BUNK READING LIGHTS: You may wish to consider incorporating a couple of flex-arm individual reading lights for each bunk-head area. GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS!! Your dry sense of humor is wonderful. Thank You!!
Thank you Mads for making my Sunday. A little sanding, a little insulating, some electronics-doesn't get any better than that. Take care, stay well and best wishes to you and Ava.
Now I’ve caught up with all of your videos I have to wait a whole week until I can see a new one. Love every minute of them keep them coming. Can’t wait to see good old Athena actually finished.
En mycket bra AIS-video! Inte för att just jag behöver veta mer, men du berättade det som BEHÖVS! Mycket pedagogiskt. Du är bra på just det; att vara pedagogisk!
Trick for the pull line. Double the line length needed and tie a knot in the middle leaving a 1' loop. Then pull it back thru with the vacuum. attach each end around the end of the conduit. This way you don't have to pull a new line thru each time you use the existing line. Simply pull it back and forth depending on which way you want. leave it there forever.
@@SailLife Neither can I, older than dirt. Just FYI it works the other way too, hose on blower. Handy when the plug is at one end and the other is in a ditch/bilge somewhere.
I used to run fiber and network cables for a living. That’s much faster than using a snake although it pretty much only works on empty conduit. Just always remember to leave a pull string in the conduit so you can pull another cable in the future.
Mads, I followed you for nearly 4 years I think but I'm loving the switch up mixing the content between sanding and tech..oh and how can we forget painting. Although boat projects/jobs will never finish you're getting very close to a finished product which would be similar to saying to an Aussie 'How far is it?' and the reply being 'Just around the corner'....4 hours laterrrr.
Hi matts, i am a maritime officer student from the netherlands and ive been following the channel for a couple of years now. AIS is a very usefull tool when it comes to identifying vessels but it should not be used for navigation as it relys on gps data from the other vessel. Also a lot of small yachts won't have AIS at all. I highly recommend to use ARPA on your radar to plot other vessels instead of AIS.
Mads, as much as I've enjoyed watching you rebuild the boat, seeing it coming together near the finish is becoming captivating! You've really thought out the fine details and it's turning out absolutely amazing. I can't wait for the next video. Also, the wood trim against the white background is absolutely beautiful. I can see why you went with that choice.
What a brilliant idea using the vacuum to suck a line through. It has never occurred to to me to do this, thank will definitely give it a go next time I have a similar requirement
@@SailLife I had the tradesmen sign their names on the existing wallpaper before we installed floor-to-ceiling cabinets in the kitchen doing our kitchen renovation. And when we refit our bathroom, I left the thank you card from the company that renovated the bathroom and a rubber duck behind the new wall. And I had the plumber sign his name on the inside of the toilet tank cover. This renovation was done on a 45 year-old house, so I imagine in 50 years the new owners will get a surprise. :¬) Webhead USA
@@SailLife Yrs and yrs ago I renovated my apartment in a 150 yr old building in downtown Oslo. We literarily had to open everything from the basement to the 3rd floor due to severe fungus attack. With the same intention I also left my signature for whoever might tear it up in the future. However, just for fun I also added a surprise in a snus box (some highly valued seeds given to me from a rastafari friend when I worked in the Caribbean hahaha).
Hi Mads! First of all, i'd like to say that your videos are the most entertaining and instructives ones from all over youtube, no matter the channels and the subjects. You're a really nice guy, that's very obsvious even with that screen's barriere. Your way of shooting videos and mounting them is perfect, so keep it like that! Your dream, buy an old boat, restore it and living aboard full time, had became, for lots of your viewers, our dream or at least encouraging you to succes in that goal. I'd love to meet you one day, maybe in Montreal Canada when you'll have crossed the atlantic with your loved Ava. One request/ proposition : you english is very good, far better than mine as i'm a french guy; but i'd love to see you making a video, or maybe a part of one, in Danish with some english subtitles down the screen. Just to see the way of your "flow" in your birth language ;) and that could be a nice touch as most of us never eared Danish or often. I probably listened every minute of every video you made, and for some not only once; i don't want to listen audiobook, you're way more fun to ear :) I know this is a hard time, covid and your schedule before living aboard on athena with your love is pretty tight. But if that's matter, i'm completly behind you like lots of buddies out there. You're gonna fiinish it man, you're a monster! (In the good way of course). Take care! V.
I am really enjoying the detail you are providing on the electrical aspects. In particular, I had no idea that such an integrated system was available. I have some homework to do. If you could point in an a helpful direction for information or catalogues, I would be very grateful. Keep up the great work. The interior is looking amazing.
Love ur videos just about died laughing at the end when ur talking about ur freezer after talking about how ur trapped in ice made me think of the guy in the sales and shipping like yeah I'm sure he is in no rush lol
I have the AIS800 too. The SODTMA is very helpful, I've seen a lot of small vessels disappearing in heavy traffic areas like Maas entrance in the Netherlands. They just could not get their old CLass B signal through. AIS is beautiful for easy communications too. Got stuck in currents off the coast of belgium in the night, was going backwards and a French warship was approaching, immediately calling me cause they saw I could not do much, telling me they'll pass on portside... without AIS, that would've been quite some back and forth... I like to be seen :-)
@@Scramasax They vessels might do, but no one enters Maas Geul without a pilot on board. I felt very safe that Maas Approach had me clear on their screens which I cannot say was the case for the other crossing ships which disappeared for me or had old signals. Maas approach crossing is easy when guided and they see that you can keep the 4-5 knots or not :-)
I used to winter over on a freshwater lake in north Idaho and it would also get significant ice. I used a 1/3 HP submersible pump than hung from a line down about 5' into the water and pumped water out the top. It created just a bit of circulation and brought the deeper water below the thermocline up to the surface. It kept my slip clear along with those on both sides and the thoroughfare behind me. Keeps from scratching the bottom paint.
Great video, AIS is essential in my book and a game changer - piece of mind for you both. That 10mm insulation looks very effective... you've given me an ideal for us! Well done.
Mads, thank you for another update. Always entertaining and well produced. May I make a suggestion relating to your nav. station manual switches? I would advise, from experience and if at all possible, to fit guard bars along and above all lines of switches, to help prevent inadvertent/accidental switching/damage to these items, particularly when you are at sea? You be can't be too careful. All the best and, take care.
Love your videos. You are one talented fellow. Also interesting to see your Carhart overalls ages over the past year.. lots of work done in a years time.
5:35 Condensation comes from the humidity contained in the warmer air inside. Never from the outside. That is why a vapor barrier is always needed on the warm side of any insulation. It has to be air tight, otherwise, condensation could form inside the insulation (depending on what kind of insulation You have) .
Great to see you on Marinetraffic! Also great to hear that you occasionally make the same daft and annoying mistakes as I do re the NMEA 2000 cable - that will make me less frustrated next time I do it!
Living in the Great Lakes we've watched MarineTraffic.com for a long time for which freighters are up-bound and down-bound through Lake Huron. Now I found Mads and bookmarked him in. :)
Mads, the gap if .5 mm is good to have and might not be quite enough as you move into warmer weather and more humidity the wood will expand and contract. She is coming along
Fairly new to my own boat project. What kind of lumber or boards are those your using for the headliner? Having trouble finding good information on solid headliners. Everything that come sup seems to be focused on fabric.
I have a very long old zip tie, which is 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) to snake in tight spots. It’s small, thin but very stiff and is not conductive just in case some idiot has left an open switch box or such. Since it is stiff horizontally but flexible in the other two dimensions you can twist it to turn corners. An old boss showed me how to use one and it works well.
We love watching Spiffy ;) such a great DIY boating channel, we tune in every week guaranteed and are big fans! Such great information and DIY detail... its given us the confidence to start our own Boat restoration and channel in South Australia!
I cant see if you are pulling a spare string in the conduit when pulling the wires ? I pull a lot of cable in conduit . It always a good idea to have a spare pull string in the conduit for future cable you might need to pull . Can save you hours of frustration down the road .. Your doing a great job . I look forward to your posting each Sunday.
A request - in one of your early videos you screwed something up and included about 20 seconds of enthusiastic Danish swearing. Next time you fish a cable backwards I want to hear more of that because it was hilarious!
Don't know that losing our cool needs to be forever preserved on the internet, but admitting to it is very helpful. It is encouraging to know I'm not the only one who swears when I later discover that I did a part of a project backwards.
Interesting bit on b+ not getting downgraded. I assume that means that it incorporates some kind of bandwidth improvements? Going to have to look into the changes and what not!
The AIS 800 will only transmit if its getting its position info from the internal gps antenna or the optional external GA38 gps antenna. Even if its working now with the internal antenna I would not trust it for a reliable position source. The GA 38 comes with a bracket to mount under the deck and is much more sensitive to satellite signals.
I like your channel and your boat, I'm sitting here drunk and I wish you luck! Just focking LUCK! I hope you visit around 180 countries with your boat! It's a goal! I wish you well!
As per requirement the class B (or B+) AIS does not have a connection to an external GPS. If you check the NMEA sentences the unit is receiving via the network, you will notice it does not read/receive the position information. Therefore you program the units own (built in GPS) antenna position in the setup.
I love the internet. After watching Mads install the transponder, I went to MarineTraffic.com, zoomed in to Skive, and there Athena was!
Didn't realize she is a Beneteau :)
@@PrivateUsername Hehe, yeah I don't know who uploaded those pics
I figured I'd leave the transponder on for a few days just in case someone wanted to do just that :D
@@SailLife
The vessel is currently at port SKIVE SOSPORTS HAVN, DK after a voyage of 4 years, 6 months originating from port GOSPORT, GB. 🙂
eheheh me too. :)))
7:58 "Oooooooooooooooo" that will live in my head rent free for a long time. 🤙🏼
Athena has an identity!!Officially a vessel,milestone reached
BUNK READING LIGHTS: You may wish to consider incorporating a couple of flex-arm individual reading lights for each bunk-head area. GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS!! Your dry sense of humor is wonderful. Thank You!!
Using the vacuum for the pull line is genius!
Wow, the production quality of your ‘how to’ videos is unmatched anywhere on RUclips. Congratulations and thank you.
This guy, is a treasure.
Thank you Mads for making my Sunday. A little sanding, a little insulating, some electronics-doesn't get any better than that. Take care, stay well and best wishes to you and Ava.
Always look forward to Sunday DYI fun... 🤙
Now I’ve caught up with all of your videos I have to wait a whole week until I can see a new one. Love every minute of them keep them coming. Can’t wait to see good old Athena actually finished.
En mycket bra AIS-video! Inte för att just jag behöver veta mer, men du berättade det som BEHÖVS! Mycket pedagogiskt. Du är bra på just det; att vara pedagogisk!
Trick for the pull line. Double the line length needed and tie a knot in the middle leaving a 1' loop. Then pull it back thru with the vacuum. attach each end around the end of the conduit. This way you don't have to pull a new line thru each time you use the existing line. Simply pull it back and forth depending on which way you want. leave it there forever.
Good trick! Thanks 🙂
I have to say using a vacume to pull the string through was genious. Keep up the good work
Thanks, I can't remember where I picked that trick up :)
@@SailLife Neither can I, older than dirt. Just FYI it works the other way too, hose on blower. Handy when the plug is at one end and the other is in a ditch/bilge somewhere.
I used to run fiber and network cables for a living. That’s much faster than using a snake although it pretty much only works on empty conduit. Just always remember to leave a pull string in the conduit so you can pull another cable in the future.
@@SailLife Hopefully you left a strong string attached...just in case you ever need to do another pull..Looks great
Great video, and so nice to ser Athena pop up at the AIS/eniro på sjön!
Mads, I followed you for nearly 4 years I think but I'm loving the switch up mixing the content between sanding and tech..oh and how can we forget painting. Although boat projects/jobs will never finish you're getting very close to a finished product which would be similar to saying to an Aussie 'How far is it?' and the reply being 'Just around the corner'....4 hours laterrrr.
The best tip ever is the hover to pull though the the tissue through
Another amazing video
Thanks again
🏴
Hi matts, i am a maritime officer student from the netherlands and ive been following the channel for a couple of years now.
AIS is a very usefull tool when it comes to identifying vessels but it should not be used for navigation as it relys on gps data from the other vessel. Also a lot of small yachts won't have AIS at all. I highly recommend to use ARPA on your radar to plot other vessels instead of AIS.
Mads, as much as I've enjoyed watching you rebuild the boat, seeing it coming together near the finish is becoming captivating! You've really thought out the fine details and it's turning out absolutely amazing. I can't wait for the next video. Also, the wood trim against the white background is absolutely beautiful. I can see why you went with that choice.
I love the lil love notes appearing in every video (A+M) ....
Athena is looking so spiffy. 👍👍 you've got a lot of dohickies in there, but looks Amazing, can't wait to see that freezer and stain..💚💚🙏⛵
Its looking great , your soon to be wife will be proud to call it her home... Good luck and God's speed.
Always enjoy. One of the best DIY on RUclips. Look forward to it every week.
What a brilliant idea using the vacuum to suck a line through. It has never occurred to to me to do this, thank will definitely give it a go next time I have a similar requirement
I like seeing your easter eggs in your videos they show up everywhere (aka A + M) nice touch when so far apart 😊
Thanks :) I've covered it up today with insulation. The next owner of Athena will get a fun surprise if they ever need to remove the insulation ;)
@@SailLife I had the tradesmen sign their names on the existing wallpaper before we installed floor-to-ceiling cabinets in the kitchen doing our kitchen renovation. And when we refit our bathroom, I left the thank you card from the company that renovated the bathroom and a rubber duck behind the new wall. And I had the plumber sign his name on the inside of the toilet tank cover. This renovation was done on a 45 year-old house, so I imagine in 50 years the new owners will get a surprise. :¬) Webhead USA
@@SailLife Yrs and yrs ago I renovated my apartment in a 150 yr old building in downtown Oslo. We literarily had to open everything from the basement to the 3rd floor due to severe fungus attack. With the same intention I also left my signature for whoever might tear it up in the future. However, just for fun I also added a surprise in a snus box (some highly valued seeds given to me from a rastafari friend when I worked in the Caribbean hahaha).
😂 I know many craftsman do that when they know its going to be covered. Leaving our mark on the world 🌍
mads you are the man on youtube keep safe
Hi Mads!
First of all, i'd like to say that your videos are the most entertaining and instructives ones from all over youtube, no matter the channels and the subjects. You're a really nice guy, that's very obsvious even with that screen's barriere. Your way of shooting videos and mounting them is perfect, so keep it like that! Your dream, buy an old boat, restore it and living aboard full time, had became, for lots of your viewers, our dream or at least encouraging you to succes in that goal. I'd love to meet you one day, maybe in Montreal Canada when you'll have crossed the atlantic with your loved Ava.
One request/ proposition : you english is very good, far better than mine as i'm a french guy; but i'd love to see you making a video, or maybe a part of one, in Danish with some english subtitles down the screen. Just to see the way of your "flow" in your birth language ;) and that could be a nice touch as most of us never eared Danish or often.
I probably listened every minute of every video you made, and for some not only once; i don't want to listen audiobook, you're way more fun to ear :)
I know this is a hard time, covid and your schedule before living aboard on athena with your love is pretty tight. But if that's matter, i'm completly behind you like lots of buddies out there. You're gonna fiinish it man, you're a monster! (In the good way of course).
Take care!
V.
I am really enjoying the detail you are providing on the electrical aspects. In particular, I had no idea that such an integrated system was available. I have some homework to do. If you could point in an a helpful direction for information or catalogues, I would be very grateful. Keep up the great work. The interior is looking amazing.
The farthest I've ever vacuumed a mouse was 500 meters. It still amazes me it could go that far. Thanks for sharing!
Love ur videos just about died laughing at the end when ur talking about ur freezer after talking about how ur trapped in ice made me think of the guy in the sales and shipping like yeah I'm sure he is in no rush lol
Fantastic entertainment on a dull sunday evening.
Finally able to add a pin on my world map for Athena, right along with Arabella, Tally Ho, Nandji and Renko. Thanks Mads!!
I have the AIS800 too. The SODTMA is very helpful, I've seen a lot of small vessels disappearing in heavy traffic areas like Maas entrance in the Netherlands. They just could not get their old CLass B signal through.
AIS is beautiful for easy communications too. Got stuck in currents off the coast of belgium in the night, was going backwards and a French warship was approaching, immediately calling me cause they saw I could not do much, telling me they'll pass on portside... without AIS, that would've been quite some back and forth... I like to be seen :-)
Maas Entrance... 1500 targets... Just guess if the ships will filter of the class B targets there. Keep clear. :-)
@@Scramasax They vessels might do, but no one enters Maas Geul without a pilot on board. I felt very safe that Maas Approach had me clear on their screens which I cannot say was the case for the other crossing ships which disappeared for me or had old signals. Maas approach crossing is easy when guided and they see that you can keep the 4-5 knots or not :-)
@@Llanovanya85 You are very correct!
I used to winter over on a freshwater lake in north Idaho and it would also get significant ice. I used a 1/3 HP submersible pump than hung from a line down about 5' into the water and pumped water out the top. It created just a bit of circulation and brought the deeper water below the thermocline up to the surface. It kept my slip clear along with those on both sides and the thoroughfare behind me. Keeps from scratching the bottom paint.
Great work as always mate
AIS IS great for any boat has helped us enormously it’s a helpful friend
Great video, AIS is essential in my book and a game changer - piece of mind for you both. That 10mm insulation looks very effective... you've given me an ideal for us! Well done.
Love your easter eggs!!!!
Mads your the best. GOD speed my friend. JC
I like when Mads says "we" and I feel like I'm doing something useful.
Man this is getting so exciting
Mads, thank you for another update.
Always entertaining and well produced.
May I make a suggestion relating to your nav. station manual switches?
I would advise, from experience and if at all possible, to fit guard bars along and above all lines of switches, to help prevent inadvertent/accidental switching/damage to these items, particularly when you are at sea? You be can't be too careful.
All the best and, take care.
Love your videos. You are one talented fellow. Also interesting to see your Carhart overalls ages over the past year.. lots of work done in a years time.
Great vid. Thank you. Cheers from Madison, Wisconsin USA
Finally caught up! Nice work! Watched every video and love them all.
5:35 Condensation comes from the humidity contained in the warmer air inside. Never from the outside. That is why a vapor barrier is always needed on the warm side of any insulation. It has to be air tight, otherwise, condensation could form inside the insulation (depending on what kind of insulation You have) .
That's how they build houses where it is actually cold. ;-)
I know 🙂 Did i say something wrong in the video? 🙂
@@SailLife I wasn't sure so it was just a reminder about insulation. :)
Liked at the beginning, comment at the end.
Thank you for the heads up regarding Class B+ AIS! I was just about to buy standard Class B. Thank you!!!!!
You are making amazing progress with Athena and the flashback to the deck wow that seems like so long ago now.
Hi Mads, I have you in my Vessel Finder Fleet now. Although I think Obelix jumped in the way of Athena for the picture. LOL
I like alot your building projects, hope you keep explaining while you plan your navigation. Fair winds and following seas
Really enjoy our optimistic atitude
Fantastic progress!
Cheers from Southern California USA ~
Very clever sucking mousing line through👍
GREAT work Mads , always interesting to see how your jobs are coming on and the lists moving over towards completion . Thanks again ,stay safe .
Great to see you on Marinetraffic! Also great to hear that you occasionally make the same daft and annoying mistakes as I do re the NMEA 2000 cable - that will make me less frustrated next time I do it!
Released one minute ago... 75 likes. Mads, we hope you continue videos after you start your sail!
Great to see all the.lights on the panel and realise she’s alive!
Just brilliant as usual✨✨✨✨
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Love it. Have the marine traffic app on my phone for all the boats I follow. Every episode now you seem to be making such progress. Happy days👍👍
A+M. That was cute. That to do list looks a little daunting. Less than six months. Oh boy.
Yeah, there's a lot of work to be done! :)
Nice forward cabin plenty of space
Great video. Very interesting AIS info. Thank you!
nice to see things coming together after watching from the start and it is going to look great.
Great work Mads 👍👍👍👍
cool the AIS
Living in the Great Lakes we've watched MarineTraffic.com for a long time for which freighters are up-bound and down-bound through Lake Huron. Now I found Mads and bookmarked him in. :)
M a s. You doing a good job good going for this week see you
Like a true stalker and a million other people I went on Marine Traffic and found you (And GAIA)!! Hello from Portsmouth UK
Great work Mads - as always great progress.👍😀⛵️
Mads, the gap if .5 mm is good to have and might not be quite enough as you move into warmer weather and more humidity the wood will expand and contract. She is coming along
I do enjoyed your videos .
Fairly new to my own boat project. What kind of lumber or boards are those your using for the headliner? Having trouble finding good information on solid headliners. Everything that come sup seems to be focused on fabric.
I have a very long old zip tie, which is 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) to snake in tight spots. It’s small, thin but very stiff and is not conductive just in case some idiot has left an open switch box or such. Since it is stiff horizontally but flexible in the other two dimensions you can twist it to turn corners. An old boss showed me how to use one and it works well.
looks good so far and have a great week as well
We love watching Spiffy ;) such a great DIY boating channel, we tune in every week guaranteed and are big fans! Such great information and DIY detail...
its given us the confidence to start our own Boat restoration and channel in South Australia!
Put plenty of insulation under the berth as you get a lot of condensation under the mattress from body heat if it’s not insulated.
The answer to that probem would be to have the mattresses on slats and a decent amount of air circulation under the beds. Like at home.
What the? We want to see Ramona sing!
I cant see if you are pulling a spare string in the conduit when pulling the wires ? I pull a lot of cable in conduit . It always a good idea to have a spare pull string in the conduit for future cable you might need to pull . Can save you hours of frustration down the road .. Your doing a great job . I look forward to your posting each Sunday.
Found your AIS position fron snowy Hastings UK. Nice to know you are there.
Your welcome 😉👍
A request - in one of your early videos you screwed something up and included about 20 seconds of enthusiastic Danish swearing. Next time you fish a cable backwards I want to hear more of that because it was hilarious!
I hardly comment, but I wanted to say this, too!
Let's not encourage swearing in any language, eh?
The "Authentic Danish Swearing" subtitle made the bit.
Don't know that losing our cool needs to be forever preserved on the internet, but admitting to it is very helpful. It is encouraging to know I'm not the only one who swears when I later discover that I did a part of a project backwards.
Interesting bit on b+ not getting downgraded. I assume that means that it incorporates some kind of bandwidth improvements? Going to have to look into the changes and what not!
Yep Mads Your AIS work great I have your position UTC +8 away
Very nice.
Thinkpads rule the world! 👍👍👍
Looks good a great idea for the headliner cause I plan to do the same to my boat for southeast Alaska
great video
The AIS 800 will only transmit if its getting its position info from the internal gps antenna or the optional external GA38 gps antenna. Even if its working now with the internal antenna I would not trust it for a reliable position source. The GA 38 comes with a bracket to mount under the deck and is much more sensitive to satellite signals.
hi the boat is looking good
We are ready Mads ; D Leo gave us 2 episodes this weekend ...
Great update Mads, on to next week now.
This is a vinyl cover head liner that I think looks good, it might work on your boat. It is spray glued to a thin plywood sheet like what you got.
Sorry couldn't add pictures
4:29 exactly what I keep telling my wife and girlfriends.
11:15 thinkpad the best NB for engineer. I like it
No. The Nokia 3310 of laptops is Fujitsu. ;-)
I like your channel and your boat, I'm sitting here drunk and I wish you luck! Just focking LUCK! I hope you visit around 180 countries with your boat! It's a goal! I wish you well!
Hey Mads 👋 I looked Athena up on the Marine Traffic app. She’s looking good 👍🏻
Been waiting all week for this! :D
As per requirement the class B (or B+) AIS does not have a connection to an external GPS. If you check the NMEA sentences the unit is receiving via the network, you will notice it does not read/receive the position information. Therefore you program the units own (built in GPS) antenna position in the setup.
You should put some led strip lights under the cabinets lining the vbirth. Would offer some nice ambient light.
Annapolis MD.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hope to meet you one day.
I checked you out on my Marine Traffic program as well..