Hey Mads. It was cool to met you in person today and hear you talk Danish, haha. Thanks for giving me a quick tour inside Athena. Your videos are brilliant. See you some time later. Greetings from Erik (Mariager)
I enjoyed the "blast from the past" video; wow, your Danish accent was much more noticeable three years ago. Your English is really perfect now. Thanks, Ken in Orlando
God! After a week in Lanzarote, I was looking forward to come back a see if the video had arrived! I have so much fun watching Athena come together! Best luck an d regards!
LOved the trip down memory lane Mads. And you have founds some wonderful little ways of throwing in the humor that cracks me up! Thanks for the smiles!!
I have insulated my sailboat using foam camping mats as well but without the foil. I finish it off by gluing a layer of foam backed vinyl to it for a easy to clean surface and much nicer appearance. As always your attention to details is almost obsessive compulsive and a great example for others to follow. Thanks for making this great series of videos.
After going back through your videos I found the insulating the v-berth series and see that you insulated the same way I suggested. Instead of deleting my comment I decided to leave it for other's to reference.
It was nice to see you sailing in that earlier video. I am enjoying your current instructional series and it is helpful as I am currently restoring my own Allied Princess 36 . That said I look forward to seeing both of us sailing again . Thanks, James K S/V Sea Dragon ☠
Great video, as always. This has become part of my Sunday evening routine. Work on my boat, come back, watch Mads show us how neatly I should've done it...
Met Lynn and Larry Pardy back in the late 90's in the UK when they were doing one of their seminars. Received some very useful information regarding sails i.e., battenless main with no header. We could raise or lower the sails on any point of the wind no matter what the weather. Although they are very experienced we did not follow their ideas with respect to dinghy's or how to deploy their storm drogue. Larry like to put it on a bridle and drift back claiming the disturbed water would not break over their boat. We actually had to deploy our parachute anchor when crossing the Atlantic in very bad conditions, strong winds and very steep and tall seas. Our parachute anchor was much larger than the one he used on his yacht and deployed it over the bow and I must say it worked very well in that configuration for our yacht. Larry liked to sail as a minimalist...unlike yourself or us, without an engine or much in the way of electronics but he is undoubtedly a great sailor with a lot of good advice. We also met Tom Cunliff in Barbate Portugal on his way back from his summer cruise to Morroco. Great chap and we enjoyed a good laugh and a drink aboard his new yacht (probably 16 years ago).
Mass, I was looking at Obelek in some of the 2year old videos....now I'm really looking forward to the final result of Athena. I'll be sticking around!
Brilliant idea about the sleeping mats. Have already purchased some bad the glue from ebay. Locked down now so can’t get to the boat for a little while. Thanks for all the great tips. Super spiffy!
one of the highlights, of the week is always your videos! You are a inspiration to me, for making DIY on my own boat. Good luck and keep up the good mood in your videos!
Dear Mads. I am not sure what to think about the sneaky wilma comment about your textual habits. Actually, the more I watch the more sneaky things I see. And I like it. ;) As a UX/UI designer, I liked seeing your space. Really liked the wood on the outside. Thanks for taking us outside the boat. I kind of miss the old vids where you are at your house having your parents do your yard work for you. ;) haha. :D Ok, that is all the smiley faces I am allowed to give.
Great video! I look forward to these every week. Keep up the great work. After everything is said and done would love to see a before and after video of the boat.
05:35 - You are covering up some supports - that are going to be behind a piece of painted plywood - Underneath some Insulation - Behind an electrical panel - Inside a cupboard. I like you! :)
Hi Mads, I've just finished removing the teak deck of my Endurance 35, lots of screws, nails removed. Deck had plywood with teak strips attaching to it, completely removed the deck and replaced with new marine plywood and fiberglassed over the marine plywood. Your AC and DC system looks great very neat work 👍 thinking of the Blue sea system myself. Great videos keep the good work up looking forward to the removal of the teak
Hi one thing I always do is have a piece of cord from the back of the panel door to inside the frame, so that when you open the door it stops it opening out fully (keep it 10mm short) and damaging the switches on the front and what they might bang into.
I have been wiring machine/ tools and robots etc in Detroit since 1985, when we wire a panel like that, you take the whole bundle of wires to the farthest point in the panel, ad about six inches, then strip them all the same length with labels all same length, now grab each wire and tie it in , they will all land nicely, and in the future, if you need to swap a wire or two, to change a breaker location whatever, you have the spare wire to move it any where in the panel, the way you wired that one panel is good, but if you wanted to move your TV or something to a new location, and add a breaker, you don't have the spare wire to do so, remember, always run spare wires to locations you think you may add something later, and always leave extra wire lengths for the next addition or swap, put labels on all spare wires, and i would have that cabinet vented good for those panels so it doesn't get too hot in there, and I would purchase a Klein professional crimper for the sta kons ring terminals, and instead of ty raps for wire ties, we use a roll of velcro tape, that way they are reusable for trouble shooting etc, and with the velcro tape, the bundles are not as tight so if you need to remove a wire or trace a wire, it is easier, and if you use wire nuts to splice, you should wrap them in shrink tubing to keep water out and keep it from coming undone. in machines we splice with a ring terminal and 10-32 nut and bolt and wrap with tape or shrink wrap, and butt splices are illegal, for you shore power, you should have a receptacle at bow and stern, because you don't know the location of electric at next port, and it can save you the length of Athena in cable (Grand Banks boats have this feature) but you are doing a good job, just trying to give you advice from an actual machine/ tool electrician, I wire the machines that make cars
Hey Mads....you must be so excited. I cant wait to see the progress. Just one thing...I'm terrified that with all these jobs on you are going to scratch or dent your kitchen benchtop. Any chance you could tape a bit of cardboard over that shiny bench? im sure you are going to want it to look perfect when you are entertaining Mrs Mads when shes all finished and ive made the mistake of not covering a finished product and then scratching it by mistake. Anyway, all the best and keep the videos coming!
For those that hate when the epoxy pumps break or clog get a cheap digital scale that has a tare function and cover it with a clear bag for spills. Put empty container on it hit are, weight the epoxy, then weigh the hardener. The ratios are a little different by weight so check on the manufacturer product sheets.
Incredible detailed work...! Had a surprise this afternoon already as i watched the videos of "CruisingTheCut", where you appeared, explaining the Refleks heater... I hope you will make it into the water in fall, much work until than, but i trust in you, that you will make it perfect! Have fun! :-D
Hi, love your channel, it's become our steady weekly end-of-sunday relax moment. keep up the good work. In the video you mention Rodgers blog and putting up a link in the description. It could be me going blind but I could not find it. Could you possibly add it or tell me where to look. Thanks
Oh Mads, you sneak! You think we didn't notice "Drake and Mo" on your calendar in June??? WOW! We are very excited to see two of our favourite SailTube Channels meet! Can't wait! :-)
Just finished finding and binge watching your refitting Athena. Great DIY work and I've learned several things. I had a question and a couple of comments.. First, I looked for "composite laminate" on Google and couldn't find it. Do you have a link? Second, I miss the "slap" sequence. I wanted to show my wife but couldn't remember the last time you used it. Third, as a hard-of-hearing 57yo from using the tools you're using, might I recommend that you use you're ear muffs while running them? My Dr. recommend them and it does make the work more enjoyable (for me, anyway). Fair winds,
I knew Wilma would be trouble and I see she's already wanting to know who you're texting. I'm surprised she let you get away with saying "clusterf**k".Give her a coat of paint now before she becomes a real problem.
I love your movies. You are true inspiration for me. When I changed my approach for DIY stuff even my wife noticed that I do a lot of works the same like I saw in your movies - my wife said "You do it like that guy form YT" (you are " that guy") One question why you exchange portlights that looks quite new and ok ?
I can't understand how you manage to keep track of all your stuff when you clean up... I always work in a total chaos, I can't find anything otherwise the more chaotic my stuff is around me the easier it is for me to remember where things are.
Mads ....i know i sound like a worry wort , but please be super careful with that new saw you have that you made the teak anchors with ...it looks like a really easy way to lose a finger
somehow i managed to miss the discussion of the hot vac drying process. :( any suggestions on finding out more about it? only you would worry about what the inside of a locker looks like Mads :)
That mat is not likely to be fire retardant. Cut a small piece and set alight. It should self-extinguish. I had the same idea to use these some time ago but the one I had failed the test.
The first thing I noticed about the video was how you weren't moving the tiller back and forth! So many video's people keep turning the wheel or pushing the tiller like a snake going thru the water. You were going nice and straight.
I can tell that was a fake video since you were actually out of a marina. :-) I really do miss some of your early videos and look forward to when you are traveling the World.
Non-boat related plans? Are you sure you're allowed to do that? :) Or are you going to start a non-boat related TH-cam channel for us too? Seriously though, Athena is coming along nicely and thanks for sharing. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan
At least you don't wiggle your nose like Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) used to do in the American TV show "Bewitched". Keep up the great work!
Your old videos are still much better than my newest videos!
Hey Mads. It was cool to met you in person today and hear you talk Danish, haha. Thanks for giving me a quick tour inside Athena. Your videos are brilliant. See you some time later. Greetings from Erik (Mariager)
I look forward to Sundays, just for these videos.
The first video was very scenic and visually oriented
Great video. I LOVE the sign in the back ground about the girl you are texting. Love your videos.
I enjoyed the "blast from the past" video; wow, your Danish accent was much more noticeable three years ago. Your English is really perfect now. Thanks, Ken in Orlando
I am grinning with delight at the "notch and tape" method of supporting the middle of a sheet of paper. New tricks learned... :D
Even thought I'm back in the UK the weekend wouldn't be the same without SailLife Sunday's :-)
God! After a week in Lanzarote, I was looking forward to come back a see if the video had arrived! I have so much fun watching Athena come together! Best luck an d regards!
Awesome to watch your videos! I have so many projects on my boat, so this is great to procrastinate watching someone else be productive. 😂😂
Awesome video, really good to see you alot more casual and confident around the camera!
Brilliant idea cutting the holes in the paper!!
LOved the trip down memory lane Mads. And you have founds some wonderful little ways of throwing in the humor that cracks me up! Thanks for the smiles!!
Congrats Mads on 3 years of posting. Quite an achievement. Thanks for all the hard work.
I have insulated my sailboat using foam camping mats as well but without the foil. I finish it off by gluing a layer of foam backed vinyl to it for a easy to clean surface and much nicer appearance. As always your attention to details is almost obsessive compulsive and a great example for others to follow. Thanks for making this great series of videos.
After going back through your videos I found the insulating the v-berth series and see that you insulated the same way I suggested. Instead of deleting my comment I decided to leave it for other's to reference.
It was nice to see you sailing in that earlier video. I am enjoying your current instructional series and it is helpful as I am currently restoring my own Allied Princess 36 . That said I look forward to seeing both of us sailing again . Thanks, James K S/V Sea Dragon ☠
My wife and I were watching and both of us at the same time said "did he say clusterf**k?" Hysterical.
It's not so much that. I hear it on other channels, from English speakers also. But rarely hear it from him.
I thought it was just a American expression but I was wrong. I know clusters are world wide in ship yards.
Haha i also reacted to that, would expect more like "cluster fudge" from Mads ;)
I actually backed it up and listened to it 3 more times to make sure. Lol
It's really unbelievable how long it has been taking for the hull to dry out. Great work as always.
Great vid again Mads. Looking forward for next weekend!😃👍
Great video, as always. This has become part of my Sunday evening routine. Work on my boat, come back, watch Mads show us how neatly I should've done it...
You have come a long way. Good job.
Met Lynn and Larry Pardy back in the late 90's in the UK when they were doing one of their seminars. Received some very useful information regarding sails i.e., battenless main with no header. We could raise or lower the sails on any point of the wind no matter what the weather.
Although they are very experienced we did not follow their ideas with respect to dinghy's or how to deploy their storm drogue. Larry like to put it on a bridle and drift back claiming the disturbed water would not break over their boat.
We actually had to deploy our parachute anchor when crossing the Atlantic in very bad conditions, strong winds and very steep and tall seas. Our parachute anchor was much larger than the one he used on his yacht and deployed it over the bow and I must say it worked very well in that configuration for our yacht.
Larry liked to sail as a minimalist...unlike yourself or us, without an engine or much in the way of electronics but he is undoubtedly a great sailor with a lot of good advice.
We also met Tom Cunliff in Barbate Portugal on his way back from his summer cruise to Morroco. Great chap and we enjoyed a good laugh and a drink aboard his new yacht (probably 16 years ago).
Mass,
I was looking at Obelek in some of the 2year old videos....now I'm really looking forward to the final result of Athena. I'll be sticking around!
Brilliant idea about the sleeping mats. Have already purchased some bad the glue from ebay. Locked down now so can’t get to the boat for a little while. Thanks for all the great tips. Super spiffy!
Delighted your going for the splash this year very exciting.
one of the highlights, of the week is always your videos!
You are a inspiration to me, for making DIY on my own boat.
Good luck and keep up the good mood in your videos!
Good to see how time flies, looking forward to the next stage and the work from within the shed...
Spiffy! I am looking looking forward to the deck project! I was removing and replacing wet core in my boat's deck yesterday.
Dear Mads. I am not sure what to think about the sneaky wilma comment about your textual habits. Actually, the more I watch the more sneaky things I see. And I like it. ;)
As a UX/UI designer, I liked seeing your space. Really liked the wood on the outside. Thanks for taking us outside the boat. I kind of miss the old vids where you are at your house having your parents do your yard work for you. ;) haha. :D
Ok, that is all the smiley faces I am allowed to give.
Great video! I look forward to these every week. Keep up the great work. After everything is said and done would love to see a before and after video of the boat.
"Pretty Dang Spiffy"!! Can't wait to see the teak deck removal process, I guess that's the "DIY Geek" in me coming out!!
This looks good . Hopefully you will launch this fall. Greetings from former colonial of Denmark, Iceland ;)
Thanks for the video. Best of luck with the move into the shed.
thanks for the show. i think it,s one of the best of it,s kind. good job and keep on trucken
05:35 - You are covering up some supports - that are going to be behind a piece of painted plywood - Underneath some Insulation - Behind an electrical panel - Inside a cupboard.
I like you! :)
Thanks for sharing Mads.
I really love your videos and your refits...keep them coming
Great job, as always! Love your vlog.
Great Work. Thanks for sharing your progress.
I'd recognize that shirt anywhere! Congratulations on 3 years! B.
Excited for you! Hope to see you inside a shed next week. #savetheteakdeck :/ *snap* adds hot vac blog
Keep up the great work Mads.
THAT look amazing. You do SUCH good work.
Hi Mads, I've just finished removing the teak deck of my Endurance 35, lots of screws, nails removed. Deck had plywood with teak strips attaching to it, completely removed the deck and replaced with new marine plywood and fiberglassed over the marine plywood. Your AC and DC system looks great very neat work 👍 thinking of the Blue sea system myself.
Great videos keep the good work up looking forward to the removal of the teak
and---
I really like your use of American sayings, like "cluster folly" even when you get them backwards.
Hi one thing I always do is have a piece of cord from the back of the panel door to inside the frame, so that when you open the door it stops it opening out fully (keep it 10mm short) and damaging the switches on the front and what they might bang into.
I have been wiring machine/ tools and robots etc in Detroit since 1985, when we wire a panel like that, you take the whole bundle of wires to the farthest point in the panel, ad about six inches, then strip them all the same length with labels all same length, now grab each wire and tie it in , they will all land nicely, and in the future, if you need to swap a wire or two, to change a breaker location whatever, you have the spare wire to move it any where in the panel, the way you wired that one panel is good, but if you wanted to move your TV or something to a new location, and add a breaker, you don't have the spare wire to do so, remember, always run spare wires to locations you think you may add something later, and always leave extra wire lengths for the next addition or swap, put labels on all spare wires, and i would have that cabinet vented good for those panels so it doesn't get too hot in there, and I would purchase a Klein professional crimper for the sta kons ring terminals, and instead of ty raps for wire ties, we use a roll of velcro tape, that way they are reusable for trouble shooting etc, and with the velcro tape, the bundles are not as tight so if you need to remove a wire or trace a wire, it is easier, and if you use wire nuts to splice, you should wrap them in shrink tubing to keep water out and keep it from coming undone. in machines we splice with a ring terminal and 10-32 nut and bolt and wrap with tape or shrink wrap, and butt splices are illegal, for you shore power, you should have a receptacle at bow and stern, because you don't know the location of electric at next port, and it can save you the length of Athena in cable (Grand Banks boats have this feature) but you are doing a good job, just trying to give you advice from an actual machine/ tool electrician, I wire the machines that make cars
Your exclamation," TA DA!" is un-nerving. Don't ever stop doing it.
Best TH-camr ever!
Hey Mads....you must be so excited. I cant wait to see the progress. Just one thing...I'm terrified that with all these jobs on you are going to scratch or dent your kitchen benchtop. Any chance you could tape a bit of cardboard over that shiny bench? im sure you are going to want it to look perfect when you are entertaining Mrs Mads when shes all finished and ive made the mistake of not covering a finished product and then scratching it by mistake.
Anyway, all the best and keep the videos coming!
Mads, you need to make some "Pretty Dang Spiffy" t shirts!
can you put up the link for Roger's blog? Loving the videos Mads.
For those that hate when the epoxy pumps break or clog get a cheap digital scale that has a tare function and cover it with a clear bag for spills. Put empty container on it hit are, weight the epoxy, then weigh the hardener. The ratios are a little different by weight so check on the manufacturer product sheets.
Incredible detailed work...!
Had a surprise this afternoon already as i watched the videos of "CruisingTheCut", where you appeared, explaining the Refleks heater...
I hope you will make it into the water in fall, much work until than, but i trust in you, that you will make it perfect!
Have fun!
:-D
Omg!!! You really do sail!!!
Hi, love your channel, it's become our steady weekly end-of-sunday relax moment. keep up the good work.
In the video you mention Rodgers blog and putting up a link in the description. It could be me going blind but I could not find it.
Could you possibly add it or tell me where to look.
Thanks
great video, can't wait for next week's one, like always :):):):)
Keep the great videos coming!
M- nice going. Planning the work is best- even if something goes to ratshit last minute. You'll get there.
thanks mads its comming along very nice
They sell automotive mats like the camping mats in much larger bundles.
Oh Mads, you sneak! You think we didn't notice "Drake and Mo" on your calendar in June??? WOW! We are very excited to see two of our favourite SailTube Channels meet! Can't wait! :-)
Kazooka I saw that too, interesting since Paragon is in the faroe islands and heading up to Svalbard for the summer....maybe they are flying in?
i really liked the period when you added the "outtakes" to the video's... Hilarious...
too cool ! i wish i could buy your other boat !
Just finished finding and binge watching your refitting Athena. Great DIY work and I've learned several things. I had a question and a couple of comments.. First, I looked for "composite laminate" on Google and couldn't find it. Do you have a link? Second, I miss the "slap" sequence. I wanted to show my wife but couldn't remember the last time you used it. Third, as a hard-of-hearing 57yo from using the tools you're using, might I recommend that you use you're ear muffs while running them? My Dr. recommend them and it does make the work more enjoyable (for me, anyway).
Fair winds,
Does anyone else still hear "Yerkle and I hope you enjoyed this video..." in your heads at the end...everytime!?! X-D
I knew Wilma would be trouble and I see she's already wanting to know who you're texting.
I'm surprised she let you get away with saying "clusterf**k".Give her a coat of paint now before she becomes a real problem.
I agree with Florida Sailor Mads! She's on to you...you are in big trouble with Wallma...I mean Wilma!
I'm sure he said "cluster-fuchs" but I guess saying cluster of foxes in German might still annoy her.
Hey, how is the new job ? Your work environment looks pretty nice !
I love your movies. You are true inspiration for me. When I changed my approach for DIY stuff even my wife noticed that I do a lot of works the same like I saw in your movies - my wife said "You do it like that guy form YT" (you are " that guy") One question why you exchange portlights that looks quite new and ok ?
Your first vids are realy good mads u the tipe of lad that started realy good :) ^^
I can't understand how you manage to keep track of all your stuff when you clean up... I always work in a total chaos, I can't find anything otherwise the more chaotic my stuff is around me the easier it is for me to remember where things are.
That looks like Sublime Editor!
Mads ....i know i sound like a worry wort , but please be super careful with that new saw you have that you made the teak anchors with ...it looks like a really easy way to lose a finger
Rofl, you caught me off guard with the mini cluster f***
Looking Spiffy!
somehow i managed to miss the discussion of the hot vac drying process. :( any suggestions on finding out more about it? only you would worry about what the inside of a locker looks like Mads :)
you used to sail? now that is a surprise :p.
when does the weather change there because you always have that jacket on and its mid spring
That mat is not likely to be fire retardant. Cut a small piece and set alight. It should self-extinguish. I had the same idea to use these some time ago but the one I had failed the test.
great video mads .. but not seeing a link to "rodger"
Thanks
Ah Roger ball. Crewed on Dylan hunters first centaur. Devoted to his restoration of a centaur. Seems like a nice chap thx
The first thing I noticed about the video was how you weren't moving the tiller back and forth! So many video's people keep turning the wheel or pushing the tiller like a snake going thru the water. You were going nice and straight.
Where's the link to Roger's blog?
don't worry. I use fillets all the time in my 3D program's I'll make some extras for you in Cinema 4D
Nice video. The volume seemed a little low this week.
On, good. It wasn't just me going deaf!
I can tell that was a fake video since you were actually out of a marina. :-)
I really do miss some of your early videos and look forward to when you are traveling the World.
Hehe ;) I'll get out on the water again real soon :) If everything goes according to plan this summer I could go for a longer cruise next summer :)
WHOOO GO DENMARK!!!
sorry I saw your Danish flag.
where's the link to his blog?
What is your time line to finish the refit.
Did you add a link to Roger?
Non-boat related plans? Are you sure you're allowed to do that? :) Or are you going to start a non-boat related TH-cam channel for us too? Seriously though, Athena is coming along nicely and thanks for sharing. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan
Still no link to the Blog you talked about. must have been the extra non boat activities that made you for get..........
so what happened to Rogers blog info?
No link for Roger's Blog?
How are you planning to heat Athena?
At least you don't wiggle your nose like Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) used to do in the American TV show "Bewitched".
Keep up the great work!
I agree, very spefy (SP/)!
PS, that would allow a new way to open your vlogs too.
What's the deal with Drake & Mo in June? Some joint videos in the near future?
if water gets the chance to get there it will separate at the glue
You used to wear your hair farther forward on your head.
Cluster what? :)