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Baby Steps to the mast – Part 1 – S02 E30 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode Axel starts building Wilda's the steps to the mast! We started with building the smaller 4 steps first, 2 for each side of the boat, to help us reach the salon roof. They are made of small pieces of laminated foam glued together with epoxy. For the medium step, that goes in fro...
FIRST LOOK at our WHITE BOAT interior – S02 E29 – DIY Catamaran
During the past couple of weeks we’ve made some progress on sanding the interior of our sailboat, Wilda. After the first coat of primer , in grey, and a lot of spot filling, in blue and pink, and some SERIOUS sanding, we think we are ready to apply another coat of HIGH BUILD PRIMER. This time it is ...
The RETURN of the RESCUED CUPBOARD – S02 E28 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode, we are moving forward with more spot filling in the salon in preparation for a second coat of primer. And an old piece of furniture is rescued and reinstalled on our boat! Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wi...
What is Fairing Boat Hatches All about? – S02 E27
As you probably noticed in last week’s episode, we started making some progress on Wilda’s hatches. They’re being sanded and faired :) today we continue working on those beautiful deck hatches as they need more work. As usual, one round of sanding and fairing is never enough. And Axel will continue ...
Finally getting some help! We get to work on details! – S02 E26 Sailing Catamaran Boat Progress!
Hi everyone! In this episode we continue fairing and sanding the stanchions in preparation for a round of primer, so as to bring them to the same level of progress as the rest of the boat. We also remember that Wilda has another 10 stanchions on the deck which would have to undergo the same fairing...
Handrails installation – Part III – S02 E25 or How Stanchions Reinforcement is Trending Now
Last week we temporarily glued the stanchions for Wilda's handrails in order to make sure we found the correct position for them. Once we were happy with that, we made the proper epoxy mix and glued the stanchions for the handrails to the deck. Today we will continue our handrails stanchions in...
Handrails installation – Part II – S02 E24 or Why strong tape is still important
Last week, Axel had a first attempt to making a fiberglass tube for the handrails stanchions. That didn’t go well, so, in this episode we try again, hopefully with a more successful result. We also share the steps we take for the handrails installation. Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness 1340 sailin...
Handrails installation – Part I – S02 E23 or How NOT to make fiberglass tube
In this episode we will continue the journey and will show you how we made and installed Wilda’s handrails (or the start of this project :) Before we left to Europe, we took a few measurements of the aft of Wilda planning for handrails. While we were away, Axel managed to find some time to create t...
BREAK from BOATWORK: This was unexpected! – S02 E22
In this week's episode we are taking a much-needed break from boatwork. We had to travel out of Australia as our visas were getting close to expiring, we decided to go back home, we did a few medical check-ups and Axel had a little surprise operation. Actually, after so much work, maybe not so ...
Did you miss the Sanding party?| DIY Catamaran interior work in progress – S02 E21
Hi everyone! As we promised last week, in this episode of Building Wilda we are back in the sanding paradise! Yes, there is a lot of that coming up! And because there is so much to do, we actually got some help from friends, a beautiful Australian family who came to the boat to really do some sandin...
We wish we knew this BEFORE. LESSONS from failing at using an AIRLESS SPRAY gun on our sailboat
Hi everyone! Last week on Building Wilda we finally gave her a beautiful coat of grey primer! We had a few mishaps and so, in this episode we are sharing the aftermath of our painting exercise: the first time use of an AIRLESS SPRAY GUN! We will share the LESSONS learned and we hope you will enjoy t...
Interior PAINT TRANSFORMATION using an AIRLESS SPRAY gun – S02 E19
Last week we promised we would be painting Wilda with the FIRST INTERIOR coat of PRIMER! And we hope we sparked your curiosity to see her new SEXY look! Originally we thought she would be white, but we forgot that the paint we had ordered some time ago was a mix of off white and grey. So, in this e...
Serious BOAT CLEANING before interior PRIMER – S02 E18
In this episode we are taking everything out, emptying the hulls in preparation of a serious round of cleaning and washing, to remove all the dust…. followed by…. NO! this time it isn’t sanding nor fairing! it is painting with primer on the inside! So stay with us to see the progress! But before we...
Will she have strong enough hatches?
Hi there! After last week’s fairing inside the salon on Wilda, after lots of measuring and debating in regards to potentially cutting the whole front of the salon, we made the decision not to cut. Instead, we decided to install bigger hatches. For that, we had to extend the existing front holes an...
Fairing the salon and making a decision
Hello & welcome back to Building Wilda! In this episode we are moving on and continuing the fun with some sanding and fairing inside the salon. This video might not be the most exciting one to watch, since our progress consists in … sanding and fairing, but stick around if you like the blue colo...
Primer on deck & roof? Ready or not? – S02 E11
Hello and welcome to our sanding and fairing paradise on Building Wilda! Last week we started fairing the decks and, as you can imagine, now it’s time for some 'Oh Glorious' sanding… followed by… of course… more fairing and more sanding. So I am sanding the decks and will continue fairi...