Chain Locker Alterations and Helm Stair Build Rebuild Ep208

Are you prepared to cut into brand new Catamaran Deck to achieve the best result, well I am, and it may look like a drastic solution, but the result will be a functional, cosmetically appealing deck section that will be worth every bit of the considerable work it will take to complete it.
Boat building was never meant to be straight forward and thinking outside the box yields a much better boat in my opinion.
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[@latitudeash]

Take it easy Ross, you want to be able to enjoy the cat after it’s finished. Covid effects heart, brain and your blood system. Takes time to recover. 👍🏼❤️

[@nena4215]

Wow, that is one modification worth your effort, fantastic idea AND YOU CAN PUT YOUR DRINK ON IT!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

The wine glass table was the unintended benefit, but I see Janet's point.Rossco

[@bdphourde]

Improvise, adapt, and overcome! Semper Fi, Rossco!

[@br5498]

Great choice on the winch ! That Aussie made winch is a legend !

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

I totally agree Tony and they seem to be a great company to deal with also.Ross

[@p3512at]

As Doug of SV Seeker says “we do it right because we do it twice” keep up the great work Rosco

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Exactly Pat.Cheers.Rossco

[@LupusMechanicus]

omg more fiberglass, i seriously get fiberglass chills

[@brianstyrczula9466]

Wow!!! Oh and you play a mean blues guitar! :)

[@erik365365365]

This one made me anxious floods and big holes where they don’t belong

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Still enduring floods mate,holes are thankfully sealed up now Cheers Erik

[@graeme-sailingskeptic]

good thing you are building a boat

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

For sure mate.May well need it.

[@patmcbride9853]

Perfect time to float the Cat to the nearest anchorage. Too bad you're not ready.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

My Ark is definately not quite ready.

[@latitudeash]

It’s a good job your building a boat with the flooding.

[@lets_go_see_]

greetings: a little inconvenience now but a save from a massive headache in the future. Good catch on the windless issue. Cheers>

[@WMCC240654]

👍great episode this week.

[@medickaisu]

I really hope those flood waters did not cause you too much grief at your home. Great episode as always

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Kaisu, it was a harrowing week for just about the entire Eastern Sea Board.All safe and luckily missed the house flooding by about 2 feet,even gir my lawn mowed today.Crazy times. Ross

[@normanboyes4983]

Great progress hope you shake off the effects of Covid soon. Stay safe and dry.😳

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Hey Norman.All good video was back in mid January but took a good 4 weeks to shake the fatigue Cheers mate.Rossco

[@leoncolyer9420]

stay safe guys from down in Portland Victoria 👍👍👍👍

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Leon,all good now.Ross

[@crowiesnest]

Love the comment ..... sublty and extreme viokence 10:50 Quote .... Young Ones !

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Absolutely mate."Yes we've got a video!!".

[@jakeoddmonic2956]

🍻🍻🍻 nice modification

[@ronsutterfield8430]

you have built the boat from scratch, great job

[@eppot1]

Like your think true mods... it is going 2 bee soo good when finished !!! see you 2 next week. :-)

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks buddy appreciate your watching the series.Ross

[@samtyrrell4861]

A little trick to decrease the hight of the pyramid of anchor chain (epecially with your 1200 mm wide achor locker) is to put a partition on one side. The first section of chain that is rarely used goes there to the side and reduces the amount of chain directly under where the anchor chain falls. The old fishos would use a 44 gallon drum to the side of the anchor well. Cheers

[@stephenmcnulty7096]

Awesome quality! You are the best!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Cheers Stephen thanks for watching.

[@michaelcohen68]

Love the photoshop image. High quality vid all round. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@lesleypearson7489]

Looking good Ross👍

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Lesley appreciate you watching.Ross

[@saulzain1957]

Great Job! 🤠👌

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Cheers Saul

[@stevenr8606]

🤷‍♂️ so much for the locker hatch design from around March 10, 2021 episode showing the SAVWINCH. BTW, on the lobster trawler I was on, the ship had a drum winch. And, it worked very well!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Yes indeed mate Just couldn't get my head around minimal chain and then Rhode.Also access was an absolute bugger down in that hatch as well. Ross

[@stevenr8606]

We had minimal chain & lots of steel cable. I know your way smarter and could have followed your plan 'A'. Oh well....

[@richardsundquist4955]

HI LIFE ON THE HULLS

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Gidday Richard

[@mikeb.7972]

Way to go Ross, don't know where you get the energy!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Lots of coffee Mike.Cheers Ross

[@johnmatthew6007]

Get the wellies on!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

We broke out Pur Alaskan Xtra Tuffs.

[@1jeffcan]

I love your modifications and confidence in cutting into the boat. Planning research and experience helps. I also love that the spray gun had to speak up when you were talking about her. Great work.

[@william6526]

Ross, you absolutely made my day,when you were commenting about trying to keep the gel coat from going everywhere and then your hose or spray gun sprayed everywhere when you started it up I just about wet my pants laughing. You need to take all the boo boos and make a video when the boat is done. You are a natural born comedian and one of the funniest delightful people to listen to. You've become a master fiberglass man and your fore sight and willingness to work harder to make this boat something special amaze me every time I watch a new episode. We will have you in our thoughts and prayers that the water stops rising and you and your sweet wife don't have any damage. Stay safe God bless and remember to pace yourself.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks William for the great comment.We are thankfully through the crisis without being inundated,some of my neighbours didn't fair so well but it is over for now.Crazy times.That bloody gel coat machine smashed me.Yuk Rossco

[@jimlofts5433]

WEsail ep 146 have a good idea to prevent the chain from pyramiding - might help

[@lindsaygiles9874]

Cool Ross great improvement for the anchor chain we had the same problem until we changed to stainless chain then problem gone no rusty marks on deck also, I think it was Italian chain real good quality still on boat after 15 years and used every day. Cheers you're doing a fantastic job the two of you.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Lindsay,that is really interesting regarding the stainless chain.I will look into that.Ross

[@4englishlies875]

A little extra work now will make life better in the long run, didn't someone say that Ross? Great video

[@annehoff6]

Hope you survived the floods wishing you both well. See you next week.

[@123turby]

That’s pretty awesome that you can make these changes on the fly. There’s only one problem with all these mods, you’ve got to get this boat in the water mate haha. Just given you the gears a bit but can’t wait to see you out enjoying all your hard work.

[@nickcooper14]

Love the targa top, just keep hacking away mate, you will get there..🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@daveparry100]

Watching you work is fascinating

[@Racerman27410]

Definitely best to make the boat right the first time.... or even the second time! Everything has to work together and be future proof. Cheers mate!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

It certainly is a process that will no doubt improve the function.Ross

[@Racerman27410]

@@LifeOnTheHulls I agree, you definitely don't want to run up on woulda shoulda could a's after she's in the water. The extra time spent perfecting now is nothing compared to that heart break!

[@johnalgar4747]

Good luck with those storms Ross - I do hope all are safe and well.

[@martinneubert4068]

Brilliant Roos, greate idear with that anchor well. Hope everything goes well with the weather. All the best.

[@fredclarijs7370]

👍

[@mikestickersm3mxb279]

Another great idea, looking good

[@gordonaddison435]

Keep going Ross, you are doing great work.

[@kev.fwestofireland334]

Brave man.

[@hairy8184]

Hey Ross when you change the size of the hatch are you making them to standard sizes or are you planning to make your own?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Hey buddy.I actually have the moulds for the hatches.I will have to expand the windlass hatch out but no bigger there Cheers Ross

[@stephenj9563]

Good episode Ross Can you still get at the chain to push it around whilst bringing up the anchor? We have a deeper chain locker and still have to use a pole with a plastic boat hook on the end to push the pyramid down.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Yes mate there is room to get your hand in to move it around Ross

[@markbouchard525]

Hope all is well with the rains ! Boy that’s a large undertaking for the windlass, but I agree with the concept and once it’s complete will be a great design improvement !

[@earthstick]

You need to get that boat finished ASAP. Did you embark on this project after a cheese dream? Is Noah at the root of your family tree?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

I am colloquially known as Noah in the industrial estate.Hah

[@mkllove]

Hoping you feel better Ross ! Chain locker looks just about like your photoshop design too... wondered if maybe the bottom of locker would benefit from some internal slope downward and to aft to shift chain pile aft as it lays or will hawse pipe do that for your design ?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

There is an amount of slope that should hopefully help with it for sure. Rossco

[@alstonofalltrades3142]

I don't think you are nuts for improving the anchor hold. I thought you was nuts for cutting two very long slits down either side of the hull. I agreed with the reason to get the two hulls to marry up neat, and I knew that you wouldn't have done it-if it made a permanent weakness in the hull as you know your stuff with fibre glassing, but still it was hard to watch! Hope your home is ok. no one needs that grief.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Anthony.These mods are hard to watch but I have full confidence Janet will be able to polish them out ,haha.Ross

[@artdenning6190]

Let us ow how the flooding goes at home.

[@icelandviking1961]

You are like Noah and the ark.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

It has been remarked upon Kev.Hah.

[@nez3009]

Take a nap. Keep the electrolytes up

[@johnsummers172]

can't have to many cup holders.....

[@dennisreeves632]

Good luck with the water situation. Not looking good.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Dennis,all safe and luckily for us we were unscathed ,not so lucky for thousands of others, crazy week.Rossco

[@grahamwheelock7497]

Rosco why don't you just make a spiral staircase and the shape of that thing unless you got tiny girl shoes looks awkward why

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Not awkward at all.Right,left, Right Simple stair design elevates quickly and safely.

[@grahamwheelock7497]

@@LifeOnTheHulls straight steps work better coming outboard imagine coming down from deck in a Seaway and twisting your back to get down just an 💡

[@grahamwheelock7497]

Am I right or wrong trial by 🔥

[@grahamwheelock7497]

No designer but studied boat designs for at least 20 years plus multi Hulls thing of the future maybe even the designers don't know