Our BIGGEST RISK YET- DIY spray painting a 40ft boat! | Ch 5 E88 | Steel Boat Restoration

After two years of being on land with our steel sailboat, we are finally ready to paint the outside of the hull and the deck. But we have never done this kind of painting and we aren't sure we have the right equipment... plus the weather has taken a turn for the worst. Will this job turn out great or have we just purchased thousands of dollars worth of paint to make more work for ourselves?
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[@AlisonFort]

All those months of work really paid off! So pleased for you both - and Max😀

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Max is gonna be so happy when we can sail places again! :) Thanks Alison!

[@michaelgillespie6526]

Your story is one that shows us Life's truest lessons are how we turn obstacles into stepping stones on our path to our chosen future. You are inspiring! Thank you sharing! Loving this channel.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks so much for watching and for your comment :)

[@JohnnyRoget]

Congratulations!!! What a huge milestone. Looks fantastic. You must be super thrilled and really starting to feel that it's getting closer to launch time.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks!! It's def feeling pretty good!

[@geoffwright7110]

congratulations your metal working skills to rebuild areas….great, now the painting highlights the new look. Well done to you both, proud of your works.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you!

[@markkrug766]

Congratulations. The milestones are getting checked off faster and faster.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

woot woot!! thanks for watching!

[@crlager]

A hard fought win! Congratulations for taking the time and effort to do it right.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

thank you! we are very excited about how it turned out!

[@johndavidson6867]

Each project finished is one step closer to the water!..Hope the remaining work goes well.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

We can't wait!! Thanks John! :)

[@hansh8071]

Found your channel today, it is coming together, take a step back and look at what you already accomplished together with a nice beverage 😉 Hat off to you two and keep it up. Grtz from Holland

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks 😌 it’s been a lot of hard work but it’s getting there! Thanks for watching!

[@henkbaas5878]

you can be proud on yourself! good work👍🏻💪🏼

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

thank you!

[@user-gg6om8vp4f]

I hope you had a dew point gauge. I'm an industrial painter red seal. Journeyman painted many Mini many ships in prep. And QC quality control and environmentals are the most important thing. And you only have a certain amount of time after spring primer for a chemical window stewtop coat. I will be buying a bit of a fixer up in the next couple of years for my retirement. And I will go through this steel hole with a fine-tooth-comb. It will last decades. You could have sprayed it with an airless spray gun with a fine finish tip and not used. Hardly any solvents at all.

[@brianchamber]

Great Job guys!!!!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you!

[@jordanritch]

The paint job looks like it looks great! Happy you guys sprayed it!! :)

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you! Us too!

[@davidnichols147]

Amazing job!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you!

[@jimdavison4077]

The industry has been spraying 45 foot comercial fishing boats for years now. Early boats were painted with a very toxic DuPont called Centari. It was also used heavily on trucks because it was a very hard paint. Today they use automotive paints which are harder than the old enamel and acrylic finishes. Hell they cut those fishing boats into peices and add sections to make them wider or higher or longer then finish by painting them. Check out Cory Fords boat shot in PEI Canada to see examples on Facebook.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

It’s crazy how much things like that have changed over the years hey? This was the paint our rep recommended that’s designed especially for spraying on steel.

[@jimdavison4077]

@@WaywardLifeSailing makes it look good. Paints now cure and don't evaporate the solvents so it makes them bond so much better. That said paints don't have the thickness they use to. When I started doing body work you finished your work with 320 grit paper. Paints covered so much. But now its like vinyl siding just the top for looks. My son owns a boat shop here on Prince Edward Island Canada outfiting and wiring the commercial fiberglass fishing boats. Typically 18 feet wide and 45 to 49 feet long. Generally cost between 30 to 60 grand per boat to outfit. Thats all the hydraulics, steering, electronics including auto pilot and navigation. These boats are nice and have all the bells and whistles. Average cost is about 1.2 million. I will look at a few more of your videos for more information on your boat rater than ask questions and pester you. But i do wish you all the best. A fresh painted boat is almost like a blank canvas you can build the boat of your dreams.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

@@jimdavison4077 30 to 60 grand doesn’t seem too bad. Our bottom job a few years ago was 25k and that was just repainting the bottom 😂 thanks for your comments! They’re always appreciated.

[@bull010163]

You are allowed an on screen hug after this )))))))

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Haha maybe next time!

[@russellneville7145]

Hi guys. I've just found your channel. Looks like an awesome project. I also have a steel boat project so there for enjoy watching steel boat refits. Sailing melody, lahakei, odd, elbertros & hipoes to name a few. How ever. A project your size & applying high build paint by spray gun is a hard ask. Another way to spray high build is with an airless sprayer. You will be able to get it on thicker & still get a good Finnish. As for heating the boat, put some electric oil heaters inside the boat. Open all the cupboards in the boat. Sorry, i know too late now, but hay. Next time aye. Keep up the good work 💪 SV Kiwi Lady Opua Bay of islands New Zealand 👍🏿

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Welcome to the channel! We were hoping to use an airless sprayer but couldn’t find one without investing a ton of money, this one cost us nothing but paint because it was borrowed from a friend. As for the heaters, again working with limited funds and what we can borrow or put together… we don’t have any electric heaters that would have worked inside the boat or tent. Luckily this should be the last job we really needed to heat a large space for and we have a small electric heater that should be good enough inside the boat for the winter! Thanks for your comment 😌

[@MrGaryparker]

She's a beauty!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

thank you!

[@trevhedges]

Very nice, thanks guys..

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks for watching!

[@kevlarandchrome]

Looking great.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks!

[@jeffstewart3785]

woo woo Congrats!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you!!!

[@gmchristie123]

Looks really good.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks! And thanks for watching 😌

[@theislandpackrat]

Looks great!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks!

[@martybowles3288]

Not enough Max, but a great paint job. Good videoing under difficult circumstances.⛵️

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks! I have a full Max video coming for you in the near future

[@elrig9573]

Wow!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

😌😌

[@Coyotehello]

What a mile stone guy/gal, what a milestone! She looks fantastic, my steel hard chine VdS will never look that good. Why the choice to spray instead of rolling some coat of paint? Is that paint self leveling? Cheers,

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

thank you! It feels great! this top coat is made to be sprayed on. That along with the huge surface area are the main reasons we chose to spray it! I just spent some time brushing it into the chain locker instead of spraying and I can fully attest no to spraying being the better choice haha

[@Cacheola]

You could name her Ashley!... Ashley Ho (short for hole and a play on land ho!) Lookin' good you guys!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

😂😂😂 thanks for watching

[@user-ix5qy2jk7h]

😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@superyachtsurveysltd1082]

You are using the wrong spray gun !! 😅 You should know better

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Lol why should we know better? This was our first time spraying anything! Also this, like most other jobs, was a case of making due with what we had available to us