Have a sore back after watching all 84 episodes (with occasional short breaks). Imagine my back if I had actually built this behemoth. We’ll done 👍👍👍 and keep it up
Hey Bernard.I have a terrible back and have been afflicted for over 30 years with it ,but ,touch wood,this build is strengthening me in ways I never thought possible.Thanks for watching buddy.All the best ,Ross
Nice to see more white going down. I can not believe how good the flow coat looks. It's almost a shame that it will be hidden away, after all that hard work. If you was my dad I would be so proud of you. Well done...and keep going.
I want to thank you for these videos. I am learning how to fiberglass from your experiences. I hope to see you break the haul from the mold. I think that is going to be the hardest break-away with all the bath units and other bulk-head units in place. I am in Texas and love to hear you talk. It is a break from the language I hear every day.
Good day Rosco , coming right along taking your time on things gives you a wonderful finish and pride in the work , have a great day on holiday and see next time
Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks! Ross is steady killing it! First cruising cat build well underway and getting very proficient at editing as well. Cheers Ross for sharing! I am still just blown away! A big beautiful yacht being built almost singlehandedly. So impressed nd enamored with it!
Last thing you want in ruff seas is a BW tank sloshing about and filling the Bilge with whatever it was sloshing about, besides the Bilge Rats will more than likely abandon ship and leave you high and dry with nothing to throw rocks at...Hope your Holiday was a great time..Looking good Mr Ross !!
As usual great stuff. Not sure what goes into the Aussie dunny but those black water tanks would pass certification from any Nuclear Regulatory authority.😂👍⛵️
A couple of late night edits whilst away on holidays and here she is, another epic week of sanding, cleaning and completion of the bilges in the both of the forward sections of the boat. Have fun .Please don't forget to let the video play and try to avoid fast forwarding to get the stats up so Youtibe recognize it as valuable content,it really helps us get recommended to other viewers, Cheers Rossco
Thanks Greg.We planned this trip years ago and have tied itty into a work trip to Greece to keep costs down. Having a ball buddy. Thanks for your comment.Rossco
I’m sure every one watching this channel also watch. Sv seeker, danger marine, sail life, Sampson boat co, acorn to arable, and dream of boating adventurers like sailing la vagabond.
Gday Ross,love the Chanel. I was nieve not to realise how much work was involved in building a boat, especially having sailed 20k miles,as a tradie myself I appreciate just how througher you are with every element of the build and it’s extremely interesting to watch and learn. Although you’ve got skills,I started watching you because you weren’t a boat builder,so I find your new intro a little off ,calling yourself 1,I have no doubt you would put a lot of boat builders to shame though,' obviously I’m not giving you shit mate. Recently you’ve talked about putting about putting drains in your forward crash bulkwards
And I would seriously look at making them ballast tanks,to try and alleviate hobby horsing ,just a thought as I wish I did it rather than install bulbous bows
Thanks for the comment. Actually not a ship write but have worked on with and around boats all my life be it dive boats kayaks and boat repairs since a young bloke.Intro is more about how i see myself these days not a false statement really. This cat requires bulbous bows and will be integrated to ensure correct displacement and will have ballast tanks in the stem for ultimate fine control. Cheers Rosd
@@LifeOnTheHulls You must be wrapped seeing the finishing off and coming together! I'm wrapped for you mate, I've been following you from near the beginning with 'Life on the Mold' :)
Great work as usual Ross!! Great vacation trip also!! It's no telling where in the world you and Janet will turn up!! What amazing lives y'all live! Hope you had a fantastic vaction! Cheers
Life On The Hulls - Building a Cruising Catamaran - I thought he or his show was an inspiration to the boating world, I was 7 or 8 and every Saturday had to watch the new boat of the week
I've found that when I am doing small strips of glass over edges or in fillets that's it's easier to use a tray and pre-wet the glass strip and lay it wet. It's much easier to form (I use peel-ply as well).
Hey Ross! New microphone is working great, the truck back up buzzer is soooo much clearer now.. Lol. Just kidding btw. I figured that since you get to cruise the canals of Venice with that pretty girl, I get to pull on your chain a bit... The boat is looking fantastic! I can't believe you can achieve that kind of finish with one layer of "flowcoat". It would take me 2 layers of epoxy primer and 2 coats of epoxy topcoat to achieve that level of finish. Enjoy your holidays and we'll see you back on the hulls!
Huh so goofing off again in Venice Italy...been there myself m8, pretty impressive city though the canal can smell a little funky....be a great place to sail the boat if you ever finish it that is...
Ross, over these past months I've noticed that the DIY gremlins are big time eaters (meaning the learn as you go can cause a lot of rethinking/redoing). Can you give some perspective on how much time you would have saved if you had all of this knowledge and experience on day 1?
Venice? Wow, nice one. New mic sounds good! Have you ever talked about how you got started building and working with these materials - would be interested to hear? ⛵️
Thanks Louise.We had planned this trip for years and I am working in Greece this coming week so it made sense to tack on the trip and save the airfare at the same time.I may well do a back story video one day soon.It is a long story but it has served us well. Thanks for watching again and your continued interest.Ross
Just sat here thinking Ross and I would like to bet that there are loads of guy's and ladies who would love to donate there time in helping build a Catamaran boat free of charge and all will have facebook and other accounts to publish what they are doing with there spare time, this would bring more followers on line plus the free help with the boat. only a thought mate, good luck.
I have watched lots of your videos and i cant tell if the mould is still in place or have you popped your work off of the mould yet? Awesome job by the way, its gonna be freakin awesome!!!
Thanks Vincent. Hull is still in the mould It is a matter of storage really as once I demould her I will effectively have 2 full sized cats to store .Although I have a solution I am preventing a very unnecessary expenditure for as long as possible.Cheers Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Im just a poor fella that loves cats!!! Im really good with my hands and been thinking of building one myself. All of your videos have really inspired me!!! I cant wait to see it finished!!!!! Thanks for your reply!
I'm having some problems with the flow coating that I'm doing, its to thick and hard to spread but i was told not to add acetone to the flow coat. could you give me an idea of the correct way to apply it. I have jut become a patreon after your last video
Hey Jared.Lids will be sale i marine sealant then glassed together to hold shut.They will then hsve the intetna l liner poured and coated to finished the job before inlets and pumps etc fitted.Cheers Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls They beep forward backward up and down.Could be worse,we had a lyre bird mimicking trucks reversing,horns and the phone ringing,he got me a couple of times thinking the phone was ringing!!!
Hull sweat isn't a major problem in the tropics. It is a far bigger problem outside the tropics, since the temperature differential, with colder water outside the boat, and humid air inside the boat. The moisture condenses on the hull, soaking anything that touches the hull... This is why many boats have woodwork water stains under the windows. The windows are not leaking, but the condensation drips off the windows and runs down the woodwork. Either dehumidify the boat or stop breathing, since humans exhale air at about 100% relative humidity...
That is such a good point about the humidity. I am not going to have masses of woodwork in this boat, more like trim and fiddles. Definately on the money about breathing. It is major problem. Cheers.Ross
Both major compression bulkheads in this cat are of marine ply.These are both above the waterline and ensure mast and bridgedeck are sufficient in sheer and compression.Marine ply is laminated with 2 layers of 600db on each side and laminated with epoxy to ensure it us sealed and bonded correctly.Forward wing frames although supposed to be ply have been substituted with foam and a layup schedule of 300csm x 2 and 600db on each side laminated in polyester saving approx 40% in weight of structure.All the best Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Is it possible to achieve compressive and shear strength with foam sandwich?? Probably very bulky? What is th thickness of your foam hulls?? The reason I ask is because I am going to build a Tiki 42-48, but think I will build it out of foam core instead for traditional ply.
Just a question, Ross.... Outside of filming & editing, would you know approximately how many build hours you have invested into the catamaran project so far??? Thanks!
I really am not sure of the hours,would probably be around 4 to 5 thousand hours to date and complete would be 10000 I would imagine.So hard to quantify but certainly not phased and not consumed by the tally.Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Good on ya. Contacted builder of "Kator" recently.....said total of 17k hours for the build! So, looks like you're up there in hours too! 😁 Not an easy feat!
I have built in tanks for fresh water but opted for separate vessels that are certified under AS Austtalian Standards for fuel,and seperate custom tanks for black and grey to ensure there is nook chance of seepage and tainting of the hull with the as above.AMSA requires external certification for fuel and in reality so much more economical than me maling them and higher quality.Ross
Everytime a manlift moves it has to beep. Be glad its not the "new" white noise alarm style. They sound like a cat coughing up a hairball. I was wondering if I could send you a email and pick your brain on a little Kayak construction advice.
Have a sore back after watching all 84 episodes (with occasional short breaks). Imagine my back if I had actually built this behemoth. We’ll done 👍👍👍 and keep it up
Hey Bernard.I have a terrible back and have been afflicted for over 30 years with it ,but ,touch wood,this build is strengthening me in ways I never thought possible.Thanks for watching buddy.All the best ,Ross
Nice to see more white going down. I can not believe how good the flow coat looks. It's almost a shame that it will be hidden away, after all that hard work. If you was my dad I would be so proud of you. Well done...and keep going.
Thanks Ash you are an absolute legend.Cheers Ross
I want to thank you for these videos. I am learning how to fiberglass from your experiences. I hope to see you break the haul from the mold. I think that is going to be the hardest break-away with all the bath units and other bulk-head units in place. I am in Texas and love to hear you talk. It is a break from the language I hear every day.
Good day Rosco , coming right along taking your time on things gives you a wonderful finish and pride in the work , have a great day on holiday and see next time
Thanks Jerry.Having a really amazing trip.Planned this trip years ago and finally got a chance to tick Italy off the list.
@@LifeOnTheHulls Cant wait to see the quality you will achieve in the final result!!!
Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks! Ross is steady killing it! First cruising cat build well underway and getting very proficient at editing as well. Cheers Ross for sharing! I am still just blown away! A big beautiful yacht being built almost singlehandedly. So impressed nd enamored with it!
Thanks for your great contents Robert.I really appreciate your time
Ross
Last thing you want in ruff seas is a BW tank sloshing about and filling the Bilge with whatever it was sloshing about, besides the Bilge Rats will more than likely abandon ship and leave you high and dry with nothing to throw rocks at...Hope your Holiday was a great time..Looking good Mr Ross !!
Am putting an extra baffle in these tanks to ensure the surface effect i66s minimised as well.Tanks have taken way too much time.Ross
As usual great stuff. Not sure what goes into the Aussie dunny but those black water tanks would pass certification from any Nuclear Regulatory authority.😂👍⛵️
Love the "process" funk/jazz tunes during your flowcoat roll-out. Goes well w/the tasks your accomplishing (whether at normal, or high-speed video). 👍
I do like a bit of funky Jazz.Ross
Looks great, Captain.
Thanks Stacy.Rossco
If the rest of the build comes out like the tank compartment. She's going to be a real beauty.
Aiming for a production quality finish on this boat.Thanks for keeping up to date.
@@LifeOnTheHulls Rolls-Royce Quality mate, all hand made for millionaire quality - I'm happy to be your shofer once on the water ;P
Nice job on the flowcoat!
Cheers John.Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.Ross
Absolutely great work and an absolutely great place to go for a vacation.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks Duncan.I am currently in Milos Greece working I was able to tack the Venice trip on the beginning of a work trip to save the money.Cheers Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Nice!
Perfect as usual sir.
Thanks Dan.
Very satisfying to see the flocoat go in.
Absolutely Garland.It is a permanent finish that is hard wearing and like painting a house,marks the end of a lot of hard work.Ross
One small step
for mankind, One giant leap for Roscoe
Definately Jerome.All the best Ross
Great Job Mate
Cheers buddy.
A couple of late night edits whilst away on holidays and here she is, another epic week of sanding, cleaning and completion of the bilges in the both of the forward sections of the boat. Have fun .Please don't forget to let the video play and try to avoid fast forwarding to get the stats up so Youtibe recognize it as valuable content,it really helps us get recommended to other viewers, Cheers Rossco
Great stuff fella, getting closer to the finish line for the bilges
hi looking good . lock like you are having a lot of good fun.
Thanks Greg.We planned this trip years ago and have tied itty into a work trip to Greece to keep costs down. Having a ball buddy. Thanks for your comment.Rossco
A successful build is all in the details
Sbrilliant work very tedious. Well done
Thanks Buddy.
I’m sure every one watching this channel also watch. Sv seeker, danger marine, sail life, Sampson boat co, acorn to arable, and dream of boating adventurers like sailing la vagabond.
I dont think there is any doubt about that.Rossco.
Salt n Tar! :)
Gday Ross,love the Chanel. I was nieve not to realise how much work was involved in building a boat, especially having sailed 20k miles,as a tradie myself I appreciate just how througher you are with every element of the build and it’s extremely interesting to watch and learn. Although you’ve got skills,I started watching you because you weren’t a boat builder,so I find your new intro a little off ,calling yourself 1,I have no doubt you would put a lot of boat builders to shame though,' obviously I’m not giving you shit mate. Recently you’ve talked about putting about putting drains in your forward crash bulkwards
And I would seriously look at making them ballast tanks,to try and alleviate hobby horsing ,just a thought as I wish I did it rather than install bulbous bows
Thanks for the comment. Actually not a ship write but have worked on with and around boats all my life be it dive boats kayaks and boat repairs since a young bloke.Intro is more about how i see myself these days not a false statement really. This cat requires bulbous bows and will be integrated to ensure correct displacement and will have ballast tanks in the stem for ultimate fine control. Cheers Rosd
Fantastic progress. Congrats. This is a real milestone and I hope you enjoy and take some real satisfaction from this accomplishment..
Cheers Peter.
Great vid mate lot of movement this week, well done.
Lots going on in the hulls buddy.Rosd
@@LifeOnTheHulls You must be wrapped seeing the finishing off and coming together! I'm wrapped for you mate, I've been following you from near the beginning with 'Life on the Mold' :)
Great work as usual Ross!! Great vacation trip also!! It's no telling where in the world you and Janet will turn up!! What amazing lives y'all live! Hope you had a fantastic vaction! Cheers
Great effort Rossco, couple of ticks of the list
Cheers Nick appreciate you keeping up to date.Rossco
damn that must have felt good :)
A very satisfying moment in the build I will admit.
Occasionally You sound like Criss Conway from world of boats - Saturday mornings mid 70’
I am not sure if that is a compliment or not.Hah.Cheers Ross
Life On The Hulls - Building a Cruising Catamaran - I thought he or his show was an inspiration to the boating world, I was 7 or 8 and every Saturday had to watch the new boat of the week
thank for the tip ross good vid
Cheers Blake thanks for the comment buddy.Ross.
Nice work there Ross.
that boat are going to be no less than perfect.
All the best.
Great job man!!!
Thanks Thomas
who are these butt barnacles giving thumbs down this is good stuff
I've found that when I am doing small strips of glass over edges or in fillets that's it's easier to use a tray and pre-wet the glass strip and lay it wet. It's much easier to form (I use peel-ply as well).
Hey Ross! New microphone is working great, the truck back up buzzer is soooo much clearer now.. Lol. Just kidding btw. I figured that since you get to cruise the canals of Venice with that pretty girl, I get to pull on your chain a bit...
The boat is looking fantastic! I can't believe you can achieve that kind of finish with one layer of "flowcoat". It would take me 2 layers of epoxy primer and 2 coats of epoxy topcoat to achieve that level of finish.
Enjoy your holidays and we'll see you back on the hulls!
Thanks buddy. I am as lucky guy buddy.Brilliant holiday and 2 weeks work in Greece at the end.About to fly home today,tough to go home.Ross.
Huh so goofing off again in Venice Italy...been there myself m8, pretty impressive city though the canal can smell a little funky....be a great place to sail the boat if you ever finish it that is...
Amazing work mate! I wish I could do what you do. And could I ask you why can't the flow coat be sprayed for a smoother surface? Thanks.
Ross, over these past months I've noticed that the DIY gremlins are big time eaters (meaning the learn as you go can cause a lot of rethinking/redoing). Can you give some perspective on how much time you would have saved if you had all of this knowledge and experience on day 1?
Venice? Wow, nice one. New mic sounds good! Have you ever talked about how you got started building and working with these materials - would be interested to hear? ⛵️
Thanks Louise.We had planned this trip for years and I am working in Greece this coming week so it made sense to tack on the trip and save the airfare at the same time.I may well do a back story video one day soon.It is a long story but it has served us well. Thanks for watching again and your continued interest.Ross
Life On The Hulls - Building a Cruising Catamaran well I for one would definitely like to hear the back story if you get the chance!
Just sat here thinking Ross and I would like to bet that there are loads of guy's and ladies who would love to donate there time in helping build a Catamaran boat free of charge and all will have facebook and other accounts to publish what they are doing with there spare time, this would bring more followers on line plus the free help with the boat.
only a thought mate, good luck.
I have watched lots of your videos and i cant tell if the mould is still in place or have you popped your work off of the mould yet? Awesome job by the way, its gonna be freakin awesome!!!
Thanks Vincent. Hull is still in the mould It is a matter of storage really as once I demould her I will effectively have 2 full sized cats to store .Although I have a solution I am preventing a very unnecessary expenditure for as long as possible.Cheers Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Im just a poor fella that loves cats!!! Im really good with my hands and been thinking of building one myself. All of your videos have really inspired me!!! I cant wait to see it finished!!!!! Thanks for your reply!
@@Vincent-Vega24 thanks buddy glad you enjoy the build.
Great video that last peel away piece do you press that in or glass it in? Cheers
I'm having some problems with the flow coating that I'm doing, its to thick and hard to spread but i was told not to add acetone to the flow coat. could you give me an idea of the correct way to apply it. I have jut become a patreon after your last video
What is going to hold the lid on? Liquid moving around could pop the lid off
Never mind I guess your sealing the tanks closed
Hey Jared.Lids will be sale i marine sealant then glassed together to hold shut.They will then hsve the intetna l liner poured and coated to finished the job before inlets and pumps etc fitted.Cheers Ross
Truckin' noise.
It was actually a scissor lift that went on for 7 days straight,i am certain the bastard never had a forward gear.Drove me insane.Cheers Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls They beep forward backward up and down.Could be worse,we had a lyre bird mimicking trucks reversing,horns and the phone ringing,he got me a couple of times thinking the phone was ringing!!!
@@nssherlock4547 that is brilliant.We have lyrebirds in our region also.Incredible birds.Cheers Ross
Hull sweat isn't a major problem in the tropics. It is a far bigger problem outside the tropics, since the temperature differential, with colder water outside the boat, and humid air inside the boat. The moisture condenses on the hull, soaking anything that touches the hull... This is why many boats have woodwork water stains under the windows. The windows are not leaking, but the condensation drips off the windows and runs down the woodwork. Either dehumidify the boat or stop breathing, since humans exhale air at about 100% relative humidity...
That is such a good point about the humidity. I am not going to have masses of woodwork in this boat, more like trim and fiddles. Definately on the money about breathing. It is major problem. Cheers.Ross
Great stuff! "Apologies for the truck that has been backing up for hours" Coats one bilge for hours then: "Beep beep beep beep beeeeeeep"
Fair dinkum scissor lift beeped for 10 days straight 9 hours a day.painting the building next door.Unbearable noise.Ross
Are your structural bulkheads plywood sandwich or foam sandwich?? Thanks
Both major compression bulkheads in this cat are of marine ply.These are both above the waterline and ensure mast and bridgedeck are sufficient in sheer and compression.Marine ply is laminated with 2 layers of 600db on each side and laminated with epoxy to ensure it us sealed and bonded correctly.Forward wing frames although supposed to be ply have been substituted with foam and a layup schedule of 300csm x 2 and 600db on each side laminated in polyester saving approx 40% in weight of structure.All the best Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Is it possible to achieve compressive and shear strength with foam sandwich?? Probably very bulky? What is th thickness of your foam hulls?? The reason I ask is because I am going to build a Tiki 42-48, but think I will build it out of foam core instead for traditional ply.
Anybody have any thoughts to isolating the bilge compartments, maybe sliding slates on limber holes?
Just a question, Ross....
Outside of filming & editing, would you know approximately how many build hours you have invested into the catamaran project so far???
Thanks!
I really am not sure of the hours,would probably be around 4 to 5 thousand hours to date and complete would be 10000 I would imagine.So hard to quantify but certainly not phased and not consumed by the tally.Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Good on ya.
Contacted builder of "Kator" recently.....said total of 17k hours for the build! So, looks like you're up there in hours too! 😁 Not an easy feat!
Peel ply is light weigh dacron isnt it. Could you just go to jo anns fabrics and get a bolt and use that???
That May be an idea.I havent tried other dacron but certainly is a feasible alternative.I will certainly look into it.Ross
Some parts of your vids are very very loud while others are to soft. I keep adjusting my volume. But for the rest: keep up the amazing stuff!
Sorrry Rob it is a battle trying to equalize the tools and background noise and music etc.Thanks for notng it.Ross
Did you consider built in tanks?
If you don’t like them why?
I have built in tanks for fresh water but opted for separate vessels that are certified under AS Austtalian Standards for fuel,and seperate custom tanks for black and grey to ensure there is nook chance of seepage and tainting of the hull with the as above.AMSA requires external certification for fuel and in reality so much more economical than me maling them and higher quality.Ross
Once again watching Ross get tanked.
That is true Kevin.Rossco
Ross, "you're a better man than I Gunga Din"
Thanks Old Guy,feeling like one myself.Rossco
Everytime a manlift moves it has to beep. Be glad its not the "new" white noise alarm style. They sound like a cat coughing up a hairball. I was wondering if I could send you a email and pick your brain on a little Kayak construction advice.
Great video that last peel away piece do you press that in or glass it in? Cheers
Hey Brad .The lid will be glued then glassed in place.Rossco