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S2E85 Wave Rover Collides with Reality // 30 Days Before Launch????
#Waverover In this video, we do the final dry fits, prep and start the painting before running into a paint problem. A big shout out to TOTALBOAT for supplying the paint for the project (this excellent paint makes a non painter like me look good). Sail ar...
S2E84 Great Deck Vents for Wave Rover // 37 Days Before Launch…Yikes!!!
#Waverover In this video, I go through one of the most genius marine vents out there, the Air Only vent. Also with the help of Wave Rabbit I introduce "RoverCoin" . With a bit of hard work and a following sea we will be launching the 8th of July at the Ch...
S2E83 A Robust Marine Electrical System is Installed // 42 Days Before Launch…Yikes!!!
#Waverover In this video, Flight Engineer Stephen Marinelli explains and installs the major components of Wave Rover's electrical system. MPPT, Shunts, Distribution boxes, fuses, cable making, switch panels, bus bars... it's all explained and installed. W...
S2E82 Port Holes, Deck Fittings, Electrical and Junk Sail Yard // 51 Days Before Launch…Yikes!!!
#Waverover In this video, portlights are cut out, deck hardware is prepped and the yard for the Junk sail is glued up (for a second time). Significant electrical work was completed but that's another story. With a bit of hard work and a following sea we w...
S2E81 Time to Drill a few holes in Wave Rover // 58 Days Before Launch…Yikes!!!
#Waverover In this video, I'm finally installing all the backing plates for all the deck and cabin hardware (vents, portlights, rope organizers, cleats, etc). With a bit of hard work and a following sea we will be launching the 8th of July at the Charlot...
S2E80 The Only 6 Tools You Need To Build A Boat // 65 Days Before Launch
#Waverover In this video, I show you the 6 basic power tools you need to build a Wave Rover 650 and a add a bonus tool in at the end. Thank you Bill England for the great camera work! With a bit of hard work and a following sea we will be launching the 8t...
S2E79 Exterior Fiberglassing Completed//Installation of Hatch Housing//71 Days Before Launch
#Waverover In this video, with the help of the amazing Mrs Rover and Bill England we manage to complete the fiberglassing of the exterior of Wave Rover. Work on the inside continues concurrently. I also go back in time to show all the work that went into ...
S2E78 Fiberglassing is Started on the Exterior || 78 Days Before Launch
#Waverover In this video, our house guest Stephen helps me get a ton of work done over my birthday long weekend. Interior work is well underway as is the exterior fiberglassing. The war that we have been waging against the cold weather is beginning to tur...
Wave Rover Product Review: Wuben X0 and X1 Flashlight
#Wuben I'm happy to be reviewing the Wuben flashlights. These well made and rugged flashlights have earned a spot on Wave Rover for her voyage around the world. I love the bright strobe and the SOS feature. https://www.wubenlight.com/?ref=Utah 10% off Co...
S2E77 Story Boarding, the Craftsman’s Secret Weapon || Hatch Housing Part 2 || 84 days before Launch
#Waverover In this video I explain what story boarding is and why craftsmen have been using it for centuries to increase production, accuracy, and test design before ever cutting a piece of wood. I then use the story board to design and build the hatch ho...
S2E76 The 4 Reasons to Create your own Wave Rover Hatch || 92 days before Launch
#Waverover In this video I explain the 4 reasons why I will always choose to build a Wave Rover style hatch over buying a manufactured one. We are 92 days away from launch and I'm feeling the weight of the number of items left on my list. With a bit of ha...
S2E75 The 3 Building Principles that allow me to be so Productive || Boat Tour 30 March 2023
#Waverover In this video I explain many of the Wave Rover concepts and share the 3 principles that top professional builders and craftsmen use to be highly productive. I also give you a boat tour of my progress to date (30 March 2023). I also explain why ...
S2E73 Scarf Joints made Easy || Building Ash Battens for the Junk Sail
#Waverover In this video, I use scarf joints and epoxy to make the ash the needed length for the Junk sail battens, despite -18c temperatures. "Forge Your Own Adventure" ***Benefactors Bulkhead Alert*** There are only 7 spaces left to fill on the bulkhea...
S2E72 Floor Timbers Installed || Drill Press Repair || Pecron Portable Power Station
#Waverover #Pecron In this video, we go on a field trip to my local wood suppliers (about a 10min drive). Change the chuck on the drill press. Mill and install the floor timbers and introduce the Pecron Portable Power Station as a solution to my untidy an...