is this a big WASTE of TIME? | S06E35 

A trick I was taught for cutting bolts was to run the nut down past the point you want to cut the bolt. That way if you do mess up the threads a bit when cutting the bolt, when you back the nut of it will clean them up for you.

I just love Captain Oso, he is so cute! My Bichon’s and I just love our 1992 Pacific Seacraft Flicka. You can never go wrong with a PSC!

I like watching your project videos because it shows me what to look for on a boat that isn't brand new and what failures to prevent. Always fantastic video production. Hope to see you on the water someday! ⛵

You guys will be sailing the world in style and safety. Good choice!

Loved seeing you racing on a C30 Mk2 tall rig / bow sprit. Same boat I have enjoyed for the past 23 years. They are a great boat.

I love that you are thorough, attention to detail is always a plus! Your boat is looking great!

"He's right on top of us! I wonder if he's using the same wind we are using..." -Inigo

“Make me look good buddy” 🤣👌🏼

Good architecture for the stern of the sailboat. Good design!

You’ve probably heard this a million times, but your acting during the VPN thing was awesome :) also your (steady) mastery of engineering in general to accomplish your objectives is an inspiration to us all tinkerers and scientists. Looking forward to Poseidon’s Blessing xx

Love the upgrades. Thanks for the explanation as to why you’re replacing the chain plates. I was questioning that myself since the boat was well cared for by the previous owner. Initially, I thought the chain plates looked solid. Looking forward to seeing you guys on the water. Cheers 🍻

Amazing video yet again! We enjoyed watching you push that Catalina 30 hard! We raced ours here and the winds were rarely as sporty. I agree with many others…I look forward to each of your videos. This hard work is going to be SO worth it! Keep going you three!

Desiree is ALwAyS in it to win it! Love you guys ❤️

Looking awesome! You are doing it all as it should be done with no shortcuts, very nice.

Really great episode! Excellent videography and editing as always. Great balance between fun and work. Appreciate the hard work you put in -- both to the boat and to the channel.

I love how your seat bottom has a vise attached to it! If it was my boat I would want a two-car garage for my woodworking shop!

Beautiful work - that arch is gorgeous. I used to race in the Pamlico - great memories of brisk frostbiters and summer floaters. Sorry we can't make the renaming party, but hope y'all will spend a few days in Beaufort before heading south!

Great Race Guys! Happy to see Des mom with you! Love those new chain plates brother!!

...also the new chain plates look beautiful and very satisfying to have in terms of peace of mind. Great work!

Really nice. Love your stainless steel work and you will be able to sleep well with those new chain plates. Good point you made about the 316 verses 304 grade and also the water jet cutting verses the pressing. Stainless steel is strong 💪 but can be brittle in certain situations. Love your work guys. 🐟

Good stuff always like it when a boat is kept in top condition

I had to watch the race again. Very exciting and fun to see that crew making the boat fly and laying it over. The puppy had to appear and a falling on one's butt scene too😆 The boat is looking good with additional quality and safety 👍

takes me back to watching the yacht race on Atticus I you guys won. always love DIY, always love a good racing summary. Great walk-through of your decision making process re: chainplate replacement with insight into materials, design, and manufacturing. you guys did a great job upgrading 1.0, good to see you are putting even more wisdom, experience, and care into 2.0. Fair Winds Brave Adventurers!!

Great stuff mates Love to see the solar refit .. ty for sharing the challenges .. St. Augustine

Jordan, you do such an excellent, competent job.... a pleasure to watch.

Love getting up on a Saturday morning, fresh cup of coffee in my hand and watching you guys, keep up the great work!

Nice job on those chain plates!! Keep knocking off the tasks one at a time! Nice race!! Winner winner chicken dinner!! 👍👍👌👌🍗🍗⛵⛵

Another great Saturday morning in the books! Your video skills are now off the charts!! Looking forward to next week.

You two are doing it right. The last thing you want to be concerned about at sea are fundamental components like chain plates, through hulls or rigging. You have an excellent boat for this kind of upgrade/maintenance. It's a solidly built boat. I did a gut job on a 1966 29' Columbia Sloop in Seward Alaska back in the 80"s. It took me a whole summer and my wife almost divorced me over it but after I was finished nothing failed. The last thing I wanted to happen was to have that boat to have major problems or sink out from underneath us 100 miles from anywhere in the Gulf of Alaska. This was long before satellite communications or GPS. Thanks for the video. Upgrade On!

That was great to watch , the care and precision that you and your workers are doing is amazing Jordan ..Well done both of you ...Kevin .New Zealand XXX

Great race. Safety first. Good to be proactive instead of reactive.

Jordan, that looks awesome! Great call on replacing everything. That failure looked like just a ton of cold working over a long time. Pretty cool to see. Question: do you torque those change plate bolts? Do they even publish a torque value? Thanks! F

Great job as you said is it to much, it is never to much to ensure y’all’s safety always look forward to the videos

Now we see where she gets her competitive nature. Fun times you two! I was so pulling for you to win the race. J you do an excellent job instructing your viewers on the technical aspects of all your projects. The Ocean can be a lovely temptress one moment, and a very cold and cruel mistress the next. Every thought toward safety is the only prudent approach. Fair winds!!!! Anchorage, AK

This is getting exciting!! You are getting closer to sailing away to foreign locations😎 Would love to hear about where you plan to sail to.

Nice work guys. She is looking amazing. Quick tip with cutting the U bolt shorter. If you have a nut on the thread before you cut it, then after it’s cut you can unwind the nut, and it will clean the thread as it comes off. Just helps if you accidentally nick the thread. She’s going to be a beautiful yacht.

Nice work all the way around. The sailing race, the chain plates, just an enjoyable video. Can't wait to see the davit in action. Enjoying your channel guys!

I happened to be in Washington over the weekend and drove by to look at Atticus 2. I did not want to disturb you two, so did not knock on the hull. Beautiful boat!

I have to watch these twice to have my fix. I wish they could be longer. Always look forward to Saturday mornings.

Some really nice welds on all the new hardware. Main reasons for replacing the chain plates for me is the weakening due to the stainless steel work hardening over the many years they have been installed.

I’m going to limit my self with the comments this time because in the past two weeks I didn’t get a heart 💜 from you guys, I can’t wait to see you back sailing ⛵️ back down south,los quiero mucho mis amigos,your amigo from Guatemala 🇬🇹 in Boston 👍✌️❤️

Great editing; loved the "bull fight" thing before the race. You guys really make high quality videos, love your photography! Very inspiring! Thanks!

really enjoy the channel, took some advice from a couple episodes back regarding Washington, NC. We made a weekend trip down for Valentines weekend and had a blast. We met Nick and did a Gin tasting at 1000 Piers distillery which was amazing. Great little town on the water!!!

Amazing how you guys are making that boat better than new!

The finished product is going to be great. Will you have an enclosure for nasty weather?

Not sure how you lost the cold weather race, however, always fun to take a good boat and have a crew to help use her to the max !!! As to boat refits, you are soooo in the top 5 list for thoroughness and "all Inness." I have learned a ton. Thanks man !!

Loving your channel guys! Keep up the great work.

It is nice to see how every detail is being stressed. I would too if my life depended on it. I like to see all the new friends you leave in your wake. It seems every adventure introduces a new character.

Looking great. I just ordered that exact angle grinder too! 😝

Great race guys! That looked like so much fun!!

Once again, another great video. Jordan, great explanation on the chain plates mate. I reckon 316 SS is a better quality steel, especially, for corrosion and pitting resistance. 316 is a better all around stainless for marine applications, due to the addition of chromium, molybdenum, and nickel. PS did an amazing job with the new stern / solar arch, and davit system. It looks absolutely stunning. Cheers 🇦🇺.

Loving your channel. I'm looking forward to watching you sailing again. Godspeed from all your project.

Watching your videos is the 1st thing I do every Saturday morning. 😁👍

Great Race!!! I thought the Catalina 30 would have shown who was Boss on the Pamlico! Thanks for the explanation on the chain plates!

Great episode guys. Can’t wait to see the boat wet again and the final product keep them coming. PS great job grinding in the race. 👍

The davits look nice! And those brand new chain plates will pay many "peace of mind" dividends on heavy weather legs. Don't forget to consult with Athena's video on his solar panel arrangement. Mads has slide out outboard panels to double his array when he can. They aren't mounted yet so you can also watch that one when it happens, but we've seen it in its construction.

Nice episode! I ended up heading to Morehead City instead of coming to Washington NC! Tired of the cold LOL you two ROCK 🔥🔥

Tip: When you grind Stainless Steel (with a fairly clean uncontaminated grinding wheel) watch the sparks. If they are like little darts it is most likely 304. If the sparks slightly explode towards the end of the dart it has a higher carbon content and is 316 stainless. A magnetic sticks slightly harder to 316 SS than to 304SS. The internal corrosion you mentioned is call: Inte-granule corrosion as a result of internal stress from bending, welding and punching. It is most prevalent in welded joints unless the technician annealed the area with heat after welding. You will see rust like on big container trucks at the weld joints and rust and many sharp bends.

The race was so exciting, this was such a great video all the way around!

All that beautiful 316 SS, I'm luvin it! ❤

Jordan, not only are you making Atticus II safer, but it sure looks like you're having a lot of fun doing so. Admit it, you love working on Atticus! Best, :¬) Webhead USA

Great video. I loved the fun of the race mixed in with the not-as-fun boat work! It looked like the race was from a different marina than McCotters, but I didn't catch the name.

A very interesting episode. Keep up the great work!

The boat racing 🏁 looks 👌 like so much fun 😀.

Love watching the refit process.

you guys are doing great! cant wait to see you go to the carribian.

Looking good-that much closer to the next adventure! Hope Home Depot is giving y’all some prompts for showing off their Ryobi tools!?!

I have been doing this kind of work all my life. Extreme was apparently my name. I have found that over thinking projects that involve staying alive is a good thing. "WASTE OF TIME" ,of the sailing channels I follow you may be the only one who over thinks enough. Fair Winds Friends.

Love that full keel shape. Its something like the full keel on a Contessa which is super safe and sea-worthy. I know this has been a huge job for you guys but I really think you have made a very sound choice.

Love watching the race! I really appreciate the detail and reasoning you give for the improvements you make to your sailboat.

Thanks Jordan, I was wondering why you changed the cplates. Now I know, very informative. Love your channel, thank you.

Can’t wait to see you guys on the open sea excited

Really fun to watch that video it's the sort of sailing I did with my dad in San Diego

My favorite Atacus video!!!!

Fantastic. Really enjoyed the race.

Awesome episode. Thanks Team Atticus

Outstanding episode. Really enjoying your time in east Carolina, hope you are as well. And yes, stainless can get brittle over time, wise choice to replace. Are the folks at PS as nice and helpful as they seem?

I'm with you on the chain plates Jordan, you will never really know whether you should have or should not have replaced them. But in reality that is the whole point, risk reduction when dealing with a potentially fatal activity is super key. Good call .... lot of work but well worth it when you're halfway across the Pacific ocean all alone.

Yup I own an older PS Orion and replaced my chainplates. Sure enough at the corner of the punched holes there were cracks. Of course my replacements were water jet cut! Another plus is they are nice and shiny. Thanks for a great episode. Ben S/V DAWN

Your content is SO much better than it use to be.

From a metallurgist: The term is "stress corrosion cracking" especially in the presence of chloride (like salt water). If the chainplate is in tension (like standing rigging pulling on it) and there is chlorine (like seawater) you can get cracks developing along the grains. Add to that the loading and unloading of the tensile stresses depending on the point of sail and you can get fatigue cracks initiating at the sites of stress corrosion cracks, leading to crack propagation and failure. The worst part is that in stainless you may not see signs of cracks with your naked eyes until it is too late. You could also do eddy current or liquid penetrant testing in a pinch. Probably not a bad idea to carry two can (spray cants) of liquid penetrant to be able to run a test anywhere in the world to check for surface cracks (on the outside) on the chainplate even with the mast up. Easy to learn how to do it.

Jordan, Years ago when my daughter was going through some really hard stuff I started losing my hair in patches. I think I was about your age. It was weird. I realized that the stress of what she could be facing was stressing me total out. As hard as it was for me I found that I had to let go of her situation

Great sail preparation, needed for a March passage in the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean.

Keep the hard job👍⛵

Great video guys. Stay safe.

If this was the “chainplate” drinking game we would all be ****faced…. “If he says chainplate one more time”……😂 love yall

Awesome idea to change the chain plates on a new boat you're going offshore in. What kind of caulk is that for the chain plates? Did you wipe it with denatured and find that was easier than taping it?

That was good, a nice blend.

I bet the concept of Boats are Work is really coming home to you guys now. Be happy to see it all functioning in use....hang in there. The things you are doing are 10 to 20 year in place things so this has to only hurt for a little while...lol.

Great work guys! PS. Jordan, right at the end of the video: please don't use the angle grinder cutting disc to grind. Using the top or bottom part of that blade to "sand" can have severe consequences. Have a buddy of mine who wears an eye patch today because he was "sanding" with a cutting disc.

“Steve is a stern captain” …..was that dad joke intentional? Haha

Great.....again! Thank you.

Even on the hard and under repair its still a very pretty sailing vessel. Great choice by Desiree 😎

Ha! I caught that McMaster-Carr product placement.

Awesome! I see you guys sailed out of Cypress Landing Marina for the race. My in laws live in walking distance from the dock.

Fun video, but my heart went in my mouth when you wrapped the sheet around your hand.

Susan & Tony here, Get explanation on the chain plates. I was wondering why you made the decision to replace them and now I know. Everything's seams to be coming together. Cheers

Awesome, as always.

Helloooo Buds! Right off it's time to clean the chain plate mounting surfaces. And they look very nice when Jordan is done! : - ) (BTW - parts of my house look just like your quarter berth 8 - O ) Next up is some prepping for the dinghy davit. Gee, I had an Uncle Davit once. Oops, that was Uncle DAVID not Davit. At 4:05 we move on to new sail designs with Jordan's shirt twin, Jeremy! Then, . . . it's Race Time! Win or no Din, it seems. 8 - [ Excitement rules the race and it seemed as though they got first place. After all, at 7:15, we learn that Leo is a stern captain, particularly since he isn't up at the bow. Once the race is done (including lots of fun) and awards are announced, had the right crew won? Next day the davit brackets have returned all ready to be permanently affixed. : - ) Next up at 18:30 we get just what I was wondering about. "Dang! Did those chain plates REALLY need to be replaced?" And here, Jordan explains, in a very thorough way, why the replacements were a good idea. Well, I'm now a believer! And I must say that the reinstall went much quicker than the uninstall! Finally Jordan introduces us to one of his favorite vices. In the process, he has us hanging by a thread while he grinds away, without any help from Desiree. But wait! I thought this was going to be the Un-Naming Episode? ; - )

I really like watching the progress of the boat however the stopping point of the video seemed a little abrupt but as they say always leave them wanting more!