I cant express the chills I get each week when it out of no where way to sudden its time to whistle along, like dueling banjos. Whereever I am it echos.
Always excellent videography. You make it look easy and seamless. The content is interesting. Your personality gives the videos flavor. You and Dan are excellent together.
I have to hand it to you. I was in the Coast Guard and we used a sand blaster. A nasty business that was done in a ship yard. Well done. You deserve a nice glass of Bourbon for all that effort.
Card scrapers are also great for removing certain paints as, especially when you want to be careful not to scratch too deep. They don't make fine dust and they are just so satisfying to use. And when they are dull, just make a new burr with a metal file. The flexibility of a card scraper is another bonus.
Floor scraper! Essentially a 5 or 6 inch flat blade on the end of a broom handle. We use them for scraping up old vinyl flooring and tile adhesive, etc.
I once got in an disagreement with a coworker when I was using a chisel to scrape epoxy off a table. I was popping chunks of epoxy off a work table, so I could sand the table down, to clean it up a little bit. He yelled at me saying I was abusing a tool, using it for that purpose. I found it amusing that an item meant to peel away layers was somehow damaged by the process. He acted like we didn't have a complete set of hones to sharpen them afterwards.
These may not have been the most exciting/sexy projects you've tackled to date on the refit, but every bit of progress means you're one step (no pun intended) closer to being finished and back on the water! I actually found the scraping to be oddly satisfying. Out with the old to make room for the new 👍
Great episode! So sharp and well put together. The production, although simple, is exquisite. I can't wait to see UMA 3000 (?) when she is done. Plus, I haven't been able to stop whistling the UMA call at the end.
are you planning a video on your truck buildout anytime soon? As always, great video. You guys are by far the best story presenters of any of the sailing channels.
The thumbnail looks like you have a Bahco 665 Tungsten Carbide Scraper, but I did not see it in the video. Like you I tried many devices over the years. I last removed the bottom paint on a C&C Landfall 38 using a Bahco scraper. I was amazed at how easy, less messy, and safer (no particulates to worry about). I bought the scraper and a second tungsten carbide blade. It's been 10 years and I have used the Bahco everywhere and have still not replaced the blade! It's a Game Changer! Too bad you missed testing it.
That's the regular one most swedes use for scraping their wood houses from old paint. Works excellent (doing a whole house can be pretty good overbody training 😅 most use of for their smaller summer cottage) and a new blade is like $15
The chisel - a sharp one - gets under what is Kiwigrip’s weakness - the interface from deck to kiwi. It’s peeling it off at set temperature. All power tools just heat the Kiwi up, melding it to the deck. They reinforce the Kiwi’ weakness.
You're better than Consumer Reports! We went through that painting cars in the 1970s. We discovered both the quickest and best way was to chemically strip it. WARNING: This may not be an option with a fiberglass boat or any plastic or composite surfaces! For fiberglass, I recommend not using a grinder because it'll dig into the fiberglass. Instead, I recommend finding a chemical strip compatible with whatever matrix (epoxy or polyester resin) from which you're removing the paint/kiwi grip. The grinder isn't useless, however... You can use it to keep your chisel sharp! That said, I'd use a file for sharpening your chisel.
I have a pulse laser cleaning machine. Stupidly expensive but we’re finding uses for it absolutely everywhere. Once my boat hauls, I will be removing bottom paint and VC-Tar. Your chisel has a huge advantage in no vibration and being much lighter than the power tools. A jack-plane would probably also be useful. Like a chisel, but you can set the depth and take long consistent strokes and clean up corners with the chisel. Also, the non-vibrating hand tools leave a much better, cleaner surface. The others probably also have lots of clean-up passes to make a finished, paint-ready surface.
The winch on the truck being used as an offload crane is a great idea. Work smarter not harder. Too bad the mast wasn't there for the solar panel arch.
Hey you two, check out the last episode of WE SAIL. Warren created a boom sailbag with embedded solar panels. At the end of this last episode, he had it built and did a basic check for fit and it looked good, but he had yet to wire it, so no verified stats re: output/efficiency. Point is, it appears to be a helluva genius way to increase solar panel area without needing to build intricate, heavy support structures or gluing them to the deck and risking impact damage from foot traffic or something else.
Okay since you both have done great work on the boat for years now. Can you make some of the processes you have to do like a game with reward that promotes your relationship? Just thinking of different fun ways to add to your adventure. Thanks for letting us share in it.
wrote a bunch about scrappers, but then you guys figured it all out... ...They make a 4 inch wide, 2-foot handle, floor scraper that would have been the best, and the blade is off angle, so it slices better....like that yellow handle job on steroids.
you know what to work with, but you always have to try different solutions. and yet it worked for others.... 😉 we wish you perseverance. renovation can be exhausting and discourage you from owning a yacht. stay strong.
No one tool does everything well. I use a flap wheel on my grinder to remove hardened bottom paint. The multitool with the scrapper blade works well when the material that needs to be removed is pliable. But sometimes a chisel is still the best tool.
There are a large variety if grinding disks for your grinder, they also come in various materials. Pls look into those. Specifically the ones that look as if made out off cardboard & flaps. They are hard to desrcribe, but when you see them, my description makes more sense. They also make a variety of steel brushes for your drill. They are round& come in many (& I do mean many) diff sizes. These are specifically made to remove paint. You'd have to be a bit careful with them, as they are more made for steel boats. They work exceptionally fast& you may find yourself within a short time frame disappointd that your work is already done. Hahaha. As said, as long as you are a lil cautious while using them, you'll be done super fast with this job. Thanks for all of your great videos!
The resurfacer is great for cleaning an polishing all sorts of things, but you definitely have to fit the right drum. The straight abrasive drums can clog pretty quick on gummy surfaces. I’ve yet to invest in a metal wire brush for it, but the fibre brush can be pretty aggressive on paint. I’ve got the same unit and a larger Vevor unit with is a little easier to get into odd spaces, like channel iron. The flapwheel/scotch-brite drums are great for irregular surfaces, but I can see how they’d be less effective on grippy layered surfaces.
The flappy-paddle sand disks on your grinder that you chose not to use if my tool of choice for this job. Also, I recommend dual sided solar panels for more power in the same space and less weight.
Kika you are supposed to sharpen that 5 n 1 first with the sander, using 60 grit. Those 5n1's are very much like the chisel, you just have to sharpen it.
If you are going to use flexible solar cells there would be the possibility to place (glue?) them on the cabin roof with something like kiwi grip but clear on top. I don't know how robust such a panel is but this is used on the Malizia (Imoca class).
FYI You can sharpen the 5in1 tool and get it chisel sharp. :-) You just have to be *REALLY* careful with it after that. (I don’t think you need to ask me how I know this!…)
The owner of Sail Life channel used the grinder with a special fiber, style disc that did a great job. Worked fast, & easy. Check out his video a month ago. 😊
What Kika calls a Kiwi tool I call a "7" tool since it looks like the numeral 7. It is my favorite tool as it has so many uses. Anyway, if the edge is sharpened, it will be as effective as a sharp chisel.
ya know I have been thinking for a while now how to prevent so much rust on the inside and opening of stainless. I would suggest to spray in silicone lubricant into the holes in all directions and at the holes on the edges and just outside put the silicone lubricant used for orings in facets. If the silicone gets washed off you can put it back pretty easily. This will prevent water intrusion and save you stainless
With regards to the solar panels, have your considered wind damage if you use flexible panels? you are going to have to fix them down so solid that they cant flex otherwise your yacht is about to get another sail. I would imagine slight flexing might not do any noticeable damage in the first couple of months, but over time some cells might simply stop working if there is constant flexing. might be an idea to fix them to a sheet of aluminium and then mount the aluminium sheet to your arch. that would stop the flexing and at the same time keep the weight down
How about weight a towel over the work area and soak it in paint remover, cover with plastic and let it marinate for awhile. Should nearly wipe right off. I don't know how deep it would go though... could be a fun experiment for the vlog.
Paint remover is just nasty and hot sunny areas a lot of the time it dries out before it works properly & to properly remove it and the bubbled paint you need a petrol power washer.
Wear thick gloves as part of your PPE as a defense against Hand and Arm Vibration syndrome. Years of using vibrating tools will permanently damage your hands.
surprised you didn't try a multitool with a wide scraper blade. Would imagine that to be far more effective than a chisel, and less tiring over a larger area. EDIT: Spoke too soon, Den came to the rescue
Interesting that underneath the Kiwi grip there’s some discoloration in the gelcoat was that there before or is that some kind of leakage indication under the Kiwi grip?
you can get flexible scrapers as well as the rigid one that you used on your oscillating tool - I think the flexible one would have been more effective - you can test that for Uma 3.0 or 4.0 - I've lost count. 🤔
When using power tools, SLOW DOWN. Let the tool do the work. The video made it look like you were using the back and forth movement to scrape, let the tool work. Or use a carbide paint scraper, 2" square replaceable metal on a long handle.
3000 PSI pressure washer with spinning nossle did magic cleaning with my deck and even internal surfaces. Very clean surface without any crap paint and lose particles ater wash. Only leftover is only gelcoat and other solid firbeglass surfaces. I tried all other tools myself. The only game changer after pressure washer is an angle grinder. but it's more aggressive, and the surface must be faired after. Found it 😅 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-axjDhJQPq-M.html Sorry for the link😊.
