31 Hidden Damage. Cracked Keel Catamaran Repair.

[@Mechone11]

Bryan A big Thank you ! I love your work and was getting antsy... Cheers from Canada

[@What_If_We_Tried]

I am enormously impressed with your determination and problem solving capacity!

[@karibakid]

i enjoy your humor and your not a beggar like a few on UTube, keep your videos coming cheers from Vung Tau Vietnam

[@tedclements5770]

Brian, I have had numerous occassions to advise owners regarding keel repairs after arguments with coral but this is the first time I have ever seen a view from the inside of the keel assembly. You and Capt. Kirk bravely go where no man has gone before. Good work.

[@nigelw598]

Hi Bryan, I had a boat building business with my Dad here in Australia. We use to build 30ft fibreglass centre consoles and sport boats. (Like your Miami go fast boats). I’m probably late to the party as only found your channel recently, but thought to mention in case it helps someone else doing a similar crack repair like seen here on the keel. By starting your lay up of the laminate with the small pieces first, then allowing the next larger piece to go on and overlap by say 3/4 of an inch, then each layer has an edge bonded to the original laminate. It makes for a stronger repair. In areas where there is possibly a little moisture still in the laminate like on the bottom edge of your keel, dabbing a cloth soaked in acetone will help to remove moisture from the laminate as the acetone evaporates, carrying away the moisture with it (great for when repairing osmosis blisters that you grind out and re-glass like Bryan is doing here). Sure it won’t remove all the moisture from further into the laminate, but it will allow you to get the best bond to those exposed outer areas you are repairing. When doing the “tabbing” we always used a cove of filler before applying the layers of glass. We used a mix of resin and micro balloons filler powder to mix up a “bog”. You applied it along the 90 degree material joint with a 2-3 inch putty knife. Then we used a short 5” off cut of plastic electrical conduit pipe. You run the pipe end edge along the filler and it leaves a perfect quarter round cove shape (like a ceiling cornice does on a houses ceiling edge). You then apply a narrow strip of glass that overlaps each side of the cove edge onto both pieces of the 90 degree bond. Then the next layer of glass is wider again and so on. This allows each of your layers of glass or “tabs” to bond directly to the original laminate. I’d also recommend using a bristle roller or smaller grooved aluminium roller used for rolling out the glass after resining it, as this ensures all the air is rolled out which makes a neat strong bond. When you finish glassing, I recommend placing all your glassing tools in a tall bucket, with a sealing lid, with say 6” of acetone in it. Wipe the worst off onto a rag and just drop it in. That way they are ready to go next time you need them. Even the wooly glassing roller covers can be reused in this way if of a reasonable quality. Place the lid on the bucket and can sit for weeks, no problem. You will be surprised how “dirty the acetone can get in the bucket and the glassing tools are ready to use with minimal cleaning effort such as a quick wipe with a rag. Just a couple of tips that I hope make sense and I hope you or someone else may be able to use. I’m really impressed with your top efforts here Bryan. Wishing you and your family all the very best mate, Cheers 🍻

[@guruhousedelta]

Epic tips. I noticed the same details and your info is great addition to the series. 💪🏻💯⚓️

[@nigelw598]

@@guruhousedelta Thank you Sir! All the very best, Cheers 👍👍🍻

[@stephanemary920]

Love watching your videos Bryan. Keep going buddy.

[@rodbarton2354]

Bryan, your keeling me. We need more updates, frequently...and with gusto...I love your videos. Awesome job!

[@Bri-wi8kq]

Ha ha...."keeling me!", Love it Bryan. Welcome back to the south, great to see you continue the boat - awesome motivation. Thank you for sharing this with us. Bri

[@justinoflaherty663]

Bryan, just as you say other KZbinrs are inspirational, your series of restoration and misadventures are inspirational !! Keep going and continue to video document your progress!

[@cs9260]

Still my favorite channel! I wish everyone could be so genuine. Can"t wait for the splash!

[@NotaFlea]

Yehaa, Brian is back.We are so glad you are back at it. Your channel is one of the best to learn from and you do what it takes to make it correct. Keep up the videos we miss you when you do not post

[@cameronurquhart1515]

You are one of the interesting - real life - channels. It's not sugar coated, just good honest workmanship. Keep up the great work, I love watching your problem solving and optimism.

[@1stevenj83]

Man I can barely juggle a Job, home life and working on a car in my spare time. Hats off to you and your family. I love the detail and determination you have!

[@Capfka]

Love your repair videos, Brian. You don't mess about - it's just the work. Living in Maryland and working on the boat in Florida must be damned expensive and time-consuming?

[@tonyhinson5029]

Glad to see you back at it here in Fla. We just scored our own deep water home in Palm Coast. Hope we catch up some time.

[@romanaroun]

Good too see you back in the saddle ! Keep up the good work 👍😃

[@stimproid]

Thanks for taking us along for journey :)

[@spyglassfreowestaus2733]

Keep em coming Bryan, We love the way you show the details and your great sense of humour, No glassing over the the facts!

[@dwtrksvc]

Taking small holes and making them bigger. I was fkn rolling! 🤣🤣🤣 Love the progress. Hope the new house is great and the family is good. 👍👏

[@annsheridan12]

A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step. Enjoying the progress.

[@darrylb4048]

I like the way you put your "adventure" together. Both boat repairs etc.

[@stephentuttle6630]

I went back in time to watch this video. Miss your videos, Bryan.

[@mtwolf13a]

Bryan, excellent job as usual. I really admire your workmanship.

[@gabrielb2598]

I’m watching because I’m curious to know how to fix my own boat. Great videos keep up the good work I wish the best of luck for you and this project.

[@cindyburch790]

One of the best channels on you tube! Keep at it. Great job.

[@pamelawhite3845]

I'm repairing a crack at the keel of a 23 foot Sloop. Thank you so much for the video. It makes sense. I can't wait for you to launch that awesome ship!

[@christopherpicot]

Great to see you back again working once more, really missed your enthusiasm for what you’re doing..

[@williamshimell2940]

Thanks Bryan, you've brightened my Saturday evening here in the UK. I think I should get out more.....

[@WallStreet749]

Brian I dont think I could of tackled such and enumerous project . Your good attitude will see you through. God Bless and Stay Positive.

[@lindsaydavie2196]

It’s great to have the crazy professor back 👍😜

[@wanderinginsweden]

Sure enjoyed my time with you and the boat, but it is great to get home and do all my laundry twice to get all of the "itchy fiberglass" out of my things!!! Keep up the great work Bryan!!!

[@relevart7991]

Bryan I like following your boat repairs enormously! Please keep us with you in this adventure. Frederick

[@jamesbresee]

This is a great series. I'm enjoying learning about how you repair a damaged fiberglass hull.

[@dougjeffers7571]

Bryan you my favorite sailing channel. I know it takes a lot of work but I love watching them

[@bradmottishaw467]

I really appreciate your efforts in making these videos. They are not only entertaining, but very educational and informative.

[@allgonquin]

I wish I had one tenth of your energy and determination and work ethic. Amazing!

[@stalefredrikjrgensen123]

Keep up the good work Bryan. Love your videos. Thanks from Norway!!

[@Hotzenplotz1]

Thumbs up for no commercials. Hope you can get on soon. Already wondered what's up with Brian.

[@torelholm4007]

Bryan, thanks from Norway for your videos. Always makes me happy and inspired when I see how you handle challenges, with a smile!

[@briantherabbit]

Hi Bryan, your spoiling me with these more frequent videos. What a delight. My favourite channel! Keep it up!

[@JagLite]

Great to see you back at work! It just takes time.... lot's and lot's of time. You are doing great, keep up the good work and thanks for letting us follow along.

[@Mrflynlow]

Glad to see you back-all this work will be worth it. Looking forward to your future posts.

[@TomCraigRunamuk1]

Lots of work but I'm very much looking forward to splash day.

[@kenbaustin4533]

You are a busy man Bryan! Taking two weeks out when you have a list of honey dos in Maryland is brave.

[@derek8838]

Like the “keel” pun in there, more of them please!

[@alistairmitchell858]

Boat work the gift that keeps giving

[@jamesrhodes6462]

I always get a smile when I see you post. I wish you could post more often. Keep it up

[@fonhollohan2908]

You've done a great job so far on this rebuild Byran btw I really enjoy this project. This is gonna be one hell of a nice job when your finished, It will be worth it big time! Byran..so don't think just because its a lot of repetitive work that we will loss interest, that's not so, I think I can speak for many, we enjoy the whole process. So thank's bud...appreciate it.

[@Andy_Hunter]

Bryan, we need more videos from you. Keep up the good work.

[@micjailchavezmorejon3140]

Back to the ring brother,, always a pleasure to see new videos of yours and to know the good news of the project,, as I once told you, I would love 🙏 to be able to be in that great country just for the possibility of participating in the creation process of this type of projects,,, go through the difficulties of hard work and learn these skills to finally savor the result and finally navigate towards the horizons,,, waoooo brother I wish you to be closer and closer to picking up that path,, , from here, Havana 🇨🇺 we continue to support you, good winds 🌬️🌊⛵

[@RonnieWeinman]

I do so much enjoy watching you work on this boat. I know you can't film it all and it takes as much time to edit as it does to do the work itself, yet please do your best to record as much as you can for us the viewers

[@duhe98]

Stuck at work, but I find time to watch your videos. Great phun.

[@jerrykeding1493]

I wasn't sure about your video's at first, but I'm beginning to really like and look forward to them. Can't wait to see what you do next!

[@clifficus]

Still going strong Bryan, heck of a job, 😃👍

[@fonmunoz]

All that work is a great achievement mate, considering that you are doing it alone. Every day of work is a day closer to the final result. You have our full support Bryan, never give up!!

[@japc4326]

Enjoy your approach to solving problems as you run into them....nice...John

[@cesine0]

We also had a crack in our hull under the v berth, we think because the glue to the bulkhead that supported the water tank created a hard spot and a full water tank pounding into waves put uneven force on the hull. We didn't know what caused the crack until we had finished grinding, we are so lucky to learn though you!

[@bg5760]

Amazing as always Brian. I’ll call you soon as I prepare to have inspection ports installed 🤭🤞 Brent

[@paulclark5472]

Hi Bryan, great videos but we need them more often and longer please, I can't wait for the next one

[@markehresman8297]

Happy to see more boat videos… love to watch how you solve problems .

[@chrisdunham6119]

Great work, good to see some more progress

[@booy1910]

Great job bryan. For every problem a solution ! This is the way when you are repairing a boat. , no matter how large.

[@Bri-wi8kq]

Looking good Bryan, you are smashing it! Thank you for sharing this with us. Bri

[@Gold469]

Glad to see you back at it my friend... Can't wait to see what's next.

[@sprendergast351]

Bryan, you are like the company's who advertises No job too big. It will be a fantastic boat when you are finished, of that I am sure. All the best Steve.

[@mr.e7022]

I admire your work ethic. That is my comment.

[@edwardcassel3789]

Bryan, I can see that the amount of work you do is amazing. Please don't get discouraged while working on this boat. One day there will be a great feeling of joy as you smile sitting on this boat somewhere have a nice cool drink of whatever you drink. I really enjoy watching you as well as "Good, Bad and Ugly". You guys are keeping the right amount of having a good time and trying to keep the engineering down to a level that you can handle. Be safe while you are working alone. I like the way you think out you're projects before you just jump right in there. Thanks for sharing your life with us on this project. I look forward to each and every one that you put out there.

[@scratchbuilder5952]

You do a great job explaining things.. we know your boat really well

[@jacksbackable]

Great to hear you mention the 12:1 ratio, however, I believe you’re doing your layers wrong! But, everyone’s a critic. Thanks for sharing. 😎🐬🏖🌴☀️🇦🇺

[@cristobalmataix1884]

The fiber glass layers should always be applied from small to large because if the first layer doesn't stick wel (for whatever reason) you can lose everything. Best regards from Barcelona (Spain). Good job!!

[@tims5807]

Keep up the great work, always impressed. Your drive and honesty are always apparent. Tallahassee FL

[@MrJerobona]

Always great to see you working on this project! Congratulations!

[@louisgl]

One man crew, WOW more if you have time, love the techie power of view!

[@aaronmaughan7130]

Awesome update. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

[@SMSabriIsmail]

Love your latest updates @Bryan Sailing. Also you positive attitude. :-)

[@phillipc8979]

Hi Bryan greetings from Australia, love what you are doing on your channel. So please keep the content coming!

[@jesseoconnell3163]

More episodes more often! Thanks for sharing.

[@alexforget]

You are doing a great job, thank for taking the time to make the video! I hope to cross your path in the Bahamas !

[@nena4215]

Dang Bryan, your work is so awesome! So nice to see another video from you too!

[@laurencerossi8693]

You definitely hav a challenging project. Your methodical approach will get you through.

[@gustavopml]

Great work Bryan. I hope you cam enjoy your boat pretty soon. Have a nice weekend.

[@outdoorjunkie13]

Can't wait to see the interior work!

[@forwork321]

Living in Palm Bay, I appreciate your adventures with the weather. Otherwise really enjoying your repair techniques! (Sp)

[@TheBeer4me]

I was having DT with out your videos good to see you back. Another great video!

[@martinjancar7398]

I was waiting for you to move forward with your project! Great work! :-) looking forward for new episodes!

[@SteifWood]

Just got to give you a big thumbs up,,, a little more than work than what I have on my boat, but you're really inspirational.

[@HGVdiscoDave]

Great work Bryan , really enjoy seeing the boat coming along ! Keep up the work great work !

[@annehoff6]

Nice to see you back looking forward to more videos.

[@martinbeaumont1135]

Excellent work Brian, this really is a labour of love!

[@andrewbarraclough1259]

Good to see you again Bryan

[@timtrinkaus7072]

Keep at it Bryan you are making great progress always awesome to see an update!

[@jimlofts5433]

I too am enormously impressed with your determination and problem solving capacity! (well written daniel berry) thanks

[@onlyychevys]

Keep it up, I almost miss working on fiberglass repairs lol. Its nice to see someone that does research and repairs things properly. Thumbs up for sure!

[@davidolson7575]

Glad to see you back at your dreams

[@si2030]

I love your presentations.. Always waiting for the next installment.. I know you are doing this for fun (KZbin) but it's a unique and down to earth presentation.. Keep going.

[@patrickconway5542]

Brian where you been brother, glad to see you are still at it !! Great job, remember doing it right now is going to be so much better later !! Keep going looking forward to more videos 😉👍🏼

[@BryanSailing]

I'm still plugging away. There are 2 or 3 videos after this one already

[@krenin22]

Thank you for sharing your adventure, I am learning a lot!!!

[@davidmaltby9855]

Excellent to see you back all the best

[@garyhorton9280]

Thanks for the video Bryan👍👍

[@Christopher-qp5hs]

Nice to see another video up 👍

[@richardmccartney316]

Gr8 show again Brian look forward to the next one