Sail Life - Going inside & removing deck hardware - DIY sailboat refit
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- In this video, Athena (my 38 ft sailboat) moves into a shed and I get started removing deck hardware. But that's not all! Obelix (my 30 ft sailboat) now has a working engine again :D
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It looks like RUclips is taking their sweet time processing the video. 4K / HD should be available shortly :)
Sail Life Yeah, i was shocked at the 360p quality hahahaha 😂. No worries man 👍.
Looks like I've got 4K and HD now :) I'm crossing my fingers all of you do too :)
Still 720p for me :s #FirstWorldProblem
Uk Gamer Yep, 720p here too.
Sail Life hahaha, No worries! I love your longer episodes! I am willing to wait for it!
Watching this video 5 years later it's really entertaining hearing you say "The last area I need to sand"
You are such a kind and considerate person Mads. Twice in this video you showed real class. Not getting upset regarding the damage sustained in the moving process and making sure you pay your way with the electricity. A fine example. Also your creative cursing always makes me laugh. You're an awesome example of a human being. Love your videos. Fair winds.
Summer is short, Mads! Dont forget to go sailing. Glad you found a shed to work in, makes things much easier.
I'll get to do a little bit of sailing real soon ;)
We r in an exciting time here!!!!!! Mads has a working boat for fun and he is moving along at breakneck speed on Athena.......this is a great channel, anyone agree?
Well, I kinda like the channel ;) Thanks for the kind words :)
I love this channel! wish I could be as meticulous about my repairs as Mads!
Mads... what can I say... as a former TV professional (10 years) and a life long sailor... I have to admit that I have a man-crush on you! Your projects are real, relevant, and your videos have a production quality that deserves a spot on the "do it yourself" channel. You always make me laugh... your commitment to excellent craftsmanship is readily apparent. I eagerly await every Sunday evening here in NY for the next video you produce. I too long to "sail away" some day, and I just know we will meet sometime later out on the seven seas... keep on keeping on my distant brother... you are greatly appreciated! ~Your brother in arms, ~Scott
glad to see Athena in the shed. I've got sympathy for all the sanding and rotten wood as I'm refinishing a couple windows on my house! Not quite the big job you've got, but you do inspire me to get stuff done!
Thanks! I'm so glad she finally got moved indoors :) I don't know why but I'm super pumped for the teak deck to come off. I can hardly wait! :)
Being in that shed is going to be a blessing. Well done.
20:23 Not having your cake and not eating it. lol. Keep the videos coming, friend. The longer the better.
Thank you so much! :)
Cautiously optimistic about your teak schedule,but happily watching and cheering you on.
Check out the latest video ;) I just published it about an hour ago :)
I admire your persistence, it's been two years and no water for Athena.
The heat gun is your best friend removing glued hardware. Can even soften the notoriously difficult 5200. BTW I enjoy your vids. They are inspiring.
Your vids are getting better all the time! You have become quite the showman! Just enough detail to be informative, with special effects and light humor to keep them interesting and fun to watch.
I'm working on my 1973 36' Luhrs cruiser, and many of the tasks you have accomplished on both of your boats are required to be completed on mine. Which only gives me (and others?) confidence to push ahead.
Well done, young man! Well done!
If RUclips ever takes nominations for "Best of" awards, you will certainly be in the running!
Now quit reading and get back to work! Arrrgh!!! ⚓
"Not having your cake, and not eating it too." haha! Your videos are all awesome. I am going to be a little bummed out when I have totally caught up on them all and will be rationed to then watching only the new ones when they come out. "Dang it!"
You have such a good attitude towards all the little setbacks that are inevitable when doing DIY boat repair. I can see that you are really following your dream of fixing up a boat before you set off to cruise. It is obvious that you are really having a lot of fun, and are comfortable working by yourself. Thank you for sharing your solitary task aboard Athena with the rest of us.
And now you have a hole in the water inside a shed. love the videos and the quality work you do.
I love your optimism, and enthusiasm. It's gotten you this far...
What a complete optimistic fool you are! :) Another great bonus-length episode from Mads and his eternally irrepressible cheerfulness. This is part of the Sunday evening routine now. Keep it up, please.
Wow man! Watch the language 😂 reminds me of grandpa working on the car. Love the channel, keep it up
Hi Mads. As always entertaining as all heck...BTW, that shed being "hot as heck" will be a good thing for drying out your hull so look at it that way. Put some plastic down on the ground and bring it up the sides and tape it to the hull. Put a de-humidifier in there and she should dry pretty quick. (I don't know what electricity cost there, sorry). I know I'm putting the cart in front of the horse, but please, please chamfer all your fastener holes on the deck when you are putting hardware back on. Even on that dorade(a dorado is a fish)- chamfer that hole edge so the caulk has a place to go, and forms an "o"ring of sorts. It will not leak if that is done, I promise! And yes, unfortunately, I think you are being optimistic about getting all the teak deck off in a weekend, but the way you work, it wouldn't surprise me if you did. Keep up the good work!!!
Glad you finally got her inside! Good luck next weekend.
Thanks! :)
Losing that second scraper had me bursting out laughing. Excellent stuff, as always.
Thanks, David! :) That means a lot to me! :)
Nice to see Jökull is doing alright. He reminds me of the family dog we had ages ago, just Jökull has a lot more fluff. We knew Francis was a mix, though now I'm thinking she also had some Icelandic as well, sharing the same colors and muzzle markings. Now with the boat inside, the start of a new phase. Hopefully it doesn't get too warm in there. At least you don't have to worry about the rain any more. All the best ;)
He is a good dog and I can't wait to bring him aboard Athena and give him a little more room :) Hehe, yeah I really don't want to melt! :)
Very nice having the boat indoors for deck and bottom refinishing. Great update and it should be interesting to see what turns up when the deck is stripped.
Hi Mads another great video. See if you can rent a few cubic metres of storage from the yard and clear out everything from the boat - you will then see the wood for the trees and might even find a couple of cabinet scrapers. If you get the old teak off in one weekend then give me your address and I will send you a beer! Good Luck Peter.
You're on! If it doesn't come of next weekend I'll send you a Sail Life mug ;) Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
Glad to see you finally have your engine back in Obelix, I didn't realize it had been pulled for that long. 10hp is all you need to get out of the dock and get your sails up, most sailboats are overpowered anyways. Diesel engines need to be run at 65% or more load to keep them in good condition, not just RPM but the actual strain put on the engine, otherwise carbon buildup and other problems will kill them prematurely. Diesels want to be run, and run hard. Too many people put too large an engine in their boat and as a result it never gets worked hard enough to keep it healthy. Keep up to good work, I love watching your videos.
Brother, Brother, Brother!!!!! I'm super duper duper happy for you....The quality on these videos is so good I would put you up against any television show on cable today! Excellent work my friend! Excellent work!
My kids were dying when you dropped that first cabinet scraper.
I'm glad you include a lot more real work in your videos now! Thank you so much for reading my comments!
Hah! I loved the part where you speak German :-) I've been watching your vids since beginning of the year and have to thank you a lot! I am a German living in Odense and just recently bought a Jeanneau Fantasia 27 in Frederiksvaerk and sailed it to Bogense where Serenity will have her home base. But as I started out clueless a.f. your vids help me to understand a little more about boat repair and handyman stuff every week.
It's great to see your progress and that might seem a bit odd coming from a guy but in the end it is your personality why I keep watching your videos. A famous German saying is "Was hilft es über verschüttete Milch zu klagen" which basically translates to "No need to complain over spilled milk". It's kind of lost in German businesses and peoples heads but I can find it everywhere in Denmark and that plays quite a role why I enjoy living here. Just get some paper towels and clean it up, next time it will turn out better ;-)
Anyway, thanks a lot! See ya next Sunday!
Greetings,
Marco
Thank you so much, Marco :) Congrats on your new boat! That is such an exciting time! :)
I know exactly what you mean! Don't sweat the small stuff :) I'm a firm believer that I'm responsible for my own happines. That is not meant in a capitalistic way but rather it's a state of mind. It's my choice if I want to let something bother me. I think everyone will agree it's more fun being happy than it is being sad. That's why I don't sweat the small stuff :)
Mads, great video. I think your approach and attitude will bear much success. Looking forward to seeing her slip back into the water. Thanks for your efforts!
Thank you so much :)
Those Scotch wheels are nothing short of amazing. I used them on a Jeep restoration project to get rid of tons of old paint and even rust from everywhere, even deep rusted spots. Well worth the investment!
Ahhhh! The joys of boat refit work.... One tip for anyone trying to remove hardware bedded with adhesive such as 3M 5200, or similar: use a heat gun! You will be surprised how easily the parts come up with some (relatively) gentle application of heat. Winches, hatches, and metal hardware all conduct heat well, the polysulfide adhesives generally used in those bonding applications will become soft and gooey, and release their tenacious grip. Note: this does not work on plastic parts! (Bad things will happen to them!).
Good luck Mads!
Holy shit! The engine sounds great and it has a manual crank!
Right?! It's awesome! :)
This video reminds me... when you are glassing the deck, I recommend glassing in a raised block under every fitting or hole in the deck. 10-15 mm thick (high) should do nicely. This will fight standing water so your bedding compound doesn't have to do all the work of fighting leaks, soggy core, and corroded fasteners. In the case of cleats, it also has the nice side benefit of added knuckle-room.
Oh, btw, you inspire me to try to save my late fathers Ketch he bought new in "77 but has been seriously neglected since he pass away in "09. Aloha
Athena looks great in the sunlight! I have faith Mads, I'm sure you can get that deck up next weekend, as long as you don't run into too much more adhesive!
Glad to see the longer video. Look forward to them every Sunday. Boats look'in good and coming around. Keep up the great work!
Glad I'm not the only one who finds some jobs a bit more difficult and time consuming that I originally thought.
Hi Mads! Love your videos... I've been following your channel since the beginig! I usualy don't leave any comments because i know that you must have hundreds of comments to read every single week, but today i decided just to let you know that you vids are getting better and better and that all the amazing work your doing with Athena wouldn't be so great to watch if it wasn't for your hilarious sence of humor... Keep up! Great great work you're doing!!!
Madz - great update and excellent progress with great news on the shed. You might have to switch to night work if you get a hot summer! At least you have a sailing option now for at least some weekends - set the heating pads and vacuum pump going and disappear sailing for the day! 😉👍⛵️
Sounds like an awesome plan Norman! :) I'm planning on heading out during the week mostly so that I can leave the weekends free for working on Athena. Hopefully, I'll have the mast stepped again next summer and I can do some proper sailing :)
Mads, no matter how long it takes for you to complete the task you have set for yourself, I'm sure it will turn out beautifully! I'm new to your channel (binge-watched all your videos up to this point), but I love it and can't wait until each new one comes out. Please keep up the vlogs!
I do not have a nice story to tell, but me too I am waiting Sunday evening to get your video (plus I don't get asleep with it!). Good job, and keep on working!
Enjoying the videos. last February I was anti fouling my boat, the temp reached 43 degrees
celsius, fortunately the boat was in the shade of a large gum tree. I was longing for a nice 29 degrees with a sea breeze but no luck. Enjoy the shed.
Canadian here! i felt in love with your refit videos! Keep your awesome work!
Thank you so much! :)
As hot as its going to be working in the shed it'll have its benefits. The heat inside will aid in the drying out of the hull, and deck moisture. Looks like a trip to the hardware store for one of those massive fans. It will be very interesting the moisture readings will be over the next couple of months. Hopefully you'll be able to get the glass work on the hull done before you have to move it back outside. I bet it may take you a couple of weekends to get the teak off the deck along with the thousands of screws. A pair of vice grips will come in very handy for the broken screw heads. Good luck with this phase of the boat rebuild project.
I watch a lot of sailing videos, and I want you to know that yours are the ones I look forward to the most. I still remember you mentioning that you didn't have girls in bikinis in your videos, and how you thought that probably hurt you, but it's not true at all. Your work is so good, and you are so thoughtful in your restorations. I really love watching what you're doing. Oh, and it killed me that I couldn't get over to Brooklyn to meet you when you were here in the U.S. I was opening a play in Manhattan, and couldn't get over there. So bummed! One more thing. Your wrestling with the word insulation cracked me up! Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks Mads, Love the videos and your winning attitude.
Thank you so much for your kindness and awesome comment :)
FYI Years ago I removed a deck that was still stuck to the hull with root cutters (not a root shovel but close) also can be found searching "heavy duty scraping tool". They are the length of a standard yard tool (rake or hoe) with a flat blade that is about 5 inches wide and angle ground only on one side for a chisel style blade end. We were able to plow through any missed or broken deck screws with ease too. It kept us from bending over for most of the task and off our knees. Still had to get down for some of the deck.
Hi Mads, glad you made it to a shed in the end. Best wishes and happy sanding.
All of the deck next weekend huh? I am skeptical but pulling for you, it will be a victory for all of us optimistic fools.
lol, thanks! :D I've been wrong often but I've got a good feeling about this ;)
Been binge watching and have looked forward to the deck coming off.
Love the vids. I religiously look for them every Sunday.
Thank you so much! :)
Great Score on the shed, it looks great. I have a whole new respect for the work you do because this weekend I worked on my boat. It was very hot and it takes a lot of time, planning, and prep work. On top of all of that you also have to film. Can't wait to see your progress. Keep up the great work.
A scraper that does not fall off the multi-tool would certainly help :-). Thanks for the videos!!
Great video. Hang in there, your persistence will pay off 10 fold. The first sail will be an ah moment!
Watching you actually motivates me to do boat work I've been putting off hahaha! Thanks! Problem is you make me want to buy a project SV every time I see a cool boat at harbor hahaha! Keep up the good work! Cheers!
You were right, I'm jealous of your sanding pad and now I'm going to pout because I wasn't able to do it. I'm also a tad envious of your awesome suit and respirator
I laughed when I saw you flip the cabinet scraper down the hatch, keep up the good work. I believe you can get the teak deck up in a weekend, it's all those pesky screws holding it down that will make it take longer.
Great episode Mads, that shed is awesome and although it will be very hot you will make super progress and your hull should also benefit from the heat and dry out. Funny losing those cabinet scrapers, only to be discovered when you clear out that cabin. Look forward to seeing next weeks episode. Andy
Hi Mads! Yet another great video from your sailboat project, been there from the beginning! Keep in mind that the sailboat isn't resting in level in her stands, you properly already know due to your line up with the 'ocd' camera (same as me!) Not a problem unless you build or construct interior like my project...
Greetings from the southern Zealand, Denmark
Christian
On the good side, the heat of the shed should help dry the hull! Soooo, as you sweat, smile, some work is being done for you by the sun & black sides of the shed.
I love your channel. Thank you for taking us along on your project.
I LOVE those discs. The are awesome at taking off rust on old cars!
Have you put your moisture meter on the deck yet? You should do that after the teak is off. Often the core has absorbed water from all the screw holes fastening that teak to the deck. I knew mine was saturated and thus pulled the teak up all at once WITH the upper lamination. Opened it up, dried it all out, installed new core, re-laminated, faired, and painted. Not all that bad, actually.
Hey Mads. Still watching avidly, just wanted to say cudos to you for taking the news of your boat damage so well. Keep up the incredible work.x
Thanks! :) The damage isn't that bad and stuff like that happens :) Thanks for staying tuned :)
Hey Mads,
That looks like the perfect shed to dry out your hull. All that heat should speed up your drying time but you're going to need plenty of water ! I highly recommend some fans .
It might be just the angle of your video but it seems to me that Athena is leaning a little to one side.
Love your videos so keep up the good work !
"... dann haben wir andere Methoden!" Fantastic! ;-)
I'm glad you liked it ;)
a couple of fans might be worth setting up...glad you found a shed to use.
I'm crossing my fingers for a cold and cloudy summer ;)
Sail Life only in Denmark then thanks.... over the little pond in Sweden I want it roasting, blowing W between 12-16 knots during the day then 0-4 knots in the evening and night except for the night sail nights then it can blow the same as the days .!👍😜⛵️⚓️
I really enjoy your videos. I find them very motivational. I own an ericson 38 I keep in San Francisco bay that needs serious maintenance which I have avoided for about 5 years. You approach the work on Athena much like I would. You clearly have a lot more electrical knowledge than I do. Very nice work on your rewire job. I do not have the courge to attack an isolation transformer as you did. Thank you for your inspiration.
Thank you so much! :) An Ericson 38, nice boat :) What kind of maintenance/projects are you looking at? :)
What kind of maintenance projects? Well, lets see San Francisco gets a little over 100 days of overcast and cold wet fog a year, add in 24 inches of rainfall a year, some fairly high winds with water temps in SF Bay generally between 52F and 58F year round and mg consit has avoided doing some serious maintenance for five years. So, what kind of maintenance projects is he looking at? I would say *ALL* of them! ; D
Sail Life Replace all the cooling system hoses on the diesel. Remove and clean engine heat exchanger and the wet exhaust riser. Varnish, varnish, varnish and rebed hardware that leaks and replace all the aluminum cleats with stainless steel cleats.
Or you could have just agreed with me and said *ALL* of them. ; D But I kid.
TaDaaaah! Hvor er det fedt at se Mads! Sad simpelhen med det største smil på da jeg så hende indenfor.
Vi endte desværre med at blive indlagt med lillepigen efter jeg havde været oppe sidste gang. Vi har det alle godt, og jeg har store forhåbninger om at se Athena næste weekend.
You should start by building some storage shelves for all the items you will be removing. Big task ahead of you, and yes, I think you are underestimating the time the deck will require. It should also be very gratifying when finally completed. Lots of filling, fairing and grinding to come :) Cheers!
It's very likely that I am underestimating the time it'll take but I'll go full tilt on it next weekend and we'll see how far I get :) I'm not looking forward to all the fairing but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it :)
It's getting exciting Mads!!
Yeah it is! :D
Good stuff Mads! Glad you found a shed.
I'm always excited every weekend to see your new videos... but school stops my plans to watch them as soon as you load it up... but yeah, you can't have everything in life.
Before you throw away your cleats, could you send me one of the old one please? That would be awesome ^^ !
I hope you have a nice week and a can't wait so see your next video😍
Greetings from Italy!
Great video Mads! Lots of laughs..... like the angle grinder being the swiss army knife of boat work.... SOOOOOO true. I've gone through 3 of them now. But I have to tell you. I know i have you beat in under estimating times to do jobs....No question about it! Can't wait until next week's video... to see how far you got with that deck. Take care.
Remind the boat yard of your kindness to let the damage go when it comes time to put her back in the water!
A great place to dream about in bad weather!
Thanks, again, for sharing such complete project details. Looks to me like your upper belt on Obelix is a 'tad' loose after the rebuild. 29C isn't hot, last month I played 6 sets of doubles tennis, one Sunday morning, in 39C weather!!! Can't wait to get my A30 and enjoy some summer sailing and exotic location based repairs...
Great sequence of informative videos. Just finished seeing nearly all of them. You are a bad man as you are giving me all sorts of ideas for improvements to my Nauticat 33 which will result in money drain but will be lots of fun. Please keep up the excellent story.
Suggestion for exterior aluminum parts. Find a place that does sandblasting (most auto body shops). They can easily remove the adhesive and any bits of wood from those frames. (Sorry, no sanding !) Then find a place that does powder coating. Frequently a powder coating operating will also do the sand blasting.
I believe they now even have clear powder coating so if you can restore the finish of the aluminum to your liking (buffing, not sanding), then a clear powder coating will keep it that way for a long time. Or just go solid white.
Hope your shed roof remains leak proof following the accidental
stanchion bumping. In America, we call them window shakers. A common practice is to fit a small cheap air conditioner into some scrap plywood and slide it into the companionway board slots. This way you can edit and upload in comfort.
Hey,
If you're going to be working in the heat, make sure that you stay hydrated with something that has electrolytes. Heat exhaustion can sneak up on you pretty quick, so be careful.
Whatever you are I will enjoy seeing it next week...
That 3M disc is called "clean & strip". There awesome for these jobs. They also sell them for the Swiss Army knife of boat restoration....or angle grinder
Your engine sounds like a clockwork! Very nice job 👊🏻
Thanks! That is exactly what I thought :) Such a nice sound!
Patrick Göser x
The engine does sound awesome but why 2 years to get it in the boat?
Congrats on moving into the shed - can't wait to see how the deck come off!
Next weekend :P I can't wait either :D
Nice shed! Good luck with the deck removal. I live on my 34 foot sailboat in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and exterior wood is a constant maintenance issue. Wish my cap rail was made of aluminum! Best of luck to you!
Good job grinding away the last bit of paint. I used a similar grinder to smooth out a cast iron skillet. Sure wish I had that kind of indoor storage to work on my boat.
I laughed out loud to the scrapers falling. At least you had a couple spares ;-) Good luck fishing those back out.
if you run into more stubborn threaded rod or even small bolts, simply chuck your drill motor up and run in reverse.
Congratulations on the move!
Finally in a shed. That's awesome. I know you are super excited to get that deck off.
Like a kid before Christmas! ;)
You say it's fun sarcastically. I would actually enjoy doing that.
Well done! Triumph in the face of adversity on multiple fronts. BTW your perspective on removing old wiring seems to be catching. I was adding some new sail instruments on my sailboat when I was overcome by a mental message of "What would Mads do?" Dosh garn it!! , multiple hours later I had removed a huge amount of do nothing, go no-where, abandoned wires of all types and sizes. My estimating rule of thumb for job duration is to multiply by 2 and change upwards the units. By way of example 2 days of removing the teak deck becomes 4 weeks!!
23:27 This is where it is good to have a magnet on a strng LOL
Thank you for sharing, Cheers from Sweden
Mads: Inquiring minds want to know. How do you think the heat inside the shed will affect your hull's moisture levels? Will it allow for faster drying? Or, will moisture in the shed's interior air slow the hull drying? OH! - Another great video.
Excellent question! Personally, I think the hull would dry faster outside right now (compared to inside the shed) but with my DIY HotVac I think the shed will be a lot faster :) Fingers crossed :)
when your out in the world sailing would be cool to see you meeting up with other RUclips sailors.
Always look forward to your videos. They're the best. Congrats on getting the boat under cover and starting the teak removal. Progress!
looks like it's been a good week, I'm looking forward to seeing your progress!
Thanks! It's been the single best weekend in months to be honest :)
Well the road to completion starts at the beginning so getting her inside is your start, even though you been going hard but you know what i mean. Should see some progress and fast now with decking and i can't wait to see your method of drying the hull, that sounds interesting.
Funding this project must cost a ton of money...you must have a really good payiing job!!!! Lucky you.
Looking good Mads.