Ripping out the ROT!! Project Sailboat - Sailing Nandji... Ep 304 

Who's excited to see this beauty in the water with our favorite sailing family?!?!?!

The more care you give those decks, the brighter they will become.

You know its going to be a shit hot day when you find a slab of beer 🍻

Amazing job, family that works together stays together, Can’t wait to see her sailing

Never doubt yourself Bonita. YOU ARE THE BOMB DIGGITY!! And of course our favorite surfer dude YOSH. Groove on Tallula 🥰 Hugs from Texas sweeties 😎

I’ve been waiting all week for the new video because I’m so excited about your reno! Tallulah was very much missed this time, but I’m sure you’re glad you have your Mom along to help with her. Things are progressing well!

You guys are doing a great job, can't wait for you to sail. I am living vicariously through your family.

New drinking game.....take shot every time Benita says " And ..Yeah"......I was tipsy after 5 minutes. LOL....great vid guys.....the aft cabin is coming together nicely.

So amazing to watch, really glad you have the skills to do this work, impressive.. I can't wait to see her in the water and her new sails in the wind.

Looks pretty good for a Teak deck! I'd say a few more years at least.

Hello Legends!!! Wow what a lot of info and projects to consume in this update on Nandji II. Such a beautiful boat and given the top shelf job Yoshi did polishing old Nandji during Operation Tallula project the new boat is going to be spectacular!!!! Great score on the new sails and other boxes of stuff in storage. A fantastic job getting some of the boat yard lads doing the outside dirty work as well. Super stoked to see the next episode. Thanks for sharing! Yew!

It’s a lot of work but when Nandji II is finished you know where all of your clothes, food and belongings go is all nice and hygienic. No more rot. You are all Legends, lovely video as always take care you lot! See you on the next episode 🇬🇧

I will have to say you two are not afraid to work! Is refreshing to see these days! After seeing the refit of Nandji no doubt the Independence will be better than when you first got her

Cabinetmaker VIc here.... A handy tip is to transcribe your template onto 3mm MDF which is dirt cheap, trim the 3mm to fit you space perfectly. Once it is perfect, then transcribe that exact shape onto the final piece of ply or solid wood that the shelf will be. Then chuck or re-use the 3mm MDF piece for a smaller shelf. I often use an electric planer or belt sander (hooked to a vacuum exractor of course) for trimming the 3mm piece. Sometimes a power file can be useful too.

Looking so much better. Amazing what a bit of spit and polish and elbow grease will do! Good on you, hard working pair. Take it nan is on the baby sitting job, a big help I am sure and bet she is loving it! See you next time 👍

You are certainly putting the work into this refit! Its great that you have some help in the exterior work. Thats really going to help the time crunch. You have certainly scored big with all the added stuff that came with this boat. New sails are a big plus! Carry on! Splash day is getting closer!😁👍❤️❤️

I'm glad its you Josh and not me.. Looking forward to getting in the water. Hurry up please, LOL.

You guys are working so hard on this refit. I hope it goes smoothly. Looking forward to seeing you back out on the water 🤗💞

You frothers are the bravest international boat buyers in the world. Even though you boat a pretty good boat to begin with your Nandji 2.0 needs so much work. Yikes!!!! I watch Yosh sweating buckets as he's working in the aft cabin and is munching around in cupboards that have been destroyed by an ingress of water that has leaked in from the stanchion fittings or maybe even the genoa and stay sail tracks on deck. I had that problem on my boat which I never solved but the next owner was craftier than I was and he managed to sort things out. I also had leaking where the handrails were fastened to the cabin top. It's all these hidden delights that come up and bite you in the bum. But you guys are troopers. You never seem to let things really get you down. Hell, after everything you went through with Nandji 1.0 the Tayana must seem like a cake walk, except that it's bigger and therefore a lot more expensive and time consuming to fix. Your fixit solution for the teak decks greatly improved the look of the wood as well as the cabin top and some Brightside White paint will make it pop. Keep on truckin'. Lots of love from snowy Canada. Tonight we are expecting 10 to 20 cms. of snow and the temperature is going to drop down to -16 Celsius.

You guys are doing amazing job. Your hard work will for sure pay off. Stay hydrated and eat lots of veggies,fish and fruits. Hugs and love, Dr. Bet

I’m excited! And now I know the best place to keep my pencil once I get a hat! ,but I’ll bet I still lose it many many times. Have fun !

Yoshi, Bonita Dick here from Jozi South Africa...l been following you guys for quite some time now and really enjoy seeing how you guys live on and off good old nandji and look forward to seeing how your journey from here... respect to you...l envy your life style 😜😎🇿🇦🎼🤙may the god lord guide and protect you three always 🍻

Yoshi, your love of family, your hard work to continue the life you love is amazing. But we all know this is the Bonita and Tallula show and you are just the co-star. It was over 5 minutes into this vid before we got to see Bonita and just a small snippit of Tallula. Just saying. Only kidding mate you guy's are amazing to watch. What you are willing to do to maintain this lifestyle is impressive at the least. Good luck on the new boat, looks like you plan to make anamazing home out of her.

keep up the hard work -- this boat is going to be a real Beauty once you have her back on the water ! ! ! Heee Haaa ! ! ! !

So exciting. Lots of room for MARLEY MAN...

So nice to have extra hands on a big project! Way to go you guys-she's going to be beautiful! These videos are a great reality check for would-be boat owners to see the magnitude of work and repairs that can be hidden under beautiful finishes. It's going to be SO worth it, though. Keep up the good work!😊

Well done folks, I could watch your boat repair videos forever even if you couldn't ;)

She is coming together very nicely! Hiring some help will be a huge back saver and actually help you get her back in the water. I think what will determine how long you keep those teak decks will be how hot they get on your feet. I think you and the little will all need some deck shoes with teak decks. That said not replacing them right now will save you a lot of time and money. Also, you can decide if you even want them to be real teak in the future or fiberglass with the spongy teak looking pads designed to keep your feet from burning.

So excited to see you making progress! Be well ❤️

How f....king good is "free" fishing rods and a slab! It just keeps getting better.

Wow excited to see your new boat, happy for you guys

Teak decks. Do a final clean with distilled white vinegar. Coat decks with Semco natural teak sealer. Apply with a small sponge. It wears away over 6 months then recoat again. BEST product for teak decks. I use it on my 18 yo Beneteau. Decks still look new.

Keep up the good work… lots of progress and great way to stay positive when you find more items than you expect.

Great work guys it’s all coming together. You are both so talented. Deck looks so much better and if it saves you having to spend money on replacing it for a while longer then that’s a huge bonus.

Love you guys ! Keep pushing. Many blessings a coming.

Awesome! After long wait another great episode! Very curious how you deal with all the wood rot and the finishes at the end. Hope the teak decks don't turn out to be a headache.

New sails what a great win , that’s a really good buy guys it adds up all that stuff and it’s worth more than you likely think. New sail are bloody exciting. It’s a new lease of life for a yacht . Great work .

Geez I've been waiting for vid ....wishing you guys all the best.....

Guys we feel your pain, with the rotten timber, we purchased a Mauritius centre cockpit 43ft and discovered more than we also thought. But as you guys we are slowly getting there, so looking forward to getting her back in the water

I do not know if this will be of any help, but I used this ploy to replace parts of rotten Balsawood in decks and hulls. It is a bit messy, but strong and manageable. One can also use it under a piece of plywood covered in release compound, so one can further finish it by sanding, if repairing a part in a dress structure or impact damaged deck, so more glass layers on top may be added. I used a mixture of slow-cure epoxy resin, those rice-grain sized styrene beads, but in the event they are hard to source, ordinary bean-bag Styrofoam beads would do at a pinch (they dissolve in polyester so it has to be epoxy) and , most importantly, cotton-fibre glue powder. The cotton fibre glue powder and epoxy coat the styrene, making a hard shell honeycomb when it is set which is extremely strong, sticks to all surfaces making a perfect fit no matter how irregular the space or surfaces and is capable of load bearing. What is more, one can rake out all of the rotten balsa and poke the stuff into the spaces remaining using a piece of timber, even squeeze it roughly into place first using a length of hose and a plastic squeeze bag, like icing a cake. The the epoxy will stick to both original surfaces and any surrounding surfaces, making an excellent filler for the end spaces between a replacement panel of Airex foam PVC or a Polyurethane foam. It can be cast in place in a plywood release compound top, so that it can be used to replace with a section of new deck, a large space where old rotten balsa was removed prior to laying on a new glass surface. Before using this, make a test panel using a couple of sheets of cheap 3mm plywood, and a sandwich about 15mm thick, and test it to breaking of the plywood. That should be convincing enough before using it aboard If you are using it below the waterline, it SHOULD be OK and non-absorbent, and even if it gets wet from an adjacent structural failure; should remain firmly bonded. Another ploy I used when making large fillets using epoxy resin, was to incorporate PVC electrical conduit, sanded for better adhesion. I have also built structures from PVC tubing, then wrapped it in fibreglass tape to make deck-house awning supports. ,

What a project, eh? Yosh and Bonita are so skilled it makes watching the progress interesting. Not understanding a single thing about yachts my first thought would be to demolish the interior completely and rebuild everything like new including all mechanical, rigging etc. I know it would be costly in the short term.

Given enough time and money he has the skill to fix the wood. I got a Tayana 37 with similar problem and dryrot in bulkheads.

Impressed by the way you are working through all the tasks. Things seem to be coming together pretty fast. She is going to be beautiful very soon. I'm looking forward to seeing her splashed.

More, more, more work please!!!

Hi Bonita and Yosh, my take away from this episode is many observations. Two young Australians born into a country built from hard work, community, integrity, we were once called the lucky Country for all these reasons. Today this has changed immensely, sadly😢. These are qualities you both have, stay authentic as per normal, work hard in life for your dreams, your babies, you never sold out to agendas and today it’s very obvious who did, people will eventually flip over to those who kept their integrity in check. Don’t feel guilty about employing locals from other countries to assist, you are actually assisting these wonderful people to feed, home, build their own dreams in life for their loved ones, this is how our world should work, if many more worked on this mantra what a beautiful world we would be. It should never be about hand outs, but hands up! Help your fellow man so to speak. Socialism, communism is oppressive, and should not be supported as we would never get to live our own dreams, sail on Nandji, you two are true blue! ❤

F**k man, that's a lot of rot! Feeling your pain mate!

Well done legends!

A carpenter tip. Set your saw blade to 10mm more then the board you are cutting. Safer and more accurate.

Carpenter Yoshi is peak Yoshi! Love you guys! Best wishes from PA, USA!

If no apparent deck leaks, I would recommend replacing any lose bungs and do I light sanding and you should be good to go for awhile. Might also have to do some recalking of s few seams but that will be apparent after the sanding.

OOO my she can use a skill saw woow! she is a keeper! awesome vid love the diy

Hey dude just work at your pace take the occasional mental health day off work one job at a time and you will get it all done just keep the dream in your head and it will come I have faith remember how bad it looked when you broke free and ended up hard aground on the reaf you got that you'll get this.

And, Loving It

Great job you are doing.. Hope I was there to help, lots of entertainment.

The BEST! good work 😃

Advise for the deck. Replacing is a huge and expensive job as you know. Good teak is hard to find. Your teak will still have years of life if it has some left. I noticed when you where talking about the deck you ran your hand over it, i noticed the caulking in higher than the teak. Take a blade or fenn machine and cut off the excess. Then LIghty! 60 or 80 sand the deck. Recaulking is an option but its a lot of work and if not done right will look very bad. After the light sand wet the deck and leave it to dry .. during that period keep an eye on areas that are still wet . for example along the caulking seem which have come apart. Tape and mark them and when dry replace that section of caulking. Honest keep your current deck as long as possible, just give it a bit of love and she will last for years to come. A good way to see how much teak you have left is to one a deck hatch and check the thickness. I am sure you have years left. Something thats very important! no more acid! A light sand is better than acid. it will kill your caulking.If i can be of any help just let me know. I have recaulked yachts and replaced decks. Little tricks that make life a bit easier. So if possible restore your deck and it will last for years.

Great progress. In the future removing the teak deck is probably best. Cheers.

I've used linseed oil on my wood deck with two coats and it did a good job.

You are a Great wood craftsman Yosh. Progressing right along. WoW your Wife is handy with the tools, a real goer!!

You've got one heckuva of a yacht there! It's such a joy listening to you both wind your way through the ups and downs and the chores and the goodies. Oh and that beautiful accent! Great to see you get some fine local help to push this along. Cheers!

Recork , black stickaflex , happy chappies

Great work. Well done 👏👏👏

Love the videos can't wait until you buff that old name off!!!!

This Renovation is so exciting for you & your family who may be able to join as Nandji 2.0 is bigger? Glad to see you have experienced locals helping! 👍 This sailboat will look incredible when finished inside & out as that wood cabinetry is so wonderful! All the best & safe renovations! ❤️🇦🇺🤗🍻

I bought a 20 year old swan with teak decks in rough shape. I did the acid. Then I used semco teak deck treatment and redid the caulking where necessary. Teak decking solutions sells all of the stuff and I think it would be way easier for you to refinish the decks you have.

Big job and you folks are amazing ..stay safe :-)

Man that’s a lot of rot. I hope you guys got a good deal on the boat. I know you’ll have it all spiffed up in time though. Best wishes.

Looking really good 👍

Yeah my lefty fam! Didn't realize Bonita was a southy!!!

cries you guys are working hard, and working good, very impressed!

Woohoo so excited for you guys

congrats on the new boat-- you are both amazing in what you have done over the years-- you have tackled some huge projects both sailing and boat reparis. Re the teak decks. They're a pain in the arse and I have a personal policy of never owning a boat with teak deaks... However when you do need to change them, my suggestion is just get rid of the teak. Glass it all up and put non skid on. Its a big job but replacing with teak is hugely expensive and then in 10-15 years you have to do it all again... Phil

You two are an amazing team! 💙

Awesome

Brilliant work guys...

Nice boat , I have worked on teak decks before the staunchen bases are a weak point for Leaks, we made cups out of resin to slot inside the cut out"s threw the hull as it is a major trying to get access to each one around the whole boat. Teak wash then a teak brightener removes grey dullness on the deck and I use bleach on any really dark patches . cheers from Queensland

Great Progress…the New boat is looking good. With all the hard work you both are doing and the yard crew, it will be Great ! Following …

Looking good keep it up.

Can’t wait to see your first sail

Great team!

Can not wait to see you splash it and start sailing around again guy's!! Absolutely frothing!!!

And beer mate!

I was a little bit skeptical when you started this big project. I thought there was just too much rot. But now has I seen things come together, and how proud you guys are of your work and the work that is being done oh, it's going to be a beautiful boat. It's nice also that you can give the locals the work so they can make ends meet. I'm looking forward to your next video, you're an awesome family be safe, stay healthy, until next time!

I'm really impressed and can't wait for the splash.

Thanks for the video! I was getting a little worried but I'm aware that your very busy too. Tons of work being done. You rock!

good to see things moving on you're going to have a fine vessel when al your hard work is done will be worth it

Looks like all is coming along well and that deck looks really good if you ask me, looking forward to splash day, awesome 👍

Looking good

Lovin the videos guys, keep'um comin.

This is going to be 👍 Great ! Take Your time and get it right.

Very cool.....

A comment for all of your hard work. 💪

love the new boat, I reckon try and save/preserve the deck for now, might buy you some time and save money and you might get a couple of years out of it?? can't wait till splash day!!

Just thinking of the Rolling Stones song “Nandi”

Congratulations! I’m so happy for you guys-The boat is BEAUTIFUL! GreatJob! I was excited when you said your mom was in town I was hoping you would introduce us to her. Anyway, she must be so happy to be hanging out with her Granddaughter. PeaceAndLove Lori

Sending a big Canadian hug to all of you, all your helpers and Marley.

yes can't wait till slash day....keep up the good work guys.....i think the teak looks good!

Crikey, a lot of work going on here, good idea getting the boys to do work as well.

nice

Thank you. Watching you pull out all the rot made me feel better about the jobs on my TODO list ;-) I just wish I was in Thailand, trying to find anyone to do marine work in Australia is impossible.