Sail Life - diy osmosis treatment, removing thru hulls and boom tent

In this video, there is a short update on the progress of my osmosis treatment. I get started on removing the old bronze thru hulls. Last but not least I put up a makeshift boom tent.
This video didn't turn out the way I had planned. I had to scrap a lot of the footage due to wind noise even though I have a good quality "dead cat" (windsock) on my Røde VideoMic Go. There were very high gusts of wind today! Fear not I've already remedied the situation. There is a very cool wireless lavaliere mic set on its way :)
KZbin channels mentioned in this video:
SV Seeker: / submarineboat

[@aserta]

Those little islands are the final nail in the coffin regarding my theory of shoddy workmanship from when the boat was "fixed" back then. Good that you're fixing things right this time.

[@SailLife]

I've been thinking a lot about the yard that did the first osmosis treatment. Leaving the thru hulls in and the way they didn't properly wet out the new layers of fiberglass on the forward 1/3 of the hull. Also, there are a few issues I haven't shown on video. I'm not impressed with their work! But then again I don't know the whole story so I properly shouldn't judge them too harshly :)

[@FirstFlyte]

Let's see...Mads, a fluffy dog, a boat, and a retro-fit underway. Doesn't get much better than that on KZbin for me. Best of luck and Godspeed getting the new boat ready for the water again. Cheers!

[@davidarmitage6935]

About to tackle this job. You are one of my favorite channels. I love all the boat DIY… and your humour and little laughs crack me up.

[@ronharbin6678]

Thanks for all the good tips on thru hulls and sanding inside corners. One tip I have is that some outfit makes plastic clamps that clamp onto the edge of the tarp and have a thumb screw. They come in packs of 4 and are pretty inexpensive. They work great.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Ahh, lovely Jokull :-) Great video. Every time I'm about to bodge a job on my boat I now have to stop and think "hmm, what would Mads do?" And then I do it properly!!

[@HermitsHutRedding]

love the way you keep your cool when stuff goes sideways

[@alexanderblitz6819]

The video came out great! Not just okay. Please don't leave out any important details of fixing the hull over concerns of video or sound quality. I love your videos and am learning a lot! 😀

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much! :) Don't worry the next time it's that windy it'll be much less of an issue. In a few days, my new wireless lavaliere mic should show up :)

[@samuellowrey9403]

Hey Mads, from Australia here, I have spent the last five days between work and have managed to watch all your videos. You are truly Inspiring Mads. Thank you.

[@sm7wyg]

Very good videos, keep them coming. An extra point for the reference to SV Seeker, I hope to meet you one day on the ocean, although my live aboard is a converted bunker boat ( ms Reana ) from 1929 without any sails, and I have not started with the videos, but all in due time :-)

[@DonHarden]

Another great video and update. Thank you

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@TonyAnschutz]

Your attention to detail is impressive! And yes indeed. that is a magic 3M disk!

[@SVPythagoras]

Great quick pace but still informative. Loved the Seeker mention.

[@michaelrizzo5492]

SV Seeker? Possibly a new addiction. Thanks

[@DesertSquid]

Another great video Mads.......I really enjoy that you aren't afraid to tackle any project.

[@ocxb]

I have to do the bottom and thru hulls on my 25 footer, thanks for the tip on the sanding disk for the radius around the hull/keel.

[@josephlai9759]

Thank you so much. Your positivity is infectious. I learned a lot from you too.

[@chontaelu]

You are by far the most thorough boat man on KZbin - great videos, very informative!

[@w056007568]

I'm looking forward to seeing this blister beast arriving, its effect and results.Those 3M wheels are also very effective at removing heavy rust from steel and cast iron.

[@Spruce-Bug]

As someone that works with waterlines, sumps, and globe valves. I can relate so much to your frustration aha. I can't imagine how difficult it can be to try and work in those hard to access areas.

[@twomilesuphill]

new tools, proper use of a hammer, duct tape and of course a fabulous dog. Couldn't ask for more. Great job!

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :)

[@mlmontalvo]

Love your videos. One of the most entertaining and informative channels on KZbin for boat owners. Sv seeker is just way out of my range of abilities. Those guys are freaking awesome.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much! :) SV seeker is one of my favorite channels on KZbin :) They sure are awesome!

[@marvinely2927]

As I've been planning a refit of my recently purchased Allmand 31, I've been watching videos related to this subject. Even before your guest spot on "Sailing Nervous", I've been a subscriber and avid watcher. Thanks for your product-specific instructions and technical info. Also, thanks for explaining why you're so meticulous. You have encouraged me to be more vigilant and purposeful in my repairs. My boat (Now Or Never) is on the hard in Carrabelle, Fl. Planned relaunch very late this year with interior work continuing thru early spring.

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

another great video Mads, you are too much a perfectionist, it was great and in my book even wind noise can be accepted when talking about boats... I have used those discs as well but the ones you can fit to an angle grinder, they are superb for all sorts of jobs and not as aggressive as some methods. Guess you now have a fishy head after Yukol licked you...my dogs loves those type of fishy treats too but boy they do smell... The reminder that thru hulls don't last forever is timely as my Rival 32 has some of the older style Blakes seacocks and one certainly needs looking at as the wooden pad seems like it is on the way out...Look forward to the next instalment. Regards Andy

[@douglastate9829]

Hey Mads! When you visited Harmony we spoke about her having "shippy DNA"! Well, s/v Harmony does have it, but you, my friend, have it in spades! Your vids are tops. Fair wind and Following sanding dust! Doug on WS42 Harmony

[@thomashay8807]

Hey, not an "okay" video, but a good one. Don't hesitate to put out this quality when the content is this strong. Thanks for letting us join your journey.

[@Roblawlor90]

I've watched all of your videos and fins them really interesting and inspiring. In saving up for my first sailboat as we speak. Please keep doing what you're doing and thankyou for investing so much time and energy into sharing your life with us all.

[@mazdarx7887]

Get a dehumidifier , those dry out a boat very well. or a portable air conditioner. They have a humidification mode, and it might come in handy on a hot day in the future

[@SailLife]

I've actually got one of each already :) I'll talk about why I haven't used them aboard Athena in the upcoming osmosis video :)

[@GypsyTinker2012]

So cool to hear you considering casting! You're likely to enjoy it and it's a most useful skill.

[@Sparkym414]

HA! Dang through hulls!!! I always love watching your videos, I'm in the market for my first time boat, a Catalina 27 or 30. Seems like there are millions of them. I hope I can do some vlogs as good as yours, at least i'll try!! :) -Mark in Canada.

[@BetterthanitwasNetsailing]

Just caught up on your last 2 videos and all Athena's problems seem so familiar. All we did was grimace and nod 😁. The only advice Sam has is - keep the beard trimmed you look even more handsome with it short. Dilly says 'Nomnomnomnom'.

[@seayak]

Thanks for the tip on the Scotchbrite pads. Next time around......

[@robscott8834]

Your detailed descriptions and methodical work are really informative. Thank you.

[@SailLife]

You're very kind! Thank you so much :)

[@williamthegreat73]

I think sv seeker appreciates the good publicly.

[@pierremitham2964]

looking at those seacocks. I'd replace them all (I know its expensive, but now is the time to decide if there are any you can do without!!) some of them aren't proper seacocks anyway! The first 2 (At 7:05) aren't even seacocks, they're just ball valves. the threads are incompatible with the actual thruhull. I'm in the middle of an extensive refit also and went from 21 seacocks (all old and worn out) to only 6 thruhulls!! less chances for leaks that can sink the boat!

[@StewartGartland]

Yet another great video Mads. Super to see how you tackle the dreaded osmosis, learning heaps so thank you very much for posting.

[@theislandpackrat]

The thru hulls definitely needed replacing! The hull is looking good!

[@SailLife]

I was a bit surprised by the state of those bolts! No doubt replacing all the thru hulls and seacocks is the right decision :)

[@theislandpackrat]

For Sure!

[@sailingspokojny7014]

Great video Mads you keep inspiring me to keep working on Spokojny. Fair Winds and Full Sails

[@Bleemus]

Well done as always Mads! You will find the sun degrades that duct tape in short order though.

[@legend343]

Kinda good video.?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Brilliant video as always. I have enjoyed the video.! Well worked on your new boat.. Warren

[@claytonrohner4232]

love these. Better than all the rest and even the sailing ones. I hope you never stop working on your boats!!! ; )

[@eagerv]

Very interesting video, thank you. Very professional, excellent quality, Will pass on your link to my sailing friends. I am also an Albin owner in Ireland and have just posted my first edited movie, but it will take me a while to achieve your excellent standard! Many thanks again, Nigel.

[@fsymo]

Binge-watched all of them. Second run through. Commenting for the sake of commenting. Love this channel!

[@terrywilliams6923]

Great video I really enjoy your videos it gives me hope as I struggle to complete a major internal overhaul of my Rival 34.

[@markwadsley7956]

Any video with boats and a dog are worth watching but looking forward to seeing you on the water sooner rather than later.

[@SailLife]

Haha :) Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@johnnyohness]

Just wondering, that 3M foam grinder you used on the boat hull looked like it worked awesome. I am trying to remove some rust on a car surface. Looks like it would work well. Can you please the model number of that grinder disk...it was blue I think. I think it would really help me. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. We just love them.

[@Bacoprah]

Great work Mads. Cheers, Bryan

[@bobhope781]

Good info on the through hulls. Thank you.

[@williamhoskins7818]

Wish us Americans would buckle down and learn to enjoy a foreign language or 3. Simply terrible manners ! I think your vocabulary is just awesome ! ! Much respect my friend.

[@LoveShackBBQ]

Awesome!!👍 great job on the hull so far. Glad to see you're both doing good.

[@SailLife]

Thanks! :) I'm going to be so relieved when all of this osmosis business is over!

[@queenofyeay]

Great video, always nice to an upload from you! My only complaint is that it isn't often enough! But it's all good. 3M makes some great products, did you know 3M stands for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing? Guess that explains their expertise with removing material! Loved the evil laugh!

[@Kendaules]

Hi mads I’ve been following you almost from the beginning of your channel. I really like your relaxed and funny style combined with your thorough way of doing and explaining projects on the boat. Keep up the great work! Hilsen fra svanemøllehavnen kbh

[@jeads21]

You always do a great job even with the wind noise. Once you have all the thru-hulls out it would be a good idea to find either soft wooden plugs or the more expensive nerf plugs(not the real name but they are made like a Nerf football, American football that is) to mount near each thru-hull and do some practicing /fitting of the plugs for those hard to get at places. It's better to do this now then when fighting an inrush of cold water.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :) The previous owner did the very same thing :) I think one of the wooden plugs even made it into the video :)

[@groundfaultbob]

I loved it. Good luck with the repairs!

[@CauliflowerEars1]

Your vids are always interesting and entertaining Mads but I'm sorry that Yukel (did I spell that right) steals the show every time ;) His star quality brings an instant smile to my face.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :) I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! I but a lot of effort into them and it feels they are slowly but steadily improving :) Haha, I'll let Jökull know ;)

[@PyeGuySailing]

The boom tent was a great idea.

[@sebastienlaurin2168]

Current favorite channel! keep it going :)

[@shipskepr1]

mads great vid ,cant say as I heard any wind noise,fair winds,,paul

[@SailLife]

Thanks, Paul :) I left the footage with very noticeable wind noise out of the video :)

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Another great video Mads. Thanks.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :)

[@MrGregRyan]

Say Mads. Long time first time. I live aboard my 1980 Hunter 36 in Seattle. Commenting here because it's through hull related. Seen all your videos and am gearing up to maybe actually try my hand at some of the projects they've given me ideas about. Hoping you or some other viewer will have some thoughts or point me to some other discussion on this topic: I'm wondering if anyone has ever seen anyone discussing using any kind of double hull system in place of traditional below the water line seacocks. I can imagine many possible versions. But the most elegant would seem to me to involve an integral tube (say tubular fiberglass) running from the below water "thru hull" up the side of the hull well above the water line. You would fully encase it in glass making the whole itself, and the tube totally integral to the hull, at the full thickness of the original hull, not just tabbed. At the top would be some kind of seacock arrangement (though I would also entertain ideas about not even needing a valve in some cases considering it's above the water line). This would not work for everything, a sink drain for example, but anything that you are already going to be looping about the waterline would seem to be applicable. Possible drawbacks: Limited access/replacement of integral tube. I think this is negligible if you make sure it's designed in such a way that you can push something through it. Maintenance could be very easy if clogged, you can remove seacock while in the water, and push a snake, brush, or rod down the strait tube right out the hull, clearing any blockage. Otherwise it's permanent. Hope this description makes sense. Does anyone do this? Is this discussed anywhere? Anyone have any thoughts?

[@MrGregRyan]

Winterization. A probable drawback I had not concidered is being unable to clear the bottom of the tube of water, which could freeze. Is this why this is not a thing?

[@sailgirl100]

Love your videos. You are really a VERY, VERY clever man!!!

[@9oh7]

Love watching the boat work! Your edits have been great too. Thanks :)

[@johnsalter3246]

Mads, really enjoyed this video, glad to see your dog Ukule is in fine fettle, looking forward to the next vid, cheers.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :)

[@petejohnson1724]

madds totally right in removing the through hulls pete

[@steve1978ger]

Have you considered closing up some of the thru hulls altogether? Nine seems a lot, I can't even easily think of uses for them... coolant water in and exhaust out, maybe two bilge pump outlets? Black water out, grey water out and perhaps in, a depth sounder, and a log?

[@TheSailingBrothers]

good video thanks

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :)

[@motoafro1]

Hey Mads thanks for another great video! Keep up the good work :)

[@bobhope781]

Thank you.

[@Pulltabporter]

Looking great!

[@SailLife]

Thanks!

[@SailBeforeSunset]

Have you considered installing different portlights? We had that same design in our last boat and they leaked a lot. They were a pain to rebed.

[@RangerRob]

Really love your videos, Thanks

[@christianearly8899]

kind of okay...it was great as usual! thanks for sharing.

[@skipper99991]

Good episode!

[@hullpros7380]

Well made video, with good info. Thank you!

[@charles.neuman18]

I love the additional footage of your dog. I'm curious about his name. Is it a typical Danish dog name? I guess in the US there used to be typical dog names, like "Spot" or "Rover", but those are not in style anymore. Now I think we just pick names that sound cute.

[@OmmerSyssel]

Ufattelig mange kasserer fejlfri bronzeventiler pga alder. Gode materialer, penge og tid ud af vinduet! - Anbefaler at læse op på Blake, DZR etc...

[@angelooliveira7757]

Well done Mads ! I'm a little bit like you just bought a 30 foot first and you're helping me restore it ! I'm stuck with a question how do you insulate the area around the cabin windows and galley ? Thank you !

[@jamestim319]

Excellent and entertaining as well as informative! Your editing skills are really improving too! Keep it up man!

[@sv.janisj.-rockingthewaves9210]

Thats a great 3M product, I will use that on my next hull stripping session , thanks Mads :)

[@michaelkraft9181]

Hello, I’m curious about the arrangement you have to store and work on your boats. I’m envious you have the time and space to go through all of these necessary projects. I have a 1976 Ranger 33 in California and dread the idea of hauling out to a boatyard and bankrupting the project. I need repowering, bottem job, thru hulls, and who knows what else! Thanks for the education. Michael Kraft

[@moejaime2654]

lol Your doggie is s awesome ! I agree with mark Dog and Boat videos are very cool !

[@SailLife]

Thanks, Moe :)

[@SV-Valhalla]

Great video, and very entertaining. Can't wait for the next one, love the dog footage. Thanks Mads

[@benjaminhurtigkarl1760]

The vidoe was great! lovely with some music incubated in the vidoe. BIG THRUMPS UP FROM ME :)

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :D

[@bjornbaggen]

Thanks, really like you're videos! Greetings from Holland,Björn.

[@mrjsmoss]

Mads, we're still trying to figure out your dogs' name. Would you spell it please? He's a beauty and sure looks like a good friend. Thanks for another great video.

[@OutsideAndStuff]

Mads, I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate how thorough you are with your projects. As someone who obsesses over the details, it's nice to see that in someone else as well. Now I can sleep better at night knowing there is someone more anal retentive than myself. :)

[@handlebullshit]

You might have been watching too much SV Seeker. Indeed. :D

[@vomKuckucksfelsen]

who isnt? :D

[@RaytODK]

There's such a thing as too much SV Seeker? Holy crud. Does Doug Jackson know?

[@SailLife]

Hehe ;) I never miss a SV Seeker video! One of my favorite channels :)

[@billread664]

Slim Pickings I am on my third time watching from the start, missed a lot of tips and tricks 1st & 2nd play through Lol

[@WakeforMe]

1st: Muah ha ha ha haaaaaa bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Yep that's the way I like to roll - power tools. Loved the 'evil' laugh 2nd: De Ja vue on the through hulls. I just got through doing mine - all seven. I like your philosophy. Do it right the first time. 3rd: Jokul seems to think that your head tastes like hard fiskur. :D 4th: Those 3M wheels are the bomb but at nearly $10 per, I could have chewed through a ton of them so went with the disk instead. Well done Mads!

[@stefanomoretti3664]

Great job... but it definitely reminds me of the nightmare of boat restoration. The ones I have rebirthed will survive me OK... I wonder if it was worth the effort ... Building new does not attract you ?

[@kevinswanson3910]

no coring in your hull at least below the water line,I see your hull is 3quarter inch you could put a couple layers of glass below the water line sand then fair it out

[@davebrown7321]

If a job is worth doing its best to do it the right way!

[@cyclingwithkiwi3956]

he looks a happy dog

[@charlescurtius2261]

great job as always im a bit curious. not long ago Sailing Nervous was warned off of plastic seacocks by the boatwright they are working with due to handle breakage over time. is the material over there different? after having been thru a bottom job like yours i wish i had had a few of those wheels

[@Rottingboards]

Great video!

[@SailLife]

Thanks! :)

[@tonycarangi1151]

Nice video, thanks

[@yampo77]

loved that quote about having watched too much sv seeker , lol!

[@SailLife]

Awesome channel for sure! I never miss one of his video :)

[@juanpablogaricoitslasa5001]

neither do I (likewise with yours ;) )

[@jbrevealsall]

Ha Ha my dog does that to me as well :-) Enjoying the refit videos, any sailing planned soon?

[@fissh29]

great videos, but more Yerkle ( probably miss spelled... sorry! ) keep em comin, thanks

[@rymondy]

where did you buy those Pink stopper? couldn't find it on ebay! Thanks. Good Video!!

[@SailLife]

Yikes! That is an excellent question. I have no idea what to search for on eBay. Maybe try google'ing something along the lines of "Shock cord self-locking fastener". Sorry I'm not much help.

[@rymondy]

***** thanks

[@gunne6347]

great video man!

[@royandlorainenorthwood9971]

Enjoyed the video. :-)

[@bryanfurr818]

🤔👏 my sailboats name is Seeker as well!