Albin Vega Renovation, Thank you for posting your renovation videos. I own and sail Vega-3361 Viking in Charleston, South Carolina. USA. I found my Vega in a gentleman's backyard in 2013. I sailed and restored her during the first two years and a major refit in 2015. I have been involved on different levels in the restoration two other Vegas in Charleston. With another just coming into town for a complete renovation. bringing the total number of Vegas I am aware of in Charleston to five Vegas. With your description of your Vega perhaps you bought Jarle Andhoy's Vega BERSERK. You can find videos of Viking on my Channel Manning Harvey or my facebook page. I will be watching and good luck with your restoration.
Oh, interesting! Thank you for taking the time to show the odd nooks and crannies of this boat in which almost nobody tends to stick a camera - just in case I ever get one of these with the same idea in mind. When you removed the bulkheads, did you observe much deforming of the hull shape and how did you determine it, and re-establish or retain it? Edit: I see you have other videos up on that topic and realize you did the work with the mast up! I will watch them! Such a pity there's so much vertical video, at least in bulkhead replacement part 1... yikes!
Hi! I’m glad you liked it. Though, I’m sorry for the video format. It was recorded back when there was no intention of publishing anything, and everything filmed with an iPhone camera. Hope it give a rough idea still. If not I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. Been a few busy weeks, but there will be more videos in a not so distant future. / Magnus
@@albinvegarenovation6318 Ah! I completely understand. Besides, documenting tends to make work take twice as long so any effort put into it is much appreciated. Cheers!
@@albinvegarenovation6318 Here's an oddball question I've had on my mind, if you don't mind: The standing headroom on the Vega is, from my understanding, rather limited (though later built ones apparently _slightly_ improved on the earlier ones by a few centimeters somehow) so I've wondered if just _slightly_ more could be arranged for a tall person by removing and re-doing the cabin sole (the "floor") piece that is most likely very integral to the structure, although it does not run all the way from bow to stern... While that would also reduce the space for the batteries which originally are situated there, in the bilge, they could easily be placed anywhere really, especially with modern lithium iron phosphate replacements that are lighter anyway. Is that cabin sole built like a tank and that piece and the hull stuck together like pages in an old playboy? :-)
@@sietuuba Oddly enough I thought about it just a couple of hours ago. At least in my boat, there is a hollow space below the cabin sole. I doubt utilising this space would have any effect on hull structure, apart from drainage from the v-birth to the bilge. That said, this is only in the centre. Below the port and starboard benches I have no clue how the sub cabin floor looks
@@albinvegarenovation6318 I just watched the "tearing it down" video and noticed how the water from the pressure washer drained down into the bilge through a gap so the cabin sole isn't laminated to the hull on every spot along its length after all. Interesting. It's a narrow space and narrowing further down, naturally, so the cabin sole for walking on would become even narrower if it were to be lowered of course. Thank you so much for sticking the camera down there when you did, I didn't think I'd ever get to see that without stepping in one myself, haha!
Albin Vega Renovation, Thank you for posting your renovation videos. I own and sail Vega-3361 Viking in Charleston, South Carolina. USA. I found my Vega in a gentleman's backyard in 2013. I sailed and restored her during the first two years and a major refit in 2015. I have been involved on different levels in the restoration two other Vegas in Charleston. With another just coming into town for a complete renovation. bringing the total number of Vegas I am aware of in Charleston to five Vegas. With your description of your Vega perhaps you bought Jarle Andhoy's Vega BERSERK. You can find videos of Viking on my Channel Manning Harvey or my facebook page. I will be watching and good luck with your restoration.
Amazing job!! Looking forward to see her finished...well, you should know now that a boat is never finished! xDD
Well, finished for now will be with a working interior and engine again 😂 It will be some interesting coming months!
lot of work, looking good
Thanks! It sure is a lot of work. Hopefully it pays off!
always good to see a vega, check mine too if you want
Oh, interesting! Thank you for taking the time to show the odd nooks and crannies of this boat in which almost nobody tends to stick a camera - just in case I ever get one of these with the same idea in mind. When you removed the bulkheads, did you observe much deforming of the hull shape and how did you determine it, and re-establish or retain it?
Edit: I see you have other videos up on that topic and realize you did the work with the mast up! I will watch them! Such a pity there's so much vertical video, at least in bulkhead replacement part 1... yikes!
Hi! I’m glad you liked it. Though, I’m sorry for the video format. It was recorded back when there was no intention of publishing anything, and everything filmed with an iPhone camera. Hope it give a rough idea still. If not I’m happy to answer any questions you might have.
Been a few busy weeks, but there will be more videos in a not so distant future.
/ Magnus
@@albinvegarenovation6318 Ah! I completely understand. Besides, documenting tends to make work take twice as long so any effort put into it is much appreciated. Cheers!
@@albinvegarenovation6318 Here's an oddball question I've had on my mind, if you don't mind: The standing headroom on the Vega is, from my understanding, rather limited (though later built ones apparently _slightly_ improved on the earlier ones by a few centimeters somehow) so I've wondered if just _slightly_ more could be arranged for a tall person by removing and re-doing the cabin sole (the "floor") piece that is most likely very integral to the structure, although it does not run all the way from bow to stern...
While that would also reduce the space for the batteries which originally are situated there, in the bilge, they could easily be placed anywhere really, especially with modern lithium iron phosphate replacements that are lighter anyway. Is that cabin sole built like a tank and that piece and the hull stuck together like pages in an old playboy? :-)
@@sietuuba Oddly enough I thought about it just a couple of hours ago.
At least in my boat, there is a hollow space below the cabin sole. I doubt utilising this space would have any effect on hull structure, apart from drainage from the v-birth to the bilge.
That said, this is only in the centre. Below the port and starboard benches I have no clue how the sub cabin floor looks
@@albinvegarenovation6318 I just watched the "tearing it down" video and noticed how the water from the pressure washer drained down into the bilge through a gap so the cabin sole isn't laminated to the hull on every spot along its length after all. Interesting. It's a narrow space and narrowing further down, naturally, so the cabin sole for walking on would become even narrower if it were to be lowered of course. Thank you so much for sticking the camera down there when you did, I didn't think I'd ever get to see that without stepping in one myself, haha!