Building Wilda
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Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with friends, family and those interested in our adventure of building her and getting her into the water! You can encourage and push us through the tough times by supporting us on Patreon. Thanks so much! We are newbies to filming and video editing, but learning as we go. We appreciate your kind and/or constructive comments, suggestions and feedback and we'd be happy to see that you like, subscribe and share our videos!
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Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea…
This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with friends, family and those interested in our adventure of building her and getting her into the water!
You can encourage and push us through the tough times by supporting us on Patreon. Thanks so much!
We are newbies to filming and video editing, but learning as we go.
We appreciate your kind and/or constructive comments, suggestions and feedback and we’d be happy to see that you like, subscribe and share our videos!
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Catamaran DIY Windows Glazing – More windows & portholes | S03E45 Building Wilda
Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with friends, family and those i...
Our FIRST EVER Windows are IN | S03E44 Building Wilda
This week’s video is the continuation of the Catamaran Windows Glazing series that we started in the previous episode. So, if you missed, the first episode is available on our channel, please have a look at that to see the prep work we’ve done https://...
Catamaran DIY Windows Glazing – Start job! – S03E43 | Building Wilda
In this week video we will show you the start of a long awaited activity here at Building Wilda. Windows installation. This is one of our main objectives for this trip to Australia and we’ve decided to dive straight into what we think would be the most d...
Back at the Boat. What our Catamaran looks like after 6 months away – S03E42 | Building Wilda
Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with friends, family and those i...
Our TOP 3 Boat Projects to Return to in 2025 – S03 E41| Building Wilda
In this episode we’re sort of finishing the bathroom floor (at least glassing it) and then we're doing a short recap of the exciting projects that are waiting for us in Australia. Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being fin...
Building the Shower Floor and Panels – S03E40 | Bathroom upgrade continues | Building Wilda
Our shower upgrade continues with building the floor and the shower side panels. Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This ...Watch Building Wilda From The Beginning!
She´ll be done in a week :) – S01 E01 – DIY Catamaran
A first shaky look at Wilda. A solar powered catamaran in the making. Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340X. A cruising catamaran designed for fast passages with plenty of gear and designed for short handed sailing.
Just getting started – S01 E02 – DIY Catamaran
The first week onboard Wilda. Getting started with sorting and cleaning. Reinforcing stanchions and mounting life lines. Adding temporary trampolines and improving access to the boat.
Dust and epoxy – Week 2 – S01 E03 – DIY Catamaran
Tabbing port hull. Tabbing in the daggerboard cases. Start rebuilding the cocpit.
This is no longer a water pipe……- S01 E04 – DIY Catamaran
Making progress on the build. This week working on the cocpit, the steering position, some interior reconstruction and patching holes. Music: Hotshot by Scott Holmes From the Free Music Archive
Wilda’s electrical system explained – S01 E05 – DIY Catamaran
A short description of my plans for Wilda's electrical system.
Laying glass upside down – S01 E06 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode we make Wilda whole... (sort of). We also received some toys :) Music: Play Play Play by Shtriker Big Band Scott_Holmes - Storybook no-matter-how-hard-we-try-ft-ben-goldstein_by_moon_Artlist walkman-snail-shoes_by_peter-spacey_Artlist
Wilda gets a facelift – S01 E07 – DIY Catamaran
Reshaping the bows and starting on the steering panel Music: Scott_Holmes_-_05_-_Little_Idea (from Free Music Archive) Broke_For_Free_-_05_-_Something_Elated (from Free Music Archive) AnthemofaQuirkyHipster_by_RexBanner_Artlist (from Artist.io) ElMonte_by...
Cockpit Makeover KickOff – S01 E08 – DIY Catamaran
Moving the steering and remodelling the cockpit to achieve a more social space.
Cockpit Makeover Part II – S01 E09 – DIY Catamaran
We continue Wilda's cockpit makeover. Hope you enjoy it!
Glassing the pointy end – S01 E10 – DIY Catamaran
Glassing the bows of Wilda. The last (almost) glass work for the hulls before starting the fairing and painting stage.
Wilda’s Drive System sneak peak – S01 E11 – DIY Catamaran
A sneak peak of Wilda's propulsion system
Wilda’s Deck Hatches Part 1 – S01 E12 – DIY Catamaran
Making recesses for Wilda's deck hatches. Vacuum molding on the cheap :)
Deck hatches installation – Part 2 – S01 E13 – DIY Catamaran
Final glassing of the deck hatches into the hull
Small boat projects – S01 E14 – DIY Catamaran
This week we will show you a few of the smaller projects that we have been working on in the background: -fiberglass angle profiles for furniture -stanchion supports -glassing the bridge deck stiffeners -de-coring and filling panels -installation of the p...
Wilda’s portholes – S01 E15 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode Wilda gets a side view :) Music: Artlist.io
We started painting and fairing! – S01 E16 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode we have started painting Wilda! Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This youtube channel is our way of sharing t...
More cockpit glassing & painting – S01 E17 – DIY Catamaran
Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with friends, family and those interes...
Boat work continues – S01 E18 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode Axel makes a brief intro to the starboard aft cabin where Wilda’s batteries will be installed and also a quick recap of our plan for the electric system. We then continue boat works with a few fiberglass reinforcement jobs and more fairin...
I enjoy this fairing! – S01 E19 – DIY Catamaran
Hull fairing begins for real. Lots of Oh glorious sanding ;) Fairing the topsides of the boat. Using a lightweight fairing compound from West Systems. Staring on the major joints to establish a baseline for finishing fairing. Learning how to work with the...
I spoke too soon….. More fairing, Wilda gets the measels :) – S01 E20 – DIY Catamaran
Fairing Wilda's port side. Shaping and smoothing out Wilda's curves with everything I got. Fairing is heavy work, but necessary. This is the first step to a good paint job and worth to put some time into. Lots of sanding now, and in videos to come, all to ...
Port side ready, heading over to starboard – S01 E21 – DIY Catamaran
More "Oh glorious sanding" as Mads from Sail Life would say. @Sail Life Getting ready for paint by simply doing more fairing. Lots of fairing, sorry about that, but that is what you have to do when building one of these.
Slapping some paint on – S01 E22 – DIY Catamaran
After way too much sanding we finally slap some paint on the boat.... We have an uninvited guest..... and then..... back to sanding.
Its a BIG boat!… and more fairing to do!…S01 E23 – DIY Catamaran
Fairing between the hulls and under the bridge deck. Sorry, fairing takes up a lot of time in boat building. Also managed to get some more paint on :) Mostly fairing though. If you enjoy watching fairing and fantastically good boat work, head over to S...
Misplaced some holes knee deep in fairing compound – S01 E24 – DIY Catamaran
Searching for some misplaced holes. Then getting into fairing under the bridge deck. Trying to use as little fairing compound as possible, still achieving a good result. We'll see how it goes :) Music: https://artlist.io
Final Prep for Lockdown – S01 E25 – DIY Catamaran
Getting the last major work done before Lockdown in Metro Melbourne. Fairing using a fairing coat, slapping on some more paint for protection and covering up the boat for longtime storage. Hull sides are now ready for final fairing when we get back to Wil...
5 months in 10 minutes – S01 E26 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode we take a look back at the work done on the boat during our five months in Australia. Music: https://artlist.io
S02 E01 We are back at Wilda!
This episode is a quick recap of our story with Building Wilda. We are back at the boat after two years and restarting the work! Soo exciting! Music: https://artlist.io
S02 E02 It’s not hardening!
In this episode we start cleaning the boat, sanding and fairing. We have an unexpected surprise with the epoxy. Music: https://artlist.io
S02 E03 Cockpit coving! More sanding!
In this episode of Building Wilda we continue coving in the cockpit area and do more sanding and fairing! Thanks for watching and sharing! Music: https://artlist.io
S02 E04 Our boat no longer has a cockpit roof!
In this video we finally take down the monstrous roof of Wilda! Music: https://artlist.io
S02 E05 Roof makeover starts and some tools are failing on us
In this episode of Building Wilda we start working on the roof refit and we face some difficulties when trying to clean the surface of the old roof where the new one should be attached. We also want to wish everyone Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! ...
S02 E06 More roof, portholes & striker
In this episode of Building Wilda we continue building our sailing catamaran. This time we work on the roof, we do some work on the hatches and portholes and we start putting the finishing touches to the seagull striker. Catamaran build / renovation Schi...
