OCSS-078 Attaching the Skeg - Mini-Cruiser Sailboat Build

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THE BOAT: Scow Bow Mini-Cruiser. 14’ long (4.25M,) with a 6’ beam (1.8M,) and a draft of 2’6” (0.77M.) She features twin keels and a Ljungström rig. Every design decision is made to keep her simple, strong, and watertight.
In this episode I attach the skeg with thickened epoxy and 3 layers of 10oz cloth. I then add fairing compound to the hull and sand it smooth.
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30 июл 2024

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@daveamies5031 3 месяца назад

Funny how people spend all that time fairing the hull to get the "perfectly smooth finish" and then paint it with anti-foul (anyone who's painted anti-foul, knows how not smooth that finish is) and then let the boat sit in the marina gathering barnacles, Perry I'm sure you're hull bottom will be fine.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Between barrier coat and bottom paint there will be 5 layers going on. That'll likely cover any minor imperfections left behind.

@lars20th 3 месяца назад

I love that you took that "negative comment" as a challenge. I do that often in my life and I feel those comments are some of the best things people can do to us.

@user-dz5hm5vh1c 3 месяца назад

I’m a builder not a craftsman. As I’ve been building my boat I do try to do the best I can, but I remind myself when something doesn’t come out perfect- “it’s a boat-not furniture”.

@robertscholz4486 3 месяца назад

Another option for getting the skeg to fit the hull contour: Put a layer of painter's tape down over the area, use crazy glue to adhere sand paper to the painter's tape (rough side out, obviously), and then rub the skeg back and forth over the paper until it takes on the exact shape of the hull contour. Rats don't have hats where I live.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

👍 I think that would work well.

@hughmaxwell8143 2 месяца назад

Been watching for a while. Most of us in the trade wet out our pieces on cardboard first instead of painting them in place. Excess resin scrapes away easily.

@leeroyeastwood 3 месяца назад

I have been watching your channel since the beginning. Have enjoyed seeing the boat develop over time. The rat was in the right foreground.

@DavidJones-ex6pi 3 месяца назад

I like the "good enough" attitude Perry! I live by the same. Cheers to Winston Churchill. Dave from Canada

@superwag634 3 месяца назад

“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one”

@ybtech 3 месяца назад

Been loving your progress on this boat. By watching your videos, I have become much more confident in my boat repairs using the West epoxy. I recently used fiberglass cloth for the first time in my repairs and I felt pretty sure of what I needed to do from watching this content. As soon as my boat is back in the water, I plan on upping my various contributions to my favorite channels.Thank you so much! Uh, wait, do I smell a rat somewhere? 🐀 Oh yeah, there it is in the corner. Stay sharp friend. Cheers!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Great to hear! In the end it's just a glue that you have a short time to work with. It's not so difficult.

@user-ho9cz9lo9f 3 месяца назад

Yeah I spoted the rat. O and l have enjoyed watching your project from the begining. Realy enjoy it. Keep going! The only way ever to fail is giving up. I'm sure you will succeed. Ken a friend across the pond in the UK

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the confidence!

@Garryck-1 3 месяца назад

This is an algorithm booster! ⛵

@seventeenreasonsails 3 месяца назад

I'm thinking the rat was in the foreground, but if you feel like a rat, I may be wrong. 😆 When you get done, will you be doing a rundown of the cost associated with a build like this?

@tonysutton6559 3 месяца назад

My daughter's teacher used to say "that'll do won't do" but he was wrong, that'll do quite often does do (as long as you're not a brain or heart surgeon)

@gever 3 месяца назад

Just dropping a note to say how much I enjoy the updates!

@janbuermans7000 3 месяца назад

I did spot the rat. Good Job on getting this far!

@YosheetaBoneeta 3 месяца назад

I thought it was a possum

@marceldehaan1652 3 месяца назад

I have not read all the comments but I would make an extra ramp on the front site of the keel. To prevent a rope or plants will hang there and slow down the boat.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

It's only like 2 inches, not much to worry about.

@OMIF1 3 месяца назад

Been with you since first video. You have come so far in your skills and the project is moving along nicely.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Oh wow, thanks! That feels like a long time ago.

@tomlogan2102 3 месяца назад

Your music choices were really fun this time. Way to go. You are really getting there. Since I know you’re not stitching any leather interior or dovetailed furniture, I bet as you’ll have this thing sailing before fall.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Glad you liked them Tom. There are also a lot of tasks I can put low on the priority list and do them after the launch, such as all of the electronics.

@erikdailly 3 месяца назад

Rat spotted! And this boat WILL get built for sure!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

💪

@billywhizz6483 3 месяца назад

Spotted the rat! The skeg looks nice and secure.

@paulcarlsen4088 3 месяца назад

I’ve been watching you for a long time. I have a single car garage that I built a teardrop camper in. People were telling me I couldn’t-and that I need a bigger space. It’s amazing what one can do in a single car garage.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

That's right!

@KandMe1 Месяц назад

Well my thoughts for what it matters are, it’s a great job you are making of this project and the documenting of the build on video, tops. I don’t follow closely but when I see a post on my homepage always watch them. It’s good to see your progress with this. Always enjoy it. It is shaping up really well. Been following some other channels but they are all renovations. Always look out for Sven’s posts also. The small craft really intrigue me. The other guy a Canadian Sailing Wave Rover something like that. His build was quick but he is a builder/carpenter by trade and he had a lot of experience. Congrats on progress.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat Месяц назад

Yes, he was quite fast. But he also quite often had an army of old timers helping out. Also I do this while working a full time job, so naturally the going has been slow. Thanks for watching!

@rollinrock6696 3 месяца назад

Must admit I was one of the doubters in the beginning but you’ve proved me wrong and your thoughtful approach to the build has won me over…it’ll be a great little boat. Can’t wait to see it afloat!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Great to hear!

@littlejohnny47 3 месяца назад

We are all looking forward to the test sail! Rats in the foreground may be nice but rats in the bilge are not! Good work Captain Perry! Regards.

@iBradWatson 3 месяца назад

Love the progress! I think a light fairing coat might be needed all over the hull. The weave on that carbon fiber might give the sea growth a place to bind to the hull. Not a perfection coat, but enough to smooth out the bottom. Just my 2 cents.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I've faired anywhere I thought the 5 coats of paint wouldn't smooth out. I think we should be good but we'll see very soon.

@davidsachs4883 3 месяца назад

Two episodes I’m looking forward to 1) Installing the rotating mast 2) splashing into the water & test sail Joke idea, next week two videos: first edited as normal, second a multi-hour live stream labeled “paint drying “. Sort of curious as to how many views it would get. Honestly probably not enough to justify the effort. People have sent live feeds of their aquarium and there is the saying about things being more exciting than watching paint dry.

@ddmx4889 3 месяца назад

I stick around to the end just for the closing audio sequence. It’s a staple in your videos lol. Looking forward to the drop in date.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Cool! Thanks for that.

@TomGarner4505 3 месяца назад

I've been following from the start and enjoy every episode. And I saw the rat with the hat!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thanks for being a long time viewer! That's many hours of content. 👍

@paulgiusti9703 3 месяца назад

I'd really like to see some destructive/mock up testing on the lateral strength of the skeg/hull system. Maybe Sven could help you out with some estimates of mass, angle, and velocity. You surf down onto a submerged container and that skeg could be history.

@Garryck-1 3 месяца назад

Don't worry about the skeg in that scenario... it will be protected by the bilge keels!

@paulgiusti9703 3 месяца назад

@@Garryck-1 you are thinking linearly...in high seas and wind conditions nothing is linear. Possibly saved by a small relatively light weight boat, still...

@Garryck-1 3 месяца назад

@@paulgiusti9703 - I'm the one thinking linearly? In high seas and wind conditions, you should not be surfing down waves in the first place. That's what a Jordan Series Drogue is for... stops the boat from ever reaching such a dangerous point. Running before the wind is a very poor heavy-weather tactic, as a great many sailors have learned to their dismay.

@user-qb7ms5nw1o 3 месяца назад

Captain Perry, You are one of the good “rats.” Keep up the good work. -TJ

@mauroceresa1219 3 месяца назад

At the end is your boat, your job, your time and your decision are the one that only matter. It seems that you put resin with brush but never roll the wet surface with metal roller. This is key to get all air bubble out and have good fiber lamination. This could be the reason why you find some spots that you are forced to sand down Looking forward to see the first splash.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I have used the metal rollers in the past, but they are a real pain to clean. I find it's just as effective and easier to push out any bubbles with my hands and by pressing with the brush. It works well for me and this skeg layup had zero air bubbles.

@mauroceresa1219 3 месяца назад

⁠@@ocean_capable_small_sailboat typically if you keep jar with acetone and you keep the roller there it helps a lot to remove the resine. Small surface like the skeg are ok either way, but bubbles under large sheets are more complicated. Great job. Looking forward to the splash, I’m really envious you found the courage to start this great project, maybe I’ll start mine sometime in the future. Good luck with your 10k subscribers.

@troyboyd3100 3 месяца назад

I assume you are active military, so moving fairly frequently and travelling light. But a few inexpensive tools from Craig's List or Marketplace would really make your life easier. A bandsaw would be a game changer for you. And an angle grinder, and belt sander, and one of those folding/clamping benches (I don't remember what they're called). Once you're in the water, you can sell the tools or give them away. I hope you do fairing, within reason. It's quite easy to have a smooth finish, and feels and looks much better. I've been hoping that Yrvind would do some fairing, but he likes the "workboat" finish...

@KhafidIbrahim 3 месяца назад

You’re can be a man’s man in my book. Stay the course!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

😎👍

@tomtom6319 3 месяца назад

i can relate.....I have a VW camper. Cheers Capt.

@alstovalljr 3 месяца назад

Love it! “The VW camper of the seas!”

@gunnarfernqvist4896 3 месяца назад

I’m with you completely on your way to close to perfection. A boat length away is good enough for me, closer than that and you have a collision on the ocean. And if you look close enough for perfection you can sand all year around for 300 years and still not get to 100%, you will always find new imperfections when you’re done with one spot.

@davidbroman8391 3 месяца назад

A rat you say. She is looking awesome Perry.

@raw123yt 3 месяца назад

I saw the rat. Great progress

@kamencic 3 месяца назад

I'm one of the first subscribers. I actually subscribed early on your first channel. The one that had issues with monetization and had to manually find this one after few weeks of lack of activity on that one. Been enjoying your journey with this boat. Keep it going 🙂

@immischannel1747 3 месяца назад

Good luck with your sailboat build!

@jasonthomson7236 3 месяца назад

Enjoy watching this series of videos. You have inspired me to do my own boat. 👍

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Go for it! Which one?

@crestedtern1390 3 месяца назад

Hope the rat don't chew a hole in the boat 😅. Love the the boat😊

@GOAFPilotChannel 3 месяца назад

love watching these. That was a huge rat!

@sandymiller99 3 месяца назад

That was a curious little rat! 😂❤

@PineappleAdrift 3 месяца назад

There was a rat in your garage! Nice skeg there, that will be a big help with keeping her sailing a straight line.

@frankpauwels9090 3 месяца назад

Well done, i like the smoothness of the surfaces.

@haydenwatson7987 3 месяца назад

Rats, why am I still watching this! 😉

@nemosvoid 3 месяца назад

Nice progress!

@youtruckrek5121 3 месяца назад

thanks

@hcmassey2 3 месяца назад

Great project! Congratulations on your perseverance and proving the doubters wrong. I saw the rat!

@Palipilap 3 месяца назад

Great video Capt. Perry! On a scale of 1 - 10, how satisfying is ripping the peel ply off?

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Very satisfying! Must be a 10 out of all the other building tasks.

@ayrwynharrison898 3 месяца назад

Good job. I agree , you don't need perfection you need a solid sailer that gets you out on the water. That is what you have built. I am looking forward to seeing you sailing it . Cheers Ps. Watch out for that rat

@sdhflapper 3 месяца назад

I like the rat :)

@andrewwastney9228 3 месяца назад

looking good captain !

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thanks I've been working out jk jk 😆

@ra6378 2 месяца назад

The more I see you build this boat, the he more I realise that ( as my first build) this is getting way too complex.i wish it wasn't the case coz this things gonna be amazing when your done.anyway that for introducing me to the foam sandwich epoxy method. I'm gonna try sandwich style on my first build. Just gotta be careful with fumes. Your going good mate ( I'm in Australia), can't wait to see this things in the ocean taking on the world!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 2 месяца назад

Thanks mate! My first build was a 10' nesting dinghy. I recommend starting with something like that first. Get your mistakes out on the first boat.

@samijokinen6923 3 месяца назад

Nice work!

@tommiller8416 Месяц назад

I saw the rat! :)

@stephanswart3981 3 месяца назад

Don't worry lad about the armchair builders and their lazy coments. I have built a boat in my time and know you will do it too. God bless.

@sailingona 3 месяца назад

nice one :) well done

@curtiscagle6261 3 месяца назад

My only complaint is that you didn't build this boat sooner. LOL Your boat building and engineering skills are impressive. You are able to fabricate this boat with a minimum of tools. Can't wait till put this thing in the water. Do you know what the estimated hull speed is going to be ?

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

4 or 5 knots I figure.

@rickpawl 3 месяца назад

Rat ahoy!! Can’t wait to see the launch.

@berbandis 3 месяца назад

Keep up the good work and keep an eye on those rats.

@DavidD6969 3 месяца назад

Looks great 👍

@DavidD6969 3 месяца назад

And yeap the rat was there

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thanks 🐀👍

@loftxx 3 месяца назад

Hahaha, i guess you will be needing a boat cat to get rid of that rat, build is comming along nicely

@chrismiotke6543 3 месяца назад

Rat spotted! Keep it up

@randomtraveler3363 3 месяца назад

Dream it Build it Sail it. You're own your way, the build is the first part of forging the adventure. #sailingWaveRover No "rat" lines on you boat.. :-)

@timcorso6337 3 месяца назад

I saw a mouse at the end he he!

@jesperwall839 3 месяца назад

Spotted the rat! 😂

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

🐀

@Stupha_Kinpendous 3 месяца назад

I really love that carbon fiber bottom. I mean, that's just cool. Edit: Also, I think you've got a rat problem.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thank you, I love the carbon fiber extra layer too. I was surprised to see there's some kind of anti-carbon fiber faction of sailors out there. But oh well, can't please everyone.

@cornishhh 3 месяца назад

Curious to know why you put thickened epoxy at only two places under the skeg before attaching it. As a Baluchon fan I've been watching your build from episode one and will continue to do so. How you'll do the rotating mast especially interests me.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sticking around so long! I only put thickened epoxy on the PVC foam and the fiberglass areas because the white foam is just a gap-filling foam that won't stick to the thickened epoxy.

@markgallagher1376 3 месяца назад

I love Total Fair. And I saw a rat.

@GolfFoxtrot22 3 месяца назад

I spotted the rat. I've have been a slient viewer until now,

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the comment! It helps. 🐀

@FumbleZone79 3 месяца назад

Oohh noo the rat will eat your fine boate ;-) Nice proggress

@faultlessguitarsandamps1116 3 месяца назад

Saw the Rat . I'm afraid I to have a negative to add .The upcoming addition of the doghouse dosen't look great on the plan view as shown . I realise it's essential , but hope that the design of it can be made to complement your amazing boat , that I'd love to make also . Very best . Tony

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I've been rethinking the doghouse look but it's hard to decide. You're welcome to send any picture examples/suggestions to my e-mail in the description.

@faultlessguitarsandamps1116 3 месяца назад

A plexi bubble bonded to a traditional hatch which can be clamped watertight from inside .@@ocean_capable_small_sailboat

@tatu15733 3 месяца назад

I’m just thinking why the front of the skeg pops so much out of the bottom of the boat… 🧐 Doesn’t it add additional drag compared to the model where the skeg starts from same plane as the bottom? Does it give some extra benefit that i can’t get?

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Could be. It's only 6cm/2.4in deep at the leading edge, though. I could carry it all the way forward until it merged right into the bottom, but then I'd be increasing the wetted surface area which also means more drag.

@kairazer8290 Месяц назад

yes the blue hat rat

@davidcummings6299 3 месяца назад

All this good work ..I can’t believe that a little long boarding on your many hours of fine work is daunting to you. You’ve shown nothing but pride to this point… you should be proud of DYI but don’t feel required to show it in the finish of the boat . Just an opinion here. Anything of worth doing is worth doing it right = 90 % perpetration 10 % finish..

@DowneastThunderCreations 3 месяца назад

👍👍👍

@TimErickson-oc6sd 3 месяца назад

Now I understand why many builders start their build bottom up . They only have to flip it once . I actually never doubted you'd launch it. Kinda weird because in my childhood there were homebuild boat projects EVERWHERE I lived near 3 or 4 pleasure boat manufacturers the biggest Bayliner and rynel. So boat builders on their time off work on their own builds. But of dozens of starts I only know of 1 that launched. Seen Yerevan has stopped his build 4sale to build his next boat now . I guess at 85 it's for the best .

@cornishhh 3 месяца назад

I recall plenty of huge ferrocement and rusty steel hulls as emblems to people who had run out of money, motivation, and sometimes life itself.

@googlewellson1589 3 месяца назад

Spotted the rat 😅😊

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Good eye 😉🐀

@skaraborgcraft 3 месяца назад

Be nice to see at least one boat get completed and sailing this year, rather than cut up and scrapped..... pays dividends to follow the plan.

@daveamies5031 3 месяца назад

The Rat in the hat reminded me of banana's in pyjamas (A kids show here in Australia) 👍

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I actually had a free AI site draw that for me; "rat in a sailor's hat"

@daveamies5031 3 месяца назад

@@ocean_capable_small_sailboat You can look up "Bananas in Pyjamas - Ep.98 - Rat's Hat" on YT for your kids (probably more for the younger one)

@RoyBlumenthal 3 месяца назад

Nope. I must've missed spotting the rat in the background. They can really mess with VW camper wiring.

@bakerjmark 3 месяца назад

I notice you are planning to use a tablet with Navionics for a chart plotter. I'm interested in this approach for the boat I just built and launched. How are you planning to keep the tablet safe from the elements? Have you found a case you like?

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I'm not sure. The last time I went cruising I just had one of those simple handheld Garmin units, which was waterproof and durable. Then I had paper charts and some on a laptop. Now I hear the way to go is with a tablet with all the charts you need. I think the tablet would stay in my cabin which should be pretty free of water. I'll just try to keep it out of areas that might get splashed. Then probably have backup navigation on another device like a phone or extra tablet.

@jetson328 3 месяца назад

Is that fairing compound easy to sand? Looks like Bondo in consistency, yes I know Bondo on a boat is a big no no. Anyways your doing a great job

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I've never worked with Bondo, but yes this fairing compound is designed to be easy to sand I think. Some sections I even did by hand without the electric sander and it's not bad at all to do.

@EastCoastSailing 3 месяца назад

Winston Churchill may have had a pet rat, it was it Kemal Atatutk?

@bockerbob6137 3 месяца назад

Why did you put epoxy on only the edges and select small areas of the bottom of the skeg? Why not on the entire surface?

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

Because the white foam is just a gap-filling foam that won't stick to the thickened epoxy.

@forresta65 3 месяца назад

always watch the whole thing LT?

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

It supposedly helps with the algorithm if more people watch to the end.

@SvenYrvindExlex 3 месяца назад

That skeg is well secured. Do anyone know 10 onz how many grams per square meter ? Prove them wrong

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I found a calculator online that says 10oz/yd² = 339 g/m²

@SvenYrvindExlex 3 месяца назад

@@ocean_capable_small_sailboat Thanks a lot. I am using 450 gram/ square meter

@fisheater844 3 месяца назад

Spotted a rat!

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

😲

@petewest5973 3 месяца назад

Spotted a Rat in the background

@paulstephens5229 3 месяца назад

I seen the rat or should that be Cpt Rat

@havemotorhomewilltravel1154 3 месяца назад

Seen the rat

@jamesedwardson605 3 месяца назад

I saw that RAT...

@user-ed5vi3rm2h 3 месяца назад

Sea Rat !!

@BrunoWiebelt 3 месяца назад

good job rat rat

@astrayalien 3 месяца назад

Why didn't you make the carbon fiber a feature? It adds little the way you've done it so making it visible might've made the cost better spent. I'm not sure you can fix it from this point, but it certainly isn't doing harm. Just a missed opportunity. I'm looking forward to seeing you sailing as the proof of the design or otherwise will be undeniable. How long till launch do you reckon? It's been a long road but you are so close.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

It can't really be shown off on the bottom because I have to have bottom paint. I just wanted 1 CF bottom layer. I'm targeting the start of this fall for launch.

@astrayalien 3 месяца назад

@@ocean_capable_small_sailboat yeah, bottom paint sucks but your fall is ?October? So not long to go. One last question if you'll indulge me, what do you think it weighs now and what is your target dry weight.

@ocean_capable_small_sailboat 3 месяца назад

I have no idea but I'll try to weigh it once it's on a trailer. I get this comment a lot.

@astrayalien 3 месяца назад

@@ocean_capable_small_sailboat thankyou. I can estimate close enough I hope, I had an idea I wanted to model before mentioning to you. No need to reply, cheers.