A trick I was taught for cutting bolts was to run the nut down past the point you want to cut the bolt. That way if you do mess up the threads a bit when cutting the bolt, when you back the nut of it will clean them up for you.
Proper tools would help a lot to. I have a split die's That pretty much allows you to do that if you forget or if you're doing it on something or can't run the bolt all the way down like a piece of threaded rod.
I like watching your project videos because it shows me what to look for on a boat that isn't brand new and what failures to prevent. Always fantastic video production. Hope to see you on the water someday! ⛵
You’ve probably heard this a million times, but your acting during the VPN thing was awesome :) also your (steady) mastery of engineering in general to accomplish your objectives is an inspiration to us all tinkerers and scientists. Looking forward to Poseidon’s Blessing xx
You two are doing it right. The last thing you want to be concerned about at sea are fundamental components like chain plates, through hulls or rigging. You have an excellent boat for this kind of upgrade/maintenance. It's a solidly built boat. I did a gut job on a 1966 29' Columbia Sloop in Seward Alaska back in the 80"s. It took me a whole summer and my wife almost divorced me over it but after I was finished nothing failed. The last thing I wanted to happen was to have that boat to have major problems or sink out from underneath us 100 miles from anywhere in the Gulf of Alaska. This was long before satellite communications or GPS. Thanks for the video. Upgrade On!
Jordan, that looks awesome! Great call on replacing everything. That failure looked like just a ton of cold working over a long time. Pretty cool to see. Question: do you torque those change plate bolts? Do they even publish a torque value? Thanks! F
Amazing video yet again! We enjoyed watching you push that Catalina 30 hard! We raced ours here and the winds were rarely as sporty. I agree with many others…I look forward to each of your videos. This hard work is going to be SO worth it! Keep going you three!
Really nice. Love your stainless steel work and you will be able to sleep well with those new chain plates. Good point you made about the 316 verses 304 grade and also the water jet cutting verses the pressing. Stainless steel is strong 💪 but can be brittle in certain situations. Love your work guys. 🐟
Nice work guys. She is looking amazing. Quick tip with cutting the U bolt shorter. If you have a nut on the thread before you cut it, then after it’s cut you can unwind the nut, and it will clean the thread as it comes off. Just helps if you accidentally nick the thread. She’s going to be a beautiful yacht.
Beautiful work - that arch is gorgeous. I used to race in the Pamlico - great memories of brisk frostbiters and summer floaters. Sorry we can't make the renaming party, but hope y'all will spend a few days in Beaufort before heading south!
Owned and sailed a 26-ft Pearson sloop for 20 years. Oh, do my wife and I miss Beaufort. A lot of fond memories there. Clawson's Restaurant 34.716691, -76.665053 The Spouter Inn Restaurant 34.717828, -76.667508 North Carolina Maritime Museum 34.717724, -76.666355 Beaufort Inn 32.431831, -80.671412 ... and much more. Want desperately to get back!
Now we see where she gets her competitive nature. Fun times you two! I was so pulling for you to win the race. J you do an excellent job instructing your viewers on the technical aspects of all your projects. The Ocean can be a lovely temptress one moment, and a very cold and cruel mistress the next. Every thought toward safety is the only prudent approach. Fair winds!!!! Anchorage, AK
Love the upgrades. Thanks for the explanation as to why you’re replacing the chain plates. I was questioning that myself since the boat was well cared for by the previous owner. Initially, I thought the chain plates looked solid. Looking forward to seeing you guys on the water. Cheers 🍻
I have been doing this kind of work all my life. Extreme was apparently my name. I have found that over thinking projects that involve staying alive is a good thing. "WASTE OF TIME" ,of the sailing channels I follow you may be the only one who over thinks enough. Fair Winds Friends.
Once again, another great video. Jordan, great explanation on the chain plates mate. I reckon 316 SS is a better quality steel, especially, for corrosion and pitting resistance. 316 is a better all around stainless for marine applications, due to the addition of chromium, molybdenum, and nickel. PS did an amazing job with the new stern / solar arch, and davit system. It looks absolutely stunning. Cheers 🇦🇺.
I had to watch the race again. Very exciting and fun to see that crew making the boat fly and laying it over. The puppy had to appear and a falling on one's butt scene too😆 The boat is looking good with additional quality and safety 👍
Really great episode! Excellent videography and editing as always. Great balance between fun and work. Appreciate the hard work you put in -- both to the boat and to the channel.
takes me back to watching the yacht race on Atticus I you guys won. always love DIY, always love a good racing summary. Great walk-through of your decision making process re: chainplate replacement with insight into materials, design, and manufacturing. you guys did a great job upgrading 1.0, good to see you are putting even more wisdom, experience, and care into 2.0. Fair Winds Brave Adventurers!!
Tip: When you grind Stainless Steel (with a fairly clean uncontaminated grinding wheel) watch the sparks. If they are like little darts it is most likely 304. If the sparks slightly explode towards the end of the dart it has a higher carbon content and is 316 stainless. A magnetic sticks slightly harder to 316 SS than to 304SS. The internal corrosion you mentioned is call: Inte-granule corrosion as a result of internal stress from bending, welding and punching. It is most prevalent in welded joints unless the technician annealed the area with heat after welding. You will see rust like on big container trucks at the weld joints and rust and many sharp bends.
Some really nice welds on all the new hardware. Main reasons for replacing the chain plates for me is the weakening due to the stainless steel work hardening over the many years they have been installed.
I’m going to limit my self with the comments this time because in the past two weeks I didn’t get a heart 💜 from you guys, I can’t wait to see you back sailing ⛵️ back down south,los quiero mucho mis amigos,your amigo from Guatemala 🇬🇹 in Boston 👍✌️❤️
That was great to watch , the care and precision that you and your workers are doing is amazing Jordan ..Well done both of you ...Kevin .New Zealand XXX
It is nice to see how every detail is being stressed. I would too if my life depended on it. I like to see all the new friends you leave in your wake. It seems every adventure introduces a new character.
really enjoy the channel, took some advice from a couple episodes back regarding Washington, NC. We made a weekend trip down for Valentines weekend and had a blast. We met Nick and did a Gin tasting at 1000 Piers distillery which was amazing. Great little town on the water!!!
Nice work all the way around. The sailing race, the chain plates, just an enjoyable video. Can't wait to see the davit in action. Enjoying your channel guys!
Not sure how you lost the cold weather race, however, always fun to take a good boat and have a crew to help use her to the max !!! As to boat refits, you are soooo in the top 5 list for thoroughness and "all Inness." I have learned a ton. Thanks man !!
I happened to be in Washington over the weekend and drove by to look at Atticus 2. I did not want to disturb you two, so did not knock on the hull. Beautiful boat!
Love that full keel shape. Its something like the full keel on a Contessa which is super safe and sea-worthy. I know this has been a huge job for you guys but I really think you have made a very sound choice.
I'm with you on the chain plates Jordan, you will never really know whether you should have or should not have replaced them. But in reality that is the whole point, risk reduction when dealing with a potentially fatal activity is super key. Good call .... lot of work but well worth it when you're halfway across the Pacific ocean all alone.
Awesome idea to change the chain plates on a new boat you're going offshore in. What kind of caulk is that for the chain plates? Did you wipe it with denatured and find that was easier than taping it?
The davits look nice! And those brand new chain plates will pay many "peace of mind" dividends on heavy weather legs. Don't forget to consult with Athena's video on his solar panel arrangement. Mads has slide out outboard panels to double his array when he can. They aren't mounted yet so you can also watch that one when it happens, but we've seen it in its construction.
Jordan, not only are you making Atticus II safer, but it sure looks like you're having a lot of fun doing so. Admit it, you love working on Atticus! Best, :¬) Webhead USA
Outstanding episode. Really enjoying your time in east Carolina, hope you are as well. And yes, stainless can get brittle over time, wise choice to replace. Are the folks at PS as nice and helpful as they seem?
Yup I own an older PS Orion and replaced my chainplates. Sure enough at the corner of the punched holes there were cracks. Of course my replacements were water jet cut! Another plus is they are nice and shiny. Thanks for a great episode. Ben S/V DAWN
Great video. I loved the fun of the race mixed in with the not-as-fun boat work! It looked like the race was from a different marina than McCotters, but I didn't catch the name.
Great work guys! PS. Jordan, right at the end of the video: please don't use the angle grinder cutting disc to grind. Using the top or bottom part of that blade to "sand" can have severe consequences. Have a buddy of mine who wears an eye patch today because he was "sanding" with a cutting disc.
I bet the concept of Boats are Work is really coming home to you guys now. Be happy to see it all functioning in use....hang in there. The things you are doing are 10 to 20 year in place things so this has to only hurt for a little while...lol.
I really like watching the progress of the boat however the stopping point of the video seemed a little abrupt but as they say always leave them wanting more!
Jordan, Years ago when my daughter was going through some really hard stuff I started losing my hair in patches. I think I was about your age. It was weird. I realized that the stress of what she could be facing was stressing me total out. As hard as it was for me I found that I had to let go of her situation
Jordan, I notice you were wearing a seiko 5 sports watch. Very good choice. This tells me you are some what of a watch guy. Watches and sailing are very closely linked. Robert Redford wore a seiko skx in the movie "All is lost". Perhaps you could do a short episode on your passion for watches or how you came to own the seiko 5. Seems to me your started the channel with a casio then moved to a seiko 5 field watch in cream color. So you must have some interest in watches. Perhaps this could even lead to a watch company sponsoring your show. I am looking forward to you guys getting under way.
What is your rationale for not epoxying the holes for the chain plates, redrilling them, then install with the calking you selected? Do you have room for a wind vane with the new davits in place? The new chain plates and overhead rig looks fantastic. Can't wait to see what kind of material you cover it with, before installing the solar panels.
Thanks guys for yet another great video! Jordan or anyone else- What was that cutting process for square holes in the chain plates? Also what is that white sealing compound in the caulk gun? Thank you!! - Dean
A trick I was taught for cutting bolts was to run the nut down past the point you want to cut the bolt. That way if you do mess up the threads a bit when cutting the bolt, when you back the nut of it will clean them up for you.
Skills, or should we agree on the lack of skills....
My thoughts exactly. Wondered why he hadn't run the nuts down before cutting.
Proper tools would help a lot to. I have a split die's That pretty much allows you to do that if you forget or if you're doing it on something or can't run the bolt all the way down like a piece of threaded rod.
I checked to see if this had already been said and you beat me to it... 😆
@@rickylefleur2158 how about always learning. I’m sure you weren’t born with such skills.
Desiree is ALwAyS in it to win it! Love you guys ❤️
I just love Captain Oso, he is so cute! My Bichon’s and I just love our 1992 Pacific Seacraft Flicka. You can never go wrong with a PSC!
“Make me look good buddy” 🤣👌🏼
I like watching your project videos because it shows me what to look for on a boat that isn't brand new and what failures to prevent. Always fantastic video production. Hope to see you on the water someday! ⛵
Loved seeing you racing on a C30 Mk2 tall rig / bow sprit. Same boat I have enjoyed for the past 23 years. They are a great boat.
You guys will be sailing the world in style and safety. Good choice!
Agree ! :)
I love that you are thorough, attention to detail is always a plus! Your boat is looking great!
You’ve probably heard this a million times, but your acting during the VPN thing was awesome :) also your (steady) mastery of engineering in general to accomplish your objectives is an inspiration to us all tinkerers and scientists. Looking forward to Poseidon’s Blessing xx
You two are doing it right. The last thing you want to be concerned about at sea are fundamental components like chain plates, through hulls or rigging. You have an excellent boat for this kind of upgrade/maintenance. It's a solidly built boat.
I did a gut job on a 1966 29' Columbia Sloop in Seward Alaska back in the 80"s. It took me a whole summer and my wife almost divorced me over it but after I was finished nothing failed. The last thing I wanted to happen was to have that boat to have major problems or sink out from underneath us 100 miles from anywhere in the Gulf of Alaska. This was long before satellite communications or GPS. Thanks for the video. Upgrade On!
Looking awesome! You are doing it all as it should be done with no shortcuts, very nice.
"He's right on top of us! I wonder if he's using the same wind we are using..." -Inigo
Jordan, that looks awesome! Great call on replacing everything. That failure looked like just a ton of cold working over a long time. Pretty cool to see. Question: do you torque those change plate bolts? Do they even publish a torque value? Thanks! F
Amazing video yet again! We enjoyed watching you push that Catalina 30 hard! We raced ours here and the winds were rarely as sporty. I agree with many others…I look forward to each of your videos. This hard work is going to be SO worth it! Keep going you three!
Good architecture for the stern of the sailboat. Good design!
Really nice. Love your stainless steel work and you will be able to sleep well with those new chain plates. Good point you made about the 316 verses 304 grade and also the water jet cutting verses the pressing. Stainless steel is strong 💪 but can be brittle in certain situations. Love your work guys. 🐟
Nice work guys. She is looking amazing. Quick tip with cutting the U bolt shorter. If you have a nut on the thread before you cut it, then after it’s cut you can unwind the nut, and it will clean the thread as it comes off. Just helps if you accidentally nick the thread.
She’s going to be a beautiful yacht.
Great Race Guys! Happy to see Des mom with you! Love those new chain plates brother!!
Beautiful work - that arch is gorgeous. I used to race in the Pamlico - great memories of brisk frostbiters and summer floaters. Sorry we can't make the renaming party, but hope y'all will spend a few days in Beaufort before heading south!
Owned and sailed a 26-ft Pearson sloop for 20 years. Oh, do my wife and I miss Beaufort.
A lot of fond memories there.
Clawson's Restaurant
34.716691, -76.665053
The Spouter Inn Restaurant
34.717828, -76.667508
North Carolina Maritime Museum
34.717724, -76.666355
Beaufort Inn
32.431831, -80.671412
... and much more.
Want desperately to get back!
Now we see where she gets her competitive nature.
Fun times you two!
I was so pulling for you to win the race. J you do an excellent job instructing your viewers on the technical aspects of all your projects. The Ocean can be a lovely temptress one moment, and a very cold and cruel mistress the next. Every thought toward safety is the only prudent approach. Fair winds!!!!
Anchorage, AK
Love the upgrades. Thanks for the explanation as to why you’re replacing the chain plates. I was questioning that myself since the boat was well cared for by the previous owner. Initially, I thought the chain plates looked solid. Looking forward to seeing you guys on the water. Cheers 🍻
I have been doing this kind of work all my life. Extreme was apparently my name. I have found that over thinking projects that involve staying alive is a good thing. "WASTE OF TIME" ,of the sailing channels I follow you may be the only one who over thinks enough. Fair Winds Friends.
I love how your seat bottom has a vise attached to it! If it was my boat I would want a two-car garage for my woodworking shop!
Good stuff always like it when a boat is kept in top condition
Once again, another great video. Jordan, great explanation on the chain plates mate. I reckon 316 SS is a better quality steel, especially, for corrosion and pitting resistance. 316 is a better all around stainless for marine applications, due to the addition of chromium, molybdenum, and nickel. PS did an amazing job with the new stern / solar arch, and davit system. It looks absolutely stunning. Cheers 🇦🇺.
Jordan, you do such an excellent, competent job.... a pleasure to watch.
I had to watch the race again. Very exciting and fun to see that crew making the boat fly and laying it over. The puppy had to appear and a falling on one's butt scene too😆 The boat is looking good with additional quality and safety 👍
as i :)
Really great episode! Excellent videography and editing as always. Great balance between fun and work. Appreciate the hard work you put in -- both to the boat and to the channel.
takes me back to watching the yacht race on Atticus I you guys won. always love DIY, always love a good racing summary. Great walk-through of your decision making process re: chainplate replacement with insight into materials, design, and manufacturing. you guys did a great job upgrading 1.0, good to see you are putting even more wisdom, experience, and care into 2.0. Fair Winds Brave Adventurers!!
Tip: When you grind Stainless Steel (with a fairly clean uncontaminated grinding wheel) watch the sparks. If they are like little darts it is most likely 304. If the sparks slightly explode towards the end of the dart it has a higher carbon content and is 316 stainless. A magnetic sticks slightly harder to 316 SS than to 304SS. The internal corrosion you mentioned is call: Inte-granule corrosion as a result of internal stress from bending, welding and punching. It is most prevalent in welded joints unless the technician annealed the area with heat after welding. You will see rust like on big container trucks at the weld joints and rust and many sharp bends.
Another great Saturday morning in the books! Your video skills are now off the charts!! Looking forward to next week.
Some really nice welds on all the new hardware.
Main reasons for replacing the chain plates for me is the weakening due to the stainless steel work hardening over the many years they have been installed.
I’m going to limit my self with the comments this time because in the past two weeks I didn’t get a heart 💜 from you guys, I can’t wait to see you back sailing ⛵️ back down south,los quiero mucho mis amigos,your amigo from Guatemala 🇬🇹 in Boston 👍✌️❤️
That was great to watch , the care and precision that you and your workers are doing is amazing Jordan ..Well done both of you ...Kevin .New Zealand XXX
It is nice to see how every detail is being stressed. I would too if my life depended on it. I like to see all the new friends you leave in your wake. It seems every adventure introduces a new character.
really enjoy the channel, took some advice from a couple episodes back regarding Washington, NC. We made a weekend trip down for Valentines weekend and had a blast. We met Nick and did a Gin tasting at 1000 Piers distillery which was amazing. Great little town on the water!!!
Great job as you said is it to much, it is never to much to ensure y’all’s safety always look forward to the videos
Great stuff mates Love to see the solar refit .. ty for sharing the challenges .. St. Augustine
indeed :)
...also the new chain plates look beautiful and very satisfying to have in terms of peace of mind. Great work!
Nice work all the way around. The sailing race, the chain plates, just an enjoyable video. Can't wait to see the davit in action. Enjoying your channel guys!
Love getting up on a Saturday morning, fresh cup of coffee in my hand and watching you guys, keep up the great work!
Great race. Safety first. Good to be proactive instead of reactive.
Nice job on those chain plates!! Keep knocking off the tasks one at a time! Nice race!! Winner winner chicken dinner!! 👍👍👌👌🍗🍗⛵⛵
Great editing; loved the "bull fight" thing before the race. You guys really make high quality videos, love your photography! Very inspiring! Thanks!
Not sure how you lost the cold weather race, however, always fun to take a good boat and have a crew to help use her to the max !!! As to boat refits, you are soooo in the top 5 list for thoroughness and "all Inness." I have learned a ton. Thanks man !!
Looking great. I just ordered that exact angle grinder too! 😝
Amazing how you guys are making that boat better than new!
This is getting exciting!! You are getting closer to sailing away to foreign locations😎 Would love to hear about where you plan to sail to.
Your content is SO much better than it use to be.
I happened to be in Washington over the weekend and drove by to look at Atticus 2. I did not want to disturb you two, so did not knock on the hull.
Beautiful boat!
The finished product is going to be great. Will you have an enclosure for nasty weather?
I have to watch these twice to have my fix. I wish they could be longer. Always look forward to Saturday mornings.
The race was so exciting, this was such a great video all the way around!
Great Race!!! I thought the Catalina 30 would have shown who was Boss on the Pamlico! Thanks for the explanation on the chain plates!
Love that full keel shape. Its something like the full keel on a Contessa which is super safe and sea-worthy. I know this has been a huge job for you guys but I really think you have made a very sound choice.
Loving your channel. I'm looking forward to watching you sailing again. Godspeed from all your project.
May want to explain using acetone rather than alcohol to clean up the caulk/adhesives. The new chain plates are awesome. Good decision.
Love watching the refit process.
Love watching the race! I really appreciate the detail and reasoning you give for the improvements you make to your sailboat.
Looking good-that much closer to the next adventure! Hope Home Depot is giving y’all some prompts for showing off their Ryobi tools!?!
All that beautiful 316 SS, I'm luvin it! ❤
Loving your channel guys! Keep up the great work.
Great race guys! That looked like so much fun!!
I'm with you on the chain plates Jordan, you will never really know whether you should have or should not have replaced them. But in reality that is the whole point, risk reduction when dealing with a potentially fatal activity is super key. Good call .... lot of work but well worth it when you're halfway across the Pacific ocean all alone.
Great episode guys. Can’t wait to see the boat wet again and the final product keep them coming. PS great job grinding in the race. 👍
Awesome idea to change the chain plates on a new boat you're going offshore in. What kind of caulk is that for the chain plates? Did you wipe it with denatured and find that was easier than taping it?
Watching your videos is the 1st thing I do every Saturday morning. 😁👍
Thanks Jordan, I was wondering why you changed the cplates.
Now I know, very informative.
Love your channel, thank you.
The davits look nice! And those brand new chain plates will pay many "peace of mind" dividends on heavy weather legs. Don't forget to consult with Athena's video on his solar panel arrangement. Mads has slide out outboard panels to double his array when he can. They aren't mounted yet so you can also watch that one when it happens, but we've seen it in its construction.
My favorite Atacus video!!!!
Jordan, not only are you making Atticus II safer, but it sure looks like you're having a lot of fun doing so. Admit it, you love working on Atticus! Best, :¬) Webhead USA
Outstanding episode. Really enjoying your time in east Carolina, hope you are as well. And yes, stainless can get brittle over time, wise choice to replace. Are the folks at PS as nice and helpful as they seem?
you guys are doing great! cant wait to see you go to the carribian.
Yup I own an older PS Orion and replaced my chainplates. Sure enough at the corner of the punched holes there were cracks. Of course my replacements were water jet cut! Another plus is they are nice and shiny. Thanks for a great episode. Ben S/V DAWN
Really fun to watch that video it's the sort of sailing I did with my dad in San Diego
Great video. I loved the fun of the race mixed in with the not-as-fun boat work! It looked like the race was from a different marina than McCotters, but I didn't catch the name.
A very interesting episode. Keep up the great work!
Can’t wait to see you guys on the open sea excited
Great work guys!
PS. Jordan, right at the end of the video: please don't use the angle grinder cutting disc to grind. Using the top or bottom part of that blade to "sand" can have severe consequences. Have a buddy of mine who wears an eye patch today because he was "sanding" with a cutting disc.
Just a small advice; leave a nut on below your cut with the angle grinder. You’ll see why when you do. Clean the cut and remove the nut.
16:58...gave up on Sikaflop years ago....3M 5200 for permanent and 4200 for removable. 18:18 you may need a bit more of that 'sealer' 🥴 TETO
Fantastic. Really enjoyed the race.
The boat racing 🏁 looks 👌 like so much fun 😀.
Awesome episode. Thanks Team Atticus
Great sail preparation, needed for a March passage in the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean.
Nice episode! I ended up heading to Morehead City instead of coming to Washington NC! Tired of the cold LOL you two ROCK 🔥🔥
I bet the concept of Boats are Work is really coming home to you guys now. Be happy to see it all functioning in use....hang in there. The things you are doing are 10 to 20 year in place things so this has to only hurt for a little while...lol.
That was good, a nice blend.
And Yes A Fun Race !
I really like watching the progress of the boat however the stopping point of the video seemed a little abrupt but as they say always leave them wanting more!
Great.....again! Thank you.
Jordan,
Years ago when my daughter was going through some really hard stuff I started losing my hair in patches. I think I was about your age. It was weird. I realized that the stress of what she could be facing was stressing me total out. As hard as it was for me I found that I had to let go of her situation
Jordan, I notice you were wearing a seiko 5 sports watch. Very good choice. This tells me you are some what of a watch guy. Watches and sailing are very closely linked. Robert Redford wore a seiko skx in the movie "All is lost". Perhaps you could do a short episode on your passion for watches or how you came to own the seiko 5. Seems to me your started the channel with a casio then moved to a seiko 5 field watch in cream color. So you must have some interest in watches. Perhaps this could even lead to a watch company sponsoring your show. I am looking forward to you guys getting under way.
Great Video, great education on the chain plates! Question, what kind of boat were you both racing on? Thank you!
Even on the hard and under repair its still a very pretty sailing vessel. Great choice by Desiree 😎
What is your rationale for not epoxying the holes for the chain plates, redrilling them, then install with the calking you selected? Do you have room for a wind vane with the new davits in place? The new chain plates and overhead rig looks fantastic. Can't wait to see what kind of material you cover it with, before installing the solar panels.
Awesome! I see you guys sailed out of Cypress Landing Marina for the race. My in laws live in walking distance from the dock.
Great video guys. Stay safe.
Thanks guys for yet another great video! Jordan or anyone else- What was that cutting process for square holes in the chain plates? Also what is that white sealing compound in the caulk gun? Thank you!! - Dean
Thank you