I am three weeks into binge watching your channel and I’m thoroughly impressed with your process and attitude, your boat is certainly coming along to being a beautiful yacht. It’s a shame you cannot have a shed full time. Keep up the great work as I’m sure you will. All the best.
Mads - YOU are a Rockstar ! Thanks to both of you for making every sunday evening enjoyable , fair winds and following sea and lots of love from Denmark
Oh no, he's killed the missus already!! Glad the storms didn't affect you too much, I'm 700 miles north and we got a little snow and not much rain, take care guys.
We just got an offer accepted on a Malo 36 ♥ Strongly suspecting we'll take it to Gosport to work on it with a membership at MAKE. This video was super useful!
Super work coming up with a work-around for the solar arch frame, Mads! And thanks for the tour of the MakerSpace. Every community should have something like that!
Very cool makerspace. I googled for one near me, & whaddyaknow, there is one! I bet it took you a lot less time to make the arch adapter in the workshop than you wasted phoning around for months to try to get someone out to the boat to do it & it will be such a relief to be able to move that to-do post-it to the done pile.👍🏻
Nice job Mads and the typically British understatement must be rubbing off. Eunice was the biggest storm to hit the south of England in 30 years and storm Franklin is due anytime. Stay safe and fingers crossed that the High-Pressure forecast for Thursday gives you a solar panel weather window.
Ran into the same problem with on site welders when needing new brackets for my navigation lights on the bow and stern rails. First guy strung me along for a while and then no showed. The last guy charged me an arm and a leg, but I was ready to move on, and am happy to have it done. I am excited to see the performance of your solar array. Cheers from Seattle, WA, US
I have workshop envy. You are so lucky to have that Maker workshop so close to you. We don't have anything like that in our area :( Hope you weathered the storms OK. Hopefully we won't have anything like that in the Caribbean this coming summer... please? Take care & say Hi to Ava
Glad to hear that you're weathering the current spate of storms safely, it really is foul out there at the moment. I'm currently 75% through rebuilding my house and I really do get inspiration to keep going by your fantastic energy and attention to detail. The description of how long it took to polish the arch had me laughing out loud! I will attack some of my least favourite jobs tomorrow with renewed vigour!!
We stop sleeping on our boat at 30 knots, can’t imagine what 100+ knots would be like. Stress factor=pucker. Glad you both safe and that maker’s space is amazing!
I find it amazing everywhere you go you find a workshop and good people to help you. Really happy the DIY is still a thing. I really like the two of you so I will still watch even when you get Athena to perfection and the DIY becomes repairs that every boat must perform. Keep living the dream! David, Mary, and family.
That Maker Space is awesome. I wish there was one where I live. We have been living in the tropics with 1300w of solar. You're going to have tons of power, especially when you get further south.
I would put brackets on the stainless frame to hold the scuba tanks. Just a couple of loops and something to ratchet strap the tanks down so they won't shift around.
You are a DIY Rock Star ! I have followed you for a year and yes you are ! All you do can be applied to life not just a yacht, Yacht being the best ! Looking forward to your sailing tubes!
Very nicely done Mads and great that you found the Maker space - did they reach out to you? They are to be congratulated for getting this wonderful space together and equipping it so well, that is a massive achievement, especially in the South of the U.K. where land is uber expensive and rental costs high. It is has been disappointing to read some of the uniformed, arrogant and derogatory comments made by a few here in the comments section. Other than that - spiffy video and progress, progress, progress - good luck with mounting the panels.😀👍⛵️
Thank you Mads for this week's video. Very nice work on the adapters for the solar arch. I have been looking for a maker space here, but no luck. Glad you found such a nice facility for your projects. Take care, best to you and Ava.
Very cool shop and I'm not surprised you found a maker spot. Ava is lucky your visa is up otherwise she might never see you again. Lol stay happy and safe
Mads if you have a Dremel with the flexible wand the wand will fit inside the tubing to grind that weld. Having the flexible wand makes using the Dremel so much easier especially if you are working in tight or enclosed areas. I have a small shop but I'd love to have a shop like you are using available for my projects. That's an amazing public area with a lot of very expensive equipment. The next time you need to weld a nut onto something try using a bolt to hold it centered in the hole without moving. See ya next week.
Another great episode! I got inspired and checked out if there was a local maker/hackspaces to me and found "Richmondmakerlabs uk" in South West London (previous comment was removed because of the link). They have a very similar set up so previous ideas I had but shelved because of no access to the tools can be revisited! The weather isnt going to let up this week as theres another storm heading our way thats currently just below Greenland. The jetstream has had some disturbance so has created a lot of low pressure eddys.
Mads in the universal language means “ Man that can make almost anything “( not meant to offend anyone by using Man). But come on how many women would want to be called Mads lol. Glad to see ya’ll are doing well during the storms, hoping all stays well with no damage. That Makers Shop was a great idea from someone, wish we had something like that here where I live. Don’t feel the least bit bad about your welding I still only know how to stick weld and it’s been at least 40 or 45 years since I’ve done that. Best wishes to you and Ava. Stay safe and greetings from West Texas.
Congratulations Mads to you both, I see you have changed the title intro to 'my wife'. Wind and rain here in blighty who would have thought it. Up North this is weather we would consider putting a jacket on for!
You could put springs or rubber disks or something similar between the heads of the bolts and the nuts on the extension piece. That should prevent them from ever coming loose.
For those pesky little stainless areas you can’t polish, you can passivated them with oxalic acid. More commonly found in Barkeepers Friend. I use it on my brewing equipment from time to time.
Jesus, I just got to the part with the sunny sky, and Mads cheerfully talking about "storm Eunice??" coming the next day, and thinking about the video on the BBC these past days... Now Sailing Life has turned into an edge-of-your-seat thriller, for the next 10 minutes. in this thriller, Mads is the Tom Cruise character, so we know he won't die (also the video got posted, without a sorrowful widow saying "Mads was such a great guy, and this boat is his testament". Mads, you have no reason to be flattered or offended by being Tom Cruise, I'm not the casting director.
I'm legitimately surprised that you are the first sailing youtuber that I've seen use SunPower panels. I mean, sure, they come at a pretty spicy premium, but in a limited-space situation like on a boat, they are hands down the best option for getting as many watts as possible. Looking forward to seeing how the install goes, for sure!
I never heard of Maker Spaces before this. I can see it as a great new use for some of the “brick and mortar” retail buildings that internet commerce has killed.
Do you have any specs or drawings of your solar arch? I’m in the process of re-fitting my 1974 Pearson 419 and absolutely love how you designed the slide out.
Ava's transition from "girlfriend" to "fiancee" to "wife" has not been lost on us. Congratulations!
😁
It was announced previously, you’ll have to go back and find the episode.
I was traveling for a bit and things changed? I feel left out.
Maker spaces are huge assets to communities. Glad you found a well-equipped spot in Gosport.
Great to see you at the Makerspace and glad we could help with your projects.
I am three weeks into binge watching your channel and I’m thoroughly impressed with your process and attitude, your boat is certainly coming along to being a beautiful yacht.
It’s a shame you cannot have a shed full time. Keep up the great work as I’m sure you will.
All the best.
Mads - YOU are a Rockstar ! Thanks to both of you for making every sunday evening enjoyable , fair winds and following sea and lots of love from Denmark
Skovfogeden, well said. Best wishes to everyone from USA.
new intro sentence .... ".. my wife Eva.." pretty cool dude!
Wow! That maker space looks amazing! I’d love to have that in my town! That would really boost people into making stuff themself 😍
I love this channel, always to the point, with a minimum of blah blah blah. Good luck filling down the inside of the tubing btw.
Another wonderful installment!
You need to give every other yachtie youtuber lessons on how to do audio in the wind. Your audio was spectacular!
Oh no, he's killed the missus already!! Glad the storms didn't affect you too much, I'm 700 miles north and we got a little snow and not much rain, take care guys.
We just got an offer accepted on a Malo 36 ♥ Strongly suspecting we'll take it to Gosport to work on it with a membership at MAKE. This video was super useful!
Magnificent workshops! Thnx for the tour 👍🏽
That makerspace its so incredible, definitely you can do whatever you want in there, it would be so useful on most of your past projects
The sun burn on the hands after those welds 🥲
Thank you. All the best from Wisconsin USA
Nice arch solution Mads.
🖖😎👍
As always Madds a great video love the makers place
That maker space was NICE!
Marie Antoinette is an interesting boat name.
Updated intro is rocking! ;)
Super work coming up with a work-around for the solar arch frame, Mads! And thanks for the tour of the MakerSpace. Every community should have something like that!
A very exciting blustery video! Thanks Mads!
Very cool makerspace. I googled for one near me, & whaddyaknow, there is one! I bet it took you a lot less time to make the arch adapter in the workshop than you wasted phoning around for months to try to get someone out to the boat to do it & it will be such a relief to be able to move that to-do post-it to the done pile.👍🏻
Wow. That Make Gosport is freekin’ awesome! I wish my marina had one of those! 🤘🏻😁
Nice job Mads and the typically British understatement must be rubbing off. Eunice was the biggest storm to hit the south of England in 30 years and storm Franklin is due anytime. Stay safe and fingers crossed that the High-Pressure forecast for Thursday gives you a solar panel weather window.
Come on now.. Mads has been the master of understatement for years before even reaching the UK.. remember his "slightly extensive refit" line?
Ran into the same problem with on site welders when needing new brackets for my navigation lights on the bow and stern rails. First guy strung me along for a while and then no showed. The last guy charged me an arm and a leg, but I was ready to move on, and am happy to have it done. I am excited to see the performance of your solar array. Cheers from Seattle, WA, US
I have workshop envy. You are so lucky to have that Maker workshop so close to you. We don't have anything like that in our area :(
Hope you weathered the storms OK. Hopefully we won't have anything like that in the Caribbean this coming summer... please?
Take care & say Hi to Ava
Glad to hear that you're weathering the current spate of storms safely, it really is foul out there at the moment. I'm currently 75% through rebuilding my house and I really do get inspiration to keep going by your fantastic energy and attention to detail. The description of how long it took to polish the arch had me laughing out loud! I will attack some of my least favourite jobs tomorrow with renewed vigour!!
You're a funny guy... and very impressive!
We stop sleeping on our boat at 30 knots, can’t imagine what 100+ knots would be like. Stress factor=pucker. Glad you both safe and that maker’s space is amazing!
I find it amazing everywhere you go you find a workshop and good people to help you. Really happy the DIY is still a thing. I really like the two of you so I will still watch even when you get Athena to perfection and the DIY becomes repairs that every boat must perform. Keep living the dream! David, Mary, and family.
That’s one cool workshop! 👌
That Maker Space is awesome. I wish there was one where I live.
We have been living in the tropics with 1300w of solar. You're going to have tons of power, especially when you get further south.
Great work as always!
I would put brackets on the stainless frame to hold the scuba tanks. Just a couple of loops and something to ratchet strap the tanks down so they won't shift around.
Pretty cool maker space. I wish I had a similar option near me.
The space/shop seemed kinda messy for my taste…
Mads, you were like a kid in a candy store in the makerspace, that looks like it had all the things you needed. Glad to hear you survived the storm.
You've got Mad(s) Skillz in the shop. Awesome tour
You are a DIY Rock Star ! I have followed you for a year and yes you are ! All you do can be applied to life not just a yacht, Yacht being the best ! Looking forward to your sailing tubes!
Great episode mads
Nice solo video.
Missed the “boss” this week.
That shop is Awsome !! 🤘🤘🍻
I love the fact that exists.. great job Madds .. stay safe an sound!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
I thought of you when I saw the reports of the winds in the Solent. Glad you are OK.
Very nicely done Mads and great that you found the Maker space - did they reach out to you? They are to be congratulated for getting this wonderful space together and equipping it so well, that is a massive achievement, especially in the South of the U.K. where land is uber expensive and rental costs high. It is has been disappointing to read some of the uniformed, arrogant and derogatory comments made by a few here in the comments section.
Other than that - spiffy video and progress, progress, progress - good luck with mounting the panels.😀👍⛵️
many thanks for explaining 4x400=1600!
What a amazing place!
That is an awesome self help shop you got there and I'm pretty sure you are going to make good use of it.
Your lapel microphone is amazing. All that wind and your voice was still clear and almost undisturbed.
i like that co-op shop thats spiffy😄
Would love to see you visiting more maker spaces on your travels
Glad to see that you are enjoying your stay there. That workshop looks amazing!
And yes congratulations to both of you!🤓👍
Thank you Mads for this week's video. Very nice work on the adapters for the solar arch. I have been looking for a maker space here, but no luck. Glad you found such a nice facility for your projects. Take care, best to you and Ava.
Great video, missed Ava.
Very cool shop and I'm not surprised you found a maker spot. Ava is lucky your visa is up otherwise she might never see you again. Lol stay happy and safe
Another great video Mads and Ava.
Love your channel Mads! The solar setup is going to be amazing. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations you two.
Electric tools, "both battery AND cordless"... Cool! :D
Mads if you have a Dremel with the flexible wand the wand will fit inside the tubing to grind that weld. Having the flexible wand makes using the Dremel so much easier especially if you are working in tight or enclosed areas. I have a small shop but I'd love to have a shop like you are using available for my projects. That's an amazing public area with a lot of very expensive equipment.
The next time you need to weld a nut onto something try using a bolt to hold it centered in the hole without moving.
See ya next week.
Great job Mads!
Another great episode!
I got inspired and checked out if there was a local maker/hackspaces to me and found "Richmondmakerlabs uk" in South West London (previous comment was removed because of the link). They have a very similar set up so previous ideas I had but shelved because of no access to the tools can be revisited!
The weather isnt going to let up this week as theres another storm heading our way thats currently just below Greenland. The jetstream has had some disturbance so has created a lot of low pressure eddys.
Congrats, you two!
Very Nice Good Luck on Mounting the pannels
Mads in the universal language means “ Man that can make almost anything “( not meant to offend anyone by using Man). But come on how many women would want to be called Mads lol. Glad to see ya’ll are doing well during the storms, hoping all stays well with no damage. That Makers Shop was a great idea from someone, wish we had something like that here where I live. Don’t feel the least bit bad about your welding I still only know how to stick weld and it’s been at least 40 or 45 years since I’ve done that. Best wishes to you and Ava. Stay safe and greetings from West Texas.
I think I might check out these maker spaces
Great job as always 👍
Stay healthy and we'll see you next week.
Looking good!
You have, and are doing an amazing job on Athena.
Congratulations Mads to you both, I see you have changed the title intro to 'my wife'. Wind and rain here in blighty who would have thought it. Up North this is weather we would consider putting a jacket on for!
Great job
Always a pleasure
Great workshop!
Strong work!
You could put springs or rubber disks or something similar between the heads of the bolts and the nuts on the extension piece. That should prevent them from ever coming loose.
For those pesky little stainless areas you can’t polish, you can passivated them with oxalic acid. More commonly found in Barkeepers Friend. I use it on my brewing equipment from time to time.
Brilliant maker space, that was a great find. What happened to Ava this week, did she blow away in the storm? 😊 Andy UK
Awesome job
Hope you both came through "Eunice" unscathed? That workshop is awesome, wish I had one close by. Cheers
Wish I could be there to help you, or maybe doing my own DIY Sailing adventure! You're doing an amazing pre-fit out before a world tour!
Jesus, I just got to the part with the sunny sky, and Mads cheerfully talking about "storm Eunice??" coming the next day, and thinking about the video on the BBC these past days... Now Sailing Life has turned into an edge-of-your-seat thriller, for the next 10 minutes.
in this thriller, Mads is the Tom Cruise character, so we know he won't die (also the video got posted, without a sorrowful widow saying "Mads was such a great guy, and this boat is his testament".
Mads, you have no reason to be flattered or offended by being Tom Cruise, I'm not the casting director.
Excellent.
you did a good job!
I'm legitimately surprised that you are the first sailing youtuber that I've seen use SunPower panels. I mean, sure, they come at a pretty spicy premium, but in a limited-space situation like on a boat, they are hands down the best option for getting as many watts as possible. Looking forward to seeing how the install goes, for sure!
Both battery AND cordless tools?! wow!!!!!
My Boss, in typical UK understatement simply said that his table blew over but the Pubs are open!
I love you guys
Yes delivery companies do things when it is convenient for them and not you. True story.
Thanks Mads.
I never heard of Maker Spaces before this. I can see it as a great new use for some of the “brick and mortar” retail buildings that internet commerce has killed.
Nice workshop....I"ve been doing some jobs on my boat and could really use a place like that.
That space makes me want to move to Gosport. But I live many thousands of miles away. :(
it's the sort of midnight revelation id have too.. if I just wrap myself up in a blanket with a grinder.
Fun project. That workshop is phenomenal! Was that why you chose that marina, or was it just a major bonus?
It is a bit sad how much I look forward to your videos coming out.
Do you have any specs or drawings of your solar arch? I’m in the process of re-fitting my 1974 Pearson 419 and absolutely love how you designed the slide out.
So gald there are two ways upstairs in the maker space. I was worried about that!
I'll move there immediately
Coffee maker! Say no more. I'm on my way to help