Not quite choosing the cushions and the drapes- Catamaran Build Ep189

[@jimjenkins673]

Fan-frigging-tastic sir, this girl is almost ready for the dance. It’s been, and continues to be an absolute joy to follow along. You’ll be picking out the drapes before you know it.

[@normanboyes4983]

Roscoe - you really are cracking on at a prodigious pace and all this ‘thinking in 3D’ is good for keeping the old grey cells ‘on their toes’.😉👍⛵️

[@tantricpanda]

thats a gorgeous MK3 Cortina 🚗

[@michaeltouchette8156]

Dude... we're always captivated with this channel.....

[@rt17022]

You have been working on this build for 4 yrs. You named the series correctly.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

Good work Rossco and btw, remember that, "there's no small job,.." on BOATS! Haha! "routing,..." 😆👌

[@tombrown9460]

We're here for the build. I don't think you can lose any of us if you wanted to on the details.

[@joeplatko7568]

Thursday and time to watch Ross do all the work.

[@Jamming98]

Of all the thing i watch; this is what i enjoy the most! Many thanks. From Georgia, USA

[@markcrofton3757]

Ross were do you get all your energy. I could watch your videos all day. To put so much into a project is a wonderful thing. I think you will get fed up with tabing long before I stop watching, carry on the good job mate your enjoyment is to follow out on the water.

[@feanor3876]

Don't understand why you don't have 100000 subs yet. I will never attempt a project like this, still i learn from you every episode.

[@wiginator15T]

Captivated and that’s not because I am two drinks in.

[@garlandgarrett6332]

Put sand in the pvc pipe, heat it up with a heat gun and bend it to the shape you want

[@toddmalone4384]

This may be too late, but as a residential home & marine electronics installer, I wanted to say again that conduit is great for running wire only from point A to B, and all "Y" or "T" joints are definitely to be avoided! Also, "45 deg" and "90 deg" bends need to have a large radius to ensure wires do not 'bind' or jam when pulling. If you need to have a junction, use a junction box, or leave an open access area (like you've done "behind a drawer"). If pulling wire to a hard to reach area, use a separate run of conduit back to a good junction box or open area. Again, any kind of "split" like a "T" or "Y" is more than useless - and will cause major headaches if trying to pull wire in the future. Flexible electrical conduit is ideal, but rigid "electrical" conduit, with large-radius bends, is fine - but plumbing conduit with small-radius bends should be avoided. I mentioned this in a post 1- or 2-years ago, but I still hope everything works out!

[@jamesbaumann1180]

Looking good Ross.👍👍

[@fonhollohan2908]

Absolutely every bit of your build Ross is captivating, you never have to sweat about that one bud. cheers bruh. I've got a shopvac as well that would deafen an Elephant, its just brutal.

[@yatessmyrna]

I was listening/watching Life on the Hulls the the other day. While running my own CNC machine. It hit me that I was using bluetooth ear protection muffs to avoid the sound of my machine. While listening to listen to similar machine noise online.

[@manuelstarr3602]

Gettin' there Rosco.. Cheers 🥂

[@davidallen9526]

Everything is looking so good. Have you used a heat gun to put angles in your PVC? Give it a go. You'll be surprised at how much bending and perfect angles you can make. Then once cool it becomes just as strong. Such a great buy on all the material! Very happy to see everything coming along so sweetly.

[@radams009]

That's a cool looking Gold car.

[@andymarshall2201]

Looking really good Ross.

[@finnsailing69]

Oh Ross... you and your cliffhangers! show us the demolding already :D

[@1jeffcan]

Looking good Ross. Coming together

[@bdphourde]

l have to admit, your planning explanations of what's to take place are so helpful. that is NOT true of so many other DIYers! I will have to do so much of the fabrication you are doing on your boat on mine as well when I get to renovating it. It takes me so much time to think about how I'm going to do things since I have no experience other than watching you. Your planning is a big help for me. (Although I was thinking it would have helped to gel-coat those inner hull sides BEFORE you put those conduits in.) I guess these events took place a while ago as I'm sure you have the deck on / over the hull now.

[@johnhaffenden9576]

I am impressed with the commitment, of continually fibre glassing week on week, and I do not mean to prob, but what do you do for a living, have you found a way to work 24/7 without sleep. regards

[@billmccaffrey1977]

Great score on the honeycomb! I do veneer work and love the wood selections you can get for a reasonable price. Have you thought to which species you are thinking of for your finish work? May I suggest Koa Golden Hawaiian or Walnut Silky Australian QC Stripe. Many many more to choose from. Now I have a slab of Waterfall Bubinga 40" x 144" x 1.5" that I might be convinced to sell for the right project (very rare piece today). I'm sure it will look great no matter what you choose (well almost). Curious as to why you are using such a large conduit? It seems you could use a smaller diameter. Either way, run your pull strings while your runs are short. I would use flex pipe where I had to make tight turns. Piecing together plumbing connections leaves internal ridges that can make pulling wires harder.

[@saulzain1957]

Great Job! You're getting closer and closer to be thinking about paint choices and pillow covers!

[@w4vy]

Bro you're a Legend.

[@gregworkshop5713]

hi the cat is looking very good

[@cw3339]

Watching you get all the nuts and bolt projects done is what makes these videos complete. It's not all glorious work, but it is stuff that needs to be done! Thanks, Rosco...

[@mikestickersm3mxb279]

Brilliant to see how much work is involved and forward thinking, coming on lovely

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks for taking the time to follow the build Mike.All the best.Ross

[@thomasnewton9818]

It's going to be a beautiful boat, or should I say ship, when it's finished.

[@brucebrown4480]

I believe the junction box idea would be better for you. That would allow you to have access for future expansion if you needed to pull more cabling through. There is a down side to that though, the possibility of water getting into your conduit by going through the junction box.

[@Macroproxy]

Right at the end of the episode I was going to ask if you thought about the pipe having give and making noise without support... last image is your solution. Nice work.

[@richardjreynolds6166]

May I surgest, you put together a speeded up highlite reel off you work sofar, it may also serve to atract new veiwers.

[@martin_mue]

It might help to clamp something heavy to the modules to dampen the noise when cutting. In your case with the smooth surfaces one of those glas lifter grips with suction cups could be a solution too.

[@jman5673]

Been watching for some time now and it is really taking shape. Probably too late but an " L" fitting would provide a good pulling point in your conduit run

[@nic_the_aged_woodworker]

Amazing progress, the occasional glimpses you give us of the deck hovering over the hill are a hell of a teaser. I've noticed all the cut outs you made for doors and so on, are you intending to leave all the corners square? Surely a no no as there's a real chance of cracking propagating from the corner. Looking forward to seeing the mating episode!!!!

[@virgilio1355]

The time in the bilge has taken its toll. See the knee brace.

[@jamesperry9893]

Great job love Watching

[@billp1954]

Always good watching the progress of the boat build. But, I bet you have a lot of days where you think "What the hell am I doing?!?". Keep charging ahead and you'll get there.

[@allan8004]

Hi Ross, another great video mate, may need to pre-string some of those conduits on bends and joins, may make it easier towards the end, and as stated bye another viewer, some smaller conduit for the anchor well hose from near your pump, all you need is a tap in the well later, just a thought, love your work mate, all the best Al

[@virgilio1355]

Have watched every episode from number one over the last 10 days. Finished them 2 days ago and started getting withdrawal symptoms waiting for this episode . Love the detail and pride you take in your work.

[@martinneubert4068]

fantastic Ross I love the attention to details. And what a nice load of materials you picked up there. All the best to you buddy.

[@Banjo-lm2wl]

Wow Roscoe it's all coming together so fast, well not for you though ! It's looking really good great job once again. I miss your long videos buddy. Take care hi Jan xxx

[@peterhancox5268]

I betcha Janet’s got it all worked already, cushions, blinds, pillows, duvets (oops, Doonah’s) etc

[@craigborchardt6238]

I really like your music choices over the past few videos! Keep it up!

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks Craig,it is a tough one picking a good tune without making the copywrite bots freak out.Ross

[@xmarksthespot5188]

Exceptional work sir, wishing I was half as talented.

[@brandely1]

respect pour votre travail 👍un vrai plaisir vos videos

[@JustMe-bu8pu]

@Life On The Hulls, Have you thought of putting in a few holes on the underside of the Conduit, to allow condensation to exit the Conduit? Sorry if you mentioned it, and I missed it. Love the progress.

[@cfewbopmech73]

Yeha finally my fix its been hard since watching all the episode's keep up the great work rossco chur chur from tauranga new Zealand

[@mhicks80]

Great video Roscoe, that honeycomb wood looks amazing, it seemed really odd seeing you working with a material that's not white or green! Have a great weekend mate. Mac in Manchester UK.

[@gomezadams9900]

Hi Ross. I'm sure you herd this before but you could make your episodes longer and still have more footage than you know what to do with. I'm probably not the only subscriber who is left wanting more each week. With all the covid restrictions you going on there, I'm surprised that we don't see Janet there helping you out more. Anyway stay safe and stay healthy.

[@nickviner1225]

You are amazing!

[@dean7991]

Starting to visualize the inside space better now. Have you started training the rats to pull the wiring through those conduits yet?

[@lancer2204]

0:30 Um, yeah, that's why we watch this channel, for the boat building. There are plenty of catamaran sailing channels out there, but only a few building catamarans. Keep it coming!

[@kensolee]

Just a thought - your furniture modules, wonder if it's possible (or worthwhile) to incorporate a toe space or toe kick at the bottom 2". You can make a cut 2" above the sole then incline it inwards and glass over. Something to consider if you haven't glass it in yet.

[@GarryI449]

Great stuff Ross, always wish your vids were 2 hours long. Might just have to skip 4 weeks.

[@chrischapman2955]

Looking great! Really impressive how much thought you put into the design to get to this point.

[@stephenshort839]

You're awesome, I'm sure glad I saw you do this build. Now I'm sure that it is WAY MORE than I could do and I won't be trying anything like this. Thank you for your sharing this. 👀🤔🤠🌵

[@nena4215]

Dang Ross, shoot, that episode was jam packed full of stuff! I can’t believe how well you can cut with that vibrating saw freehand AND holding a vacuum with your other hand! I found that honeycombed stuff pretty cool, I’ve never seen anything like that and I bet that the stock sheets with the door skin weighs nearly nothing, pretty neat stuff! After lifting all those modules it’s hard to believe your shoulders are still working! Thanks so much for your wonderful episode!

[@whywouldyadodat8598]

it might be a bit late cause you're behind in episodes but have you considered a saltwater washdown hose up front for anchor muck cleaning. love you're work

[@CarlJohnson-dt9yf]

I would add pull strings in conduit with a few extras just is case

[@steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796]

Russ use shop vac hose for flexible conduit

[@johnbarker6703]

Good job hiding all the conduit but don't forget to put in the trace ropes to allow you to pull the services through

[@mkllove]

Hi Ross ! At 19:40 you're describing an issue with getting a clean transition to pass electrical and water through a few walls. You'll have a few pull lines to get the wires through those areas right ? I was thinking instead of the 45 to 90 degree elbows above shelf, you could go from the batteries straight to the other holes in horizontal shelf by opening the holes as ovals. This would make for a straighter transition, literally and 45 elbows on the ends on either side of walls if you need to extend them to meet other conduits.

[@stevegnome]

A complex task building a construction like this by yourself - but it will get there. Negative comments left by people who probably couldn't build a lego boat always make me wonder :)

[@cliftontibbits6644]

I hope all is well with you sir and truly enjoy your channel thank you for sharing all that you do, if you can or it’s something you don’t feel comfortable answering I understand, I was wondering how are things doing where you are and from, be it you or your fellow citizens, are people just getting by or are there restrictions in place or any changes be it good or bad that you have seen, thanks again and take care …

[@nigelkeen490]

Great progress Ross…

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Onya buddy.Hope you are all well.Ross

[@nigelkeen490]

@@LifeOnTheHulls all

[@nigelkeen490]

All good here Ross

[@paulkube3901]

If someone hadn't cut great, whacking round holes in those 'robes; ya coulda used the cut-outs as the door panels with a simple frame about 'em! ;) Did that with my under-settee bulkheads and it worked a treat.

[@whitneylake2107]

I always learn something with each episode. I love the progress ! Thank you, Ross

[@vettepicking]

Ever use duratec in your gelcoat for better gloss and curing? Cheers

[@garydupont1164]

Wow! It’s really starting to come together. I’ve been enjoying your build from the beginning. Can’t wait to see how you put the deck on! Great job, mate!!

[@latitudeash]

Lots of lovely flat fibreglass sheets from the wast cutouts. Can you re-use them? Say laminate to the shelving surface, rather than painting/ flow coat? You would get a much better surface on the shelves. Just a thought, but is it too much work?

[@kev.fwestofireland334]

Loved the way you demonstrated the strength of the shelf by using it as a step . COOL! Great work Ross .

[@bdphourde]

I cringed when I saw what was about to happen! I underestimated that shelf!

[@stevegnome]

Are you putting draw strings in the conduits to help pull wire in later?

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

Great work Ross and good on ya! Are you going to run plumbing up front to install a hose bib towash off the anchor and such? Looking awesome!

[@cameronsim9576]

I've been following your build for a year now mate, and it is looking awesome. Very impressive the amount of planning going into it - I can somewhat appreciate that, as I built a house with my Dad a few years ago. Your cat is far more complex than a house though. And thank God our lockdown is finally over here in NSW (I'm in Campbelltown area) - I imagine you are really looking forward to getting out for a sail again.

[@1ocean515]

Great to see how you’re working it through the brain processor. Seems boxes are getting checked off faster and faster. Pretty exciting! 👍👍

[@marcjordan29]

Are you going to glue veneer of hardwood on the doors to match whatever solid trims you will need? Getting all your wood colors to match might take some methods.... Never too early to ask the boss what she wants it to look like..... 😉😜

[@bertieb9510]

Fantastic progress mate. I love seeing how it is all coming together . I especially like how you have thought through every step in advance so you are not having to do much, if any, re-building. I'd just like to add too that IMHO this must be one of the bet built cats ever. Cheers

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Thanks so much for keeping up to date Bertie,great to hear from you mate Ross

[@57dent]

Ross love the detail and strength you're building into the boat. Just a question to satisfy my curiosity. I see you using that multi tool to cut the glass, do you have to change blades often. Back 50 years ago when I worked during the summer building fiber glass yachts I recall using an small (~4") air powered circular saw that was fitted with a diamond edged blade. Went through glass like butter, certainly much faster than the multi tool. Is there a reason you don't use that? They were very dusty and no one used PPE back then!!

[@MrBubbaGumpShrimp]

AWESOME EPISODE AGAIN ROSS!!!! Loving how you make it all fit together mate. It just so happenned I went to Senegal and currently on a Drillship for Woodside Petroleum the Aussie Oil & Gas GIANT. Them Aussie folks are wearing workgear called HARD YAKKA and I fell in love with it too. Dayyym that's a well kept secret. I'm e-mailing back and forth now with the sales folks at HARTD YAKKA to get my new Aussie work gear shipped to Europe..... Keep on trucking and I'm patiently waiting for the next episode.

[@hansh8071]

No playing didgeridoo on the conduit? Congrats with the deal on those sandwich boards, i think you can use a bit of luck sometimes😀👍

[@antonystabielli5966]

been watching this guy from the start of this project , just noticed with this new episode that he has 45 thumbs up , me being one of them , and 1 thumbs down ha ha , well i spoze a little critisisem is constructive lol . what a chap this guy is , if i was only half the man .

[@peterkacandes5905]

Probably should have started by cutting out the bottom first?

[@sofakingfunnyone]

explain "tabbed and glassed " Kansas City Approves

[@Jeff9876-k4g]

As an electric guy, I thank you should be using water-tight j-boxes, and electric conduit not plumber fittings and drain pipe. But I have never done marine electric.

[@rsallen13]

Nice car. Holden?

[@timdalton1101]

Whens the topdeck go on?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Very soon Tim.Very soon.The prep work is epic.

[@PeteRondeau]

Don't apologize for building a boat, it's what I'm here for-- well building anything really.. I just like seeing things built and/or restored. I hate to say it, but once you get it in the water, I'm probably going to lose interest.

[@willwilldou]

Was that a 4 door Vega?

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Actually a 1973 Ford Cortina.Has a 454 v8 in it and goes like a rocket.Owned by Neal the mechanic next door.I had one similar in the 80s.Cheers Ross

[@robbysteele]

hi ross. what blade do you use for cutting through the fiberglass panels,, cheers UK

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Bob.The blade is a diablo brand Plaster and Fibreglass blade,I have had the same blade all year.Ross

[@robbysteele]

@@LifeOnTheHulls thank you kindly ross for the reply , i have a small shower room on my 22 foot cruiser and thinking about making my own shower wall panels but didn't know how i would cut them to odd shapes. i can now carry on with my build knowing what to cut them with, thanks again ross, ps i never miss an episode of your cat build, it gives inspiration to guys /gals like me to push forward. keep em coming ross, bob. UK

[@azpichon]

Routing….rooting…had to google some Aussie slang. Classic.

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

Too funny.

[@peterhancox5268]

You can say “routing” if you spell it with a ‘u’

[@sofakingfunnyone]

Chuck Berry in the house?

[@redpillpirate111]

Pretty soon the channel name will read: Life on the Cat... Another sticky boat comes Life. And just a quick FYI, management is in charge of the colors and the drapes. I think that leaves you out..lol

[@americanix7951]

That looks more and more like a full size LEGO set 🤣

[@Shopweasel]

LOL..guys worried about being to noisy for a auto repair shop! 😂

[@latitudeash]

I’m not keen on putting the cables in piping. Hard to replace or mend or splice. At the junctions I would put a access box, you will tank yourself later in years to come