In this video, I restore the wood floors in my 1988 Albin 37' Trawler while on anchor in Palm Bay, Florida. Thank you for watching! If you like the videos - Subscribe for more! #Restoration #Trawler #Learning
I work on historic homes for a living. You did a fine job on the floors, but you worked too hard. I like how you didnt remove more than you had to, but even sanding with a more aggressive grit is not going to take away very much wood and it will be done faster. Go from 40 grit initially to 80 grit, and finally 120 grit before you vacuum and tack-cloth. Then apply one coat of urethane with a lambs wool applicator. After fully dry, sand it again with 220 grit. Clean up, and hit it with another coat. Now hit it with 400 grit. clean up and apply the final coat. Done! I know this sounds like a lot of steps, but it really is quite fast and easy. Just be as gentle as possible with the 40 grit. In an area your size I would carefully use a "Makita" 4500 rpm grinder gently for the initial 40 grit sanding, then I would switch to a "D.A." sander for the rest of the job. Both tools are inexpensive. The lambs wool applicator is about 12 inches wide, can be screwed to a pole, and dipped into a tray of urethane (so you don't have to get down on your knees to apply the product.) The first sanding is the most difficult. Every subsequent sanding is easier. The last sanding should only take about 5 minutes. I've re-done entire houses and gymnasium floors. I hope my experience helps you. I love your boat.
He needed to sand more. The seam between wood is supposed to be white. If you look closely, it still looks varnished in some areas and white in others. Uneven sanding, unfortunately. Then he painted over it, which kills the point having a white seam. It wouldve been best if he sanded the floor first, removed the seams, installed new seams, and then repainted. It would be a lot of work, but it would look substantially better.
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Yeh, Dad was a carpenter when he did this sorta stuff, It was a rag and a circular motion, course he died in 66, I was 10 then, and things change and supposedly improve. I liked the vlog though. Nice boat too.
Gus the floor looks fabulous. No matter in a house or on a boat it takes time no getting around it. Only thing you could have done is use a course sand paper first being careful not to go to deep and then use fine sand paper just before you put on the first coat of poly.
Been doing floors for 37 years ,you could have started w 36 and then 50 then 80 ,first coat 180 second coat n third ,maybe could have gotten some of the dark out but either way it looks way better, love your story and your drive .recently bought our marrienette 32 sedan in catawba Island lake Erie and brought it all the way to Lake Cumberland, I plan to do do teak n holly so really love yours ,keep the content coming, hell do the loop .good job with the tractor!
Looks good. I feel your pain. I have a 1985 Bayliner 3870 Just redid all the wood inside and out. A lot of work but worth it in the end. Love the videos
Suggestion.. Get some stripper on those floors before sanding.. Cheap and a lot easier.. Cummins engines.. Nice. Get the fuel out, and fiberglass the tank yourself
I've done hundreds of floors an one thing I've learned is that nobody learns anything at all doing the right things all the time!! Floors look great bud! You took what you had and made it happen!👊
To quote someone from another boating channel: “it doesn’t have to be perfect, it has to be pleasing” and you must be very pleased with how that salon floor has come out! Nice job.
New Subscriber, Nice Boat with original interior. Don’t ever rip that interior out, you have a much desired boat that from what I can see just needs some care. (Sanding & Varnish) more coats the better. Apply with quality foam roller and then back brush. You have a BEAUTIFUL BOAT ‼️🛳⛴🛥. GOOD LUCK CAPTAIN 👩✈️ Vinny 🇺🇸
Gus, being a DIY first timer redoing those floors, you did an excellent job. Even if you made 100 mistakes, don’t worry about it, because you learned from them, completed the task and the floor came out looking awesome!!! Hate to hear that the new tank was the one leaking, but I hope that the guy will stay true to his word and take care of it for you, even if he has to pay another person/shop to make the needed repairs if he doesn’t travel to you and fix it personally. Can’t wait to hear the update on that. Sucks that you had to pull the tank and then will have to reinstall, however, as meticulous as you are about the upkeep and maintenance, that boat will last you a long time should you choose to keep her. Have ever thought about completing the Great Loop?
Your floors look awesome.. interesting thing is I restored an end table when I was just a bit younger than where you are now. I started to buff the first coat and realized it wasn’t completely dry. Lol. Learning curve for sure. Your boat is awesome too.. She has lots of character!
Amazingly fantastic....take a bow Captain...you just added more value to your trawler..we owned 52 Kady Grogan had to read do the teak what a job love from Canada
Real nice job. Redoing wood floors is a serious job. For someone who has never done it before, you did a killer job. The floors look great. Keep up the great work.
Not bad at all. Good job, looks great. The sander you got tho… it’s good for corners, but it’s horrible for the whole floor lol. Sanding sucks all together, but, if not a belt sander, then just an orbital sander would’ve been better. An orbital sander probably would have cut the sanding time in half.
I think the floor looks really good. If you want more practice, and you are up in the NY area come to my house. I have 3000 sq. ft of hardwood floors that need to be redone. 😆
Great job on the floors, well done!! Love the entire series. What an amazing adventure that you will never forget. Thank you for sharing and you can be sure you have motivated others to take similar leaps that they have been dreaming about. Looking forward to your next videos!
