Ep 178 - Are We Making Progress On Our Wooden Boat Restoration?

[@tmack1]

As I watch the video, and see the gun mount beams, I had an idea. Use them to for a base to a small crane. Dingy crane, or for loading supplies, or Off loading the bags of garbage/refuse, etc etc.

[@billhadden7219]

What an idea. You already have the built in strength for them.

[@martinvickery9772]

you and Sarinda where mentioned in a documentary on ships still afloat which took part in D Day according to him your restoring to original condition !

[@ShipHappensUK]

Shame he didn’t do his research or mention the channel,

[@Dave5843-d9m]

When you eventually get yo dirt out the heating system, get it plumbed with PEx. I personally prefer Polypipe it’s the mist flexible and has the same (at least) 50 years life. If won’t burst when frozen and won’t creak as it warms and cools. You can feed it along like power cable and use fewer fittings than copper. It’s also cheaper.

[@mariewoodcock1244]

Simon & Gemma, you two are downright amazing. Nothing phases you guys. Love your team work. All the best from Perth Western Australia.

[@keith800]

Slowly getting there ,it is great to see how it is coming on and how you just overcome the never ending tasks without any worry that would have seen most people heading for the hills age's ago ,

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Agreed. With a smile , being ever so polite and warm to each other. It is a sight to behold.

[@charlescorris3469]

Simon did a great job figuring out how to cut angles on that chopsaw. Your problem-solving skills are outstanding…

[@knutarneaakra6013]

You are still my number one. Love crazy people doing importent stuff saving our past history. JUST GREAT VLOGS😊

[@ShipHappensUK]

Thank you that means a lot! Xx

[@jackdedert2945]

So many boats in your vicinity. It would be interesting to hear about some of them.

[@raymills8298]

178 episodes what a fantastic journey you are a brilliant example of what can be done when a opportunity presents its self buying sarinda was the right choice at possibly right time you both took a gamble I believe it's slowly but surely paying off.

[@seekersofrhythm]

I have such admiration for you both you put so much effort into the ship and no matter how big an issue you encounter you ust take it on board and give it all you can to resolve it. I look forward to each video. Love the channel. stay safe J x

[@ShipHappensUK]

Thank you so much!

[@williamoorejr]

Can not not help but thinking of "Sailing YABA" and "Talley Ho" watching your channel However you need to see what they are doing with their boats now!!! If you get depressed just see what they started with and how they are doing now. Cheers. Love your channel

[@johnmorrison1180]

When I see the poor state of the original timber you expose as the repairs proceed I think how come the whole topside didn’t just sink into the hull ! You are saving her just in time. Well done!

[@purrraven]

New skin will form underneath the affected area and the fluid is simply absorbed. Do not puncture a blister unless it is large, painful, or likely to be further irritated.

[@assassinlexx1993]

The best shoe repair for "G" is a dab of that thickened epoxy. To patch those holes in the toe.Put it on before lunch so it will ready for the afternoon. All your hard work is showing everywhere.

[@denniswray470]

Great to see the progress you're both making on your mammoth tasks on your rebuild/ restoration well done both of you.

[@mhoover]

My grandfather, a machinist, had a glass eye, the result of an exploding grinding wheel in the shop. It happened many years ago when no one wore safety glasses.

[@stevenlittell1071]

Thank you for putting her back together better than before don't let her suffer what happened to the aurora

[@scottdenham848]

Amazing how you two keep going and doing a great job. I had hoped you would have been ready for D-Day this year. Keep going!

[@SteifWood]

Foggy glasses (29:02)? Try *3M 7502 half mask.* I use it daily and bought it specifically as it deflects the breath and perfect when wearing glasses.

[@dennisevans2677]

The boat is sounding strong when you pound on her. I don't think I have ever heard her sound so solid before.

[@TheDenman516]

only wrist action youre going to see.............freakin epic

[@Johnnyg53]

Full of admiration for the work you are doing. Are you still on schedule for the completion date?

[@Birdii1980]

Making exellent progress! Lets hope the lower deck is sealed this coming winter! At this rate its a possibility for sure! 😀

[@trevorhoffman5975]

Keep up the good work. Slow and steady on fixing old wooden boats. Progress is happening.

[@Simonwies]

I Have been married 30 years. & I still get Splashback from the wife Lol, we are now 50 Got married in our 20's 4 Kids Loving it, i had an accident in my 30's and Damaged my Spine Had a full body cast for 7 months trying to fix my Spine But it did not work so its going to be a wheelchair for me but Weymouth has a boat for disabled people been once booked again. Thank you for the upload

[@kentauree]

That metal strip on the dust mask is meant to be bent to fit the contours of your nose, if you do that it won't fog up your glasses, and you won't breathe in dust. ❤

[@lauralake7430]

Then jam your glasses down over the mask…it really helps

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

Agreed. Gemma had the mask far too loose.

[@noelbowerman1562]

Yeah nah ,it makes virtually no difference.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

That mask metal strip is approximately useless at avoiding fogged glasses. The only thing that’s ever worked is a powered helmet-visor system. Not cheap but lets me work and be safe.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Right now, Lidl Parkside has a cordless mini chain saw. It looks ideal for chopping out your old timbers. I have quite a few of their tools. They are cheap enough to be disposable but actually work really well.

[@Orxenhorf]

5:45 - A way you can make it a bit safer to cut shallow angles on narrow pieces of wood involves those 4 holes at the back of the saw. Screw a sacrificial piece of wood across the fence and you can narrow the big gap in the factory fence down to a much smaller one.

[@d.dickinson9413]

Good progress

[@everestyeti]

You might not see it but we do, but thats a massive amount done wont be long before you've finished all the beam shelves which will be a major milestone. 👍

[@stevecam724]

23:30 I worked for a heavy construction machinery company (very, very big) and after one of the big bosses saw the video of the blade in the safety glass it became mandatory to have two levels of eye protection when using 1mm cutting discs. Safety glasses and a face shield while cutting, what a pain in the ass!!

[@boatlifelife]

Loved the cup situation lol

[@buffplums]

8:37 There’s the money shot… 😂… 9:06 and the next… 😂😂😂

[@AndrewJackson-mf5qp]

Last time I ran was the summer of 1972. I was 16 at the time. I like the way the ship is getting tightened up with each bit of wood going in. Sarinda is starting to come alive as is your tea cups. Tea tastes better with all the scuzz inside which my work teacup exhibited in the day and there is nothing wrong with it until slivers of it come off as floaters in the tea. That's a problem, burnt fingers.

[@EdSmith-wb6lx]

You two ae doing so well on Sarinda. you tackle all sorts of problems and come up with neat fixes that really work looking like a lot of progress is being made well done Stay safe and well Ed 40 S of Vegas

[@WimvdBrink]

Great to see the work progressing so fast :-) and loved the part about the dirty cups, specially when the new cup came in view. So much fun to see you working, having fun while working is very important and you 2 combine it with a great effort to save this ship. The start on working on the deck gets closer and closer :-)

[@clairepapadatos1116]

I've just seen a report about the D-day landings, and Sarinda apparently took part! I'm sure that many people would be happy to help in her restoration as a 'national treasure', with official financial support!?! Have you ever approached this possibility? ❤❤❤

[@hankystang1]

God Bless you both.

[@lifeandtimesofshanerogers8878]

You must be proud of yourself for the job you’ve done truly amazing

[@Omri_Makes]

Lovely work you too. You’ve def to remind Simon about his ps and qs, cheers

[@neilfitzhenry180]

Teamwork is dream work - you are amazing and a very inspiring team ❤️💪

[@marylinhouk1468]

Gemma, that man is a keeper👍🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@robertskelton2421]

Huge Progress You Guys Have Made Since I Started Watching Your Channel, Hats Off To Both Of You! Could You Please Give Us An Idea Of Your Final Internal Layout - Salon, Galley, Cabins, Heads Etc.😎

[@grahamwheelock7497]

Simon Gemma make a hanging scaffolding supported by roof so you can work on the catwalk yeah on the catwalk then all the work is at perfect height for work

[@WoodyDowler]

We always stuck a needle to relieve the presure and the heal faster .

[@GlenJS]

It is amazing how much rotten wood is in that deck. I am so glad that you have decided to restore a maritime treasure and I do hope that you are able to get some time on it. I vaguely remember something about turning it over to the British War Museum. I think that would be an excellent idea and a wonderful tribute to the men who valiantly served in the Maritime Services.

[@terrywilkins5266]

Love his giggle.😂😂

[@trevorpalmer1891]

Nice Work!

[@rustblade5021]

the content farming is coming along nicely! no shortage of lack of content.

[@gordonsimpson3235]

I am amazed that neither of you has fallen overboard yet (or have you just never owned up 😀) I am surprised you haven't at least rigged a rope along the deck cabin sides to give yourselves a chance of saving a slip......"one hand for the boat" and all that!

[@moretea8314]

I wondered why I hadn't seen a Ryobi ad' on TV recently, they don't need to with you proving how robust their products are! Such a great project honouring those who fought for us to have a free future. Cheers Simon

[@trevstreasurehunts9701]

I seen another video on KZbin about your boat. The video by mark Felton on surviving d day boats . In his video he says sarinda is being rebuilt to original specs. I did comment to say it’s not. Hope your all well

[@marklapierre5629]

Health and safety my eye, or maybe his eye. He has a dust mask on but no safety glasses. I'm impressed by the progress you two are making on this project practically with no help.

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

Stained tea cups give it flavour.

[@russell7489]

You have become one with the sea, the tide in in you, getting you out and back right before tide gets too high. I love it that a road getting flooded at high tide is a nothing burger there. We were in sightseeing outside London and there was a pub on a road that flooded, with it's outside seating and yards of houses up on a terrace right above the high tide. Why is it that seems so cool?

[@juliedouglas2888]

Great job guys.

[@88stevenash]

It is awesome to the hard work put it to keeping a pice of British history afloat so meny old ships like that have been lost to time well done 👏

[@damonkennard6154]

Reebok need to send a new pair of 'classics'. Steel toe capped? Reminds me of the 80's.

[@Kimdino1]

It's even more important to wear safety glasses when working with copper. When you get a piece of steel in your eye A&E can remove relatively eeasily using a magnet. With non-ferrous metals such as copper they need to be a lot more invasive and with a lot more pain and damage.

[@SlowlySailing-lc1cs]

You know you're working hard when you find a big blister and have no idea how it happened. Carry on- she is shaping up nicely!

[@eldonmontgomery2465]

Met a guy in the 60's. He had a huge swollen eye ball. Looked horrible. HE said a very small fragment of copper penetrated his eye. It caused a reaction with the fluid in the eye. He suffered over a year before doctors made it heal. At least they saved his sight. Thanks for being careful. I love your videos.

[@stephennutkin2477]

For tight sanding areas you can always use suitable pieces of flat wood and attach sand paper with good quality double sided tape to your dust free flat wood. 👍❤️

[@32shumble]

Inspired me to go back to scraping off wallpaper in our spare room.

[@020Dutchy]

Suurrree….😂

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Get a spiked roller and steamer. If it loosens the plaster skim it’s done you a favour, as it was falling off anyway.

[@dongrider9040]

06/07/2024 Hello Ship. Question? Q Are we making progress? You know that Noah built the arc with family also. From what I know about construction on land and nothing about boats other than my pontoons (3), I am now and always very happy to watch. You guys have overcome so many road blocks and unusual things that have raised your brow and a scratch on the head. Sooo! if my opinion counts ... you guys have made a great deal of progress on the renovation of this historic boat. With the tide and the winter and the trash removal and the materials delivered both in the shop and on board, many would have quit and divorced. But like me you guys are far from normal. You excel in many ways. Stay safe and alert. This is a job of work yet to come but I know of anyone better for this big. In answer to your question .... hell yes! Sincerely Don usa

[@wadeshore]

Your making this all look easy.😄

[@jeandupont9140]

Good morning , Honestly, what courage, it’s crazy 🤣

[@paulmcnair5945]

Gemma I think you need some epoxy for the sole of Simons trainer, it’s hanging off 😊

[@deuteronimus750]

You could cover the boathouse structure and the outside walkways with the same rubber sheeting that you used on your shed and add some texture for traction wherever its needed.

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

So what is the plan for replacing the deck beams that sit on the beam shelf? Are you planning to cut them out one at a time and slide the new one into place? I guess the entire superstructure is floating free (with a few exceptions) so raising the superstructure as you go should be possible. I've been wondering about this for a long time. Now that I see everything coming together with a nice coat of white paint, seems like a good time to ask 😊

[@johnmorrison1180]

Good thinking with the drop saw but try to set up with large piece against the guide block and the off cut allowed to part away. Doing this way you can hold the parent material hard against the guide without the possibility of jamming the saw in the cut. Much safer.

[@rosschamberlain1823]

Great episode as usual! It's wonderful what you all are doing. Just recently I saw a vlog on the last known Schnellboot, S130, being restored. I don't remember the name of the channel though. Easy to look up obviously. Worth a look! Great to see history kept alive and afloat. Thanks so much.

[@bruceyoung1343]

I Love the sound of a power sander in the morning

[@brian.7966]

you two should be on BGT, you would win hands down, keep it going, and always look forward to the end of the week.

[@ruckusfpv327]

Every nationality has certain sounds that are truly their own. For example, in Mexico there is the "Grito", which is a joyous shout of pride and exuberance. When that grinder jammed, Gemma's "Oh dear!" was such a purely British sound, I almost died laughing. Every week you guys bring a smile to my face for sure. Don't sleep on the safety glasses though. Thanks to a cheap pair I only have a scar above my left eye instead of across it.

[@jeepman5982]

While working on a vehicle, I had a disc explode and a large piece of it bounced off my prescription glasses and left a significant scratch. Since then I ALWAYS wear safety glasses when cutting or grinding.

[@TheMrbazooka]

Top Job 🤘

[@SPUDHOME]

I have seen many side videos about fishing, etc. I really miss your work on the ship. That is the most interesting and important.

[@ShipHappensUK]

There has and also will be a video on the restoration of Sarinda every Friday

[@marcandrew777]

8:12 that noise reminded me of the everlasting gobstopper machine in Willy Wonkas chocolate factory, haha!!

[@fonhollohan2908]

Here is a tip for ya, when gluing epoxy use a 3/16 notch size trowel to glue wood together ....it will help you save on epoxy. bigtime. Btw you two are making incredible progress. keep up the good work, Eh love yor sense of humor simon.

[@cyberhornthedragon]

mark felton productions made a D day special mentioning sarinda as her former sevice number even used a bip of one of your drone shots of her for surviving ships that were at D day i made sure that yor channel was identified for sarinda

[@paultrussy]

The hammering sound on your vlogs is really unique - it has a sort of reversed swish sound before the thump, as if it's been reverse tracked 😎

[@gregbolitho9775]

Nice goin, I' work on sending you a Box of Lipton Teabags Black next month, you wont need'm for awhile. Keep up the good work m8s. Thanks for doin what you do! Stay vertical Eh!

[@simon091068]

Words for Gemma's mug... "Blister Sister"

[@DuncanBeaird]

"It's Drink Yer Brew Time!!" 😁

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

A guy I worked with was using a slitting disk on a 4 1/2" grinder without the guard. Disk jammed and exploded taking 1/2 his left ear off. Full face shield recommended.

[@buffplums]

Amazing job folks x

[@CaptWho]

I've had cups like that where no amount of scrubbing can get the stains out. Someone told me to use denture cleaner and presto, cups are clean again. (Might take a couple of treatments on the really nasty ones.)

[@WoodyDowler]

That glue looks like someone I left behind once ! Ha ha a laugh is good for the soul !

[@jakobrebeki]

you just got one hell of a good mention over on MARK FELTON PRODUCTIONS....

[@marqsee7948]

I saw that!

[@johnmorrison1180]

Except he gave false information.

[@SPUDHOME]

You worry about safety glasses. Pakistan vids show they learn to safety blink. Works well with safety sandals. And not having Gen around to tidy up the area. LOL ?

[@kevinmartin3859]

A great video well done nice mugs see you next week

[@randy5411]

Watching from the Evergreen State of Washington, where it's overcast 367 days a year.

[@FinflazodeTurroai]

I am painting my house now, in white, too. This looks familiar.

[@crystalzimmerman2042]

in the service we never cleaned our cups, bad luck

[@josa9902]

Please consider using earmuffs when grinding. Protect your hearing.

[@Warped65er]

Thx for the vid.

[@davidlindsey4237]

i would still buy huge tarp using the super structure as high point i would tarp the entire deck ... i got allot of respect for you guys......

[@stephengregory296]

Cif and a plastic scourer will get those mugs spotless.

[@jamesnoyes8569]

Cant believe all the rotten wood you have removed & replaced

[@CherrylThorneq-qk6ou]

Another great video and those tea mugs well you have enjoyed many cuppa s out of them and you stay healthy. You don’t pop a blood blister it will happen naturally. Always a pleasure watching your videos and I get a laugh along the way . My heart is in my mouth watching you walk along that narrow passage outside on the boat .

[@dexterhawkins]

From previous videos I have been concerned about the hull "hogging" as the beam shelf is cut ( the distance between the frames suddenly increases ) , will measurements be taken to ensure the frames are reconnected to new beam shelf at the same distance to avoid the hull taking a new shape?

[@chrisdavies6272]

If I remember, the knee's are keeping the measurements in that respect?

[@dexterhawkins]

@@chrisdavies6272 I believe the knees are keeping the shape transversely, Hogging is when the bow and stern drop compared to middle. When Simon has cut through the beam shelf the cut gap immediately increases.

[@martinbowskill5511]

Rome wasn't built in a day guys just keep plugging away. A tip regards final paint job get the primer tinted same col as topcoats way too early to be thinking of final paint job but will save you time and money by saving on a whole coat Cheers n beers Marty Qld Australia 😊