It looks like the jobs are coming to an end. Nicely done.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ed! We are super pleased with how it all came out!

Hey. Thanks for this video. Made me less scared about repairing my bulkhead 😁🙏

@SailingOneLife

2 ай бұрын

Hey Bruce, you can do it!! We hope the repair goes smoothly for you!

Getting closer! Hang in there almost done. Thank you for a Great video this week. So until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! Let use know if you are coming this way. If so you can stay with us on the Big Island.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi KptBill! Thank you! Our plan is to get down to La Paz and stage from there to head to the Marquesas. So unfortunately, I don't think we will make Hawaii this time around.

I just wanted to say that I have followed you for awhile now. I admire the felowship that you both have in achieving your goals. It is so nice to watch you both meet the challenges that you have expierienced in achieving your dream. You should consider yourselves very fortunate to have the companionship that you have. I wish you both safe travels and will certainly follow your travels. Thanks, Bob

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bob! We have certainly put our hearts and souls into this adventure. Thanks for cheering us on! Glad you are enjoying our journey.

A great accomplishment.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We were pretty stoked about getting this glassed!

For next time, consider using a bag with a small hole to be able to extrude the epoxy onto a seam or fillet like you would icing. Also, it is often faster to saturate the cloth on a flat surface and then put it in place and roll it out. Trying to saturate cloth vertically or overhead is very difficult.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark! Ah good idea, we will think about using that technique for any future fiberglass jobs!

@svthebayviewcafe7675

Жыл бұрын

perfect advise

Kudos to you guys! You are doing an amazing job as well as educating us on boat repairs! ✊ ❤

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! We aren't great at DIY instruction so glad you are learning a bit from these videos!

Nice work guys 🎉 Is refreshing to see Brooke's huge smile again😊 Almost ready. South Pacific is in your reach. See you next time. ✌🏻✨🌊🌬⛵️🏝👙🌞✨

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard! This girl is going to have a gigantic smile when we make landfall in French Polynesia! Can't wait to share it with you! 💙⛵

You both keep amazing me with how resilient you are! I can’t believe how you’ve just tackled everything that’s been thrown your way. I never would have imagined you’d be doing all this by yourself, and doing it like pros!!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Hannah! Ha, trust me, I never thought we'd be doing this sort of thing either! Remember what we were doing four years ago?! 👩‍💻👩‍💻

@claybornlewis276

Жыл бұрын

Well like they say boat stands for bust out another 1000 you own a boat especially if you're going to live on it and travel around the world. You learn to do the work yourself or you become a millionaire before you start. I think if you're not rich you best learn how to fix it yourself. It's as simple as that and that's part of the journey. That makes it much more fun and enjoyable to know. You didn't yourself rather than paid somebody to do it for you

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

We agree, 100%! It's all part of the journey and makes it that much more rewarding!

Brooke and Gary - please take a bow - I learnt heaps from you- well done man -you guys rock. Well done..

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Ah, thanks Dirk! We really appreciate that! Happy to hear you are learning a bit as we go too!

Great job Guys all the best.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Joseph! Appreciate it!

Can't believe how much work you are learning and doing. Give you snd Gary do much credit

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ronnie! We really can't believe it either! If you asked me four years ago what I'd be doing, I never would have guessed this! Hi to Mike for us!

Wao. Although there is a lot of work your passion, consistency and love for your boat (home) is the energy that always needed for completing your dreams. Hope that you could finish repairing One Life and shortly be in the water. Always blessing both.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Angel! There has certainly been blood, sweat and tears poured into our floating home! We know soon it will all be worth it!

Relieved the keel leak is repairable. And well done, you two, for the hard work you put in on the for'ard bulkhead. That'll stay in place for a while.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Charles! We were quite relieved about the keel as well. We are pretty happy with how the bulkhead turned out. Thanks for cheering us on!

If it were easy I'd have done it. Way to hang in there!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bill! Appreciate it!

Excellent job on Bulkhead & chain plate mounting (that's what she said) 🤣 So good you discovered all that water in the keel 🙂🙏

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Mark 🤣😂 you sound like Brian!

Thickened epoxy used to be our drinking game

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

🤣 a shot for every time you get epoxy on something other than the boat?!

Some cruisers, like Madds from Sail Life , lay out the layers of fiberglass (like your 3 cut layers) on plastic sheet on a table and wet them down together, then bring the prewetted group to the wetted repair location, put in place and roll out. Seems to go faster and less messy. Does require that you have a clear horizontal space on table nearby however. Great to hear that keel was lead which does not rust vs. scrap iron pieces that was sometimes used in imported sailboats. Good luck with your repairs and eventual launch.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Douglas! We actually thought about doing that but unfortunately the only table we had available to lay out and wet down was outside, downstairs so we opted against that approach. Yes, such good news about our keel being lead!

That was an impressive volume of water in your keel. Enjoying watching all of your hard work👍

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

We were surprised by the amount as well! Happy to hear you are enjoying the videos!

One day at a time,, stepping forward . The final count down , splash time , your closer than yesterday , and tomorrow no sorrow . Snatching golden fish .

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

💪💪

Work work and more work

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

we just wanna sail, sail, sail! ⛵💪

Good progress this episode. I'm sure it's quite satisfying to see the success.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ron! Yes, getting the bulkhead fiberglassed was a HUGE win for us!

Hi Guys! Excellant progress ya making!! Ya all got a side business with the glassing and repair and covering cushions!!! Progress!! Closer to splash!! Cant wait!! Fair weather for projects Take care!!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

We hope we don't need to use our newly acquired glass or upholstery skills any time soon! 🙃 Thanks as always for the good vibes!

Wow! Amazing project! We look forward to following your journey across the Pacific now that the work is completed! :)

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi guys! We can't wait to share it with you! We are so so close!! ❤️

That bulkhead is going to last till the ends of time! also. Brooke: "boats" HAHAHHA. ain't that the truth.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

That's what we are hoping for! 💪 Hahaha I think that's the one word the sums up everything perfectly. 😘

Looks like LOTs of fun. Also appears that Burt Reynolds has left the building and Black Beard is crossing the parking lot soon to arrive in the building😎🥸.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Black Beard is definitely in progress. 🤣🙃

That looks like so much work! Kudos to you both for being able to smile through it all. The end product will be amazing!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, mom! Love you!

Oh no, I missed crafts night, lol! Looked like MY JAM, since I'm so experienced with concrete!!! Love your gumption!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Bwahahaha! Actually you could make some pretty bomb things with the epoxy resin! Maybe we shall try it for our next craft session!

After this refit, you should have the big stuff off the list for quite a while. Those beautiful islands and amazing adventures will make it all worth it.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Tom! Yep, we certainly hope so! Haha although it seems we are already making a list for our next refit! BOATS!

Gary, You and Brook are amazing! I am thinking of getting a Morgan 41' ketch. 76, the old girl needs work but The bones are hard and no soft spots on the deck can be found. Watching you guys lets me know it will be work, but once completed it will fantastic! plus I get to see some how to. Thanks Guys,

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Brenda! Ah very cool, we actually looked at a Morgan 41 when we were boat shopping. It's amazing what can be done/transformed with a bit of hard work! Keep us posted on future adventure!

Looks awesome. Can’t imagine the smell and heat. Great work.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Marcus! The smell was certainly not ideal. But luckily it wasn't too hot!

I wasn't sure what to expect after last week's reply, then when you started draining the keel and used the shop vac... I couldn't believe the amount of water and was thinking, oh no... But when you cleaned up the bottom and found the seam, it started to make sense and I think you are right... water removed, seem repaired, no more problem... for once, not the worst case scenario... whew..

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

We were quite surprised by the amount of water that came out but felt much better after we cleaned it up a bit. Nothing a bit of fiberglass can't fix!

I know it was daunting and scary to start with but such invaluable experience and real understanding in knowing the deepest parts of your boat. You will continue your travels with new vigour and confidence. Give yourselves a pat on the back for jobs well done.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ian! We are super pleased with how it turned out. Glad we didn't give up!

Great job on fibreglassing the bulkhead, getting there. Love the vlog :)

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are quite pleased with how it turned out!

Great job both on the fiberglassing AND capturing it. Great video!!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Matt! Always appreciate your positive vibes! 💙

Awesome work guys. Keep grinding. The end is near. Wishing u all the best.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jorge! We are quite pleased with the way it turned out! We always appreciate the good vibes you send our way!

Great job on the fiberglass guys came out great and should be pretty sturdy now!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Richard! We think its pretty solid!

Hey Gary, feel free to call me next time your laminating. I think I can save you some time. Love following your adventures. I know it's worth all the hard work you two are putting in.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, had no idea you were watching, awesome to hear from you! I would have had a thousand questions for you a couple months back when we were in the yard 😂. I should have spent more time in the lamination building and learned more!

@N14158TL

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingOneLife , you did better than most would have for sure Gary. Love your channel.

Looks great guys. Its obviously an area that needs extra protection from water coming in. Nice tabbing. Should be fine ! This is where 1/3 of the hull strength comes from.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The more overbuilt the better!! 💪💪

Awesome work - making great progress!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, guys! The new bulkhead is a beast!! 💪💙

An unforgiving job for sure!! Great job on staying focused to get it done safely and looking good.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jerry! A bit of persistence goes a long way!

Looking good. you are making good progress !

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Raul! We are quite happy with the way the bulkhead turned out!

Great video, hit the sweet spot, really enjoyed it! I love your positivity and good vibes too!

@richardbell5792

Жыл бұрын

Gary, gotta ask, did you shave your moustache off because of my Frank Zappa comment or were you going to do it anyway? Just asking, he is a legend after all...😂

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Richard! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video despite missing Gary's stache! 🤣🙃

Great Job! Almost there 🎉

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Karl! Getting the bulkhead glassed was a huge step for us!

Always good videos. Hang in there guys. Watching from Orlando, Fl.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey John! Ah so cool you are watching and cheering us on from Orlando!!! 💙

I love watching your videos and the amazing work you're doing. I am definitely learning from watching you. Hopefully you make it Queensland, Australia sometime in the future. :)

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Di! So happy to hear you are enjoying our videos and learning something as we go! Australia is definitely on our list! If all goes well we are hoping to be there in a year or two. 💙

I was not ready for this one to be over, well I never had an official glass mat roller so you all are pros in my book.

@MrBobVick

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the 30k subscriber's.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bob! Can't believe we hit 30k! We remember how excited we were when our first video had 30 views! Don't worry, more boat work and fiberglass vids coming your way!

@MrBobVick

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingOneLife This one has X2 the population of our small TX town so far. I think people can see real on film.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBobVick wow! That really puts things into perspective! Thanks, Bob!

Keep up a stiff lip. It be finished when the boat is finished. You are giving a great video for your followers.❤

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ken! Glad you are enjoying these boat work videos! 💙

Good work and great video you guys. I've been thinking about getting another older sailboat and doing some coastal cruising. Good deals on older sailboats right now. But wow, y'all put the fear into me with your keel, rudder and bulkhead problems. Will really have to inspect an older boat even for coastal cruising.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jack! Don't let our troubles scare you! Older boats are great sometimes they just need a little TLC!

I watched every episode of your journey since a few month, kind of impressive how you two (and your helpers of course) manage to keep your boat in great shape. I hope to see way more of your content. It kinda keeps my sailing dream alive. BTW @SailingOneLife: Isn´t this either Episode 97, because 96 was the one before? Any plans on the 100th Episode? Greetings from Germany

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

So cool that you are watching us all the way from Germany! Thanks for pointing out that we misnumbered the episode! We just fixed it! We are happy you are enjoying our videos, we have many more coming your way! No idea what our 100th episode will be! It would be awesome if it aligned with us splashing!

Wish I'd been there to give you guys a hand. You're doing so well at that glassing maybe you'll want to build a boat when you get back from the Pacific? 😊 LoL

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Larry! Ha, you never know! I think right now we would be quite content if we never had to fiberglass again! But maybe on someone else's boat it would be more fun! 😜

Congrats on 30k KZread subscribers you two! Go One Life! 🙌🎉🥳👏🎊🍾🥂🍻🍹☀️🌴🌸 🌬️⛵️🌎🤗

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Woohoo! Can't believe it! Thanks Obie ams Laurie for all your support! 🥂🥰🥳

I would have even considered producing a metal plate and glassing Over it , over the bottom of the keel.

Solid work ! Sounds like you are not using peel ply over your fiberglassing work. I'd highly advise to use some along with a bubble rollers to remove excess resin, remove bubbles and allow a much smoother finish with less sanding.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

None of this fiberglass would need to be finish sanded because it's all either covered by interior trim and panels or in a deck locker. Peel ply looks like a good option where a smooth finish is needed, maybe we will have a chance to try it out some day on another project. 👍

Wish I was there I built boats for over 20 years

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark! Ah yeah some extra hands & extra knowledge would have been helpful.

Don’t forget to over drill, fill and then drill your holes for your chain plates so the water doesn’t get to the wood and rot it

Papeto`ai French Polynesia 86F. Light rain Saturday. Just thought you might want to know.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Soon!!! ⛵💙🌴🥥🌺

The good news is the water coming out of the keel appears to be clear and not brown(rusty). That says to me you've got lead in there and not iron.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Peter! Yep, thankfully we have a lead keel which is great news!

Too funny, "You're a MESS!!"

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

oopsie. 🙃

I could of help out so much! You did a lot wrong but ya did ok at the same time! I would not trust your work put it that way lol! Wish ya the best!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, curious what you would have done differently?

It is all coming along just fine, keep the morale up... BTW, where is the moustache?

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

I seem to have misplaced it. I'm sure I'll find it again somewhere 😂

Many of us are learning with you as you progress the work. with the fibre glassing of the bulkhead I would have thought you start with the thinnest strip of glass first, so each subsequent fibreglass strip is in contact with the bulkhead, building a stronger overall join, rather than laying the widest strip first which effectively is the only piece in contact with the bulkhead. Can you please help me understand why you did the layering the way you did?

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

That's a very contentious issue, and you'll find people eager to tell you that you're doing it wrong no matter which way you go. The short answer is that with epoxy it doesn't really matter. The long answer is here: www.sailmagazine.com/.amp/diy/big-piece-or-small

looks like a lot of hard work. good job, should be strong enough. they make markers you put on cracks on concrete so you can monitor the movement as a structure settles. maybe would work on sail boat. maybe. ha

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yep, we think the new bulkhead is probably stronger than the original. Interesting about the markers, we've not heard of those before.

Myself I would have drilld some holes diagonally in the bulkhead,,,, And drove some wooden pins in it little dowels In there to hold the bulkhead in place and help strengthen it rather than just use a Apoxy to hold it in but to Each their own. I would try to get as much strength as possible in the bulkhead and some wooden dowels would have helped strengthen everything up.... The part where the waves are slamming into the boat when it comes up in the air and then it comes back down it needs to be a lot of strength there .course I guess you already know that.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Clayborn, yep, that would be one way to do it!

Thought: Why not fabricate that anchor bulkhead with a strong thick stock of nylon? No rot with that.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Nylon doesn't have anywhere near the strength of Baltic birch plywood. A better choice for rot resistance would be Coosa board which is a fiberglass product, but is quite expensive and not easy to source. The old plywood bulkhead lasted 40 years, we're confident this one will last even longer than that.

Hi, you said you covered the wood with penetrating resin to avoid to rot again: Which resin where you using? How many applications? Only 1? How long you have to wait in order to add fiber glass? Where you using marine plywood?

@SailingOneLife

9 ай бұрын

Hi there :) We used TotalBoat Penetrating Epoxy and applied four coats. We had to wait a few days before applying the glass and we used 1" Baltic birch. Hope this answers your questions!

❤❤

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Cindy! 💙

Excellent work. I was curious about the bulk head. Did you make the pocket oversized for the chainplate? I noticed that the chainplate has a box connected with it. When you try to slide it back into place, it might extend out a little bit and not be flush. We forget that once we epoxy it will cause a difference in our sizes. We get so focused on a airtight joint that we forget to add in the size difference of the epoxy. I've made this mistake a few times myself. And of course you always use a few choice words than you say "I will just sand it out." But somewhere in the recesses of your subconscious you think, "I'm just making that joint with less epoxy coating. Water always intrudes on the path of least resistance!" Than you start using frazes like "good enough." But you know that the forces from the wind on the sails which pull on the stays are gonna pull on the chainplate and you keep telling yourself "just hold." Myself I'm a perfectionist and that would cause me to drink more beer! Than in the back of my mind I would think, it's the next owners problem. Now about the keel. Yes I believe you made the right call about the seem. And yes I believe they slapped on a bunch of filler and said "good enough!" So you know what that means? Your the new owners of good enough! DICKS! Time to break out more elbow grease. DICKS!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi John! Yes, good thinking on the cutout for the chainplate box. Luckily Gary accounted for that. Ha, we've had plenty of 'good enough' discoveries since ownership.....ah boats! 😂

Great job, keep going! But IMHO, using polyester resins, especially for 1708, especially above the waterline, is at least 3 times cheaper and more native for 1708, as it becomes more pliable unless epoxy is sponsored. There's nothing wrong with epoxy besides more afterwork, even if there's an opinion that epoxy is stronger, but opinion mostly comes from its manufacturers. Some of the experiments proved otherwise (check recent Andy's video from @boatworkstoday).

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

True, polyester would have been suitable for this application and it is far less expensive. I checked out Andy's video (Testing the Strength of Different Fiberglass Resins.) I take issue with his confounding of strength and modulus. He is actually (crudely) comparing flexural modulus, not strength. Our big driver for going with epoxy in this repair was that it has a definite advantage in secondary bond strength, and when tabbing to the old hull, that bond is likely the weakest link.

How do you deal with and do the same quality repair where the blocks are for the keel bottom repair? When they lift it I imagine you dont have much time to work there?

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

This was a pretty big concern of ours actually. Luckily, when we ground into it the cracks actually didn't extend all the way to where the blocks were. If it had, we would have needed to either reblock the boat to work on those areas of be lifted in the slings for a weekend to do the work.

Love your vids and your work and endurance. It would be nice that you think about your European audience: cm and celcuis NOT ONLY INCHES AND FARENHITES

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Philippe! Ah good point! We will work on this!

How many gallons was finally drained from the keel ?

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark! We didn't count exactly but estimate around 20 gallons.

I thought when you put multiple layers of glass like you were doing you were supposed to put your narrow layer first then go wider so each layer is bonded to the original surface. Is that wrong?

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

To be honest, when using epoxy it doesn't matter. It's been a highly debated topic so you'll hear people scream it's wrong one way or the other. Here's a pretty good summary: www.sailmagazine.com/diy/big-piece-or-small

Where are you guys

@jeff2351

Жыл бұрын

When is your next video? It's been a while.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

We've been pretty busy getting One Life ready to tackle our Pacific Ocean crossing.

♥️♥️🥰🥰

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Back at ya Frits! 💙🥰

Keep trudging along. The payoff is worth it!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Nancy & Neal! No one ever says it's easy but everyone says its worth it!! 🙌🙌

It's not overbuild...that's how it should be done in the first place

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Done right = overbuilt and overbuilt = done right. 👍😁

You need more resins ,, placed under the mat before you place the mat , and I soak my Res my mat's heavier than what you are, to you're being a little conservative on the resin.... . . You can also use a resin r as a layer of sealant over any wood that you place. whether you use matter or not.... .. going small mat to larger over the small is correct..

Your going to have to stop making these short videos , it's your own fault because yous make such brilliant videos and all your subscribers love them including me . Yous did a fantastic job with that bulk head , a lot of your jobs require the 2 of yous working together so I don't know who solo sailors manage to repair their yachts

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Ah, thank you! Really happy to hear you are enjoying them. Maybe we will do some longer ones in the future. We also wonder how solo sailors do it! It is certainly a ton of work for two people, can't imagine doing it alone.

Your very wrong on that Hull bro You reall need to talk to a Local boat repair on that hull! Iv replace so many! Need a High glass content and maybe a 927 resin or a flex resin! But Im telling ya you need to grind out them cracks! and I mean grind out, not grind down!

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

The cracks were only in the fairing compound. The keel was molded in two halves and joined at the centerline so there is a seam. I suspect the water intrusion was through that seam. You'll see the repair in a coming video, but yes all the cracked material was ground out and built back up with fiberglass over the seam instead of fairing compound. What exactly do you think I was "very wrong" about?

One time resin made it through my bunny suit. My underwear stuck to my booty. Talk about a Brazilian butt wax. Was not fun.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Ooof. Brazilian butt wax, no bueno. 😂

I suspect the deck is as rotten as the bulkhead where the chain plate comes through the deck.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

There's no wood core in the deck in that area. There's limited areas where coring was used in our deck, and not near any chainplates or hardware. 👍

@Philippe275

Жыл бұрын

​@@SailingOneLife Lucky! Make sure you use the proper caulking to make sure this chain plate doesn't let in any more water... Even though it's not cored, polyester deck can still absorb water and if it freezes in winter it can weaken it over time.

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

We used about a whole tube of 3M 4000 so it should be completely sealed. And don't think we will be anywhere near freezing temperatures any time soon 😂

@Philippe275

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingOneLife I mean in the past if the boat lived where it froze in the winter

1st lol

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

Woohoo! Thanks, Richard!

Ohooo, honey, that hair NEEDS to be in a tight bun when using rotery tools. That is just... Don't do it. You'll get a fresh new look pretty easy and painfully. I care about you, and that sight of you hair hangning that close made my heart skip. /Catta from Sweden

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

😬Oooof. Didn't even think about that. Yikes. I had my hair caught in a fishing reel once, that was bad enough.

I have followed you guys for over a year. With your yearly expenses wouldn't it make sense to sell that boat and get a new boat. Make payments and relieve all your Maintenance expenses and headaches. Your boat is too much work. It's always breaking down. Just asking?

@SailingOneLife

Жыл бұрын

A new boat around 40 feet and outfitted for cruising like ours is (generator, solar, watermaker, etc.) might run around $500k. A 5-10 year old boat might cost half that, but would have it's own never-ending list of maintenance issues. We don't have that kind of money laying around. A bank would laugh at our loan application against our KZread income (~$10 per 1000 views on a video, it's not as much as people tend to think.) It gets even more complicated than that too, with a boat loan you need insurance that satisfies the bank, with insurance you need a haul out and survey every 1-2 years to satisfy the insurance, and you are stuck sailing inside your insurance's coverage zone. Every bluewater sailor deals with this level of boat maintenance, whether they are on a 10 year old boat or a 40 year old boat. These repairs and maintenance are the cost of our freedom (both financial and geographical), and we like it this way.

@jeff2351

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​​@@SailingOneLife You know way more than me that's for sure Wishing you guys all the best. I will be watching. Best of luck. Stay safe out there. God bless.

@SailingOneLife

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Thanks, David! We appreciate it!

@jeff2351

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@@SailingOneLife Ok friend.

i love what you guys do, but Jesus those materials, all the chemicals...no wonder we're talking about environmental degredation

@SailingOneLife

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Fiberglass really is just reinforced plastic, and if there was a more environmentally friendly option we would be all over it. At least the plastic here is definitely not single use, and we did our best in the yard to make sure every scrap and extra drop made it into the trash bin. Although where that trash bin gets taken to in Puerto Penasco, we really don't know.