SAILING DINGHY restoration: the fatty knee that tried to be

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Finest dingy ever! Great progress all round, sure hope Robbie finds some random glasses in his travels until he gets back!

[@sailorama]

Haha - he did find some random glasses eventually, luckily!

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

I live in a parallel universe to you guys but instead of howler monkeys (which we did have at a resort zoo when I was a kid) now it's squealing wild pigs and crazies doing donuts in cars at the harbor parking lot at 3 in the morning ​@sailorama

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

You may try inserting a wood pole inside the dinky mast, or a pvc or conduit pipe to make it strong! It could then double as a jib pole in light wind...

[@sirkyoj1]

You both are my favorite sailor couple. Live the new dingy.

[@sailorama]

We love it also! Thank you!

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

I love the paint job on the interior of your dinghy. Good job! Glad you could take advantage of affordable glasses. We have been using Zenni for many years.

[@sailorama]

Thanks so much! 😊 Yes, Zenni is also a great website for glasses.

[@ian-c.01]

I'm loving your hand paint designs in the dinghy and in your main boat, that looks fantastic ! Also well done getting that dinghy back into ship shape, it's perfect !

[@sailorama]

Thank you very much - happy to share the process.

[@maryjnorwood3962]

Super feel good video. Robi will love those new glasses! Amazing dinghy! You are so multitalented. ❤️🤗😎

[@sailorama]

Thank you 🤗 I know he will - gonna be nice to see again 😆

[@johnnyhag675]

What an amazing transformation. She'll serve you well. A sailing dinghy is the best way to go!

[@sailorama]

We think so - nothing like the wind to go get groceries!

[@gregm2074]

Really enjoyed watching the free hand dinghy decoration. Nice job 👏

[@sailorama]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Glad to see your back on the water ...the Howler monkey chorus takes a lot of beating for sheer volume. That dingy interior is a work of art... 😎🧙🏼‍♂️

[@sailorama]

Very kind of you!

[@garygoodwin5961]

Another great episode! You guys are awesome and such a wonderful inspiration to boating couples everywhere. Thank you for everything you do.

[@sailorama]

Thanks so much! We're glad that our fumbling around with boats encourages someone, somewhere 😆

[@toms4123]

Loved the episode. And may I say - the glasses looked great on you! 😊

[@sailorama]

Oh thank you!

[@anderspeterandersen1143]

Nice job with the dingy👍

[@sailorama]

Thank you!

[@_r_ma_]

Excellent work, the fatty knees came out great!

[@sailorama]

Such a great little design!

[@DLBard-bv2nd]

Beautiful new dinghy! 💖🤗⛵

[@sailorama]

Thank you - and fun to mess about!

[@daveamies5031]

@18:10 not only will it be faster at lower rpm, it will coast longer when no power is applied, it will also go in a straight line easier, so it will be easier to row. The more hydro dynamic shape and the skeg help with all these things. BTW beautiful paint job on that dinghy Justine 👍

[@sailorama]

Thank you! Yep - all those advantages are true and I'm loving it!

[@Stuwy2]

always nice to be back in the water

[@sailorama]

As nice as that yard is, always better to be floating 👍🏼

[@graeme-sailingskeptic]

You guy totally amaze me - I love that dinghy!

[@sailorama]

Glad you like it! Thank you!

[@mngbennett]

Love the dingy. The trees are full of nuts! Last season on the first night of a week long trip my son flicked a leaf off my head and sent my brand new pair of progressive transition glasses to the bottom of sea.

[@sailorama]

Haha, love that - the trees are full indeed! Sorry to hear about your glasses as well.

[@theislandpackrat]

You did a great job!

[@sailorama]

Thank you!

[@alitloff]

Glad I found your channel! My dream dinghy is a fatty knees 7-expensive, hard to find. So-just bought a cheap 7’ unknown sailing dinghy that needs a lotta work. (Rig is complete) Thanks for the inspiration to get started! I’m legally blind without corrective lenses, & see better with semi rigid gas permeable contacts-which are a pain in the cornea. Thanks for the info on how hard it is to get stuff in Guatemala. I’m currently stocking in advance of sailing away from US in my Tartan 34.

[@sailorama]

Welcome! Yes, it's definitely an ongoing theme on this channel that boatwork in exotic places is complicated by not having access to materials 😂 Cheers and good luck on your own dinghy project - it can be truly rewarding!

[@medickaisu]

I paid almost 900$ for my glasses the last time. I will check out firmoo for sure. PS.. nice dingy

[@sailorama]

Yes - they are a great way to go - low cost, and glasses arrive within days (in the USA). Even with customs costs in Guatemala it’s more cost effective to get them from a place like Firmoo. 👍

[@AM-ni3sz]

Thanks for the doggie shots

[@sailorama]

I think he's camera shy, actually 😆

[@daveamies5031]

I spent the extra for titanium frames back in 2004, three prescriptions later still using the same frames, just had the glass replaced when my prescription changed, very light weight and strong, I insisted on titanium frames for my sunglasses in 2016 and am very happy with them too. Another suggestion buy some cheap sunglasses from a "dollar store" style shop, I found this was the most economical source for spare nose pads, screws and other spare parts for your glasses. Jut make sure you find the cheap sunglasses with nose pads, it doesn't matter the glasses style you're not wearing them, also buy a few pairs and keep them aside for their parts.

[@sailorama]

Nice! What we have been finding these days is that the frames cost nothing - a couple of dollars at most (and we can even just heat shrink them back together if we don't find parts 😂). The problem has been finding someone who will make affordable lenses, really.

[@daveamies5031]

@@sailorama Unfortunately affordable lenses are the problem everywhere, the plastic ones are vulnerable to chemicals as Robbie found out with the acetone. Glass ones are more prone to breaking when dropped, but can be polished clean from paint and other chemicals, nothing's perfect like with boats lens choices are a compromise 👍

[@geniksonthego8963]

Just found your channel. Cool paint job

[@sailorama]

Thank you and welcome!

[@njbaskipper]

They did a great job, exceptionally VERY GOOD. But what you did with the Dinghi was art. It was a Chinese job. P.S. Hispanic American expression to refer to hard, meticulous work with great patience, IT WAS A CHINESE WORK. 🇨🇦🎉👏👏

[@sailorama]

Oh thanks! I never heard that expression before. In english, we call the boats with the particular kind of full batten sails Chinese junks - which can be awesome little sailing vessels, even though it sounds kinda strange - so I assumed it was something like that 😁

[@njbaskipper]

@sailorama During the last 70 years there is a big difference between mainland China and Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) the latter is characterized by its excellent works, an example: Designers 🇺🇸 established sales records in their time with designs of sports boats such as the Hans Christian, LordNelson, CT Formosa, Union, etc etc and all canoe stern designs. They were all made in Chinese Taipei, hence the expression THEY DID A CHINESE JOB. While 🇺🇸 went to China, two Canadians 🇨🇦 Cuthbertson & Cassian settled on the east coast of the USA making successes with their C&C designs they also made Chinese work (Quality) P.S. Hans Christian Cía still exists. upon request.

[@brucejohnson6529]

I buy 4 pair of glasses at a time, all the same so I can use broken ones for parts.

[@sailorama]

This is a fabulous idea - it's definitely possible to get a whole bunch at once with the great deals they are offering (50 percent off with our promo code) 😉😁