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Our boat almost SANK - NOW WHAT? | 83 | Beau and Brandy Sailing
If you watched last week, we were rescued by two fishermen about 60 nautical miles of the coast of Grenada. After patching the crack with underwater epoxy that the fishermen passed us, we were able to stop the leak and finish our VERY SLOW sail to Grenada. We have some friends that help us get our boat hauled out in Clark’s Court Marina.
While on the hard, Beau gets some professional advice on the best way to fix the crack. We have a week on the dry and we have a lot of work to do.
After grinding and sanding, we find more cracks on the port side in the same place that we found the crack on the starboard side.
We also take out the water tank because it is causing damage to the freeboard, so we will be installing a water bladder mid ship for the future.
Days and night of sanding, grinding, laying fiberglass and more sanding, we are ready to get Saoirse back in the boat and see if she will FLOAT!
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@jeffhalpern9051 4 года назад

This type of failure of the hull is occurring with increasing frequency on older fiberglass boats of this general construction. It occurs because the laminate on boats of this era, and this is true of Pearsons in particular, tended to use a layup that was resin rich and included a larger percentage of non-directional reinforcing (mat) than would be used today. Research on older boat hulls has shown that this combination of high resin content and non-directional fabric starts out to be comparatively brittle and tends to be very fatigue prone, therefore more rapidly losing strength over time. Fatigue would take the greatest toll on areas of a boat that are subject to large amounts of flexure, repetitive bending cycles, and point loads. Those areas will show the greatest diminishment in bending strength and impact resistance over time due to this fatigue. Your cracked hull is a good example of this phenomena. The fatigued laminate probably extends pretty far beyond the area where the cracks have shown up. For those who are reading this, I am not sure why polyester and chopped strand was chosen for this repair, but those are both very poor materials for this type of repair. To explain why I say this, it is important to understand how the repair that was made differs from how a fiberglass boat was built to begin with. When a boat is constructed using polyester resin there are almost no secondary bonds (bonds between cured laminate and new laminate). This is done because polyester laminate forms very weak secondary bonds . The way that second bonds are avoided during construction is by using two types of polyester resin; laminating resin and finishing resin. Polyester resin will not fully cure unless the catalyzed resin is isolated from air. Finishing resin includes a waxy material which floats to the surface due to the heat of the catalytic reaction and seals the surface from air so that the resin can fully cure. Laminating resin lacks that waxy material so it does not fully cure until coated with finishing resin. Because of that when the layers of fiberglass are being molded, all of the layers of cloth and resin are laid up with laminating resin so that there is a primary chemical bond between each of the partially uncured layers. Then, a final layup takes place with finishing resin to cause the final cure of all of the laminate layers below. Areas receiving tabbing purposely do not receive finishing resin until the bulkheads are tabbed in with laminating resin so that there will be a primary bond as well. In this case, polyester resin is being asked to form a primary bond with the old fatigued laminate, and that will not result in an acceptably strong bond. Epoxy is much more expensive and is much harder to grind and fair, but it forms a far stronger secondary bond and should have been used in this application. Chopped strand mat was about the worst choice of reinforcing for this repair as well. Again, looking at the difference between this repair and how this boat was built, boats of this era were laid up with woven roving, which is coarsely woven, long strand fiberglass fabric. The coarse weave allows the longer strands to remain intact and remain oriented in two directions. Longer strands are stronger than short strands. Because of the coarseness of the woven roving, layers of chopped strand mat was used between the layers of the roving since it could conform to the irregularities in the surface of the woven roving. The chopped strand mat only plays a minor structural role by building up thickness and distributing bias loads between the adjacent layers of woven roving. Chop strand mat should never be used as a primary structural reinforcing since it lacks the needed strength, tending to have very poor tensile characteristics and be highly prone to fatigue. In testing resistance to impact, it is the chopped strand within the laminate that almost always fails creating what would then be a delamination plane. Beyond the issue of chop strand's lack of strength, this is a particularly poor place to use it since the gap in the hull will tend to concentrate loads and create higher fatigue producing forces, exactly the worst case scenario for chopped mat reinforcing. This repair should have been done with roving and epoxy. Respectfully, Jeff

@jeffhalpern9051 4 года назад

One other point....Several people suggested that the damaged areas may have been caused by the boat hitting something. That seems unlikely given that the damage is nearly symmetrical from one side of the boat to the other and coincidentally occurred near the location where the water tank touches the hull. The much more likely cause is that the corner of the tank and the bunk flats created hard-spots or point loads on those areas where the cracks occurred. Those hard-spots would be stress risers on the hull. With each roll of the boat, sloshing water in the tanks would create a mini battering ram at these points of contact with the hull. Obviously these loads were not large enough to pierce the hull when new. But over time, the repetitive flexing around these hard spots, caused fatigue that weakened the laminate, and caused the fiberglass to crack. The linear nature of the cracks would appear to parallel the edge of the tank. This type of failure is similar to what happens when you fold a piece of metal back and forth until it snaps. Jeff

@antebellum45 4 года назад

Read through your reply with respect! All your reasoning makes sense and is well grounded (no pun intended). I do hope the couple working on this yacht takes it into consideration!

@WESTOFEDEN71 4 года назад

So, Jeff. With ypur information and an attempt at being proactive on my 46 year old 32 foot sloop. Reinforce the bow with your explanation and some timbering of sorts? I do not have a fibreglass bow tank. It is separate. Does not rub or touch the interior. It can easily be removed and discarded in the name of reinforcement. I cant rebuild the hull. I can reinforce the bow on at least 2 planes of modern resin and matting and some bracing. If you have a recomendation my ears are on sir.

@Richard-be3cw 4 года назад

@@jeffhalpern9051 I agree with you 100%. You have use woven glass cloth and epoxy slow cure, 0-90 s glass. 10-12 oz glass The slower the cure the stronger the bond. The chopped glass is used as a filler. It supplies no structural strength. You can see what the original glass cloth size when he sanded it down and he noted de-lam. A repair like this has to be done right. Your life depends on it. That hole is HUGE more that one bulk head would be a good idea. A slow cure epoxy(24 hr cure) and when the EPOXY reaches a GREEN CURE (tacky) then layup on inside needs to be done. Both sides have to be bound and cure together. You can't let the outside cure hard and expect it the make good bond with the inside layup. What he should do is call or email West Marine and get a second opinion. Polyester is used because it's cheap and cures fast. It also user friendly to hands and lungs. Some epoxies are user friendly but not West Marine. I recommend take out the bulk head and throw a couple layers of S glass cloth 10-12 oz of zero 90 and West Marine 24 hr cure over the chopped glass on the inside. Rich

@jeffhalpern9051 4 года назад

@@WESTOFEDEN71 Its hard to provide meaningful advice without seeing the actual condition of your boat. In reality, its hard to know how much flexure and fatigue has occurred in the laminate in this area. As a practical reality if the laminate is sufficiently weakened any supplemental laminate would effectively be like installing a new heart in a 95 year old person. It may extend the life a bit but something else is bound to fail.On the other hand, there were 1960's builders who actually carefully built boats with proper resin ratios, less accelerators a better mix of non-directional to directional laminates and proper fabric handling and those boats probably retain a large portion of their original strength. (Builders like LeCompte and Halmatic come to mind) The real answer probably lies in discussing this with a marine surveyor who is knowledgeable about the builders and life cycle of fiberglass laminate from this era. (Most are not). But assuming that you have your heart set on strengthening your boat and your boat is built like many in the 1960's, the boat would have been constructed with very few internal frames. Typically the only internal framing between the forward cabin bulkhead and the chain locker bulkhead would be the bunk flats and perhaps shelf over the berths. And on many boats these were not fully tabbed in or not tabbed in at all. My best advice would be to add transverse frames that cross the boat between the bunk flats on either side and between the bunk flats and the hull deck line if there is not a glassed in shelf above the berth. These do not need to be much more than a perhaps 2-3 inches deep hat-section. They can be made with a foam core which is easy to fit and do not need any real strength since the strength will come from the layup not the core. The idea is to come across the hull with alternating layers of epoxy saturated roving and cloth and have the laminate turn up onto the transverse frame and then back down to the hull. You can add several additional layers of cloth on the top of the hat section to further stiffen it before the last overall layup. Jeff

@newageofsail3877 4 года назад

Been building boats professionally for 45 years; fiberglass from molds, wood-epoxy-glass one-offs, foam N glass, you name it. Had 22 employees in my boatshop at one point. What a headache! Single-handed the 37-foot cutter I built when I was 19 to the Marquesas and Hawaii, then a bit further, then built a 56-foter of my own design in Hawaii and fished and sailed her for 17 years. So I've got sailing chops too. Early in my career I spent a LOT of time in boatyards fixing just the kind of stuff that scared the crap out of you on this run. Right now, if you intend to continue sailing this same boat; get a really good liferaft and EPIRB if you don't already have them as well as a GALLON size can of "Splash Zone Compound", the "green goo" the fishermen gave you. There's a REASON they had that stuff on their boat, even though it's expensive and they are poor. Stay close to shipping lanes whenever you can. Get some body surfing fins and goggles; if you go down, you're going to spend a lot of time in the water before being rescued, and being able to move around easily will make a lot of difference. Buy and read the book "Adrift" by my friend Steven Callahan (www.amazon.com/Adrift-Seventy-six-Days-Lost-Sea/dp/0618257322 ). His boat sank Mid-Atlantic, and he spent the longest time known by a single person in a liferaft before being rescued; many incredible and valuable lessons there on how to prepare a sinkable boat to go to sea. Here's why: your boat had a huge unknown that could have caused you to sink. Who knows what caused it? Who cares? The fact that it existed means that the entire boat is now suspect, and even a good marine survey could fail to reveal problems, or whether or not you have other hull areas like this one lurking to pop open in just the right sea and wind conditions. Here's why I say this: I've taken apart many other people's fiberglass "repairs" in my boatshop; and often find cosmetically-decent repairs to be a mess of delaminations and poor adhesion to the original surface of the boat underneath the nicely sanded finish. Sometimes these repairs have literally fallen apart in my hands once I got into them a little ways. One of these was a hole nearly 2 feet by 2 feet! And if a professional boatbuilder couldn't see those before he cut into them, you CERTAINLY have no way to determine if any of them exist on your boat, or if this was a once in a lifetime bad day at sea. This is stuff even an experienced marine surveyor can easily miss. As Dirty Harry said in the movie: "How's your luck today?" Love each other, love your dog, get a new boat, whatever it takes. We'll help you however we can (oceanpeople.org/). With Warm Aloha from Hawaii, Tim

@22alisaxni 4 года назад

This crack is done from excessive local load, combined with structural weakness of the boat. No pounding, no waves, etc Solution: add more beams, floors, frames. More layers of grp (mat and roving)

@clarkkent772 4 года назад

Having a heavy duty 8’ x 4’ tarp or sunbrella fabric with tie grommets is great to have on board to drop over the bow and snake down the hull to the hull fracture. Works to reduce water in flow.

@jonathanairey9123 4 года назад

This is the correct emergency temp fix. After calling the SOS ofcourse.

@jimmarshall5453 4 года назад

I was thinking they might even use some sail material the same way as a temporary way to cut down on the water flow.

@PanzerDave 4 года назад

This method is called fothering and was used by Captain Cook when the HMS Endeavour ran aground in 1770. The vessel was just under 98 feet long and it allowed the ship to sail for over a week until they could careen her and effect repairs! The excellent British yachting magazine YBW has a brilliant video where they hole their test sailboat and try different methods of stopping leaks. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bRhcXBtmPQs.html

@CrusaderSports250 3 года назад

@@jimmarshall5453 was thinking the same thing, its an age old solution from the days sail, the gentleman's comments on GRP make interesting reading, even for someone who has been around fibre glass for over forty years.

@richardboody6709 4 года назад

I'm so sorry that your boat cracked and so thankful that you are safe and fixing the boat and still wanting to sail. You two are amazing keep up the good work!!

@johnboy3216 11 месяцев назад

13:22 Nothing compares to the feeling of being loved and helped during our times of hardship. Nothing compares to the feeling of being able to love and help someone in a time in need as well. I’m so glad the SAIL continues! You’re such a great couple to watch and follow. Thank you for the time your spend to show us your voyage!!

@joncarr2222 4 года назад

My option the crack started from a stress concentration from the water tank being in close proximity to the hull and the hull flexing into the tank. The fatigue cycles of many years of flexing around the hard point of the tank initiated the crack which grew and finally breached the hull. The gentleman who suggested a bulkhead in this area provided very good advice.

@dianepaxton1462 4 года назад

I am so glad you spoke to my friend Warren. He is extremely knowledgeable! I’m glad he was able to help. It’s great to see you both back on the water again! All the best to you both!

@aarondesrochers3890 4 года назад

Warren's advise is sound advise. I would also suggest you speak with Dan and Kika from Sailing Uma since they have structural repair experience.

@imscanon 3 года назад

That was such a huge crack, I can't believe ya'll didn't sink. What a miracle! So glad it's floating again!

@BeauAndBrandy 3 года назад

We are very fortunate and grateful!

@Spar19row 4 года назад

You are so fortunate that you noticed the leak early. This has convinced me to put a high water alarm in my bilge. I'm also getting high volume back up pump.

@Manos-de-Piedra 4 года назад

Hi William, How did you achieve the high level alarm? Did you install a level switch

@bahamasking2063 4 года назад

Smart thinking

@fritters56 4 года назад

I was shocked and amazed there wasn't and kind of hull support there, course it has been a few years since I was part of boat building, just very glad you made it

@clarisd 4 года назад

Yes, your emotional this is not a mere bost, it is your home!!!! And friends being good to good people!!! YOUR GOOD FOLKS! Thank you for working so much and posting!

@JCAJCA3 4 года назад

Guys i think you did an outstanding job saving the boat then fixing it! Great, Great job! GOD bless you three. JC

@stevenhopkinson 4 года назад

Love your positive attitude. It's one of the toughest things to maintain onboard.

@pieterVTX 4 года назад

Man that was stressful Brandy you are such a strong lady, there are not a lot of woman made like you, 99.99% of woman would have jumped on a plane and returned to "normal" life after this, Beau dude you are the calmest person I have ever seen your calmness saved the day and your lives and your level thinking in stressful conditions is top notch. You guys are an example example great human beings. I only follow a few sailing toutubes, Uma(Dan and Kika ) and one or 2 others you two are up there with my favourite youtubers. Don't stop what you are doing that boat will be fine.

@somadevo 4 года назад

I'm in my mid seventies and been around boats most of my life and have never seen one split like this. That crossing would not even be considered a test for a cruising sailboat hull. Make sure you completely understand the reason this occurred if possible. I can't help but wonder if the rest of the hull is sound. I've come to love you both from meeting here so am expressing this concern because we all want what's truly best for you. Highest Blessings.

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

You are so sweet, thank you for always having our best in your heart. We are making sure she is good all over! 💜

@jwenting 4 года назад

yeah, i'd not trust the rest of the hull after a random stress fracture appears anywhere.

@WilliamPozo 4 года назад

No advice. But so glad you made it to the yard. God Bless.

@ericmilchak5101 4 года назад

My Gosh, what a nightmare just watching the past two videos. Glad you folks were safe, that was a horrible situation all around, time-consuming, tiresome and nerve-racking as I sit here in my patrol car watching the boat take on water and top speed to land at only 1 knot. Thank God for the fishermen. Peace and Love .. Please be safe out there.

@txhypnotist 4 года назад

Glad everything worked out and you had support from everyone. That make's life so much better when that happens.

@samuelcruz7773 4 года назад

You guys are legends!

@lesbouma9666 4 года назад

You are living my dream ! So much to learn. Jeff’s rundown was worth a $million to those of us looking at older boats. I guess it’s important to know how your boat was constructed....good or bad, to know the proper materials and procedures to make a repair like that, and to have something tried and true for a middle of the night , middle of the ocean repair !

@donaldhalstead3065 4 года назад

it is good to see you got the boat fixed so fast ! hope Andy helped his videos are grate! good sailing God be with you don

@MichalBerman 4 года назад

So glad you're safe and on the mend!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thank you! We are happy to be floating again!

@AN-cy7xm 4 года назад

Glad you guys worked this out so quickly!

@sailingavocet 4 года назад

YES! I have been patiently awaiting this video. I am so proud of you guys for making it a quick and flawless repair, you were in and out of that yard in no time. Cheers to always moving forward!

@greggronemeier1256 4 года назад

Glad you two survived the leak. And now you have a slippery bottom.

@timduffy7 2 года назад

watched you both go through the crack/leak !!!! two mighty people, two heros. You should be both very proud of your selves. Thats what you call team work.

@BeauAndBrandy 2 года назад

Thanks so much!!

@andywindy 4 года назад

Well done both! and yes, I prefer the Blue bottom as well.

@markzelinski4434 4 года назад

I saw one episode and saluted you both enough to subscribe and watch more.. As a boat owner myself a leak or a crack in your boat is one of the most panicking moments you can have.. You both stayed calm and did it like it was easy.. I salute you both

@suziq5293 4 года назад

Well that’s a sigh of relief! So glad you are back on the “soft” leak free”!

@greghertzberg5914 Месяц назад

Yall are fun, and nutty. Sucks ta be sinkin!

@firebir11 4 года назад

Wonderful to see you made it through and back in the water, you have the right idea putting in a bulkhead to give the hull strength in that area as well as stringers.

@jeremybentley820 4 года назад

I believe you should be using 450 g CSM as a bond layer between the woven roving laminates. The woven rovings laminates are much stronger than the CSM buts unless CSM and I would the grind area which are you bond areas at least 8 inches either side of the cracks. I would also heat the repaired area with hair dryer, By heating it or making the green area too hot to touch you will get the maximim streangth out of the repaired are. Just dont burn it. But by heating the repaired fiberglass area up once it begins to go off or while it is still 'green' or immediatly it has begun to set will in fact not only cure the resin more quickly but more importantly it will 'vastly' increase the streangth factor of the repair( by as much as > 45%), which is substantial and obviouslyvitally important. This heating process has to be done during the innitial curing process and kept at that tempreture for two hours. Some patience and a hairdryer should do the trick .

@derfwt1 4 года назад

Glad you guys are fixing the ship. It looks like you did an awesome jog on the repair. Sail on!!!!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thank you Fred!

@robertbailey9242 4 года назад

Good job! So awesome everyone comes together to help❤

@kiwifin 3 года назад

Glad y’all are okay! People are amazing!

@farmingfromabove2234 4 года назад

Great job happy you both made it back safely.

@chrismartin5772 4 года назад

Incredible story for you to tell

@matthewpershing6290 4 года назад

So glad you guys were able to save the boat

@davesutherland4569 4 года назад

We recently did a 20+ hr crossing in some serious wind and waves. About 3am our bilge alarms started going off indicating a rapid rise in water. After some searching we determined it was a faulty sensor but for a time we thought we were sinking. We were at a place where help to save the boat would have been impossible and our survival would not be assured although likely. Had we actually been sinking I could only hope we would have acted with the clear minds you both had. Glad to see you back on the water. Cheers

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Oh man! We don’t wish that feeling in anyone! Happy to hear it was just the faulty alarm! Phew!

@Sky1 4 года назад

Better keep some of that "Flex Tape" on board. It can tape a boat together. It must be true, it was on TV! :-) Glad you are safe.

@tommygunn1901 3 года назад

😂🤦‍♂️🤣

@notadumbblond3 3 года назад

They need that green goop and patch.

@jonredd650 3 года назад

Flex seal is better. Take a couple screen doors and make a boat

@junesorenson279 4 года назад

I just started watching you both ❤️. I want to say that I love how you both work together and good job on the repair.

@lafpml1 4 года назад

Your assessment on damage is good ....

@aluptown 4 года назад

Wow ! I am so glad you made it to shore and those fishermen that helped you out at sea !

@davidavi8554 4 года назад

Incredible stuff,, Incredible journey, Safe Sails....

@joegotz7272 4 года назад

You guys make a great team don't ever forget that!

@aussiefarmer6012 4 года назад

Well done, good job. I like the blue hull more too.

@gazzachampas8058 4 года назад

So love Beaus ppe. Great work 😀

@crossroads5771 4 года назад

Really like that you got right to the point in the first minute.

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

No time to mess around. Straight to work.

@bayardtaylor2990 4 года назад

You. Guys. R. Great. Keep. Up the good work

@Michael-cf9lf 4 года назад

Ive seen experts (that do this for a living) inspecting boat hulls, go over the hull of a boat using a wooden hammer searching for sound variances (old patches from previous owner).. They, through experience develop and ear for that sort of thing, then give you a recommendation also once the boat dries in dry dock there should not be any damp patches on it (it should of dried evenly).. Good to see it getting attention guys, hope all goes well..

@sailingavocet 4 года назад

We did that before we bought our boat, luckily there were no soft spots unlike our race boat that we had to recore last week!

@Michael-cf9lf 4 года назад

@@sailingavocet Well done, cheers.

@dalelewis1016 4 года назад

The boat looks awesome... nice job

@larryboles629 4 года назад

Oh my word!! That gash was bigger than a head!! The sailing community is very loving and giving. We never know when we may need help from others that we freely give help to others. (hope that makes sense) You two take care of one another. Be happy, be safe.

@robertsweet161 4 года назад

You two did a great job. Thanks for the video

@para1324 4 года назад

Great video and so happy you got in for the haul out. You have some fine friends who helped. Some hard work and now back in the water. I like the blue hull!! Good repair, I am very happy for you both. Thanks for the share. Fair winds and followings seas. 👍🇺🇸

@michaeldenicola6725 4 года назад

Great job on the bottom Boaters are helpful and wonderful people always reach out when people need help. I am glad everything worked out. Safe sailing love your videos.

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

They truly are! We are lucky to be a part of something so amazing. And thank you so very much for watching and supporting us as well!! ⛵️☀️

@kombibus Месяц назад

I think you should check the other side as well. For you solar solution. Buy some florescent light screen that is used in office building. Place it over your solar panel and check the voltage output.

@BeauAndBrandy Месяц назад

we did check and strengthened that as well. we will DEFINITELY check that out.

@davidc6510 4 года назад

Wooohooo floaty mcboaty! What an ordeal! So happy to see you were able to patch up the boat and get a proper bottom barrier and anti-foul paint to boot. Best wishes on the next stage of reinforcing the bow and getting the boat back into proper order. Thanks for the video!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

TOTALLY STEALING that ...floaty mcboaty 🤣😂 thanks for watching. More repairs coming soon! more fiberglass...YAY 🤪

@WESTOFEDEN71 4 года назад

I'm very inspired. A month ago I bought a 73' 32 foot challenger sloop been in anxhorage for 2 years. I raise her sails a lot to feel her tug. Staring a lot at the amxhor rope. Ive spent 6 weeks studying sailing basics Most videos I watch say go out and do it

@waynemazan7485 4 года назад

Good Job !!!!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thanks Wayne!

@simoncousin3241 4 года назад

Pleased all well and you had a good grind/check ,paint so all good and dry ,Thank goodness

@outdoorzfam 4 года назад

She’s beautiful!! Love the blue

@bimmergeezer 4 года назад

Great job guys!! I love the blue bottom!

@oletorbergsen6086 4 года назад

Just found your channel, and watching the situation with the leak off-shore as the first episode, I immediately knew that I would follow you guys as long as postings continue. You solved it, and you did it as a great team! You should be proud of how you have handled this, and I know that you have great friends simply because you are great people! Best of luck on your journey, and Merry Christmas from up north in Norway!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thank you so very much Ole! and welcome! Merry Christmas to you!!

@retiresoon5639 4 года назад

I see lots of evidence of a lack of hull maintenance, You guys were very lucky.

@rrojasg68 4 года назад

Best wishes on the fix so u guys can continue your great adventures! That was a lot of work u guys done, great happy dance at the end!!♡

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thank you! Waiting for that dance time, it’s going to be GOOD!

@howling_at_the_moon1 3 года назад

Well done guys, all your hard work paid off.👏👏👏

@BeauAndBrandy 3 года назад

Thank you so much 😁

@richardcremer 4 года назад

WAOW amazing work done !!!! happy you 3 are back on the water! fun part for me is that my mom age 72 asked me couple of time " how are dose 2 doing with boat ", now I can tell her your fine and floating again!! fair winds and warm hug for oona. love from Holland 🌎⛵️☀️💕

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

lots of hugs to oona bear from you!! And give some hugs to your momma! That’s so sweet of her. Thank you always for being so kind!

@TheDangerz 4 года назад

Best part... "We have a floating boat!!!" =) So good! What a happy day to have you back on the water!

@willywonka8730 2 года назад

Boats are mechanical devices. They move and twist and flex and bend. Floating is NOT enough. Best advice for these two - buy a better boat. Good ones ARE available at reasonable prices - Follow Captain Q. This boat is a weak, compromised coastal cruiser. PLEASE STOP ENCOURAGING POOR DECISION MAKING!!!!!

@TheDangerz 2 года назад

@@willywonka8730 Sorry WW... I didn't catch your story. Why don't you share with all of us your sailing background, what kind of boat you're currently sailing on, how you bought and maintain it, etc. Without some background on you experience and knowledge, I'm afraid your comments and advice (both to me and to Beau and Brandy) can come across as nothing more than negative trolling, which I'm sure wasn't your intention. Also, just a reminder that this post is from over a year ago; and the couple has been happily and successfully sailing and living aboard ever since.

@willywonka8730 2 года назад

@@TheDangerz Not sure what my sailing resume has to do with safety. And I'm really not interested in yours. I'm concerned with young people dying at sea because they are encouraged to do risky things by people who seem to be unaware of the perils of sailing. Giving encouragement and solace to the unwary. These people almost died and have apparently learned very little from their experience. Suffice it to say I've nearly lost 3 masts, run aground several times, performed numerous at sea repairs on rigging and motors. Studied hundreds of boat failures at the knee of Pascoe and in person. I nearly lost a sister in an offshore rally because she failed to understand her communication environment when off shore. This is not a game. These people are neophytes and should be shown the error of their ways as others have done in this discussion. As to the 1 year old date of your post - these errors in judgement are timeless and people read them for years after a post. Thank you for the opportunity to speak out on a subject I am passionate about.

@TheDangerz 2 года назад

@@willywonka8730 I agree that your resume has nothing to do with safety, but it does distinguish whether you're one of the many armchair quarterbacks who spend their time simply looking for a feed to add negativity to. It seems that's not the case here... but if you were, there would be no sense in having this (or any) conversation. It sounds like you've had several close calls at sea yourself... I presume you know it's impossible to not learn from them. I'm certain many out there would have been quick to tell you after any of those mistakes that you had no place at sea and should stop sailing... but you clearly didn't. We are all neophytes in this world, and sadly for some of us... learning mostly comes by doing. We met this couple because we happened to be anchored nearby when this unfortunate event took pace and were in a place with an opportunity to help them find safe harbor when they needed it. We are now proud to call them friends. I also may not agree with each of their decisions (as I'm sure both they and you would not agree with mine) but have offered my thoughts and support where I can... If your goal is merely their safety, I would have assumed/expected some advice among these comments rather than only a message to me telling me not to support them. I know them well enough to know that they are open and receptive to advice, so if that is indeed your goal please share with them (politely). Yelling (typing in all caps) at me for being supportive of a friend is simply pointless.

@judyhunter9895 4 года назад

That was impressive!!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thank you!

@TR5T 4 года назад

One day someone will invent a marine material or design that can withstand hull impacts like that. The "what could have" being out at sea is truly frightening. Such is life on a boat so far.

@Bill23799 4 года назад

They have but it is still in the testing stage. It's called...... " Super Duper Industrial Strength Heavy Duty FLEX-TAPE " Hehe

@garyfreeman8523 4 года назад

Beautiful place to work on a boat. Stay positive. All is good

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Always trying to see the positive!! 🌈⛵️

@felixhofeld2736 4 года назад

I think it is fairly obvious what happened there. The tank in the bow is quite big: I assume it holds 150-200l of water. I guess it came loose. In choppy seas the bow will hit the trough of a wave pretty hard and the 200 kg of water will come crashing down like a large hammer and the water is like an anvil. This force will flatten your bow and push the port and starboard sides of you bow apart. The freeboard of the hull on which the tank is pushing acts as a kind of lever to deform the lower section of the hull. (This is why you have the crack a good deals below the tank.) You do that a couple of thousand times and you will get fatigue cracks. Please note that the structural damage might got well beyond the crack since the fibres in the raisin might be cracked in an area way beyond the immediate visible damage. You should take away the gelcoat of the bow area to check for any damages. Note to self: Don't store anything heavy in the bow. If you do: Store it in a way so it can't move.

@SHN1972A 4 года назад

Reading the comments, this is the most plausible explanation. I agree after seeing the part when grinded down in the video. It would seem to be a construction error that the water tank did not have a support beneath it doubling as a bulkhead as well.

@benterrell9139 4 года назад

good job. Congrats

@garybaker6333 4 года назад

I have had oilcanning problems before so I balsa cored the bow area . That solved the problem and gave me more confidence in the boat. It was like a rock after that.

@svechappe6075 4 года назад

I would still go back and tab in a latitudinal bulkhead from port to starboard across that space where the water tank was to act as a stringer. That will give you the rigidity you need to avoid this problem from recurring. This wouldn't be that hard. I would not just rely on reinforcing the crack area of the hull itself.

@hwwelds9050 4 года назад

The blue looks great.

@kellyconnon5312 4 года назад

I applaud your lifestyle! As a boat owner I know boats are unpredictable (we unexpectedly spent this last July to October in the boat yard ), but no better lifestyle can be had! Best if luck to you!

@thomformichigan 4 года назад

Glad you are floating, I just did a keel joint on the last haul out. I wasnt leaking as bad as you but I could see it coming in one of the keel bolts.

@paulswan1965 4 года назад

I hope you got yourselves a few lottery tickets, the man upstairs was looking after you.

@mushroomcapgenova7649 4 года назад

You need to sell that boat ASAP. it's amazing you would trust that boat with ur love ones lives.

@chrisfedde4032 4 года назад

Good quick work. GRP is amazing stuff. It's almost infinitely repairable and as long as reasonable precautions are taken in the layup it's pretty reliable. Glad you're back afloat.

@grancito2 4 года назад

Using polyester to repair this damage is cheap and dangerous. I have done polyester lay up over old glass and not had a problem, but in a failure I could have swam ashore, you need to use epoxy.

@rx7dude2006 4 года назад

Ive been doing fiberglass for 25 years, one tip would have been using a bubble paddle roller which would have assured all the air bubbles were removed.

@iamblaineful 4 года назад

It’s called a Fin Roller

@arthousecreations1 4 года назад

@@iamblaineful That is exactly what the guy repairing a hurricane damaged catamaran used.

@johnmehaffey9953 4 года назад

I'm from Ireland and my granddaughter is named saoirse, which means freedom so you can see why the boat has the name

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

That is definitely why we named her that! ⛵️ also a great movie for her would be Song of the Sea if she hasn’t already seen it 😁

@loneagwolf306 4 года назад

Good job

@aluptown 4 года назад

She’s blue ! She looks great with the new bottom paint !

@jackyotes3189 2 года назад

you are fantastic. From my experience on the older boats - this is another and typical day in the office. It takes a special character to deal with constant maintenance and improvements on a boat. 10% of sailing and 90% of boat work. I have done it for years. Lot's of Love. Capt. Jack. Turning around the airport tip of Grenada it is always a bit scary. next time leave the little island on your starboard. it is deep enough to go to Prickly Bay.

@lotophagi711 4 года назад

Impressed by the quick repair. FYI GRP doesn't fatigue like metal. Continued flex below if its breaking point will not damage it. It's only when it is flexed past its breaking point that damage occurs and that is catastrophic.

@peterbailey6722 4 года назад

Well done 👍🏻

@georgehockaday1889 4 года назад

Very nice video! Great Job! I hope y'all can get a good patch of luck going! Dee and Deb

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thank you!

@michaeldemasi1665 4 года назад

It's always a great feeling getting back on the water. I'm dreading the day in a couple of weeks when I'll pull my boat for the winter up hear on Long Island. I count the days until spring when I'm back in. Nice that you guys don't have to worry about that! Ah, some day. Great job and good luck, your perseverance will pay off!

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Thanks Michael. Hope winter is super short and spring comes around sooner! Appreciate the perspective! We are so grateful that we get to do this!

@seanmurphy1348 4 года назад

Good save!

@jamest6837 4 года назад

unreal how you just fixed it yourself, very impressive!

@jackhand816 4 года назад

I laughed out loud at your little dance, like me on Fridays

@toddabrahamsson1797 4 года назад

That damage is where a screw jack would be placed, I wonder if the screw jack was over loaded by the weight of the hull ? Over time due to the weight and the light construction of the boat the crack formed. With regard to the internal repairs to the hull you should really think about incorporating framing in the hull in this area. If this is not repaired correctly the hull may crack again in this area.

@BeauAndBrandy 4 года назад

Yes. It's all speculation, but we think that over time that is what caused this crack. Already added extra support in the bow!

@wrap-itsolutions2387 4 года назад

Good job guys! you did the best with the materials available. As a boat builder I think you will be ok. The comments bellow are all true but I think removing the water tank will alleviate the cause. Keep an eye on it for a while and be safe!

@deborahdoyle6743 Год назад

Beau did a great job

@pdutube 4 года назад

Great job on the repair and I'm so glad the community came together for you, it's heartwarming to see. I would suggest putting up a blog post with detailed information on the incident and its repair. The more detail in the post the better, especially manufacturer, model, year, and nature of the cracks. I don't say this to shame a mfr, but when people are looking to buy a boat they often do a web search on specific models. If this incident gives a prospective owner a way to preemptively inspect a potential problem area, you will have done a great service. Best wishes!