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DIY Engine Alignment in a Sailboat | Ch 5 E 100
Spray foam is finally in and that means it's time to start putting things back in! Starting with aligning the propeller shaft to the engine :) We are getting closer to the water every day and can't wait to have the bulk of our sailboat restoration projects...
Are We Crazy for Doing This? DIY Spray Foam Insulation | Ch 5 E 99 | Steel Boat Restoration
It's finally time to put some spray foam back in the boat, but of course we have some small projects to do first, and some prep to do. But we are also using a new product and bigger bottles. Is it going to work out this time? This is the last step on o...
Is Rust Converter Worth Using on a Steel Boat? Using Blue Steel in Our Bilge | Ch 5 E 98 |
Whether or not to use rust converters is quite the debate in the steel boat community. Some people claim (aggressively at that) that using rust converters will be the downfall of any steel boat, while others claim that it's a life saver. We decide to try ...
The Nightmare Continues | Ch 5 E 97 | Steel Boat Restoration
As we continued on with our work in the bilges, we found the last thing we wanted to- more holes. We thought we were done welding on the hull, but clearly we were wrong. This steel boat rebuild is not going as planned, again, and we are looking at an eve...
2023’s boat work in 60 seconds #diysailboat #boatrestoration
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/waywardlifesailing Website: http://www.the-wayward-life.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/the.wayward.life Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/the-wayward-life Intro drone foot...
One Year of Rebuilding Our Steel Boat in 10 minutes | 2023 Boat Work Recap
2023 was full of stress, heartbreak, amazing times and big movement forward. We accomplished a lot and realized we had a lot more to do to rebuild this sailboat of ours than we had thought. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Buy us a coffe...
How Our Dream Boat Turned into a Nightmare | Ch 5 E 96
Looks can be very deceiving, and unfortunately that is what we found with our steel sailboat. Two years after hauling out for what we thought would be some fairly quick repairs, we are still chasing rust. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlif...
The Rust destroyer at work!
The pneumatic needle gun is one of the best tools for removing rust from a boat. Not something we love to use, but it definitely does the job when we need it!
The Bow is ALMOST back to normal… kind of… | Ch 5 E 95
After so much time and work, tearing things apart on our sailboat, we are finally putting parts of the bow back on! We clean up the bow roller and the windlass and get ready to put them back on the boat! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Bu...
The “easy” job that took us days | Ch5 E 94
Months after taking our floor apart to get to our water tanks, we finally get to the point where it’s time to put them back together, but of course it’s not as simple as just putting a couple of lids back on…. Welcome to a steel boat restoration 😂...
Installing our Engine: Is it Easier to Put it IN or take an Engine OUT? | Ch 5 E 93
After taking our engine out to fix a few things on our sailboat, we are ready to reinstall it. But it turns out that taking an engine out can be quite a bit different than putting it back in... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Buy us a cof...
All The Projects We Have Left To Do | Ch 5 E 92
We have been working to rebuild our steel sailboat for more than two years now. The boat restoration projects are going well, but there is still a ton to do. In this video we explain to you what the biggest projects are that we have left and show you wha...
The Not So Straight Forward Cutlass Bearing Install | Ch 5 E 91
After getting our hull painted, we move on to finally finishing re-installing the cutlass bearing into our steel sailboat. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/waywardlifesailing Website: http://www.the-wayward-life...
Two Years Restoring Our Floating Tiny Home (Timelapse) | Ch 5 E 90 | The Wayward Life
For two years now we have been working to restore and rebuild our 40 ft Van De Stadt Norman 40 steel sailboat. This was not the plan when we bought her and very little has gone to plan since then, but after two years of cutting, welding and painting, we a...