#catamaran building YouTube Videos
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Ep080 Rot Proofing Bulkheads – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build Series
This week begins with the lamination of the Limber Hole sealing part mold I made last week and then the inevitable hours and hours crouching and squatting in the bilge where I frequently lost circulation in my legs, but I am not telling anyone that has bui...
Ep079 Cabin Soles and Limber Holes – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build
Common issues with rotting and de-laminating bulkheads are caused from improper sealing of limber holes and standing bilge water. In an effort to eliminate this, I set about making a limber hole sealing mold to make sealing bridges to safeguard the core of...
Ep078 Boat Blackwater Tank Build – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build
The decision to build my own blackwater tanks has opened up a lot of discussion and this week I finally get around to modifying the mould for a reduced capacity tank for the starboard side. Plenty of fibreglassing technique and mould making in this episode...
Ep077 Boat Plumbing and Cabin Soles – Life On The Hulls Catamaran Project
Hey guys, my Catamaran plumbing plan gets the tick of approval and the work on my cabin soles becomes my focus this week including being able to "access all areas" with ease for serviceability and function. Please don't forget to subscribe and like the vid...
Ep076 Whalesharks and Watertanks – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build Series
Our annual Sea Kayaking Journey to Western Australia was a brilliant adventure as always as we camped, snorkeled, paddled and swam with whale sharks with a fantastic group of travelers. Back to boat building and the Port Bilge gets a full on workover and ...
Ep075 Shaping Closed Cell Foam – Life On The Hulls – Fibreglass Catamaran Build
This week I make some templates to make the foam shaping a hell of a lot easier and the Trailer Sailor gets it's anti foul before heading back to the mooring. Patreon Membership Thank you for supporting my production - https://www.patreon.com/lifeonthehull...
Ep073 New Yanmar Engines – Life On The Hulls Building Catamaran
I guess you can tell, that I am just a little bit excited about the arrival of our Brand New 4JH57 Yanmar shaft drive engines. Such a day certainly warrants a beer, but in this case it sent me into overdrive working out the bearer and bolster support for t...
Ep 072 The Bilge Koala – Life ON The Hulls – How to build a Catamaran
Life gets in the way of a good Catamaran build , but in this case a week in Byron Bay was exactly what I needed after some months of crouching in the bilges of my boat preparing, sanding and grinding the thing to within an inch of it's life. The 5 Day Blue...
Ep071 Integrated Fresh Water Tanks – Life On The Hulls Catamaran Build
As we close out on 10,000 subscribers I would like to thank everyone who has subscribed to this channel, what started out as way to record a boat build project has turned into one the best things I have ever done. The hours of editing and filming aside, I ...
Ep070 GRP Angle and The Whiskerpole – Life On The Hulls – Catamaran Build
So many things come to mind in light airs but the use of a "Whiskerpole "can greatly increases you chances of gaining on the opposition. This week"s Video is all about taking advantage of what you have at hand and putting a strategy in place to get ahead....
Ep068 Starboard Bulkheads and Sailing Sydney Harbour – Life On The Hulls Building a Catamaran
Moving stuff around endlessly and preparing for new structure to go into the hulls is the order of the day as the starboard bulkheads get filleted in and ready for tabbing. An afternoon sail on Sydney Harbour couldn't have come at at a better time as we t...
Ep067 Filleting Bulkheads and boat building dangers – Life On The Hulls Catamaran building
It's time to start gluing stuff in, this week the Port Side Hull bulkheads finally find a home, not without a monumental effort of cleaning and prepping. Our deck mould gets a little bit of attention and I deal with the last of summer in the only way I kno...
Ep066 Check out our new Fuel Tanks – Life On The Hulls Building our 40ft Catamaran
Our Catamaran Build is certainly starting to take shape, and every time something new arrives at the site, I get inspired to work out solutions to move forward. Solving the underfloor storage of Fuel and Water is this weeks challenge. Patreon Membership T...
Ep065 Demolding my blackwater tank and Sea Kayaking Mexico – Building a Catamaran
It was time to realize a long term dream and Sea Kayak the waters of the Sea Of Cortez in Baja California. This week I round off our Expedition to Loreto and return home to the monumental task at hand that awaits me on the Mould. I finish off the my blackw...