Looking forward to you getting ready to start cruising, you’re lucky to have a dad as clever as he is to help you.

hi, fotr cutting the styrofoam you need a good battery, (accu) - or brtter the power suppply wit the current regulation (u can borrow it) a thin copper wire and fixture which will hold the wire tensioned and straigd and which will give you desired thickness. This is the BEST way to cut it - using the hot wire.

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Id probably go to a 15 hp four stroke. In an Emergency it’s a game changer.

Glad you're back, missed ya mate !

Whew, another tough day of armchair boat maintenance for me. See ya next time!

For the dingy I would set up a set of lifting slings under the deck between the hulls. Hope this idea helps and looking forward to what you do next.

Could you possibly just rig it up with two ratchet straps? Keep it simple

Can tell you’ve been home: your accent has been refreshed!! 😁👍 …particularly your ‘rrrr’s 😂

Can you say something on how you are navigating the schengen issue - you seem to spend well over the alloted 90/180? Advice would be well received by many, I'm sure.

The best and cleanest way of cutting foam board is with high resistance wire, its really cheap and you can make all sorts of jigs to use it.

can you not make a small davit on the rear to hoist up your dinghy? Can be made out of wood or steel tubing. But my concern is the outbaord might be too close?

You need some davits on the stern. I have some and it's stainless steel tubing about 25 mil tubing. I reckon your dad could knock you some up as he's such an expert welder. I'll send you a photo when I next get to my boat. Glad to see you're back on the boat

well done and great work - we were always having problems with our outboard on our river cruiser until we cleaned out the carb

Mate, a cabin would be awesome in fibreglass. Go all out and have a walk on roof aswell. I reckon it will be a game changer. And add some extra strength.

Great to see you back.

Helou here is Henry,,,before youleave for your circumnavigatin i wish tocome to you with my boat for coule days....if you dont mind ordialy henry

I cannot believe its two years! But you have achieved so much and you will hopefully make it to the sunshine! Best of luck. 😀

Fungi in timber requires the timber to have a minimum moisture content of 16%. Below this NO fungi can grow. That's why timber in builders merchants is dried to around 12%. Keep dehumidifying until the timber is below 16%.....and a well ventilated and used boat will hold below 16%. In the rainy humid tropics it may reappear...

👍👌👏 Well done, both of you. 2) I loved to see how much you enjoyed the cup of tea on your boat. With those two colours on her, Mahi looks simply great. 3) You may find it helpful to see how the friendly couple on Supernova dealt with lifting the dinghy out of the water. By the way: Please always put a safety line on the outboard when mounting it to the dinghy. The couple on Yaba already lost one engine because it wasn't secured and fell into the deep sea. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular. To all of you of course.

I spoke with a friend near Rotterdam and she said that it is not varnishing weather :) Yep, it's time for us to get cracking, too.

He's Back!

So glad your back have enjoyed your content for years

Danke!

Love your show.....

90% of fuel problems are electrical, for lack of power first check the air filter.

Fantastic as usual 🙏

After all the ‘close`up’ camera work of your Dads fingers, he needs a manicure! Great teamwork! All the best Richard 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

Whew, that is a lot of engines. The boat is looking very promising! I do find the engine work deadly boring to watch, luckily KZbin has the skip function. Gas engines are like wearing an anchor around our neck. You all should check out the Sailing Uma channel build, they are doing some very cool things with electric motors, very fun to watch. EDIT: Nice bike!!!

I have been subscribed and watching for quite a while. Your boat has undergone an impressive transformation with your hard work. The engine work overs were very interesting. Keep up the good work. 👍👍

Great Dad🎉

Dear Mark, Willeke and I love to see you back on board of Mahi. This classic catamaran is getting along very well wit the refit so she soon will be ready for your new adventures over the world’s oceans. We look forward to your next vlog and send you love

Great to see you back. Keep up the work

If that foam board is the same as FOAMULAR NGX F-250 Unfaced Polystyrene Board Insulation, it makes a good core for a fiberglass sandwich. I've built lots of things with it. I'll be building a hard dodger for my Pearson Triton 28 with it. Just dont let the epoxy get too hot.

Love it! Beautiful winter light, too, that looks so great with the yellow hull top 😍

Your Dad's a proper wizard with engines. Hope you make it out to sea this summer

Food for thought have you thought about making a outboard work station in the other hull? Maybe with a winch top side to lower it in place, just for crappy weather project days.

Merci !

what about a flat strap fore and aft. i don't have any idea about how you would easily manuerver it around the hulls but from what little i saw it would bring the actual lifting point closer to the hull itself? glas you are back and the mighty yamahas are all three ready for the challenge.

Lifting the dingy ... is there an possibility of using straps like a boat lift off the stern ....?

G'day Mark, Cool vid . Pleased to hear your making a cockpit / dodger, consider plastic or fibreglass & perspex sheet , it can be riveted / bolted to a light frame (dad could weld it up) & roof can catch rain if has a gutter . Outside can be lined with solar cells. Look forward to next episode . Respect....!

Fresh water flush your OB’s will solve salt issue

I'm sorry if this comes out wrong..... where the hell have you been!!!! Your fault you put out awesome vids and then like Hollywood take a extended break... Mmmmmmm me not like. ....ok now I'll push play ...😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉😂

Awesome Mark! Really nice that you are back at Mahi. Looking forward to see you head south! I think I said it before, that dinghy you have with 15 HP (9.9 showing) is a little screamer, I'm sure. But really beware of the dutch water police, if they stop you with that sweet fast little rig they can fine you, because it's faster then 20 km/h and you would need a registration and a "vaarbewijs" Not having both could set you back the amount of 2 of those West system epoxy sets.. would be a waste of money. Either you should disguise it as a 4 HP engine which would be difficult. Or maybe have a 4 hp engine in the mean time, that you can run without any licence...

That salt build up is all through your motor and is likely the reason it’s not pumping properly. That grease on the impeller is not good for the rubber impeller it will eat it causing it to fail. Try to flush your motor with fresh water in a drum with some salt wash or detergent if you’re not going to use it for a while. Loving your videos you’ve come a long way. 👍🇦🇺

Good to see you back. I will b looking foward for new updates. Love your sail boat.

Hi Dude, I'd build a temporary dog/dodger as you may learn what you want/need during your sailing on the Ocean. Just a thought. Great Vids by the way.

Great to see you're back!

It's a new year. Do you have a whole nother year of boat work. 2026 is when you try to cross across the Atlantic.

Bon Voyage