With all the other boat building channels I watch getting their boats in the water, yours is going to be bitter sweet. It's one of the last channels I follow that is still in production.
We do appreciate all the extra effort! If I think about all the extra time and effort it must take in recording and editing these videos I'm left with one conclusion. You could be done and sailing now! So Thank You So Very Much!
Never bored with your content, it is always a learning curve🤙🏼🤙🏼 you will love the clean and bright engine rooms when you are in there at night fixing something during a storm🤪🤪🇦🇺🇦🇺
I said it before, i'll say it to the heat death of the universe, this cat is the best cat ever made. I doubt there's any company out there that's ever made one as good as this one, given what we've all seen on the old interwebs. Top notch work.
Rosco, I doubt there are any of your viewers that have left watching you to wait for you to start sailing! Fiberglassing/composites is your business! We recognize you as the expert from whom we can learn a lot of things that we will certainly need to do in maintaining our own boats. Following you is a "no-brainer" on our part to learn by listening and watching! I, for one, will definitely be using the flow-coat to spruce up the looks of the boat and add additional waterproofing. I take note of everything you say and if I can't remember something I need to know, rest assured I will thank you many times over for archiving it all for our later reference! We are so glad that Janet has enough time to join in "the fun", for her work really stands out! And that goes for the children as well! That wiring layout on the whole boat is one for the books!
Great to see you are still at it Ross we are never bored looking at your progress it would not be the same if you did not put so much effort in to showing what it takes to get some of these jobs done, it is a credit to you and Janet for the great finish you are achieving and you are such an inspiration i am shore to a lot of people including myself love your work and your can do attitude.
You cannot keep a good man down and Rossco you are a good man. Where some see problems you see solutions. You build quality and robustness at every part of this build. A real contrast to the production boat marlarkey - particularly for brands that begin with an L and especially if thrown together in a certain South African yard. Keep on keeping on.😀👍⛵️
Your filming is always greatly appreciated. I especially like the awkward bits and your wonderful humor. Never forget that this series is as much a record for your grandkids as it is entertaining for the masses. Thanks Paw Paw...😂😂😂
Hi Ross, greetings from Naples Florida. Well I’ve finally made up my mind. After seeing the absolutely beautiful work that you did on your Cat, I’d like to put my order in for one just like yours. I’ll pay for most of the materials provided you build it for me plus, you will have another 5 years of UA-cam videos. I thought about it and I’m convinced that it is a great deal for you. Let me know when you are ready to hear my color schemes. Hahaha Your boat is amazing, God bless you and I wish you many happy times on the boat and tons of memories. Good luck Buddy ❤⛵️🇦🇺🇺🇸
Ross - It is a feature, not a bug. Think of it as a privacy door for the helm station😁😁. In reality, I see some cutting and relocation of the bottom helm stair coming up.
we definitely appreciate you, Ross.... doing a marvelous job!!! been following you since the beginning days of 'Life of the Mold'. and we're still coming back.... you mentioned the Launch word today... when are you projecting to launch.?
Always impressed with the camera angles Ross 👍😂 What's more impressive is how a bid lad like you get's into wee spaces like your engine bay. Great job.
You have come a long way Roscoe and it is looking amazing so good to see the progress. Im looking at this video in April and it is christmas time on the time line. xxx
Washington State USA waving a hand. Thank you for sharing this build! As we were watching this evening we noticed the bi-fold issue. Could be a lot of work. Seawind Catamarans has a door that might be the answer. Folds in and flips up and out of the way. Looking forward to your progress! Cheers!🍻
Some window film might be a good option for those windows or even adding a window shutter of those bifold doors that can be removed to detour break in theft. I don’t see this on boats but if it was mine I would want some sort of roll door cover like an awning that is made of antitheft fiber to stop thefts.
Great progress! Glad you got her doors fitted. Looking more at the end of the tunnel now. Since there is a bit of delay between actual and the video release, I can’t imagine how it looks today! Got plenty of lighting in the engine room? Cant believe how big it actually is!
In the helm step case ,switch from ,right to left . So when you enter the staircase your first foot is left ( now right ) should create enough space for the doors to be opened.
Very much appreciate the effort of filming - love your work! With that cockpit step - could you cut down the height so the door can swing over it? Can't quite tell how much would be needed - maybe too much but just a thought!
Rhys, thanks for the comment. Step would be next yo useless sadly if I cut it down, but moving it back or notching it out will be much more useful.Hard for you guys to see on the video but I am certain of this.
Thought you were going to tell us at end that you had painted yourself into the locker and would have to wait out the cure time... he he. Can you make up some plastic washers/cones to isolate the SS Screws from the Aluminum frame by taking a flat plastic washer (cut from thin sheet of hdpm plastic stock) and heating it with hot air gun and screwed in place loosely to reform it in place as an isolator ? Perhaps make up a wooden buck with tapered screw holes as form to make a dozen at once ? Doug had similar issue on Seeker's wheelhouse...
Just thinking about those stainless steel screws in contact with the aluminum door frame. If the aluminium is powder coated or anodized, there should be a barrier between the two metals. Otherwise maybe some butyl tape around the head of the screw, good for waterproofing as well.
Hi love your channel. Was looking at your doodrs. Could you swap the two centre doors by flipping them if you more room on the starboard side for the locking door to open. This could be way to late as your date of up loading to youtube.Keep up the great work and the good humor. Cheers
What was in the "Snack Crate"? Roo burgers? DropBear Croquettes? 😝 Polishing out the gel coat does make it easier to keep clean eh? You're the master Rosco! Cheers! Rickster
The rounded edge on the hardtop may have been a big mistake. It will allow water to wick around the edge and run halfway across the bottom of the roof before it drips off in the middle of the cockpit.
Been watching your video's for sometime now and have enjoyed them. I like the look of your windows and doors but I can see how the bi-fold is very complex. How would the left bi-fold work without the door handle....would it be possible to have a flat handle on the outside?? Just a thought.
Looking great Rosco! Rather than adapting the step, why not have the 4 door panels into the cabin all concertina across to starboard and latch to the locker you built?
BOEGGER-This kind of fabric on a roll like an awning is what I’d want for those doors. Safety protection: Its material 316 stainless steel wire offers superior strength that can prevent damage from knives, scissors, hammers and saws. This aids to ensure your safety in your house or office and give you peace of mind. . Marine use fabric available
I have to ask 19:39 how did you get it into EVERY orifice? Good call doing the step later, I recon just cut the whole lower step out. And lastly... Rod holders???
9:14 rather than coating them, why not simply eliminate the issue by having a few plastic (high density) sleeves made to sit around the screw where it would contact the dissimilar metal. It's done for electronics in high shake marine grade equipment, it should work just fine for the boat too. 10:46 there are some in door hinges that work by pressing a ... ugh the word escapes me, essentially, the mechanism is actuated by pulling or pushing (depending on use) on a piece of metal that usually is flush with the door. They're not that common, i have used such a mechanism once and it was custom made for the client and provided to us, so i'm not sure where to point you, that said, it's as low profile as it gets.
Thanks Ash, good thinking.Sadly haven't quite got the space and would potentially make the entry step too high, have done the step route and sorted it perfectly.Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls It's only a small notch that it needs. Instead of lowering the whole step and throwing off the stairs geometry, could you just cut a small wedge shaped notch in the back of the step? Its pretty far back, probably no will step there anyway and you could incorporate a latch tucked out of the way to hold the door open.
small stepps put-- u get it done... and your dors are supernice.. want 2 se the modified steps..2 the helm.. shit happens att big projekt.. u can't plan everything.. and yess we wan't the videos!!!
Can you not drop the step an inch or two for clearance of the whole door bottom and maybe move the second step away a bit to allow it to open completely ? I am sure that can be done on the run as your skills seem to only be limited by time.
@@LifeOnTheHulls A Swedish couple is building their own vwssel and the time delays are about 1-2 weeks. At least your responses to my comments aren't lagging 4 months Lol lol lol. Oh well, i guess it is what it is. PS Would you say a prayer for me this weekend. Some pretty heavy stuff coming down on Monday.
Not yet mate, so much to do, it will be finished on launch.The struggle of recording and working on my own.I have always been 4 months behind from the start, purposefully done for security and logistical reasons and simply I don't have the time to edit the balance on my own.
Contortionist, something I can do, not perfect but will do. Blood, sweat, tears. It's all in the details 300 - 1200. She'll sparkle and twinkle on the water.
This is a security of my family issue and for the industrial estates sevurity Just about every youtube channel is months behind for this very reason, makes no odds as it is evergreen in any case.
This project is so impressive. I still can’t believe it started with just the mold. Great work. So incredible 👍🏻
Thanks mate, appreciate you watching..
With all the other boat building channels I watch getting their boats in the water, yours is going to be bitter sweet. It's one of the last channels I follow that is still in production.
So true… sad to see Tally Ho getting close to finish too…
We do appreciate all the extra effort! If I think about all the extra time and effort it must take in recording and editing these videos I'm left with one conclusion. You could be done and sailing now! So Thank You So Very Much!
Thanks David, I reckon the youtube has added at least a year to this but all good fun.Ross
I won't speak for all, But I apperciate what you do to get us these videos! Thank you sir!
Good onya mate, cheers
Never bored with your content, it is always a learning curve🤙🏼🤙🏼 you will love the clean and bright engine rooms when you are in there at night fixing something during a storm🤪🤪🇦🇺🇦🇺
I said it before, i'll say it to the heat death of the universe, this cat is the best cat ever made. I doubt there's any company out there that's ever made one as good as this one, given what we've all seen on the old interwebs. Top notch work.
Fair dinkum!
I wish I had the money to buy this when you decided to sell.
I really appreciate all the work of filming Ross! Oh man, is that boat beautiful, all the details make it that way! Thanks so much, great episode!
Rosco, I doubt there are any of your viewers that have left watching you to wait for you to start sailing! Fiberglassing/composites is your business! We recognize you as the expert from whom we can learn a lot of things that we will certainly need to do in maintaining our own boats. Following you is a "no-brainer" on our part to learn by listening and watching! I, for one, will definitely be using the flow-coat to spruce up the looks of the boat and add additional waterproofing. I take note of everything you say and if I can't remember something I need to know, rest assured I will thank you many times over for archiving it all for our later reference! We are so glad that Janet has enough time to join in "the fun", for her work really stands out! And that goes for the children as well! That wiring layout on the whole boat is one for the books!
Thanks mate, always hope there is some value in these videos.Great to hear you are able to apply this into the future.Regrds Ross.
You keep squeezing into those tight spaces Rossco, we do appreciate all the hassle of setting up the cameras. Great work as always.
Thanks again Andy, love a small space challenge.
Great to see you are still at it Ross we are never bored looking at your progress it would not be the same if you did not put so much effort in to showing what it takes to get some of these jobs done, it is a credit to you and Janet for the great finish you are achieving and you are such an inspiration i am shore to a lot of people including myself love your work and your can do attitude.
Thanks 👍Craig, we both really appreciate your comment.Great stuff mate.Ross
You cannot keep a good man down and Rossco you are a good man.
Where some see problems you see solutions.
You build quality and robustness at every part of this build. A real contrast to the production boat marlarkey - particularly for brands that begin with an L and especially if thrown together in a certain South African yard.
Keep on keeping on.😀👍⛵️
Thanks Norman, it certainly does beg the question, how these yards get away with these boats , thanks for your kind words.Rossco
Ross… you never disappoint. Always cracking wise. My kind of fella. 😂🇨🇦
Thanks Bill, great to hear from you mate.
I appreciate all the footage!
Thanks mate
Very nice work as always Ross
And even another modification 😉
Have a greate weekend.
Cheers.
Haha,the mods never end mate, just had to be done.Have a great weekend Martin, love your work.
hi the cat is looking very nice grate work .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😄
Cheers Greg
Your filming is always greatly appreciated. I especially like the awkward bits and your wonderful humor. Never forget that this series is as much a record for your grandkids as it is entertaining for the masses. Thanks Paw Paw...😂😂😂
Hi Ross, greetings from Naples Florida. Well I’ve finally made up my mind. After seeing the absolutely beautiful work that you did on your Cat, I’d like to put my order in for one just like yours. I’ll pay for most of the materials provided you build it for me plus, you will have another 5 years of UA-cam videos. I thought about it and I’m convinced that it is a great deal for you. Let me know when you are ready to hear my color schemes. Hahaha Your boat is amazing, God bless you and I wish you many happy times on the boat and tons of memories. Good luck Buddy ❤⛵️🇦🇺🇺🇸
This is one Awesome Cat build and Rossoc you and Wife are doing a Awesome job building Her
Thanks Gregory, appreciate your comment mate.Ross
🙋♂️I appreciate all the effort you put in for the footage you share with us!
Ross - It is a feature, not a bug. Think of it as a privacy door for the helm station😁😁. In reality, I see some cutting and relocation of the bottom helm stair coming up.
we definitely appreciate you, Ross.... doing a marvelous job!!! been following you since the beginning days of 'Life of the Mold'. and we're still coming back.... you mentioned the Launch word today... when are you projecting to launch.?
thank you for all the hard work
Cheers Blake, love a bit of hard work.
Looks absolutely amazing, soooo close now 👍😊
Thanks Felix.
Always impressed with the camera angles Ross 👍😂
What's more impressive is how a bid lad like you get's into wee spaces like your engine bay. Great job.
You have come a long way Roscoe and it is looking amazing so good to see the progress. Im looking at this video in April and it is christmas time on the time line. xxx
Thanks so much, the delay really is necessary for a project like this so I can fathom the work and put it onto the correct context.Ross
Ahhh good footy ya! Love it.
Thanks mate
Washington State USA waving a hand. Thank you for sharing this build! As we were watching this evening we noticed the bi-fold issue. Could be a lot of work. Seawind Catamarans has a door that might be the answer. Folds in and flips up and out of the way. Looking forward to your progress! Cheers!🍻
Thanks for commenting Don.All sorted now,but was a bit of work to deal with the issue.Rossco
Some window film might be a good option for those windows or even adding a window shutter of those bifold doors that can be removed to detour break in theft. I don’t see this on boats but if it was mine I would want some sort of roll door cover like an awning that is made of antitheft fiber to stop thefts.
Great progress! Glad you got her doors fitted. Looking more at the end of the tunnel now. Since there is a bit of delay between actual and the video release, I can’t imagine how it looks today! Got plenty of lighting in the engine room? Cant believe how big it actually is!
In the helm step case ,switch from ,right to left . So when you enter the staircase your first foot is left ( now right ) should create enough space for the doors to be opened.
I would have to rebuild the entire step, simple solution was to reduce the tread size.
Hello from Siesta Key Florida
Gidday mate, thanks for dropping in.Rossco
Great work team. Looking amazing
Thanks a ton
Very much appreciate the effort of filming - love your work! With that cockpit step - could you cut down the height so the door can swing over it? Can't quite tell how much would be needed - maybe too much but just a thought!
Rhys, thanks for the comment. Step would be next yo useless sadly if I cut it down, but moving it back or notching it out will be much more useful.Hard for you guys to see on the video but I am certain of this.
The doors look really good. It’s coming on.
Coming on great
Thanks Mike, champion.
Hey Rosco, one of my best mates always says "mate, lets have a few drinks and tell each other lies!"
Love it Frank , so true.
Thought you were going to tell us at end that you had painted yourself into the locker and would have to wait out the cure time... he he.
Can you make up some plastic washers/cones to isolate the SS Screws from the Aluminum frame by taking a flat plastic washer (cut from thin sheet of hdpm plastic stock) and heating it with hot air gun and screwed in place loosely to reform it in place as an isolator ? Perhaps make up a wooden buck with tapered screw holes as form to make a dozen at once ? Doug had similar issue on Seeker's wheelhouse...
Just thinking about those stainless steel screws in contact with the aluminum door frame. If the aluminium is powder coated or anodized, there should be a barrier between the two metals. Otherwise maybe some butyl tape around the head of the screw, good for waterproofing as well.
Hi love your channel. Was looking at your doodrs. Could you swap the two centre doors by flipping them if you more room on the starboard side for the locking door to open. This could be way to late as your date of up loading to youtube.Keep up the great work and the good humor. Cheers
What was in the "Snack Crate"? Roo burgers? DropBear Croquettes? 😝 Polishing out the gel coat does make it easier to keep clean eh? You're the master Rosco! Cheers! Rickster
The rounded edge on the hardtop may have been a big mistake. It will allow water to wick around the edge and run halfway across the bottom of the roof before it drips off in the middle of the cockpit.
Been watching your video's for sometime now and have enjoyed them. I like the look of your windows and doors but I can see how the bi-fold is very complex. How would the left bi-fold work without the door handle....would it be possible to have a flat handle on the outside?? Just a thought.
Looking great Rosco! Rather than adapting the step, why not have the 4 door panels into the cabin all concertina across to starboard and latch to the locker you built?
I appriciate the footage! I'd appriciate it more if there were random wombat videos embedded in amongst the boat stuff too though!
Damn!! Those steps should be mirrored and it would have worked fine. Crazy how many things need to be thought of in projects like this.
I simply couldn't have envisioned it until the door went in was mere millimetres.Rossco
Can you swap the two central doors left right, so the handle is on the right hand side of the boat?
She is looking great though x
BOEGGER-This kind of fabric on a roll like an awning is what I’d want for those doors. Safety protection: Its material 316 stainless steel wire offers superior strength that can prevent damage from knives, scissors, hammers and saws. This aids to ensure your safety in your house or office and give you peace of mind. . Marine use fabric available
I have to ask 19:39 how did you get it into EVERY orifice? Good call doing the step later, I recon just cut the whole lower step out. And lastly... Rod holders???
Could you cut all three steps and move the whole unit toward the port? One small step may be easy to slip off.
On the bi folds, you should have had all 4 sections folding to the right, away from the helm.For handles, have cups that fit flush
Can you put three doors on the right hand side? Only have one on the left.
Nice flowcoat job in the engine room BUT they do sell easy to apply stuff in a can that will do the same job, in the US we call it PAINT
Good point, The flow coat is a bugger to apply but the surface is as tough as nails and never needs redoing.Cheers mate, Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls Best built cat in history , goodonya Ross
9:14 rather than coating them, why not simply eliminate the issue by having a few plastic (high density) sleeves made to sit around the screw where it would contact the dissimilar metal. It's done for electronics in high shake marine grade equipment, it should work just fine for the boat too.
10:46 there are some in door hinges that work by pressing a ... ugh the word escapes me, essentially, the mechanism is actuated by pulling or pushing (depending on use) on a piece of metal that usually is flush with the door. They're not that common, i have used such a mechanism once and it was custom made for the client and provided to us, so i'm not sure where to point you, that said, it's as low profile as it gets.
Totally agree, I will install a plastic hd inset washer to avoid this as I don't think the liquid stuff will last.
Rather than cutting the step, just lift the bi-folding door opening and from two inches up. That would be a better solution if you can do that?
Thanks Ash, good thinking.Sadly haven't quite got the space and would potentially make the entry step too high, have done the step route and sorted it perfectly.Ross
@@LifeOnTheHulls It's only a small notch that it needs. Instead of lowering the whole step and throwing off the stairs geometry, could you just cut a small wedge shaped notch in the back of the step? Its pretty far back, probably no will step there anyway and you could incorporate a latch tucked out of the way to hold the door open.
Cut a slot into the door for the handle
I did think of that , might be divorced if I did that.
small stepps put-- u get it done... and your dors are supernice.. want 2 se the modified steps..2 the helm.. shit happens att big projekt.. u can't plan everything.. and yess we wan't the videos!!!
Can you not drop the step an inch or two for clearance of the whole door bottom and maybe move the second step away a bit to allow it to open completely ? I am sure that can be done on the run as your skills seem to only be limited by time.
When you started this project, did you have any idea that it would take six years of your life?
I reckoned on 5 years, but busy life, business, family, travel,and then there's UA-cam adding about a year or 2 to document on my own.Ross
If you made this on Dec before Xmas are you in the water now?
Not quite Vivian, later this year, futout has been insane.
I know it won't help, but just imagine you are only sanding and buffing 1200 Kayaks instead of one huge boat lol.
Rossco, today is April 25, 2024. You mean to say that this video is from December 24, 2013? That is a 4 month lag !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The struggle of solo working, and there is a security aspect to this lag also.Plenty coming up.
@@LifeOnTheHulls A Swedish couple is building their own vwssel and the time delays are about 1-2 weeks. At least your responses to my comments aren't lagging 4 months Lol lol lol. Oh well, i guess it is what it is. PS Would you say a prayer for me this weekend. Some pretty heavy stuff coming down on Monday.
Take Care Jim, I trust all will be OK, hope you are well. @lets_go_see_
holy crap these episodes are soooo far behind boats probably in the water now lol
Not yet mate, so much to do, it will be finished on launch.The struggle of recording and working on my own.I have always been 4 months behind from the start, purposefully done for security and logistical reasons and simply I don't have the time to edit the balance on my own.
I’d make that step a full step so it is safer….looks way to small to me and add wet and a shifting boat and that’s a bad tall risk location to me.
Christmas?
to bad the handle wasn't on the opposite side
Contortionist, something I can do, not perfect but will do. Blood, sweat, tears. It's all in the details 300 - 1200. She'll sparkle and twinkle on the water.
Over 4 months ago ??. Couple of weeks, fine. But 4 months.
This is a security of my family issue and for the industrial estates sevurity Just about every youtube channel is months behind for this very reason, makes no odds as it is evergreen in any case.
Nothing worse than doing a repair on a 15 year old boat and at one bulkhead they glassed the wires in...............
That does not surprise me at all.