Whoops - I stand corrected Polycore is a Polypropylene not Polyethylene. Sorry about that guys... It was really great to have you around at my place. And for all the other readers....Troy and Pascale really are as laid back as they seem in their videos. If you get a chance to meet up with them during their travels, you won't be disappointed. What you see is really what you get. I really hope I can catch up with you guys again once I give my little project a wet bum.
Thanks David for sharing your knowledge and experience, this was an great learning video for me! Thanks Troy and Pascale for filming and doing a great editing!
love your channel. galvanic corrosion between metals. electrolysis different thing with current present. This channel is by far the most compelling sailing channel atm. I cant bear the most popular channels anymore as they have nothing interesting to say. They do say ' super cool' a lot, which does my nut!! Please keep it up!
You guys continue to be 'over-the-top' in maintenance and I am learning a lot, mostly to find David and engage with him !! Back to sailing and exploring ... when? 😊⛵️⚓️👍👌👊
That tef gel really is amazing stuff. I screwed and bolted a heap of stuff to my new tinny 6 years ago. Radio , rod holders, knife holders, oar clips, fuel filter etc etc and still zero electrolysis or corrosion and its still gooey and not hardened.
WOW, so THAT is why every tape measure I’ve ever owned is loose at the end. Brilliant. When I run through all the videos and get up to date, I’ll become a Patron. I learn something on every episode. Great, great job.
I can't imagine how tough it must be to keep new content coming in addition to the challenges of cruising and maintaining your relationship. I enjoy the fruits of your sacrifice and hope you always put each other before the channel. It wouldn't be the same without you both.
Thanks for that insightful comment. It can be a little tough but we seem to always be up to something entertaining and we remind ourselves how lucky we are to have each other on a pretty regular basis.
Electrolysis: Remember stainless bolts will honeycomb over time. And the electrolyte is the salty moisture (air) out on the water. So electrolysis will occur thru the exposed ends of the bolts too. As Australian Surf Life Savers we use and replace these stainless bolts on our propeller ring guards every year or so. PS. We always start looking at the carburetor end of the difficult to start motor simply because if that has water in it, water will constantly be being sucked back onto the spark plug even if it has been dried and cleaned. Cheers from Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club, Sydney Australia
Yet another informative 20 mins. If you ever get stuck for a job, you will make a superior instructor at a technical school, showing the correct skills, and common sense. Well presented!
I wish your title had the word "porta bote" in it. I found this after watching your other portabote video. This is a great video and I would like to do this for my portabote in the future. Excellent video!
13:16.., I was a painting and decorating contractor for over 20 years, my pasting table looked like a crazy ruler, what I would do is to measure a drop and mark it on the table, if it was short enough to fit the 72'' pasting table I would draw one arrow beside the number, if it was longer than the table it would be a double ended arrow, if it was longer than 2 table lengths it would be a double ended arrow with a single arrow beside it, after a while I rarely had to use a tape measure.
Glad that you decided to refit rather than purchase a new dinghy as it prevented a lot of plastic waste. The refit looks great and a few good lessons were learned and immediately passed on to us. Thanks.
No doubt that David's glassing techniques show that he has long term experience working with these materials. I sometimes have a bit of trouble understanding some Aussie word pronunciations so I thank you for making the captions available. I am not sure what type of resin you guys were using because Troy mentioned using a catalyst which would be the "hardener" for either vinylester or polyester resin. Epoxy part A resin uses a part B resin hardener for curing. This took me back to using foam, fiberglass and epoxy for homebuilt aircraft.....thanks to all three of you!!!
Your little portabote has had so many adventures that other dinghies can only dream about. And btw...I learned at a very young age about the looseness function of a measuring tape tongue. Thought I was doing my dad a favour by hammering the rivet tight. Boy, was he ever p!ssed. We both later had a good laugh about it and i could undo my error thank goodness....
Great stuff that‘ but surely it would be stronger as one piece ,also measuring devices are affected by temperature and wear, also Pascal,s best painter I’ve ever seen brilliant vid loved it encore
Super video! Great detailed how-to from craftsmen. Troy, you and Pascale, are fortunate to have had David sharing his expertise and facilities. Aside: When Troy was wearing the orange coveralls I thought the title of this video was going to be "Orange Is The New Troy".
Hi Troy & Pasqie. Nidaplas (Polycore) is wonderful stuff. I completely refitted an old runabout hull into a US style Bass boat with the same style of sheet you have used, with fibreglass sheathing both sides. I could have also gone with ply one side and glass the other, or even with aluminium sheet one or both sides or any compination of sheaths. I used it for stringers, frames, bulkheads, floor and even the transom. I used various thicknesses for each particular application. Light and really strong if well engineered. 1 comment I will make, is that that butt joint is a failure spot, a scarf joint, although harder to get perfect, would yield a stronger joint. I like your explanation of electrolysis and how to lessen the chance of it occurring. And the galling issue, slow and steady on doing up nuts, especially nylocs which are the worst offender for developing heat.
I have scarfed joins in timber before but didn't think to do it here as the core had no strong gluing surface, the glass sheets providing the strength. Ideally we wouldn't need a join but we were using scrap offcuts.
Dave was a very nice guy with a very cool workshop and lots of skills, Nice he helped you out, I would of love to of seen a picture of his boat he has made from that material. 40 ft cat that's some work he would have had to put in their, At least he will know his boat inside and out after doing that project and a half.
Hi beautiful people.Really great upload about the work you are doing.You both are amazing.Really love your channel,its very interesting and informative.Thank you always.Love you both.Stay safe on the waters when your mobile again ❤️
I really enjoy your educational/instructional type videos. I learn these types of skills so much better by watching and doing rather than reading!! Hope y’all are doing well wherever you are tonight. Cheers from Houston, Texas.
Wonderful new friend. Good advice on variances of measuring devices, so true. Truly great video, love how you both take the time with the details. Dingy looks great. Already looking forward to next weeks.
Fantastic. Awesome job with the editing as well, not a subject I would normally be able to watch, but it was very interesting with the way it was edited.
David has imparted obviously years of experience to you both and us as audience. What a great guy and what a lesson !! The mystery of fiberclass is a little clearer now. Thanks guys. Oh by the way............ who is going to write the book on your adventures? You know it will have to be done!! Hah hah
We were very grateful that David would appear on camera as he is as modest as he is capable. He was able to share so much time saving know-how and instill a little more perfectionism in us to boot.
I learned so much from watching you guys videos. You teach us how to do things and do things right. I've been trying to get ahold of you through Facebook and messenger I could really use your advice on something. Happy sailing.
A number of years ago found a Lufkin tape measure in a shopping cart outside of Home Depot. Nice find i thought. I used it a number of times worked great. One day I was cutting 2x4's Using one rule for measuring the length I needed and one for cutting the wood. After losing it I found out that my lucky find (lufkin) was missing a whole inch. Those tape measure don't bounce too well. Enjoyed your video.
Your work on your dingy reminded me of when my father and I fitted a 30 foot catamaran with three outboards and seats and everything else. The really funny thing about this boat is my father found it in Florida. My uncle volunteered to go and drive it back. He picked it up at night and came back at night. Mind you it was a 20 hour drive he made nonstop. At any rate in the morning my dad went outside to find the trailer sagging big time. Well since it was just a hull and nothing else there were no drain wholes. It turns out he drove all the way back 20 hours with several 100 gallons of water in the boat. We all had a kick out of it and my uncle didn't live that down for quite a while.
Great video, kudos to you both as it was a wonderful topic... I’ve feared working with epoxy and fiberglass cloth, this has made it less of a hire... I don’t think I have every heard of the ‘Polycore’ material either... Interesting stuff!!! Thanks!!!
I didn't have my portabote long enough to wear out those parts but it is good to know that they can be rebuilt to a higher standard. I would get another portabote in a heartbeat.
That is a pretty cool dinghy, and your experiences certainly improved my appreciation of it. I’ve decided, though, to go for a rotationally moulded version of the tube inflatables, which I will fit out for sailing with a centre board case (polypropylene welded in) and with the mast and sails stored in the hulls as with the Portland Pudgy (screw off access caps are fairly easy to fit). At least that is the plan, it may change when the reality of the weight of such a dinghy becomes apparent. I’m in favour of having a second dinghy in the form of the collapsible so that we have more individual independence aboard. I have to say that I did wonder how the collapsible would cope with a determined croc pulling down on the side. Perhaps that is not something crocs think to do, but when you see those tank crocs eyeing the tourists just one thickness of glass away I’m not sure. It will only take one tank croc to be returned to the wild and their knowledge of where the freshest meat is will increase immeasurably.
I'm confused about the table saw/fence bit. Looks alright to me. I'd guessed there would be some comments about the missing blade guard and riving knife, which is pretty much a non issue cutting foam. Plus, generations of table saws did without these... cheers, andi
I was raised to have the fence positioned in a way to not have the large section of work between the fence and blade due to the kickback risk. Non existent in this case but I thought I might address that in advance.
Hmm, might be that changed over time because of riving knifes and blade guards. Most table saws I've seen (properly modern ones) have an integrated ruler on the fence, so they really tempt you cut between the fence and the blade. Also, I imagine it quite difficult to square off a large rough cut without having almost all of the work piece between the fence and the blade. Did some reading: Kickback is initiated by the workpiece losing pressure on the fence and being pulled up by the back of the blade. A riving knife prevents that. So I'll keep your advise in mind for working with old school saws. Thanks!
Great episode - rather you than me .I did a 2 year certificate course in FRP at TAFE in 1976 ,built a few small boats to earn some money . Haven’t missed the experience in 40 years!! Emerclad is a waterproofing membrane more than a paint Pascal - its hard to get a good finish with it. A similar product to it is Deckgrip made by Construction Chemicals . It has a rubber crumb in it as an anti slip. Used it on the floor and foredeck of a Quinnie for three years without the need to reapply
To summarise on the 'Storey Sticks', as my old mate always said 'the rod is better than the rule'. He was a shipwright, and when he passed 2 years ago at 84, he took a library of information with him, although I managed to retain a couple of chapters of wisdom that he passed to me.
Hello, excellent video. We are looking at replacing our Porta-Bote seats. Are you still pleased with the materials you used? How have the seats held up for the last two years? Thank you for the information!
Whoops - I stand corrected Polycore is a Polypropylene not Polyethylene. Sorry about that guys...
It was really great to have you around at my place.
And for all the other readers....Troy and Pascale really are as laid back as they seem in their videos. If you get a chance to meet up with them during their travels, you won't be disappointed. What you see is really what you get.
I really hope I can catch up with you guys again once I give my little project a wet bum.
Thanks a lot David for your hospitality. Get that big girl in the water! I can't wait to see her in her element (briefly as she rockets past us!)
Love the cat, talented chap
Thanks David for sharing your knowledge and experience, this was an great learning video for me!
Thanks Troy and Pascale for filming and doing a great editing!
David can you provide a link to the peel ply that you use. Please. Cheers on the beaut of a Cat. Wow
Feel like you should have your own channel amazing work
If someone doesn't learn something on your channel, they aren't paying attention. Well done to all three of you.
Fantastic job on fixing the porter boat guys. and Pascal you have got a great finishing touch
love your channel.
galvanic corrosion between metals.
electrolysis different thing with current present.
This channel is by far the most compelling sailing channel atm.
I cant bear the most popular channels anymore as they have nothing interesting to say.
They do say ' super cool' a lot, which does my nut!!
Please keep it up!
You guys continue to be 'over-the-top' in maintenance and I am learning a lot, mostly to find David and engage with him !! Back to sailing and exploring ... when? 😊⛵️⚓️👍👌👊
Soon
Dave and his support to you both is brilliant - Troy your pretty smart - but Dave was doing his thing - really great to see this relationship
Dave is a legend and we were so grateful that he helped us with those seats and taught us a lot in the process!
Oh yeah your friend is one hell of a guy to lend his help. Please extend my appreciation to him for doing such an awesome job
That tef gel really is amazing stuff. I screwed and bolted a heap of stuff to my new tinny 6 years ago. Radio , rod holders, knife holders, oar clips, fuel filter etc etc and still zero electrolysis or corrosion and its still gooey and not hardened.
WOW, so THAT is why every tape measure I’ve ever owned is loose at the end. Brilliant. When I run through all the videos and get up to date, I’ll become a Patron. I learn something on every episode. Great, great job.
Wow. that was a lot of work. I'm exhausted from just watching. You guys are the best. Thanks for the great videos.
Love them fold ups when your shaged out swiming just lob yourself in no sweat
It works better than we imagined it would
I can't stress enough how much I appreciate the Closed Caption.
Thank You So Much
I can't imagine how tough it must be to keep new content coming in addition to the challenges of cruising and maintaining your relationship. I enjoy the fruits of your sacrifice and hope you always put each other before the channel. It wouldn't be the same without you both.
Thanks for that insightful comment. It can be a little tough but we seem to always be up to something entertaining and we remind ourselves how lucky we are to have each other on a pretty regular basis.
You kids were really blessed to meet up with David. Hands on teaching is always the best type of learning.... Good show!!!
He's one of a kind BBE and yes, we appreciated our paths coming together.
Electrolysis: Remember stainless bolts will honeycomb over time. And the electrolyte is the salty moisture (air) out on the water. So electrolysis will occur thru the exposed ends of the bolts too.
As Australian Surf Life Savers we use and replace these stainless bolts on our propeller ring guards every year or so.
PS. We always start looking at the carburetor end of the difficult to start motor simply because if that has water in it, water will constantly be being sucked back onto the spark plug even if it has been dried and cleaned.
Cheers from Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club, Sydney Australia
Something very satisfying about meticulous maintenance and repair. A good watch.
Yet another informative 20 mins. If you ever get stuck for a job, you will make a superior instructor at a technical school, showing the correct skills, and common sense. Well presented!
I just like to say thank you. 👍👍👍
26:07 Galvanic corrosion. A very minor point. Your doing a great job, please keep it up.
Bloody flash them seats.
Great vid guys.
Dave you are bang on "what you see is what you get" with these two awesome humans.
I wish your title had the word "porta bote" in it. I found this after watching your other portabote video. This is a great video and I would like to do this for my portabote in the future. Excellent video!
13:16.., I was a painting and decorating contractor for over 20 years, my pasting table looked like a crazy ruler, what I would do is to measure a drop and mark it on the table, if it was short enough to fit the 72'' pasting table I would draw one arrow beside the number, if it was longer than the table it would be a double ended arrow, if it was longer than 2 table lengths it would be a double ended arrow with a single arrow beside it, after a while I rarely had to use a tape measure.
Awesome , always learn something and cant wait until next video. Thanks for sharing!
Glad that you decided to refit rather than purchase a new dinghy as it prevented a lot of plastic waste. The refit looks great and a few good lessons were learned and immediately passed on to us. Thanks.
No doubt that David's glassing techniques show that he has long term experience working with these materials. I sometimes have a bit of trouble understanding some Aussie word pronunciations so I thank you for making the captions available. I am not sure what type of resin you guys were using because Troy mentioned using a catalyst which would be the "hardener" for either vinylester or polyester resin. Epoxy part A resin uses a part B resin hardener for curing. This took me back to using foam, fiberglass and epoxy for homebuilt aircraft.....thanks to all three of you!!!
It was epoxy Ed. I'm a little sloppy sometimes as none of it is scripted. I watch these later and often wish I could go back and correct myself.
Okay Troy, thank you. By the way.....compared to me giving a talk, you are perfect!
Your little portabote has had so many adventures that other dinghies can only dream about. And btw...I learned at a very young age about the looseness function of a measuring tape tongue. Thought I was doing my dad a favour by hammering the rivet tight. Boy, was he ever p!ssed. We both later had a good laugh about it and i could undo my error thank goodness....
Love it. Did the same thing to my dad's tape measure. Except I broke it. "Fix it till its broke" or broken as my wife likes to correct..ha
Wow!! Troy and Pascal have a mentor 😳 what a brilliant guy!! 👍
Great job guys! New dinghy deserves a name now!
It's called Berty
Just what I want to learn, you came in the right time to show fiberglassing
you two meet the most cool and interesting people. super nice job on the dinghy.. thx
I love your shows because you always show the right way to do something and often how to work around that in a pinch.
Now there is a man who loves building and tinkering!
Great stuff that‘ but surely it would be stronger as one piece ,also measuring devices are affected by temperature and wear, also Pascal,s best painter I’ve ever seen brilliant vid loved it encore
We were using scrap left over from David's super cat build. The price of scavenging I'm afraid is two part seats
Learnt a lot from that. Thanks. Been watching your sailing videos. enjoying them a lot
Good job,some high tech added to the portaboat,and your new friend was generous with his knowledge and helpfulness 😊
Very interesting you have the best sailing channel thank you so much👍🐠⛵🌟
Super video! Great detailed how-to from craftsmen. Troy, you and Pascale, are fortunate to have had David sharing his expertise and facilities.
Aside: When Troy was wearing the orange coveralls I thought the title of this video was going to be "Orange Is The New Troy".
Hi Troy & Pasqie. Nidaplas (Polycore) is wonderful stuff. I completely refitted an old runabout hull into a US style Bass boat with the same style of sheet you have used, with fibreglass sheathing both sides. I could have also gone with ply one side and glass the other, or even with aluminium sheet one or both sides or any compination of sheaths. I used it for stringers, frames, bulkheads, floor and even the transom. I used various thicknesses for each particular application. Light and really strong if well engineered.
1 comment I will make, is that that butt joint is a failure spot, a scarf joint, although harder to get perfect, would yield a stronger joint.
I like your explanation of electrolysis and how to lessen the chance of it occurring. And the galling issue, slow and steady on doing up nuts, especially nylocs which are the worst offender for developing heat.
I have scarfed joins in timber before but didn't think to do it here as the core had no strong gluing surface, the glass sheets providing the strength. Ideally we wouldn't need a join but we were using scrap offcuts.
Looks like very enjoyable work to me.
Dave was a very nice guy with a very cool workshop and lots of skills, Nice he helped you out, I would of love to of seen a picture of his boat he has made from that material. 40 ft cat that's some work he would have had to put in their, At least he will know his boat inside and out after doing that project and a half.
We do a walkthrough with him of the catermeran in the episode just prior to this, "Let the Boat Projects Begin"
Its great when both you guys get stuck in , love it , and Pascal , you can have the painting all to yourself , I,ll stick to cooking
That was great, easy to watch and learn from, bloody good show mates.
Cheers from SV Breezy 🌬⛵️🌏🇦🇺
Another informative video. Always great to learn from craftsmen.
It's really great because you get to see the intricacies behind what seems simple on the surface.
Great and informative episode once again Troy and Pascale. That’s a very spiffy seat upgrade, I think even Mads would approve!
Great job - of course! Must feel good to have the dingy shipshape!
It does and Mirrool is getting there
Hi beautiful people.Really great upload about the work you are doing.You both are amazing.Really love your channel,its very interesting and informative.Thank you always.Love you both.Stay safe on the waters when your mobile again ❤️
Well done you two
Great job! won't have to worry about the seats now! Easer to take apart and put on deck so no one steals it!
What a great episode. Love the community you two have created.
Simply one of the best channels on UA-cam. Look forward to your episode every week. Keep up the great work.
Great video!! Thanks SO much for using our music at the 17:14 mark!
You're so very welcome, thank you for letting us use your music in our videos! Pascale
Realy nice i just have to figure out the name for everything in sweden....
I really enjoy your educational/instructional type videos. I learn these types of skills so much better by watching and doing rather than reading!! Hope y’all are doing well wherever you are tonight. Cheers from Houston, Texas.
Good drill on the electrolysis and SS galling issues. Learned so much watching this.
Wonderful new friend.
Good advice on variances of measuring devices, so true. Truly great video, love how you both take the time with the details. Dingy looks great. Already looking forward to next weeks.
It was really nice to see how David worked to such a high standard without being at all uptight. A very nice fella.
Great Info. Thanks
What a great and timely video. I am about to undertake the same project and you have made it easy for me! Thank you!
Fantastic. Awesome job with the editing as well, not a subject I would normally be able to watch, but it was very interesting with the way it was edited.
Very interesting about the polycore, great advice
Excellent job. As always a BIG 👍 from me!
heya that is really a nice upgrate and you learned some new technieks great vlog
Very professional job, David had some great ideas and awesome work shop .......... Keep well guys
David has imparted obviously years of experience to you both and us as audience. What a great guy and what a lesson !! The mystery of fiberclass is a little clearer now. Thanks guys. Oh by the way............ who is going to write the book on your adventures? You know it will have to be done!! Hah hah
We were very grateful that David would appear on camera as he is as modest as he is capable. He was able to share so much time saving know-how and instill a little more perfectionism in us to boot.
Another incredible video filled with great information. Thanks so much, great job! Can't wait for the next one.
another great one , it's been 45 years but i think we added corn starch to some glass to make it stronger.
Fun Watching
Great job and thanks to David!!
I learned so much from watching you guys videos. You teach us how to do things and do things right. I've been trying to get ahold of you through Facebook and messenger I could really use your advice on something. Happy sailing.
Nice video guys, it really pays to be hands on in the world of sailing doesn't it? Nice to have friends with skills to teach too! Cheers!
A number of years ago found a Lufkin tape measure in a shopping cart outside of Home Depot. Nice find i thought. I used it a number of times worked great.
One day I was cutting 2x4's Using one rule for measuring the length I needed and one for cutting the wood. After losing it I found out that my lucky find (lufkin) was missing a whole inch. Those tape measure don't bounce too well. Enjoyed your video.
Nothing is so mystifying as an inaccurate rule. I've had my share of frustration.
You are aware Larceny by Finding is still a criminal offence although in your case you may have just discovered why the original owner discarded it.
Your work on your dingy reminded me of when my father and I fitted a 30 foot catamaran with three outboards and seats and everything else. The really funny thing about this boat is my father found it in Florida. My uncle volunteered to go and drive it back. He picked it up at night and came back at night. Mind you it was a 20 hour drive he made nonstop. At any rate in the morning my dad went outside to find the trailer sagging big time. Well since it was just a hull and nothing else there were no drain wholes. It turns out he drove all the way back 20 hours with several 100 gallons of water in the boat. We all had a kick out of it and my uncle didn't live that down for quite a while.
No good deed goes unpunished!
Great video, kudos to you both as it was a wonderful topic... I’ve feared working with epoxy and fiberglass cloth, this has made it less of a hire... I don’t think I have every heard of the ‘Polycore’ material either... Interesting stuff!!! Thanks!!!
I didn't have my portabote long enough to wear out those parts but it is good to know that they can be rebuilt to a higher standard. I would get another portabote in a heartbeat.
That is a pretty cool dinghy, and your experiences certainly improved my appreciation of it. I’ve decided, though, to go for a rotationally moulded version of the tube inflatables, which I will fit out for sailing with a centre board case (polypropylene welded in) and with the mast and sails stored in the hulls as with the Portland Pudgy (screw off access caps are fairly easy to fit). At least that is the plan, it may change when the reality of the weight of such a dinghy becomes apparent. I’m in favour of having a second dinghy in the form of the collapsible so that we have more individual independence aboard. I have to say that I did wonder how the collapsible would cope with a determined croc pulling down on the side. Perhaps that is not something crocs think to do, but when you see those tank crocs eyeing the tourists just one thickness of glass away I’m not sure. It will only take one tank croc to be returned to the wild and their knowledge of where the freshest meat is will increase immeasurably.
Clearly becoming one of the must have to watch channels in the sailing industry! ,,,,,,/),,,,,,
It's not a bug, it's a feature! Words to live by :D
I'm confused about the table saw/fence bit. Looks alright to me. I'd guessed there would be some comments about the missing blade guard and riving knife, which is pretty much a non issue cutting foam. Plus, generations of table saws did without these... cheers, andi
I was raised to have the fence positioned in a way to not have the large section of work between the fence and blade due to the kickback risk. Non existent in this case but I thought I might address that in advance.
Hmm, might be that changed over time because of riving knifes and blade guards. Most table saws I've seen (properly modern ones) have an integrated ruler on the fence, so they really tempt you cut between the fence and the blade. Also, I imagine it quite difficult to square off a large rough cut without having almost all of the work piece between the fence and the blade. Did some reading: Kickback is initiated by the workpiece losing pressure on the fence and being pulled up by the back of the blade. A riving knife prevents that. So I'll keep your advise in mind for working with old school saws. Thanks!
Smart tip on measuring tapes. My Dad taught me that one...
Great episode - rather you than me .I did a 2 year certificate course in FRP at TAFE in 1976 ,built a few small boats to earn some money . Haven’t missed the experience in 40 years!! Emerclad is a waterproofing membrane more than a paint Pascal - its hard to get a good finish with it. A similar product to it is Deckgrip made by Construction Chemicals . It has a rubber crumb in it as an anti slip. Used it on the floor and foredeck of a Quinnie for three years without the need to reapply
3 years is a good innings.
love it. Thanks for sharing.
Fine business!!!
Awesome. You two are just awesome.
Good job enjoyed the work with your dingy
Love it,, Nothing better than a bullet proof portaboat ^_^ Great Job
They came up awesome.
Great detailed instruction for fiberglassing.
Good work guys
You’ve created the Subaru of portaboat dinghies...Aussie, Aussie,Aussie!....
To summarise on the 'Storey Sticks', as my old mate always said 'the rod is better than the rule'. He was a shipwright, and when he passed 2 years ago at 84, he took a library of information with him, although I managed to retain a couple of chapters of wisdom that he passed to me.
I can listen to those old boys for hours and days. Each loss is very sad.
Brotherman, you are a natural in front of the camera. But I come here for the best laugh on UA-cam...!! I thank your pretty gal for that.
Can't argue with that!
Good job guys. I've always liked that dinghy, you just made it better :)
Great video and a lot of very good info, thanks.
Fantastic job guys :)
Nice modifications! I always see those port-a-boats falling apart.
They're not so common here. I've only seen one other.
@@FreeRangeLiving Oh, I meant on UA-cam lol. Sailing Zingaro and Sailing Uma have had a lot of problems with them.
Great job guys... I'm going to send this video to Sailing Zingaro - who has had heaps of issue with his porta-boat.
I think he's trying to get an inflatable Minicat sailing catamaran dinghy to replace his.
Thanks Graeme! Loved it.
He has replaced it with a rib, I think a porta is better for a tender
I love your videos I look forward to them every week
Hello, excellent video. We are looking at replacing our Porta-Bote seats. Are you still pleased with the materials you used? How have the seats held up for the last two years? Thank you for the information!
I see Troy was in need thought of maybe building a bigger boat. Nice glass work you two..
Great stuff guys, your the best!
Thanks Jack
Looks great!
It's not a bug, it's a feature. Mind blown!