Fibreglass laminating against gravity! Building our cold moulded 41ft wooden sailing boat.(EP62)

[@Eric_with_a_C]

I really like that you mix your projects so it is never weeks of laminating followed by weeks of fairing, followed by weeks of whatever. Great way to keep us entertained, I think everyone here is grateful for you sharing all this content! ❤

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks Eric! Yes we really wanted to keep these episodes quite diverse, so as you say it’s not the one thing every episode! Cheers

[@kayh9071]

I am very pleased that you are sharing your experiences with RAN. For me, these are the two most professional self-built boat building projects. And I get to learn so much from you. Thank you. Kay

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Aw thanks Kay! Very nice of you to say so! We are trying! Haha

[@alanswoodthings]

Nice work love the boat and the myrtle 🤩 I would be so tempted to cut it up for cutting boards, but the table is a way better use for it.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha yes is too! Thanks though, we are happy it’s a big table (cutting board)

[@andrewdonald4046]

Well done guys. The more I see of your building upright the more I like it. Can’t wait to see the table varnished.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha yeah us too! Cheers

[@jerrycooke6511]

Great episode and beautiful wood.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks! ☺️

[@steveshierdoesstuff7420]

Hey groovers, another great video as usual. Awesome to see Obi inspecting your work too. I think Maple and Obi would get along really well. The young and enthusiastic and the older and wiser. Covid finally came to town so I have not done a video for a while, but hoping to jump back into it all later this week. Keep up the fantastic work guys, you are doing an absolutely brilliant job! ps beautiful piece of timber for your table. Cheers, Captain Steve and Princess Maple

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah thanks mate! Sorry to hear about the covid, first time is always the worst! We have had it sooooo many times now. Looking forward to a new vid from you! Cheers

[@Don-ye4np]

Nice work you two I enjoy watching your craft,' that is, a chilled combo of video and shipwright excellence 👌 The boat by the river is going to be a beauty ✨️

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah thanks! Very well said, much appreciated! Cheers

[@jayben00]

Beautiful tiger striped wood on that table

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Oooooh yeah sure is! Thanks

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

so boutifull❤

[@JUANACEVEDO-y9t]

Saludos desde Uruguay hermoso seguro les da muchísima satisfacción 🍻👏👏👏

[@sboileau2]

Wow that figure in the myrtle is stunning! You're going to enjoy that table every time you sit at it! Great find, well done.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah yeah it really is something special! Thanks.

[@jasonworles9395]

Some great work! I know it'll get painted in the end but it's so good to see the actual wood planks.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes true! Thanks

[@geoffbox4455]

Good progress guys. I think it was a good idea to build the right way up. Apart from the turning over dramas you have been able to build the cabin and deck etc making for a much more varied (and hopefully enjoyable) work day. Also, I think it is dangerous to walk or crawl around an upturned hull. This way you can hang to fibre and work on the ground more.

[@Nena84734]

OMG, it looks so good, damn, that hull is going to be so strong! Speaking of RAN III, I feel like I have a learning disability when it comes to that magic tape and the machine he goes around it with, like, I watched it from the beginning and I couldn’t understand WTF is going on? Anyway, super job on that fiberglass layup, I was worried about the midship and all those beautiful curves. I’ve never heard of Myrdal wood, enjoyed the forrest immensely, that was gorgeous. But that table….oh man, that table, like she said, looks good even without a finish, it’s going to be so beautiful, can’t wait to see that! Obie can melt your heart with those eyes of his, such a sweet boy!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahah well thanks Nena! Always appreciated your wonderful and positive comments! I understand what you mean with Rans magic tape, we also can’t get our heads around it! Glad you like the table also. Cheers

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

You both get a gold star!!😂

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha thanks!

[@gl2856]

It’s really a pleasure watching guys working and that table is going to be so beautiful 👍🇬🇧G

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah thankyou! Glad you’re enjoying the ride! Cheers

[@davehine724]

I am both proud and honored to help out with project. I only wish it could be more. What a beautiful country you two live in.Thank you for letting us be a part in this. God bless!!!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Glad to hear it! Thankyou for following along and helping out! Cheers

[@SavingMaverick55]

Great work! You guys have more fiberglass work on your hands than I would wish on an enemy. I'm gonna have to glass my decks but thats the biggest fiberglass project im gonna have. I cant imagine doing a whole hull. But you guys dont mind it one bit. Crack on!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Cheers mate! Yeah the deck was easy compared to this! We see your progressing well, keep it up! You’ll get there

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Another lovely video Amigo and Amiga and Ovi!!

[@robertbosman5398]

Hallo ik doe dit even in het Nederlands, wat een ontzettend leuk stel zijn jullie heeft mij 4 dagen en 3 nachten gekost om alle afleveringen te bekijken en ben nu sinds 2 weken bij, jullie bouwmethode heeft wel iets weg van Kees Bruynzeel RIP en zijn Stanfast boten. Veel succes met de verdere bouw en ik blijf jullie zeker volgen. Een Nederlander in Marokko.

[@Trajectionable]

In which Obie has wonderful ears and Tarkine has a wonderful skin.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Very true!

[@graemeburford5597]

What may help with the gravity thing is add some glue powder to the epoxy mix and make a slurry , , wrap the cloth around a dowel and wet the hull first not the cloth . Work from the keel upwards , just a damp roller sleeve will pull the resin thru the cloth ,same with second layer and squeegee out smooth and peel ply , I'm an older traditional boat builder from NZ and have used this method multiple times .( you may need an extra hand on the end of the dowel ie., 3 people )

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah yes a great idea thanks! It will progressively get more difficult so we will probably give it a go! Looking forward to visiting NZ, it’ll be our first stop!

[@graemeburford5597]

@@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River Looking forward to seeing the finished project but that won't be for a day or two yet . Keep up the good work

[@lincolngrove2808]

That saloon table! So lovely.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks! More to come next episode!

[@johnod1955]

Another good video, thanks. Table is going to look great I think, not too flashy, just right. Lovely and bright below deck, i like that. Cheers.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Cheers! Glad you like the table, more to come next episode. We wanted a lighter boat down below so glad it looks it! Cheers

[@kentate435]

Love the timber in the table top!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks! It’s definitely a beauty. Next episode it gets better!

[@edkleinstuber2119]

Great seeing you again this week. It was certainly educational watching you lay the glass. Looking good. Ed

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks Ed, glad you liked it. Cheers!

[@Mahalo_83]

Ran drilled and injected epoxy in some of their dry spots, looked like it worked well

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah yes! A simple but effective way! Thanks!

[@paulstuart8676]

Great job guys, for the myrtle a drum sander might work better. I love using Australian timbers in the refit of my boat, so special.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yes a drum sander is on the list but not sure if we can afford it! We are making do with what we have just.. Aussy timbers all the way!

[@fonhollohan2908]

The Myrtle forest is beautiful, That Table is going to be gorgeous to say the least.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Oooooh yeah! Next episode it gets some oil, that makes it really pop!

[@harrisji]

Great video! I really like the music at the end of this video. Thanks

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@waynemize4542]

I have really enjoyed watching you guys build that beautiful boat. Thanks for sharing

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Cheers! We love sharing the journey!

[@walterathow5988]

looking good. nice table 😎💚💙👍👍🍺🍺🍻

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah thanks!! Next episode we get some oil on it and wow!

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

looking nice❤❤❤

[@ColinWetherelt]

Wait til lefke gets her hands on the finish for the figured Myrtle. I hope you have access to a wide belt sander to help you find the bottom of the tear out. It will add the depth of finish you are looking for.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ha yes! She takes it very seriously!! We don’t have a wide belt sander unfortunately… another tool to the list!

[@hairy8184]

I love your respect for the timber

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah thanks! Gotta respect the timber! We need it!

[@ezequieldiaz1950]

Gran trabajo ese velero esta quedando increible !!!! les mando un gran saludo a todo el equipo ( humanos perro gallina gallo patos pajaros etc ect ect ) desde Argentina y que la fuerza los acompañe !!!!

[@tomwhelan9872]

Always love your vids. The table will be a piece of art. Well done.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Thanks! More to come soon!

[@charleskirby482]

First time I have seen Myrtle wood. Also, thanks for showing where it grows. Beautiful.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Our pleasure!

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

very nic boat making ❤my favrat channal

[@gregwhite8503]

Pleasurable episode. Keep going! Thanks

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Cheers! We appreciate it, more to come!

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Jasper says hi to Ovi

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hello Jasper!!

[@86OEd]

👍👍👍

[@harrymerritt7745]

Nice table

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Cheers!

[@davidholmes3323]

It is interesting to compare where you guys are at, and how you are different to the couple building the RAN500 in Norway.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha yes it sure is! We have a bit more of a fluid and do it all at once approach, we really admire their commitment to move from each task in an orderly manner. And such a high standard!

[@andrewdonald4046]

It’s in Sweden

[@floathi]

The upright build gives you two opportunities to do other tasks as well as finishing the hull. Pure mental health !

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahah yes exactly!! Especially if your don’t have the financial stability to keep working full time, some jobs are cheaper than others..

[@jpdj2715]

@@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River - an old Dutch saying: the best helmsmen are on shore - that's what I am, on shore :) So as to RAN, between you and me, while they're doing a great job, I felt they could have re-used the frame-structure on which they built the hull. If they had put it surrogate keel down, then they could have cut out the panels on the interior side and built their boat's interior into that. It also might have helped them decide where to put cable ducts (in most boats/yachts an after thought. In another channel, we see two architects rebuilding their sailing boat in Sardinia too. From a methodological point of view, a bit more analysis might prevent issues or difficult decisions later on. But without that experience, the risk is "analysis paralysis". Their problem is lack of experience - they're smart and work out out, but they are from another educational background in the labour division than what they are doing. That makes it interesting to watch, at one level. What would interest me, is a bit more of the thought processes - rather than a live explanation of what I see, how they got to the decision. In the case of RAN, this gets some, but minimal attention. And same story with the architects. A British shipwright rebuilding a famous wooden boat gave it more attention, but in technical design decisions was very frugal. That said, an organic process, is fine too. It's merely a choice. If you watch other channels, as you have mentioned a few in the past couple videos (comments), you might have seen one couple that had their new sailing boat made in Iefke's fatherland, in aluminium, and this was an all CAD-CAM process, where all the analysis (architecture) and design (technical, realisation) decisions had been made in the CAD domain with virtualisation potential. In that boat's case, e.g. all the cabling for the diesel-electric hybrid propulsion, all instrumentation and control cabling, etc., had been planted into the design in the CAD domain too. Understand me correctly, I am not saying it needs to be CAD-CAM. A whiteboard and a few doodles may work great in a more organic approach to building. And explaining why the things are going the way they do. And pencil on paper or marker on whiteboard is orders of magnitude faster than drawing in a CAD system that wants mm precision.

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Gorgeous wood!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah thanks!

[@MurfittTim]

I just love Iefke's hat. I have got so little hair left that i don't need to worry too much about getting resin in my hair and besides i am not sure leopard print would really suit me. Like you and lots of your other viewer's i watch a number of boat building channels including RAN and its great to see all of the differing ways a boat can be built. None are right or wrong they just suit the builders, their budgets and experience. Besides all the well known ones a channel that i find really interesting because it is such a different approach is Dan Lee Boatbuilding. It has hardly anything in common with your build but still fascinating. When you were discussing the table design you talked about book matching the wood. I assume that you were considering ripping the plank in half and then joining the two halves as a matched pair. I guess that you decided the work and risk in doing it were not worth it particularly as you had something stunning already. Great video as always.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahah yes she loves the hat also! The good old op shop anti epoxy hat! Been around for a while now, have to be fashionable while boat building! Thanks Tim, wise words indeed! Cheers

[@stevepople9366]

Speaking from successful experience you put epoxy filler directly over GREEN epoxy glass and this means you don't need to use peel ply or sand the glass. You just sand the filler. You only need peel ply at the "edge" ie the last of several "drops" of glass at days end. Plan ahead and you can save a lot of agony. I did this with a 38 foot launch glass over carvel plank ( with glued splines ). Try it on a test panel and see the ease of work. Good wishes.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Interesting tip! We'll certainly give that a go next time! Got plenty of time and space to experiment! Haha

[@billturner7554]

Such a great channel, you should have over 100,000 subscribers. Maybe interact with other boat building channels like "Life on the Hulls" "Ship Happens" "Project Brupeg and others.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yeah if only… that’s ok, we have some great people following our journey! Glad you’re onboard! Cheers

[@jankeesvangaalen533]

Zeer interessant, keep posting these videos!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Will do!

[@billlambert2092]

I felt your pain cutting that old growth in half, but what you are doing beats having it potentially rot away tucked away in a shed somewhere. Too bad it wasn’t thick enough to properly bookmatch, but you did the next best thing, and it will be gorgeous. Well done!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yep exactly! We did the best we could. And like we said, better than cutting boards! Haha

[@thierry6071]

Hi guys ! Very nice channel, love following you building your boat which looks already very beautiful ! I just have a question for Matt, are you trying to make a competition with Leo with your crazy hairs ? 😂 Hope to cross your path one day at sea… Thierry from Dominican Republic

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahah a hair competition! Yes some days it does feel like that! It’s the natural ungroomed look I go for, commonly known as the bed hair! Haha Glad you’re enjoying the videos! Cheers

[@johnmalthus4481]

I did mine the right way up and I made a glue mix up and the glass stuck to it well no trouble with it peeling off even up on the under side

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ah nice! Smooth sailing ahead then!

[@richardsiddon610]

Does the tree Myrtle have the same flower/smell as the familiar (to me) European bog shrub/ tree?

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ooooh not sure!

[@bendaves77]

The farther along this project gets the more my jaw drops.. she's going to be amazing when done.. she will be a functional piece of artwork and craftsmanship or craftswomanship.. you ever get tired of sailing around you should consider opening a school here in America where people can pay to come learn how to build such sailboats and when you're done with the boat, you can sell it..

[@DarrylPopperwell]

Another example of Hauk Tuah !

[@ikerstges]

if you want to quit your sailing business at any point in future, you can still sidestep into the cutting board business.. 😁 and: thát is some crazy-gorgeous wood you got there!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha yes or a little side hustle along the way?!

[@onenewworldmonkey]

I need an answer from an expert.....please put on your thinking cap. I'm restoring a boat with white oak (18' Penn Yan Runabout). As you know red oak is too porous with very long pores. For added strength I'm making some curved laminates using very expensive epoxy resin. Wouldn't red oak be a better application as the resin will better fill the voids???? I dig your video btw..

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Oh interesting! We haven’t used red oak so not very familiar with it.. epoxy will fill the voids to a point bit of those voids are throughout the wood then it may not be that strong. But I think it’ll be fine, laminating frames is sooooo strong!

[@onenewworldmonkey]

@@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River Thanks for the reply. No one uses red oak for boats. There are videos showing how to tell the difference. Basically, red oak has pores that runs the whole length whereas white oak pores are intermittent (and the reason they are used for boats). My point is they didn't have epoxy back then. If the point of epoxy is to be absorbed into the pores (ie, vacuum bags, slow cure, low moisture, clean first with alcohol) then it makes more sense to use red oak. I've never heard anyone mention this.

[@marleenenmarcelhoremans6636]

Jullie maken er echt een mooie boot van . Elke week wacht ik op het gefilmde . Ik kijk ook altijd verast van alle kennis die je hebt op jonge leeftijd . Goed bezich en nog veel succes in het samen werken .❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tonycampbell9648]

Hi guys with fibreglass on inside and outside how will the timber breathe will it rot with moisture trapped between glass ?

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

A good question, the timber does not breathe anymore, that’s sort of the objective. And where it cannot breathe it cannot build up moisture so then fingers crossed it cannot rot! Well that’s the loose theory haha but basically we are encapsulating the wood and preserving/hiding it from the elements

[@svlamancha9877]

Wondering about the butted laminate, did you have any problems keeping the edges of the fiberglass tight to each other as the hull curvature changed? Looking good guys👍

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Nope, so far so good! We talked to someone who overlapped them and then ran instantly blade down to get a perfect butt join

[@stevedunford7632]

I'm wondering if a slightly thickened epoxy would help with the gravity situation. I have no experience with this just thinking aloud.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Ooooh yes a good idea, people also give it time to tack off a little bit to help it stick but that puts the pressure on a bit more!

[@barrybrum]

Tarkine looks elegant and massive as she sits in the background while you are discussing the use of the planing machine at around 14:26 minutes. That view helps us to see her sleek lines. Could you add a wide angle still image or video view taken topside or from above showing bow to stern and stern to bow? She's looking beautiful!

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Yeah we love to make coffee because that has a great vantage point for taking it all in! We can certainly try, a little hard as she is larger than she looks and not much room to get the whole boat in the photo but we will try!

[@SighardTeichmann]

how many eggs do you eat per day?

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha a couple if we can find them!

[@garymalm]

You forgot to close the garage door You might think he loves you for your money But I know what he really loves you for It’s your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat gary in japan

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

good work

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahahah yes well said Gary! It’s a rare find that one!

[@Finn-McCool]

It's a woodworking sin to not take the time and effort to take that wood to a big band saw in order to properly book match that grain once for all time in order to optimize the beauty and the rarity of what you have there.

[@Building_a_Boat_by_the_River]

Hahaha yes if only it were thick enough to split it! Wouldn’t leave enough thickness after all that unfortunately..

[@dermotbalaam5358]

Likewise a commentary sin to comment without knowing the full circumstances.

[@andrewdonald4046]

@@Finn-McCool if you book-matched that for a table you’d have to have a substrate for it. Totally agree with the way it was done

[@Finn-McCool]

@andrewdonald4046 they seem to have a lot of this wood for a substrate. I think that maximizing beauty is the way forward when it's possible.

[@andrewdonald4046]

@ maybe they have other plans. Why don’t you just follow and offer good suggestions. I’m trying to be polite here.

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

very nic boat making ❤my favrat channal

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

very nic boat making ❤my favrat channal