Mads, never apologize to us for not being able to complete a task during a video. You are an amazingly funny, super competent, inspiring sailboat DIY'er! We love watching your videos and the projects no matter how fast or slow they take to complete. Hope to meet you some day if you and Ava are ever in the Caribbean. Cheers!
You have practically built a brand new vessel. Back whe you popped up in my feed as a suggestion video I thought you would beat me to the water. On my 10th vessel now and your still putting hundreds of hours in on Athena. Your WIFE should always be happy in there.
I just found your channel and after this episode it would appear like you might, if nothing else, have some experience in laundering overalls! Just kidding. Another great episode on setting the industry standard for DIY boat building! I can't start mine until after you have finished your's or I'm not going to know what to do! Thanks, Mads! We're looking forward for Eva's arrival, too. Then you can teach her all your English idioms and let her take over the videography and narration, and that way you can work nonstop without having to ever stop for a break! Oh, glorious work!
You are our favorite. Thanks so much for videoing your efforts. Jan and I are retired so we can’t really contribute financially but we love hitting the like button every week. Great job. Sincerely Jan and Ron
As someone who has remodeled five homes while living in them you have got your priority's right getting the head and stateroom done first, surprisingly my wife doesn't mind going out for dinner as much as going out to use the bathroom : ].
Tell me about it. My SO was shooting daggers at me, until i managed to make the throne work. Hell hath no scorn like a -n angered- woman without a throne.
Watching Mads and his Oh Glorious Sanding while I’m doing Oh Glorious Laundry 🧺 Folding ... At least the sanding will eventually come to an end. My laundry folding ... not so much.
I like the idea of the shower drain, but i have reservations that it does not contain a hair trap, it would not matter with just yourself Madds, as i can see you are like me, a bit thin on top, but where Ava is concerned the drain will block up in no time, my wife is testament to that.
I mentioned this before. I think he said something about installing some kind of adhoc screen, which makes me think he hasn't actually dealt with long hair and plumbing before. Which of course he doesn't look like it's a common issue for him. Worse though, the cockpit drain he chose looks like the cross bars will block inserting most common hair stoppers. I hope he at least packs a couple of drain zippers.
You are coming along wonderful, really looking good. One thing to consider with the solar set up is that solar controllers USE POWER AT NIGHT well in the day too [ consuming 48 amp\hr instead of 12 amp\hr each and every day ] and having only one is a HUGE benefit, as it is more efficiant when run close to max than at min power. just keep the others as spares. Running the panels in parellel will still prevent any shading from taking them all out, and the greater current flow will keep line loss at the minimum. That panel with the scratch is fine it is limited to the frame only, cosmetic and can be hidden when butted up to another panel. CHEERS Steve h.
So honoured to see you finish your few hounded hours of glassing by hand and happy to report I had some great oh glorious sanding done this weekend. Thanks Mads for letting us see the joy off DIY 😀👍🏻
O M G! That could have Not ben 20 minutes! Wow Love the videos. They just go by so fast. Thank you Again for a Great video. Until Next Sunday Morning 🌄. Aloha and Mahalo from the Big Island 🏝of Hawaii!
I would be thinking of a wall as only being wood thick with glass on both sides: wood plug, two halves filled with foam after glassed in: and two wood walls, glassed on both sides, with co suit through it, filled with foam. The latter is strongest & most quiet. Enjoy a wonderful week, keep building.
Vinylester putty is the quickest way to fix pinholes in the fairing before or during the paint process. Mizlx up the tiniest batches and apply, even between paint layers if a flaw is found. Sanding within 30 minutes of application and painting again immediately after. The stuff pretty cures.faster than you can work. 3M sells it and it is ridiculously expensive but a pint jar is nearly a lifetime's supply.
Great progress on the head Mads. I know Ava is in constant contact with you and I will put money on the fact that when she arrives, the first thing she will do (after hugging and kisses) is put on her work clothes and jump into work. She is just that kind of lady. Take care, keep forging on.
You might want to put a chain plate kind of support under the life raft cradle. They tend to take a lot of stress in storm situations. I've seen a lot of them rip away. Frankly, I don't like those cradles. You could build a half depth recessed area for the life raft container, then put locking straps (shaped metal bars) over the top. It wil interfere less with your sight lines and be more secure.
Looks great. Can’t wait to see the final result. Looks like you still have a lot to do before Ava gets there, unless you’ve been sandbagging and are almost done!
I think your making amazing progress at a very high spec level but might it be easier to rent a holiday apartment or something similar when Ava arrives just for a couple of weeks or so
Regarding the solar panel. At very least take pictures, notify the carrier of possible concealed damage (noted on the bill of lading), notify the distributor and/or manufacturer of the superficial damage that could be more extensive. CYA in other words. Here in the states we have ten days to notes possible concealed damage on the BOL.
Holy hell man! 4 mppt chargers is insane, lol. It really comes down to how your array is set up, parallel or series when concerned with shading. I do love victron though. Hands down the best customer service experience I've ever had.
It was interesting to see that you went with the same plan as we did buy planning a charge controller for each panel. I am trying to decide if I should continue with my plan to do the same for shading reasons or if I should go for higher voltage. I am realizing that if I stick with the panel voltage I will lose some output potential during low light scenarios because of the low voltage from each panel, being only 28v. I understand that 20v over battery voltage is recommended for the best efficiency which would suggest wiring two of the panels in series because they are exactly the same. I wonder if the built in diodes would prevent output loss from one panel being shaded. We’ll need as much energy as we can get from the few panels we have to make our needs match the supply and storage we have room for. I have already bought our charge controllers; but now I am giving it more thought as I get closer to having my articulating pedestals built. I wonder if any of you have considered this same thought.
After doing some more homework, I think we are on the right track going with multiple charge controllers for maximum efficiency when it comes to shading. It’s more expensive, but with the Cerbo GX helping the controllers work together through the whole charge cycle there may not currently be a better way to get every watt possible out of a given array of panels.
@@GeorgeIvanPare I don't know man. I manage just well with two LG 330w high efficiency panels and a victron Mppt 75/150 charging a 3x100AH LiPo bank. All in parallel. Shading isn't a problem even with dust. If you were running a 1kw+ array then I'd could see two controllers but in all honesty for the weight and cost its not worth it. I'd rather buy one more battery than another controller.
Jeg er stolt af kunne anbefale din youtube kanal til andre Mads, jeg elsker at se dine videoer og ser frem til at i kommer ud på havet :-), jeg håber det er ok at skrive på dansk her
OMG OTVBA! You are working lightning quick but will it be quick enough? The tension builds and anxiety rises will Mads finish all need to do or will Ava take one look and book into a hotel? Tune in next week to find out if it was a Tadaah week or is Mads in the poop tank?
Also enjoy your Sunday videos. The boat is really looking nice and keep my fingers crossed you will keeping finishing things. But if you come up a bit short that will be fine. Having Ava onboard to help will be well helpful! But wishes and stay safe. One more comment: Four solar controllers is more than a bit of overkill!
Does she know what you are doing for her? I mean remodeling an entire boat interior for her, with all the creature comforts. She’s a lucky girl an you know your a lucky guy too. She is kind of cute you know. lol. AH what we do for love.
The little pen holds the stuff you're talking about total boat is a brand total fare is their faring compound I have never had penholes with that it works really good and Sam's better than anything I've found
I’m installing a Mark Grasser 250 amp alternator with a WakeSpeed 500 regulator. WakeSpeed is working with Victron and has a new download that will interface perfectly with my Victron system. Seems to be working flawlessly. Can’t wait to see yours! Best of luck and thanks for all the vids. Quite inspirational.
Can't believe I still nose exhale when someone says "sea cock", I need to grow the hell up:) On a serious note, the fact that the refit is (for now) nearing completion is really impressive. You really have earned some cruising after the countless hours of orbital sander-wielding.
How about plumbing the shower drain, after you have filled with foam underneath the shower pan ? Already three years since you’ve made the new rudder ! Dang, time flies..
I did not understood either how that worked, wehre is the showerdrain plumbed too? And at some point it looked like the showerdrain hole filled with foam......mhmhm....???
I wonder about the structural efficiency of your thickened epoxy/chopped fibreglass plugs. Even though you're planning to use supersized washers on the inside, they're going to need to bear against something more structural than balsa. I'm guessing that there is a layer of fibreglass on the inside of that balsa core for the supersized bolts to bear against, but is this fibreglass strong enough to anchor the life raft bolts? If the supersized washers are bearing against the plugs, you will be relying on the shear strength between the plug and the balsa.
If that's an aluminum frame panel you should be fine. If it's steel, you may want to paint some zinc passivation paint on the scratch. The panel itself should be fine.
I actually much prefer your current format for filming where you simply narrate all of the work you are completing in fast motion. I'm sure you have switched to that format due to time constraints but I like it. It's too bad you couldn't fit the life raft under the boom vang, it would have been a nice centered solution. Great progress!
Mads, never apologize to us for not being able to complete a task during a video. You are an amazingly funny, super competent, inspiring sailboat DIY'er! We love watching your videos and the projects no matter how fast or slow they take to complete. Hope to meet you some day if you and Ava are ever in the Caribbean. Cheers!
You have practically built a brand new vessel. Back whe you popped up in my feed as a suggestion video I thought you would beat me to the water. On my 10th vessel now and your still putting hundreds of hours in on Athena. Your WIFE should always be happy in there.
22 days until Ava shows up! I am so excited to see her in videos again, she is an absolute gem Mads.
I watch these every week. Good stuff. You are getting close!
My friend, it is mind numbing to think about how much boat refit knowledge is locked up in that noggin of yours!
Gotcha! This Eva, you are talking about, seems to be a secret task accelerator.
I just found your channel and after this episode it would appear like you might, if nothing else, have some experience in laundering overalls! Just kidding. Another great episode on setting the industry standard for DIY boat building! I can't start mine until after you have finished your's or I'm not going to know what to do! Thanks, Mads!
We're looking forward for Eva's arrival, too. Then you can teach her all your English idioms and let her take over the videography and narration, and that way you can work nonstop without having to ever stop for a break! Oh, glorious work!
Every time you reach for your Bosch drill my pulse rate goes up! You’re fearless.
You are our favorite. Thanks so much for videoing your efforts. Jan and I are retired so we can’t really contribute financially but we love hitting the like button every week. Great job. Sincerely Jan and Ron
As someone who has remodeled five homes while living in them you have got your priority's right getting the head and stateroom done first, surprisingly my wife doesn't mind going out for dinner as much as going out to use the bathroom : ].
Tell me about it. My SO was shooting daggers at me, until i managed to make the throne work. Hell hath no scorn like a -n angered- woman without a throne.
Great job your doing. I hope your not neglecting your dog we never see him anymore. How about an update?
She arrives in less than three weeks! This is getting real
Yeup Mads is in the poop tank!
I don't bolive
@@wojtekkubacki5382 I don't believe either. I can believe he is finishing the boat. I can't believe he has a girlfriend, much less a finaceé. ;)
Can't believe it's 2 years since the floor reinforcement, time flies!
Watching Mads and his Oh Glorious Sanding while I’m doing Oh Glorious Laundry 🧺 Folding ...
At least the sanding will eventually come to an end.
My laundry folding ... not so much.
Looking forward to seeing Ava again!
As always you are informative and awesome. Everything is looking mighty good.
A MPPT controller per panel is the absolute best way to go. Great choice.
Another great vid Mads makes me want to gut my boat and rebuild it for fun.
After you finish priming take your glasses off before you look at it to be surprised how much better it appears.
You just made my Sunday morning with your brand new video. Thanks so much!
I would test the voltage on that panel just to make sure everything is fine before you can't return it.
Your Composite skills has reached the level of Grand Wizard.
I like the idea of the shower drain, but i have reservations that it does not contain a hair trap, it would not matter with just yourself Madds, as i can see you are like me, a bit thin on top, but where Ava is concerned the drain will block up in no time, my wife is testament to that.
I mentioned this before. I think he said something about installing some kind of adhoc screen, which makes me think he hasn't actually dealt with long hair and plumbing before. Which of course he doesn't look like it's a common issue for him. Worse though, the cockpit drain he chose looks like the cross bars will block inserting most common hair stoppers. I hope he at least packs a couple of drain zippers.
Mads mentioned double hair traps if I remember correctly. He is not the kind of man to forget something like this.
Even with Eva’s arrival imminent you are ever the perfectionist 😃
Every time I see those companion way steps I think, something magical will happen with those.
Your channel is the reason i look forward to it being Sunday! your boat is going to look amazing when finished. Keep the videos coming dude. 🛥
You are coming along wonderful, really looking good. One thing to consider with the solar set up is that solar controllers USE POWER AT NIGHT well in the day too [ consuming 48 amp\hr instead of 12 amp\hr each and every day ] and having only one is a HUGE benefit, as it is more efficiant when run close to max than at min power. just keep the others as spares. Running the panels in parellel will still prevent any shading from taking them all out, and the greater current flow will keep line loss at the minimum. That panel with the scratch is fine it is limited to the frame only, cosmetic and can be hidden when butted up to another panel. CHEERS Steve h.
So honoured to see you finish your few hounded hours of glassing by hand and happy to report I had some great oh glorious sanding done this weekend. Thanks Mads for letting us see the joy off DIY 😀👍🏻
O M G! That could have Not ben 20 minutes! Wow Love the videos. They just go by so fast.
Thank you Again for a Great video. Until Next Sunday Morning 🌄.
Aloha and Mahalo from the Big Island 🏝of Hawaii!
Woot! My moment of zen. Thanks Mads. Keep up the good work.
The amount of work you put in is absolutely amazing
I would be thinking of a wall as only being wood thick with glass on both sides: wood plug, two halves filled with foam after glassed in: and two wood walls, glassed on both sides, with co suit through it, filled with foam. The latter is strongest & most quiet.
Enjoy a wonderful week, keep building.
Conduit that is.. f#@$in auto correct.
Vinylester putty is the quickest way to fix pinholes in the fairing before or during the paint process. Mizlx up the tiniest batches and apply, even between paint layers if a flaw is found. Sanding within 30 minutes of application and painting again immediately after. The stuff pretty cures.faster than you can work. 3M sells it and it is ridiculously expensive but a pint jar is nearly a lifetime's supply.
Yes more "OH Glorious Sanding", get so excited when he posts vids.
Madds: I hope you and your partner will love sailing as much as I liked your skills at recreating a boat! Sail On!
pretty dang spiffy. 👍💚⛵💛
YES! Sunday and I have been waiting. Allways looking forward to sunday evening, 20.00 sharp🛠👍
Very Spiffy as always - thanks!
Another great video Mads! Thank you.
You will need regular access to the poop tank. Scale will build up on the inside, fall off and block the outlet and other blockages will need clearing
Great progress on the head Mads. I know Ava is in constant contact with you and I will put money on the fact that when she arrives, the first thing she will do (after hugging and kisses) is put on her work clothes and jump into work. She is just that kind of lady. Take care, keep forging on.
Love watching your videos.
Hi Mads, I’m always impressed by your workmanship. You are my role model.
Looking great Mads....I do not know how you keep a smile going all the time..well at least on camera...lol...John
Mad skills, Mads! You’re going to have one gorgeous vessel real soon. Been watching since the start and am excited for you and Ava to set sail!
greatest guy in the internets
A beautiful rear porch would look really nice on your ⛵️
You might want to put a chain plate kind of support under the life raft cradle. They tend to take a lot of stress in storm situations. I've seen a lot of them rip away. Frankly, I don't like those cradles. You could build a half depth recessed area for the life raft container, then put locking straps (shaped metal bars) over the top. It wil interfere less with your sight lines and be more secure.
Looking great Mads! Thanks for pushing through the sanding monotony for us very happy viewers!
Wait - the rudder was 2018?? Seems like yesterday.
yep
Looking good mad
Beautiful cliffhanger. Commence nest building in top speed for the next 3weeks. 🤞
Your doing great keep pushing mads
Those solar panels are huge!
Looks great. Can’t wait to see the final result. Looks like you still have a lot to do before Ava gets there, unless you’ve been sandbagging and are almost done!
Holy deadline, Batman !
Your a real cool an hard working guy !! She will love all your work... ✌🏻💗😊❣️
You got alot of irons in the fire my friend. Your doing a wonderful job.
hi the boat is looking very good
Another spell binding video, can’t wait🦈
I think your making amazing progress at a very high spec level but might it be easier to rent a holiday apartment or something similar when Ava arrives just for a couple of weeks or so
Great progress, really starting to visualize the end result! Great work and thanks for such great content as always!
Regarding the solar panel. At very least take pictures, notify the carrier of possible concealed damage (noted on the bill of lading), notify the distributor and/or manufacturer of the superficial damage that could be more extensive. CYA in other words. Here in the states we have ten days to notes possible concealed damage on the BOL.
Holy hell man! 4 mppt chargers is insane, lol. It really comes down to how your array is set up, parallel or series when concerned with shading. I do love victron though. Hands down the best customer service experience I've ever had.
It was interesting to see that you went with the same plan as we did buy planning a charge controller for each panel. I am trying to decide if I should continue with my plan to do the same for shading reasons or if I should go for higher voltage. I am realizing that if I stick with the panel voltage I will lose some output potential during low light scenarios because of the low voltage from each panel, being only 28v. I understand that 20v over battery voltage is recommended for the best efficiency which would suggest wiring two of the panels in series because they are exactly the same. I wonder if the built in diodes would prevent output loss from one panel being shaded. We’ll need as much energy as we can get from the few panels we have to make our needs match the supply and storage we have room for. I have already bought our charge controllers; but now I am giving it more thought as I get closer to having my articulating pedestals built.
I wonder if any of you have considered this same thought.
After doing some more homework, I think we are on the right track going with multiple charge controllers for maximum efficiency when it comes to shading. It’s more expensive, but with the Cerbo GX helping the controllers work together through the whole charge cycle there may not currently be a better way to get every watt possible out of a given array of panels.
@@GeorgeIvanPare I don't know man. I manage just well with two LG 330w high efficiency panels and a victron Mppt 75/150 charging a 3x100AH LiPo bank. All in parallel. Shading isn't a problem even with dust. If you were running a 1kw+ array then I'd could see two controllers but in all honesty for the weight and cost its not worth it. I'd rather buy one more battery than another controller.
Making progress!
Jeg er stolt af kunne anbefale din youtube kanal til andre Mads, jeg elsker at se dine videoer og ser frem til at i kommer ud på havet :-), jeg håber det er ok at skrive på dansk her
OMG OTVBA! You are working lightning quick but will it be quick enough? The tension builds and anxiety rises will Mads finish all need to do or will Ava take one look and book into a hotel? Tune in next week to find out if it was a Tadaah week or is Mads in the poop tank?
Also enjoy your Sunday videos. The boat is really looking nice and keep my fingers crossed you will keeping finishing things. But if you come up a bit short that will be fine. Having Ava onboard to help will be well helpful! But wishes and stay safe. One more comment: Four solar controllers is more than a bit of overkill!
Does she know what you are doing for her? I mean remodeling an entire boat interior for her, with all the creature comforts. She’s a lucky girl an you know your a lucky guy too. She is kind of cute you know. lol. AH what we do for love.
Oh glorious sanding!
Thank you for all these video’s!
Ha ha just the same with me ... just finished a week of grinding and sanding and about to do my very first epoxy fibreglassing EVER ! Good luck Mads !
It’s been 3 years since the rudder. Time goes by way to fast.
My thought exactly when he said that.
I don't know if you have ever used this stuff but it is great for fairing: TotalBoat TotalFair Epoxy Fairing Compound.
looking good
The little pen holds the stuff you're talking about total boat is a brand total fare is their faring compound I have never had penholes with that it works really good and Sam's better than anything I've found
Bravo!
I’m installing a Mark Grasser 250 amp alternator with a WakeSpeed 500 regulator. WakeSpeed is working with Victron and has a new download that will interface perfectly with my Victron system. Seems to be working flawlessly. Can’t wait to see yours! Best of luck and thanks for all the vids. Quite inspirational.
Can't believe I still nose exhale when someone says "sea cock", I need to grow the hell up:) On a serious note, the fact that the refit is (for now) nearing completion is really impressive. You really have earned some cruising after the countless hours of orbital sander-wielding.
Keep up the good work, Mads! :D
Great video, can't remember if you have a blender valve for the underfloor shower heating circuit. You will have very hot feet or else!
I only counted one "Glorious" in the whole video. Is Mads breaking up with sanding, is magic is gone.
Two if you count the Tshirt at the end of the video 😄
Wow Mads! Three weeks before A-Day? Things are moving along very quickly!
How about plumbing the shower drain, after you have filled with foam underneath the shower pan ? Already three years since you’ve made the new rudder ! Dang, time flies..
I did not understood either how that worked, wehre is the showerdrain plumbed too? And at some point it looked like the showerdrain hole filled with foam......mhmhm....???
👍😎👍 Just got done with store trip now on the the good stuff.
WHOA WHOA WHOA! what about the drain? wasn't that to be in the void??
Nice video
I wonder about the structural efficiency of your thickened epoxy/chopped fibreglass plugs. Even though you're planning to use supersized washers on the inside, they're going to need to bear against something more structural than balsa. I'm guessing that there is a layer of fibreglass on the inside of that balsa core for the supersized bolts to bear against, but is this fibreglass strong enough to anchor the life raft bolts? If the supersized washers are bearing against the plugs, you will be relying on the shear strength between the plug and the balsa.
"Little did I know I'd be caught in an endless loop of sanding and fairing... sanding and fairing." Must be Sail Life!
Every episode needs its dose of glorious sanding!
It's so much to do and needs a finish that one can live with which is a pity as you guys are sailing soon. Good luck.
If that's an aluminum frame panel you should be fine. If it's steel, you may want to paint some zinc passivation paint on the scratch. The panel itself should be fine.
next week...installing the towel warmer.......
Great video and inspiring as always. Did you fill the oversized hole for the life raft fitting with epoxy and chopped fibre glass from below?
Amazing !! The amount of money though pouring into this boat for most people would make them cry themselves to sleep for week's...maybe months...🥴
Looking good!
It has probably been suggested before, but, would it help against the pin-holes to vacuum the fairing-compound before applying?
Consider putting the shower controls not under the shower head. Back wall side wall,away from the water
Agree, that way you turn on water without getting wet plus less leak/corrosion problems
Awesome!
"The poop tank " ? Sounds a lot better then the poop deck from the 18th century sailing ships ! lol !
Looking good. Does the endless loop of head faring and sanding/painting seem like Ground Hog Day. Or should it be Boat Head Day?
I actually much prefer your current format for filming where you simply narrate all of the work you are completing in fast motion. I'm sure you have switched to that format due to time constraints but I like it. It's too bad you couldn't fit the life raft under the boom vang, it would have been a nice centered solution. Great progress!