Man refits a small boat to live aboard Man buys larger boat Man begins a refit of larger boat Man uncovers more issues and the refit becomes a "somewhat extensive" refit Man rebuilds the entire boat, except for ONE DOOR FRAME Happy Birthday, Mads!
Happy birthday 🎂🎉 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️GGS great present. Mads the wide draw only needs the part the runners attached to slimmed down on the table saw so probably only raise the blade 35mm and less repainting.
Die besten Wünsche von mir zu deinem Geburtstag ! Übrigens, Mads , mit 40 Jahren wird man im Schwabenland erst „klug“ ... Ich schaue deinen Kanal immer mit großem Interesse an - Danke und mach weiter so. Grüße Skipper Werner von der Nautilus
Happy birthday mads! 40 is not so bad actually it's a really good time in your life. You have it better than 99% of other 40 year olds. You have a direction in your life, you have a loved one to share it with, and a plan. So enjoy 40. I would tell you that it's all downhill from there but you already know that. I would also tell you that it goes fast but it just does what it does. As far as Athena she's coming along fantastic. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we're all proud of the work that you do and the effort that you put into it. And while I'll miss the building phase once you move off that I'm looking forward to the cruising phase as well.
A belated happy birthday Mads. Everyday will be like your birthday and Christmas combined when you get Athena done and get underway enjoying your years of hard work.
Happy Birthday Mads. Your just 29 years and one week younger than me. Enjoy it while you can. I usually have to take a nap after just watching you do everything you do in just one week, week after week.
Happy 40th Birthday! I just turned 40 mid January. I'm so happy to see things come together. Can't wait for your videos to pop every week. You are the most positive person on earth...I would of been so upset if I ran into half of the problems you ran in to but it sure makes for a great DIY channel. Keep up the great work. You and Ava have a great boat now!
Happy belated birthday Mads! Thanks for the videos and letting us be part of this! And concerning the watch - Autopilot control...there is no way I would not have one if I owned a sailboat. So cool! :D
One thought regarding the chain locker. Once sanded and painted, install up to 2” (50 mm) rigid foam insulation on the chain locker side of the forward bulkhead. This way, heat or cold from the chain locker won’t transfer to the berthing area. Happy Belated Birthday, Mads!
Another thought, a sacrificial piece of teak or other rot resistant grating on the bottom of said locker. That way water passes through to be pumped over, and the wear from hundreds of feet of chain coming and going only wears out the wood and not the glass.
I would add, you can get grated snap-together tiles typically used for garage flooring or a rubber grated mat that allows some air circulation & noise deadening. It's all in the details.
@@AustinBoil Those rubber gratings are a good solution once You found a way to have it keeping its place and not ripping of the hull. We once glued some with Sikaflex - did not what it was supposed to do. So we changed back to cheap meranti stripes again. Chain lockers are maintenance points on a boat laying on different roadsteads a lot. People tend to forget that.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADS! Cannot believe how long I have been watching you not realizing your age. Love to watch your meticulous methods, mainly because I am more like Dangar Stu in my building techniques. Your methodical precision is highly appreciated. Once again Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Mads. I know I have lifted my standards when going DIY because of you so your excellent work ethic spreads across the world and I know here in Australia you are treated with high praise. Watching the refit of Free Range Sailing and then reading their comments section lots of people say “well, Mads would have done it this way..”. They went for fully soft shackles and dyneema and saved a really large amount of weight up top with no metal so I must go back to your new rigging and compare philosophies.
Remember, this awesome dude is a Software Engineer. We have a tendency to underestimate the necessary effort of our tasks. With a bit of luck, we may get two more years of this brilliant content.
Happy Belated Birthday Mads! I would have not only given myself the watch but would have gone to out to dinner. Crawling into the chain locker and sanding would be what I would do if I messed something up elsewhere in the boat. Athena is getting there. Take care, stay well and my best to Ava.
Hahaa that door frame, oh what the heck! I'm dizzy with the progress - well done. Liked man cave number 2.... AIS I would normally have at the Nav Station... don't forget you need to be able to switch off transmission when you need to be incognito, usually via the plotter. Layout and cabling looks good, a small point is cable labelling, I found it invaluable when avoiding mistakes - it can get complicated. Moving forward! Happy birthday Mads.
Oh, Mads is an expert at cable labelling. Look back at his first “technical compartment” videos before he tore it out and strengthened the floor members. He even has a special shrink tube label machine.
Congratulation into the 40`s Mads. I hope you have had a nice week, doing great work. It is so fun to now see more and more of how it is going to look in the end now. I think you are getting a beautiful, and open boat. With all the spiff changes you have made inside, i think it will be a home and a place to leave. Wish you all the best,, From Jan in Norway
I like your channel. Been watching a while and now wouldn't miss it. Can't wait to watch your cruising videos. I'm sure they will be just as genuine and awesome!
The new bulk head in between the washer,dryer and the freezer would be better cut back to the front of the dryer and down to the height of the washer. It would open that space up in the entrance to the v berth alot. A countertop on top of the washer out to where the bulk head is now would give you space to sort washing etc... Just an idea. Been with you from the start of Oblilex. Great to see light at the end of a long tunnel.😃😃
Like many others, I’m totally invested in your “journey “ with Athena and I have to tell you, I’m getting really excited with how close you’re getting to the finish line. I’m sure there’s never really a finish line when you own a boat, but this is starting to look like a home rather than a project.
Happy Birthday Mads! I have followed your journey since you bought Athena. Never i have posted a comment before but i felt that now its the time! Greetings and thank you for your content from Finland!!!
Happy Birthday or as we say here お誕生日おめでとうございます！ I've been watching since before Athena. I have watched it go from "I'm going to do a few repairs and start full time sailing" to "to I am rebuilding the deck", to "I have a fiancé and she is having me remodel the entire interior" to "here is the last remaining original piece of Athena: her epoxy warming box" I look forward to every Monday morning hearing "Hi Guys" Thank you so much for the years of entertainment and to the many years to follow.
Happy Nauti cal Forty Mads. Even a repair fix is done so well by yourself. The watch looks amazing and being a gadget geek myself I understand the possibilities once connected to your system. "Talks into watch to start the coffee machine".
QUATIX 6!!! Very excited for you! Happy birthday. You are going to love the watch. I have the Quatix 5 and one of my favorite features is the man overboard. We were anchoring and I thought I would try it. So I jumped overboard and basically as soon as I hit the water, the GPS chart plotter stated beeping and asked if we wanted to to track the boat back to the MOB. Keep up the great work with the videos. Cheers from cold Canada
I have learned a drinking game from another channel so every time you say sanding I will drink a shot of the best tequila I have on the shelf ! "sanding " tequila ! "sanding' TEQUILA !!! cheers Mads and happy BBrthday !!!!
Hi , keep jogging on Mads ,we do not wish to see a gallop at the end . Now into a relaxing time at 40 ,but in your case delay until 40 .5 years as a few jobs to complete . Thanks for your video . Sanding on your birthday , lol .
I do wonder what secrets are hidden underneath the V-birth, and that must be the only part we haven't seen in these four years... Great videos Mads, keep up this great work you're sharing with us. And of course a somewhat late happy 40th off course
Happy Birthday!! Been watching your channel since you started Athena. I'm a future sailor so your channel is my favorite. You do great work and I learn a lot from your videos. I look forward to every Sunday. Thank you for sharing your life.
Happy birthday 🎂 so. At 40 after a huge 6 years refit and a marvelous 2 years voyage, I decided I vas done with refurbishing old yachts. Now I promise the next boat will be just ready to go... Well that's I already said about my 2 previous boats ... before refitting them!
I had a to wide drawer when I built my nightstands. You can just run it over the tablesaw and take a few Millimeters off. Very easy fix and not noticeable.
Great episode as usual. Suggestion for the top drawer - remove the drawer and make it a simple shelf - the space for the drawer is so high up that it will be hard to reach and also keep track of what it contains... :-)
Happy Birthday Mads!!! I'm a long time subscriber, back from Obelix heater install video. Great to see how your skills and confidence have grown over time. Here's to a successful launch and cruise aboard Athena!
Hi Mads - belated birthday greetings.🎂🎉I have always been amazed at the rate of progress through this rebuild but the AVA deadline now seems to have notched the pace up yet another gear. Keep up the great work. 😀👍⛵️
Mads, have you considered putting in sloped ribbed false bottom in the chain locker with screen covered holes to allow the water to drop into the bottom of the chain locker. With a pump emptying the compartment under the false bottom, your anchor rode will dry faster and not be sitting in salt water. A ribbed false bottom will not removing much room in the chain locker and can access to both parts of the compartment thru the access panel.
Happy Birthday Mads! I've been watching your channel since you were at least 37 (early days of Athena, though I think I've gone back and watched most of the rest too.) Your just amazing industriousness has inspired me on my own boat adventures from landlocked to liveaboard, so thank you for sharing your story!
Happy Birthday! Your one day over 40, is my 76th birthday. I’m constantly amazed the with myriad of skills you’ve acquired, and your willingness to attempt almost anything.
Man refits a small boat to live aboard
Man buys larger boat
Man begins a refit of larger boat
Man uncovers more issues and the refit becomes a "somewhat extensive" refit
Man rebuilds the entire boat, except for ONE DOOR FRAME
Happy Birthday, Mads!
Hehe, that is very funny :)
He should start saying in his opening “good new Athena”.
The one door frame is what keeps him from having to answer the question of the Ship of Theseus.
@@donaldendsley6199 what a great point!
Man goes sailing and sees a bigger boat going for a song..... :)
Happy birthday 🎂🎉 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️GGS great present. Mads the wide draw only needs the part the runners attached to slimmed down on the table saw so probably only raise the blade 35mm and less repainting.
40 is the old age of youth... but the good news it that 50 is the youth of old age!! Happy Birthday and thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Die besten Wünsche von mir zu deinem Geburtstag !
Übrigens, Mads , mit 40 Jahren wird man im Schwabenland erst „klug“ ...
Ich schaue deinen Kanal immer mit großem Interesse an - Danke und mach weiter so.
Grüße Skipper Werner von der Nautilus
Sounds like a very exciting, enjoyable get-together with your parents, immediately putting them to work with lots of glorious sanding!
Happy birthday mads! 40 is not so bad actually it's a really good time in your life. You have it better than 99% of other 40 year olds. You have a direction in your life, you have a loved one to share it with, and a plan. So enjoy 40. I would tell you that it's all downhill from there but you already know that. I would also tell you that it goes fast but it just does what it does. As far as Athena she's coming along fantastic. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we're all proud of the work that you do and the effort that you put into it. And while I'll miss the building phase once you move off that I'm looking forward to the cruising phase as well.
Happy Birthday to my favorite UA-cam DIY Rockstar!
A belated happy birthday Mads. Everyday will be like your birthday and Christmas combined when you get Athena done and get underway enjoying your years of hard work.
Belated happy birthday! 🎉
Thank you so much 😀
Happy Oh-glorious-chain-locker-sanding day to you.
Happy birthday Mads. You're a very big part of our lives and wish to thank you for all of your efforts to keep us informed and entertained.
Happy Birthday Mads. Your just 29 years and one week younger than me. Enjoy it while you can. I usually have to take a nap after just watching you do everything you do in just one week, week after week.
Tillykke med de 40 år Mads. Det glemte jeg helt da vi talte sammen i lørdags på havnen
Happy 40th Birthday! I just turned 40 mid January. I'm so happy to see things come together. Can't wait for your videos to pop every week. You are the most positive person on earth...I would of been so upset if I ran into half of the problems you ran in to but it sure makes for a great DIY channel. Keep up the great work. You and Ava have a great boat now!
Happy belated birthday Mads! Thanks for the videos and letting us be part of this! And concerning the watch - Autopilot control...there is no way I would not have one if I owned a sailboat. So cool! :D
Just over 26 weeks of videos left in the refit series. I’m looking forward to you sailing videos.
Cool watch, if you fall overboard while at sea you can turn the boat into the wind to luff the sails and swim back.
Actually, he may be able to reprogram the autopilot to have the boat come pick him up
The fuzzy dice give the boat that classic look!
Garmin watch.... somebody was a very lucky boy! Happy Birthday!
One thought regarding the chain locker.
Once sanded and painted, install up to 2” (50 mm) rigid foam insulation on the chain locker side of the forward bulkhead. This way, heat or cold from the chain locker won’t transfer to the berthing area.
Happy Belated Birthday, Mads!
Another thought, a sacrificial piece of teak or other rot resistant grating on the bottom of said locker. That way water passes through to be pumped over, and the wear from hundreds of feet of chain coming and going only wears out the wood and not the glass.
@@bobadam7021 It will wear faster but i still like that to keep the chain from laying on a surface that might not fully dry.
I would add, you can get grated snap-together tiles typically used for garage flooring or a rubber grated mat that allows some air circulation & noise deadening. It's all in the details.
@@AustinBoil Those rubber gratings are a good solution once You found a way to have it keeping its place and not ripping of the hull. We once glued some with Sikaflex - did not what it was supposed to do. So we changed back to cheap meranti stripes again. Chain lockers are maintenance points on a boat laying on different roadsteads a lot. People tend to forget that.
Happy 40th Mads! What a whirlwind week. So much accomplished in a week. Great to see Mum & Dad helping out too. Love the watch. That is super spiffy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADS! Cannot believe how long I have been watching you not realizing your age. Love to watch your meticulous methods, mainly because I am more like Dangar Stu in my building techniques. Your methodical precision is highly appreciated. Once again Happy Birthday!
Thank you so much :)
Happy birthday Mads. I know I have lifted my standards when going DIY because of you so your excellent work ethic spreads across the world and I know here in Australia you are treated with high praise. Watching the refit of Free Range Sailing and then reading their comments section lots of people say “well, Mads would have done it this way..”. They went for fully soft shackles and dyneema and saved a really large amount of weight up top with no metal so I must go back to your new rigging and compare philosophies.
Mads, you are my Idol. Even if you do something you are not proud of, it looks dam spiffy sturdy
I thought I was the gadget man! Happy 40th birthday 🎂 ,, had mine 33 years ago but still love the sea.
I'm amazed at how much work goes into a refit!
Happy Birthday! Welcome to the 40's decade!
Remember, this awesome dude is a Software Engineer.
We have a tendency to underestimate the necessary effort of our tasks.
With a bit of luck, we may get two more years of this brilliant content.
Happy Belated Birthday Mads! I would have not only given myself the watch but would have gone to out to dinner. Crawling into the chain locker and sanding would be what I would do if I messed something up elsewhere in the boat. Athena is getting there. Take care, stay well and my best to Ava.
notice the lack of dislikes, literally everyone loves this guy
He just seems like a great guy all around
He'll struggle to pay for a beer once he starts traveling, that's for sure. I've got Christchurch, NZ covered.
He such a perfectionist like we try to be lol.
@@freerangewhanau South African East coast covered too.
Happy belated birthday Madz. You and I are one in the same for detail. Literally my favorite show on UA-cam. Keep up the good work.
Hope you had a great Birthday. Cool Watch. Somebody loves you!
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! The Garmin watch looks like it will be a fun gadget ;)
Hahaa that door frame, oh what the heck! I'm dizzy with the progress - well done. Liked man cave number 2.... AIS I would normally have at the Nav Station... don't forget you need to be able to switch off transmission when you need to be incognito, usually via the plotter. Layout and cabling looks good, a small point is cable labelling, I found it invaluable when avoiding mistakes - it can get complicated. Moving forward! Happy birthday Mads.
Oh, Mads is an expert at cable labelling. Look back at his first “technical compartment” videos before he tore it out and strengthened the floor members. He even has a special shrink tube label machine.
Happy sanding to you, happy sanding to you...!!! Well, you know the rest.
Congratulation into the 40`s Mads. I hope you have had a nice week, doing great work. It is so fun to now see more and more of how it is going to look in the end now. I think you are getting a beautiful, and open boat. With all the spiff changes you have made inside, i think it will be a home and a place to leave. Wish you all the best,, From Jan in Norway
Oh and here's to another trip around the Sun. May you have many more!
Happy birthday! Thanks for all the great UA-cam videos over the years.
I like your channel. Been watching a while and now wouldn't miss it. Can't wait to watch your cruising videos. I'm sure they will be just as genuine and awesome!
Congratulations Mads! Been following you and your projects since early Obelix days, it´s always a treat to see a new upload from you!
Happy belated 40th Bratday Madds! Now watch how Time doesn't bother SNEAKING by anymore... It RUNS by!
Hope you had a great birthday
I hope you are going to continue filming ones the refit is complete and you and Ava are sailing full time!
Thank you for being Mads Dahlke. Happy Birthday!
Over 40, eh? Well. good luck dude. All the best to you and Eva. 🎂
The new bulk head in between the washer,dryer and the freezer would be better cut back to the front of the dryer and down to the height of the washer. It would open that space up in the entrance to the v berth alot. A countertop on top of the washer out to where the bulk head is now would give you space to sort washing etc...
Just an idea.
Been with you from the start of Oblilex. Great to see light at the end of a long tunnel.😃😃
Happy birthday Mads I am looking forward to sharing many more birthdays with you via your blog.
Happy birthday Mads. I’m just one year and one day behind you. Today is my birthday.
Oooh ! Boaty birthday tech watch !
Awesome journey Mads.
Happy birthday Mads! May you have 40 more happy years! Cheers!
Like many others, I’m totally invested in your “journey “ with Athena and I have to tell you, I’m getting really excited with how close you’re getting to the finish line.
I’m sure there’s never really a finish line when you own a boat, but this is starting to look like a home rather than a project.
Hehe, I think you're right Athena will never be truly done :) I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :)
Happy Birthday Mads! I have followed your journey since you bought Athena. Never i have posted a comment before but i felt that now its the time! Greetings and thank you for your content from Finland!!!
Happy Birthday or as we say here お誕生日おめでとうございます！ I've been watching since before Athena. I have watched it go from "I'm going to do a few repairs and start full time sailing" to "to I am rebuilding the deck", to "I have a fiancé and she is having me remodel the entire interior" to "here is the last remaining original piece of Athena: her epoxy warming box"
I look forward to every Monday morning hearing "Hi Guys" Thank you so much for the years of entertainment and to the many years to follow.
Happy Birthday young man. Today is the oldest you have ever been and the youngest you will ever be. Enjoy your Age with the youth you have.
We are ready Mads ; D
Happy Nauti cal Forty Mads. Even a repair fix is done so well by yourself. The watch looks amazing and being a gadget geek myself I understand the possibilities once connected to your system. "Talks into watch to start the coffee machine".
Tillykke med fødselsdagen. 🎂🎈🎊🎉
Happy Birthday old man. You are doing great. Keep up the good work and you will meet your deadlines.
QUATIX 6!!! Very excited for you! Happy birthday. You are going to love the watch. I have the Quatix 5 and one of my favorite features is the man overboard. We were anchoring and I thought I would try it. So I jumped overboard and basically as soon as I hit the water, the GPS chart plotter stated beeping and asked if we wanted to to track the boat back to the MOB. Keep up the great work with the videos. Cheers from cold Canada
I have learned a drinking game from another channel so every time you say sanding I will drink a shot of the best tequila I have on the shelf ! "sanding " tequila ! "sanding' TEQUILA !!! cheers Mads and happy BBrthday !!!!
"thickened epoxy" 🥃
@@tealgoben1781 tequila 🥃 !!!
Happy belated B-Day!! It's all downhill from 40. ;)
Welcome to the club mats! The fourties are not that bad, you will be ok. :-D Thanks for all your videos, i learned so much from you!
Happy Birthday pal!! The boat is well on her way!!!! Looking good!!
Happy Birthday it's also my Birthday today 66 Love your Show Denny
Happy 40th Mads, you're making excellent progress. Well done.
Ohh and happy birthday, big 4 0 all the best for you and Ava plus the dog and the boat etc.
Larch is one of those odd trees that is coniferous and also deciduous ....and good for boat interiors!
Many happy returns of yesterday
Tillykke med fødselsdagen Mads, og tak for mange timers god og lærerig underholdning🙂
oh good - I was worried for a while that this channel was moving away from the sanding content that I come for - I am very happy :)
😂👍
Oh there will always be sanding ... ALWAYS 😬😭
Hi , keep jogging on Mads ,we do not wish to see a gallop at the end . Now into a relaxing time at 40 ,but in your case delay until 40 .5 years as a few jobs to complete . Thanks for your video . Sanding on your birthday , lol .
@Sail Life *_ HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADS!!! May you be blessed with many more healthy and happy ones! _*
Awesome episode. One step at a time one day at a time.
Nice skills and family support is aways a plus. Thanks for sharing
I do wonder what secrets are hidden underneath the V-birth, and that must be the only part we haven't seen in these four years... Great videos Mads, keep up this great work you're sharing with us. And of course a somewhat late happy 40th off course
Happy birthday young fella ...... you are doing a great job and we enjoy your video tremendously. Take care
Happy birthday and may all your diy refit dreams come true
Happy happy birthday!!! Over the hill in style 😎
Tillykke med fødselsdagen 🇩🇰🎉🎊
Happy birthday MadsI I've been watching since you were just a young pup (and I was 40 :P) . Time flies!
Happy Birthday!! Been watching your channel since you started Athena. I'm a future sailor so your channel is my favorite. You do great work and I learn a lot from your videos. I look forward to every Sunday. Thank you for sharing your life.
its one of our favorites!
Happy birthday 🎂 so.
At 40 after a huge 6 years refit and a marvelous 2 years voyage, I decided I vas done with refurbishing old yachts. Now I promise the next boat will be just ready to go...
Well that's I already said about my 2 previous boats ... before refitting them!
I liked at the beginning of the video, i commented at the end.
Great video mads! Jealous of your washer-dryer!
I had a to wide drawer when I built my nightstands. You can just run it over the tablesaw and take a few Millimeters off. Very easy fix and not noticeable.
Great episode as usual. Suggestion for the top drawer - remove the drawer and make it a simple shelf - the space for the drawer is so high up that it will be hard to reach and also keep track of what it contains... :-)
Most cool 😎 watch ⌚
Happy Belated 40 Mads! Most people don’t make it through one refit, let alone 2 by your age.
Busy times.... Good luck! Happy belated wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
Happy Birthday Mads!!!
I'm a long time subscriber, back from Obelix heater install video. Great to see how your skills and confidence have grown over time. Here's to a successful launch and cruise aboard Athena!
Thank you so much! I'm impressed you've stuck around for so long :)
I'm 43 so I'm feeling that our sailboat plans are totally doable!
Happy birthday Mads! Welcome to the club
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CAPTAIN !
Watch out for condensation near the chain plates. Keep up the great work and tillykke med fødselsdagen!
Hi Mads - belated birthday greetings.🎂🎉I have always been amazed at the rate of progress through this rebuild but the AVA deadline now seems to have notched the pace up yet another gear.
Keep up the great work. 😀👍⛵️
Happy Belated Birthday - And Many More!! Thanks for the sail boat education!!
Mads, have you considered putting in sloped ribbed false bottom in the chain locker with screen covered holes to allow the water to drop into the bottom of the chain locker. With a pump emptying the compartment under the false bottom, your anchor rode will dry faster and not be sitting in salt water. A ribbed false bottom will not removing much room in the chain locker and can access to both parts of the compartment thru the access panel.
Happy Birthday Mads! I've been watching your channel since you were at least 37 (early days of Athena, though I think I've gone back and watched most of the rest too.) Your just amazing industriousness has inspired me on my own boat adventures from landlocked to liveaboard, so thank you for sharing your story!
Stort grattis från 🇸🇪
Happy B Day Mads! Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 😁
Happy Birthday! Your one day over 40, is my 76th birthday. I’m constantly amazed the with myriad of skills you’ve acquired, and your willingness to attempt almost anything.