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S03E32 – Drilling 1000 holes into our sailboat. Hinges installation starts | Building Wilda
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S03E32 – Drilling 1000 holes into our sailboat. Hinges installation starts | Building Wilda

In this episode of Building Wilda, we try to move forward by installing hinges or at least doing the prep work for this activity. We also do a good round of cleaning and we break down the job into smaller steps that can be ticked off the list. As usual, su...
  • Jul 28, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:16
FIRST ATTEMPT to making CURVED WINDOW MOULDS – S03E31 | Building Wilda
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FIRST ATTEMPT to making CURVED WINDOW MOULDS – S03E31 | Building Wilda

In this episode we receive some not so good news. We have to face the challenge in front of us and deal with some surprises. Getting curved windows for our beautiful catamaran is not as easy as it seemed at first. We start working on moulds for the windows...
  • Jul 21, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:54
Glueing & Glassing the bathroom shelf & toilet – S03E30 | Building Wilda
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Glueing & Glassing the bathroom shelf & toilet – S03E30 | Building Wilda

In the last video, we started working on a toilet base and a shelf for our port aft head. Now we are doing the intermediary job - preparation of the surface and of the two new parts - before glueing and glassing them into the boat. Wilda is a Schionning ...
  • Jul 13, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:56
Boat Bathroom upgrade begins – S03E29 | Building Wilda
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Boat Bathroom upgrade begins – S03E29 | Building Wilda

In this episode we return to Australia for more boat works. We start the long awaited bathroom upgrade project. We build a toilet base and a shelf to return stiffness to the boat. We want to extend the head room with more space aft for a stand-in shower. ...
  • Jul 07, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:33
Cleats, winches & drilling holes for sailing gear – S03E28 – Building Wilda
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Cleats, winches & drilling holes for sailing gear – S03E28 – Building Wilda

In this week’s episode we continue working with the shiny hardware and it is going to be very interesting especially for those of you who want to know more about our sailing gear setup and more about the holes we need to drill to get the sailing equipmen...
  • Jun 30, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:11
Boat Hardware installation started. Shiny bits on! – S03E27
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Boat Hardware installation started. Shiny bits on! – S03E27

In this episode we start installing the stainless steel helm and play a bit with the steering cables, we do the unboxing of the dusty anchor winch and install it in place, we do a mock-up of the anchor rollers alignment and we mount a cleat! Feels good to ...
  • Jun 23, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:33
Boat Windows Difficulties – Salon Curved Windows – S03E26 | Building Wilda
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Boat Windows Difficulties – Salon Curved Windows – S03E26 | Building Wilda

This episode is going to show a bit of our struggles with getting the curved salon windows fitted into our sailboat. We work with Steve, our window guy, who moulded the acrylic material. The windows turn out to be slightly over-curved. Probably as a result...
  • Jun 16, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:53
S03E25 Propulsion VIII
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S03E25 Propulsion VIII

In this episode - Part 8 of Wilda's Porpulsion - Axel is introducing his concept for the cyclinders lifting and lowering mechanism. As part of his unique drive system design, the aluminium cylinder in which the motor will sit, will have to travel in and o...
  • Jun 09, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:00
FIBREGLASS TIME – Taping the RINGFRAME into the hull – S03E24 | Building Wilda
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FIBREGLASS TIME – Taping the RINGFRAME into the hull – S03E24 | Building Wilda

In this episode, we make all the necessary preparations and start taping the ringframes into the hulls. If you are new to the propulsion series of episodes, we suggest you start from here: @t Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She...
  • Jun 02, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:45
Cockpit WINDOWS INSTALLATION – S03E23 | Building Wilda
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Cockpit WINDOWS INSTALLATION – S03E23 | Building Wilda

In this episode we show the installation of the bulkhead acrylic windows. We hope you like our sailboat's new "face". For more recent updates, join the Patreon crew: @gWilda/about Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being fini...
  • May 18, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:24
Returning strength and stiffness to the hull. Installing ring frames. S03E22 Propulsion VI
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Returning strength and stiffness to the hull. Installing ring frames. S03E22 Propulsion VI

In this episode we reinforce the hull by glueing in fiberglass ring frames. The idea is to return any removed hull strength and provide a load path for transferring power from the prop to the hull. For more real time updates, have a look at our Patreon pa...
  • May 05, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:22
We START PUTTING pieces together – S03E21 – Unique Drive System – Part 5 | Building Wilda
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We START PUTTING pieces together – S03E21 – Unique Drive System – Part 5 | Building Wilda

This episode is Part 5 of a series of videos about Building our Unique Drive System. This week we have to prepare the fibreglass ring and to make it ready for attaching it into the hull. Before that happens, we have to reshape the cutouts in the hulls, de-...
  • Apr 28, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:17
Making FIBERGLASS reinforcement RING frames – S03E20 – Building Wilda | Unique Propulsion Part 4
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Making FIBERGLASS reinforcement RING frames – S03E20 – Building Wilda | Unique Propulsion Part 4

In this video, we continue the series about our catamaran's propulsion system. This is Part 4 and we show the making of the 2 fiberglass ring frames that will support the aluminium cylinders in which the electric motors will sit. We also do some shed clean...
  • Apr 20, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:09
Unique Propulsion Part 3 – Cutting HUGE holes in our BOAT – S03E19 | Building Wilda
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Unique Propulsion Part 3 – Cutting HUGE holes in our BOAT – S03E19 | Building Wilda

This week we’ll continue this unique project with nothing less than… cutting huge holes in our boat! To many of you, this task is probably an absolute crazy idea! And we have to confess that we were also very scared of it, however, it is also part of w...
  • Apr 14, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:13
Unique Drive System – Building Wilda’s Propulsion Part II – S03E18 – Electric Catamaran
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Unique Drive System – Building Wilda’s Propulsion Part II – S03E18 – Electric Catamaran

In this episode Axel is trying to cut the fiberglass tube to shape and he is also trying to get it to the correct size to fit into the aluminium cylinder. Then, we work on building the strong bond between the two surfaces - the cylinder and the tube. Wil...
  • Apr 07, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:00
NOT the AVERAGE SAILBOAT DRIVE SYSTEM – S03E17 – Building Wilda | Electric Catamaran Refit
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NOT the AVERAGE SAILBOAT DRIVE SYSTEM – S03E17 – Building Wilda | Electric Catamaran Refit

If you’ve been following Building Wilda project for a while now, you probably know that our plan is to make Wilda a fully electric sailing catamaran. In this episode we start the long and exciting journey of the propulsion system installation - first, th...
  • Mar 31, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:50
AMAZING Interior BOAT spray painting -S03E16- Building Wilda | Catamaran Build | Restoration | Refit
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AMAZING Interior BOAT spray painting -S03E16- Building Wilda | Catamaran Build | Restoration | Refit

In this episode I’ll take you on a little tour to see the last boat areas before spray painting them with top coat. Salon, Galley & Middle Port side. After that, Axel will show you the airless spray painting result and will discuss a bit about our ne...
  • Mar 24, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:15
LAST SANDING & SPOT FILLING. Is it THE END?- S03E15 – Building Wilda | Catamaran Restoration | Refit
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LAST SANDING & SPOT FILLING. Is it THE END?- S03E15 – Building Wilda | Catamaran Restoration | Refit

In this episode of Building Wilda, we resume the sanding & spot filling activities in the salon, galley and the middle room on the port side. This is the last area that is about to receive its share of shiny top coat. But first we have to identify and ...
  • Mar 17, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:14
STEP CHANGE & the GALLEY Crockery Shelves are GONE – S03E14 – Building Wilda | Catamaran Refit
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STEP CHANGE & the GALLEY Crockery Shelves are GONE – S03E14 – Building Wilda | Catamaran Refit

We are now working on the last section of our boat interior and the biggest surface left in need of final sanding and spot filling. That consists in: the salon, the galley on the starboard side and the middle room (as we call it) on the port side. We make ...
  • Mar 10, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:28
Spray Painting TOP COAT in the cockpit – S03E13 – Building Wilda | Catamaran Restoration | Refit
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Spray Painting TOP COAT in the cockpit – S03E13 – Building Wilda | Catamaran Restoration | Refit

In this episode we are doing the final work in the cockpit before the top coat spray session. Axel is finishing the little drains, also final touch ups to the corners of the salon door, while Chris has been sanding and spot filling in the background. Then ...
  • Mar 03, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:44
Exciting! Watch Building Wilda to see more! ⚓️ #anchor #winch #stainlesssteel
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Exciting! Watch Building Wilda to see more! ⚓️ #anchor #winch #stainlesssteel

  • Mar 01, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:16
This SAILBOAT’s CABINS NEVER felt THIS BIG – S03E12 – Catamaran Restoration | Building Wilda
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This SAILBOAT’s CABINS NEVER felt THIS BIG – S03E12 – Catamaran Restoration | Building Wilda

In this episode we are sanding and spot filling the cabins to prepare the surfaces for top coat. Then we enjoy looking at the beautiful result! The LATEST UPDATE is that you can see what Wilda looks like in REAL TIME and you can support us by joining our ...
  • Feb 25, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:03
Fiberglass work in the engine rooms! Have you seen this huge round hole? 🫣
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Fiberglass work in the engine rooms! Have you seen this huge round hole? 🫣

  • Feb 23, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:26
Catamaran Hatch Puzzle – S03E11 | Building Wilda | Catamaran Build | Restoration | Refit
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Catamaran Hatch Puzzle – S03E11 | Building Wilda | Catamaran Build | Restoration | Refit

Today’s topic is cabinet doors or hatches. Small, big, rectangular, rounded, we have them all! and they are many! we had already started working on them so that’s why they come in different stages. Some have been primed on the back side, some have be...
  • Feb 17, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:21
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