Restoring Josefine PART 22 - Booted, Leathered & Bent!

[@sumobear2031]

You're one of the best bloggers on You Tube, all your footage is about boating related tips and you have kept josefine as the star of the show opposed to turning it into the usual, me me me blog.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Sumo you are too kind but a very appreciated supporter from the beginning and we are always inspired by your positive comments. Thank you.

[@rolanddunk5054]

Josephine is really starting to look Bristol fashion and.beautiful.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Roland.

[@paulboden7850]

There's nothing more beautiful than tanbark sails on varnished spars. 🥰

[@SailingWood]

Hi Paul, We are biased but agree!

[@MajTom-wd2yt]

It's really nice seeing a long vid that covers a LOT getting done instead of the more common short vid attempting to show how difficult it was to get very little done...🤔 Stay real👍 Bob & "Pirata" the PWD.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Bob, I worry sometimes that our videos get a bit long so it is always nice to hear from people who enjoy the format.

[@MajTom-wd2yt]

@@SailingWood 👍👍👍👍

[@gregwhite8503]

From the creative excellence of the vid to the execution of the refit I’m blown away. I’m lamenting the completion. What an achievement! Thank You.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Greg, don’t be down hearted, we are going to continue sharing our experience as we go sailing! 🙂

[@marcellebaudry5786]

bravo

[@shortribslongbow5312]

Had no idea of the knowledge needed to attach sails to a mast much less sailing a boat that size. Kudos my friend and thank you for the education.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you for following our experience, time will tell if we got it right! Hopefully we will soon get a chance to set all her sails together as a test, we look forward to filming that!

[@TimHorner-me3my]

Josefine is looking beautiful. You’re doing a wonderful job on her. I owned her with a mate back in 1990. We bought her in Copenhagen and sailed her back to Portsmouth over the Christmas &New Year period. It was quite a voyage and then based her in the Solent area for the next few years. She looked very different then. Keep up the excellent work. I hope to visit you later in the summer when I get back to the UK.

[@SailingWood]

Hello Tim. Very nice to hear from a former custodian! I had pieced together, from various documents, a list of former owners and see that you and Andy bought her in 89. Funnily enough, we had a visit a couple of weeks ago, from a former fisherman in Falmouth that recalls replacing a bit of Josefine’s capping rail after his fisherman friend T boned Josefine, I’m guessing that was probably when you had just brought her back from Denmark? (We are just about to replace that section of capping rail 🙂) We are also fb friends with the daughter of the chap you would have bought Josefine from, sadly he passed away before we got chance to sail Josefine back for him to see. It would be lovely to meet you and hear a bit more about Josefine’s past. Thank you for introducing yourself.

[@bruceweber2361]

No need for you and Randy to head for the gym after a days work on Josephine. Amazing to watch you work..

[@amilton2128]

You two have overcome all the obstacles Josefine has presented. And then some more !

[@SailingWood]

Thank you, it has been quite a journey, I want to say we are looking forward to calmer travels but that’s probably not the right word! Thank you for joining us.

[@DavidLucas-hf1cx]

Man.. she’s looking beautiful!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you David.

[@tossed_about]

Extraordinary beautiful work of art, classic seamanship.

[@sharonjewell630]

the fruits of all those years of learning persistence against massive logistical personal and practical odds are paying untold rewards the finished product is a complete joy

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Sharon, you put it nicely. With the sun shining, the seagulls laughing, Josefine gently rolling in the dredgers wake and her sails lightly filling, this week was pretty emotional for us.

[@fransdriesen1311]

Outstanding update…unbelievable the dedication and love expressed to get Josefine seaworthy again…Job well done..

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Frank, glad you will be around to see her set sail!

[@TheSalMaris]

Looking really good. Nothing quite like a gaffer--that's for sure. Your ring, and everything else, looks great to me. Now for a little tallow is all. Thank you two for this great presentation under adverse conditions. Smooth sailing to both of you.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you monsieur! PS will get back to you on the knife thing.

[@richhoffman9520]

This is more like an adventure series along with a great restoration. brought back memories from long ago for me. Wonderful.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Rich, sorry to be so tardy replying, work load is heavy! We appreciate you taking the time to comment.

[@Fabianweso.]

Amazing job! With the video quality, the great animation and the speed and quality of rigging her! Almost ready to sail!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Fabian, sorry for delay in replying, we always read all the comments at the time they are made and we look forward to them, but struggle sometimes replying in good time. Thank you for taking the time to share.

[@gohanovago2288]

The boat looks great! Just awsome.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Gohanova.

[@arthurjacobs9330]

Sails bent with a running half hitch and parrel beads on your sail strops, top notch job. She is looking quite the lady.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Arthur.

[@whitneylake2107]

I love your yellow vessel with so many beautiful details !

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Whitney, it is proving a very popular colour choice, brings a bit of sunshine!

[@christopherjones1655]

Great to see Josefine coming back to life. I remember her being a regular around the Bristol Channel around 20 years ago.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Christopher, hopefully she should now be around for at least another 20 years!

[@peternash6206]

Just spent the day fixing something else on the wooden boat wondering how mad I am then see another uplifting episode of restoring Josephine and now know I am not quite so mad! Wonderful progress and hope you include The Med on your travels.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Peter, we couldn’t have done it without the encouragement and inspiration of others so it’s a privilege to reciprocate.

[@jamieminton172]

Watching you lace the traveler brought back some fine memories. Not from sailing mind you. Jumping in the Way Back machine to the Rust Belt in the 70's. Every fresh minted teen boy driver working meticulously by the dim glow of the dome light while cranking the stock radio in their first beater. There was usually a friend or two on board for company. I can not recall a steering wheel that was NOT wrapped. On a floaty note, Josefine is looking quite handsome.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Jamie, so happy to spark a few fond memories, you recall them beautifully.

[@kevinmartin3859]

Lovely video glad the sails were after storage glad to hear you getting over covid

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Kevin.

[@FalkBG01]

Exzellent! Simply exzellent.👍😀👍

[@SailingWood]

Thank you.

[@philiphilgersom6791]

This is so amazing, from utter disappointment after buying the ship to where you are now is an adventure and an achievement that will be hard to follow. I tap my hat to both of you and the team at the yard, You have saved a beautiful vessel!! Congrats and many happy miles to come!!!

[@phil3921]

Just a short message to let you know how much I enjoy your channel. I very much enjoy your style or presenting and much admire the way that you have both sought to understand and then practise the techniques to restore Josefine. P.s Hope you've recovered. I and my wife jsut had a second bought of Covid and were similarly laid low. All the best, Phil.

[@SailingWood]

Hi Phil, thank you so much for your lovely comments, we are delighted you enjoy our videos and we much appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts. Sorry this is late, we love reading the comments but struggle sometimes to respond straight away.

[@davidbamford4721]

I was fascinated by the detail of the lead trip to fasten the mast boot, and the gap above the deck. I wish that I had known about that when I restored my old ketch, many years ago. Thank you for that Reg.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you David, it’s one of the the reasons I love to share the more technical things we learn and why we so appreciate the people we learn from!

[@bosseolsson3005]

Good work and what a milestone, setting the beautiful red sails 👏

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Bosse, if we get a nice calm day, Randie and I are going to set all her sails in one go, bit of practice and a good photo opportunity, which of course we will share.

[@simonmusgrovewethey]

The Thames sailing barges were renown for just having a captain and boy to manage the entire boat. How easy will Josephine be to sail short handed? When I go sailing I have a Genoa and main self furling sails with electric winches operated from inside the spray dogger keeping me dry and warm. I don't envy you going up on deck, wresting with the sails in inclement weather. You are both doing an excellent job and it's interesting to pop into the docks and see the progress made in person. Keep it up.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Simon, How easy will it be… time I suppose will tell, but the evidence so far is looking promising. For the inclement weather we are going to make sure we have the right clothing (probably offshore HH and lots of Marino wool jumpers) we won’t be trying to look tough by wearing yellow Dunlop fisherman Mac’s! When we are done out there, we at least have a nice warm (heated) wheelhouse to retreat to! As for the deck, it’s big enough for us to stay on our feet and work more or less upright (in good weather we could have a game of footy out there 🙂) we are way too old to be crawling around on our hands and knees. To make matters easier we have tall sturdy. bulwarks to grab onto. As to raising the sails, because they are spread out over 2 masts and a long bow sprit, they are all individually much smaller than, for example, the giant Thames barge main and we can handle them so much easier. Of course we haven’t been tested in a force 9 yet! No, I think we can handle the rig, our main concern is staying awake! Seriously, 4 hours on, 4 hours off is really going to test us and for anything over a 72 hour passage we are going to invite ‘crew’ to join us. Invites will be tendered on this channel first, so keep subscribed!🙂

[@TheBigWWI]

You guys are getting closer. You must be feeling excited.

[@SailingWood]

Yes and a bit stressed as we see the days flashing bye and the list of things to do correspondingly crawling! 🙂

[@gardenofedenfruit]

Fantastic, another milestone, you'lle be sailing soon, beautiful work that you have been doing. Peace and love. Another great video.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Leon.

[@garymalm]

Wow, Reg. I really mean, WOW REG! Seeing the sails bent on is really a milestone. Great job, my son. gary in japan.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Gary, it’s a pleasure to be able to share this with our long suffering supporters!🙂

[@waterboy8999]

Hey, sails on! Great stuff.

[@Harleyhb2703]

Bit by bit all is coming too it's place and that's good too see. I can't wait too see Josefine sealing again, wish you both well and hope you're feeling beter and well from Covid. A lot off greetings and happy eastern from the North-east off the Netherlands.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Henk, yes we have just about recovered but it was brutal. Hope you have had a lovely weekend. We will definitely be visiting the Netherlands, look forward to welcoming you onboard!

[@Bikervation]

It was good to finally see Josefine close up, fair winds and all the best, Chris

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Chris, it was a pleasure to meet you, thanks for popping by.

[@Nizchka61]

👍 great video's, thanks for giving a view into your lives during the repairing Josephine project!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Lars, we enjoy the sharing just really pleased to have people to share with.

[@stephenadams9767]

puck me, you come a long way with your skills a big welldone

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Stephen.

[@richardsiddon610]

Terrific stuff guys. Great to see some sailcloth.🙂

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Richard, it’s very heartening for us too.

[@waynes.3380]

Well done SIR and MADAME 🎉

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Wayne.

[@geraldhannibal7654]

Bravo!

[@paulbrands6239]

What a masterpiece you have built....staggering beauty!! Congratulations

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Paul.

[@cnc75adventures49]

Such a beautiful boat👍👍

[@SailingWood]

Thank you.

[@propulsar]

Fantastic progress!!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Propulsar.

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour Randie and Reg, I hope you are fine now, my COVID experience was hopefully absolutely nothing (caught after 3 injections it is true). What a beautiful old lady now (she deserves lady Josefine, that sounds nice), and always new questions. Reg, you have made a great job with this so thick leather on these "rings", but, what is their purpose, I have not seen them on the sails or the masts ? And would you plan to add winches to help you to hoist the sails ? Amicalement, Raphaël

[@SailingWood]

Hi Raphaël, yes we have had the full set of Covid vaccines but boy did we suffer this latest variation, the only good thing was we both lost a lot of weight which we needed to! As to the ring, it is most often called a ‘traveller’ and is something we have added. We have 3 head sails, staysail, jib and flying jib. The staysail stays inboard at all times but the tack of the jib and flying jib have to be hauled out to the end of the bow sprit, 16 feet away, on its way it can easily be snatched away from our poor hard working hands by strong winds, by attaching the tack of the sail to a metal ring around the bow sprit we can pull the ring to or from the end of the bow sprit without loosing control of the sail.

[@herbertvandam2090]

👌👍

[@thomasheere687]

Great Vid again there, respect for your persevereance! May I note that in attaching the sails to the mast : The beaded rope should go around the mast (With the sun, according to tradition), and and the end put into the UNDERLYING eye, (not back into itself). Then fasten with two half stitches. This will make it much easier to hoist the sail as the beads are at an angle to the mast instead of being horizontal. Keep up the good work, summer is coming and then its time to enjoy all that hard labour :)

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Thomas, that’s something we will look into, our beaded ropes are not currently long enough to be fastened in that way but we will certainly be changing them if raising and lowering the sails proves difficult. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@ivarsaus4770]

Looks great & fantastic ❤ cheers🍻

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Ivar.

[@canyonhaverfield2201]

Blood bubbling exciting..reminds me of the 1st time our children nicely slipped into the stride bike..& off they go delightedly. You both demonstrate much class..even down to the galley taper candles matching the blue painters tape

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Canyon, classy isn’t something I have ever been accused of, Randie maybe! As the day dawns it is going to get warm under the starched collar!

[@GordDiv]

Lots of great work going on here. Sorry about the Covid but you both seem to be soldering on.. I’m a huge fan of gaff rigging but it’s complicated and lots of work. Easy to understand how Bermuda rigging became so popular never mind the upwind performance

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Gordon, yes agree on seeing why Bermuda rig came to the fore, but remember it needs the rest of the boat to conform, light, generally fin keeled hulls, up until now of course! That said we will give the Bermuda rig a run for its money on a broad reach, a much more civilised point anyway.

[@karelundberg9523]

Fantastic fun to see her under sail. It's also fun to take part in detailed solutions when they are so clearly presented. I hope with all my heart that you have a nice summer with the boat. It would be nice to see you here in Stockholm. There are many enthusiast with similar boats here.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Kåre, We will definitely be visiting Stockholm, keep in touch!

[@raymondburrows5227]

Brilliant thank you

[@bryrensexton4618]

👍!!!

[@rimasmeleshyus4787]

Outstanding job, good learning skills

[@SailingWood]

Thank you.

[@stevenholton438]

Just amazing and terrific stuff! Well done you 2!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Steven.

[@andypandy955]

Such a beautiful boat well done.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you.

[@wimmol]

Sails on must have been a major step for the both of you . Have been enjoying your video's . Please keep up the good work .

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Wim, it was emotional!

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Reg they have probably stitched it previously with a hooked needle instead of a straight one.. Once again your dedication is showing... Fantastic to see the sails going on her..... Great work both of you Josefine is a credit to you both.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Tim, yes I did consider that but my stock of needles doesn’t include one, I need to sort that out.

[@bruceweber2361]

I will get a copy of Riggers Apprentice. It looks like a fascinating compendium of knowledge. Thanks for another great vid.

[@sailorpete136]

Great episode, beat Covid, and some sails up, Wow. Interesting all the little jobs, would have liked to seen the bow sprit installed, but I’ve had Covid and it’s bloody s/house.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you, yes there are lots of things we miss filming but it’s impossible to capture it all, especially now as we ramp up our efforts to get Josefine ready for action! Other than a little reduction of her bow sprit girth where it passes through the stem gammon eye bracket, it went very smoothly and although we haven’t yet tested it, we believe we can now draw it inboard should we need to in the future. Just a bowsprit net to make now!

[@kennethrand4877]

Will you and Randy be sailing alone or with crew?

[@SailingWood]

Hi Kenneth, mostly just the 2 of us, but on longer passages we will invite ‘crew’ to join us to share the helm, stay tuned!🙂

[@timreynolds1195]

Love it!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Tim

[@ObsessiveScientist]

What…a…beauty!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Sylvie.

[@davidabaxter4424]

What a marvelous milestone to have achieved.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you David.

[@rudykok9522]

The boat’s looking great and it looks like you’re in the home stretch but I wonder why you don’t put any sealant in the fasteners put into the spars or chainplates when you installed them.

[@SailingWood]

Hi Rudy and thank you. We do put a bit of oil based mastic on some fastenings where we feel it will do some good. In places like the wooden clamps holding the peak halyard stropes to the gaff, we didn’t because they are facing down under the gaff and no water can collect or sit.

[@portfoliofotoz]

I would not have had confidence to imagine I could come up with a way to "better" Brion Toss, but I think you pulled it off.

[@julesmeijerink1289]

Really nice work, well explained. What was the book you were using to extract that information? Hope you are well again after Covid!

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Jules, yes we have more or less recovered but it was brutal and with a long unpleasant after taste. The book is called ‘The Rigger’s Apprentice’ by Brion Toss, that and Clifford W Ashley’s book ‘The Ashley Book of Knots’ are our 2 favourite riggers books.

[@joesprague1464]

Another great video with excellent graphics that make the mast stepping process easy to understand.What fabric material do you use for the mast boot and how do you prevent mold and mildew on the sails? Thanks again for another great presentation.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Joe, glad you enjoyed the graphics, they take a lot of time but I think worth it. Boot material is a polycotten canvas, poly because it’s colour fast unlike natural canvas, we used the same to make our tender covers. Sails have remained mild/mildew free so far by being kept dry, that will no doubt be a challenge to maintain!

[@drew2757]

A remarkable achievement. Time to go sailing!?

[@SailingWood]

Hi Drew, as I write, Randie and I are on a train to Portsmouth and the chandlers ‘marine superstore’ to buy foul weather clothing. So yes, getting close!

[@OferNRaz]

What a transformation. So inspiring. Any tentative date for the first sea trial?

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Ofer, we are pushing for the end of May, not a huge amount to do now, but the days flash by so fast!

[@flossey100]

❤❤❤

[@jonathansimmonds5784]

Shoelaces? My first thought was lacing up a basque.... but then each to his own I guess...!

[@SailingWood]

Hi Jonathan, not something I have ever had the pleasure of trying, a bit before, even out time!

[@westsideratmarshall]

Next is engine, navigation electronics, some navigation auto pilot some shakedown cruising.

[@SailingWood]

Hi Vincent, engine is all good but I do have 2 big diesel tanks to clean out, not looking forward to that. Navigation is also sorted but the auto helm does need work, looking forward to testing it all very soon!

[@jeanhawken4482]

Do rest up with COVID. It is such a rotten virus with such a kick. The boat is looking a classic act.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you Jean, you are right about the Covid, we were completely floored for 5 days, symptoms we have never experienced before, we started work after a week and couldn’t believe how hard it was, how weakened it had made us and it leaves a niggling after taste even now.

[@TheMikesylv]

How close to a shipwright do you feel like you are

[@SailingWood]

Not even close! I think I would probably make a half decent assistant.👌

[@TheMikesylv]

8 years Holly shit

[@SailingWood]

Frightening!🙂

[@nobs3075]

There is something about hand sewing leather over something else, for protection and looks, that is so satisfying. I'm certain that looked even sexier in person. I'm getting excited for you guys.

[@SailingWood]

Thank you, you’re right and so are we!