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Learn how to tackle smaller yet important boat jobs when building your steel sailing yacht, like securing throttle cables with custom-made brackets. Explore essential steps in yacht construction, from anchoring batteries to mounting control cables.
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Episode Title: ELECTRONICS INSTALL START Ep.181 Building my steel sailing yacht. YouTube Channel: Building SY Mistress. Subtitles: righto in this episode it's all about making a start with the electronics...
In this episode, we delve into the process of installing an LPG or propane gas fuel supply for the stove oven on our steel sailing yacht, SY Mistress. Join us as we face difficulties in finding a suitable gas fitter and share the journey of persistence that eventually leads to a successful solution.
In this video episode, the expert plumber continues working on SY Mistress, showcasing the installation of custom boat plumbing for the bathroom and a portable fridge freezer. The catch-up episode details the raw water vs fresh water usage in toilets, the components used, like pumps, siphons, waste ...
In this engaging episode, we sit down with Simon from Marine Surveys Australia to discuss the critical aspect of obtaining a survey for Mistress, our steel sailing yacht in progress. Explore the insights, stories, and technical aspects behind creating a formidable steel vessel. Delve into how a surv...
In this episode of Building SY Mistress, follow the process of fitting a protective rubber solution for the anchor locker and finishing off the V birth cabinet doors.
In this video, we go back to revisit the design and build of the steel sailboat 'Mistress's rig', discussing its details and significance with renowned boat builder Cookie from SNH Spars. Discover valuable tips about constructing a solid, high-quality yacht rig.
In this episode, discover the detailed process of completing the Dodger on Building SY Mistress' steel sailing yacht. Witness the dedication required for boat work, achieving a rewarding result after putting in extensive effort.
Part 2 of building Mistress' hard dodger and YES, as with everything with boats, getting things to this stage took more hard work than anticipated and a lot of sweat, particularly in the very HOT summer had on the Sunny Coast last-this year! At this stage however, I was SO HAPPY with how it cam...
About time that I online surfaced and came back to explain a few things!
MUCH GOING ON!
Ohh, and for those who had wondered and those who'd asked - No, I do not quit! 😁 ⛵
And for those who are not aware - times have changed A LOT, plus small channels like mine (and for the majority actually!) ...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 EVERYBODY!
This IS the year that Mistress is finally launched and actually is planned for this first month of this year!
Wishing all of you a happy and great New Year!
Mistress is designed by one of the highly respected Dutch naval architects E.G. Van de Stadt, a Caribbean desi...
UPDATE from the 15th December.
Mistress is designed by one of the highly respected Dutch naval architects E.G. Van de Stadt, a Caribbean design, length 40ft/12m, beam 13ft/3.9m, draft 5ft/1.5m. Her hull and decks are built in mild steel and I have built her on my own and am also fitting her out on ...
Well people, FINALLY, it arrived!
The MOVE OUT of Mistress' boat yard date AND THE LAUNCH DATE!!
THIS IS MASSIVE NEWS!! I have been wondering for YEARS, just WHEN that "POINTY END" time was going to come, which would be the signal and trigger for things to RAMP UP, where I get into a ...
I FINALLY SHOW YOU THE OUTSIDE OF MISTRESS, as she is now!
Also - I fit the door stops for the main lower V berth cabinets;
I get ANOTHER/THE FINAL X10 small panels made up, which are also for the V berth cabinets and are now ALL THAT I WILL BE MAKING UP, before the boat move;
and I drill and router...
I CRASHED/HIT THE PROVERBAIL WALL AND REALLY NEEDED A BREAK!
I get the main panels for the V berth Port and Starboard cabinets epoxy coated and installed as well as make up some other panels by joining up smaller pieces of what's left of my marine plywood stock.
Mistress is designed by one of ...
THIS episode is a VERY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE! 💪
It is all about designing and making up the ULTIMATE/LAST batch of significant furniture fit-out panels, which are for the Port and Starb'd CABINETS in the V berth (Note-not 'lockers' anymore 😁)
Mistress is designed by one of the highly...
IT'S A WRAP! Running two Electrical cables; securing multi Anti-Chafe; installing more Insulation and the main panels for the Fridge-Freezer space, Fancy head cabinet Shelves as well as the final Navigation desk panels - meaning that the 'Penultimate batch' of panels are now DONE! WOO...
I explain some 'Post-it notes' house-keeping and finalise some details work for the X4 install areas that make up this penultimate batch of fit-out work, including some more top-coat spray-painting, fitting a panel beam, installing shelf supports and then install the cabin 2 locker, which ...
SO MUCH GOOD BOATWORK GOING ON!
Installing - the head/bathroom sink and tap/faucet and the cabinet shelf supports/battens; fit a rubber strip on top of the painted steel engine bed to prevent engine box wear there; I chisel notch and epoxy coat for the cabinet hinges; the shelf supports get sanded,...
YES INDEED, the Penultimate batch! 🙂
Meaning that this batch of X10 panels, now complete in this episode, is the second last batch to make up from the list of 10 'Post it note' jobs, to get done before I wind up on the inside fit-out work of Mistress to (hopefully) start the outside sandin...
Yep, Plumbing, plumbing and more plumbing!
Lot's of good plumbing and cabinetry work continuing in the Head/bathroom in this episode, particularly in the cabinet, but as well with making the Strong little Holding tank strut supports, last pieces for the Nav. table and Cabin 2 locker work too!
...
Well as it turns out I am doing good boatwork on X7 different things in this episode and it has reminded me that quite a few trade skills really are required when building (or refitting) a sailing yacht/boat!
Mistress is designed by one of the highly respected Dutch naval architects E.G. Van de Sta...
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This head/bathroom install result has turned out BETTER THAN I EXPECTED! 😍
Getting to the final install stage IS always definitely the REWARD MOMENT, after the lengthy time process of designing, making, coating, final painting and fi...
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