David, for someone who is new to "boat rebuilds" / major repairs, your planning and design for exaust and waste is a thing of beauty😂👌Meticulous 👍Breaking Bad move over 🤣

The design flaws we all know about. The workmanship flaws bring this fiasco to another level. Hope you found everything that needed repairs. You don't want to ever repeat this tear down and grinding process so good advice from Colin on the bulk head in the engine compartment. Get'r done now so you can relax knowing you never have to repeat this process...will help with resale value too.

Like others have said, great job editing and putting this episode together. There is a lot of detail to unpack, but you made it look easy and effortless. I know a lot of work went into this one.

You’re making great progress. You’re a good dude David and I wish you all the happiness you deserve when your back in the water.

David you’re in another level. The angles, speed ramping, story telling and the tools you come up to do the hard work not so much painful, and the most important your personality with that contagious positive attitude . Just wait and see, this channel is going to explode 👍🔥🔥

I am absolutely speechless with the amount of work between your boat and Parley when it comes to grinding. God awful. Keep the content coming, can’t wait to see more.

I check KZfaq every Sunday and cant wait for The David Shih Vlog, we are all cheering for you and I was thinking of getting a 450F and just fixing it because the prices are starting to drop, but after watching your videos we just want to go sail, LOL your energy makes us smile the whole time we are watching.. Keep Pushing and we love the car moments and all the graphics, well done.... you might set a record as the fastest KZfaqr to get to 100K.... we will defiantly see you on the water someday soon and create more epic adventures together.... thanks for editing and grinding and filming and all the positivity.... Quote of the week "life is a grind"

What a great video. Every Thursday morning my time, I sit at my desk, watch your video get a smile on my dial. Then I’m ready for the day.

Holy shit, I can't believe Lagoons are so badly made!

EPIC THANKS from the world. You and Colin have changed the world by carefully documenting your craftsmanship and creative solutions. The “Shih Particulate Low-pressure Acquisition Trap” (SPLAT) is now the gold standard for grinding safety. I know it’s a total PITA to do the work *AND* film *AND* produce these videos but it’s critical for the global community. What a blessing that so much talent has been assembled in one place. Keep up the hard work. Be encouraged even during the low moments when your muscles ache and your mind is weary. Let each sunset bring a moment of peace and every sunrise a renewed vision of sailing the open ocean with your family by your side.

I love your editing! Great videos, David! Can't wait to see you cruising.

A full-face positive-pressure (from remote) air supply mask is a really good thing. I use a Breathe Cool II from Turbine Products. A turbine pump is placed in an area with clean air and supplies low pressure air through a hose to the full-face mask. I no longer have sweat dripping in my eyes, or rolling around in the bottom of the mask. No worries about an imperfect mask seal. I haven't tried it yet, but I've got a Y-valve to split the incoming air into the Tyvek suit. That's a modification recommended to me by a shipyard worker. It should help cool and keep some particles out.

David, another FANTASTIC, entertaining video. More and more, it's not just a hurricane or over powered sailing or, or, or (anythign Lagoon can think of). Too bad the 450 Bulkhead group is now HEAVILY moderated and mostly a "Lagoon and this boatyard did a great job. Lagoon is the bestest manufacture ever" group. Glad people can still come to KZfaq for the truth !

Bloody hell, I'm sneezing just looking at all that dust.!!!!!

David I have done a lot of fiberglass but never in such confined spaces. I respect your decision to do it yourself, that is what I have always done. There will be satisfaction in the end no matter how you feel now. It also puts you in a different league than the guy who buys everything. Looking at the comments your already a superstar on the net. So as a spokesman for Lagoon grinding away on a boat that is criminally built in a substandard way and sleeping in your airconditioned car. As reward for your purchase. That picture in the car says it all. Thanks for the posts and keep them coming, I know your subscribers are all for you.

Good job on clarifying which part of the boat you are in.

Protect your ball is priority nr one. Good stuff. David. Drop those mask filters. Get a mask connected to a hose with pressured fresh air. No big engine. Just some positive pressure to breath. A bit cumbersome but clean air and easy breathing will compensate a lot.

Oh man the animations the music and the transitions to the beat.... you nailed it.

Cover yourself in powder before you start grinding. The powder fills your pores instead of the glass dust. I prefer the clubman powder for the scent. Great work, keep going.

David, I enjoy your episodes to the moon and back. The pride of your ownership along with Colin’s is undeniable. Thank you for everything yourself and Colin do for us KZfaqrs, to enjoy watching the best channels on KZfaq. I sure hope one day to meet you guys. That be awesome.

What a quality story telling and editing. Fun to watch and entertaining. What comes from Parlay is always good it seems. I wish you a very succesful outcome David.

How the heck can I learn something from u, when I cant stop laughing. Despite from making this video so enjoyable, you transfer so much confidence and skill, its just awesome. Well done David

I worked with sheet and shard fiberglass for a living. Use 2 different shower scrunchie. Cold first wash helps. Only wash down, NEVER up. From the top of your arm to your fingers. NEVER up. Pulling up only pushes the glass in your skin more. The fist shower scrunchie is to remove glass, the 2nd is to clean. Even when the work is done, wash down for a week after.

Buddy! I can't say enough good things about your edits! Loving the map of the boat where you show the area you are working on, but really it's all of it, great cuts, great music, great info, and it seems like your videos just get better and better. Great work on your dust system as well! Not being there I can't tell but the only thing I can point out that might make it better is metered air replenishment. You of course want to keep a low pressure area where you are working but also allow a finite amount on new air in to allow your exhaust fan (cool unit by the way) to carry away the particles. No idea if the air from under the door and all the crevices is enough, but you could always put one more hole in your window board and another bit of wood on a screw that you can rotate over the hole in order to adjust incoming flow. Ehh, it's a theory at least. Cheers, it might not be easy, but you will have immortal videos of those times to look back on and for others to study and enjoy :-)

Tip for removing fiberglass itch... Packing tape. Stick the tape to your skin and remove, might take a couple applications. Pulls the glass right off your skin

What you are doing is nothing short of pure dedication and a very strong will to sail that vessel. You are literally bonding with your boat! (No pun intended.) Not to mention protecting your monetary investment!. I wish you the very best of luck and many safe long voyages. And thank you for sharing this grueling journey!

LOL… “Please be a Good Boat”… Great video! It’s a little like a Forensic Post Mortem, documenting the structural issues as well as the flaws in workmanship… which are all pieces of the puzzle. Thanks for the hard work, sharing the process and the positive attitude

David!! You are a true hero living the nightmare to be able to live the dream!!!! Keep at it you inspire us all!!!!

"Lagoon Exposed" would make a great headline for a compilation of those bulkheads not touching the hull, those vacuum tubing in the final product and the hidden delamination.

Start with the shower just warm enough to be comfortable and scrub only ONE way while slowly increasing the temperature, it slowly opens up your pores and helps to remove the glass. I have been working on fiberglass boats for about 40 years...

I take it all back David, you have the energy & the smarts to fix this boat…..Go Well (Cairns, Australia)

Hi David, good to know that you are making a hell lot of progress last week while being able to record everything. I am sure you will have ton of story to talk about for the rest of life. Since you have negative pressure air ventilation, you may want to try to air blast these dust with compressed air, it will blast out the fiberglass dust that stick on the surface due to the static.

I'm impressed 👏 not only have you adapted well and took the knowledge parley learned but you have added alot like the ventilation system but you seem like a natural at KZfaq I watched you on zingaro and subbed today looking forward to seeing you and your family's journey

Good to see your spirits are high, great video. When all this is over you will have earned every sunset,palm fringed Beach, and paradise you can find.im so glad I no longer fix up boats..the most toxic enviroment to endure before all the fresh air and clear water that comes later..great editing on the video..once the demo stops and the rebuild starts you are building for your future , not fixing someone else's shitty work..and your on your way.

A bathe is the best for that itchy feeling. Such great editing!!!!

This Channel is growing on me... Great job editing, the best on KZfaq.

The cabinet maker who told you about dust and to move air here. I knew you would figure it out once I gave you a little direction. Move air that's the key. Very innovating setup great job.

Absolutely MAD editing skills along with your grinding skills. Great video ... keep em coming. What a life story! Thanks!

You are a great entertainer Keep it up Love watching your videos Rob & Nancy Vos Canada

That drone shot looks like a Lagoon Graveyard / bulkhead wrecking yard.... They shoot horses don't they 🐴 = "great depression"

This is insane ! Having seen already on Parlay but now in more detail on your boat the levels you are going too, to fix this boat is incredible. That dust though.. OMG !!

Best video yet. Love the music. You really did an amazing job showing how much work is involved in SAFELY grinding away all the damaged areas in your boat in preparation for an awesome repair. I can't wait until the next episode of your saga. Just remember it will be all worth it someday when you're happily sailing across oceans in you super strong catamaran.

So much progress Dave...how did you enjoy the fishbowl lol you can see it all sloshing around in your mask...lol I'm sure by now your on the refitting of cabinets and such. Great to see it not so bad but still a whole eff load of work. Keep on trucking, peace out ✌

Found your channel via Zingaro. For fiberglass I found that using a quality hair conditioner all over the itchy parts works really well for getting the glass out. Keep up the great work!

You and Parlay have exposed so many problems with the Lagoon manufacturing. At least it's going to be a lot better now that you are addressing the problems. It will be nice to see you building back.

Keep a generous amount of baby powder handy. We drench ourself with that stuff and pour sufficient in our clothes and coveralls to keep glass dust from entering the pores on our skin. Shop air it off when done grinding and the itching is almost non existing. We also keep powder handy for sticky hands and fingers that accidentally touched resin. Good for those hard to reach places where gloves get ripped up and you need to grab something that can't get resin on it. Give tour hands a couple of good squirts of baby powder and Bob's your uncle.

David you rock!!

Coming along very nice. Good Job

Nice one Dav,good work.

Shoddy lagoon workmanship .

Supreme editing 👏

your editing is so on point!

Your video skills are brutal... evolve object and subject...🤟👏🏻

Hi David, I have watched Colin's full series, you are doing great mate, very very impressive. Don't stop believing in yourself. You are also helping many others out.

Hi David. Fiberglass: I hate fiberglass itch. The worst thing is rubbing or washing it. Try blowing it off. That is what we do. Boat: shocking the really bad quality, dry glass, non bonded or touching bulk heads and bridge deck. Amazing work you are doing.

Thanks for sharing and love the positive tempo.

Looking good David, your so lucky to have the resources of Colin, have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Great video! Your hard work will give you the amazing cat you’ve always wanted and with the piece of mind to know it won’t come apart in the middle of the ocean. 🤞

Good job brotha. Foreman up and get it done. Can’t wait till next video. Happy holidays.

You know! You have built a Better mouse trap! Very Very smart! The preparation is Everything! You took the time and it should (1) save your life. (2) Save you time on clean up. Now as I was told by an old Captain. The more you work on a Boat the More of your soul you put in her or give her. And the more you give her the safer she becomes. But I will say. The More you give her the Harder it will be To sale her. Ok Keep up the Good work. It will pay off in the long run! Until next time Aloha from the Big Island 🏝 of Hawaii 🏝 P.s. Ooo! You have found one way to lose a Bunch of wait fast! In All that sanding in the heat!

Another very creative video David. Good watching 👍👍

Wow what a life of a sailor. You guys make an old salt very jealous. If only we had this technology when at sea. We had great times like this also but are just great memories now and you guys re live it for me. I feel as though I really know you all. Much love ❤️ and happiness 🥃🍤💕💰🎶🎶 and hugs 🤗

Hi david , keep up the good spirit. Good job to get rid of the dust. It kills you ! .

The editing on this was awesome! Good to see progress happening

Dude I really love the channel !!!! keep up the great work

Colin you need too watch this “14 peaks”☺️🙏🏻..the fella in it nimsdai purja..reminded me of you..same grit and determination in everything he does as you have..just an observation☺️🦾🔥🔥

Great work!

good job David, Looking forward to seeing the cat back in the water! Happy Thanksgiving!

Don't compare with Collin,use his mistakes and improve. Someone else does the same we all learn. Like your editing,hard work and your vacuum systems. Good luck man keep grinding you will get there

Love it. Great sound effects

Great vid David you rock the repair process✌️😎

Good video. Great prep for the grinding.

Great work love the set up man that is a lot of dust.

So much work. Hope it all pays off. Thanks for sharing.😎

Happy Thanksgiving David & family! The boat is important but the family is everything! It really burns my biscuits to see the cheap shortcuts and dangerous cost cutting measures taken by the manufacturer. You could have been in the middle of the Pacific with your wife & kids when the boat broke beyond repair! So, I hope the Shih family gets to take that once in a lifetime trip around the world, which is what you anted all along!

Good work mate !! looks epic and will be even more epic when it's done! All the best bro

This looks like hard work. I got a cold beer watching 🤣😂

Keep going David ! Look'n good 👍

Amazing job David again you hit the editing out of the park!! Can’t wait for more videos keep up the awesome work!

Great sense of humour David, I’m loving your videos

Really amazing video work David.

Watching you and Colin fixing these bulkheads and seeing the poor workmenships from lagoon makes my blood boils. People actually paid good money for these boats and are not getting the quality their deserve. As they always say if you want a job well done, do it yourself. Good luck buddy really enjoy watch your videos and Colin's too.

A man and his boat. 100 Points for the edit. I too have done the hard yards. Baby powder is the only thing that works in cooler climate, however, once you sweat, that Sh!t will itch for 3-5 days. Scrub it in deeper and you will only feel it for 2 days. PPE is great, and boat repairs are fun, when you have money, time, PPE, cooler climate and helpers. OTHERWISE, it truly sucks. I think most people don't understand why we do it.... Because its bloody expensive to pay others.... You are all doing a project that many would charge 50-100K. At least you get to see everything and know your Cat, inside and out. Once again, great video... I cant wait for the movie.

David. You are awesome. Keep going, we're enjoying it.

Newish subscriber and catching up on older episodes. David your fast moving editing style and music selections are second to none!

Superb video editing David.

Awesome work 😎

Really good video David! Still good to see the Colin and Jamie input in these videos. Making solid progress this week.

you are so cool. I really enjoy going with you on your journey.

Excellent content, storytelling and editing make for a great video. Lagoon should be buying back every Lagoon 45 at market value B.C. (Before Colin).

Another fine program, Thankyou David . Thankyou Parlay .

8:47 True Houstonian!!! lmao I’m in bruh!! 12:35 and another glassing legend! And David, you’re the dust abatement KING! Awesome job bruh.

You are a very adaptable guy!! great videos!

Great film, even greater film, great that you have the Parlay team next to you for support.

Great video! I loved the post production editing, I laughed at the jokes. I was very impressed w/ your vacuum extraction set-up! No doubt you’ll be able to but her back together, and better then when she first left the factory!

Wow, Dave, you are at the right place at the right time!!! Play safe from Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.

great video man, amazing edit, that dust extraction system was a great idea good luck with the repairs shame on Lagoon for such a bad work

100% covered up when grinding fiberglass, that's the way to go, smart move. Lots of hard work, you're getting there, you'll soon be on the water.

Your Editing is awesome.

Moving right along david. Kudos on taking the time to control the dust, awesome system you set up. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours