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Miss your videos, will you be posting anymore ?

I have an idea to drop the keel on my vessel as well and Your movies are very helpful... Maybe I'll ask about some tips in the future... All best!

Hey! Have you had time to build a boat? What about summer sailing on an old boat? I didn't do much, I'll sail more next summer!

Beautiful Story, thank you very much, it makes me very curious to do so on my next way, i cold not ever imagine that the Baltic Sea can feel like an unexplored Sea with Caribic-vibes. Btw. I intend to buy a shipman 28 end of year, many thanks and hello from Berlin

It's nice to see you restoring and old boat. So many people just abandon them. 👍

I want to give you a hint about batteries, when and if needed. Have tested LifePo4 and been disappointed with the sheap none bluetooth batteries. Hear you mention dc-dc so I suppouse you will put also lead as start battery, which works fine. Buy only Victron smart chargers anď LifePo4 with bluetooth.

Fantastic work and really useful info

Run away from buying a boat like this. Don't just walk away, run! Even if it was for free, don't take it. The amount of work, time and money that it will need is enormous. Whatever work that you think it needs, multiply that by 10. The same goes for the time and money that you think it will take. You could literally spend years fixing a boat like this up, and still not be finished. Please do yourself a favor, and buy a boat that doesn't need anything except minor repairs and is ready to sail. You will save time, money, aggravation and frustration. The only reason to buy a boat like this is if you are a masochist. LOL (but also seriously).

I think you should tell us the name of the original builder (not the designer) so we will all be sure not ever to buy one of their boats. Name and shame!.

I din't understand : how the keel could drop off if it is supported as you did by the heavy woo blocks you built under it and on its sides. Basically you are lifting the hull (the boat) with the small wedges you inserted. If you supported the hull by a stong wooden structure and letting the keel hanging, it would have dropped off as soon as you removed the bolts . What you are doing is lifting the hull off instead of letting the keel trop off. I'm not saying this out my imagination because 28 years ago I did exactly that on my boat with a keel which had approximately the same shape, with the same hull. What a friend and I did was supporting the boat as strongly as possible on its sides by beams and two strong transversal boards under the hull that took its shape. slammed in bid wedges made of strong wood, the keel fell, welifted it to clean it and sand blast it, we cleaned the under structure that was hidden by the keel, did some minor woodwork in place with water ingress and rot, cleaned the bolt holes after removing the the latter, changed a couple of bolts with new 25mm stainless rods, hardest part was to find someone who had a lathe to make the screws on both sides of the new rods, let dry then refitted the keel with a massive silicone layer, let the putty get tacky in order that it would be squished out by the weight of the hull, brought back the keel under at the same exact old position, screwed the rods/bolts back as much as we could due to the fact the the keel was quite low, then lifted the keel (the process took a whole day because we're talking of a 700Kg of cast iron and it was basically a game of trial and error to have everything perfectly aligned), squeezed veery slow curing epoxy resin in the holes while lifting it, then bolted the the rods and … "et voilà". Took us two weeks. I don remember this well because I took a leave of two weeks to do the job and the last bolt was tighten two hours before my train left the station for Paris !… It's not a difficult job. Nut doing it alone must be a real pain in the but … especially when you have to run and climb inside and out to fix the keel back. Good luck!

Excellent film and explanation of the difficulties you had to deal with to get the keel off, I have to do this myself with my own 1979 yacht this winter so your film is so very helpful, good luck my friend with everything, 🍺🍺🍺

As someone who loves projects but has back problems I have an appreciation for your methods of using straps and leverage to your advantage.

This might seem like a silly question but what would you say the largest waves you would sail in with a shipman 28

Very good plan! When you finish the sailboat, It Will be a very strong boat! You are doing a nice project!

Did you use the white Q-Cell powder to thiken the epoxy for glueing and filletting?

I was wondering, does your shipman 28 have hydraulic propulsion. The shipman i have does and i want to convert it back to shaft drive.

I just came upon your videos. The boat looks like a diamond in the rough for sure but she has beautiful lines and looks like she has a lot of potential. I will be watching your following videos to see how things come along. Best of luck with your restoration project!

Oh dear, poorly built boat. All the stuff you have to fix. Your doing a great job though.

Very difficult job, well done. The deeper you dig 🙄👍

Thanks for video. Lot of jobs still to do. But going nice. Finally boat will be like new. Can you please tell what device you use for filming? Is great quality, special when zooming.

Thanks for great video. Perfect job done.

Great job on your boat. Well deserved break sailing.

Iam glad to see you made great progress from your first rebuild video. You had some tough weather and tough tasks.

I am enjoying your videos. Greetings from Michigan USA.

Hey, I remember seeing this when you first published the video and being appalled by the misalignment of the mast step. Now that I am myself going about refitting a small sailboat I found something similar and was shocked at first… but since I don’t have a laser I took to other measures, literally. I found out that the boat is not exactly symmetrical which isn’t surprising since it has been laminated by hand in the 70’s. So I checked the first that it was misaligned with the keelbolts and the rudderstock and the bow and started to feel bad. Then I realized that the boat must be looked at from outside too. So I set up some reference points and looked at it from stern to bow through the referenced centerline from tiller to center of hatch to mast hole thru a track that is in the centre of the deck on this boat and to the bow. Lo and behold it was all quite neatly aligned, although if I focussed on it from inside it was not. I don’t know what this means per se, I am relieved I found alignment somehow and can go on without moving the maststep. Remember to check thoroughly how you put it back because the hole in the cabin top might just be right where the mast step was on your boat earlier. Obviously the job was good to get redone in yours and you did a brilliant job so far. I’d be happy to talk more about boat refitting if I’m ever in Estonia. Terveisiä Suomesta ;)

A bit late now , but the red plastic plug you found , looks to be , what i know as a raw plug . Interesting place you found it , because i'm at a loss as to why it was used on a sail boat . Its normal use is for mounting a surface box to a brick or block wall . You simply drill a hole , slip the plug in , usually with the help of a hammer , then screw the box to the wall . The plug forms a bond between the brick , and screw , holding the box securely to the wall . What its doing on a boat , is beyond me . Maybe it was used as a holding for some component , i really don't know . But the filler could have been some kind of anchor for the plug . Anyway , just thought i'd drop that information in for you .

I’m impressed.

She is a beauty, that's what we love about yachts.

The glass work like all the rest is looking great, are you wet layering and then vacuuming bagging it all?

You have to feel real positive after this work. Good to see some additions.

I believe, if I recall, that when you put a hand plane of a flat surface, rather than resting it in the blade, rest it on the side cheek so the blade is not impacted.

Not forgetting SANDING 😎👍

Great job on the bulkhead. I have just come back from Lisbon and envy you sailing there. Good luck with the rebuild and please keep us posted on your progress.

I really hope you don't plan to use plywood and glue, you said temporary but never said anything about fiberglass and epoxy for strength. Don't think I would want to sail on your boat! Goodbye! Plus, if you edit, no one wants to see or hear you blow your nose!! Goodbye!

we have an old project for you. Is it worth scraping the lead keel for cash? Thanks

I really enjoyed your travel-log excellent‼️when did you first start sailing?

the medieval experience was very enjoyable. Originally from the United States but I’ve been living in Japan for the last 37 years I thoroughly enjoy your posts

You’re my favorite TH-cam Contant maker , best of luck ,always looking forward to your videos ❤

I love the old time music too

Again i watched all of your videos, i admire your calm steady work. You are an amazing repairman

Don’t be too hard on yourself

I’m jealous of you, I love projects they give us propose.

I just found your channel. I readily admire what you have started, liked and subscribed. ( how much did you get the boat for?)

Excellent work sir😊

Nice work! I’m on my 40 ft Rhodes yawl in San Francisco Bay on a rainy day and watching your progress….I watched one of your videos when you started this project and seeing you enjoying your work and thinking of sailing is familiar to me and gratifying I know from experience. If you find yourself in California and want to sail, get in touch and we can take my boat!

Oh man, My youtube algorythm is all Sailing and I love it when I get suggested another shoe-string budget sailor with skills to DIY. Liked and subbed friend, Keep at it. You're an inspiration.

Great work! As the long-time - and first - owner of a 27" Dutch-built steel sailboat I am always curious about the upkeep and refit jobs the GRP brigade have to do. I keep my fingers crossed for what comes up next for you!

"I don't know how it's going to work out, but I know it's going to be a work-out". !! Anyone who says Estonians don't have a sense of humour need to watch this comedy channel - it's a laugh a minute, and unlike English comedy channels, no fake laugh track. I come here for the jokes, plus, on the side, I get inspirational boat repair techniques. Awesome!

It looks great, your work. The most western lighthouse is close to Cach Cais. I visited that place in 1967. (some years ago)

I am no boat builder but it looks good to me. Great progress.