Good to see an update. Your butterfly hatch looks great! Drilling holes through the hull and that wretched fiberglass sheathing and seeing the water drain out goes to show what a stupid, short-sighted idea glassing a traditional wooden hull really is. Looking forward to seeing how you go about removing that garbage and to seeing what lies beneath. I will say, on the bright side, the wood is probably so waterlogged that the glass is likely mostly delaminated and should come off fairly easily.
Thanks for the update - life is life and you're clearly determined :) Enjoy the process and i look forward to seeing more of Akela in the future. Cheers!
Keep posting. Even if it's only short video updates. We'll see if we can get you more views, subscribers, and maybe some youtube money. The butterfly is beautiful!
It was disheartening to see the moisture coming out of the hull when you drilled holes in it. But I enjoyed your beautiful catboat, and was surprised to see such a group of them sailing together.
It seems to me that there are two possibilities. Remove all the fiberglass and rebuild Akela as it was originally. That was the choice made with Tally-Ho. Eric Tabarly, on a Fife design, Pen Duick 1, chose to laminate the hull to preserve its lines. Then he dismantled the frames and planks, reinstalled the frames inside the fiberglass hull, and rebuilt the interior. The result still today earns admiration for the lines of this legendary boat at classic yacht gatherings. Since Akela's hull is already fiberglassed, it seems to me this is a solution to consider for controlling costs. What is your opinion?
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She is a really beautiful boat, looking forward to seeing your progress on her!
Congratulations on your certificate, I look forward to seeing your skills and knowledge applies to further beautify Akela 🙏
Good to see an update. Your butterfly hatch looks great! Drilling holes through the hull and that wretched fiberglass sheathing and seeing the water drain out goes to show what a stupid, short-sighted idea glassing a traditional wooden hull really is. Looking forward to seeing how you go about removing that garbage and to seeing what lies beneath. I will say, on the bright side, the wood is probably so waterlogged that the glass is likely mostly delaminated and should come off fairly easily.
Thanks for the update - life is life and you're clearly determined :) Enjoy the process and i look forward to seeing more of Akela in the future. Cheers!
Pleasing on the eye your boat is sir.
What a magnificent hull those lines are delicious
I am looking forward to seeing how you bring Akela back to life. If your master piece is anything to go by, she is going to be beautiful.
Thx for the update. Enjoyed the catboat segment. I bought my first catboat last season and loving it.
Looking forward to future video.
Nice to see you back. dont hesitate to present also those cat boats.
I will be following (and liking) from Japan.
All the best
gary
Keep posting. Even if it's only short video updates. We'll see if we can get you more views, subscribers, and maybe some youtube money. The butterfly is beautiful!
Like your sailng videos.. and waiting 4 next update.. slow is good.. !
I followed the entire construction of Tally Ho, but they had a whole team of workers and that took years.
It was disheartening to see the moisture coming out of the hull when you drilled holes in it. But I enjoyed your beautiful catboat, and was surprised to see such a group of them sailing together.
It seems to me that there are two possibilities. Remove all the fiberglass and rebuild Akela as it was originally. That was the choice made with Tally-Ho. Eric Tabarly, on a Fife design, Pen Duick 1, chose to laminate the hull to preserve its lines. Then he dismantled the frames and planks, reinstalled the frames inside the fiberglass hull, and rebuilt the interior. The result still today earns admiration for the lines of this legendary boat at classic yacht gatherings. Since Akela's hull is already fiberglassed, it seems to me this is a solution to consider for controlling costs. What is your opinion?