Abandoned boat restoration project: New P-Bracket & Learning to Weld | SAILING SEABIRD Ep.71 

I am super impressed with your first weld - seriously!!! I remember my first attempts and I reckon I had to go back and sharpen my Tungsten tip a dozen times before I got a decent weld, you must have good steady hands and a natural talent for it. There’s money in that skill Marina, even without a qualification: I can see you paying your way around the world doing all of those quick and simple stainless welding jobs and repairs for other yachties that a fabrication yard wouldn’t be really interested in. If I was to go cruising again I’d either take a welder and some materials; a sewing machine and canvas; or some refrigeration gas, tools and parts to repair fridges on other cruising yachts - there’s always a demand for each in marinas wherever you go and when people get to know that you have the gear and skills you’ll never be without work.

To stick two tubes together that well as a first try at welding has got to be a win. Most people start with much easier staight lines and don't get any better results.

Engine bay buggy 😂 love the dancing!

I really enjoy your attitude at having a go at all the work you're doing. I'm trying to help my girlfriend develop the same confidence and persistence. Thanks for being a good role model!

TIG welding is not the easiest to start with when trying to learn to weld. but you did ok for your first time. 😎💚💙👍👍🍺🍺🍻🥂

I love that nothing phases you Marina, keep on trying all of the tasks you need to carry out to accomplish your refit. Many women would step back and let the man do the "technical" jobs, but you seem to really enjoy getting stuck in to laying up composites and and welding. I've never done any welding myself, but I think that you have done really well for your first attempt. I'm sure that with a little practice you will shortly be producing really professional looking welds!

so Stu goes on vacation touring all of Yurop in a car and hitting up pubs and all, while Marina learns one of the hardest types of welding techniques and proceeds to start fixing all of the boats in the South of France. I maybe exaggerate a slight bit, but it was entertaining all the same. Very well done.

Go Marina!!!!! Bold & Brave job welding!

Well done Marina for your first try at welding stuart when you go back for the p bracket let them know in advance what you want to do then they can arrange for you to film good publicity for them on the whole a good video with good content

So many hours and hours of sanding and yet still dancing!

You are going to be an excellent welder, keep practicing 👍🏻

Well done on the welding Marina. Do be careful with fire on the boat when welding. A handy fire extinguisher is a good idea. I wish I knew that Stu was near Cambridge as we could have offered a place to sleep. Go well both.

Next thing you will see is Marina dancing to flash dance. 😊😊😊

I look forward to your weekly videos. Thank you for sharing your experience with the world.

Marina: Tig or Mig welding are not easy (at all!) It is quite impressive to see the results of your first welding!! Go Girl!! 💥👊🏻💥

That's a really good weld for your first weld. You'll will get better with practice. Take care, Terry.

Nice start on the welding. IF you will forgive me offering a few tips. Welding in a darker environment help avoid reflection off the inside of the mask making the weld puddle hard to see. Get the helmet setting right so you can see the puddle well. Be carful not to expose your neck when welding or you will get a sunburn. Do whatever you can to shield the weld from wind. There is a type of cup for your welding torch called a "gas lens" They help direct the argon towards the puddle. Helps with wind a bit and lets you turn your gas flow down. Also allows you to stick the electrode out more for better visibility of the puddle. Not too expensive. Keep the tip close to the weld. About the diameter of the electrode. It will help you control the puddle. have fun and practice a lot.

Good job on the first attempt of TIG welding. As for pointers and tips have a look at the countless videos on TIG welding here on youtube. For me, I'd say ditch those heavy and clumsy MIG/stick welding gloves. For TIG you need just minimal protection against UV and heat, so find some thin leather (gardening?) gloves which will help a lot with feeding in the welding rods. With that also wear a long sleeved shirt against the UV radiation.

Marina done quite well for her first attempt at welding.. ol seabird is steadily coming together.. thanks for sharing your journey with us and keeping us entertained every Friday..

Be proud Marina. TIG welding is difficult to learn. Many people who can Stick or MIG weld struggle with TIG welding. Cheers Eric

Marina..big tumbs up for your welding.. you've got an hidden talent.

@ 1:00 Stew wears David Hasselhoff jacket😎😎😎

Thanks for a great Vlog, Marina you done very well 👍 cheers

I've always wanted to learn to weld - a very useful skill to have. Well done Marina.

well done guys. rock on toward sailing on the sea tee hee a poet not.

Brilliant first attempt Marina! What was really good was seeing you handle the Argon bottle ! It is vital that you keep the transport cap on until the bottle is needed. You also lashed the bottle, this is super important. When a bottle is dropped while moving without the transport cap and the then exposed valve assembly breaks the bottle is like a guided missile and will destroy everything in its path. Something I have seen! so these simple safety steps are always the ones to take.

Great job Marina, Stu obviously rightly proud of you. Stu, having a big P bracket isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Fine job for your first go at a TIG I have one tried it a few times you did WAYYYYY BETTER

That is very good for a first try. This metal tubing is the hardest to weld.

Bilge looks great, especially with the red light shining through. Also: not a bad weld for a first timer. Remember: wind is the absolute enemy of gas welding. Watch a few more videos of how to weld, maybe. Respect the effort!

Great to see you learning to TIG weld but please cover your arms , i was practicing in a tee shirt and badly burnt my arms ,was like really bad sun burn

I loved Stuart's old school suitcase 😂

That's a good first attempt ! Keep going ;)

It's important to grind a small bevel on the edges on each workpiece, before you tact your work pieces together before you weld. It you will give you better penetration in your welds when you don't bevel it than afterwards when your clean up the weld it won't have enough weld to hold the two pieces together. If you know what I mean.

The watermedows in front of the College are world famous .. in times past they grazed animals there to keep them down. You can tell from the volume of water going through that weir sluce the way the weathers been over here.

great tig marina, its all pratice and confidence. i used to weld along time ago and i bet if i tryed now id have to practice alot. love it guys getting closer by the month

Marina's value as a sailor and competent boat repair partner just went up by a lange amount by learning how to tig weld👍👏

Great experiment! Glad to see you tackle learning a difficult new skill!

That sleep in such a small car must have been uncomfortable I feel for you Stuart, but needs must when the devil.... having that stuff delivered would have cost an arm and a leg so it had to be done. Wow Marina look at you, good for you trying out something new, learning a new skill can be scary, but you just jumped straight in there, and did really well if I might add, excellent. Thanks for sharing guys and see you both next week. xx

Tig welding is the most difficult of the welding techniques if I'm not mistaken. Never done it myself, I actually never got any successful weld together myself. Dad's tick welder was made for heavy duty and I tried to weld thin stuff with it and ended up burning holes into the bits instead of anything else! 😅 So: You did really well! 🤗

Impressive, Marina! You're going to be an expert welder soon, no doubt. Thanks for taking us along to Old Blighty, Stu. Seabird is coming along swimmingly (well, not quite yet, but you get my drift) 🙂

Well done, young lady, with your attempt at welding you can only get better from here good on you for trying.

Great video thank you for sharing.

Marina you have to Learn Sometime if you do it for the first time it is cool pal👍👍

Looks like winter weather there Stu

Marina, It is so cool that you are learning to weld! Honestly It seems like welding round tubes would be difficult, so I think you did a good job! Can you turn your souvenir into something??? a holder for a fishing pole or make it into something else? Pen holder...flower pot? Toothbrush holder?

Marina TIG welding was impressive.

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8:00 : ´Beware, When You Think You have Time To Spare!' Something will come up and bite you. Like delay due to paperwork over 'a scratch'. Or delay getting to the airport due to traffic, or someone's accident.

Marina, you can be REALLY proud of what you have achieved ! At first it's the will of trying, of risking something. Second: the combination of "welding" and "women" is possible, of course, but, to be honest, it is not verry often seen. So: stand out, be proud of what you are trying to carry out. You can be proud of yourself, Stu can do also, so: everything is fine. Keep practicing ! A tipp: try with straight pieces of metal first. A 90° weld is easier to do for a beginner than a round tube. Doin TIG you learn speed, distance and all the adjustments on the machine easier with 90° welds than instantly want to do tube welding. This is the "next step". Good luck and best regards from Berlin, Germany

Welding is a good thing to learn and practice makes it better

Impressive welding action, could not quite believe my own eyes

Should auction Marinas weld !

Hey I basically know how to mig weld TIG welding is a lot harder than MIG welding so you're better than I am awesome job try MIG welding first but if you can TIG weld that good you are a going to be a good welder LOL

Brilliant Marina, a welding pro

Stu don't apologize, you and Marina do great work in showing us how life really goes. I thought Marina's weld was really good. Practice makes perfect. The boat is really coming along. Cheers

Good job for your first time welding!

The engine bed and bilge looks awesome mate

The first thing I learned was puddle management. Get a scrap and keep the puddle at the same size without effort. After that practice moving the puddle in a line and after that dipping the rod. There are gloves for this kind of welding that are thinner/softer material so you can feed the rod with your fingers a bit at a time instead of by moving your arm. Your first effort was quite good and of course women make excellent welders and did quite a bit of fabrication for ww2. Now my teacher would say oh, nice - now break it to see how good the weld is. So sad when you get your first nice weld and show it off only to have to destroy it! The blobs on the inside mean you likely got good material penetration which also means it is probably an ok weld.

4:47 Buy the thickest gloves you can find, winter extreme cold insulated. Then wear gloves liners. It’s armour against vibration. In my 20’s , I could sand and needle gun all day long. Now in my 60’s I can go about 20 minuets bare handed . Then my fingers start throbbing from accumulated nerve damage.

Hello, another week with more interesting work items. Marina your welding work seems to be very good, for first time. Now I have a question about the engine bed & keel. I saw an internet article that a Gulfstar suffered major keel damage and water started coming into the boat rapidly under the engine. I am sure you have checked very thoroughly for any & all cracks around the engine bed in case of keel damage your boat will not flood. Ok, looking forward to next week and a new video. Ciao. geo

Try to find some soft leather gloves like Riggers use. Those thick heavy gloves make it so much harder to feel what you are doing. If you are just tacking up gloves are optional. Watch out for wind blowing away your gas

You had to go there really!!!

nice first try and on tube is not easy keep trying

Learning all the jobs that need doing gives you confidence in the finished work! Remember to keep the gas flowing on the weld for 2 to 3 seconds at the end of the weld, it will keep contaminants from entering the weld puddle. For horizontal welds, a small 'figure 8' motion will give a smooth bead. And for the strongest and most leak proof weld, grind the edges to be joined to form a 'V', you can fill the gap with rod as you go...You're having all the fun while poor Stu is stuck in rainy England!

Well DONE 💡👌

Great welding. It’s not easy. 🎉

Marina! Tig welding! Awesome! Beautiful. You should be proud. 😎 Thank you both for taking us to France and Cambridge. (We drive a hybrid.😂) Love you, both! 😎🥰❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗

Rosie the Riviter... brill..

Marina done good with him off site seeing in England. I just got it heard the name Marina before, you must be a little older to get it Stingray.

Enjoying your perspective, fair winds.

A good first try. If I may offer two hints that will improve the strenth? consider introucing a small gap between the two parts to insure the weld extends fully into base (inside of the tube in this case). Secondly, consider increse the speed of your feed and keep the heat more localized to the weld area. Just turn up a little more amps to account for this. A little more pratice and your well on your way.

When welding two pieces of tube end to end sit them in a lenght of angle profile for perfect alignment.

Way to go on that weld. That was a really good first weld. You are well on your way to welding with excellence.

I live in Cambridge just down the Road I see the college everyday for last 34 years have a good time in Cambridge pal 👍 👍💯💯💯💯 love your channel and seabird

Always good to see what you’re up to!

I think some ideas are needed of what Marina's excellent first attempt at welding could be used or adapted for? My suggestion would be a Flag holder at the stern,,, anyone else?

The finger one is definitely the best for getting into the hole Marina 😊

Seabird is starting to look very proud again. Your love will save her. love your progress and the videos.

Congratulations on your first successful welding experience I really appreciate that you take the extra time to document the journey when I’m sure it would be much faster to just tackle learning to weld. Than you so much! Josh in Oregon USA

I do think you put too much of the stick in. But I think for your first TIG weld that was fantastic.

Well done on your Welding 😊

Good looking glass repairs there

Very good for first welding.

Het is allemaal mogelijk , lassen kan door vrouwen evenzeer gedaan worden . Ik vind het alleen spijtig dat er weinig vooruitgang is . Werken lukt precies niet zo maar ik wens je veel succes en plezier . Groetjes

Nice job marina. Must have been hard for you stu too sleep in such a tiny car 😬😬

Look at you Marina, welding and sanding away like a pro ♥️

When you weld, it is prudent to wear something that covers your skin. The uv rays that come from the arc ,will do serious damage to your skin.And you already spend a lot of time in the sun. Love your videos!

Things are looking great! 🤗

You made me want to weld someting :D

Wow Marina! I admire you for just picking up that welder and laying down a weld! Maybe you can teach all of us one day:)

I am really and honestly impressed! I haven't had a welding machine in my hand myself, which is probably due to the fact that I have two left hands ... and that's why I learned that it is better to keep your fingers away. But you seem to be able to ... and at least it is the first time! I would take my hat off if I had one! 🙂

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Great video!!❤

Honestly not bad at all for your first go at welding.

Yay! Seabird! Marina, be careful with that welding business... don't for god's sake, chip a nail...be careful!!! Don't leave us amateurs guessing, can anything be done about the holes left in the welding?

nice

Impressive first weld.

Marina next time show us before you grind the weld 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Any repetitive work especially sanding can be very depressing for the person doing it, but you should always look out for the result which if the sanding has been done well is very satisfying and a reward for hard work.