Let's Talk About Her Weight | Step 391

Opinions are like arseholes, everybody has one. It is your boat, your experience, your wants and needs, your research, your skill set, your budget and your decisions. Your blood, sweat and tears. I enjoy all aspects of your posts. Thanks for sharing.

The, “why don’t you just buy a new boat…”comment is really thoughtless and annoying. If Uma were a 50 year old car or a 100 year old house, no one would be asking this questions. Just because some of you can’t appreciate the challenges and learning opportunities of a project like this doesn’t mean others don’t.

The one thing i havent seen considered by the new boat vs retrofit people is that unless you have a custom boat built you are getting much more quality by what you are doing. Even the more expensive builders cut as much cost as they can. There is no substitute for knowing your boat from the bilge up. You KNOW what you have. I was in the new boat camp before you started the build but since you decided to tackle this and do it right I dont think there is any arguing that you will end up with a much better boat than anything you could buy short of, again, a custom build.

Appreciate you fixing the boat, it's nice to keep boats alive.

❤ I'm an older Canadian woman from the Alberta Prairie and your videos all make perfect sense to me. I've read so much about seafaring and lost at sea stories and I've learned a lot watching my sailing channels. I am mechanically inclined myself and so I get a lot of what you and Brian from Delos talks about. He is a master jack of all trades and I can see you guys being that way too. They and you are my favorite. I so so so can't wait till you're back on the water again because I want to see how she turns out and how everything works out on board for you. Thank you for sharing this awesome adventure with everyone. Love from home always.

I absolutely love this project. I own a 1964 Pearson Commander 26, so I appreciate vintage boats (as well as vintage cars and motorcycles). I am also a technology professional and enjoy ideas that integrate classic design and modern technology/materials. Great episode.

Love following you guys, 🇨🇦, I left Vancouver Island June 2016 from French Creek. I fitted my boat out in Nanaimo. 40,000 nm in and still loving the lifestyle. Currently in Thailand.

"Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge." - Carl Jung

The fact that you could come up with those sliding scales as quickly as you did is very telling as to how much research you have done👍

Thank you so much for the very detailed explanation of plywood-vs-foamcore. That gave me a perspective that I wasn't thinking about regarding my own projects. Was completely derailed by Duracell Project. :)

I love your data-based approach. Not guessing at the start, but gathering data and then make a decision that is based in facts and experience. :-) That's the way to do it.

You two have McGivered that boat so many times... and I have enjoyed watching you design and engineer each phase of Uma's development. I remember the original keel work, the install of the forklift motor, and all of the various structural and design improvements you've tackled throughout the years. This time, after having stripped Uma down to the hull, you're going to be able to solve so many of the issues that have bothered you throughout the years. And as was the case when you went electric way before it became fashionable, I'm sure some of the solutions you come up in terms of structure and serviceability will be equally innovative.

The weight you’ve added will stiffen her hull which will make her sail faster than she was before surgery. 😊

2000 kg is TWO tons. Helpful info in this video, and it makes sense. Well done 👏

Dan & Kikka back for the weekly "How to cook a Boat ~ cooking show". Nice.

As a Canadian, I like the way you explain things. You two speak very well. You can hear the love and kindness. I very much joy your channel. Thank you, Duke.

My guess is Uma will slim down by at least 500kg when you ditch all the stuff from the V-berth, the storm anchor, the generator and gas for that, extra water, the wood and fireplace, tools, and build lighter furniture and it might be closer to 1ton lighter!

I hope to see the return of the chalk board! Love the adventure and the rebuild and the channel and you guys! Rock on!

I don't or won't ever sail since I'm nearly 70 and get sea sick easily. LOL I traveled 9 years in a motorhome and got interested in the technical similarities as I followed the Wynns transition from RV to boat life. I vicariously sail as I subscribe to (too) many boater sites. Your site has become my favorite. This episode just engages the techie in me. It was really well done and easy to grasp the concepts you touched on. I've enjoyed past issues about demo, reglassing and such. I'm actually excited to see the future episodes as you continue the refurb. Looking forward to when you can float it (the beginning of the end?) and when you can cruise it. BE WELL!

The wood discussion and stove made me appreciate the 20 acres of trees I harvest out of. 90% of it is red oak. The other 10% is softer Maple and Gum with limited yellow pine. I don't cut the pine, if it drops limbs I will use it as kindling. But as a home builder, retired, we did consider weight all the time. Hot water tanks, stairs, refrigerator, 2nd story load transfers to the foundation were all considerations. One thing most people overlook is the weight of books in bookcases. If seen bookcases break 2x10 floor joist. So we don't worry about total house weight, true, we do consider getting that weight on a solid foundation.