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Steps to the mast – Installation time – Part 2 – S02 E31 – DIY Catamaran
In today’s video we are continuing the Arts & Crafts Project - Building Wilda’s Steps to the mast! If you missed last week’s episode, go ahead and check it out to catch the start of the project! Here's the link: We built the steps from laminated foam panels, glued them together and also g...
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...
WE almost HAVE A NEW BOAT! Paint transformation – S02 E12
It’s time for a break from our fairing and sanding paradise and, for a short while, let’s enjoy some painting instead! This time we got some help from Chris, our professional painter who has the right equipment and skills for the job! So, we taped and masked everything that needed protection from th...
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...
Let the FAIRING FUN begin + New Trailer! – S02 E10
Hi there! In this episode of building Wilda we are introducing our new channel trailer! Also we are making more progress on our beautiful catamaran and this time it is not only on the roof! We started fairing the decks! I started by cleaning and sanding the catwalk, while Axel was working on rein...
S02 E07 Sailboat roof transformation
After being away from Wilda for nearly two years, due to covid pandemic, we are back in Australia to continue her refit! Not long ago, we took down the catamaran cockpit roof, as the previous owner had a different vision for the boat roof. We didn’t like it, so we took the roof down, we made some ch...
SHALLow we Anchor in The RIVER?! ✸ S7:E41 ✸
#shallowwater #sailingtheriver #shallowanchoring “if you want to know the value of one year, just ask a student who failed a course. if you want to know the value of one hour, ask the lovers waiting to meet. if you want to know the value of one minute, ask the person who just missed the bus..&quo...
THREE MYTHS about LIVEABOARD sailing lifestyle ✸ S4:E24 ✸
#liveaboard #thetruthabout #lifeonaboat when you think about liveaboard lifestyle, what do you picture in your mind? - Remote beaches, girls in bikinis and beautiful hidden bays with clear crystal water? You're actually right but on 5-10%. In the new video we're going to crash at least t...
This AFFORDABLE New Monohull Will SHOCK YOU | Learning the Lines
The Troublemaker 9500 is a revolutionary new monohull design that I believe fixes a lot of the problems that cruising monohulls tend to have including deep drafts, heavy displacements, tall rigs, and slow sailing. She is a light-displacement, planing hull, ~31 foot trailerable ketch with unstayed ...
We started painting and fairing! – S01 E16 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode we have started painting Wilda! Wilda is a Schionning Wilderness sailing catamaran. She is being finished in a shed outside Melbourne. Wilda will be powered by the Sun, the Wind and the Sea... This youtube channel is our way of sharing this project with family, friends and those i...
Wilda’s portholes – S01 E15 – DIY Catamaran
In this episode Wilda gets a side view :) Music: Artlist.io