Filling Holes in GRP and Rigging for Lifting - Episode 68
This episode finds us at our second week of refit at the boat yard. We start filling the holes in our hull with thickened epoxy, Troy reinstalls the rocker assembly and we lift our little Yanmar 2GM20 back aboard Mirrool.
Once again this episode has a few handy hints and tips for hull work on fibreglass boats. Troy puts his rigger's hat on and gives some helpful information in terms of using come alongs and chain blocks, as well as, a simple method for tying an alpine butterfly knot that we used during the lift. We hope you enjoy!
Please let us know if you have a question you don't want answered on YouTube in the comments selection below. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Filling holes in GRP and Rigging for Lifting - Free Range Sailing Ep 68 (YouTube)
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Troy, If you can, mix the epoxy and q cell in a container with a lid, eg 1kg yoghurt tub, in just a few shakes it is all mixed, no breathing in the dust and very quick.
Sounds great- can't wait to try it. I knew there must be a better way. Thanks very much John.
Another fantastic tutorial. I learned a great deal, and enjoyed it all the while! As to Troy's dryly kidding us about living for the work of the refit, as opposed to the chore of the reef dives and spear fishing. Yes, it was clever and funny, but I detect a little glint of joy (or perhaps pride) in doing the work itself. There is the work (maintenance, refit, provisioning, etc..), and then there is the reaping the benefit of the work (sailing, playing in the water, and all the wonderful adventures) as the celebration and the motivation. I see joy in you both while doing the work, and joy in the combined skill set you have as a team to accomplish it well. I think this is the key to success and happiness. This is what sustains your adventure, and makes it so amazingly compelling and inspirational for the rest of us to watch you!
It's true Scott. Doing things that are difficult or unpleasant are very worthwhile to look back on. Knowing we have the mental and physical resources to tackle problems with a smile is a valuable asset to us with our chosen way of life. We think every time we co-operate to achieve something else together strengthes the bonds that make us such a good team. There's a lot of upside to every down-side!
Wonderful! My son has just rebuilt a 6 cylinder Cummins Diesel for his truck. I have been following your rebuild as well as his. Yours was a little more tricky to maneuver in while his will go back with an engine lift, straight into the engine bay. Loved the bits about epoxy and faring (sp?). Still amazed at how much you have done on a limited budget. Well done my southern hemisphere friends. Oh, yes, you mentioned the temperature at 28 (?) hah hah last week we had minus 28 Celsius. My dogs loved it! Thank you for the continuing great videos!
Thanks Thomas. It's nice to imagine your dog's romping in the snow while we sweat it out here in our last tropical summer for a while. Mechanical work is quite difficult on our little boat as the same systems are required but with less space to squeeze them into. It does encourage simplification though so there is always a positive to be found. Good to hear you have raised a self sufficient son and are proud to watch him carry out his projects.
Very large support vessel in my work location and they are performing annual upkeep. I never knew how hard it was to keep hulls clean. And those guys had some heavy equipment. You guys did great.
The amount of work it takes to maintain a boat isn't a linear function of the length. It goes up exponentially. Just another few feet adds a lot to time and cost.
Wow! Better yard period than I ever performed. Although my vessel was an 82' steel schooner. So, at times I and my crew needed some help from the yard. but we valued ourselves at doing most, if not all work ourselves. So, yes, as you spoke, the yard period is my life, my joy. Well, yes, in a way that is true so that we can sail off and do what we intended to do! And with a vessel that is secure and we know it is because we did the work! Cheers.
We like another aspect of doing things ourselves; difficulties that arise aren't just larger numbers on the final bill. We get to research the problem and come away with a new skill set. That is priceless!