Sail Life - Bulkhead beautification - DIY sailboat repair 

"The devil with two Diesel Engines" would make a good T-Shirt phrase! !!!!

This is the only youtube sailing channel I subscribe without actual sailing or a hint of water other than the sound of wave in the opening.

Mads to me you will always be my dear devil with the dust mask and sander ! lol !

Every time I watch one of your episodes. I cant help to smile. Your doing a great job, looking good Skipper.

glad your being smart and have a generator.

An alternative to the big washers is to use a long stiff board (screwed in) to temporarily hold the thin plywood in place. That would prevent dimples on the surface under the washers.

Was thinking about the carpenter that gave you grief for not knowing a faster way to scribe, figuring out a way to do it on your own, means when a carpenter shows you, you will listen, you will learn, you will be even more excited. In short I think you are awesome, keep up what your doing, and remember it is not about perfection but progress, and you do progress better then most. Thanks for sharing

What impresses me most is your tenacity. Many would have been overwhelmed and given up. Head down, arse up and keep charging. :-)

Hi Mads, please be aware, you haven't cursed at anything in your own language in a long time, please make my day and find something to abuse 🙏 Love your vlogs man and thank you 🙏🙏

Mads, the funny thing is that all theses people are going electric motors and stuff but when you watch their vlogs, about twice a year you see them with their gas powered dingy strapped alongside their boats. Powering them into a marina, or up a channel, or in a river. But somehow this is not relative to how great all electric vessels are. Not trying to start an argument here, just pointing out a bit of a funny pattern. To each his or her own. Peace guys.

I know the paint will probably look great in the end, however, I think with all the time you’ve put into it you should varnish. To me it’s a way to show off the effort put into the whole build. Just my opinion.

Madds! Your craftmanship is note worthy! Awesome job.

Everyone saying to varnish probably has never cruised full time or owned a boat. The less to varnish the better! Leaves more time for sailing! Paint it! lol, glad you mentioned the diesels. I like to think I inspired that side note with my last comment. Still think you should go for lithium and electric motor! ;P Keep up the good work!

Best yacht refurbishment vids I've seen (and there's a ton of them out there and I've seen alot of em). Great pace, content, and quality. Most other YT'ers could learn a lot from this. Look forward to the rest of this playlist!

thumbs up for getting that ply wrapped around there, I wouldnt have tried that myself. in the end fairing is probably same amount of work, so personal preference is key. keep in mind that dull paints are much more forgiving when fairing than glossy, and who wants a glossy bulhead!?! great work!

I love your videos Mads, you are so positive and have such a great can do attitude. It amazing me that I have been working with epoxy for over 30 years and I still regularly learn new tricks in your video. Thank you :)

PS I’m in the varnish rich looking camp as well

Sunday is here 👍

I am in the paint camp as the grain run in two different directions on the large panel it is horizontal and on the smaller area is vertical and to varnish, it would show !

Thanks for another outstanding video. Still one of the best DIY boat videos channels. Your talents are inspiring.

Your work is really getting top notch. As you work on fitting in pieces to the walls, I suggest you get a scribe/compass. Then you don't have to measure every few inches. It's easier and faster to scribe out the shape you want and then cut.

I have been waiting patiently to see hoe you were going to "wrap" that 4mm plywood around those corners ! I never knew you cut set a depth of cut of 2mm on a circular saw !! This sure does seem like a lot of work just to get a mostly "fair" surface for paint.

Year two of giving my dad Sail Life merch for Christmas. Thank you.

Happy again. My week is complete thanks to another stunning update from Mads. Looks very spiffy!

With all the comments below I think you should agree and varnish NOW I love the effort you put into the work and think the right tool for the right job pays its way Starting to take shape now inside can’t wait for the wiring to start 😂😂

You are a star, your videos are so satisfying to watch. Always that thorough analysis and your ingenious pragmatic approach to solve

Looks great!

Beautiful work!

There's one thing i've learned from Peter and "Travels with Geordie". There's no need to defend any of your building techniques to us. Its your boat captain, sail it they way you want. Keep up the good work.

You're doing an amazing job. You're extremely gracious and talented. Keep up the good work and I hope to run into you on the water

Awesome work, it's a real pleasure watching u work!

Great progress 👍

I like the idea of a painted bulkhead. Too much nicely varnished dark wood inside a sailboat makes it look like a nice looking, dungeon. Varnished trim is nice but not bulkheads.

Thanks for your hard work!!! Wish you a Wonderful Holidays

This comment actually applies to a few videos ago, which I just got around to watching. The nav desk. I agree that you don't need to raise it, and you don't need to make storage under the desk. But you do need some storage, every office does. That empty panel above the switch panel needs a cabinet. Maybe 15 cm high x 3/4 the length of the panel x as deep as you can make it.

Great video and great music.

That mini Perkins is awesome!

Things are beginning to take shape... looking good!

Awesome work as always. I’ve learned so much from your videos.

Looks great man 👍🏻

Lovely work. Thanks for sharing

I remember the good old days when these were 22 minutes.....

With her craftsmanship involved with the head and the nav station I would stay in it it would match the rest of the trim in the boat nice work very impressed God bless

A tip on filling nail or screw holes in something that's going to be varnished, wet sand the surface the hole is in with medium grit ~100 paper and the varnish as the wet until the hole is filled with the paste that will be made, wipe off and keep on varnishing. No need to even wait for the first to dry, result is invisible hole.

Dear Sail Life, Forgive the comment being a bit different, It's my first time using youtube. Firstly I'd like to compliment you on your videos found them interesting to watch. I had picked up your story part way through whilst I was looking for information on boat insulation. So I sat watching with interest and noticed the companion way steps looked very much like my own boat, strange I thought. I then went looking for your type of boat within the series of videos you've posted... could not believe it ! you have the same boat as me, bought it within months of me buying mine in 2016 and that we embarked upon a full refit at the same time. I hope that at some point we might get to talk to each other, but in the meantime it did make me smile with your comments about the hull sanding because I went exactly the same route as you for the same reasons... suffering the same pain... unbelievable !! Looking forward to starting from video 1 and comparing notes along the way.

Cracking job mate!

Great work👍🏻

Been watching for a while now and wow. definitely impressed with how far you've come with it

Nice nice nice job. Thank you

You are a master craftsmen!

Very nice work my friend!!!!!! Love the shirt design and it is pretty darn spiffy

“Dinosaur squeezing”. Great turn of phrase there. I am in the “paint the bulkheads” camp. Brighten things up a bit. Another good one, Mads. And good to see the puppy is doing better.

Besides added solarpanels there is another argument for a separate diesel generator.. You should be able to configure your diesel engine to run on it's optimal engine powerband. The efficiency of a diesel engine is bound to it's rpm / nominal load. When you can configure to run the engine on it's most efficient setting, it will run FAR more economic than when using the drive engine for electricity generation....

It's impressive how much you manage to get done in a weekend.

You are doing very well! Your work is always top quality.

Another great video Madds from a very long time subscriber

Outstanding craftsmanship.

Thanks for 4mm ply advice, I 've been looking for :-)

Nice work and steady progress.👍⛵️😀

As a long time sailor turned trawler owner..being a "Devil" is my new way of life. Oh well. The fine folks at Grandbanks" have used light walls with teak trim for a looking time. It's a good look. Paint on devil, paint on.

Amazing work Mads! Can you tell us how deep the kerfs were in the 4 mm plywood? The way it fit around the corners was perfect. Thank you for another wonderful video. As to the length of the video, any length of video from you is a welcome break especially when you can include Ava. Take care and have a great week.

I love your videos! Thank you!

Another excellent episode Mads. I have been involved with boats for the best part of sixty years, but still I learn so much from your videos. It has been very helpful and inspiring for all the boat upgrades and remodeling I hope to do when I retire. Thanks again.

Your tenacity is amazing

Hello from South Australia. Fantastic videos and really great to see how you have been employing your DIY skills. Very motivating.

Well done

9:47 You should make all your trowel lines in the same direction, the air can't escape when you have some turned a different way, it's a common DIYer mistake.

Number of times Mads holds up his curved beam: 6

Nicely done Mads! I'm very glad you're going to install that beam soon. I've been dreading seeing you split your head open on those damn brackets that are just hanging there like giant metal teeth!!

Not sure if happy or sad each time a new video is posted. Its either great new video to watch or WTF another week gone! Still a great watch and looking forward to you and your girl going away together.

Varnish brings warmth & beauty to a boat’s interior. Bulkheads etc are no wear areas so next to zero to maintain.

I think it's a great idea to have a generator, if you don't need it great but if you do you'll be happy you have it. Great video, thank you.

Pretty dang spiffy is an understatement!

I would love one of those itty bitty Perkins for a generator motor! I imagine it would be pretty fuel efficient.

Coming along lovely Mads. For the effort you put in I'd want to keep the wood on display - especially being such a light colour to begin with.

Nice strong bulkheads good job, Jotun do so nice two pack paints, I have had some great results and hard wearing finish too

That baby Perkins is a beauty, may have to get one for my 4-108 to coddle. 😁 👍

Paint the bottom half. Varnish the a top half. Molding at joint.

In regards to your cold winter ahead I would suggest looking into the very inexpensive 'Chinese diesel parking heaters' available on ebay. I paid $100 USD delivered. Both heaters arrived in good shape and I have tested them both. They are rated at 5000 watts or 14000 btu. Almost an exact copy of an Espar or Planar. Great facebook group also.

Your work looks great, paint it with a great epoxy paint. Spend time in your future sailing, seeing new places, and walking with that gal you love...not revarnishing. Great paint jobs require great prep work...it is going to look amazing sir. If it doesn't fair it, and paint it again...more serviceable in the future too. Keep up the awesome work.

Varnish! It’ll look supercalifragilisticexpealidocious spiffy!

Id have used laminate sheeting,easy to bend and totally waterproof.Endless selection of colours and wood finishes.

You The Man.......

I need to match the end grain of the plywood and cut a bi-directional, inverse longitudinal pro-rate curve to match the inter-dimensional time wrap curve on the inside of the shelf in the outside under seat storage area on the port side near the cockpit scupper in order to maintain consistency. The more consistent the wood work the better performance to windward.

Just a pea-shooting idea, but you could also have a fin generator. On the aft section of the boat, hinged, a section of material that moves up and down at the waterline. That, tied to a crank, would generate quite a bit of juice simply by being in the water. Could also serve as a large "plank" for when you're moored.

Have to admit, the Perkins is very cute.

You could convert engines to bio-ethynol !! She is coming on a treat just wish I had found your blog in six months time as waiting for the end result is frustrating to say the least 😀

Epoxying 4mm ply either side to the 12mm has basically made laminated bulkheads - stiffer than had you used 1 layer of 20mm ply. But you already knew that. ; ) Lookin' good!

ahhh yeah gotta love my sunday fix ;P

i will try again next week

I have to say that tears almost came to my eyes when you wrapped the beautiful wood grain over on the head wall with that new plywood ;( The grain on the new sheeting isn't nearly as attractive, but I guess you gotta do what needs doing. Keep up the good work!

This may be interesting for you Mads: despite being subscribed and having the bell activated I got no notification for this video (in the upper right corner under the bell icon). Usually I always get them. So even that does not guarantee that viewers get a notification. Anyway, the video itself, great as always.

Texas gives your power choice 👍👍

you devil! go on, install a third diesel engine on board Athena if you dare.

Mads. Its your boat so DWTFUL! However, at sail, off watch are sleeping. On watch are on deck. At Anchor, you will appreciate the beauty of wood not paint. Its warm, has intricate beauty and is in keeping with the boats pedigree. If you want to build a Huf Haus in an older boat, carry on. Its your choice and your doing a grand job. Just saying constructively as a discussion point . Ant, Cid & the Pooch crew.

good

Just as a point of reference, cold molded ply about as thick as your bulkhead makes a decent hull for a power boat. Smashing into waves at 30 knots and doesn't budge. Certainly strong enough for bulkhead.

Well, I always been into power boats, love Diesel engines and the more powerful the better.

For a person always professing how you don't know anything about building, you certainly do good quality work. Also your results look very "boaty".

Hi Mads! I really enjoy your channel, and have learned so much watching your struggles. ;-) One thing I've always wondered - why did you start on the outside of Athena? I would think it would make more sense to do the interior first, and save the parts exposed to the elements for last. Thanks for all your work!