Bits and Bobs, Mirka Sander Review , Varnishing, Painting, Stanchion Removal (Project Lottie Ep18)

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Жыл бұрын

The Contessa 32 Refit continues with many smaller jobs like painting, varnishing, fixing wobbly stanchions and many other little jobs. I also talk about my Mirka Deros sander and why I chose it.
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About Me
I run a small business called The Solent Boat Butler and spend my days repairing, maintaining and refitting sailing boats (often Contessa 32’s due to my long experience with them). I'm mostly in the central Solent area of the UK. Being a cruising and racing sailor with many thousands of inshore and offshore sea miles logged I like to think that I bring a great deal of real-world experience to my work and help many new (and not so new) boat owners to improve and maintain their boats. When I'm not fixing boats I also provide some own-boat sail training, help owners with deliveries, provide pre-purchase inspections and deliver consultancy services to those that are refitting their own boats for cruising or racing.
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Disclaimer
I hope that viewers both enjoy and learn something from my videos but please remember to take the appropriate precautions for any DIY refit works you undertake with appropriate PPE and the correct tools for the job. If you are in any way unsure as to how to go about a project or are unsure if something on your boat is safe please consult a professional. I don’t necessarily show every step of how to do a particular job so only take on a project if you know exactly what you are doing or consult a professional, I accept no liability for errors or omissions in this video, it is for entertainment purposes only.
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Music credits
Intro Music: Bensound.com
Other Music: epidemicsound.com

Пікірлер: 48

@clstjam4321 Жыл бұрын

I find watching people paint and varnish to be relaxing. The key to that statement is the "other people" bit....

@kdesign101 9 ай бұрын

Love The Music, love the sanding, love the painting… tnx a mill sir

@thorpedersen1787 11 ай бұрын

All of your work is worth watching. Many thanks.

@RocketSailing Ай бұрын

Im an aspiring councilworker. I can watch others work for houers on end. So watching painting is ok. 👷‍♂️😁

@BillNolan 6 ай бұрын

Ha... Painting and sanding is dull to do, but the time lapse is actually nice to watch. Who would have thought ? And moreover it captures a lot of the technique things that are hard to articulate, so watching has actually improved my craft.

@stephenrobinson1007 Жыл бұрын

Watched every minute George !👏

@philipwalker2380 Жыл бұрын

These videos are gold dust for us newer owners, George. I've got a 1980 Sadler 32 so much of what you cover is transferable for me.

@deancleavesmith 7 ай бұрын

very informative - thanks George

@theobservatory9163 Жыл бұрын

Hi, love ALL the content, sanding, painting etc. Cheering Adam

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Capitaine.Albator 8 ай бұрын

I subscribed for the painting and varnishing 😅 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦

@petrospapapanagiotou Жыл бұрын

IMO, if you would to show all the painting and varnishing in real speed, yes, it would get long and boring but, the way you do it I think is the best way to approach this topic. You explain the product you use, why you use it, how many layers you apply and different percentages of "thickening" in order to achieve the result you want and then you give us a nice time lapse to see all of that applied... Great work! 👍👍👏👏

@Sp3ktral22 Жыл бұрын

Crack on with your style as you are. Now't wrong with the varnish and sanding and grinding and laminating.

@kbbarton1 Жыл бұрын

I quite like the painting and varnishing and sanding and doing them as a time lapse with montage music works well; if something unusual or complex is being painted/varnished/sanded, you can show that in real time speed. Good stuff!

@jong.5508 Жыл бұрын

Hafa Adai from Guam, George! No skipping forward to report or confess. Zero, or better said, Zed?! Awesome work, as always, and fascinating to watch. Please keep it going! PS: We have a typhoon approaching Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands (Rota, Tinian and Saipan). Send a good thought, please!

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Best of luck for the Typhoon, thanks for the comment.

@papounet4842 Жыл бұрын

Just watching this episode after a trip to the Netherlands where I could spot numerous beautiful vintage boats (sail or engine, leisure craft or bulk carrier) and I can better imagine now how much time, patience and dedication it takes to either maintain or refit them. I guess that for one legendary flying Dutchman, it needs hundreds of sanding-fairing-painting Dutchmen 😂

@thepigwillfly5869 Жыл бұрын

Glorious, Glorious Sanding!!!

@sailingyachtrocknroll8402 Жыл бұрын

Great episode as usual. So satisfying when the paint goes on and makes it look finished!

@churchofthegreenflipflop2436 Жыл бұрын

We want to see painting and sanding! Time lapsed obviously. But yea - we want to see it! With some mellow trance playing in the background!

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

I have signed up to a new (subscription based) music provider so I’ll see what mellow trance music they have just for you.

@NellSaftic Жыл бұрын

Awesome job man. Learning things by watching your videos. Thank you.

@jonunya3128 Жыл бұрын

I never could sharpen a drill... good video, thanks!

@chriscarson2456 Жыл бұрын

Love watching paint process. Looking great

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Thanks, lots more work to do but getting there.

@paulwilliams3494 Жыл бұрын

Hello George. Sanding and painting. I guess the former is only carried out because it is necessary and the better it is done the better and easier the paint job. It is keeping that in mind that makes the sanding bearable, for me at least because it shows if the prep isn't good ! A bit of time lapse of each is good but I agree it does all take up server space somewhere and you explain what needs explaining. Things might have changed but for certain reasons I do not have or want Paypal, I would like to buy you a beer though. I think there is a donation thing called Ko-Fi but you might not wish to set that up. As you say the filming and editing does take time and there is no harm mentioning it now and then, if people don't like it there are thousands of other channels to watch. That boat is going to be a real gem when she is finished, very fortunate to have owners keeping these great boats going and people like you doing great work for them.

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul and thanks for the comment. No worries, not everyone wants to use PayPal, that’s fair enough. Can’t cover all bases as it’s a nightmare to manage. Got to fund the channel somehow and the ad revenue is pennies so PayPal seems the simplest way buy maybe I’ll look into merch or patreon but whatever the option there is a third party trying to take a cut so it’s hard to know what the right thing is to do.

@marcelop9377 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always George, even the painting! Everything you you do is good information. I wish Hempel locker and bilge was available here in Canada, the closest I get is Bilgekote, which is not bad, but it gets yellowish with time.

@danfox1458 Жыл бұрын

Got a tip, to stop the bit from falling out of the drill tighten the chuck as you would and then go to undo it gently and you'll feel a click and then the chuck will be a little slack, it turns out that is a locking feature on the chuck, all drills have it and it's not in the manual, I found out by watching LRN2DIY on here

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks, I’ll ty it although I know my Chuck is not working as well as it should, think it needs cleaning out as it collects dirt and dust when drilling upwards.

@waterboy8999 Жыл бұрын

Great work George, Before you go buying a fancy camera, if you have time take a look at Simon Horrocks videos on making videos with a phone, he is a great teacher!

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes it is possible to do a huge amount with a phone but I struggle with storage space on mine, think it’s probably due an upgrade.

@johnclark1925 11 ай бұрын

For a novice what is the advantage of the flo coat over on the port side over the paint you used on the starboard?

@brendanwhite3731 Жыл бұрын

Hi would it help to remove the shelving to sand the back behind this could make easiest? Love the video as this is one of boat makes I'm think of buying:

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Maybe but the more you remove the more you have to put back.

@jondrake6281 Жыл бұрын

George, thank you for your videos, I'm following along as I've got a 1979 mirage 28 and swapping out the yanmar YSE8 for a beta 20. I'm prepping the engine bay to flow coat and just need to know do I have to get the bay back to glass or just key it ready for repainting. Complete newbie to this so your videos are my encyclopedia.. Keep em coming.... 👍

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

If applying flowcoat it’s best to apply it to the original flowcoat or hull laminate as applying it to previously painted surfaces can cause the old paint to bubble off and it won’t adhere. So any paint needs to be removed but if it’s old gel/flowcoat then it just needs abrading and cleaning. If it’s been previously painted you can save yourself a load of sanding but painting again.

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

@junk_rig_sailor1698 Жыл бұрын

Hi mate. When you are taking that paint off the interior (you mentioned that horrible blue paint that clogs up your sanding disks) what grit do you use? I am guessing somewhere between 40-80 grit?

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

80 normally.

@thepigwillfly5869 Жыл бұрын

Do you "tip" off the final coat of varnish with a brush after you roll it?

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

No tipping off needed, I do sometimes tip off varnish on vertical surfaces but if the surface being covered is horizontal you can get a bit more varnish on and if suitably thinned it will self-level from the roller.

@charlesdehnel812 Жыл бұрын

Has this guy (who does really interesting and informative videos) got a website or contact details?

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

Yes he has, google finds him easily, also on Facebook and insta. Website badly needs an update!

@mathew5315.1 Жыл бұрын

I've seen the Cistine Chapel and lotties lockers are far more impressive

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

😂 thanks

@bobthesnobscotland2821 Жыл бұрын

Thanks but you are begging far too much.

@RefitandSail Жыл бұрын

It’s like being in a night club (although I’m a little old for that now) but if you don’t ask you don’t get and I’d rather not put my content behind a pay wall or keep back the best content for patrons only. Filming, editing and associated works take a lot of effort and I’m very grateful to those that have donated to the channel so that I can buy better equipment.