Tour of Our Wooden Sailboat | Sailing Eleutheros EP31

[@peterhirt991]

Excellent workmanship! What about glued planks. Water makes wood swell. How is this done. All other boats kind of leak on land and then the tighten up in the water. In your boat, the must be lots of tensions if the wood cannot move. Can you explain, please

[@eleutheros]

The exterior finish on the hull does not allow much moisture to enter the wood. The planking is usually around 12% (14% during extended damp rainy weather) when in the water even for longer periods. So a traditional wooden boat would see as much or even more tension when in the water.

[@eleutheros]

In ep.20 Sailing Between the Shoals, Mark talks about the finish on the hull and takes a moisture meter test. Cindy😊

[@saabtech3510]

I am so impressed. First with the incredible boat and workmanship. And foremost with you as a couple. To devote 18 years in building, while supporting and raising a family, and to now be working the ins and outs of using the boat. And a special wife who will support such an endeavor and be willing to learn to sail and everything else. Rare and special. Well done! May you have many happy and memorable adventures.

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for your nice compliment!

[@rabsmcsporrin9572]

Mastercraft lesson in impeccable building skills and is a visual masterpiece, well done on whats probably the finest vessels ive ever seen, a production boat doesnt even come close

[@eleutheros]

Thank you

[@edwardfinn4141]

WOW Great workmanship.

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@mskogly]

There are some beautiful details on your boats. Those wooden cleats, oh my.

[@eleutheros]

Those cleats have worked out well, for a lot of things, although they were only intended to hang fenders. Thanks for your comment. 👍🏻

[@robertmiller3987]

Great video. Beautiful boat!

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

Hello farind 🌹 Good work ❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AngusJohnson-ei1kk]

She is more than anyone could ask for ,truly a work of art .well done . Best to you both . Angus SV Violet Walters.

[@eleutheros]

Thanks Angus😊

[@AngusJohnson-ei1kk]

Your more than welcome.

[@urbantransformationspathwa774]

Thank you so much for the tour, its great to see the practical layout and smart joinery. Also encouraging to see that there is still work to be finished! So it goes.

[@eleutheros]

Glad you liked it😊

[@fransdriesen1311]

Very simple old fashioned and ingenious layout..I love the old fashion recycled hardware you used..Makes this boat a "real" sailboat..The "keep it simple" approach is still the best, with a minimum of electrical gadgets..

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for sharing, Frans Cindy 😊

[@nederlander66]

Great looking boat

[@rollinrock6696]

Simple and beautiful…

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

So Bountiful ❣️⛵ a wooden boat

[@FixNewsPlease]

Great video guys. Posted to my 8k twitter followers.

[@eleutheros]

Hey Mark, Thanks for sharing. 😁

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

Amazing very nice Boat ⛵ please 👈🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@timbrickman8716]

Thanks for this

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

Hello farind 🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@barrymacneil1471]

IN A WORD , WOW !!!!!

[@eleutheros]

Thanks 😊

[@davidbamford4721]

Very thoughtfully laid out above decks and below. Definitely a boat to be proud of.

[@novocain13]

Thanks for the tour. She is an exquisite piece of craftmanship. Well done Sir! Fair winds. Stay salty. Greetings from Norway. ⛵️⚓️

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for joining us 😊

[@novocain13]

@@eleutheros My pleasure 😊

[@gertboerman3666]

Hi there. I just subscribed and liked. I sailed wooden boats all my life. And, being Dutch, Waarschip and Kolibri. Always proud to mention that dyneema is a Dutch invention. And what a great boat you built. Oldschool chainplates on the outer of the hull. Best solution ever. Why modern yachts are built with thru-deck rigging has no logical reason for me. No engine means no worries. My experience with engines is simple: they start or they don't. You cannot rely on engines. However, skulling in high winds is not an option if you ask me. Electric propulsion might be. I like that you have no furling sails and simplicity in the electrical system. In an earlier episode you were mentioning that you considered a dodger. I would say: "Don't, it will kill the authenticity of the entire boat. I do love the name you gave her. And...last but not least.....as a guitarist and lover of Bach, I love the music in your vids.

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I have found that manoeuvring in harbour or tight quarters, that mainsail only works well and is self tacking. In a lot higher winds a reef main would still work, and skulking is for calm conditions only. I certainly have reservations about adding a dodger, and it would be sometime before I did, giving me lots of time to talk myself out of it. I think that the through deck chain plates were introduced to accommodate sheeting larger racing genoas in close for windward performance. But, this doesn’t really translate well into a cruising boat, where practically is more important. 👍🏻

[@bendaves77]

Wow!!! You sir are definitely a skilled craftsman.. your boat is amazing

[@RochelleBanninga-xi7de]

Hey. I loved the tour of the boat!

[@eleutheros]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@rob3942]

Beautiful boat, great workmanship. Happy sailing

[@eleutheros]

Thanks Rob😊

[@Rennypennyd]

Beautiful! Can't wait to see it in person someday :)

[@eleutheros]

That would be great 😊

[@j.saavedra1502]

Beautiful work!

[@nowherefast7893]

Absolutely stunning! Beautiful work

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

Amazing very nice ship a wooden boat ❤ so Bountiful ❣️ love you guys ❤ from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@eleutheros]

Thanks for watching!

[@waterboy8999]

What a beautiful piece of workmanship! It must have taken some amount of planning never mind the actual building, I really like your preventer set up. You didn't show the silencer (muffler) that boat is so quiet.

[@eleutheros]

Thanks. The preventers have worked out well, and can also be used as a vang when going to windward. The ionic surface drive is also great, and dead silent too… 😁

[@rapidrrobert4333]

Well done sir

[@libertycan6959]

beautiful

[@GuyIncognito764]

Super!

[@Fuhugawagah]

Impressive! The amount of brightwork is giving me panic attacks though. Varnish PTSD.

[@eleutheros]

The topsides are the easy part, it’s the rest of the varnish work that keeps me awake at night. 👍🏻

[@bendaves77]

Does it have an engine?? My memory is terrible and I can't remember

[@eleutheros]

No Engine. 👍🏻

[@bendaves77]

@@eleutheros thanks for responding. I figured it out after going back to the beginning of your channel and watching from there.. she's a beautiful boat

[@inveterateforeigner2780]

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