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Building my steel sailing yacht Tech.talks #1 Intro. & V berth support
Over time I have had several people ask about a little more technical detail regarding different things shown in some of the video's and also have encouraged me to perhaps put together some short video's to explain some things in a bit more detail. So in ...
Ep050 The Infinite Struggle – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build Series
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood sweat, swearing and tears involved in the building of a fibreglass composite catamaran. This wee...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.23 NEW camera gear!
As the title says people - I get NEW camera gear! A Sony FDR-AX53, RØDE VideoMicro., latest GoPro Hero 7, SD cards, 2nd battery's, Sony Video Tripod AND THE BEST service from my local camera store - Ted's Camera's! There were many reasons why, but the wo...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.22 PNG Rosewood timber for fit-out!
In this episode I get on to making the V berth framing with the beautiful PNG Rosewood which is such a pleasure to work with! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.21 First bulkheads & “toggle=joggle” stick
WOOHOOO! I make a start on building the bulkheads for the for'ward V berth,.. I also introduce and explain a VERY ingenious boat building tool - the "toggle = joggle stick" ! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.20 Levelling & V berth support pt.1
In this episode I really need to get Mistress levelled in order to be able to properly build the fit-out by being able to use levels, plumb bob’s and the laser level to make the end result square and level. It, of course, was much more time consuming tha...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.19 Finishing the steel trim parts!
In this episode I attend to the interior steel trim parts - I get to work sanding, coving, undercoating, sanding (yes again), cleaning and PU top coat finishing all of the steel trim parts that will be seen after the fit-out is in place. I also have a bran...
Ep047 Gel Coat Spray Gun Nightmare – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build Series
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood sweat, swearing and tears involved in the building of a fibreglass composite catamaran. Patreon ...
Cat Build Progress Update Nov 2018
Just a quick update as things are getting busy here on the Catamaran Project. I am currently placing everything I have made these last 2 months in place to get the real picture of what I am building. I know it's a short vid but the full episodes to follow ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.18 PU top coating FINISHED! (pt.2)
WOOHOO!! I FINISH the PU (polyurethane) top coating on the inside hull floors and plating! OMG have I been WAITING FOR SO LONG to get to this stage! : ) Mistress is starting to look nice on the inside, a clean plate for the soon to start timber fit-out! ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.17 Coving FINISHED! (pt.3) & PU top coating (pt.1)
After the move from comfort to camping I get back to the boatwork! I get the coving FINISHED!! And I start the final phase of top coating the inside of Mistress' hull. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started,...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.16 NEW Intro, Sacrifice & the move!
A LOT is happening in this episode! Thanks to good friends commenting I have a NEW Intro! I cover the subject of how in order to achieve uncommon things in life, we MUST sacrifice many normal things in life and mention X4 other fantastic building and saili...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.15 Coving (part 2) & some BIG NEWS!
I get stuck in to the coving work and there is some BIG NEWS,..... What am I doing?!? : / There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go o...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.14 My wood ‘shed’ & the coving (part 1)
I lay some concrete, build some frames to keep the plywood off the ground and put up a marquee/gazebo to be used as my wood 'shed' to keep the marine plywood and timber dry and protected. And I start the lengthy coving work to protect all of the framing an...
Ep041 The Hard Graft – Life On the Hulls – Catamaran Build
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood sweat, swearing and tears involved in the building of a fibreglass composite catamaran. Patreon ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.13 Custom made alright! (& insulation completed! part 4)
In this episode I get the insulation COMPLETED! I work on and fit the custom made diesel fuel tank and start doing the coving work to protect all of the steel framing, hull floors and hull plating from potential corrosion. And spot my Port from my Starboar...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.12 WILL she or WON’T she??
I FINALLY, after many years of waiting, waiting, waiting, get my great little NEW ISUZU engine running!! SO HAPPY!! YEAHH BABY! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting jo...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.11 Engine setup DONE! + insulation (part 3)
I do an all day drive from the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane city and beyond to collect a range of things for Mistress' engine, I get to work on setting the engine up with everything to be run and I nearly get all of the spray-on insulation completed! I also...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.10 Engine bay & spray-on insulation (part 2)
It is really nice doing work that is not so physically gruelling and getting different important things done on Mistress! In this episode I get the engine bay resprayed, engine all cleaned up and start trimming the spray-on insulation in preparation for th...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.9 Spray-on Insulation & engine bay (part 1)
It's a NEW YEAR! 2018! I am definitely EXCITED heading in to this New year because a lot of good Boatwork is lined up to be done,... In this episode I get most of the spray-on insulation on and take the engine out in order to re-paint the engine bay. Ther...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.8 I beat my nemesis! Next,..
Well, I FINALLY DID beat my inside painting nemesis!! In this episode I get it all done and was/am SO happy, pleased, satisfied about that and to have seen the last of it! NEXT,.. a lot more now begins to happen. There were many reasons why, but the work...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.7 Boatwork is VERY fulfilling!
YES, it is definitely true - boatwork is VERY fulfilling! I take a break from the inside g-r-u-e-l-l-i-n-g wirebrush grinding and get some good work done on the outside of the hull. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Please help,..
In this video I am explaining how to subscribe & notifications and the importance of these for you to help me grow my Building Mistress channel,... only if you would like to! Thanks! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the w...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.6 MOMENTUM = GOOD Boatwork!
In this episode I get great momentum and have several important projects rolling along,... There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go o...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.5 The inside painting WAS my Nemesis!
The boatwork momentum is building and FINALLY I get some inside paint on! Hard work is paying off and I am LOVING it! There were many reasons why, but the boatwork stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.4 Making SERIOUS progress,..
In this video of building my steel sailing yacht I have FINALLY got back to some serious boatwork! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and t...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.3 We are all making sacrifices,..
In this video of building my steel sailing yacht I explain some things regarding how we all are/and have to make sacrifices in our (respective) lives! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.2 Getting to Zero!
This is my first streaming video of re-starting the boatwork of building my steel Van de Stadt Caribbean sailing yacht Mistress, getting back to zero, getting back to the starting point! There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the w...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.1 From neglected & sad,…
This is a slideshow of getting my steel sailing yacht work re-started. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go on my sailing advent...
Intro. Building SY Mistress – my steel sailing yacht
This is an introduction for the re-start of building my steel sailing yacht Mistress. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and then go on my ...
Building SY Mistress – my steel sailing yacht
This is a slideshow of the main build of my steel Van de Stadt Caribbean sailing yacht Mistress. There were many reasons why, but the work stopped,... However, the work has re-started, thankfully, and I am on an exciting journey to finish Mistress and the...
Ep034 This may take some Time!!!
This issue features an epic struggle with the orbital sander and the accurate measuring and placement of bulkhead templates. It certainly has taken some time to get this right. Have fun. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Go Back to where this all began at Episode 1: https:...
Ep031 It’s a giant jigsaw puzzle!!!
This week's issue delves into the intricacies of laminating of the engine bays and skeg region, and I start to see some of the pieces come together whilst working out the bulkhead arrangements for the lower hull. Have fun. Rossco -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Go Back to...
Ep030 Back on the Boat Build!!
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood sweat, swearing and tears involved in the building of a fibreglass composite catamaran. First s...
Ep026 2 Heads are better than 1
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood sweat, swearing and tears involved in the building of a fibreglass composite catamaran. This we...
Ep017 – Back to The Grind ( Literally)
Episode 17 brings the demolition of a truck chassis for our boat yard trolley, and I complete the hull side foam core and lamination in readiness for a 2 week holiday in Canada. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Go Back to where this all began at Episode 1: https://www.you...
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