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You need to learn and use some other knots… the clew, spar and the loop around the bolt would all be better served using bowline knots instead… just a suggestion. Also the threading of the sail to the mast was far too tight. It would be much better served by loops at each of the grommets to keep it from binding and allowing the sail to spin and move more freely around the mast. Beyond that, very nice work on the spar and mast… once you get the bugs out I’m sure you’ll be happy with your rig!… nice video, thanks for sharing!

great videos but the music is way too loud and distracting… can’t hear a word you are saying… anthem music is awful..

That’s industrious haven’t seen anything like it.

A really cute Nowegian (?) baby. She's a sweety, Captain !! Happy sailing from Barcelona 🧜‍♂️⚓🧜‍♀️

Will contact cement stick to sail cloth?

Go to napa or an auo shp get en encaissed bearing

Where to find round wooden spars like those in this video?

Awesome vid

Old man of the Garage… love the cutting in sandles o man I miss good weather

How did you come up with the rudder design? Thank you

You are my new hero thank you

29/02/24 excelente y muy bonito

i didn't understand stitch and glue till now thank you so much

Very nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Wow, that is awesome, thank you for the detailed explanation!

God job

Sir. Thanks. I just caught your (3 years ago?) dinghy build. Very impressive. Gleaned it for some tips on my own current build. I am an incurable back yard boat builder. But I am curious. How come so many of my fellow back yard boat builders think they’re building Japanese cabinets, or something?

Looks good, you made it seem so easy :). Curious about installing tne posts.... did you just pound them in? Howdeep?

Excellent documentary video! Your use of drone footage added a professional touch to the account. Found your channel while looking for sprit sail skiff ideas, and subscribed, then watched several more of your well done videos after that. Best wishes for 2024!

Music is too loud

that was fun. Congratulations, on the build, the video and your maiden voyage! cheers, Chuck

Love the boat, but I gotta tell you, man...the music wrecked the experience for me! It reminded me of being back in school, where the teachers always had some loud distracting music playing while they taught, to overpower their words, in order to make sure that the learning experience for us students was minimal at best. But like I said... love the boat!

Nice work

Very nice video with good editing. Same with your followup video. Good job on all!

Great vid! good how to info and great music! :)

An immense amount of work. You did a great job building the dingy and recording the build. Congratulations!

I have a doc that's amongst alligators I have like a 10-foot 12ft alligator in my pond but my doc snapped off and I'm afraid to go in there and fix it

Awesome story. Thanks

She is a beauty!

This would be for emergency only. Constant wind flapping will shred it in a few hours.

people don't like smokers...

Glad you found your dinghy and brought her back to life again, after her tangle with the hurricane . Looks beautiful again, well done!👍

I'm glad to see that you've got you dinghy back and restored to her color. 👍👍

I really like your relaxed approach to boat building...thank you .... but the music is way too loud.... it ought to be background music but it's almost foreground meaning it takes extra effort to hear you.

so im pretty young 16 and new to this, im looking to make a sail for my 11 foot kayak shes sturdy so i think that if i had a keel and sail i could maybe sail around michigans many lakes but im not sure what size sail to planout any help would be appreciated

I truly admire your energy and craftmanship. Thanks.

I hope I didn't break the like button. I hit it pretty hard.

My solution to the same issue with my sprit rig: I drilled out the mast step at a smaller diameter than the mast (in my case, at 1 inch), glued a matching 1-inch hardwood plug into the foot of the mast that extended into the mast step, and dropped two nylon washers into the bottom of the mast step to avoid contact between the bottom of the mast and the top of the mast step and ease rotation; then I leathered the mast partner (3/4-inch solid wood) to fit the diameter of the mast and greased the leather, initially with tallow and then with petroleum jelly. The leather bearing surface spreads the stress on the wood of the mast and the mast rotates quite easily, with no damage to the mast. A plywood deck at the mast hole could be made thicker to increase the bearing surface by gluing on drilled blocks of plywood above and/or below the hole and then leathering the hole-or lining the hole with a short section of PVC pipe the same diameter as the mast and greasing it (or not)-though I have not tried the PVC alternative.

MR HOLTAN, you built a beautiful boat! i really liked the color selection.

Captain Pete Culler who wrote several books on traditional sails ,explains that the sprit rig requires a rotating mast to prevent the sail from binding to the mast,which should be lubricated with tallow,another traditional item. They should also have vertical seams in the sail if it’s a big sail as this makes it set better .

First, two questions: 1. What is the purpose of the two plywood rings you epoxied to the mast above the mast step (I haven't found the answer in your other videos)? 2. Have you considered epoxying some small spacers (4?) into the top inside of the mast step to reduce the play without creating significant friction (which might be reduced with a bit of wax on occasion)? I'm drawing plans for a dinghy I can load into the back of my pickup, and your videos on sail, mast, mast roller, and tiller have been very helpful.

Bravo !

Wanted to like the video but the obnoxious sound track just got in the way. Otherwise, appreciated you sharing the experience.

Thank you for sharing ypur experiênce!

you're not just a boat builder and a sailor, you're also a singer! lol. congrats on your pretty awesome boat build.

I found this video after watching your video on making a polytarp sail, and low and behold! You're in my neck of the woods! Treasure coast native here, just purchased the plans for building a Piccup Pram! I'd love the opportunity to pick your brain on a DIY project like this, as like yourself I've built many things, but never a boat! Cheers to you Captain and may the wind be ever in your favor!

Great video - I got a really good understanding of the overall process. One question - how did the non-skid surface work out? When you were applying the substance to create the texture on the deck, it looked like you added very little. I probably would have been more heavy handed. Was it enough?

fuck yeah! nice job. I am about to undertake this process myself and appreciate the tips. Happy sailing.

Very good video, straight to the point. I've been searching for something like this for some time!

He was always a practical one......congratulation from Italy