HOW TO MAKE A BOAT GAS/PROPANE LOCKER! Ep.145 Building my steel sailing yacht

[@Mrflynlow]

have watched your build for years. Your videos are well done, but even more apparent is the skill and workman ship that go into your build.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Hey thanks very much for your good, encouraging comments Fred and for following Mistress' journey 🙂👍

[@jerrybarrett6376]

Captain Bruce, very impressive detailed work on latches. Beautiful wood and precise planning and end result. Good’O 🐻🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Hey thanks very much Jerry, appreciated sir 🙂👍

[@thetimtonight]

So cool to see some of the deck! Looks great!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Tim, appreciated 🙂👍🏻

[@whitneylake2107]

That rosewood is incredible ! Details really make it beautiful !

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Whitney, appreciated sir 🙂👍🏻

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Mate, that timber work is simply stunning. I also am simply blown away by that stainless work on the toe rail and the scuppers are brilliant. Congrats on a superb solution to everything. Rossco

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Hey thanks very much Rossco, much appreciated mate 🙂👌

[@kevinlytle6215]

Very nice work getting that hardware and on the installation. Looking forward to seeing more about the systems, the on deck equipment and the rig.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much for your good comments Kevin, appreciated and yes, it will be so good when I can get back to the deck work 🙂👍🏻

[@nena4215]

I have to admit I got a little excited when I realized that we would be going topside. Shoot, it’s pretty tricked out up there too, Bruce, you are one extremely talented dude!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

😁 Nice and thanks very much for your good comments Nena, appreciated ma'am 🙂👍🏻

[@leonply]

Stunning work, as always. Every week, seeing new aspects of SV Mistress, is a treat. Your workmanship is astounding. Here's to you!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much for your good comments Léon, appreciated 🙂👍🏻

[@jerrybarrett6376]

Great job Captain Bruce. Missed seeing you for some time sir. Great work. Bear 🐻 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much for your good comments Jerry and good to see you back sir, appreciated 🙂👍🏻

[@_r_ma_]

Great work Bruce!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much, appreciated 🙂👍🏻

[@PropanePete]

Such detailed work, really nice as usual. That right angle Dremel looks handy.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Pete, appreciated mate and yes, the 90° Dremel (borrowed!) was VERY handy! 🙂👍🏻

[@Glenbard4]

Another great episode. Thank you for explaining everything. While not new to boats, I’m quite new to extensive boat maintenance. Your channel has given me the confidence to fix things on my boat I would have previously paid someone else far too much money to do.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much for your good comments Glenbard, appreciated and it's cool that you have found my videos helpful 🙂👍🏻

[@TheadventuresofSherylandPaul]

love the 90-degree Dremmel. It's on my wanted list now. Sheryl always says she never knows what to buy me so I have a list of things for her :). Top work again Bruce!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Paul, appreciated and yes, the 90° Dremel (borrowed!) was VERY handy! 🙂👍🏻

[@4englishlies875]

Bruce you are doing a great job getting closer every day. I like the new logo at the beginning of the video!!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Jeff, appreciated sir 🙂👍🏻

[@paulslevinsky580]

Very impressive, as usual !!! I've done some design work with ventilation and found that computer fans are unbeatable. They are MASS-PRODUCED, low-cost with an exceptionally long service-life, compact, ubiquitous 12vdc power format, available in 150 CFM flow rate (or more), basically silent and incredibly efficient. They only draw a few watts of power, so they can run all night without killing your house battery. Your Dorade box will still pull air thru the fan even when it isn't being powered. I'm using a bunch of 120mm fans in my current project, but they are available in smaller sizes too (with a penalty on performance).

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much for your good comments and fan suggestion Paul, appreciated 🙂👍

[@timdunn2387]

Brewster, if you go back about 2 years on Free Range Sailing, Troy shows how he fitted a low cost Raymarine ST 1000 (or similar) to Mirroul. He connected the driving arm to the wind vane counter balance, and (if am remembering correctly) removed the vane sail, so that following a compass course only required enough current draw to wing the counter balance to and fro, rather than pushing and pulling the entire weight of the helm. Perhaps get in contact with them to help you find the episode (I am assuming you know of them, now called Free Range Living since they came ashore).

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much for your good comments Tim, appreciated and yes I do remember the FRS episode you mention and that it was a good idea 🙂👍🏻

[@rl3898]

Seen that many years ago when an Aussie concrete boat came to the UK and he had done exactly that, it worked really well.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

@@rl3898 Thanks 🙂👍🏻

[@simonr6793]

Bruce mate 6 degrees that like the middle of summer ☀️ in the UK 🤣😂🤪. I see again that the attention to detail is still very much there at the forefront those latches certainly finish off the rosewood!!!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

😆 re. temp's, understood, we all acclimatise hey. Thanks very much for your good comments Simon, appreciated 👍🏻

[@chefmichaelt]

You’re amazing!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Michael, appreciated 🙂👍🏻

[@trevhedges]

Cheers Bruce.. tiler steering? I prefer a wheel.. I understand your logic, But I personally would prefer a wheel type, even if it’s the simple screw type wheel, It’s not like under sailing a steel mono she’s going to be sporty enough to warrant “the feel of the ocean”. Jmo. I personally would go wheel, A nice helm under a weather protected spot, especially for night passage, who wants to sit out there a night if the auto fails?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks Trev and understood and btw, whether the tiller steering that Mistress will have or a wheel, the weather protection would be exactly the same 🙂👍🏻

[@michaelcohen68]

It's great to see some of your work above deck.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much Michael, much appreciated sir! 🙂👍

[@piercet]

Wow, you did a good job weaving those plastic tarps!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

😁 Thanks Tim, it is all very necessary! 👍🏻

[@supers54]

Cabin sole latches are a thing of beauty! That 90 degree Dremel is excellent, I was wondering how you were going to drill those holes!

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks very much supers, appreciated and yes, the 90° Dremel (borrowed!) was VERY handy! 🙂👍🏻

[@darrylcislowski2698]

Is there a reason you did not ‘inset’ the latches below the surface level?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks for your good question Darryl, all compromises considered I felt that the latches finish done is a better outcome sitting just above flush and isn't high enough to be a trip or 'stub toe' hazard, it would have been a lot of extra work getting the edges in all of the latches to be really neat finishes by making them flush, with no gaps to collect dirt, sand, water, etc. 🙂👍🏻

[@johnnyandersson5622]

I don't agree with your opinion on tiller steering, I've had boats with tiller steering for +20years, and i will never ever have it again. You have exactly the same feel with a wheel if it's connected with thick wires and chains. Further more when the weather is bad one can hold on to the wheel. There is also alot more comfortable and it's easy to find a good seating position. With a tiller it's always bad unless there's very little wind. The only thing I can think of that is better with a tiller is that you can fold it away, but then again, my wheel takes 10 seconds to remove and store. :) Nice to see all the progress.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

It's fine not to agree Johnny, like for eg. a supermarket or car yard, there are many choices to cater for all. Thanks for your good comment 🙂👍🏻

[@bradmale9989]

And it's his boat not yours.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

@@bradmale9989 Thanks 🙂👍

[@daniellawson8702]

Gday gday, daniel from the central coast nsw, i just found you channel and videos and they a very interesting and well made and good instructions and explanations, i have noticed that when you finish doing some fibreglass you then peel the top layer off, ive never seen that before and ive been watching every fibreglass tutorial i can find, what is it and what is its purpose? Is it just a protective layer that stops dirt bigs and contaminants from going on the fibreglass while it dries? Whats it called and is it needed for a better finished job?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

G'day Daniel, I'm pleased that you found Mistress' journeys and thanks for your good comments and feedback, I do appreciate it. The cloth applied on top of fibreglassing is called 'Peel ply' and is quite a recent invention that has been a complete industry game changer when using composites and has several benefits - creates a much smoother and flatter finish as well as preventing the glass cloth from being moved around when squeegying/rolling, absorbs any amines that are then removed with the peel ply, the 'new' top layer is rendered very easy to sand if required but more importantly subsequent coatings/fillers/paints can be applied directly on to the surface 🙂👍🏻

[@87xfute]

Hey Bruce, sorry for the dumb question, that peel ply stuff, is it single use or reuse again and again ? Seeya Rob.....Mistress is coming along very nicely mate.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks for your good comments and question Rob and no it's not a dumb one mate, it is single use because the top epoxy layer is absorbed into the nylon fabric 🙂👍🏻

[@hairy8184]

Hi Bruce, why not recess the latches so their top is flush with the rosewood?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Hi Hairy (?) and thanks for your good question, all compromises considered I felt that the latches finish done is a better outcome sitting just above flush and isn't high enough to be a trip or 'stub toe' hazard, it would have been extra work getting the edges in all of the latches to be really neat finishes by making them flush, with no gaps to collect dirt, sand, water, etc. Also, this is something that later on I could change if I prefer to 🙂👍🏻

[@michaelmogensen728]

Hej igen Det ser meget flot ud og det bliver godt når du er klar til at bruge den så kan du se hvad der er godt og alt det der er at rette skal du gøre nu Håber alt vel Hilsen fra Danmark og Michael 😀😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Tak Michael, appreciated and yes, it will be good when everything is completed 🙂👍🏻

[@jimlofts5433]

wind vanes steer by the wind and will take you off course if a windshift happens when asleep - OK but need an alarm - remember Francis Chichester in NSW round the world yacht race

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks for your comments Jim, appreciated and yes, the skipper and crew do need to know what they are doing, with ALL of the boats systems 🙂👍🏻

[@jimlofts5433]

@@BuildingSYMistress still get an auto helm makes life a lot easier such as heading into the wind for sails etc rather than fiddling around leaning over the back of the boat - yours retired rear armchair admiral - but on long passages yeh maybe but why don't a lot of other vloggers bother ??

[@bradmale9989]

He said he is adding an auto pilot as well. Maybe re-watch the episode.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

@@bradmale9989 Thanks 🙂👍

[@vintagerevival391]

Why no port lights?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks for your question, no portlights in the aft quarters to eliminate potential leaks when the cockpit gets swamped with breaching water 🙂👍🏻

[@bobcollard11]

Hmm, I should think the Stainless-steel latches should be flush with the panels instead of sticking up?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks for your comment Robert, all compromises considered I felt that the latches finish done is a better outcome sitting just above flush and isn't high enough to be a trip or 'stub toe' hazard, it would have been a lot of extra work getting the edges in all of the latches to be really neat finishes by making them flush, with no gaps to collect dirt, sand, water, etc. 🙂👍🏻

[@bobcollard11]

@@BuildingSYMistress Remember that when walking barefoot over them some time. Just a suggestion.

[@perbhjlund1765]

Hello. You do a very nice job. But the final finish on the stainless hinges just doesn't match your care and quality. Why haven't you immersed them so that the metal surface becomes smooth with the wood? Regards Per Denmark

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Hello Per and thanks for your good comments, all compromises considered I felt that the latches finish done is a better outcome sitting just above flush and isn't high enough to be a trip or 'stub toe' hazard, it would have been extra work getting the edges in all of the latches to be really neat finishes by making them flush, with no gaps to collect dirt, sand, water, etc. Also, this is something that later on I could change if I prefer 🙂👍🏻

[@bradmale9989]

Why are you wearing a P2 mask when using epoxy?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Thanks for your good question Brad, I prefer to wear masks because there are still fumes from epoxy resins. I understand that they are advised as not necessary but my intuition is to wear them plus I know of boat builders who have had significant health problems.

[@bradmale9989]

Always good to wear your PPE. My concern is that a P2 mask is good for dust but offers no protection against epoxy vapour's, acetone, paints etc. I would advise getting the correct mask filtration to use with chemicals as continued exposure can lead to serious health risks.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

@@bradmale9989 Thanks for your reply and actually P2 masks do filter up to 85% of paints and thinners VOC's as well as other chemicals. P1 masks are dust filters only. I do use a 'respirator' mask when spray painting epoxies and PU's, where the liquids are atomised. My personal health is of No.1 importance to me 😁

[@goph999]

when are you done with that fuckin boat?

[@BuildingSYMistress]

🤣

[@bradmale9989]

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