My father always taught me to take my time and do things the right way, the best I could. I absolutely love how you take your time with this boat, and the results never disappoint. Love the color scheme, but more than that, it’s obvious that this boat is being very-well constructed and should hold up very well over time. My hats off to you sir! Looking forward to eventually seeing you launch her, but that’s a ways off yet I think. Keep taking your time with her, not skipping any steps.
As a 55 year old man I've been through my share of troubles and trials. Disappointment and abuse. As thick a skin as any. But, I misted up when you took that final tape off. Just beautiful. Oh, and, tipping off after rolling! Head slap!!
Paint store employee here. I strongly recommend against punching holes in the rim of the can. They can spill paint, which can make a mess, but more importantly they can let air in and will ruin your paint. I've had several customers come in with paint only a few months old that ruined. I can't argue against the nostalgia of remembering your dad though. 😊
Watching you paint and seeing the finale was really fun to watch. It must have been one of the highlights of the project. Well done Bob and thanks for sharing!
Small tip when doing boot stripe or top-to-bottom transition. After taping, but before painting the stripe color, paint the tape seam with the base color. This really seals the tape edge and the subsequent stripe paint wont seep underneath the tape at seams. Makes it real sharp. Beautiful color scheme!
Hi SV, This is a good trick I've used often. I learned it when I was a museum preparator early in my career. This was before blue painters tape and bleed resistant tape. It does work great. However, as I said in the video I taped only for insurance of being startled or getting a unexpected case of the jitters. I painted right up to the tape and just to the scribe line. I was therefore not worried about paint bleed. Great tip though for those using only the tape line to define the waterline/boot stripe.( mostly done on fiberglass boats where scribing isn't an option) Thanks for your comment and for watching! Cheers
I’m currently restoring a 1948 wooden comet class sailboat. Hopefully watching your videos will get me out of the rut I’m in with it. Motivation is lacking. Alerion green is a beautiful color. Nice work.
Kirby Paints are the berries. Wonderful service. Great color combination. Some years ago, I visited the Herreshoff Museum at Mystic Seaport and saw Alerion. The boat has the most arresting green color. Hard to describe, but beautiful. One thought, Bob, you should wear a mask when sanding paint!
Thank you Bob for another enjoyable evening video. The color scheme is very pleasant and the green reminded me of my grandmother's split pea soup dished up with a dollop of sour cream mixed in. Brought back very warm memories. Beautiful boat. Can hardly wait to see the ballast keep get bolted and the fit out of the interior. Take care, stay well and have a great up coming week.
As we are accustomed to you, accuracy in work through the search for the best methods, and the best sources for materials. A full explanation of the stage and aspects of the work and the options available. As for the colors, no one has the right to interfere, because it is due to the considerations that you set from the beginning. I would love to follow you to the end of the project. Good luck.
You can wet the wood before painting and very gently sand it with ar least 180 grid after drying to avoid the wood fibres raising. Learned the technique from veneering but it works well in all painting applications
Bob, your attention to detail continues to amaze! I couldn’t help but wonder as you started with the primer, if maybe your thoughts were somewhat bittersweet. I mean, as you covered those lovely planks you had to realize that you would likely never again see you boat at that stage. It just seems such a difference and a milestone . And to now be so close to flipping her! Flipping mine was clearly the biggest moment for me short of the first sea trial. She looks great and I am so happy and excited for you. Brother when you see the inside, you’re gonna have a moment believe me! Congratulations
Always enjoyable to spend a little time with you Bobby. Your cool disposition and your artistic expertise add to your confidence and excitement. Thank you for sharing your project with the tens of thousands who follow you.
Beautiful Bob. I understand sealing the lead but not sure about the reluctance to use a copper primer. All of us pond owners occasionally use copper sulphate to get rid of algae. And it’s recommended by the state soil and water guys to not bother fish. But it was good to be able to use good ole Rustoleum Red.
A very nice colour scheme. That green reminds me of one in a range over here of Georgian colours, which are very classy and subdued colours from a couple of hundred years ago. Good choice. I am going to try the puncture tip the next paint can I get.
I noticed that you didn’t apply seam compound in the gap between the end of the strakes and the transom. You did push cotton into that space, so why not seam compound as well? I’m enjoying your series as I imagine the possibility of taking on my own boatbuilding project. Thanks Bob. Kind regards, Andres
Wow the paint looks so good, the green did not look great in the can but man oh man it looks great on the boat. Good call, you make this boat biulding thing look so easy, but I'm pretty sure it is not as easy as you make it look. Great video
Btw, it sounds like you pronounce ablative ("Ablation is removal or destruction of material from an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes.") as abative ("The abative effect: A new term to describe the action of antecedents that reduce operant responding"). Maybe there's a really discrete l there? Reading and rereading the definition of abative, I still don't get it, I think relating to psychology...
I really appreciate your understanding and respect for materials and processes. It's one thing to be creative and inspired, it's another to have disciplined technique. (I'm a classical musician, so technique is near the top of my list)
She is coming along right nicely and looking beautiful. My Dad showed me the 'hole in the rim" trick when I was a wee lad and I sometime still use it today. Did you prime the inside of the centerboard trunk or will that occur later? Never would have thought to use the metal primer. I found that sometimes some of the people on Wooden Boat could be a bit snobbish about things.... ask about Stevenson designed plywood boats and noses get turned up. LOL
Nice job - done with an artist's touch. Don't recall any discussion about the selection of wood type for the planking. What factors did you consider in choosing a soft wood for the hull?
Maybe I missed why the different primers. I would think the Rustoleum would suffice for all the outer primer. If it will stand up to below water use wouldn’t it also stand up to above water. I have NO experience on boat painting but I have my grandfathers Carolina wood fishing boat that I would like to paint. It has always been kept under a shelter and looks to be in very good shape for a 60 yr. old boat.
Bob - In one of your videos, you talked about making the paint job "perfectly perfect," so that it would look right on an old design like a Herreshoff sailboat. I am currently restoring a 1956 Lightning, and hope to do something like a 1950s paint job. I am thinking that, like your paint job, mine will need to be imperfect to be perfect for my boat. I have been trying to find the video where you discussed this idea, but haven't had any luck. Could you direct me to the correct video? And, if there are other resources that would help me understand how to proceed, I would love to learn of them. Thanks, Mike Seibert
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Bob - Hi again. I took your advice and am working with George and Shari Kirby on creating the right color for my new (to me) old Lightning. I agree that they couldn't be nicer to deal with. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find your comments on how to paint a boat so that it is "perfectly imperfect." I looked at S2-E23 Planking Progress and wasn't able to find those comments. Would you happen to know in which minute in the video they appear? Thanks again, Mike
@@michaelseibert634 I believe I made that comment in one of the very early video while painting the Yacht Tender. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/TnBT9Io7cc4/v-deo.html Glad your experience with Kirby was good. I got to meet then at the Wooden Boat Show 2021 this past week. Nice people! Cheers, Bob
All wood will raise their grain if you wet them. This poses the biggest issue after you've put epoxy or paint on the boat, but if you wet it before you apply the finish, and sand the raised grain then, (do it twice just in case) then it won't raise again when you apply your stain/paint/epoxy. I would say this is especially important with epoxy, since it's much harder to sand once it's cured.
Thanks for the video! So glad you didn’t go with the 10% solution primer. In choosing your primers, did you run into any issues with the points at which the two different primers overlapped?
The idea of WHITE bottom paint is so foreign to me, since my boat sits on mudflats all summer. Glad it works for you. What do you see as the advantages of a small roller over a wide brush?
I don't understand that punching the rim of the paint tin thing. Doesn't that create a passage for air into the tin after you replace the lid which will serve to cure the paint and it won't keep in the tin?
No. The rim is punctured in the mortise of the can rim. The tenon that is formed on the paint lid mates with the mortise preventing air from entering the can and preventing the paint from drying out.
@@sunny71169 You can also give a squirt of argon gas into a half full paint can just before closing up. It helps to keep oxygen away (38% more dense than air) from the paint and slows down the formation of skin. Small cylinders of argon can be obtained from welding suppliers.
Don,t need a different colour just a different shade so its easy to add a very small amount of powder paint, or any other colourant , oil or water based as appropriate
My father always taught me to take my time and do things the right way, the best I could. I absolutely love how you take your time with this boat, and the results never disappoint. Love the color scheme, but more than that, it’s obvious that this boat is being very-well constructed and should hold up very well over time. My hats off to you sir! Looking forward to eventually seeing you launch her, but that’s a ways off yet I think. Keep taking your time with her, not skipping any steps.
I'll 2nd that comment. Amazing narration. It's no surprise why your work space is soo clean, too. Incredible.
How magnificent to hear you honour your father. Your dad, you and a tin of paint! My dad, me and a can of WD40! Special memories.
As a 55 year old man I've been through my share of troubles and trials. Disappointment and abuse. As thick a skin as any. But, I misted up when you took that final tape off. Just beautiful. Oh, and, tipping off after rolling! Head slap!!
So happy to share that moment with you!
Take a look at this man, he got all the time on the world to concentrate and do the job right. If I was to do it I would be covered all with paint
She's really starting to look like a boat, Bob! Glad I'm catching up on this series.
Paint store employee here. I strongly recommend against punching holes in the rim of the can. They can spill paint, which can make a mess, but more importantly they can let air in and will ruin your paint. I've had several customers come in with paint only a few months old that ruined.
I can't argue against the nostalgia of remembering your dad though. 😊
The boat is coming along very nicely. Thank you for taking me and many others along for the ride.
What a "labor of love". That paint will be stunning even when it weathers a little.
Watching you paint and seeing the finale was really fun to watch. It must have been one of the highlights of the project. Well done Bob and thanks for sharing!
Small tip when doing boot stripe or top-to-bottom transition. After taping, but before painting the stripe color, paint the tape seam with the base color. This really seals the tape edge and the subsequent stripe paint wont seep underneath the tape at seams. Makes it real sharp. Beautiful color scheme!
This needs a double thumbs up... It will make all the difference!
Hi SV, This is a good trick I've used often. I learned it when I was a museum preparator early in my career. This was before blue painters tape and bleed resistant tape. It does work great. However,
as I said in the video I taped only for insurance of being startled or getting a unexpected case of the jitters. I painted right up to the tape and just to the scribe line. I was therefore not worried about paint bleed.
Great tip though for those using only the tape line to define the waterline/boot stripe.( mostly done on fiberglass boats where scribing isn't an option)
Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Cheers
I’m currently restoring a 1948 wooden comet class sailboat. Hopefully watching your videos will get me out of the rut I’m in with it. Motivation is lacking. Alerion green is a beautiful color. Nice work.
Bob, she's looking fantastic. Can't wait to see her on the water. Great job!
The satisfaction in your eyes while painting was quite obvious ! What a beautiful job.
Kirby Paints are the berries. Wonderful service. Great color combination. Some years ago, I visited the Herreshoff Museum at Mystic Seaport and saw Alerion. The boat has the most arresting green color. Hard to describe, but beautiful. One thought, Bob, you should wear a mask when sanding paint!
Thank you Bob for another enjoyable evening video. The color scheme is very pleasant and the green reminded me of my grandmother's split pea soup dished up with a dollop of sour cream mixed in. Brought back very warm memories. Beautiful boat. Can hardly wait to see the ballast keep get bolted and the fit out of the interior. Take care, stay well and have a great up coming week.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching.
Colors look great!!
Nice choice.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Scott.
Beautiful paint job. Did not think those colors could look so good on a boat.
As we are accustomed to you, accuracy in work through the search for the best methods, and the best sources for materials. A full explanation of the stage and aspects of the work and the options available. As for the colors, no one has the right to interfere, because it is due to the considerations that you set from the beginning. I would love to follow you to the end of the project.
Good luck.
Bob, I've been watching your channel since you started this project and I have to says thanks. Your work is inspirational.
Thanks
That looks stunning Bob, you must be so pleased. Can't wait to see it flipped!
thank to your videos I m learn build woodens sail boat and also I m learn inglish. So thank you for all!!!
Agree with the choice of Rustoleum primer. You'll never have to worry about rusting of the hull.
Excellent color choice.
You can wet the wood before painting and very gently sand it with ar least 180 grid after drying to avoid the wood fibres raising. Learned the technique from veneering but it works well in all painting applications
I was hoping to watch you flip the boat this weekend. Oh well something to look forward to supose!!!
Me too! Video out on Saturday morning.
beautiful color, classy & classic - great choice and fantastic craftsmanship. fun to watch!
She looks great, Bob; excellent work!
Very sharp-looking color scheme! Awesome.
It is so fun to watch your progress. Thank you
Another excellent video. Yours is one of my favorite series to watch. I really enjoyed the aerial camera angle.
Very nice bob
Beautiful colour Bob.
Bob, your attention to detail continues to amaze! I couldn’t help but wonder as you started with the primer, if maybe your thoughts were somewhat bittersweet. I mean, as you covered those lovely planks you had to realize that you would likely never again see you boat at that stage. It just seems such a difference and a milestone . And to now be so close to flipping her! Flipping mine was clearly the biggest moment for me short of the first sea trial. She looks great and I am so happy and excited for you. Brother when you see the inside, you’re gonna have a moment believe me! Congratulations
Thanks Chuck. Looking forward to the big flip. I can only imagine.
Cheers!
Lookin' good Bob.
Beautiful paint color choice.
Always enjoyable to spend a little time with you Bobby. Your cool disposition and your artistic expertise add to your confidence and excitement. Thank you for sharing your project with the tens of thousands who follow you.
just lovely.. patient, careful and done with a smile...
Great job Bob. I thought that color might look like Total Fair, but the way you have done it it is quite the looker! Well done
Really pretty, very nice work.
Nice work
Looks great, Bob! Keep up the good work.
Looks awesome
Really beautiful work, Bob! It's looking fantastic! 😃
Nicely done!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Love the paint scheme
Thanks Sam!
Enjoyed watching paint dry.
Congratulations for your amazing work and thanks for sharing it with us
I like your color choice and think it will look great out on the water.
Thank you! Cheers!
It looks beautiful! Well done sir!
It's art!!! Beautiful!!!
Absolutely beautiful. I wouldlove to see it when you are finished.
Love your patent way Bob great result. Ingat kuya
Looking really good
Beautiful Bob. I understand sealing the lead but not sure about the reluctance to use a copper primer. All of us pond owners occasionally use copper sulphate to get rid of algae. And it’s recommended by the state soil and water guys to not bother fish. But it was good to be able to use good ole Rustoleum Red.
Hi Kev, Interesting. That's good to know. Thanks.
Great video! There is something magical about paint going on.
Fantastic art work ,, yep it’s an art 👍👍✅
One of my favorite colors too, Bob! Nice work.
Why no bottom paint on the transom below the water line?
Beautiful work!
Stunning!
That looks amazing.
Sweet, good looking...great job
A very nice colour scheme. That green reminds me of one in a range over here of Georgian colours, which are very classy and subdued colours from a couple of hundred years ago. Good choice. I am going to try the puncture tip the next paint can I get.
Beautiful work. Love the series. Thanks.
Looking gorgeous.
I noticed that you didn’t apply seam compound in the gap between the end of the strakes and the transom. You did push cotton into that space, so why not seam compound as well? I’m enjoying your series as I imagine the possibility of taking on my own boatbuilding project. Thanks Bob. Kind regards, Andres
Hi! Nice video!! Does all that work you have done will require varnish ??? Thank you!!
Yes it will. All bright work will need yearly maintenance with a fresh coat of varnish.
Thanks for watching,
Bob
Wow the paint looks so good, the green did not look great in the can but man oh man it looks great on the boat. Good call, you make this boat biulding thing look so easy, but I'm pretty sure it is not as easy as you make it look. Great video
Such a pleasure.(As always)
Thankyou.
Hi, love this series, it's always fun to watch!
Btw, it sounds like you pronounce ablative ("Ablation is removal or destruction of material from an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes.") as abative ("The abative effect: A new term to describe the action of antecedents that reduce operant responding"). Maybe there's a really discrete l there?
Reading and rereading the definition of abative, I still don't get it, I think relating to psychology...
Very Slick, like it allot‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
Just brilliant
waiting for next part.
Wow! So Exciting.
The paint looks great!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the shape, paint and the brightwork, but I worry about the part of your transom that will be underwater...will the varnish hold up?
Yes it will. Marine varnish will withstand a season. Bright work on boats should be sanded and varnished ever 1-2 seasons.
Thanks for watching!
Cheers
I really appreciate your understanding and respect for materials and processes. It's one thing to be creative and inspired, it's another to have disciplined technique. (I'm a classical musician, so technique is near the top of my list)
She is coming along right nicely and looking beautiful. My Dad showed me the 'hole in the rim" trick when I was a wee lad and I sometime still use it today. Did you prime the inside of the centerboard trunk or will that occur later? Never would have thought to use the metal primer. I found that sometimes some of the people on Wooden Boat could be a bit snobbish about things.... ask about Stevenson designed plywood boats and noses get turned up. LOL
Nice, Nice, Nice!
The punching of the rim seems more a way to remember your Dad. Such rituals are important to me as well.
I think it's genius. Lets the paint flow back.
Nice job - done with an artist's touch. Don't recall any discussion about the selection of wood type for the planking. What factors did you consider in choosing a soft wood for the hull?
I built one of those, carvel planked, I edge set the planks, tight seams, no compound necessary and no leaks either.
How does the primer wear when it’s sealed over by the finish paint?
Kirby's paint rules!!!
Maybe I missed why the different primers. I would think the Rustoleum would suffice for all the outer primer. If it will stand up to below water use wouldn’t it also stand up to above water. I have NO experience on boat painting but I have my grandfathers Carolina wood fishing boat that I would like to paint. It has always been kept under a shelter and looks to be in very good shape for a 60 yr. old boat.
Классная лодка получилась!
Well done Bob, she looks great! Does she already has a name?
Getting close narrowing in down. She definitely has a personality now that paint is on.
Bob - In one of your videos, you talked about making the paint job "perfectly perfect," so that it would look right on an old design like a Herreshoff sailboat. I am currently restoring a 1956 Lightning, and hope to do something like a 1950s paint job. I am thinking that, like your paint job, mine will need to be imperfect to be perfect for my boat. I have been trying to find the video where you discussed this idea, but haven't had any luck. Could you direct me to the correct video? And, if there are other resources that would help me understand how to proceed, I would love to learn of them. Thanks, Mike Seibert
Sorry, I meant "perfectly imperfect."
Hi Michael,
It is in S2-E23 Planking Progress
ua-cam.com/video/OsXMgYX716w/v-deo.html
Let me know if I can add additional help.
Cheers,
Bob
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Bob - Hi again. I took your advice and am working with George and Shari Kirby on creating the right color for my new (to me) old Lightning. I agree that they couldn't be nicer to deal with. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find your comments on how to paint a boat so that it is "perfectly imperfect." I looked at S2-E23 Planking Progress and wasn't able to find those comments. Would you happen to know in which minute in the video they appear? Thanks again, Mike
@@michaelseibert634 I believe I made that comment in one of the very early video while painting the Yacht Tender. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/TnBT9Io7cc4/v-deo.html
Glad your experience with Kirby was good. I got to meet then at the Wooden Boat Show 2021 this past week. Nice people!
Cheers,
Bob
Is it uv resistant enough to use above WL?
All wood will raise their grain if you wet them. This poses the biggest issue after you've put epoxy or paint on the boat, but if you wet it before you apply the finish, and sand the raised grain then, (do it twice just in case) then it won't raise again when you apply your stain/paint/epoxy. I would say this is especially important with epoxy, since it's much harder to sand once it's cured.
Thanks for the video! So glad you didn’t go with the 10% solution primer. In choosing your primers, did you run into any issues with the points at which the two different primers overlapped?
What about sealing the seam between the transom and the hull boards? Is that not done?
Yes, it was done with 3M 5200
Bob, fyi it's ablative, not abative. No biggie. Great show as always.
@foster wayne Because some of us like to use the language properly. The OP mentions the correction for the benefit of those who wish to learn.
Guys, who cares? I didn't know there were so many types of primer, learned this fact but still can't name the various types. Not important.
@@tombaker3794 I care. Being correct in all things is what draws people to this channel.
I always appreciate it when my friends gently let me know I'm saying something wrong.
Another similar term, with the same root word, is “ablation”. Sloughing off. Not a common set of terms in most people’s lexicon.
The idea of WHITE bottom paint is so foreign to me, since my boat sits on mudflats all summer. Glad it works for you.
What do you see as the advantages of a small roller over a wide brush?
doesn't punching holes in the top of the can make any left over paint not keep?
if the rustoleum primer is good for water, any reason to not use it for the whole surface instead of using two separate primers?
Do you have a number reference for that Herreshoff green?
No I don't. I just selected a color chip I thought was close and then had Kirby Paint mix the color for me
I don't understand that punching the rim of the paint tin thing. Doesn't that create a passage for air into the tin after you replace the lid which will serve to cure the paint and it won't keep in the tin?
No. The rim is punctured in the mortise of the can rim. The tenon that is formed on the paint lid mates with the mortise preventing air from entering the can and preventing the paint from drying out.
If you take a closer look at 16:32 you'll see that the holes will get covered when the top is on.
@@sunny71169 You can also give a squirt of argon gas into a half full paint can just before closing up. It helps to keep oxygen away (38% more dense than air) from the paint and slows down the formation of skin. Small cylinders of argon can be obtained from welding suppliers.
@@hawazz1 Thanks for the explanation.
@@Orchardman53 Interesting.
Are you bringing it to the Hessel show?
You can bring it down here anytime .
Don,t need a different colour just a different shade so its easy to add a very small amount of powder paint, or any other colourant , oil or water based as appropriate
Gooood 👍👍👍👍