Sliding Our Cockpit Doors Into Place (MJ.Sailing Ep 337)

We're moving closer and closer to getting the catamaran out of the tent!!
Of course one of our big needs (other than closing up the boat) is finding a spot to store all our tools and materials. Matt went shopping online, and after a few days of shipping, we had an 8x12 storage shed show up to us in two boxes.
We spent one of the hottest days of the season putting it together, with over 600 screws! Currently it is sitting on the cement slab next to the tent, but eventually it will move to a space next to where the boat will go. One more step down!
We also worked further on our cockpit doors, installing the aluminum 1/2 inch backing plates.

[@norman4991]

Amazing to see your shed moving "on is own". Tent going, exposed to the elements, see the whole beauty of the boat with bows and stern on place. Another step in this excellent project.

[@davidnichols147]

Truly a memorable period installing the door. Looks fantastic Matt! Best with the move outside.

[@stevecrombie5357]

Glad to see Debby just got everything wet. You didn't talk about damage , so I'm going with that. Stay safe. ❤🙏

[@MJSailing]

No damage at all, just LOTS of rain that afternoon. We were very lucky. 🥰

[@KiwiRednek666]

When tapping I've learnt that it's half a turn forward and quarter back. Much less stress on the tap so less breakage

[@_mysilentblue2227]

and some light oil to keep from Galling the threads, especially with soft metals like alum.

[@MJSailing]

​@@_mysilentblue2227Matt had run out of the lubricant for that, but after I stopped filming he used WD40. I was supposed to mention that in narrations, but forgot. 😬

[@kennethpole2439]

@@MJSailing Anchor Lube much better than WD40 or machine oil for tapping. Suggest local tool suppler rather than Amaz....

[@MJSailing]

​@@kennethpole2439 Matt did have a tapping lube, specifically for this kind of job, but had run out. Which is why he was doing it dry while I filmed. Once I shut the camera off he remembered we had WD40 and could use that. But since the video needed to be edited and uploaded to go live the next day, we didn't have time to wait for a new lube for the job. 🙂

[@jeremyrowley1240]

Agree, plus grease. However the tap used was only a starter tap, should be followed with an intermediate tap and then a straight tap (3 in total) to form the perfect thread especially for the small threads. WD-40 doesn't cut the mustard, or the thread. :-))

[@DaveHines1]

You’re not even in the water and the bilge alarms are going off courtesy of hurricane Debby 😂🍻

[@MJSailing]

I know!!! 🤣😭

[@dancarter482]

@@MJSailing FILL those tanks. On second thought, nah - maybe not!

[@chipmiller9074]

Wow this building brings me back to my 1st home i built this same building and was a lot ot pieces!😂 fun !

[@dancarter482]

_Kicking ALL kinds of ASS!_ Moving the vessel you two built - outside. is a major milestone. Awesome!

[@CalicoSkiesSailing]

Nice shirt Matt!! 😂

[@davidnadeau6441]

Cute shed. You know you can buy different sizes shipping containers use and the can be resold or moved as needed. No wasted time with installation.. good job though.

[@MJSailing]

We tried to get a shipping container when we first got to the marina, to be able to store all our tools and supplies in, but the marina wouldn't allow us. 😢

[@gregarnold5782]

A good idea for the slider on the door is I use sail track and cars for door sliding won’t rust salt doesn’t worry them and the cars attach to the metal bar at top. And slides beautifully.

[@Zinctwentyone]

fantastic guys, coming beautifully.

[@SonsplusMe]

I recently purchased this same (or similar) shed. To keep it from being 120 degrees inside, I purchased a solar powered fan combo that brings cooler outside air in (from one fan) and removes hot air from inside (from the second fan). The two were about $50 online.

[@MJSailing]

Great idea on the fan. I thought I was buying an all white shed, but once it arrived, I saw that only the roof was white. It sure gets hot inside

[@colinboniface194]

With a few windows and the other doors, she'll be at the lockup stage... Nice...

[@adriennefoley2906]

You guys are troopers…. Hangin there your doing great 👍🏻🍻

[@MJSailing]

Thank you so much!

[@blakstar64]

Here is an idea for keeping the heat down in your new shed. Put up some form of reflective insulation radiant barrier that is readily available in Lowe's or Home Depot type stores on the roof underside. There was a dramatic temperature decrease in my shed here in Arizona when did this.

[@PhilandErika]

Would have put the cladding on inside out so light metal surface reflects the sun.

[@handaferguson]

Great Job!!! Thank You... :-)

[@TotalBoat]

So happy you got that shed- and love seeing the structural putty in action!

[@sunwolfyvan]

get some plastic shipping pallets and line the floor of the shed with them and put plywood over them. this will keep the floor dry

[@th-zd4oj]

Looking good getting closer

[@jezincov]

You can get a broken tap extractor tool, I used one on an M10 tap that shattered. Hopefully you can get one for your tap size. You have no hope of drilling out its too hard.

[@glenndavis1055]

Never tap aluminium dry , always use a tapping compound

[@MJSailing]

Matt did start using WD-40 after I stopped filming. I was supposed to add it to the narration but forgot. 🤷‍♀️

[@DaveHines1]

Try using wd40 as a cutting fluid when drilling and tapping aluminium 🍻

[@MJSailing]

Yes!! I forgot to add that to our narration, but Matt did move on to doing that

[@franksmith3602]

On the go pro... Super glue a pull tab, so you can pull the battery out.

[@MJSailing]

Ohhh, I didn't even think about that. We have a bunch of TotalBoat superglues in the tent which would probably work for that.

[@timothyodonnell8591]

Love the progress!

[@marchuvfulz]

Awesome progress.

[@steventurner1626]

Matt, I broke a tap earlier this year installing a rope clutch; order a set of tap removers (they have a castellated head that fits in the gap of the tap), be gentle with them working back and forth along with some lube...came out without any damage and was able to complete threading without re-drilling. Good luck!

[@robertfontaine3650]

80/20 All the details will take time to sort out but it is coming along very nicely.

[@MJSailing]

Thank you so much!! Yes, a lot of it is planning vs work, haha.

[@jrehtil1494]

Moving day not far away!

[@MJSailing]

We're so excited, we can't wait to see her from all angles!

[@bmitch3020]

For the top rails, at least one extra screw is useful to backup the keyholes, preventing the track from working loose and sliding to the wrong side of the keyhole.

[@GlockMan70]

Being a retired mechanic i would suggest some left handed drill bits for when you are trying to drill out those taps which is going to be a bear but the left handed drill bits the possibly of walking them out as you are trying to drill them.

[@karlfair]

You guys are use to working in tight spaces. The shed should work. When you move the boat. Block it up high enough to stand up fully and you will have plenty of shop space.

[@MJSailing]

We are definitely planning on keeping the space under the boat as an additional work space, haha.

[@Cheers_Warren]

Exciting to soon be working outside! Like SV Lynx ! But with winter!. Will the yard start building a new paint shed? Cheers warren

[@MJSailing]

I think the yard is still in a dispute with the insurance company. But hopefully by next summer there will be a new one!

[@Cheers_Warren]

@@MJSailing cheers Warren

[@gunnarfernqvist4896]

Getting closer and closer to see it in daylight. But I'm a bit worried over the new shed, looks very flimsy so I wonder how it will handle the extreme weather you seem to have there with heavy rain and massive winds? Hate to see it fly away and crash into your or someone else's boat...

[@rolandtb3]

Tin shed is only secure as per the weakest link. It will be interesting to see how it stands up to the elements. Any plans to build it on an inexpensive foundation (pallets, 4x4, etc) - rain, water, snow? Big move soon. Boat and materials will be more exposed. Any boat canopy enclosure - used or other [tarps, sun shade, large special events tent/gazebo, privacy screens]? Got to make the boat more secure. That was some rain storm and deluge.

[@MikeJones-wl6gb]

It is stupid hot this July on the east coast!! For shore!

[@MJSailing]

Any day under 90 is now considered comfortable.

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Why are you moving out of the tent? I know it was severely damaged by a storm -- does the yard want you out so it can be repaired or replaced? Will you have to drape the boat in tarps every night until all the windows and doors are installed? Doors are looking very solid.

[@MJSailing]

We're coming out of the tent to be able to add the bows and sterns. The tent is too small for us to do it while in there. When we move outside we'll shrink wrap the boat to protect it from the elements.

[@1hornet1]

Ah yeah. I built an 8x10' one of those to turn into a chicken coup for my mom. It's been working great!

[@MJSailing]

That sounds like a great idea for that! Our friend Tucker is now thinking of doing the same.

[@evangatehouse5650]

Not to be Debbie downer but think about final assembly and aligning of the doors when the boat is in the water. The shape of the opening my change slightly vs being on blocks.

[@bryanford1139]

You should treat the aluminum with conversion coating after sanding (it does corrode, especially in a salt-water environment) Bonderite M-CR 1201 Aero, Formerly Alodine 1201, or M-CR 1132 in the Pen dispenser will do the trick. Yes, I work on airplanes :)......but I secretly wanna build my own Cat, like you kids :)

[@gregwelch389]

If you tap the GoPro into your cupped palm hard that battery will slide out enough to grab it. None of my batteries have the pull tabs anymore.

[@TheRealGraylocke]

Yeah, the big tent has seen better days. Needs to be reskinned. Will you still be using it? Or only on the boat and the tiny shed?

[@MJSailing]

If the tent does get fixed, we will not be moving back into it. Ready for the work yard where we can add our bows and sterns! 😃

[@scottdrobertson]

If you’re really concerned about the waterproof, Anais, perhaps it would make sense to have them put both shrink wrap over it however, I suspect that by the time you read this yellow gotten all that rain from more beloved tropical storm Debbie and you’ll know for sure by now

[@dksayt]

It looks like Crooks was trained for this mission.

[@lennym1636]

I would go with 1/4 x 20 or 28, 10 x 24 is kinda thin and good luck getting the broken taps out better off re-drilling next to it. O and a little WD-40 works really well for tapping Aluminum...Edit for a 1/4″-20 thread a #7 drill bit , which is 0.201″ diameter. For a 1/4″-28 thread, use a #3 drill bit (0.213″

[@bryanford1139]

In aluminum, I'd choose 1/4-20.....Worse yet, 1/4-24 is an oddball thread pitch...out and about in the rest of the world you may have trouble finding replacements...since you're eventual world travelers, I'd suggest metric hardware (as an American, that kinda hurt to say...)....jus sayin....also, you should treat the aluminum with conversion coating after sanding (it does corrode, especially in a salt-water environment) Bonderite M-CR 1201 Aero, Formerly Alodine 1201, or M-CR 1132 in the Pen dispenser.

[@VideoCanuk]

Try al piece of duct tape applied to the edge of the battery and pull with the other end and see if it will slide out of the GoPro..

[@MJSailing]

Oh, good idea, thank you!

[@harrymerritt7745]

Sand sand sand yeah

[@erichaskell]

Nice bmer.

[@robsycko]

I built one of those sheds and vowed never to ever build another

[@MJSailing]

🤣 Didn't go well?

[@philipmackin1025]

23 years ago I purchased from Costco a Lifetime 8x15Ft shed with severe weather kit (Edmonton AB). Sitting on a 10in base of road crush. Still up, still working only the side windows have fogged over. Best purchase and setup ever for the house.

[@tracyraley4003]

I bet you could bake bread in that oven.

[@floathi]

Why not a 20 ft. container. More secure, waterproof and my guess the yard would buy it from you.

[@MJSailing]

We didn't want to be a-holes and take up too much of their space. They get so full with winter storage that they've had to start turning boats away.

[@jessejamison3994]

You need some kind of wax lubricant for the tap.

[@moniquezwart1961]

Can you explane why you move outside and not fix the tent? Working in the tent has a lot of advantages I guess?

[@bmitch3020]

The boat is bigger than the tent. They can't attach the bows until they move out.

[@thomasautos36]

Are you moving out of the tend before finishing outside painting/ gel-coat job?

[@MJSailing]

Yes. We can't put on the bows or sterns while in the tent. Plus, there is only about 4.5" of clearance on the sides, so no room to spray.

[@waynesinkler6345]

Do not tap aluminum dry ! It galls up any lube will work😎

[@MJSailing]

We had run out of our lubricant for that. Just after I stopped filming Matt began using WD40, which I was supposed to add to the narration, but forgot. 🤷‍♀️

[@waynesinkler6345]

@@MJSailing 🥰

[@geoffhurwitch2131]

Why have you not bonded the transom? It seems like you would want to do that before moving the boat.

[@MJSailing]

The room we have available to do that in the tent is very minimal and would make the job...and working around it after...much harder. This is something that will be much easier for us to do in the work yard.

[@williammccormack2374]

You will not get the broken taps out ! Better to drill and tap new holes ! Use a tapping lubricant ! Such as wd40 or paraffin, don’t drill or tap aluminium dry !

[@MJSailing]

Matt did actually start using WD40 after I stopped filming. I was supposed to add that in to the narration, but forgot. 😬

[@ReinoGoo]

Never cut aluminium dry! Use Tap Magic.

[@phorgery]

7:00 loving the music, reminds me of a James Bond soundtrack

[@Mahalo_83]

Tap tap taperoo

[@markturner2646]

Hey guys I’m sorry but I didn’t catch the reason why you are moving out of your tent /building ???? Keep up the great work it’s all downhill from here on out !!!!

[@matdavey1]

Come on Johnson, you know the crotch thrust is mandatory for at least a few of the waist height screws with an electric screwdriver.

[@steveodeal1921]

10-24 thread about the worst thread ever way over; loads the tap

[@tracyraley4003]

That wasn’t many left over parts.🤔 I want to see the left over parts from the cat build. Make sure to show us at the end of the build.

[@MJSailing]

We almost ran out of screws, they do not give you extra!

[@caseycrutchfield8586]

Could have sailed around the world by now if you had kept elements.

[@MJSailing]

It's not all about sailing for us, we also like to build. 😉

[@thewall6175]

При нарезке резьбы надо пользоваться свиным салом, самый эффективный дедовский метод.😊

[@MJSailing]

Matt did begin using WD-40 after I stopped filming. I was supposed to add that to the narration but forgot. 😬

[@Mechone11]

Shed looks kind of flimsy, wouldn't a sea container have been better they are cheap

[@MJSailing]

They won't allow us to bring our own container into the marina.

[@extremelydave]

I guess the question IS...how much damage does the leaky tent cause???

[@MJSailing]

Luckily we watch the weather like a hawk, and if there's a chance of rain we cover EVERYTHING!!

[@i_am_am_i]

What happened to the tent situation? Did you happen to give an update that I may have missed?

[@MJSailing]

We're ready to move out to the work yard where we'll have the extra space we need to attach the bows and sterns! 🤩

[@i_am_am_i]

Oh nice!! I love it when things are Milestones not unnecessary drama/stress. You have enough stress in building a boat. :) Go MJ Go!

[@2212db]

0:16 Buy cheap, buy twice...

[@dougsmith3942]

Why are you guys moving outside?

[@MJSailing]

The tent is too small for us to add the bows and sterns, and the work yard is only empty enough two months out of the year for us to be able to pull out of the tent.

[@mrbill8542]

Have you ever thought of renting a small shipping container ??

[@mkllove]

Agreed, and it has an elevated wood floor, not open to gravel. I'd be worried this thing is being anchored ( I guess ) to just the soil and gravel.

[@DaveHines1]

They might not be allowed , SVLynx had to get rid of their containers , trailers were fine though 😂

[@MJSailing]

We were originally told when we arrived at Kentmorr that we could not get a shipping container.😢 That had been our original hope

[@mrbill8542]

@@MJSailing Sorry.

[@mkllove]

@@MJSailing So is the shed anchored or just ballasted by chaining to tool locker and other heavy tools ?

[@mikeallensonntag]

Its about time you two use full face 3m masks your going to regret building this boat without one for longest time one day.

[@garyjarvis2730]

I've watched you spend an infinite amount of time on this build and am impressed. However, given your skill levels wouldn't a damaged boat needing repair be a better and faster route to your dream? Somehow I doubt you'll ever get back the money spent on this build not to mention the lost time sweating and breathing fiberglass dust. Sail Life is taking the rebuild route and while his boat is in really poor condition he's still ahead of your effort. I didn't think his decision was sound at first but it does make sense in the long run. Keep up the great work.

[@jmalte4702]

It’s not about getting your time or money back… it’s about the experience and satisfaction of building something….

[@bubbleobill267]

Let the people do what they want to do.

[@johnmayer3433]

Even if your proposal was a better idea it is a little bit to late for it, isn't it?

[@DonFarmer-hq5sw]

It’s a matter of how much they want to sail ? They obviously enjoy the slow plodding process of DIY Personally, I prefer sailing ⛵️ to glassing !

[@adematthewsracing]

Its not their first boat so they know all about the dream of sailing. As they've said before they get itchy for a building project when they've been sailing for a while so it's not lost time. No-one does a project like this expecting to get their money back surely?

[@WilliamAArnett]

I would much rather hear the sound of tools working that that awful “music”.

[@MJSailing]

You could always mute those parts I guess. 🤷‍♀️ Usually the sound in the background is our high speed fan running, with only a few seconds from the noise of tools, which music is more pleasant to listen to than that.

[@taterhater7419]

i check in every month or two. nobody wants to watch you put together an amazon tarp shed. i noticed you were still doing fairing, nobody wants to watch that either.

[@MJSailing]

Obviously some people do, or we would be at 0 views. 😉

[@raybacon144]

Horrible music

[@MJSailing]

Thanks for letting me know! 😃👍

[@taterhater7419]

crap, its been three years since you started. i thought this was a two year project. your views have dropped off significantly. you need to stop f-ing around and get this done. at this rate you have at least 2 1/2 more years. thats 5 1/2 years of boat work, most people won't watch that. just saying, used to love your channel.

[@geniksonthego8963]

One opinion out of many... personally, I enjoy their content. Some channels views drop after they start sailing. I know of at least one channel that had that issue, then they sold the boat and are building new.

[@MJSailing]

🥰Thank you so much for showing me what the calendar and algorithms have to say, I'd been quite unaware all this time. We love what we're doing, we love the skills we're building, and we won't be taking any shortcuts, even if viewers are uninterested in our sanding. Quality can not be rushed, and in 10 years we'll be more invested in the caliber of our boat/home, and not if we lost a few views during the less interesting parts of the build. 😉

[@geniksonthego8963]

@@MJSailing i love this response! And i love watching all your work. We are building a boat that 2 previous owners didn't finish, and honestly, i wish they had the attitude that quality cannot be rushed, as we have had to fix some of their "just get it in the water" mentality.

[@MJSailing]

​@geniksonthego8963 While I'm so glad you understand what we're going through 🥰, I'm so sorry that you had to deal with all the shortcomings of the previous owner. I hope you were able to turn it into everything you dreamed. ❤

[@adematthewsracing]

Views will go back up again when they start on different jobs like wiring, engines, cabinetry etc. I haven't seen any f-ing around just lots of hard work with the occasional break to recharge the batteries.