TRAWLER VARNISHING: Start to Finish Tutorial DeFever 44

[@tomtabler121]

You are the master Joe… Great work!

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Thanks Tom!

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

Wow ! Awesome overview / instructional video! You are an artist Joe! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Thank you!

[@candacewinters3792]

Wow, all these years I've been varnishing our boat wrong! Saw you on Sea Y'all's channel and hoped you'd do a more indepth video. Your technique for keeping a wet edge is crazy smart!!! Genius!!!

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Thanks! Just passing along the lessons I’m learning from my mentors!

[@jerrycallender7604]

Greetings from Tucson... Just found your channel and subscribed. I'm buying a DeFever 44, unfortunately it's in Miami, but, there IS the Canal, as I want to return to San Diego.

[@AquaCultured]

Nice work man, good instructions. Looks so good. Can’t wait to get my floors done 🤙

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Go for it! Let me know if you have any questions along the way

[@OnboardTangaroa]

Varnishing is a never ending job but I love doing it! I do prefer a badger hair brush versus a sponge one. Have you tried that? We have a 1969 Stephens Bros that we are redoing ourselves. Blaine and Janis Onboard Tangaroa.

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Hey guys! I’ll have to check out your channel, sounds like a really great project! I have used a few different types of hair brushes with success. I just find that typically the difference is pretty minimal. That being the case, I like to just use the cheap-o foam brushes and save the cleanup hassle

[@OnboardTangaroa]

@@crown_city_trawlers I have to agree on the cleanup...i think my Badger hair is still frozen in the freezer from last season

[@francoisprotat9342]

Hi guys ! My questions are not about varnishing, but you could be helpfull. I'm french, I live in Paris. I've allways wanted to live on a boat, but I just rented some boats for hollidays. We have 5,500 miles of rivers and canals in France, and our neighbours (Belgium, Netherland, Germany) have a lot of installations too. I dream about going, using rivers and canals, from Paris to Istambul, and back by the Mediterranean sea. A 2 years journey. I was waiting for the end of covid to buy a trawler, and I'm waiting now for the end of war in Europe. I think I'd rather choose a dutch trawler, because theyre made of steel. Even if it asks for a bigger investment at the beginning, I think I'll choose an electrical engine, powered by solar panels. I've been searching informations about electrical engines those last two years, and it seems that the progresses have been enormous. My use of this boat will be living and travelling as a snail, with my home with me, and I don't need to go fast. The speed limits in Europe are between 3 and 5 mph in canals, and 6 to 7.5 mph on rivers. No need to wear a helmet... In France, we've got 3 different "driving licences" for boats : rivers and canals, sea and lakes (no more than 6 miles from shore) and full sea (everywhere else). I'll get the 2 first ones. Do you know anything about electrical engines ? How's life on board during winter (even if you don't have much snow in San Dego) ? Is the boat community friendly, or do they need to have some groups for trawlers, barges, sails ? Do you have a washing/driier on bord ? Every detail will be helpfull, and I thank you all for your answers.

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Hi, thanks for the message. Unfortunately I don’t know much about electrical engines at this point-but you would be wise to go that route, they are the future! Winter I’m San Diego is not bad at all. For most other places (like Europe) I would definitely look into proper winterization of the engine as well as more reliable heat sources. The boat community is amazing! I have friends on sail boats, power boats, boats that don’t move, boats in other countries… it is the best community! And no washer/drier for me

[@scmullins]

JOE!

[@solstar4778]

What about sanding ?

[@crown_city_trawlers]

Lots and lots of sanding! Prep work is the key!

[@solstar4778]

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[@kenlynch6332]

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