Simon,I am no expert but must say this episode is up there in excellence with Delos, Wynn, Lavag, and Nahoa. Really exceptional! Can't wait to see you sail her, properly rigged!
All hail Champ! I miss 4 legged Champ so much! I have been watching you since you were in the van with him! I live in my own van now (for 3 years) and you were one of the inspirations for that. I have no interest in sailing myself but I watch all your videos still because I am always interested in what you are doing. Keep following your dreams!
Seeing you hand paint the lettering reminded me of my artist and signwriting grandfather. FWIW, Brian from SV Delos recently cleaned rust colours stains from their hull and tried oxalic acid and a number of other cleaners. The one that worked was Permatex Rust Dissolver Gel that contains phosphoric acid and ethanolamine. Engineering toolbox says Polyester (Dacron) is resistant to Phosphoric Acid if that's what your sails are made from, no idea about ethanolamine.
There is something joyous about the naming ceremony and being able to share it with your friends and island family. Not to mention that feeling when the wind fills the sails and launches you forward. 😊
Suggestion on cleaning sail. Simon, Maybe get an old piece of sail and try spraying a clear primer on it, than spray paint it white. At least it won't stand out so much. As I said, try in on a old piece of sail and see how it works first. btw the little Catamaran looks great...
I have had the most wild sails of my life on a Tornado! They are absolutely the most exciting boat to sail on. I used to sail one with dual trapeze… amazing times!
Loved, loved this video. Congrats on the Tornado!! Great work bringing her back to life. Excellent choice of the Champ name, very fitting tribute to that sweet boy. Looks like it passed Honey's test also. All the friends helping, very cool. So happy for you. 😊👍
I have to tell you this. I'm proud of you for doing a great job. Oh course I don't know anything about sailing, but I think, by the grin on your face, you did a great job on fixing "CHAMP" up. And I believe the olè dog Champ would be happy about it to. I miss seeing him on your videos & I know you miss him to. But he's sure would be proud of you. Be safe on the water, Chris from Missouri
Ooh! Nico press is a pain in the tail... We use it fairly extensively in Aircraft rigging and the school of thought with most aviation mechanics I've met is that you should have a little bit of a tail so you know the crimp has the proper grip strength.
Oxalic acid will remove the rust stains from sails just do not leave it on to long and rinse well. I use it to remove stains from gelcoat but have seen others use it on sails with magic results. Whether it affects longevity i don't know but one old boy swears by it.
👍👌👏 Very well done! Congrats for having and learning all those skills. You definitely put a lot of effort and love into this racing catamaran. It turned out really great. Nevertheless: Unfortunately all that is distracting you from the main goal. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you (including Honey of course).
Mmm, all that tasty seaweed. Lay it out to dry and save it for soups and salads! For rusty stains on sails I always used Oxalic acid powder dissolved in warm water. It works fast and doesn't harm the sail materiel. Like any powerful cleaning agent, use it outdoors and wear gloves, goggles and a mask. It's not that nasty, but safety comes first...Ah, I've got the same stitch breaker, but I mostly use it to de-vein shrimp! Maybe that's why my sails smell like seafood, Mmm, tasty seafood...
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Simon,I am no expert but must say this episode is up there in excellence with Delos, Wynn, Lavag, and Nahoa. Really exceptional! Can't wait to see you sail her, properly rigged!
Great job on the tornado Simon, Champ would be so proud.
Champ lives forever!
Wonderful boat, I had an old beat up like yours 40 years ago. Get a trapeze and someone to sail with, that's where the fun begins.
All hail Champ! I miss 4 legged Champ so much! I have been watching you since you were in the van with him! I live in my own van now (for 3 years) and you were one of the inspirations for that. I have no interest in sailing myself but I watch all your videos still because I am always interested in what you are doing. Keep following your dreams!
Finally! 😂 I binged watched every episode a few weeks ago and I’ve been lost ever since
Seeing you hand paint the lettering reminded me of my artist and signwriting grandfather.
FWIW, Brian from SV Delos recently cleaned rust colours stains from their hull and tried oxalic acid and a number of other cleaners. The one that worked was Permatex Rust Dissolver Gel that contains phosphoric acid and ethanolamine. Engineering toolbox says Polyester (Dacron) is resistant to Phosphoric Acid if that's what your sails are made from, no idea about ethanolamine.
There is something joyous about the naming ceremony and being able to share it with your friends and island family. Not to mention that feeling when the wind fills the sails and launches you forward. 😊
Yeah!!! Great Job! I felt like i was there with you. Thanks for the shout out.
Champ would have loved riding on that boat for sure! Nice way to honor him! I so miss seeing him in your videos, he was quite a special pup!
Amazing job on the hurricane! Fish are gonna be tipsy though. Could put some white shoe polish or paint on those rust stains
Good concept. This video deserves far more views.
Suggestion on cleaning sail. Simon, Maybe get an old piece of sail and try spraying a clear primer on it, than spray paint it white. At least it won't stand out so much. As I said, try in on a old piece of sail and see how it works first. btw the little Catamaran looks great...
I have had the most wild sails of my life on a Tornado! They are absolutely the most exciting boat to sail on. I used to sail one with dual trapeze… amazing times!
Loved, loved this video. Congrats on the Tornado!! Great work bringing her back to life. Excellent choice of the Champ name, very fitting tribute to that sweet boy. Looks like it passed Honey's test also. All the friends helping, very cool. So happy for you. 😊👍
Nice break from my working on what was considered a racing catamaran 60 years ago. Hope mine comes out as nice as Champ.
You've done an awesome job on that boat. Champ will be proud to ride with you and Hunny in spirit.
Well done sir.
Nice seaweed harvest there.
I have to tell you this. I'm proud of you for doing a great job. Oh course I don't know anything about sailing, but I think, by the grin on your face, you did a great job on fixing "CHAMP" up. And I believe the olè dog Champ would be happy about it to.
I miss seeing him on your videos & I know you miss him to. But he's sure would be proud of you.
Be safe on the water,
Chris from Missouri
I’ve been looking forward to an update on the Tornado, so when I saw this video I couldn’t wait to watch. These little catamarans are so fun to sail!
Man your such a rad dude!! Been a fan for a while just thought you should know always rooting for you in any of your many life endeavors!
Ooh! Nico press is a pain in the tail... We use it fairly extensively in Aircraft rigging and the school of thought with most aviation mechanics I've met is that you should have a little bit of a tail so you know the crimp has the proper grip strength.
I've never tried the gel version of it but may also work it isn't like CLR that has acid in it.
oh dang it you made me cry when I saw the name was Champ! Love it
Great vid, can you cover the rust by stitching some colored fabric? Champ looks amazing!
Pouring one out for Champ today, who I was lucky enough to meet once in WA state 5 or 6 years ago.
An outstanding job on the "Tornado" Cheers, Mate.
Have you tried Citric Acid to get the rust off the sails
Great vid Simon. You should try oxalic acid on the rost stains it should work. you can use that on wood that is discolord from iron .
You are pretty handy, man, greetings from the okanagan valley
champ is smiling down on u ;)
Best advice for removing that rust seems to be "Listen to Liz" haha and forget about it. Great job, Long live Champ !
dye the sail rust color lol
Yeah Champ!!
got be watering out the eye man
Champ 🙂🖤
Oxalic acid will remove the rust stains from sails just do not leave it on to long and rinse well. I use it to remove stains from gelcoat but have seen others use it on sails with magic results. Whether it affects longevity i don't know but one old boy swears by it.
Great job bro! Keep pushing yourself further and further. Btw I love the Sugar Ray cover 😀
👍👌👏 Very well done! Congrats for having and learning all those skills. You definitely put a lot of effort and love into this racing catamaran. It turned out really great. Nevertheless: Unfortunately all that is distracting you from the main goal.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you (including Honey of course).
Is peroxide and elbow grease
Omg when I saw the name 😭😭😭💕❤️
Have you tried Lemon to clean the rust?
No I will though!
soaking in CLR? for the Rust?
Tried it. No love.
@@findingsimon ok one more little crazier... soak in WD40... like for a day... then wash with soap and water to remove the WD40?
old time Borex [cheap too] for rust on sail....
Mmm, all that tasty seaweed. Lay it out to dry and save it for soups and salads! For rusty stains on sails I always used Oxalic acid powder dissolved in warm water. It works fast and doesn't harm the sail materiel. Like any powerful cleaning agent, use it outdoors and wear gloves, goggles and a mask. It's not that nasty, but safety comes first...Ah, I've got the same stitch breaker, but I mostly use it to de-vein shrimp! Maybe that's why my sails smell like seafood, Mmm, tasty seafood...
Evaporust?
👍!!!
Something tells me whomever invented the Naming tradition owned a liquor store.
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👍👌👏😁 I guess not! Because always a lot of distraction along the way.
Best regards, luck and health.
I will try Coca-Cola to get the Rust stains out seams to work on everything else
Background music is to loud.
Use those rust stains to design an original logo on champ.
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You give way too much prominence to really bad music on your videos. It's a shame, because otherwise, the videos are really good.
It is a lot easier to just get a Virgin to piss on the boat, If you can find one?