Can't wait to see more of this build! That car is gonna be sick!

Sam Holmes is the best - good luck - what did you pay for it?

Bristols have great bones, and are well built boats. I would reconsider destroying the original interior. Unless you are. shipwright your woodworking will not match Bristol's. Plus it is just more work. Get the boat sailing first, to wit sort out the rig, the engine, the steering, and make her watertight. After you live with the interior for a while then decide what needs to be done. Get her sailing.

Have not got a clue in the beginning because sound was very bad, plus I see one minute you truck is left and drive the next minute it is right hand drive, Also when looking at the trailer tyres they look like they should be illegal there appeared to be very little tread on them, as a professional driver of 37 years, I would not take that trailer on the road, it would be risking peoples lives.

Come on.....

Before you start on the cosmetics, get it out of the water and see what it's like underneath. Get any issues there dealt with first.

omg another guy who bought a first boat and plans to sail around the world. ugh. i worry about you man. just go slow for a long while. Sam Holmes has had a world of experience.

Float safety - livability - pretty stuff - then sail - then FLOAT safely! You wish to sail the world (Welcome to the club! sailing is a life, not a sprint.) respectfully, S/V Mistral. I learned the same lesson! LOL my friend aboard S/V Pelagia!

From S/V Mistral in San Diego - sailing is a life - so take it one day and one challenge at a time.

cost vs problems vs your abilities My best wishes

It’s doable. Good basic skills and application will get this done. Subscribed.

Awesome!!!

All the electrics need to be replaced. I would get a good solar generator/power bank and use that on the boat till a later date. You can run what you need off that. You can use shore power to charge it or use solar. I have one on my sailboat and a Honda gas generator for backup. Hard wires are gonna corrode quickly on a boat. It's a battle we will never win. Every screw that goes into the deck likely leaks on any boat that age. Pull them use butal tape under them as you replace them. Stanchions are a big source of leaking and chain plates. Good luck! 🤕⛵🧭🐬 Cheers, S/V Cork~Texas🇺🇲⛵

I would recommend using a heavy duty sump pump or bilge pump and 5 gallon buckets to remove liquid from the bilge. It's much faster, easier and cost effective. 🙂⛵

I enjoyed your bravery after viewing the first video, but refrained from offering any advice. (I'm in my seventies and have built/repaired boats for three decades and currently rebuilding a Hollmann 52). Since this video asks "Did we make a mistake?" I will only point out that Bristol was a good quality builder, however, this boat is a VERY old design and quite small with just a 22' waterline. And this one has clearly not been taken care of. Now you are talking about tearing out and rebuilding a lot of the interior in addition to a major overhaul! I think if you are going to spend so much money and so much TIME rebuilding such a small boat that you're better off abandoning her, saving your money for another couple of years, and getting something newer, bigger, and in better shape. Check out Catalina 36s, or Pearson 365s, Erickson 36/38s, Gulfstar 39, etc - you can get some much more comfortable boats with greater storage/room for cruising with a lady for $35-$50K and not spend YEARS rebuilding and putting money into such an old design (that you'll never even come close to recovering the effort you put into it). Sorry, this advice won't be pleasant to read, but I mean well and hope you think long and hard about proceeding much further with this project. Get out now, while you've learned a lot but not wasted a lot of your life. Best of luck.

Fun and games .Lots of luck. It will be worth it some day. Everything takes 3 times as planed if every thing goes well!

This boat needs so much done to it that you dont even know where to start. None of the options are easy or cheap. Id start with engine, rigging, prop/shaft. thru-hulls/seacocks below the water line. That will get you out of the slip and sailing at least. You can work on things as they break or as needed after that.

Looking forward to watching your progress as you discover and learn about your boat! Good luck !

He'll ya, Sam Holmes is my inspiration as well. A modern day hero. Don't give 2 shots about those pretty couples on thier 500k yachts.

Yes. You made a mistake.

Love to see new sailors start their journey, im on board with. Just subscribed

I doubt your teak needs replacing. It’s amazingly resilient. But every fitting needs to be re-bedded every 5-10 years. If it’s a cored deck, and it’s leaking, you might have rot in the core… that’s a pretty big project, but if you take a bent nail and chuck it up on a drill you can clean out around every hole and fill with epoxy. Then re-drill and bolt with sealant. What you’ll likely need to replace is the hardware. Wet stainless steel, when deprived of oxygen like in a deck penetration, will suffer crevice corrosion. It’s shocking. But that’s where I would put my replacement money. Sail her for a bit and then look at the coring issue when you have a long haul out planned. And if it’s too much work for what she’s worth, pass is on to the next sailor to learn and grow on and get yourself the next one. And there is always a next one… no such thing as a perfect boat, because perfect boats never leave the yard.

Stantions probably need rebed, hopefully not the entire toerail. Im working on mine making pvc board spacers to seperate the stantion from the toerail and reduce corrosion.

It will get less daunting as you learn what the boat needs. Once you're there, just 'build back better.'

I just bought a Tanzer 22 The only problem I see is I might have to drop the fixed keel 🤯

I'm right there with you. I just purchased a tartan 37, motored it 30 mi to its new home. Everything ran fine. Went out to go sailing the other day in the electrical system had completely short-circuited including four house batteries. Today is a day of exploration lol try to figure out what's going on

Don't do unnesesery work. Show the teak. It's an old Boat keep it original.

Sell it and buy the J24 moored next to it

Like they say, it's all fun and games till something goes wrong. You follow the breadcrumbs to each problem only to discover you made a complete circle and then start all over again, oh the joys of owning any sailing vessel. Good luck and keep a smile on your face. John

Im in Virginia currently on my project boat. Approximately what area are you in while working on your boat?

I feel your pain. I'm in the final leg of buying a 1995 catamaran. She is full of old junk, wet lines, mystery electrical and a few WTF repairs. Nothing like a floating project!

Boy Howdy! Looks like you got a can of worms! I hope you have a lot of money. I am Sure you have heard of how to make a billionaire a millionaire. Buy a Boat or Run for Office. Ooo! And the word "Boat" means "Brake Out Another Thousand " You have a Ton of work ahead of you. Good luck and I am looking forward to seeing the Boat 🚢 back in brand new shape soon. Until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! Hope to see your sails on the Horizon someday from my lanai. Cheers 🍻

Great to see another project in the making - look forward to seeing your progress. Might not be the cheapest way to get sailing in the end but have fun with the process and it will all be worth it☺️

Don’t pressure wash! It will force water into places that should never get wet!

keep the boat simple don't invest a lot in new thinks . do everything yourself . make the boat an investment to learn you will make thausand of mistakes ,and after traveling the world you will find a better boat . and then you have the necessary knowledge.

That's a bold move cotton, let's see how this plays out. Good luck hombre.

"Either this is incredibly stupid, or probably the most amazing thing I've ever done." These two things are not mutually exclusive; it could be both! 😄

I like 12 volt chest freezers. Run it on ECO and leave your binoculars, charts, and camera in the boat fridge dry and warm. An air cooled diesel? No salt water to break things. Let the boat motor run a sawmill. A CB radio. An isolations switch . No batteries in parallel.

My first boat was 31 foot after 1,2 year ungraded to 36 amel kirk. After 2 more years to a catamaran 50 foot all. Projects. You will need to start. And on the way you will Grow. My plan is not travel the world but live full time on a boat for next 10-10 years. Bigger the boat more comfort. And more easy to sail.

How much you pay. I also buy a boat without to see it on 1year old photos. But was an Amel Kirk 36 foot only for 1k. Curious how much you pay

I bought my current boat sight unseen with no survey. Half a million dollars. Two years later and it worked out well! I would never advise anyone else to do it however.

Subscriber 201….nice looking forward to this!

Live life to the fullest and screw the haters!

I think a little elbow grease would go a long way. Looks like you came out ok, be less reckless in the future.

Nice vessel. I solo sailed my boat to catalina ten days after I got her. I am also fixing her up to do whatever other sailing channel tries to do. good luck!.

Get some lessons. Good luck. Your welcome!

Saw another channel with an older boat that needed a lot, they said never pressure wash the deck. Can force water into places one doesn't want water

Forge your own adventure! Is what other sailors say.

I will hang around and watch the transformation, keep the dream alive bro!

"bold" is not the word I would be using! LOL