Winterizing Our Unfinished Boat (MJ Sailing - Ep 311)
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2023
- As temperatures creep closer to freezing, we need to find ways to work through the cold.
Now that the days are colder, and as soon as the sun goes down after 4:30, we're finding it harder and harder to get our daily work done. Not only is it uncomfortable to work in the dropping temperatures, but our products need a minimum working temperature to be able to cure. So, it's time to prepare the boat for winter.
Taking a drive into town, I visit The Home Depot for sheets of insulation. They won't fit into our vehicle as is, so in the store I need to measure and cut them down to size.
Back at the boat it's time to get them into place. To of the large sheets automatically go towards closing the companionway, and the rest will cover our many windows. The forward peaks are getting completely shut off, so those need specific measurements and some use from our angle finder. The windows on the side of the cabin top are an easy trace and cut.
Once we have the bridge deck enclosed, it's time to pump in the heat! Although we have a few electric space heaters which we plug in for the smaller areas, when we want to get some good heat pumping in right away, we use our diesel heater with a hose going in the hatch of our guest head.
Lastly, we store the components we're using right away inside of a cooler with a heating pad on the bottom. This makes sure they store at a constant temperature of 70, even when we turn the heaters for the boat off overnight.
We hope you enjoy!
Link to the nursery heating pad: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
Link to interior lights: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Link to Amazon Wish List: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...
Cheers.
Great video
Hey Guys,
I watch you two do the work you need to do and learn how to do things correctly and it's really good to see.
It was really great to see Jessica bring a knife and tape measure to the store and just do her own cutting of the insulation sheets.
I work at a Home Depot and you would not believe the amount of people that come to the store entirely unprepared and unaware of how much room their vehicle has available to them. They seem to think that they can get a 4x8 sheet of plywood or insulation home in their little SUV.
So Thank You for thinking ahead and coming prepared and for all of us in the building materials department at HD, well done!
Hey MJ Sailing! Winterizing your unfinished boat is a big step towards getting it ready for open water adventures. Plus, it's so heartwarming to see Georgie the sea-going kitty doing well after a while. You guys always impress us with your attention to detail and preparation, like bringing your own tools to the store and being mindful of wire routing. Can't wait for the fairing work to be done so you can start fitting out the mechanicals! Remember, every step brings you closer to those open waters. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for the kind words! In December we're just going to keep our heads down and try to complete the fairing - and then we can move on to plumbing and wiring!! 😃
It's always one step forward and two steps back.....but, it always results in the finally!!
Yall need to outsource 1 special project. Like painting the inside of the boat. Take a brief break. Then focus on the electrical and furniture. May save you 6-12 months in time you could be out sailing.
We're getting to that point where we're ready to outsource the fairing - but I don't know any professional boat builders in the area - if only we were in Maine!! So December we're going to put our heads down and get it done.
That blue swearshirt really sets off your amazingly blue eyes.
Nice to see I'm not the only one that walks their cat, brilliant !
I love seeing cats on leashes!! You should check out our friends, @summerandthatguysailing - they have a very active Bengal they take out.
Just a bit of unsolicited advice. Notch the edge of that cooler so the wires of that heating pad can have a straight route out without being pinched. It doesnt take much to raise the resistance of those wires and cause problems. Hopefully now it will not be too long getting the fairing work done and you can start fitting out the mechanicals. Then the open water will be right around the corner.
I agree. Also, be careful using extension cords with space heaters. NEVER leave them unattended,and make sure they’re at least 12 gauge. Just a little advice from your friendly fire investigator.
Great to see "Georgie the sea going kitty" is alive and well--It's been a while !!
Poor thing has been cooped up in our Pacemaker for way too long. 😿
Accept the building mode lifestyle, don't stress about deadlines and timelines. The launch day will come too, but for now do what you need to do to be happy in the present.
We do enjoy the build - A Lot - but it feels like 2023 didn't bring many changes. Hopefully next year will let us feel like we're getting more done. ❤️
Some more J&M hacks. Containing heat, supplementing localized boat heat, maintaining a working temperature for boat products.
Not a boater. But I got a great common ground chuckle out of you cutting your product up prior to even paying. That’s my wife and I literally every trip to Lowe’s. The cashier folks are understanding… but when you pay for a bunch of extra cut, or the saw guy is just real nice and does a bunch for you, it can get confusing at check out. Keep up the great work and stay safe while you’re doing it. And warm.
Last year I did the cuts in the parking lot while it was cold and windy, and that was not a lot of fun, haha.
boy it is taking a very, very, very long time
Yes. Yes it is.
Having done a boat build myself from a completed hull I'm actually amazed at how much they've done in the time considering they just had a container full of bits to start with.
Here kitty kitty kitty. ;-) I like the warming pad idea. My boat is in my back yard so I just keep my materials in my office.
Wow ! Jessica you Rock 😂 your can do anything attitude is fantastic !
Thanks for sharing !
Cheers
Sail on.
Thanks so much Rick!!
Make a foam door with a doubled up tape hinge like a old fashioned leather hinge
The insulation must make a huge difference. Come to think of it perhaps insulaton would be help when sailing in higher latitudes and the tropics too. Save on the heatin and cooling. Lovely to see Georgie out for a walk.
Last winter was mild, but with the insulation we were able to keep the temperature around 60 degrees throughout the boat. Hopefully the same is true this winter!
Miss you guys. Glad to see Georgie in this one
Keep those window sized insulation panels for after you finished the boat, when you reach the tropics put them back in the windows shiny side out to keep the heat down in the cabin 😉
Nice work weatherizing the boat! Sorry you had to do that again. As Matt said "didn't think we'd have to do this again.".... Oh well... Keep on Truckin'!
He started throwing away last year's insulation in April and I was like "You might want to hang on to that...😬"
Happy weekend to you both..
Cold here in the NW but not like your cold.
Look forward to the day when you’re sailing the warmer parts of the globe…
Thank you!! We're really looking forward to those tropical beaches too, especially right now!! 🥶
Been over that bridge a lot of times. Sometimes it is like you cannot get over it.
In the summer we pretty much refuse to leave the island on the weekends, haha.
Visqueen & painters tape will hold the heat in. Light shines through it too. Actually cardboard does a descent job too.
Love your video's ... ...When you said you are behind i look at this way We all know if you rush building something things go wrong ...your both are doing a great job ..Your cat looks so much like my cat but my cat is a male
The good news is, one of the missing pieces that was holding us up has finally arrived, so this winter we'll be able to push forward onto a lot more exciting things!!
Never seen a cat be walked before
You shouldn't check out our friends with their Bengal - @summerandthatguysailing
Vi seguo dal primo giorno, grazie a voi ho anche comperato una barca in alluminio che ho ristrutturato seguendo molti dei vostri consigli. Vi amo, ma il vostro progetto sta diventando troppo lungo Forza ragazzi
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Awesome to hear about the new aluminum boat. Hopefully she serves you well for many years
Be great if you could get some local volunteers - pizza for work and knock off some tasks
Working in the cold is a bitch! You and Matt are producing a DIY boat build TV show on how to build a Top-Notch, fast cruising cat with a 2 person crew. I couldn't have done it.
I was really hoping this would be our last winter in Maryland, but I think there's still one more to come. Just gotta keep pushing along until one day we're in the water!
+1 for georgie
That was interesting when you went to the Home Depot for the insulation. I picked up the same line of products at the HD near us and I had a very similar experience as you did. The isles were filled with unloaded carts of materials and most of the insulation sheets were all banged up on the edges. There were just enough sheets that weren’t too bad to complete the project I was working on that day. I’m guessing that most of the HD’s in this area (central Ohio) all have resource issues, which accounts for a lot of material on carts and not on the shelves.
Hi from Finland! Nice to see big progress in your project! Hard work...
Thank you so much!! 🥰
You guys R funny. To HD on the day before and then just covering the windows. I think maybe you just spray foam the whole interior of that big tent and move in. Yea. The lounge area could be just "underneath there" and a kitchen area in one of the corners. Course then you might have to rig up a drain for the bathroom set up inside the boat. Yea. I could see that, a shower where you have the most progress in the boat then just a drain it outside. Aaand then a wood stove for keeping warm. Just have some cord wood delivered. A wood stove in the lounge area and another in the kitchen area. Then just start with the "OFF GRID" videos. Tell everybody that you've moved to Alaska. Yea. All good. So much fun. ~~~. Best wishes ~~~. ～ ✨🌸🌟‼🌟🌸✨～. Stumbling into perfection there MJ ～. Oh yea ✨🌸✨ ～. Not Worthy ～. from New Hampshire.
I had actually had grand plans that we'd be far enough along on the build to be able to move aboard this winter, have one area completed, and then work on the rest. I was so far off. 🤣
4 year build… it would take me 20!
That’s what she said 5:41 😂
Kitty Cat needs one of those heating pads also.
She has a nice heated bed in our Pacemaker, she really loves it. 😻
diesel heater - hint have another pipe from inside as the air intake - saves heating freezing air - RV's do this - more efficient - also run heat pipe down low as it helps with air circulation - you know it makes sense
They - the heater manufacturers - do recommended pulling in fresh air and not recirculating stale air. This being far from air tight, that may not be such a huge issue. But on our aluminum boat, it really needed the fresh
Jess' green eyes in 4k ...
Jessica, it's an El Nino year, expect a lot of snow.
Best wishes all.
We keep hearing it's going to be a harsh winter - NOT looking forward to that!
@@MJSailing So far above average temperature, most of the time.
Cold times, are average for the time of the year. Snow is regular, I am expecting 8-10 feet this year.
Best wishes from the North.
I would like to thank you guys for the link to the heat mat and thermostat. It works better than the one I was using. I have 2, 1 for sprouting and 1 for resin. Your diesel heater is a great idea. Will it heat the whole boat?
Cats have a timer for each activity. When the timer is up, they are done.
You're not wrong, haha. In fact, that's also me on some days!!
You should consider something like the ecoflow heat pump
We have the Ecoflow AC, we'll have to look into the heat one!
I would have draped insulation blankets of the boat the type we use to cover concrete flatwork
Hmmmm, I really like that idea!!
The sound of cutting that insulation! 🤯🤮
Hahaha, worse than nails on a chalkboard!
Matt said ye were behind schedule ... How far behind are ye and can ye make up that time with the next phase of construction? .... As much as I enjoy following this build with all your building tips and advice, I am soo looking forward to the fit out and electronics! Stay Safe & Fair Winds!! ☘
Maybe one day you'll finish that boat and lets hope it doesn't fall apart with all the temperature changes of where you're building it.
Not with all the resin we have in her!, haha. And it's good to know we got the a-ok from the builder when he came to visit last month.
have you thought about investing in a torpedo heater that will heat that tent in no time and a better heat for the inside
There are certain things (like kerosene ) we can't use to heat the interior because as they burn they leave a film. Maybe next winter once surfaces are finished, but not at the moment while we're still trying to get fairing and paint adhesion.
So, when is your plan to get the boat in the water and then finish off things you can do while floating? Sure seems you've been at it longer than planned? How much additional up grading has been added? I have enjoyed watching your boating adventures over the years.
We learned from our last boat that the entire project needs to be finished before splashing, or we'll get lazy about the rest of it, and the remaining projects won't get finished until we sell.
Right now we're loading at a splash date of summer 2025, fingers crossed!!
You have just completed the world's biggest chilly bin/Esky/Igloo (not sure what you call them in the US).
Hahaha, I think Igloo?
Just wondering - why did you choose the foil-backed poly-iso insulation, instead of extruded polystyrene board (XPS)/pink? I've used quite a bit of the poly-iso to reflect relatively high temp coal stove output, but everything else in the house is either XPS or rockwool batten for passive insulation.. An interesting characteristic of poly-iso is that the lower the temperature goes, the worse its insulation property gets.
It was cheaper per sheet for 1" at Home Depot, and it also feels better looking at the reflective surface vs pink board :)
Ahhh bridge traffic…
Was not expected in November! 🙁
do u need to do everything on the MM
maybe it was all of them vacations and stuff that put yall so far behind. i havent watched in 2 months and it does not look like much was done. so whats the time line now for a finished product?
We work seven days a week and our vacations are attending boat shows - which is work as well
What's the name of the unit and how much diesel does it go through?
It's a 8kw Vevor unit I purchased of Amazon. Since it arrived badly dented, they gave me the money back and didn't want it returned. It burns a 10th of a gallon and hour, but it's usually not running hard for us.
Cutting styrofoam...gosh what a great noise. ASMR for weirdos...
Used to watch till.the episode of trying to get cheap boat @ who gets what. . I admired your work till attitudes rudeness even showed.. understand stress of situation but afford leviz to work in cant b too hard. See what unfolds i was disapointed
Boat looks amazing. A TIP FOR KEEPING THE BOAT WARM AS U WANT.
THEY HAVE, ROLLS OF PLASTIC UP 100 FEET BY 80FEET. CONTRACTORS USE IT FOR CONCRETE SHOPPING CENTER POURS. ITS KIND OF CHEAP, THE THINNER THE CHEAPER. $. GUYS FROM HULL TO HULL, FRONT AND BACK. MAKING A , MEGA TENT, TEMPORARY, EVEN OUT OF CHEAP, BAMBO LONG POLES, A (( V ON EACH END OF THE CAT. CENTER POLE LIKE A SWING SET.
)) , UNROLL UNFOLD THE PLASTIC, 100 80 FEET IS MORE THAN ENOUGHT, TO DRAP DOWN TO THE GROUND ON ALL SIDES, PUT UP. POLES WITH, WIDE FLAT, PANS, WHERE NEEDED, TO PUSH UP THE PLASTIC HIGHER. THEN BLOW IN HEAT FROM THE GROUND WITH A TORPEDO CONSTRUCTION HEATER, IT CAN BE AS HOT AS YOU WANT. DUCK TAPE THE ENDS, IF IT RIPS, DUCK TAPE IT.
PEOPLE DO THIS ALL THE TIME. THEY BUILD HOUSE IN NORTH DOKOTA -30 ZERO, THIS WAY, A BIG TENT, AND BLOW HEAT IN IT. NEED, TO SEE IT ON A YACHT....GO TO SAILING, ( YABA ). THERE IN BRAZIL, AND HAD TO BUILD A FULL TEMPORARY PLASTIC TENT OVER, THERE WOOD YACHT, TO WORK.
THEY USED BAMBOO, YES, BRAZIL WAS RAIN, AND SUN, NOT COLD, BUT THE SAME IDEA APPLIES TO YOU.. BUT, U NEED, A BREAK, A SPA WEEK FILLED WITH DRINKS, BEEN BURNT OUT SUCKS, WHEN U CANT SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL.SO STOP, REST, SCREW EACH OTHERS BRAIN'S OUT. AND WATCH SUNSETS, WITH NO CELLS, NO CAMERAS, NO TVS, JUST BE A COUPLE, AND REMEMBERED, ALL THE COOL, SPOTS IN THE WORLD YOU TWO HAVE SEEN.
AND, DRESSING UP LIKE A PIRATE, AND THE WENCH, WITH A GALLON OF RUM WILL HELP ALSO,😂😅🎉