The Bilge! Part 2 | Sailboat Restoration Ep. 20

[@aprilcoursey4533]

This is so fun to watch. I will be getting a sailboat soon, and I've been reading and watching all I can on rebuilding, and refitting. I look forward to more videos. Cheers!

[@chasingserenity6730]

Great job. So glad I found this channel. Restoring a boat of my own, but not to the level you have. Good luck!

[@matthewburns5053]

Glad to see you back at it. I know it's tuff to find the time to do it and film. Thanks for posting.

[@chronoboat11]

I can't wait until you guys finish this boat.

[@chill214]

coming along nicely fellas. If I may offer one tip, get a fiberglass roller when laying your fiberglass sheets. It works well to get the air bubbles out and spreads the resin evenly. You can order on Amazon for cheap. Keep up the good work.

[@funkyfender1]

Such tenacity guys! Boy, what a project! And she's beginning to take shape! Well done! She's going to be a really stiff little ship in a blow. And the good thing is that you'll know exactly what went into her when you beating upwind in chop!

[@flatearthsailor9342]

good stuff ,glad to see your still at it, thanks for sharing

[@Bacoprah]

great work, it's coming along nicely. probably not as quickly as you'd like, but you're making great progress. Cheers, Bryan

[@brandoncarlson4188]

Very neat to watch your progress!

[@coffeefish]

Looking solid. I think you sealed up the plywood end grain pretty good. Should last forever.

[@SailBros]

I think so too. Thanks

[@xx1590]

Nice looking work.

[@Zerostar369]

I always enjoy the updates. Keep up the good work!

[@beepnz]

Great work. So great to see someone take on a dream project and make it happen, love it, keep on going, you won't regret it.

[@MrSki-tyvm]

So cool, enjoy watching and your doing a great job. Keep the passion.

[@randynoons4436]

Looking good , keep up the videos!

[@paulstinson7505]

Dude you are amazing!!!

[@snsfabricating]

Great work! Just a thought, you might jack up the boat to take the pressure off the tires. Over time, they'll develop a flat spot as this is no short project.

[@memolei]

Looks fantastic. Two tips (or just my two cents you might say); make sure you seal the end grains with epoxy (in order to prevent sogging). And for the deck springiness; thin sheets of marine ply with glass sandwich using epoxy; after 2-3 layers, it should be as strong as steel. Sail her in good health; looks really good!

[@aorakiboydog]

What a nice old retro table...I pay big bucks for those...Like your video's

[@SailBros]

Thanks! I sell it to you.

[@ihcubed]

Oh , and have you considered some sort of drainage system with a cap or stopcock at the bottom of each the bulkheads? To make it easier to drain the interior if needed? Like a pleasure boat, or is that not done on sailboats?

[@UranusGaseous]

I usually cut the fiberglass bigger than what I am fiberglassing and then cut off the excess after it is cured. Creates less mess and makes the edges look cleaner.

[@capiberra4118]

Thanks and god speed!

[@mikeauld9546]

Another great vid thanks🤓😊

[@H2Dwoat]

Should have started with how much I am enjoying following your progress buy the way.

[@fireantsarestrange]

Yea the foam will get water in it... also you could have glassed the edges of the ply bulkeads.... that will take on water as well and over time rot. Good job guys.. keep it up.

[@SailBros]

It's closed cell foam. From what I understand, it won't absorb water. The ply bulkheads have 3 coats of epoxy on the edges and were then set in thickened epoxy plus the fillet. They should last awhile :) Thanks for watching!

[@fireantsarestrange]

Cool thank you for responding... I just worry when people build boats ... thats all. You know your life depends on your diligence in fine detail. Keep it up guys.

[@jethrob2830]

One step and one day at a time.

[@atw98]

hey guys nice vid. Likes been suggested rollers. It looks like the saturation wasn't even on those mid ship baulkheads which you will kick yourself for in the future as delamination sucks and traps water.

[@beaconbus]

Did you put any foam between the bulkhead and the hull or just thickened epoxy? Getting ready to do this myself.

[@jdoe265]

Rock on.

[@jackrabbit5047]

Very nicely done. I'm not a fan of foam filler as it invariably gets water-logged over time, holding moisture against bearing surfaces. Though I suppose the epoxy coating will protect the ply surfaces from water ingress.

[@SailBros]

I didn't plan on using foam because I was worried about the same thing but I saw another more experienced guy (atomvoyager) do it so I figured I would give it a try. He seems like he knows what he's doing.

[@LeicaLouie]

Great work mate! From what I can see in the videos, the fillets look good. Don't worry about it too much. Maybe the epoxy was a little thin which makes it more difficult to shape the fillet as it will be too soft and will try to run down. I would add more filler to a point that you can lift a bit from a mixing cup, turn the spatula upside down and it won't fall. I don't know what filler you used, but I find that I get better results with a mix of 403 (microfibres) and 406 (silica) for fillets as well as for bonding. For fillets I use more silica than 403 and for bonding the other way around. Although West System says that 406 is for filleting, I found that by adding around 1/3 of microfibres adds in shaping the fillets for which I use the West System mixing spatulas, the round edge works well.

[@alectrondorfman1057]

When Choi Lee built that boat they did not put check valves on the thru hulls and some did not have closure valves on them. That was found to be a major fault as if the thru hull failed you could lose the boat.

[@benters3509]

Have you got a lead keel? If so how is it bolted on. I have never seen any bolt heads in your bilges. If they were there, you'll never get to them now. Maybe not so important with a fiberglass boat???

[@idroolt6999]

lookin' good. :)

[@MrToasty222]

Nice video, keep up the good work! Greetings from germany :)

[@SailBros]

Thanks!

[@thespiritforadventure2766]

Good job! I am curious as to what the new ballast to displacement ratio will be? - Kevin

[@SailBros]

Thanks! It should be pretty close to the original displacement. I've tried to match what was there as best as possible.

[@W4ABN]

Nice work. I'm not a fan of expanding foam. Had to remove a bunch of that stuff to get my old fuel tank out.

[@SailBros]

Yeah, I've had to remove my fair share of it. The rudder and under the icebox. I think this foam should hold up better though. Its an 8lb closed cell foam (same as used in the rudder) so it shouldn't absorb water as easily. I guess we'll see!

[@kevbjork1]

Nice work. May I ask where you get your epoxy & pumps?

[@Reddsmorris1]

how many coats you put on before the cloth?

[@gregeconomeier1476]

In a previous episode there was water seeping out of the hull/core materials into the bilge. I hope this has been dealt with prior to placing the concrete and other materials in the bilge.

[@silkyjones2626]

Your brother be like the story of the "Little Red Hen" and when the bread is baked (boat remodeled) he gonna want some (sail the boat) but he wasnt around to help bake it.

[@fatherthomas1575]

If you take a razerknife to the edges when it's started to set up you can avoI'd a lot of sanding.

[@SailBros]

I'll have to give that a try.

[@coffeefish]

When the concrete cures, you will want to cap that off too.

[@SailBros]

Yeah, I'm going to seal it all in once its fully cured. I'll probably wait 20-30 days

[@fissh29]

looking good...what weight and type fiberglass, looks like woven and chopped strand mixed...you guys are the best...I'm still stripping inside, but will be to that point soon

[@SailBros]

Its 24oz woven roving/1.5oz mat. Good luck!

[@michaelmclester6921]

Nice ply for your nbilge bulkheads, what type ply did you use?

[@SailBros]

It's called hydrotek.

[@TheFlyingswiss]

I have to do a similar job on my boat, I don't have such a deep bilge (I have a heavy steel keel and about 3 feet draft), mine has an open cabin layout and the fwd V-berth bulkhead goes all the way down to the bottom of the bilge (which is couple inches from the floor level), same for the bulkhead that divides the cabin from the engine comp...they have all been ripped out as they were rotten. What Mat did you use (specs)? what did you use to fill the corners (can't come up with the technical name for it)...chopped glass and epoxy?

[@SailBros]

Its 24oz woven roving/1.5oz mat combo. I made the fillets with thickened epoxy. Westsystems 105/205 plus their adhesive filler. Good luck!

[@qdog5921]

as a non boat person. can someone explain why the leveling matters? thanks

[@ForSeTiTrimaranAvalon9]

To get almost perfect filets I us a 90 degree bend in PVC pipe, diameter 20mm. Just apply Putty and then run the PVC pipe along the corner. Remove the excess putty ( there should be a fine line between the putty in the corner and the excess) and your done. A descent filet does make it easy to glass afterwards. I'll try to post a video on how I do it. It might be of help to u

[@SailBros]

Sounds like a good technique. I'd love to see a video

[@aorakiboydog]

I think it would be cost prohibited as I live in Townsville Australia and spend my time as well working on my 1980 Farr.11.6 money pit !

[@H2Dwoat]

Do you have some sort of cost breakdown, man hours spent so far? I'm particularly interested in how much you may have saved buy buying the trailer and moving out of the shipyard.

[@HFLehmann22]

How do you know how to distribute the weight?

[@SailBros]

I don't. I got it close-ish to what I think it was but I can't be certain. Once its back in the water I can add weight where its needed to balance.

[@servful]

concrete instead of lead baist?

[@SailBros]

Yep. I cant afford lead.

[@LazyJacques]

It seems strange, but in traditional boatbuilding, those "bulkheads" down in the bilge are known as floors. The actual floor that sits above is called a sole. Similarly, the "walls" inside the hull are called ceilings... I know, silly boatbuilders, what the hell...

[@SailBros]

Yeah, it is strange. I read somewhere that they were called floors but I'll just stick with bulkheads for now. Thanks for watching!

[@LazyJacques]

Hang in there. Looking good.

[@MrSki-tyvm]

Please, purchase a fiber glass roller. the one with little teeth. You will thank me so much,

[@TurnerRentz]

Don't get acetone on your skin. I worked in an optics lab when I was in grad school, and we had this big vat of acetone, and there was this guy that would dip the optics in it, up to his arm. It gave him cancer, he died from it. I mean, that was repeated exposure to open skin but those blue throwaway gloves might be better for it. Not sure about breathing the fumes.

[@SailBros]

Dang.. That's crazy. Yeah, I definitely don't use it without gloves on anymore. I bought the extra thick ones too.

[@poche660]

It makes me cringe watching you work with epoxy on top of a classic art deco table.

[@SailBros]

That table has been around so long.. I'm sick of it! It is a cool table though. I guess a should sell it.

[@coffeefish]

When the concrete cures, you will want to cap that off too.