Had the pleasure of meeting Damien and Birk at the boat today, 1st August, a very pleasant experience. Sadly had to keep my distance due to a bad head cold. With all that said, the warm reception was really appreciated, along with seeing the boat firsthand was worth the very brief visit. Keep up the great work guys. Wish I could have had more time. Thank you very much . Stuart from Sydenham Vic
@@2UZFE So they say. When I made that comment, I had thought that Bruce and Peggy had bought a trawler and renamed it Brupeg. Now, however, I know that they built the boat, and Brupeg is the original name, so I can appreciate it's significance.
Your either a good welder or a good grinder--lol!! it takes a lot of work to make it look right- so good on you for fakin it until you make it!! Thanks from Arizona!!
I know that’s the saying but given I have zero welding training and I’m 100% self taught it normally feels like people think I should be a pro if I’m doing anything with a welder without taking into account the learning process. Some of the welds we do onboard are shit, and they get ground out until they are replaced with a weld we are happy with. I’m glad we are the type that just give stuff a go rather than assume we shouldn’t until we are an expert
@@ProjectBrupeg Prob a bit late now but; Only drag if there's slag (stick) - lay the torch over 30/45 degrees, use longer stick-out and crank up the gas. Main thing is protect yourselves from the ally dust - _REAL_ toxic long-term! I had an old knackered Boston Whaler years ago called _Wreck_ _Ignition_ !
Noooooooooooo! Not the dinghy with the compound cuts! Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey, my head still hurts from the time you were putting this together. 🤣 Pretty good job cleaning up those alum welds, btw. Thanks for sharing, guys. Hope you're all keeping well. Stay safe and keep up the awesome work. PS. Spotted Mishka skippering the dinghy in the outro. I still love the smell of veggie oil in the mornin'. ✌
Hi FastHatTrick. It was uncomfortable to video them leaving, which does make it hard to give any closure for the audience. We appreciate it came across weird, it was very weird onboard. Goodbyes are sometimes hard. What we aim to do is be respectful to those that volunteer and contribute to the project.
@@ProjectBrupeg Hopefully you all will cross paths again, their spirit will always be there. We are all getting excited as everything is coming together, granted there will always be more "things", but it is getting close!
@@ProjectBrupegYeah. From a viewer point of view, an acknowledgment in the video that their involvement is over, and a few words on the reasons of their departure, even the fact that they maybe did not want to give the reasons publicly; would have been great. But you are the masters of your content, so be it.
The dinghy is a proud vessel that will serve you well (and right! 😂). I'm a little worried about the size! I can visualise room for a load of hard tack with toilet paper + one driver!
evening Just watched an episode of Brupeg Started of OK now its welding on welding after Ive watched the 10 episodes 90% of which were all about welding I cannot watch anymore give us a break or I'll have to give you a break !
Experience to deal with the challenges of welding thin aluminum based on lessons learned. Layers upon weld layers, finding the best location out of the wind. Checking for leaks with air/water/soapy water. Getting there, starting the 15 hp.
Yes I have done a lot of aluminium welding on small boats and utility trays if you tack the two pieces of aluminium together and then use a gas blow torch to heat them to about 800 degrees so that the pieces you are welding are at a even temperature then run your beads. This works well when you are welding different thickness aluminium.
That explains a lot, after we’ve been doing a lot of welding in one area. It does seem to run better so I imagine there’s a lot of heat transfer going on. Thanks for the tip. Dame
Instead of coating blades with wax there is a much better product to use when cutting soft metals. Boelube works absolutely amazing for that purpose, I use it on all my solid carbide burrs and rotary files to prevent load up. The Boelube solid stick is what I normally use, it also works good on abrasive wheels and drill bits. Boelube was delveloped by Boeing for use with aircraft manufacturing. I am in the process of building a very unconventional 68' aluminum sailing catamaran that is powered by a pair of 1500hp General electric T58 turboshaft engines
Wax works perfectly. I work in heights safety installing, we only ever use wax for our blades and our drill bits. For the amount Damien works with ally, I think he'll be fine.
Those holes on that plate are close to edge. Is that ok. Good to be able to launch soon. Better than just starting. Should be a celebration once brupeg is in the water. Good you use masks with aluminium. Measuring in the tailshaft flange & gearbox flange will have completed a big task. Safe working.
If she still leaks you could spray it with that "rhino liner" bed liner stuff, same stuff they used on that little carbon fibre submarine. Didn't help those guys, but your collection of tubes is trying to stay on top of the water and not under it.
Wet, bare feet on those smooth aluminium steps sounds risky. Perhaps a few strips of 'Stair Tread' anti-slip would be a simple fix... 🤔 Any plans to install a plank seat? Sitting on those tubes in the hot sun could lead to a scorched bum, plus it's less likely you'll get tossed over in rough waters...
You should name the aluminium dinghy "Mishka" because it is small and robust thought of this when I saw the outake with Mishka going for a ride when you first floated it. From Dave in Adelaide
You should be able to put electric start on that motor. It looks like it already has the right flywheel, just need the electric start version of the flywheel cover, starter and wire it up.. my 9.9 has the ability for electric start, so a 15 should also..
I would think that with the materials, welding wire, gas, electrical system, gas engine, and what ever else that you spent in it that you probably could bought a complete boat, do you think
Not even close. A friend was quoted $9500 for a new version of this RIB. A new outboard would be $2500. So far including outboard and all materials we have spent less than $1500 for a dinghy that will be tough as nails, and indefinitely repairable onboard.
Excellent video. Very interesting and informative. Just wondering about the need to have the pontoons 100% sealed? Most of the time they will be out of the water, and any water that does get in can be removed by a one way drain valve - that will fit into the existing drain hole. It does look like a very strong work horse.
All fun and games until you have to learn how to weld aluminum. Been there done that, once you get experience under your belt and develop lots of patience eventually you will learn how to weld aluminum. Damian, Try not to grind away too much material, that will create very weak welds. cheers bud
I was wondering why you did not fill the alu boat with expanding foam before welding...Will you bring the alu weld on Brupeg?? Anyway,just a reflection, you all seem to tackle problems and get anything fixed,good jobs!! Allda bestes from Sweden..!!👍⚒️⚓
That was painful to watch. TIG aluminum is very much benefited with a foot pedal. All I have ever TIG welded with is pedal; so I am abit biased. But heat control is the key as usual; just especially with aluminum. The material is cold at first but is such a great conductor, then it all starts to get too hot so back some heat out or blow threw; but making these corrections/adjustments as you are going. This also helps to get "perfect dimes" then whats the point of grinding back to make inevitable leaks and weak spots/poor penetration spots because the material was too cold and not enough heat was put in. blah blah. Either way, looks like you are on track to figuring it all out; keep on keeping on. Peace and Love
Thanks mate. Our machine can take a pedal but we don’t have one. This is the first alloy welding we have done with it so it was very much learning to TIG alloy whilst having to get the job done. I think it’s going to become a common metal for us, really love it when it just goes right. Found in the end we were bouncing between 90 amps for the really thin joints and 145amps when we needed to fuse down some of the bigger MIG welds.
@@ProjectBrupeg If you can, (when you can) pickup a pedal and learn the extra input. It will revolutionize your welding skills and you wont want to use anything but the TIG. I can tig just as fast/well as a mig with the extra heat control the pedal offers. Wind picking up? Throw a larger cup on with a defuser. Gas flow and mixture make up ALOT of aluminum welding. You are on track about the prep/ fresh stainless wheel. But I never use a wax/oil to cut my material. That is asking for contaminants; Just slow with a carbide; the aluminum might start gumming/galling to the teeth; just pick it out of them on occasion, it will pop right off. I have used water to help cool LONG cuts. Keep poking at it mate; cheers
Nah, this one was always meant to be as small as poss. It’s job is just to ferry people and parts from shore to wharf and we always planned for a bigger dinghy as well that was to be more of an exploration dinghy. Just haven’t built/brought the big dinghy yet
Without wishing to be a youtube troll, I don't see any benefit in building a tender from aluminium tubes filled with foam. As already seen, the aluminium is a bugger to weld and if water gets in the foam is useless. Don't spend any more time/money/effort on it and get back to the big things that really matter! Best Regards.
We need a dinghy if we are to go on anchor. It has to be strong and handle a wheelchair. We have almost finished our little ’tank’ and are very happy with it. I love how tough it is and that we made it. Cheers Jess
I admire you for your perseverance
Thanks Albert
Right tool for the job - what a difference with the new welder!
Had the pleasure of meeting Damien and Birk at the boat today, 1st August, a very pleasant experience. Sadly had to keep my distance due to a bad head cold. With all that said, the warm reception was really appreciated, along with seeing the boat firsthand was worth the very brief visit.
Keep up the great work guys. Wish I could have had more time.
Thank you very much .
Stuart from Sydenham Vic
Thanks Stuart. Great to see you today mate.
Dingy needs to be named Peglet.. as in the offspring of Brupeg...
I would have preferred to see Brupeg renamed. Not the most attractive name ever.
The boat and name has so much history, to rename it would feel like calling the Grand Canyon, the Arizona water culvert…
@@ProjectBrupeg Bruce and Peggy approve of retaining the name, I'm sure.
@@jaygee5693 It's bad luck to re-name a boat !
@@2UZFE So they say.
When I made that comment, I had thought that Bruce and Peggy had bought a trawler and renamed it Brupeg. Now, however, I know that they built the boat, and Brupeg is the original name, so I can appreciate it's significance.
Great Job ! Wish it `did not end xxx
Your either a good welder or a good grinder--lol!! it takes a lot of work to make it look right- so good on you for fakin it until you make it!! Thanks from Arizona!!
I know that’s the saying but given I have zero welding training and I’m 100% self taught it normally feels like people think I should be a pro if I’m doing anything with a welder without taking into account the learning process. Some of the welds we do onboard are shit, and they get ground out until they are replaced with a weld we are happy with. I’m glad we are the type that just give stuff a go rather than assume we shouldn’t until we are an expert
@@ProjectBrupeg Prob a bit late now but; Only drag if there's slag (stick) - lay the torch over 30/45 degrees, use longer stick-out and crank up the gas.
Main thing is protect yourselves from the ally dust - _REAL_ toxic long-term!
I had an old knackered Boston Whaler years ago called _Wreck_ _Ignition_ !
It appears that a grinder can make anybody look like a good welder
love the close up of the weld thanks, a good start!
Glad you liked it!
that tig weld shot was freaking awesome!
looking good guys stay safe all
Noooooooooooo! Not the dinghy with the compound cuts! Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey, my head still hurts from the time you were putting this together. 🤣 Pretty good job cleaning up those alum welds, btw. Thanks for sharing, guys. Hope you're all keeping well. Stay safe and keep up the awesome work. PS. Spotted Mishka skippering the dinghy in the outro. I still love the smell of veggie oil in the mornin'. ✌
Patience is a virtue ........... "The Tigger Tank" ;)
Brilliant as usual.
I would have gone with closed cell foam for the dinghy the first go round.
20/20 hindsight.
So the difference between a good weld and a bad weld is the grinder!!!😅😅😅
Yes and paint…
Hi, can we please have 12 videos per week? 2 hours each would work well for me. Regards, loyal and avid Brupeg follower. ❤
That was a bizarre 2 second "bye" to those two
Hi FastHatTrick. It was uncomfortable to video them leaving, which does make it hard to give any closure for the audience. We appreciate it came across weird, it was very weird onboard. Goodbyes are sometimes hard. What we aim to do is be respectful to those that volunteer and contribute to the project.
@@ProjectBrupeg Hopefully you all will cross paths again, their spirit will always be there. We are all getting excited as everything is coming together, granted there will always be more "things", but it is getting close!
@@ProjectBrupegYeah. From a viewer point of view, an acknowledgment in the video that their involvement is over, and a few words on the reasons of their departure, even the fact that they maybe did not want to give the reasons publicly; would have been great. But you are the masters of your content, so be it.
The dinghy is a proud vessel that will serve you well (and right! 😂). I'm a little worried about the size! I can visualise room for a load of hard tack with toilet paper + one driver!
The dinghy was a mind bender to get the angles on both sides to match. Great video 2x👍
She should handcuff him to the welder then launch the boat. Otherwise he will never stop welding. haha.
evening Just watched an episode of Brupeg Started of OK now its welding on welding after Ive watched the 10 episodes 90% of which were all about welding I cannot watch anymore give us a break or I'll have to give you a break !
Experience to deal with the challenges of welding thin aluminum based on lessons learned. Layers upon weld layers, finding the best location out of the wind. Checking for leaks with air/water/soapy water. Getting there, starting the 15 hp.
Yes I have done a lot of aluminium welding on small boats and utility trays if you tack the two pieces of aluminium together and then use a gas blow torch to heat them to about 800 degrees so that the pieces you are welding are at a even temperature then run your beads.
This works well when you are welding different thickness aluminium.
That explains a lot, after we’ve been doing a lot of welding in one area. It does seem to run better so I imagine there’s a lot of heat transfer going on. Thanks for the tip. Dame
Hello guys
Instead of coating blades with wax there is a much better product to use when cutting soft metals. Boelube works absolutely amazing for that purpose, I use it on all my solid carbide burrs and rotary files to prevent load up. The Boelube solid stick is what I normally use, it also works good on abrasive wheels and drill bits. Boelube was delveloped by Boeing for use with aircraft manufacturing.
I am in the process of building a very unconventional 68' aluminum sailing catamaran that is powered by a pair of 1500hp General electric T58 turboshaft engines
Wax works perfectly. I work in heights safety installing, we only ever use wax for our blades and our drill bits. For the amount Damien works with ally, I think he'll be fine.
Nice one 👍 next time your using the spool gun run it with about 3/4 to 1 inch of stickout lots of gas and push the weld dont drag
Seems like a fitting with a tire valve and a small pressure gauge would be handy for chasing down leaks. Just a few PSI would do it.
It's best if you Tig weld on the boat it penetrates a whole lot better and seals it up and doesn't leave ferocity behind like the spool gun.....
Those holes on that plate are close to edge. Is that ok. Good to be able to launch soon. Better than just starting. Should be a celebration once brupeg is in the water. Good you use masks with aluminium. Measuring in the tailshaft flange & gearbox flange will have completed a big task. Safe working.
That little boat needs a bullbar and a set of spot lights. 😊
i love the dji products, i have the osmo pocket 2 and love it. awesome piece of camera
Yip. We have been really blown away by how good they are. Same story with their wireless mics and drones
@@ProjectBrupeg i ordered some el cheapo wireless mics from China, lets see how they work.
If she still leaks you could spray it with that "rhino liner" bed liner stuff, same stuff they used on that little carbon fibre submarine. Didn't help those guys, but your collection of tubes is trying to stay on top of the water and not under it.
Wet, bare feet on those smooth aluminium steps sounds risky. Perhaps a few strips of 'Stair Tread' anti-slip would be a simple fix... 🤔 Any plans to install a plank seat? Sitting on those tubes in the hot sun could lead to a scorched bum, plus it's less likely you'll get tossed over in rough waters...
That all needed to be Tig welded thin Ali is a real pain with MIG. You could try a sealant inside to deal with any pin holes
"When you climb up with your bear feet.." 😄🥰
Dammit I’ve given it away, Dame is part Sasquatch
Best motors those Mariner 9.9s and 15s (Yamaha) it’ll run on any fuel probably even diesel. I’ve got a 1982 model still runs like new.
Bravo dingy
You're much further ahead if you put a thick aluminum backing pad in behind the patch instead of trying to do a butt joint.
You should name the aluminium dinghy "Mishka" because it is small and robust thought of this when I saw the outake with Mishka going for a ride when you first floated it.
From Dave in Adelaide
You need a couple of handily on the back to help getting in the dings
You should be able to put electric start on that motor. It looks like it already has the right flywheel, just need the electric start version of the flywheel cover, starter and wire it up.. my 9.9 has the ability for electric start, so a 15 should also..
Could you pour some sort of tank sealant in to give a little more insurance for leaks? I know they make something like that to seal gas tanks.
Looks like davits would be helpful!
I would think that with the materials, welding wire, gas, electrical system, gas engine, and what ever else that you spent in it that you probably could bought a complete boat, do you think
Not even close. A friend was quoted $9500 for a new version of this RIB. A new outboard would be $2500. So far including outboard and all materials we have spent less than $1500 for a dinghy that will be tough as nails, and indefinitely repairable onboard.
use wax on sanding pads to it helps
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I miss the clip with Dame jumping on the door in the intro. :(
I would keep the battery cables and use them for some nav lights or later if you get a battery start motor… just an idea
That is such a versatile welder.
Do you have an abrasives sponsor? You must go through a ton of discs.
So far no. We do buy them but the box of 200 at a time though
Excellent video. Very interesting and informative. Just wondering about the need to have the pontoons 100% sealed? Most of the time they will be out of the water, and any water that does get in can be removed by a one way drain valve - that will fit into the existing drain hole. It does look like a very strong work horse.
Thanks the plan is weld it 100% air tight. We can’t be bothered with a dinghy that slowly fills up with water.
Woohoo 🎉🥳
Dingy is going to get hot in the sun……….
I have the exact same outboard, Fun Fact its actually a Yamaha.
We found that out recently with the fuel fittings.
@@ProjectBrupeg i had the same issue, bloody good motors
All fun and games until you have to learn how to weld aluminum. Been there done that, once you get experience under your belt and develop lots of patience eventually you will learn how to weld aluminum. Damian, Try not to grind away too much material, that will create very weak welds. cheers bud
I was wondering why you did not fill the alu boat with expanding foam before welding...Will you bring the alu weld on Brupeg?? Anyway,just a reflection, you all seem to tackle problems and get anything fixed,good jobs!!
Allda bestes from Sweden..!!👍⚒️⚓
Yes we will be taking the new welder with us
I wonder if you could pressurize it and put tire sealant inside....
Aluminium oxide forms on aluminium within a few minutes. Like, in the time it takes to set up your camera?
BEST thing about aluminium boats - NO paint needed, EVER!
I said 70, unfortunately here in Adelaide
Does the dinghy need anodes?
What is the name going to be for the dinghy? Good work on the repairs guys.
Thanks Matt. We will need to discuss this at the round table
@@ProjectBrupeg ua-cam.com/video/dviEWs_VIG4/v-deo.html
Ironically, this is exactly what we are planning the next round table to look like.
@@ProjectBrupeg get some coconuts, looks like some nice workouts dancing on tables and singing.
That was painful to watch. TIG aluminum is very much benefited with a foot pedal. All I have ever TIG welded with is pedal; so I am abit biased. But heat control is the key as usual; just especially with aluminum. The material is cold at first but is such a great conductor, then it all starts to get too hot so back some heat out or blow threw; but making these corrections/adjustments as you are going. This also helps to get "perfect dimes" then whats the point of grinding back to make inevitable leaks and weak spots/poor penetration spots because the material was too cold and not enough heat was put in. blah blah. Either way, looks like you are on track to figuring it all out; keep on keeping on. Peace and Love
Thanks mate. Our machine can take a pedal but we don’t have one. This is the first alloy welding we have done with it so it was very much learning to TIG alloy whilst having to get the job done. I think it’s going to become a common metal for us, really love it when it just goes right. Found in the end we were bouncing between 90 amps for the really thin joints and 145amps when we needed to fuse down some of the bigger MIG welds.
@@ProjectBrupeg If you can, (when you can) pickup a pedal and learn the extra input. It will revolutionize your welding skills and you wont want to use anything but the TIG. I can tig just as fast/well as a mig with the extra heat control the pedal offers. Wind picking up? Throw a larger cup on with a defuser. Gas flow and mixture make up ALOT of aluminum welding.
You are on track about the prep/ fresh stainless wheel. But I never use a wax/oil to cut my material. That is asking for contaminants; Just slow with a carbide; the aluminum might start gumming/galling to the teeth; just pick it out of them on occasion, it will pop right off. I have used water to help cool LONG cuts.
Keep poking at it mate; cheers
Thanks
Bus grease monkey
He can find you a 671
That's all he does
There's no sound
Give it a few minutes. UA-cam is still processing the video file
ok here no problem
@@ProjectBrupegI went out and welded a door and came back and it worked. Excellent work y'all do.
Turn your wire speed down
dinghy to small?
Nah, this one was always meant to be as small as poss. It’s job is just to ferry people and parts from shore to wharf and we always planned for a bigger dinghy as well that was to be more of an exploration dinghy. Just haven’t built/brought the big dinghy yet
You're making a metal model of a dinghy? As a sculpture? Some sort of artwork?
If you wanted an actual dinghy you would....get a dinghy?
I mean. Why?
What a stupid thing to say in public, each to their own I guess. Dame
Without wishing to be a youtube troll, I don't see any benefit in building a tender from aluminium tubes filled with foam.
As already seen, the aluminium is a bugger to weld and if water gets in the foam is useless.
Don't spend any more time/money/effort on it and get back to the big things that really matter!
Best Regards.
We need a dinghy if we are to go on anchor. It has to be strong and handle a wheelchair. We have almost finished our little ’tank’ and are very happy with it. I love how tough it is and that we made it. Cheers Jess