Done Once, Done Right - Catamaran Build Ep243

There are no cutting corners in this build. This job gets " Done Once, Done Right ". I have no time pressure to cut corners, no production schedule to meet and no inflated profit to make by short cutting any aspect of this build, I just want this Catamaran to last, to keep us safe and to be proud of the result. Getting into the stern of this boat has never been easy and my plan to join the transom hits a few obstacles this week as I find a way to finish the join along the rear of the Catamaran.
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[@xmarksthespot5188]

It may look chaotic with tons of little jobs done at random moments but that's how geniuses work !

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Good onya Mark.Hardly genius more like a scramble

[@lancepeters6497]

Great to see John on board again enjoy his wit

[@terrystarr3264]

I love the Friday morning reports, I hope you keep us informs on your yet to come world adventures. Regards

[@johnnicolson467]

Your lucky to have John to keep you right...LOL

[@chrisskillett8218]

Nice to see John back he will keep you on track,boat looking good Ross 👍🇬🇧👍😁😎

[@krisbouchard6146]

The quality build just continues ! Fine job !

[@mitchshort2008]

Rosco. Rosco Rosco lets go

[@britboy20002]

Won’t the raised hatches be a pain to sit on or run cushions over?

[@mypersonalresponsibility6315]

Yeah he needs to revisit those, even with cushions I don’t think it will comfortable. Wish he hadn’t cut into the top…

[@TheDangerBuck]

Beautiful cat and then ruined by these cheap as shit hatches

[@BuildingSYMistress]

HEAPS going on Rossco including some of those "not looking forward to this" ones 😁👍

[@martinneubert4068]

Greate video Ross, as always. A lot of nice details you are working on. Also nice to see John again, with some greate humor. Take care. All the best.

[@eppot1]

🙂 new week/video👍 happy day..

[@123turby]

Shoutout to Johnny, good to see you John. It’s coming a long Russ keep at her mate your getting there. So Janet’s got some hidden skills doesn’t she. Thanks for the content Russ.

[@ehrenfriedklemt4031]

[@1svsoulmate]

Good to see John again. Janet rocks the molds. Rossco just keeps making holes in the boat. Great episode! Thanks for sharing!

[@normanboyes4983]

Fantastic work (and energy)😀👍

[@secretsquirrel6308]

Ross talks about the visceral thrill of popping the parts out of the mould and wouldn't deny Janet that pleasure. Very next scene our man popping the parts out of the moulds. A working girl just can't win. haha Working 7 days, making dust and wearing yerself down, I'm surprised that you don't have a sinus infection. That you don't is testament to your protective equipment.

[@jazz1on]

Take it easy when you need to Ross - need to be able to enjoy your work on the water ... :)

[@selfsufficient9118]

Great to see all the small finer touches that truly make the finished boat, Good to see John back, maybe he needs his own channel for his adventures

[@dragoneye885]

👍👍👍good job sir(from Sarawak, Borneo).

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thank you mate, great to hear from you.

[@kev.fwestofireland334]

Great work there. QC is back no slacking off now!

[@peterplouf2836]

This has got to be the hardest working boat build on the internet. The sheer number of build tips that you provide are priceless for anyone who is even thinking of building a boat that will last. I keep thinking back to when you were sliding around the mold in a bunny suit and I just thought you were nuts....come a loooooonnnngg way since!

[@medickaisu]

Great work Janet. I know it must be so encouraging for Ross to have these necessary parts be made so well.

[@bobm6016]

Thanks for posting Ross. The attention to detail employed now will certainly pay off in the long run, good effort. Jan is certainly an asset to the project, as is John for his pearls of wisdom.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Bob,couldn't do any of it without Janet

[@johnharrison9317]

Cindy the inflatable. Doug Mulray show... lived in Sydney in 80s, now Switzerland. Brilliant project. Kudos to you both.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Loved the Doug Mulray show mate,Triple mmm still alive and well.Still playing the same music as the 80s.Rossco.

[@bartonrobinson4266]

Very positive and productive bit of the piecework going on there and Janet just kicked butt on it too;

[@nickcooper14]

Another action packed learning lesson from you Rossco👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@72097077]

great job

[@fergusonhr]

At work we call the vibrating multi tool " the meme"

[@1jeffcan]

Ah the smell of power tools in the morning. Love it. As always amazed at your work and how much you do. Good on you guys.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Your wake up alarm Jeff.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

"I have no time stress to cut corners" ..... proceeds to cut a number of corners with a hole-saw, before cutting *_into_* the newly cut corners with a router ..... I reckon it is a special corner-cutter You have in that router of Yours ...😅 Nice work! Thanks for sharing. Is it time to make the remark about her "starting to look like a proper boat" already ...? 🤣

[@markhaston1971]

Amazing work i love this show you and Janet are doing a massive project one day i hope to build my own boat i will always review your work when i do!

[@nez3009]

That big push to finish using the mold will pay off later. Bet it will be great once it's not cluttering up the yard.

[@IvanMidwing]

Well done Russ!

[@lets_go_see_]

Sometimes it is just a daily grind. Knees? Rossco, i know all about knees. i take 3 genacol every morning however, lately i am using pure collagen and (get this) about 3 tablespoons of gelatin with some yogurt. i use knox unflavoured gelatin, make up 2 cups at a time and then each morning take 3 tablespoons of it with some yogurt. i did this for a month.

[@patrickwiklund2039]

👍

[@lancer2204]

Great progress Ross! Unhelpful tips and suggestions :) I still think the sugar scoop hatch should open towards the stern for protection from waves if you need to access it in a sea way and the deck makes a nice shelf for parts and tools while working in the engine space. Fill ports: use some yellow enamel paint in the label section for the diesel, blue for the potable water and brown for the black water port. You don't want to pull an "Expedition Drenched" when filling the fuel tanks (they put 500L of diesel into their fresh water tanks):P

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

The engine is not accessible from this hatch.It is a totally sealed compartment from the remainder of the biat.There is only the Rudder mechanism and exhaust in this lazarette,and storage of fenders etc Engine is accessed from inside the boat.Ross

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Ladder is telescopic and will slide out of the stern without having to open the hatch.Ross

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Ross when in doubt install a hatch big enough for Janet to fit and problem solved 👍

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

That is s great idea Just small enough to save me getting it.Cheers. Ross

[@jonflanagin6682]

Some times you need a change just to keep sane.

[@TgWags69]

On the fly engineering changes often have unseen ramifications. I hope the hatch cut in the bulkhead doesn't cause a weakening of it or potential failure. You may want to at least consider a custom hatch with a very thick/strong spigot that can be tabbed in to support the edges of the hole a prevent any damage from the tensile, compressive and torsional loads in that area. Maybe this is a non structural area idk.....just a consideration.

[@willumverberne9663]

Should of put flash hatches that way people can sit on them

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Whole lounge has a full length cushion that will have recess cut into underside to aid in positioning and may change it later on just a good quick problem solver Ross

[@willumverberne9663]

@@LifeOnTheHulls one step ahead of me Love your channel keep up the great work

[@mypersonalresponsibility6315]

I wish you could have engineered something else besides the hatches, you can always comeback with a much larger hatch. You’ll need storage for long things etc. Where are you going to keep the scuba tanks etc?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Yes they are definately a compromise at this stage but will suffice till we live with the boat for a while.I am sure there will be a mod at some point in the future .Cheers Rossco

[@gca259]

Do the edges get tapped with a rubber mallet to check for air pockets...?

[@matthewsellers82]

Do you get issues with warpage from resin shrinkage if you add the foam after demolding?

[@johnnicolson467]

Could you raise the area at the fuel fillers instead of removing it?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Yes you could but I have fuel stops planned for beneath these and a small recess will allow for drips to be caught I hope.Ross

[@WillPittenger]

Do you need to protect the windows like you do the hatches?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

I have cored all of the foam for the side windows as well.Ross

[@2Moza]

:)

[@latitudeash]

Why do you need two fillers for fuel on the same side and same location Ross? If one’s for water I would have put it away from the other to stop accidents?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Both diesel fillers,boat is 6.7 mtrs wide on occassion fuel bowsers at marinas are not capable of reaching the far side .Save time and effort and reduces traffic chaos at marinas.

[@latitudeash]

@@LifeOnTheHulls ahhhh, I thought both tanks were connected, guessing only for transfer via a valve or something hence the need to have two? 👍🏼

[@Conan-ny1um]

Rosco can you build me the same catamaran? Or be my contractor? I’m convinced after watching you all these years there is no 13 meter catamaran or catamaran period, that even comes close to the quality.h

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks mate,but I really can't see me going again.I am hanging out for some on water time but I do love it really.Ross

[@RichardHeadGaming]

Ole John having fans buy him Chinese food down the street while your there sweating and swearing lol. Cheers John lol. Why buy a hatch for inside a hatch, just put a hole lol.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

So true,Johnny down the street taking all the limelight, I feel like chopped liver Prob won't put a hatch in it,pointless really Perhaps a net to stop things moving around

[@JCrook1028]

Not flush hatches in those bench seats? How is that going to be to sit/lie down on?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Lounge has full length cushions and I will recess the underneath to fit the hatches.Ross

[@JCrook1028]

@@LifeOnTheHulls Heard the story of the Princess and the Pea? You are going to feel those hatches thru the cushions. No way around it. I'm frankly amazed. You put so much thought into all other details and you're gonna spend years and years sitting on raised hatches?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

@@JCrook1028 haven't installed them Have considered making flat inset hatches from a mould i have I just am running out of time here.

[@JCrook1028]

@@LifeOnTheHulls Please do. You know as well as I do if you don't you'll be redoing it someday.

[@brokenmechanic]

Hi Ross, Very informative Channel. As my user name infers, I'm a broken mechanic. find yourself a good acupuncturist. Its the only therapy that solved my tendinitis.

[@magicmike5166]

Luckily I'm not building that. I would have got to the fuel dock for the first time realizing I forgot something...

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Haha, disaster,no fuel filler.

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Another fantastic video mate enjoyed very much

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Cheers Nigel.

[@billp1954]

Get someone skinny in there to do the laminating, oh wait, Johnny is skinny shove him in there. Just kidding. Keep up the good work...

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

I got in there,filled the cavity but got the job done nonetheless .Ross

[@latitudeash]

Would Janet fit in that area? She could tab it for you? Or pay a kid to come in and give you a hand?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Mate I got in there don't you worry

[@latitudeash]

@@LifeOnTheHulls I look forward to see that…🤣😂 a sardine can comes to mind 😝

[@nealdietz7063]

No Sound 👎

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Sorry mate where was there no sound.

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

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