Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 99
In this episode we work with epoxy, varnish, ballast, and many other tasks… but the highlight this week definitely goes to (kind of) SAILING!!
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We are Ben and MP!
Recently we decided to purchase a two-masted wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought was sinking and relying on many bilge pumps to survive so we had to lift it onto the dry to start a full refit. Once the boat was lifted (for the first time in her life) we realized that the work needed was much more than expected. Between bailing or accepting the challenge, we decided to go for the second option. Watch us as we bring Yabá back to life with the help of an amazing team of traditional shipwrights, sharing every phase of the process, overcoming the highs and lows and having fun along the way.
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💙 Massive thanks to our amazing team of carpenters that never let us down and continue to amaze us at every step of the process: Toninho, Zeca, Hélio, Claiton, William, Nezo, Nico, Beto and Luiz. YOU ARE LEGENDS!
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At first, opening the sail felt just like another mundane task, but once we saw Yabá with the sail flapping we got so excited!
Who else can't wait to see Yabá with 4 open sails navigating to the horizon??
WOW, a huge mistake I see with your ballast choice is if you're ever searched by customs. They will NEVER take your word that they only have heavy metals and oil in them. Be prepared to empty each one of those ballast tubes, and "show" ONLY ballast materials reside in each one! They are TO perfect of a receptacle to smuggle contraband…
Happy 100 episode , Im glad we stuck with you guy`s since the start …❤
said it before and will say it again, that ballast method in tubing wont work. the tubes will break open and the steel shaving will get inbetween the frames and erode the wood.
I enjoy watching all of the wood working! It is beautiful. I was wondering about the weight of the steel. Could you have poured concrete in the hull. I am not sure I was just thinking of something heavy! So excited for you all to be finishing up(-:
Just found you, was very interested in your marine project. The boat looks amazing. I will back track your video's to see how you got this far. The very best to you and your crew!
Thanks for all good videos 😊.
Good work and progress 👍.
Looking forward to more 😁
Hi there Ben and MP, it is probably too late already, I have sent you some information wrt sound/acoustic damping and sound proofing via Messenger. I would have loved to discuss some ideas to restrict noise from the engine room bleeding through to the galley and living area before you put the decking down in that area.
Hi favorite YouTube folks! Sorry we’re late getting to you. We were on a disconnected weekend away. Your progress is outstanding. Don’t let the rain get you down. You will catch up in no time. A little thing like that can’t keep good people down and you’re the best! Closer and closer!
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I'm honestly impressed by the time and effort you put into these videos, Keep it up!
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I don't understand the point of spraying alcohol on. That isn't cleaning it. It dissolves the fats, and then evaporates and leaves them right where they started.
Using a soaked rag works as you soak much of the oils into the rag diluting it.
Varnish in layers 90⁰ crossed. The last two layers in the woodgrain direction. Your varnish won't degrade as rapidly as all in one direction. It's stronger against UV as it won't penetrate that easy to the fiberglass on the roof. You will expand your varnish cycle for at least two years.
Be safe and joyful. 🤗👋👋
I have been following your journey since Roberta & Duca convinced you to put your story on YouTube I got a shock to see how much damage & rot the sea worms had done to Yaba & thought you would never get to this stage!! Great work guys & I cant wait to see the day Yaba finally hits the water!! Look forward to your new journeys on the seas!
What are you going to do about that shiny upper deck? Looks beautiful, but when it's wet, surely it will be like ice?
What happened to the old guy that did so much of the tool work ,always with a cigarette in his mouth.?
I am looking forward to the faring of Yaba's hull. Also the choice of antifouling paint and color.
The skills of the guys in that boat yard have amazed me all along and yabba would be going nowhere without them
Hey Ben why don't you put your Bulge pumps in along the Keel bottom before you put those weight pipes in hopefully you should not have to use them but then you know you have them down there
Time to move the videos along guys. Months ago you did a colab with another channel and we caught a sneak peak of Yaba all painted and nearly finished, so surely she’s in the water by now. So you’re basically just showing one piece of one task at a time, taking forever on the videos now, completing nothing in any videos. How about moving a little faster and getting somewhat closer to real time.
great video again guys! you rock! like always <3
Hello. I keep my fingers crossed for you and your project. The sailing ship is getting more and more beautiful. Regarding your question, do you want to sail or have balance problems. The less weight at the top, the better. Such a socket weighs a lot and the socket shown by you – it rather floats on the engine, I think.
I am a little concerned regarding the pipe. I hope these pipes do not alter with heat and humidity, causing cracks and decomposing the plastic…. 🙄
I love your channel and have watched little else for the last week or two. I am curious will Yabba be able to sail on the ocean? I know nothing about wood boats and the keel like it is. Thanks to you all. Marty from Australia
wow Yaba, the view from above, she looks so beautiful (tearful eyes) well done you two. I envy you hehehe take care.
You use BOTH: roller and paint brush. You roll it on and brush it out: much faster and easier. AMATEURS.
BAD choice for ballast.
You have all that empty space under the ballast where it would be lower and would not move…
BAD choice. Any ballast that can roll is BAD. It rolls enough the plastic will split. BAD choice.
Fastening anything that can roll is asking for trouble, The slightest movement will be repeated
millions of times and will get larger and looser and looser until something gives.
You need to talk to someone with experience,, You're amateurs making bad decisions.
Hey, shipwright here, great job so far, I'm subscribing. You may find you have some cracking in the epoxy on the pilothouse roof, along the caulking lines, from the thicker more traditional deck planks expansion and contraction. With thinner wood, the epoxy can stabilize a greater % of the wood thickness, if that makes sense, so there's less unstabilized wood to expand and contract.
My favorite advice to cruisers is: have enough anchor, you'll sleep better on and off the boat, and sailboat cruising is supposed to be fun, hah. How do you know if you have enough anchor? Easy, one of your anchors should be just big enough, that your sailing friends start to tease you about it, good luck!
Hay just a thought If your going to remove the the masts maybe you might want to look into this thing called a kite sail for boats you’ll save on fuel
MP, I saw your look alike in a TV show call ed "Bad Sisters." Her name is Eve Hewson, could be a relative??????????
You may want non skid on the deck
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I'm honestly impressed by the time and effort you put into these videos, Keep it up!
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I have a bad feeling about those PVC tube. I am afraid that soon or later you will have all that dirty iron and oil rusting in the bilge….
Please install a crows nest🙏🏻😁🦾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If I can ask… how are you getting to Annapolis? I might have a chance to drive you to Annapolis from DC….
seeing Yaba with one sail open had been like magic… I'm not sure how it will look on yaba but I'm preatty sure the bucket on the mast will be great 🙂
Tell me again what days are you going to be in Annapolis MD ….
No crow’s nest. Yaba will have her own beautify and character. Y’all are doing a great job.
Very good choice of music 🎶. Thank's
Nice job m8s, looking forwared to seein Nezo and the crew back to work on Yaba. Thanks, stay vertical Eh!
$37,000 en solo dos semanas, Sr. ALEXANDER BEN MARASHLIAN, todavía existen buenas personas.😍💰
Thanks!
Hi 👋🏼. Fantastic videos. Thanks. Quick question. I'm not a sailor but wouldn't it be really slippery on the roof now. If you need to get up there under sail isn't that dangerous? Again massive thanks for the content guys!
If it was me, I'd cover those house tops with some kind of fabric to protect them from the UV in the sunlight when I was not actually sailing, especially while you're working on her. Even with 9 coats of good marine varnish, the sun, especially in the tropics, eats it up pretty quickly and if it damages the epoxy underneath, it makes a real mess.
Hi guys just popped in to say what great videos you do, really do appreciate that you are always on time each week, I really enjoy getting up every Monday morning to tune in to watch the next episode, always on time, that is appreciated, MARTIN