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Ah amazing! I did many hours on her when she was with Island Cruising Club. I lost track of her sister Hoshi. I think she is still in France🤔

Still amazed at your video production. Excellent editing, sound quality and story line. You must have some experience in this field. Thumbs up.

Came here to see you boat shed construction and got caught up in your repairs. Nicely done video. You're deep into now mate. Its satisfying to see older woodies being saved/restored. I'll be working on my Chris Craft Sea Skiff when I get a shelter built. Until then, its under tarps to protect from weather. Will follow your progress.

Water you keeps away from the outside

Should have posted cat videos. Beats sanding.

Just seeing this now, Aug 2024. I hope you and your lovely boat are still going strong. Can you update us? Thanks, John

Is there a reason as to why not just sandblast the interior? Instead of manual scraping?

It would be interesting (and, of course beneficial) if some chemist developed an additive for the linseed oil that was toxic to fungi!

Have you got it sailing?

Thanks for sharing your wonderful story with us.

Probably took longer than the 20 minutes to watch it.

Great vid mate!

Lots of brave pills. Well done!

i did that d2d , hit 23kts down the irish sea before damaging our steering gear off the tuskar rock and having to retire , have had better luck in the more recent editions

Hi. Have watched these really excellent vids on the restoration a couple of times. Like you, my youtube videoing has taken a bit of a back seat lately. Am now living in Edinburgh and sail from Crammond, and seriously considering a Folkboat in the next 2 - 3y. Let me know if you'd be happy to get in touch: 'Bigbad the Sailor'

Enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

Amazing to see what such dedication and care can bring about. Beautiful.

Enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

I realize I'm late to the party, But you've given new life to your sailboat. An excellent job done well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, experience and story. Yes you did it, You can be proud of yourselves.

Hi screws are most likely only below the water line, the cause is galvanic corrosion and oil should be mixed with turpentine preferably pine. It gives a good smell in the boat. Hope this helps you

How is your boat now?

Hello!! great job. Congratulation for you. Sorry by my ignorance, but left me ask. For what the cord in 11:57. Is necessary the cord? It cold not to be glue wood with wood directly?

Excellent series on your restoration :) Really appreciate some of the great tips and methods - and she looked lovely when finished. I hope you've had a few years of great sailing and fun with her! Cheers!

Great stuff! Thank you.

Lovely boat, lovely presentation, lovely you! Thank you.

So many challenges, so many ingenious workarounds! Well done!

Amazing job. Only comment is that CT1 does not last as well as sikaflex. I’ve had to redo things I sealed with CT1 after a couple years but Sikaflex never dies

Thoroughly enjoyed the restoration. Very crafty and resilient! Cheers!

Ten out of ten mate

Nicely done new paint!

Hello .What is happening now with your boat ?⛵

Well shown splining.

Hi Steve, I have a folkboat in a very sorry state, want to save whats left of it before it is too far gone, have been studying your videos

Epic EPIC fortitude my man!!! Congratulations; well done. Thank you!

Time for a few sailing videos, see how you're progressing with sailing a big gaffer, it's a lot different from 'yotting'....

Hi Steve, could tell me what yard this is, please? I’ve got need of a place to do things in the Forth area. Not a full refit, more a fettle.

It is great to see Provident has a new loving home. I sailed on her a few times when she was with Trinity Sailing in Brixham. She is a lovely characterful boat and look forward to sailing on her again. Showers too! luxury indeed. I've visited your website and subscribed to the mailing list. x

Fantastic news. This boat is very important to me, not least because my father designed a great deal of the interior during the last big refit in 1990-91 (including the water tank under the main table, if it is still there)

Brilliant!............but I wanted to see the Folkboat finished!

A whole lot of work in 6 minutes!

Hurrah !! Well done all round.

Can we see some content to do with the folk boat please? I watched all the refurb vids which were very interesting yet those have spiked further interest in seeing more. 👍

What an astounding labour of live. Brave, courageous and lonely work in a cold boatyard on one’s own!

Welldone sailor⁰great video informative cheers fair winds calm seas cheers

Building, transforming, eorking is essentially human

I wish I could have enough patience to do stuff like this. Great job! She's gorgeous.

Great to hear you remind people that you are fixing a boat not bearing your soul and sharing your private life with the general public . If kids want human interest they can attend a support group or better still move to California where all this nonscense started . Fair play to you it's hard work but worth doing right . I read reciently that the Jacobites held out on Bass Rock till 1794! Their last stand in the UK apparently .Looking forward to seeing you sail there soon please send my love to Crail! All the best j

Very entertaining. Thanks for making this video.

Steve, did much water come before the planks took up?

At the beginning of your video I see an outboard behind you for your boat. It looks to me like an English Seagull like was on the 22 ft wooden boat with open cockpit and full keel I learned to sail on as I grew up in Richmond on San Francisco Bay. Our Seagull was very reliable and easy to start and very light on gas when needed. I also raced against a number of Folkboats on the Bay just for fun but we weren't able to beat one but had fun giving chase. Nice video.