From the boat graveyard! - Classic yacht restoration. - Saving Susanna Ep.5

[@hennygoossens3655]

English and their colors, very special. nice to see you bring an old boat back to life again.

[@savingsusanna]

Indeed... :) Cheers!

[@guaranaibiza6310]

Green is a lovely color! Boat looks fantastic! Well done! 👏

[@tigerjongreen]

Green looks very fitting for the graceful lines of your hull. If you like it that’s all that matters. Don’t let silly superstitions cloud your judgement. You really are an inspiration, keep up the good work and thanks for the videos.

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks so much! 🙏

[@johnsmith-de9wv]

hello matey ,I bought an Elizabethan 29 from a place on the deben and the first time we, me and a friend ,took her out it was up the Stour about as far as you could go at low water , we took to walking thro' the corn fields , this was a lovely summers day , and came out on a road opposite a pub called the 3 brothers I think ,great Sunday roast , what a fabulous day. My mate knows the stour well because he was at Shotley and believe it or not was a button boy ! he remembers rowing the boat in the morning with the coxain bellowing and I believe they learnt to sail it as well about your boat ,I would love to be younger ,I would do what you are doing and get a good wooden boat , great job you are doing

[@savingsusanna]

Ah man, great story! That does sound a day to remember - Simple and unexpected are very often the best, and most memorable :) Yes, the Stour is a beautiful river, particularly on a lovely summers day! - And yes, i am loving what i'm doing, restoring a wooden boat - it's a real pleasure. Can't wait until i'm sailing her along the Stour! Cheers :))

[@martinsandqvist1726]

Love the green, and you doing a super work , she is going to look beautiful in the water . And with the white sails and wood work . What a difference

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you! 🙏

[@davekimbler2308]

I like the Green !with a gold or white waterline !

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@jamesallen712]

Your boat, your choice. Looks like lots of work topsides. Keep going.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@Sonny_Eclipse]

If I weren’t 70 years old and land locked this is just the kind of project I would enjoy

[@savingsusanna]

Ah cheers, I really am enjoying the project. I think turning 50 put a bit of a fire under me to get into the things i'd been thinking about!

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

The great question is the price "sine die ". What it could be after all this work, exchange of parts for new ones, etc...etc...? At the end it could be less expensive to buy one, less old, in a better state. The question is open ? Of course it's a question. I presume you have studed it, with the pleasure of working on your own boat.❤😅😅😅😂😂🎉 Anyway, congratulations. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@theradioweyr]

I think the green is magnificent! Have never heard that green is bad luck. Bah, looks good. Subscribed!

[@theradioweyr]

Like others have said, let her be green for the first run, then decide later, based on what you want...

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you, for both the "green' comment and the sub, Cheers!

[@davidbamford4721]

I painted one of my earlier yachts green, very similar to the hue which you ha chosen, and it worked just fine.😊

[@savingsusanna]

Ah grand good to know :)) Cheers! - Sorry for the delay in replying to your comments!

[@paulladd4743]

I like the green. Go with it! You are creating good luck by restoring this beautiful boat!

[@savingsusanna]

Ah cheers, i'll take that! Appreciated! :)

[@AndrewCooper-z5z]

Boat looks fabulous. & I have not heard of any green superstitions in all my travels. & have seen many beautiful boats with green livery. Nice work and love to see any old boat getting TLC and being restored

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you, and for the 'Green' comment, appreciated... Cheers!

[@Steve-jq4st]

I’ve also heard that green cars are supposed to be unlucky. Told by someone when I had just got my new green metallic gen 1 VW Golf.

[@savingsusanna]

Nice timing lol! Must be ok though, being a Mk1 shows it's survived better than most! (Nice car btw :) )

[@evansfortune]

Good choice of music on these first videos. ❤

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you, appreciated! :)

[@martinsummers2809]

That’s a lovely paint job. Never heard it’s unlucky for a boat to be green. Go with what you want!

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you! :)

[@alainhugon-y9f]

Green was supposed to be unlucky because a long time ago, drinkable water was stocked in barrels painted in green The green paint contained plumb which poisoned the crew. So green is supposed to be unlucky. Another idea is that clergymen were poisoned for a boat. The reason why is that the crew didn't want them to report what they did in other ports whith attractive women.

[@georgetrousdell4704]

I like the green. I finished a boat I built in British racing green and never had an issue with 'bad luck'....its your boat, go with what you like!

[@savingsusanna]

Appreciated, cheers! 👍

[@JD987abc]

Beautiful job. I like the green. I had a 27’ sail boat and painted the topside the same green, with a shark white antifouling bottom and bright white water line. The decks and cabin top were painted bright white too. I recommend keeping the green but when you repaint the bottom try the shark white.

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you, and thanks for the advice on the colour - i think thats worth looking at as the red anti foul doesn't really work.... Cheers!

[@johnackerman9277]

Looks great!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@AvgwarhawkVideo]

The color is perfect. Nice job!

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you! :)

[@rorywebb8906]

Green looks reallly nice 😀

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you very much. Another vote for Green! :))

[@samssungs4495]

The Quartermaster* Great job bringing her back to life! I'm for cream. More traditional and nautical. Either way, she'll look great when she's back in the water! Keep the videos coming!

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you, and for the colour choice! :)

[@rrdner5700sbcglob]

Go for the green! My Seafarer Kestrel 23 is Green and I wouldn't change it. (Red bottom paint as well.) Keep up the good work!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! 👍👌

[@FIL357]

Seen many green hulls and sailed one. Green unlucky is an old Scots tradition, so I am told. It looks good. Phil, Suffolk.👍🇬🇧

[@savingsusanna]

That's interesting i'd not heard that... Cheers! :)

[@Shirrif]

Green was an excellent choice for classic boat. Gold boot strip would complement it nicely.

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you. Another comment suggested a gold boot stripe too, i hadn't thought of it but i reckon it would look good.... Cheers!

[@paulmjolsness6482]

A black stripe would also look nice

[@hairy8184]

or even a white stripe, but definately a stripe of something.

[@58landman]

I owned a 62 Pearson Ariel that I restored and I painted its hull above the water line in that blue color that Ted Turner used on one of his boats that won a big race a few years back. It was gorgeous and one of the prettiest sailboats I've ever seen. You'd have to check...it was a light blue I seem to remember with a little green in it....I'm colorblind so I can't tell but it should be easy to find. Beautiful job by the way.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers, and i'll check that boat out - sounds like she'll be a beauty 👍

[@agent010972]

Green looks great. I'd have it on my boat

[@savingsusanna]

Appreciated, Cheers!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! What a great colour you have chosen. I love nearly anything that is green and this special colour (between frog, apple and grass green) looks simply amazing on a boat. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people.

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you very much, appreciated! 🙏 :)

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

@@savingsusanna You're welcome, it's my pleasure. Thanks for replying and especially for giving a heart to my comment. I totally appreciate both very much. Sincerely yours.

[@ticolloyd4192]

I like her green. Looks great

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you!

[@chrisobrien5138]

Green looks lovely!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers, appreciate your opinion/vote! :)

[@simonmercer9530]

I love the Green think it looks amazing

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you :)

[@gustavolima2323]

Green is GREAT!!!!!!!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! 👍👌

[@elizaandalisa]

You're obviously a bloody good amatuer or a tradesman painter you did exactly what I would have done she looks good a credit to ya cheers n beers Marty Australia nice to see someone cutting in

[@savingsusanna]

Ah cheers Marty Australia appreciate the compliment! :) Yeah, i'm a tradesman painter so done a fair bit of that 'cutting in' ! Thanks noticing though! 😁

[@piotrn9309]

Don't worry . The colour is fantastic. I love it.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@randysmith7862]

Green is great on a classic !

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@markshenstone508]

Green hull love it just add a wide white boot top ( antifoul) above the red antifoul job done terrific tick that box !

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! 👍👌

[@femo66]

green is fine….don’t let others get into your mind! my granddad had always green sailing boats ;-)

[@savingsusanna]

Ah cool, i'm hearing of more and more Green boats! Appreciated, Cheers!

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Good to save a beautiful boat ,thanks for sharing. Greetings from beautiful tropical paradise island Kauai, Hawaii. I am hopping for you guys works well bring a classic design sailnoat. ⛵️

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you very much! and for the greetings from your beautiful tropical paradise! :)) Appreciated, Cheers!

[@churchofthegreenflipflop2436]

Stick with the green! Looks fantastic!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@xmarksthespot5188]

Life is what you make it , if your looking for trouble you'll find it , if you enjoy the color green use it !

[@savingsusanna]

Haha, yeah, very good point! Cheers!

[@buffplums]

Hey love the Prog music it’s great

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@Bellyupandbored]

I Love the Color! Wouldn't change a thing.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! - And love your name! :))

[@Bellyupandbored]

Thanks @@savingsusanna

[@peterbryan3295]

Green's my favourite colour so you know what I think.👍👍👍

[@savingsusanna]

😁👍

[@markb5803]

I had a Marcon Mouldings Javelin 30 in the 1990s, it was in a beautiful dark green gelcoat finish. Never had any "bad luck" that I can remember with that. Hope you stick with the green.

[@savingsusanna]

Ah cool, Cheers! (& I think i will!) :)

[@butchjuliano9779]

Yes agree Green and Red are fine DIDO!!!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :) 👍

[@apujos263]

Definitely cream..! Looks much more elegant …😊

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers :) - i think Roger likes the idea of Cream as well.....

[@woodfashioner7611]

Keep it green brother!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers brother, i think i'm gonna! :)

[@morganreynolds3736]

Don’t repaint her! Leave the green this year, and another coat or two and if you still think it needs changing do that next winter! She looks great, a real turn around, just get the boat in the water!

[@savingsusanna]

Yeah, sage advice...Get her in the water & change next year if needed...Cheers, appreciated advice!

[@aeros4me]

It’s your boat, so choose your own colour ! Either way it’s another protective layer ;)

[@aeros4me]

Simply jet washing the teak will bring out the lovely colour, just a bit of light sanding and done ;)

[@staylor6877]

The green looks good. The owl and the pussycat had a green boat and weren’t bothered about any silly superstitions.

[@savingsusanna]

They did not indeed! Good point :)) Cheers!

[@thelittlegreencar9731]

Green looks great

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks, although something from your name tells me you maybe a little biased haha! :) Cheers!

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

Isn't it green wich is bad luck in the Navy... ? ... no it's for actors !😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@richibbeson3141]

It looks great

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks! :))

[@janpoulsen498]

I am embarking on a similar project at the moment. Albeit, my boat is only 48 years old. Its going to be interesting seeing how you go about this.

[@savingsusanna]

Ah fantastic :), Enjoy, and best of luck!

[@Alixstair]

Great content keep them coming!

[@savingsusanna]

👍 Cheers!

[@ohillersoy]

Wonderful color, you should definitly keep it 🤝👍🏻

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! 👍

[@keith800]

An amazing transition ,just shows what a bit of elbow grease and a bit off paint can do to resurrect an old boat👍.

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you! :)

[@PT_9407]

This is great! One video I've seen where you are talking about what is needed to be done and with what materials. Rather than talking about yourself or your wife and why you're doing this...like so many other videos (mostly American). So thanks!

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks for the kind comment! Appreciated cheers! :)

[@beaconbus]

She's beautiful green. Make your own luck!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers, and yes, you're right!

[@passionfounder]

I really liked the undercoat colour :))

[@savingsusanna]

Yes, a few people said that - even in the yard when i painted her. I'll probably change the colour to cream next year as she gets very hot being green - and also hard to see her! Cheers!

[@derekfairminer4263]

Green looks fine - its your boat so your call 🙂

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! 👍👌

[@chaswarren7239]

I had a green boat - had a fire on board before I got her ! But was a great boat for me !

[@savingsusanna]

Ah man, i'm glad it worked out for you though! :) Cheers!

[@936anyst]

Its just a color, has nothing to do with luck or bad luck... looks great!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@jacodas3983]

I think the green works. Maybe a white pin stripe to compliment and complete it. Symbolic it will also break the green (and hopefully the myth) as well. Good luck.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers 👍 - I think that's pretty much what i'll do. :)

[@jacodas3983]

@@savingsusanna Love your project. That Yanmar is purring like a kitten now! Well done. Safe sailing. Greetings from South Africa.

[@savingsusanna]

@@jacodas3983 Thank you and thank you for the greetings! :)

[@timharvey5089]

Had lots of good luck in my green boat ! 😊

[@savingsusanna]

Glad to hear it! 😁

[@timothyflood1423]

The green ?looks great !! Real fine job too. How can shamrock be unlucky

[@savingsusanna]

Ah cheers, and good point! :)

[@johnheath3790]

The Green looks fantastic.

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you & for the 'vote for Green' :)

[@donaldbarnes320]

I think the green looks good:) I don’t know much about bad luck and all but I’d keep it

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks, and i will keep it for sure 👍 Cheers!

[@TrailerSailerNL]

The green is great! Stick to your intuition! cheers from a Dutchman!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@vitorsilveira3045]

Looks great...keep it green and make the water line cream instead fo white...👍👍👍

[@LINKON-STINKEN8-16]

I like the green and I think with a nice Teakwood update with some finish that makes it look wet they would complement each other so good

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you :)

[@chrisevans8455]

Watching Sailing Yaba, here they say green in Brazil is the colour of hope. We think she looks gorgeous. Add a solid white boot line to add some zing.

[@savingsusanna]

Ah brilliant! i'll take that :) Cheers!

[@grahamreeve5209]

I love the green

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers, appreciated!

[@PetervanderPalm]

Really nice project. Nice to see how the refurbishment is progressing. Well captured on video too. Only don't make the boat green, that brings bad luck. My compliments.

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks Peter, appreciated! - only wish you hadn't mentioned the Green luck thing! 😅 Cheers!

[@albertreed966]

There seems to be an anti Green color in Britain, British Racing Green is frowned upon because a racer (forgot his name) had a horrific accident while driving a car with that color...SUPERSTICIOUS ?

[@carlosstanford1991]

Green looks amazing 👌

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@halfairbank6967]

Boy that yellow undercoat looked nice

[@savingsusanna]

Yeah, a few people on the yard said the same... :)

[@BigRedNZ1]

Green looks great. But just to put it out there, I’m a sucker for a dark blue hull

[@savingsusanna]

Yeah, i did consider dark Blue - I like that too, and that may well have been a good choice... :)

[@lakehunter48p55]

green looks good, different. lots of boats out there green. Sailing Emerald Steel channel , they built boat themself and been sailing a long time.

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks for the comment, appreciated! And i'll check out 'sailing Emerald steel'. Cheers!

[@blackbirdxx4613]

Doing a fine job.. Just subbed... The color is great..... No such thing as luck

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you! - and yes, i think you're probably right! :)

[@Jonathanbaker]

Keep it green 😊

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! 😁

[@pm1104]

Lovely job…….LEAVE IT GREEN MAN,!

[@savingsusanna]

👍

[@Guy_makes_thing]

Fellow green-boater here, still alive after two years. She's been treating me well, you should be alright. 😉

[@savingsusanna]

Haha brilliant, Cheers! :))

[@dandrakenholt5455]

Love the green. Keep it ❤

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@chrisscott7522]

I thought green being an unlucky colour for a boat was very widely known, but in my view complete bunkum ! I’m not at all superstitious : if you like it green, keep it green - I just don’t think green ever suits the lines of an elegant yacht. That said, I’m thoroughly enjoying your videos while working on my 1959 Folkboat, conventionally white over blue 👍

[@savingsusanna]

Ah thank you! - And yes, once i'd heard it said to me i'd assumed it would be commonly know. From the comments appears not to be so! Appreciate your opinion and all the best with your Folkboat!

[@dancarter482]

LANCIA WON _ALL_ those championships with red/green livery of a similar tone!

[@savingsusanna]

I'll take that and tell the ol' boys in the yard, cheers!

[@dancarter482]

@@savingsusanna I've got a bus that'll need paint _IF_ I ever get the welding done - that's some seriously skillful brushwork you've done there!

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers Dan! - I've also got a bus that needs painting, and i've gotten (most) of the welding done... That'll have to wait until next year (poor ol' girl!) - although i can use her so it's fine, just not very stylish! 😂 . Good luck with yours, i absolutely love going camping in her! :))

[@praeliora]

The boat you got you're inspiration from was British racing green, the pea green you used just isn't right, it reminds me of the nursary rhyme, both the green and red are far too dark for such a small boat.. However, the yellow undercoat you used looked surprisingly good though..

[@savingsusanna]

Yeah, a couple of the guys on the yard said the same thing about the undercoat. And yes, you are also right about the inspiration colour being a British Racing Green, I tried something by adding yellow which, yeah, not convinced worked! I'll be looking at it.... Cheers!

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

When it was white I thought, that is a sharp looking boat. Now that it is green I’m thinking “THAT IS A SHARP LOOKING BOAT!”

[@savingsusanna]

@@TheThriftyWoodworker haha cheers mate! :))

[@SuperMattyb83]

I like the green and red. U make your own luck, dont worry about it 🍀

[@mfhightower]

Please leave the green! It's beautiful and unique.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@davidlevitz3119]

GOLD BOOT STRIPS ! YES !

[@savingsusanna]

👍

[@PoweredEvents]

Of course green is ok, plus she looks fantastic. As for bad luck, ignore this old sailors tale. Our Sydney Harbour ferries are all green and cream since the late 1800's and have millions of safe kilometres travelled.

[@savingsusanna]

That's a great point you make. It's funny now this "green' thing turned up how many boats and ships i notice that are Green! There it is.... Cheers!

[@kimberlyjacobsen4148]

To be honest I don’t like the color, but if you like it Rock it!! You should do what you like 🤟 it’s your boat and you should be proud of your hard work 🥰 greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks and fair play :) And thank you for the greetings - Cheers!

[@clivehathaway2833]

I like green as a colour😊

[@savingsusanna]

👍

[@greggsteven1028]

Cool Boat

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers!

[@silva1950]

I think the colour green being unlucky for boats is an old belief. As I understand it old mariners thought the colour green related to mould which would destroy their ships. The other belief was that green, being the colour of the land , was the fear of running aground. If you’re not superstitious paint it the colour you like.😁

[@savingsusanna]

Ah - i hadn't heard the mould one...Fair reason i suppose! I'm not worried about mould so Green she is! Cheers :)

[@majorscope]

Take my hat off to all your hard work. I did think green was considered unlucky for a boat but my father had a Robert Clark boat called Robin, (red). The only other boat built to that design was Gleam, (green) so perhaps its an old wifes tail.

[@savingsusanna]

Thank you, and for the other Green boat reference. Yes, i think from the comments it's certainly looking like an 'old wives tale'! Cheers!

[@966Mako]

I haven’t skipped ahead. But iv never given much credence to old sailors curses 😂 like green boats, bananas, or changing the name. The green is really nice & with the teak, it will give it a classic look.

[@savingsusanna]

Thanks! And yeah, that Banana one is particularly batty! 😅

[@966Mako]

@@savingsusanna I surf & we aren’t meant to wear green board shorts. So I only wear green boardies when surfing.

[@savingsusanna]

@@966Mako Haha :)

[@garybrown2446]

nice work :)

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@mindexas123456]

Once I started working with one colegue, he said that green cars are always breaking by laughing at me that I have one. Sold my green one, bought brown and cant say that it needs less work :D Try erasing this saying of your head and do what ever is beautiful to you. Green/brown wood remainds me racing car with a wooden steering wheel. Nice.

[@savingsusanna]

Ah, there you go! , and yes - i'd heard that about cars as well. It's all nonsense but i must say i seem to be subconsciously always keeping an eye out for other Green boats lol! 🤷‍♂️

[@stephentomlin1204]

Green looks good to me.

[@savingsusanna]

Cheers! :)

[@SwitchbackXThunter]

Man you are dedicated! It seems like sandblasting would’ve been a quicker option, but I’m not sure if it would be too aggressive?

[@savingsusanna]

Haha yeah, i seem to be! It's because i want to go sailing! :)) And yes, sandblasting, i imagine, would be too aggressive - even if i were stripping back to bare timber. Plus i don't have one! (I'm sure if i had i would at least have 'given it a look'!) Cheers!

[@petermilburn1214]

I used a bucket ana micro clothes on my hull! It's surprising how far a little water will go!

[@savingsusanna]

Haha, yeah it is! :))

[@johnrobutka7697]

Fantastic job on the restoration of the boat. I just wish you had picked some other color combination other then red and green.

[@savingsusanna]

@@johnrobutka7697 Thank you, and yeah, you’re not the first to say that! :)

[@jasontipuna6358]

You make your own luck go for it