After replacing one aft hull plate on our Van De Stadt Norman 40, we continue our steel boat restoration by cutting out our second, and hopefully last hull ...
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Deep into our steel boat restoration, we got to a point where we needed to have the welder in two places at once, so we brought out a second welder... Welding ...
After cutting another giant hole in our boat, we continue on with our boat restoration, this time putting a new plate in… but this one doesn’t wanna go into ...
Despite the ups and downs of restoring a steel sailboat, I hadn't questioned our decision to buy a steel boat. Until now... Patreon: ...
After discovering rust we didn't know was there on our steel sailboat, we continue to dig and discover even more problems.... Patreon: ...
Excited to finish the welding in the cockpit, we get ready to move the cockpit drain and instead find some major rust issues... Patreon: ...
We find more rust during our sailboat restoration and think that we may be in for some really annoying problem solving, but things aren't always as bad as they ...
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The welding in the cockpit continues, but this time we need to figure out where to put the welder to get the work done... Patreon: ...
After finding even more rust during our boat restoration, we tore apart the steering pedestal and decided to redesign some things before putting it back ...
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A day in the life of us working on our 40 foot Van De Stadt Norman 40! Hope you enjoy :) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Website: ...
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After tearing out the interior it's time to replace the deck. Lotsa learning and lotsa time. The steel boat restoration continues Patreon: ...
After having high hopes and decent results with the first cuts into our bulwarks, things take a turn for the worst... steel boats often hide major problems ...
We had quite the search process in trying to find a paint that was going to work for us and our application on our boat, but we were able to find the perfect ...
After building ourselves a Project Brupeg inspired wet sand blaster we put it to good use blasting our chain locker, but it wasn't a straight forward process ...
In order to save money, but definitely not time, we decided to make our own dustless sand blaster, taking a page from what Project Brupeg has done to prep much ...
After finalizing our chain locker redesign, we get to work on designing the plate our windlass is going to sit on. Due to material shortages we have to get a ...
After cruising with her for 6 months and doing some short- term repairs, we decided it was time to do some big changes to the chain locker on our Van De Stadt ...
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Our Boat Restoration Documentary (De Vries Ketch Steel Boat Repair). Trawler Living Aboard Vlog while Restoring Steel Motorsailer Ketch. ⛵CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ...
Our Trawler Living Aboard Vlog while performing Steel Boat maintenance on our Steel Motorsailer Ketch. This Sailing Vlog is our full Liveaboard Life story! ...