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One of the more dubious joys of owning a boat with a *lot* of wood
trim is maintaining the varnish. On our Grand Banks 49 this often
feels like a never ending process. I tell people that it's like
painting the Brooklyn Bridge - once you finish one end, it's time to
start over over at the other end.

Consequently I'm always interested in improving my game whether it be
better materials or better technique. Jamestown Distributors in Rhode
Island has done a huge service to the boating community by producing a
wonderful series of YouTube videos on just about all aspects of boat
building and maintenance. Of course it also gives them a great
platform for pitching their products but there's a tremendous amount
of valuable information also.

Here's a link to some of their varnishing tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=total+boat+varnish

There's also a great series on building a wooden work boat skiff from
scratch, using lumber from the saw mill and basic tools. It goes into
incredible detail about all the tricks of the trade.

Here's a link to episode 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C22Crc7XHoI

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On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:26:34 -0400,
wrote:

One of the more dubious joys of owning a boat with a *lot* of wood
trim is maintaining the varnish. On our Grand Banks 49 this often
feels like a never ending process. I tell people that it's like
painting the Brooklyn Bridge - once you finish one end, it's time to
start over over at the other end.

Consequently I'm always interested in improving my game whether it be
better materials or better technique. Jamestown Distributors in Rhode
Island has done a huge service to the boating community by producing a
wonderful series of YouTube videos on just about all aspects of boat
building and maintenance. Of course it also gives them a great
platform for pitching their products but there's a tremendous amount
of valuable information also.

Here's a link to some of their varnishing tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=total+boat+varnish

There's also a great series on building a wooden work boat skiff from
scratch, using lumber from the saw mill and basic tools. It goes into
incredible detail about all the tricks of the trade.

Here's a link to episode 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C22Crc7XHoI

I am happy not to have any wood on my boat
other than the teak on the console and that is natural

[Poco Deplorevole]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:26:34 -0400, wrote:

One of the more dubious joys of owning a boat with a *lot* of wood
trim is maintaining the varnish. On our Grand Banks 49 this often
feels like a never ending process. I tell people that it's like
painting the Brooklyn Bridge - once you finish one end, it's time to
start over over at the other end.

Consequently I'm always interested in improving my game whether it be
better materials or better technique. Jamestown Distributors in Rhode
Island has done a huge service to the boating community by producing a
wonderful series of YouTube videos on just about all aspects of boat
building and maintenance. Of course it also gives them a great
platform for pitching their products but there's a tremendous amount
of valuable information also.

Here's a link to some of their varnishing tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=total+boat+varnish

There's also a great series on building a wooden work boat skiff from
scratch, using lumber from the saw mill and basic tools. It goes into
incredible detail about all the tricks of the trade.

Here's a link to episode 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C22Crc7XHoI


I watched him using the handsaw in episode 32 and realized I'd have to have a lot of learning to do
just to be able to use a handsaw that well.

[Tim]

Say, that's quite a series. My rickety old 27' cavalier was wood and though well maintained after a while the plywood hull started to delaminates and I couldn't keep up with it. It finally went the way if Gillian's island. But in the time I had the boat. Oh man what a blast!

[Poco Deplorevole]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:39:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Say, that's quite a series. My rickety old 27' cavalier was wood and though well maintained after a while the plywood hull started to delaminates and I couldn't keep up with it. It finally went the way if Gillian's island. But in the time I had the boat. Oh man what a blast!

It would be fun to be the guy's 'apprentice' for a month, or however long it takes, build a boat
with him, and then cart the boat home. Wonder how much he'd charge for such an experience. He put a
hell of an effort into making those videos, let alone the work he did on the boat.

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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:27:35 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:39:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Say, that's quite a series. My rickety old 27' cavalier was wood and though well maintained after a while the plywood hull started to delaminates and I couldn't keep up with it. It finally went the way if Gillian's island. But in the time I had the boat. Oh man what a blast!

It would be fun to be the guy's 'apprentice' for a month, or however long it takes, build a boat
with him, and then cart the boat home. Wonder how much he'd charge for such an experience. He put a
hell of an effort into making those videos, let alone the work he did on the boat.

===

I get the feeling that Lou would work on boats just for the fun of it,
even if no one was paying him. The videography is being underwritten
by Jamestown Distributors as a way to showcase their products and I'd
imagine that he is under contract with them.

[Poco Deplorevole]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:39:41 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:27:35 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:39:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Say, that's quite a series. My rickety old 27' cavalier was wood and though well maintained after a while the plywood hull started to delaminates and I couldn't keep up with it. It finally went the way if Gillian's island. But in the time I had the boat. Oh man what a blast!

It would be fun to be the guy's 'apprentice' for a month, or however long it takes, build a boat
with him, and then cart the boat home. Wonder how much he'd charge for such an experience. He put a
hell of an effort into making those videos, let alone the work he did on the boat.

===

I get the feeling that Lou would work on boats just for the fun of it,
even if no one was paying him. The videography is being underwritten
by Jamestown Distributors as a way to showcase their products and I'd
imagine that he is under contract with them.

Oh well, just a thought.

[Bill[_12_]]

Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:39:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Say, that's quite a series. My rickety old 27' cavalier was wood and
though well maintained after a while the plywood hull started to
delaminates and I couldn't keep up with it. It finally went the way if
Gillian's island. But in the time I had the boat. Oh man what a blast!

It would be fun to be the guy's 'apprentice' for a month, or however long
it takes, build a boat
with him, and then cart the boat home. Wonder how much he'd charge for
such an experience. He put a
hell of an effort into making those videos, let alone the work he did on the boat.


At the Maritime Museum in San Francisco, they have building wooden boat
classes. You get to build one for yourself.

[Tim]

11:54 AMBill
- show quoted text -
At the Maritime Museum in San Francisco, they have building wooden boat
classes. You get to build one for yourself.
.....

Now that's a cool idea...

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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:58:25 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


11:54 AMBill
- show quoted text -
At the Maritime Museum in San Francisco, they have building wooden boat
classes. You get to build one for yourself.
....

Now that's a cool idea...

I almost bought a wood boat but I sobered up ;-)