / chain, poles etc... and a boom would certainly improve sailing efficiency and reefing.
Understand your concerns about safe sailing. But WOW, look back at your early videos with this cat and see where you are now! Thx for bringing us along 😊😊😊 John Ken
You know what to do Mark! Chin up and thanks for sharing your mistakes with us. Loads of good advice here. Been driving me mental that you leave so much tat on deck and the open/unsecured hatches. A little bit of effort will go a long way.
Loved my Pahi 31, terrific sea boat with a panic free stable platform to work on when things went wrong. Sea room, a reliable engine and the best ground tackle possible. You can go far safely in this design.
So excited to see your first sail. So glad that the lady who designed the boat saw what needed to be done to stay safe. I'm also glad you see the importance of staying safe. That boat engine sure is troublesome. Hope you can get it fix once and for all. 😊🎉🎉
Great sail and I’m the same way of just get out there and see what it does. I bet you learned more in that day or two of sailing than a month of reading up on what needs done!
The Kevlar rigging will continue to stretch for some time as does conventional SS but for longer. Some spreaders and SS ties might help with the flexing mast.
I first sailed the Wadden sea as a teenager. I don't remember many boats while actually sailing there although the pubs were always heaving at the end of the day - outside fire pits, singing and drinking Beerenburg. Those were the days! Enjoy!
what memories seeing your sailboat, I participated in the construction of a Pahi 42 and lived for 1 year with this boat. This boat is incredible at sea, it can reach great speeds with surfs at 25 knots. What fun. I wish you the best for the rest of your nautical experience
✨️⛵️✨️Absolutely brilliant & authentic video Mark....Lots of lessons learnt, invaluable advice from Hanneke & you lived to tell the tale...its a Win Win ✨️👏✨️I love your honesty warts 'n all video's...Rome wasnt built in a day & you've got all the time in the world✨️⛵️✨️......Mahi looks SO majestic...So proud on SO many levels....Love, as always ✨️⛵️Mum⛵️✨️
@mum & dad I been with mark from almost the beginning, I worry for him like my own kids, what you said was absolutely perfect and my thoughts also. It doesn’t matter how long it takes safety and patience is key.
@Dr.Gunsmith ...it is isn't it & I know Mark found that sail a great learning experience & knows what he has to do before venturing out.....its the hardest "job" being a parent isn't it? No matter how old they are, you always worry don't you!!!🤗⛵️🤗⛵️🤗
Mark, some of that was quite sketchy. Nothing seriously bad happened. However, teakettle it as a sign, don’t laugh it off. Next time could not be so easy. Don’t look backwards, look forwards. You had fun. Now get properly prepared. The sea is a dangerous place, preparation is everything. Autumn is coming. Your boat needs to be tip top. The captain needs to be tip top. Don’t go off half assed, use your brain, make sober decisions, don’t ask me how I know….
You test learnt and you decided to develop so, nothing wrong, super experience please carry on and trust your way of doing things. Perfect you know what to do, I’m really happy for you
Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it. Safety is paramount and I am confident you will take on advice from seasoned sailors. Looking forward to your next sail 👏
good learning curve guys :) ..the point of the warram design is flex ..the boat will flex accross the beam connections to the hull which makes it super strong and takes all the shock out ..on our 40 ft fibreglass hull warram we had gal rigging with lashings at ends about 1 metre above gunnels and the whole boat flexed and rolled over the swells ..we also had the beams attached with big u brackets over the beams bolted down on chunks of tractor tyres which allowed it to flex over the swells big still super strong with no shock ..really awesome
everything looked good to me .I thought its cool to sail without a boom .it worked just go sail and fix as you go .so fun to watch the progress from where you started .and what a fun festival
Mark, so happy for you that you were able to test the boat a little bit. I agree that things need to be secured. If the designer tells you something I would definitely follow their advice. 🤗💖⛵🐬🐕Cheers, S/V Cork~Texas
Your safe and sound you got out on the seas to see how your its handles you know what you need to fix, good on you for that test run your doing great cant wait til the next upload
Nice one fella! A first 'proper' sail and lessons learned, lots to build on and good 🤪pointers to sea-worthiness abound. We know you'll get there, your hard work and openness to ideas do you credit, so keep it up, as we know you will!
Hello from Ireland again, Mark. Congrats on hitting the Sea, bro. You need some kind of hut on top for cover lol. She looks nice at 5/6 knots. Great drone footage Mark. Anyway Wicked video again as always Mate 🙏👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I notice advice here in the comments by people not familiar with Wharram cats. These boats are designed to be more flexible than production rigid cats. I should know, I built one and sailed it. Sailed on several others Wharram as well. The rigging is much more similar to old fashioned traditional gaff rigs.
One of my sailing more or less neighbours met Wharram. He gave lectures in the UK, that is how he earned money. He needed it, I guess. But he still promoted his cats, and I guess owners could speak to him, which is priceless.
We have a saying here in New Zealand, "Do the mahi, get the treats". So good to see you enjoying the treats offered by sailing after all your hard mahi (work)! Well done!
I remember your first video. Really proud of a Lancashire lad who has come a long way...and will certainly go a great deal further. Must be nice not to be hit in the head by a boom. What a great choice of boat.
I could set here and play keyboard commodore. Ain't gonna happen! You, the crew and your boat did excellent. The wet side is down and the gunnels are above the water. No blood, No foul. I am quite sure this jaunt was a needed and necessary learning cruise. You never know until you go. I am VERY sure your priorities have been adjusted, Needs, Wants and Nice to Haves have ordered themselves out. As you said, you have built more confidence in your boat and your own skills, as well. Well played, Ol' Boy.... Now let's get back to work. Shall we! 😜🤪
Awesome video Mark. I look forward to your videos every week or two. Cooking the shellfish in the green big egg was awesome. What a great experience. Great shakedown sale. I am pumped just watching it makes me want to get a boat.
So nice for you have her out sailing! Can't wait to see her with a proper boom and firm up the mast. It will be a great boat when you get her safe to sail on the open sea. But safety must come first! Thank you for sharing. Bruce in Idaho USA
Good to see you heeding good advice from well intentioned and seasoned advisors, but well done for pushing a boundary to validate your dream. By the time you have the boat in an extensive passage maker condition, without the sort of excursions you just embarked on I am sure the motivation and shine for adventure would quickly fade. Good on Ya Mate keep pursuing your dream, hard graft and the ability to make shit happen through determination and belief will always be the buffer between hard cash and unlimited resources to get things done
Yep, boom and securing your hatches were my takeaways, too. The mast bending... well, I used to race small keelboats and being a somewhat undersized crew, we sailed with a ton of bend in our mast as a way of depowering so it didn't look too scary to me. But then again, you don't want to fatigue it and break it on a passage so I think it makes a lot of sense to tighten those stays up.
Hey Mark, I’m not a sailor so I think you are facing a challenge reasonably well, learning what you can, adapting, listening and picking up skills as needed. I enjoy following this journey and pray that God holds you in his hand wherever this takes you. Thank you for sharing this with us all.
Great video, and we all know how much you want to get out on the water, but you must get her ship shape very soon, like a proper cockpit floor and id live to se a bit of an enclosure to keep the weathervoff you which you'll rearly need as it gets colder. But you both had a great weekend ish and a binus of fresh fish was great . Keep up the enthusiasm its contagious!,
Been watching since you bought the last tub and made it sea worthy. Or at least sea worthy enough for you.. this boat needs a bunch to make it so its as capable as you want ot to be. I hope you get most of it done before you set off on your next adventure. But from watching the previous boat i know you probably will do some of the stuff some of the way and set off again. Myself i think your crazy but young me would do this stuff in a heat beat. Old me says man haul that boat and get some proper decking and a helm station hell mabey even build a warram with a modern cabin between the hulls. Love to see it as safe as it could be for your continued safety and the ability to continue making content taht keeps us all on the edge of the couch..
Well there you go what a fantastic adventure so good, now you have got a tast for sailing again you know what you need to do good luck mate loved the video cheers
G'day Mark. Totally agree with Hanika, you need to secure the deck& make it bigger to be safe up foward , secure hatches , get some winches, Finally , make yourself a cockpit to give you a secure shelter at sea . A rogue wave could sweep you off the deck, so you need to be safe in a shelter at sea ,it will also keep you warm & let you stay energised on long trips . Great vid . Respect....!
@andrewbrown2063 I've probably wrung more water out of my socks than you've sailed on . I've lived at sea for six years straight ,sailed & steamed over a million miles,covering more than half the globe . I can tell you rouge waves & low pressure systems exist everywhere. Being safe at sea is something you get one go at. As for the cockpit being washed off, Well,even a bilge rat is saltier than that. Thanks for the light entertainment.
So exciting giving the boat a shake down and reaching salt water. I love all the technical insights that Hanneka adds. Bendy sail, how much, was that bad? Would love to hear an experts advice for you on optimising your setup for the cat. Super interesting. Well done, what an achievement.
Given the inherent "wet noodle" design, I wouldn't waste a lot of time and money trying to stiffen the rigging/mast. You'd be better served building a stiff cabin structure on the deck and installing unstayed carbon masts like those used on the Freedom Cat Ketch. With the masts located at or near the boat's main cross beams, there will be less need to build a heavy, strong structure to secure the base of each mast, thereby effectively transmitting wind loads to the hulls. The Wharram design requires a flexible, lashed coupling between the center bridge deck and each hull. But there's no requirement that the bridge deck itself be flexible and non rigid. So in theory, strong, modern technology unstayed masts should serve the overall design goals if a suitable bridge deck/cabin structure can be built.
So glad you are safe . Loved this video. That mast bending was wild! Keep going Mark. You are getting there with this project. You are working so hard . You needed a break to revive your spirit and get more inspired. Sounds like it worked! Love following your progress.
This is an awesome vid showing the challenge of sailing out into the open sea. Really love this one Mark. I mean it’s all good but just great to be able to witness this one. Woooohooooo!
The co-designer brought up some very good points and suggestions. I believe I'd move her suggestions to the top of the priority list.
Dont get too disheartened Mark, you have done a great job so far and you will get there in the end. It was great to see Mahi finally taste salt water, although watching the carnage of boats pushing in the locks was just madness!
The end? There is no end. Even if it was a new boat, fixing never ends.
This won't be his last boat, so the question is when does he stop.
I always tie down my dingy on the foredeck of my small cat. It can be a safety concern towing it if it all goes south plus it hurts your performance a lot. Best to take it out the equation
D'accord!
Totally agree
Sea anchor🤣must have taken many knots off. Strange too tow especially with all that deck space.
Are you having another winter in the cold and wet or are you going south Mark?
You have to weigh up the downsides - drag, risk of loss etc vs youtube comments about the drag, risk etc that feed the algorithm ;-) Perfect sailing practice doesn't create engagement.
Talking about the safety, i noticed that you didn't always have life jacket on when you were on deck, obviously when down below it's not safe.. Its a simple thing that that takes 2 mins to put on, you never know when you could slip or trip, get knocked out and end up in drink.
In the wise words of Captain Ron: If anything is going to happen, it's going to happen out there. Congratulations on getting salty!
Well done Mark! Excellent shakedown. It's a Wharram doing what a Wharram does
It is such a pleasure seeing you sail the Waddenzee and the Noordzee. And it is so cool Hanneke keeps giving feedback and keeping you safe.
Congratulations this has been a real labor of love. This is what she was made to do fly along with brilliant stability through the water - wonderful. Enjoy every moment! That said there are a lot of good safety messages in these comments - pay them heed.
At an auto parts store you can find a remote starter trigger with two leads and alligator clips which you can clip onto your starter relay's two leads. It's a Mickey Mouse temporary work-around, but it's better than the screwdriver approach. I've had one since I was a teen working on cars. It's now near 60 years old and still works. Good value! Your dinghy's making more wake than the big boat!
Man oh man Mark, I had my doubts, but that skiff surfs like a dream.
I agree about getting dinghy on board. I had a Wharram Pahi 31 and always go it on board. A hand operated anchor capstan would be a big, especially as you want to go single handed. Love your honest videos. Safe sailing.
Yeah Mark! I think the hulls are flexing(lifting up as the mast pushes down at the step. The main deck beam is probably too flexible or you may need to carry a strut under the mast step. Ask Annika about that. I have seen three wharrams if your design with strut and stays under the step.
Well that was exciting! It's great that the co-designer is watching the vids and able to give you advice.
Phew! What a ride! Your mate is a legend eh; A typical super chilled Dutch guy. Great to see your project start to pay off, with no serious setbacks. The rest is tuning, fettling and then upgrading for downwind ocean sailing.
I love the “lack of quit” in you! I think you need to contact Mads or Andy and get a sail sponsor. I’m willing to listen to the marketing spiel if it gets you properly fitted and sorted out. I’d even listen to the pros talk about size and shape. There are so many people building those cats, and I think it would be helpful to learn about the size, shape and size of sails and how they are designed and determined.
haha I love the crabshot. and the sound of the seagulls.. and the beauty.. good times, glorious! she sails so well. Good luck on the work. You got this.
You've come a long way Mark. Next time sailing you will have her more capable. It's a process. Glad to see you with a friend for crew. Highest Blessings
Awsome work. Living the dream. Deff my favourite RUclips channel at the moment. And I like the strategy of sailing and refitting. On my boat I always ensure my boat projects are done in away not to prevent me from sailing. So many boats in the marina sitting still because ppl think they must get through their todo list before they go out sailing.
Great sea trial . Finding out what works and what needs rethinking . A boom , yes! Thank you for sharing
Thanks for posting and sharing. Glad to hear that you’re in touch with Hanneke.
nice teamwork guys and a dutch festival to boot!! seadogz
Yarrrrr! Those were some fine seafaring adventures and equally fine examples of salty ingenuity! Good on ya Mark and Sil! 😎
Yes, certainly worth pushing the co-designer's suggestions to the top of priority list. It would be scary loosing forward hatch cover in a rowdy sea. Those were benign conditions and yet you noticed many issues. Follow the designer's advice on stay / shroud tension as with any multihull they must be tensioned in mind with the hull beam connections. You need good stowage for anything left on such an exposed deck, anchor rode / chain, poles etc... and a boom would certainly improve sailing efficiency and reefing.
Love seeing you and your DAD out sailing together. Hey your boat is pretty strong to put up with ya, lol. Congratulations Mark.
Stay safe out there...
To keep the mast from bending as much, you need some spreaders rigged in a diamond.
Understand your concerns about safe sailing. But WOW, look back at your early videos with this cat and see where you are now! Thx for bringing us along 😊😊😊
John Ken
You know what to do Mark! Chin up and thanks for sharing your mistakes with us. Loads of good advice here. Been driving me mental that you leave so much tat on deck and the open/unsecured hatches. A little bit of effort will go a long way.
What size boom do you need? I may have one available.
Great to see how much potential the boat has, 10 knots is a great start.
Loved my Pahi 31, terrific sea boat with a panic free stable platform to work on when things went wrong. Sea room, a reliable engine and the best ground tackle possible. You can go far safely in this design.
Great. Thank you for sharing. The wadden sea is not always that easy going .... happy for you!
So excited to see your first sail. So glad that the lady who designed the boat saw what needed to be done to stay safe. I'm also glad you see the importance of staying safe. That boat engine sure is troublesome. Hope you can get it fix once and for all. 😊🎉🎉
"We know how it works" 😂😂😂, those electrical tapes ribbons are very super 👌
Great sail and I’m the same way of just get out there and see what it does. I bet you learned more in that day or two of sailing than a month of reading up on what needs done!
Consider getting a windlass and chain locker. You'll need one.
The Kevlar rigging will continue to stretch for some time as does conventional SS but for longer. Some spreaders and SS ties might help with the flexing mast.
I first sailed the Wadden sea as a teenager. I don't remember many boats while actually sailing there although the pubs were always heaving at the end of the day - outside fire pits, singing and drinking Beerenburg. Those were the days! Enjoy!
what memories seeing your sailboat, I participated in the construction of a Pahi 42 and lived for 1 year with this boat. This boat is incredible at sea, it can reach great speeds with surfs at 25 knots. What fun. I wish you the best for the rest of your nautical experience
✨️⛵️✨️Absolutely brilliant & authentic video Mark....Lots of lessons learnt, invaluable advice from Hanneke & you lived to tell the tale...its a Win Win ✨️👏✨️I love your honesty warts 'n all video's...Rome wasnt built in a day & you've got all the time in the world✨️⛵️✨️......Mahi looks SO majestic...So proud on SO many levels....Love, as always ✨️⛵️Mum⛵️✨️
Sure wish he'd wear a life jacket.
@oregon1232 ....Agree.....but in fairness he usually does wear his Slim Pro🤗🤗🤗
Mum's always so right❣ Rockin' & rollin'🥰
@mum & dad I been with mark from almost the beginning, I worry for him like my own kids, what you said was absolutely perfect and my thoughts also. It doesn’t matter how long it takes safety and patience is key.
@Dr.Gunsmith ...it is isn't it & I know Mark found that sail a great learning experience & knows what he has to do before venturing out.....its the hardest "job" being a parent isn't it? No matter how old they are, you always worry don't you!!!🤗⛵️🤗⛵️🤗
Mark, some of that was quite sketchy. Nothing seriously bad happened. However, teakettle it as a sign, don’t laugh it off. Next time could not be so easy. Don’t look backwards, look forwards. You had fun. Now get properly prepared. The sea is a dangerous place, preparation is everything. Autumn is coming. Your boat needs to be tip top. The captain needs to be tip top. Don’t go off half assed, use your brain, make sober decisions, don’t ask me how I know….
So glad you’re out and sailing. The festival looked fun.
Great video Mark, take heed of what Hanneke has to say and enjoy this time in the boat yard. It will be nice to see your Mum and Dad again.
My sailing season was eaten up by on the hard work and bad weather- so very happy that you’re out on the sea again! Fair winds!
You test learnt and you decided to develop so, nothing wrong, super experience please carry on and trust your way of doing things. Perfect you know what to do, I’m really happy for you
A sailor who’s unafraid to basically build a fire on deck of a wooden boat can handle anything! Rock on brother, fair winds……🤘🏼😎💪🏼⛵️
Thanks!
Woah, thanks for all these!!!
Great video, well done for getting sailing this year.
You have done so much with Mahi, and learnt so much along the way.
Well done you have come a long way from plodding along the French canals.
So the engines are iffy and the rig is iffy. So fun!
A great test sail in good winds and not completely flat seas. Well done.
Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it. Safety is paramount and I am confident you will take on advice from seasoned sailors. Looking forward to your next sail 👏
good learning curve guys :) ..the point of the warram design is flex ..the boat will flex accross the beam connections to the hull which makes it super strong and takes all the shock out ..on our 40 ft fibreglass hull warram we had gal rigging with lashings at ends about 1 metre above gunnels and the whole boat flexed and rolled over the swells ..we also had the beams attached with big u brackets over the beams bolted down on chunks of tractor tyres which allowed it to flex over the swells big still super strong with no shock ..really awesome
Congrats for the sailing! She goes nicely.
Brave man who goes for himself, but can also listen to good advice! 🙂
I knew Mahi would be a skater and handle swells with ease. Be well and congrats on taking her out for some ocean trials. 🎉❤
everything looked good to me .I thought its cool to sail without a boom .it worked just go sail and fix as you go .so fun to watch the progress from where you started .and what a fun festival
Mark, so happy for you that you were able to test the boat a little bit. I agree that things need to be secured. If the designer tells you something I would definitely follow their advice. 🤗💖⛵🐬🐕Cheers, S/V Cork~Texas
Your safe and sound you got out on the seas to see how your its handles you know what you need to fix, good on you for that test run your doing great cant wait til the next upload
Nice one fella! A first 'proper' sail and lessons learned, lots to build on and good 🤪pointers to sea-worthiness abound. We know you'll get there, your hard work and openness to ideas do you credit, so keep it up, as we know you will!
Hello from Ireland again, Mark. Congrats on hitting the Sea, bro. You need some kind of hut on top for cover lol. She looks nice at 5/6 knots. Great drone footage Mark. Anyway Wicked video again as always Mate 🙏👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
So glad to see the prevue of your future sails, and yes, you had to try it. Safety first!
I notice advice here in the comments by people not familiar with Wharram cats. These boats are designed to be more flexible than production rigid cats. I should know, I built one and sailed it. Sailed on several others Wharram as well. The rigging is much more similar to old fashioned traditional gaff rigs.
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One of my sailing more or less neighbours met Wharram. He gave lectures in the UK, that is how he earned money. He needed it, I guess. But he still promoted his cats, and I guess owners could speak to him, which is priceless.
We have a saying here in New Zealand, "Do the mahi, get the treats". So good to see you enjoying the treats offered by sailing after all your hard mahi (work)! Well done!
Great upload. No deadlines is a good call.
loved the video in familiair waters ... you'll get there. 😀
Heck yeah!! Even caught dinner on the way!! Much love from the coast of Maine 🤙
I remember your first video. Really proud of a Lancashire lad who has come a long way...and will certainly go a great deal further. Must be nice not to be hit in the head by a boom. What a great choice of boat.
Happy for you Mark enjoy the fruits of all that hard work.
Great video and becarful out there sailing
Sailing is a steep learning curve. Keep at it!! Your doing great.
I could set here and play keyboard commodore. Ain't gonna happen! You, the crew and your boat did excellent. The wet side is down and the gunnels are above the water. No blood, No foul. I am quite sure this jaunt was a needed and necessary learning cruise. You never know until you go. I am VERY sure your priorities have been adjusted, Needs, Wants and Nice to Haves have ordered themselves out. As you said, you have built more confidence in your boat and your own skills, as well. Well played, Ol' Boy.... Now let's get back to work. Shall we! 😜🤪
Awesome video Mark. I look forward to your videos every week or two. Cooking the shellfish in the green big egg was awesome. What a great experience. Great shakedown sale. I am pumped just watching it makes me want to get a boat.
Grrreat comment....encouraging & real!🤗⛵️🤗
Amazing. I've always cleaned up the deck before the wind hits/sails are set.
Man, what a milestone, congrats!!!
So nice for you have her out sailing! Can't wait to see her with a proper boom and firm up the mast. It will be a great boat when you get her safe to sail on the open sea. But safety must come first! Thank you for sharing. Bruce in Idaho USA
Good to see you heeding good advice from well intentioned and seasoned advisors, but well done for pushing a boundary to validate your dream. By the time you have the boat in an extensive passage maker condition, without the sort of excursions you just embarked on I am sure the motivation and shine for adventure would quickly fade. Good on Ya Mate keep pursuing your dream, hard graft and the ability to make shit happen through determination and belief will always be the buffer between hard cash and unlimited resources to get things done
You can tell what a seaworthy boat she is by the way she was handling all that! Really nice to see. Best wishes. Cheers, Ian in a wet, cool, Blackpool
#22:51 please secure that chain, if a large wave makes the boat list to one side it could fall, ripping down with it the cable holding the mast up.
Yep, boom and securing your hatches were my takeaways, too.
The mast bending... well, I used to race small keelboats and being a somewhat undersized crew, we sailed with a ton of bend in our mast as a way of depowering so it didn't look too scary to me. But then again, you don't want to fatigue it and break it on a passage so I think it makes a lot of sense to tighten those stays up.
Hey Mark, I’m not a sailor so I think you are facing a challenge reasonably well, learning what you can, adapting, listening and picking up skills as needed. I enjoy following this journey and pray that God holds you in his hand wherever this takes you. Thank you for sharing this with us all.
This video was one of the most fun to watch you've ever done!
Same Pete....we were literally glued to the screen!!!🤗⛵️🤗
Well done, what an achievement and adventure. Good luck.
Danger is my middle name Good luck working out the kinks. Fun video.
Great video, and we all know how much you want to get out on the water, but you must get her ship shape very soon, like a proper cockpit floor and id live to se a bit of an enclosure to keep the weathervoff you which you'll rearly need as it gets colder. But you both had a great weekend ish and a binus of fresh fish was great . Keep up the enthusiasm its contagious!,
Rule of thumb on stainless steel standing rigging is to load it to 15% of its breaking strain which is bar taught to stop mast flex, hope this helps.
Yes proper tension. and ad some jumpers or diamond stays. might help. cheers
Been watching since you bought the last tub and made it sea worthy. Or at least sea worthy enough for you.. this boat needs a bunch to make it so its as capable as you want ot to be. I hope you get most of it done before you set off on your next adventure. But from watching the previous boat i know you probably will do some of the stuff some of the way and set off again. Myself i think your crazy but young me would do this stuff in a heat beat. Old me says man haul that boat and get some proper decking and a helm station hell mabey even build a warram with a modern cabin between the hulls. Love to see it as safe as it could be for your continued safety and the ability to continue making content taht keeps us all on the edge of the couch..
You've come a long way, well done! Stay safe! 🤟
Glad you got your adventure in before the weather turns! 👏🙌👍
Wel done What an experience it gets you on track! good luck
All that work has paid off awesome
Bro
Can't wait for future vids.
Well there you go what a fantastic adventure so good, now you have got a tast for sailing again you know what you need to do good luck mate loved the video cheers
so many cool boats around. great episode mate
Thanks for the awesome ride Mark
… amazing !! … having great fun … all the best to you !!
G'day Mark.
Totally agree with Hanika,
you need to secure the deck& make it bigger to be safe up foward ,
secure hatches , get some winches,
Finally , make yourself a cockpit to give you a secure shelter at sea .
A rogue wave could sweep you off the deck,
so you need to be safe in a shelter at sea ,it will also keep you warm & let you stay energised on long trips .
Great vid .
Respect....!
A rogue wave is going to knock any shelter off. You are not going to a rogue wave in those parts. There is no need to be so fearful. 😊
@andrewbrown2063 I've probably wrung more water out of my socks than you've sailed on .
I've lived at sea for six years straight ,sailed & steamed over a million miles,covering more than half the globe .
I can tell you rouge waves & low pressure systems exist everywhere.
Being safe at sea is something you get one go at.
As for the cockpit being washed off,
Well,even a bilge rat is saltier than that.
Thanks for the light entertainment.
So exciting giving the boat a shake down and reaching salt water. I love all the technical insights that Hanneka adds. Bendy sail, how much, was that bad? Would love to hear an experts advice for you on optimising your setup for the cat. Super interesting. Well done, what an achievement.
Well done! A great shakedown sail, although it was quite dodgy! :D
Given the inherent "wet noodle" design, I wouldn't waste a lot of time and money trying to stiffen the rigging/mast. You'd be better served building a stiff cabin structure on the deck and installing unstayed carbon masts like those used on the Freedom Cat Ketch. With the masts located at or near the boat's main cross beams, there will be less need to build a heavy, strong structure to secure the base of each mast, thereby effectively transmitting wind loads to the hulls. The Wharram design requires a flexible, lashed coupling between the center bridge deck and each hull. But there's no requirement that the bridge deck itself be flexible and non rigid. So in theory, strong, modern technology unstayed masts should serve the overall design goals if a suitable bridge deck/cabin structure can be built.
So glad you are safe . Loved this video. That mast bending was wild! Keep going Mark. You are getting there with this project. You are working so hard . You needed a break to revive your spirit and get more inspired. Sounds like it worked! Love following your progress.
Shakedown cruise, very good!
This is an awesome vid showing the challenge of sailing out into the open sea. Really love this one Mark. I mean it’s all good but just great to be able to witness this one. Woooohooooo!