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Fixing cracks in the deck
🕑 Added 2025-08-30 01:07:36 +0000 UTCHi guys!
Happy Friday! In this week's video, it's finally back to boatwork. I'm a little bit limited in what I can work on with the catamaran out in the open (weather) and with us potentially wanting to move it again (if we find property), but a good place to start are all the crack up on deck. This video was shot last week.
In real-time news. Our 40ft shipping container (for the CNC/winter workshop) arrived yesterday. It's going to be awesome! I'll post a live update this weekend from the container :) With the continer here, I've double checked the interrior mesurments and we have finalized our layout. There has been progress on many other areas. I now have a backup plan in case it's too expensive to get 2" of spray foam, and I've figured out how to support the weight of the CNC hoist table. Speaking of the CNC table, it looks like that will be made out of 80/20 - I’m very excited about that. All we're waiting for is the windows to show up late next week. Sadly, there are going to be some annoying interruptions. September 8th, Ava and I have our marriage-based greencard interview in Florida, so I'll loose 4 days there, and then at the end of the month, I'll have to fly to Chicargo to renew my Danish passport. I feel like I'm finally back in DIY mode and ready to make some progress and it's frustrating to not be able to focus 100% on that. We’ll get there! At least it feels great to be productive again :)
Have a fantastic weekend! Thank you so much for your support :)
Comments
keith Mcintosh
Why haven't you put the new helm seat away, it's only going to be destroyed left out in the weather.
Wes Strater
Just read an article about "performance" enhancements that people make to their vehicles that actually rob the engine of power. Your style of air intake was on the list. First of all the metal tube gets warm heating the air and thinning it making the air less dense. The other issue is that you are changing the air flow and the engine management is not calibrated for the more open flow and may not be properly fueling the engine. Getting maximum power out of your truck may not be a priority but if you ever feel it is underpowered, I would look at any "performance" enhancements made with suspect.
Wes Strater
The YouTube channel Ambition Strikes built a roof over two containers using roof trusses that they got at a good price but that may be too flat for you. Another idea would to look at quonset huts. They are skinned in metal. This may be more resistant to the seasonal breezes you might experience in North Carolina than PVC pipes and a plastic skin.
