Laminating The Keel Recess - Ep. 370 RAN Sailing

[@joergquasnowitz3495]

Terrific to watch Your progress. Just a quick remark from an old fiber guy - I understand it is tempting to remove the peal ply after every step to see the result. But this is also a source for issues, especially, when you have additional work nearby like sanding, painting or cleaning. It is good practice, to keep the peal ply on the laminate until you are ready to mix epoxy and apply the next layer, that way protecting the cured laminate from any contamination like spills or dust.

[@pkane5472]

Great work you two! Teamwork at its finest! And no, we didn't mind the filming - we enjoyed it!

[@jwyzdm]

The time lapse was perfect. It was Malin's narrating making it so enjoyable.

[@billkaroly]

You two are doing great. Before you know it you will look back at this build and pinch yourselves.

[@dannettepeters1507]

And there it is! You two make this job look so easy, even though it is very exhausting and uncomfortable. The finish looks very professional! The way in which you filmed this process is perfectly fine! After all, you are documenting YOUR boat build; not giving free lessons! Laminating the rest is going to be equally interesting! You are one big step closer to the day I am most looking forward to; the turning of the hull!! Just can not wait to get a peek at the interior of this beauty!

[@berndreinitz2471]

Absloutly great job in laminating and filming, Iam always waiting for the next episode

[@brunomeral7885]

A little crawl for 2 humans, a giant step for RAN III :)

[@lkirkby3]

That was a massive amount of work accomplished by just two people for your first batch. The time lapse is great to see and with the voice over helps us to understand what you are doing.

[@smacksman1]

Now you have an idea of how hard laminators work all day. Most people have no idea how hard tradesmen work! Groundworkers, bricklayers, plasterers and so on. Well done.

[@americanbornwalkaway9110]

you are always doing a Great Job cannot WAIT to see her finished 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@andersnilsson6625]

Wonderful to see another milestone passed! And wonderful to see Johan give his wife a kiss! I've been home sick for three weeks binge-watching all the old episodes, and I can still count on the fingers of one hand how many times it's happened. If I had a wife who shared my dream as hard as Malin does and also works so hard for the goal, my videos would be mostly kisses! ❤❤😊

[@johnmayer3433]

Vikings are no Italians lol

[@johnbaxter8569]

It's an incredible task you are undertaking, and you are both stepping up to the mark. Well done, and thanks for posting such interesting clips.

[@ianlangley987]

I could feel the stress just watching so well done. Whenever you are fighting the clock its hard to keep a level head but all your planning (as usual) paid off. Cheers Ian

[@jan-erikeriksson1747]

Tack!

[@RANSailing]

Wow! 😀 Tack så mycket! 👍😊

[@sfh294]

Thank you for making these videos. ❤😮😊

[@dave_from_mo]

Time lapse was the best, the narration was terrific!!!

[@bryansmith1920]

@ 19:30, I'm still smiling as I type this, I absolutely loved, the very human ingenuity to overcome problems, a company would have held up production for the time it took or a maintenance engineer to move the light switch, But not a couple that have sailed the world, 😄😄😄

[@richardnwilson]

I had to laugh when you said there's a lot of thinking going on with the laminating as if there hasn't been a lot of thinking going on the whole time!

[@phillipobrien7365]

Good to see ! I have heard lots about vacuum bagging but never seen it demonstrated so well. Well filmed,and well explained. Also you are so lucky to have Malin, a wife who gets into boatwork like that is worth millions.

[@haydenwatson7987]

No need to apologize for showing epoxying. We have been waiting all year for this stage. Love watching it and great job.

[@ericbergdahl6971]

Looks great you both are doing great job. That is an huge project. Be safe.

[@tglackin2411]

Time lapse is fine. it highlights how you need to move down the piece and work each area carefully. I enjoy following your progress.

[@davidnichols147]

Johan, Marlin & Vera: This is truly a Milestone with respect, laminating cloth fiber over your beautiful cedar hull, and in such a relative short period of time may I add. I realize, that all tree must be exhausted at this point, yet the accomplishment of building your own stripped hull is overwhelming to us all. Thank all three for an amazing job so far. It's a epic undertaking that you seem to take in stride. God Bless from the US!

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you RAN for 370...

[@DanTheMan-c5q]

Hi guy's, the time lapse was OK. It showed us the hard work you put into the project. Keep up the great work.

[@JanisTilyard]

Happy to have the time lapse. It was interesting listening to your comments and explanations. Great work guys.

[@EUC-lid]

Great layups are all about good prep work. Being experienced helps, but y’all just proved it’s not a prerequisite if you’re intelligent, steadfast, and good at communicating. I’m seriously impressed and I’ve got a degree in composite construction. You’re going to rest easy at night in the middle of huge swells knowing that you did everything right. Bravo!

[@mikejansen1515]

This is real boat building. You look like professionals. Keep up the good work.

[@oscarw9889]

Very nice job! You will get the hang of it sooner than you think. Laminating is like painting , it is all in preparation and you both seem to have that well in hand! 👍

[@peko1967]

Been watching since 2019, great to see this moment finally. Congrats

[@sjd9214]

loving every second of this boat build. As a boat builder myself, but retired, i find it awesome to watch all your videos.

[@colinboniface194]

Don't worry about the time lapse. We got to see the start to finish of this section, so it was way more that just a segment... Really good video. And, very nice finish...

[@derricklahaie2357]

Filming absolutely fine. Very absorbing. (ha!)

[@timothygrady6449]

Video was great. Don't worry about it. It was fun to participate albeit remotely. Well done!😀

[@jwfox54]

The time lapse was great. Thanks for doing it.

[@Computadorasparatodos]

Good work and I need to get myself a Volvo Sweatshirt, to use it when I drive my Volvo S60!

[@RANSailing]

😂

[@nickdemos8805]

Well done guys! Not gonna lie that looked very tiring and stressful ,but you work very well together!

[@4437RR]

Bravo! Well done! Backing a 5th wheel R/V into a tight campsite at night can test a marriage to the limit. But this effort takes stress to another dimension! Love Rules❤❤❤.

[@milt7348]

Stay safe and we'll see you next week.

[@davidwilliams6067]

Amazing work you two, not only demonstrating the teamwork required but also the strength of that loving moment shows that even after a stressful day that all will be good ❤️⛵️

[@NewSkiwi]

Your barn looks so clinical, I could imagine surgery taking place in there! Just amazed at how systematically you prepare your ever changing work environment. Just amazing!!!!

[@tree4408]

Johan, I do hope you still have your funny little laugh when this boat is finished!

[@gacastro]

Awesome! All the prep and planning paid off! 🎉

[@fc15min]

Extremely good light switch extension :D

[@cutaway7405]

Can't imagine how many aches you have from All the bottom work!! You guys have done an Amazing job!! We Love watching your videos, Thank You!!❤

[@fred-sy3ci]

it wasn't boring to watch. I have built a kayak with the same technique and am therefore so impressed by this great project, not to compare. hälsningen från Skåne.

[@fs7453-il]

Another major milestone!

[@stephinity]

You guys are already laminating like pros! Great job :)

[@dale6349]

Technology has really changed laminating

[@philippedaudi1056]

You are fantastic. 👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️

[@stans3920]

I really enjoyed the continuity this filming gave.

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Oh glorious laminating! You are both hard working people and deserve what ever rewards you gain from this in the future.

[@tomas5376]

Lot of work on your knees! I worry about the possibility of one of you slipping off he hull!⛵️⛵️⛵️

[@JRLittleArt]

Another fabulous journey for your viewers well done.

[@richarddavies-scourfield8413]

Infusion much less stressful! Good job!

[@sailorrusty]

pkane is right we don't mind the filming, we really do enjoy your work. Great Job guys, Great Job!

[@johndonaldson5126]

I don't understand the whole keel recess but I couldn't wait for this week's episode. It's facinating watching and learning.

[@sykendu-twanbiemans7586]

Job well done! And don’t worry about filming. I think you documented the work very well. I have witnessed the whole process…. Good luck with the upcoming work!

[@LPay-jy8mx]

Congratulations on entering your crab-walking lamination-party phase, J & M! It was exciting to watch the time lapse, and interesting to see and learn about vacuum-lamination. And, although I've been watching (and loving) your channel for a while now, I'd appreciate a clarification of how the keel recess works (how will the keel attach???) and why laminating the keel recess in this way is part of the boat build ... why the yellow & black tape (which the epoxy wont stick to), what happens after the tape is removed, etc. etc.. Earlier, watching allllllllll those cedar strips be carefully assembled and attached to create your beautiful hull made sense, but the role of "the keel pocket" is a bit less obvious, so I'm having a hard time visualizing it and really want to understand (your great explanations are part of what makes watching glue dry so interesting! And especially that both of you are such wonderful people. :) Thx, Lee

[@Karma-fp7ho]

Nerve wracking to see you both working so close to the edge.

[@jorgkomenda3495]

Did you know, that you can clean your tooly by simply washing them in haouse hold vinegar. The acidity in the vinegar knocks down the molecules of epoxy and the brushes, rolers, fingers ;-) can be cleaned safely and without any expensive and dangerous solvents Works great, when I have to do epoxy works

[@spacewalktraveller1]

I'm really loving watching this boat get built.

[@kbeilers]

Loved the time lapse!

[@davidallen9526]

Excellent video. Thank you very much for letting us all join you.

[@markgrund4236]

You two are amazing! Great job!

[@matthewprather7386]

Back when I was doing aircraft composites I think it was recommended to not remove peel ply until just before (same day) doing the follow on laminate as that improved the quality of the bond. My recollection is the surface of the previous layup would absorb some amount of moisture from the air and that interferes with the bond strength of the subsequent layer. Also, where sanding is required to get a new layer to adhere the paper grit should be 36 or 40.

[@nick.caffrey]

Totally OK with the time-lapse. Excellent episode!

[@peterbartmann9006]

Great Job for the first time

[@robinhodgkinson]

There’s nothing like experience to teach you. And I remember my first lamination. It feels like a do or die mission. If I mess it up…disaster! In a few weeks you’ll be ho hum about it.

[@trevhedges]

Thanks guys! 😊

[@jimsingh3565]

There is great comfort in seeing your meticulous planning and hard work take shape. What an amazing project. Thank you for sharing this journey with us 💜

[@IU-Uber]

looks great, I like how you explain everything along the way.

[@dale6349]

Seadog says hello!!!

[@Rogue-nc3pl]

Thanks!

[@martinbowers852]

wonderful job filming, music is very relaxing

[@freedomrider30]

A+++ you two!!! 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😎

[@jaylerman7864]

Remarkable! What an amazing amount of work creating your hull. Then, an almost unbelievable another amount to laminate your keel. A 'dreamboat' needs lots of love in the form of hard hard work!!

[@jackdbur]

Maybe put a wetting table in the cold big loft and roll your wetted glass-mat onto some tube and unroll it onto the hull. When you have helpers. Duracell Project just pours epoxy on to the cloth and uses scrapers to wet it out when doing big areas.

[@jareddavid65]

Great job!!! I thoughly enjoyed this episode, as I've enjoyed all the others. I love your videos so much that I have to always have a warm cup of coffee with it.

[@bendaves77]

The other thing I've learned from seeing people work with epoxy and fiberglass along with doing it myself is that you should put on several pairs of gloves so that once the outer pair is messed up or develops a tear you can easily pull off the first pair and have another pair or two below that layer

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

I would love to try resin injection, you would place all the cloth dry in place, vacuum bag the area, then draw the resin in from the center out using vacuum pressure.

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

You did a great job of filming your game on time. What’s made this video great is the sanding. Enjoy watching sanding as I have sanded miles of surfaces . My rotor cup tells me weather is changing. Great job on explaining the thought process and execution.

[@Drebo1971]

That was great work! I am highly impressed and am happy with how you always film.

[@torbjornahman]

I can definitely relate to the stressful situation! Great work so far. You will be experts on epoxy and lamination when this is all done! :)

[@louisbunton679]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Good luck. going forward!

[@stephen6378]

Great progress, good to see

[@mn7803]

Please find a way to add two safety lines running along the length of the hull to help prevent falling off accident? We care very much about your safety you both working on top of the hull.

[@leswheeler2023]

used peel ply for the 1st time yesterday, didn't vacuum but squeegeed it out taught. peeled off this morning and I'm really happy with the results. All the best from New Zealand!

[@richglenn3729]

Ran III looks so long. She’s beautiful.

[@johnbaxter8569]

Thanks

[@RANSailing]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate your support 🤗

[@russellmurphy8111]

Very cool project. Interesting process to accomplish an amazing result!!!

[@andersholt4653]

At last Friday again and an update on RAN III. I'm so impressed with your never ending enthusiasm. You'll get there eventually, with a yacht to be dead chuffed about. However, I do miss the "Inspector" and her thoughts of the progress.😉 Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪.

[@rburn99]

I'm so exhausted watching this! Even if I was young again this is far more than I would want to tackle. This is amazing work.

[@paton57]

Welcome back guys hope you got some time out and enjoyed some family time

[@christopherforster6555]

Amazing work from you two I hope you have every success thanks.

[@sjeffreyw]

Always enjoy

[@dougmonroe3381]

What exhausting work! I'm so glad that you will be able to get additional help in the weeks ahead. 👍😉

[@williamnicol2779]

Great job so far. Bill Niagara falls, Canada

[@RoyClare]

Brilliant! ❤🎉😊

[@thomaswhaley4024]

when you are inspecting the recently cured epoxy lams you can knock on the laminate surface to hear how hard the built up laminates are. The work looks great btw. I usually leave the room as cold as possible until the layup is all done then crank the heat :--)

[@scholtenrm]

Hey hello, I'm looking forward to your project. And I'm amazed at the work you do, really great! Small tip: make sure that the first perforated (blue foil) layer and the last layer (vacuum bag) are not too tight in the radius of the pocket. You can easily do this by running a fold (extra material) across the length and width of the radius / pocket, so that the material has room to work. This prevents potential air (or a build-up of a lot of resin) from remaining in the radius due to tension in the material. It can also cause the bag to tear in the corners where the tension is greatest. Hopefully it helps you 😁 Have fun with your project. Greetings from an aircraft manufacturer from the Netherlands 👋