50 Year Old Catamaran Revival on A TIGHT BUDGET! | Wildlings Sailing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Tank Removal, Rigging, Epoxy Barrier Coat, Companionways and loads more in tonight's episode!
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I feel like I want to share a little honesty, not sure why. I have watched you both since you purchased this boat (I know ZERO about boats). In your first few episodes, I have to admit, I thought you were both clueless, I kind of continued watching to see you fail. Over time you have proved me wrong, and I love that. What makes you both so special is that neither of you are masters of anything, but you both put your all into everything you do, and are so willing to learn what you do not know. I watch many sailing channels (not too sure why), but your channel is now my favorite. I can't wait to see you succeed and then excel, which I now know you will do!! Thank you for very second of your content, and I am so sorry that I underestimated you both to begin with!!!! Good Luck!!!
Agreed. And for some reason this has also become my favourite boat life/boat building/sailing channel (and I watch far too many of them!!). Something very refreshingly realistic and honest about it, great sense of humour from these too, and interaction between them. Both super committed to the project and supportive of each other. A real pleasure.
You guys are so honest and transparent, it’s not easy, most people just make themselves out to look so knowledgeable, I’ve owned, built, many boats, sailed thousands of miles and the most dangerous sailors I’ve ever encountered are the most arrogant know it all’s.
You two need to be commended for your commitment to this project and only and time will tell what your cruising future will bee
No matter how many times your hear from others you where wrong to remove the fuel tank, no matter how many times you may begin to doubt your choice to remove the old fuel tank… you are 110% right. No way anyone could have been able to clean / treat and repair that tank in place. Contaminated fuel accounts for 60% of propulsion loss at sea. That tank and its condition would have definitely let you down at some point.. 10/10. Have watched the whole series to now and you guys should be so proud. The blood sweat and tears that you are putting into it can only be admired. Fair winds!!
Anyone who thinks you've sold out can help themselves to a pint of that wonderful deck cleaner. You're making money where you can and as long as you're trying the products and making sure they're actually half decent/not dangerous why should anyone give a fk? Keep it up!
I totally agree!!!! Go ahead and preach!!!!!!
Thanks for understanding mate!
Brilliant guys you keep getting what you can !! Im a lady at the weekends and do some hostess work can you give me some free advertising my names BRIAN!!
Absolutely as long as it’s good stuff flog it
What’s the difference with so called celebrities promoting things, and the every day person I’ll tell you what “nothing” you go for it Mark.🇬🇧🇦🇺😀
Mark. Put your Turnbuckle pin in from out to inside. Less chance of the split pin getting ripped out by sheet ropes and less chance of the pin dropping out when not loaded. Just a headsup.
Stalingrad, El Alamein, Minke - three of history’s greatest tank battles.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 And Mark's !
Kursk instead of Stalingrad, I presume. That was a funny comment regardless.
Mark,
When you replaced the cracked piece on the fitting, you put the ring holding the pin facing the outside (instead of putting the ring on the inside). With the ring outside, it can chafe on ropes or sails, you should probably switch that back to the inside. (It was on the inside before you removed it).
Really impressed with all your hard work. Looking forward to seeing you back on the water!
...and don't forget to replace the locknuts on the bottle screws!
ahhh the highlight of my Friday right on schedule
Buy some thinner intended for epoxy primer. So much easier to to use in hot conditions. That primer evaporates so quickly
Omg I was about ready to question "teflon tape on a flare fitting?"
And then I saw all the hose clamps. . . . . Just nevermind LOL.
May your jibs be forever upright, and may that gas detector ALWAYS work
Never pass the insurance exam in the US on those LP lines. Otherwise I love your videos sometimes you need professional advice
You guys are the best, and your doing a great job. Nobody thinks your selling out, you do what ever it takes! Keep up the good work...and take care. 😎🐈👍
Congratulations on finishing the tank removal project!
What a hell of a job. I take my hat off to you both. It's a massive effort and I hope you will be rewarded with a dependable vessel for future travels.
If you want it, you can find a way to make it happen. Good on you. What a lot of work.
I thought the work I did on my sail boat was big. You have out done most of us.
Congratulations!
Whenever you use pipe tape, always wind it on clockwise and snug it up by stretching slightly. Two layers is fine.
Wasn't that tape on a flare fitting though? PIPE tape is for PIPE thread, where there is no other seal such as flare or compression
The number of people ignoring the right way to do it is astonishing. Even professionnals !
And they wonder why they get leaks ! In Mark's case, he did'nt know it and that gas line is probably low pressure.
@@marcryvon i've mentioned it before, it IS very easy to go the wrong way though, it does work wrong way round only sometimes it pushes the tape off and start again.
Wow, massive job!! Well done. As I have said before, I love both of your persistence and enthusiasm, great job👍👍👍
So happy for you both...she is looking really fine. Getting very excited to see her splash. Good call on the injector Mark. This decision will serve you well. Sgags and rudders are looking super good, a huge improvement over what they were.
Hard-working young couple you deserve sponsorship good for you
Mark you may want to double check the bottom piece of the turnbuckle you replaced. The old one had a swivel that moves with the flex in the mask when you are on different tacks. Your new one is solid and the ears that go over the top of the chain plate may crack and fail causing a dismasting in high wind or or rough conditions. Please take care. You guys are inspirations.
When you chucked the tank overboard you nearly went swimming, and from that height, the water is like concrete! LOL
Awwww that doggy is gorgeous 🥰
Again huge respect for your determination Mark!
Mark is more of a beast than the reciprocating saw!
you both make a great team working together
Fuel tank 0 - wildlings 1 👌
Paint those vertical aluminum supports in the windows black, it will give the boat a more modern look.
So glad I watched you at the beginning of your channel when it seemed boring. I stuck with you and it's getting more satisfying every week. Good job u 3
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Welldone Guys it’s looking fantastic, great job on the fuel tank, the Door, The rudders And Mast work 👍👍
I have to say, I am addicted to your channel. Continue to keep it real bro.
That moment of the week i was waiting for.
Imagine how much fun it would be to build or renovate a steel boat.....
More great progress. Well done.
Don't have to imagine, just watch project Brupeg.
For that, go watch "Odd life crafting" in Brazil. Odd is now complete and awesome but it was hell for months.
I'd like to have a look round that boat next door...
@@alan-sk7ky I'd love to poke around the trimaran that was beside them, but the steel boat doesn't interest me (each to their own), I wasn't sure which one your were referring to.
Great episode! I can only imagine the satisfaction after dispatching the fuel tank.
I would think that a coat of anti-seize would be great on the turn-buckle threads. To prevent them seizing next time.
Yep, cheap insurance !
Looks like you had a tug of war with the fuel tank, and you finally WON 🏅 You guys really do give it your all when it comes to getting a project done 👍 yesireebob
Determination, power tools and some good big whacking with a lump hammer wins the battle of the tank. So glad you didn't fall down after jettisoning that last piece. Dangerous stuff heavy metal.
A joy to watch as always and at last that tank is history 👋
I ve wrote few months ago that you should hire someone to remove the tank and focus on epoxy on your deck instead ... I was wrong , this fight with the tank was epic ! THe sound when your throw it overboard , precious !
Truly enjoying your journey! Thanks for sharing. Assume you know in cutting metal with your saw you want to use a VERY slow speed? Fast speeds will destroy blades prematurely and you won't get much done with each one. Slow speed for metal, fast for wood.
Really good video this week. Ever closer to the launch...
Well done you two. Just finished a 5 month refit on our own catamaran so can appreciate your pain. But your rockin’ it particularly on that fuel tank. Prick of a job! Re: any future fiberglassing, particularly with epoxy have you ever used peel ply to smooth out your finish and reduce sanding time. Check out Sailing Parlay and their glassing in their bulkhead repairs. Look forward to seeing you in the Pacific one day. Our favourite YT channel!
Also check out Life On the hulls building his own catamaran
Nadiyana is truly adorable.
Great achievment !
Room for a Doggy Den 🐶🌊⛵️😎
Mark don't forget to clean all those cuts up you don't need to get sick on infection now and you guys get my vote for a couple of the year your wife's been a great great help want to stand up person I hope you're both okay and take care love always Freddie
Thanks as always, Freddie!
When Mark tossed the fuel tank off the boat...I felt that.
Hey Mark, at about 18:45, you wound the ptfe tape on the wrong way. For a right hand thread, which it is (indicated by the fact that you wound the nut on clockwise), you need to wind the ptfe tape on clockwise too. Otherwise, the nut undoes the tape as you wind the nut on. I love the video.
Whoa, those fuel tanks looked really heavy! Crazy! Keep going you two, you're such a great team!
Well done Squire!
10 rounds with Tyson!! 😁 WOW amazing!! :) rebuilt injector!! new injectors! Engine is your life line do not skimp on it as it will keep you moving if the wind goes away... painting! Progress keep rolling WS crew!! you got this 👍 Merely a flesh wound!! lol 😂
Yay tank removal!!!
You really look whipped, Mark. Your tenacity paid off.
Mark, have you got an itch on your arms as well as a rash if so you may have been in contact with fibre glass (fire blankets?) which gets into your skin. Do not wash your skin with any kind of soap until you have washed with plain water to get rid of the bulk of the fibres then you can use soap.
Have you considered replacing the plastic skin fittings with brass, especially around the waterline such as cockpit drains. The plastic ones degrade with sunlight and a simple brush with a pontoon can wipe them off.
Have you checked the date on the flexible gas hose?
WD40 is a water dispersant, penetrating fluid is better.
Hope this helps,
Bryan
You did very well young man ! If I was your dad I'd be proud of your determination, especially on that old fuel tank extraction !! Good job on the second coat of paint as well to your wife and fearless leader...LOL !!
@Popeye Nah, just a couch potato that has been watching since he and his wife bought "Good Tidings" and cruised the canals of France to the Med.
@Popeye I don't think i've seen his dad comment on any videos, but his mum does (mum and dad probably watch together?), and she is proud of him (as she should be).
Top job getting that old tank out.
Keep it up you two, once you are sailing in open water yyou will be deservedly proud of yourselves. Enjoy your journey.
You two are doing an outstanding job.....at this rate, you will be sailing soon. I am awed by Mark's ability to find the correct part numbers for ordering what he needs.....
Congratulations 👏🎉... 50k subscribers!
Are you sure about the spreader? The left one shown, looked to have a large black area as if it was moved outwards.
Yup! it does have a gap, its to allow for sideways movement to prevent stress cracking, the roots need to allow movement in all directions. we learnt that the hard way on our old boat ;)
That tank job was just micro mm from a trip to the hospital. One slip and it would have been off to the emergency room. Great work
I definitely agree it was the right thing to do to remove that tank. I'm a bit worried your replacement tank is a little small.
i dont understand people that say its a wreck im new sub and i cant stop watching from NZ , there is something special about DIY and getting that so called "wreck" back to the water i love your passion and hard work only DIY provides this level of satisfaction when its done you both rock keep working hard this boat will be something super special in the end and everything will be worth it i cant wait to see you guys in the water ! and knowing that you did it yourself and that the boat is literally YOURS.... and so good to see that tank gone well done guys!
Congratulations on 50k subscribers.
If you can find it where you are, get a small plastic bottle or two of teflon pipe dope. This is a white, teflon impregnated pipe sealant paste. It makes an excellent anti-seize, anti-gaul thread lubricant for SS rigging parts, especially turnbuckles and other SS fasteners from 6mm up in size.
Dear Mark and Nadi, I know I've said this on a few of your videos, but to see how you've gone almost from DIY virgins to carrying out a huge list of skilled repairs on your cat is absolutely inspiring. I compare myself and most people I know with you, and I really can't think of anyone who's leapfrogged the apprenticeships and training straight into carrying out skilled boat work. I honestly am amazed. You've saved yourselves thousands of pounds, and that will go on every time something goes wrong on this boat and the ones to come. I'm wondering if, once you've completed everything and are having a well-earned cuppa, you may have completely destroyed your taste for a new boat, seeing the confidence-building aspect of having a knackered old tub as a bonus? Anyway, as always, bless your dear hearts.
FANTASTIC ! Congratulations on getting that awful, heavy, filthy, steel tank out. We could easily see what a huge effort it was. 'Well done Mark. 'Nice job on the companionway door, Nadiyana ! Oh... and the new saying.... 'That's an easy-peasy cake'! Fantastic !
Hi guy's, OMG that tank, well done!!! Just a point Mark, your rash might be from the diesel bug. Be careful in the future with minor cuts and abrasions to your skin and then handling fuel with the diesel bug in it. It could lead to blood poisoning. If you get inflamed like you showed us, please take care, you could be critical in hospital within 24 hours. Cheers, fair winds
🤔 you may need to check the deck area where the fuel tank was the way it was wedged in it might have been supporting the deck you might have to put additional support in there!
yeah, I want to reenforce with some bulkheads later on
bet when you threw down the old tank mark it frightened the sea gulls might even have frightened people ha ha ha
Cant wait to see her in the water
Wow you guys deserve a medal 🎖 for all the hard work really great 👍
You are so close to 50k subscribers, I hope you are planning a little celebration. You are one of my favorites. Good job.
The rash on your arms was probably from the fire blankets they are made from woven fibre glass with a fire retardant coating.🇬🇧🇦🇺😀
That would make sense, I was covered in little fibers
Was coming here to say this very thing, but I think that the blankets he is using is just the woven glass. The coated blankets I have seen are all yellow or salmon colored and the uncoated are white.
Don't despair you two.Remember at the worst you have a cool cabin for years to come.Keep on keeping on,cheers C.C.R, real wood boat
Love your style. Don't know if you'd be the first guy that I'd want to lend any tools to though :) Keep going, you're getting there.
Waw it was big job.Bravo.
I've actually been coveting those yellow flip-flops!!
Saturday morning in Southern England: piddling down, cold and deeply overcast. What I wouldn't give for a taste of that warm Riviera sunshine.
Yeah, scaling a mast is something I would have a hard time doing. Going out in the middle of the Atlantic scares me less than the idea of going up in a boatswain's chair in the wind.
Your call, but there is nothing but great things to say about a faithful, small boat dog to warn off strangers in the night and soothe stressful days.
I friggin love you guys. Yall are awesome. You're videos really make life a bit more bearable.
The fuel tank look like a serious pain in the ass lol good job!! Can't wait to see that bad boy go in the water!!
Things are looking great! Awesome attitude as well guys! 💝
I think that tank may have been part of the structure of the vessel by supporting the deck. I would make up a frame or two from PVC round electrical conduit, fair them to the hull with bog, then and glass them to the hull using overlapping layers of fibreglass tape.
I agree, I never understood why he was so determined to get rid of that tank...... it was a good tank. Look at the footage. You can see inside and it looked great. I hope he doesn’t regret taking it out, but I know he’s gonna miss that big tank when he’s running his ass off trying to keep that little plastic tank full of diesel.
I wonder if a fuel tank would be used as a load bearing part of the structure.?
IMO the weight of that tank would put far more stress on the structure than it would give support.
Great episode for progress! Love your channel!
Just for your info mate, all the steel and copper scrap, you can sell, not for thousands but at least for a bit. And all bits help. Remember otherwise others getting the money, Scrap is usually sold per kilo price. So, that tank and maybe old wires gives you back some Euro's mate.
Its funny, in the beginning of this boat project your boat looked right at home next to those beaters next all around you. Now your boat looks totally out of place in that group of ugly old boats. The overhead drone shot really shows it. Very Impressive!!! and also Very Impressive is watching this channel grow so big. 50k people!!!!!!!
Bruised and bloodied, you got that damn tank out of there! Good job man!
Yeah old tank gone, cleaned painted going great. Thanks for the video.
people told bb king that he'd sold out because he was using a brass section, and he responded with "i've always used brass" or something along those lines. "live at the regal" is one of my favorite all-time albums. a little tip, as you use the sawzall keep a pair of lineman's pliers handy to keep straightening the blade, and also GET MORE BLADES you'll never regret having too many. also don't forget for tricky angles you can mount the blade backwards and use it upside down. try, as with a chainsaw, to keep the foot engaged for maximum efficiency, and more shorter blades are better than fewer longer ones because of this. I'm still queasy about diesel in the bedroom, and I hope you can find a way to store it on deck. you should sell your tank pieces to those that think it's worth something. maybe they can make a bbq or steam box and eat whatever that gunk is..
Maybe if I was 35 years younger? Don’t forget to sell the metals. Pretty money. Good to get rid of.
Thinking about if you bought a boat of same caliber you had got it for 1000£. But then you had to consider the bad weather as Sweden has to offer.
Good luck to you lovely Love Birds. Music!
Great relief that the tank is finally out
things getting good guys :)
I have zero experience with sailboats, but would it have been easier to take down the mast, rework it, then put it back up? I really enjoy watching you guys fix up the boat.
You are a great example to all of us of true grit .You are getting their now and will soon be able to put to sea on your exciting adventures.
Well done for getting the tank out. Quite a fight but you won! 👍
Cheers guys
Compliments on getting the tank out and doing an inspection of your rig. I also want to mention that I am happy you did not put dog down. You got a new friend
Hard work well done
Great job on removing the tank whoever safety first. Perhaps one does not need a full set of toes to sail, I don't know I never tried it. Carry on young Wildlings, carry on...
Hi you two, I saw you fiddling with the gas pipe. I would if I where you change the complete gas pipe.
Because even its copper pipe they will be brittle over the years especially in salt environment. Copper gas pipe isn't that expensive and it gives so match more safety.
You both doing a great job .
Love the Monty Python reference, “it’s only a scratch”. LOL.
you’re getting closer to the finish line. YAY.
Hey- what happened with the dog?
Seeing it’s not shown in your videos, I’m guessing she didn’t fit in with life aboard the cat.
All the best- good luck with the rest of the work.
you'll be seeing from him a bit later... ;)