Ep. 25 Welding A High-performance Catamaran - Watch How It's Done!

The performance catamaran build continues. Superfast welding and construction by the best welding crew in the world.
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  • @thinkydink5189
    @thinkydink5189Ай бұрын

    Looks great 👍 but you may want to have them teach you how to weld aluminum with a small welder you can have with you in the middle of nowhere just in case 🤔⛵️

  • @tomgratton4804
    @tomgratton4804Ай бұрын

    Sebastien seems like a solid dude. Probably be a good addition to your crew.And he is a good video editor!! Top Stuff !!

  • @dskofich
    @dskofichАй бұрын

    Sebastion seem like he could be a good fit. I like the problem solver part of him.

  • @markw6586
    @markw6586Ай бұрын

    Sebastien seem's genuine and like able and the fact he can edit video's should make him quite an asset to you as we all know how you loath editing lol

  • @comfortablynumb9342
    @comfortablynumb9342Ай бұрын

    That's quite the aluminum jigsaw puzzle Plukky. But it's going together incredibly quickly. I'm impressed and stoked for you. Buena suerte, cuídate mucho amigo.

  • @Naturalook
    @NaturalookАй бұрын

    Sebastien seems excellent... Keeper.

  • @hedleyjackson5131
    @hedleyjackson5131Ай бұрын

    Sebastian seems solid and honest danger board progress looks great.

  • @mariescott9853
    @mariescott9853Ай бұрын

    Yes to the straight-up Quebequois.

  • @nealchristensen1793

    @nealchristensen1793

    Ай бұрын

    Better known as Frogs !

  • @trentdelancy3130
    @trentdelancy3130Ай бұрын

    Sebastian can probably add better food choices and video than the Pluckster. Lol

  • @Psychobilly
    @PsychobillyАй бұрын

    Mate, the amount of work that’s been done is crazy!!!!! Quality! 🎉

  • @leadreviewer3257
    @leadreviewer3257Ай бұрын

    Great stuff nothing but quality.. The boat's looking awesome

  • @bwfvc7770
    @bwfvc7770Ай бұрын

    Hope everything is going well Plukky, your boat's looking more like a boat and less like a pile of Aluminium every day. It will certainly turn heads when it's on the water. All the best to you and all the best to the marvellous team building it.

  • @LoanwordEggcorn
    @LoanwordEggcornАй бұрын

    5:34 those are good welds.

  • @davidpeck8351
    @davidpeck8351Ай бұрын

    ok, while Sebastion can't apparently run a spell checker he seems like an ok bloke!

  • @user-fd4pt5nb3v
    @user-fd4pt5nb3v8 күн бұрын

    Keep it going build build the fastest cat. Out there

  • @imssu2681
    @imssu2681Ай бұрын

    Nothing but quality design, execution and future crew. Impressive! Thumbs up for Sebestien.

  • @joemarquez4729
    @joemarquez4729Ай бұрын

    It is coming along real well. Those dagger boards are tricky to install. Great progress.

  • @ianh2674
    @ianh2674Ай бұрын

    Sebastian would appear to be a good addition to the team Peter. `great video

  • @ckfpv
    @ckfpvАй бұрын

    Looking good Plucky 🤙🤙🤙🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲⛵⚓⛵

  • @kristaready8812
    @kristaready8812Ай бұрын

    I can't believe how far along the build is already, wow! 🤗💞

  • @kosmarjus
    @kosmarjusАй бұрын

    3rd applicant is solid

  • @tim31736
    @tim31736Ай бұрын

    Love it, Love it. Love it!

  • @yesbigfootyes6902
    @yesbigfootyes6902Ай бұрын

    THANKS FOR BEE🐝ING YOU

  • @kevintikivik
    @kevintikivikАй бұрын

    Your first good hair day plucky. 😂🎉❤

  • @bert2526
    @bert2526Ай бұрын

    Well I vote for beard guy! Hah ;-) Sebastien would suit Freedom 2 quite well, good application, though I would want to see him eat sea cucumber first. Or even a fish head, duck cheek, sea cucumber stew or pie.

  • @oleran4569
    @oleran4569Ай бұрын

    Wow. There's a lot of detail in all those details.

  • @thomasg1323
    @thomasg1323Ай бұрын

    Amazing progress with the boat. Great building crew. It is going to be a glorious boat. Lisa will be happy, everything will be working on the boat. Thanks for th video captain.

  • @Jonny_The_Organism
    @Jonny_The_OrganismАй бұрын

    @8:50 something...that would be a cool Stealth access/egress for undeesirable/barnacle removal..!

  • @timshimmin3468
    @timshimmin3468Ай бұрын

    Top stuff..an excellent video..and kudos to you Plucky..you continue to surprise me. This enterprise is all your own doing and its like a perfect example of how you can do amazing things if you have a dream and enough energy and versatility. Quite how you chose this shipyard I do not know but that was a good decision.

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    Ай бұрын

    That's not quite right. There is Odisea, Adonis the builder...my part is small

  • @iain-xf7sp
    @iain-xf7spАй бұрын

    Hi Plucky, thanks for the update - progress of the chess board looking looking good! Sebastian looks nowt like Lisa but I agree appears to be a top bloke!

  • @onemanandhisdog9
    @onemanandhisdog9Ай бұрын

    Sign up #3, he's wacky, he might have some friends to join the party boat, just see it now plodding along with clouds of dope smoke coming out the windows 😂😂

  • @grahamwheelock7497
    @grahamwheelock7497Ай бұрын

    Anyone who gets a finger in the eye especially from a teenage daughter is defiantly top stuff and do a background check top stuff

  • @barbiewarner530
    @barbiewarner530Ай бұрын

    love sabastain,seems to be a nice addishion..canadas my neighbor

  • @lolawilson5817
    @lolawilson5817Ай бұрын

    he would be a great choice!

  • @billyjames7735
    @billyjames7735Ай бұрын

    can't wait till splash day and see this boat in the water. keep up the good work Plukky

  • @MickeyWilson-yw4ce
    @MickeyWilson-yw4ceАй бұрын

    nothing but quality

  • @francismoore4976
    @francismoore4976Ай бұрын

    Hi mate! you are using aluminum honeycomb.....you are REALLY ON THE NEXT LEVEL!!!!! you guys are pushing it aren't you!

  • @mloret6745
    @mloret6745Ай бұрын

    By the way Plucky, pick people that are articulate, pleasant, easy going and just Shine !

  • @Roskellan
    @RoskellanАй бұрын

    6am even 5 am, no prizes for guessing what I'm doing at that time. Messing with the bracing, try that at sea I dare you 🙂.... that's a thought are you taking a TIG welder with you on your voyage? and some sheet aluminium, various shapes and sizes (I've seen your videos I would take a few - girl crew and all - whoops now I'm in trouble).

  • @stevecrombie5357
    @stevecrombie5357Ай бұрын

    Still apologizing for my comment about your lack of comments Plukky. I do hope you get to see some applications from adventuresome young ladies in the future. You have aways had great success as a sailing tutor in those circumstances.

  • @leeway777
    @leeway777Ай бұрын

    I like your boat; if I win the lottery, I will definitely buy one. I'm looking forward to seeing you sail it.

  • @DanvilleTrain888
    @DanvilleTrain888Ай бұрын

    Ahoy Plukky!🏴‍☠🔱

  • @byronropp8083
    @byronropp8083Ай бұрын

    Can u do a segment on the welder they use thanks

  • @clide427
    @clide427Ай бұрын

    Plucky, let's gooooooooooo!!!!! ..... I've been waiting as per usual and literally just got home from the beach down here in the keys.... I've been waiting to see some progress bud 👍

  • @bobgeldof1038
    @bobgeldof1038Ай бұрын

    Theres strictly no bodge it n bash it here, nothing but quality people 😂

  • @TRAVIS-L
    @TRAVIS-LАй бұрын

    Is my boat finished yet so I can stop smashing this button

  • @jamessharp1338
    @jamessharp1338Ай бұрын

    Amazing progress Pluky.

  • @braithmiller
    @braithmillerАй бұрын

    Fine building continues and some possible crew. Standards

  • @ckfpv
    @ckfpvАй бұрын

    Sebastian seems like a great candidate for sure but the shut down part Idk if that'd be a good thing comes Emergency time .a 7 out of 10

  • @brewskies
    @brewskiesАй бұрын

    Good job Plucky

  • @robertbuckley3582
    @robertbuckley3582Ай бұрын

    An excellent video

  • @frankd2301
    @frankd2301Ай бұрын

    Still waiting to see how they attach the inboard bow plates. 😮

  • @tunnelrabbit2625
    @tunnelrabbit2625Ай бұрын

    Looks like it will be underway by Oct 1.

  • @ukpaullouis2708
    @ukpaullouis2708Ай бұрын

    Looking good !

  • @user-wt3mz5qr9i

    @user-wt3mz5qr9i

    Ай бұрын

    How much longer until boat is finished

  • @KennyP88
    @KennyP88Ай бұрын

    Looking good there Plukky, keep an eye on them.

  • @davem1716
    @davem1716Ай бұрын

    Pert near retired Pluck. Sailor and electrician, will travel. Ps i fly drones.

  • @tedsmith6137
    @tedsmith6137Ай бұрын

    Timing! #1! I have been watching trying to work out where the dagger boards will go or if they are already installed. It is really getting close to systems installations.

  • @frankd2301
    @frankd2301Ай бұрын

    Plukky, I have the time and the money and the experience but I don’t think I’m a team player anymore. Wish I could.

  • @johnwalker6711
    @johnwalker6711Ай бұрын

    Hmm i would keep with all girl crew mate cheers from OZ

  • @meandmybuddy964
    @meandmybuddy964Ай бұрын

    I’m ready I don’t even wear clothes I’m a45 years old man lol let’s go plucky

  • @gerrymazon
    @gerrymazonАй бұрын

    Welder from Kemppi. Finnish quality! 👍

  • @BoroBootBoy

    @BoroBootBoy

    Ай бұрын

    Good to see Kemppi still going. I used to work for a company that hired them out over 35 years ago!

  • @More_Row

    @More_Row

    Ай бұрын

    You weld boats too?

  • @gerrymazon

    @gerrymazon

    Ай бұрын

    @@More_Row No, I'm not a welder myself but I work in heavy industries here in Scandinavia so I see Kemppi all the time. I was just surprised to see their kit all the way in Vietnam.

  • @More_Row

    @More_Row

    Ай бұрын

    @@gerrymazon got it

  • @micheldupont4905
    @micheldupont4905Ай бұрын

    Sebastion would be good I beleive

  • @elpatudo3670
    @elpatudo3670Ай бұрын

    Ear plugs should be required Plukky. 🤙🏽🍻

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    Ай бұрын

    Anything to reduce the nonsense decibels coming from my mouth eh?

  • @elpatudo3670

    @elpatudo3670

    Ай бұрын

    😊

  • @charleszurbriggen7867
    @charleszurbriggen7867Ай бұрын

    Exciting. How many kilos of welding wire when finished?!

  • @dancarter482

    @dancarter482

    Ай бұрын

    A LOT less than the buckets of resin that go into the plastic equivalent, for sure!

  • @ronaldfox5840
    @ronaldfox5840Ай бұрын

    Hello Plucky,Any chance of you putting a mic on your collar so we can hear you talking.The grinding and other noise is masking your speech.

  • @propylaeen
    @propylaeenАй бұрын

    Nice space for hanging lockers behind the dagger board housing. Is it possible to loose the dagger boards? Could they slip through the dagger board housing?

  • @SV_Aroo
    @SV_ArooАй бұрын

    Sebastien looks like he could be a good fit, brings some skills, and world travel during COVID wasn't easy. The family's back in Canada and he needs to rebuild the kitty. How much are you paying?

  • @trippontwowheels
    @trippontwowheelsАй бұрын

    Yo Klebs!

  • @johnmiglautsch4587
    @johnmiglautsch4587Ай бұрын

    I don't understand how they can do so many welds and make sure they're all watertight before they put the boat completely together and put it in the water.

  • @strity4
    @strity4Ай бұрын

    Hey Plucky Are you using L shaped dagger boards like Nahoa to give the boat some lift while sailing.

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    Ай бұрын

    They are using mini keels

  • @Jonny_The_Organism
    @Jonny_The_OrganismАй бұрын

    Hahaha....Neanderthal wears flip flops to ride a bicycle........I'd be bearfoot...oops...barefoot skulking around the workshop!....

  • @davetaylor8858
    @davetaylor8858Ай бұрын

    Sebastion gets my vote but will he miss his family ??

  • @coolblue5929
    @coolblue5929Ай бұрын

    Yep, top bloke indeed is Sebastian. Strikes me as self aware and, yeh, got some skills. Old mate cotton mouth Joe seems confused about where did he come from, where did he go so…. Yeh nah yeh: prolly not, hay?

  • @ebutuoyotwen
    @ebutuoyotwenАй бұрын

    Like, Subscribe, Comment, Cheers! 🥃

  • @petershaw6727
    @petershaw6727Ай бұрын

    I know what you're thinking.. Video Editing duties..

  • @jackblah5842
    @jackblah5842Ай бұрын

    So much work, so many welds, amazing to see something so complex go from paper to reality. Are there any female craftsmen in that shop?

  • @braithmiller

    @braithmiller

    Ай бұрын

    They run sail lofts, both hard jobs.

  • @michaelstavros8652
    @michaelstavros8652Ай бұрын

    ❤😂

  • @VonBluesman
    @VonBluesmanАй бұрын

    Plukky can you get Elon Musk Company to install a GPS automatic pilot system so you can program the boat to come to New Orleans, then up the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge and pick me up ? Thanks Mate.

  • @capttom7772
    @capttom7772Ай бұрын

    ❓❓PLUKY ❓❓ Do you have a "COIN" to place under the MAST❓❓

  • @ottisthedog3544
    @ottisthedog3544Ай бұрын

    Liked! Subscribed!! Commented!!! Hey slap us with some numbers on how much aluminum wire your using!!! i still cant believe i havent seen an auto darkener helmet.

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    9 күн бұрын

    Its a poor country

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    9 күн бұрын

    It would be a few weeks wage

  • @hillhill9871
    @hillhill9871Ай бұрын

    Comment brother

  • @michaelferrins
    @michaelferrinsАй бұрын

    Using dagger boards instead of mini keels, are you able to beach the boat?

  • @dennispatrick4999

    @dennispatrick4999

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, when he raises the dagger boards up.

  • @krautnation
    @krautnationАй бұрын

    So, just curious, what’s the total cost for this build?

  • @ckfpv
    @ckfpvАй бұрын

    Plucky what do you think of Brian from Sailing SV DELOS building a cat as well aluminum hull cat ??? Hes doing it himself i dont think he relizes how much tig welding is involed on the Commercial scale ???

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    Ай бұрын

    He knows what he is doing

  • @californiakayaker
    @californiakayakerАй бұрын

    So it almost looks like they put the dagerboard in then they weld the dagerboard case around it ? If I were patient I'd wait and watch lol. Or, that is the case ? sorry

  • @melinda5777
    @melinda5777Ай бұрын

    Cap'n, My Cap'n. Sebastián should start the list, at least for now! Your Welcome! ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇸🇭⛵👣🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🤗

  • @iancalleia9430
    @iancalleia9430Ай бұрын

    What are the main differences between your new boat and Delos2.0?

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    Ай бұрын

    Delos boat is very heavy. No cats should be heavy. Don't trust me, talk to any catamaran sailor. Expedition boat is code for sail slowly and poorly. Crazy what people decide.

  • @clide427
    @clide427Ай бұрын

    Also their probably gonna make these first few boats to such a high standard to set the market...... it's just genius to be there and film it to make sure as well.... you lucky 🤬 wish i could hear them in English what their going on about, meaning how their critiquing their own work....

  • @dennispatrick4999

    @dennispatrick4999

    Ай бұрын

    They're

  • @wavehunta
    @wavehuntaАй бұрын

    Dagger boards are touchy items.

  • @stevenpoels4639
    @stevenpoels4639Ай бұрын

    Heey plukky...Think u would have fun with sebastian....crewstuff that is🔥☁️❤️🌈🌈🐦

  • @bjorntorfason6721
    @bjorntorfason6721Ай бұрын

  • @DanvilleTrain888
    @DanvilleTrain888Ай бұрын

    Non to the non Canadian!

  • @Madiba100
    @Madiba100Ай бұрын

    "To sail the world fossil fuel free" In an aluminium vessel welded together - have you any idea how much power it takes to smelt aluminium in an arc furnace? Up to 14 114 kWh of energy to smelt one metric ton! Plus TIG/MIG welding takes 3 to 4 kWh per welder. Fossil fuel free, I think not!

  • @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    @SAILINGintoFREEDOM

    Ай бұрын

    Checkout Gladstone Queensland Aust. Powerplant built next to aluminium plant ....i wonder why

  • @Madiba100

    @Madiba100

    Ай бұрын

    @@SAILINGintoFREEDOM Plukky, 80% of Vietnam's power comes from coal. Plus Gladstone is coal-fired. Is all the ali sourced from Queensland Alumina? ......I wonder, don't you! (to steal from Rodriguez)

  • @Madiba100

    @Madiba100

    Ай бұрын

    @@SAILINGintoFREEDOM Hey Plukky, did you delete my reply? .....I wonder why

  • @normrodgers828
    @normrodgers828Ай бұрын

    French nation guy......Pass ......

  • @mloret6745
    @mloret6745Ай бұрын

    Avoid both guys like the plague...the second one is better, but there is too much baggage. Keep searching.

  • @frankd2301
    @frankd2301Ай бұрын

    If you hire that long haired dude I won’t be able to watch any more vids

  • @sailingsunbird5080
    @sailingsunbird5080Ай бұрын

    When will "Ladyboy" be lauching do you think?

  • @dadejazzba402
    @dadejazzba402Ай бұрын

    French nation?...lol

  • @lazzj4995
    @lazzj4995Ай бұрын

    Sebastian has unfinished travel business. Any guy who admits he is a hot head when tired and just needs time out to recover is a too bloke. Do u think his wife and kids know he is applying. Surprise 🎉🎉🎉

  • @coolblue5929
    @coolblue5929Ай бұрын

    Get yerself some hearing protection mate. Not good for you!

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