I keep coming back to see this because. Every man should build a monument in fiberglass. Good work congratulations on family. Just cut off anything that does not look like what you had in mind. Also get indignant when people doubt Your ideas. It will not change a thing but makes Them go away.
Thanks for this video guys I've been working on a similar project and my Admiral has been confused on why I have been working so much but not making any progress....l can now show her that the finished project is not magic....l actually lagh wifh you at the end as the conversation was identical to my conversation at home... Also Herbie.... congratulations on the birth of your son
Oh wow! Folks, I am so very happy to learn of your "expansion", and delighted to see the progress made to make a mold for the expansion of Windpuff. A very sincere,"Thanks" for the update - all the news. God bless you all, and keep you in His embrace!
The amount of work done on just the mold is staggering. You are to be commended.....or committed lol ;) Amazing tip about the Elmer's glue, that will be very useful to me. Happy holidays guys I hope you get to spend lots of time with family and friends.
I think the latter is more appropriate 🤪 If I had to do it again, it would go much faster because I know how to work it now. At the time I was learning while doing which isn’t always the fastest way about it
This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL. Such a big undertaking. I love watching your process. This makes me think about doing the same thing. Im the guy with the old ericson 35. SURE WOULD be nice to have more room for more solar panels!!
I love your creativity, this is trial & error! You have the best intentions and the Alberg is so versatile, will be watching your ideas, how you make this happen. We watch Matt on Duracell doing his fiberglass work , as well as Sailing Melody. Looking forward to seeing you rock this project!💕👍😎⚓️⛵️
I only worked with polyester once in my life, it stinks a lot. Afterwards I switched to west systems. BUT the way you approached this project is 100% efficient. The type of glass fiber you chosen the type of resin is absolutely biggest bang for buck.
It's your boat. Build/do what you want to with it. Was grinning at your description of the amount of time spent fairing. I put in about 2 1/2 years fairing a home built double chined 38' steel hull. I feel ya. Wait tiill you're fairing it as part of the boat. Advice on large hull fairing... Don't buy the Flexisander sanding boards. Nothing wrong with them at all. But their fairing board/knife with adhesive backed Aluminum Oxide sandpaper on it is Amazing. The adhesive is the only drawback. Heat gun to effectively remove the sandpaper and gasoline to remove the remaining glue residue. Probably a better way. But that's what worked for me.
I purchased a home that once had smooth drywall which was wallpapered. The previous owner removed the paper, painted the walls but had done nothing to repair the wall of all the gouge marks from the process of removing the paper so....I learned how to make the walls ultra smooth. This is fairing on a large scale but like you, after filling and sanding and filling... there came a point where you just had to stop as the process got more and more tiny and working more would be an effort in futility. So, I get your pain.
Wow, what an incredible journey you've been on in rebuilding Windpuff! The amount of effort and dedication you've put into making this fiberglass mold is truly inspiring. Remember, all the hard work will definitely pay off in the end. Keep up the great work, and as always, your attention to detail and craftsmanship is top-notch. Well done!
All of the planning and effort will be worth it when the new extension fits like a glove, and becomes the essential part of the stern. Cheers, and Merry Christmas 🎄
I have faith in you, Herbie. I'm pretty crafty, myself, and I can totally see it happening. I know you won't let the sceptics slow you down. My marina neighbor being on naysayer. Congratulations on y'all's new baby boy! Happy New Year to your new fam.
That's so awesome I would have had the same reaction she had I did on a couple things while we were doing our reset before we moved on to our boat Merry Christmas to your crew from ours.
Make the positive to make the negative so you can make a positive. Got it. Nice. Love the time lapse. Now you can make lots of positives. Was that a laugh or cry at the end? Haha
It's looking much better Herbie, If you haven't started laying the final product yet, may i suggest trying Vacuum Bagging. It may work for you but then again it might not. It's basically laying out the glass, then wrapping everything in airtight plastic sheeting and sucking all the air out Thes pulls everything tight against the mold rather than using blocks to hold it's shape. As a side benefit it turns out becoming much smoother reducing sanding. I have honestly never tried it, but will be using it with my next project.
I looked into it briefly because it would have fixed my air bubble problem, but it was a lot of extra equipment setup that I did not have on hand, so I just worked on doing a better job. I do really like the way it works, pushes nice and evenly on every surface to make the strongest layup possible with no resin rich areas.
@@RiggingDoctor Really you'd only want to do it if you were going to produce a line of identical boats or parts . To get serious for a moment the moulded fiberglass or composite hull is a bit of an issue in boat building as it limits flexibility. A notable designer builder who escaped this by building sandwiches on flat tables was the late Uk/Welsh later NZ designer and pioneering builder of race boats and Trimarans Derek Kelsall. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mDjLB8pnkCs.htmlsi=fvEO9t1tUxRfjrvT
Congratulations guys! Quick rigging question: do you do consulting on it? I thought i remembered you mentioning it but couldn't remember for sure. Thanks' so much!
That has recently come up for debate. Apparently the Alberg has a slight issue where a crash gybe in a storm will cause the boom to rip out the backstay and take down the mast. I am now looking at options to extend the structure to relocate the backstays.
The nice piece was not structural, it was purely for space reasons. It’s much easier to build a good structural piece at ground level than 8 feet in the air! This lets me make it right and then attach it
Trying to get the curves around the windvane would be challenging. Also, working at ground level on an upside down part is easier than working upside down 8 feet in the air!
Haha, Saran Wrap - see my comment on the last video that I watched right before this one! Anyway, nice job Herbie, I guess you'll have the new piece installed by next Christmas 😉. How do you plan to attach it and have it strong enough to support two people and, perhaps, a backstay?
Areas where the Elmer’s wasn’t perfect dissolved away. Thankfully the other areas supported the glass so it wasn’t too much work to fair out the sagging spot.
Way too much effort and plastic waste. And the pattern doesn't fair to the boat, there's a negative knuckle at the joint and several inside the mould. You can't do the rough fairing apart from the boat. This could have been much easier, environmentally friendly, cheaper and faster. It's easily possible also for beginners to fair the foam on a positive mould in a way that addresses the thickness of the laminate. Or make a negative mould directly on the stern of the boat with battens and thin bendable plywood. Hope you will use Epoxy and woven glass instead of polyester and chopped mat on the actual piece. EP glues a lot better to Polyester and makes a lighter product possible. Weight is important to save at the ends of the boat for seaworthyness and comfortable behavior. I'd do it with vacuum laminating to achieve as low weight as can. Makes it stronger as well as the amount of resin is reduced and only the glass makes it strong. Resin holds only the fibres in place.
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