Annual maintenance for MV Poem -

[@robertlandry5676]

My favorites r the extra weekday episodes ⚓️

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Interesting that you say that Robert! I believe there may be a steady supply coming.

[@markk4285]

Nil desperandum! Keep doing what you do so well. Perfect. Mark K Dublin. Ireland.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Gosh thanks Mark! That's really kind. "Oh to be in Dublin Town..."

[@AndyBartlett-x8h]

As always, I’m appreciative of each episode you produce. We are currently traveling in your neck of the woods and I now understand why you love Victoria and Genoa Bay so much. Cheers!!!

[@colinkulasik1128]

The increased support is because you guys are honest and are being yourselves and that's why we love your channel

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Colin, that's so kind. This is indeed a wonderful community.

[@Ric613-u1c]

I, for one, am appreciative for this channel and Peters fine wood working.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Ric! That's very kind.

[@georgej7077]

Great video Peter!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much George!

[@normanroberts6680]

I miss your videos when they are not there. Sunday afternoon is not the same without North of the border entertainment. I have watched from the first MV Geordie shows. Glad to see your getting financial support. 😊

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Norman! Really appreciate you sticking with us.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

I would have been appreciative had you chosen "smell" as the word of the week.. The deck seam sealing calk was a big part of this weeks episode, and the fact of your saying it had a smell unlike any other stuff you use on the boat, well, that unique smell comment had me pondering 'smell-o-vision'.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Hi Jennifer! I am not sure you would appreciate "smell-o-vision" in this case. It was pretty nasty stuff. But, true, I haven't smelled anything like it before.

[@WilliamAlanPhoto]

...and we're appreciative for you Peter. We love watching all the wooden boat renovations and solutions!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thank you William! I can ensure you there is a long line of boat restoration videos coming.

[@WilliamAlanPhoto]

@@TravelsWithGeordie No pressure, do what you enjoy. But, you know... Leo is basically done building now... hahaha

[@davidmarx8500]

Don't care what you put out I'm still watching love your show

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Gosh, thanks David!

[@sstorholm]

You could paint the brass, laser away the paint where you want the text, and then chemically etch it. This method requires a bit of fiddling but yields excellent results.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Heh, I actually deleted a segment where i talked about just that. When i was a teenager, I helped my father make printed circuit boards in much the same way.

[@sstorholm]

@@TravelsWithGeordie well, I did write at the end about PCBs but then removed it, so great minds think alike but privately? 😁 I just remembered though that there is some company that makes a specific paint for this purpose, which should give the crispest possible edges when etching.

[@matthewelias4925]

Personally I really enjoy your repair work videos which are enhanced by your previous trade skills. I’m not as keen on the cruising episodes but do appreciate you have others following your channel that find enjoyment with them. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Matthew! I think there are many who feel as you do, and i can understand why, having been a build show for so long. Thanks for watching - there will always be lots of restoration to do.

[@janheld8316]

Peter, don't even think of stopping or what so ever. I allways enjoy your vlogs and miss them if the are for some reason a few days later. So go on please.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate the support and kind words!

[@darrylgardner2680]

Great video, always helpful, always entertaining. Appreciate you and so pleased things are back on track..cheers.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much Darryl, comments like yours are so encouraging. Cheers!

[@ingtam]

Nice to see you back in the saddle, Peter, with the wonderful energy of Andrea. I missed you! And I'm appreciative of trying to win a T-shirt (again)! 😀

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much! Here's hoping your good luck comes around soon.

[@dennisreeves632]

You are going to so miss that boat house.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Tell me about it Dennis!

[@mrclassic2284]

I like most all the videos and tune in every week to see what is new.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much, I hope I can keep producing shows that you enjoy!

[@ralphsarc1471]

Peter glad to hear you in a better frame of mind this week! This is a small bump in the road. I’m sure your plans will make your channel even more successful. I look forward to all your upcoming videos and your expanded merchandise. Hang in there. Ralph. Woodstock, GA.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Ralph! Thanks so much for all your kind words. I do feel so much better and i am enthusiastic about the work to come.

[@rolhoreis6187]

wow... 3K+ views and only 25 comments four hours in . come on people ... jolt the algorithm and at least say hello . great video Peter , good to see you smiling

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Gosh, that's so kind. Who knows, maybe this is the year!

[@kyle6094]

Thanks, Peter! I always learn something new from you.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

You are very welcome Kyle. And thank you for watching!

[@caprovan]

Appreciative of the return and the quick glimpse into the work on Poem getting it ready for the festivals!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much! It's so rewarding to see her fixed up.

[@patrickcwillis]

What a perfect way to start off a new season of awesome boat projects. I know you are much appreciated.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thank you Patrick! Messages like yours have certainly made us feel appreciated.

[@dianelander8898]

So appreciative to see you at the festivals!

[@michaelwright1852]

Welcome back, missed you!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Missed you too Michael!

[@108hindu]

I had an oscillating tool for years but seldom used it. Watching you got me to try using it in different situations. Thanks for that!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

I'm glad you found a use for that amazing tool! Once you use it regularly, you'll wonder how you ever managed without.

[@peterbrandt9725]

It’s so good to see you both back and enjoying life. Thanks for the episode.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thank you Peter! We feel great about where the show is headed, largely due to enthusiastic support like yours.

[@tacomasr54x4]

Thank you so much for your vicious. I look forward to each week and I have watched your every video side you have stared your boat videos.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so very much! It's so rewarding to read comments like yours.

[@darrylgardner2680]

Peter, we have the same make device. My son suggested, for your brass sheet, paint it black, do an engraving pass ( maybe two ) and clean off the paint with acetate ! Hope it works...Cheers from Aussie

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Darryl. That's just about exactly what i have in mind!

[@studiorosenforsintl.3434]

So nice to 'have' you back;-) Now that Leo transitions more into the cruising phase, maybe see if he can give a shout out to you guys for those who are appreciative of the boatbuiilding/restoring part?

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Wouldn't that be lovely! Thanks for watching:)

[@graeme-sailingskeptic]

Hmm how to use the word appreciative in a somewhat interesting and hopefully witty way??? I can't think of one except to say how appreciative I am of the opportunity to be appreciative for this show!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

You nailed it Graeme! We appreciate your appreciation!

[@dustymiller7758]

Great entertainment as always Peter.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks as always! Your ongoing support is appreciated.

[@IamChrisL712]

I've gotta get one of those beer coasters.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

There are sure to be available soon!

[@dougsrepair1060]

Happy to have met both of you this summer and so very happy that your channel is doing well. All the best.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much Doug, really appreciate it. Nice to have met you as well!

[@dondonner1095]

Appreciate is what we all are for these videos. Thank you and glad all is well and things seem to be back to normal.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much Don! This community has been so wonderfully supportive.

[@billmccurry2659]

Beautiful couple and love your work on great boats.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Bill - We are both blushing!

[@mickfisch96]

Hi Peter. I appreciate your show and my daughter appreciates the tee shirt we won a long time ago!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thank you! And I'm glad your daughter enjoys the shirt.

[@dianelander8898]

Great video this week! Hang in there. Great to see you in Victoria and Port Townsend!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Diane! So great to see you as well and happy to be able to introduce you to Andrea.

[@henkresink5073]

Back in the shed Peter?, nice work

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Yes - we have a little more time in the she which i will put to good use. Thanks so much!

[@nedharrisjr2991]

One of my favorite programs.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thank you very much Ned! I am grateful you enjoy the show.

[@michaelcanto6175]

I sit with baited breath waiting for each episode Peter, The Boat Shed is a perfect enviroment, I pray you'll be able to make use of it. Many Thanks to you All and MV Zephrus!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much Michael! It's so true, this shed is very, very helpful. I can't guess what the future holds, but here's hoping.

[@billstevens3796]

@michaelcanto6175 That's "bated" bated breath, not baited.

[@TairnKA]

I'm also aperitive in your hard work at the stewardship of those boats. ;-) I've learned one thing about wooden boats... I'm aperitive that you're maintaining them, not I. ;-D

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Tairn, thank you very much! Heh, as much work as it is, i love looking after these boats.

[@johnstarkie9948]

Appreciative?

[@jukeboxfan60]

Protective paint, laser it and then a sort of acid to etch it👍

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

That's one of the techniques i am certainly considering. Thanks for your thoughts!

[@Janespony]

Add a “thanks” button. We will keep it pressed.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

I can't say I know what a thanks button is. Must enquire. Thanks for support!

[@LetsMakeAThing]

Peter, a diode laser will not engrave or etch metals. The best you can do is color change on things like stainless steel. In order to engrave the brass you would need a fiber laser. I'm not sure how big the piece of brass is but most consumer fiber lasers max out at 220x220mm working area. However, Atomstack has a 400x400mm fiber laser the A20 Pro fiber laser. They sent me one to review and if your brass is flat and not warped I think this laser would do the job. Since the brass piece you have fits inside the Creality laser it will fit in the Atomstack laser and I would be happy to engrave it for you.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much for your insight Curtis! I have learned so much this last week about these neat machines. Thanks so much for the offer, it seems another solution has already emerged here. Would you mind if I kept your offer in mind?

[@LetsMakeAThing]

@@TravelsWithGeordie Absolutely. Just let me know if you need my help!

[@PyrateGFXProductions]

Lasers don't work well on mirrored surfaces. It just reflects off and can ruin stuff it does focus on. The focus is imperative! I used to laser engrave glass awards with 60 watt CO2 laser and often had use a wet paper towel to eliminate the reflective surface - and I mean wet with standing water so as not to dry out and catch fire. Try lasering anodized aluminum, the resulting engraving should be white. Cheers!

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Wow, lots of good stuff here. Much more experimentation to come!

[@davidkass2378]

You should start selling those coasters. I'd buy a set.

[@studiorosenforsintl.3434]

Maybe personalised for ones own boat could fetch a premium..

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

I do believe that will be the case, sooner that later! And yes, personalized.

[@brianlord2636]

Hi Peter, thinking about your brass plaque. It occurred to me that while it might not be exactly what you want, it would look pretty good if you painted the brass black and then burned off the paint to form the letters. I’ve seen plaques that are black with brass letters and they can look great.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Brian - that is indeed a cool look. However, I really want to engrave this piece.

[@lambd5578]

I had a thought and I don’t know if it will help you. What if you painted a coat of Matt black on the brass plate before etching? I was wondering if the reflective nature of the brass might be lessening the effectiveness of the laser. Just a thought.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Yes! I think some sort of coating will be used in my next attempt. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@SuperKingslaw]

brass, or highly reflective materials are better engraved using chemical or mechanical drill types of tools. lasers reallly are great for engravinh on light colored wood such as pine, birch, or ash. perfect for making beer coasters ;)

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

This certainly seems to be the case. And yes, there will be no shortage of fun things to make with it. Cheers!

[@davidantill6949]

As an answer to your difficulties, perhaps in the short term, your partner can assist and take over the video making process, and then soon after, AI will help assemble a video from your raw footage. All you will then need to do is carry on being the front man with the character and skills that everyone wants to see. The future is rosy for you 👍🏻

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks so much David - Andrea is already proving to be a great support and feature for the show. Now as so AI, hmmm. I rather enjoy the editing anyway. Thanks for watching!

[@alankirbywoodworking]

Try covering some brass with some blue tape and then have a go engraving it, the reflective surface is your main problem.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Alan! I think I will try some sort of anti reflective treatment and see if I have any more success.

[@jakereich]

Would painting the brass (black spray paint), then using the laser to etch the paint work? Then clear lacquer on top.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Chris. I think i will try some sort of coating next time.

[@BenJaminLongTime]

Shooting a highly reflective surface with a laser was destined to fail. Wonder if a roughing sanding pass could help absorb more light and thus engrave, then polish later. IDK just guessing some ideas.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

That was my intuition as well. But i did quite a bit of research and the polished brass shouldn't be an issue, strangely. The most common explanation is that the blue light emitted by diode lasers is a wavelength unsuitable to engrave brass.

[@duanemiller5606]

I know this is the wrong video, but you did put out a video recently where you were talking about how you don’t do very well with your cruising videos and you did better with your repair videos. Just a little thought on that. you’re obviously filming a whole lot more than what you’re showing so Show a little more detail per video. Don’t make your videos any longer, but break up a project into more videos, which will have the result of you’re not filming in real time. You should end up getting a large stockpile of videos to show during cruising season. If you did that when you couldn’t be cruising, then when the cruising time comes around, you’ll still have a bunch of repair videos you could be showing to help keep your viewer ship up, or you could put out a second video every week for the actual cruising and have two videos which should help increase revenues. It might also help you keep up and increase your number of subscribers.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Duane! That's an idea I've mulled over for a long, long time. I have always felt that the show should be in real time to keep the discussions relevant. But i do see that most shows are weeks or months behind, and are very successful. So it maybe time to consider it. Gosh I'd love to have half a dozen episodes in the can!

[@studiorosenforsintl.3434]

@@TravelsWithGeordie That half dozen doesn't have to be realtime at all.. we produce a KZbin vlog for a moose-park in Sweden. It is real-time (like: "2 new calves born this week") but we also have some more generic topics on the shelf (like: "what medic care do our animals get") for those times we're too busy..or just nothing interesting happens. In your case: "things I've learned about boat maintenance in winter", "tips & tricks for applying veneer", "the history of Monk boats part 1" or, why not: "my 3 favorite dishes/recipes while cruising". It certainly takes the pressure off, these episodes are often interesting to make, and do very well in terms of views/likes. Plus..you have weeks or even months to produce them through the year.

[@studiorosenforsintl.3434]

..and you can always make it semi-realtime by just recording a short intro: "As you know we are still cruising.. but this week I have a special treat for you: The first episode of a 6 part 'History of Monk boats!" 😉

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

So much great stuff here! I think you hit the nail right on the head. Andrea would like a link to see the baby moose!

[@1977Timp]

Actually I love his videos because it's a from start to finish job.. or if it takes long it will be the next time but it will be done! Another channel is making a dinghi.. It is almost frustrating because most probably they finished already.. it is a 2 weeks project that is going on for almost a month and it's still half done one month later.. on the tube.. even me with no experience on dinghi construction would have finish it in 10 days...

[@grendel1960a]

Since brass is highly reflective, do you need a coating to allow the laser to do its work

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

That's a great question- one I had as well. I've done a ton of research and the issue seems to be the wave length of the blue diode laser. Fiber or CO2 lasers are more appropriate for brass. There is a technique to spray paint like material then laser the design into that material which cures the paint and bonds it to the brass. Afterwards, you just wipe away the uncured remaining materiel, leaving an excellent marking. But this is a marking, not an engraving.

[@TrapShooter68]

​@@TravelsWithGeordieMaybe tarnish the brass, engrave, then polish?

[@nathalieadams]

Laser do not work well with reflected material 9:09

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Nathalie. I have learned so much this week!

[@rogerwileman9965]

Peter please don’t think you blog poor videos they are all interesting.

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

Thanks Roger! I really appreciate that.

[@PatrickJernigan]

Probably should rename the show travels with poem 🤔 or travels with lady ZZZ 💤 🤔 😀

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

C'mon now Patrick...

[@PatrickJernigan]

@TravelsWithGeordie Peter my dear friend I understand your financial wows 👌 👏 and I aplod your efforts 👌 💪 🙂 as you know it's too late to apply fiberglass cloth but at least mix up a few large batches of epoxy resin and roll it on heavy make her water 💧 tight for the winter 😀 😉 😄 please accept my sincere apologies for my rhetorical commitment

[@PatrickJernigan]

@TravelsWithGeordie Peter my dear friend I understand your financial wows 👌 👏 and I aplod your efforts 👌 💪 🙂 as you know it's too late to apply fiberglass cloth but at least mix up a few large batches of epoxy resin and roll it on heavy make her water 💧 tight for the winter 😀 😉 😄 please accept my sincere apologies for my rhetorical commitment

[@TravelsWithGeordie]

All good Patrick!