Matt, what your missing in your freezer are the steaks !! ........ Every week it's getting more and more real. Stay Safe & Fair Winds!! ☘

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Mmmmm, a nice rare steak does sound pretty good right now! 👍

Before you install your insulation make sure you put an external vapour seal around the exterior of the box to stop moisture entering and soaking your insulation. Look up vapour sealing freezer insulation, this can really affect your freezers future performance.

Thanks, as always, for detailed, concise explanations of the boat work that you’re doing. Can’t wait to hear Part 2 of your trip to see Max Cruise!

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! In two weeks we'll be sharing our time aboard hull 9 in the water, and how she performed. 😃

It's always great to see you guys inching closer and closer to getting the boat out of there. Just like I've watching sailing Yaba, they're finally splashing. I can't wait until the day comes that you guys do also.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We can't wait to splash either! Thanks for following us inch by inch each week!

Very interesting video, I love your ability to do such precise work!

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We think you'll really like next week's video of building the steps to the helm. 😀

An old-fashioned unboxing video. Love it!

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! We had a lot of fun with it too! Lol.

Im working 24/7 365. Any time i have off work is spent either working on my boat or resting. If anyone knows the pain of no time off its me so as much as im only really interested in your build it is important for" you time". I personally love the build and know theres always something happening for you. Your not taking too much time off and when you do your technically still working with as you've stated boat shows, regattas etc aswell as filming for us. Well done thus far. Thanks for the show . Hope to meet you one day. Your an inspiration for many.

This is how I act and feel when I was opening Christmas or birthday presents when I was very young! Fun.

Something to consider is that black anodizing will wear off quite quickly on anything that is used regularly and any damage scratches will show through silver. Not that these things don't show on clear anodizing, but is much less obvious...

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

All of our blocks and winches on the last boat were black anodized aluminum of at least 20-30 years of age. None really had any scratches or issues besides discoloration (a slight purple coloring).

The Vietnamese culture is so beautiful. The people are so beautiful in how they are. From Saigon to sapa mountains.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Our recent trips there have been quite short and haven't allowed too much time to explore outside of Saigon. We're hoping that if we get the option to go back one more time, we'll be able to go north towards Hanoi. 😍

The perfect example on how to build back better. Good job guys

@c.a.mcneil7599

2 ай бұрын

This a not a build back better. it’s new construction you make zero sense. Redo what you did wrong? Redo what you did wrong.

@AlexRodriguez-dw7ub

2 ай бұрын

@@c.a.mcneil7599 I don't think they get what I meant.....lol. 🤣

I have for you both something positive about building your own boat: Case # 6 You can move your Freezer to a better location and it will be easier to do. Happy Sailing (in the future) ⛵!

Unlike the aluminum (~80 GPa) bits, that stainless steel (~210 GPa) chain plate is substantially stiffer than the fiberglass (~70 GPa) hull that you'll be connecting it to. Have you considered laminating a bunch of mid-modulus carbon fiber (~200-300 GPa) into the hull around the chain plate to spread that load out over a few meters? This is one of the few good applications for carbon fiber in a cruising sailboat.

I can't imagine the reaction from TSA on that baggage. 😆

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha, we kept waiting for our bag to be held for inspection at the airport.

Every fraction of an inch of insulation will have enormous payback... ...we used a small RV bathtub, with a box around it and cushion on top... The cushion was 4-inches thick, and all aroud the tub was like 6-inches of spray foam, and "my God" we use to joke it seemed to make more ice then we started with... 3-day weekends on the Colorado River, (desert), and the ice was still solid as a rock....would still have lots of ice after a week!!! ...of course, it was rarely opened, too.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

I turned the system one a few days ago, brought it down to temp, and then turned it off. The temp sensor was still showing an internal temp of 25f two days later - it was in the upper 60s outside. Much better than I thought it would be. But the real test will be when we're out and its in the 90s inside the boat

Looks like it was a good trip. I bet TSA scanned those boxes more than once. Do small batches of the 2 part foam. It is fast and sticky. Mask off the top and inside of the box. If want more time, cool the A and B components to the bottom of the operating temperature range on the spec sheet.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We actually just did the two part foam today. 😁 Luckily it was only 62 degrees, so it didn't expand too quickly for us We did 4 batches of 16 oz and poured it into piping bags to get it in the cracks. Actually worked out quite well!

That pink foam your using around the freezer is XPS, it will absorb water over time, you would be better off using EPS, Expanded Polystyrene.

excellent idea to 1. get the custom metal bits from Max and 2. to ship it as checked baggage.

I have to say it’s so cool seeing this come together. It’s interesting to see how you make decisions and how you pivot. All the best to you both. This certainly isn’t the easy way out but once the boat is done you’ll know every inch of it. Love seeing the progress. Keep going ❤ cheers to you

LOL, not even my boat but it was super exciting watching you open up the last minute hardware shipment. I agree the polish they achieved on the SS components looks like jewelry grade finish ...... sweeeeet. 😊 I'm sure you would love to be closer to the finish line but it's going to be incredible the day she splashes.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

It was pretty exciting for us to open those boxes and see what's in there! Always a bit uplifting when you can imagine the finished parts of your boat getting added. 😊

👏👏😍😍 Very cool!

Interesting problems and solutions to galley storage. Seems like good thinking about freezer location and extra insulation. Nice video.

Great Job!!! Thank You... :-)

I recommend looking up passivation of stainless steel. Your SS might not need it but if SS starts bleeding rust, it should have been passivated. This also includes all SS fasteners.

I am wondering if you thought about using pocket jointed framing. This would give you flush and tight joints with glue and hidden stainless steel screws.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We used that kreg pocket joint on our previous boat's wood interior. But these foam panels - where the hardwood is being attached - have zero screw holding ability. Were we to build another boat like this, I'd make hardwood face frames and just attach the entire thing around the perimeter. It would add some weight, but would cut down on build time significantly

You can anodize primer yourself and save a ton of money unless you’re wanting it powder coated after

Bonkers that you can get it done quicker that way but given how long I have to wait for basic engineering jobs these days I'm not surprised.

Project Duracell just built an awesome freezer you might want to check out. Similar but more robust insulation.

@AlexRodriguez-dw7ub

2 ай бұрын

That's way over their heads.

Wow 😳 I guess this is a build-a-boat-by-owner reality check. I’ve been away from your channel for quite a long time, probably about two years now. I used to love watching your sailing videos, but then, after patiently watching you spend two years rebuilding your aluminum sailboat into an absolute beauty, and getting going with sailing her, you then decided to sell that boat and do it all again with this catamaran kit. That was back in November 2020. It’s now three years and four months later, and it looks like you have not even started the details of the interior of your Cat yet. Do you remember what you told all your viewers in one of your videos, right after you finally finished the work on your aluminum monohull, which you had purchased for $20,000 unseen, and which finally cost you $98,000 in total? You told us that you would never do that again. And yet here you are 😄 I have to hand it to you, your tenacity and determination to get this completed, is quite inspiring. Other people are telling you to stop taking so many breaks and just work work work, but I could see how that could lead to absolute burnout very soon, as it does for so many would-be self-build yachties, who end up with a giant empty hull in their backyards that never gets completed. I hope you can get some help and get this cat finished soon, before you clock up another two or three years of your lives working on it. And I hope that at the end of this absolute marathon project, you don’t end up telling us all the same thing that you said after you had finished Elements 😁 Wishing you all the best, cheers!

For freezers or fridges that are hidden and not accessed much they make small temp sensors that has displays to read the temp. You drill a small hole in the side, not thru the coils, for a sensor and seal with foam. You then have a display mounted somewhere in the galley. This keeps you from having food go bad and the only way you know it is smell.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We have to use a separate thermostat on this freezer since the OEM one only goes to 10f and we want -5f or so when needing a good deep freeze. This will be mounted in the galley. But there are battery sensors with remote alarms available that can alert if the freeze/fridge go above a certain temp.

Not to play Monday morning QB, but why not attach the wood trim with finish nails to hold it in place until the glue dried in lieu of all that clamping?

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

The foam core doesn't have any screw holding - or nail - holding ability. They'd pull right out.

What has Matt missed?!? If anything. Answers on a postcard to 'Kentmore Marina, 25.5 mile straight line distance from where that cargo ship took out a massive bridge, America' We'll have to wait until next week.

Have you thought about the possibility of future removal for repair or replacement with it locked in with foam?

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

The compressor is a standard Danfoss and separate from the freezer. The evap plate is integrated, but I haven't seen those fail unless punctured - which would be difficult since it's under the plastic liner of this freezer. But even if it does break, it's simple enough to add a new plate internally.

I'm interested why you didn't go for composite chain plates? potentially lighter and no crevice corrosion from stainless... Phil

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

I wanted to, but talking to the engineering team, they were only okay with them transverse along the bulkhead and we worried it would take up too much side deck space.

Matt or Jess, do you guys have/can share a link to total boat to help you buy my purchase or a discount code for MJ? It’s that time of the year and everyone is looking for paints. Scott

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We did just get one!! Thanks for reminding us to put it out. The link is: www.totalboat.com/?sca_ref=3746546.mBNKh3IYr6 and will get you an automatic 5% discount at checkout when you purchase through this link. 😀

@Calusa.Wanderer

2 ай бұрын

@@MJSailing thanks!!

Some goodies from Vietnam. A change of plans. Oops!

The last thing id do is glue that freezer in, what if it quites, can you remove it???

So how long till you exit the tent?

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We should be out of the tent this summer, then it will be 8-12 months in the work yard.

is the freezer going to have insulation on the top. It seemed to me that there wasn't much room left on the top.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

There isn't a lot of insulation on top (around 1.5"), but the r-value will increase with the cushions that go on top of this settee.

@jaredjohnson8553

2 ай бұрын

@@MJSailing Plus the amount of insulation on top is the least important place for a chest freezer....

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

I agree. I think good seals are more important on the top lid.

Matt, on the drop in freezer, the added squirt in foam won't add much to insulative objectives. Do make add the extra box surrounding and seal that airtight. The gaps between inner freezer and outside box only need a dab of foam at bottom corners to support weight and avoid squeaks from it wiggling.. At top flange just use some slivers or wedges of foam there, securing it so it that seals air there... Eventually it will need service or replacement, right ? If you glue it in place all around, it's STUCK...

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

The pour foam is R6, so right in line with the other foam. The compressor is a standard Danfoss, so easy to replace, and the evaporator plate is built into the system. If that needs a replacement - though I'm not sure why it would since it won't get punctured, a simple drop in plate will work fine.

How will you be able to replace the freezer in the future? Should you vax the freezer outside before the pour, or cover it in thin plastic sheets, so the foam does not stick to the freezer?

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

No need. The compressor is a separate Danfoss and the evap coils would just get replaced with an internal plate. Same as putting a refrigerator kit in an old icebox.

Hate to say it but the chainplate bolt holes are too close together. For bolting into E-glass, about 4 x bolt diameters is typically used. No idea why those are so close. (I'm a NA/composites & mech. engineer)

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

They're 60mm apart and 12mm bolts... So five times diameter

@evangatehouse5650

2 ай бұрын

Awesome. The camera angle made it seem much closer.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

It made me check too :)

How long before you finish becoz it's been a long time since you started it or are you dragging it out so you can get more money from KZread Or maybe to many holidays?

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

We have two people working 7 days a week. As I mentioned in a separate response, the two of us take a max of 50 off work each year, while the general 'full time worker' gets close to 125. These builds take time, especially when we're up against projects we're unfamiliar with or haven't done dozens of times previously, like some other at home builders. And I'm not sure how dragging out the build would make us more money from KZread? Since the videos of us sailing the boat will probable get higher views than we are currently - and more views = more $$.

Never custom install a unique product. That thing will die and then you'll have a dead space to go with it.

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

These aren't unique. They all use the same danfoss compressor and systems, so it's as simple as replacing the failed component and recharging the system - which we've done before

I got bored listening to you Good bye

@MJSailing

2 ай бұрын

Bye Paul!! 👋

@faucetman 🤐