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Sail Life - Making her shine (fixing the paint job) and installing port lights - DIY sailboat refit

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Last week I painted the deck of my 38 ft sailboat. This video is the primer. This weekend I fix the mistakes in the paint job by sanding the surface with 800 grit and then using 3M perfect-it Heavy Cutting Compound. The paint used was Sigmadur 550.
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@Ross_MC 2 года назад

"Oh cruel fate to be kicked in the nads thusly" - I had to pause and mop up the tea! I am currently binge watching your refit and just want to echo the majority of comments here, you rock! You exemplify all the can do qualities I am looking for PLUS the humour makes always interesting. Thank you for being you! :) Oh and yes, don't hate that we have a bigger caulk than you!

@PaulusPHM 6 лет назад

Hi welcome, welcome beautiful sanding people. Welcome to the Athena theater and greetings from Denmark to the viewers all over the world, thank you for sanding, thank you for having me sanding. It is a great honor to be invited back for a sanding time. It’s a great honor to be here among so many talented polishers, special the Brits with their oversized cocking tools, congratulations to you, you made it on my channel, we’re at the Premier of Shiny Athena. Some of you will be going home tonight with a blind eye, what could be better than that? Nothing, right? .... mmhh sand in my eyes

@appick01 5 лет назад

Your supposed to use the plastic or cardboard dowel with the buff wheel to align it when you stick it on the hook and loop pad. Also ahh the joys of discovering a great buffer and how to buff out a boat or paint job! Nothing gives me more satisfaction than making a crusty boat look nice and glossy!

@garysouza2277 6 лет назад

I know it's too late now, but in the future I suggest you take a countersink bit and put a little "notch" on the outside of each hole. Just a touch with the bit. That will essentially make an "O" ring of caulk around each screw, and prevent the screws from leaking. Been doing that to every hole I've ever caulked for over 40 years and have never had one leak. Do it to your cleats, windlass, winches holes- anything that has a hole and is bolted or screwed to the boat. And if you need to tighten something, hold the screw from the top and just turn the nut. As long as the 'O"ring seal isn't broken it won't leak

@nocturnalpete1 6 лет назад

This sounds like a very good idea not a lot of work but great idea well done thanks for sharing ..

@okcpicker 5 лет назад

Those microscopic issues will vanish, particularly when you're in a 50 kt squall in the Southern Ocean and green water is flowing over the deck! LOL Looks great Mads!

@skippytwonder 6 лет назад

I know I am not alone in saying nobody would mind a mid-week video if you have stuff you didn't have time to include in the Sunday video.

@j.brianbobiak12 6 лет назад

Even a 5 minute video would be good.

@Jakfilm 6 лет назад

I think it’s possible that Athena will never fully stop vibrating from all of the glorious sanding that has been visited upon her.

@henriktipsmark5684 6 лет назад

There should be a little discrete sticker next to the production plate saying "Glorious Sanded". ;-)

@manfredschmalbach9023 6 лет назад

You'll see her making slight ripples round her waterpass in future marinas by times ....

@Tinker001 6 лет назад

Maybe the residual vibration will help the coppercoat keep her bottom clean...

@jacque7736 6 лет назад

As long as it's not Mads who is vibrating for the rest of his life, it's pretty damn acceptable... hihihi.

@rhino_sailor7506 6 лет назад

It makes her go faster!

@dontknowenator 6 лет назад

Mads if you got to sanding with your face against the deck looking for imperfections I would have lost my mind. Glad you found satisfaction with cutting compound. Stella job mate!

@drwindsurf 6 лет назад

I can't believe how good Athena looks Mads. When you get a second just stand back and admire your work and how beautiful Athena is. Wow! Thank you for sharing these videos with us :)

@MrPoyrazcan 6 лет назад

the only show i hit that like button even before watching the video

@martyhandley4456 6 лет назад

Poyraz Sevgör me too, there is never a question as to the quality of the video....

@lilmule2 6 лет назад

HAHA same here :D

@pocketchange1951 6 лет назад

@@lilmule2 Me too

@paulbennett7743 6 лет назад

I do that here also. But am guilty of doing that for Free Range Sailing as well.

@MRX-bz2pz 5 лет назад

haha same

@CauliflowerEars1 6 лет назад

She's looking ridiculously spiffy Mads! All that OCD is certainly paying off nicely ;)

@themarketapprentice 4 года назад

My favourite video to date! I have been searching for a video on changing portholes and you have done an incredible job! Thank you

@andrewmullen4003 4 года назад

that cabin top looks frikkin awesome, good job

@blakstar64 6 лет назад

“Oh cruel fate to be kicked in the nads thusly”.........Mads Dahlke, 2018. (16:06)

@davandstudios 6 лет назад

Mads, you are kicking ass.

@garysouza2277 6 лет назад

"my caulk based frustration..." I heard what you said...Clever, Mads, very clever

@Bacoprah 6 лет назад

ooooooooooooooooooooo shiney! :) She looks great Mads. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan

@stevenk6638 6 лет назад

Its soooooo satisfying to see someone open the packages FAST and get on with it ...

@carolinabeacher1558 6 лет назад

one tip, keep that polishing pad clean, get you a spur for cleaning while in use, then wash as the instructions say. i used to wash mine in the washing machine, some i just soaked in hot water. one little spec of dirt in that pad will ruin your day.

@SpaceManSpiff20001 6 лет назад

I like that you added in the music you were listening to while working.

@kicknit79 6 лет назад

best port light how to video ever! thanks

@jackrabbit5047 6 лет назад

Gosh, all those years of painting dinghies with Brightsides and such, and getting at best an orange peel finish, I never knew that you could achieve a professional gloss finish with wet sanding and polishing. Man, the stuff you learn on RU-vid. Thanks for posting this. Really great content!

@crazyg74 6 лет назад

she's looking great Mads

@svbarryduckworth628 6 лет назад

I can't wait to see the companionway slats and hatch being opened each video when you open up Athena at the start of your work day. I miss that sequence when you are inside the shed. Your video stylisms are addicting, like the splash sound as the logo appears in the beginning if your videos, and the unboxing sequences. Can you save that aluminum cleat you nicked last week? The anodizing was probably compromised. But the cleats are going to get beat up IRL anyhow, once you are living on the boat full-time

@merjot123 6 лет назад

Oh baby, she freaking shines.

@petenash7994 6 лет назад

Serious progress Mads. This must be one of the most therapeutic videos on RU-vid. Great project, brilliant editing and tremendously motivating!

@stanthology 5 лет назад

If OC were a communicable condition, you could sell bottles of yours to your fans. Then fleets of spiffy sailboats would spring up in previously shoddy harbours everywhere. I would buy a gallon or two.

@tkpaulsen1 6 лет назад

Pretty Dang Spiffy, Mads!

@courtneygorman6491 6 лет назад

Great Job Athena is looking very Spiffy!! Cheers

@BorisFett 6 лет назад

Damn, That truly spiffy. Looks awesome.

@hansslob6749 6 лет назад

She becomes a yacht again. Looks good, must make you feel good Mats

@spinnaker5514 6 лет назад

What a difference a few pieces of hardware can make! It really helps you to imagine how beautiful she's going to look when finished. I can hardly wait! All the hard labor you put in has shown itself to be well worth it! Ava must be going crazy with excitement seeing how well the boat is coming out and becoming more anxious for the day you two can sail off together. I have always said I like the re-fit videos better than the sailing videos, but I have to admit I am anxious too, to see you enjoy the fruits of all your hard labor! Wonderful job!

@jimholthaus9009 6 лет назад

Mads -- I love the action sequence of box openings!

@robormiston2841 4 года назад

Sand with 320 1st, then 600, then 600, then 1500 and buff that and it will look perfect. You can buff 800 with good results also. I do this for a living for over 35 years. Make sure you don't catch your buffers cord when your working, it will rip right out. Looks good so far.

@dianejeremiasandrobertsmit5143 6 лет назад

From Rio Dulce, Guatemala, I look forward to your videos as much as Delos and sv/Seeker. You are one unbelievably patient, competitent and imaginative young man. You make professionals drewl.

@USMCCGAGNG 6 лет назад

You're the Man Mads!

@56Spookdog 6 лет назад

👍 I used to hang out at an Auto body shop, the guys there always pre soaked the sandpaper for a short time before sanding and sometimes put a drip of dish soap in the spray bottle or dip bucket.

@RonKris 6 лет назад

Yes, the drop of dish soap make the water less viscous.

@davidp8594 6 лет назад

Much less hydroplaning with the drop of dish soap.

@Gottenhimfella 5 лет назад

@@RonKris I think the main benefit is it decreases the surface tension which makes the water much more inclined to wet the surface, and another benefit is that it helps prevent the dust clogging the abrasive paper because it washes off in real time

@vspyro372 6 лет назад

Your a Denmark version of bob vila and i love it!

@lotophagi711 6 лет назад

Excellent. I hope that your sanding disk supplier provides free manicures...

@ktobias63 6 лет назад

Mads, Athena is looking mighty spiffy! You are doing such an incredible job, all your hard work will pay off when you're done and out exploring the world.

@DesertSquid 6 лет назад

I believe this was the first video I've ever thought "is it over already"!?!!? Glorious work Mads!!!!

@franknicholson1400 6 лет назад

This is very exciting to see the port lights in. It's looking super spiffy.

@LifeOnTheHulls 6 лет назад

Wet sanding Mads , now you talking my language, love it it is my absolute passion.

@darrenwatson1539 5 лет назад

WOW, looking good. Looking REAL good.

@NelsonPou 6 лет назад

If you need to be, literally 2 inches away to be able to see imperfections that, not even a 4K can pick up, why do you care that much??? Hahahahaha! You are awesome!!

@Will-fp8zv 6 лет назад

Hi Mads, After this video I went into your back catalogue of videos and watched the ones of when you first picked up Athena in Scotland. What a journey you and your boat have been on in that time! Its really interesting to listen to you talk about some of the jobs that are now completed way back in the beginning. Looking forward to your next video. Thumbs up!!

@j.brianbobiak12 6 лет назад

I've been following you for a few years and I feel compelled to say you've done a fantastic job.

@bullhippo9023 6 лет назад

I have been told by many Old .Salts, than 80 % is 100% on a boat. Your paint looks great, 6 months in the water and you will be surprised how bad or different everything looks from when you had it perfect. Great job !

@Duh6666666 6 лет назад

Thanks for another great video Mads, We all believe it's time for you to go daily from now on:-) Athena is going to be the mostest beautiful boat in every marina you go.

@jeffzee 6 лет назад

Wow, that finish looks amazingly spiffy! I never knew a painted finish could look so good. I would think it might be a good idea to put a quick coat of wax on the areas you have polished to protect them!

@thomaspaccione8237 6 лет назад

Mads, that's pretty impressive!!!

@Ultrawong100 6 лет назад

Athena is looking great with the port lights in. What a difference some paint and windows make. Well done. Keep up the great videos....

@JasonSmith-py3gy 6 лет назад

The 3m product you a using is frigging awesome thief is also a polish that is the next step offer that one. I found it after many other attempts with other types of compound and polish, won’t use anything else now 😀👍

@breezyjr 6 лет назад

Looking beautiful Mads. I actually cheered when you said the port lights were going back in.

@RobFomenko 6 лет назад

4 thumbs up Mads ! Looks great.

@NerdInventor 6 лет назад

Nice! Can´t wait for the interior projects during the winter time.

@hammarsmail 6 лет назад

Great job Mads, I wish I had your boat grit! I do have trouble watching you on deck without any security from a fall. I have fallen down once, and as far as I remember - so did you! Be careful! 👍🏽

@grahamjones5885 6 лет назад

Work fasinates me. I can sit and watch it for hours. Beautiful job!

@gs9976 6 лет назад

Athena's spiffiness ratio just shot up :D

@brucekratky7993 6 лет назад

Cool beans! Gives me hope that someday brushing rather than spraying could give me the boat finish I would really, really want.

@BeRaaad 6 лет назад

I'm excited for 20 minutes watching you be excited about sanding and polishing.

@bigfoot1307 6 лет назад

Looking fantastic Madds

@toms4123 6 лет назад

Still my favourite channel - you have helped with my boat restauration for a long time now, Mads

@RealLuckless 6 лет назад

A valuable lesson that is best learned from other rather than first hand experience: it is usually easier to clean up squeeze out after the fact than it is to try and add extra if you have gaps.

@SkyroofNova72 6 лет назад

So satisfying to see the port lights go in. Big day!

@waynemcphail7825 6 лет назад

As usual excellent video. Really liked your explanation about 600/800 sanding followed by the 3M rubbing compound, paint looked beautiful. You must be really proud of what you have accomplished. Thank you

@fsymo 6 лет назад

Talk about spiffy! Great episode!

@CheersWarren 6 лет назад

The phrase "They'll never see it from the beach' comes to mind. Great job . I hope it's really good paint! Paint is so much better than gelcoat for gloss retention and UV resistance. With all your (electric) sanding at least you don't have the drone of commercial pneumatic tools droning in your ears..... So at least you will get a good test of the watertightness of your bedding procedure for the portlights all winter long, fingers cross you have no leaks! Cheers Warren

@jakjarsha1107 6 лет назад

Holy new time-lapse tunes! I guess technically it was more of a montage but still, my mind was blown. Great video Mads, keep up the good work!

@neypistori11 6 лет назад

She looks pretty nice!

@Talhern 6 лет назад

She's looking better and better and wow the color difference between the companion way hatch gel.coat and the rest of the new paint. Keep up the great work.

@Burritosarebetterthantacos 3 года назад

Great channel and beautiful boat. Im redoing a 20 footer which is way less daunting haha.

@iamthetarget52 6 лет назад

15:44 Giggle ... Giggle ... Giggle .... Caulking ... UK Compensating ... Kicked in the nads !!! Giggle ... Giggle ... Caulking and nads .... subtle .... very subtle.

@andrewreisinger2008 6 лет назад

i wish i could get my first attempts to come out that nice. you are now my benchmark for spiffy.

@joeblack7261 6 лет назад

Very, very well done.

@harrybloom9213 6 лет назад

This boat could probably withstand a direct blow from a nuclear bomb! Mads, the man who took "box opening" to a whole new level! +1

@mattevans-koch9353 6 лет назад

Mads you have done it again! Great video and love the demos of products. I am a wooden boat person but so much of what you do translates from fiberglass to all of the other materials for building land maintaining beautiful boats. Have a great week and take a day off work to go sailing. You've earned it.

@henrymorgan3982 6 лет назад

Looking very spiffy!!

@paulcollins9397 6 лет назад

YEA! No bugs, cat tracks, or bird poo in the paint! Glorious!

@professormoptop 6 лет назад

Loving it, this boat has come a really long way

@corujariousa 6 лет назад

That is a beautiful glossy finish you got there. Nicely done! I love the learning I get from your videos. Thanks for sharing the adventure.

@Gottenhimfella 5 лет назад

I think it's actually quite helpful to have a smooth shiny finish: it lasts quite a lot longer (especially in UV, because most of the energy reflects away) and it's much easier to keep it clean. That's why new cars are so easy to keep looking nice, compared with old ones.

@theladyjaiproject576 6 лет назад

the degree of perfection that you pursue is amazing. I always considered myself a perfectionist, but by comparison, i'm just a hack!! Looks way beyond spiffy to me.

@michaelb.barnett2225 6 лет назад

Looks gorgeous mate! Barney

@alaris1994 6 лет назад

Hi mads - thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. I know you're not fond of tarping but, after all the work you've done to spiffy-up your deck, it would be a such shame to let UV start destroying it so soon after by leaving it exposed. I own a 1977 fiberglass sailboat here in Toronto, Canada. We haul out for winter in late October and launch in April of each year. For the 24 years I've owned my boat I've always covered her completely for the winter with a large tarp. That's six months less UV destruction each year and the difference really shows - her gelcoat is gleaming still.

@mikehartmann5187 6 лет назад

Mass, I’ve nominated you to the Spiffy Hall of Fame.

@Kyleinasailing 6 лет назад

Nice and clear, well done.

@svallegro9851 6 лет назад

You are sure one funny guy. I laughed so hard at the subtle caulk comment. haha. Nice jobe as always. Peace from Allegro!

@aliarcher6969 6 лет назад

When you think "I can see those imperfections easily not even in 4k" then realized its your computer screen that needs a clean!

@2CabrasLocas 6 лет назад

Holy cow what a shine on that finish!

@PaulusPHM 6 лет назад

On an other note, your cockpit hatch , you might consider integrating a hatch, like the one you just bought, sounds double, but you would have additional light , I send a pic to you on FB

@AdamPearce 6 лет назад

I've often wondered what you listen to when sanding! Thank you for sharing!

@tomaswest6541 6 лет назад

Great video as usual. Even better tonight as I have been putting off removing and re-seating my port lights to correct a slight leak. I see how I may be able to complete it alone without too much stress.

@wilber504 6 лет назад

hard work always pays off in the long run. Most excellent buff job!

@SmallTraditionalSailingBoats 6 лет назад

Brilliant as usual

@michaelallen8430 6 лет назад

I’m not telling you your business, but I need to say that your box slicing montage gives me the chills. If I were opening that many boxes, on a regular basis, I’d find a better knife for that task. There’s no reason to use that big of a knife and you lose control as you move your hand further from the surface you’re cutting. A very small blade will only cut you a little bit if it ever makes contact with flesh. I like the videos and I’d hate to have one follow you to get stitches. Your work is awesome and your attitude toward it serves it well.

@18twilliams 6 лет назад

Wow! That took a nice finish! Very nice. Too bad you didn't have another week!

@jplanigan 6 лет назад

The finish you have achieved is absolutely stunning!

@BaronWeber1 6 лет назад

She looks great, excellent results on the finish. I look forward to this video each week, thank you.

@robertorzech2466 6 лет назад

I can't say anything but fabulous ! Thanks for sharing. Careful with the S word ! I have woken up with snow on the ground 3 days out of the last 6. That is a month and a half earlier than normal. Burrrrrr........