Looking great. I may never get a chance to actually build a Wave Rover of my own. But in my imagination, heart and soul l am building one right along with you. ⛵️
Honestly if yourself, OCSS, and Sven all end up in a race that would be fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing how all your boats end up. You three are all very inspiring.
Both of them have been in contact with me. I like their projects. We all seem to be carving out slightly different areas in the small boat building space.
You convinced me with the Bluetti! Ordering one today! I have a feeling when it passes your test! It’s well worth getting! Many thanks as always! Amazing progress :)
Thank you Bernard. That progress was about 10 days ago. I'm a little further along now. About the Bluetti, they have many different models with different capacity. This one weighs about 62lbs. Apart from graciously giving one to me, I am not receiving any other compensation from the company. But it has a good reputation and seems very solidly built.
When we talk about power draw (watts) of any device or tool, the "wattage" is a rate of consumption of energy. There is no "hour" involved here yet, so a laptop drawing 100 W is working at 100 watts of power. (No need to mention the hour, ever.) Often less if it's idle, of course, just like when gunning that wormgear before it was given something to cut. (One watt is one joule per second, so you can't divide it by time again - that would imply an acceleration of the power draw over time!) Here's a mnemonic to help when thinking about it: Let's think of watts of power in terms of a deck hand that can muster 100 watts. If you have a bilge pump that draws 100 W, that's like that man pumping at a brisk but leasurely pace all the time until he's relieved. If the leak requires him to pump all day long, that's 24 man-hours of work. Man-hours, watt-hours, same principle! Here's where the hours do come in but they are used as a multiplier, not a divider! (100 W) x (24 h) = 2400 Watt-hours, or 2.4 kWh of energy was required. (A bit more than is available in that Bluetti in one full charge, I think!) Now let's imagine there's a 100 W photovoltaic solar panel on deck supplying energy and let's assume it manages to see the Sun for what's equivalent of six hours of perfect insolation (even if the days are longer, there are clouds, shadows, and imperfect conditions due to shading by rigging, sails, and not facing the Sun all the time). This gives us (100 W) * (6 h) = 600 Wh of energy per day per panel! This can serve as a rough estimate of how many might be desirable to meet the different loads underway, and for editing work at destinations. That 600 Wh daily dose would take three days to recharge an empty "Bluetti" (3 x 0.6 kWh = 1.8 kWh), or enable running a laptop at full tilt for six hours because (600 Wh) / (100 W) = (6 h). The trick to making sense of the units is to involve them in the calculation along with the figures, and have them cancel out each other if they are present above and below in a division, or tack them on each other when we are multiplying them.
At 25:20 and on you really see the strength, remarkable storage space and above all the over the top craftsmanship the Alan is putting into this future iconic singlehanded sailboat. Thanks for taking us along.
Alan if your going t have some AC on the boat, I'd suggest a low power travel water kettle, they can be found at the 750 ml / 900 watt class, would save cooking fuel and reduce the heating water fire hazard etc I have a small 12v inverter and power mine from it when i'm on my car camping trips
Always enjoy your videos and presentation, Alan. You are a master at craftsmanship and precision. Admirable to see you utilizing the Bluetti power station and dispelling any myths. Cheers! Darryl
21:24 A technique I've used for decades is to take your utility razor knife and score the pencil line before making the cut. It creates a PERFECT edge if you can "ride the line" which any woodworker worth their salt is able to achieve. 👍
In an earlier episode I demonstrate that technique for straight cuts across the grain. You don't need to do it running with the grain with a good saw. For curves, you can't beat the method I show in this video.
In the mid 1970s I was stationed on the island of Iwo Jima. Glass balls constantly beached themselves on the island's shores. Several of the stationed personnel collected the glass balls and shipped them home. The LORAN station courtyard used the smaller glass balls as decorations. The side of the island where the station was, had a very rocky area. The glass balls entangled within those rocks easily and rarely broke. Invasion beach did not have many glass balls. The sand on Invasion Beach was very dark (almost black). The grains were rounded and did not pack well. The elevation change from the water to the consolidated grassy soils was also very steep and tall. The John Wayne movie was filmed in southern California with almost white sand that compacted easier.
If you want to get straight lines with a jig saw, just run the jigsaw along a batten or any straight edge, if at all possible. Btw Congrats on getting all those Frames in, that's deserves a celebration, must feel really good. Cheers bruh boat coming along just fine. She's lookin really good.
Sven yurvin says that the incredible gain in structural strength increases tremendously as you reduce the size of the vessel. A smaller boat is more likely to bounce off a log than a larger boat .
I'm imagining the internal volume of your design while pondering spending months inside this vessel while sailing around the World. Hmm Your upcoming Sea Trials will be an important set of reveals. Tony in the Caribbean part of Florida thanks for sharing this
Hi, please be careful with the bluetti and temperatures below freezing point! I think, discharging is not that much of a problem, but you have to take care, that the LiFePo4's are warm, when you try to charge them. They are too expensive to mess them up ;-)
You may be able to charge your drill battery with 12v dc. I know that Makita makes a 12v charger for their 18v batteries. It's never available in stores and costs a lot more than the AC chargers. Whatever drill brand you use may have one also.
It’s really taking shape now Alan, looking great! I’m imagining you are going to 2pac paint the interior- is that right? What colour will the interior and exterior be? I’m picturing white from everything I have seen of the original Wave Rover. The CAD image is making me curious though in blue and orange. Best regards Braden
@@RoversAdventure Hi Alan, WR looks great. I'm working on a cold molded yacht professionally.. we use one part mono-urethane with reduced gloss (eg semi gloss) on interior surfaces.. with the exception of bilge kote over blush free epoxy (eg west 207) for the bilge, etc.. the exterior is two part poly where you want that automotive paint finish... I recommend looking at @atomvoyager on youtube- he uses epoxy barrier coat for bilge and inside lockers to good effect. Also the book "Rolling Perfection" for excellent method of applying two part PU without spraying. Regards Ryan
Hey Alan... How about giving us a look into the design (and interior) of your tool chest. Did you make it yourself? Is it going to travel with you on the boat?
You may have already covered this in which case I apologise but what is the grade of plywood you have used? In rhe UK there is "marine plywood" but it is horrendously expensive. Inspiring ideas, thank you!
She's looking more and more tidy every week! Interesting to hear about the Azores race (and relieved to hear it pronounced properly!) Nothing wrong with a bit of controversy, if it's good enough for Bill King and Roger Taylor it should be good enough for Alan Mulholland, and I hope you're wearing the WRU sweatshirt for the lecture... ; )
Sir will any ring frames have any fiberglass added to them? And Could your Design wave rover be turn into two person? Or does the design need Adjustment? Thanks
@@RoversAdventure - Indeed I did. Just now finished watching, having spent the entire weekend setting up my new laptop and getting all my files, apps and settings copied across.
I'm sorry that you feel that way. I always try to bring some value to the videos and I am putting a lot on the line to make this project a reality. I accept any help or sponsorship that gets me closer to that goal.
Looking great.
I may never get a chance to actually build a Wave Rover of my own. But in my imagination, heart and soul l am building one right along with you.
⛵️
Thanks for that sentiment. I really appreciate it.
Honestly if yourself, OCSS, and Sven all end up in a race that would be fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing how all your boats end up.
You three are all very inspiring.
Watching ocss as well, can’t wait to see them both at sea ⛵️
Both of them have been in contact with me. I like their projects. We all seem to be carving out slightly different areas in the small boat building space.
@@RoversAdventure å
You convinced me with the Bluetti! Ordering one today! I have a feeling when it passes your test! It’s well worth getting! Many thanks as always! Amazing progress :)
Thank you Bernard. That progress was about 10 days ago. I'm a little further along now. About the Bluetti, they have many different models with different capacity. This one weighs about 62lbs. Apart from graciously giving one to me, I am not receiving any other compensation from the company. But it has a good reputation and seems very solidly built.
Yes, progress is quickly moving. Looking very sturdy and strong.
When we talk about power draw (watts) of any device or tool, the "wattage" is a rate of consumption of energy. There is no "hour" involved here yet, so a laptop drawing 100 W is working at 100 watts of power. (No need to mention the hour, ever.) Often less if it's idle, of course, just like when gunning that wormgear before it was given something to cut.
(One watt is one joule per second, so you can't divide it by time again - that would imply an acceleration of the power draw over time!)
Here's a mnemonic to help when thinking about it: Let's think of watts of power in terms of a deck hand that can muster 100 watts. If you have a bilge pump that draws 100 W, that's like that man pumping at a brisk but leasurely pace all the time until he's relieved. If the leak requires him to pump all day long, that's 24 man-hours of work. Man-hours, watt-hours, same principle! Here's where the hours do come in but they are used as a multiplier, not a divider! (100 W) x (24 h) = 2400 Watt-hours, or 2.4 kWh of energy was required. (A bit more than is available in that Bluetti in one full charge, I think!)
Now let's imagine there's a 100 W photovoltaic solar panel on deck supplying energy and let's assume it manages to see the Sun for what's equivalent of six hours of perfect insolation (even if the days are longer, there are clouds, shadows, and imperfect conditions due to shading by rigging, sails, and not facing the Sun all the time). This gives us (100 W) * (6 h) = 600 Wh of energy per day per panel! This can serve as a rough estimate of how many might be desirable to meet the different loads underway, and for editing work at destinations. That 600 Wh daily dose would take three days to recharge an empty "Bluetti" (3 x 0.6 kWh = 1.8 kWh), or enable running a laptop at full tilt for six hours because (600 Wh) / (100 W) = (6 h).
The trick to making sense of the units is to involve them in the calculation along with the figures, and have them cancel out each other if they are present above and below in a division, or tack them on each other when we are multiplying them.
Very comprehensive, thank you.
At 25:20 and on you really see the strength, remarkable storage space and above all the over the top craftsmanship the Alan is putting into this future iconic singlehanded sailboat. Thanks for taking us along.
The frames are amazingly strong for only 3/8 material. I am able to do pull ups on them now that the stringers are installed.
Alan if your going t have some AC on the boat, I'd suggest a low power travel water kettle, they can be found at the 750 ml / 900 watt class, would save cooking fuel and reduce the heating water fire hazard etc I have a small 12v inverter and power mine from it when i'm on my car camping trips
Interesting concept I will have to run the numbers. Can you send me the brand name of your kettle.
Great progress Alan....
Looking forward to working with you on the steel work.
It's great to see such progress! Well done. Informative, educational and inspirational too. Best wishes from Wales, UK.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Always enjoy your videos and presentation, Alan. You are a master at craftsmanship and precision. Admirable to see you utilizing the Bluetti power station and dispelling any myths. Cheers!
Darryl
Thank you very much!
21:24
A technique I've used for decades is to take your utility razor knife and score the pencil line before making the cut.
It creates a PERFECT edge if you can "ride the line" which any woodworker worth their salt is able to achieve. 👍
In an earlier episode I demonstrate that technique for straight cuts across the grain. You don't need to do it running with the grain with a good saw. For curves, you can't beat the method I show in this video.
The explainations for your choses add a lot of value, thank you.
You're very welcome!
Can't believe the interior and exterior structures are almost completely done ! Congrats WR
I still have lots to do, I think that I'm about 40% complete.
@Sailing Wave Rover but the solidness is done... the rest is just safety, comfort and rigging : ) Can't wait for the final 60%.
Looking forward to the rig video!
Coming soon!
Solid job with all those ring frames Alan, very impressive how it has all come together.
Thanks Ray, in real time all the deck stringers are now in and she looks great.
Looking good Alan
I am seeing the appeal of building a wood boat over fiberglass and foam core. So much less mess.
In the mid 1970s I was stationed on the island of Iwo Jima. Glass balls constantly beached themselves on the island's shores. Several of the stationed personnel collected the glass balls and shipped them home.
The LORAN station courtyard used the smaller glass balls as decorations.
The side of the island where the station was, had a very rocky area. The glass balls entangled within those rocks easily and rarely broke. Invasion beach did not have many glass balls. The sand on Invasion Beach was very dark (almost black). The grains were rounded and did not pack well. The elevation change from the water to the consolidated grassy soils was also very steep and tall.
The John Wayne movie was filmed in southern California with almost white sand that compacted easier.
Thanks for that. It adds a lot to my glass fishing floats story. Great comment!
If you want to get straight lines with a jig saw, just run the jigsaw along a batten or any straight edge, if at all possible. Btw Congrats on getting all those Frames in, that's deserves a celebration, must feel really good. Cheers bruh boat coming along just fine. She's lookin really good.
Sven yurvin says that the incredible gain in structural strength increases tremendously as you reduce the size of the vessel. A smaller boat is more likely to bounce off a log than a larger boat .
He is absolutely right, hence the comment I made about the glass (light) fishing floats that cross the North Pacific.
I'm imagining the internal volume of your design while pondering spending months inside this vessel while sailing around the World. Hmm
Your upcoming Sea Trials will be an important set of reveals.
Tony in the Caribbean part of Florida
thanks for sharing this
It's going to be a wonderful voyage. Spiritually, mentally and physically.
Hi, please be careful with the bluetti and temperatures below freezing point! I think, discharging is not that much of a problem, but you have to take care, that the LiFePo4's are warm, when you try to charge them. They are too expensive to mess them up ;-)
Great point! I know that the larger model has a pre heater.
Beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
@@RoversAdventure Cheers to you Capt Mulholland! It's exciting to see Wave Rover come alive!
@@randaljameslynch3863 I am so looking forward to the launch.
@@RoversAdventure I am as well. Would love to be there!
You may be able to charge your drill battery with 12v dc. I know that Makita makes a 12v charger for their 18v batteries. It's never available in stores and costs a lot more than the AC chargers. Whatever drill brand you use may have one also.
Thanks for that, I'll have to do a little research
It’s really taking shape now Alan, looking great! I’m imagining you are going to 2pac paint the interior- is that right? What colour will the interior and exterior be? I’m picturing white from everything I have seen of the original Wave Rover. The CAD image is making me curious though in blue and orange.
Best regards
Braden
White on the interior (probably a 2pac). If you have expertise in this please share as painting is not my area.
@@RoversAdventure Hi Alan, WR looks great. I'm working on a cold molded yacht professionally.. we use one part mono-urethane with reduced gloss (eg semi gloss) on interior surfaces.. with the exception of bilge kote over blush free epoxy (eg west 207) for the bilge, etc.. the exterior is two part poly where you want that automotive paint finish... I recommend looking at @atomvoyager on youtube- he uses epoxy barrier coat for bilge and inside lockers to good effect. Also the book "Rolling Perfection" for excellent method of applying two part PU without spraying. Regards Ryan
Hey Alan... How about giving us a look into the design (and interior) of your tool chest. Did you make it yourself? Is it going to travel with you on the boat?
That's a good idea. I made 6 of them for different categories of tools.
You may have already covered this in which case I apologise but what is the grade of plywood you have used? In rhe UK there is "marine plywood" but it is horrendously expensive. Inspiring ideas, thank you!
It's Meranti 9mm Marine grade BS1088 and lately I'm also using BS6566
Are there going to be limber holes through the ring frames in the bilge?
Just did that yesterday. You will see it in a couple of weeks
30d Celcius in Brisbane Australia a.t.m......very pleasant.
lol
She's looking more and more tidy every week! Interesting to hear about the Azores race (and relieved to hear it pronounced properly!) Nothing wrong with a bit of controversy, if it's good enough for Bill King and Roger Taylor it should be good enough for Alan Mulholland, and I hope you're wearing the WRU sweatshirt for the lecture... ; )
It might be appropriate to go to WRU for the next video
Sir will any ring frames have any fiberglass added to them? And Could your Design wave rover be turn into two person? Or does the design need Adjustment? Thanks
When the weather warms up a bit I have a lot of fiberglassing to do. She does have 2 bunks and can carry enough supplies for 2 to cross the Atlantic.
@@RoversAdventure thanks sir. I will keep a eye 👁 on her as you finish her. Is there blue print photos to look at her ? Thanks
@@gregoryh4601 The Naval Architect has study plans and building plans available. There is a link to his site in the video description.
Looks great! How much time do you spend on building the boat each week?
By the time you remove filming and sourcing material it is about 4hr/day x 5-6days a week.
Thanks for the info :-)
If your laptop supports power delivery through USB-C then you should be able to use DC power on the battery unit and not have to use the inverter.
It doesn't but another Rover has informed me that I can buy a 12v adapter designed for my computer.
I'm calling Bluetti to get you a sponsorship .
Lol. I think that you are teasing me. They have already reached out to me. Thanks for putting a smile on my face.
Is there a way to plug your laptop directly to DC?
I only found out about that a few weeks ago from another subscriber. In short there is but you must buy the right adapter.
@@RoversAdventure Have you considered Amazon wish list. I know OCSS has a link and people purchase items he needs?
@@Trevlead I have one listed in the video description but I need to update it soon. Thanks for reminding me.
This is an Algorithm Booster! ⛵
Thank you as always Jafo. I hope that you also have tome to view the video.
@@RoversAdventure - Indeed I did. Just now finished watching, having spent the entire weekend setting up my new laptop and getting all my files, apps and settings copied across.
@@Garryck-1 You are a great supporter of Wave Rover and I thank you very much my friend.
12:58
sellout
I'm sorry that you feel that way. I always try to bring some value to the videos and I am putting a lot on the line to make this project a reality. I accept any help or sponsorship that gets me closer to that goal.