Making these little struts was QUITE the lengthy time, ffeewww! 😲 They will be mostly fairly inconspicuous, BUT, for me it was (and will be ahead) worth ...
Building SY Mistress
EPISODE 💯! As the title says, WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT! This is a recap of the journey of Building SY Mistress from the very START to Ep.50. I did want to make this ...
The good boatwork momentum CONTINUES! In this episode I get both of the saloon tops made up and completed, ready for their epoxy coating! There were many ...
WOO-HOOO!! ANOTHER important job DONE! I get the water tank brackets fully made up and installed and those tanks are going NOWHERE! Well, they will be ...
Well, well,....... the cabin-sole panels are IN! I get the insertion rubber laid on to the hull floors for the sole panels to sit on and fit a bracket for 1 of ...
YES! Everybody, the cabin-sole panels are FINALLY, FINISHED! 🤩 They have come up EXACTLY as I wanted! WOOOHOOO! There were many reasons why, but the work ...
February and March were a couple of tough months for me,... with heavy weather here, some personal concerns, needing a break (and I did get a short Adelaide ...
Well everybody, this episode shows the low point where my cabin-sole panels were spoiled and stopped at the last stage by something that went wrong with the PU ...
The FINAL stage of finishing the cabin-sole with the Polyurethane Top coating,...... Woohoo,.... or is it?? I give some explanations about the unique water ...
Well, well,.... after 2 weeks of HEAVY weather interruptions,..... I do get back to some great and good boatwork! FINALLY the cabin-sole gets not 1 epoxy ...
FINALLY! I get ALL of the cabin-sole panels for Mistress made up, levelled, edged and READY for the epoxy coating process! It HAS been a lengthy process, ...
YES! Surprise, surprise - there is A LOT of work involved in making this type of cabin-sole! BUT, I get there and it is looking FANTASTIC! Well, so I think! ...
I definitely get good experience clocked up in laminating the Rosewood+White Beech to the cabin-sole = it really is looking nice! There were definitely some ...
Well,.... a bit nervous! I bite the bullet everybody and make a start laminating the Rosewood & White Beech to the cabin-sole! Not at all easy! But WHAT a ...
In this episode I finally get back to making more good cabin sole! It had to be on hold to get some saloon and galley work done,.... and now I start to get ...
I continue with the good galley cabinetry work and get the Water Tanks in for good! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work ...
In this episode I TACKLE the rather gruelling task of getting all of the remaining frame knees fitted in place and secured = HOORAY!! I am SO GLAD that this is ...
It has been somewhat of a juggling act with Mistress' boatwork over the past 2+ weeks,..... however you just HAVE to keep moving! The new PE foam insulation ...
The SINE WAVE of life everybody - it always travels up and down,... Things were not going to plan,... BUT,.... you just have to keep moving and let the time ...
Quite a busy episode this week people with several things to do and discuss regards getting 10 more galley and saloon panels made and fitted; a MAJOR FAIL re. ...
It FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS people! Installing some good galley cabinets does bring HAPPINESS! And I also add some good insulation to UP the R factor! WOOHOO! ...
The lengthy epoxy coating process kept me out of Mistress and I keep moving with the cabinet making details! The wheels keep turning with the water tanks AND ...
It feels REALLY good to be getting in to the designing and making of the saloon and galley areas!! LOVING IT! Thank you Brett for increasing your pledge and ...
This video is basically a sit down and chat about now that all of the main bulkheads are in I can launch in to the next phase, which is now open to many, many ...