Sail Life - Sailboat deck replacement DONE (maybe) - DIY sailboat refit

In this video we lay up the last layers of glass on the deck. This marks an important milestone in the refit of my sailboat. All that's left to do now is fairing (huge job) and painting.
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[@boatworkstoday]

Looking pretty dang Spiffy there Mads ;-)! You guys made some awesome progress on the deck!!

[@SailLife]

Thanks, Andy :) Now the fairing fun beings! Another first for me. You might get a text asking for some advice next weekend ;)

[@talderson1]

I would love to hear a professionals take on this job??? If you were to have a frank conversation with Mr. Mads he could then decide what to share or not to share :) I feel like this is similar (though larger) to a project that will be coming up in my future. Personally, I think it's awesome and spiffy as well, but all the conditionals on how he's not a professional make me wonder if it's something that I can use to learn from. Or more accurately, that I can learn to replicate as opposed to learn from his mistakes. :) I hope that's not insulting or off putting. I love all these videos but it's important to know what to use and what not to use. Between him, yourself and drakeparagon I have been inspired to both sail as well as not be intimidated by large boat projects. Thanks to all of you!

[@jfelix7650]

Just before you introduced him I said to myself that guy spreading epoxy looks a lot like Thomas from Two Aboard Tuuli. Lo and behold it is him! I watched all of their videos and miss them. I trust all is well with them and they plan on sailing and recording their voyages again. Thanks, Mads, for the video. Another great one.

[@mikehartmann5187]

I don’t care if your videos are 30 minutes, 17 minutes, 22 or 45 minutes. They are ALL interesting, and considering the subject matter, entertaining. I know putting these videos together is hard work, on top of the boat work, your day-job, and what ever time might be left over “free”. I appreciate the effort you put into these videos. Make them as long or as short as you want - just please keep them coming! I am sure that I am not alone in eagerly looking forward to the finished boat, and the grand re-launch splash party video. I know the end result is going to be awesome!!

[@dgourdine50]

You certainly have a Motley Crew there, Mads. Those guys and Gal are the BEST! I am certainly excited to see the deck done. However, haven't seen Jueckel in a while and my dog Ginger is starting to ask questions I can't rightly answer ;). Any who, have a great week and see you next Sunday...."Same Bat-time; Same Bat Channel" (a reference from the Batman TV show back in the 60's)

[@markrobertshaw2781]

Once again Mads a cracking video. Good to see Thomas as well. You have some great friends.

[@emilygraham3440]

I think Bosch should consider a sponsorship as well.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Emily Graham Definitely agree with that 👍.

[@SailLife]

That would be nothing short of amazing! I've been dreaming about getting a GEX 150 T for a long time. I'm sure big companies like Bosh and West System gets pummelled by sponsor requests so I'm not holding my breath :)

[@MrMedicAdnan]

Emily #1 Fan

[@Billyboy4209]

That little wooden boat at 12:20 😍😍😍

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Billyboy Caught my eye too 👍.

[@scottlampe70]

I know! Thinking it could be his next project.

[@aserta]

She's a beauty indeed.

[@Nicholas2011ist]

There's a dinghy for Athena...

[@2CabrasLocas]

My favorite youtube channel since I found it! Thanks for all the effort you put into making it so good!!

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :D

[@michaeltillman1147]

Oooooo! Getting excited! It's not even my boat. Heck, I'll probably never even lay eyes on it in real life but I'm excited none the less. Thank all that's good in the world for frends with helping hands.

[@grantpritchard7492]

Your friends are truly special. Not sure if spending 9 hours laying glass on my weekend would rank as a "high".

[@MrCt333]

You've got an awesome group of friends is all I can say! Keep up the great work.

[@MaCroCosmHD]

Congrats Mads! I'm glad your friends were able to help out. Looking forward to what comes next!

[@caribbeanrob7374]

Mads, power of the internet! You got the products at a lower rate! I understand the cost to bank account thing. Keep going!

[@sjmaerialimaging7068]

Why do I find myself itching to see the next round of fibreglassing!! Great job

[@tomharrell1954]

You gotta be the nicest guy on YT

[@taylorsukoshi6126]

Realist too.

[@SailLife]

Thank you kind sir! :D

[@SailingNervous]

Mads, I'll tell ya...man, I truly feel your efforts are the best of the sailing channels---especially for the 'real-life'99% of sailboaters learning, re-fitting, updating--Not that I dont appreciate the 'Escapist -we-are-in-Bora-Bora!' channels--- but in order to GET to Bora-Bora (or anywhere, responsibly) the sailboater must attend to their boat. And I have learned so much from your videos! Very well done, and extremely helpful. Thank you! I am about to 'epoxy-fill' some water ingress in the balsa deck around a baby stay chainplate we are removing....how did you ever learn to do all this boat work!! amazing! Anyway, even though I never comment I have watched, and often saved them for Amy to view, every one of your excellent videos since we met a few summers ago. In fact, Amy- a nurse- said to me at dinner 'out-of the-blue' (she watched it before I did) "Maz got bad stuff in his eye, should I send him the directions for an every-2hour eye flush wash? He needs to keeps flushing that eye!!" I told her 'he's a big boy -- im sure he's getting it treated..' Bottom line: we are your biggest fans and we still hang high your native flag you gave us!!! - Vin

[@billiondollardan]

Your friends are amazing, dude! Tell them your viewers are impressed

[@SailLife]

Will do! :D

[@karisalonen8984]

Really nice to see Thomas again.. Good job Mads, as always!

[@MiQBohlin]

Great work indeed Mads! And a very good crew to help you out. Friends like that is invaluable at your stage. Hope you soon get into the warmer workshop for making a nice finish of the job. Best wishes! 🛠

[@RobFomenko]

Great to have friends! Nice looking deck Mads.

[@carlpetersen3128]

Excellent progress! Looking forward to the big deck reveal and to see your new digs.

[@Bacoprah]

That"s great Mads, I'm sure it will have turned out awesome on Monday or Tuesday when you check it out. Great to have good friends that are willing to lend some help for sure. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.

[@reeseburns3552]

This was released on my birthday, I was slighty disappointed when he said it was gonna be a shorter episode, but it certainly didnt dissapoint. Thanks for an amazing episisode on my birthday 😄

[@fla-bushcraftprepper941]

Happy B-Day from Florida.

[@reeseburns3552]

Fla-bushcraft Prepper thanks 😁

[@SailLife]

Happy birthday! :) I hope you had a good day :)

[@reeseburns3552]

Sail Life Omg, thanks mads 😆

[@andrewbarron8857]

It is amazing to see such a HUGE job coming to an end. Takes a bit of the sting out of it for those of us considering such an undertaking. On another note.... why anyone would make the effort to give a thumbs down to any of your videos is beyond me. Maybe they thought "refitting Athena" was some sort of risqué Greek modelling video and got here by mistake!!!

[@SailLife]

Haha ... I love that theory! :D

[@thiagobergo1446]

My friend. I'm absolutely delight with your DIY movies and channel. I'm following this channel because you made the things happens. So, I would like also to congratulate all your friemds that helps you at this moment and along this project. It's really nice see some people come together at this dream and making it more feasible for you. I really want to give to all of you Congratulations. Is very motivational and make a tremendous difference for whom doesn't understand the principal of DIY. Cheers & Health for all. Thiago Bergo

[@davidhartmann5492]

My favorite part of Sunday!!

[@bigunone]

It is amazing what you can get friends to do for coffee and cheap breakfast rolls, or beer and pizza!

[@bigunone]

Yeah the friends part is the hard thing.

[@bodybait]

I am sure a couple free rides in the boat , when it is done are added in.

[@SailLife]

I'm very grateful for not only the help but also the company. It's a lot more fun with friends around! :)

[@gregsage1605]

You clearly have the best friends in the world.

[@johnthorogood6601]

Two thumbs down..... while I don't think this is your best work, its far from bad. The negative KZbin people make me grumpy, keep up the good work Mads!

[@lazier96]

Mads as always well done and so amazed with the great progress you are making with the restoration. It will be a stout boat for sure. Cheers.

[@drwindsurf]

It was awesome to hear that your local supplier of West Systems helped you out...I always prefer to buy local (except when it is double the price -ouch!). :)

[@SailLife]

That's exactly how I feel :) Local is good but not double the price good ;)

[@cudamank]

Hello from sunny California. I enjoy your videos, gives me hope for a future boat for me.

[@mikehibbard8971]

Pretty dang spiffy, Mads!

[@tejolisboa]

Congratulations to your friends. They were awesome.

[@glassman51]

Are you building a foredeck or a helipad? I appreciate your passion forOVERKILL!😎😎😎

[@AG-ld2qt]

Mas, older boats are better built tham newer ones. The bulkheads look used but they can be reskined or painted as you have done. My Ericson 38 is 15000 lbs and built like a tank. The great thing about sailboats is, if the hull is in good shape everything else is rebuildable. I don't wish to be impolite but from your american (don't want to upset the English) language skills I would think you grew up in San Francisco like me. Where did you learn your american speak, it is very very impressive. The boat looks great and should do well in heavy seas. Your are doing as good a job as any boatyard could do and better than alot of yards. Well done Sir, my compliments. Best Wishes!

[@neilfoxcroft]

Just started watching your videos, love them and I'm really amazed at how nice your community is! Keep up the good work

[@kduborg]

So amazing to see Thomas again. I have followed all his videos. Have often thought about what he / they ended up doing after the boattrip. Was Tuulie sold? Thank you for another great Sunday entertainment Mads. By the way ... now you have to take care not to lose more kilos of you! Hopefully, it's not too stress-related!

[@kevinswanson3910]

nice solid knock sound on the deck good job to you and all your good help

[@SailSmileReDo]

I'm positive your deck is going to turn out just right ))) Good Job!

[@chipbhi]

Fantastic work! I'm so happy for your progress!

[@notreallyhere851]

boy he is lucky to have such good friends. cant really say that my friends would do that.

[@ramblerebel1]

It was good to see Thomas, I wondered what had happened to him and his girlfriend whom I followed while the where sailing Tuuli. By the way Athena is looking very SPIFFY lol. She is looking really good

[@henrymorgan3982]

Foredeck looks bomb proof! Good job!

[@trtj200]

Nicely done a big step ahead

[@TheBusterpp]

Normally I just lurk, for years now. Your sailing channel is my favorite and I look forward to the new video each Monday. I am wondering if you know or can share what happened to James & Angela from Through the Portlight. After 6 or 7 videos, they just stopped and I very much liked their channel as well. Thank you for your effort on the videos you make and your sense of humor. It's real life, scabs and all. Congrats on the new GF, hope she makes it to the boat. Certainly you know that your fans will welcome her aboard.

[@RC-bl2pm]

Always worth the wait! Thanks for the episode. Cliffhangers should have eery music...just saying..production values!

[@SailLife]

Hahah, noted! ;) Thanks :)

[@jakobwal]

I would buy a really good orbital sander, for example Bosch GEX 150 Turbo (which is the one I have) or Festool RO 150 FEQ-Plus ROTEX. So much better than normal orbital sanders or belt sanders. Removes a ton of material while keeping you in control. My guess is that it would save you 50% of your sanding time. Dust handling is also great. Rented one for sanding the bottom of my fiberglass boat. I thought it would take a week but was done after less than a day. Got so happy that I imedeatly bought one.... Good luck!

[@mikkosaren3042]

I totally agreed. My favorite sander is Mirka Deros 650, Its powerful and light. I would also invest in good vacuum cleaner for example Festool CT26.

[@SailLife]

I've been dreaming about a GEX 150 Turbo for years! :)

[@jakobwal]

Cool! I managed to pick mine up for 3495 sek during a sale. So sometimes they are a bit less expensive... Never tried the festool, by my guess is that is equal performace, better dust control, better box and twice the price. As usual with festool...

[@henrikschwarz5214]

Mads you gona love the Bosch beltsander i have done what you are doing now, an it’s so fast. And it looks so Nice the work you have Done.

[@lenscap8925]

Might consider keeping those gallon metal containers, cut the wide side out, bend a lip over, and you have a great parts washer or sorting bin. Same for the cubes -if you can clean them out. Just make them 4/5/6 inches high, but keep the bottom as the bottom. Good health and stay warm!

[@theoldwizard998]

"... after only using it for a short time." Hmm ...Like that Fein multitool ! You owe us a follow up on it and your Bosch multitool ! Glad to see you hooked up the vacuum to the sander. You have to be careful with those belt sanders they can take off a lot a material in a short time.

[@emilygraham3440]

Sent my own email to West Systems about sponsorship. Hope it works!

[@jimanderson2518]

Ok the ending was too funny. Next week we want to here from your friends......a speaking intro would be nice. I would love to meet them as they will ultimatly be part of this whole dream to finish your sail boat

[@MidnightVisions]

Your making good use of the hamster dance song! Glad things worked out with the extra epoxy!

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Another great video Mads

[@Casetube100]

"Sandwich construction"... Pleeease say it more often. Meanwhile I guess that you want to transform your channel into a comedy channel! I do like it! Good sense of humor!

[@brucekratky7993]

Ya gotta always sand no matter what. Sanding is so therapeutic, good for the soul. Wear your appropriate dust masks of course. The deck looks wonderful. Bet that boat will float good once she hits the water. With final sanding, priming, and paint, along with appropriate texturing to prevent slipping, it will be lovely. It is so much stronger now than before! Almost too bad that you'll have to put it to work and subject it to wear. I've felt that way about my cedar canoes too, but then again being on the water is what boats are all about.

[@ocxb]

You and your crew are looking like rock stars on that deck it’s turning out much better than I thought it would props to all of you. It is good to see Thomas from Two aboard Tuuli, does they have plans to go cruising again?

[@SteelDoesMyWill]

Maybe not Volvo Ocean Race super aerospace grade lamination, but seriously good job and probably better than most 'factory' boats... Give yourself and your helper a pat on the back, that deck looks great and the overbuilt quality is 'passage maker' seaworthy!

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much! :)

[@MaximusPanin]

With friends it's always faster and more fun!

[@billbruce5528]

Awesome job guys.

[@dalex690]

Great work!

[@SailLife]

Thanks! :)

[@charabanc1418]

Great work. Keep going!

[@fishingandallsorts]

looking good Mads

[@doug1030]

You got a good price on the belt sander. Here in NC, USA it's just under $ 200.00 . Looks like good tool.

[@SailLife]

So far I like it :) It'll see a lot of use over the coming weeks. We'll see how it holds up :)

[@bootrenovatie4526]

Hi there, You should really try a Festool Rotex RO 150 sander/polisher. It really is a marvel. It is three machines in one and I absolutely love it. First it is a high abrasive sander in the rotex-setting (rotating+excentric sanding. It is better then a belt sander because you can use it on rounded surfaces like the deck or the hull. This setting works fast as needes and gentle with no risk of the edge of the belt cutting deep into your work. Second it has an excentric sanding setting for light and finishing sanding. Third it is a very good polisher that leaves no holograms on dark surfaces. Please try to borrow it for a day from a local Festool store and you are convinced. I would love to help you for one day but holland-denmark is a little far for one day of help :-)

[@puke76]

It's important to wash the hull with fresh water many times before applying new resin. I can't remember why, but is worth reading up on..

[@SailLife]

The reason is amine blush :) But when using peel ply the blush forms on the top of the peel ply and is removed with it. Hence no need for washing the laminate :)

[@edwardmassengale7988]

Another great video, thank you..

[@AfogMC]

Wow, my obsessive personality got the better of me. Just finished watching all 62 videos on Athena in four days. I really love all the videos and as a none boat-person I find this really interesting . I do have a question, do you accept help? I love learning new stuff and I really enjoy helping out. So please let me know if there is some hands on job (sanding?) you would like a helping hand with. Keep up the good work. /Alex

[@ecmunpublished]

I don't think you should change a thing, Its obvious you are doing something right. Keep up the good work.

[@tomharrell1954]

As always beautiful work. If anyone told you they could lay FG without sanding I would avoid them. They have never done it. FG work requires sanding to make it pretty.

[@kirklance1514]

Mads, you are the Sunday football game for those of us who are not so much into sports! Just like sports nuts who get excited about the Sunday game, we get exited to watch your channel!

[@theoldwizard998]

"... very much overbuilt ..." Segue - I was watching SV Delos tour of the Amel factory from early this year. In one scene, Brady was holding a plug from a thru-hull hole from an Amel 64. My guess was it was about 50mm total thickness. The balsa wood core had to be about 30mm, outer shell was about 15mm and the inner about 5mm. I could not believe that. I wonder what the outer shell lay up schedule is ! If someone knows for sure, please post.

[@migdigdk]

Hey! Thanks for a great video. Do u have a link for Thomas channel, can't find it.

[@Tinker001]

kzbin.info/door/ZbZeC2OfdVMwm9AR_zu0_g Sadly... They are no longer aboard... Hopefully, seeing him here means they are looking to get back to the sea.

[@JustMe-bu8pu]

Mads, you could reduce the amount to trash you have to carry, by hooking up the Vacuum to the bag of trash and sucking out all the air. Once the air is out, you can add more or seal the bag. Just a thought.

[@ahbushnell1]

looking Good!!

[@MetroplexPrime2009]

you should look for an old refrigerator on your local buy sale free website like craigslist and put a small heater in it to store your epoxy in before you do the hull will be alot cheaper and easer than having to build a heat box and you could proabably store more in it as well

[@fla-bushcraftprepper941]

That special guest, the Imperial Droid from Star Wars that was on your deck, what was it? It looked like an armored up Storm Trooper's Bomb Sniffing Droid.

[@SailLife]

Oh do you mean my vacuum? :) That thing is freaking awesome! It's rebuild one house and soon two boats. Just refuses to die! :)

[@danhansen4326]

it looks nice,

[@WaterFaucet24]

Oh No! Not another rabbit hole! Cabin top replacement in the future??

[@craigheikewilson6412]

Hi Mads, I would be very interested in the do's and don'ts with peel-ply to avoid copious sanding on my project. Great vids by the way ;-)

[@khyvich]

Very pleased that you went to a belt sander. However, with that speed and power comes the need for practice and skill. No doubt you have discovered the trouble caused if you let the sander list while running. Best of luck building the skills and the boat is looking awesome. BTW, are you drying the hull while laying glass? Why or why not?

[@Schaneification]

the belt sander is good for doing trim work in the cabin , just flip it over

[@Steffenator]

Are you planning to figure out Infusion for when you lay up the hull?

[@SailLife]

The hull is only going to get a single layer of glass so I don't know if it's worth it :)

[@aserta]

Ok, so, one more boat, and you can have your own fleet and Admiral cap. :)

[@Thomas..Anderson]

I am just being curious. Why are you going to lay a layer of fiberglass exactly below the waterline. Wouldn't it make sense to start fiberglass about 10-20 cm above waterline. Epoxied fiberglass is also an osmosis barier, if I am not mistaken. This way it would be ensured that no part exposed to water most of the time is not protected.

[@Every_Day_Adventure]

fantastic job, any plans to replace the cabin top wench with a self tailing?

[@SailLife]

Thanks! :) Not at precent that wench is used for the main sheet. I can do without :)

[@WakeforMe]

Mads current wench lives in the US. Hasn't been on the cabin top yet.

[@Every_Day_Adventure]

Wake for Me ha ha. Late night brain fart

[@Every_Day_Adventure]

Sail Life have you heard of "winchers"? They are aftermarket additions to non tailing winches that make them semi self tailing. www.amazon.com/Barton-Marine-21642-Medium-Wincher/dp/B00AMNOL96

[@anttiroppola4414]

I was gifted a $40 Ryobi belt sander that has been unkillable. Did a whole bunch of floors.

[@SailLife]

Fingers crossed my Bosch will be unkillable too :) Generally I've had very good luck with the green Bosch tools :)

[@DonHarden]

now that you have removed all the old teak on the deck are you also going to remove it from the cockpit? I noticed it in your closing pictures of the folks who helped you this weekend.

[@SailLife]

I'll replace the teak in the cockpit with new teak :) One of the projects I'm very much looking forward to :)

[@1armedguy4]

With all that glass you've laid on the foredeck she'll be bow heavy (lol) good job folks !!

[@andersjakobsen9906]

Don't forget,- he`s sanding away a lot of it ;-)

[@andersjakobsen9906]

Glad WS Denmark reach out to you. Maybe all the Mails helped a bit...? Special guest....You tricked me. ;-) (thought it was a special female...) 1 Q; What about all the dust enter all the other boats? All happy campers??

[@theoldwizard998]

I sure hope you bought the crew some beer and pizza !

[@motarded4214]

Hey Mads, I can't find the episode where you were talking about your micro win10 computer.

[@makhoe1]

what happened to the wet part of the hull which you suspected, stems from a wet interior plywood portion of a bulkhead?

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

a disc palm sander is what you need if you're gonna keep asking your 'friends' to help And any friend who helps lay up fiberglass more than once is a rare find

[@wilber504]

You have some pretty dang spiffy friends!

[@almath9987]

Good video

[@philippatrick9003]

No man is poor so long as he has friends. Kudos Mads

[@walterpcurry606]

If you had more money than you. You would work your self to death. Watching you work on your boat wears me out. Lol. You are doing a great job on your boat. I can't. Wait to get started on mine.

[@drx1xym154]

stress not - short and sweet is fine also you are building a boat ... with a (formerly) soggy fiberglass hull ... gutting the interior and rebuilding the deck. How's the motor?

[@SailLife]

Thanks :) The motor is fine - knock in wood! It's only got 1000 hours on it so there should be plenty of years left in her :)

[@larsfranck2466]

That is a nice boat right next to yours...