Great video, coming along nicely! All this talk of boating has made me want to build my own, looking at building my own powered dory skif this winter. Keep up the good work mate

Great video as always. The Roam seems like just what I need. Even though my boat is at a marina, it really isn't monitored for water level and battery level and the shore power is spotty. Great work on the bulkhead.

Welcome back and thanks for showing me where our bilge switch is on Odyssey:)

that makita 9031 is a MUST HAVE. anyone doing a refit without one is a moron. period.nough said.ahahahahha dont sweat over the wet on wet fairing over resin application, so long everything belongs in the same family (epoxy) and is properly mixed you will have zero problems. been there many times never a problem. even with different manufacturers (say total boat fairing over west system resin) never a problem. we just have to mix the right stuff together. even painting systems (ive used alexseal only, so far) if they say you can thin to 15% i can tell you ive thinned it to 25% without a hitch, be it primers, top coats, whatever. actually weather conditions are far more important to keep an eye on, than being super anal about mixing to perfection (im not condoning bad practices here, im just saying there a small window of tolerance either side of the scale) the voids you are getting might be because you are aiming for a 1:1 resin to cloth ratio. which is the complete ideal, but is unachieavable by means of hand lay up. you can get 1:1 by resin infusion vaccum bagging. by hand if you get 1:1.5 its already pretty good. there are times where i think i can get below the 1.5, but it depends on lots of factors. i wouldnt wash given that you use peelply (i always use peelply, always) never had an issue so far, but hey that is for each of us to decide.

I am at the JET and i agree that the terminal blocks are great however they do give corrosion a foothold and cause voltage drops. I spray all terminal blocks with terminal sealer either Wurth or CRC to try and reduce that problem

you make high quality seem so simple thank you. there is an old dirt bike saying for builds , upgrades and general maintenance " pay now or pay on the trail " . i have very little experience on the water but im sure yall have a similar term ? if not ( pay in port or paddle home ) off the top of my head . sorry . i really enjoy watching you work , it is inspirational . T H A N X

great production , great content , great energy , best boat name ever . keep up the good work ......T H A N X .......

I‘d give you multiple likes if I could. Fabulous work my friend:)

Dust pan?

Glad to see you’re back into boat work? Combining a ton of information and keeping things entertaining is no small feat, you’re crushing it😎

I've been jonesin' for refit vids since Mads finished the refit of Athena. I'm hooked.

I'm glad to see you guys getting some water time. It's a bit of a warmup for when Antidote is ready to launch. Great work on the bulkhead, Jon. Great stuff

ROAM, I think I met those guys at the Annapolis sailboat show. Great product and will have it on the next boat, in between boats now. Have you thought about moving the work/glass/mixing station to the boat cockpit? Save you many steps and time.

How dare you make us watch blurry videos what are you some kind of amateur. Just messing with you peace nice to see back. Don’t be a fool take any sponsorships you can get we don’t mind you need to make money

Gotta say, that was a great haircut when you were sitting in the cockpit explaining the work on the bulkhead!

Thanks for the ethical advertising policy. The attention to detail in your refit is what makes the whole task viable. A boat yard is going to bid a price, and during the work, they are naturally going to get to a point where they say to themselves.... that's good enough, we have to move on... you can spend the time to round over those fillets, edges to get the long lasting, done right, not to cost rebuild.

Welcome back! Was thinking about your Antidote last week as I started ripping up our teak decks. Crossing fingers that we don't find any soggy core 🤞

Very nice job of installing that bulkhead. I mean REALLY nice job!

J.E.T indeed …but you always need to have a reliable old fashion backup system…Electricity and all these gadgets love gremlins..Interesting and well edited video…Keep up the good work..

Like a glove!

Where are you on the TECH SPECTRUM? J.E.T (Just enough Tech - credit John Kretschmer), or "I want to push a button that backs my boat down the fairway and into my slip while my robot butler mixes up a couple of dark and stormys"?

Well, THAT is a twist! You splashed the shop before you even started it! It all looks so nice! We've already gotten a look at your skills so we would not have accepted less! ;) Now feel free to show more of the shop while you work on the boat again! I looked at those "billboard vinyls" to cover my RV. I hope walking on the vinyl doesn't punch holes in it from the rocks it's on. It is so nice to see a little help from your suppliers! That is really nice to have that organizational ability in your shop and fasteners when you need them.

Very important to epoxy seal edges all of the ply usually takes two coats.

I would make the chain base removable, just tab the edges . This is to easily be able to clean below if needed.

Are you related to Joaquin Phoenix ? You look and Sound like him 😊

Very interesting chat with Bob.

I would’ve had them facing up, that’s just me tho😂

I get your concern, but you pulled the glass up, and didn't wipe off the epoxy, and then allowed it to cure. If you didn't grind ALL of that residual epoxy off, don't you still have the same issue of epoxy applied to an un-clean substrate? You now applied a layer of glass on top of a properly prepared layer of epoxy, that was improperly applied to the surface below. I don't really see how it is different.

Sorry to hear of your ordeals, I was worried for you both when it went quiet, as always you took care of things with your implacable attention to detail, and great tips. Onwards you go!

Thanks for the update, on the shop rebuild. Hope the new arrangement helps. Best wishes from Northern Manitoba.

You grabbed my attention right at the beginning and kept me riveted all the way through. I’m feeling encouraged and inspired as one who is no stranger to adversity. Love your boat, what is it? I’m thinking about my next boat. Approaching 70 and planning my next adventure living aboard full time. Thanks for all your hard work putting all these videos together mate. Cheers Chris from down under down under.

Too bad you had to rebuild your shop. But gave you time away to think of a different project. This might help to see other one in a different way also. Nice editing thanks for taking the some and sharing

Hot Shed Time Machine!

happy your back.

Glad to see you back.. I have been waiting..

Great idea on the vinyl floor billboard! Lovely workshop! Nice bike. Glad you’re back.

Concrete dust...young and dumb...late at night grinding a concrete hall floor and came back in daylight to see every square inch of that apartment covered with fine concrete dust...walls, ceiling, curtains, everything. It took me longer to clean the apartment than it did to grind and relay parquet in the hall. I was holding my breath a lot that night and that's probably why years later x-rays show lots of dark areas in my lungs.

And now for some boat work! It’s great to have you back, congratulations on the new shop, it looks great.😊

Welcome back,

good to see yo back. Boat next. !

G'day Jon, so nice to see you, mate. Great job on the workshop. I loved your BMW GS as well, I've got a 2010 k1300R... love riding bikes , and it must be awesome riding there in Canada, especially with your dad. Cheers again.

Looking at restoring my own boat soon. You have good videos and i like that you show how to do the job. Not just that your doing it.

Tuning a negative into a positive. Workshop looks great👍

welcome back

Welcome back John. Awesome job on the workshop 👏. Andy on the island of Alderney.

glad to see you are back on the saddle! who knows you might even rent your self built shipyard to ppl in the area who need a place to refit a boat, and bam, you are have another income stream coming in to fund your future cruising.

Thanks for the tour. That rebuilt shop is going to be SOOOOO appreciated as you continue on Antidote.