Very exciting. Some really good tips for smoothing out the epoxy before it sets. It’s been an extraordinary ride which is fast coming to a close. Well done
Awesome job, we all(9)at the office ( boat nuts and woodworkers), S@#! ourselves when you took drill/chisel to cut keel hole, there was more tension/suspense in the air then watching a bad movie, but it all worked out just awesome.....respect! mega respect!
Mark; she's looking real good. By the time she's finished , she'll be the "Dogs Hangie Downy Bits". Those mixing tubes on the dual tube epoxy are expensive. I often thought of cleaning out used caulking tubes for similar applications where I'd need to get a goo into an a tight spot. I'm presuming your work shop is below the house as a lot of Canadian homes have good basements. Maybe you need to talk to your good wife and see if she would let you put a hatch in the roof up through the living room to get more lift height. A new pair of shoes or new dress might smooth the waters. 😃 Joking of course. Great work , a pleasure to watch your videos ; I've learned some useful things. Your pencil shaved down with the plane is great, no more marking lines a millimeter away from where they should be.
You can buy empty caulking tubes from West System for that very purpose but I have always found the pastry piping bag to be easier to deal with. Yes, the workshop is below the house. we have talked about lifting the whole thing to get more height but that is a pretty involved operation. The low ceiling has its advantages for some things though.
@@Nomadboatbuilding Heck lifting the house is a headache you dont want, the only way to raise the roof is with a few beers! . I know the better half has some of those disposable piping bags in the baking press, I'll have to relocate some of them to a safe location. I should have thought of them as I saw you using some in an earlier video and my sister is a sugar confectioner and has been using the things for years. I enjoy the no B.S. videos, keep them coming and I'll keep watching. Much better than TV, which I haven't watcher for years.
My fear is the keel connection to the boat. If these are engineered plans my concerns maybe wasted , but the moment on that connection has to be a "Ton" of pressure. The boat is beautiful and your work quality is impeccable. Sailing it will be great fun. RC
Well from what I can see Marc looks like the keel aligned perfectly. Yah can't expect to get much better than that. As they say back home, Yah Nailed it me Son. Yah Nailed it. Good Job!! obtw Marc, I just can't say this enough. Although its only a 2.4 racer man you've done a nice job! on this little sailboat. She looks fantastic.
Lovely to see this almost complete. Great job. What's going on with the aft end of the hull? Is that fairing compound? I assume that will get painted anyway.
It works just fine but of course it is best suited to a limited range of applications. The consistency isn't perfect for all jobs as I demonstrated here. just a bitt too soft for filling this particular gap and tooling it out. The cost of these tubes makes them best suited to situation where convenience is the most important factor, like fast repair jobs on the dock for instance.
I absolutely love the lines of any boat like this, large or small; Universal Design boats or the European Metre Classes, very fine, long bow and stern overhangs, narrow beam, long waterline... It is a bit sad to see such a clunky, boxy keel design. Since the boat was designed in the early 80's I don't think Peter Norlin employed that keel design only because it was within the limits of technology or construction methods of the time, it was probably more to keep building costs under control and standardize methods. Also, probably more so than what I said before, the removable loose ballast can certainly be 'tweaked' far easier and verified by Class Officials. I can't seem to find any particular notes from Norlin on this issue but that's my best guess. All that aside, it would be incredible to see a fine foil with a lead bulb on this sexy hull.
Thixo is more trouble than it is worth….I have had several tubes wasted because only the hardener came out of the mixer tip, this creates a huge mess and the color and consistency varies in some tubes. Mix your own and thicken with colloidal silica and save your money.
I see it as a price for convenience. I think it is a good system for use outside of the shop or when speed is particularly important like in week long group boatbuilding courses. It's not something I would use day to day. I have had similar trouble with West System's Six-10. I think this stuff does not have the best shelf life and when you combine the resin with thickeners, the natural tendency for epoxy resin to gel up is just accentuated. I think best practice is to always use very fresh product or give it a few hours in a hot water bath to ensure liquefaction.
Steel hammer. Wooden gouge handle. I WILL find you, sometime, someplace, when you least expect it, and you WILL repent.........loudly and often. That aside, you hacking a big hole in the bottom of that hull made me feel a little light-headed and nauseous. Glad it went so well.
She turned out great. I hope we get film of her out on the water
Eventually we will
Hardest lesson to learn in fiber glassing....knowing when to walk away. Sign of a true pro.
Fantastic! You’ve got one lucky client. 🇨🇦
I think so too!
Very exciting. Some really good tips for smoothing out the epoxy before it sets. It’s been an extraordinary ride which is fast coming to a close. Well done
Thanks again!
Beautiful work...cheers rr Normandy, Fra.
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome job, we all(9)at the office ( boat nuts and woodworkers), S@#! ourselves when you took drill/chisel to cut keel hole, there was more tension/suspense in the air then watching a bad movie, but it all worked out just awesome.....respect! mega respect!
Right on
Mark; she's looking real good. By the time she's finished , she'll be the "Dogs Hangie Downy Bits". Those mixing tubes on the dual tube epoxy are expensive. I often thought of cleaning out used caulking tubes for similar applications where I'd need to get a goo into an a tight spot.
I'm presuming your work shop is below the house as a lot of Canadian homes have good basements. Maybe you need to talk to your good wife and see if she would let you put a hatch in the roof up through the living room to get more lift height. A new pair of shoes or new dress might smooth the waters. 😃 Joking of course.
Great work , a pleasure to watch your videos ; I've learned some useful things. Your pencil shaved down with the plane is great, no more marking lines a millimeter away from where they should be.
You can buy empty caulking tubes from West System for that very purpose but I have always found the pastry piping bag to be easier to deal with. Yes, the workshop is below the house. we have talked about lifting the whole thing to get more height but that is a pretty involved operation. The low ceiling has its advantages for some things though.
@@Nomadboatbuilding Heck lifting the house is a headache you dont want, the only way to raise the roof is with a few beers! . I know the better half has some of those disposable piping bags in the baking press, I'll have to relocate some of them to a safe location. I should have thought of them as I saw you using some in an earlier video and my sister is a sugar confectioner and has been using the things for years.
I enjoy the no B.S. videos, keep them coming and I'll keep watching. Much better than TV, which I haven't watcher for years.
OMG when you turned that beauty, I couldn’t breath!
My fear is the keel connection to the boat. If these are engineered plans my concerns maybe wasted , but the moment on that connection has to be a "Ton" of pressure. The boat is beautiful and your work quality is impeccable. Sailing it will be great fun. RC
Well from what I can see Marc looks like the keel aligned perfectly. Yah can't expect to get much better than that. As they say back home, Yah Nailed it me Son. Yah Nailed it. Good Job!! obtw Marc, I just can't say this enough. Although its only a 2.4 racer man you've done a nice job! on this little sailboat. She looks fantastic.
Thanks Fon.
@@Nomadboatbuilding no problem bruh.
Really enjoy watching you build this boat, great professionalism, are we going to be able to see it sail?
We will eventually.
Would you ever use heat to get epoxy to flow?
Sure. I do it all the time. I even thought of building a heated box to store my resin in to facilitate that.
Lovely to see this almost complete. Great job. What's going on with the aft end of the hull? Is that fairing compound? I assume that will get painted anyway.
Yes, fairing compound. Remember we had that foam skeg added on there. Yes it will be painted.
@@NomadboatbuildingOh yes. I keep forgetting where I left my memory.
Impressive! It must have been scary, even if you are a pro! Great work! Beautiful build!
Very enjoyable, maybe just a skosh more butt flinching than one would request, funny how that happens when the client shows up.😉
That went great, the scariest part was weighing the boat.
Congratulations, so cool to see it together. How’d the thickened tube epoxy work for you?
It works just fine but of course it is best suited to a limited range of applications. The consistency isn't perfect for all jobs as I demonstrated here. just a bitt too soft for filling this particular gap and tooling it out. The cost of these tubes makes them best suited to situation where convenience is the most important factor, like fast repair jobs on the dock for instance.
Thanks For the feedback Mark! Again the boat looks great!
Is the keel specific to the class? (I was expecting a blade and bulb of some sort, I suppose)
There is a rule requiring loose ballast and that is the designers response to it but all the boats feature pretty much the same keel.
I absolutely love the lines of any boat like this, large or small; Universal Design boats or the European Metre Classes, very fine, long bow and stern overhangs, narrow beam, long waterline... It is a bit sad to see such a clunky, boxy keel design. Since the boat was designed in the early 80's I don't think Peter Norlin employed that keel design only because it was within the limits of technology or construction methods of the time, it was probably more to keep building costs under control and standardize methods. Also, probably more so than what I said before, the removable loose ballast can certainly be 'tweaked' far easier and verified by Class Officials. I can't seem to find any particular notes from Norlin on this issue but that's my best guess. All that aside, it would be incredible to see a fine foil with a lead bulb on this sexy hull.
At this point, looks like a submarine!
The crews gonna have a job keel hauling the crew 🤭
Super spify job🎯😎
It will be character building.
@@Nomadboatbuilding short haul as well 🤣🤣🤣
What means 52kg is it light for 2.4m?
No. It’s about right. Maybe a touch too heavy to be internationally competitive but fine for this crowd.
Try West GFlex as keel joint filler/fairing.
I like G-flex for some applications but not this one.
Making YOU nervous? I’m dying over here watching 😬
This isn't your first rodeo with me Rich.
frikin nerve wracking
Thixo is more trouble than it is worth….I have had several tubes wasted because only the hardener came out of the mixer tip, this creates a huge mess and the color and consistency varies in some tubes. Mix your own and thicken with colloidal silica and save your money.
I see it as a price for convenience. I think it is a good system for use outside of the shop or when speed is particularly important like in week long group boatbuilding courses. It's not something I would use day to day. I have had similar trouble with West System's Six-10. I think this stuff does not have the best shelf life and when you combine the resin with thickeners, the natural tendency for epoxy resin to gel up is just accentuated. I think best practice is to always use very fresh product or give it a few hours in a hot water bath to ensure liquefaction.
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Steel hammer. Wooden gouge handle. I WILL find you, sometime, someplace, when you least expect it, and you WILL repent.........loudly and often.
That aside, you hacking a big hole in the bottom of that hull made me feel a little light-headed and nauseous. Glad it went so well.
You can try, but I have eyes everywhere.
It’s only 50lbs…. Seriously, just pick it up and step up on a bathroom scale.
Well, 50 kg actually, but still an armful.
@@Nomadboatbuilding
Fair enough