Make a Sweet Sail From a Cheap Tarp: DIY Plywood Sailboat Full Build Part 3

[@chetitorin4322]

Couldn’t wait to see you and your son set sail. More sailing footage would be great.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@sukini3]

That’s a beautiful song

[@SeareanMoon]

I enjoy your videos and do want to see more footage of the sailing!

[@LostWax2]

Awesome, thanks for letting me know!

[@SeareanMoon]

@@LostWax2 your son is as tall as you now, right? they grow so fast!!

[@LostWax2]

@@SeareanMoon I think I still have a tiny bit on him, but I'm sure he'll pass me soon!

[@ivantheterrible2796]

Would love to see some more sailing footage. Keep up the great work! Cheers!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks! I'll see if I can throw some more footage together:)

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I watch a lot of KZbin videos and make a few myself and I think your do-it-yourself sail video is excellent. You should have a lot more subscribers. I look forward to watching all your videos.

[@LostWax2]

Wow, thank you, I appreciate it!

[@raymonroe1983]

This looks like a fun project. Thanks for posting. I hope you and your family have fun.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for watching!

[@christianhilton6983]

Just binge watched all these videos, very enjoyable, thank you! Using string to mark long lengths is clever, a chalk line might make things easier 🤙🏻 keep it up

[@LostWax2]

Great tip! I think I even have a chalkline that I inherited from my dad....

[@Momcat6]

Looks like so much fun- more please!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks, will do!

[@shinnosuke150]

Excellent video, thank you!!! I'm going to play it a few more times at .25 speed, take notes then convince myself that it might be possible for me to make something that resembles a sail haha...BTW, what type of thread did you use to stich it together?

[@LostWax2]

I used polyester thread 210D #69 T70 like this one I found on Amazon amzn.to/3vOlE2K (affiliate link)

[@vascomanata]

If there were online plans for it it would be awesome! English is not my first language and all these sailing terms in so little time are too much lol. This tarp sail would be awesome on a reccumbent!

[@kenstone1776]

Thanks! Learned lot , especially that poly tarp

[@LostWax2]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andrewjacoby4475]

Nice video. I am very impressed with the simple boxy little boat design. I like Mik Storers OZ Goose design, but presently my situation does not allow me to build. As time goes on these small boats look better. There is much beauty in a homebuilt boat. The conservation of material and the simplicity of construction add value to the design.

[@garykennedy]

Your videos have inspired me to make one of these for my family to try out sailing. Could you make a video about how it's held up a year later and what, if anything you would have changed in the build?

[@LostWax2]

Cool, I think you'll have a lot of fun with it! Not sure if I'll get a chance make a video about how it's held up so here's some of my thoughts.- I've sailed it 2 seasons now- probably 6or 7 times a season. Only on small lakes so far. Stored in my garage over winter. I'm really impressed with how the poor mans fibreglass has held up around the edges, and the paint has been great too. Just one little spot on the bottom where there was a knot in the wood that the paint has cracked a little. The fit between the mast and the hole it goes in is a little tight, makes it hard when trying to slot it in properly. The leeboard which was made from gluing plywood together started to separate a bit where it didn't have full glue coverage, so I filled those gaps with epoxy- I should have been more generous with the pl premium when I glued it up. I have since added oarlocks and oars as it's pretty hard for one person to paddle (will be adding that video this spring) Other than that, probably the only other thing I'd like to change is figure out a way to drop the sail if I need to. ON the positives, I love the handles- makes it so much easier to carry. It's fairly light and easy to move around for two people. The system for the rudder and leeboard work great. and so far the 1/4" bottom has been strong enough. Haven't had anyone really heavy in there though.....

[@garykennedy]

@@LostWax2 Thank you so much! Looking forward to your spring video.

[@LostWax2]

@@garykennedy You're welcome. hope it goes well for you!

[@mrzif0013]

Genius sail.. I looking for a new sail to diy build. what is your mast length and the boom length?

[@greglenoir7674]

Very enjoyable presentation.

[@LostWax2]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GamingDad63]

Always fun to watch your videos :) Keep'em coming.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks, will do!

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[@sitb-]

That's a finely made sail, we'll done! You've made a good sail just the way sails were made out of dacron cloth 👍🏼👍🏼 Do you add the polyester line for all 3 luff leech foot for strength? the leech line could be adjusted or tensioned? Also, since you're using the Leg-o-mutton setup, does it bother you when the wind is blowing from port side and the sail's form rested on the boom? Or does the boom-luff end hangs loose enough to swing clear of the sail's shape? I'm planning to repurpose a 5.4 windsurf sail with battens and thought of using your method

[@bbenezra1169]

Great project ❤

[@newyork-ze7vj]

Very informative ! 👍👍

[@joestevenson5568]

So many reef knots. Sailors everywhere weeping with despair. " under no circumstances should it ever be tied as a bend, for if tied with two ends of unequal size, or if one end is stiffer or smoother than the other, the knot is almost bound to spill. Except for its true purpose of binding it is a knot to be shunned." - Ashely's book of knots.

[@LostWax2]

Hehe, I guess I should read the book of knots........

[@michaelkulman7095]

Start with the sheet bend and the bowline because they are the same and do a lot of what you need.

[@johnstarkie9948]

@@michaelkulman7095 The sheet bend and the bowline are the same????

[@johnstarkie9948]

I didn’t see reef knots used as bends? I saw them used to tie the luff to the mast. Lacing might have been better but his reef knots were rather like reefing nettles. He used a half turn & two half-hitches several times, which were OK. The doubled figure-of-eight stopper in the snotter was a bit worrying.

[@michaelkulman7095]

@johnstarkie9948 Look closely at them, the way they are tied or tie a bowline and then cut the loop, what do you have? Cut the loop of a bowline and then look at the bend that remains. Do you see a rabbit that came out of a hole and went around a tree and then back into its hole? Seriously tie a sheet bend in a rope, set that aside then tie a bowline in a rope and cut the loop afterwards then take both knots/bend, I don't want to distinguish between them now, and look at them carefully, it's the same knot/bend! You can tie them that way, both can be the storied rabbit. The fact that few have observed this or noticed this or talked about this doesn't mean it's not true. Once you cut the loop of a bowline and examine it you see two separate ropes tied together with a sheet bend!

[@sgray2052]

Sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ahmetyuce9255]

More to come please.

[@LostWax2]

Alrighty!

[@andreberezovskiy]

Very good!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks!

[@Dragoon876]

Feels like a chalk line would be useful pretty darn often in your builds lol. Love the videos though. How much did the whole boat cost in materials overall?

[@LostWax2]

Too true:) I can't say for sure the whole cost, I got the ply pretty cheap, maybe $25/sheet x3 , I used about 6 tubes of pl premium, and I think I used a 16ft 2 x 10 Those would have been the main costs.

[@jamesl3294]

Did you have any trouble sewing with the double-sided tape? When I made my sail, I used some adhesive at the edges and had a terrible timing sewing through it. I'm trying to figure out how to avoid that again before attempting to make a replacement. Also, have you had any luck reefing this setup?

[@LostWax2]

I didn't run into any issues with the tape on this sail, however I have had problems sewing through tape in the past. I don't remember whether I actually sewed right through the tape or if I tried to miss it on the build. I guess I could watch the video again and try see when I have a few spare moments....:)

[@sukrunisikli6602]

I've watched all of your videos since the construction phase. I benefited a lot. You are very creative. Congratulations. I bought a plan from Michael Storer. Your videos will guide me as I build. I want to ask something. What is the square meter of the polytarp you use for sailing?

[@LostWax2]

The finished sail is around 59 square feet, and the tarp I used was 10ft x 20ft. Have fun building and sailing!!

[@murrayhyde4902]

I've rigged a smaller and similar lug sail(?) To my canoe. Only issue... when the wind blows too strong... how do you lower your sail quickly for safety... I found out the hard way that I couldn't.

[@LostWax2]

Yep, that's something I have been thinking about too. So far I have sailed close enough to shore that it hasn't been a problem. My original thought was that I could release the boom, lift the mast slightly and then roll the sail up on it, however the mast is too hard to spin in it's hole. So yeah, worth exploring further.....

[@Olenevod66]

Спасибо! Попробую построить! :)

[@JasonHurricane]

So cool! What are the dimensions of this boat?

[@viniyung]

For the design it's probably the Puddle Duck Racer. It's a free plan and have 8 feet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puddle_Duck_Racer

[@benderoo6433]

What knot do you use to attach the boom?

[@LostWax2]

I don't know, I just kinda make up all my knots. I know, not a good idea......

[@Zscheigwai]

hey i see it has been a year since you posted this video. how is your sail holding up?

[@LostWax2]

So, this summer was my third season with the boat and sail. The sail is still in fine shape. Getting a little dirty perhaps. Our summer is quite short, so I probably only sailed it 5 or six times. I did change the way I laced it to the mast this year so that I could hoist it up and down, not that I ever actually needed to:)

[@chrispalmer1255]

If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot. Great job and video btw!

[@LostWax2]

Hehe, Nice.