Guys stop breaking your backs while painting. Put your rollers on a stick and stand straight! 🎉 Love your project, be proud of yourselves and never give up!!! ❤
I'm surprised you're not using a paint sprayer, so much quicker, even with the extra coating needed. But you're doing amazing, such hard workers. It will be worth it i'm sure.
I passed that boat on my travels and thought it was destined for davey jones's locker! lol Glad to see you taking on this boat as a project good luck and looking good so far :)
Your forever/long term home should have the detail it needs, sand blasting, rust proofing painted on,heavy coats under the water line, your possibly past this point but some undercoat paint is porous so needs at least one/two coats of a top coat to protect the steel. I know it cant always be helped, but you seem to be taking shortcuts on places you shouldn't be. Hope it all works, 🤞
It is really coming on nicely, but there is still an awful lot left to be done, it's good that you guys are still young and healthy and full of energy 👍👍👍
She's starting to look like a brand new boat! Lots and lots of hard work, but in the end, it's all worth it. Be proud of what you've accomplished so far!
Hello Chris with wife, dog and mother, I accidentally found your boat videos and just thought, oh oh oh, what are you doing to yourself. Then I watched one video after the other and can only say my respect. As an old craftsman, I would have done a lot of what you have done differently and more easily, but everyone does what they think is right. I also read through many of the comments and could only shake my head at the smart-ass that some people say, there are always know-it-alls and envious people, but I'm already looking forward to the next video, just keep it up. If you're now thinking what English is he writing, that was Google's translation program, I'm a German, 77 years old and speak zero English
You are both such hard workers. Saw one comment where you responded you would be cruising and so when the time comes I will cruise with you via UTube. So enjoy this channel.
Lots of work but you two are getting along very well and the boat all ready looks so much better stick with the work and i think it will be one hell of a home Get a float for your keys for the boat and car you did well with the magnet. looking forward to you next vlogs to see your progress Stay safe. Ed 40 S of Vegas
WOW A lot has happened. It is looking good. I have seen smaller and more narrow boats. I like the size of yours. You will have a beautiful home. Boat life is so special. It can be hard. but you two seem to understand maintenance is the key. You two are really working hard for this boat. Look forward to your latest video when you can.
so so cool , and this boat is like a mega yacht compared to a narrow boat . i lived on my 57 foot Chris Craft for over 35 years and i sure miss it , i had dreams of moving to the UK to live on a wide body boat , you guys are living the dream , boat life beats land living all day long
Congrats on getting through another phase! All the best from CA, USA and hope to follow you all through with the whole project. Thanks for sharing with the world and commenting too. I can't imagine how tiring it must be to hear all the armchair experts nitpick every decision with the benefit of not living in the real world. Way to stay positive and drive forward. If everyone waited until everything could be done perfectly, there wouldn't be a single boat on the water. Far better to do the best you can, when you can, and make something with the tools you have. Keep up the great work!
respect for the massive effort of sanding and painting but at the very end of the video when you looked at the welded plates I could have sworn that I saw 2 small holes into the hull with daylight coming through?
i think i saw what you mean. could be new bolts that are reflecting light. I think it would be illogical for light to come through in that section when there is no light behind or rather, inside the hull.
There is daylight showing thru in the stern. I agree with another comment that u were charged to much for welding work. If u ever get the chance sandblast the bottom and paint it with good bottom paint. I’m retired now but built fishing boats for many years. Keep on with your hard work Are there any aluminum narrow boats?
It’s getting there.I would have arranged to have it sanded blasted before you arrived at the dry dock as it would’ve been a better surface for you to paint on cleaning out the pits in the metal,and you could have used a longer handle on the paint roller and saved your back 👍need something better to stop the rain getting in 👍👍👍👍
Greetings from sunny Jozi! Love this - can't help be amused by your car keys antics! Made me laugh twice now. Wish the episodes were longer, it is so good to see Saffirs doing something like this on mud island! Glad to see the hull is sound, was worried you would find it was lace below the waterline.
Shot blasting and epoxy is the best way to get best paint prep, finish and durability and economy. Possibly financial constraints dictate this compromise. Maybe you can afford get it done properly when you dock again in 2 years. Presumably such a large boat will be mostly static when completed.
Again I'm enjoying the video. That being said: I was a bit surprised when I saw you doing most of the work yourselves. I don't think you would be able to do that here on the other side of the pond, with the boat in drydock. I could be mistaken, but I don't know. Either way I like the progress you are making on your future home. Thanks for the video. 👍
Looks like you're making progress, definitely choosing the harder path with all the grinding, sanding, and painting by hand, but fair play, you'll have a story to tell! One point worth mentioning is that overplating isn't the done thing anymore, and most surveyors won't sign off that kind of work as you trap rust under and effectively make it worse, also for obvious reasons you can't monitor if/how the plate is wasting. A proper cutout and insert repair is the only way to do the job.
Thats a heck of a lot of work for grinders and arms. Looks like lots of small pin holes in the steel. Hope the keel cooling is OK and can be used when you get the engine in.
This might seem like a really stupid question folks (Non sailor so Im full of them 😁) how did you black the bottom under the supports, was the boat jacked up & the supports moved? Other than that it's really coming on and now you know the hull is clean, protected and watertight - great work by all of you
I am intrigued, every time I see a boat go into dry dock, nobody ever seems to check, de-rust, or black the sole of the hull. The wooden sleepers don't even look deep enough to facilitate such actions. Am I missing something here?
When working on a barge the outside work for me is the easiest but very labour intensive buts its nothing to the work of the inside its really slow and costly.Yous are doing great keep it up.
Hi, hope things are running smoothly for you guys, guess by now the boats out of the dry dock. Are you planning on working on your boat in the water or are you going to take it out and work on it in a boat yard? Seems like it would be easier to paint, put the new motor in and work on the interior there?
Im absolutely hooked, been thinking about the whole house boat thing myself. I love the idea of doing the work myself, i take my hat off to you guys the work that's needed to go into that boat just to get it to where you currently are your proper troopers. Out of interest how much did the actual shell of the boat cost? Im looking forward to the upcoming series. Best of luck with the rest i hope its plain sailing now for you as i think the worst is over & all the best bits to come.
I would to say this is your boat and do it how you feel you can do it at the end the people beefing at you not doing it and saying they are unsubcribing they dont have to watch it like children throwing their toys out the pram Its your money that you are spending not theirs good luck to you in what you do here's to the next video good luck 😊😊😊
You guys work so hard and are making amazing progress! What will you do about the parts of the boat resting on the beams, is there something to lift her up? Cant wait til you get to the interior!
Chris hi, I have a question for you, when and how are you planning on installing the new engine and removing the outboard with the bracket,which is bolted to the rudder? I would think that it would be easier to install in dry dock, but I can see that you still have the outboard attached. Cheers.
Great progress. It looks already like a longboat again. Now on get the imagination how it will look at the end. I worry a bit about the plates replacements. Are they so thin? What about the very low boat section how do you get access to that parts for inspection and replacements. And also underneath the timber beams where the boat sits on. How do you getting access to that places? Looking forward to ya new video. Thanx Pricilla and Chris for sharing that with with you. Keep going. and when its finish I like to book a weekend on board with you. c.u, from your swiss friend Tom
I’ve always been amazed at narrowboats and would love to take vacation and hire a narrowboat for a week. My background is marine technician and marina service department manager. I am in the states and we do primer, barrier coat and then the antifouling paint. I noticed you painted the antifouling paint to straight metal surface. I’m curious why you took the steps to primer above the waterline but not below it. The barrier coat is added protection for your hull.
@@DuoVagari yes that video was some time ago, part of me thought maybe steps were skipped and an other was genuinely curious. The curious part was maybe the UK has a marine paint primer combo that I have not seen in the US or isn’t available. A product like that would save some time and money. Marine paint is not cheap. I am really looking forward to seeing how you guys finish the wide beam. I fell down the rabbit hole a few years back watching Narrowboat videos on RUclips. I am very intrigued by the canal system. I did a history research paper on the Erie Canal developers traveled to the UK to see how the UK built their system. They incorporated that knowledge into construction of the Erie Canal. Unfortunately our canal suffered the same faith from the construction of railways. We are looking to plan a “holiday” next year or the one after. We want to hire a Narrowboat out of Whixall a do the Llangollen route.
The MCA used to allow overplating for commercial vessels but now they have to remove them for that very reason. The corrosion Will obviously just continue under the plate so may as well cut it out now. Why wouldn’t you it’s not hard.
I honestly can't imagine how hard it must of been to hand grind entire boat. you could buy or rent cheaply a sand blaster and compressor. even selling it all at the end and get back most of your money. would of been super easy and super rust free. could of been finished in one day. you tube full of how to videos. just seems odd. but ya amazing work so far.
in dpe tespect the bow welding would have been time consuming as it was basically an upside down weld which means the welder had to be cautious of weld run, while part of the larger plate was much easier or a portion to weld thus speeding up the weld of that large plate , if you had differnt welders working on it the only think to take into the equation is whether they were shipwright welders or just metal work welders and you should have checked their certificates before they started , being a retired metal worker who has delt with structural steel welding i think theyve done a good job on the repairs as a plate over , as you are working to a budget and time frame . otherwise it would have been better to do cut and shut weldswhyich means welding both inside and out to gain structure integrity . as i dont know how these boat act in their surrounds to structural movement by the elements . so the welders did a fair job i'd be happy with it . and stop using them disc pads and get a course wire wheel to use on that grinder save yourself some money and get a better and faster result removing that surface and shale rust....
Considering the size of the boat, and its condition, the two of you have done really well, two thumbs up keep going. I do have a question though; "Have you ever had any concerns regarding the old paint being lead based"? Mark Alberta, Canada
Did you consider sand blasting or was it too expensive? I think you were very lucky to be able to work on your boat whilst in the dry dock you must have had a good relationship with the shipyard, well done you are making vast stride towards your goals.
I doubt it, overall impression is of people who have no clue half assing everything for RUclips footage. Trying to fit what they can do with a week in dry dock rather than addressing what do we need to do and how long will it take.
A lot of hard work going on there 👍 It must be nice to see some real progress 😊 Is the paint/anti foul drying/adhering ok in the cold weather? Are you looking at sorting the rudder & prop whilst its out of the water, ready to install the engine?
Thanks Gary, yes the anti foul paint bonded well and dried well. We will have to take her out the water again to work on the rudder and prop unfortunately we ran out of time
@@DuoVagari Pity you ran out of, at least you'll have a targeted haul out when you're next ready. I guess getting the engine in would have been nice, fingers crossed the little outboard holds up 🤞
instead of an expensive rust converter, you can use cheap orthophosphoric acid, take concentrated and dilute with water 20-25% for those places where the rust is strong and 10-15% for the rest, it is better to apply with a brush so the process of phosphating the surface will be deeper....
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Guys stop breaking your backs while painting. Put your rollers on a stick and stand straight! 🎉
Love your project, be proud of yourselves and never give up!!! ❤
Thanks Willem, yes your right we should have done that painting on your knees is back breaking stuff !
I'm surprised you're not using a paint sprayer, so much quicker, even with the extra coating needed. But you're doing amazing, such hard workers. It will be worth it i'm sure.
I passed that boat on my travels and thought it was destined for davey jones's locker! lol Glad to see you taking on this boat as a project good luck and looking good so far :)
Thanks 😊
I give the two of you an awesome amount of credit for the work that you’re putting into this project, it know that it’s back and leg breaking work.
Your forever/long term home should have the detail it needs, sand blasting, rust proofing painted on,heavy coats under the water line, your possibly past this point but some undercoat paint is porous so needs at least one/two coats of a top coat to protect the steel. I know it cant always be helped, but you seem to be taking shortcuts on places you shouldn't be. Hope it all works, 🤞
It is really coming on nicely, but there is still an awful lot left to be done, it's good that you guys are still young and healthy and full of energy 👍👍👍
Thanks Peter ! It’s going to take a lot of sweat and tears to get this done :)
She's starting to look like a brand new boat! Lots and lots of hard work, but in the end, it's all worth it. Be proud of what you've accomplished so far!
Thanks Cathryn we appreciate the support!!
You've done so well in such a short time - Bravo 👏
Hello Chris with wife, dog and mother, I accidentally found your boat videos and just thought, oh oh oh, what are you doing to yourself. Then I watched one video after the other and can only say my respect. As an old craftsman, I would have done a lot of what you have done differently and more easily, but everyone does what they think is right. I also read through many of the comments and could only shake my head at the smart-ass that some people say, there are always know-it-alls and envious people, but I'm already looking forward to the next video, just keep it up. If you're now thinking what English is he writing, that was Google's translation program, I'm a German, 77 years old and speak zero English
You can see how your sanding worked out by how awesome the finish was on the primer.
You are both such hard workers. Saw one comment where you responded you would be cruising and so when the time comes I will cruise with you via UTube. So enjoy this channel.
Thanks we look forward to it:) appreciate your support & Welcome aboard !
Lots of work but you two are getting along very well and the boat all ready looks so much better stick with the work and i think it will be one hell of a home Get a float for your keys for the boat and car you did well with the magnet. looking forward to you next vlogs to see your progress Stay safe. Ed 40 S of Vegas
WOW A lot has happened. It is looking good. I have seen smaller and more narrow boats. I like the size of yours. You will have a beautiful home. Boat life is so special. It can be hard. but you two seem to understand maintenance is the key. You two are really working hard for this boat. Look forward to your latest video when you can.
It’s looking lekker guys. The hard work is paying off. Looking forward to the next video.
Well done both of you, and well done for staying enthusiastic!
Go , go , go. Priscilla. You can keep up with the best of them !
Yous are having a tough journey to say the least, but just wait till it’s all completed 👍🏻👍🏻
so so cool , and this boat is like a mega yacht compared to a narrow boat . i lived on my 57 foot Chris Craft for over 35 years and i sure miss it , i had dreams of moving to the UK to live on a wide body boat , you guys are living the dream , boat life beats land living all day long
Thanks Ann :) We have to agree living in the water is something special! Wow 35 years on the water that’s an amazing achievement
Looks like back breaking work well done guys I really enjoyed this & look forward to watching your adventures making your dream home 👍
Congrats on getting through another phase! All the best from CA, USA and hope to follow you all through with the whole project. Thanks for sharing with the world and commenting too. I can't imagine how tiring it must be to hear all the armchair experts nitpick every decision with the benefit of not living in the real world. Way to stay positive and drive forward. If everyone waited until everything could be done perfectly, there wouldn't be a single boat on the water. Far better to do the best you can, when you can, and make something with the tools you have. Keep up the great work!
Your working so hard guys, it’s slowly starting to take shape, absolutely brilliant job so far…….😎🏴
Just binged all the boat episodes today! Awesome stuff! Makes me want to get a project of my own.... but no place for it xD Enjoy!!
respect for the massive effort of sanding and painting but at the very end of the video when you looked at the welded plates I could have sworn that I saw 2 small holes into the hull with daylight coming through?
Yeah me to. I saw those too
Yeah but Priscilla did say that another plate was going to be welded on there the next day
@@richardrolph6166 no mate, that was at the bow, I'm talking about the shaft tunnel at the stern
i think i saw what you mean. could be new bolts that are reflecting light. I think it would be illogical for light to come through in that section when there is no light behind or rather, inside the hull.
There is daylight showing thru in the stern. I agree with another comment that u were charged to much for welding work. If u ever get the chance sandblast the bottom and paint it with good bottom paint. I’m retired now but built fishing boats for many years. Keep on with your hard work Are there any aluminum narrow boats?
Serious amount of work .well done u 2
Thanks Mark :)
Buy a boat they said. It'll be fun they said😂. Seriously though, you guys are making great progress. Can't wait to see the final results. 😊
Thanks so much!!
Thanks for sharing you guys are doing a great job and very interesting to see all the work you are putting in well done hay 👍😉
Thanks 👍
You go u 2! Progress in the making. Looking good. Better than it was!
Begint al echt ergens op te lijken!! Veel werk maar houd moed….. het eindresultaat zal prachtig zijn. Prachtig om te volgen!!
Succes….
whoever the guy is weilding that plate that took 2 days is really taking you for a ride! that should have only taken a couple hours to do both plates
Absolutely! That is no more than a couple of hours tops! I hope you weren't charged by the hour!
I agree the welds don’t even look good at all.
You called it brother,,,,,
Exactly right,,
It took as long as needed. He's the tradie. Old crustie steel is shit to work with...
Looking amazing. Well done to you all 😊
You're doing a wonderful job. She's looking like a different boat altogether.
Shes starting to look very good guys your hard work is paying off 😁😁😁
The boat is finally coming alive! I can't wait for when you start doing the inside❤
Taking shape now and looking really good. Great work guys.....
Looking forward to seeing it done looking good 😊
It’s getting there.I would have arranged to have it sanded blasted before you arrived at the dry dock as it would’ve been a better surface for you to paint on cleaning out the pits in the metal,and you could have used a longer handle on the paint roller and saved your back 👍need something better to stop the rain getting in 👍👍👍👍
Amazing guys , she looks great with some paint on her .....well done .
Terrific progress - I’m sure you’d love another couple of days under cover but that’s life. Well done.
Great video, hard work guys but I'm sure it'll be worth it
Looking good! Amazing what a coat of paint can do.
Hey guys more great progress it's looking great, Excellent stuff can't wait for more cheers 🥂
Greetings from sunny Jozi!
Love this - can't help be amused by your car keys antics! Made me laugh twice now.
Wish the episodes were longer, it is so good to see Saffirs doing something like this on mud island!
Glad to see the hull is sound, was worried you would find it was lace below the waterline.
Thanks Madiba :) The key episode reminded us of being back home 😂
Looking good guys, hi from Sydney Australia 🦘🦘
Hello there!
Seeing your videos make me miss being back in the U.K I truly loved it!!
good work all!
gee some of that welding is a bit short .....
My thoughts exactly stop start never good and single pass that thick not good penetration stick may have been better and nor ground back looks rough
Looking a lot better than it did, well done and thank you for sharing.
Kwaailappe! You're going great guns. Well done!
You youngsters are doing a great job--at least it looks like it from Lebanon PA in the USA
Shot blasting and epoxy is the best way to get best paint prep, finish and durability and economy. Possibly financial constraints dictate this compromise. Maybe you can afford get it done properly when you dock again in 2 years. Presumably such a large boat will be mostly static when completed.
It's going to look great 👍
Fair play to you both, you seem well up to it lets hope it stay that way until your sat in the finished lounge, feet up with a cup of tea.
quite the undertaking...your doing great. Keep it up. Loving watching the journey.
Awesome progress!!!
Again I'm enjoying the video. That being said: I was a bit surprised when I saw you doing most of the work yourselves. I don't think you would be able to do that here on the other side of the pond, with the boat in drydock. I could be mistaken, but I don't know. Either way I like the progress you are making on your future home. Thanks for the video. 👍
Why didn't you sand blast ? Much more effective and faster than grinding and easier on the back !
We would have loved to but finding a supplier to do it proved difficult. So we just decided to push on and try get some progress
@@DuoVagariI recommended a sandblaster in your last video who is a RUclipsr and does plenty of boats.
Looks like you're making progress, definitely choosing the harder path with all the grinding, sanding, and painting by hand, but fair play, you'll have a story to tell! One point worth mentioning is that overplating isn't the done thing anymore, and most surveyors won't sign off that kind of work as you trap rust under and effectively make it worse, also for obvious reasons you can't monitor if/how the plate is wasting. A proper cutout and insert repair is the only way to do the job.
What they are doing looks like a cheap flip to me! Buyer beware,
Thats a heck of a lot of work for grinders and arms. Looks like lots of small pin holes in the steel. Hope the keel cooling is OK and can be used when you get the engine in.
This might seem like a really stupid question folks (Non sailor so Im full of them 😁) how did you black the bottom under the supports, was the boat jacked up & the supports moved?
Other than that it's really coming on and now you know the hull is clean, protected and watertight - great work by all of you
Wow it’s starting to look really good,get through the next couple of months of bad weather and you can really start to gallop 🎉
Love your journey
Your doing an awesome job, keep it up.
I am intrigued, every time I see a boat go into dry dock, nobody ever seems to check, de-rust, or black the sole of the hull. The wooden sleepers don't even look deep enough to facilitate such actions. Am I missing something here?
When working on a barge the outside work for me is the easiest but very labour intensive buts its nothing to the work of the inside its really slow and costly.Yous are doing great keep it up.
What a great project , love the videos
It's a little late; you could have rented a walk-behind belt sander for the roof. Keep up the excellent work.
I love your make-up after painting
This is a bit late but...there are telescoping poles that attach to paint rollers. They make it so you can paint while upright.
I thought they were going to do it all with those tiny rollers 😂
Did you have the hull surveyed? Its going to look amazing 🎉
Come on Welder, lay that bead in there! Too many starts and stops!
Looking good bro
That's a lot of work and materials
Hi, hope things are running smoothly for you guys, guess by now the boats out of the dry dock. Are you planning on working on your boat in the water or are you going to take it out and work on it in a boat yard? Seems like it would be easier to paint, put the new motor in and work on the interior there?
I can’t wait to see the end resuts
Im absolutely hooked, been thinking about the whole house boat thing myself. I love the idea of doing the work myself, i take my hat off to you guys the work that's needed to go into that boat just to get it to where you currently are your proper troopers. Out of interest how much did the actual shell of the boat cost? Im looking forward to the upcoming series. Best of luck with the rest i hope its plain sailing now for you as i think the worst is over & all the best bits to come.
I would to say this is your boat and do it how you feel you can do it at the end the people beefing at you not doing it and saying they are unsubcribing they dont have to watch it like children throwing their toys out the pram
Its your money that you are spending not theirs good luck to you in what you do here's to the next video good luck 😊😊😊
LOOKIN GOOD GUYS !
Great job👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
You guys work so hard and are making amazing progress! What will you do about the parts of the boat resting on the beams, is there something to lift her up? Cant wait til you get to the interior!
Chris hi, I have a question for you, when and how are you planning on installing the new engine and removing the outboard with the bracket,which is bolted to the rudder? I would think that it would be easier to install in dry dock, but I can see that you still have the outboard attached. Cheers.
Great progress. It looks already like a longboat again. Now on get the imagination how it will look at the end. I worry a bit about the plates replacements. Are they so thin? What about the very low boat section how do you get access to that parts for inspection and replacements. And also underneath the timber beams where the boat sits on. How do you getting access to that places? Looking forward to ya new video. Thanx Pricilla and Chris for sharing that with with you. Keep going. and when its finish I like to book a weekend on board with you. c.u, from your swiss friend Tom
I’ve always been amazed at narrowboats and would love to take vacation and hire a narrowboat for a week. My background is marine technician and marina service department manager. I am in the states and we do primer, barrier coat and then the antifouling paint. I noticed you painted the antifouling paint to straight metal surface. I’m curious why you took the steps to primer above the waterline but not below it. The barrier coat is added protection for your hull.
Unfortunately we were pressed for time but we planning on taking her out the water again in the near future
@@DuoVagari yes that video was some time ago, part of me thought maybe steps were skipped and an other was genuinely curious. The curious part was maybe the UK has a marine paint primer combo that I have not seen in the US or isn’t available. A product like that would save some time and money. Marine paint is not cheap.
I am really looking forward to seeing how you guys finish the wide beam. I fell down the rabbit hole a few years back watching Narrowboat videos on RUclips. I am very intrigued by the canal system. I did a history research paper on the Erie Canal developers traveled to the UK to see how the UK built their system. They incorporated that knowledge into construction of the Erie Canal. Unfortunately our canal suffered the same faith from the construction of railways. We are looking to plan a “holiday” next year or the one after. We want to hire a Narrowboat out of Whixall a do the Llangollen route.
I wonder what the boat will look like in the end.. good job so far..
Wish your vids were longer good effort looking forward to see work on the inside
Why are the patches overlaying? That will trap rust
It’s hood they repair them Sometimes ,rust n all
The MCA used to allow overplating for commercial vessels but now they have to remove them for that very reason. The corrosion Will obviously just continue under the plate so may as well cut it out now. Why wouldn’t you it’s not hard.
We get a real view in the dock of how big the boat is
I honestly can't imagine how hard it must of been to hand grind entire boat. you could buy or rent cheaply a sand blaster and compressor. even selling it all at the end and get back most of your money. would of been super easy and super rust free. could of been finished in one day. you tube full of how to videos. just seems odd. but ya amazing work so far.
Holy smokes were they are doing the new plates for you that's really swiss cheese up bad. How much rust though do you have on the whole picture?
Just wondering about under the blocks? Refloat then drain again?
Yes unfortunately that's the only way to achieve a full paint job. Thanks for watching
How do you paint the bits of the hull that are behind the wooden supports?
in dpe tespect the bow welding would have been time consuming as it was basically an upside down weld which means the welder had to be cautious of weld run, while part of the larger plate was much easier or a portion to weld thus speeding up the weld of that large plate , if you had differnt welders working on it the only think to take into the equation is whether they were shipwright welders or just metal work welders and you should have checked their certificates before they started , being a retired metal worker who has delt with structural steel welding i think theyve done a good job on the repairs as a plate over , as you are working to a budget and time frame . otherwise it would have been better to do cut and shut weldswhyich means welding both inside and out to gain structure integrity . as i dont know how these boat act in their surrounds to structural movement by the elements . so the welders did a fair job i'd be happy with it . and stop using them disc pads and get a course wire wheel to use on that grinder save yourself some money and get a better and faster result removing that surface and shale rust....
Did you have a survey done whilst in dry dock?
That worries me too.
have you looked at the propeller shaft seals looking forward its looking good
How do you paint the bottom where the blocks are looking great otherwise
Considering the size of the boat, and its condition, the two of you have done really well, two thumbs up keep going.
I do have a question though; "Have you ever had any concerns regarding the old paint being lead based"?
Mark
Alberta, Canada
Scary . But coming along beautiful
Did you consider sand blasting or was it too expensive? I think you were very lucky to be able to work on your boat whilst in the dry dock you must have had a good relationship with the shipyard, well done you are making vast stride towards your goals.
I doubt it, overall impression is of people who have no clue half assing everything for RUclips footage. Trying to fit what they can do with a week in dry dock rather than addressing what do we need to do and how long will it take.
Looking good 🎉
A lot of hard work going on there 👍 It must be nice to see some real progress 😊 Is the paint/anti foul drying/adhering ok in the cold weather? Are you looking at sorting the rudder & prop whilst its out of the water, ready to install the engine?
Thanks Gary, yes the anti foul paint bonded well and dried well. We will have to take her out the water again to work on the rudder and prop unfortunately we ran out of time
@@DuoVagari Pity you ran out of, at least you'll have a targeted haul out when you're next ready. I guess getting the engine in would have been nice, fingers crossed the little outboard holds up 🤞
Such progress!
instead of an expensive rust converter, you can use cheap orthophosphoric acid, take concentrated and dilute with water 20-25% for those places where the rust is strong and 10-15% for the rest, it is better to apply with a brush so the process of phosphating the surface will be deeper....
Forgive me as I am a recent subscriber - while you were in the dry dock did you get the new engine beds welded in?