Something the "Do It Yourselfers" might enjoy

[smoothmove]

In this video a guy and his wife tackle leaks in a cooling skeg on a boat he's building with a series of tests and reworks. The video was chosen more or less at random - there's a ton of other ones to watch. Check out one of the bronze casting videos, for instance. I enjoy his dry sense of humor and humility in the face of this monumental job as he builds a HUGE steel boat. The next time you think you work too hard on your boat, watch this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5-tY-Cskfw&list=UUj_XaV1ss-qdD-lPUtTEcXw

 

[Avenger]

That kid is going to have his Master's degree before that thing floats.

Interesting stuff. It's good to see that there's somebody out there much crazier than me.

 

[yachtsmanbill]

Gets free flux core wire too... Oh, and grinding wheels. ws

 

[scallywag]

Oh man... brought back some "memories" of chasing down leaks on the keel cooler of my aluminum boat last summer, except wasn't doing it myself. Weeks and weeks of welder(s) at $90/hour. Should have just went and bought a TIG welder and done it myself (I will some day), but below the waterline isn't a good place for a rookie to start!

Videos like this are great. Thanks for sharing!

 

[scallywag]

Well, I've spent several hours watching these videos now. I wonder if they have a plan to get her to water since she is being built in Oklahoma?

 

[smoothmove]

Well, I've spent several hours watching these videos now. I wonder if they have a plan to get her to water since she is being built in Oklahoma?

I don't know, but I would bet it will involve using some piece of modified Harbor Freight equipment.

ej

 

[jim rosenthal]

I would not bet against this guy. He seems capable of anything.

 

[jim rosenthal]

As to how he'll launch her: he'll rent a backhoe and dig a trench to the nearest ocean. Never mind that it's a couple thousand miles. Nothing will stop this guy.

Either that, or he'll park it in the back yard and wait for it to rain for forty days and nights.