Bob Emser is literally the Bob Ross of boat building. Calm demeanor, knowledgeable, and charitable with passing his knowledge on. Great work Bob, I'm looking forward to when Victoria gets to settle into her home on Arabella!
She is getting more and more beautiful with each video and so much work goes into the preparation of each step, it's going to be a really special moment when Victoria is united with Arabella.
What an artist and teacher you are. Its an outstanding project and, perhaps more significant than your skills, is your generosity in providing this beautiful gift to Steve and the A2A project.
While watching the last moments of Bob painting the hull, I see a small speck on the hull..... it took me a moment to realise that there was a speck on my screen.... but then since we know Bob is some kind of a pefectionist, this was the only thing that could have been the reason that I saw a speck in the first place. Beautyful work from Bob again.
Looking good Bob. My brother who was a professional painter told me to store your paint cans upside down, especially a few days or weeks before use. This way the solids end up on the lid, half mix themselves when you right the can, and don't have to be dredged off the bottom of the can in order to mix.
Thank you Bob for an outstanding episode. Victoria is looking fantastic. Looking forward to seeing her color go on and what you do with the tiller and rudder. Have a great week ahead.
She looks great! This is definitely going to come in handy when I start refurbishing my little 8 ft fiberglass dinghy that was probably made in the 50s or 60s and had been sitting in a neighbor's yard for decades and in my yard for the past few years.
Amazing quality work as always, that is beautiful too. It is great to see your careful attention to detail, whilst maintaining a decent work rate. All the best from the U.K.
We finally get to see her lines. Looking great. Traditionally, a rudder like that would be removable, with the pintels and gudgeons slip fit, held in by gravity and a safety line. Curious to see what you come up with.
Hi Dirk, Yes, I show the transom treatment in S3-E11 ua-cam.com/video/65fhB6A8JcE/v-deo.html In the next video I'll be showing how the finish surface is handled. Thanks for watching! Bob
Your work is art. I admire your attention to detail. Watching many of your videos, I had the opportunity to gain knowledge helpful in renovating my old wooden yacht. Thank you and best regards.
Excellent video, the fibre glassing, you made it look so easy. The tender is moving at a good pace and I sure Steve will be delighted when its finished.
I'm looking forward to learning what manner of beast an 'out whale' is ;) Also seeing the inside will be exciting for me. It's such a beautiful shape. The wonders of boat building seem deep and bountiful, I love it!
The gunwales (pronounced gunnel) of a boat are reinforcing strips of wood that run on the inside and outside of the top of the boat to give it strength and rigidity. Otherwise the side of the boat would flex too much. The outwale is the outside gunwale.
@@lasersquidca Thank you kindly, well explained. So not even related to the whale then :) One of the wonders of naval heritage would definitely be the wordage (etymology).
Beautiful work, Bob. It is coming along nicely. But from someone who has breathed in much too much dangerous stuff in my shop, I do however find it hard to watch you sand without a mask and brush all that dust into the air rather than vacuum it up.
Fantastic work, Bob! 😃 I should confess, I like wooden boats with the wood visible... But it's looking sweet with the primer! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Fiberglass Cloth - YES this is the way to do it... You are spot on with using a roller to apply epoxy to and through the cloth. Pouring on and spreading with a scraper is NOT a good way, using a roller is by far the best way.
Thanks Bob for all the tips on fiberglassing! We are about at the same stage with our strip hull kayak so the timing is perfect. I really appreciate your instruction and channel!
Extremely excellent videos. You give sufficient information of each step to convey the techniques used and reasons for using them, as well as mentioning alternatives. You don't bore us with hours and hours of sanding that is basically the same for the duration. Love your channel. 👍👍👍👍
Been contemplating trying my hand at this for the past few years, drew up a boat in cad and everything, wich i lost when the harddrive died.. Lost all ambition of doing it along with that too i thought, but this here video was apparently all i needed to start drawing it up again :D
Old painters trick. When pouring from a paint can , tuck a twisted paper towl into the lid groove with a screw driver before pouring. Pull it out after pouring and you have a clean easy to reseal can.
Nice to see Victoria coming together . I just wondered if using a slight colour difference to the coats , whatever coats , would help when painting , so that you would be able to see where the new coat was being applied ... so that all the surface was covered ?
I have a general question: I recently bought a 1965 blue Jay wooden sailboat, that I would like to fiberglass, the bottom has been painted since 1965. it is made out of thin plywood do I have to take the hull down to bare wood? or can I just generally sand the hull? I will read down and see if any one has asked this queston
Thank you for sharing tips on fiberglassing. I was initially quite concern seeing how hard I thought you were sanding down after the third coat. I guess it does no harm to the fiberglass at all.
I have been following Arabella now for years. IThis is the first one of your pieces of that puzzle I have seen though. What a terrific job on all of it,. GREAT filming/ editing too!
Beautiful Bob, simply exquisite. No doubt Steve is ecstatic watching her take shape. Does all that sanding of the epoxy covered fiberglass thin and weaken her? I would have thought that 2 or 3 layers of glass cloth over the soft cedar planking would be needed to provide the abrasian resistence and structural intergrity that you want in a dingy that will be beached over and over again on sandy and rocky shorelines.
He's not sanding through to the glass, there are a couple of extra coats of epoxy, presumably one to fill the weave, and the second to allow sanding smooth without touching the glass filaments.
I wonder how often you get asked to build someone a boat for them? I'd pay good money for you to build me one for sure! Victoria is going to be a very beautiful little boat. I'd absolutely love to have one just like it.
Really nice work on the hull. I expected more than one layer of fiberglass. At least a laminated tab to fix the skeg to the hull than just a fillet. If it was my boat, I also would add a tripple layer of fiberglas to the underside of the skeg to prevent water ingress into the wood after beaching it on sand. This would add weight for sure, but also a longevity and peace of mind.
A tript layer of fiberglass!, you don’t want your dinky as heavy as a tank!🙂. If I was Steve, I would have just gotten an aluminum bottom m inflatable…. They are perfect for a small sail boat. That’s not what he want and I understand that.
@@jamesboardman609 The tripple layer only on the wear surface on the lower edge of the skeg. Not the whole skeg. Think about the most worn paint area by abrasion on the skeg and extend it an inch beyond that. Wouldn't be more than 2-3 pounds.
@@merc8639 Would it even be that much? I doubt it would be a pound. The first layer could be slightly narrow than the bottom face of the skeg, the second could wrap as you suggest, and then the entire hull be covered as in the video. Minimal amount of extra cloth...
I'm new to using peelply. I was under the impression that peelply removed amine blush and leaves behind a keyed surface without the need for sanding, please tell me why you chose to sand the fillet, it maybe something I'd like to consider, thankyou Bob for your restful and informative videos.
I am not a boat guy. Don't really like the water. But damn if I don't know how to build a boat watching all your vids! I enjoy your channel and always look forward to your next video.
Hi Bob. As ever a wonderful video. Sorry I was so late to the party this time round. Really like the strip planking and glassing technique. As a potential future builder of the Haven, I wondered would you recommend this methodology for a Haven hull planked with say thinner cedar and then an epoxy/glass layer over it to fully seal the wood inboard and out? Thanks as ever for the wonderful channel.. .. Pat
The Haven can definitely be strip planked. There are several way to approach the strip planking of a boat, like the Haven that is traditionally carvel planked. The Haven's hull needs to be 1/2" thick (12.7 mm) could be one plank or several layers. You may be aware that I hold a boat building clinic online once a week. Currently I have 20 builders, 4 of which are Haven builders. You can learn more at www.boatbuildingbootcamp.com I would like to encourage you to apply. We would have a 30 minute free consultation and conversation without any obligation. I hope to hear from, you soon. Cheers, Bob
Thanks for these videos. One thing I'm wondering is how and if you clean your containers, which must go hard with the epoxy. Do you throw as you go, or clean and reuse the containers, rollers, brushes? what agents do you use?
Denatured alcohol will clean unset epoxy. I let the epoxy set in the container and then give it a twist and a poke and the epoxy will pop out. Then the container can be reused. Thanks for watching!
I watched this video because I have some fiberglass repair work to do on my canoe. I never expected so much information! As a newbie I was very glad I watched it and learned so much in just one video.... I subscribed and will follow you now. I have a question though.... maybe I missed it but I'm wondering if the transom was fiberglass as well? Thank you for the video, it helped me alot
So happy you found the video helpful. Yes, I did epoxy the transom it is in S3-E11 here is a link ua-cam.com/video/65fhB6A8JcE/v-deo.htmlsi=7QPQRfAWava7vC-8 Thanks for watching
Steve is going to have one fine tender. Your attention to detail and his match up quite nicely.
Bob Emser is literally the Bob Ross of boat building. Calm demeanor, knowledgeable, and charitable with passing his knowledge on. Great work Bob, I'm looking forward to when Victoria gets to settle into her home on Arabella!
Thank you Sam! I appreciate your kind thoughts.
Thanks for watching!
Bob
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The Bob Ross of boat building ... that totally fits this channel! Happy planks, smooth calm paint, lovely lines, and just plain beautiful.
She is getting more and more beautiful with each video and so much work goes into the preparation of each step, it's going to be a really special moment when Victoria is united with Arabella.
What an artist and teacher you are. Its an outstanding project and, perhaps more significant than your skills, is your generosity in providing this beautiful gift to Steve and the A2A project.
Outstanding Bob. Looking forward to the tiller challenge. I sense some bronze casting might be coming up. Thanks
Hi Rick, Indeed already have some castings in the works.
I’m looking forward to the tiller challenge.
Victoria is taking shape. It is BEAUTIFUL.
Absolutely beautiful work Bob. You aren’t just building a boat, you’re building a piece of history.
While watching the last moments of Bob painting the hull, I see a small speck on the hull..... it took me a moment to realise that there was a speck on my screen.... but then since we know Bob is some kind of a pefectionist, this was the only thing that could have been the reason that I saw a speck in the first place. Beautyful work from Bob again.
Me too!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Looking good Bob. My brother who was a professional painter told me to store your paint cans upside down, especially a few days or weeks before use. This way the solids end up on the lid, half mix themselves when you right the can, and don't have to be dredged off the bottom of the can in order to mix.
Excellent tips and tricks! Victoria is coming along beautifully!
Thank you Bob for an outstanding episode. Victoria is looking fantastic. Looking forward to seeing her color go on and what you do with the tiller and rudder. Have a great week ahead.
I love to watch someone that has a passion for what they do. Thanks for sharing.
She looks great! This is definitely going to come in handy when I start refurbishing my little 8 ft fiberglass dinghy that was probably made in the 50s or 60s and had been sitting in a neighbor's yard for decades and in my yard for the past few years.
Terrific job Bob.
Amazing quality work as always, that is beautiful too. It is great to see your careful attention to detail, whilst maintaining a decent work rate.
All the best from the U.K.
Such beautiful workmanship and attention to detail Bob. Victoria is going to be quite the little boat!
I love your methodology! I don't seem to be able to duplicate it, but I love it! Craftsmanship at its highest level! Goodonyas!
We finally get to see her lines. Looking great. Traditionally, a rudder like that would be removable, with the pintels and gudgeons slip fit, held in by gravity and a safety line. Curious to see what you come up with.
Hi Dirk,
Yes, I show the transom treatment in S3-E11 ua-cam.com/video/65fhB6A8JcE/v-deo.html
In the next video I'll be showing how the finish surface is handled.
Thanks for watching!
Bob
Great work Bob! She really looks good.
Your work is art. I admire your attention to detail. Watching many of your videos, I had the opportunity to gain knowledge helpful in renovating my old wooden yacht. Thank you and best regards.
Nice sharing rebuilt boat fibreglass ❤
She is coming right along and looking great.
Waiting for Sunday Lunch; perfect! Always good for the soul if not for the appetite!....rr Normandy, Fra.
Excellent video, the fibre glassing, you made it look so easy. The tender is moving at a good pace and I sure Steve will be delighted when its finished.
Turning out beautifully, Bob!
Hi Bob! I look forward to seeing you, thanks for sharing Victoria build. Mitch😊
American workmanship at its finest!
I'm looking forward to learning what manner of beast an 'out whale' is ;)
Also seeing the inside will be exciting for me. It's such a beautiful shape.
The wonders of boat building seem deep and bountiful, I love it!
The gunwales (pronounced gunnel) of a boat are reinforcing strips of wood that run on the inside and outside of the top of the boat to give it strength and rigidity. Otherwise the side of the boat would flex too much. The outwale is the outside gunwale.
@@lasersquidca Thank you kindly, well explained. So not even related to the whale then :)
One of the wonders of naval heritage would definitely be the wordage (etymology).
Superb, careful boatbuilding. Beautiful hull. I look forward to every episode. So glad you were tasked with this for Arabella's tender!
Excellent solution. Very classy and functional.
What a great episode. Much accomplished and very satisfying to watch.
Echo the tip on laying the fiberglass down dry. I made a go at placing mine wet. Sticky mess. Bubbles, creases, etc...Thanks Bob!
Brilliant episode yet again
Beautiful work, Bob. It is coming along nicely. But from someone who has breathed in much too much dangerous stuff in my shop, I do however find it hard to watch you sand without a mask and brush all that dust into the air rather than vacuum it up.
Once again, simply awesome. A pleasure to watch you and learn.
Fantastic work, Bob! 😃
I should confess, I like wooden boats with the wood visible... But it's looking sweet with the primer!
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
She's really starting to look like a boat, Bob! Great stuff
Fiberglass Cloth - YES this is the way to do it... You are spot on with using a roller to apply epoxy to and through the cloth. Pouring on and spreading with a scraper is NOT a good way, using a roller is by far the best way.
Very nice! I can hardly wait for the next episode.
Another great episode sir
Beautiful work like always, Bob! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Absolutely lovely. I look forward to seeing her float. Great instructional video about using epoxy. Thanks.
Thank You For Making.... Our Pleasure... No Doubt!!!
Neat! Hadn't come across this filling method before!
Looking so good! 😍
Teachers are born, not made. Bob, you're a natural born teacher! Thanks!
Nice work Mr. Emser. Sorry about my patience missing your airing of episode 15 last weekend. It was worth the wait. Great job 👍
I love watching you work!
Super excited to see the progress! Thank You!
Bob thank you for this great episode.
Thanks Bob for all the tips on fiberglassing! We are about at the same stage with our strip hull kayak so the timing is perfect. I really appreciate your instruction and channel!
Amazing job always fun to watch
Extremely excellent videos. You give sufficient information of each step to convey the techniques used and reasons for using them, as well as mentioning alternatives. You don't bore us with hours and hours of sanding that is basically the same for the duration. Love your channel. 👍👍👍👍
It's good to see master's at work great job guys
Been contemplating trying my hand at this for the past few years, drew up a boat in cad and everything, wich i lost when the harddrive died.. Lost all ambition of doing it along with that too i thought, but this here video was apparently all i needed to start drawing it up again :D
Look at Glen L Marine boat plans. I built the Bingo stitch and glue.
Can’t wait to see her finished.
I am already learning some new technique from this video.
So fun to see this getting done.
Thank you for posting it made my day.
Looking better and better!
Dog gone it Bob that is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Old painters trick. When pouring from a paint can , tuck a twisted paper towl into the lid groove with a screw driver before pouring. Pull it out after pouring and you have a clean easy to reseal can.
Nice one! I’ll give it a try.
Nice to see Victoria coming together . I just wondered if using a slight colour difference to the coats , whatever coats , would help when painting , so that you would be able to see where the new coat was being applied ... so that all the surface was covered ?
What you see is just the primer. It is quit easy the see the difference between coat. Finish paint will undoubtedly have a slight color difference.
Awesome work.
장인정신이네요.
very nice video
Gracias por dejar ver su trabajo.Esta quedando hermoso.bendiciones.
un placer, gracias por ver
I have a general question: I recently bought a 1965 blue Jay wooden sailboat, that I would like to fiberglass, the bottom has been painted since 1965. it is made out of thin plywood do I have to take the hull down to bare wood? or can I just generally sand the hull? I will read down and see if any one has asked this queston
Perfection. You never make mistakes.👏👏
Hi John,
I wish that was true. I just try to do my best.
Thanks for watching!
Bob
Well done
Great video and tips. Thank you for that.
Thank you for sharing tips on fiberglassing. I was initially quite concern seeing how hard I thought you were sanding down after the third coat. I guess it does no harm to the fiberglass at all.
Excellent video👍
You stay so clean.
I have been following Arabella now for years. IThis is the first one of your pieces of that puzzle I have seen though. What a terrific job on all of it,. GREAT filming/ editing too!
Thanks for your observations i was wondering about the second and third coats !!!!!!!😀
Perfectionist at work!
Victoria is looking really nice. 😀👍
Good video
Beautiful Bob, simply exquisite. No doubt Steve is ecstatic watching her take shape. Does all that sanding of the epoxy covered fiberglass thin and weaken her? I would have thought that 2 or 3 layers of glass cloth over the soft cedar planking would be needed to provide the abrasian resistence and structural intergrity that you want in a dingy that will be beached over and over again on sandy and rocky shorelines.
He has a weight limit he is working to as Steve wants to be able to lift it single handed from the deck.
Glass cloth decision in the description. Zorba reply has the correct short answer!
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Thanks Bob. Did not see that when I asked the question.
He's not sanding through to the glass, there are a couple of extra coats of epoxy, presumably one to fill the weave, and the second to allow sanding smooth without touching the glass filaments.
I wonder how often you get asked to build someone a boat for them? I'd pay good money for you to build me one for sure! Victoria is going to be a very beautiful little boat. I'd absolutely love to have one just like it.
This will be the finest tender any cruiser has had.
That was an extra good episode. Lots of solid content.
Thanks
I know Steve wanted paint but it seems a shame to cover up all that beautiful woodwork. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thank you for another enjoyable and enlightening video!
Really nice work on the hull. I expected more than one layer of fiberglass. At least a laminated tab to fix the skeg to the hull than just a fillet. If it was my boat, I also would add a tripple layer of fiberglas to the underside of the skeg to prevent water ingress into the wood after beaching it on sand. This would add weight for sure, but also a longevity and peace of mind.
A tript layer of fiberglass!, you don’t want your dinky as heavy as a tank!🙂. If I was Steve, I would have just gotten an aluminum bottom m inflatable…. They are perfect for a small sail boat.
That’s not what he want and I understand that.
Extended answer is in the description.
Always one a hole to make a comment.
@@jamesboardman609 The tripple layer only on the wear surface on the lower edge of the skeg. Not the whole skeg. Think about the most worn paint area by abrasion on the skeg and extend it an inch beyond that. Wouldn't be more than 2-3 pounds.
@@merc8639 Would it even be that much? I doubt it would be a pound. The first layer could be slightly narrow than the bottom face of the skeg, the second could wrap as you suggest, and then the entire hull be covered as in the video. Minimal amount of extra cloth...
Beautiful work
your hull shape is really sweet. and you can really tell once the primer is on.
Great Video !
Great work
beautiful work
I'm new to using peelply. I was under the impression that peelply removed amine blush and leaves behind a keyed surface without the need for sanding, please tell me why you chose to sand the fillet, it maybe something I'd like to consider, thankyou Bob for your restful and informative videos.
Hi Chris,
Sanding blends and smooths the edges and any minor inconsistencies in the fillet.
Thanks for watching!
Bob
@The Art of Boat Building Thankyou.
This is nice. Great project 👍
very nice work
Beautiful boat, beautifully done video. Your work is impeccable. Thanks, Bob!
Fantastic work as always Bob! Are you planning to attend the wooden boat show in Mystic this June??
Yes
I am not a boat guy. Don't really like the water. But damn if I don't know how to build a boat watching all your vids! I enjoy your channel and always look forward to your next video.
Way to go! Looks great.
Hi Bob. As ever a wonderful video. Sorry I was so late to the party this time round. Really like the strip planking and glassing technique. As a potential future builder of the Haven, I wondered would you recommend this methodology for a Haven hull planked with say thinner cedar and then an epoxy/glass layer over it to fully seal the wood inboard and out? Thanks as ever for the wonderful channel.. .. Pat
The Haven can definitely be strip planked. There are several way to approach the strip planking of a boat, like the Haven that is traditionally carvel planked. The Haven's hull needs to be 1/2" thick (12.7 mm) could be one plank or several layers.
You may be aware that I hold a boat building clinic online once a week. Currently I have 20 builders, 4 of which are Haven builders. You can learn more at www.boatbuildingbootcamp.com
I would like to encourage you to apply. We would have a 30 minute free consultation and conversation without any obligation.
I hope to hear from, you soon.
Cheers,
Bob
Early coffee. I'm thrilled.
Thanks for these videos. One thing I'm wondering is how and if you clean your containers, which must go hard with the epoxy. Do you throw as you go, or clean and reuse the containers, rollers, brushes? what agents do you use?
Denatured alcohol will clean unset epoxy. I let the epoxy set in the container and then give it a twist and a poke and the epoxy will pop out. Then the container can be reused.
Thanks for watching!
I watched this video because I have some fiberglass repair work to do on my canoe. I never expected so much information! As a newbie I was very glad I watched it and learned so much in just one video.... I subscribed and will follow you now. I have a question though.... maybe I missed it but I'm wondering if the transom was fiberglass as well? Thank you for the video, it helped me alot
So happy you found the video helpful. Yes, I did epoxy the transom it is in S3-E11 here is a link ua-cam.com/video/65fhB6A8JcE/v-deo.htmlsi=7QPQRfAWava7vC-8
Thanks for watching
Simply amazing!