Catalina Smile Fix - Part 3 - Ep. 41

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Catalina Smile Fix finally reaches its conclusion with the fiberglassing of the bilge. This diy project was one of the biggest we've done to date, but this sailboat will no longer need to worry about the Catalina smile.
In our previous videos, we removed the keel bolts, removed the wood coring, and got ready to fiberglass. This week, we grind out the bilge to make sure it's ready for glass. After templating, we begin cutting the fiberglass, and installing it layer by layer.
Also, we completely layout the process we followed to fix the Catalina smile that Catalina Yachts put out for sailors years ago so they could solve the problem on their own. With the completion of this project, we can moved on to what lies ahead and continue fixing our wrecked electric sailboat.
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Perhaps one day we too will have the same refit acclaim as Sailing Uma! lol
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@SailingIxion 2 года назад

This project finally comes to its conclusion, it was a doozy! Have you ever done it?

@cigarsailor7051 2 года назад

3 times haha 🤢🤢🤢

@SailingIxion 2 года назад

Oh wow. We never want to do this project again lol

@user-qn1qe8hc5m 6 месяцев назад

great job guys

@thecroftericmiller496 Год назад

You boys looks so much better when you trim it shave your face. Keep being amazing 😀😀

@jerryf609 3 месяца назад

Well guys you look like you did a great job. I know it's messy but I'm going to do the same on my Catalina 30. And btw I'm 73 years old. If i can do this anyone can.

@lurdesmelo7376 2 года назад

There’s a Jake working sightseeing on this as well. I think I saw him working. God bless these two courageous souls. Nice work.

@SailingIxion 2 года назад

Jake works every video! He’s a little work horse!

@ChrisDenny28 4 месяца назад

I know this was a bit ago, but do you recall what type of glass you used? Catalina's plans call for 24oz roving and 1.5oz mat....and then the obvious second question: how has it held up over the past 2 years?

@stanleybest8833 3 месяца назад

I think in your shoes, i'd have cast an aluminum keel with a lead bottom designed to ground and lighter. Also have taken out that whole bottom of the boat and built it closer to the rest of the hull. You sure had enough materials.

@cigarsailor7051 2 года назад

You guys are so fricken adorable and doing a fantastic job with the refit work, we definitely need to sail together some day!

@SailingIxion 2 года назад

Haha thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)

@toussaintcruise6054 4 месяца назад

This was a great series! great detail, and easy to follow! One question I had is what type of fiber glass/ resin did you use for this repair? it looks like the pdf calls for 1.5 oz mat and 24 oz something, but it's my understanding that epoxy cant be used with fiberglass mat (chop strand) only with cloth. and it looks like y'all are using cloth.

@ChrisDenny28 4 месяца назад

Just did the job on my boat yesterday. Used 24 oz roving and 1.5 mat. Some mat is compatible with epoxy, but most is not. You have to check.

@WillN2Go1 2 года назад

Good job. And great talk about chemical and mechanical bonds. What I like when using epoxy to glue a fitting on, or fix something (like big holes in a sea kayak I repaired) is to have rough surfaces. Then if there's some 'issue' with the chemical bond, the epoxy has its 'fingers' into and underneath the surface. (As I'm sure you found out from your hair, the more surface area epoxy has to grab on to, the more tenacious it is.) What I've seen on too many videos are these types of connections that should be rough and ugly for a great mechanical bond, instead sanded smooth and pretty. On the outside? Sure, you don't want your fiberglass to grab and snag. But down in the bilge? You guys have your heads on straight. Good work. That is a lot of epoxy. Ever see one of your cups start to melt, deform and then begin smoking because the curing epoxy got too hot? I'm dreading the video where the intrepid amateur boat restorers are mesmerized looking at a plastic cup melting and smoking while behind them the whole boat.... Sorry. It's just too terrible.

@SailingIxion 2 года назад

Thank you for the compliment. We do our best to get things right the first time and like my father says, “not Mickey Mouse the fix”. (Not sure why Mickey is bad at fixing but that’s beside the point) Actually the first time I was testing and “playing” with epoxy I mixed it in a regular plastic Dixie cup and boy did it melt! Since we were laying so much glass and using so much epoxy we definitely kept a schedule so that the entire project didn’t go up in flames (literally). Honestly though, the hardest part was keeping air out of the laminate. A part of me wishes I had tried to vacuum bag the fix. If I had dropped the whole keel I definitely would have done that.

@allynonderdonk7577 2 года назад

I apparently have a smile as well. The thing is I have an MKII which I understand does not have the same issue. I assume that the boat hit something and it separated a little or DE caulked. Maybe the forum can shed some light on it. Good work you two!!

@SailingIxion 2 года назад

Thank you! It was an insane project but glad we were able to finish it! It might help to add some fiberglass tape across the keel joint.

@svlucille 2 года назад

Hey guys. Any chance you can point me to the Catalina instructions you show at 8:00? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

@SailingIxion 2 года назад

Try this link, lmk if it works. forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/keelstub-gif.146366/