Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 11 - Hull Nearly Finished +Toronto & Dusseldorf Boat Shows
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We begin this episode at the Toronto International Boat Show, then fly to the Netherlands to see the progress on our new Enksail Orion 49 sailboat, Distant Shores IV. She is nearly finished hull construction Next stop is Germany where we check out the world’s largest boat show, Boot Düssseldorf.
00:00 Introduction at Toronto International Boat Show, Canada
01:20 AG1 sponsored segment
02:56 Aluminum boatbuilding update in the Netherlands
04:00 3 rudders for aluminum sailboat
05:00 Swim platform and hull welding update
06:13 Aluminum hull rolling, welding and grinding
07:05 On deck update – aluminum stanchion bases, fuel & water tanks
09:24 Everything is aluminum – cockpit and drains
10:37 Fun on the autobahn! Driving to Düsseldorf Boat Show, Germany
11:42 Boot Dusseldorf, the world’s largest boat show
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