A Hole lotta Trouble! - Episode 155
Hi folks
Here it is, the very first video depicting our haul out!
Whilst Mirrool's hull is looking pretty good, we quickly discover what terrors lurk beneath the surface of her deck. We start removing fittings, including our rather peculiar stanchions, prepare and fill the remaining holes with thickened epoxy. There's the usual Free Range tips and tricks of what worked for us if any of you find yourselves in a similar situation!
This all happened about 10 weeks ago and we still haven't splashed the boat but we're making progress and we've given ourselves a loose deadline of 4 weeks. Fingers crossed we can get everything done by then and the weather holds up for us.
The sun was out today so it was a day in the yard. Happy the video uploaded whilst we were out. Hope you can enjoy it with your loved ones somewhere cozy.
I'm off to make us some dinner. We are very hungry workers!
Wishing a very happy Sunday to y'all wherever you may be.
Pascale
Comments (43)
Marine How To is a great tip. Thank you for that and also for the ‘marine how to’ of your own, in each video. Every day’s a school day. 🙂🙂🙂
You're very welcome mate. That fella covers a lot of ground and seemed to have a meticulous way about him.
Have you considered fitting a waterproof hatch between the fore cabin and the anchor locker? It would ensure that water entering via the anchor chain/windlass could be kept out, and create a crash box. Your hole plugging would be good enough for a cored deck.
The anchor locker has a water-tight section up to a foot and a half above the waterline with an access hatch above that that can be screwed shut in case of collision. That top part would leak a bit but it would be manageable. I am fairly certain, looking at the construction, that our hull would survive a head-on hit into just about anything with the low speeds we develop. Keeping the water out of the locker is important for weight reasons- it can carry over a ton in there if it was full. The greatest danger to us would be being slammed on our broadsides and driving in the saloon ports and cracking the 6mm fibreglass of the coachtop.
Rotate the stanching bases and put the angle foward. You’ll have a speedy boat look and saved stantions. 😂 And a vice grip is great for hex heads. It will save your marriage.
Showing some flair for creativity there Jean. Our new stanchion bases all have provision to be able to attach hardware to them so we will get some benefit from them even if they end up looking staid , slow and boring!
I changed to Jotun this year and it is looking good after a year where the boat has sat on her mooring too often (curse covid) but just a light slime and no growth. Happy camper so far. If you decide to sell Mirrool you’ll be fighting off the prospective buyers 😉. Stay well guys!
I used Sea Guardian because I was familiar with it from my commercial fishing days and it is very tolerant of hurried surface prep. This time around, we are very happy with how it has kept fouling quite low though we understand things do slow down in the colder water and we have been getting fresh water flushing during the winter in the marina.
I'm noticing you are using a mexican impact to get the screws loose. Have you ever tried a woodpecker?
Mexican impact driver! Great name. I'm not familiar with a woodpecker unless it's an electric impact driver/ rattle gun
I do like your positive way of handling all these situations. Not all sailing channels have such a great way to embrace odd stuff like that.
We figured the negativity market was pretty well saturated Miq so we decided to carve out our own niche! Knowing you guys are there for us and lending your support gives us great peace of mind and no doubt contributes to our positive attitude so there is one explanation for you.
I’ve been using 5200 on the deck and cabin top holes. I only have a few more fittings to replace and the Mizzen staysail tack and it’s backing plate to get install. Spoke to my sail loft and found out my Genoa is Fk’ed! I’ll be ordering a replacement next week and am having my mainsail and mizzen repaired. Also adding a 3rd reef to the mainsail; (perhaps overkill) but since she’s still on the hard anothert. I might add self-tailing winches, but that won’t be cheap...I’ve got to get this refit finished. She’s looking beautiful my friends. Keep it up!
Yup, sounds similar to our situation. All of our sail attachment points have pretty dramatic stretching and signs of strain (for some reason...) so we will be getting a suite of sails made, including a nice tough stays'l. Our main will have a 3rd reef point too and we raised the boom a little so our main will be able to be used very well into worse weather.
Love it, just packed away my silicone i was going to use this weekend 🤔🤭, off to get sicoflex. #savedourbaconagain 👍 Guys have googled this & got no answer so i'll ask. Does the Clansman come in different sizes like say 36ft or 40ft etc. Thanks guys, again very educational & tips we'll put into practice & apply 👍
Clansman yachts only came as a 30 footer. The best way to get a 37 foot 'Clansman' is by getting hold of an Alberg 37. Check out their lines and you'll see what I mean. A very pretty boat but narrow. Apparently, they are very sea kindly, just like our little ship. The two yachts most similar to a Clansman are the Elizabethan 29 from England and the Alberg 30 from (I hope I'm right on this) Canada.
Inspirational! I need to tackle a similar project with deck hardware and refinishing the deck of my little yacht at some point. I hope I'll have the discipline to tackle it as thoroughly as you are. I would wager hard earned capital that Mirrool will be as solid a Clansman as any when your done with her. Far better than new!! Loved the knot tutorial. I have (at least) two life long shortcomings--sharpening, and knot tying. One day I hope to become proficient at both. Meanwhile, I chase down things that have come loose, or have to cut perfectly good line that should be freed easily, and I work with substandard edges. I hate that about myself! Thank you for the encouragement to improve ;)
We can definitely recommend you check out the website, marinehowto.com and look for his article of deck fittings and bedding them well. There is info in there that you can absorb more slowly than we can convey in our video format, but of course later videos will be showing us using the same techniques he favours so if you have read about what we show, the full picture should be clear. I need to film a knot video. I started one but was unhappy with it and it fell by the wayside. I'll get back to it when we aren't so busy!
What about the other Clanny Miss P spotted. Have you managed to get a good look at it and interview the owner? Assuming the owner is amenable ...... Would be interesting for you to compare it with yours and see if they have made any modifications you like.
We could ask him but not a few people prefer to stay off camera.
Hi T & P You will no doubt get a lot of satisfaction from your efforts once you have corrected all the "bodgy" work of the past. I did the same exercise on a Simmons 18 which although it was well made it had holes hacked in it all over the place, cannot believe how many holes are often in second hand boats.
We are filming the finished product of our cockpit today before we paint it soon, just to show all of the repairs to holes and their attendant rot from water seeping around them. It is bordering on a rebuild in that particular area but we will be much more confident now if a wave comes aboard that our cockpit well is nice and strong again.
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Great information, as usual. I didn't know that bit about stainless steel needing oxygen. I worked in a stainless steel marine fittings factory once upon a time in me youth! Now, if only I was not so knot incompetent! I believe its my dyslexia that keeps me from retaining knots ;-). It wasn't until I got into tying rope tuned drums that I reliably retained the bowline! Tim (Please don't ask me to demonstrate!)
Perhaps you could try tying the knots backward! Rope tuned drums? You're a man of many parts Tim.
Yupp, same «left handed work» on my boat. Epoxy and biaxial fiberglass is my solution aswell👍. Happy to hear you like the JOTUN antifoul, since it is a NORWEGIAN brand😊🤘.
Thanks for the info on Jotun. Our whole boat is going to be flying a form of flag for Norway then!
That was a very information-dense video, even by your standards! Great editing and time-lapses, and the music was juuust a little bit different. I liked this video a lot!
We thought the same thing- Gee we packed a bit in this one :) Glad you enjoyed it and Pascy's flair as a DJ
Thank you both for another great vid. So many tips and tricks! There seems to be an enormous benefit in the inhabitants of the boat knowing every mm3 of their boat. That pad eye with the corrosion from anaerobic conditions, a key learning for me. What you don’t know can hurt you. Great video, great story telling, great editing.
Thanks Vince. A look at such a fitting should give people some idea of what may be happening out of sight when they see a seep of orange coming from a hidden fitting in their deck or hull. People often talk of sudden failure of stainless steel, but it can often be traced back to corrosion in an out of the way, low oxygen area.
TY for sharing. Hope you folks are doing well. Obviously NOT getting stir crazy in a lockdown. That said, that knot demo was priceless, Troy. Just about every video I learn something new. Pascale, how has the cooking changed for you all now that you are landlocked.
We have been taking advantage of having access to local produce and small local butchers to enjoy really great quality food. There has been quite a bit of experimentation with unusual cuts of meat like tongue and hanger steak as well as liver, kidney and heart. It's been offal!
Love the knot
The excavator in the background was almost working as hard as you guys. ha ha
Our favourite time-lapse!
As my dad used to say, Do it right the first time😁👍
It's never too late to do it right the first time!
I can understand your frustration Troy but at least you have got rid of all those old unwanted unloved screws and can feel comfortable with the new ones you will apply, Also great tip on the highwayman knot excellent Advice!
I can understand your frustration Troy but at least you have got rid of all those old unwanted unloved screws and can feel comfortable with the new ones you will apply, Also great tip on the highwayman knot excellent Advice!
You're absolutely right Geoff. Knowing there are no more holes filling our cabin top with water is reassuring.
Good onya for having the deck spotless! Can't wait for the finished product!! Best from Berlin.
Haha, still pretty spotty just now Dom but not for long!!!!