My dad did a bottom job on his boat in about 1960 without a respirator or any kind of mask and it was called red lead bottom paint which has been illegal for many years now. Unfortunately he got lung cancer and the Drs. contributed it to the red lead sanding particles. Because of that, I lost the most awesome dad anyone could ask for. So don't be ashamed to warn people in the yard, you could very likely save their life. Sadly though, you can't always fix stupid and they may not want to hear from you which is heart breaking. You guys are amazing!! Cheers from Austin, TX
Maya completely agree with you about protection. My best friend was a commercial Gill Netter on the Frazer and he did all his own fiber glassing without protection, unfortunately he passed away in 2016 from lung cancer. He was only 56 years old and a hell of guy. I believe it was due to no breathing masks when working on the fiber glass...So yes Everyone needs to use protection always... it doesn't take much to cause problems...
Beautiful. We were hauled out in a large boatyard and as we were halfway done with the final topsides roll and tip we noticed red dust in the wet paint. We walked around the boat next to us, and the next, and there was a guy grinding the bottom paint off. He had a mask, goggles, and earmuffs on but he was upwind of us and ruined our paint job. We stopped painting and quit for the day after talking with the yard manager who said there was nothing he could do and everyone had to work as best they could. We were all sick that night with respiratory poisoning and headaches that lasted two days. A year or so later the yard banned dry sanding bottom paint. We think the yard was sued for allowing it. Never dry sand bottom paint!
When I put bolts into timber, I slightly countersink the timber then saturate it with penetrating (thinned)epoxy, and that cures and makes the timber waterproof. When I install the bolt, I put an O-ring around the shaft of the bolt, as well as the other sealants one used in the normal way of putting bolts and washers onto timber or any other material. If I am using a washer, and I use big thick stainless ones when I do, I slightly countersink the underside of the washer where it lands on the O-ring. The O-ring is compressed when the bolts are tightened and seals tightly against the shaft--no water gets past that bolt. I did all my deck stanchions in this way,. No more leaks--and I now use this O-ring ploy on all bolts. The only tool required, if you already have a power drill, is a high quality cobalt steel countersink bit suitable for stainless steel, and they are not cheap. If I can get it, from an electrical supply store usually, I use a little electrically neutral waterproof silicone grease around the shaft of the bolt. This is a silicone, instead of carbon, version of Vaseline. If you can not get the silicone, Vaseline will do as long as the O-Rings ate Nitryl rubber. I put it on the shaft and washer so that it allows the O-Ring to be compressed without tearing or crumpling it.
Hey Magic Capret Thx for mentioning bolt depot. I have recently purchased a 50 year old sailboat that needs a refit, finding bronze bolts in Canada has not been easy. Looks like bolt depot has what I need so will be ordering from them. Looking forward to launch date for Magic Carpet, keep up the good work.
The caps on the cockpit combings are Stellar!! The work you 2 have done on the Cape George is Truly Amazing!! Your talents shine through with every episode! Btw we're loving the music, blues and quiet Latin (?) Music😊.....Your boat is a showpiece and you can expect a flurry of comments as you sail her, your Dream!! Well done you 2!! Let's hear some more fiddle Maya! 😊
47 years in auto body shops. Yes to protections. Particulates that enter the lungs never leave. My first instructor had to leave the building when spraying started because he was sensitized to catalysts and couldn’t breathe if it was in the air. My first boss didn’t wear a mask,he died at 44 years old. Wearing masks is a good idea.
Looking awesome guys! I'm glad that Bolt Depot were able to get you some hardware for your project. They have been such a big help with the Antidote restoration. Thanks for the assist mention! Cheers!!
Hi Magic Carpet from Calgary. Highest respect for the level of TRUE craftsmanship both of you are investing in this refit. Additionally respect you for choosing to seek assistance from other craftsman re components you are not experts in eg. rigging. I look forward to enjoying each and every episode. Thanks
Regarding the individual grinding the anti-foul coating, ignorance can be bliss. However, many times we do not consider the long-term ramifications of chemical exposures. I believe that I developed Hodgkin's Lymphoma from exposure to a chemical while on a sub in the U.S. Navy. Thankfully, the cancer was caught early and treated with "therapeutic" radiation. However, thirty years after the cure, I am now just learning that the radiation likely caused aortic stenosis from the radiation scarring my heart. A little PPE would have gone a long way when I was on the sub, but my youth gave me the false impression of impenetrability. So be safe and ere on the side of caution for your future health!
@@stevenschapera2888 My Hodgkins diagnosis was Christmas eve-eve, 1993; stenosis diagnosis was February this year. I go in for my follow-up EKG next Thursday, at which time I will learn the prognosis. So sorry to hear about yours.
I know someone whos father developed a sub dermal tuma on his shoulder blade area he elected for radiation beam therapy. Unfortunately the through and through single beam source radiotherapy caused damage to his heart valves and he died unexpectedly on X mas day six months or more later. .. It's wise to check out success and complication rates .. though the technology and targeting have improved. As my uncle had Hodgkins and already had heart problems ..I understand how rough it can be dealing with it and hoping it works. 🧙🏻♂️🇬🇧
I thank you for your service and I’m sorry for the complications it has caused. I lost a friend and co-worker to lung cancer 15 years ago. He was stationed on a submarine. The doctors report from a lung scope described a disco ball effect from the scope light bouncing off foreign matter embedded in his lung tissue. We thought asbestos. The cancer and half of one lung was removed by surgery with a follow up of radiation and chemo but that same cure had deadly results on the rest of his body. We also worked in the office of a welding fabrication shop. Every morning we’d dust off our computers. Fine brown metallic dust from the welding and grinding processes. Once an athlete, now at 60 I know I have asthma, allergies and shortness of breath due to age, work environments and those younger years with poor decisions not using PPE. Best wishes to you both.
Dois episódios com música brasileira, foi agradável ouvir o meu idioma, parabéns Aladino e Maya pelo excelente trabalho no Magic Carpet II. Saudações do Brasil.
Love the opening music so much had to pause and comment it. You guys seem to get a beautiful blend of work and play with your videos. Keep doing what you're doing!!!
I've wondered what material the rub rails are made of. In my youth (the fifties), we used willow, yes we did. It was very cheap, very flexible, and though it got speckled by and by, no sweat, no strain, every 2 or 3 years, we threw them away and bolted on new ones 😊
Miya - your selection of music (to accompany your productions) is nothing short of brilliant. thankyou - its one of the things I really look forward too with your video's
Your videos are always so good Aldino gives a very detailed explaination of whats being done and Maya your style is very charming the music selection are brillant often i watch the episode twice just to hear them again . Well done all the way around .
Hell yes, ever closer to a maiden voyage!! Cannot wait to see her in the water! Y’all are killing it! Go go go! Home stretch!!!!! One day soon it’ll be peaceful anchorages and bbqs with friends!!
Fab film as ever ... great 'argument' which Mia won over the rub rails ... it was worth the final sand even if all will be beautifully silver in the end!
Might you consider some stainless steel brackets running from the bottom of the stanchions up to the undersides of the cockpit coaming seats? Lots of overhang there, somebody _will_ step on the corner and crack the seat!!!
This is timely: I am currently fabricating new rub rails for my 31', out of sapele. My previous rub rails were made of iroko and from early on formed cracks, which weren't a problem in salt water but the Oregon rain rotted them. Your efforts have given me some things to think about. BTW it is not just toxic chemicals to be concerned about. Cecil Lange, the original builder of the Cape Georges, suffered from lung problems and had to avoid inhaling sawdust - not an easy thing to do. In 1978 when I started construction power tools simply did not have a way to attach a shop vac. And full face respirators were expensive and uncommon. It was common to remove bottom paint with just a paper mask, if anything, resulting in covering the workers' skin with the toxic paint, often including organotins. Modern ablative paints don't leave a vehicle behind so sanding is unnecessary - Yay!
My brother and I recently bought a steel 11M Dutch Estuary cruiser. Part of the bilge was painted with what we assumed was red oxide primer, the rest was grey. We found the bilge water to be a rusty brown colour but could not find the source of the rust, assuming it was in an unaccessible place beneath the sole. We lifted her out of the water to power wash and inspect the bottom which had been antifouled just three months before. As we scrubbed the bottom the yard was covered in similar brown rusty water that we had found in the bilge, obviously the previous owner had painted the bottom with dark red antifouling, which is designed to dissolve in water. We laughed when we realised the "red oxide" paint in the bilge was in fact the same antifouling and the source of the "rusty" coloured water. I presume the logic was, use bottom paint on the bottom of the boat, the bilge being the bottom of the boat. The same guy antifouled the anodes, presumably to stop them corroding! Fortunately he did a bad job, he couldn't reach the back of them with the paint brush.
Thanks for talking about the P.P.E. element! We have also seen people sanding their ablative without any protection and honestly, it really must be so uncomfortable. That stuff burns!! And why not just wear the protection? I guess the masks and cartridges can be expensive... but so is everything with boating lol. Great episode guys!
The rub rail does improve the appearance of the boat. As it has a high-risk of developing leaks, it's good to be thorough now and note to periodically check the fastners. I presumed you were going to varnish the teak cockpit coaming caps, less maintenance to let them weather.
Yes Miya a long road watching you two rebuilding your boat, but a great time witnessing the progress and hard work you both do to accomplish what you love. This is a joy to watch and to dream in our own minds. It's like being there enjoying the journey. Looking forward to next week
Okay, the thumb nail for this freaked me out lol That red tarp on the boat next to you looked like a huge piece of wood in it, and I was trying to figure out what monster piece of wood you were adding to the bow.
I used to work beside a guy who used to put copper plates in and out of nitric acid with his bare hands. His hands looked like he was wearing leather gloves. He also chain smoked between jobs.
I used to work at a factory and actually caught flack from machismo idiots when I would wear a respirator when grinding steel with an angle grinder. Some people are beyond saving and will be victims of their own pig headed stupidly.
500th LIKE posted for this 2,663rd tag-along view about to set sail...so to speak. 7:50 - this view of SMC II shows off just how 'stout' the hull is - it even 'looks' proper blue-water worthy. It will be a great day when you're back 'Out On The Ocean" (Irish tune pun intended). oops - came back to fix the timestamp. 7:50 is what I meant.
In 1969 I worked on a boatyard on San Juan island. I was sanding off antifouling paint with no mask or goggles. There were non on the island, and I ended up with horrible rash and sore lungs. I quite and went back to college. It was a horrible experience 16:28 . I learned to be careful on the boats I owned over the years. Love your videos.
7:40 When she's all varnished up, people will see that boat as a piece of art. Just watched you, Wilding Sailing and Ship Happens. Can't wait for the next Duracell post.
Fastener Force in Victoria has supplied me with silicone bronze carriage bolts and rod etc without hassle in the past. Teak bungs in ironwood could be an issue due to the much different densities causing expansion and contraction at different rates. Maybe tuck away an ironwood short for the future next time one presents itself. Pretty sure westwind hardwoods in Sidney would have it and I reckon your bound to stop in there at some point.
The combings are beautiful, and will clearly be the best seat at sail. Will you need to add a scupper underneath them? Maybe you are waiting for your test sail to decide? Thanks for the amazing content!
This metric person can tell you that 1/4"-20 is the standard of all regular 0.25" camera/tripod connections and 3/8"-16 is the beefy variant thereof. I don't think these are going to disappear anytime soon. That doesn't mean you can get bolts in any length and material, of course, but tools to cut these will be available around the world, I guess.
I do not think that aladino has considered the fact that he never does any thing with out the vacuum cleaner but he is causing severe consternation with in the broom companys of the world LOL guys Super job, Super video Thanks so much . Capt. John PS Lets go sailing !!!
Are you going to go with Dynema rigging? That seems like the wave of the future, and it seems as if it's at least marginally better than traditional stainless rigging.
I really appreciate the looks of the rub rail, it looks really nice and I am guessing that what other boats they too emulate when they paint a stripe down the side
Quick question - With the new cockpit combing and now the quasi-bench-seat flaring, do you have any concerns over water accumulating in that area? If so, how do you plan to address that issue? Scuppers perhaps? Been thinking about that one since I saw you redesign the cockpit. Also - if you are heeling over, is there any danger of the new design becoming a scoop (for lack of a better term) that, if it gets a bite into the water, might cause a sudden large amount of asymmetrical drag?
Some people are unaware, you don't know what you don't know! I would ask him next time you go past if he's AWARE? of the risk. He may not have a community or boat friends. Rather than just assume he knows the risk and is educated in the products
