Building our HARD TOP out of SOLAR PANELS! - Episode 128

[@jackiebryant5808]

Colin, I'm loving your channel. Im disabled and in the bed most all the time,so watching your channel keeps my brain learning. Im so amazed by your easy going attitude, your knowledge and how you execute situations. I want to say Thank You! You may get discouraged or even overwhelmed with editing and having to make content. But it make such a huge difference in my life and others as well. So Colin keep on keeping on.

[@tonyoreilly7196]

I'm sorry Jackie for your situation, love your spirit...

[@claydog6422]

Also check out Alfred Montaner and fresco channel on KZbin

[@BajaGirl302]

Although not bedridden, I have been in bed for awhile. Like you, I love watching videos like this. I love boating, sailing and the ocean. Hang tight everyone, our lives are about to get awesome. Our health is going to be healed with technology that has been shelved by the government. We all will be able to enjoy life instead of surviving. God speed to us all. 😇🌟🌟🌟

[@tammynelson9581]

Another channel to follow on KZbin is Sailing Dauntless. Ty, Kim and their daughters Syd & Madi are currently repairing a salvaged 2021 Leopard 50.

[@Sircraig7963]

Hi Jackie,, Im in a similar position to your good self ,and also enjoy the sailing channels ,, some of my favorites are FREE RANGE SAILING ,,WILDLINGS SAILING ,,OLD SEA DOG,, SAILING NANDJI,, SAILING MELODY,, WIND HIPPIE she is a brave young girl ,,, also the refit of YABA ... They are all different, hope you enjoy some of them , Send me a line ,let me know ,,im in OZ. Best Wishes

[@petergrove5132]

Too much talent in one person. Not surprising really, given your work ethic and your passion for perfection.

[@jacksonvillejetriders6529]

Colin is a serious musician! Much respect sir!

[@theweeve]

Wow! Some of my favorite sailing channels all together....Parlay, Freedom, and Zingaro... Cool!

[@johnviney7919]

Great job!! The puppies are having fun..... a good life for them! 😀

[@NinjaPigRocks]

Great vid! I run 4 x 315w panels on a stainless arch out the back of my 45' Mono Ketch. They sit above my Davits, offering shade to my Tender and also a small storage space above my davits and below the panels. During a wet, overcast week my 8 x120a/h lithiums were getting around 5 - 7 amps and never dropped below 90%. On a sunny day they punch around 27 - 30 amps keeping the house bank up around 95 - 99%. We are easy on power usage. I can only imagine 3,000W of power, I guess other cruisers will want to plug into Parlay's floating power station!! Enjoy!

[@kiweekeith]

Thanks Colin, what a Laugh.... :-) :-) :-) Brilliant Party.... And some great music too ..... No too Shabby with a 'Fiddle' either .... :-) :-) :-) .... The Roof-Job looks absolute Great .... Best to All from ChCh NZ

[@largesleepermadness6648]

Colin, your channel is superb. And the content is unmatched.

[@bradgustafson448]

Colin that hard top is turning out perfectly.

[@MIDTOWNE1]

Hanging with Captain Rick & Mattie(and jr) on SSL.

[@opinionsmatter5201]

I really like to see all the youtube sailing channels getting together

[@eleanor4482]

Awesome job. Nice to see Plucky, Captain Rick and Dave all in the same place. Thanks for sharing.😎

[@damianhancock3044]

Love David's cameos!! He's a crack up... But great to see you guys back on the tools, looking mean fullas!! Yeah da bois!!

[@Demofish93]

Only just found your channel and now I’m bingeing it!!!! Just for others (on masks) the round ones are for dust. The more triangular ones are meant for fumes and often only last a few hours. You can also get dust extras for this!!! Also glad you’ve found a proper glass roller!!! Gonna miss Jamie though!!!! But glad you’ve got another Kiwi!!!!

[@spyder-cq2by]

So cool seeing sailing into freedom in linton bay hangin with you guys.

[@jimmerriman6920]

Party! Good times while working on the boat!

[@Ausmas]

NIce to see that Parlay is the meeting grounds for a lot of great people. Keep it up

[@tedholden3528]

No worries about the honeycomb panels, mate. Teal from SV Basik built his hard top as well as complete interior refit from them. Onboard Lifestyle channel.

[@craigme2583]

He'll regret 30 year warrantee on the PV. Great vid as always, good to see a big install of PV. I saw a guy smoking around others. So thoughtless. I love seeing channels coming together. Its funny how many were stuck in Panama. I love the professionalism and planning in every aspect of work done on this channel. Much respect Collin.

[@jimlofts5433]

nah all good I have a 25 year warranty on my panels - the company went bust 2 years in haha

[@craigme2583]

@@jimlofts5433 yer funny that. Solar is great but out in the elements - not the best. I commissioned the standard for solar panels that was taken up around the world. There won't be many systems still operating in 30 years. And there will be way better gear available in that time without needing new connectors wiring inverters and rewaterproofing etc. And panels flexing on a boat in salt spray - Pretty dangerous too...

[@jimlofts5433]

@@craigme2583 yeh they degrade faster in the sun - best kept undercover

[@stevehawkins777]

Certainly becoming a seasoned pro in glassing, thats for sure.

[@Keetonmdk]

I've missed the video intro! pleased that its made a return :) Great work guys.

[@jacksbackable]

Mixing it up was great, really good to see Plucky there! Thanks for sharing.😎🏖🌴☀️🇦🇺

[@timothysuhr7903]

This morning I thought about your dismantle of the lagoon 450 and the cabinetry and it's assembly install design. I would think that in future lagoon might find benefit of different assembly and install methods that Make the disassembly process for something like this easier on the consumer, namely the boat owners. If for example, the cabinets were individual units screwed on install. A lot of the trimming you did would not have been necessary. It is something they should consider for the design of future lagoon models. It would have been nice for the existing customers to have more detailed removal instructions that would have minimized the drastic action that you had to take. I applaud their providing a solution including the doubler and would hope that this would extend to the disassembly around the bulkheads. Anyone who watched your series of repair videos could clearly see that there were some deficiencies in the manufacturing process relating to the tabbing of the bulkheads to the hull. I would think this is a manufacturing defect. First and foremost. The fact that major furnishings like cabinets are not easily removable for inspecting bulkheads is more of a design defect or was not even a consideration. As an auto body repair mechanic who had a number of years working with fiberglass bodies and composites, I think much learning from this issue would benefit future design. As a technical process and tool developer, I would hope that their design methods would eliminate this in all future designs. Even to the point of doing stress analysis on the bulkheads to make them have a greater service life with greater resistance to the stress loads placed on them.

[@sky-cam-on-demanddroneserv8458]

great stuff. glad u are using the drone more..

[@thechaplain9906]

The words you were looking for is “Scribe To Fit”. Stay Safe Colin & Crew…

[@tomblodgett7389]

Colin, you and all your guys are amazing, truly quality work on every project you tackle. Pretty damn good fiddle player as well. Cheers from Austin, TX

[@mrman_google1811]

Feliz cumpleaños Colin! Nice party !!!🍾🍾🍾

[@beckers1330]

Great see another Aussie at the party, Peter (sailing into freedom).

[@SCKoehne]

Have sailed with a friend on his Lagoon 440 that has an awesome hardtop. Will email you some pictures for comparison and reference ⛵️. 10/10 on the channel 👏👏👏😎🍻

[@peteracke2209]

The doggies love any adventures in the tender...my favourite part !

[@annehoff6]

Roof is going to be great looking forward to next week, see you then.

[@singularityscan]

Great video, nice balance of boat stuff, party and some sightseeing. love to see the process you are making!

[@edmus2712]

Good on ya mate , you found plukie !! & the nail polish guy . HAAAAa

[@kimhudd6879]

Enjoyed every minute of your fiberglass glazing for the solor panels, Little tour with your dogs of the Island to supply Mrkt, Great little spirited party with friends the night before! Thanks for sharing your experiences. Kim from California.

[@gregmach8230]

I like watching the fabrication stuff. Really it was all a good mix of work an kicking back.

[@tomasboragina]

Plukky is there ! es el mejoR!

[@andrewtheologo1268]

I knew you from below decks and then saw your interview on Zingaro a few weeks ago....started binging your channel since then.....almost up to date

[@danieloliver20]

James and Plukky sighting, "only the best, peeeple"...😁 Nice build Colin, even while under the weather!! 🍷🍸🍹🍻🥃🍻

[@Rockingoodman]

Yeah, Plukky, these are your people and a path to sailing large again.

[@craigme2583]

Only quality

[@TheSailingPilot]

That’s a great meet up and party 👌👌

[@whitneylake2107]

Excellent !

[@inmyopinion6836]

Always , more mellow .

[@harveywebb6776]

You folks bring so much joy t o my soul thanx for the creative shit that you’re spreading across this small orb it’s so needed you’re the new beautiful people !😜

[@rew3103]

Awesome! I had hoped you would hook up with some of the other "channels" headed in your direction. Thanks for the glimpse :) Maybe you'll have a moment with Delos and Calico Skies too? What y'all do is amazing!

[@mrjbbarker1947]

Excellent video!!

[@calvingarrett3245]

Hello there guys doing a good job on that top look very strong I think the way you do you think things out before you just do it that way you're not wasting any materials they're highly expensive but that top is looking really nice I purchased me a couple of solar panels last month second hand panels 260 watts each for my camping out here and I have five heavy duty batteries and your panels look pretty big I don't know if there's a 315 Watts or more but they are some huge panels you got there that's good anyway I can't wait to see the next video when you have them connected God bless you man be safe keep up the good work

[@RiverWoods111]

Love watching how you do things! Taking things slow making sure you have thought of all the steps clearly is really good idea! Cause once you start, you only have so much time before you are finished by default!

[@planetbern]

Really enjoy seeing your fiberglass skills develop. I have built many things from motorcycle fairings to an overland camper and people have no idea how amazing a product it is. If you do it right it’s also not too messy. I am yet to use peel ply!!!! Great episode 🤙

[@Beradikals]

Tight radius. Tight like uh “tie-guh.” 🐅

[@chrispy104k]

Excellent job there lads. Solid as a rock. You play violin too??????? You'll have a jug band soon.

[@djbadandy1]

30 year warranty! gonna have to check them out! aaaaaand overthinking everything is the only way to avoid complications with glasswork!

[@nickcooper14]

Nice work guys, good to see the other sugarscoop done🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 Real youtubers🤣🤣🤣 nice to see Plucky has some friends too🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@rl3898]

That honeycombe is ace! Good job in those conditions too.

[@billwilliams9527]

Great violin, a man of many talents.

[@RedDevilRaspberry]

Handsome, smart, charismatic, calm, kind, can fix literally anything, plays the guitar AND the violin. Colin, you’re the total package. If I were 20 years younger…. (a girl can dream, eh) 💕✌🏼

[@abialo2010]

sailing into freedom! is that dude as nice as he seems in his videos?

[@edfrawley4356]

Nice to see that your batteries will be well powered. Hopefully you will install AIS so we can track Parlay around the world once your trip gets back underway.

[@graywalker1272]

Hey- Happy to be your newest Patreon’s! We discovered your channel recently and watched all the episodes over the past few weeks. For over 10 years I was a broker/manager of a yacht dealership/brokerage. So I know enough to appreciate the pain and effort of all the challenges and work you and your team are going through. And having recently lived in Panama for a year, we can appreciate the climate too! Looking forward to your next adventures!!!

[@gavinkelleway]

I hope you guys smashed out DD Smash's 'Whaling' tune with that fiddle that last evening. Love the video series. See you guys in NZ .

[@alexeyalexeev6102]

You are a Champion Congratulations 🎉🥳👏

[@russellffnunley]

Your boat is really shaping up! Thanks for sharing, Colin

[@ChrisMcEvoy]

Awesome video as usual Colin. And so awesome to see so many Sailing KZbinrs in your video that I also watch :)

[@marklapierre5629]

Oh no!!!! ;-) Nice looking work so far. I'll have to build something similar for my boat.

[@donnakawana]

I learn something every time I watch the channel. Thanks for always showing us the literal ropes. An a good time mate!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️

[@Bryankrall8090]

I am starting to think he loves doing fiberglass work haha!

[@ianthegreatt]

What the heck.. Zingaro is there too!? Awesome

[@JohnnyBoy-oq7gc]

Great to see Plukky with you guys!

[@jasperversteeg2566]

Nice job Colin, It really’s worth the effort 👍🏻 Grtz Jasper

[@rvz3215]

Helo Colin, i’m happy to see James Zingaro en Peter freedom in your video!! I was always thinking this would be nice if you know them. I watch all of your video’s from The Netherlands. Grtz. RVZ.

[@hdlstns]

plukky in the house! I saw he was headed into Linton Bay, but wasn't sure if your timelines were Sync'd up. He's a fun guy to watch too. I'm excited to see the hard top finished. Will it be dry underneath?

[@jamesbell8529]

It's good to have you guys back on !

[@wildaltarose]

Another addition beautifully done. You are amazing Colin!

[@cameronurquhart1515]

As usual quality work from the Parlay boys. Colin where did you learn the violin? You never cease to amaze me with your talent and "can do" attitude.

[@howardrothweiler5167]

I had seen a few of your videos and I am impressed enough to have subscribed to your channel (this is the first and only so far). I love the repairs. When I first saw you fixing the boat I though this was going to be the typical hack repairs so many on youtube perform (My repairs come in somewhere between hack and pro). Keep up the great work and enjoy your life!

[@chriszimmerman4500]

Don’t let anybody tell you that you’re scared to do something, because you are definitely not!!! You rock Colin

[@brianmileti868]

Your guys never disappoint great episode that solar will help make your lives on the water a lot easier.

[@johnmajewski1065]

I want to build a Hard dodger for my boat Your video has been very instructive. thanks

[@4GH440]

Gday Colin. I dont know if you are considering building a boom saddle on your hardtop during your build. We built one our our L440 hardtop and it was a huge benefit as it can be securly locked in place when not in use and stop any squeaking noises.. We decided on a epoxied reinforced foam saddle rather than a metal saddle as the foam will break away if you lose control of the boom rather than damaging the boom or hardtop. If interested I can email photos of our setup if your interested.

[@caliaccarino4416]

Looking good. Slowly but surely gets the job done right.

[@andyjf717]

Mellow radius with a textured grab handle on top or a cutout a hand hold on the radius

[@mkmccoy6929]

Get job guys ... Keep up the hard work and get that boat in the water !!!

[@TomSramekJr]

What CAN'T you do, Colin?! Great to be on this journey with you and the crew!

[@peterreynolds777]

Parlay is turning into something amazing. Look at all that Solar 😮 beautiful job guys. Beautiful 💪🏻💪🏻😎😎☝🏻☝🏻 and all it took was a little RUM 😁 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks to Mr Solar 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@chrisskillett8218]

Nice one Colin 👍🇬🇧👍

[@siberia1409]

Good job fellas! Also good to see that Dave is still hanging out with you guys!

[@halburtonwarrington-minge3434]

Think I want a fiberglass house with all the trimmings now. Great stuff Colin.

[@egreens8512]

tears man and cheers beautiful crew , fair winds , godspeed

[@debrashawcross170]

Haha It's not ideal but we'll make it work ... the perfect statement never grows old

[@3959tasha]

Beautiful❗ Colin and also love the violin playing, your serious work is paying off....

[@Arnaud58]

Thanks for sharing! The top is really getting shape.👌🤘

[@briansmythe3219]

30 year warrenty Thats Awsome , Provided they company is Still around Tho

[@garyfroeschner2523]

great stuff

[@marclawyer2789]

Wondered why you couldn't have panels where you put that fibreglass? Nice work and video as always, with some ace musical virtuosity 👍🥳

[@thomasbailey8306]

Looking Good. Thanks for sharing ..

[@billhooghuis6819]

Exactly what I'm planning on doing to my Jeanneau 54DS. Replace the Bimini with panels. But, I'll be using bifacial panels so won't be glassing underneath.

[@2Moza]

Real KZbin"s Photo Shop cutouts :) lol Great Vlog as always.

[@jgoody7467]

WtF Colin I want to see the stainless steal plate for steering doohicky!! Lol. Don't leave me hanging brother!!

[@freerangehuman1976]

Zingaro hanging out with parlay so awesome. I have been watching both these channels since the beginning.

[@anthoneyking6572]

Great Job it Came out Nice Thanks Great Vlog

[@dadedubbledee]

Great episode 👏 great progress, that mangrove tunnel is super cool

[@paulswan1965]

Good to see Kapitarn Rick there, LOL