Building Emma

[@Fumingzeus]

Respect to your father...loved the fact that he stuck to the original as possible. Work of art and love...

[@geraldlrstubbs]

What a hummdinger of a boat ! Congratulations to all involved in the construction of Emma. Wonderful...

[@shawnlund]

I can't even begin to understand that level of dedication and skill.

[@onanysundayaustralia]

One of the more memorable 25 minutes I have spent and didn't need a word said as the photos performed the narrative.

[@barriewright2857]

Just such a labour, of love, for his boat. Just hope someone will appreciate it when he is not their anymore.

[@danawade3333]

She is absolutely beautiful. GREAT WORK

[@BillydeVita]

Your family, your city, your country have to be proud for this! I'm sure Vera is smiling at you all! Chapeau :-)

[@RalphDratman]

The skill and knowledge of so many people must have contributed to this beautiful work. Congratulations.

[@alfipetzi4619]

Ich bin total begeistert von diesem Video. Einige Winter sind vergangen um dieses schöne Segelschiff zu bauen. Allein die Ausarbeitng und die manuelle Anfertigungen der Bauteile ein Genuss beim anschauen. Wünsche immer viel Wasser unterm Kiel und gute Fahrt, wohin man auch segeln möche.

[@shortribs11]

I'm in awe at the beauty of EMMA and the skills of the Master Craftsman. Outstanding! Thank you for sharing.

[@donharvell4807]

WOW! A wonderful display of skill, labor of love and beauty all in one.

[@Schoonertack]

Singular, An unique and impressive accomplishment. May Tom enjoy her!

[@thegrayknight71]

What a beautiful film and what a beautiful boat. Thanks a lot.

[@krustyluv6324]

fellow sailor here--excellent work, very old school, great design

[@intsccents]

a work of art may your father and his family enjoy her...

[@edwardconnell5417]

Thank you for posting this beautiful video. It was a bit mysterious in the beginning, but I gradually figured it out. Bravo!

[@fish4free1]

What a marvelous vessel and grand build team for such a Grande Dame

[@marekkoci9188]

Shipbuilders still able to make beautiful timeless boats, amazing.

[@marekkoci9188]

Dokument o úctyhodné stavbě lodě.

[@KerstinThiemeJager]

I visited this in France, Normande - it was great there, too. O live people working for the realization of a dream.

[@properbritishbacon]

There is so few people that could make a task of this size happen. Many would start so few could finish. Amazing!

[@skodiljoti]

This is an elegant sailboat and gorgeous workmanship !!

[@Dagrond]

Thank you for the journey. Truly eye-opening.

[@newfsareus]

Words cannot do It justice. I will simple write " WOW ".

[@rafathales]

I wish I could like more times. Amazing work. A piece of art.

[@rjlundeen]

Truly an inspiration to all that labor. Thank you.

[@jdgunner75]

I enjoyed watching this video thank you for sharing truely an amazing craftsman

[@jimmassey5763]

Wow...the timber framing and planking look to be something out of the building of the USS Constitution!! Beautiful work! No one (or at least very few) people still build to these "older" standard, relying more so on more modern composite materials.

[@dennisrichards2540]

She looks well built, bet that things still going in a hundred years

[@beshkodiak]

I have one just like it and its still going after 120 years of going in the North Atlantic and the Arctic, and other adventures. I am proud to be a steward of Mr. Archer's legacy

[@SirScapa]

wow, Can only say amazing work.and how beautiful she is.

[@watZuhP]

So amazing what an awesome boat you guys have made

[@SailingNervous]

wow...what an accomplishment! Incredible..thanks for posting

[@daleskidmore1685]

She is beautiful.

[@bobbyjohnnascar]

Incredible project! Beautiful Massive!! How does it sail?

[@StickyIky]

an awesome project. sheer dedication. loved every min of the vid

[@walterkiel552]

What a project. Wonderful!

[@papaxto]

It's a very hard work and result is beautifull! Great respect!!!

[@awbtwo3752]

why isnt stuff like this being covered in the news? i just spent 25 mins watching a man life time work and dream just unfold. its too bad that skill and craftsmanship isnt what sells now adays. sigh. amazing job! my only complaint is i didnt get to contribute!

[@NJNJorgensen]

Is it correct that the boat homeport is in Deventer in Holland? I saw the whole movie and is fascinated by the beautiful craftsmanship that has been done. It is a really nice ship.

[@Herzankerkreuz67]

No doubt this is more than work! This is true art ! But if you ever had a boat made out of wood ... only than you can fathom the work it takes to maintain.... So as beautiful as it is.... no thanks, to look at it yes to own it no !

[@MrMacdoofus]

Hi Tom. Where is she currently? When did the project start? Everyone who part took in this project should be proud. well done

[@thpollmann]

Hello Clive, Emma is in the harbour of Elburg in the Netherlands at the moment. For more information see colinarcheremma.com You still have to use google translate to understand. I havent made an englisch version of the website yet. Greeting, Thomas Pollmann (son of Tom)_

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

An absolutely incredible build!! , the only thing I would ask is if the traditional "caulking"between the planks must be used, could marine polyurethane caulking or another modern product be substituted?

[@rikunevalainen8154]

Hi, I have been in "colin archer" replica building project serveral years ago. We used sikaflex for side planking, but sika started to come out in some years. I have also experience about caulking an old danish trawler with oakum and sealing the seams with bitumen-based home-brewed sealant. I would recommend to use oakum/hemp and bitumen or led putty in seams. I know also some norwegian trawlers that do not have any sealant at the bottom seams, just oakum. Idea is that it is faster to repair and re-caulk the seams when you don´t have to remove any bitumen first from the seams. I can not say how decent this method is...I have seen big worms in seams ( my trawler had something like one meter ! ) , I think they can lay eggs more easily to seams without any putting. Led putting would be nice...but poisonius to users also. In Finland where I am situated, the boatbuilders tend to use "sika" type of sealants, even they all know its a rubbish. But traditional bigger traditional wooden ships still use oakum and bitumen layed as hot to the seams, its most economical way, what I have calculated in my projects. I believe in Emma everything has done traditionally, and really well. Amazing boat.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Riku Nevalainen WOW. 1 meter worms! that alone would make me look for a different building material.

[@rikunevalainen8154]

davetileguy To be more accurate: the worms I had in my trawler were in upper seams, specially in the hemp/oakum seams, not in the wood planking. When the hemp gets old, it starts to decompose, and creates "compost" type of environment into the seams. The worms must have had their origin from Denmark, since I do not know any worms that can live in Finland in such conditions. The worms started to act "funny" when I opened the inner planking, and cold winter weather had access form inside to the seams too. The boat was my "motel" at that time, so I was living in the fore cabin below the deck. Soon the planks and the seams started to dry, and the worms started to travel places that I had not opened yet. I thought I saw hallucinations when those white long worms were moving inside ! I chopped them into the mesh with crowbar..and did not get any sleep that night. Later I heard that they will die permanently when you have something like minus 20 degrees below zero. Wood is allright as material, if you use oak or good pine, you´ll have 20-30 years no-problems or even more. But in caulked boat, the problems is the old oakum, that should be removed , rather than just hitting more and more, and the old hemp drops into the hull and starts to rot. In Baltic sea, there is no "teredo" so very poisonius putting in the seams is not needed, just bitumen. But led-based putty is a must in those places where you have wood-eating-worms. And copper plating is nice feature. Building in a traditional way has a one big advantage: you can change every piece of boat in bad weather, caulk the boat during the low-water, rip off deck planks in winter...etc, but if you prefer epoxy and glass-fiber and perhaps plywood as basic material, you must do all the repairs in controlled condition.

[@adamzelezny]

Amazing to watch the process. Thanks for sharing.

[@jaspnz]

That is quite simply art!

[@dalegaliniak607]

Wow. That was a beautiful labor of love. If you don't mind me asking, how long did it take from start to finish? It looks like it was a decades long project.

[@PaulRowntree]

This is a wonderful account of a marvelous process and the 'Friends of Emma's skill and dedication. Thank you very much for making the video and sharing it with us dreamers; you have made my day! pr

[@tonymompeon]

Magnífica demostración de Artesania Naval Constructiva. Me pregunto que pasará cuando desaparezca esta generación de artesanos navales.

[@ruegalfonso]

Thank you! No more words needed!

[@karljokkerlukkas_974]

Beautiful Ship...

[@xmoscherx]

Wunderschön...... Das nenn ich mal sinnvoll genutzte Zeit.

[@robby5329]

well done....i wish i had your knowledge of boats great job

[@92fsoakcreek]

Thanks Thomas. My congratulations to all the friends of Emma.

[@robertreynkens5979]

This is art beautiful

[@mikeballinger6992]

That is incredible thank you so much for sharing it.

[@felixlavidaesbella1564]

Hermoso y muy bonito vídeo, la embarcación preciosa.

[@luisalarcon7060]

Perseverante mágico premio al esfuerzo, felicitaciones, atte. Puerto montt chile.

[@MrUltracoin]

amazing build!

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

I thought this was just a little overdone till they got to the copper plating and then I new, "they're insane"

[@rikunevalainen8154]

Exactly ! Laying the copper plating was like pressing the button "ridiculous hyper speed" to me ! And then you start seeing how they did the rigging, real masters in this project !....I know some boats here in Finland that have stainles steel plating in fishing boats, but most of those who fish in winter/autumn, has started to use glass-fibering. In some trad boats ( trawlers mainly ) you may still see copper in water-line but I have never seen fully plated wooden boat done in copper ! In my old danish trawler there was marine-aluminium plating in waterline, and the front was almost fully covered. Under the plating there was canvas, which was heavily in bitumen. Under the canvas was rot only in waterline and a bit above, not in bottom. Aluminium plating was easy to "hammer" and put some stuff into the seams, I have worked a bit with copper platings, and it is much more difficult use than aluminium. But my aluminium was badly corrupted due some galvanic problems. Someone said "your trawler must have been in middle of two copper plated bigger ships." So the aluminium has been the "sarcrificing" element....copper or LED would be the best, maybe.

[@ozzmanzz]

A work of art!

[@jinc1026]

respect. just respect thats all i can say

[@СергейСергеев-л1б6у]

great work I admire!

[@televisiongaming7650]

does he mean like building emma maersk

[@ΒΑΙΟΣΚΩΣΤΑΣ]

Ο άνθρωπος που δουλεύει με τα χέρια είναι εργάτης, με τα χέρια και το μυαλό, τεχνίτης, με τα χέρια, το μυαλό και την καρδιά, καλλιτέχνης. François Mauriac, 1885-1970, Γάλλος συγγραφέας (Νόμπελ 1952)

[@chrisbanbury]

vid is twice as good twice as fast...i do have a weakness for gaff sails tho

[@donnywong1210]

good job!

[@crunch4472]

23:40 A great moment!

[@labukbay2308]

Lovely Boat..

[@MathieuPietersma]

Inspirerend! Dat u er nog maar veel plezier aan mag beleven.

[@hmariusb]

Impressive

[@Jacob-W-5570]

ziet er zeer goed uit allemaal!

[@paulgill2729]

Fantastic!!!!

[@Thecharles16]

This should be considered boat porn.

[@hrondeico]

7 x wonderful, 7 x congratulations.

[@rlm98253]

Bravo!