Cutting out the aperture, taking a chainsaw to our wooden boat (EP8)

[@sailingjano]

I just found your channel. It is amazing, down to earth, with no nonsens, and a professional handsome couple. I'm going trou all your movies, it looks like a documentary of a national geography. One off the best I ever seen. Go on. I look forward to your next steps. Many thumbs up. I wised I was 40 years younger. By the day I made old school oak livibable sheds. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes we are trying to just be normal people making videos if people want to watch, glad your enjoying!

[@nena4215]

I’m so happy I found your channel, your build is so amazing, nothing quite like taking a chainsaw to one of the most important blocks of timber on your boat!!! I liked having you say “It had to be done” about 4 times....stressful for sure!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes it certainly “had to be done”! It was more trying to convince each other that it was the time to do it. Scary!

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

Love this channel. Can’t imagine taking a chain saw to something I have worked 2 years on. You are a brave couple.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thank you! That's a lovely compliment. It was scary but I like how you can see Matt's confidence growing in the process. There are some fantastic examples out there of people carving the most beautiful things with chainsaws. Thank you again for watching.

[@ptrollip1]

Love the kombis in the background

[@ptrollip1]

Enjoying your vids

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thank you, that's great to hear!

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

I drove a VW Bus 51 years ago for a beer company in Reno nevada clutch baby! Rotating stock!!

[@blackbirdxx4613]

Matt you should wear safety glasses bud.... When cutting with the chain saw.... If I was closer I'd like to buy those vw campers.. Kombis.... Then at the 18th minute you're wearing glasses 😂😂

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yep you know how it is, get carried away and excited and half way through remember your glasses!

[@jasonworles9395]

I've seen some fine work done with chainsaws (Arabella's stern post) and arbortech angle grinders (for Tally Ho's propellers) so you are in good company. Great post, you should be proud of your skill.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes there are some fine channels out there! I think we still need some more practice before we are as skilled as Arabella or Tally ho!

[@jthepickle7]

From what I've seen, the guys in these home-builds never have time to shave!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ha you might be right! Too busy, so much to do!

[@jthepickle7]

@@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River Maybe to make you feel better about your shoulder; We saved our entire lives to buy a small farm. In 2015 we bought it. The first thing I did was make compost - about 10 tons of it! It took 4 1/2 hours to turn one pile. The long and the short of it, I got a lung infection and am allergic to my garden.. The last two times I planted out I had to be driven to the hospital, in an ambulance. This year I wore the respirator religiously and showered immediately after working in the garden. I'm wheezing right now but I'm not in the hospital! "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon

[@MurfittTim]

Even when you know its correct and you have to do it it is still not easy to cut a big chunk out of something it took ages to make. But when you do a chainsaw is definitely the way to go. A good job done.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thankyou, you could see how we worked up to the chainsaw, trying to use more delicate tools was certainly not going to work..

[@andyjohnson4485]

Keep it up guys, turning into a great channel!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks Andy!

[@NigelPrice]

Plunge Cuts may have been a better way :)

[@glennjaggard7065]

Oh Hubby taken a big bite out of prop well have you got your prop to check your size love what your doing thinking about next step

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hi Glenn, we don't have our prop yet but we know the size of it! And Matt has tripple checked it all before cutting away so much timber. It was scary at first but he got the confidence up quickly and away he went with the chainsaw! Thanks for commenting!

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

At one point your cut out looks like Jaws!!

[@malliz1]

Nice one guys

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thank you!!

[@cartertanya1258]

May help . But 1.75" clearance to stern post is minimum. Any less and you'll get cavitation. Really form a good profile , minimum spoilage . My names Ian and I'm a marine engineer of 35 yrs . So built a few

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Oh thanks! That sounds good, we thought we could always cut more away if needed. Cheers

[@fonhollohan2908]

Those types of cut cause a bit of nervousness but it has to be done nevertheless. Therefore you ploud forward then the nervousness just fades away.

[@jerrylynch5611]

Good work, am idea for next time, get an arborists pruning chainsaw, they are much more manageable and if you use the top of the chain, you actually get more control because the chain isnt getting pulled into the cut, you have to work against the chains motion, if that makes sense. Plus you can get carving bars and low profile chains, it's amazing how precise you can be, with a bit of practice..

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thankyou for the advice! Always a bit wary of using top of chain. You can probably tell I’m a self taught left handed chainsaw man which looks a little odd to a trained eye such as yours.

[@masterofdisaster7427]

Just spoke Geert-Jan, and i expect to see him in the next episode to do some work. Regards, the winch man.🤗

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Haha fantastic Jan! We will have the winch also in our video one day hopefully!

[@ctown6971]

Well thats scary operations and the music makes it worse. Good job

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes it’s was an interesting operation!

[@barrybrum]

That cut would make me nervous.

[@peter2uat]

If you ever have to remove the prop you need way more free space in the rudder blade. otherwise you'll have to struggle with taking of the whole blade, or take out the shaft inside the boat which is a big pain..

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Good point Peter! How to take it out again one day is definitely a good point to consider! Thanks for commenting

[@peter2uat]

@@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River forgot to mention the bearings - cutlass or stave bearings do loosen up after some time and need replacing. Some boats I have seen have their shafts offset from the centerline. So half an inch there and half an inch on the rudder might do the trick without much work. I love your boat - she sure looks great!

[@ed-beahan918]

I'm thinki g out loud here, can you split the prop hole between keel post and rudder?

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes we certainly can and that’s the plan! It’s just such a big propellor..

[@ColinWetherelt]

Just came across your channel. Catching up. Echoing what many are voicing here, you to are great to watch. Leo, building Tally Ho, posted his rudder build a while back and adjusted the size to better suit his design - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGfcamVjosx1e9E

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Oh nice, yeah we were also watching his video to see what he was thinking.. always fun to see another project!

[@georgewood8691]

Beautiful hull shape. What is she?

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thank you for your compliment! Her design is by Paul Gartside. She is a Bristol pilot cutter inspired design.

[@glennjaggard7065]

Oh yeah can't blame dogs for taking a bite out of prop well aye

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ha that would be helpful, if the dogs finally started to pull their weight!

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Hi looks like the prop looks to high

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hey it should be right, we followed the designers shaft hole so we have to trust him I guess!

[@corypride5096]

I enjoyed the variety of music. So often I hear just monotonous crap which would be better not there at all.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thank you for the feedback Cory! Much appreciated

[@MikeAG333]

That seems to leave perilously little in the way of sternpost. I REALLY hope you've got that right. I wonder if Gartside might have suggested less out of the sternpost, and more out of the rudder, even if it meant having a slightly bigger rudder to compensate.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah yes it would seem that way but do not fear there is plenty of sternpost remaining! It’s deceptive with the planking, especially strip planking that has no “rabbet”. This is also very similar to what gartside drew, Tarkines stern post is still plenty strong enough.