Bro, never feel bad about sponsorships! We get to watch this build completely free, I think the vast maajority of us wouldn't mind a few more sponsorship deals to put a bit of extra money in the kitty! It's a business at the end of the day! Keep up the good work, boats coming along nicely!

Bluetti !!!! Props to Bluetti for being generous

Anytime you have to drill a hole through wood and want it to stay dry and not rot from water intrusion, oversize the holes generously then put a backing over the hole and fill it with resin. Then drill your holes through the resin plugs. This seals the wood and if water does sneak it's way in, it won't be in direct contact with the wood and there will be a buffer between the hole and the wood.

Marine Surveyor here....Make sure you find out how that water is entering! Deck hardware? Windows? Make sure you stop the water. Buying a cool shirt from your store. Sail safe and Don't give up!!!!!!

Each of your videos reminds me of the work I was doing on my rotten sailboat more than 35 years ago. No nostalgia, only complicity.

We don't really care that you do paid promotion. To be honest, I see things I never knew I wanted, like them knives on the last boat. You are doing so well. Keep going Mark! You are mainstay of my Friday nights now!

Lucy lights. They are light, inflatable solar charged led lights. They appear as a cylinder when inflated with a small solar panel/battery/light at the top. They are completely sealed plastic with a inflator valve. You inflate them to create a globe for the light, deflate them and they store quite flat. Quite cheap, last a few years and usually several hours on a charge. I carry a couple on my camping sailer. They float, waterproof, self contained and really lightweight. Provide decent lighting as well.

Pro tip. When you're cutting with your circular saw set the depth of the blade for the thickness of material you're cutting. You'll have less binding less likely to hit something unintentionally underneath and your blades will last much longer. Like if you're cutting something 3/8 of an inch thick set your depth to a 1/2 an inch. Your circular saw blades will love you for it. Lmao 🤣😂. You're doing a really great job repairing that boat for somebody that's never worked on one before, incredible!

Welcome back from you sojourn. Bluetti are a star for you. Much credit to them. I have a friend who runs their 40 foot yacht off their Bluetti and solar, so it's a good way forward. BTW do not ever fish in marinas. One lost bit of monofilament or lure round a prop can cost someone thousands. Fishing in marinas is a faux pas major

Hey Mark don’t beat yourself up because you did not post for a week it’s ok to take a break and recenter. It is a lot of work to videotape edit and fix your boat at the same time so don’t stress mate you have done a lot of Mahi!

Yay, Mary P cleaning session! Chainplate better closer to the frame/bulkhead than the window, the difference wont matter.

The duck peaking in was the best. Moment. I'm glad you are focusing in on really important interior, structural rot and repair. I don't know how many hours a day or week you are actually putting in on the boat. Or much you needed funded from the donations to do stuff each week? If you already got the funds for the wood supplies for engines, ect. Sails, ect, radio electronics, compass. Then yes you should actually be able to get done in 6 weeks. If you already got the money and got stuff there or on its way. If you don't got the money and are not putting in atleast 40 hours a week in. Then hard to say, if you will be done in 90 days.

Timelapsing away! Thanks for the video. Your duck friends are hilarious.

Good to see you get that water and water soaked foam insulation out ...well done ...❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 ...

Looking good Mark. I assume you figured out where the water was coming in and fixed it... Also - looks like it's time to get that heater working again, or maybe look into a cheap Chinese diesel heater (they are great)...

Hi Mark, its hard work in preparing the boat for sailing after its stood for such a long time. Watching all the work and all the help you get from a good group of people around you, is amazing. keep at it and sooner than later you will be off on the adventure of a life time. Say HI to mum and dad when they come to visit, they are such awesome parents, and such positive people. you will come across areas that need attention but that's all about owning a boat, your living space looks great, you will have to give it up for Mum and dad...... Keep up the hard work and thanx for sharing this journey with us. Cheers Craig UK

Keep up the good work.. Sailing is around the corner..

13:50 When something like this happens, sometimes a good quick fix can be to put some regular waterproof wood glue on it and put the broken piece back with some tape over it, when it's all set you can sand it down and paint over it later and no one will know it ever happened.

Mark You need to leave those area's open for weeks to dry out properly . If you don't IT WILL rot and travel LET IT DRY OUT COMPLETLY !!

Build a 7' x 10' deck cabin. 3/8" plywood with 2" x 2" studs covered with cheapest polyester resin and rustoleum paint. You will have a waterproof cabin/ galley, topside, to work and live out of. Add door and windows and all for about $800 or less. Living topside, with windows, will make your life alot less depressing

The solar generator is great. I bought one for my sailboat also. I don't want to deal with all the wires, and complicated systems. You made a good choice. I'm using solar rechargeable lights inside & outside. I also have oil lamps that I use in the cooler months. They give you light & heat. Every day you're getting more work completed and the boat is looking better & better. Cheers ⛵ S/V Cork~Texas

Mark I know your trying. Putting resin on that poorly cleaned wood wont go well. You must sand and get that wood down to clean new looking wood prior to any resin. You should also use mat glass to strengthen the wood a few feet all directions from where your chain plates will be mounted. Most of all if the area in the hull walls below where you found water are also double walled you must drill or cut holes through the inner wall all the way down to the keel too verify that water hasnt been drawn down there by gravity and time. If you take this boat out into real waters having not verified and repaired all the hulls then you are putting yours and anybody with you's lives in real danger. That foam also is not good you need structural foam and proper glass work. Think about what your doing stop worrying about having the boat ready in 90 days and do the right things so your boat is sea worthy.

You should drill small weep holes at the lowest point and leave them open as a tell tail and a drain.

Making the interior drier. Preparation for chain plate installation. As fall turns to winter, getting the cabins dry and warmer becomes challenging. Oil/propane/diesel heaters are all possible options. With sufficient battery power, limited electric heater. A used small dehumidifier(s) may reduce dampness. Interior work on rainy days. Exterior work (mast, chain plates, deck beams, engine mounts, sail rigging, sails, protected cockpit, rudder/steering). Continue discovering those rabbit holes and covering them both from tthe outside and inside.

In future Mark, pre drill your ply so as to not push out timber fibres when driving in screws this will allow the ply to set tight against the frame and even use offcuts pre drilled as washers to cover a bigger area of pressure . Top effort so far mate

Great to see all the love you are giving the boat. I also noticed that you are down to one angry goose. Glad to see that you are eating well, lol.

I would personally be going deeper down the rabbit hole. Rot so close to your main bulkhead, right where your chain-plate will attach. I would want to reach the full extent of the compromised material.

Use alcohol to dry the wood It will draw out the water and drys faster

Consult Hanneke about the chainplates, it’s important to do it right and to make that mast support very very strong

Love episodes including mum and dad does your brother ever visit?

Try to buy a 12V electric blanket as very efficient. Even if you get simple cheap 240V version, position 1 is 20watts, 2 is 40W, 3 is 60Watts. You warm up on 3 and sleep on 1 or 2. Position 2, 40 watts x 8 hours =320 watt hours, not a burden to your solar, better than buying propane. Also a thin150W engine block heater attached to the back of a finned 12x6inch heat sink looks cool. Easy to buy and make. Put several around the boat. When your batteries are full good to use that solar potential that just goes to waste. Wattage sounds small but direct radiation in small insulated works well. Also don’t use 240V fans, on high they consume 55W. A 12V DC fan will be 25W. A 1£ speed controller saves even more as 0 to 25W Finley adjustable for comfort. In summer you can be wasteful but many winter overcast days in a row will test your solar to the limit. While ripping out rotten walls run cable for permanent led lighting.

That swan cracks me up. You’ve got a co-star!

Good progress Mark, well done. That foam is totally wrong for a boat - as you'd found out it just holds on to the water! I think I'd be tempted to drill test holes all along that side to see where you get drips and where you don't

If you get a chance see if you can get hold of brambles swan and duck food... specifically made for them. Look after your guests as winter approaches.. keep up the good entertaining work...

Sailing, maybe.... not falling apart and sinking, that is yet to be determined.

I sure hope you have got to the bottom of where all that standing water in the coachroof has come from it would be an awful shame to do all that work for it to just get wait again.

Nice to see you have good neighbourly relations with the local swans! 🥰 As long as they aren't fed any bread..!

doing great Mark, a few rabbit holes of extra work is to be expected, better you find and fix those things now, that to find them when you are on a trip far from land...cheers

@11:22 - that looks like open-cell foam. Acts like a sponge. I recommend you use closed-cell foam, or polystyrene, when you replace it.

Mark - in a previous video you said you didn't like the way the chain plate holes are so close to the bulkhead and in this video you showed where you plan to relocate them to. The original position places the bolts either side of the bulkhead so the forces on the chain plates are transferred into the bulkhead. If you relocate them away from the bulkhead the fixing will be much weaker. That part of the boat was not designed to take the loads the rig will apply to it.

Many of us warned you about the rabbit holes from the beginning, but you continue to knock them out one by one. Keep the dream going.

Gained 40k subscribers since the new adventure with the Wharram started well done on 102k Mark !! onwards and upwards mate.

Glad to see a youthful dude with a dream and support. Happy sailing from Florida US

Maybe it would be a good idea to fit a little wood burner to the boat for those cold winter days.

Good grief so much water. I guess you just keep going, no turning back now. Bluetti are great sponsors and I would never of heard of them but for your channel

She is looking nice in the water. Now get a move on towards the sea. Great update 2x👍

Always good to see you Mark. Keep up the good work. Cheers mate😊

Keep going Mark your doing ok that foam is a real sponge but at you are tackling the cause of the water for the age of the boat i think you have to expect water from the fixtures that are on the boat be warned the white polystyrene boxes you are using can be possible toxic fumes from fire starting to look more liveable good luck 😊😊😊

cant wait for every vid my friend, been watching for a few years now!

Mark I’m enjoying your ill tempered neighbor who is constantly trying to tell you what to do and when to do it. Maybe you need more anti fowl? Just a thought. Loving your channel.

So nice to see you happy and making progress. Your building skills are coming along nicely. Have a wonderful weekend.

You've become the channel I'm excited to watch each week! Keep it up!

Congrats on the 100k mate! Well deserved!

Great video Mark, and I'm still loving them chilled tunes. Keep pushing mate!

You’re doing it right ! Thanks for filming it !!!!

You have a lot of American viewers and we can't understand the language on your wish list. At least I can't. You are doing a Great job and I'm seeing a beautiful vessel when you're done. Just like "Minki" you will be so proud after you can set sail and you will be truly confident of your vessel after all the repairs and builds you have done. Very accomplished! Ignore the nay sayers!!

Glad your video showed up. I was looking for you.

Whow over 100.000 Subscribers, Congrats !

Good for you, man. I would have called it quits the second I learned there was literally water inside the walls of my boat hull. That's usually a death sentence, but maybe your boat is composite enough to be Theseus'd back to whole.

happy to see you holding strong, i do admire your resolve and tenacity with this project !

Good progress. Well done Mark. I would recomend fitting some fixed wired in lights running from the Bluetti. LED low current ones of course. Having at least some fixed lights coming straight from the power system would be more convenient. You can always keep a few portable lights to supplement them, or to use if the powerbank goes flat.

BLUETTI, BABY!! I bought the EB55 for truck camping this summer and it's great!! It does what I need it to do and it recharges easily. Kudos to you and Bluetti. Also, finding that much water in the hull can be an emotional drag, but you're working it the way it's supposed to work. Even MORE kudos to you... you impress us all, more and more, with each video!!

Lmfao bro that goose has me cackling

Simply staggering patience and persistence…RESPECT!

Every time you find a new pocket of waterlogged rotten wood, I get depressed 😢

Looking good Mark. If it was me I would put that charging station up on something higher if you floor gets water in from the hatch or spring a leak it can damage your charging station.

You are still making progress and just keep at it the more you do the closer to your goal you are.

102 thousand Mark !! Woo hoo. Was hanging to see this video. You're my fave now ❤

This is just a suggestion. Please consider creating a simple working platform for your work space. The platform, in the case of a taller person as yourself should be at least 38 inches high. I noticed that you have a pair of sawhorses for work projects. I would consider fastening a piece of plywood from the underside of the sawhorses and the possibility of even adding 2x6 to the underside of the plywood on the ends and in the middle for extra stability. Even more, have one of your carpenter friends build some sawhorses from used wood. You will be so glad you did. I had the fortunate experience of working at a young age to be trained by an old-time carpenter. Our approach every workday involved setting up the job with a sawhorse work table and another table for just the tools we would be using that day. Best of luck with everything as I truly enjoy watching all your videos.

It’s great to see your progress and how much you’ve turned your boat into a home. Keep at it, it’s worth the effort!

Hi Mark thanks for the video there’s a lot of wet stuff, I hope you find all the spots. And that you can sail south to get to warmer areas soon. Good luck 🍀

We love you Mark! good progress

Thank you for taking us along for the ride! I'm living vicariously through you. I rebuild a Tiki 42 and absolutely commiserate and love your approach. Looking forward to you returning home from your round the world voyage. Best wishes on completing the rebuild to your satisfaction.

Looking forward to seeing you in the deep water with this project. For the cost and the repairs at finish you will have a like new sailing craft. Keep up the good work

Keep up the great work! Glad to see you take some time to do some fishing. It would be a shame to be that close to water and not do some fishing!

Just love the lounge music you been playing. Brings back memories of a simpler time in my life.

I can see your skills getting better as you progress through the boat.

Love your vids, keep on chasing! ❤

Great videos, I like the tempo and music! Great to see your progress and there is some good advice in the comments.

I'm proud of you brother one English man to another what your doing is hard just keep looking to the future thank you for the videos and taking all of us on this journey with you

Great to see you back at it , I cannot wait for the mast to go up . Seeing your catamaran with sails is going to be truly amazing . Keep up the great work and stay warm my friend. 💜

Yikes! Mucky muck surprises behind those cabin walls. Excellent editing and music per your usual standard. I just love you and your project. ❤️ Fridays don’t come soon enough!

Surely, it would save future problems if you were to create breathers and drains in the closed spaces. Also, don't be reluctant, at this stage, to use doublers and butt-straps to reinforce your repairs. Function before form - you will have time and resources for for something more refined later.

2 things 🙂Prepare a work area on the deck, where you secure the "workbench" and maybe a cheap pavillion/tent. It will save you many hours of work in the coming months. Second, get some wider chainplates so you can center them with the bulkheads, and still have plenty of space on each side of the bulkhead inside for knots. It will be the strongest way to do it, and you don't want the chainplates to fail underway!!

Well done .. considering all the rot your finding..But you are making it good again n peace of mind.. 😊 Stay Free and Safe

well done Bluetti for sorting the lad out, those power banks would have been great back when used to race R.C's many years ago. and will definitely keep them in mind if I ever pull the trigger on buying my own boat

You should be proud, Mark.... she's going to take you so many places, and thanks for sharing.

Great progress being made & so glad to see you back this week, last weekend was a bit of a downer not having my Mahi fix 😂

Just a couple of thoughts re the filler packing of the ply while it may be advantageous to you to use premade fillers and it works well (I have done plenty of that) because it is a sponsored product. However for most of us its a bit spendy, so perhaps try some of the cheap and arguably better self compounded fillers what springs to mind is in boatyards the content of wood sanding dust, extractors contents, sawdust and wood flour often freely available I use it allot personally its actually stronger and sometimes lighter than a sandable surface filler like you are using. for filling add a small amount of colloidal silica to the epoxy then add wood flour stirring until I get a usable product almost dry but still workable then fill the void once cured sand the tops off then fill with a product like you are using now to get a good surface to lay glass on. Second thought was could you use the European canal system to get somewhere a bit more pleasant for the winter perhaps even down to the Med? Much as I love the Netherlands its not contusive to outdoor boat work in winter.

I was waiting for this video Buddy….good Job… Hi from Ventura Cali…⛵️

Really neat work now taking a pride in it

Been watching since the beginnings! You're creating a great channel! Seeing ya pulll the corroded nails made me think you might consider doing a few fastener tests in a solid section.

String a curtain across the opening to your sleeper bunk, it’ll keep you a lot warmer.

oh dear I sure do admire your perseverance and island DIY music selections 'thing' = notch trowel

Mark, bloody legendary stuff my friend, you are the only youtube channel that me and my wife watch each week, there are others we like but you get the gold medal, I totally love you KISS approach (keep it simple Stupid)

Nice to see someone who is prepared to reuse and upcycle instead of buying new insulation I'd of never thought of that, great work keep it up 👍😉

Mark- you have always made great videos from the early days however practice is certainly making perfect! Really enjoyable. With boat repairs ( particularly in the wet autumn in Holland) can sometimes take the sense of purpose for a wee wander. Feel free to come to Barcelona for a few days sun and sailing aboard mine and Michelle’s Sigma 41. Anytime- we would be proud to top up your endless supply of mojo and get up n go! Cheers

Howdy Mark, since Bluetti treated you SO well I would buy from them and will. Your Boat is Looking really Good.

I can see the plaque!!!! well done congratulations

Hey when you're feeling down, you've always got the swan to encourage you.