I Finally Put The Mast On My Ocean-Going Catamaran!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- my biggest erection to date.
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⛵️Ooooooooooh.....So very happy for you Sparks...Sooo happy....8 sleeps 💤....& hopefully we'll be Crew this time!!!....See you soon...Love As always...🌻🌿Mum🌿🌻
Mother Mary and the craftsman Dad are coming back!!! Love when you are all together, definitely brings Mark joy and Mahi is definitely more organized!!!
@bendaves77 ...Ahhhh thanks so much Ben...can't wait!!!🤗⛵️🤗
Mum is super wholesome ❤
@@trevsweb...Awwwww🤗🤗🤗
Well done Mark for achieving your goal you are doing well nice to read that mum and dad coming to see you see you next time 😊😊
I know you like that cool steering wheel, but watching you constantly hunch over it, it seems like as large a wheel as possible will make boat handling a lot easier. Congrats on getting the mast rigged and up.
There is a very good reason that sailboat steering wheels are much larger than that.
Mother duck exploiting her cute duckling for handouts. Shameful and disappointing, fowl behavior. 😂 🐥
Mark, the hard work is paying off! Also your Wharram buddy is spot on about the effort required restoring anything, especially exotics.
fowl behaviour. 😂love what you did there 👍
Eggcellent comment.
Congratulations Mark! You've accomplished SO MUCH. Less than 1% of people have done what you have.
When soldering wires that will be bundled together, it's best to 'stagger' the joins. It makes for a more streamlined finished cable as well as reducing the risk of wear shorting out the connections... Plus, you should be sanding and painting areas before covering them with new attachments since you won't have access later to apply anti-corrosion coatings. Just my personal observation, but, if she's going to be Ocean going, I'd build a 'T' shaped tunnel between the hull hatches, with it's own safety hatches and port lights, and a connected cockpit enclosure with dodger. It can get nasty on the open seas. And, if you don't have 'Balanced' rudders, that nice looking wheel is going to tire you out fairly quickly. There's a good reason all sailboats have large diameter wheels. Nice 'Beefy' work though! 👍🏼
i suggest making a "drip loop" on the cable going down the mast to prevent water following the antenna onto the wire and down the mast
I suggest you finish finish the boat before starting sailing… put a cabin to protect you from sun and rain….
Coaxial will rot in the sun, vibrate inside the sealant allowing in water, electrical tape dries out, and tinned wire prevents black corrosion. Look at nylon cable glands. Tie wraps come in stainless at a price, over sized black plastic is next best and avoid white.
First Tally Ho launches and now Windling is on the verge as well. This has been a great couple weeks for the UA-cam sailing community. Keep up the great work dude!
@@thunderblunderful difference is Mark comes across a a pretty humble nice guy. Whereas Leo.......
You need to wrap a piece of white tape around the rim of your steering wheel so you can see instantly when your outboards are straight ahead. this REALLY simplifies piloting the boat.
Fact or opinion. In my opinion it does nothing especially if it's more that one turn on the wheel, and generally when maneuvering I am not looking at the wheel I'm looking at what I'm doing
The outboards are ALLWAYS stright ahead... the steering wheel only effects the rudder.
and in low speed the rudder is pretty useless anyway(got a warram myself) you steer with revers and forward on the outboards.
@@gertgoransson8698 standard on pretty much every cat I've ever driven
22:06 "how to steer a cat under power...."
I recently watched a video on the aftermath of hurricane Beryl in Carriacou and one of the few boats that survived in the mangroves was a wharram! Amazing.
The Pahi 42 in the mangroves? That’s me :-)
Significant milestone in this video. She’s looking a far cry from her old self, just as your skills and confidence have improved. Half a world away and I feel like I’m right there with you (ok but with better weather!). I had to watch the mast stepping twice! Best to you!
Leave a drip loop on external wiring to stop water running toward mast grommet etc
Looking good Mark. Couple of small points. I would ditch the electrical tape, it either dries out and falls off or the glue seeps and makes an unholy sticky mess. Stick with self almalmating tape. You will also need a steaming light and lower navigation lights for when you are motoring. (Probably officialdom will never bother with you) but if you want to be squeaky clean, that's what you will need. Boat looking great.
A true milestone having the mast up, congrats! I'll be 'one of those posts' that recommends a way to lock those engines down when in use. No one ever really plans on hard power forward or reverse, but when you need to, you don't want to clobber around those pulpits and engines. Continued success to you!! Great job!
Terrific milestone, well done 👍🏼
Helm looks low, watching you manoeuvre the boat. For me (personally) that would get old quickly.
Your saying it, ...was just about to comment that those engines need to be locked in for vertical movement. Thinking about indian ocean as example, that set up would freak me out. I am afraid the construction is okay for a lake and flat seas but when you sail the English channel and have a bit of weather.. you better not need to motor. Make it crazy sturdy, you wont regret it. Because everything breaks.
Next time you connect a wire. make the connection at different levels, not all at the same cut, that way the isolated cable is smoother, and you have less chance for shortcuts. Hope I make sense
The taped up tricolor light wires will fail. But when they do you’ll know why. 😊 congrats on the mast!!! Love your channel.
Yes, I was about to chime in. Solder is for a good electrical connection only. It is not a mechanical connection. The wire has to be meshed together, braided together, wire nutted, or twisted so there is first a solid mechanical connection and then soldered for a no loss electrical connection.
for your external electronic connections put Butyl Sealant Tape on them... but do it in an odd way.
Take electrical tape and wrap it around the connectors for your antenna, BUT you put the tape on inside out (sticky side out) then go over with the butyl tape. This way the connection is water proof .. but if you ever have to work on the connections you cut into it and the butyl comes off clean and your connectors are all clean.
If you dont use butyl this way it makes the connectors very hard to work with. This is an armature radio trick (ham radio).
Looking good, keep up the good work. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
WOW!! Now it's a proper sail boat! You've come a long way Mark. I am so impressed with all the skills you have developed and mastered. Congratulations on manifesting your dreams.
Congratulations, Mark. Well done, your determination has been rewarded. I'm a non sailor, but I have watched your vlogs from the very beginning with Nadiyana on barges and then sailing around Europe. Every episode has been so great to watch. 👍
You could perhaps make a support post for each motor that rotates down from above to stop them bucking.
Very rad progress 👊
Mark, you have done wonders. She looks brilliant. You should be so proud of everything you have done. Your attention to detail is legendary. Many happy miles of sailing surely await. Fair winds and following seas be with you.
You are a must watch every week! Sitting here at my horrible desk job watching you live the dream gives me inspiration. Keep on brother!
Cheers, mate. Always love to see these comments ✊
What a difference putting up the mast made. Feels like a sailboat now. Well done Mark. Keep the dream alive
Need a galley Mark. Around the mast and back at the helm. Looks like sailing will begin soon and you will need some shade and shelter on those long commutes.
Both you and Mahi have certainly come a long way, thanks to your hard work, persistence, tenacity, and dedication. I do, however, agree with the comments regarding securing the engine boxes and the size of the steering wheel. As they are, both would become very tiresome, very quickly in any kind of weather. Thanks for sharing your amazing journey with us, and I'm sure that we all are looking forward to seeing you out on the ocean under sail. 😊
A dedicated specific AIS antenna and a separate vhf antenna is the preferred way to go. NO SPLITTING
You have come a long way proving that education is not all classroom based but learned through experience and taking on challenges. Who will stay when you are going to be just another seafarer we are yet to see but your legacy to this point will certainly to inspire others to take on life and learn skill along the way. With that attitude, anything is possible.
Do you remember what you were doing when Mark installed the mast on his Wharram? I was back in from my workshop after an evening shift routing new cavities on a customer's guitar, a Morisson's Lasagna on my lap and enjoying some down-time. Mahi was born when you put that mast in place. I get that feeling when I fit a neck to a guitar I'm building (only a LOT less time goes into that than your boat!). Well done, superb achievement.
I most definitely haven't been bored.
Interesting to see the aerial shots comparing the sizes of the boats.
Hard to believe that a Tiki 21 has circumnavigated.
Congrats - Huge achievement. Your time at anchor is so well deserved.
And Mahi looks so good - almost like it's a sailing vessel.
A real joy to watch you work, strive and learn, with Mahi really taking shape along the way.
Cheers from Vancouver, BC, Canada
I love seeing you tackle all it takes to get underway so you will be confident maintaining her as you understand her thoroughly. Highest Blessings
Holly cow Mark, you've done it. Congratulations!!!
Watch that the end of the self tappers are not rubbing on the halyard. I would use heat shrink over soldiered wire connections & a double or triple layer of heatshrink where wires pass through the holes if I do not have proper neoprene bushes.
That’s great news. As someone who is also in (a much smaller) refit, I’m taking inspiration from your long slog to get to this stage. I’m in awe of some of the back to basics stuff you’ve done: making bespoke plates bends in sheet metal, dyneema standing rigging etc.
To a small extent I have done some of this but it’s taken me a huge time to do not a lot. The weather has been a pain as has doing stuff on a mooring- seriously harder access than in a berth or hardstand.
Anyway I just wanted to wish you well in the remainder of the journey and congrats for what you’ve accomplished so far.
Music: I have quite enjoyed listening to the selection as you’ve worked away. I need to remember to plug in the ear pods as I do my boat work to hopefully make it go faster.
Watching you work on this boat has never been boring, dude. Well done, this looks amazing, can't wait to see you sail! 😁
I cannot believe the work you've done refitting your boat! I realize the last few years have ones of change, but from this, rest assured you have conquered so much in such a fairly short time span. I look forward to each of your posting and am so very happy for your successes so far!
Well done Mark. Enjoy your break. super well deserved after meeting your first deadline of getting out of the boat yard.
Mark always has the very best Bumper Music anywhere on UA-cam!
What a momentous day! You certainly deserve a break now! I'm just so very happy for you!
I said you need to be able to lock the engines in the down position. They jump that much just changing forward and reverse. That was flat water and they jumped that much just going from forward and reverse. Just wait until you have 6' wave set, nevermind a 3' Waves those engines will be bouncing until they come apart!
Be sure to attach permanent tag lines to them in case they disappear..
Those engine mounts look incredibly dodgy to a musician who does a lot of DIY. Am I missing something?
Both those motors will be in the bottom of the drink when weather, stress or emergency situation happens. As we all know given enough time every combination of things we can think of and things we can think of hit on the slot machine of life. That is Murphy’s law in a nut shell.
Fix the engine mount system. Fricken Orcas will be licking their chops down at Gibraltar!
You’ll have to rethink the way the engines transmit their thrust to the hull, what you have at the moment just doesn’t look durable.
Engine mounts are not good. Sturdy strong ridgid mounts off the center stern of each pontoon. The ocean will tear them off where they are. Its good to learn as you go but get some expert advice on the engines.
@@simonhunter8338 They are designed to be lifted and bit flexible like the whole boat. It is a wharram and unlikely to fatigue crack like a modern french catamaran.The expert advice he has received comes direct from the architect of the boat. Wharram is not a long range motoring craft. The sailing ethos is different, more like Dinghy cruising. The pace will be slower until the wind gets up and then he'll be rattling along at 20 knots.
Congratulations Mark. All the hard work is finally paying off. I think you are doing the right thing. I have been told many times that I only see the negative and worry too much but I think if you see the problems and worry you will be more successful. The good stuff will take care of it self.
Such a major step to crossing oceans. Well done
Wow, how thrilling to see you take Mahi out on a cruise. I hope you are now feeling more confident and encouraged. It's really fun watching you unbox things and make use of your purchases; it's never been boring. Way to go, Mark, she's a beauty❣
The view from the drone really shows the total transformation of your boat. Looks fantastic and that's because of you friend.
I've not read the other comments but I am sure they all agree watching you these last few months have been an inspiration far from boring ,the journey far more important than the destination and is a privilege to share the lows as well as the huge milestones and seeing how you and your skill-set have grown . Your parents have done a great job and I'm sure they couldnt be more proud of you and your achievements cheers ex-pom john
So true John!...I actually felt emotional watching this🤗⛵️🤗
You're actually a sailboat now! Congratulations! I don't see a spreader, but perhaps this cat doesn't require one. Good luck with the project.
Never boring. Great content ! So happy for you. You have worked so very hard to get to where you are. 🤗💖⛵🇺🇸
Leave the standing rigging louse like a hobie cat. The fore stay will tighten when you harden the main sheet for up wind and belly when you ease off down wind. She is looking good Mark!
Mark thank you for the interest you are creating. Never boring, always engaging. We all done and hats off to you.
You don’t truly see how massive your cat is until you see drone shot and then see that baby cat beside it. Wow. It is Hugh
⛵🎸🎶👍😎 That masted catamaran looks superb!! She's really gonna fly!!!
This makes me happy to watch...and having said that...we all can agree that we are all on this journey together with this young man with 100% support.
Well done Mark you deserve a break your tenacity and hard work is much appreciated especially your resilience when tackling difficult jobs. You deserve a medal.
She coming along great.Good work Mark.👍
Who feels better for seeing the mast go up, you or the avid viewer / follower? Brilliant job. The pressure to go for a spin, was a good thing. Don't slacken off, keep up the good work mate.
Holy smokes what a moment. Haven't even started the video yet and I could not be more excited for you. What you have done here is truly inspiring.
Having a solid ability to reverse is important imagine being stuck on sand or wind in a busy channel so many areas its essential.
Mark I've been watching your channel for a loooong time now & to see the changes and the skills you are developing is amazing to say the least
,the quality of content is excellent while watching you working is not only encouraging but inspirational! keep up the great work ! I / we look forward to every episode and cant wait to see you sailing this awesome craft around the world or wherever you choose!😀⛵⚓
What huge step and it's obvious to see that all that attention to even the smallest of details and over engineering some parts of this refit has truly paid off. She looks fit and sturdy and will only improve from here. Most young men faced with the challenges you've faced would have folded but not you, you just keep moving forward. You have some amazing parents and it's easy to see where you get your drive from. I have four boys some older than you and I can honestly say watching you and your accomplishments reminds me of them. I'm just as proud of what you've done even though I have no right to be. As long as you keep making content I'll keep watching, commenting and liking as for now that's all I can do in support. Now I will soon be able to say my traditional farewell until next time on sailing channels and it be factual as you'll soon be sailing and even crossing oceans. I can see a day when your first circumnavigation will be under your belt and as long as your still enjoying what you do I can see many more in your future as well. You're still young and there's no need to rush, enjoy and cherish every moment as they go by so fast.
Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...
We’re happy too, Mark! Your mast is lovely. Boat looks incredible. Smiling here in NC, US…land of four seasons. (But right now it’s summer, and 97 degrees F, with 86% humidity. 😂😎)❤
Nice work. at 9:57 I suggest running a nut up the threaded rod past where you are going to cut so you can wind it back down and clean up the cut thread end. Apologies if you already know this, cheers and thank you, Doi
Thanks for posting and sharing. Great to hear that you’re feeling confident.
Here we go ppl! One of tha moments we have all been waiting for! Ah'm so readeh fer this fer ye Mark!
Nice job Mark you come a long ways for someone that's learning as he goes you rock your Dad and Mom or the real deal definitely happy for you❤❤❤❤ what your doing love you two Mom and Dad you guys or cool
Amazing achievement to getting the mast up! I’m so happy for you!
I think the engines need to bounce up and down, big waves will be slamming them through the tunnel. I would imagine if they don't have any give they could get ripped off or the mounts damaged. Outboard engines are supposed to be mounted behind hulls to be protected.
So happy to see you get to this point. Looking forward to your holiday video next since you definitely deserve some down time. Quite the accomplishment that took a lot of effort to achieve. Congratulations. Very happy for you, Mark.
Mark, this comment will probably get lost in all of the others, but I can’t in good conscience not post it. Under NO circumstances should you use those 10mm shackles, or even the larger ones, for that matter. All mast hardware should be the same specs. Use the pins (the pins not bolts) in your chainplates as a guide. You’d be better off just splicing the dyneema around the pin in the mast tang, which is most likely big enough. Anything with a bend radius over 1x the radius of the dyneema, with a proper splice should result in around 100% breaking strength. The loop in the splice reduces the breaking strength by 50%, but the two arms of the loop split the load which brings it back up to 100%, if that makes sense. The thimble while nice, if it doesn’t fit, isn’t really necessary. Best of luck.
Edit: ps. Any money you save by cheaping out on your standing rigging will be far exceeded by the cost of repairing the damage when your mast comes down. Don’t ask how I know this:)
Great progress Mark! Fact, your steering wheel is way too small. You are going to want to change that.
Yeah, definitely 😬
Hey now it looks like a sailing vessel……. Congrats Dude and “Happy Sailing”……anchors away⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️
Well done Mark congratulations on getting the mast up. Your boat is almost a sailing boat. You should be so proud of yourself
Congrats, Mark! So excited for you to have the wind at your back, finally!
This has been by far the best video of the series! Been following since the beginning when she was just sitting in that swamp hahah. So satisfying to see it all come together and I’m not going to lie I was a skeptic in the beginning but I have faith in your work, wishing you all the best
You need to get self-Amalgamating rubber tape for any wiring joins or double-walled heatshrink it has glue on the inside! In the Navy we would use glue lined heat shrink then self amalgamating tape then a layer of grease tape & a finale layer of self amalgamating tape for connections above deck.
Why are you using Lock Tite with Lock Nuts? I have never had a Lock Nut come off on its own in my lifetime over 50 years!! I use them on everything I build or fix, boats, Trailers, trucks, you name it
WOW, MARK! A huuuuuuuge congrats! You have absolutely smashed it! I am also celebrating the community that seems to gather around you, hoping we'll see you and Sil out there sailing in tendem on the ocean waves. Cheers! Lee
Fix the “ reverse tilt locking mechanism“. This is the gizmo that allows your engines to tilt up when in forward or neutral in case you hit something, but hold it in place when backing down. You should also be able to lock your engine pods in place somehow when maneuvering inshore areas. I have always preferred engine brackets, which slide up and down vertically, as opposed to tilting pods.
Good to see a smile of self achievement fella excellent work per usual looking good mum and chief engineer must be proud of you lad :)
Yes...SO proud of him🤗⛵️🤗
Let’s focus on the good stuff bud. Your mast is up, frick’n stoked for you, WELL DONE!! 🙌👊
Fantastic episode Mark, it looks amazing! What a transformation from when you bought it. Keep em coming.
So excited for your huge step Mark. Congratulations!
Yes, can't get enough seeing the mast up! One hell of a fine achievement, congrats. Wanna see those sails playing with the summer breeze. What deck lighting did you plan to tie up to the mast if any?
Keep on rocking!
Hey well done. Been waiting for this to happen. It’s the big sign of progress. Bravo. Good things to come. It will be good to watch and see how the Warren performs now. Good to know the motor setup serves the purpose also. This is great progress.
Congratulations Mark on getting your mast up . Great job! Your persistence and patience and determination paid off. So exciting to see you get closer to sailing your catamaran! Enjoy your much needed vacation!
From a geriatric never sailed Scot in Oz congratulations on all the mast stuff. Not long now before you can set sail into the sunset.
BIG step in the right direction, can se the relief and pleasure you have on your face. Love the way a community has formed to help each other with the bigger tasks. Actually looks like a sailing boat proper for the first time, it is as if you are breathing a soul into all the tasks you have achieved so far. When you first see the wind in the sails it will be alive.
The duck is a "Coot". Here the Cajun name for fthem is "Pouldeau" (pool-do)
Awesome, mast up for the very first time that is totally amazing. I bet you are feeling so pumped. Next milestone is to see the sails up, it's going to look magnificent.
A thought I'm having with the hanging engine boxes is that in a swell or choppy conditions you will need all the purchase you can get. So I would make some kind of brace to hold them down..
I was thinking that whole arrangement should be reconsidered. Makes me nervous seeing it move around so much. 😬
Exactly!! The engines will need to be held in the down position, have mentioned this several times 😊😊
Yes, @Mark, I strongly suggest to make some kind of bracket or broomstick or anything that holds your enginbox downwards. I agree that you won't use it that much, but when needed I.e. foe an emergency stop, you need to conut on the engines!
I’m sure there’s many people keyboard screaming about the wiring not tinned.
For 100% sure, everything I’ve read, learned and experienced…. You must use tinned braided wire. Marine is better Becuase it has heavier insulation, but none of that matters if it’s not tinned .
In Canada much vehicle trailer wiring is done with standard braided wire and it lasts a couple of years max. It’s not just the connections that corrode, the green corrosion grows inside the wire when the insulation gets brittle.
I’m sure many people will comment about the wire, hope that you heed the advice.
Hey there. Congratulations on the huge accomplishment with the mast. Keep up the great work. You deserve an iced cold beer and sit on your boat watching the sunset. Have a great weekend and can’t wait until your next episode.
Fantastic achievement! Bless you, your family and friends, and all those wonderful people who have helped.
As a Texan I would love your weather, I need to get out of this hot state LOL
Be careful what you wish for 😁
Really cool video Mark!! My only complaint or problem would be that I personally am not taking off into open sunny or rainy water without having some kind of cockpit covering to escape the elements.. even if it's made of bamboo and a canvas tarp for a roof.. and what about the cabin top covers that are going to leak like crazy??
Congrats the hard work is paying off, you know you’re not far from the beautiful cruising around Guernsey, Herm, Sark, Alderney, oh yea and Jersey - warm blue seas friendly people great scenery, white sandy beaches.
Bloody epic!!! So so so impressive how you’ve just bloody done it! You deserve all the fun, adventures, safety, laughs and highs of your adventure. Love your videos 👏 👏
After thanking everyone and your piece to camera, you had me in tears, SO, SO HAPPY FOR YOU. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Awww!
Same with me🤗
Wilding Sailing videos are the same as new Why files episodes for me. Have to watch as soon as a new one drops
Good work Mark, You have been busy. Love to watch this old boat return to life.
So awesome Mark! That thing is a beast!
Lots of shake down cruises on the horizon!
Buzzing for ya marra....Great watching that smile on ya face as you get nearer the open ocean target. At least your doing better than Villa will this season and having more success in Europe 🤣🤣