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Building SY Mistress
April 26, 2024
Building SY Mistress

Building SY Mistress

Welcome to Building SY Mistress and her journeys!

I have built a Van De Stadt, 40ft steel sailing yacht and am in the process of fitting her out.
I have never built a boat before!
I have built her solo, on my own.

I found that there are very few youtube channels showing people amateur building in particular steel sailing boats and also particularly showing the nitty gritty work stuff, like the hours/days/weeks/months of the necessary and yes monotonous work that goes in to building a boat.
NOTE – I do not intend on boring anybody viewing by showing most of the repetitive stuff!
Heavy editing will be in place!
So perhaps this channel could be helpful for anybody who may be wanting to see some more details in the building process and what/how much work is involved.

Once Mistress is finished I will then move aboard and set sail,……. to commence my life-long dreams and goals of full-time sailing adventures,…..

I really hope that you can join me along for the journey,…

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Building SY Mistress Lastest Videos

FINISHING the DODGER build 💪 (pt.3) Ep.175 Building my steel sailing yacht
FINISHING the DODGER build 💪 (pt.3) Ep.175 Building my steel sailing yacht
Yes indeed, part 3 on finishing the hard dodger build for Mistress! Lots of welding, lots of fairing and coving and getting some good, high build epoxy primer-undercoat on it all to seriously protect all of this steel from corrosion ahead! Mistress is de...
Published: Apr 26, 2024
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:10:40
HOW TO build a STEEL HARD DODGER (pt.2) Ep.174 Building my steel sailing yacht
HOW TO build a STEEL HARD DODGER (pt.2) Ep.174 Building my steel sailing yacht
Part 2 of building Mistress' hard dodger and YES, as with everything with boats, getting things to this stage took more hard work than anticipated and a lot of sweat, particularly in the very HOT summer had on the Sunny Coast last-this year! At this stage ...
Published: Apr 12, 2024
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:18:03
WHAT HAPPENED TO BUILDING SY MISTRESS? 😲 Ep.173 Building my steel sailing yacht
WHAT HAPPENED TO BUILDING SY MISTRESS? 😲 Ep.173 Building my steel sailing yacht
About time that I online surfaced and came back to explain a few things! MUCH GOING ON! Ohh, and for those who had wondered and those who'd asked - No, I do not quit! 😁 ⛵ And for those who are not aware - times have changed A LOT, plus small channels...
Published: Mar 29, 2024
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:22:50
HNY 2024 🎉🍾 from Building SY Mistress!
HNY 2024 🎉🍾 from Building SY Mistress!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 EVERYBODY! This IS the year that Mistress is finally launched and actually is planned for this first month of this year! Wishing all of you a happy and great New Year! Mistress is designed by one of the highly respected Dutch naval ar...
Published: Jan 01, 2024
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:06:31
LOTS GOING ON! Building my steel sailing yacht
LOTS GOING ON! Building my steel sailing yacht
UPDATE from the 15th December. Mistress is designed by one of the highly respected Dutch naval architects E.G. Van de Stadt, a Caribbean design, length 40ft/12m, beam 13ft/3.9m, draft 5ft/1.5m. Her hull and decks are built in mild steel and I have built h...
Published: Dec 15, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:02:06
TRIGGER HAS BEEN PULLED! 😲 Ep.172 Building my steel sailing yacht
TRIGGER HAS BEEN PULLED! 😲 Ep.172 Building my steel sailing yacht
Well people, FINALLY, it arrived! The MOVE OUT of Mistress' boat yard date AND THE LAUNCH DATE!! THIS IS MASSIVE NEWS!! I have been wondering for YEARS, just WHEN that "POINTY END" time was going to come, which would be the signal and trigger for things to...
Published: Dec 02, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:23:32

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Building SY Mistress – my steel sailing yacht
Building SY Mistress – my steel sailing yacht
This is a slideshow of the main build of my steel Van de Stadt Caribbean sailing yacht Mistress. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and the...
Published: Aug 31, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:04:09
Intro. Building SY Mistress – my steel sailing yacht
Intro. Building SY Mistress – my steel sailing yacht
This is an introduction for the re-start of building my steel sailing yacht Mistress. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go on my ...
Published: Aug 31, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:06:38
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.1 From neglected & sad,…
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.1 From neglected & sad,…
This is a slideshow of getting my steel sailing yacht work re-started. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go on my sailing advent...
Published: Sep 01, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:01:44
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.2 Getting to Zero!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.2 Getting to Zero!
This is my first streaming video of re-starting the boatwork of building my steel Van de Stadt Caribbean sailing yacht Mistress, getting back to zero, getting back to the starting point! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the w...
Published: Sep 02, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:05:54
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.3 We are all making sacrifices,..
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.3 We are all making sacrifices,..
In this video of building my steel sailing yacht I explain some things regarding how we all are/and have to make sacrifices in our (respective) lives! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and ...
Published: Sep 03, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:05:10
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.4 Making SERIOUS progress,..
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.4 Making SERIOUS progress,..
In this video of building my steel sailing yacht I have FINALLY got back to some serious boatwork! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and t...
Published: Sep 04, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:11:43
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.5 The inside painting WAS my Nemesis!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.5 The inside painting WAS my Nemesis!
The boatwork momentum is building and FINALLY I get some inside paint on! Hard work is paying off and I am LOVING it! There were many reasons why, but the boatwork stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey ...
Published: Sep 07, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:15:52
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.6 MOMENTUM = GOOD Boatwork!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.6 MOMENTUM = GOOD Boatwork!
In this episode I get great momentum and have several important projects rolling along,... There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go o...
Published: Sep 09, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:22:03
Building my steel sailing yacht Please help,..
Building my steel sailing yacht Please help,..
In this video I am explaining how to subscribe & notifications and the importance of these for you to help me grow my Building Mistress channel,... only if you would like to! Thanks! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the w...
Published: Sep 11, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:05:34
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.7 Boatwork is VERY fulfilling!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.7 Boatwork is VERY fulfilling!
YES, it is definitely true - boatwork is VERY fulfilling! I take a break from the inside g-r-u-e-l-l-i-n-g wirebrush grinding and get some good work done on the outside of the hull. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work ...
Published: Sep 12, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:14:30
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.8 I beat my nemesis! Next,..
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.8 I beat my nemesis! Next,..
Well, I FINALLY DID beat my inside painting nemesis!! In this episode I get it all done and was/am SO happy, pleased, satisfied about that and to have seen the last of it! NEXT,.. a lot more now begins to happen. There were many reasons why, but the work...
Published: Sep 14, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:08:55
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.9 Spray-on Insulation & engine bay (part 1)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.9 Spray-on Insulation & engine bay (part 1)
It's a NEW YEAR! 2018! I am definitely EXCITED heading in to this New year because a lot of good Boatwork is lined up to be done,... In this episode I get most of the spray-on insulation on and take the engine out in order to re-paint the engine bay. Ther...
Published: Sep 17, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:15:30
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.10 Engine bay & spray-on insulation (part 2)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.10 Engine bay & spray-on insulation (part 2)
It is really nice doing work that is not so physically gruelling and getting different important things done on Mistress! In this episode I get the engine bay resprayed, engine all cleaned up and start trimming the spray-on insulation in preparation for th...
Published: Sep 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:14:36
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.11 Engine setup DONE! + insulation (part 3)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.11 Engine setup DONE! + insulation (part 3)
I do an all day drive from the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane city and beyond to collect a range of things for Mistress' engine, I get to work on setting the engine up with everything to be run and I nearly get all of the spray-on insulation completed! I also...
Published: Sep 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:16:09
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.12 WILL she or WON’T she??
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.12 WILL she or WON’T she??
I FINALLY, after many years of waiting, waiting, waiting, get my great little NEW ISUZU engine running!! SO HAPPY!! YEAHH BABY! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting jo...
Published: Sep 28, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:08:17
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.13 Custom made alright! (& insulation completed! part 4)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.13 Custom made alright! (& insulation completed! part 4)
In this episode I get the insulation COMPLETED! I work on and fit the custom made diesel fuel tank and start doing the coving work to protect all of the steel framing, hull floors and hull plating from potential corrosion. And spot my Port from my Starboar...
Published: Oct 04, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:19:20
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.14 My wood ‘shed’ & the coving (part 1)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.14 My wood ‘shed’ & the coving (part 1)
I lay some concrete, build some frames to keep the plywood off the ground and put up a marquee/gazebo to be used as my wood 'shed' to keep the marine plywood and timber dry and protected. And I start the lengthy coving work to protect all of the framing an...
Published: Oct 11, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:12:15
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.15 Coving (part 2) & some BIG NEWS!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.15 Coving (part 2) & some BIG NEWS!
I get stuck in to the coving work and there is some BIG NEWS,..... What am I doing?!? : / There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go o...
Published: Oct 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:12:53
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.16 NEW Intro, Sacrifice & the move!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.16 NEW Intro, Sacrifice & the move!
A LOT is happening in this episode! Thanks to good friends commenting I have a NEW Intro! I cover the subject of how in order to achieve uncommon things in life, we MUST sacrifice many normal things in life and mention X4 other fantastic building and saili...
Published: Oct 26, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:10:31
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.17 Coving FINISHED! (pt.3) & PU top coating (pt.1)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.17 Coving FINISHED! (pt.3) & PU top coating (pt.1)
After the move from comfort to camping I get back to the boatwork! I get the coving FINISHED!! And I start the final phase of top coating the inside of Mistress' hull. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started,...
Published: Nov 01, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:10:27
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.18 PU top coating FINISHED! (pt.2)
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.18 PU top coating FINISHED! (pt.2)
WOOHOO!! I FINISH the PU (polyurethane) top coating on the inside hull floors and plating! OMG have I been WAITING FOR SO LONG to get to this stage! : ) Mistress is starting to look nice on the inside, a clean plate for the soon to start timber fit-out! ...
Published: Nov 08, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:10:41
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.19 Finishing the steel trim parts!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.19 Finishing the steel trim parts!
In this episode I attend to the interior steel trim parts - I get to work sanding, coving, undercoating, sanding (yes again), cleaning and PU top coat finishing all of the steel trim parts that will be seen after the fit-out is in place. I also have a bran...
Published: Nov 15, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:10:49
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.20 Levelling & V berth support pt.1
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.20 Levelling & V berth support pt.1
In this episode I really need to get Mistress levelled in order to be able to properly build the fit-out by being able to use levels, plumb bob’s and the laser level to make the end result square and level. It, of course, was much more time consuming tha...
Published: Dec 02, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:20:25
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.21 First bulkheads & “toggle=joggle” stick
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.21 First bulkheads & “toggle=joggle” stick
WOOHOOO! I make a start on building the bulkheads for the for'ward V berth,.. I also introduce and explain a VERY ingenious boat building tool - the "toggle = joggle stick" ! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-...
Published: Dec 06, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:20:06
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.22 PNG Rosewood timber for fit-out!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.22 PNG Rosewood timber for fit-out!
In this episode I get on to making the V berth framing with the beautiful PNG Rosewood which is such a pleasure to work with! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journ...
Published: Dec 13, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:11:25
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.23 NEW camera gear!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.23 NEW camera gear!
As the title says people - I get NEW camera gear! A Sony FDR-AX53, RØDE VideoMicro., latest GoPro Hero 7, SD cards, 2nd battery's, Sony Video Tripod AND THE BEST service from my local camera store - Ted's Camera's! There were many reasons why, but the wo...
Published: Dec 20, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:09:33
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #1 Intro. & V berth support
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #1 Intro. & V berth support
Over time I have had several people ask about a little more technical detail regarding different things shown in some of the video's and also have encouraged me to perhaps put together some short video's to explain some things in a bit more detail. So in ...
Published: Dec 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:11:06
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.24 The V berth framing pt.1
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.24 The V berth framing pt.1
In this episode I get the V berth timber framing fitted, sanded and pre drill the holes in order to securely fit it all to Mistress,.... after it has all been epoxy painted. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-st...
Published: Dec 28, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:11:05
Building my steel sailing yacht HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 Everybody!
Building my steel sailing yacht HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 Everybody!
2018 was SO good and I hope that it was for you too! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! I sincerely wish you all a GREAT 2019! Woohoo!! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting jou...
Published: Dec 31, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:02:34
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #2 Marine Ply, MDF & $#*t ply
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #2 Marine Ply, MDF & $#*t ply
Over time I have had several people ask about a little more technical detail regarding different things shown in some of the video's and also have encouraged me to perhaps put together some short video's to explain some things in a bit more detail. So in ...
Published: Jan 03, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:07:37
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.25 The V berth template & Plywood & Sunshine Coast!
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.25 The V berth template & Plywood & Sunshine Coast!
In this episode I make good progress in making and fitting the V berth marine plywood base AND I show just a little of the Beautiful Sunshine Coast, Queensland where I live, which I hope that you enjoy watching! There were many reasons why, but the work...
Published: Jan 10, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:21:30
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #3 Making a toggle stick
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #3 Making a toggle stick
In this episode I explain how to make the very clever and very simple little toggle/joggle stick. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and th...
Published: Jan 17, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:10:20
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.26 V berth framing pt.2 & MAIN bulkhead pt.1
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.26 V berth framing pt.2 & MAIN bulkhead pt.1
In this episode I make and fit 2 more small beams for the V berth for some extra stiffness support, do a little more hand tools maintenance and make and fit the first main part of the MAIN bulkhead between the for'ward cabin and the saloon. And Jfyi here ...
Published: Jan 24, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:12:58
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.27 The MAIN Bulkhead pt.2
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.27 The MAIN Bulkhead pt.2
In this episode I continue and finish making up all X3 parts that make up the main bulkhead between the V berth and saloon! It was rewarding to get this significant bulkhead done and behind me! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... Howev...
Published: Jan 31, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:21:45
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.28 Sanding timber, a violent storm & a new wood ‘shed’
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.28 Sanding timber, a violent storm & a new wood ‘shed’
There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go on my sailing adventures,... I hope that you can join along with me! https://www.youtube.com...
Published: Feb 07, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:16:53
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #4 Level’s
Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #4 Level’s
In this Tech. talk I explain the X3 types of level tools that I have used and use in the building of Mistress - the plumb bob, spirit level and laser level. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully...
Published: Feb 14, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:09:29