SAILBOAT REBUILD - Laying the GLASS on the GRID - Plastskador repair week 4 

Hi, thanks for the input, and sorry late to reply. I think you are absolutely right. The hull was made from Vinylester on this boat, but with the amount of poly they added it doesn't matter too much what material they used. Cheers, Chris

Hi RP, thanks very much for the nice comment, appreciate it. Indeed every boat has a compromise, you learn to make the best of what you have though

Hi. Yes Patrik did do a great job. And you are absolutely right! It doesn't matter on the mterials with this many layers. Best, Chris & Tanja

You'r welcome! Would have preferred not to be in this situation, but now that we are here, it's interesting to follow and make the most of it. Yes, we are looking forward to see the keel re-attachment. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi there. The holes will be drilled again, both for water to move between the compartments and to the bilge pump, and also so we can use them for inspection. Yes, an endoscope is invaluable on a boat, we are now on our second:-) Had so much use for it, especially when running cables. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Hugh, thanks for the reassurance. So far we are really happy with the repair, she even feels stiffer in the water also.

@@SailingAurora I was very impressed. Looks great. Been looking at buying one.

Hi Paul. Thank you so much. Yes, now that it can't be any other way, we are really happy to see Aurora getting stronger than before. All the best, Chris & Tanja

Hi Ivan. Thank you, great to hear. We'll tell Patrick to start a channel:-) Take care, Chris & Tanja

I should have bought a hanse , they are built better than a Beneteau

Hi Karl. Thank you so much for your kind words. We are trying to make the best of the situation and learning a lot on the way. Thanks, we think she is a beautiful boat, and can't wait to splash her for the new season. All the best, Chris & Tanja

Hi Eric. Thanks. Yes, we are really happy with how the repair looks, and knowing that the boat will be much stronger when done. We have been running conduits across where we see that we will be needing them in the future. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Johan. Thank you:-) Yes, that is also what we have been told, that if ever ran aground again the damages would be further out to the sides, and around the repairs being done now. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Thank you so much. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Jens. Thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, we do think the yard is doing a really good job. But the method and materials have definitely sparked a lot of conversations and discussions:-) That is so funny that it is your boat that we saw at the dock. It is really big and looked amazing. Wishing you all the best on your new adventure, sounds amazing with five years of cruising. Where are you from, and where is home port? All the best, Chris & Tanja

@@SailingAurora Yes I’m sure it gives a tremendous amount of discussions ,dut I think you can definitely rely on the company where you are . my experience as a previous mentioned I am third generation boat builder I eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner since I was a child I have been working with fiberglass growing up in a company producing fiberglass boats in Denmark Henriksen’s jolleværft I’m educated in WALSTED boat yard Svendborg 1989 to cut things short I have had a company in the south of France making boats working on luxury selling yachts and power boats for 20 years before that I was sailing a little bit everywhere with my sailboat before getting serious I sold my company recently and I’ve been living in Mauritius for five years . I have for sometime wanted to sail around the world but as my mother was still an older lady I didn’t want to go on the trip and she is not here anymore so now it’s time for that adventure. I’ve had luck in my business and some other investments so I could pull the plug when I was 48 years old when I moved to Mauritius I’m now 53 i’m currently in South Africa because I am a surfing fanatic next to my sailing . So I am preparing the best I can my trip remote at the moment as probably most people I bought my Hanse 588 just before leaving to South Africa it is in imperial at the moment I’m selling to Croatia in a months time to do some things I wanna do to get it totally ready for around the world the ,work there is a bit cheaper because of the labor . we are installing a freshwater maker 360 cameras for sailing in bad weather from the inside removing the Captain cabin in the front where there will be lots of toys 😄 diving equipment Windsurf and many other things. Oh yes by the way I’m also putting in a laundry machine dryer there is already solar panels but I am adding two more panels on top of the T top The boat was already extremely well equipped I got it for a good price negotiated hard I guess corona might have been my chance to get a better price it was owned by a Russian they have used it really only one season as 2020 has been complicated for traveling as we all know . My name is Jens Henriksen You can find me on Instagram Jensantibes My girlfriend and I will also make some sort of blog for RU-vid once we get going just for the fun of it. What’s your plans once the boat is put back together are you putting it back on the charter market or are you keeping it for yourselves ? I can hear that you are not Swedish and you are English so how come you have ended up in Sweden? Best regards Jens jensantibes@gmail.com hys-yachting.net/ The website is from my company

Hi there. Thank you! Yes, the insurance is covering and we are really happy with how the repair looks. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Thank you Robert! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Thank you so much. Let us know if you are ever around. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi SV Lamancha. Thanks, yes we are also looking forward to that. Almost there... Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Peter. Another fellow Svinninge sailer, great. Thank you, hope that we meet up. We are moving from L to 3, not sure what number though. Stay safe, Chris & Tanja

Some of us have actually done this stuff...

Thanks Andy. Take care and stay safe. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Jon. Yes, just another 4-5 weeks and she should be out of the work shop. We are so look forward to the new season. Stay safe, Chris & Tanja

I'm looking down the HDMI route also with an additional usb cable to enable touchscreen capability to a 12 or 15 inch monitor.

Hi Carlo. Thank you! Yes, I'm really looking forward to that project, so do stay tuned. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Yes, now she is starting to come back together! All the best, Chris & Tanja

HI Joe. Thanks, glad you like the videos. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Happy to share:-) Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Mike. Yes, Aurora will be very strong when the repair is done. Yes we love it too! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Thank you so much Chatrin. Take care, Chris & Tanja

Thank you so much Phillip. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Pete. Thank you for your comment, great observation! Actually that is from the manufacturer, so maybe we should go over it all with a heat gun. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Malin. Thanks! Yes, she is getting there, and happy with the result so far. Yeah, let us know next time you are around, and we can meet up for a beer or something. Take care, Chris & Tanja

@@SailingAurora Hi We will love to get by and grab a pint or 2 *S* She starts to look real nice and steady now. Will you 2 still have her at the charter program? I wouldnt hope your insurance coverd it all Cheers to u and Tanja :)

@@SailingAurora Tell Linus at the yard that we have a Bahama 16 ft with a 55 HP Evinrude for sale ;)

Thanks. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hej Klas. Tack, ja vi hoppas verkligen på en fantastisk 2021 säsong! Vad kul att du gillar videon. Bästa hälsningar Chris & Tanja

Thanks for the comment, appreciate these words. Sorry for the late reply. I looked at getting another plotter downstars but they are so expensive and I want the monitor to be multi purpose. The ethernet cable and HDMI cable is now run through, progress is happening :)

Hi there. Yes, we are confident in the choices that the repair shop have chose, they are the professionals and we trust what they are doing. Best, Chris & Tanja

Hi Mats. You are right there are pros and cons on both. We are happy that we have such a good company to take care of Aurora and Patrik to work on the boat. Take care, Chris & Tanja

Hi Jim. We actually think that he does like the visits and explaining the work he is doing. We asked for permission from the company before the started the whole repair, not that it is in any way sponsored, so it has been agreed by them that we would be doing this. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Sailing IRMELIN. Would be great to meet up for a beer one day! Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel and we are so looking forward to the new season. Stay safe, Chris & Tanja

Interesting.. some use less bolts that are thinker, some just use more

@@SailingAurora I guess it doesn't really matter. Engineers did their job and if the keel did not fall off with heavy grounding, then the bolts are clearly strong enough

Yes, it's always very clean and tidy. A very different look than when Chris is doing projects LOL. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Norman. Thank you. We are very glad that we chose this company, so happy with how the repair looks so far. Yes, we are not at all concerned with the keel bolts, they are more than enough. We are following Mads on Saillife as well, really good channel! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Would agree with that

Thanks Pierre. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Agreed! What do people think the rest of the boat is made of?

Hi there. Thanks, will try to capture everything in the process and answer your questions. It will be very much a learning a long the way process as well. But please do share any other questions that you might have, so that I can try to include it. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi Rod. Thank you so much for your comment and observation. When the keel was dropped in the workshop, we could clearly see a stress crack, so the workshop have now started to san of the paint to find out if there are more and also to grind down and repair from the outside. All the best, Chris & Tanja

Brother my heart goes out to you. I cannot begin to imagine how heart rending it must have been to discover someone's carelessness damaged your boat so badly. I am sorry and truly feel for you guys.

Hi Peter. No haven't installed it yet. Have done the electrical conduit, while there was access under the grid. Will film the bilge installation. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi there. Thanks, glad you liked it! The work is estimated to take 400 hours. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Hi there. LOL we haven't seen that series, please send a link to the guy that looks like Chris:-) Thanks. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

0:46 on the timer!

Why not? Hanse's have sailed the world for years. The fact some numpty that couldn't sail drove it aground on rocks at 6 knots + ? Go take a look at how Halbergs are now constructed, Oysters, Najad's, Southerly's. Even Discoveries. Times change and construction methods and materials that are superior also change. Balsa core and layers of chop strand matt are no comparison to closed cell foam cores and vacuum injection of vinylester resin, woven, prestreached matt and kevlar or carbon fibre reinforced rovings.....

@@SVImpavidus Perhaps time will tell us differently. Something that fragile between the hull and form will take a beating over the years. With even the slightest gap forming would lead to that substance turning into powder over the years of sailing in the ocean. Even without a grounding. Good points on the technological advances. Believe it or not some technologies of the past have actually proven themselves over the long run. Unlike we see from these new technologies that "in theory" should be great, lol. Only nature can adequately test our theories today. But that is changing with quantum computing.

@@mitch_the_-itch It’s good to wax lyrical about matters than are beyond you in an attempt to convince oneself you reside in a higher intellectual plane. However while it may convince you it impresses no one else.

Yes without hesitation. A severe grounding causes damage...to any boat. Modern materials and construction methods are stronger and lighter.

@@normanboyes4983 Project much? Why yes, yes you do, lol. It was a simple question that you obviously are unable to answer. So instead you whipped out your tiny degree and we all laughed a hardy laugh at its size, cost nd uselessness. Your Marxist Professors must be so proud of you. And please stop "liking" your own comment, it reflects on you even worse than your tiny wittle shaved degree does. When you shave your "degree" it doesn't make it look any bigger, but it sure makes you look like a child, lololol... How much did you overpay for your Beneteau to get yourself so worked up over such a simple question? Do you need someone to speak with about it all, Normon>?

Hi Awang. Thank you. Yes Patrick is very good, we are so happy with the result so far. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

@@SailingAurora yes thanks for your share, i am happy for you, may your dreams be blessing with safe passage at all times

Hi there. There were drainage holes in each section, but these have been covered up during the repair, so they will have to be drilled again:-) Cheers, Chris & Tanja

Please rec some video when you are doing then add your youtube channel. explain like dummies so we can understand :)

I could see a boat chock full of Seeduino Xiao's too. Cheaper than an Arduino, 3-$25 and more powerful and the size of a large postage stamp. Uses the Arduino IDE and Libraries. IIRC 12 i/o pins that are analog/pwm and digital with I2S pins. The Pi comes with Node-Red too. You could use MQTT and SQLite easily together to capture Xiao data and share it in a web browser throughout the boat. Sensors, motor control, servos there is no end to the fun. Marine electronics are still stupidly over priced.

@@mitch_the_-itch Agreed, just watch this space. I am working with the Victron Cerbo and Graphana at the moment. It's really fun, great the Victron is open source too

@@SailingAurora That sounds fun. I wasnt aware Victron is open source. That is also great news. I look forward to seeing what you do.

@@mitch_the_-itch Yea you can actually download the whole Venus OS and put it on a Pi, which I tried. You can get it going that way but it's a lot of work. The Cerbo GX makes things a little easier

Hi Kimmo. Welcome! That the strange thing we didn't. We are actually looking to change the system, as we were getting strange gas alarms for no reasons. Cheer, Chris & Tanja

Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it and agree. Cheers, Chris

Hi Marc. Not rude at all, you are not the only one that have been asking:-) It's estimated to be around 400 working hours and approx €40,000 incl. 25% VAT. Best, Chris & Tanja

Hi there. Insurance is paying the full repair, except the VAT on the repair and the self risk. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

You might be right about a "safety cushion" there, but I would be a little worried about the other all strength of the keel itself. It needs to be strong as the forces when sailing can be quite alot. As for the wiring, alot of boat builders are running wires through the bilge to keep the weight low. As long as the wire is sealed and doesn't interfere with anything, I can't see too much disadvantage, maybe you have alot more experience.

@@SailingAurora Make some sense. Redesigning a keel would markedly protect the bilge zone. Your wires? Naval vessels run wires in their ceilings. Your wires weigh nothing. You'd keel should have a few bilge pumps, but mostly , it needs access. You swab it and dry it now n then or you have a dirty boat.

​@stanleybest8833 I believe I am making sense, the top of the keel cannot be weak, it must be strong, it is a critical part of the boat. As for the Navy, its a war vessel, they have good reasons to do this. My engine to house battery cables weigh quite abit now as I have upgraded the alternator, probably weight close to 25kg, I really want that weight down low. As long as the wires are sealed in the bilge, I can't see any good reasons why not to run them through the bilge.

Hi there. Do you mean the grounding or the repair?

@@SailingAurora The repair. The delamination on the hull must be taken from the outside and inn. Craks in the gelcoat will make water go inside the composit and make a lot off problems later in Auroras life. All composit repair must be camferd not cut, they also use to littel fiber to resin. Ther is an ratio to follow.

@@smokken10 The damage is currently been done on the inside at first and then where the damage is on the laminate, this will be ground down and reglassed. We did a little of this on Friday actually on the outside. Are you referring to Epoxy resin or Poylester resin? When you are laying out Polyester it is much more forgiving than epoxy. The Polyester being used is also Isophthalic, which is much more resistant to chemiicals and water intrusion than orthophthalic Polyester. To layup multiple layers of glass, I believe it would be very difficult to follow a strict ratio. Over the years PlastSkador have had little problems with their layup using this method.

Hi Cuthbert. The purpose of the series was exactly to follow the process of the professionals, and of course a 'normal skipper', as you call it, can do the same. And hopefully there would be something to learn from seeing how the professionals are doing this, and what tools they are using. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

@@SailingAurora Good on you!

A "normal skipper" will want to do exactly this--hire a professional to fix the keel and grid damage caused by a hard grounding. You can't green goop and paint your way out of this, and losing your keel or having the grid fail is the sort of thing that can get everyone aboard killed pretty quickly.

@@ericfleming5522 Hi Eric, sorry I got the wrong impression of your comment before, I deleted my comment. Too many people have been questioning the repair etc I just read it the wrong way. Thanks for the Eric, Plastskador are really doing a great job here and happy to be working with them. Appreciate the feeedback you made on the other video also :) Cheers, Chris

Of course, happy to share. We are learning so much through this process. Cheers, Chris & Tanja