Sorry about the black dots! My camera sensor needs cleaning, the pesky little buggers are impossible to ee through my camera screen. Thanks for watching, guys, I appreciate it a lot!✊
Mark, what a great day we had! As I told you, I know how it is to be in foreign counties and get (accept) help from strangers, I've gotten it, so I'm happy to pass it on. Amazing episode! Really appreciate your help on my channel.
Holland looks stunningly beautiful. My niece went there and said the ease of getting about on a bike is fabulous, and the people are wonderfully friendly.
Man your living your dream, Dont let the negative whingers put you off, I went to work in Thailand as a suba instructor, loads of people said I was mad but I dont regret it
Possibly that's the best idea to carreen the boat out of the water.The rigging I am sure you will get to when ready.Well done for your determination to find the boat right for you and going for it.Yes these are truly ocean going.All the best.
This channel is my favourite! Positivity, persistance, hard work, support, friendship, generosity, it’s simply spirit lifting, heart warming and just what we need on Fridays. 100k subscribers is around the corner 😊
A cute sailing couple with oceans under their keel use fenders they made which don't come with a bill. Clean used tires lashed round with beautiful knots; they'll last forever until the rope rots. Just 2 and a 2x4 can fend you off a rough wall. And when dragged off the bow they make great drogues in a gail.
Love your mismatched sock style 🤣🤣🤣. Free is GOOD. So cool of your new friends to shower you with so many useful tools and boat parts. I am excited for you and can’t wait for your next video. Good luck with the next step of moving Mahi… you’ll do fine!
It's great how You Tube can bring likeminded people together. I find it inspiring that such a young man this day and age is willing to follow his dreams, so unafraid of failure such as yourself. This mindset is what makes us human. Good on you and keep it up.
You took on a big challenge and project Mark…..but your determination and attitude is legendary, once it’s all done it will be great and absolutely worth it. 🙏
The Dutch are incredible what a welcoming and generous people they really are the best of us. Great to see the boat coming on and you're making great progress.
So glad you ended up in Europe with a boat some many folk just waiting to help out with your rebuild time to put up a timber plywood wish list etc for the deck pods. So many great ideas for really comfy deck pod designs. Amazing donation of great tools
20:33 one thing i would've added (at this stage) to the deck, would've been a linoleum sheet over it. Like the thicker type you use for hospital floors (they're a "hard traffic" type). Whenever you'd have work to do, you'd roll it on, and you could work without fear of stuff falling over AND because the linoleum is on top, it would've made a slightly better distribution of your weight on the boards. Would help you from going through if you jumped on one leg, but it would save your leg if you did. :) Source: i use two sheets of the stuff on top of wooden scaffolding. It makes cleaning and other affairs much easier.
Aah... the odd socks.... that way you can tell port from starboard ! Now you need a green wellie on the right foot, and a red one on the left foot ! 'Nice to see the drinks holder in the Saab again !
Good luck Mark, great to see your plan coming together. It’s also great to see how people help you and gift you things. I’m looking forward to when you get into the yard and things really start to move. Stay safe!
People that criticize you for trying to learn don’t really know anything other than criticizing. I wish I could help u with some good knowledge but I’m here to learn by watching and maby start my own project in the future
Mark, stop putting yourself down. You have a lot of experience and still willing to learn and gaining a lot of experience. I would not be in the least bit concerned sailing with you. Best of luck with the move to the hard. Still going to be a lot of work but should be a lot easier with the boat dry and your car much closer. Keep smiling, you'r doing fine fella.
Mark, you are so lucky, that no matter where you go you find great people who are willing to help you out.....Mahi is looking better every week, a fresh coat of paint and some rigging and she will be transformed....keep up the good work...cheers
In America you find police telling you that you can't do that and tell you to gtfo and force you adrift on the open seas. San Diego, California. America seems to have lost it's sailing past.
Fantastic, keep it up. Wish I had thought about the extended pull cords, I did ponder on it for a while, One being battery start and the other not. I LOVE the amount of support you have and SO much your CAN DO attitude. Keep up the good work, the odd time you miss a vide for the week I am itching to see the next one.
enjoy what your doing, meeting new friends and another great way of meeting other boating communities. sod every negative comments, enjoy what your doing, be safe
G'day from Sydney Australia...looking forward to your journey. I have a knack of following newish channels that suddenly become megastars...like Sailing la Vagabonde when they only had a couple of thousand subs. Good luck mate.
For your to do boat list, Emerald Steel has a DIY drouge anchor made from a tire that performed very well during storm seas and surfing . Also get some plants on deck to keep your spirits up during the summer yard work.
The trick about drilling stainless is to keep it cool. If it gets hot it will work harden and then you are basically done. Even switching to a new bit won’t help. There are all kinds of ways to keep it cool but I just use water. Just trickle water onto the bit and the hole as you go. It’s a bit tricky to manage with one person to handle both drill and coolant, but can be done. For example you can hang a bag of water with a little hole that drains the hole you are drilling. I usually use a brush and a cup of water but it takes patience because the amount of drilling you can do before you need to stop and brush on some more water is not very much.
Drilling that hole would be tough on any drill bit let alone a cheap one. Alternatively, you can use machining lubricant. Any bits (swarf) coming off the drill bit should be a tan colour, if they're blue, or black etc it's too hot. A drill press would be ideal! And like another mentioned, go nice and slow!
Hi Mark, you could use a plastic Sadie’s bottle with the conical neck. Then add a tube on the neck with a tube clamp as a tap. Then you find a place to put it to suit your work. It can trickle on the drill bit as you drill. I don’t know if that would suit you but it has worked for me, and cheap too. It suits my recycle, repurpose and reuse. Enjoying this journey as you rebuild this cat.
I usually put a small amount of old or used hydraulic oil or motor oil in a Tupperware and dip the entire bit into it. Oil slowly runs down the bit keeping it cool and lubricated. That along with low RPMs works great.
I find it just wonderful that so many people, complete strangers, have come out to help you. Just confirms the fact that there ARE great people out there willing to help. Your project has come a long way already. You deserve a big pat on the back, you've been working hard and the results show it. Can't wait to see the big move video. No sweat, you got this.
Hello from New Zealand…my husband and I love watching your videos and your progress. Not sure whether you are aware that ‘Mahi’ in Māori means ‘work’ or ‘activity’….you are certainly doing some hard mahi!
Drill tip stainless😊 Use some cuttingoil (or 2stroke oil) with drilling steel and stainless. Slow rpm push hard. All the best Love following you're adventure.
hello, to make sure the bits don't break or not stick, you have to use them in the drill at a lower rotation. You have to let the drill drill at low speed, if you accelerate you don't let it cut the metal, it heats up and you run out of blade. You make the drill not drill anything or take a long time to drill. if you add a little spray oil it also helps not to overheat. If you want to drill a big hole, always start with smaller bits and work your way up until you get the size you want. I'm enjoying your progress on the boat. The details are always cool to see! hug and good luck
You can use (in desperation) glass cutting bits to drill through stainless. You need lots of oil and patience. Oil in general, should be with your drilling set into anything metallic.
Mark. You do you, we learn as we go and you jumped in with both feet. You should be proud. I'll be passing through Amsterdam soon to catch up with friends/family. We should have a beer. Right, I'm off to epoxy a hole in my hull!!!
Mark with your outboards, the water cooler out let pipe will get clogged up with weed from time to time so don’t think it’s something major, just a toothpick up the end will unblock it😉👍
We used old car tyres as fenders also try to find a floating rubbish collectors, ask around to see who is selling used boat stuff. Good luck and look forward to next week. 👍
It was really good seeing people helping you out with whatever they can. Seeing that is very inspiring because shows real class, shows exceptional people are all around the world.
Channels like yours, actually help restore my faith in humanity. The world has become so jaded. It’s good to see people helping others. You set a great example by showing the next generation, that with hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.👍🏻💯🥰
Great content mark I’m based preveza Greece with my own boat. Love your enthusiasm and inspiration doing my own work. Regards john of ANEMOMYLOS westerly Seahawk
Watching you work and go thru new experiences is very enlighting. I sail, but with a smaller neptune sloop.I have sailed smaller trimirans, but assisted in a major repair on the family 40 ft Matthews cabin cruiser, after we broached on a hidden tree. Just a small tip, when you set up to anchor, tie your chain or rope to the head of the anchor and then zip tie the line to the shank, also run your rode thru a small tube and keep it on the deck till ready to pull anchor, just kick the tube into the water and back down, the tube will pull the anchor straight up and make retrieving your line much easier Thanks, Ron
The pull cord extensions are a super idea... cool. Next , tiller.... you should have a tiller piece that attaches to the rudder arm, not a pivoting tiller piece on the rod that ties the rubbers together. Why??? Leverage. As is, you have to pull or push the tiller, and if the tiller is wet, your hands could slide down the tiller. By have a solid piece attached to either port or starboard rubber ( or one on each), you will get more leverage by being able to lean or put body weight on it. The tie rod will make the other rubber follow whatever you're doing to the one you are leaning on. As is, in heavy seas, you would wear yourself out too soon.
I've been watching all your videos and i love them! Great work! A tip for using cheap drills... if you add some oil (lubrification) and drill slowly even cheap drill can make a hole on the hardest steel! Best of luck and your videos are amazing
Hi Mark, great vids, beautiful boat, great work and good steps forward, you have the heart of a lion. Small tip - to get the most out of a drill bit when drilling steel, I use a spray bottle of water to cool the cutting edges, it should be soluble oil mix but that's too messy on a boat, so water is a good compromise. Good luck with getting lifted out at the boatyard. Onward.!
Hey Mark, We called by your boat earlier yesterday and this afternoon to say hi and to see if you need a hand moving your boat, unfortunately you weren’t there but if I can help in any way We are in Volendam Marina so not far away. Cheers Dave. (Cornish lad stuck in Germany but have my escape in Holland!!)
Concerned the outboards will hit something putting stress on the wooden mounting system which may give way at the corners - consider putting metal plates alongside the wood, "sistering" is the carpentry term, I think, to strengthen the mounting system. Aluminum L shaped or T shaped flat metal the width of the wood, drill through the metal and wood, place large washers, then smaller washers then lock washers on both end of the bolts for flexibility. Bravo - donated rope & hand tools.
Pull start idea I'm claiming :) but really its fairly common with such boats. Finally to see the boat on the move will be awesome and then out of the water what a milestone. As for messyness on the boat that's temporary you will get that sorted. I am willing to bet it will look appalling underneath when she comes out of the water. But that also will be a scrub away from awesome.
Hi, most people probably think this boat is a heap of crap including myself, but you are proving me wrong. I just love your enthusiasm towards getting this boat for sail wherever you want to go. Clifton from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island 🏝️
i love watching Your progress. Who knows maybe you are just few years ahead of me. When it comes to drills - in my old life (metalworks, blaksmithing etc.) i learned alternative approach. First: every drill needs cooling so think about anything with water - short while of drilling and put Your dril bit into cup of water till it feels cold again. Second: metal drills gives great precision but requires really slow rpm, proper pointing/tracing of the hole and firm handling. If You can sacrifice a little precision for easier handling and less troubles in piloting the whole go for masonry drill bits. If something can chew trough reinforced concrete it can easily drill trough metal. (low rpm and cooling still apply)
Ive just got a boat (it was free) so it needs a lot of work and absolutely look forward to watching your videos for inspiration for my youtube Channel , brilliant work and yeah vhf radios are a few quid. well done young man and look forward to new vlogs 👍👍👍
Mark, you are meeting up with the most amazing generous people x Simply can't wait to get there & help x Love, as always & as always,,,Proud beyond words x 🌻🌈Momma🌈🌻 x
I hope you can get a couple of your new friends to crew on your trip to the yard. The locks may prove difficult if solo and they will know what to shout and when if you need shore help. If one of them has a dingy and outboard so much the better. You may need a tow!
Looking forward to seeing the video of you moving to boat yard . It was good you extended the pull start cables . But just one thing if you treaded it through a couple of ring eyes then put your cork handles on if you did accidentally drop them you would not have to go fish it out the water . Good luck
When drilling steel, and especially stainless steel, go slow push hard and keep the bit cool with oil or something. It is more about cooling than lubrication. For example sometimes I spray it with WD-40 which is not a great lubricant but by spraying it periodically (every few seconds) it keeps the bit cool. If the bit is spinning really fast it will harden the stainless steel, and dull itself very quickly.
Yayyy, so excited to see this big move! Things are moving along really well! It’s always so lovely seeing the care and generosity in the sailing community, like across the board. I keep up with a couple other sailing channels and even in their videos, just the amount of willingness to help others is so amazing. Looking forward to seeing the next one! Cheers xx
Love the fact you have a dream and are following it. Best tip to give on this video is to just commit to some decent drill bits as the cheap bits will cost you more in the end. One decent set of Sutton bits ( not sure what brands are good over there) and also the trick is to slow the drill down. Even though they say high speed if you go to fast it just burns and makes the bit go blunt. One decent set of drill bits and a drill bit sharpening aid and you will be set. Also not sure if you doing a solar setup but those outboards with an electric moter instead of the gas engine would give you some free population
Sorry about the black dots! My camera sensor needs cleaning, the pesky little buggers are impossible to ee through my camera screen. Thanks for watching, guys, I appreciate it a lot!✊
Not good enough - unsubscribing and torpedoing Mahi !
Link to your mates channel is for normal net to the app just saying im lazy plz fix
Mahi means Work 😂 in Māori here in Aotearoa (Nz) ka pai bro sounds like a suitable name for her 😅
Motoring
What's your price for flight?
i didnt even notice Mark, small things like that dont affect great story telling 😊
Mark, what a great day we had! As I told you, I know how it is to be in foreign counties and get (accept) help from strangers, I've gotten it, so I'm happy to pass it on. Amazing episode! Really appreciate your help on my channel.
Good wishes for the channel and the Dufour. It's a nice boat...perfect size!
Hope you find a mast soon and take Mark out for a sail!
I subbed to your channel. Fair winds!
@@paulboden7850 What you said... I had a look and subscribed. Has great potential, nice boat, nice personality. (OK, the owner, too...)
you're a good man!
Glad you commented so I’ve a note of your channel name so I can give it a subscribe. Nice work on the boat mate.
Well done. The path forward becomes clearer and the warmth of spring and new comrades lightens the spirit.
Bedankt
Dankjewel!!!
Your combination of being inexperienced and humble is why I love your videos so much. It's joyous to see a task work out for you.
Holland looks stunningly beautiful. My niece went there and said the ease of getting about on a bike is fabulous, and the people are wonderfully friendly.
Man your living your dream, Dont let the negative whingers put you off, I went to work in Thailand as a suba instructor, loads of people said I was mad but I dont regret it
Possibly that's the best idea to carreen the boat out of the water.The rigging I am sure you will get to when ready.Well done for your determination to find the boat right for you and going for it.Yes these are truly ocean going.All the best.
I wish you a good fast success with everything and am looking foreward to watch it. Thanks for sharing
This channel is my favourite! Positivity, persistance, hard work, support, friendship, generosity, it’s simply spirit lifting, heart warming and just what we need on Fridays. 100k subscribers is around the corner 😊
Get some oil (3in1) for drilling metal. Absolute game changer and it keeps your drill bits sharper for longer.😃
The boat colors, blue and yellow are nice
A cute sailing couple
with oceans under their keel
use fenders they made
which don't come with a bill.
Clean used tires lashed round
with beautiful knots;
they'll last forever
until the rope rots.
Just 2 and a 2x4
can fend you off a rough wall.
And when dragged off the bow
they make great drogues in a gail.
Everybody that does watch you see you're learning and enjoying what you're doing. That feeling is infectious
Thanks!
Woah! thanks so much, ken
Seems quite appropriate as, in Maori, ''Mahi' means 'work' and you are certainly going to be doing a lot of mahi on this boat!!
Love your mismatched sock style 🤣🤣🤣. Free is GOOD. So cool of your new friends to shower you with so many useful tools and boat parts. I am excited for you and can’t wait for your next video. Good luck with the next step of moving Mahi… you’ll do fine!
It's great how You Tube can bring likeminded people together. I find it inspiring that such a young man this day and age is willing to follow his dreams, so unafraid of failure such as yourself. This mindset is what makes us human. Good on you and keep it up.
I think your project is worthy of attention in the local media. I'd like to help you with that.
Getting the cat through those locks is going to be intresting, great job, looking forward to the build!
Look at you,Almost 90,000 subscribers, well done.
You took on a big challenge and project Mark…..but your determination and attitude is legendary, once it’s all done it will be great and absolutely worth it. 🙏
The Dutch are incredible what a welcoming and generous people they really are the best of us. Great to see the boat coming on and you're making great progress.
So glad you ended up in Europe with a boat some many folk just waiting to help out with your rebuild time to put up a timber plywood wish list etc for the deck pods. So many great ideas for really comfy deck pod designs. Amazing donation of great tools
Brother you just keep on keeping on! Life is tough sometimes and you my man are an inspiration! So you just keep on with it!
Anyone can criticise it’s the people who give you constructive criticism are the people you surround yourself with great channel
Absolutely Darren🤗👏👏🤗
What a beautiful place!
20:33 one thing i would've added (at this stage) to the deck, would've been a linoleum sheet over it. Like the thicker type you use for hospital floors (they're a "hard traffic" type). Whenever you'd have work to do, you'd roll it on, and you could work without fear of stuff falling over AND because the linoleum is on top, it would've made a slightly better distribution of your weight on the boards. Would help you from going through if you jumped on one leg, but it would save your leg if you did. :) Source: i use two sheets of the stuff on top of wooden scaffolding. It makes cleaning and other affairs much easier.
Aah... the odd socks.... that way you can tell port from starboard ! Now you need a green wellie on the right foot, and a red one on the left foot ! 'Nice to see the drinks holder in the Saab again !
Good luck Mark, great to see your plan coming together. It’s also great to see how people help you and gift you things. I’m looking forward to when you get into the yard and things really start to move. Stay safe!
This really demonstrates the generosity of the sailing community - and it is world wide - doing a great job mate.
Soo true Kevin ⛵️👏⛵️
Mate amongst a pile of other knots you need. You should learn to do a figure of eight knot. Re you motor starting extensions.
People that criticize you for trying to learn don’t really know anything other than criticizing. I wish I could help u with some good knowledge but I’m here to learn by watching and maby start my own project in the future
Mark, stop putting yourself down. You have a lot of experience and still willing to learn and gaining a lot of experience. I would not be in the least bit concerned sailing with you. Best of luck with the move to the hard. Still going to be a lot of work but should be a lot easier with the boat dry and your car much closer. Keep smiling, you'r doing fine fella.
Mark, you are so lucky, that no matter where you go you find great people who are willing to help you out.....Mahi is looking better every week, a fresh coat of paint and some rigging and she will be transformed....keep up the good work...cheers
In America you find police telling you that you can't do that and tell you to gtfo and force you adrift on the open seas. San Diego, California. America seems to have lost it's sailing past.
Thank you sander💚🌞🌟 hopefully you have a few bumpers to hang on the sides of your boat because the locks are tight
You are one of my heroes bro. Thank you for the mountains of inspiration.
Fantastic, keep it up. Wish I had thought about the extended pull cords, I did ponder on it for a while, One being battery start and the other not. I LOVE the amount of support you have and SO much your CAN DO attitude. Keep up the good work, the odd time you miss a vide for the week I am itching to see the next one.
8:32 Freek is what we in the Netherlands call a "Zeebonk". Awesome character!
Freek, gast. Je bent een held.
Loving the relaxed haphazzardry of it all 😊
Thanks
Thanks so much! sorry im late to replying, I've only just seen it!
Meeting heaps of cool people Mark! Great work keeping the project moving, can’t wait to see her on the hard and get a look at those hulls 👏
enjoy what your doing, meeting new friends and another great way of meeting other boating communities. sod every negative comments, enjoy what your doing, be safe
The Dutch are fantastic people. I love that country so beautiful
G'day from Sydney Australia...looking forward to your journey. I have a knack of following newish channels that suddenly become megastars...like Sailing la Vagabonde when they only had a couple of thousand subs. Good luck mate.
Nice one - and it is fun to see folks whom I actually know on the video! Say hello to Freek and Noemie next time you meet them!
For your to do boat list, Emerald Steel has a DIY drouge anchor made from a tire that performed very well during storm seas and surfing . Also get some plants on deck to keep your spirits up during the summer yard work.
The trick about drilling stainless is to keep it cool. If it gets hot it will work harden and then you are basically done. Even switching to a new bit won’t help. There are all kinds of ways to keep it cool but I just use water. Just trickle water onto the bit and the hole as you go. It’s a bit tricky to manage with one person to handle both drill and coolant, but can be done. For example you can hang a bag of water with a little hole that drains the hole you are drilling. I usually use a brush and a cup of water but it takes patience because the amount of drilling you can do before you need to stop and brush on some more water is not very much.
And drill SLOWER!
Drilling that hole would be tough on any drill bit let alone a cheap one. Alternatively, you can use machining lubricant. Any bits (swarf) coming off the drill bit should be a tan colour, if they're blue, or black etc it's too hot. A drill press would be ideal! And like another mentioned, go nice and slow!
This is great advice!
Hi Mark, you could use a plastic Sadie’s bottle with the conical neck. Then add a tube on the neck with a tube clamp as a tap. Then you find a place to put it to suit your work. It can trickle on the drill bit as you drill. I don’t know if that would suit you but it has worked for me, and cheap too. It suits my recycle, repurpose and reuse. Enjoying this journey as you rebuild this cat.
I usually put a small amount of old or used hydraulic oil or motor oil in a Tupperware and dip the entire bit into it. Oil slowly runs down the bit keeping it cool and lubricated. That along with low RPMs works great.
Looks like a good week overall 😎
I find it just wonderful that so many people, complete strangers, have come out to help you. Just confirms the fact that there ARE great people out there willing to help. Your project has come a long way already. You deserve a big pat on the back, you've been working hard and the results show it. Can't wait to see the big move video. No sweat, you got this.
Hello from New Zealand…my husband and I love watching your videos and your progress. Not sure whether you are aware that ‘Mahi’ in Māori means ‘work’ or ‘activity’….you are certainly doing some hard mahi!
What a great guy and leaving his dad's tools for you , love ya and all the folks helping you.
Drill tip stainless😊
Use some cuttingoil (or 2stroke oil) with drilling steel and stainless.
Slow rpm push hard.
All the best
Love following you're adventure.
Amazing - you're still moored, but you're gathering momentum!
Do the Mahi, get the treats! Great to see the progress, well done so far 👏
Thanks great video! I also loved seeing the large sailing ship. What a nice chap you are! Love your boat!
hello, to make sure the bits don't break or not stick, you have to use them in the drill at a lower rotation.
You have to let the drill drill at low speed, if you accelerate you don't let it cut the metal, it heats up and you run out of blade. You make the drill not drill anything or take a long time to drill. if you add a little spray oil it also helps not to overheat.
If you want to drill a big hole, always start with smaller bits and work your way up until you get the size you want.
I'm enjoying your progress on the boat. The details are always cool to see! hug and good luck
You can use (in desperation) glass cutting bits to drill through stainless. You need lots of oil and patience. Oil in general, should be with your drilling set into anything metallic.
This Sander guy is a cool cat! Im really excited you have sanders and a router mark. Youve got the power to run all of it! fantatstic!
Mark. You do you, we learn as we go and you jumped in with both feet. You should be proud. I'll be passing through Amsterdam soon to catch up with friends/family. We should have a beer. Right, I'm off to epoxy a hole in my hull!!!
Mark with your outboards, the water cooler out let pipe will get clogged up with weed from time to time so don’t think it’s something major, just a toothpick up the end will unblock it😉👍
We used old car tyres as fenders also try to find a floating rubbish collectors, ask around to see who is selling used boat stuff. Good luck and look forward to next week. 👍
It was really good seeing people helping you out with whatever they can. Seeing that is very inspiring because shows real class, shows exceptional people are all around the world.
Channels like yours, actually help restore my faith in humanity. The world has become so jaded. It’s good to see people helping others. You set a great example by showing the next generation, that with hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.👍🏻💯🥰
This is so lovely🤗⛵️🤗
Just to help your cheap drill bits last longer, always use some sort of lubricant when drilling metal. Does make a big difference.
Great content mark I’m based preveza Greece with my own boat. Love your enthusiasm and inspiration doing my own work. Regards john of ANEMOMYLOS westerly Seahawk
Watching you work and go thru new experiences is very enlighting. I sail, but with a smaller neptune sloop.I have sailed smaller trimirans, but assisted in a major repair on the family 40 ft Matthews cabin cruiser, after we broached on a hidden tree. Just a small tip, when you set up to anchor, tie your chain or rope to the head of the anchor and then zip tie the line to the shank, also run your rode thru a small tube and keep it on the deck till ready to pull anchor, just kick the tube into the water and back down, the tube will pull the anchor straight up and make retrieving your line much easier Thanks, Ron
The pull cord extensions are a super idea... cool.
Next , tiller.... you should have a tiller piece that attaches to the rudder arm, not a pivoting tiller piece on the rod that ties the rubbers together. Why??? Leverage. As is, you have to pull or push the tiller, and if the tiller is wet, your hands could slide down the tiller. By have a solid piece attached to either port or starboard rubber ( or one on each), you will get more leverage by being able to lean or put body weight on it. The tie rod will make the other rubber follow whatever you're doing to the one you are leaning on. As is, in heavy seas, you would wear yourself out too soon.
A man who isnt afraid of wearing odd socks is a man who gets shit done,good skills my friend and good luck with the maiden voyage,cheers from oz.
I've been watching all your videos and i love them! Great work! A tip for using cheap drills... if you add some oil (lubrification) and drill slowly even cheap drill can make a hole on the hardest steel!
Best of luck and your videos are amazing
Hi Mark, great vids, beautiful boat, great work and good steps forward, you have the heart of a lion.
Small tip - to get the most out of a drill bit when drilling steel, I use a spray bottle of water to cool the cutting edges, it should be soluble oil mix but that's too messy on a boat, so water is a good compromise.
Good luck with getting lifted out at the boatyard.
Onward.!
That guy you met who brought you on his boat was such a cool and free spirit
Thanks Mark.
Wow you've met some really good people over the last week.
Hey and it's almost summer up there in your part of the world...
Happy days 😁
Hey Mark,
We called by your boat earlier yesterday and this afternoon to say hi and to see if you need a hand moving your boat, unfortunately you weren’t there but if I can help in any way We are in Volendam Marina so not far away.
Cheers Dave. (Cornish lad stuck in Germany but have my escape in Holland!!)
Creeping up on 100,000 subs!
Week after week, best series on the Tube.
Concerned the outboards will hit something putting stress on the wooden mounting system which may give way at the corners - consider putting metal plates alongside the wood, "sistering" is the carpentry term, I think, to strengthen the mounting system. Aluminum L shaped or T shaped flat metal the width of the wood, drill through the metal and wood, place large washers, then smaller washers then lock washers on both end of the bolts for flexibility. Bravo - donated rope & hand tools.
Pull start idea I'm claiming :) but really its fairly common with such boats.
Finally to see the boat on the move will be awesome and then out of the water what a milestone. As for messyness on the boat that's temporary you will get that sorted. I am willing to bet it will look appalling underneath when she comes out of the water. But that also will be a scrub away from awesome.
I hope all is well, I look forward to your next update. Thanks for all your content.
Hi, most people probably think this boat is a heap of crap including myself, but you are proving me wrong. I just love your enthusiasm towards getting this boat for sail wherever you want to go. Clifton from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island 🏝️
i love watching Your progress. Who knows maybe you are just few years ahead of me.
When it comes to drills - in my old life (metalworks, blaksmithing etc.) i learned alternative approach.
First: every drill needs cooling so think about anything with water - short while of drilling and put Your dril bit into cup of water till it feels cold again.
Second: metal drills gives great precision but requires really slow rpm, proper pointing/tracing of the hole and firm handling. If You can sacrifice a little precision for easier handling and less troubles in piloting the whole go for masonry drill bits. If something can chew trough reinforced concrete it can easily drill trough metal. (low rpm and cooling still apply)
I have been waiting your video the whoole day!! Well done!! This is becoming step by step!
I'm amazed at your tenacity and vision toward your end goal.....awsome truly enjoy watching your amazing journey...
You are doing great and know far more than a lot of people
The dutch are nice guys and among the best seamen in the world.
Ive just got a boat (it was free) so it needs a lot of work and absolutely look forward to watching your videos for inspiration for my youtube Channel , brilliant work and yeah vhf radios are a few quid. well done young man and look forward to new vlogs 👍👍👍
It’s a big project, so don’t forget to pat yourself on the back and recognize your accomplishments 🎉
Some narrow boats in England use floating trailer wheels as fenders.
They seem to work very well.
I've seen them use wheelbarrow wheels to keep them away from the concrete canal ledge.
Mark, you are meeting up with the most amazing generous people x Simply can't wait to get there & help x Love, as always & as always,,,Proud beyond words x 🌻🌈Momma🌈🌻 x
Mark can’t wait for you to get there to help! Great supportive parents.
@@jameskiehm546 ,,,awe thank you James x We enjoy supporting Mark & his brothers 🤗⛵️🤗
I hope you can get a couple of your new friends to crew on your trip to the yard. The locks may prove difficult if solo and they will know what to shout and when if you need shore help. If one of them has a dingy and outboard so much the better. You may need a tow!
when drilling through steal, use some oil to lubricate and keep the bit cool
Great video thanks..
Colbert drills are good for stainless steel...keep speed low.. using them for 40 years 👍
Well done you are getting there nicely with a little bit of help.and friendship along the way love it 😊😊😊
I like your socks Mark , may odd sock colors bring you amazing luck !
youll do a good job on your new boat best of good luck to you
Looking forward to seeing the video of you moving to boat yard . It was good you extended the pull start cables . But just one thing if you treaded it through a couple of ring eyes then put your cork handles on if you did accidentally drop them you would not have to go fish it out the water . Good luck
When drilling steel, and especially stainless steel, go slow push hard and keep the bit cool with oil or something. It is more about cooling than lubrication. For example sometimes I spray it with WD-40 which is not a great lubricant but by spraying it periodically (every few seconds) it keeps the bit cool. If the bit is spinning really fast it will harden the stainless steel, and dull itself very quickly.
I am watching this video with a bright smile on my face thanks a lot!😀
Yayyy, so excited to see this big move! Things are moving along really well! It’s always so lovely seeing the care and generosity in the sailing community, like across the board. I keep up with a couple other sailing channels and even in their videos, just the amount of willingness to help others is so amazing. Looking forward to seeing the next one! Cheers xx
Love the fact you have a dream and are following it. Best tip to give on this video is to just commit to some decent drill bits as the cheap bits will cost you more in the end. One decent set of Sutton bits ( not sure what brands are good over there) and also the trick is to slow the drill down. Even though they say high speed if you go to fast it just burns and makes the bit go blunt. One decent set of drill bits and a drill bit sharpening aid and you will be set. Also not sure if you doing a solar setup but those outboards with an electric moter instead of the gas engine would give you some free population
Great to see your progress and I think you will accelerate it once on the hard!
Wow such generous people amazing sailing people amazing people from the Netherlands.