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Nice job. Just in case, I would have reseal those chainplates on the outside..

I used copious amounts of asethone, rags, scrapers and elbow grease to remove that damn snot. It took days just for a 27 footer's main cabin. I still have to do the forward cabin, and the thing making me postpone that job is the removal of contact adhesive. Dreading it.

Just came across your channel, following with interest as I've got same job to do in my Solaris cat

I'm here to (CONFIRM) post that I seen with my own eyes a gunboat 80 catamaran on TH-cam video at "round the island race 2024" achieve 24.1 knots! A gunboat 80 catamaran clocking 24.1 knots! Wow, simply amazing that a 80 FOOT CATAMARAN can clock 24.1 knots!

Hi George can you repeat the name of the firm that makes these insulation panels or where we can get them , much appreciated! Fine video again 👌👌👌

More talk than work!

Awesome video! Gave me some ideas, I'm going to be changing all the port lights on our boat and not looking forward to it.... but needs must. What is the vinyl you're using? It looks perfect. I do worry about you using contact adhesive without a mask though! Please mask up, it's known to go straight into the brain and give people terrible tumours.

Graphics look great and superb name choice!

Great Video, George. And bring your Furioso back soon! We love her, and you, too! Best wishes always from the largest isle of the Marianas chain.

Hi George. Great stuff. I can't find the link for the dremmel grinding bits. Could you send to please. Thanks Phil Also was it a Makita 1901?

Doing this to my westerly discuss bloody nightmare 😂 great video wish you had done it sooner didn't know about the abrasive wheels

Awesome, keep the Corsair stuff coming George!

Hello Wonder if you would let me know where you get the insulation foam and the vinyl? Thanks Andy

Fascinating video. I did exactly the same on my ‘92 Rustler 36. Your description of the ghastly state of the GRP after removing the vinyl was right on the button. I removed the “rest” by scraping, with some limited use of a hot air gun. It took ages and was difficult! I didn’t replace the vinyl or the ply headlining, deciding to fill, sand, and paint. Although to be realistic, it was fill, sand, fill sand……prime, sand, paint, sand, paint. It took forever, but did give one positive, it increased headroom by about 15 mm. On the hull sides, and the headlining in the forecabin I used a combination of 20 mm closed cell foam, covered with vinyl, to improve insulation.

Love Westerly's!

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Please add the details of the VHF and the car radio (!!!!!) in the description of the video?

Another great video George. Whereabouts did you get the ply headlining from?

Minor Westerly nerd, major Contessa 32 nerd (which I am thankful for!). 🤓

Thks for the info. George. I need to do this on my boat and you’ve convinced me to put it off again and just go sailing.

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Mate I know you can't help it but can you please talk less and show more? I bet you will increase your subs quickly if the format is not based on "continuous talk until asphyxiation"..

Me thinks that one droopy panel in the vbirth did not receive clamps?

I'm not sure why you'd put liner between the deckhead and the backing plate for the chain plate fitting - don't you want a solid contact between those surfaces?

Just iin time for my next project. Thanks yo,u.

I don't like talking. Half the video is talk...should i do thumbs down then? lol

Great Video and tips! What's the name of where you buy the insulation from and/or do you have a link? Cheers!

I sprayed the walls with a layer of contact adhesive before and let dry before fitting the insulation sheet This assures the glue backed insulation sheet won't peel off in the future. Works well and consolidates the wall surface too. 😊

Cheers George I have done the same on my Sealord, hellish job. I noticed the baby stay reinforcement is needed on the corsair too. Looking forward to pt 2

whats with the dodgy drum n bass?

if you’ve got an older Westerley and you need a new headliner, do the work yourself it’s messy but you can use the right equipment then go to Hawk house they’ll sell you a kit for about 500 quid rather than paying about 5000 to this boat butler dude 🥴

Thank you for this video as requested :)it is very much appreciated. looking forward to part two, will that show some of the installation of the tongue and groove type marine ply?

I removed the original vynil lining the last refit season. It's slavery, it should be illegal, it took all my freetime for a month from my 25 ft Maxi. I used a small 12V Parkside polishing tool (like a drill) with a straight wire bush and isopropyl alcohol. While IPA doesn't dissolved the glue as well as acetone or the Palmatex glue remover, the two latter made a huge mess with the spinning brush, IPA was cleaner and less toxic (I still used gas mask). I faired the whole interior with one or two layers of polyesther premixed CSM gluing compoung, then applied 3 layers of polyesther gelcoat (the last is topcoat) as you showed in one of your old videos. The end result isn't as beautiful as your job with the new lining, but probably will outlive me :)

This has become one of my favourite boat restoration channels top work as always George

Wheb I built my boat in the 1990s I looked at many and the carpet and vinal finishings was not satisfactory ae all. As I had many scrap pieces of grp lying around with no real purpose except maybe to be thrown away I decided to make 2 molds with smooth and patterned Formica sheets. I laid up panels and even colored them, which is 100% optional. The end result was in basically indestructible panels easy to fit and clean.

Have you considered investing a couple hundred quit in a standing mixer? I have one from "Kitchenaid" that can sling a couple kilos of dough like it's nothing.

Could you try to find soothing music? You have a knack for using the most annoying music.

Well done stay save

Your attention to detail is what really separates the work you do. Really good to watch and reinforces you as the go-to person for such work.

Do you have a source for the heat/ vacuum pads? And do you use a fluid trap in your vacuum setup?

Great channel I just discovered. Question, does the b2b get confused or do unwanted things if you go to combine on your switch? Sorry if already asked.

Thanks, great tips and super informative. I will change the way I gelcoat going forward

Is it ok to do this with the rudder still attached to the boat?

Can it be used in a Caravan or a boat 12v?

Just to add a slight correction. The cycles on lithium cells are measured in 100% cycles ( ie two 50% cycles = 1 cycle, five 20% cycles = 1 cycle ) or at least on every cell data sheet I have ever read. I seem to remember some company once changing it, and basically everyone complained so they released a new data sheet with the correct 100% cycles on them. Some data sheets do vary in how much usable energy is stored after their spec. The new EVE MB31 cells for instance (314Ah) have greater than 70% after 8000 cycles on their datasheet... which is still 220Ah which is still perfectly usable. If anyone is still reading this... we have now reached the point where the depth of discharge is now irrelevant, as age itself is a bigger factor in degrading cells on a solar system. And for anyone wondering, 8000 cycles is about 1 cycle every day for 21 years.

Great video! I am working on my 50 year old Grampian 26 sailboat and planning on doing exactly what you just showed! All the best from Central Florida.

The rodkicker is upside ďown. Better turn the thicker part up to prevent water ingress.

Please do not use solder less connectors on antenna connectors ever. They will work for a while until you really need it. You are in a boat . In moisture conditions . In salt water conditions. Really A safety item like your radio needs to be more reliable. Don’t do it. Take the time to do it right , solder your pl259 connector. Please.

Love this series, all very relevant and presented in a really entertaining format that is easy to follow. Thanks very much.