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VNAS March 2024 – Testing out my table saw jigs. Making a speaker stand for a Mackie Freeplay Live
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VNAS March 2024 – Testing out my table saw jigs. Making a speaker stand for a Mackie Freeplay Live

I've been meaning to make some jigs for my Evolution Rage table saw for ages. This video shows an example small project - that I couldn't have done without one of the new jigs. The other jig will be shown next time. It is so quick and easy to make jigs - I should have done this earlier! T...
  • Mar 31, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:06
VNAS February 2024 – Just a couple of small projects to prepare for the season ahead
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VNAS February 2024 – Just a couple of small projects to prepare for the season ahead

Not much happens in February. Sorted out a few things in the workshop. Fitted out a dust extraction system on a trolley. Bought a new bandsaw. Fixed my electric bike. Started making a cabinet. Roll on March, and Spring!
  • Mar 01, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:24
VNAS January 2024 – Just 10 minutes of talking. Health and Boat project plans – all positive!
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VNAS January 2024 – Just 10 minutes of talking. Health and Boat project plans – all positive!

This is my annual update on my plans for the 12 months ahead. I am very optimistic that there will be some good health news later in the year. All based on solid science and a major bit of DNA research. Plus, not too many boat projects before Serenity is ready to go back in the water. I'm not g...
  • Jan 30, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:54
VNAS December 2023 – Annual Musical Extravaganza and Review
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VNAS December 2023 – Annual Musical Extravaganza and Review

A brief review of the year - it actually went a lot better than I was expecting. Plus a brief musical interlude with a real musical instrument being played properly - for a change. Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas - see you in 2024. Not sponsored or affiliated in any way, but I do recommend ...
  • Dec 18, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:37
VNAS November 2023 – Building a Hedgehog House and testing a dowel jig
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VNAS November 2023 – Building a Hedgehog House and testing a dowel jig

Very easy Hedgehog House build. Check out link below for free plans. I used the opportunity to test out a cheap dowel jig that I've had for ages and not got around to using. Don't know what a Hedgehog is? Check out the other link for a short video. Plans Hedgehogs
  • Nov 27, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:24
VNAS October 2023 – Installing a ‘new’ vice, and making a mitred dovetail tool tray
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VNAS October 2023 – Installing a ‘new’ vice, and making a mitred dovetail tool tray

Another one that is mainly woodwork. Still trying to get my woodworking skills up to scratch before tackling some important jobs on the boat. I am not a woodworker. This is not a tutorial. Just a video on what I did. For a really good tutorial on making dovetail joints check out the two videos below...
  • Nov 04, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:46
VNAS September 2023 – Making a small Workbench with provision to convert to a Router Table
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VNAS September 2023 – Making a small Workbench with provision to convert to a Router Table

I need both a workbench and a router table for upcoming projects, but not both at the same time. So, here is me making a simple, sturdy and small bench/table/thing. Inspiration was from the Proper DIY workbench video Another great, but very different workbench build can be seen on 3x3Custom Tamar ...
  • Sep 30, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:17
VNAS August 2023 – Sharpening up on my woodworking skills – Making a Workshop Stool
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VNAS August 2023 – Sharpening up on my woodworking skills – Making a Workshop Stool

Before I get started on a few 'quality critical' projects (Galley and Holding Tank), I need to get in a bit of practise. My woodworking to date has not been great. This is an easy project, but one that needs a fair bit of precision and care. It went better than expected. Plus I got to play...
  • Aug 31, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:53
Very Nearly About Sailing July 2023 – Making a Circular Saw cutting jig thing for HDPE Project
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Very Nearly About Sailing July 2023 – Making a Circular Saw cutting jig thing for HDPE Project

No HDPE Welding this month. I needed to do some preparatory work. Specifically, increasing my indoor workshop space and also making some new saw horses and a Circular Saw jig so that I can cut the HDPE much more accurately.
  • Jul 28, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:50
Very Nearly About Sailing June 2023 – very basic woodwork using two new and very basic tools
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Very Nearly About Sailing June 2023 – very basic woodwork using two new and very basic tools

Very basic video this month. I've just bought a couple of set squares, about time some would say, and am trying to get my woodworking and cutting skills up to speed in preparation for next month's project.
  • Jun 30, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:38
Very Nearly About Sailing May 2023 – Experiments with Soda Blasting wood, metal and felt
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Very Nearly About Sailing May 2023 – Experiments with Soda Blasting wood, metal and felt

This is just a look at trying out soda blasting on a variety of different things. Mostly, I am very pleased with the results. And the success of the final experiment means that the air compressor has actually paid for itself.
  • May 30, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:50
Very Nearly About Sailing April 2023 – Making a thing out of wood Pt2. Finishing and Testing
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Very Nearly About Sailing April 2023 – Making a thing out of wood Pt2. Finishing and Testing

Second and final part of making this mystery object. Have a look at last month's video for part one. All is revealed in this video. People made some very intelligent guesses as to what it might be. There was every possibility that the test might result in a RUD (Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly), ...
  • Apr 29, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:38
Very Nearly About Sailing March 2023 – Making something out of wood that isn’t a rudder
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Very Nearly About Sailing March 2023 – Making something out of wood that isn’t a rudder

This is a slightly odd, one-off, woodwork project. I needed to build something for another bigger project that will feature in a few months. Unfortunately I ran out of both time and epoxy. It will be finished next month. And I will reveal what it is and how it works. If it works, that is...
  • Mar 31, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:58
Very Nearly About Sailing February 2023 – Attempting to Soda Blast the chain locker – FAIL
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Very Nearly About Sailing February 2023 – Attempting to Soda Blast the chain locker – FAIL

So why did it fail? Well, mostly because I didn't do any proper preparation or testing to see what the basic parameters might be. I just plugged it in and had a go. I really need to do a proper test. I didn't actually purchase the air compressor for Soda Blasting, so it is very possible th...
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:48
Very Nearly About Sailing January 2023 – 10 minutes of talking; updates and some plans for the year
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Very Nearly About Sailing January 2023 – 10 minutes of talking; updates and some plans for the year

This is just a short check in video. Health is still a problem which means that what used to take me a day, now takes a week (if I'm lucky). So, given that I am effectively running at 15% of normal capacity, I need to rethink what I am trying to do and achieve this coming year.
  • Jan 31, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:20
Very Nearly About Sailing Musical Christmas Extravaganza 2022
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Very Nearly About Sailing Musical Christmas Extravaganza 2022

Here we go again! Yes, it's that time of year. In this one, I introduce a 'boat friendly' mystery musical instrument. Well, how you actually get a tune out of it is still a mystery to me. Plus a full symphony orchestra on a small boat. Yes, really.
  • Dec 20, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:57
Very Nearly About Sailing November 2022 – Using JB Weld to fix a door handle and a bass guitar
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Very Nearly About Sailing November 2022 – Using JB Weld to fix a door handle and a bass guitar

Slightly odd one this month. I wanted to show how fixed a 'rounded' Allen Key socket using JB weld on a Truss Rod on one of my bass guitars. I lost the footage of the important bid. So I used the same principle to fix a loose door handle. Then finished the bass guitar which meant taking o...
  • Nov 30, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:48
Very Nearly About Sailing October 2022 – Actually Fitting the Rudder and taking bits off the Car
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Very Nearly About Sailing October 2022 – Actually Fitting the Rudder and taking bits off the Car

Wow! I've actually managed to get the rudder back on. Smooth as clockwork - no problems at all. This means that, in theory, Serenity is actually seaworthy. Also, a bit more progress on sorting out the Honda Civic. It's only done 190,000 miles. I am determined to fix it so that I can take i...
  • Oct 29, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:48
Just About Sailing September 2022 – Just a quick check-in this month
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Just About Sailing September 2022 – Just a quick check-in this month

There has been some progress, but not really enough to warrant a full episode. Plus I foolishly lost some video footage when my hard disk failed.
  • Sep 30, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:47
Very Nearly About Sailing August 2022 – measuring the spare sail and sanding the keel join
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Very Nearly About Sailing August 2022 – measuring the spare sail and sanding the keel join

Here is a link to the video I mentioned. Discover what mysterious sea creature Lucy is looking at through her binoculars. By the way, this was an extra project, not her main one. But who's going to say no to a week in an expedition sailing boat? If for some reason that link doesn't work, ...
  • Aug 31, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:19
Very Nearly About Sailing July 2022 – Refitting the rudder. Well, very nearly
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Very Nearly About Sailing July 2022 – Refitting the rudder. Well, very nearly

Some actual DIY content this month. It was ages ago that I completely re-built the rudder. The job of re-fitting it should have been really easy. But it's never quite that straightforward is it.
  • Jul 31, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:50
Very Nearly About Sailing June 2022 – Just a brief check-in this month
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Very Nearly About Sailing June 2022 – Just a brief check-in this month

No boat work at all. I'm doing a few 'experiments'. So just a very quick check in. Hope you are all well. See you next month for a proper video...hopefully.
  • Jun 29, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:47
Very Nearly About Sailing May 2022 – The DIY Holding Tank continues. This must be episode 6 or 7 ?
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Very Nearly About Sailing May 2022 – The DIY Holding Tank continues. This must be episode 6 or 7 ?

Just two small projects in this one. Firstly the new thru hull and seacock for the inlet. Then fabricating the bottom of the holding tank - which is also the shelf on which it sits. I was away for part of May, so the rest will have to get finished next month.
  • May 31, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:51
Very Nearly About Sailing April 2022 – Polishing finished, mooring device, dinghy maintenance
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Very Nearly About Sailing April 2022 – Polishing finished, mooring device, dinghy maintenance

Very nearly really did have some sailing this month - but got cancelled at the last moment. So maybe the new channel name is accurate after all.
  • Apr 30, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:10
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