Join me aboard my sailboat Athena as I manage to f-up building a DIY generator. Also, Athena now has an exotic pole in the galley.
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I get started on a 9 kW DIY diesel generator and take a short break from that to make a template for the vanity in the head. Ava's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDbiWmgE2MDoZdZLGDHcGg
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I'm back in Denmark. In this video, work continues on the sink cover and I build a toilet paper holder doohickey.
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Live update: This video was recorded over the last couple of weeks. I’m with Ava in LA right now. The travel ban was announced a few hours after I arrived here. I have no idea when I’ll be back in Denmark. All is up in the air right now.
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In this video I get started building Athena’s new head (bathroom).
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In this video, I get the bottom half of insulated and ready for paint.
Insulation video: https://youtu.be/Ru6xqtb0BcI
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In this video, I build a DIY boiler for hydronic heating aboard my sailboat Athena.
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I get started building Athena's new galley. Also a short update on the AC generator project.
AC alternator: http://meccalte.com/downloads/ES20F.pdf
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DIY gimbaled stove is done and the new sink is ready to be installed in the head.
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Athena got her new 80L (13 gal) holding tank.
Link for plumbing examples: https://www.tek-tanks.com/sanitation-systems/holding-tank-plumbing-and-layouts/
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Athena’s new head finally got here! A Marine Elegance from Raritan.
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A quick look at the progress made in 2019 aboard my 38 ft sailboat Athena.
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A short introduction to what I’ll be working on in 2020 and cleaning up the laminated doorframe from last weekend’s video.
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In this video I put up the first bit of trim and finally install the laminated beam.
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In this video, I do a bit of bulkhead beautification aka cover the bulkheads in 4 mm plywood. Link to webshop: https://saillifeshop.com/
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In this video, I get started building a locker in the aft cabin. I also introduce what will with no doubt be the cutest generator in the world.
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In this video, work continues on the nav station and the hull is insulated with Armaflex.
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I start rebuilding the nav station aboard my sailboat DIY style :)
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This week aboard Athena I tabbed a bunch of plywood and a single piece of foam to the hull. Of course, that involves a lot of sanding ;) DIY sailboat restoration super fun time!
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Join me aboard Athena for some DIY restoration fun. Work continues on the new head. I also get started on the new nav station.
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A quick Q&A video :) I’ll have a new DIY video up on Sunday October 27 :)
Online ressources for boat DIY:
https://www.boatdesign.net/forums/
https://www.youtube.com/user/boatworkstoday
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJ-7wSvo6_BHsnbytM0jzg
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West System Manual: https://www.westsystem.com/wp-content/uploads/Fiberglass-Manual-2015.pdf
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