Fiberglassing In The Cockpit Locker Insert!

[@MrAjjordan]

I don't even have a boat I'm a welder. But this guy is informative and entertaining.

[@alansmith2203]

Clever use of the visegrip and then hammer it to get the glass moving your way. Loved this video...huge job...well done...

[@zacharywinters9413]

Vice grip hammer tap! Damn I’m learning so much from you Andy!

[@Flo32978]

Nothing goes better with Sunday morning coffee than BWT...👍

[@rcamoonpie648]

Andy you are the "Bob Ross" with a tongue depressor! Always look forward to your videos on sunday!

[@rumnboats7612]

Reminds me of a battle I had removing the cap of a hydrostream where the top of the splashwell wouldn't let go of the transom, thanks for all the tips and tricks!

[@lucrebec727]

Love the longer videos I could watch you for hours Andy! Thanks!

[@danieloliver20]

Coffee and Fiberglass..... "Breakfast of Champions" Nice job getting that insert in!

[@warikyacent6655]

A 20 min video when the content is that good is never "a little long in the tooth"

[@tomwood6989]

Good to have you back, hope all is well with you and your family

[@donb4386]

Of the handful of sailing/boat channels I follow there are two things that bring a smile to my face each week, the Delos theme music and the sign off from your videos.

[@weissguyvena]

Superb lesson-thanks so much I love it! Oldie but a goody

[@danielphipps3655]

Hi Andy, Here's a little trick you may want to try when you have 5 minutes. Lay up 2 layers of glass; about a foot square, upon a piece of plastic, glass or other smooth surface. Just as the resin starts to go off. Get a wragg/cloth made from from linen etc, soak it in acetone; not too wet. Then wipe over the setting resin and watch what happens. All the fibres of the matt will separate and remove most, if not all of the resin richness there is. Gives an unbelievable, professional finish. Also useful when you do not want to use large amounts of fillers. Thank you for the help you offer. Daniel

[@hensleymp]

4:05 percussive maintenance for the win!!

[@triprobinson2808]

Worked out well. Good stuff.

[@kirkpowell6161]

Love your videos, as a fellow OCD guy it is so nice to watch someone else struggle with achieving perfection. Your attention to “clean” , “neat” , “clutter-free” is awesome. Thank you for that!

[@hakunamatataadventurebus5944]

I love watching you work. You do everything so cleanly. I admire you!

[@1982mako224]

A trick I've used when piecing together fiberglass parts for glassing that might have been useful here particularly along your top edge is cutting the parts to fit and then temporarily stitching together the parts using 16 gauge copper wire. Taper the two meeting surfaces and drill small holes on opposing sides. Loop a piece of copper wire through the holes and cinch it up tight with pliers. Put a stitch about every 8 inches along the joint. By tightening the copper wire with pliers it pulls things together and holds things in place. Then I put a fillet of thickened epoxy between the stitches. Once hardened you can remove the copper stitches and proceed with glassing the joint.

[@exploringfloridatrails1834]

Oh boy the joys of tight fit fabrication 😀 gotta love it 👍✌

[@daleyurk4369]

Andy, great video and welcome back. Hope your parents are doing better. The boat is looking great.

[@n95home]

Nice tidy bit of tabbing Andy and it's also nice to see you get the occasional bit that needs the good old boot to encourage it in to place 😂😂

[@BornAgainBoating]

Another great video Andy! Hope everything is calming down with the family!

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

"...too much time around the chemicals." lol It IS a satisfying finishing touch. Lesser men would leave air there

[@duanethumudo3967]

Good to see you back. Hope all is well.

[@johnthorogood6601]

Nice job matey!

[@homefront3162]

Four Years of Fiberglass in High School, did absolutely nothing with it despite living at a harbor... lol Love this channel (Yes we had a BADASS class in my high school, plugs, boats, molds everything)

[@Thomas_Speck]

Nice work!

[@jacobhicks7959]

Hope all is well

[@miragesailing834]

Always learn something watching you!

[@dalespringerwilson4233]

and a Green Bay fan, used to like you...now i love you !

[@JAR2.0]

Excellent video! Spot on with the fit and trimming. Look great!

[@dashan6249]

Hi Andy, love your work, I left the following comment on your Overview video and decided to updated it to here, Greetings from Australia Regards Steve. "Hi Andy, given your hair and skin ( similar to mine ) and the fact that you would presumably have your kids on board, in your position and skill set I would convert the boat to a sedan cruiser with a fibreglass and timber roof extending back to about half way along the the deck area. Great for sunny and rainy days ( when the weather closes in rapidly ) with faired in solar panels on the roof charging batteries or a sunbathing area if really necessary. The classic lines of this boat would suit this very well"

[@aaronwood3540]

If I poured my resin on a piece of plastic like you are, I'd have it all over my boat and known of it where it goes!!!

[@cv12steve74]

Looks like maybe the starboard, and to a lesser extent the port, upper corners didn't seat all the way forward and up under the cockpit combing, pouching the back out.

[@StonyRC]

Beautiful job and so satisfying to watch. This boat is going to be amazing when completed.

[@__row_shack8499]

Great video as always 👍🏻 definitely an enjoyable, easy to fallow how to with great content. It’s great how you go into the science of how everything works and not just showing a before and after. It’s great seeing how you work through something that didn’t go to plan

[@armandvandersandt8078]

Thanks for all the great tips and info Andy. Been searching for a great refurbishment project for a while now and looking forward to putting all your advice to great use. Let me know if you want some updates when I get started

[@Dr.gobshite]

love the videos, and thanks for always explaining your tools as I picked up the same Makita belt sander after watching one of your videos.

[@drsalado]

Great videos! thanks for sharing. I love them all. I have to deal with OCD myself, I can relate to most of your struggles, making things as close as possible to perfection. Could you please post at least a picture of the finished product on your projects? Keep the great job on!

[@tomharrell1954]

Great job!

[@tomharrell1954]

Super!

[@billadams1018]

Hope all's good with ur family.

[@halcobb1627]

Nice vid Andy.....it looks like good progress you're making

[@hv9356]

I like how everything Andy builds is super strong. It's made me re-think how I build things. 2 layers of glass?...Ummm how about 6..!!! LOL

[@saltydogfarm]

thanks Andy, Keep up the good work.

[@jnewts1]

As usual , very good tutorial Andy ! That is going to be one tough rig when finished !

[@torstenhansen4308]

Another great one, Andy. As always you answered all my questions, like “but what about the amine blush?”. Thanks!

[@donazzopardi2721]

Great video. When you have a chance can you explain how to use all the hash marks on the measuring cup?

[@jeremystory6981]

Sun shining in cabin windows, ,,,,on my cup on pan🫠🤪🫣🤫

[@jonflanagin6682]

I was watching Life on the mold , and he was using a tool I've never seen before it's the Bosch prr250.

[@eliestvanik301]

great video andy

[@danssv8]

You fhixo very nice , great job mate 👍

[@georgelewis8904]

Thanks, great ideas problem solving, I have learned a lot using hot glue am doing a lot more

[@dinacaldwell7522]

Looks great

[@jackneff179]

it's about time!!!

[@br5498]

The darn ideals I get watching you makes my wife sick .... hahaha...

[@hambamable]

Amazing job. Not to detract from the great work but... Gloves?

[@samueltaylor4989]

4:27 that’s what she said.

[@robertglover1271]

Do You use the same tumbler to mix each epoxy mix {2/1}

[@whitecompany18]

Had to squeeze the dashboard I'm making between two bits of wood because it warped and I did it the same as you... I'm made up I didn't do something stupid seeing we used the same method.. maybe I am meant to work on boats haha

[@TheUKFishingGuy]

Good video Andy... what are you going to use it for? Under deck icebox?

[@boatworkstoday]

this may change but right now I'm thinking it's where the batteries, charger, compressor may go to help shift some of the weight forward given the engines are so far aft :-)

[@FarmerPierce]

Great video Andy! Any chance you could do a video using clear gel and metal flake like that’s found on bass boats? Maybe that could be a new project. I’ve learned a lot about glassing still need to put what I learned to use on my 1992 Nitro

[@boatworkstoday]

At some point it's possible but as of now I don't have anything in the shop that will require metalflake :-/

[@FarmerPierce]

BoatworksToday I know but just an idea. I also sent a message to your Facebook messenger. I’d like to send a pic to you and get your insight to what I should do about this rod locker repair and my bilge area.

[@GS-qx6cn]

@@FarmerPierce His consultation packages are here: www.patreon.com/BoatworksToday. A good explanation of his efforts in the consultation area is here: www.boatworkstoday.com/contact/

[@leo-fs6rf]

Que gran trabajo !

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I believe there are 5:1 and 2:1 calibrated pumps for epoxy. Why does measuring epoxy in a measuring cup work better for you? Do you ever measure epoxy on a scale?

[@boatworkstoday]

For small mixes I do use pumps, but when needing to dispense 18 ounces or more that's a lot of pumping lol! Much faster to pour the material out in the correct ratio ;-)

[@jaybecht7478]

Andy, how can you tell if your boat was made with epoxy or polyester resin? or what are your thoughts on what was used when a 1995 Wellcraft 238ccf was made?

[@bdun18]

👍

[@robertsenkmajer5730]

Do you have a series about getting soaked foam out of a Whaler?

[@thomasbonde2118]

What blade do you use for your oscillating cutter for the fiber glas? I’m using wood Bosch, and feel I’m going through them in piles

[@noormohamad1]

Was curious how you were going to manage tucking that under. Got there in the end but holy cow what a frustrating and fiddly piece of business that was...

[@brettpekrul2017]

Andy, I bought a 73 bellboy that the motor mounts are rotted out and was quoted 5k to fix. this is more than twice what I paid for this boat so I am doing the work myself. I cant find any videos addressing this type of project so i was wondering if you have done a video on this?

[@Cameron-ur2tk]

Thats going to be one stiff squeak free floor. The poor deck has been waiting for some help for a long time.

[@sprinkhole58]

Why didn't you just wall in the sides flat and then deal with the curved corners after those were established?

[@jeffchambers449]

The Festool rotary sander you identified with a different model number than what is listed in your store. The one in the store is the Festool 571810 RO 150 FEQ Rotex Sander. Is this just a later version?

[@jeffchambers449]

OK, I answered my own question. The model you referenced was also listed in the store. You have all the coolest toys. I need more tool boxes if I am going to keep watching these videos. Three double rollaways isn't enough.

[@gary5831]

Good video. Do you have a video on your air handling system in your garage? I know with even the small amount of work I do I need to have a turbo fan blowing across me to keep the fumes away from me.

[@garysouza2277]

That's another good thing about epoxy. None of the fumes that polyester has.

[@Spectre8282]

Coffee and Sometimers... What am I doing next? 🤔

[@sharongladwin4318]

When you work the air bubbles out, what do you do with the excess epoxy that squishes out above the glass mat material? thin it up with the roller? wipe off?

[@christianpurdy9210]

Since you've been working with the new Totalboat Thixo tubes, is it worth it for larger projects, or is it still better to pipe in thickened peanut butter epoxy? I;m going to start working on construction of a 28' stitch and glue boat and thought Thixo would be easier to use and wouldn't have to rush as much from curing times.

[@fishingismydrug1]

You will have a total of 6 layers of 1708?

[@bignus1]

Very nice job, as usual Andy. Are you going to put in a floor in that space and a round access hatch and drain hole to the bilge and ensure the space your'e building stays dry?

[@boatworkstoday]

I'll be going over a lot of that in a couple weeks :-)

[@bignus1]

@@boatworkstoday Really looking forward to it, and thank you for these great videos!

[@pezpengy9308]

.... and in the end, it all comes down to hammers and kicking. :P

[@donavanzeh4254]

Weird seeing green fiberglass work. In boat factories, they use die in the MEKP to know that the resin is catalyzed. As a mechanic on internally mixed spray equipment seeing green glass make me cringe!!! Nice work.

[@Blue-Water-Spear]

#BoatworksToday Andy was wondering if you have flow coated a deck to cure the polyester resin under it. Would it be ok to clean off the wax on the surface of the flowcoat in order to lay up more glass on top of it? What am asking really is if i clean of wax would it be ok to laminate again on top of it? Rab

[@AR1G3]

There's a cricket inside your camera!!! Between 6:00 and 6:30 you can hear it making noise.

[@imabeliever244]

I have yet to see one of your videos go long enough to lose my interest. Perhaps you shouldn't make them as interesting, just so I can understand this "long in the tooth" theory of yours? haha Btw, one of the sailing vloggers I follow mentioned "Andy, at Boatworks Today" in their latest video. #SailingUma

[@Shroommduke]

too much time around the chemicals... yea man!

[@vernonsmith5021]

Is 2 to1 as strong as 5 to 1

[@boatworkstoday]

it's not as stiff as their 5:1 but I believe the bonding strengths are fairly comparable :-)

[@vernonsmith5021]

@@boatworkstoday thanks