No excuses are necessary, your boat, your work, your timing, etc.. We are just here for the ride and what a ride.. Just amazing the ingenuity and craftsmanship that went into the restoration of Josefine. This will be nice and homy boat.. Indeed a new huge chapter is ready to be opened.. The sailing, maneuvering, etc.. But you will handle as you have a mindset of "can do" driven by an eagerness for knowledge.. Keep up the good work..
Good morning from Japan. Enjoying my coffee and Josefine's rebirth. No need to apologize, Reg. Anything this good is worth waiting for. All the best. Gary
Thank you Gary, I can almost smell the coffee but shouldn’t it be tea? I actually have a beautiful Japanese tea set by Wedgewood called ‘psyche’. It was only made for export to Japan but I managed to get my hands on a 4 piece set when visiting the factory by canal in our narrowboat many years ago, it is one of my few cherished possessions.
The end is in sight ! I'm amazed at the ammount of work you and your wife have done over the last two years. You have done a beautiful job of restoring Josefine and now your ready to enjoy the fruits of your labour Looking forwar to your last episode of the restore and sail away.
@@SailingWood Absolutley ! Its been a great story of how you first baught the boat and dispointingly found all those faults. Then overhauling the whole boat ! So I am looking forward to the next part of this story. Like you said this next stage offers a different set of callenges
As another gray beard, you’re my hero! It’s so cool you two are pushing through a pretty crappy hand.. you could be sitting at home watching UA-cam, like the other 98%… 😝 I wish you guys great travels!
Great to see the progress. Really looking forward to seeing the shipyard slowly fade away over the stern. A fine-looking vessel for sure. Bob & 'Pirata'
Thank you Bob, hopefully get a new video out this weekend about our very exiting progress getting Lily on board and an update on sailing program! Cheers.🙂
No need for apologies, you've had other things on your mind lately! Absolute magnificent old (made younger) lady, Hope she'll give you much safe sailing trips. You've earnd it, both of you by the way! ❤❤
Thank you, much appreciated, I try hard to get Randie in front of the camera, she is very self conscious, but once we get sailing I won’t let her off so lightly!😏
This isn't a plea to join your crew, but, fat fingers excepted, I'd trust you and yours to take me anywhere in the world. That's what it's all about, isn't it? Bless you brother. Safe sailing. G
Thank you Gerald, that’s such a lovely thing to say. If you ever find us heading in your direction, give us a heads up, I bet we could find some ropes for you to haul!
Happy to hear from you and that you are safe and sound. Amazing job almost finished. Very well done, excellent craftmanship. Admire you and am terribly jealous believe me.
Another grand installment on your progress--Thank you very much! There is no need to apologize for any lateness to your episodes--you are extremely busy everyday of the week just in your momentous restoration of Josefine. All is really looking exceptionally well and good--you both deserve some much time off and some relaxing sailing. Thank you again for your update and smooth sailing to you two.
Much appreciate your encouragement as usual, I sometimes feel guilty for sharing the stress, but it’s reassuring to know our happy band of supporters can take it!🙂
Love to watch you fulfill your dreams. It wouldn’t be so rich if you hadn’t had to fight for Josefine from the start. I know finding out her true condition was awful and difficult but it also gave you the fight inside to bring her to this point closing in on the end of re-fit and on to sailing. I has been good to follow you and look forward to this dream changing into a sailing channel. By the way you are a great at telling your story. :)
Can't deny I was getting impatient to see your progress. But it was woth the wait. You have got through so much and everything is looking magnificent. 😀😀😀. Once again my congratulations on all the skills you have developed and your perseverence on sticking to the seemingly never enting list.
Thank you Bertie, always a pleasure to hear from you, so sorry for delay in replying, that should improve now that the ‘never ending list’ looks like it might finally end soon! Cheers.🙂
She is really coming along nicely. Can't wait to see wind in her sails. Something that I noticed with the running rigging is that they are neatly coiled. This is one of those "Old Dog, New Trick" things. Your using traditional three strand, the same applies for braided, but is pronounced with stranded.... When you start hauling, heaving and/or trimming you're going to find the lines twisting and kinking when paying out using the neat circular coiling method. You, me and everyone has that subconscious finger twirl as we coil and stow the line. The line wants to lay down in a figure 8 naturally and this is what you must relearn if you wish the lines to pay out freely. Trust me I KNOW it is a hard habit to break, but learning the lines means not fighting the rope. 😉🙃😁
Hi Jamie, we are indeed familiar with the figure of eight coil and use it whenever laying out a rope that we want to ‘run’, we also use it for our water hose pipe for example. Thank you for taking the time to so eloquently bringing it to our attention, very much appreciated.
Lovely job, Reg. I must say that it’s been decades since I last heard a Seagull that didn’t have chronic piston slap or small-end rattle….or more usually both. Yours sounds absolutely perfect and given that it apparently started with less than ten pulls and two muttered curses, the flywheel mag’s strong as well! So nice to be taken on a trip down memory lane by that sound, right back to growing up messing around in boats up the creeks of the Fal estuary. J’s looking fantastic, your excellent eye and craftsmanship are reflected in so many details. You have my agreement on the silly little insufficiently spaced buttons that many DSC radios are cursed with. Looking forward to seeing you slip the lines and head out, probably nothing like as much as you two though. Take care of yourselves. Cheers, R. 😎👍🍻
Thank you Rob, really appreciate your support. There really is something heroic about these early seagulls, we love ours and although they are a tadge dirtier than a modern 4 stroke, given this was built in the 60’s of the last century we are avoiding a lot of unnecessary pollution by using something already produced and besides, have you ever tried to lift a small 4 stroke!🙂
I came by to admire your work about a month ago. There were banging noises from below, so I knew work was happening. I must take issue with your reply to my earlier comment about the ratlines - they're flawless! Nothing amateur whatsoever!
Hi Andy, it was lovely to meet you too. I may take you up on the flight one day! And don’t forget, we will be looking for short term crew from time to time so stay in touch. Cheers.
Thank you so much for watching from the beginning, we should have some sort of prize for subscribers who do that, Cheers and welcome on board, hope to get a new video this weekend!🙂
Bonjour Reg, You don'r have to justify what you do or not. As a follower from the first hour, I know the titanic work you are doing and the means at your disposal. Supported by a TV show like some car builders, you would have a whole team and million of subscribers. Never mind, with Randy, I think you are happoer like this. Besides this, who allows a UA-cam maker to be ill 😉? More seriously, Josefine, crazy prpoject initially, will be a beautiful queen with a better life than its namesake. The work with the crane was impressive, and to say that you also climb to the top of the mast on your own. Take care of you, Amicalement, Raphaël
Thank you Raphaël, as a member of our family from the outset you have a special place in our hearts and we always look forward to your input, if we had millions of subscribers we wouldn’t be able to see the wood for the tree’s!🙂
My hope for you is a nice cuppa on your first morning on anchorage - waking to enjoy the incredible work you've done on Josephine. Just curious, have you tried hoisting the mainsail on your own yet? It must be very heavy.
You just described my dream too! The sails are not that heavy and we have plenty of purchase, I can actually lift the main on my own (in calm conditions🙂). We are waiting for the right moment to get all her sails up in one go and will, of course, video it, so stand by!
Hi i was in the narrowboat you moored up against in Sharpness lock we did get down to Portishead Head that day, you passed us as we were entering Portishead . I have been watching your vlogs ever since and thoroughly enjoy them . Good luck !
Thank you, welcome on board! We went up river for a photo shoot and smoke flare send off for my friend and boat owner David who was leaving the area. A SARA volunteer, he was given a royal send off by his pals. We saw you off Portishead and were very glad you did push on because contrary to your pilots forecast, the conditions turned out to be perfect, just shows you how fickle the river can be!
Mounting tabs and reusable, quick release 'Zip Ties' can do wonders for on board wiring. Keeps things neat and safe while still allowing future expansion without having to cut and dispose of single use ties...
Love the work done…noticed the horn on wheelhouse top…I would angle it down to stop water entering and ending up corroding electric components… Rodney Australia
Uhm no it does not look better in dark red / white. They are orange for a reason. Visibilty in an emergency. This might bite you in the but when you get your boat inspected. If you don't like the look when hanging on the ship, hang them in a tactical location. But you are doing a marvelous job with Josefine! I hope you can go sailing soon and enjoy life. I'm really enjoying the updates, thank you for documenting your journey with the restoration.
Hi Jacob, I understand where you are coming from, no doubt bright orange is more visible although there is good evidence from the aviation world that 2 contrasting colours are more effective, particularly black and yellow but who am I kidding, from the point of view of asthetics they are unquestionably better! No inspection required, we don’t even have to carry them at all. I see it as all about balance, originally they were mounted on the mizzen shrouds, out of immediate reach and from where there would have been a considerable delay to deploy. They might not be so dazzling now, but I have mounted them in a position and method that will make them quickly deployable, let’s call it swings and roundabouts!🙂 We really appreciate your feedback and are glad you are a member of the team. X
Lovely work. Watching things a few episodes back, did you coat your fixings , bolts in anything to keep the rot out? The Cornish Maritime Trust use tar for the heir galvanised bolts on restorations, says it really helps. It’s on The restoration of Barnabas, a similar aged vessel. It’s a joy to watch the work you are all doing
Wish I could use your services to make two boxed sikia spruce mast for my ketch. She fell over Christmas eve and smashed both. My vessel is a 51 foot cutter ketch GRP canoe stern. Best of luck love the workmanship.
Thank you for your kind wishes. Sorry to hear of your own woes and wish you look for getting back up and running. Would love to help but already have more than enough to keep us busy!🙂
She is indeed beautifull ; Seagull starting at first attempt- good sign. Now the most important, your wife is still there, she must be verry courageous: buy her some flowers in my name, whenever our bows will meet ill do a refund. I think Ran sailing and Leo would be proud of your skills. Good job mate, the sea is calling, Cheers.
Thank you Guy, hopefully, once we get sailing, Randie will feature much more in our videos, she does a huge amount of work painting and varnishing but there is only so much our subscribers will want to watch paint drying!😁
Your enthralling and professional videos have built up a strong following of a group of people I am sure a lot of companies would like to reach. Have you thought of doing/are you getting sponsors to help you. Gloucester Docks tourism should pay you for a start!
Thank you Jonathan, we don’t get any sponsorship but may well have to soon because we are fast running out of money. The problem is, I simply don’t have time to organise at the moment, we are so focused on getting Josefine finished so we can go sailing, I think once we do that, we will invest a bit of time in raising much needed funds. We appreciate your comments, watch this space!🙂
I had to go and have a look! You’re right it does look like it doesn’t it Peter. Our poison is wine and beer but I love the idea that we might be unknowingly growing weed!🙂
How verry nice to see how far you two have become with Josefine already. she's becoming more beutifull each episode :) if thats posible annyhow. by the way every person needs to have a break now and then also to get your thoughts together itl eve be quicker in the end.
Thank you Dirk, you are so right about the need for a break now and again, more on this subject in our next video which hopefully I can get out this weekend. Sorry for the delay in replying, we read and appreciate all feedback, it just takes a little while sometimes to find the time to reply. Cheers.
Hi Clive, yes Staffordshire dogs from the Victorian 19th century (for those wondering) in Denmark they were commonly seen in the windows of fishermen’s homes. They pointed out when the fishermen were at sea and in when they were safely home. Nice!
I have only just watched this video. I hope that you stayed safe during the storm. Were you still in Gloucester or did you sail Josefine out before? I understand that there was a fair bit of damage to boats in the West Country.
Hi Frank, so sorry for that. I just realised that the audio for a lot of the most recent clips is a single (right) channel. The good news is that I recently invested in a new Røde wireless dual microphone system to improve the audio on our videos, the bad news is that, having a frazzled head, I didn’t realise that they were set up for seperate channels so using one mic resulted in recording to only one channel, I normally check the audio on headphones and would have picked this up but missed it. If you listen on speakers it will sound ok. I will try and find the time to re-edit the episode and upload a stereo version. Lesson learnt, I won’t make the same mistake again! Cheers
Thanks Reg and DirkJan! DirkJan for helping me discover that one of my speakers wasn't working - the one that carries the mono signal... And Reg for apologising for something he barely needed apologising for - bar the small percentage of us who didn't now only half of their stereo system was working... Really enjoying the channel and all the best to you both!
In North America, the owners are not allowed to enter the DSC info, that will, according to the officials, be done by a licensed radio shop??? They are evidently afraid we will set up the boat as a 1,000 ft ship! Best wishes from the far North.
Hi Billy, youtube channel is called Sailingwood. Boat is called Josefine. We found multiple problems using the boat name on different on line platforms because Josefine is a common name already well used by others, Sailingwood was unique. Hope this helps.
Couldn’t help to notice that the measurements marked on the template are metric and then you’ve marked over them in imperial. Is there a reason for this as metric measurements are much easier and industrial standards have been metric since approximately 1974.
Hi David, thanks for your feedback. I understand your point but if the only person reading and using the measurements is me, then it really doesn’t matter what units I use, could just as well be the freckles on my arm!🙂 I do use a combination of metric and imperial depending on which is most effective, sometimes a sixteenth of eighth will mean more to me then 2mm. Also, many of the materials used in the ship building industry use imperial measurements so it is very useful to be familiar with both, fortunately I grew up with imperial standards. When I am looking at a thickness to calculate what screw length I am going to need, I can estimate it very accurately in inches without a second thought but would have to do a mental conversion to find it’s metric version. As I say, so long as it is only me that needs to know, it is irrelevant what units I use. By the way, all the shipwrights here, both young and old, are also ambidextrous!🙂
Yes, sorry about that John, ironically it happened because I had just invested in new audio equipment to improve the audio of our videos! I didn’t appreciate I was recording to a single channel and while editing, being pressed for time, I forgot to check with headphones so didn’t pick up the problem. It won’t happen again! 🙂
I'm 35 and was never able to figure out how to thumb type on a phone or similar device. (Typing this with my right trigger finger) But then I'm of original New England settler stock, so I guess those little hyper articulate thumbs never evolved in my genepool.
Nice work as always, except the life rings. Sorry ,they should not be painted as it always diminishes visibility and makes them marginally less buoyant. Clean them sure. Touch up the name of the boat . Make it harder to find in the water ,not so much. I do appreciate the new retro-reflective tape.
Thank you for your thoughts, we love it, please see my comments to David’s post on the same theme, I should also mention that subsequent to painting them I discovered the manufacturer’s actually supply them in these very colours, pleased to say we saved £200 by painting them and there is a good chance that in action the paint will rub off revealing the bright orange. I promise you we will put them to the test one day (practice emergency only!) and come back to you with the results! Cheers.
I know how it feels when you push your brain don't worry once you start sailing life will settle. This video was really interesting I was mesmorised by the work you have done and the quality is superb give yourself a pat on the back. Thank you for sharing can't wait to see your sailing videos. A beautiful boat I remember your video when you first bought her you took on so much but look at her now a credit to you both.
Thank you James, I find it very uncomfortable looking back at those days so try to avoid it!🙂 It is only really in the last few weeks that we have dared to start talking as if we are going to succeed! It’s a good feeling. We really appreciate the encouragement and support we get from feedback like yours. Cheers.
Now it's definitely time to leave the harbor and get out and get some sea air in your nose. I previously suggested a trip to Stockholm with its fantastic archipelago. Not another year in that port. You've seen enough of that. Ask your wife. You, like me, are not the youngest on our earth.
No excuses are necessary, your boat, your work, your timing, etc.. We are just here for the ride and what a ride..
Just amazing the ingenuity and craftsmanship that went into the restoration of Josefine.
This will be nice and homy boat..
Indeed a new huge chapter is ready to be opened.. The sailing, maneuvering, etc.. But you will handle as you have a mindset of "can do" driven by an eagerness for knowledge..
Keep up the good work..
Frans couldn't say it better myself well said mate cheers n beers Marty Australia
Thank you Frans, it is as always, a pleasure to know you are there with us and it will be our pleasure to take you sailing.
@@SailingWood I will sail with you as long as you produce these nice videos...
Good morning from Japan.
Enjoying my coffee and Josefine's rebirth.
No need to apologize, Reg.
Anything this good is worth waiting for.
All the best. Gary
Thank you Gary, I can almost smell the coffee but shouldn’t it be tea? I actually have a beautiful Japanese tea set by Wedgewood called ‘psyche’. It was only made for export to Japan but I managed to get my hands on a 4 piece set when visiting the factory by canal in our narrowboat many years ago, it is one of my few cherished possessions.
Love your tender with the trusty old 40 Plus pushing you along. Another great video. Many thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Dave, Lily is a much loved member of the team!
The end is in sight !
I'm amazed at the ammount of work you and your wife have done over the last two years. You have done a beautiful job of restoring Josefine and now your ready to enjoy the fruits of your labour
Looking forwar to your last episode of the restore and sail away.
Thank you, hope you will sail away with us, so to speak!🙂
@@SailingWood Absolutley !
Its been a great story of how you first baught the boat and dispointingly found all those faults. Then overhauling the whole boat !
So I am looking forward to the next part of this story. Like you said this next stage offers a different set of callenges
The sound of that seagull took me back to my childhood.
Just as distinctive as a Merlin engined spitfire, just a bit less horsepower!😄
As another gray beard, you’re my hero! It’s so cool you two are pushing through a pretty crappy hand.. you could be sitting at home watching UA-cam, like the other 98%… 😝 I wish you guys great travels!
Thank you David, we love you all and hope you stick with us!🙂
Great to see the progress. Really looking forward to seeing the shipyard slowly fade away over the stern. A fine-looking vessel for sure.
Bob & 'Pirata'
Thank you Bob, hopefully get a new video out this weekend about our very exiting progress getting Lily on board and an update on sailing program! Cheers.🙂
No need for apologies, you've had other things on your mind lately!
Absolute magnificent old (made younger) lady, Hope she'll give you much safe sailing trips.
You've earnd it, both of you by the way! ❤❤
Thank you, much appreciated, I try hard to get Randie in front of the camera, she is very self conscious, but once we get sailing I won’t let her off so lightly!😏
Phew I can totally understand how hard it would be to spend time editing and working so hard on your beautiful lady! ❤
This isn't a plea to join your crew, but, fat fingers excepted, I'd trust you and yours to take me anywhere in the world. That's what it's all about, isn't it? Bless you brother. Safe sailing. G
Thank you Gerald, that’s such a lovely thing to say. If you ever find us heading in your direction, give us a heads up, I bet we could find some ropes for you to haul!
Happy to hear from you and that you are safe and sound. Amazing job almost finished. Very well done, excellent craftmanship. Admire you and am terribly jealous believe me.
Hi Paul so glad you are enjoying the journey with us.
A ton of beautiful work ! I really love Josefine's canary yellow hull - gorgeous !
You are not alone, it is a smile generator!🙂
Another grand installment on your progress--Thank you very much! There is no need to apologize for any lateness to your episodes--you are extremely busy everyday of the week just in your momentous restoration of Josefine. All is really looking exceptionally well and good--you both deserve some much time off and some relaxing sailing. Thank you again for your update and smooth sailing to you two.
Much appreciate your encouragement as usual, I sometimes feel guilty for sharing the stress, but it’s reassuring to know our happy band of supporters can take it!🙂
Love to watch you fulfill your dreams. It wouldn’t be so rich if you hadn’t had to fight for Josefine from the start. I know finding out her true condition was awful and difficult but it also gave you the fight inside to bring her to this point closing in on the end of re-fit and on to sailing. I has been good to follow you and look forward to this dream changing into a sailing channel. By the way you are a great at telling your story. :)
Thank you Scott, we appreciate your lovely comments, we draw energy from the people who share the journey with us.
Can't deny I was getting impatient to see your progress. But it was woth the wait. You have got through so much and everything is looking magnificent. 😀😀😀. Once again my congratulations on all the skills you have developed and your perseverence on sticking to the seemingly never enting list.
Thank you Bertie, always a pleasure to hear from you, so sorry for delay in replying, that should improve now that the ‘never ending list’ looks like it might finally end soon! Cheers.🙂
She is really coming along nicely. Can't wait to see wind in her sails. Something that I noticed with the running rigging is that they are neatly coiled. This is one of those "Old Dog, New Trick" things. Your using traditional three strand, the same applies for braided, but is pronounced with stranded.... When you start hauling, heaving and/or trimming you're going to find the lines twisting and kinking when paying out using the neat circular coiling method. You, me and everyone has that subconscious finger twirl as we coil and stow the line. The line wants to lay down in a figure 8 naturally and this is what you must relearn if you wish the lines to pay out freely. Trust me I KNOW it is a hard habit to break, but learning the lines means not fighting the rope. 😉🙃😁
That, my friend, is damn good advice.
😎👍🍻
Hi Jamie, we are indeed familiar with the figure of eight coil and use it whenever laying out a rope that we want to ‘run’, we also use it for our water hose pipe for example. Thank you for taking the time to so eloquently bringing it to our attention, very much appreciated.
Well done she looks a treat ,hope you are able to take us afloat Reg cant wait
You can count on it!🙂
So great to see your progress. She's looking beautiful.
Thank you Robert.
Hugh amount of work. Well done. Really enjoying the videos. Thanks for sharing Reg and Randi!
Thank you, we can’t ask for more than that people enjoy our videos, we wouldn’t make them otherwise so thank you for taking the time to tell us.
Antique White and Wine Red, perfect. Your attention to the détail is what makes this a a gréât project.
Thank you friend!
Lovely job, Reg.
I must say that it’s been decades since I last heard a Seagull that didn’t have chronic piston slap or small-end rattle….or more usually both.
Yours sounds absolutely perfect and given that it apparently started with less than ten pulls and two muttered curses, the flywheel mag’s strong as well!
So nice to be taken on a trip down memory lane by that sound, right back to growing up messing around in boats up the creeks of the Fal estuary.
J’s looking fantastic, your excellent eye and craftsmanship are reflected in so many details.
You have my agreement on the silly little insufficiently spaced buttons that many DSC radios are cursed with.
Looking forward to seeing you slip the lines and head out, probably nothing like as much as you two though.
Take care of yourselves.
Cheers, R. 😎👍🍻
Thank you Rob, really appreciate your support. There really is something heroic about these early seagulls, we love ours and although they are a tadge dirtier than a modern 4 stroke, given this was built in the 60’s of the last century we are avoiding a lot of unnecessary pollution by using something already produced and besides, have you ever tried to lift a small 4 stroke!🙂
Going great guns!
Thanks for the update..🙂👍
Thank you Richard.
She is looking GOOD
Thank you Ken.
I can only say well done on all the hard work you both have finished - great job and fair winds.
Thank you, positive feedback is always a welcome shot in the arm!
I came by to admire your work about a month ago. There were banging noises from below, so I knew work was happening. I must take issue with your reply to my earlier comment about the ratlines - they're flawless! Nothing amateur whatsoever!
Thank you Jeremy, sorry we missed you, never be shy about knocking on the door, we love sharing our experiences.
Great Job working on Her, Absence makes the Heart grow Fonder.
Thank you Mark.
Superb work! You can feel VERY chuffed with yourself.
Thank you Ray.
happy 2 se u2 and Josefine back :-)
Thank you, we are all pleased to be back!🙂
Great to meet you tonight - and let me know if you fancy a flight, Andy
Hi Andy, it was lovely to meet you too. I may take you up on the flight one day! And don’t forget, we will be looking for short term crew from time to time so stay in touch. Cheers.
@@SailingWood Definitely! Please do. Sailing has always been one of those things I've always wanted to do!
Excellent progress being made,top notch quality work also.Looking forward to leaving the yard on that first sail. Thanks for the update.
Thank you Joe, I feel all our regular supporters deserve that first sail so no pressure then!🙂
Excellent to see you have set the Seagull up correctly, first pull ! Brilliant little motors, especially the ones with a clutch.....
KISS personified!🙂
I watched the videos from the very beginning... You showed a great effort... Also thank you for sharing with us...
Thank you so much for watching from the beginning, we should have some sort of prize for subscribers who do that, Cheers and welcome on board, hope to get a new video this weekend!🙂
Exlant work. You have learned so much.alot of care gone into your new home. Cheers
Thank you Harry.
Bonjour Reg,
You don'r have to justify what you do or not. As a follower from the first hour, I know the titanic work you are doing and the means at your disposal. Supported by a TV show like some car builders, you would have a whole team and million of subscribers. Never mind, with Randy, I think you are happoer like this.
Besides this, who allows a UA-cam maker to be ill 😉?
More seriously, Josefine, crazy prpoject initially, will be a beautiful queen with a better life than its namesake.
The work with the crane was impressive, and to say that you also climb to the top of the mast on your own.
Take care of you,
Amicalement, Raphaël
Thank you Raphaël, as a member of our family from the outset you have a special place in our hearts and we always look forward to your input, if we had millions of subscribers we wouldn’t be able to see the wood for the tree’s!🙂
@@SailingWood Bonjour Reg,
I am sincerely honored by your message.
Amicalement, Raphaël
My hope for you is a nice cuppa on your first morning on anchorage - waking to enjoy the incredible work you've done on Josephine. Just curious, have you tried hoisting the mainsail on your own yet? It must be very heavy.
You just described my dream too! The sails are not that heavy and we have plenty of purchase, I can actually lift the main on my own (in calm conditions🙂). We are waiting for the right moment to get all her sails up in one go and will, of course, video it, so stand by!
Hi i was in the narrowboat you moored up against in Sharpness lock we did get down to Portishead Head that day, you passed us as we were entering Portishead . I have been watching your vlogs ever since and thoroughly enjoy them . Good luck !
Thank you, welcome on board! We went up river for a photo shoot and smoke flare send off for my friend and boat owner David who was leaving the area. A SARA volunteer, he was given a royal send off by his pals. We saw you off Portishead and were very glad you did push on because contrary to your pilots forecast, the conditions turned out to be perfect, just shows you how fickle the river can be!
Josefine is the best looking sailboat on You Tube, none of the others come close to her.
Have you seen Tally Ho?
Thank you Tony, we of course agree with you!😁
Mounting tabs and reusable, quick release 'Zip Ties' can do wonders for on board wiring. Keeps things neat and safe while still allowing future expansion without having to cut and dispose of single use ties...
Will look into it Mike, thank you.
Content de vous revoir sur les ondes, my friend 👍👍👍
L'énergie de votre travail en matière de restauration est REMARQUABLE !!!!!!
Love the work done…noticed the horn on wheelhouse top…I would angle it down to stop water entering and ending up corroding electric components…
Rodney
Australia
Thank you Rodney, great tip, I checked it and it was coincidentally angled down a bit, it’s a bit more now, ta!
Very nice video always enjoy yours full of information. :o)
Thank you, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us.
Looking so beautifull
We can’t claim credit for that, we just fix her, she shines all on her own, but we agree!🙂
What a beautiful sailing ship and it's going to be great fun to sail!
Thank you, we are going to find out very soon!🙂
No biggie, I just want to see you two sail away to your destinations. Cheers.
Thank you Wayne, we won’t let you down!🙂
So jealous
Glad you enjoy our videos Bruce, that’s what they are all about, we want to spread a bit of happiness, good to have you on board.
fantastic
Thank you Michael.
Uhm no it does not look better in dark red / white. They are orange for a reason. Visibilty in an emergency. This might bite you in the but when you get your boat inspected. If you don't like the look when hanging on the ship, hang them in a tactical location.
But you are doing a marvelous job with Josefine! I hope you can go sailing soon and enjoy life. I'm really enjoying the updates, thank you for documenting your journey with the restoration.
Hi Jacob, I understand where you are coming from, no doubt bright orange is more visible although there is good evidence from the aviation world that 2 contrasting colours are more effective, particularly black and yellow but who am I kidding, from the point of view of asthetics they are unquestionably better! No inspection required, we don’t even have to carry them at all. I see it as all about balance, originally they were mounted on the mizzen shrouds, out of immediate reach and from where there would have been a considerable delay to deploy. They might not be so dazzling now, but I have mounted them in a position and method that will make them quickly deployable, let’s call it swings and roundabouts!🙂 We really appreciate your feedback and are glad you are a member of the team. X
Lovely work. Watching things a few episodes back, did you coat your fixings , bolts in anything to keep the rot out? The Cornish Maritime Trust use tar for the heir galvanised bolts on restorations, says it really helps.
It’s on The restoration of Barnabas, a similar aged vessel.
It’s a joy to watch the work you are all doing
Thank you John, our preference is oil based mastic and ‘black sh@t’ (a bitumen based product) both of which we use a great deal of.
Wish I could use your services to make two boxed sikia spruce mast for my ketch. She fell over Christmas eve and smashed both. My vessel is a 51 foot cutter ketch GRP canoe stern. Best of luck love the workmanship.
Thank you for your kind wishes. Sorry to hear of your own woes and wish you look for getting back up and running. Would love to help but already have more than enough to keep us busy!🙂
She is indeed beautifull ; Seagull starting at first attempt- good sign. Now the most important, your wife is still there, she must be verry courageous: buy her some flowers in my name, whenever our bows will meet ill do a refund. I think Ran sailing and Leo would be proud of your skills. Good job mate, the sea is calling, Cheers.
I agree whole heartily with you. @guydepoorter3330
Thank you Guy, hopefully, once we get sailing, Randie will feature much more in our videos, she does a huge amount of work painting and varnishing but there is only so much our subscribers will want to watch paint drying!😁
Welcome back ! I wondered what you guys had got to .
Thank you John, we were never far away!🙂
Your enthralling and professional videos have built up a strong following of a group of people I am sure a lot of companies would like to reach. Have you thought of doing/are you getting sponsors to help you. Gloucester Docks tourism should pay you for a start!
Thank you Jonathan, we don’t get any sponsorship but may well have to soon because we are fast running out of money. The problem is, I simply don’t have time to organise at the moment, we are so focused on getting Josefine finished so we can go sailing, I think once we do that, we will invest a bit of time in raising much needed funds. We appreciate your comments, watch this space!🙂
Is that a Dutch plant at 22:30?
I had to go and have a look! You’re right it does look like it doesn’t it Peter. Our poison is wine and beer but I love the idea that we might be unknowingly growing weed!🙂
@@SailingWood Just a chuckle - staggering progress - thanks for all the updates.
How verry nice to see how far you two have become with Josefine already. she's becoming more beutifull each episode :) if thats posible annyhow. by the way every person needs to have a break now and then also to get your thoughts together itl eve be quicker in the end.
Thank you Dirk, you are so right about the need for a break now and again, more on this subject in our next video which hopefully I can get out this weekend. Sorry for the delay in replying, we read and appreciate all feedback, it just takes a little while sometimes to find the time to reply. Cheers.
And you got pot dogs ❤
Hi Clive, yes Staffordshire dogs from the Victorian 19th century (for those wondering) in Denmark they were commonly seen in the windows of fishermen’s homes. They pointed out when the fishermen were at sea and in when they were safely home. Nice!
I have only just watched this video. I hope that you stayed safe during the storm. Were you still in Gloucester or did you sail Josefine out before? I understand that there was a fair bit of damage to boats in the West Country.
Thank you Minty, we are perfectly ok, still working hard to complete all the final jobs so not going anywhere yet!
ah your back, thought you had given up.
How could you Brian!
I will miss Restoring Josefine, but fingers crossed, we'll have some very cool and laid back adventures with Reg and Randi on Sailing Josefine.
That’s the plan Paul!🙂
I seem to have sound only from 2:55 to 16:25. Am I the only one?
the rest was or is in mono over my right speaker , maybe that helps you in anny way?
Hi Frank, so sorry for that. I just realised that the audio for a lot of the most recent clips is a single (right) channel. The good news is that I recently invested in a new Røde wireless dual microphone system to improve the audio on our videos, the bad news is that, having a frazzled head, I didn’t realise that they were set up for seperate channels so using one mic resulted in recording to only one channel, I normally check the audio on headphones and would have picked this up but missed it. If you listen on speakers it will sound ok. I will try and find the time to re-edit the episode and upload a stereo version. Lesson learnt, I won’t make the same mistake again! Cheers
Thanks Reg and DirkJan!
DirkJan for helping me discover that one of my speakers wasn't working - the one that carries the mono signal... And Reg for apologising for something he barely needed apologising for - bar the small percentage of us who didn't now only half of their stereo system was working...
Really enjoying the channel and all the best to you both!
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In North America, the owners are not allowed to enter the DSC info, that will, according to the officials, be done by a licensed radio shop??? They are evidently afraid we will set up the boat as a 1,000 ft ship!
Best wishes from the far North.
With my gorilla thumbs that is entirely possible, but I love the fact that we can try!😁
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What is your channel, sailing wood or restoring Josefine? Very confusing to find.
Hi Billy, youtube channel is called Sailingwood. Boat is called Josefine. We found multiple problems using the boat name on different on line platforms because Josefine is a common name already well used by others, Sailingwood was unique. Hope this helps.
@@SailingWood thanks it does help. Regards, Billy
Couldn’t help to notice that the measurements marked on the template are metric and then you’ve marked over them in imperial. Is there a reason for this as metric measurements are much easier and industrial standards have been metric since approximately 1974.
Why would it matter?
@@TR4zestif you become involved with the use of measurements you soon realise it’s much easier to use the metric system.
Hi David, thanks for your feedback. I understand your point but if the only person reading and using the measurements is me, then it really doesn’t matter what units I use, could just as well be the freckles on my arm!🙂 I do use a combination of metric and imperial depending on which is most effective, sometimes a sixteenth of eighth will mean more to me then 2mm. Also, many of the materials used in the ship building industry use imperial measurements so it is very useful to be familiar with both, fortunately I grew up with imperial standards. When I am looking at a thickness to calculate what screw length I am going to need, I can estimate it very accurately in inches without a second thought but would have to do a mental conversion to find it’s metric version. As I say, so long as it is only me that needs to know, it is irrelevant what units I use. By the way, all the shipwrights here, both young and old, are also ambidextrous!🙂
Your sound is on mono
Yes, sorry about that John, ironically it happened because I had just invested in new audio equipment to improve the audio of our videos! I didn’t appreciate I was recording to a single channel and while editing, being pressed for time, I forgot to check with headphones so didn’t pick up the problem. It won’t happen again! 🙂
I'm 35 and was never able to figure out how to thumb type on a phone or similar device. (Typing this with my right trigger finger) But then I'm of original New England settler stock, so I guess those little hyper articulate thumbs never evolved in my genepool.
It’s only a matter of time!🙂
Nice work as always, except the life rings. Sorry ,they should not be painted as it always diminishes visibility and makes them marginally less buoyant. Clean them sure. Touch up the name of the boat . Make it harder to find in the water ,not so much.
I do appreciate the new retro-reflective tape.
Thank you for your thoughts, we love it, please see my comments to David’s post on the same theme, I should also mention that subsequent to painting them I discovered the manufacturer’s actually supply them in these very colours, pleased to say we saved £200 by painting them and there is a good chance that in action the paint will rub off revealing the bright orange. I promise you we will put them to the test one day (practice emergency only!) and come back to you with the results! Cheers.
I know how it feels when you push your brain don't worry once you start sailing life will settle. This video was really interesting I was mesmorised by the work you have done and the quality is superb give yourself a pat on the back. Thank you for sharing can't wait to see your sailing videos. A beautiful boat I remember your video when you first bought her you took on so much but look at her now a credit to you both.
Thank you James, I find it very uncomfortable looking back at those days so try to avoid it!🙂 It is only really in the last few weeks that we have dared to start talking as if we are going to succeed! It’s a good feeling. We really appreciate the encouragement and support we get from feedback like yours. Cheers.
Now it's definitely time to leave the harbor and get out and get some sea air in your nose. I previously suggested a trip to Stockholm with its fantastic archipelago. Not another year in that port. You've seen enough of that. Ask your wife. You, like me, are not the youngest on our earth.
We feel it also but the piper has to be paid! We will definitely visit Stockholm, keep an eye on our progress!🙂
So what you are saying it's just a normal refit process, nothing exceptionally unusual, but it is messy.
Pretty much sums it up Billy!🙂
Ooooh! Instant buttock clench seeing that jigsaw so close to those deck locker lids!!
Me too Jonathan, it’s called impatience!🙂