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PLUGS | TUTS | BUNGS
Covering the screw heads with bungs is a good way of protecting the wood. If you know what you're doing it can be done very quickly and easily and makes a big difference to how it looks. Here's how!
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7 BASIC KNOTS
มุมมอง 2509 หลายเดือนก่อน
Here are the 7 essential knots to get you started sailing. To get uninterrupted and updated versions of these videos become a member of our sailing community www.sea.school or come sailing with us on a practical course and get free access to our online resources for one year.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS SKIPPER
มุมมอง 2.3Kปีที่แล้ว
This is the first video in our Practical Application of Theory (PAT) series. In it I go through some basic principles that should guide your decision making as a skipper, and also the legal responsibilities a skipper has to their crew, whether working commercially or on your own private boat. To get uninterrupted and updated versions of these videos become a member of our sailing community www....
Practical Application of Theory
มุมมอง 520ปีที่แล้ว
As well as all our practical courses PSS have just started offering RYA Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster online theory courses. These are great courses but they are a bit, well, theoretical. The aim of our Practical Application of Theory (PAT) series is to bring it all back to the chart table. To get uninterrupted and updated versions of these videos become a member of our sailing co...
HOW TO TAKE A SUN SIGHT (CELESTIAL NAVIGATION)
มุมมอง 4.3K2 ปีที่แล้ว
In January 2022 Colette and I sailed across the Atlantic. On this we made a short video about how to take a sun sight. To get uninterrupted and updated versions of these videos become a member of our sailing community www.sea.school or come sailing with us on a practical course and get free access to our online resources for one year.
HOW TO BUY A BOAT - PART 1
มุมมอง 8332 ปีที่แล้ว
Practical Sea School is all about learning to sail, and improving your skills, on your own sail boat. With this in mind we thought it would be a good idea to make a short series on how we approach buying an entry level boat. This first video starts with how to make an initial appraisal of what kind of boat it is you're looking at. For this we use the website sailboatdata.com - sailboatdata.com ...
REPLACING THE TEAK COAMING
มุมมอง 1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Often when working on old boats getting to the part that requires repair can incur more work than the actual repair itself. Unfortunately this was one of those times. The plywood core of coaming on Black Sheep had completely rotted. As this area takes the loads of the primary winches a substantial repair was needed. The repair itself was straightforward, what was considerably more tricky was fa...
EPOXY vs POLYESTER RESINS - TEST No.1 - LAMINATING ONTO MARINE PLYWOOD
มุมมอง 63K3 ปีที่แล้ว
This is our first video in our Boatyard Basics series. Here we take a deep dive into the two types of resin that are most commonly used for fibreglass repairs and carry out a basic experiment to see how strong they are when using them to laminate onto marine plywood. In the conclusion we touch on the various other factors that have to be taken into consideration when deciding which one is most ...
INTRODUCTION
มุมมอง 9423 ปีที่แล้ว
General introduction to our sea school. Go to www.sea.school to find out more. To get uninterrupted and updated versions of these videos become a member of our sailing community www.sea.school or come sailing with us on a practical course and get free access to our online resources for one year.
REPLACING THE STERN TUBE - PART 1
มุมมอง 7K3 ปีที่แล้ว
We undertake some major surgery on the hull of Black Sheep. There had been a small leak coming from the stern. The inboard end of the original stern tube was thin walled stainless steel so I decided to get on and remove it. This required cutting a large hole in the side of the hull. As you'll see - the stainless steel really hadn't faired well over the years so I was glad I did. To get uninterr...
HOW TO BUILD A BIG TENT
มุมมอง 70K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Here's how we built a 6 metre tall boat shed using timber and tarpaulin to shelter Black Sheep, our Baba 35, and provide a workshop for the substantial 'Round-the-World Refit' we are currently working on. For this build we followed plans and instructions available from Stimson Marine - www.by-the-sea.com/stimsonmarine/bowroof.html If we had used a thinner tarpaulin and hadn't raised the floor w...

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  • @forrestallison1879
    @forrestallison1879 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nice this is extremely helpful. If you ever do this again you should consider that you can just use the scale to pull directly without using the weight.

  • @sucrebaba2656
    @sucrebaba2656 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Congratulations on 1000 likes. I dedicate it to you.

  • @Mrbillmacd
    @Mrbillmacd 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great job. I really enjoyed the music, can you tell me the names of the groups and the song titles please.

  • @johntaylor6654
    @johntaylor6654 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After using 20ltrs. of unwaxed resin [Polyester] 200 mtrs. of 16oz. x 100mm wide fibreglass tape and 4 litres of flow coat on my foam cored project boat, I needed to finish the job, by strengthening the the transom. This was the only place that I had timber [plywood] to work with. I tried polyester, the result was that I could lift the laminated glass layer with my fingernails. For me the only way to glass wood is to use epoxy resin. I only needed 1.5 ltrs so cost is not included in my decision in this case. If cost was a factor I would take into consideration the cost of doing the job twice.

  • @jw81
    @jw81 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gotta love the pommy humour.

  • @esay
    @esay 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would like to purchase this project, but unfortunately, I do not have the resources to buy it. If any of you have a detailed 3D model of this project and are willing to share it, I would be very grateful. Buying the project is currently beyond my means, so I am forced to design it myself. However, due to a lack of experience in design, I make many mistakes and progress slowly. I promise to share a portion of the profits with those who help me with a detailed 3D model after successfully implementing my project.

  • @bodywood
    @bodywood 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good to see you back. Has been a while.

  • @stuwhite2337
    @stuwhite2337 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My 50 year old plywood dinghy is still holding together well so I think polyester is good enough for this purpose. I avoid epoxy because the fumes are horrible and I end up looking like the elephant man 🙂

  • @nopochoclos
    @nopochoclos 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And mixed both epoxy dry then apply polyester?

  • @user-qg8cc1ju1k
    @user-qg8cc1ju1k 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Замечательное видео.один вопрос почему бы не поставить арку сразу на грунт.

  • @Anthony-lk5dm
    @Anthony-lk5dm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in a tropical environment, and want to do my project under the shade. Epoxy looks better for what I need, I'm hoping that my project is super water proof. Epoxy over plywood. What's your recommendation ?

  • @mikeherrera5077
    @mikeherrera5077 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What kind of sextant are you using??

  • @fernandoraposo297
    @fernandoraposo297 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Spetacular vídeo. Congratulation from Brazil...😅😅😅

  • @dullvoicereader
    @dullvoicereader 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this. Great work, y'all.

  • @pseudopetrus
    @pseudopetrus 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You would have to have an engineer stamp for this in Canada.

  • @user-zd7id9rx3f
    @user-zd7id9rx3f 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would probably automatically go with the best performing product despite material costs because I would assume the major cost would be the labor and not the materials and I would prefer to avoid doing the repair a second time.

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The video is hopefully demonstrating that there is some nuance to what the best performing is - depending on the situation.If you use epoxy on black painted hull in the tropics the whole thing can start melting in the sun. This therefore isn't the best performing product.

  • @dazzanw5067
    @dazzanw5067 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stupid interneters and their F’n music! F’n hell! Probably a good guy, just an idiot when it comes to making a viewable video that’s not “trendy modern tik kok’n non original Interneter generations” All the best mate!

  • @bradgotschall3259
    @bradgotschall3259 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the video. Awesome build. Now I have a song stuck in my head though 😜

  • @jeremiahshine
    @jeremiahshine 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are many youtube shorts teaching how to connect to a rarp without holes in the tarp nor any device but a stick...and your rope.

  • @Ash-cz7gp
    @Ash-cz7gp 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent 'shade tree' video. I really enjoyed it and found it useful. Thanks.

  • @MBailote
    @MBailote 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent information mate, cheers.

  • @Woodstock-de8dc
    @Woodstock-de8dc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perfect job!

  • @svlamancha9877
    @svlamancha9877 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi. Great video. Thanks for posting. Are you planning any more technical videos I watched your Epoxy versus polyester video which is very well presented providing excellent information. 👍

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      More coming soon!

  • @LukePighetti
    @LukePighetti 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:20 it looks like you are surveying a line or something here. What tool are you using, or what’s going on?

  • @DaveWoods-ku5em
    @DaveWoods-ku5em 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's all changed since I was a boy 1960s

  • @AndyJarman
    @AndyJarman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That! Is a very beautiful and fitting piece of architecture. It will be a shame to ever dismantle it. Dig the music, goes with the humour.

  • @AndyJarman
    @AndyJarman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Planning permission? Easier to ask forgiveness than permission! Get proof of the date of construction. There's often a period (5years - look it up) and if they haven't noticed and nobody has complained you get to apply for exemption. But you will probably need to get structural certification before they'll exempt you.

  • @paulbriggs3072
    @paulbriggs3072 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great overall but don't you think pouring sand into a bucket to test more precisely the weight of the breaking strength would be, rather than 2 bricks versus 4 bricks? PLUS, there is something else you didn't discuss which is that epoxy is superior in preventing rot. West System did surveys of 40 year old epoxy wood boats that had few problems. Most 40 year old polyester fiberglass encapsulated boats have rotted wood inside.. By the way to give you an idea of the spying tht goes on, while I was watching this, an epoxy ad interrupted the video!

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for this. I like the sand idea - although I would have needed a lot of buckets to get 30 kilos! Regards to rot, that occurs because of delamination allowing moisture in - so bond is crucial to this

    • @paulbriggs3072
      @paulbriggs3072 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@seaschool_ Actually, polyester resin fiberglass can suffer from osmosis and this is where moisture enters the layup. It is more brittle as well.

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @paulbriggs3072 Thanks for your comment. Did you watch the whole video?We discuss water resistance later in this video. We'll be conducting some tests soon on how brittle they are comparatively, as well as some tests on how high temperatures can cause epoxies to fail prematurely.

  • @fabianoslack4269
    @fabianoslack4269 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an allegro 27. The stern tube seems to be made out of two tubes placed one in front of the another. The outer tube is where the cutlass bearing is inserted to. And the other is where the sealing shaft is attached to. I noticed a leakage in between these two tubes. Im thinking if there is another way to fill epoxy in the leaking point other than to replace like you did. If someone fixed thet in an allegro 27 using other ways instead of replacing the tube like he did , please let me know how it was. Thank you for this video!

  • @rski1036
    @rski1036 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're not supposed to use any of them for repairing teeth.

  • @markthomasson5077
    @markthomasson5077 ปีที่แล้ว

    Epoxy glass may be very strong, but being that much stronger than ply, why not use poly.

    • @paulbriggs3072
      @paulbriggs3072 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because the epoxy is stronger than wood, and the polyester is weaker than wood. The glass to glass bond is stronger too, and the wood is protected from rot with epoxy. West System did assessments of 40-year-old epoxy-over-wood boats which had little or virtually no rot. Polyester fiberglass boats of that vintage all have rotted wood stringers.

  • @markthomasson5077
    @markthomasson5077 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shame you didn’t do the lain poly properly. Ie prime the ply with poly thinned with styrene. So is that what plymax is

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One reason I made the video was to show how important it is to prime the surface of the ply before using polyester. Prymax one way of doing this. Your method is another.

  • @willboudreau1187
    @willboudreau1187 ปีที่แล้ว

    What in the hell boatyard let you put in concrete pilings and spread gravel????????????? In upper ubangi-bangi somewhere in east Africa, I can understand, but in the UK?????

  • @bodywood
    @bodywood ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the video I have been looking for. Excellent explanation of the pros and cons of poly vs epoxy. I am not sure why I have not seen your channel before now. I would say the YT algorithms are not working for you. Keep going.

  • @windworldwide8840
    @windworldwide8840 ปีที่แล้ว

    for better polyester adhesion ont existing polyester, you must hammer the polyester with a wood chisel, to get some fibres out, then use a first coat of thin polyester resin, then proceed normally.

  • @windworldwide8840
    @windworldwide8840 ปีที่แล้ว

    for better polyester adhesion on wood, you must thin the first coat with 30 % acetone, then proceed normally.

    • @paulbriggs3072
      @paulbriggs3072 ปีที่แล้ว

      You weaken the resin that way.

    • @windworldwide8840
      @windworldwide8840 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulbriggs3072 ... no ! the diluted resin infiltrate deeply in the wood (no fibre), witch makes a much better and deeper adhesion layer with the wood ! ... when tacky ... add normal resin with fibres !

    • @windworldwide8840
      @windworldwide8840 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulbriggs3072 ... doing so, ... you will not be able to peel off the polyester !

    • @charlieevergreen3514
      @charlieevergreen3514 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulbriggs3072 You and OP are both right. It breaks down the resin (weakens it), so that smaller and smaller bits of it can filter down into the wood, stopping where the finest bits are not able to sink further into the wood. It makes a web that is infused into the wood, which is like thousands of micro tent stakes. And if the surface is wiped clean before it cures, there no significant weak layer of resin left to bond to. It’s just primed with resin.

  • @mikaelwester
    @mikaelwester ปีที่แล้ว

    This is good stuff

  • @junk_rig_sailor1698
    @junk_rig_sailor1698 ปีที่แล้ว

    So you didn't glue the spacers? Just screwed? Seems like it if you could build one of the bow / arches every 15 mins.....I will be building one for my project and not having to wait for glue to dry will save a lot of time...

  • @michaelthompson9026
    @michaelthompson9026 ปีที่แล้ว

    SYSTEM 3 of Seattle 《 2to1》 [resin , hardener]

  • @chrissd08
    @chrissd08 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, great shed, and great sound track!

  • @3elmas
    @3elmas ปีที่แล้ว

    For any kind of resin, first, score the surface with 40 or 80 grit sandpaper. After scoring, saturate the surface by resin before you place any lamination on it otherwise resin will be sucked up into the wood your lamination will be dry. Of course epoxy will be the winner of the bond test in any case but if you know what you are doing Polyester resin might be sufficient for the job. Boat manufacturers use polyester resin as they generally know what they are doing. For epoxy resin you need a workshop temperature of 15+ degrees Celcius for about 12 hours. Or make sure you work in a hot summer day. West System is a good epoxy but not my favorite. There are so many different epoxy resins available for marine use. I believe that WS is a rip off.

    • @MattWellandMiscMarvels
      @MattWellandMiscMarvels 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This was my thought also. I'd like to see the experiment repeated with the scoring done first.

  • @AndyUK-Corrival
    @AndyUK-Corrival ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent Tim, this could well be a very long video but doing it in shorter clips will probably make it easier to digest. I tend to sail on my own or with one or two regular crew and that is a risk in itself as it is easy to get complacent. A guy who has sailed with me for a number of years and a keen dinghy sailor was given the helm as we left Chichester Harbour, just off East Head. There was a new member of crew onboard in the cockpit. I went below to check the engine and other items, when I started to come up the companionway the crew was stood behind the spray hood and then the guy helming turned without thinking and the main gybe violently. The boom just missed the crews head. It shook me and no doubt the guy helming. My fault for not checking the helm was clear where the wind was and where we should be going and also for not telling the new crew to sit down and not stand in the target area. Cheers. Andy UK

  • @ianabbott751
    @ianabbott751 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent thanks.

  • @ianabbott751
    @ianabbott751 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoying this. Always nice to hear about how it really is. Particularly agree with the comment re navigation in the Solent yes it's all pilotage. 😁.

  • @sailingblacklotus
    @sailingblacklotus ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well done. I'm looking forward to the next video.

  • @paulharriman1901
    @paulharriman1901 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking good Tim

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ ปีที่แล้ว

      Great to hear from you Paul

  • @sailingaphrodite4189
    @sailingaphrodite4189 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see somebody else say that the RYA YM Theory is a good level of knowledge for the leisure sailor, something I've long being saying. Tides and understanding secondary ports are a 'must have' in my experience. I hope you keel hauled your crew for disturbing you at the nav station, looking forward to see what is in the future videos.

  • @Burningquest
    @Burningquest ปีที่แล้ว

    I need a very liquid (low viscosity) Epoxi or PE for filling fine cracks in concrete. can you recommend something? is PE or Epoxi thinner? want to use a syringe with a 4 mm tube

    • @seaschool_
      @seaschool_ ปีที่แล้ว

      You can get specialist low viscosity resins.

    • @bigduphusaj162
      @bigduphusaj162 ปีที่แล้ว

      Use the stuff designed for that as proper epoxy resin or Poly and Vinyl stuff needs coated for UV protection afterwards. There are several brands in the UK that sell both boat, swimming pool and general building Epoxy mixes but you might need to do some homework. For example epoxy paint wise its a mob called Black Country paints that sell every other brand it here for them to then water it down and use talcum powder as a filler then sell you it at 40x inflated price in a homestore or Amazon as a "Driveway Epoxy filler" Find the main supplier like i was saying about Black Country paints here in the UK the next brand down they sell the not so good stuff too are sold on Amazon and ebay and online under other names like 'TA paints' and 'Indistrial paints' a few other brand names. They supplying our military paints even the Aquasteel stuff used as a rust convertor on our submarines but they sell the leftover stuff to other brands to sell to the average consumer. Do some homework on epoxies for garden use and I'm sure you will find out what's what in your neck of the woods then jusy buy the stuff the farmers etc use direct from the supplier, guaranteed they will sell it from a gallon can upwards mate 👍

    • @Burningquest
      @Burningquest ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seaschool_ i bought one, extra long cure time. worked well. almost too viscos. came out of cracks i not even knew they where there. :D

  • @f3k940
    @f3k940 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi how are you ? I need a advice from you , i have a refrigerator room made from panels but water its leaking under the panel . So my idea was to cover panels with marine wood panel and than i want to coat it with epoxy resin . Do you think it will work ? Temp of the fridge goes -30 celsius .

    • @bigduphusaj162
      @bigduphusaj162 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marine ply is designed to soak in whatever liquid that is put on it. The intention being that if its first big soak is epoxy resin then it fully soaks it in using capillary action beyond what water can do. You could buy expensive marine ply and fully saturate it in epoxy before use but A. It's going to be expensive. B. Time consuming due to cure times and full soak times given the plywoods drinking habit. C. Heavy AF once the epoxy has soaked in and cured it will be the weight of the liquid epoxy and the ply and a saturated board of even 9mm thick marine ply with proper Epoxy resin is F-ing heavy mate trust me it will drink the epoxy in if its genuine marine ply and youl be left with basically glass window weight roof panels. Use the conventional air gap, vapour barrier and fridge insulator mate it's cheaper, lighter and uses the air gap as the ultimate moisture trap rather than your wallet and bank balance.

  • @mikecunneen2408
    @mikecunneen2408 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing! This should have way more views!