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Fitting a Solid Wood Cabin Sole - Part 1 (Project Lottie Ep27)

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Fitting a solid wood “Teak and Holly” planked floor was always part of the plan for Lottie ever since pulling the old floor and water tank out of this Contessa 32. Fitting this stunning floor has been a fun woodworking project to undertake and a real milestone to have competed.
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I run a small business called The Solent Boat Butler and spend my days repairing, maintaining and refitting sailing boats (often Contessa 32’s due to my long experience with them). I'm mostly in the central Solent area of the UK. Being a cruising and racing sailor with many thousands of inshore and offshore sea miles logged I like to think that I bring a great deal of real-world experience to my work and help many new (and not so new) boat owners to improve and maintain their boats. When I'm not fixing boats I also provide some own-boat sail training, help owners with deliveries, provide pre-purchase inspections and deliver consultancy services to those that are refitting their own boats for cruising or racing.
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I hope that viewers both enjoy and learn something from my videos but please remember to take the appropriate precautions for any DIY refit works you undertake with appropriate PPE and the correct tools for the job. If you are in any way unsure as to how to go about a project or are unsure if something on your boat is safe please consult a professional. I don’t necessarily show every step of how to do a particular job so only take on a project if you know exactly what you are doing or consult a professional, I accept no liability for errors or omissions in this video, it is for entertainment purposes only.
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@olemanjim1415 10 месяцев назад

George I'd call that floor what it is, a maple floor because there's nothing wrong with that. Maple is a fine wood and you're doing an excellent job with the installation. Your customer will be well served. Now that we've identified it as maple, it's a simple matter to differentiate the two as light maple or dark maple, easy enough. Glad to be of help George 😁 Keep up the good work, and do the hats and tee shirts, I'll buy one of each. Be well my friend!

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. There is both light and dark maple but the thermal treatment makes the maple the teak colour so works work for this application. Shame it’s not suitable for use outside.

@damianhind7330 9 месяцев назад

Looks good. For when you've pulled up the floor might be worth you having a 18mm OSB "dummy" floor that you can drop in whilst working, so you've got something flat to stand on and you can take from job to job - it's something I've seen done on construction sites.

@johnv9887 10 месяцев назад

19:20 yes t shirts and ball caps please. Love the channel, keep up the good work.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Cool, thanks!

@aw4austin1 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful work! T-shirt, yes, please.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@todddunn945 10 месяцев назад

I built a similar cabin sole from cherry and white maple. I started by epoxy gluing the maple strips to the cherry. Then I glued individual cherry/maple pieces down. I found it handy to drive stainless steel brads part way in next to the sole strips to hold them in place for the glue up. I used lead wrights too, but epoxy is rather slippery and the stainless brad nails kept the wood strips from moving. Of course I removed the brads when each batch of epoxy set up. Do be careful to fully seal all edges of the maple because it will discolor if it gets wet.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Sounds good. You are one of the few watching that will know first had how long it can take to get a good result! Thanks for the comment

@flipdover 3 месяца назад

I wish I found your channel 6 months ago! I started doing my own flooring job and had to figure it out on my own. Oddly I did mine very similar to the way you did yours. Some differences but install was very similar.

@patricerigaud3970 10 месяцев назад

All you need is glove ! (Franck ZAPPA) ;)

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

😅😂

@jsneds9838 10 месяцев назад

Amazing, the owner must be beside himself with anticipation of this beautiful refit and sail. Thank you for sharing your professional skills with us. I'd take a shirt or two.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. Yes he’s very much looking forward to splash day!

@duncanvincent9106 10 месяцев назад

nice job! - what a blast down memory lane for me. I spent hours on my uncles Contessa 32 during the late 70's and 80's out from Chichester to all over the Solent and across the Channel. So interesting to see the inside of this boat again!

@1962gms 10 месяцев назад

Excellent work! You are making me rethink my Winter programme for the next 10 years! 😂

@Topsailor-iw4ql 10 месяцев назад

Yep I’d buy a cap for a bit of Fun and a T shirt but expect a bit of Micky taking. Very nice work indeed

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. I don’t think there would be any Micky taking… “Refit and sail” is why we are here 😊

@normanboyes4983 10 месяцев назад

Nice work George - looks beautiful. Do not envy you the sloping bits.

@kbbarton1 10 месяцев назад

That cabin sole looks amazing! I'd quite happily wear a Refit & Sail t-shirt.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Cool, thanks very much.

@alstovalljr 10 месяцев назад

Hey, George . . . Relatively new subscriber but have binge-watched to date and concluded, early on, that you’re one of the coolest cats in the sailing business. So, my vote is . . . Swag - yes! Will wear it with pride, man!

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Haha, it’s the first time I have been called that but have definitely been called worse names 😂. Thanks for the comment.

@appick01 10 месяцев назад

Top notch work! It looks fantastic and your attention to detail is is superb.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Andrew!

@richardayres2949 10 месяцев назад

Wow, what a star, mentioned the floor last week and you deliver. Thank you very much very helpful.

@polderfischer8565 10 месяцев назад

Adding weight, costs and labour.......with a beautiful result! Greetings.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Not to much weight and it’s low down, won’t comment on the other two other than to say yes.

@polderfischer8565 10 месяцев назад

@@RefitandSail ;-)

@basilismavrogiorgis4343 10 месяцев назад

Thanks very much for your reply. Keep up the good work.

@svlamancha9877 10 месяцев назад

Great video George I’ve never even heard of Thermal Modified Wood. The cabin sole is going to look beautiful. T shirts are a great idea. 👍

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. Different sorts of thermally modified woods have been around for some time but not all are suitable for external marine use.

@adrianlundgren1074 10 месяцев назад

Nice work man. You boosted my insperation too continue my own boat projekt. Have a Nice weekend ⛵️⛵️

@SK-ux9xi 10 месяцев назад

Could you please provide information on using fiberglass inserts or threading into fiberglass directly for high-vibration applications like mounting engines, heavy watermakers, or generators on board? I couldn't find any useful videos on this topic and was wondering if you could consider covering it in the future.

@smallprojectscompleted 10 месяцев назад

Really nice craftsmanship! Well done George..

@_instabil 10 месяцев назад

Your channel deserves a lot more follower. Keep on growing :)

@_instabil 10 месяцев назад

PS: You did not wear gloves this time

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, it’s growing nicely but there is a lot of good stuff out there and I have limited time to make the vids around work and other commitments. I really Apple ate the comment!

@_instabil 10 месяцев назад

You are a very good presenter, sometimes I wish you had some time to show more details (like trimming the tricky end pieces at that slanted floor). But I may forget you are doing your job as a professional craftsman, not as a youtuber! Well, I am a professional RU-vid viewer and I can say without a doubt, that you have all skills to be a DIY-influencer! Can I fly you in to Denmark if I have problems with my Bandholm? 🙂

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

@@_instabilthanks for the kind words… never been to Denmark and need an excuse!

@matthewharding6245 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful, meticulous work

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thank you 😊

@TheMickybutler 10 месяцев назад

Love the floor effect, George and how you demonstrate the How To. Keep it up. What would you expect the life to be, of the varnish finish, with year-round use? Oh and I'd buy a Cap off you.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

The life of the varnish coating is really down to use and abuse… If you are always bringing sand into the boat then that will damage the coating far quicker than clean bare feet. The reality is somewhere in-between. I used to give my floor a maintenance rub down and varnish every year on my old co32 with a similar floor.

@TheMickybutler 10 месяцев назад

@@RefitandSail Thanks for the info, George.

@goodq 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely amazing. Thank you George

@c.a.mcneil7599 10 месяцев назад

Nice and clean and beautiful

@knickebien1966 10 месяцев назад

19:11 A file with a right angle in is good for those corners, though the upstroke should be avoided.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Agree! I did try that on a couple of corners where then needed tidying.

@mre2527 10 месяцев назад

Lovely work George - where can the heat treated maple be purchased from? Can’t find any online and was going to use iroko for my project

@mre2527 10 месяцев назад

Bump

@normanrubenis7283 10 месяцев назад

Wow.... that floor...

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. 😊

@thestorminmymind 10 месяцев назад

I would definitely buy a t-shirt please

@officialkalifornia 10 месяцев назад

get the t-shirts going!

@RefitandSail 9 месяцев назад

Looking into options…. It’s part of a wider/larger piece of work to develop a website and other supporting platform for Refit and Sail…. Won’t let the whole cat out the bag here though.

@derekdidonato 10 месяцев назад

For goodness sake George, put on gloves. That was silly.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Haha, I literally and figuratively asked for that. Thanks !

@knickebien1966 10 месяцев назад

12:45 I said to myself while watching, nitrile gloves and a respirator might be a good idea.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

You’re not wrong! 😬

@grahamm2015 10 месяцев назад

Excellent result. Any top tips matching the various section? As you started towards the stern and then the bow finally the centre of the cabin. Would it have been better to start in the centre and work for and aft. Apologies if you explain later.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Ahh, I may not have said in the video but I did work out a line though the boat from front to back to help get the different levels of floor to line up. Thanks for watching and the comment 😊

@basilismavrogiorgis4343 10 месяцев назад

Hi George, your videos are captivating. Am I correct to assume that the floor, ply and teak and holly like, you are fitting are stuck permanently on the bearers? I have an ELIZABETHAN 35 built 1965 at Peter Webster's yard in Lymmington, very similar to C32s and I am thinking of doing the same, as currently the cabin sole is screwd on to the berearers and the bronze screws have worked loose. The boat is on the island of Samos in Greece otherwise I would asked you to quote for a similar restoration. Keep up the good work.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

The plywood sub-floor is screwed down the the floor bearers below (you can see the fitting of that in an earlier vid). And then the “teak and Holly” laid on top of that.

@torstenhansen4308 10 месяцев назад

For goodness sake George, wear a respirator! Epoxy can get your lungs too. Oh, nice work by the way.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

I do try to not can’t if talking to camera but you’re not wrong!

@gearoid4305 10 месяцев назад

Looks really well. Just wondering if thermal movement and expansion could be an issue?

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Thermal movement shouldn’t be a issue, expansion and contraction from moisture content is a bigger problem with any wood but as it’s epoxy sealed on the bottom and sides and the top is sealed with varnish it’s unlikely to be an issue. Thanks for the comment .

@churchofthegreenflipflop2436 10 месяцев назад

Another great video. Disrupted my working day - which isn't a bad thing! Do you have a rough idea of when the boat will be finished and ready for a relaunch?

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Haha, sorry to disrupt your day but the video wasn’t going anywhere so maybe self control issue 😂 The answer is asap but still a few things to agree with the owner and waiting on bits (like all new upholstery).

@conniefontenot2793 Месяц назад

Where did u get the holly strips ?

@waterboy8999 10 месяцев назад

That is one sweet looking floor George. The owner of this boat is going to be a bit of a show off I think.

@kasperaagenas 10 месяцев назад

Looks great! Any thoughts on thickness, both in terms of headroom and weight?

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

When I fitted the new water tank and sun floor I made it as low as possible to give as much headroom as possible, the “teak and Holly” is only 8mm and taken into account when the heights for the subfloor was planned/set

@ammartinezguzman 10 месяцев назад

great finish although not a good idea for inspection to glue down

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

It’s glued to the sub-floor which is fixed apart from the opening hatches that can still be opened for inspection/access so I don’t think it’s an issue (and this is standard for this class of boat). Thanks for the comment and watching

@ammartinezguzman 10 месяцев назад

@@RefitandSail I though you laminated the ply on top of the water tank.

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

@@ammartinezguzman the plywood subfloor is bonded down so not really removable but hatches allow access. May see odd if you are used to completely removable floors but it’s how all these boats are built. Beciae there is a water tank that is also bonded in under the floor having a completely removable flow would not achieve much as you you a just see the top of the tank (which is also glassed in and the two sides of the hull are bonded together with a sheet of laminate.

@earthstick 10 месяцев назад

My boat has a carpet on the floor ad I hate it. I saw someone had done a cork floor in another boat. You can ge trolls of it f various thinkness and sizes, and looks like it would be easy to put down. Any thoughts on suitablility?

@RefitandSail 10 месяцев назад

Cork can work well, it’s a little soft but that can be nice under bare feet, it’s also insulating