Rotten Floor Replaced in This €1 Sailboat Rebuild. Where is the bilge? | SAILING SEABIRD Ep.70 

Thanks for another episode its great to see you both seem to be enjoying getting jobs done a bit. The both of you work so hard on the boat and its showing the results now. Great work, can't wait to see more developments!❤

I love the way you two interact with each other. My wife and I have been married for 43 years and we are pretty much the same. Very much in love, very much still friends, and still very much each our own individual persons. You are latching on to your dreams and making them a reality. Kudos!

thanks for sharing your journey with us.

Hi Marina (and Stu). Make sure you have a good amount of solvent (MEK) to soften the glue on the previous repairs. It looks like there are various glues been used, hopefully this will soften all of them. Then use a paint scraper to scrape off the softened glue. The fabric is quite tough and can take it. I would then perform a leak test with water and fairy liquid. to try and pinpoint the leak. I am a bit concerned that it is leaking at the same point on both sides. Hopefully the leak is at an exposed area of the tube. However, I have seen leaks underneath where the floor is glued to the tube. That kind of leak can be fixed, but you will need to peel the floor off the tube. Fixing inflatables is quite easy, as long as you are logical and organised. Good luck.

Hurry up back to the insulation and wood slates in that berth… Thought you were going to do that weeks/months? ago…😁 I hate now having to wait a week between episodes now that I’m all caught up…lol

Getting there big time and maybe some dingy fun soon for a break on the water?

Yaaay! Pump being used! Figured it'd come in handy, since I have no dinghy anymore and won't need one in the future either :) Nice work on the floor too, by the way!

Loved the video! :D

15mm on the sole will be fine. As time and funds allow you can lay a nice veneer over it. Gotta love that multi tool. I just discovered some rot in part of the transom on my little plywood TS. It's worth its weight in gold, we never had them years ago. Love your keyed glovebox, now to build a key cabinet, or more lost keys lol. Love your work.

Wind is beter than mosquitos, I think. Also keeps you cool. And cool you are!

If you put your storage boxes the other way around when it’s raining or in a heavy sea you will have less water ingress. 😀👍🇪🇸

Quick and cheap solution for a floor is cork under flooring, you can go to a floor shop and buy it really cheap on a roll, just glue it down and give it a clear coat, preferably polyurethane, nice to walk and stand on, and will last forever, or at least til you can afford what you want.

You're doin' great keep going guys amazing ... I did 20 yrs sailing racing etc. remember the end goal is worth IT!!!

Marina’s flip-flops are back ! 🤩😋😍😅. It’s finally summer ! 😅⛱️

Super work, both of you! Marina's getting very handy with the multitool, and that floor's looking good already. It's a pity it'll be too difficult/expensive to use the old floorboards, but c'est la vie!

Nice as always and really cool to see how much progress you made in the last weeks. You are amazing 🎉😊

We are proud of you too 😂😊 Xx m & t

Your videos are an absolute joy to watch, thankyou

Do you plan to do a plank floor? It changed the whole look of the boat. You did a great job installing the floor. Marina, you did a fantastic job on cutting out those spaces for the storage lockers. I loved the little keys. As always, I enjoy the progress you accomplish. Bravo. Katie

Hi Stu. Jesus, it's great to see the floors finally down. At least you can move a lot easier. Nice job cutting out those holes. She is getting very good at everything she does, lol 😆 😆. Great video, guys. Until next week. 👏👏🥰👌🇮🇪

I love gloves, and I love boxes... now that could be taken the wrong way! 😅

We feel you so verry happy and proud to have reached to goal !! A certain Last an straight line that you Will reach ! Its so good ! Well done !! Bravo !! Attention to the type of glue for this annex ! Its not simple ! Congratulations !! The best is yet to come ! Good season and good week-end for you two !😜

Well at long last a floor is down you must be so relieved both of you , I do hope you can find away to posh up the floor if the other is to far gone as your making such a superb job of everything and the floor is a big impact first impression when you board the boat 😊

Absolutely flying on the boat. With your weather improving you may also get the hull underway and finish it off over the summer and autumn. Splash next year. 🍻😎⛵️💦🤞

Now you can rename your dingy 'Poussin de mer' as she trails along behind 'Seabird'... You can always go with 'Oak 1.27mm x 36 in. L x 6 in. Water Resistant Wood Look Peel and Stick Vinyl Flooring Tiles( 54 sq.ft./case)' for a water and wear resistant floor finish that can go on over a coat of epoxy. It's surprising how realistic the stuff is these days...😁

Shit hot guys, Great job the both of you 👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌. Hey bin man,,,,, I think it’s about time we all did a bin run on camera again 🤗🤗 I love it when you bring shit home. I look at it on screen and say to myself what is he going to do with that crap 🤣🤣🤣 it’s all good stuff 👍👍👍👍👍👍. You guys are the best 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Hi, when cutting plywood always score the cut line with a stanley knife or similar, before cutting, then cut on the waste side of the line and you will get a cleaner cut on the piece you want to use.

Stoked

Nice progress guys. Another big step closer to sailing away.

Well done both of you the glove boxes looking good and nice to a floor 😊😊😊

great milestone - floor is down and the solar arch is looking pretty smick!

Yay!! So excited to see the progress. Keep up the great work!

i like those glove box's, might have to pinch that idea for my little 30 footer...

Stuart. Your boat anatomy is coming along great BUT..... in this case it's a SOLE not a FLOOR. Floor's are the bit's that the Sole sits on. Great job though. It's coming along nicely 😀😀😀

Damn stu’s onto us Marina, he figured out you been visiting me 😂😂😂

Love you guys. Great videos... Please don't ever become you tube content creator gods. Where to get the blue whale logo shirt?

Finally starting to come together. Good job 👍👍👍👍👍😄😄😄😄

Awesome! Stairs are back! (Love your new boxes.) 😎❤️🥰😎❤️🥰❤️❤️❤️

Measure your cuts,tape your cut line on both sides of the cut.Mark your cut line on the tape, when you make your cuts there will be no tear outs on your finished plywood. Love the videos.

Stu you have a treasure in Marina, I'm waiting for the next video

Nice to have a floor. Keep up the good work.

Love the boat, love the progress. Love you both.

nice, real progress being made, well done.

The floor looks good 👍🏻 Keep on the good work 💪🏻

7⭐ Well done Guys. Perfect 👌

Awesome. I've been looking forward to see a floor.

Always good to see you!!

That's a nice week adventure !

Absolutely lovely dinghy repair Marina, you certainly are getting the jobs checked off prior to this epic splash! Cabin floor looks marvelous, simply marvelous. She's really going to be a seaworthy vessel.

Looking fantastic. Thanks for a great vlog

Yeah, you found your feet, on the floor anyway, excellent. Also, great hole cutting Marina, you're a keeper lol. Now things will really move at a pace now most of your floor is in, however, the tagging will frustrate the shit out of you. It looks like you're both in a much happier place at the moment I'm pleased for you both, keep up the great work guys. xx

Damn, forgot it's Friday, now we're back. Sail on M n S!!! If I remember rightly an instant remedy for the dinghy's patches , is crossed fingers!

The light at the end of the tunnel is getting quite dazzling now. Go well. ❤❤

looking good 😎💚💙👍👍👏👏👏👏🍺🍺🍻🍻

Doing a really good job👍

Both are Marvelous....Look for yourself...Love ya's..

Marina is definitely a keeper, she is always willing to learn how to do things & does them great 👍🤪👏

I've had tremendous success polishing with a headlight restoration kit and 3m buffing compound. It's cheap, and the sponge head conforms to radiused surfaces . I've also used a polish called flitz, and it brings out a mirror polish. A friend with a motorcycle gave me some to try.

It's all looking great ! So excited to see the flooring going down. 🤗💖👍⛵🐬🏝️

Love the music, good choice.

Your doing great

She gonna take over your job as head cutter She is getting great at it. Look out for her she might get a job that pays

All hands stand easy ,the werthers locker is ready lol .great work guys keep at it make seabird great again 😉😊

Coming on well

She starts coming back together! 🤗

Very nice glove boxes 🤣🤣

WONDERFUL VLOG! AGAIN!!!!!

Need to make sure you screw the box well or there will be trouble😂

Awesome you two. Rory

⛵️ ⛵️ ⛵️ Phil...

A floor means no more bilge dancing Marina 😂 Keep up the good work....all coming together ❤❤❤

Thanks!

Thanks for good entertaining!!!

King Stewart sit on his throne, at the end of the video, ha ha ha ha

Nice

Hello to you both. Another interesting week and you each had your own project. Marina, did you caulk the glovebox openings? They will probably leak as rain and water splashes. Stu, your floor is looking great. I'm sure you will be glad to get it all down. Ok, looking forward to next Friday. Take good care. Ciao. geo

I cannot believe that Stu throwed anything away

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10:41 locks are made for honest people.

great

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Floor is down! Excellent!

Careful what you shove in that box cobber.

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You both are doing an amazing job on your boat. As part of the repairs will you purchase a refrigerator/freezer or will you custom build one? There are a number of companies that can provide new efficient low energy equipment you just build the cabinet. Oh, one suggestion, have a top door and a front/side door. Easier to get items from the bottom. Good Luck

Wind any day!

Lots of rugs

Great episode!

“No one’s taking my Werther’s Originals.” 😂

When cutting holes such as for those glove boxes round the corners

Ear protection guys!

I know, my point is that the amount of screws is way too little. At least 6 extra are needed. And the polyester will offer too little grip, so put wood, teak, oak, mahogany, at the back.

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LOL. Not a lot of point in having a key when the screw heads are exposed. 60 seconds with a screwdriver and anyone could steal the whole box! Love the channel.

Sorry, not enough screwholes in the 'glovebox' edge. That's gonna leak. And please put some wood at the backside of the polyester, this wil provide more grip.

Stu, if she leaves you I'll take you. Yeah I'm a little old but I'll still take ya

What about a vinyl floor?

Oi oi from Thailand Seabirds! Crack on innit!

Did you calk in the glove box???

Are the outside lockers marine grade? T