Hi from NZ to you two ….. great to see you both tackling a new challenge … many years ago my wife, children and I had to leave our home in Rhodesia due to a very uncertain future … thank goodness we did …. and came here to NZ. In a very short space of time I had the opportunity to salvage a wooden ex work boat that had sunk in a local storm. Long before You Tube … I had to learn to laminate new frames steam stringers and rivet and roove them together … great fun and experience … we had many fun years ‘holidaying’ in it with our kids …. Your turn will come … Good luck and happy days.
Having learned a thing or two from Leo at Sampson Boat Co about 'iron sickness' in wooden boats, may I suggest you exchange those steel hanging knees for bronze ones as soon as possible? Hopefully your grand old heritage vessel might last longer if you do!
I’ve got to admit. I’ve followed you two here since you began and thought , “bloody hell, look what these two have done. Surely they bit off more than they could possibly chew!” I said that back then because of my experience restoring our Sea Scout Ship which was a former WWII USN AVR and was in similar condition. Well actually worse with considerably more structural dry rot. So much that the US Coast Guard condemned her until repairs were made. Eventually she was hauled out and put on cribs. You have a steep learning curve but you have found creative solutions to problems and your work appears to be sound. I wish I could lend assistance but must be content in living vicariously through you and your mates. Cheers from across the pond. Bill Chasser
Use a flat blade screwdriver and hammer to punch three evenly spaced holes in the bottom of the paint can rim. The lid will still give an air tight seal, but the holes will allow excess paint to drain back into the can and not clog up the trough... You can attach a small red light indicator to the voltmeter for each engine (with a diode to prevent current 'back flow' from the other engine). At least that way you'll know at a glance when each engine is running or stopped...
I am full of admiration for your determination to finish what to me looks like a huge amount of work, but probably a labour of love from your standpoint. I really hope your ship comes in and look forward to seeing her restored to her former glory.
I am from South Africa busy looking for a job in Abu Dhabi (long story - thanks covid!) and have just binge watched this from the beginning over the last three days, love what you are doing to this boat! Will follow to the end! When I was a kid we lived in the UK on the broads near Norwich in Norfolk and I remember seeing some MTBs with a similar hull and you have brought back some vivid memories. Will now watch LittleFloaters and your other youtube videos. Love the sound of the diesels, if this is what they sound like at idle imagine how good they will sound flat out! Good luck, keep enjoying life, you are living my dream!
There's an old saying....."How do you eat an elephant?".........one bite at a time! You guys are getting there. This is a huge project and with a small budget this is the only way you'll get to the end! I am full of admiration for your energy and pluck! Well done!
Seems from watching you guys that there are two ways to restore something like this. It's a function of time v money. You can spend a lot of money and get it done in a short time by paying someone to do it. Or, if you have a lot of time and not that much money, you can do a little work over a long time with less money by doing the work yourself which costs only your time. I like that idea.
I hope you are keeping all the copper nail cut offs. Since copper prices are so very high, those cut offs can bring in some extra income. From the looks of them, they are pretty good diameter and worth collect and keep to sale back to the scrap yards... Great work from the both of you. I enjoy watching but can't believe how much you've both accomplish thus far. Thumbs Up for sure!
Howdy guys, I have been watching your vlogs on and off over the past few months. You have a huge task with the rebuild of the old boat. unfortunately j forget to go to my laptop to leave a comment but will do. Love the idea of solar snd wind combination for your power source. I live in Australia and have been a regular visitor to the UK with my wife and other family members. Cheer Keith
How ridiculously exciting to feel her move under your command. It probably won't ever feel as exciting again as it does at times like these. 😁😁 Oh - sign me up for roves, mud and hard work. I'll be there.
@@ShipHappensUK I'm pretty much there. I've never binged quite as much as I have with your story! Weekends between now and Christmas are looking pretty full but I'll keep things free in the new year and look out for your next call to action. 👍😁
I'm so pleased I've found your channel - you pair and the children are great and I just love what you're doing. I've done similar along time ago so I appreciate what it's like. Would I be right in saying that Sarinda was berthed in Liverpool Marina in the late 1990s? You have a new fan - keep the dream alive, we're all routing for you.
what a team you make sharing your joy and excitment keeping me smiling . dont ever give up keep your dreams for the boat alive.. thank you for the trip so far
Well done if I didn't live in the states I would be happy to come and help it is work but you two seem like happy people to be around. and I love the sound of those diesels as well
You can also put the engines in reverse and use the propwash to clear some mud out from under Sarinda. As your tied and anchored in the manner you are, I'd hesitate to use anything more than say 1/4 power in that case as you don't want to drag your anchors loose.
I love watching you use your training and common sense to fix this boat! And the real miracle is you are doing it together! And you still like each other (at least what we see on the videos)! Watching this last video, I was hit with the thought that Sarinda should be on Lake Michigan. Perfect size. Access to hundreds of ports, states, and two countries! Just sayin.... BJH from Kalamazoo. (yes, there really is a Kalamazoo)
Great work on those stringers , looking fantastic it is. The engines have a good healthy grumble to them , nothing gets the blood rushing quicker than that grumbling sound. Proud of you guys , you are Rocking it!! Be well .. keep smiling .. catch ya on the flip side .. Cheers.
In tunneling to tighten face boards against the clay face we would double tuck wedges against the whaler timber and catch them with a nail partly driven in. To settle Lazy Days back in the Medway mud after a trip, I'd run a port or Starboard engine in gear depend on the list. The direction of drive depending on the direction of tide, this would scour the bottom and the tide would wash the arisings away. Good to see even more timbers going in and the ways your improving your fixing methods to make life easier. Traveling the world I'm amazed how different people tackle the same job and kick myself for not thinking of it. A caravan dot and circle level will show you if the boats level every which way, the same type of level used on surveyors tripod legs. A nail party and no bright red varnish. WOW. Stay safe you lot.
Quite aside from the interest in watching you restore Sarinda, I've really enjoyed watching the pair of you present these videos. You are very entertaining and I have to carefully gauge when I can take a swig of beer. Thank you so much, and I hope that I'm still around to see her move a little further.
I love your feedback.... And I really hope so too... I've just started watching and I'm already hooked!! Why not go on a cruise? to a place that you have never been before?...or that very special place that you once went to!!.. And take a further sip of your favourite "beer"! Personally I've never been on a ship before but have always wonder what it would be like. Especially on the evening under the sky with the kindle light with a red 🍷. And that fresh morning sea smell? I bet it would be really lovely🍻 🙏🏻.....
It is so inspiring to see a husband and wife team doing this project!! Gemma, you are such a wonderful helpmate to Simon and I adore how you two snipe back and forth.
I have been watching since the beginning. No matter what kind of day I've had, you guys make me smile and feel better. Thanks from Jim in Canada! By the way, we boat on the trent canal and dock on lake simcoe Ontario. We enjoy a 1990 Carver 3207.
That had to be one of the shortest voyages in history, but at least you arrived at your destination safely and without incident! With a few embellishments, this could make for an entertaining sea story in the years ahead. 😊
Ok i have stop watching your videos at work! I had a laugh fit oh my gosh to funny. The hoover bit was too much. Thanks guys the laugh was needed today
You can get a battery adapter for the dyson hoovers to run of whatever portable tool batteries you have. We set up ours on Dewalt 20v lasts three time longer and then swap out when flat
@@rock.doctor yes he is . All jokes and induendos aside Gemma is not daft and is very skillfull when working on the boat and her practical skills are a huge impact on the renovation of the ship
You disappeared off my radar the whole year so it is like a little miracle to see you reappearing. This old boat reminded me of an abandoned love that slowly crumbles under neglect and just before the final expiration, is captured once again by love and rejuvenated and like those mangy old dogs in Greece and Albania, now is beginning to gain a new coat. Has it only been a year?
Have you thought of hanging a working platform over the side of the boat? That would give you a stable working platform and eliminate having to working in the mud for the most part. The platform could be left in place and moved along the hull as needed.
Rather than stand in the mud, you can lower a plank over the side attached with ropes to the deck. If you lower it so it just touches the mud, it will make a stable platform to stand on rather than the mud itself. Just use a rope ladder to get to and from the plank.
Nice work, you're taking your time and doing it right, during a show I volunteer at I also had trouble getting stuck in the mud, my sister laughed and posted it on Facebook. Simon I think Gemma should get some chocolates for her ideas. You two make a great team keep up the good work.
You two are hilarious!🤣 Simon and his vacuum "gift" had me laughing. Keep up the amazing work and I will keep trying to catch up with the channel. Also my condolences for the loss of Queen Elizabeth.
Northwoods Tim, awesome episode, I was quite excited when you fired it up and the props were churning up yhe mud. The day you move it to a more proper mooring will indeed be wonderful'
You guys are great. Sarinda is really coming together and the best is yet to come! It still seems funny to me that someone would name a military boat "Surrender".
Most of the college trained engineers I know just can't seem to get out of their own way. It's the common folks who figure out ways to Engineer things that actually work.
Gemgineer....LOL
Best comment I've had for ages! Made us both laugh 🤣🤣🤣
Keep it up! Fist pumps from the East Coast of the US! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘✊✊✊✊
I'm a Cat guy. As a trucker I just love the the purr those kitties make. But I also love rhe snarl from "Project Brupegs" big Ole Cummins.
Hi from NZ to you two ….. great to see you both tackling a new challenge … many years ago my wife, children and I had to leave our home in Rhodesia due to a very uncertain future … thank goodness we did …. and came here to NZ. In a very short space of time I had the opportunity to salvage a wooden ex work boat that had sunk in a local storm. Long before You Tube … I had to learn to laminate new frames steam stringers and rivet and roove them together … great fun and experience … we had many fun years ‘holidaying’ in it with our kids …. Your turn will come … Good luck and happy days.
One of the reasons I keep watching your video’s is the way the two of you are interacting. It’s just great. Love it!
I watch because of the jiggles while she hammers. :)
The engines sound beautiful.
The two of you are just fantastic. No one can ever imagine the amount of time and effort it takes restore a boat unless they've done it themselves.
Love to be able to help but i don't get around very good anymore and in az. USA. I love your videos! 78 yrs young
Your only a spring chicken! Xx
Having learned a thing or two from Leo at Sampson Boat Co about 'iron sickness' in wooden boats, may I suggest you exchange those steel hanging knees for bronze ones as soon as possible?
Hopefully your grand old heritage vessel might last longer if you do!
We would love to have the budget for bronze, but we don't!
Gemma has good ideas . Work smarter not harder.
What a wonderful couple ❤️....
I reckon people of the modern days could learn a lot from these lovely to.... 🚢😘
I’ve got to admit. I’ve followed you two here since you began and thought , “bloody hell, look what these two have done. Surely they bit off more than they could possibly chew!” I said that back then because of my experience restoring our Sea Scout Ship which was a former WWII USN AVR and was in similar condition. Well actually worse with considerably more structural dry rot. So much that the US Coast Guard condemned her until repairs were made. Eventually she was hauled out and put on cribs. You have a steep learning curve but you have found creative solutions to problems and your work appears to be sound. I wish I could lend assistance but must be content in living vicariously through you and your mates. Cheers from across the pond.
Bill Chasser
One thing is I love the interaction with everyone. Your friends are great and worth watching, please keep shooting the videos. Thanks
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The creature from the black lagoon is alive & kicking, awesome. 🚢⚓👍😁
Use a flat blade screwdriver and hammer to punch three evenly spaced holes in the bottom of the paint can rim. The lid will still give an air tight seal, but the holes will allow excess paint to drain back into the can and not clog up the trough... You can attach a small red light indicator to the voltmeter for each engine (with a diode to prevent current 'back flow' from the other engine). At least that way you'll know at a glance when each engine is running or stopped...
I am full of admiration for your determination to finish what to me looks like a huge amount of work, but probably a labour of love from your standpoint. I really hope your ship comes in and look forward to seeing her restored to her former glory.
Keep the faith Guys your doing it 💥
Wow! Gotta love them big 6 cylinder Cats! Love the rumble!
Brill. Love you guys. Thanks for this channel
Engineers complicate a simple problem.
Good progress thanks for sharing.
The sound of them engines is sick
Its been my humble experience that any houshold applience given as a gift should be presented with chocolate.. 😉
I'm still waiting for the chocolates!!!
I just found your channel today & 3 videos later i'm hooked.
you just got a mention from Doug of SVSeeker on his tender davit video - should be public in a few days! Good on ya!
Doug is a top bloke!
Far out I could feel the power of those cat engines in our livingroom here in Canada. Nice job. Thanks guys.
Thank you!
Sounded gooooood.
Simon never ceases to amaze me. What a great job on the sweeper engine to power generator. Awesome job!
Simon your sense of humour to great and Gemma you such a trooper no task is to small thanks for keeping you followers amused
I am from South Africa busy looking for a job in Abu Dhabi (long story - thanks covid!) and have just binge watched this from the beginning over the last three days, love what you are doing to this boat! Will follow to the end!
When I was a kid we lived in the UK on the broads near Norwich in Norfolk and I remember seeing some MTBs with a similar hull and you have brought back some vivid memories.
Will now watch LittleFloaters and your other youtube videos.
Love the sound of the diesels, if this is what they sound like at idle imagine how good they will sound flat out!
Good luck, keep enjoying life, you are living my dream!
Hi Mark, thank you for joining us on our crazy project! Xx
Dude
You guys are an inspiration to me..great channel
Excellent Simon & Gemma as always 👏💪💯
It was to see your big smiles when the boat was moving.
Gemma you are absoluutly right. Engineering is mostly common sense.
There's an old saying....."How do you eat an elephant?".........one bite at a time! You guys are getting there. This is a huge project and with a small budget this is the only way you'll get to the end! I am full of admiration for your energy and pluck! Well done!
good job people!
I do love that sound oh men she must love you a lot as you did not get pushed overboard for that not gift lol
Seems from watching you guys that there are two ways to restore something like this. It's a function of time v money. You can spend a lot of money and get it done in a short time by paying someone to do it. Or, if you have a lot of time and not that much money, you can do a little work over a long time with less money by doing the work yourself which costs only your time. I like that idea.
I hope you are keeping all the copper nail cut offs. Since copper prices are so very high, those cut offs can bring in some extra income. From the looks of them, they are pretty good diameter and worth collect and keep to sale back to the scrap yards... Great work from the both of you. I enjoy watching but can't believe how much you've both accomplish thus far. Thumbs Up for sure!
Great interesting content
Howdy guys, I have been watching your vlogs on and off over the past few months. You have a huge task with the rebuild of the old boat. unfortunately j forget to go to my laptop to leave a comment but will do. Love the idea of solar snd wind combination for your power source. I live in Australia and have been a regular visitor to the UK with my wife and other family members. Cheer Keith
Awesome finally seeing the props stirr up some mud. Can't wait for the first proper moving of the ship 😀
Keep it up guys
How ridiculously exciting to feel her move under your command. It probably won't ever feel as exciting again as it does at times like these. 😁😁 Oh - sign me up for roves, mud and hard work. I'll be there.
Wow your all caught up!! That was very quick! Xx
@@ShipHappensUK I'm pretty much there. I've never binged quite as much as I have with your story! Weekends between now and Christmas are looking pretty full but I'll keep things free in the new year and look out for your next call to action. 👍😁
What you 2 are doing is great bring life to a ship that could have been longer here... I ha e to say love the wiggle as you sand wood. Keep it up xx
oh my, love you two in action.. such love has no man greater than these two..
On promoting said presents for your beloved-- that would be a firm "no" on practical presents, dearest Simon.xo
great job guys
I'm so pleased I've found your channel - you pair and the children are great and I just love what you're doing. I've done similar along time ago so I appreciate what it's like. Would I be right in saying that Sarinda was berthed in Liverpool Marina in the late 1990s? You have a new fan - keep the dream alive, we're all routing for you.
Yes Sarinda was been a Liverpool boat for a long time x
It moves! Wohoo!!!
You two are amazing! A real inspiration and she’s looking fab!
what a team you make sharing your joy and excitment keeping me smiling . dont ever give up keep your dreams for the boat alive.. thank you for the trip so far
Well done if I didn't live in the states I would be happy to come and help it is work but you two seem like happy people to be around. and I love the sound of those diesels as well
With those twin Cats, that boat will make some serious way!!!!
loved the sound of the engines outside -- such a lovely burble!
You can also put the engines in reverse and use the propwash to clear some mud out from under Sarinda. As your tied and anchored in the manner you are, I'd hesitate to use anything more than say 1/4 power in that case as you don't want to drag your anchors loose.
I love watching you use your training and common sense to fix this boat! And the real miracle is you are doing it together! And you still like each other (at least what we see on the videos)! Watching this last video, I was hit with the thought that Sarinda should be on Lake Michigan. Perfect size. Access to hundreds of ports, states, and two countries! Just sayin....
BJH from Kalamazoo. (yes, there really is a Kalamazoo)
Great work on those stringers , looking fantastic it is. The engines have a good healthy grumble to them , nothing gets the blood rushing quicker than that grumbling sound. Proud of you guys , you are Rocking it!!
Be well .. keep smiling .. catch ya on the flip side .. Cheers.
Thanks Art, hopefully we will keep making you proud xx
In tunneling to tighten face boards against the clay face we would double tuck wedges against the whaler timber and catch them with a nail partly driven in.
To settle Lazy Days back in the Medway mud after a trip, I'd run a port or Starboard engine in gear depend on the list. The direction of drive depending on the direction of tide, this would scour the bottom and the tide would wash the arisings away.
Good to see even more timbers going in and the ways your improving your fixing methods to make life easier. Traveling the world I'm amazed how different people tackle the same job and kick myself for not thinking of it. A caravan dot and circle level will show you if the boats level every which way, the same type of level used on surveyors tripod legs.
A nail party and no bright red varnish. WOW. Stay safe you lot.
Yay it moved . Very exciting guys
Greetings from Poland, you do a great job ,in my army I was in one of them boats in France 🇫🇷 be safe take care of you 😉👍👌
Quite aside from the interest in watching you restore Sarinda, I've really enjoyed watching the pair of you present these videos. You are very entertaining and I have to carefully gauge when I can take a swig of beer. Thank you so much, and I hope that I'm still around to see her move a little further.
I love your feedback.... And I really hope so too... I've just started watching and I'm already hooked!! Why not go on a cruise? to a place that you have never been before?...or that very special place that you once went to!!.. And take a further sip of your favourite "beer"! Personally I've never been on a ship before but have always wonder what it would be like. Especially on the evening under the sky with the kindle light with a red 🍷. And that fresh morning sea smell? I bet it would be really lovely🍻 🙏🏻.....
You are a lovely couple, thank’s for sharing your life!
Fantastic sounding cats, another very interesting video thanks guys 🙃🇦🇺
It is so inspiring to see a husband and wife team doing this project!! Gemma, you are such a wonderful helpmate to Simon and I adore how you two snipe back and forth.
I have been watching since the beginning. No matter what kind of day I've had, you guys make me smile and feel better. Thanks from Jim in Canada! By the way, we boat on the trent canal and dock on lake simcoe Ontario. We enjoy a 1990 Carver 3207.
That had to be one of the shortest voyages in history, but at least you arrived at your destination safely and without incident! With a few embellishments, this could make for an entertaining sea story in the years ahead. 😊
You guys are a hoot. 👍
She's keen to be up and moving. Sarinda lives!
You guys are helping me through the toughest of time, thank you ❤️
Ok i have stop watching your videos at work! I had a laugh fit oh my gosh to funny. The hoover bit was too much. Thanks guys the laugh was needed today
Nice one guys Loved the Sound of them Cats
From being piece of Ship to ship shape!
Looking great down there. Keep at it. Soon she will be moving regularly.
I can only imagibe how excited you both must have been to move Sarinda, even if only a few inches, and the noise from those engines....oh yes please 💗
You can get a battery adapter for the dyson hoovers to run of whatever portable tool batteries you have. We set up ours on Dewalt 20v lasts three time longer and then swap out when flat
Well done thank you all for saving her !!!!! Please keep at it. Use good epoxy, diff. Between brands 😜
We use West epoxy x
I truly miss that sound, I worked on diving boats in Honduras. I loved the sound as the engines fired up in Te morning.
So good to see her move commend your hard work and thanks for the content all the best Kiwi Chris
Gemma , a quiet word in your shell like
Do you know your bottom waddles when you do the sanding
LOL
Love you guys best wishes
Dave
Simon is very lucky. :)
@@rock.doctor yes he is . All jokes and induendos aside Gemma is not daft and is very skillfull when working on the boat and her practical skills are a huge impact on the renovation of the ship
Sounds like a plan plant stringers and have some volunteer labor to do the setting of the copper nails, she coming together.
You disappeared off my radar the whole year so it is like a little miracle to see you reappearing. This old boat reminded me of an abandoned love that slowly crumbles under neglect and just before the final expiration, is captured once again by love and rejuvenated and like those mangy old dogs in Greece and Albania, now is beginning to gain a new coat. Has it only been a year?
Have you thought of hanging a working platform over the side of the boat? That would give you a stable working platform and eliminate having to working in the mud for the most part. The platform could be left in place and moved along the hull as needed.
Rather than stand in the mud, you can lower a plank over the side attached with ropes to the deck. If you lower it so it just touches the mud, it will make a stable platform to stand on rather than the mud itself. Just use a rope ladder to get to and from the plank.
Greetings from Holland.Love seeing your video's👍🏻
Well done!
We sail out of Thurstaston. I think a trip up river is in order next season.
What a beautiful sound those CAT engines produce 👍🏼
Brilliant progress, Well done you two.
Thank you Mac x
I love what you are doing but understanding what you are saying is beyond me.
😊
Looking at the stringer, in the words of Eric Morecambe "You can't see the join", great work again
Getting better aren't we!
Nice work, you're taking your time and doing it right, during a show I volunteer at I also had trouble getting stuck in the mud, my sister laughed and posted it on Facebook. Simon I think Gemma should get some chocolates for her ideas. You two make a great team keep up the good work.
"...I'll throw you some crisps..." (made me laugh out loud)
Or maybe some pork scratching!
You two are hilarious!🤣 Simon and his vacuum "gift" had me laughing. Keep up the amazing work and I will keep trying to catch up with the channel. Also my condolences for the loss of Queen Elizabeth.
If I can get on the boat I would be happy to help you get copper nails in for you. And if done Wright you may work as a team and hope it goes fast.
Northwoods Tim, awesome episode, I was quite excited when you fired it up and the props were churning up yhe mud. The day you move it to a more proper mooring will indeed be wonderful'
Always fun. 😀
Engines sound awesome. That's some ugly mud you're stirring up. Looks like once you are ready, she'll go places.
You guys are great. Sarinda is really coming together and the best is yet to come! It still seems funny to me that someone would name a military boat "Surrender".
Hi Sandros, hope you are well, Her name is Sarinda, names after the owners in the 70s , daughters Sarah and Linda,
@@ShipHappensUK Very Cool. I love it. I was just being cheeky. Love you guys.
If your mooring points are strong enough , just use reverse prop wash . If you do it enough , your boat will always be level .
Nice to see it move 👊
Most of the college trained engineers I know just can't seem to get out of their own way. It's the common folks who figure out ways to Engineer things that actually work.