DIY hardstand props 

The best thing about Stu is he talks naturally and is straight to the point. Unlike a lot of other you tubers, particularly the Americans who like to yell and talk at a million miles an hour. That's my two bob's worth

Been binge watching your videos since I found your channel a few days ago. I have already learned a lot- you’re a talented and knowledgeable dude and a good teacher to boot...thanks for putting in the extra effort to teach and make interesting vids!

Great job on those stands. I was moving the rollers on my 20 foot Marlin Broadbill trailer with the boat jacked up on the trailer, the jack's slipped whilst I was between the trailer and the boat... Micro seconds between a slow painful crushing death and living to tell this story. Don't be as dumb as me cutting stupid corners to save time Really enjoy the videos Cheers

I hope you are feeling more positive now Stu, seeing her slung on the crane: she's a beautiful boat.

I built some stands earlier this year. On the shorter center stands, I welded them to a 2'x2' plate of 1/4" steel, and it made the boat sit really stable. I do have triangular bases on my other stands, but they are almost not needed with the keel stands so stable. For what it's worth, you might want to put a V in the wooden keel blocks. Like you, I don't want to die from a boat rolling over on me, so I'm happy to have a little extra support! Nice work, so far. Now you will have time to work without being under the gun.

I live on a 15 meter trawler with my wife here in the US, I’m happy to see a trawler channel. I get tied of just sailboat videos.

Welcome to the world of steel boats. :) A couple of pointers to get the prop/shaft off. First get yourself a slugging wrench for the nut on the end of the rudder if it gets stubborn. You put tension on the wrench with a comealong (rachet lever hoist) and give it a good whack with a hammer. It's too bad the stern is facing toward the water or you could park a truck there and use that for a place to connect one end of the comealong. We usually use a forklift. :) To remove the prop first put the nut back on just a few threads. Then wrap a lifting strap around it and put tension on with a comealong. A couple of good whacks with a hammer should knock it loose. Make sure that nut is on there or the prop could come flying off and do some damage. Similar process with the shaft. Except tie your lifting strap on with a timber hitch. Likely there is a cutlass bearing in the strut. A sawzall should be able to cut along the length and let you remove it in sections. Don't forget about the locking screws in the side. :) You're a ways away from it but removing and realigning the engine is no small task. Make double sure you have to lift it before you move it. You're doing great. Full disclosure I usually did this in a fully functioning shipyard with an army of help at the ready. :)

I like the addition of the turnbuckle and chain.

I’m not even a boat guy and I’m pretty sure this series has opened my eyes to the world of boats. I love it keep it up!

I like the fact that he is specific and go into details about What he is going to do and How he is going to do do it😁👍

When I worked in a marina years ago we used props but mostly of wood. Also lots of wooden wedges to tighten the prop to the boat. We used to use a sledge hammer to knock them in tight. Your acro props are a great idea now in hindsight. Keep up the good work. I don't envy the antifowling job. Always hated it.

never watched a boat rebuild before, usally tractors/heavy plant repairs, but am really enjoying this journey with you. God bless

I am pretty stoked for this build! I have a 1648 Jon boat I use for FW lakes... learned a lot about getting it setup from this channel!

Hi Stu, Glad to see she is finally on a hard stand where you can work on her, just be darn careful and move fast if she even looks like slipping

11:35 "If a boat falls on you... you gonna die" man that has been cracking me up for the past few days! Stu you are the man, if ever there was a crocodile dundee for boats, you'd be it!

I am absolutely amazed you can stay so cool while filming and dealing with all that at once. Respect to you kind Sir! Love this new project you've taken on. I have a dream of my own one day owning something similar.

boat = Bust Out Another Thousand great job on the stands

Really glad everything went well with putting her on the hard. You look a little more relaxed in this video. It's good went it all starts to come together.

My wife hears the opening music and asks if I’m watching porn, and I say yes, yes I am.

I am absolutely fascinated by this whole process and can’t wait for each episode to come out.

I love how you turn every video isn't a little adventure

2021 here Stu, Renko is back on the hard stand!

Keep posting your progress love watching your video's better then TV

I was just reading the comments below and somebody said they've been binge watching these vids. Well I don't know how I found you but I've watched up to here tonight.

Love the boat! As you were talking about all of the problems, I thought about the song Depreston by the lady from Melbourne, who was singing about buying a house: "if you have a spare half a million, you could tear it down and start rebuilding".

Awesome vid, Stu. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

The knowledge you share is amazing

Stu,definately construct the stands with triangular leg configuration as per the borrowed ones from Fenwicks mariner, they're constructed that way for a reason, carpet on the heads takes the slickness away also, stay safe ! Cheers mate 👍👍👍

Well done Stu!! I have never trusted jack stands when I work on my vehicles I always put the tire I removed somewhere under the vehicle just in case something fails but with a boat on stands you don't have that option so definitely do all you can to keep it safe. Thanks for sharing!!

Pretty excited to see the tear down and repair that is up coming..can't wait.

Loving the journey Stu, great job on the stands too!

Really like the no nonsense approach to the work. Great boat! Thank you for taking the time to video the progress.

Great video! Definitely watching the entire series.

Can't wait to see more on this progress.

Great video, enjoying this series and looking through your other videos. All good homework for the next/last steel boat. Thanks for posting.

awesome vid I did a similar thing in my front yard with my diesel bertram Neighbors were not impressed but saved a heap on slippage We are all the way from Sydney Middle Harbour

Great work Stu looking forward to this.

this has captured my attention also,have gone back and looked at a number of your videos, wish all this info was around in the eighties when i had a boat and tried fixing things myself, looking forward to viewing more

Nicely done! 👍 Thanks for the video.

Coming back and watching over again. Always thought this was a cool spot, lots of blood, sweat and beers spent here.

I have really enjoyed watching your progress. Fair winds and best wishes.

I am so interested in the outcome, and I had no interest in boats before starting this series, thank you

Excited to see how this boat turns out. I just finished an amateur restoration on a 15ft aluminum boat. I have all the videos on my channel. Good luck on this monster.

"If the boat falls on ya you're gonna die", learn something new every day! Good luck with the work, looks like a nice pozzie you got to do it, well done.

This is such a great project!

Glad to see it all went well keen for the next video

Great work Stu, very entertaining. A very fine looking Landy too, adding a touch of class to the background.

be safe looks like your doing a great job thanks for bringing us along

great video thank you so much I can't wait to see your next on this boat project

Nice job Stu, thanks!

I have watched your channel non stop! Love it. Keep up the good work bro. Well done!!

So cool to see how you do things down there 🦾!

Nice work Stu...!

Mate you're a true legend the way you describe things

Good drills mate, keen to see more.

Oh the remote control they used at the marina boat move around reminded me of the machines we used to move the 747 landing gear under the airplane and install it. I used the remote and was to say the least a bit complicated more than needed. We had 3 at about a Million apiece so we had backup if one went down. Originally made in Sweden

Very interesting looking forward to the next video you have a great life style 👍👍

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Another really good one, warts and all

Great videos, very interesting. Thanks for posting.

Stu; it's a good thing you know what you are doing. Thanks fer sharing !!!....

I love this channel so much!

Nice work on those stands Stu. Those were some good looking welds too!

excellent,you have have given me some good ideas. cheers fella.

Love the project.

I love these vids, perhaps cause your so talented where I'm not, and I'm very interested in watching you restore this metal boat

Great and interesting series.

Your videos are really great!

Great stuff. I'm working on a 40ft motor sailer named Jazza and it's good to see someone else's steel boat struggles.

"If a boat falls on you, you're gonna die". So true.

Im very keen to see this build through myself then the project car in the shed started lol

Nice job Stu....Thats one big stressfull job done and dusted.

Very creative design for the stands. I wish you well on the repairs and for your safety!

This will keep you busy for sometime stu 😄 great project ⛴

Better looking welds than a lot of folks than do it on a regular basis. Looking good.

I just stumbled on your channel. I see your working on your boat and I have a suggestion for a minor but really important part. I did High Rescues off of very high radio towers, often we had to construct a boom 400 meters in the air. We really didn’t want bolts loosening, so we used Nord-Lock washers. I look forward to see your progress. I am not associated with Nord-Lock in anyway, they just have a solid product that actually works.

Sweet! Now you can really get after it!

Good video thanks. Cheers from Western Canada. The real Canada True north strong and free.

Good one Stu. Great to see you moving quickly up that Slope of Enlightenment, and some really positive positivity. Edit: P.S Happy Australia Day. Hope you had a good one with close friends and family.

You look like you have boat induced stress. I will be watching with baited breath. I can relate, but only with a small boat. My boats nearly finished. I was talking to you about it on facebook. Video will be getting done soon with links to your stuff, as your stuff has helped me get it done.

New subscriber, mate. Love the dog and the videos!! From the USA!

Love your work and your vids . Your a very talented man.

Excellent video mate well done. Boat looks bloody good i like it. Kind regards from New Zealand.

Hey Stu. Is this the start of your boating season down there? It's going way below zero F here in Detroit. Stay safe buddy. Don't let that boat fall on you...that's what apprentices are for!

That Grand Banks that was next door is gorgeous!

Sweet, thanks danger.

Good to see the boat on the dock.

This is SO interesting Thanks for sharing

Be carful Stu!!

3:20 I was so happy when you come up to the shore at that shallow part 😎

I've never owned a boat and after watching these videos I know why! I don't wanna die by having a boat fall on me! Seems like a ton of work and expensive too. I can't imagine what you could do with a boat to make money other than running drugs to get rich. I live in Florida in a fishing town and people go broke here yearly from dreaming of owning a charter business. Anyways good luck and by doing it all yourself you're saving a boatload. haha

Another helpful video! You are a mensch!!!!

Loving the vids mate! Wish I could take on a project like this one day as well

Good work

Hi Stu, nice going. I too was concerned about the depth coming into the new dry dock. I was also concern with the weight for the crane especially when it did the 90 degree turn. So relived it all worked out well and looking forward to the next videos on this project. Your wielding looked good. Tim

That ground shackle seems pretty sketchy to me. You can get welded D-loops for that purpose which would be safer. PLEASE don't die, Stu! You seem like a decent bloke.

Positive buoyancy is all a good thing although we didn’t always practice it on submarines lol Thanx from the left coast near the Krapitol of California

the best two days of a mans life are the day he buys a boat and the day he sells it.Great video Stu,is the boat at Brooklyn? I would love to come and have a look at her,I am heading down to Sydney in a few weeks,would be great to catch up and maybe buy you a Coopers. Cheers mate.

Nice bit of work Id say!

Thanks. Now I know what he is talking about. I have seen many. Take care. Doug