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Atticus Update 28: Epoxying the New Companionway Sliding Hatch
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Atticus Update 28: Epoxying the New Companionway Sliding Hatch
To seal our new companionway sliding hatch we decided on using West Systems Special Clear Hardener. This will offer a long lasting, durable seal, protecting the wood from weathering caused by water, while working simultaneously as a strong base for our pol...
  • Jul 05, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:00
Atticus Update 29: Locker Doors, Companionway, and Turtle Hatch Progress
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Atticus Update 29: Locker Doors, Companionway, and Turtle Hatch Progress
Desiree finished spraying topcoat on the cockpit locker doors, and Jordan is working on varnishing the companionway wood and priming the turtle hatch. She's going to be pretty! http://www.Facebook.com/TheProjectAtticus http://www.projectatticus.com
  • Jul 05, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:59
Atticus Update 30: NonSkid Strategy
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Atticus Update 30: NonSkid Strategy
We mapped out our deck so that we can strategically prep and apply nonskid particles over the next couple of days. We'll be using Awlgrip paint and coarse GripTex nonskid particles.
  • Jul 06, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:20
Atticus Update 31: Applying Non Skid to the Decks!
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Atticus Update 31: Applying Non Skid to the Decks!
Here we go! We've taped off sections of the deck and are working together to roll the awlgrip paint and scatter the GripTex coarse particles on the wet paint. So far so good...!
  • Jul 07, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:25
Atticus Update 32: Last day of Sanding! Finishing up our Non Skid Project!
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Atticus Update 32: Last day of Sanding! Finishing up our Non Skid Project!
It's crazy to see the deck totally transform as we take each step forward. From re-coreing, to fairing, to spraying primer and topcoat, and finally to applying non-skid! Today we finish up our last segment! Last day of sanding... (at least until the next ...
  • Jul 08, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:18
Atticus Update 33: Restoring Wooden Winch Blocks on our 1963 Allied Seawind
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Atticus Update 33: Restoring Wooden Winch Blocks on our 1963 Allied Seawind
Check out the original exterior wood work! This 50 year old piece has aged about as well as Atticus herself and with a little TLC will look as good as new!
  • Jul 09, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:51
Atticus Update 34: Applying Awlbrite to the Companionway Wood
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Atticus Update 34: Applying Awlbrite to the Companionway Wood
Last step of our companionway woodworking project is applying AwlBrite! Check it out!
  • Jul 10, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:32
Atticus Update 35: Teak Wood Restoration Progress
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Atticus Update 35: Teak Wood Restoration Progress
Jordan shows us the restored teak pieces (including winch blocks, combing blocks, and cockpit combing) that he's been working on. Next step: varnish!
  • Jul 11, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:21
Atticus Update 36: Desiree Says Hello from St Martin
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Atticus Update 36: Desiree Says Hello from St Martin
How do we sponsor our refit and future circumnavigation plans in our twenties? One great source of income has been working on superyachts. Desiree drops us a line from the Caribbean where she has been island hopping on a charter boat for the last two weeks...
  • Jul 12, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:40
Atticus Update 42: Caprail #Fail
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Atticus Update 42: Caprail #Fail
At best refitting Atticus has been 2 steps forward 1 step back. Today was more of a 3 steps back kind of day. Split scarfing on my cap rail project and the beginnings of bowsprit fabrication.
  • Jul 12, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:46
Atticus Update 37: Steam Bending Wood
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Atticus Update 37: Steam Bending Wood
Yeeeehhaaaaa! Check out our hillbilly Atticus steam box! This is the first step in bending our new teak cap rails.
  • Jul 13, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:03
Atticus Update 38: Bending Teak
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Atticus Update 38: Bending Teak
After sitting in the steam box for almost 3 hours we now bend the teak to the plywood pattern which we traced from Atticus' gunwale.
  • Jul 14, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:04
Atticus Update 39: Getting my Captain’s License Online
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Atticus Update 39: Getting my Captain’s License Online
Studying via iPad, over 3G internet, listening to lectures on the stereo, all on a sailboat built in 1963! Where tech and classic construction unite! As soon as I'm certified, I'll become Captain of a sunset and snorkel charter sailboat in Key West to help...
  • Jul 15, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:21
Atticus Update 40: Desiree’s day off in La Paz Mexico
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Atticus Update 40: Desiree’s day off in La Paz Mexico
Swimming with whale sharks and exploring beaches along the coast of la Paz, Mexico makes some time away from Atticus bearable, but I can't wait for the day when we can sail Atticus to places like this!
  • Jul 16, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:02
Atticus Update 41: Hull to Deck Joint Repairs
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Atticus Update 41: Hull to Deck Joint Repairs
Jordan is finally back to work on Atticus after a month of working a "real" job. Check out what's next on the project list, including patching up some delaminated areas in the hull to deck joint.
  • Jul 17, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:23
Atticus Update 43: Cockpit Coamings Installed!
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Atticus Update 43: Cockpit Coamings Installed!
Progress! Installed the cockpit coamings and winch bases! 50+ year old wood trim has never looked this good!
  • Jul 18, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:16
Atticus Update 44: Jordan Visits Desiree in La Paz, Mexico
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Atticus Update 44: Jordan Visits Desiree in La Paz, Mexico
Though we've spent the majority of the last year covered in bottom paint, fiberglass, bronze and wood dust, paint and epoxy, we are lucky enough to share a couple days of luxury in La Paz, Mexico while Desiree works on a 150 ft. Charter yacht out here! Sto...
  • Jul 19, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:24
Atticus Update 45: Last Weeks in the Boatyard
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Atticus Update 45: Last Weeks in the Boatyard
This may be our last week in the boatyard! With all of our dirtiest projects coming to an end we will hopefully move to a marina soon, but to make that happen Jordan is putting in some overtime to finish up our last boatyard projects.
  • Jul 22, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:41
Atticus Update 46: Jordan Bends the Transom Teak
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Atticus Update 46: Jordan Bends the Transom Teak
Check out Jordan's strategy for bending the Carpal Teak for the Transom!
  • Jul 23, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:48
Atticus Update 47: Moving our Stuff to the Marina!
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Atticus Update 47: Moving our Stuff to the Marina!
After 1 year and 4 months in the boatyard, 4 trips to the urgent care center, roughly 300 trips to west marine, a couple emotional breakdowns, and countless mistakes, we're finally wrapping up our messy projects and moving to a marina where we can finish o...
  • Jul 24, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:35
Atticus Update 48: Celebrating our Final Farewell to the Boatyard
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Atticus Update 48: Celebrating our Final Farewell to the Boatyard
Celebrating our final farewell to the boatyard with sundowner key lime Rum & Cokes. Check out the new caprail and wish us luck for our first move in over a year!
  • Jul 25, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:19
Atticus Update 49: We’re out of the Boatyard!
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Atticus Update 49: We’re out of the Boatyard!
We're finally out of the boatyard! Not too far of a trip to the Marina around the corner, but the change in lifestyle is drastic! Showers, gym, captain's lounge, wifi! Ooooh yeah! Now all we have to do is get that mast back up!
  • Jul 26, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:46
Atticus Update 50: Learning how to sew on a Sailboat
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Atticus Update 50: Learning how to sew on a Sailboat
Check out our new slip and work shed! Desiree just received her Sailrite ultrafeed in the mail and is excited to tear into it! New curtains, here we come! Any beginners words of wisdom from veteran sewers out there?
  • Jul 27, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:09
Atticus Update 51: Installing Teak Handrails with Bed-It Butyl Tape
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Atticus Update 51: Installing Teak Handrails with Bed-It Butyl Tape
Today we installed teak handrails and sealed them to the cabin top with bed-it butyl tape! Not nearly as messy or stressful as installing and sealing our newly fabricated cap and rub rails with sikaflex!
  • Aug 04, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:30
Atticus Update 52: Installing Sailrite Mounting Clips for Curtain Track!
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Atticus Update 52: Installing Sailrite Mounting Clips for Curtain Track!
Installing mounting clips and musings about jumping in and learning a new skill. You gotta start somewhere, right?
  • Aug 08, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:00
Atticus Update 53: Interior Boat Curtains Are Coming Along
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Atticus Update 53: Interior Boat Curtains Are Coming Along
Curtains are coming along! Check out my working template and meet my mom who came down for a visit when she heard I'd be working on my first sewing project!
  • Aug 09, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:13
Atticus Update 54: Desiree’s Mom is taking over in the Galley!
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Atticus Update 54: Desiree’s Mom is taking over in the Galley!
Desiree's mom takes over in the galley! Marina life is pretty awesome!
  • Aug 09, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:18
Atticus Upate 55: Escape to Santa Cruz. Meet Jordan’s Family!
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Atticus Upate 55: Escape to Santa Cruz. Meet Jordan’s Family!
Meet Jordan's brother and nephews, our Project Atticus support team in Santa Cruz, California:) They made T-Shirts to spread the love out here!
  • Aug 10, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:42
Atticus Update 57: View of Half Dome
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Atticus Update 57: View of Half Dome
Half Dome, one of Yosemite's most iconic peaks, was on the top of our list to hike. But instead of suffering the tedious permit process we decided to hike the opposing peak, North Dome, for the best view of Half Dome in the valley.
  • Sep 03, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:05
Atticus Update 56: Motorcycle trip to Yosemite
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Atticus Update 56: Motorcycle trip to Yosemite
Instead of Selling Jordan's motorcycle and returning to Key West we decided to take Lucile (the bike) out for one last epic ride to one of California's most beautiful destinations, Yosemite National Park. Here we are at one of our campsites enjoying a quie...
  • Sep 04, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:19
Atticus Update 58: Hiking Clouds rest – Yosemite N
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Atticus Update 58: Hiking Clouds rest – Yosemite N
After being bummed out by the massive crowds, the heat of the valley floor in Yosemite, and a failed attempt to get a site at Camp 4 we decided a long hike into the High Sierras for a high altitude vi
  • Sep 04, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:05
Atticus Update 60: Desiree’s first time captaining a sailboat
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Atticus Update 60: Desiree’s first time captaining a sailboat
As we have been refitting Atticus we have in our free time sailing O'Day 22s from the Key West Sailing Club to train Desiree on how to sail. After many days on the water this is Desiree's first time captaining and she kills it!
  • Sep 05, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:57
Atticus Update 59: Curtains – First sewing project complete
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Atticus Update 59: Curtains – First sewing project complete
After getting back from our California adventure Desiree got back to work on making new curtains. This is the first of many sewing projects that Desiree will be tackling including new settee cushions and new V-berth cushions. It was a great learning experi...
  • Sep 05, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:51
Atticus Update 61: Desiree’s new favorite sewing tool – Hot Knife
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Atticus Update 61: Desiree’s new favorite sewing tool – Hot Knife
With Desiree learning through trial, error, and research she has made a lot of progress on her sewing skills and has found her new favorite tool, a hot knife. Here she explains how hot knives can save time and frustration for the do-it-yourself sewer.
  • Sep 05, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:26
Atticus Update 62: Back from California polishing chainplates
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Atticus Update 62: Back from California polishing chainplates
After getting back from California Jordan is taking on the tedious and time consuming project of polishing our new chainplates. We made these chainplates from scratch with 316L stainless steel which is very corrosion resistant. Polishing is an effective m...
  • Sep 06, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:03:37
Atticus Update 63: Fastening hardware to the masts
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Atticus Update 63: Fastening hardware to the masts
After removing all the hardware from our old masts, removing corrosion, and cleaning the aluminum Jordan now re-installs the old hardware and many new pieces. In order to reduce corrosion between dissimilar metals we used a combination of Lock Tight and T...
  • Sep 06, 2015
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:55

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