Tackling Wooden Boat Rot | Epoxy Repair Chronicles | Episode 31⚓

I appreciate your work with simple tools, keep on like you have started.

Heartbreaking when something you have spent so much time over needs redoing, but it is heartwarming watching your progress.

I love your humbleness & honesty when recognising things havent worked - its refreshing. Theres so many people on YouTube who love to say how you're doing it wrong, I find it very rude so i dont know how you cope with it. Keep going! Youre a young man trying your best on a limited budget. I think youre doing very well. 👍🏼

Put the thickened epoxy into a good quality Ziplock bag and cut small hole in one corner.Squeeze the eoxy out like decorating a cake!

Hi Trevor here from Australia, as a boat restorer for the last 45 years, I would recommend using epoxy straight over your existing roof and do not use any ply as it will create another layer for moisture to accumulate. Apply the epoxy directly to the well sanded wood, round the edges, saturate the wood twice with epoxy. Then while the epoxy is wet apply the glass making sure to roll the glass over the rounded edges. Again wet out twice with epoxy. It is the resin that creates the moisture barrier. In fact on boats there should not be any sharp edges, they create fracture points in any coating. Just my thoughts, hope it helps. Just like Ratty, in the water, on the water. Regards Trevor

As a 15 year caretaker of a 1936 wooden boat I have one piece of advice for you. When you find rot you need to completely remove it. That generally involves removing the actual rot and 20-30 cm of good wood adjacent to the rot. If I had been doing the cabin top repair in this video I would have replaced the entire plank along the edge of the cabin top. It also looks like there is rot in the top of the cabin side, so that wood needs to be replaced too. If you don't do that the rot will come back. Putting plywood and fiberglass over bad wood will simply result in the rot spreading into the plywood. Many years ago I adopted the slogan "Good Enough Isn't". By the way, when you glass the plywood I would suggest using cloth NOT mat.

Shame about the canvas top not working it looked great at first. interesting update 2x👍

When you started this channel, and only did shorts, I asked you if you ever where going to release longer episodes. If I remember correctly, you said you didn't have intention to do so. Now, see how far you have come!!!! Your editing skills are rocketing man! Well done.

She's looking better, my friend really good job.

Great video again, love watching the old boat coming back to life.

Wow your still doing it but don't do any thing that will mess up your work I'll will keep watching ❤ 🤟🏾👏🏾🙏🏾👌🏾👍🏾 Froen the USA Norristown PA here

Just stumbled upon your channel thanks to the algorithms. Will follow along when I have a moment, but three channels you may want to check out for great advice, tutorials, etc.: - Boatworks Today - Andy is great with resin and wood & fiberglass work. - SailLife - Mads & Ava have done a great job of renovating a pair of sailboats! - Renovation Sportfish - Bob has done absolutely beautiful detailed work, including structural repairs, mahogany work, etc. Disclaimer - I follow all three of these great channels, but have no relationship with any of them.

A couple of good resto projects Utube. “Yaba” in Brazil and “ship happens” in UK for old patrol boat

a lot done in, a lot of stuff to do. Keep it up

I think that using a heat gun would be more effective, accurate, with variable heat settings and a lot easier than lugging a gas cylinder around the place. But keep up the good work. It's a big learning curve that all adds to the store of knowledge and experience. '

do you plan on getting the engines running again ?, would be great to get her out on the lake under her own steam again or is she only going to be a live aboard

denatured alcohol will dry that wood a lot safer, and probity cheaper!

As someone said it's a pity abroad the canvas but what you said about the ply then epoxy plus fibre glass should seal it good luck 😊😊

very relaxing to watch.

Great job !