Thank you Jim!

Cameron, roger that! Thank you for the feedback, that really helps!

Hi Bianca, it’s good to have you! Thank you for the kind words! Patience will be much required for this project, to say the least.

Great feedback! I’m looking at getting a couple more GoPros to do exactly what you just said. Not being gear obsessed is hard, especially when starting out. So much to learn as well. You guys are really helping with that as well. Speaking of the bulkheads, I’m in a tough spot. I need to figure out what can be taken out without loosing a ton of structural support. This boat is going to get a complete interior redesign, so I might need to put up temporary support beams while this happens.

Domenic, I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the videos! I'm working VERY hard to make them. The 1973 Oil embargo was huge. I was researching everything I could the night before I bought this boat. You are absolutely right, most of the boats post the embargo were build like crap for many years. Luckily this one started production in 1973 and was finished in 1974. Our hulls should be identical, the inside is where the cutting of the corners began. The hard work will continue.

Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated! Agreed on the wood front, I'm trying to keep as much as I can. At least the higher quality wood. It's amazing how much cheap wood was used on this boat.

Karloss, its good to have you! Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated.

Thank you for the feedback, it's good to know. I'm still learning how to make this content.

Haha! I sure am, everything outside of the captains quarters pretty much needs to be dismantled. Captain's quarters will get its destruction in due time as well. I feel like this is the best way to do a proper restoration/buildout.

I felt the same way, sitting there scratching my head trying to figure out if its structural or not lol. At this point, I'm leaning towards pulling everything out to get that black canvas. It's going to be very important for the design phase to see everything.

Those are bulkheads and indeed structural.

@@psydafke Thanks for letting me know, that certainly helps. I'll need to figure out some sort of temporary reinforcement once that piece is out.

@@ambiguousglobetrotter best thing is to recreate that shape, and fiberglass it back in to the hull. either with marine grade multiplex or the foam sandwich I think “parlay revival” has a good instruction on rebuilding bulkheads.

@@psydafke long term, that is the plan. Remake structural components out of light weight material. In the short term however, I will have to figure out a reinforcement system for the hull in the areas where bulkheads will be removed. It’s highly likely that it will be several months during which the boat will be gutted and support will be needed for the hull to withstand the pressure from the waves in the bay. If the boat was in dry dock, I probably wouldn’t have to worry about this, but being out on the water really complicated things tremendously. Thank you for the input! I need all the information I can get at the moment.

Good, I'm glad the feedback has been unanimous. Time lapse is a good idea, I will need a few more cameras in the long run. Thanks for the advice again!

I have a CD with the plans for this boat from the factory. I was able to get in contact with someone on the forums who had a Columbia 45. He was extremely nice and sent over a copy of the DVD with a ton of information for this boat. Now I just need a CD player for my laptop lol... Thanks for the safety tip, I really do need to be more careful and have PPE.

Tags added. Thank you so much, seriously, your advice is fantastic!!

Looking around, seems like there a good amount of used carbon masts on the market. I would love to go with a new one, but you're right, the cost is quite high. Would be nice if I could eventually get a sponsor to offset some of that cost. Until then, I'll be on the hunt for a good used one.

I have not thought about it... but now I am! You are all full of great advice! Great tip, keep em' coming. That would make a lot of sense, it would save a TON of weight. Thank you!!

@@ambiguousglobetrotter yeah, that's byproduct of preparing to build a boat, i can't think about anything else

@@pironiero Haha, I know the feeling. You're much more knowledgeable than me, it's so helpful to have that info before the buildout starts. Are you drawing up plans for you buildout?

@@ambiguousglobetrotter I'm modeling a basic layout right now, want to put it in VR to feel the space out

It won't be anything special, just a classe950 boat with a scow bow