Boatbuilders typically do not share decades of boatbuilding experience with "anybody" however the Buskens family is not holding back anything. This is such a valuable channel for the weekend warrior fixing up a boat, or building a console, or engine bracket, or a wannabe professional boat builder. We are learning all the professional techniques and materials to build professionally. It doesn't get any better than this. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to learn the right way to build and fix boats. Thank you Captain Joe, with great respect.... Joe
@@FishBumpTVBuilding, repairing, or modifying a boat, especially its hull, is serious business and must be done with the proper materials and procedures. I have seen so many poor choices of materials and substandard work done on UA-cam videos that affect the ultimate safety of those that will be aboard the completed boat. It makes me cringe. This is “not” what we see on FishBumpTV, only professional processes on this channel. I hope that all wanting to tackle a repair or modification to their vessel will find your channel and learn the right methods and materials for their project to assure a safe build. We all should work to push this channel to the forefront of boat work sites on UA-cam. It serves the best interest of all… Joe
That means alot to me personally! Hope what we are doing can help and inspire some folks out there to get their project done right, and efficiently. Thanks again for your support and encouragement of the channel!
Wow! Anyone interested in boat building and or repairs will gain so much from following your utube channel! Your experience and knowledge base is off the chart ! And your presentation is remarkable!…can’t wait for the small boat restoration project! Great work!
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the channel, and I appreciate your words of encouragement! We have a lot more planned for you all, so stay tuned!
49:12. I love this suggestion!! I tend to watch your videos all the way through. I do use the arrows to skips a little, butit's easy to see where I need to pay attention. I would love to see the videos stay this length as you have so much to tell and many years of "valuable" knowledge and you are so generous to give this knowledge to the world.
@@melinda5777 I believe this is partly true. In my channel, I commonly peer into the analytics of videos and use the watched moments (where folks skip to and watch) to be very valuable and can tell me a lot about what my viewers want to see. By doing this, it give the channel creator more valuable information and, if desires, can focus more on that form.
Thank you Sir! Glad you are enjoying watching what we are doing down here in the boatshop! Happy to share what I know with everyone and I truly appreciate your support of the channel!
You mentioned in the past your goal was to make a reference point for fibreglass on the internet. You achieved it, if not far exceeded it. Hands down most useful tutorials on boat building/fibreglass I've seen on youtube with sufficient details for DIY. I watch all your videos, my compliments.
I just discovered your channel on UA-cam when I was searching how to videos for working on my boat. I’m local to Foley and really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with us.
Keep the lessons coming. There are many diy people out here learning from your content and many people out there making videos like yours, but nowhere near the quality. Wish I saw your videos 7 years ago when I redid my 97 dargel skout. Thinking of picking up another skout to redo and all of this work your doing will really help ! Thank you
Have about 25 years of working with fiberglass on aircraft and boats ,but never really got into building from molds . I would really like to build a hard top for a couple of my boats and I have now found the perfect teacher to guide me thru this. Thanks for taking your time and expertise to teach us.
Found your channel not too long ago, maybe a couple weeks ago, loving the videos! Extremely informative AND enjoyable to watch! No intention of building a boat anytime soon HOWEVER I am looking at building a custom camper for myself using the same principles, and I’m getting more and more excited the more of your videos I watch! Thank you!
That's awesome, welcome to the channel! Yes, there are so many applications for the materials and processes that we are using here in there boat shop. I am excited to hear about some of the projects you all are working on. Thanks for watching, and I wish you the best with your camper project!
Capt. Joe, thanks for taking the time to help all of us DIYers in need. Sure wish I ran across your channel sooner but I have a long way to go on my project so I'm definitely doing my research with you as my source of knowledge. Mahalo from Hawaii
This is a terrific series, on tooling Joe, and-like all your other videos-these are VERY well done. Two suggestions: 1. It would help if you identify which grit you choose for sanding at each stage of the build-both when you're using the blocks and long board, and when you are power-sanding with the disc sander or orbital. I know this is something you don't have to think about because of your years of experience, but most of us could use some guidance. 2. When you talk about PPE-and use it while you work-HEARING protection doesn't seem to be on the list. But, speaking from experience, the cumulative damage caused by power tools is no joke. Testing shows that I've lost 30 percent of my high-frequency hearing because nobody talked about the problem or protected against it 30 years ago.. I find that today's lightweight, slim ELECTRONIC ear muffs and in-ear devices are quite comfortable, and they allow normal conversation to get through. Keep up the great work, Chris (founding editor of Professional BoatBuilder magazine)
Thanks Chris! Always a big fan of Professional Boatbuilder Magazine. I will look into some of the more modern methods of hearing protection, and make an effort to show exactly what grit paper I am using at different phases of the project in the future. This is the kind of feedback I find helpful, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment on our videos!
Joe, this video's are the best out there, by far. I've spent 15 years making complex small carbon fibre parts for yachts always working with epoxy. About to start a hull up rebuild on an old Searay. Your video's are filling in all the gaps....thanks so much.
Hi from the UK, I'll be making a lift up top for my Mercedes Vito next year, I work with GRP regularly but this video and the series will help loads, thank you for your efforts. Brian
Love your channel I feel like it’s geared towards me I have my own shop I work on my own boat on the mechanical side and have fiberglass experience but you’ve shown me and given me the knowledge and confidence to do my gel coat work that needs to be done
Hey man, it's Taylor form Arkansas. I'm loving all the new projects and informative videos. I'm about to start a 14' foam core custom hull for my daughter and feel a lot more comfortable from watching you. Keep up the good work man!
It's obvious you like to educate and you doing well! Lot of informations but no unnecessary chatter, perfect. We can name Plug or Master the piece creating the shape of the final piece. Concerning the laminating process I prefer to start from the center to the outside to help possible bubbles to be removed. The roller save lot of time and help too to avoid to trap air between the piece and the fiberglass and facilitate the work with the nylon "bubble breaker" (sorry I'm french and not sure it is the correct word). I just discover today your channel, I work composites and I really appreciate your work, it's satisfying to see top of the notch laminating process.
Just found your channel and I'm building a boat in my garage. I've always wanted to know how to make a mold for a hard top on my offshore boat. Thanks.
Loving this series. You're right about how some of these skills are common across different types of work. I do some amateur woodworking and tipping is also used there to smooth out stain and clearcoat.
This is my first time watching one of your videos and I enjoyed watching it. Your info is outstanding. One boat I personally would like to see you build is a bass boat of your own design.
Love the videos you do fine work. I have worked in and around boat building for a big portion of my life I am now a professional captain on car ferrys and no longer do fiberglass work for my paycheck. That being said I am currently rebuilding a 24’ flat bottom skiff ( I wish I had the time and ability to put it on UA-cam) I have been truly surprised at how little boat rebuilding videos from start to finish their are on here and would love to see someone like you who seems to have the knowledge and ability to explain that knowledge do a flat bottom rebuild from bare hull new stringers all the way up
Glad it was helpful! Yes, most mat here in the US works best with polyester or vinyl Ester resins. There is mat available with a powder binder that works well with mat, but it isn't readily available here in the states. Seems to be pretty common in Europe though. Thanks for watching!
Joe, y'all have ruined me! Tom is always watching your videos and now I'm hooked, too! I do not need all this info, but I cannot look away. 🤣 (Logan, your video skills are impressive!)
Excellent work and explanation Joe. Keep up the great work. I want to build a hardtop for our 36' Albin trawler's upper deck. I'm looking forward to your future episodes.
Uncle Joe, used your links to grab some resin for my BlazerBay refit project. Thanks fo the info the other day over the phone about the gelcoat. After my test pieces dried overnight with the basic white it seems to be a closer match that previous thought. But once the Alexseal is on the console I'll know more. BUT.... while watching..... you remind me of BOB ROSS! Loving your teaching style!
What a great project! This is something I'd be interested in tackling so am curious to see how you attach the fiberglass top to the t-top or whatever you plan on building. I have a Robalo R200 with an aluminum t-top with a fairly nice canvas top that's laced into position, but a hard top would be so much nicer. I've watched most of the Buskens 2900 build episodes and it's awesome seeing how you build such a quality boat. I will say that my boat has lost a bit of its shine after seeing all that you've done, but it's all good. 🤣 Thanks so much for all your hard work and for sharing your extensive knowledge.
thank you your very interesting inspiring and informative to watch ,im restoring a trident 24 yacht at the moment and a traditional style british open 16ft fishing boat your channel is vital
I would love to see you build a 16 or 17 ft about a 50 to 60 in bottom boat I think that'd be cool Love the videos dude learn a lot from you keep up the good work.
Another great video. You mentioned what else to build, I see on many boats very swish custom grill/bbq cabinets matched into the grp of the boat with lids and doors etc. But I haven’t seen anyone build one on UA-cam. Perhaps there’s complications needing to mimic cabinetry with hinges etc , and also the heat considerations. Maybe you can put it on the list of ideas for a video any way .
Logan slings that camera like an absolute pro! You guys are a great team Cap. I was waiting for this hard top build. I can't wait to see how you finish the plug. It obviously has to be as smooth as a baby's butt because the mold is like a mirror and if the mold is built from the plug.... well, you know where I'm going with this.
CPT. Joe thank you for all your knowledge. I am going to build a hardtop like this for my boat and would like to know what type of foam your using. Don’t want to use a foam that the resin will melt. Thanks
Do you mind advising what foam type you used, I’ve replayed 1 and 2 and can’t see it mentioned. Loving this series and now more vids posted on the next project, very much appreciated
It is a 2 pound density insulation type foam that I picked up from my local fiberglass distributor. They also call it fish box foam. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
When it comes to teaching, you CRUSH IT! I love your videos. Gonna try to make something similar with my son this fall for his 18 ft CC. All in, what's the approximate cost for all materials? Don't need itemized breakdown, just ballpark.
Awesome! Thank you! I will try to do a materials and costs breakdown for you all as we get to the end of the project. I really appreciate you watching and commenting!
@@FishBumpTV I know you want to grow the channel (excellent, quality stuff), but to adapt to the crazy UA-cam universe, look at 'MotorCity Boat Werks' and 'Gaslighting?? UA-cam vs My Boat Building (Ep. 54)' for some hard learned experience from a great guy. Cheers.
Wow, thanks! The foam is a 2 pound density insulation foam that is compatible with polyester and vinyl Ester resins. I buy it at our local fiberglass distributor. The company is called Advanced Plastics. I think they have several locations in the southeast. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Another great video! What type of foam board can we use when working with Polyester resin? Thanks in advance. I’m planning to build a hard top for my Cobalt ski boat wake tower. I plan to just build one of them so I’m planning to make it with foam core and coat top and bottom with fiberglass and resin. Any encouraging thoughts?
There are lots of different marine grade foam cores out there that could possibly work. One good foam core I have used in the past is Divinicell, I also use a lot of coosa board. I will be buying the foam core very soon for my hardtop build, so I will try to discuss foam core selection in that video. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Thanks for putting this together Joe this is awesome information. Is that Polyisocyanurate foam that you used? I understand that certain foams will not work well with polyester resin.
Joe, thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I’m thinking about building my own 13ft “dingy” to carry on my 58”. I’m thinking a design like a center console. Have you thought of any designs yet? Would fiberglass over plywood be the right way to go ? TY in advance.
Hey Captain Joe I’m in deep with my boat. I’ve got the boat running new canvas top and cleaned up. The boat is a 1995 Pro-Line 25’ WA. I’ve run into a soft deck, head liner pulled loose and glue that needs cleaning off. Maybe once cleaned just paint with gel coat ??? I need help !!! Any suggestions ! Love your UA-cam channel !!! Bobby
Hey captain Joe! Absolutely loving the videos on mold building! This might be a stupid question but when is comes to making molds theoretically could you build the frame or pattern out of plywood, do the glass work, fair it and shape it, gel coat it, wet sand, buff and polish? I know its not going to be that simple but i was just curious. Thanks for all you do im learning alot keep up the good work!!
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Yes, in some cases you can skip building the plug, and just go straight to building the mold. It is much easier to work a outside corner than a inside corner, so sometimes it's still easier to build a plug and then a mold. Of course there is always the option to build a one off part if you only ever plan on building one piece of whatever it is you are building. I will be talking about one off part building in some upcoming videos, so stay tuned!
@FishBumpTV Thanks for the advice cap! I work in a production setting so time is always of the essence and longevity of the mold is very important so I was just kind of trying to find a middle ground for both I guess. Keep up the good work I can't wait to see what you have in store for us!
I bought it at our local fiberglass distributor. Their company name is Advanced Plastics. I would imagine most fiberglass distributors should have some. It is a 2 pound density, non structural, marine grade insulation type foam. It is pretty delicate when handling it, so that could be a reason why some suppliers might not be able to ship it. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
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Boatbuilders typically do not share decades of boatbuilding experience with "anybody" however the Buskens family is not holding back anything. This is such a valuable channel for the weekend warrior fixing up a boat, or building a console, or engine bracket, or a wannabe professional boat builder. We are learning all the professional techniques and materials to build professionally. It doesn't get any better than this. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to learn the right way to build and fix boats. Thank you Captain Joe, with great respect.... Joe
Wow, thank you so much! Glad to help and share with everyone! I truly appreciate your comment!
@@FishBumpTVBuilding, repairing, or modifying a boat, especially its hull, is serious business and must be done with the proper materials and procedures. I have seen so many poor choices of materials and substandard work done on UA-cam videos that affect the ultimate safety of those that will be aboard the completed boat. It makes me cringe.
This is “not” what we see on FishBumpTV, only professional processes on this channel. I hope that all wanting to tackle a repair or modification to their vessel will find your channel and learn the right methods and materials for their project to assure a safe build. We all should work to push this channel to the forefront of boat work sites on UA-cam. It serves the best interest of all… Joe
That means alot to me personally! Hope what we are doing can help and inspire some folks out there to get their project done right, and efficiently. Thanks again for your support and encouragement of the channel!
Your commentary during the work is the best part. You're killing it bro!
Awesome, thank you!
U are a blessing to our generation, so creative and innovative in nature. More Grace sir!
Wow! I truly appreciate your kind words! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment
I would consider paying for in person classes. Best tutorials.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow! Anyone interested in boat building and or repairs will gain so much from following your utube channel! Your experience and knowledge base is off the chart ! And your presentation is remarkable!…can’t wait for the small boat restoration project! Great work!
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the channel, and I appreciate your words of encouragement! We have a lot more planned for you all, so stay tuned!
49:12. I love this suggestion!! I tend to watch your videos all the way through. I do use the arrows to skips a little, butit's easy to see where I need to pay attention. I would love to see the videos stay this length as you have so much to tell and many years of "valuable" knowledge and you are so generous to give this knowledge to the world.
@@melinda5777 I believe this is partly true. In my channel, I commonly peer into the analytics of videos and use the watched moments (where folks skip to and watch) to be very valuable and can tell me a lot about what my viewers want to see. By doing this, it give the channel creator more valuable information and, if desires, can focus more on that form.
@@melinda5777 You are lucky to have such a thoughtful dad.
Awesome! Thank you! I truly appreciate your support of the channel.
Missed your calling Joe.....you were supposed to be teaching. You are very natural in this role !
Thank you Sir! Glad you are enjoying watching what we are doing down here in the boatshop! Happy to share what I know with everyone and I truly appreciate your support of the channel!
Huh? He's teaching us up bubba
A natural born teacher. Thank you kind sir!
Wow, that is much appreciated! Thanks for watching
You mentioned in the past your goal was to make a reference point for fibreglass on the internet. You achieved it, if not far exceeded it. Hands down most useful tutorials on boat building/fibreglass I've seen on youtube with sufficient details for DIY. I watch all your videos, my compliments.
Wow, thank you so much! Your comment means alot, and I will try to keep a high standard for the content we put out for everyone!
Joe you a one man army. I have learned so so much from your videos. Thanks so much for you time. And make sure to tell your wife Happy Mother’s Day
When you are mixing your resin, I noticed the time to mix is not the regular 2 to 3 minute mix that you regularly mix. What is the difference in time?
Just trying to keep some helpful content rolling out for you all! She said thanks!I truly appreciate your support of the channel, it means a lot!
I will watch everything you do. You are helping so many people. Thank you.
I appreciate that very much! Thank you watching and commenting!
I just discovered your channel on UA-cam when I was searching how to videos for working on my boat. I’m local to Foley and really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with us.
Fantastic, welcome to the channel! Glad you are enjoying the videos!
Without a doubt the most informative channel I’ve found covering glassing and resins etc. Natural teacher as well.
Wow, thank you very much! Glad you are enjoying the videos!
Keep the lessons coming. There are many diy people out here learning from your content and many people out there making videos like yours, but nowhere near the quality. Wish I saw your videos 7 years ago when I redid my 97 dargel skout. Thinking of picking up another skout to redo and all of this work your doing will really help ! Thank you
Will do! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Have about 25 years of working with fiberglass on aircraft and boats ,but never really got into building from molds . I would really like to build a hard top for a couple of my boats and I have now found the perfect teacher to guide me thru this. Thanks for taking your time and expertise to teach us.
Wow, thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment!
Very interesting. I've had a few "old time" boat builders explain to me how they built a plug and a mold, but I finally got to see it done. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! I am working on more videos for this series so you can see it all the way through to the finished product, so stay tuned!
Third generation boat builder here, great work!!
Very cool! I am a fan of the boats your family builds! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Found your channel not too long ago, maybe a couple weeks ago, loving the videos! Extremely informative AND enjoyable to watch! No intention of building a boat anytime soon HOWEVER I am looking at building a custom camper for myself using the same principles, and I’m getting more and more excited the more of your videos I watch! Thank you!
That's awesome, welcome to the channel! Yes, there are so many applications for the materials and processes that we are using here in there boat shop. I am excited to hear about some of the projects you all are working on. Thanks for watching, and I wish you the best with your camper project!
Capt. Joe, thanks for taking the time to help all of us DIYers in need. Sure wish I ran across your channel sooner but I have a long way to go on my project so I'm definitely doing my research with you as my source of knowledge. Mahalo from Hawaii
Glad to help! Thanks for watching all the way from Hawaii!
This is a terrific series, on tooling Joe, and-like all your other videos-these are VERY well done.
Two suggestions: 1. It would help if you identify which grit you choose for sanding at each stage of the build-both when you're using the blocks and long board, and when you are power-sanding with the disc sander or orbital. I know this is something you don't have to think about because of your years of experience, but most of us could use some guidance.
2. When you talk about PPE-and use it while you work-HEARING protection doesn't seem to be on the list. But, speaking from experience, the cumulative damage caused by power tools is no joke. Testing shows that I've lost 30 percent of my high-frequency hearing because nobody talked about the problem or protected against it 30 years ago.. I find that today's lightweight, slim ELECTRONIC ear muffs and in-ear devices are quite comfortable, and they allow normal conversation to get through.
Keep up the great work, Chris (founding editor of Professional BoatBuilder magazine)
Thanks Chris! Always a big fan of Professional Boatbuilder Magazine. I will look into some of the more modern methods of hearing protection, and make an effort to show exactly what grit paper I am using at different phases of the project in the future. This is the kind of feedback I find helpful, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment on our videos!
Joe, this video's are the best out there, by far. I've spent 15 years making complex small carbon fibre parts for yachts always working with epoxy. About to start a hull up rebuild on an old Searay. Your video's are filling in all the gaps....thanks so much.
Wow, thanks! Glad the videos are helpful!
Thank you, Capt. for another great video! your craftsmanship and teaching methods are excellent, I've watched this 4x.
Wow, thank you! Glad you are enjoying the videos so much!
This is a great lesson! Was always a little intimidated by the plug and mold process. Now? Less intimidated!
Glad it was helpful! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Tool use to be called a sliding T bevel...way back in the day. Great job sir! I agree, you should have been a teacher!!!!
Thanks 👍 I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Hi from the UK, I'll be making a lift up top for my Mercedes Vito next year, I work with GRP regularly but this video and the series will help loads, thank you for your efforts. Brian
Glad you are enjoying the videos Brian! Thanks for watching all the way from the UK 🇬🇧!
Love your channel I feel like it’s geared towards me I have my own shop I work on my own boat on the mechanical side and have fiberglass experience but you’ve shown me and given me the knowledge and confidence to do my gel coat work that needs to be done
Awesome! Thanks for watching the channel and I am glad the videos are helpful!
Enjoying this from Scotland, have a great day. Thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching all the way from Scotland 🏴!
It is a pleasure to see what years of experience can do, thanks for share..
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
I definitely like to see a small boat build, like a 16 ft Dory. Thanks for the videos they're great
Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!
Hey man, it's Taylor form Arkansas. I'm loving all the new projects and informative videos. I'm about to start a 14' foam core custom hull for my daughter and feel a lot more comfortable from watching you. Keep up the good work man!
You should document this somewhere cause this sounds interesting for me for my kids as well.
Good to hear from you! Sounds like a great project boat! Wish you the best of luck and thanks for watching!
Taylor, where in Arkansas? I’m in the North West area close to Fayetteville.
@@scottsmith2869 I'm down around Hot Springs.
@@joshuatylergeorge I'm really thinking about getting a camera to record the process
I just found this fiberglassing series! You’re the best! Thanks for sharing your many years of knowledge.
Wow, thanks! Glad you are enjoying the channel!
Learn something new every video!
Very cool! Glad the videos are helpful!
It's obvious you like to educate and you doing well! Lot of informations but no unnecessary chatter, perfect. We can name Plug or Master the piece creating the shape of the final piece. Concerning the laminating process I prefer to start from the center to the outside to help possible bubbles to be removed. The roller save lot of time and help too to avoid to trap air between the piece and the fiberglass and facilitate the work with the nylon "bubble breaker" (sorry I'm french and not sure it is the correct word). I just discover today your channel, I work composites and I really appreciate your work, it's satisfying to see top of the notch laminating process.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I appreciate it very much!
This is very interesting and learning so much from this project, thank you so much.
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying the hardtop mold building series! Appreciate you watching!
Just found your channel and I'm building a boat in my garage. I've always wanted to know how to make a mold for a hard top on my offshore boat. Thanks.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and best of luck with your boatbuilding project!
This channel is awesome! Keep it up! Love the content and the way it’s presented!
Wow, thanks so much!
What a fantastic detailed and informative video. Thank you very much for your effort, time and dedication to the channel. Excelent Information.
Wow, thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Loving this series. You're right about how some of these skills are common across different types of work. I do some amateur woodworking and tipping is also used there to smooth out stain and clearcoat.
Right on! Yes, different skill sets and techniques can definitely be used in the boat shop!
This is my first time watching one of your videos and I enjoyed watching it. Your info is outstanding.
One boat I personally would like to see you build is a bass boat of your own design.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the suggestion!
Love the videos you do fine work. I have worked in and around boat building for a big portion of my life I am now a professional captain on car ferrys and no longer do fiberglass work for my paycheck. That being said I am currently rebuilding a 24’ flat bottom skiff ( I wish I had the time and ability to put it on UA-cam) I have been truly surprised at how little boat rebuilding videos from start to finish their are on here and would love to see someone like you who seems to have the knowledge and ability to explain that knowledge do a flat bottom rebuild from bare hull new stringers all the way up
Thank you Joe. Watching fromOrlando, Fl. Super good video and information.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching from Orlando!
Very good channel he explains so you can understand look forward to more videos
Awesome, thank you!
great video i learned alot i never knew about the matt blending with polyester.
Glad it was helpful! Yes, most mat here in the US works best with polyester or vinyl Ester resins. There is mat available with a powder binder that works well with mat, but it isn't readily available here in the states. Seems to be pretty common in Europe though. Thanks for watching!
Joe, y'all have ruined me! Tom is always watching your videos and now I'm hooked, too! I do not need all this info, but I cannot look away. 🤣
(Logan, your video skills are impressive!)
Haha, too funny! Glad you are enjoying the videos and I will be sure to tell Logan that you said good job!
Cameraman does a great job looks like you make a good team 👍
Thank you! I will be sure to tell him that you think he does a good job. I am sure he will be happy to hear that!
Excellent work and explanation Joe. Keep up the great work. I want to build a hardtop for our 36' Albin trawler's upper deck. I'm looking forward to your future episodes.
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the videos! I have always liked the trawler style boats, and a hardtop would be a nice addition!
Thanks for making these, its good to see.
Glad you like them!
Uncle Joe, used your links to grab some resin for my BlazerBay refit project. Thanks fo the info the other day over the phone about the gelcoat. After my test pieces dried overnight with the basic white it seems to be a closer match that previous thought. But once the Alexseal is on the console I'll know more. BUT.... while watching..... you remind me of BOB ROSS! Loving your teaching style!
Haha, good deal man!! I will take that as a compliment for sure! Glad to help
13-16’ catamaran style would be awesome to watch you build
Thanks for the suggestion!
Joe.
Keep up the great work and videos! I watch alot of channels and I think yours is my favorite. 😎
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate you watching !
Just found your channel! Great info and outstanding presentation! Keep up the great work!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and commenting!
What a great project! This is something I'd be interested in tackling so am curious to see how you attach the fiberglass top to the t-top or whatever you plan on building. I have a Robalo R200 with an aluminum t-top with a fairly nice canvas top that's laced into position, but a hard top would be so much nicer.
I've watched most of the Buskens 2900 build episodes and it's awesome seeing how you build such a quality boat. I will say that my boat has lost a bit of its shine after seeing all that you've done, but it's all good. 🤣
Thanks so much for all your hard work and for sharing your extensive knowledge.
Wow, thanks so much! I really appreciate you watching and commenting!
thank you very informative, I will be making a mold later this year.
Glad to help! Best of luck with your mold building!
love it mate , keeps the tutorials coming
Thanks, will do!
Love the series
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Thank you Thank you. Love this channel
Wow, you are very welcome! Glad you are enjoying the channel!
Loving this channel and all the hard work you guys are putting into your videos, learning so much 🙏 thanks from all the way over in Scotland 🏴😁
Glad you are enjoying the videos all the way from Scotland 🏴! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I would love to see a microship build, would be awseome or the build of a complete console. Keep up the awesome job. Greetings from the Netherlands
Thanks for the suggestion, and I appreciate you watching all of the way from the Netherlands 🇳🇱!
thank you your very interesting inspiring and informative to watch ,im restoring a trident 24 yacht at the moment and a traditional style british open 16ft fishing boat your channel is vital
Wow, thanks so much! Glad the channel is helpful, and I wish you the best with your project boats!
This is awesome
Thanks! We have a whole video series documenting the entire build, from start to finish. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
That was super interesting, full of detail and fun to watch!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I would love to see you build a 16 or 17 ft about a 50 to 60 in bottom boat I think that'd be cool Love the videos dude learn a lot from you keep up the good work.
I appreciate the suggestion! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Another great video. You mentioned what else to build, I see on many boats very swish custom grill/bbq cabinets matched into the grp of the boat with lids and doors etc. But I haven’t seen anyone build one on UA-cam. Perhaps there’s complications needing to mimic cabinetry with hinges etc , and also the heat considerations. Maybe you can put it on the list of ideas for a video any way .
Thanks for watching and for the comment!
J.
As always fantastic content.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us the viewers.
Please continue doing and sharing.
S.
Your comment is much appreciated! Thank you very much for your support of the channel!
Logan slings that camera like an absolute pro! You guys are a great team Cap. I was waiting for this hard top build. I can't wait to see how you finish the plug. It obviously has to be as smooth as a baby's butt because the mold is like a mirror and if the mold is built from the plug.... well, you know where I'm going with this.
Haha, I agree! I am very proud of Him and his camera work! As always, thank you for your support of the channel!
Joe that looks great keep the vids coming
Thanks, will do!
Excellent tutorial as per usual. Thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Another epic episode!!! ❤
Wow, thanks!
Good video.
Thanks!
CPT. Joe thank you for all your knowledge. I am going to build a hardtop like this for my boat and would like to know what type of foam your using. Don’t want to use a foam that the resin will melt. Thanks
Do you mind advising what foam type you used, I’ve replayed 1 and 2 and can’t see it mentioned. Loving this series and now more vids posted on the next project, very much appreciated
It is a 2 pound density insulation type foam that I picked up from my local fiberglass distributor. They also call it fish box foam. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
I would follow a skiff build for sure!
Very cool! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I really enjoy your videos Thanks !!!!
Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Excillent job 👍
Thank you very much!
Well done sir.
Thank you very much!
I would love to see a micro skiff build.
Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!
When it comes to teaching, you CRUSH IT! I love your videos. Gonna try to make something similar with my son this fall for his 18 ft CC. All in, what's the approximate cost for all materials? Don't need itemized breakdown, just ballpark.
Awesome! Thank you! I will try to do a materials and costs breakdown for you all as we get to the end of the project. I really appreciate you watching and commenting!
Love the content...
Thank you very much!
Thank you
You're welcome! I appreciate you watching!
Love it.
Thanks! I appreciate you watching!
@@FishBumpTV I know you want to grow the channel (excellent, quality stuff), but to adapt to the crazy UA-cam universe, look at 'MotorCity Boat Werks' and 'Gaslighting?? UA-cam vs My Boat Building (Ep. 54)' for some hard learned experience from a great guy. Cheers.
Thanks! I will check it out.
Awesome job I found the epoxy csm on Amazon I use it
Thanks, glad to help!
Awesome Video! Super informative! Perfect pace. Where do you get your foam core? Do you have any recommendations on the type? All the best, Chuck
Wow, thanks! The foam is a 2 pound density insulation foam that is compatible with polyester and vinyl Ester resins. I buy it at our local fiberglass distributor. The company is called Advanced Plastics. I think they have several locations in the southeast. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Watching from Finland, getting the ground work to tackle fibreglassing an RV body with my Sons. Great tips and good speed
Very cool! Thanks for watching all the way from Finland 🇫🇮!
Build a 14'-15' flats style skiff with shallow draft v hull.
Thanks for the suggestion! We might just do it!
Another great video!
What type of foam board can we use when working with Polyester resin? Thanks in advance. I’m planning to build a hard top for my Cobalt ski boat wake tower. I plan to just build one of them so I’m planning to make it with foam core and coat top and bottom with fiberglass and resin. Any encouraging thoughts?
There are lots of different marine grade foam cores out there that could possibly work. One good foam core I have used in the past is Divinicell, I also use a lot of coosa board. I will be buying the foam core very soon for my hardtop build, so I will try to discuss foam core selection in that video. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Good content.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
This was a very interesting video. I beleave you said you were using a 2 oz. foam. Is that a close cell foam?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! It is a 2 pound density insulation foam, but I am not sure if it is closed Cell or not.
Joe, I’ve been eating up your content! Haha
Very cool!! Glad you are enjoying it!
Thanks for putting this together Joe this is awesome information. Is that Polyisocyanurate foam that you used? I understand that certain foams will not work well with polyester resin.
What Foam Board did you use? And where did you source it?
Joe, great video series! Can I use the DCPD/Ortho blend over the laminating resin?? Thanks!
Thanks! Yes you can. Just remember that the dcpd has to be sanded after a day or so as it cures very hard and slick.
Joe, thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I’m thinking about building my own 13ft “dingy” to carry on my 58”. I’m thinking a design like a center console. Have you thought of any designs yet? Would fiberglass over plywood be the right way to go ? TY in advance.
Hey Captain Joe I’m in deep with my boat. I’ve got the boat running new canvas top and cleaned up. The boat is a 1995 Pro-Line 25’ WA. I’ve run into a soft deck, head liner pulled loose and glue that needs cleaning off. Maybe once cleaned just paint with gel coat ??? I need help !!! Any suggestions ! Love your UA-cam channel !!! Bobby
I see all youre videos for the hard top mold that you did...Very good job...what kind of foam you use?
Thanks for watching! It is a fiberglass compatible 2 pound density insulation foam. I bought it from our local fiberglass supplier.
You mean polyester resin(steyrene)-compatible -friendly.....keep the good job up my friend..
@@purifiermaximus7131 yep, styrene compatible.
Hey captain Joe! Absolutely loving the videos on mold building! This might be a stupid question but when is comes to making molds theoretically could you build the frame or pattern out of plywood, do the glass work, fair it and shape it, gel coat it, wet sand, buff and polish? I know its not going to be that simple but i was just curious. Thanks for all you do im learning alot keep up the good work!!
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Yes, in some cases you can skip building the plug, and just go straight to building the mold. It is much easier to work a outside corner than a inside corner, so sometimes it's still easier to build a plug and then a mold. Of course there is always the option to build a one off part if you only ever plan on building one piece of whatever it is you are building. I will be talking about one off part building in some upcoming videos, so stay tuned!
@FishBumpTV Thanks for the advice cap! I work in a production setting so time is always of the essence and longevity of the mold is very important so I was just kind of trying to find a middle ground for both I guess. Keep up the good work I can't wait to see what you have in store for us!
@@Averageyoutuber81 Glad to help!
Hey brother got the same exact engine identical problem saw a comment saying it was the temp sending unit do you have a link to where you got yours
What is the primer coat for? How does it function?
And why is it better then just laying down some reason and getting right to work with some glass
Where does vacume bagging come into play and is it neccesary? I see alot of high end boat builders market that application.
Joe, Just finished part 2. Where can you buy the foam sheets? Not having any luck on internet search.
I bought it at our local fiberglass distributor. Their company name is Advanced Plastics. I would imagine most fiberglass distributors should have some. It is a 2 pound density, non structural, marine grade insulation type foam. It is pretty delicate when handling it, so that could be a reason why some suppliers might not be able to ship it. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!