Now there's an even BIGGER hole in our boat!! - The Restoration of SY Carla part 6

[@Lifesgood427]

Another good video and good essential work carried out, i wish my welding was as good :-) its good you have a wife willing to work with you on this,together you will get it finished, Grand father will be pleased his welding set is being used, good luck and looking forward to seeing your progress on this lovely project!

[@SYCarla]

Yes I know I’m very lucky I could never do this by myself. Not only for the work she does but also for the mental/motivational support 😊 thank you very much for your kind words 😊👍

[@keimo2007]

Videos keep getting better! Cheers!

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much. It’s a learning curve 😁👍

[@robertszyszynski7959]

GOOD JOB .

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much 😁👍

[@dcdow180]

Now I’ve found you that’s 4 metal boats I am following, only advice I can offer is that you make all areas of the boat, especially below the water line accessible as regular inspection is required as steel boats rust out from the inside

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much for following and for your reply 😊 yes you are quite right. It is definitely something that we will have to keep in mind. One of our goals is to have as many openings in the interior as possible both for this reason and for storage. 😊

[@poepflater]

would add non stop circulation fans with dedicated solar cells. Circulation is the enemy of damp and condensation.

[@SYCarla]

That sounds like a great idea thanks for the tip 😊👍

[@AlanKaufer]

I’m so glad to have found your channel and that you are rescuing that beautiful boat. For future reference, I have found that Milwaukee brand reciprocating saw blades called the Torch last a long time and are able to cut very straight as they are a full 1 inch wide and follow a line very well. Best of luck to you and Heidi.

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much we are glad you like it 😊 That sounds like a very good tip. I will definitely se if I can get some of those blades 👍

[@glennrichardson2966]

More pushing and puling rather than bashing it with hammer 😂but it has got the job done keep it up a mig welder has less heat ense less distortion your doing fine 😊

[@SYCarla]

Yes I might have gotten a little carried away with the hammer 😅😂 but yes you are right. I actually have got a small Mig welder and I think I’ll use I for the overhead welds from now on. The rest i am still going to do with the stick just because I have bought all the electrodes already 😊

[@JonathanWright-i8l]

deck beam👍 Enjoying the video! looking good!

[@SYCarla]

Thank you and thanks for watching 😊👍

[@felixfeleus510]

Nice channel. Interesting to see how you tackle things. I recomment to cover you windows when using an angle grinder. Once sparks are flying onto them they burn into the glass and the aluminium and damage your windows forever. Success with the continuation of your project. Best regards, Felix from Holland.

[@SYCarla]

Hi Felix Thank you very much. I mostly make it up as I go along 😅 yes you are right I should have covered up all the windows. It would suck to have to change them because of laziness. I will do that the next time before I start grinding 😊👍

[@SV_SheDevil]

Diablo metal cutting blade on a circular saw work great.

[@SYCarla]

We will keep that in mind when we chose our weapons of choice 😊👍

[@nathalieadams]

Great content! Can you create a playlist of the refit/reconstruction so I can save it for easier updates? Thanks!

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much 😊 we will make a playlist with the restoration if that makes things easier 👌👍😊

[@livinglifegrigg4927]

Awesome mate great episode well done 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SYCarla]

Thanks!! 😁 Loving your tropical cyclone reports 👍👍

[@salvymaghari5965]

U can use a diamond cutter blade as well when u buy Milwaukee blade two kinds of blade inch flat and pointed blade for corners

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much for the tip 😊👍 and thanks for watching 😁

[@basilmarkides4117]

Good start to a long Job. well done.

[@SYCarla]

Thank you 😊👍

[@SamuelKTennis]

Perhaps, I can not tell from here, there was an intentional crown to the deck to help shed water? Just an armchair observation well after the fact.

[@SYCarla]

You are absolutely right. There is an intentionally crown to the deck. The deck beam I got rolled to match the crown just wasn’t rolled enough. But it is now so I can start installing it. Thank you for your reply 😊👍

[@mikeritchie3697]

Maybe try a plasma torch instead of recip saw,great for thin sheet metal.

[@SYCarla]

Yes I did consider a plasma torch. But then I would get in trouble with the epoxy and I would have to by an air compressor to supply the torch. The saw felt like a quicker way to get started cutting. But a plasma torch is definitely on my wish list😊👍

[@sakib24156]

U have to weld on both side for better strength 😊

[@SYCarla]

It would be nice to only have to weld on the topside. But yes you are right I will weld on both sides for optimal strength 👍

[@Emergency785]

'Deckbeam' when it covers the whole width of the deck.

[@SYCarla]

Thanks for your answer 😊👍 we have a lot of new words to learn 🫣

[@michaelsams7727]

The flat iron is a “DECK BEAM”

[@SYCarla]

THANK YOU!! 😊👍👍 Now I can stop saying flat iron 😅

[@guydavis4796]

They are called ceiling Joyce or floor Joyce

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much 😊👍

[@kevin-vt7dw]

Is the shoe on that saw adjustable in and out might make things easier and use more area of the blade

[@SYCarla]

Yes it is adjustable but I simply forgot to do it 😅 I’ll try to remember that the next time I have to cut 👍

[@williamhamill813]

If you V groove that plate out enough from the top then just weld it from the top. We call them deck supports.

[@SYCarla]

That is exactly what we will try to do going forward to save us the extra work of welding it twice. Thanks for your comment 😊

[@waynehelsel3949]

Get a plate tamper and run around on the deck with it

[@SYCarla]

That might actually work… The vibrations might get it loose. Though I’m not sure the neighbours would be very happy with me if I did that 😅 But we actually found a good way to do it. As you can see in the later videos we use a weed burner from the underside and it comes right off. Thank you very much for your reply and thanks for watching 😊👍

[@claudeross126]

Progress

[@SYCarla]

Little by little we will get there 😊👍

[@marcellebaudry5786]

bravo

[@SYCarla]

Thanks 👍😊

[@nickhurst5248]

deck beam

[@SYCarla]

Thanks 😊👍

[@waynehelsel3949]

Weld a couple of nuts on there for lifting hooks

[@SYCarla]

Great tip 😊👍 thanks.

[@poepflater]

Just drill a hole in a bottom for a drain

[@SYCarla]

Hahaha yeah that sounds like a good idea until we get her in the water then it might evolve into a different kind of problem 😅😅

[@salvymaghari5965]

Hows ur sailboat is it fixed and hope ev r a ok now

[@SYCarla]

No unfortunately it’s not fixed yet. It is actually right where we left it in the last video. I have been at work offshore for the last 4 weeks but I’m going home in a couple of days. Then we can continue the work and get to make another video 😊👍 Thank you very much for asking 😊

[@salvymaghari5965]

Hope u’ll fixed everything and go back sailing like to see u guys on ur sailing adventure….

[@SYCarla]

We really hope that too😊

[@salvymaghari5965]

U need too buy Milwaukee blade it’s better and u can cut mre and its not ez too get dall

[@SYCarla]

Thanks for the tip. We will definitely try them. You are not the first to mention that type of blade 😊👍

[@nickhurst5248]

get yourself some steel boat building books,,, Gilbert Klingel,,, Thomas Colvin,, Ian Nicholson, a hydraulic 10 ton bottle jack, scrap lengths of 50mm RHS and angle iron, don't remove any plating or structural members without first bracing it in original position, doing a swell job, best of luck

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much for the comment and the references😊👍 I’ll se what I can find. And yes maybe I should have braced it off before cutting but hopefully I can get it back to the original position with the help of the winch or a jack and then the old deck beam for reference.

[@salvymaghari5965]

Don’t waste your tym on those ordinary blades get Milwaukee blade it’s better than what ur using

[@SYCarla]

Thank you very much. I will definitely get some Milwaukee blades 😊👍

[@salvymaghari5965]

@@SYCarla Milwaukee blades are Taft on hard metal i even used Thais blade on cast iron tub

[@SYCarla]

Wow sounds strong 😊👍

[@williamhamill813]

flap disk in English.

[@SYCarla]

Thanks 😊👍

[@raypalise4512]

the flat iron is called flat stock iron

[@SYCarla]

Thank you 😊👍