David, for someone who is new to "boat rebuilds" / major repairs, your planning and design for exaust and waste is a thing of beauty😂👌Meticulous 👍Breaking Bad move over 🤣

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter! I'm terrified of getting more crap in my lungs. Also its amazing what you can accomplish when you're trying desperately to avoid something else. I spent a good month procrastinating starting the grinding, coming up with more and more parts of the dust collection and ventilation system. Eventually I built it all and had no more excuses but to start grinding!

@peterthermocline

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih l think even Colin was impressed with all your prep work prior to taking off the carpentry, compared to the way you did it, they hacked theirs out 😂🤣

@nvpetlin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that kind of work is worth clicking subscribe

@hanssolo4ever

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih The dust collection system that you created probably added 5 more years to your life.

@3DPeter

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih Hello Dave, do you know if Lagoon compensated all the 450 owners with the same problem?

Holy shit, I can't believe Lagoons are so badly made!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Sad to say that most production boats probably have similar issues but manage ok. The problem is that Lagoon added weak bulkheads on top of all that. The straw that broke the camels back!

@faircompetition1203

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih I think you are exactly right . All production boats have build quality issues and it does not matter because they are generally overbuilt anyway with a big safety margin . Not so in this bulkhead issue .

The design flaws we all know about. The workmanship flaws bring this fiasco to another level. Hope you found everything that needed repairs. You don't want to ever repeat this tear down and grinding process so good advice from Colin on the bulk head in the engine compartment. Get'r done now so you can relax knowing you never have to repeat this process...will help with resale value too.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir Tim! Never again is my motto...so whatever i have to do to never do this again!

@glennedwards1449

2 жыл бұрын

Well I would say poor or sloppy workmanship is a large part of what we live with. There are many apartment/Condo buildings being town down after 20 or 30 years yet my Aunt and Uncle lived in a cottage that had an entry in the Domesday book. I myself purchased a showhouse on a new estate this is built so prospective buyers can order off book .I toured some of these slightly newer houses that had never been live din and the difference in quality was palpable. However a boat is something you rely upon to keep you safe whereas Lagoon obviously slapped then together as quick as they could. It may well be that those 450's that have not had bulkhead issues YET only are in this shape as these boats had better workmanship. I think people should reconsider buying any French built boat the cost of labour is obviously a lot higher in France then say Vietnam South Africa etc.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

@@glennedwards1449 so i’d say most of the 450s show the problem, and if not, it just hasn’t happened yet and needs to be reinforced. The other lagoon models should be fine, despite the ‘standard’ workmanship levels.

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

Looks to me to be severely lacking in design strength. I'm not sure these repairs will hold up. Sad to see those cabinets ripped out. I think they will cost a bunch to make look good again. It seems to me the cabinets should have been designed to add lots of structural support. Any boat designer who relied on 3/5" 7 ply wood was not very good. As Collin said his additional lower side plies popped right off so they glued and screwed some like yours. I see so many shear failures and a few days of fiberglass slapped on is wishfull thinking. The fix kit was hatched in the boardroom as an appeasement. Those 450's and 500s have zero resale value in this mechanical engineers opinion.

Like others have said, great job editing and putting this episode together. There is a lot of detail to unpack, but you made it look easy and effortless. I know a lot of work went into this one.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Brad, yes, editing this one ate me alive. I thought I'd be done on Sunday and it took 2 more full days and 1 night to finish it. Really glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully i'll get faster at all this!

David you’re in another level. The angles, speed ramping, story telling and the tools you come up to do the hard work not so much painful, and the most important your personality with that contagious positive attitude . Just wait and see, this channel is going to explode 👍🔥🔥

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Wow lifejoy. Thank you so much. Hope you’re right! I would love to be able to make these videos full time!

What a great video. Every Thursday morning my time, I sit at my desk, watch your video get a smile on my dial. Then I’m ready for the day.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chanmlas! really appreciate you taking the time to watch!

You’re making great progress. You’re a good dude David and I wish you all the happiness you deserve when your back in the water.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Fuzzy...you make me feel good. Thank you!

I am absolutely speechless with the amount of work between your boat and Parley when it comes to grinding. God awful. Keep the content coming, can’t wait to see more.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Got a ton more coming your way… and I dare say the story line gets a bit better. As in I slowly film more than just the actual work we’re doing.

EPIC THANKS from the world. You and Colin have changed the world by carefully documenting your craftsmanship and creative solutions. The “Shih Particulate Low-pressure Acquisition Trap” (SPLAT) is now the gold standard for grinding safety. I know it’s a total PITA to do the work *AND* film *AND* produce these videos but it’s critical for the global community. What a blessing that so much talent has been assembled in one place. Keep up the hard work. Be encouraged even during the low moments when your muscles ache and your mind is weary. Let each sunset bring a moment of peace and every sunrise a renewed vision of sailing the open ocean with your family by your side.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Don…you’re pretty epic with words! Thanks for the inspirational words my friend! Epic is the name of the boat actually. The boat that I still call by her maiden name “oups” until she’s whole again.

@timhardman4764

2 жыл бұрын

well said Don!

Oh man the animations the music and the transitions to the beat.... you nailed it.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Yaaaas, you noticed! Thank you!

I check KZread every Sunday and cant wait for The David Shih Vlog, we are all cheering for you and I was thinking of getting a 450F and just fixing it because the prices are starting to drop, but after watching your videos we just want to go sail, LOL your energy makes us smile the whole time we are watching.. Keep Pushing and we love the car moments and all the graphics, well done.... you might set a record as the fastest KZreadr to get to 100K.... we will defiantly see you on the water someday soon and create more epic adventures together.... thanks for editing and grinding and filming and all the positivity.... Quote of the week "life is a grind"

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are too kind. It’s an inspiration to see people with content like yours actually watching my vids. Thank you guys for paving the way!!

I love your editing! Great videos, David! Can't wait to see you cruising.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jae! We are so close. I’m in San Francisco for Thanksgiving but once I get back we’ve got a week of fiberglassing left and a week of painting the hulls and then we’re back in the water. Wahoo…but then I have to relearn how to sail before we can go anywhere.

David I have done a lot of fiberglass but never in such confined spaces. I respect your decision to do it yourself, that is what I have always done. There will be satisfaction in the end no matter how you feel now. It also puts you in a different league than the guy who buys everything. Looking at the comments your already a superstar on the net. So as a spokesman for Lagoon grinding away on a boat that is criminally built in a substandard way and sleeping in your airconditioned car. As reward for your purchase. That picture in the car says it all. Thanks for the posts and keep them coming, I know your subscribers are all for you.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Fred, such kind words--thank you! There is definitely a sense of pride doing the work myself, but if i had the money...I can't imagine not paying someone to do it all. It's so much more than i could have imagined--i was so naive. Thanks so much for watching my friend.

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

But if you hired a crew a prudent person would still want to be onsite every day to watch the quality or hire an independent inspector to be onsite making sure the work is done correctly.

A full-face positive-pressure (from remote) air supply mask is a really good thing. I use a Breathe Cool II from Turbine Products. A turbine pump is placed in an area with clean air and supplies low pressure air through a hose to the full-face mask. I no longer have sweat dripping in my eyes, or rolling around in the bottom of the mask. No worries about an imperfect mask seal. I haven't tried it yet, but I've got a Y-valve to split the incoming air into the Tyvek suit. That's a modification recommended to me by a shipyard worker. It should help cool and keep some particles out.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard of the positive pressure masks, but never the positive feed into a suit. Ingenious…no more dust creeping into every tiny suit opening!! I’ll check out the breathe cool, thx!

@sailingcyclops

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih The mask works really well. I've used it in nearly white-out conditions while grinding fiberglass in the forward storage compartments of my catamaran during a Florida summer. The cyclonic separators upstream of the shop vacs are definitely required when working with such volumes of fine dust. I use one from Home Depot that fits on a 5-gal bucket. With that and a HEPA filter in the vac, exhausting air into the living area has been OK for me. I'm about to setup a negative pressure zone to grind in one of the heads. I now live aboard, so I'll have to be very careful about leakage. I'll use a 20 inch box fan with a 20 inch air filter taped to it, and fashion an adapter to a pair of 3 inch flexible duct hoses that will fit to the small portlight there. I can't just release dust where I'm docked now. Was the dust that escaped your zone solely from you entering and exiting?

David, another FANTASTIC, entertaining video. More and more, it's not just a hurricane or over powered sailing or, or, or (anythign Lagoon can think of). Too bad the 450 Bulkhead group is now HEAVILY moderated and mostly a "Lagoon and this boatyard did a great job. Lagoon is the bestest manufacture ever" group. Glad people can still come to KZread for the truth !

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Doug! funny how Lagoon took over that group so quickly! To each their own, but the truth is here if you want it. I’m happy to share my story.

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

What are some of the lagoon 450 group sites

David, I enjoy your episodes to the moon and back. The pride of your ownership along with Colin’s is undeniable. Thank you for everything yourself and Colin do for us KZreadrs, to enjoy watching the best channels on KZread. I sure hope one day to meet you guys. That be awesome.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Dude I’m so thankful to have you watching every week. It really does make all this worth it! Let’s get together one day and go for a sail…on a boat with super strong bulkheads!

@hanssolo4ever

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih you know the story might not be about the boat but your journey through a difficult challenge and as a narrator of the journey you are doing great. Keep making videos regardless of where your adventure takes you.

Good job on clarifying which part of the boat you are in.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

was wondering if that was too distracting! glad it helped! Im always so confused as to where they are when watching sailing channels.

LOL… “Please be a Good Boat”… Great video! It’s a little like a Forensic Post Mortem, documenting the structural issues as well as the flaws in workmanship… which are all pieces of the puzzle. Thanks for the hard work, sharing the process and the positive attitude

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

You’re right about the post Mortem! We found so many extra problems than we went in there for. Most of which was just bad glasswork that would be forever hidden if not for the bulkhead issue causing us to open her up! Couldn’t do it without your support brother-thank you for your help on patreon!

@faircompetition1203

2 жыл бұрын

There are always a few build defects in a production boat but because they are generally overbuilt it is not a problem . However in the Lagoon where the bulkhead is clearly underbuilt all of the build quality issues loom large.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

@@faircompetition1203 that’s actually the approach I’m taking to rebuilding the bulkheads. Overbuild bc mistakes will be made.

@faircompetition1203

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih Absolutely the right way , the only caveat is to beware of moving the load to a different weak spot . I am thinking of adding an aluminum plate below the mast on my boat but am also aware that I could be moving the flex to the ends of the plate and cause it to crack there .

Buddy! I can't say enough good things about your edits! Loving the map of the boat where you show the area you are working on, but really it's all of it, great cuts, great music, great info, and it seems like your videos just get better and better. Great work on your dust system as well! Not being there I can't tell but the only thing I can point out that might make it better is metered air replenishment. You of course want to keep a low pressure area where you are working but also allow a finite amount on new air in to allow your exhaust fan (cool unit by the way) to carry away the particles. No idea if the air from under the door and all the crevices is enough, but you could always put one more hole in your window board and another bit of wood on a screw that you can rotate over the hole in order to adjust incoming flow. Ehh, it's a theory at least. Cheers, it might not be easy, but you will have immortal videos of those times to look back on and for others to study and enjoy :-)

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey good idea on the rotating wood/hole metered air. I could feel a steady breeze coming in from under the door, but it was all a guess to be honest! Thanks for the kind words about the video…probably spent way too much time on it, but once I get started I can’t stop until it feels right!

What a quality story telling and editing. Fun to watch and entertaining. What comes from Parlay is always good it seems. I wish you a very succesful outcome David.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joel. Really appreciate it. Yes parlay-good people.

How the heck can I learn something from u, when I cant stop laughing. Despite from making this video so enjoyable, you transfer so much confidence and skill, its just awesome. Well done David

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Learn from me??? Lol, Wrong channel, I think you’re looking for Parlay Revival! I kid, thanks so much for the nice uplifting feedback! Really appreciate you watching.

@marcboriss187

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David Your abilities are clearly in your creativity and the will to find solutions. Sure you're not an engineer like me, but you're infectiously positive! What a wonderful gift. :))

You and Parlay have exposed so many problems with the Lagoon manufacturing. At least it's going to be a lot better now that you are addressing the problems. It will be nice to see you building back.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jim! Everytime I see you comment I think of Austin and miss her dearly. We're a couple videos away from starting to rebuild her. Can't wait to show you that crazy process!

Hi David, good to know that you are making a hell lot of progress last week while being able to record everything. I am sure you will have ton of story to talk about for the rest of life. Since you have negative pressure air ventilation, you may want to try to air blast these dust with compressed air, it will blast out the fiberglass dust that stick on the surface due to the static.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey lee, no access to compressed air, but wait till you see how I cleaned all the residue… hint: garden hose!

Bloody hell, I'm sneezing just looking at all that dust.!!!!!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Oh Chrispy, sounds like you’ve done some grinding yourself. I spent so many nights depressed curled up in the car worrying that I got too much of that crap in my lungs.

@chrispy104k

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih Grinding steel and aluminium mostly. Grinding fibreglass does not look like fun at all.

"Lagoon Exposed" would make a great headline for a compilation of those bulkheads not touching the hull, those vacuum tubing in the final product and the hidden delamination.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Isnt it crazy what a bit of gelcoat can hide?!

Cover yourself in powder before you start grinding. The powder fills your pores instead of the glass dust. I prefer the clubman powder for the scent. Great work, keep going.

Good to see your spirits are high, great video. When all this is over you will have earned every sunset,palm fringed Beach, and paradise you can find.im so glad I no longer fix up boats..the most toxic enviroment to endure before all the fresh air and clear water that comes later..great editing on the video..once the demo stops and the rebuild starts you are building for your future , not fixing someone else's shitty work..and your on your way.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Your outlook is so true. Boat life couldn’t be more of a dichotomy. It’s the Most toxic environment during repairs vs the freshest and cleanest lifestyle all other times. Can’t wait till I reach the latter.

@peteracke2209

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih well that's a new word you have taught me today , dichotomy..I had to google it..never heard it before.

This is insane ! Having seen already on Parlay but now in more detail on your boat the levels you are going too, to fix this boat is incredible. That dust though.. OMG !!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Indo..the dust...oh god the dust. Thanks so much for watching every week-- it really means a lot.

This Channel is growing on me... Great job editing, the best on KZread.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Means a lot john, trying my best to make something entertaining while still getting to share my story.

@johnwgibson24

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shihI wish you the best and cant wait to see what you do next.

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

It is great editing and it appears living in Panama and all that sweating is getting you in shape

David!! You are a true hero living the nightmare to be able to live the dream!!!! Keep at it you inspire us all!!!!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Will do!! Thanks for continuing to watch Stevo!

Don't compare with Collin,use his mistakes and improve. Someone else does the same we all learn. Like your editing,hard work and your vacuum systems. Good luck man keep grinding you will get there

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thx dj! Will do…and let’s hope I’m done with grinding forever (we both know that’s not possible!)

The editing on this was awesome! Good to see progress happening

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet, thx chris. Upcoming videos will actually show repairs and rebuilding!

Best video yet. Love the music. You really did an amazing job showing how much work is involved in SAFELY grinding away all the damaged areas in your boat in preparation for an awesome repair. I can't wait until the next episode of your saga. Just remember it will be all worth it someday when you're happily sailing across oceans in you super strong catamaran.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey david!! Awesome you liked the music, I spent a bunch of time trying to make it work, but still didn’t know if it meshed right. Yes, I need this baby strong so i never have to sit there wondering how to save my family while in big seas.

Absolutely MAD editing skills along with your grinding skills. Great video ... keep em coming. What a life story! Thanks!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Patrick! Never thought about it as a life story, but it will have taken almost a year by the time I’m done. So yes…so there was this time that I sailed to panama to fix this small problem on my boat for a few weeks. Well it turned out to be a big problem and a bit longer…

Looking good David, your so lucky to have the resources of Colin, have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanks for sharing and love the positive tempo.

Hi David. Fiberglass: I hate fiberglass itch. The worst thing is rubbing or washing it. Try blowing it off. That is what we do. Boat: shocking the really bad quality, dry glass, non bonded or touching bulk heads and bridge deck. Amazing work you are doing.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Tim. I’ve got a battery powered blower…I’ll try that trick next time! Once before the suit comes off and maybe once after. Thanks!

@sailingcyclops

2 жыл бұрын

I second this. Everything you can do to avoid rubbing the glass against your skin will aid in keeping it from being embedded. If you don't have an air compressor, a leaf blower level of air is the next best thing, and then finish with high pressure water like from a hose nozzle, not a pressure washer. :-). Use the air and water to push it off your skin, rather than against and into your skin. There's no perfect prevention from itches after it's already on your skin, but avoiding rubbing it in, and a hose spray at the end, has made the itches uncommon enough for me.

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

But this is panama and I thinkost of us can't imagine the sweat and heat grinding in a suit in a hot boat in the sun.

Great video! Your hard work will give you the amazing cat you’ve always wanted and with the piece of mind to know it won’t come apart in the middle of the ocean. 🤞

Protect your ball is priority nr one. Good stuff. David. Drop those mask filters. Get a mask connected to a hose with pressured fresh air. No big engine. Just some positive pressure to breath. A bit cumbersome but clean air and easy breathing will compensate a lot.

What you are doing is nothing short of pure dedication and a very strong will to sail that vessel. You are literally bonding with your boat! (No pun intended.) Not to mention protecting your monetary investment!. I wish you the very best of luck and many safe long voyages. And thank you for sharing this grueling journey!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to share and glad your watching!!! Definitely bonding with her…I’m slowly giving her all of my soul!

Nice one Dav,good work.

I take it all back David, you have the energy & the smarts to fix this boat…..Go Well (Cairns, Australia)

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Berk!! will do!

Another very creative video David. Good watching 👍👍

The cabinet maker who told you about dust and to move air here. I knew you would figure it out once I gave you a little direction. Move air that's the key. Very innovating setup great job.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips brother! Could have doubled that ventilation fan though, but the next size up was over $600 in panama.

Amazing job David again you hit the editing out of the park!! Can’t wait for more videos keep up the awesome work!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!!! For the next video I’m making a short time warp to real-time where we go check out the Annapolis boat show and all the shenanigans we get into.

Good job brotha. Foreman up and get it done. Can’t wait till next video. Happy holidays.

Supreme editing 👏

A bathe is the best for that itchy feeling. Such great editing!!!!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Dana thanks so much!

Coming along very nice. Good Job

Good work mate !! looks epic and will be even more epic when it's done! All the best bro

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, Can't wait!

I rarely comment, but I'll have to make an exception for this one. Your editing along with the music and videography, subtitles and diagrams is on point. I can hardly believe you've only been making videos for only a couple of months. The amount of effort you must be putting into it is insane. Great work, and thanks for sharing it!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Dan...i've made some videos years ago that got tens of views. So i'm really trying to put more effort into these as I love the process and would love to be able to do this full time one day. I really appreciate you noticing the little things...and yes these vids are taking forever to edit at the moment--I'm down to about 70 hours each. It's not exactly sustainable in the long term, but hoping i figure something out to speed up the process.

@Dan-ld2py

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih 70 hours is definitely up there in terms of editing for you to be able to release even a biweekly vid, and of course, that's not feasible if you want to get anything else done. You'll get faster at it, for sure, although you might need to cut some of the little details from time to time if you want to keep to a deadline, it depends where you want to go with it. IMO, don't worry too much about releasing on a set schedule at this point, I'm sure most of us viewers can appreciate the amount of effort you're putting in making and editing the videos, and as long as you're enjoying doing it, it'll shine through in the end result. Having said all that, there's no doubt you'll be able to grow to match the larger boatbuilding/sailing channels one day. I'm already looking forward to the time I'll be like: 'David Shih? Yeah, I saw his first video when it was actually released, are you just catching up now?'

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dan-ld2py I’ve done weekly for the past 4 weeks and I’m a mess for sure! I’ll figure it out, there’s still some time in the day I’m wasting I’m sure. I hope you get to say that one day!! I’ll try to make you proud. Thanks so much for watching!

Really good video David! Still good to see the Colin and Jamie input in these videos. Making solid progress this week.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Such an invaluable resource...couldn't say that enough.

I'm impressed 👏 not only have you adapted well and took the knowledge parley learned but you have added alot like the ventilation system but you seem like a natural at KZread I watched you on zingaro and subbed today looking forward to seeing you and your family's journey

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the sub! So much more progress and Tons more videos to come!

Really amazing video work David.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig! Working hard at making it more interesting to watch!

Another fine program, Thankyou David . Thankyou Parlay .

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks robert!!! Got the next vid almost done. A couple more hours of editing!

your editing is so on point!

Happy Thanksgiving David & family! The boat is important but the family is everything! It really burns my biscuits to see the cheap shortcuts and dangerous cost cutting measures taken by the manufacturer. You could have been in the middle of the Pacific with your wife & kids when the boat broke beyond repair! So, I hope the Shih family gets to take that once in a lifetime trip around the world, which is what you anted all along!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey PattiMes! We're getting so close! about another month to splash and another month before i get the boat home so everyone can move aboard!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well...we're bee-lining it in the van from TX to San Francisco trying to make it by thanksgiving dinner!

Great video! I loved the post production editing, I laughed at the jokes. I was very impressed w/ your vacuum extraction set-up! No doubt you’ll be able to but her back together, and better then when she first left the factory!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thank you! Most people (wife) can’t stand my jokes. Putting her back together will be a whole new learning curve to conquer! But im ready!

David. You are awesome. Keep going, we're enjoying it.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks big Al!!! Super glad you like it!

Love the innovation with the air / dust extraction set up! That seemed to really make a difference in the salon by keeping everything somewhat contained. I watched the Colin and Jamie episodes and it looked like they would never get that stuff out…. Also really enjoy your graphics of dust clouds etc…. Fun, informative and great to be along for the ride! Thanks for creating and sharing David! Fair Winds from Boston.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Boston in the house! Thanks J...appreciate you following along!

Good video. Great prep for the grinding.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The prep actually took 3x as long as the actual grinding!

Moving right along david. Kudos on taking the time to control the dust, awesome system you set up. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

I spent quite a bit of time building that system because it allowed me to procrastinate actually starting the grinding...i must have delayed about a month as I kept coming up with more things i just "absolutely needed to have" for the dust collection and ventilation setup...

@jimlofts5433

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih Colin was impressed

Great film, even greater film, great that you have the Parlay team next to you for support.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure man. I’d be so lost and probably have given up if not for them!

So much work. Hope it all pays off. Thanks for sharing.😎

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

It's starting to Eleanor! I'm almost done...just a few couple weeks from splashing once i get back down there after Thanksgiving!

Newish subscriber and catching up on older episodes. David your fast moving editing style and music selections are second to none!

@david_shih

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing my friend! Glad you like the editing style. I try to edit exactly what I like to watch!

Watching you and Colin fixing these bulkheads and seeing the poor workmenships from lagoon makes my blood boils. People actually paid good money for these boats and are not getting the quality their deserve. As they always say if you want a job well done, do it yourself. Good luck buddy really enjoy watch your videos and Colin's too.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy what companies can get away with as the norm when they’re not checked! Thanks for coming along for the ride Wilson!

@wilsonng911

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih I feel your pain. My brother is a marine mechanic in Singapore. If you ever sail there and need an engine servicing work. Let me know. I will line you up with him. Good luck buddy.

Hi David good to see Colin is still around to give a hand, you seem to have a better system with the dust control, hope you get her in the water soon and head home and getting the interior cabinetry repaired, see you next time.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for continuing to watch Hoepfner’s!!!! Fixing that cabinetry is going to be a whole other beast!! I’m ready!

I worked with sheet and shard fiberglass for a living. Use 2 different shower scrunchie. Cold first wash helps. Only wash down, NEVER up. From the top of your arm to your fingers. NEVER up. Pulling up only pushes the glass in your skin more. The fist shower scrunchie is to remove glass, the 2nd is to clean. Even when the work is done, wash down for a week after.

Just subscribed to you David, what an absolute indictment on the lack of quality control you are able to articulate! Your skills, creativity & wonderful demeanour are a credit to you & your family. This journey is utterly captivating & the way you're able to capture it for us is amazing. Thank you from us to you- all the best from Noosa, Queensland, Australia ⛵⚓💪✌

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the sub. Glad to be able to share all this craziness with you guys. The journey has just begun!!

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

Must be a real thorn in the side of lagoon.

great video man, amazing edit, that dust extraction system was a great idea good luck with the repairs shame on Lagoon for such a bad work

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for continuing to follow the crazy journey McFly!

good job David, Looking forward to seeing the cat back in the water! Happy Thanksgiving!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thx Keet! We’re so very close. A couple more weeks of work once I get to Panama. Just got home for thanksgiving! But I’m so excited!

That drone shot looks like a Lagoon Graveyard / bulkhead wrecking yard.... They shoot horses don't they 🐴 = "great depression"

Hi David, I have watched Colin's full series, you are doing great mate, very very impressive. Don't stop believing in yourself. You are also helping many others out.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Clinton! Can't stop, Won't stop!

Nice work Dave … great prepping and handling all that itchy fiberglass .. 2 thumbs up 👍

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Found your channel via Zingaro. For fiberglass I found that using a quality hair conditioner all over the itchy parts works really well for getting the glass out. Keep up the great work!

Great work love the set up man that is a lot of dust.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

So incredibly much!!!! The dust and extraction systems helped, but the bit that it missed….10% of a crap ton is still a whole lot.

Great work!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thx Ben!!

David you rock!!

Great vid David you rock the repair process✌️😎

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Guy!!! Once this is all done I just need to sail again b/c it's been almost a year!

Tip for removing fiberglass itch... Packing tape. Stick the tape to your skin and remove, might take a couple applications. Pulls the glass right off your skin

Great sense of humour David, I’m loving your videos

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kev...gotta keep myself amused in the midst of this mess!

Dude I really love the channel !!!! keep up the great work

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad! Won’t stop until she’s fixed!!

Hi david , keep up the good spirit. Good job to get rid of the dust. It kills you ! .

Keep a generous amount of baby powder handy. We drench ourself with that stuff and pour sufficient in our clothes and coveralls to keep glass dust from entering the pores on our skin. Shop air it off when done grinding and the itching is almost non existing. We also keep powder handy for sticky hands and fingers that accidentally touched resin. Good for those hard to reach places where gloves get ripped up and you need to grab something that can't get resin on it. Give tour hands a couple of good squirts of baby powder and Bob's your uncle.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

power for accidental resin touches...genius! thank you for that. been dealing with resin residue all over the boat...having to chase it all down with acetone.

Love it. Great sound effects

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

thanks dude! almost done with this next one of the boat show!

You are a great entertainer Keep it up Love watching your videos Rob & Nancy Vos Canada

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Rob and Nancy! Thank you guys! Tons more videos to come!

!! WOW !! You absolutely hit it out of the park with this one!! When I saw the reverse slow-mo of the paper suits I literally almost spit my coffee out all over the living room!!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

You're the best watch of vids ever! I literally celebrate out loud "wooooo!" when i read your comments. It just happened twice and the wife is next to me driving us to San Francisco asking, "god you scared me, what the heck is wrong with you?" Lol!

@secondstartotheright

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih have fun in San Francisco my aunt and uncle lived in Benicia and they use to take my wife and I to pier 39 all the time.

@secondstartotheright

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih hey while your un San Francisco if your in the area you should stop by Ripples head office for a pic or two

Superb video editing David.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, really nice to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for following along.

Start with the shower just warm enough to be comfortable and scrub only ONE way while slowly increasing the temperature, it slowly opens up your pores and helps to remove the glass. I have been working on fiberglass boats for about 40 years...

G'day David, your suction system was absolutely EPIC mate ~ Absolutely Brilliant. Also, you definitely stepped up your editing skills. Incredible job. Good onya mate! During your 1st sanding pass on all the bad glass ~ you'll definitely find NEW AREAS of delamination! HOWEVER, YOUR ATTITUDE IS FUCKING AWESOME! Cheers from Maldives 🇲🇻.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And I have glass dust too, more than anything. And you’re right on with the 1st pass. I’ve already gone through twice more after the dust settles and had to grind a bunch more.

@myinfinitestate1586

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih I ran through 3 passes on my Lagoon 52F before we finally had all the delaminated spots repaired and able to accept the new glass ~ both tabbing & sheeting. Pain in the arse ~ but definitely worth it! Continued success David! 🙌

@myinfinitestate1586

2 жыл бұрын

Hey David, Lagoon used absolutely shit resin, putty adhesive, and shitty glass on the interior. Lagoon really went cheap with their products. The interior of my 52F was absolutely shitters and the crappy adhesive putty, didn't stick to shit ~ and it's the putty that Lagoon relied on for a proper & secure bond between the floor and hulls ~ and then you find out the putty didn't cure and bond the top to the bottom. Absolutely shitty product and crappy design. Keep an eye on all the putty seems. They're probably not even sealed and obviously bonded properly! Cheers David!

This looks like hard work. I got a cold beer watching 🤣😂

Keep going David ! Look'n good 👍

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Will do, back to the bulkheads next week. This weeks video we’re having some fun making a teeny tiny dinghy.

Your subscriber number doesn't equal the quality of video you are putting out. Excellent job presenting the story, editing, and even just talking to the camera. Your light years ahead of most youtubers.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Scott, 1st thank you and 2nd hope your right! I would love to do this full time one day!

8:47 True Houstonian!!! lmao I’m in bruh!! 12:35 and another glassing legend! And David, you’re the dust abatement KING! Awesome job bruh.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah, Blair....you get me bro. People don't understand that in Houston we have ac literally everywhere. They don't sell cars without a/c, there's no such thing as a store or restaurant without a/c. If we took our a/c addiciton any further we'd build those quarantine style pastic tarped enclosed walkways to connect our front doors to our driveways so the walk to the car would be a/c'd as well. Well I guess that makes me think about our garages...why don't we have a/c in there?

@Psychobilly

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih lol, my 4 car garage is insulated and I have 2 ducts piped in. I put it on a zone by itself, and I’ve got a thermostat by my workbench! bwahahaha

you are so cool. I really enjoy going with you on your journey.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Alan alan, Not as much as I enjoy you coming along with me! Really appreciate you following brother, makes all the behind the scenes editing worth it!

I love that you are doing the same job as Parlay and yet writing such a different narrative. Once again, the quality keeps getting better. Not sure what you do in the real world, but you seem to be a process driven person: Thought about setting yourself up in Linton Bay and becoming the world center for Lagoon Bulkhead Repairs? Maybe work with Lagoon? Be nice it there were a place to get a Lagoon approved repair process and you could become that place.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Peter. Trying hard to improve the videos for sure! As for setting up shop--I know Colin gets offers all the time, but I've done enough grinding and fiberglassing to last me a couple lifetimes. It's been such a tedious learning curve trying to figure all of this out and weathering the actual discomfort of the work. I want nothing more than to sail this baby home and move the family aboard...if they still remember me that is.

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

I bet many 450s couldn't survive the sail to Panama. Those loosening shrouds must give poor sail performance? I am imagining being a 450 owner 2 years ago as Colin and others started to reveal this lagoon design and quality control problem. Lots of sleepless nights.

What a shambles the Lagoon factory is, they appear not to have a clue.

".. this is the dirtiest work. pay somebody to do it even if you don't have money .." so funny!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Oh god I have so much more to say about that. Throw money at it! Go into debt! What ever you do don’t go into it thinking it’s as easy as Colin and Jamie made it look!

You better stop this fancy editing David or you will have to start doing this full time, no excuses. Another highly entertaining episode although just a few minutes longer than last time but great stuff, love the content.

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Gary! I would love to be able to do this full time. I’m trying hard to grow this channel so that I might be able to do that one day. I almost broke 20 minutes on this one!!! How long do you think is too long?

@Garymt123

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih David, I reckon with the way you keep up so entertained, 28 minutes would be your target in the medium term.

@roldvibe6963

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_shih it didn't feel like 20 minutes at all. I enjoyed it a lot. Probably anything less than 30min would ideal, but I'd totally enjoy watching for more than 30 minutes. I wonder if youtube let's you know how long the average viewer watches each video. You could experiment and make sure most people are watching your whole video

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

wow good to hear. ok, once i get faster at editing I'll see what i can do about breaking 25 mins!

@david_shih

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rold, youtube definitely has metrics, and the ones that help the most is when the average viewer watchs for more than say 50% of the video. Thanks so much for watching and appreciate the encouragement!

Excellent content, storytelling and editing make for a great video. Lagoon should be buying back every Lagoon 45 at market value B.C. (Before Colin).

@elkskiutah8204

2 жыл бұрын

Yes this should be a buyback. But why before BC?

@lowellmccormick6991

2 жыл бұрын

@@elkskiutah8204 Just in case the value fell after Colin exposed the Lagoon 45 faulty bulkheads.