The Nightmare Continues | Ch 5 E 97 | Steel Boat Restoration

As we continued on with our work in the bilges, we found the last thing we wanted to- more holes. We thought we were done welding on the hull, but clearly we were wrong. This steel boat rebuild is not going as planned, again, and we are looking at an even later launch date as we deal with problem after problem after problem.
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[@msmichydo]

Those holes were a pain in the ass. We’re so impressed by your guys’ determination.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Awe thanks! 🥹

[@edleonard4183]

I wish I had seen this before. I play golf with the owner and founder of a ceramic coating company that prevents corrosion about the water line for 20 plus years. No toxins no vocs no odors and antimicrobial. You did a great restoration

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Damn that sounds cool! And thank you!

[@rod8823]

After so much worktime - comes so much playtime 😊👍

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

I hope so!!

[@martybowles3288]

Max will be happy you’re getting closer! ❤⛵️

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Definitely!!

[@Andre-yu3qs]

I hope the good news starts to come! Thanks for sharing.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

We got the first coat of paint in the bilges today so we are moving forward! Thats some good news!

[@kylerwk]

This video for me interested in knowing more about rust and steel boats. I did a google search and read an article. I got to the bottom, and who wrote the article? Wayward life! Your becoming the pro at this.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Haha that’s pretty great. Where was the article?

[@lot175]

Looking good ! You guys are troopers, the sea awaits .

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

💪🏻😂

[@johnmccormick175]

Sorry for the continuing problems and hope its easy street from now on..stay safe,keep your determination and dreams alive and all the very best.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks!

[@markkrug766]

My experience is that when I think I am done sanding, I am actually 25% complete. Same for other such tasks. My thinking is that if you did not find any bumps in the road you would have missed something. A setback, yes, but a minor one. Here's to a great and wonderful 2024.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Haha that definitely seems to hold up with every project so far! Fingers crossed things move faster from now on

[@suepeck2772]

You two are amazing! Such resilience. Hope you get back in the water soon! You deserve it!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks Sue!

[@RonaldJHElzenga]

😮😅 bravely forward and seeing no holes but water again in 2024🎉❤

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Fingers crossed!

[@kevlarandchrome]

Buy a boat they said. It'll be an adventure they said. Hopefully this part of the adventure is coming to an end soon and you can get moved on to the fun part before it's too far into 2024. Here's to hoping you guys had a great holiday and will have much less welding in the new year.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Fingers crossed! So far so good!

[@defdaz]

Oh my gosh! You guys are my heroes.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Haha thanks!

[@tomhumphries4643]

You should have some 1/4" copper plates that can be cut, (annealed by heating to red so they are soft), and formed as a tight backing plate. These will act as heat sinks and minimize blowouts as well as keeping the outside of the weld somewhat shielded from atmosphere so back grinding can be minimal.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

We also had ceramic tiles we could have used to do that. Not sure why we didn’t this time

[@jimlofts5433]

wow - its hard but keep going - good times ahead - imagine not knowing the problems and going to sea - group hugs

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Seriously! This was def the better place to find the problem!

[@user-nl9xt9ww4f]

It’s so great to see you back! I seriously love your channel it being so full of hope and optimism. Sorry you’re experiencing a setback. I have no doubt that yours and Logan’s welding skills will have you moving forward in no time.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you! Getting closer to that launch date every day!

[@SailingSeaDreamofClyde]

Damn... I feel for you guys. Thats just brutal. I sure hope you don't find anymore surprises!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Me too!!! 😂😭

[@ismzaxxon]

I have friends that have osmosis. I have a steel hull. Steel is a dream to fix compared to osmosis. Imagine you had to put heat blankets cut 6 ft of fibreglass...remove all cores and 100 percent dry...etc etc etc.. Steel is awesome. Bitumen paint is used alot. My boat is 45 years old

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

We rebuilt the entire chain locker of a cored fibreglass boat before getting this one. De-cored it, laid all the new fibreglass and rebuilt the deck head. We are unfortunately well acquainted with both materials. Def prefer steel, but mostly prefer to not have to rebuild large portions of any boat 😂

[@NK-iv1ik]

This is my virtual way of stopping by for a coffee break… All is going to be fine, already so soon!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Awe thank you! That’s much appreciated!

[@sailingthefreelife]

Great videos . Informative and entertaining. But I fear that for every hole you find there is another that's hiding. At what point does the hull need to be fully re-plated with steel? Food for thought.

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thanks for watching! With the processes we have followed the chances of there being something else hidden are pretty slim. Possible, but not highly likely. Most of the boat has been fine. It’s just that 1/16 of plating that we have replaced that really has any issues, and for the most part we have figured out what caused those issues and going forward we can mitigate them! So generally we are feeling pretty confident about going forward.

[@kptbillburkett8735]

Aloha and Happy New Year! I am so glad We don't have to Worry about our water. Our water comes from the sky. We have a 25,000 gallon water 💧 tank. We have three filters and a UV light. The water is the best I have ever had in my life. Thank You for a Great video this week. Can't wait tell next week. Ok, until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! Cheers 🍻

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

We are hoping to set up a rain catchment when we get back on the water! Def the tastiest 😍😍

[@DrewN990]

Great job you will be back on the water in no time🤙🤙 Are there any issues with the keel? That much rust inside the boat ide be surprised if the keel isnt full of it aswell!!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Keel looks good so far. It’s fully encapsulated and doesn’t seem to be any rust through into it, so hoping its all good’

[@dyslexiusmaximus]

just a comment for the algorithm ♥

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Thank you!

[@Cacheola]

What a disaster!! I feel for you two. What year is that Norman? I can imagine you've asked yourselves multiple times... will we sell er and should we've just ordered the van de stadt aluminum kit and started fresh?? The hours you have into it, and you're just starting on the inside... uggghhhh... I need a drink!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Haha she’s a 97 😂 yeah it’s a journey… it’s a good thing being out in the water is so amazing

[@bull010163]

Keep fighting. The big splash will come. I have predicted April 28th. Anybody else want to guess )))))

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

I’m still hoping you’re right!!

[@chshrkt]

Umm, I guess now you know more about your boat than you did before. Silver lining, right? Right? 😐

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Hahaha hopefully!

[@andrewb5412]

You probably could have just built a new boat by now

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

Lol almost, but it still woulda cost more