Floating but NOT finished: The BOAT BUILD continues - Sailing Yabá 208

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 208
In this episode of our boat restoration, we are getting used to life on board while trying to balance our work schedule with all the fun we've been waiting to have. Work hard or play hard? That's the dilemma!
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💙 Who are we?
We are Ben and MP!
Recently we decided to purchase a two-masted wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought was sinking and relying on many bilge pumps to survive so we had to lift it onto the dry to start a full refit. Once the boat was lifted (for the first time in her life) we realized that the work needed was much more than expected. Between bailing or accepting the challenge, we decided to go for the second option. Watch us as we bring Yabá back to life with the help of an amazing team of traditional shipwrights, sharing every phase of the process, overcoming the highs and lows and having fun along the way.
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💙 Massive thanks to our amazing team of carpenters that never let us down and continue to amaze us at every step of the process: Toninho, Zeca, Hélio, Claiton, William, Nezo, Nico, Adilson, Beto and Luiz. YOU ARE LEGENDS!

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you all for being here! Let us know what would you like to see now that we are floating and living on board!

[@otto-Z]

How is your solar working out? What's your energy consumption like?

[@rolfdc2934]

There will always some work to do on the boat, please keep us up-to-date on that. What I want to see now is: why did you aquire Jabá, what are your plans with it, and most important: what do Ben and MP do when NOT working on the boat, how is your live as a sailing and/or diving couple going to be?

[@reidbacon4837]

I'm privaged. Y'all are inspired.

[@DaniloDelponte]

I would like to see Ben using a pusher when working on the table saw PLEASE

[@Maxdekriek]

@@DaniloDelponte yes... ik was thinking the same thing👍

[@johnm9285]

Oh god- Ben please no crosscuts on a table saw! And a push stick is a VERY good thing. No hospital visits to reattach fingers. 😢

[@Mark-zi4dd]

I'm amazed this guy still has all his fingers watching him misuse and ignore safety while using power saws.

[@davesav1]

ALSO Please re-attach the blade guard to the saw bench. (it's becoming a common theme amogst ytubers and I would regard it as an ESSENTIAL safety feature... rant over.)

[@timwalter6795]

These folks are talented enough that they could probably do the reattachment without going to the hospital.....

[@ritawentworth]

All I could see was his foot slipping and falling forward. Aaaahh 😳

[@michaelmatkov6443]

Push stick please!

[@TukangPerahukayu]

Videonya sangat bagus sekali,, saya sangat senang dengan tontonan yang begitu menginspirasi, semoga hari-hari kalian menyenangkan💕😍💕😍💕😍💕😍🎉🎉❤

[@TR4zest]

Ben - please make a simple push stick for the table saw. You need to keep all the fingers that you have.

[@axelf1234]

For cleaning the hull in the water the sucking handles are very useful. They are cheap and you have more force while scrubbing.

[@electricboatal]

Even though Yaba is out of the shipyard the work will always be your companion. You are at least doing the smaller finishing touches and they are quite rewarding. When you get your sails your life will be much more interesting and your scenery will change continuously. I wish you the best of times on Yaba. You have earned it. Best Regards, Your pal Al

[@bobuncle8704]

A refrigerator and a freezer are really nice to have on a boat. Yes, you two do make a great team. 👍👍 Ben, please, please, please use some safety devices while using a table saw. You scared the begeebers out of me. Short story; Back when I was in shop class in my first year of high school (fall 1978 😭), there was someone I’ll call Charles. He was part of the tough crowd, and could always be found holding court out on the smoking patio at school, when not in class. He was in my shop classes that semester. On this particular day he was using a table saw. I will NEVER forget that day. Running across the shop, screaming, and a rag wrapped around his hand with blood everywhere. He was back in class the next week. 1 reattached finger, and 2 missing tips. He was a completely changed man. Those images are forever burned into my memory.

[@Valerie_Dawn]

I agree. All I could see is the table saw blade ripping through his arm after a rouge wave.

[@pete.theeggbox]

yep i have to say, i always wince at others using circular saws, especially when its really boring to watch and you tubers think its entertaining to speed that footage up, i have to skip it, safety dudes, its the law, do not skip anything, things bite and bite hard - i am usually very savvy at these things, but having told myself to check a set of steps before climbing, grabbed a box, used the steps, and then used them another three times, before they collapsed, i was only on the third step, as they collapsed the back side was against the wall, the front that i was standing on pushed my legs forward from under me and i landed on my back, i laid there in agony before getting myself out of the situation, i got to hospital and later was diagnosed with a fracture to my T12, yep a broken back and two years on much better, but have problems still, safety, if you think, don't skip it, DO IT

[@bobuncle8704]

@@pete.theeggbox danger doesn’t take time off for anything

[@richardmorton1310]

Scardy cat here, but I would really love to see a pusher used on the table saw.

[@snowstrobe]

Yeah, my thought too, esp on a rocking boat,

[@josecarloscampelo7501]

Sim segurança em primeiro lugar .😅

[@snowstrobe]

@Alxxxxtair-df9xv Lord, I hope not.

[@grahamwheelock7497]

You made big old square 📦 around water tanks if you make bases with a concave to shape all you need to do is saddle from bottom to deck with strapping the way you made it takes up way more space

[@deevy7746]

It is just so amazing to see Yaba in the water. I have been watching since the begining. Just WOW

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you!

[@andrewchapman2783]

I'd like to see you use a push stick and fence on your circular saw!

[@billhanna2148]

@14:11 That saw has a pull stroke that he wasn't using why??

[@kevinmartin3859]

nice work on the frame work one thing use a speaical shape wood to push the wood along the table saw you will keep your fingers that way like the freezer and MP does great work with the electrics well done both of you

[@doncummings3915]

PS your partner is amazing, never met a woman who rebuilds engines, does electrical, you hit the lottery my friend

[@janbennetsen7292]

Her “nick”name is MJ

[@janetjeason1341]

@@janbennetsen7292 It is M. P. Maria Paula .

[@janbennetsen7292]

⁠@@janetjeason1341Yeah Your right and I’m stupid, sorry MP

[@GuilhermeTeixeira85]

​@@janbennetsen7292 "MP" Maria Paula

[@rickstevens1479]

She also so adorable..

[@maryjnorwood3962]

MP totally rockin’ the electric skills! You are taking care of business! ❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎

[@brentchalmers1436]

hey Ben, consider supporting your round diesel tanks the same way they do on heavy trucks. you could use flat stainless steel strips to make U-shaped bands to hang the tanks from the ceiling. Your wood supports would still help secure the tanks, but bands would stop pressure points onto those tanks.

[@juergenzenner4219]

So good to see that you not just work. Enjoy the fun time, you deserve it after the last 3 ½ years hard work!! 😂❤🎉

[@MrFroglips69]

YABA looks beautiful in the water. Groovy episode.

[@Flysimware]

It was a good idea save the old dingy since it has a large hard bottom. Perfect for bringing large supplies safely a board. 😊

[@athloneduke]

Great to see Yaba sitting so majestically on the water.... long may the fun continue.

[@patrickconway5542]

You lucky Bastards 😊so jealous of you two! I truly hope you have a wonderful time together with Yaba and the adventures you have planned together 🥰🫵😉

[@Who.is.Clinton]

Looking good guys, don't forget to paint those diesel tank supports, keep everything nice and white and uniform down there in the engine room

[@CRRDesertdog]

Just a note from an old woodworker "Safety". I have put my thumb in a table saw, many stitches, and rehab. I agree use a push stick. You can't stop a running saw blade with your hand.

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

You have to go to the South of Cuba. The most pristine waters of the Caribbean.

[@MichaelTodd-b2q]

Grinding away for over three years, practically nonstop. really says something about you too. and the fruits of your labor are very sweet and delicious. Enjoy the decompression from all your hard work. MP and Ben, have you plotted your dream course and if so, can you share just a little bit keep on keeping on and soak all of it up❤😊

[@stuartlynn-q8q]

It won't be long till you can make an all play and no work video , then we can all relax a bit with you. Fish will come to you when you learn to think like a fish. Good luck ❤❤

[@allenclark1914]

I love watching your videos, wow,, what an amazing journey, sinking and doing your best to get it out of the water, then a extreme rebuild and repair, and now splash back into the water and the list continues, however we are all here cheering you on. Love sent ,,❤

[@billhadden7219]

Make the thin strips of wood into book marks. Get a branding iron with Yaba on it for stamping them. Looking great. Careful with the fish barbs.

[@markenna5955]

Just a concern, when using the table saw. please position yourself as if a jackass just went full send thru the harbor. You ain't land bound anymore Matey and if a large wave hits you when you do not expect it your safety would be compromised, I learned that the hard way. And keep on inspiring me.

[@danahawthorne1633]

Great to see you on the water.

[@don3ack]

Love your show! Am always disappointed when it ends. See you Sunday.

[@dennisg8164]

Hola amigos, When cleaning the hull, get 2 glazier suction cups. They stick onto to hull and give you something to hang onto. Get 12" stainless drywall knives. Google them. Add a 1 mtr handle. Now you can reach 2 meters from the surface. Makes the monthly task much easier

[@dougintothesunset]

This is so great. It's nice to see you back on the water after all that time and work. Good Job!! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[@SailingYaba]

Thanks for watching!

[@alanclark-e7e]

Fit a sheet of plywood on the inside of the diesel tank support struts. Put some strong polythene bags under the tank and fill them with expanding foam similar to your dinghy. The foam will expand to fit the tank exactly and transfer the weight to the hull. 100 gallons of diesel weighs 880 pounds ,so good support is essential. The full support will also stop the tank distorting under the weight Been a subscriber since day and i am really proud of the work you both have done plus all your crew! Yaba looks beautiful afloat, where she belongs.Alan here in the UK.

[@VisionaryGardener]

This is great advice. I hope they read and take it. 💕

[@patrickswagger]

You'll be Captain Hook before long because I cut my thumb halfway off doing the same thing you were doing on the table saw. Do be careful !

[@nicobogaard2315]

Please make yourself a couple of push sticks

[@OLDFARTRACINGOFR330-vt9bx]

Awesome 🎉 hard work always pays! In your case absolutely 💯 Keep on keeping on

[@Flysimware]

Thought of a great idea. Use your soft vice grips to hold the table saw to the edge of the aft deck.

[@bcshb]

MP & Ben! I've followed you two from the time you bought the boat, it has been my recovery during my three year of sickness with my coloncancer and other misshaps related to the surgical procedures and treatment it come with. I finally got my gastric bypass and took x-rays last week and the head nurse said my pictures looks good, so I still has to wait for the "words" that says " yes or no!" If I was or would be younger like you, two, I would have done the same, but i'm 62yrs old this summer and i'm longing for my family in Thailand after covid and my bodys recovery... It has been three looong years!

[@andymacdonald30]

At last . Its not all about hard work .. Well done !

[@markfrye9178]

When you bulled thee table saw out of the forward hatch, I was surprised. The next frame your using a miter saw. I tip my hat to you to be able to use that while off shore!

[@philbilligmeier6522]

I’m so happy for you. Have y’all thought of an airless toilet that can be placed anywhere and you just change the cartridge when full. Awesome product. NO BLACK WATER TANK , NO HOSES. Just cartridges…. Use your new tank for more fresh water

[@pmacgowan]

For safety reasons you need to use a pusher on that table saw, I can see some nasty injuries there 😞

[@deancowley8045]

A good tidy up of the boats living quarters - ship shape and Bristol fashion when afloat.

[@paultaylor9939]

Ben you have got to make a pusher stick when using the table saw my god you came close a few times ! It takes no prisoners young man all the best with your tasks cheers

[@jamesneirinck413]

Would like to see the set up and rigging of the sails. How many sails do you plan to carry? How will you manage them short handed? What is the light wind sail (s) plan? You get the idea. Cheers. Jim

[@Racerman27410]

You guys do make a great team! Love it when MP breaks out her tools. She has the confidence now to take care of business and that makes me smile.

[@pauleckdahl287]

Can't wait to yaba at full sail

[@Sircraig7963]

Gday Ben & MP. If you want to catch fish ,you need fresh local bait ,or what the fish eat ,a dark moon is good too, also use light tackel . YABA is looking good . Respect.....!

[@bigmikes2140]

Maybe next time you paint the boat at the water line you could ceramic coat it. It would make cleaning easier or maybe a clear vinyl protective vinyl. That would work also

[@simon091068]

Fabulous as ever and you actually got more done than I thought. Let's hope the rain stays away for you and please let's have more of MP's now-infamous job boards to keep Ben on his toes =)

[@paytonruss55]

After reading some of the comments I think safety around the tools is a big thing now that you guys are afloat. Tbh I cant wait to see you both sailing the globe and not stuck finishing Yabá the next year or so. After all the work use have done you both deserve to just live and be happy sailing Yabá 🙏🏾

[@rayboucher479]

You wanna keep all them fingers make a push stick for that table saw because they cannot always sew them back on and they still work !

[@athosbulgari6571]

Águas poluídas de SC......parabéns ao casal.....bons ventos

[@johnduer7428]

I would love to see both of you enjoying your new life and go have an awesome adventure together.😊😊❤❤

[@ssmith5650]

Thanks for the wonderful video and a chance to see this smiling face on my favorite Brazilian. MP is the queen of YÁBA. Adorable

[@jes2731]

Great to see you finally SPLASHED YABA!!! Haven't watched you, or anyone else in a while. Retirement and a move to a new country will distract anyone for a bit. Looking Good!!!

[@timwalter6795]

This channel just keeps getting more wonderful!

[@SailingYaba]

Happy to hear that! Thank you SO MUCH!

[@MrMichaelcurran]

It is good to see you enjoying some of what you worked so hard to achieve. The world for the SEA is truly a pleasure. ENJOY!

[@ferrywobma1836]

It's better to fill a refrigerator quickly to get it cool. Because an empty refrigerator only has air, which becomes cold much less quickly than liquids such as milk and beer. So fill it up as quickly as possible, the sooner the contents will be cool. Good luck. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@BoatersMarineSpply]

Love to see your adventure come to life.

[@richardchiriboga4424]

Yaba looks so beautiful at anchor!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@SailingYaba]

We agree! 😍

[@twistydogcreations683]

You need to get a set of the big suction cups they use for moving counter tops and large windows. Then you could attach a rope from the handles to a belt so you could stick yourself in place when scrubbing the water line.

[@alainboutolleau]

I saw it come out of the water and I saw it return, and I didn't miss anything in beetween, and today Yabà is a magnificent ship!!!! 👋👋👋👋❤😘🤙

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you!!

[@alainboutolleau]

@@SailingYaba 😘🤙

[@Fawleygairs]

Ben ....Please be careful using the table saw, one of the most dangerous tools in the workshop, even for experancied woodworkers. Make sure it is secure and you never lean over it .. take care my friend ..

[@timothytardiesr576]

Keep being awesome

[@schuttrostig5729]

Wow that boat looks good & fast with that low freeboard and long bowsprit. Sure it will sail nicely when it gets sails.

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

Good to see you on the water.

[@rjgillens2637]

workshop/swim platform.... how perfect!

[@SailingYaba]

Right? 🤩

[@rjgillens2637]

@@SailingYaba I wrote the comment as I was watching... and before you mentioned dropping anything.... it's perfection as long as you don't drop anything

[@tregarrock4197]

Such a beautiful boat that sits in the water perfectly. You both should be very proud of your indefatigable diligence and hard work. Looking forward to seeing your onward journeys.

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you very much!

[@acblack1032]

I am Soo happy to see that the two (4) of you are finally enjoying the fruits of your labour. Kind of funning seeing what you both can now do to the boat than 3 yrs ago when you first started, now look at you both are pro's. Ben or MP, thank you for cleaning up the sawdust in the bilge, that stuff will plug your ballast pumps in no time flat.

[@VAdu56]

Super vie à bord, et bricolage comme au chantier...attention aux doigts...cela ne repousse pas...c'est toujours ce que je dis à mes petits enfants... bravo pour ces réalisation, du travail soigné , propre...tu en as appris des choses en 3 ans... félicitations, aussi pour la mise en place des groupes de froid...!! Vincent de France...

[@joecruiser]

Wow, it's going to be a very nice and cozy kitchen. Enjoy your good work with some play. ❤️

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you! 🤗

[@EileenMetrejean]

You guys deserve to have fun in the sun. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SailingYaba]

thanks!!

[@KymHammond]

Amazing amount of room on the back deck and even more in the engine room. It’s quite a treat watching the mains powered tools working of the solar array. I’d like to see how you have finished off the cabins and the saloon next to the kitchen. How long before the sails go up?

[@jamesvanian5524]

It's great to see you able to relax a bit now. Still getting things done and enjoying your new home. Congratulations on the fridge and freezer you can now do things as needed. Keep well and safe. James.

[@_Stranger77_]

Very good, stylish boat ! Great job was with repair it ! Best Regards, With LOVE !

[@davidlevitz3119]

YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE !

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you! ❤️

[@joseenriquez3537]

Hoorays for Yaba.

[@mark703]

I dont have to mention the saw as everyone else has, but its wonderful to see Yaba in her natural environment!

[@terryboehler5752]

How cool!!!!! Using a table saw at sea on your own boat. You are truly free. Congratulations 🙂

[@alanlobley6497]

Congratulations to both of you, a great project and well done I have been watching your work from when you bought the original Yaba

[@jimwilder5578]

Beautiful boat

[@michaelmorrow2900]

Sweet shot... living art....

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you!

[@jannerkev]

Branston pickle. Who would have thought it. Lovely on almost everything in a sarny. X

[@virgilviereckjr.6881]

Great video, And thanks for sharing. Take care, all the best, and God bless.

[@lucianopereira3793]

Don' t forget to wash deck with salt water after rainning. Parabéns pelo vídeo.

[@Ydnar6929]

If you are going to use that table saw to rip boards, please invest in a push stick.

[@joseramos7476]

Great team, you're a lucky guy and Shes a lucky Gal.

[@jeremylynn8631]

i wanna see a diving video!!! ASAP!

[@SailingYaba]

Ok! 🤩 would love to do that!

[@nickvanderlugt6693]

You guys keep crushing it! Your boat looks amazing 👏 ❤😊 I will keep looking forward to your adventures. Salud en proost! Niek

[@claudehopper9813]

The boat yard work was always entertaining but the view from at anchor is grand !

[@kennethrobinson4439]

You two are my idea of totally cool living the dream, that's some lady you have with you in your journey respect to you both. 👌😎

[@SailingYaba]

Thank you so much!!

[@ckfpv]

Love the boat 🛴💯💯💯💯⛵⚓⛵🇺🇸

[@douglasburch2320]

Why only the Brazalin coastine? There is a whole world to discover!! As always, thanks for taking us along.

[@stevebacon5466]

Boat looks majestic ✨️ ❤

[@kevin-vt7dw]

I just can't believe I watched you rebuild your boat, and I don't know where the time went

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

Push stick, Ben.

[@dcallan812]

Ben caught a fish 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎆🎆🎇🎇🎆🎆🎇 Remove that from the job list and get back to working on Yabá. He only get's to catch the one fish EVER.🤣🤣 Great update 2x👍

[@hansrutten3310]

Nice to see the balance between work and relaxation! Enjoy!!! 😍😍

[@brucerazor5202]

I can’t believe you too have done all this work, god bless you both