(Ep.52)
Ricky finishes up the foamalite layout for our headliner, now all we still got to do is wrap it up in vinyl and install. He also had to plug up some holes on the stern where we removed some fittings. Ricky installed the leg for our table, but real...
Episode 51
While on our Cape Town trip, we stopped off at Blue Nova to have a check out our new sweet Lithium batteries & got to check out all the off grid options people have. It was awesome to meet James and the rest of the team at Blue Nova & s...
Episode 50
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We headed down to the Cape Town Boat Show and also made supply runs while we were down there! Guys I was so damn excited whe...
Since our yacht door is poly carbonate we wondered how strong Poly carbonate really is? & if it is bullet proof like they say?
Well we decided to test this theory & shoot a piece of polycarb using a 9mm, .22 & a 45 ACP hand gun.
Polycarbona...
Episode 49
Ricky started making our new nida-core swim platform. It was absolutely massive and the biggest one we have built yet. We didn't feel like going to work on Saturday but got the courage to get up and get going. We closed up any remaining holes le...
Episode 48
Ricky got our electrical panels sorted, now we just need to seal the wood off & get hinges to mount them up. We are struggling to find 316 stainless steel hinges at the moment which is making us go a little crazy. We give you guys the run do...
We're going to the Cape Town Boat Show this weekend. Will see you guys there if you plan on going? Will most probably be roaming around so come find us 😎🤙🏻⛵
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Episode 47
-Ricky removes our swim platform
-Ricky's brother Claudio & his girlfriend Monique come visit us
-We spend our 2 year wedding anniversary together
-Ricky explains the wiring we ran for our electrical
-We show our our electrical panel (AC &am...
Episode 46
We take a beautiful 62ft Perry Catamaran down to Mossel Bay with Captain Hoss (An awesome Australian who came into Port Elizabeth Harbor looking for crew) We stopped in Knysna for a good nights rest and some sight seeing as well.
It was an amaz...
Episode 45
We start planning our electrical & where are we going to add lights, fans, switches etc. We also start running our conduit for our electrical wiring. We also add in a couple of new inspection hatches.
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Episode 44
-We put our dodger back on the boat
-Ricky makes the shelf for our water maker
-We cut our backing plates out using the fiberglass from our old bimini
-We paint the storage hatches under our aft cabin beds
-We epoxy seal off our floors
-Ricky cl...
Episode 43
- Ricky edited the intro all by himself & I'm super proud of him! Let us know what you think of it?
-Our damn car broke down, it's just more costs after the other.. I guess when it rain it pours right... so we sent her to get repaired.. It ...
Episode 42
-Our door frame is primed with some epoxy primer
-Moses & Ricky start polishing up our stainless steel
-The dodger got faired & sanded and was then repainted for a smooth finish
-We start repairing our rotten core bow deck with some nid...
This week it's Simone's turn for the how to video.. she shows you how to seal off your interior wood using epoxy. This will just help with water penetration and prevent your beautiful interior wood from rotting.. like it did ours when we bought the boat.
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Episode 41
-We remove our deck fittings so that we can start repairing our rotten core deck.
-We also remove our stainless steel rails.
- Our bow hatches get grinded down to prep them for some pool coat. (Flo coat)
-We complete the door frame building a...
We talk you through all the paints we used when painting our bilges, exposed wood which we created our saloon seating area and galley etc with. As well as painting over our fiberglass.
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Episode 40
Ricky explains our shower bilge pump and where we will be fitting it.
He also does explain in great detail how we fitted our door in using Ultrabond (thickened polyester formulated for bonding polyester surfaces and doing fills ) aswell as Sika...
We walk you through the steps of how to plug and fiberglass a hole you might want to patch up!
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Episode 39
We add our latch to our door to prevent it from swinging open at sea, & meet the Texans on their beautiful majestic cat.
Ricky makes the shelves to attach to our engine/storage compartments.
We decided to make our sole inspection hatches ...
Ricky walks you through to steps of getting your grimy old oxidized stainless steel looking brand spanking new again!
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Grinder: https://amzn.to/44oGu5M
Unitized Discs: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/?Ntt=unitized+wheel
Polishing Wheel: https...
Episode 38
⦁We finish fibreglassing up our cockpit decks and make them level
⦁We acetone down our dodger and give her a coat of 2 part pool coat
⦁We start working on our door, which we have now changed completely to a poly carbonate door with a wate...
Ricky walks you through the process of restoring your boat/yacht bilges. It's such an easy task & can make a huge difference!
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Episode 37
Follow up of our previous video: Building a bimini/dodger:
https://youtu.be/KMbPnBZEVzU
We carry on prepping our dodger for some paint & add some more fibreglass to ensure she is nice and sturdy.
We will be adding a catchment tarp in plac...
Our list is getting shorter & shorter as we go.
We list all the things we still need to do on Lady Africa, before we can set sail.
Let us know what you think of our windows & what window color you would choose as well as do you think we should i...
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