It brought a smile to my face seeing this come up on my feed. Thoroughly enjoying your channel 😊. Keep up the great work.

It looks like your basically on the right track. You have learnt a great deal about your beautiful vessel and what's involved in restoring an old riveted steel ship that has been sadly neglected for many years. So for now the aim is to make her water tight, get her back in the water, replenish your resources and find the right yard to undertake what has now become an extensive hull repair project. Working with what you've got, concentrate on descaling the wind and water line to a high standard and apply the best marine paint system available.. I have had great success with Jotamastic 90. For the rest of the hull remove all loose coatings, patch up where necessary and apply a holding coat to the whole hull below the wind and water line. The utmost CRUCIAL measure you must take is to ensure that your cathodic protection (zinc anodes) is up to the task, routinely monitored and well maintained. Good Luck!!!

Damn that shop is a monster but if you ever get her done you will have a great home to sail the seas with

Absolutely agree - never let perfection become the enemy of good. 😊

Don't waste your energy on the negative comments. Those people are probably having a hard time with life. Surround your selves with positive people which will boost your energy to carry on to over come problems. Some one or some thing will always turn up when you need a solution. Im older and have always had projects and it has always amazed me looking back at how things come together. Im retired and love watching you tube to inspire, invigorate, and energise me to carry on with my projects. I thank you for doing that to me. You guys are an awesome watch.

Keep up the good work, you're amazing!

Great show again - Love your music choice ! Thank you. You guys must be overwhelmed - such a huge project. We see your determination. The F C is coming to life.

Dear Barbara and Daniël, I have to say that things are not going your way as far as the refit of Flying Coney is concerned. On the other hand, it does command respect for your patience and I am sure you will eventually succeed in returning Flying Coney to its former glory. Also on behalf of my wife WIlleke I wish you lots of success in this refit journey.

The Tercoo scabbler seem so good !

If I was near I would give you a hand...I spent 40 years in the merchant marine. I chipped, grinded, wire brushed, primed and painted a lot.

No blasting what so ever!? Seems a bit unreasonable. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this episode & thank you for bringing us along on this adventure!

so glad you carried on with flying coney she obviously has a great history and you will get there with what you are doing as you cant use sandblasting which seems silly on a shipyard still your using the right tools for the job and as you say you constantly check up to see the best ways of doing the job and you always pick the right way that tool looks awesome and the right tool for the job as she is so badly pitted above the water line you can get filler paints as you well know which will preserve the hull until you can get her sandblasted or bead blasted which would be better as the needs will get rid of the pitting and then properly painted keep on doing what you are doing as its the right way in your circumstances great video as always looking forward to the next one all the best from John from Rugby UK.

The Pope might be interested in this ship. It is so Holy!

Done, Is always better than perfect 👌

Hi Team , I just want to thank you once again for restoring this old chip/boat without people like yourself, they were just go to the scrapyard and we would never have them again. Thank you once again for all your hard work , Keep up with everything you’re doing Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia from the big island

I agree with your method of work. This is real life and you want to get Flying Coney in the water. You have to do what you can and plan on future work. It is so much work for 2 people but you are making progress.

Marvelous!

Ihr beisst euch prima durch ! Bei unserer 14m Lemsteraak von 1913 haben wir damals hauptsächlich mit hämmern und verschiedenen Rostumwandlern gearbeitet. Das hat recht gut funktioniert...danach 2 Komponenten Zinkgrundierung. Jetzt aber doch glücklich mit schönem klassischem GFK Segler im Mittelmeer. Alles Gute euch !⛵️

Have you looked into dry ice blasting? It works well and leaves no residue. Also consider surface tolerant epoxies for a coating, such as Euronavy ES301k or some similar coatings for marginal preparation or heavily rusted surfaces. Good luck

Nice to know that others participate in her History...tell us more as you find it. You are both doing some HARD, DIRTY work, but one can feel the ship's welcoming of it all. Have a great week. R

Brilliant inspired and excellent video editing. Tall-Ho standard but IMHO even better. Unkown but not sure if needle gun would be better in some of the areas you used the new tool.

Your right. All you can do is make it safe and usable until the time comes to do it right. The only way to really save the ship is on the hard, sand blast all ext and int, prep and epoxy coating, anti foaling and finish coating. But first, will this project be worth anything when you are finished. Can you afford this and future work. Can you afford to operate it. I sure hope so because you are wonderful people. I, and I’m sure all of your subscribers wish you all the best. Great channel and God bless you.

Very kind of Treeco to partner with you! Goodonyas! Go get'm tiger (s)!

"Chemtech Fertan Rust Converter" very popular with the extremes of the Australian mining industries, it's a rust converter look it up 👍☺

Whenever you get to the next phase of sandblasting, look in to "spray-welding" machines, they work like a paint spray gun but spray metal, they are used in a lot of restoration car body repair, they work good for putting a thin layer of real steel on a surface and filling holes. They are expensive but you should be able to rent/lease/hire one of the machines. They cover area pretty fast. Love watching good luck !!!

Bon travail 👍👍 ne pas hésiter à changer les tôles rouillées vous gagnerez du temps et de l argent cordialement from France

Your doing great ..I really like hearing the history of your boat/ship ...As far as people saying negative things don't let them bother you ...Keep up the hard work

I dont know if either of you follow any philosophers but I think you'd have been applauded by them all. For two highly organised, diligent and analytical people to knowingly thrust themselves into the chaos of an ancient steel boat transformation is a great commitment to life's meaning. Such a tough and delightful passion project is a wonderful obstacle to overcome. This can only lead to success - whatever the outcome.

It doesn't have to be the best; it just has to work. Excellent video, as always.

Love this channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much commitment by you guys = success in the long run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This channel is excellent. Love the history to the boat. To think it started life a wooden warship, amazing.

My humble opinion… you are right on track with your logic… good enough is just right for now. Flying Coney is lucky to have found you. Best wishes on your endeavors

I think you guy's are doing a great job!!! 😉😁👌👍 greetsz from friesland...max...

As owner of a steel trawler I think your right about getting done what you can when you can and not worry about perfection, its a constant battle against corrosion and keeping it under control, like the look of the Trecko?

Yes You are absolutely right

This rebuild is something to be proud of, not many people would have the gumption to do it ,,,well done..as for the negative Nancy's welcome to KZfaq, absolutely every channel has them , keep up the great job...

You must be building some uper body strength using that tool. Well done guys

I agree. Waiting for the best method, money, and or paint is something that never happenes. As you said, do the best you can now and keep reviewing options as they and needs arise.

I admire your drive and dedication, your way is exactly the right way 💯nobody else is going to do it.👍👍🎬

Damn stacking up massive work! keep on fighting, it will be worth it in the end!

The needle gun is the best solution for pitted metal when you cannot use any blasting. I wonder if you could use body filler like is used on automobiles that is not Bondo to fill in the pits which would be the majority of the exterior that way it is smooth and protected from further corrosion along with the primer and paint but you would have to sand it before you Primed and painted it.

I’ve been watching you and and the ship happens channel and you both have taken on some very big projects. But all in all you are making progress and that’s awesome:) as soon as you get the hull taken care of then the rest of the build we be more enjoyable, or hopefully easier anyway. Keep up the good work👍

What an arduous task I am just full of admiration for how hard you’ve worked. The amount of rust must partly be caused by the very sad state of the anodes. The obviously weren’t attended to you. this story is not only the story of a ship, but of a romance, and it’s not the worst for that.

you are doing great job under the circomstances try spraying cokecola on your cleaned parts as this a rust inhibitor good luck

It takes a lot of effort to set up, shoot, and prepare these videos. Some people will always gravitate towards dumb and nasty in their comments. You guys do a great job on your presentations and need to just ignore the fools. I'll bet there are way more people cheering for your success than you might think. Your welder is worth his weight in gold. Working on old rusty ships is a calling from above since you don't get rich by doing it. Thanks again.

I’m glad you both are so positive. I think I would’ve count my losses and scrapped her. Keep it up, I’m behind you all the way 👍👍

I think you two are great and are real characters, and make this build more fascinating. Personally, l still think that despite all the welding, that this hull in my mind could never be trusted and is not very strong anymore. I admire you both for the determination,very brave or crazy.

There will always be negative posts .... ignore them ! You guys are doing the impossible ... and that is more than interesting. Thanks for taking us with you.

Other old steel ships such as Pitcairn Castle they scrape and paint, scrape and paint and its still floating! I think you guys are doing an amazing job on the Flying Coney!

What a brute of a machine is that Tercoo! I want one.

Thank you for sharing your huge restoration project! Very impressed! And don't forget that in the end it is your ship and your decisions that matter whatever other "experts" think.

Making a lot of good progress and you'll get her there. Your both doing great!

I agree with your assesment on doing something is better than nothing. I disagree that applying rust converter could have been skipped. It it's something you could easily spray or roll on and then the paint would adhere better to the surface and any damage to the outer paint might not lead to huge rust blisters forming. Just my opinion but I also don't have a giant steel boat to think about.

I understand this is quite a tedious undertaking by the shipyard master Cees …He seems to fully understand steel hulls and the never ending challenges with rust.. The best part of it all is that you both will fully know the hull integrity of Flying Coney.. Next, the inside is removed from the critical underwater areas, which creates a new start.. Keep up the good work..

Hallo, ich schaue mir eure Geschichte seid einiger Zeit an und nach jedem Video denke ich, das ihr nun zur Vernunft kommt. Aus eigener Erfahrung empfehle ich euch, die Situation ohne Emotionen zu überdenken. Das Schiff zu retten, wird enorme Summen verschlingen. Der Stahl ist ab, der Innenausbau ist raus, und wie die Technik aussieht denke ich mir. Euer Leben wird im Endeffekt nur noch vom Schiff beherrscht, aber nicht im Positiven. Wrackt ab !

Wonderful project I wish you every success 👍

I really enjoy the fine videos. I look forward to the videos each week. And now Instagram. Awesome.

Verry nice video... And i like the way you describe me😂

The Terco disks are fantatstic for projects that aren't as big as yours. I used the 3-fold disks to strip the old primer and rust from below the waterline on my 31ft Seahawk, wish I had the "beast" version at that time...

Great job!

I think your approach is the best way for your situation.

Your doing a great job,that grinding machine is a beast,you don't need to go to the gym after working with that.

Your intro always make's me laugh when i see the blade shoot out of the Sawzall .And that young man who does your welding is a real Godsend he has a gift and passion for it .I really like how he is willing to teach you the how and why he does what he does .He must have had a great teacher .And that's wonderful news about the history of Fling Coney .I know there will always be critics about how you do things but i want you to know those are very few compared to other people doing Ship or boat repair or restoration .On the 26th of this month i will turn 66 years old but watching you two working on Flying Coney really get's me felling much younger .So much so that i can feel the rolling of one of the boats i used to have and feel the freedom and the excitement of casting off from the dock and looking off into the horizon to find out what is there . when i make my Birthday wish i will add you three into it and ask for you two to see your dream come true .My oldest dream and wish came true 7 years ago A friend of mine had a grand daughter and she was born on the same day i was and she has adopted my as her Great grand pa .her name is Paris .Well gotta go I have birthday presents to buy and other boring things to do .

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Great job guys, keep up the good work!, cant wait to see it blasted a new paint !.

As a steel boat owner, Tercoo is an absolute Blast :-) My vessel is only 10.80 meters, and I can do most jobs wih the 3 blades that can go in to a normal 230V power drill. You need 3000 RPM so most battery drills do not work. I know all about the horrors of sandblasting so Yes, it is a lifesaver!

Hi Coney Crew, I liked how you were able to work around the restrictions of the shipyard when it came to sandblasting. It did look to work well. Considering the age of the steel, it was probably the better way to go. I enjoyed this video on how the surface was prepped. I liked that the doubler was welded on the inside. It keeps the ship from being covered on the outside with patch work. You are right about only repairing the "have to" parts of the hull which will shorten the time in the shipyard. By dealing with the major integrity components at this time makes the most sense. All boats are under perpetual repair their whole life. As you have always said: get it fixed enough to put it back in the water and that will ease the pressure and cost of moving forward. Great work, it's going forward just fine.👍

I spent my whole working career making decisions like yours, so I completely understand what you are saying. You know what has to be done, sandblast the hull, but you can't do it where you are. So you do what you can and move on. I probably would have done the exact same thing if I was in the same situation as you. You have the holes in the hull plugged up for now and that is a huge thing. Yes, there may be more in fact when you do get it blasted I can pretty well guarantee that there will be more holes, nature of steel boats and salt water, but you should be good for a year or so. As far as the negative comments go, when you open your life up on youtube there are always going to be trolls. Ignore them and if they continue isn't there a way to block them so they can't comment.

Vosel 😅 love it 😂

Small excavator with a Brussel broom attachment that spins

Tercoo

F the haters. This channel and the boat are amazing.

The tool looks like it can clean pretty fast, but it is such a big surface. Sandblasting is a no no at the dock, like you stated, so the tool is probably the best idea. I am pretty sure "Cees", is pronounced like "case". I would not have worried about plating on the outside, but its your ship, now its on the inside. Well, I'm bingewatching now, I was busy, but I made some time. :) I hope you read my comments. Greetings, Jeff

I suggest that the amount of time, energy and money you spend on your ship will depend on the enð use you intend to put her to. The first, and probably the most economical one would be to use her in combination with a small business as a historical ship to charge admission to, in which case the emphasis on repairs should be on the cosmetic elements only. If you are planning to use her for long sea voyages then there's no way that I would be putting my faith in those rusting old plates and I would have to totally remove and replace them while paying careful attention to the frames behind them because I suspect that many of them are severely damaged by corrosion as well. Sorry to be the bearer of such a hard appraisal but I assume that you are wanting only my honest opinion on the matter. Good luck!

I have a fair amount of experience with Sandblasting and Metal work. Make sure you use a rust converter before you cover the low areas with filler. I would get advice from other shipyards as well. Not just that shipyard. I personally wouldn't use filler if your planning on sandblasting the ship in the future. It will become a waste of money. Just paint the Haul for now and in the future sandblast it and than use filler to fill the low areas to prep for paint. If that ship was mine, I personally wouldn't sandblast that Ship. I would just paint it. Than repaint it, ever five or ten years. unless you absolutely have to repair new areas.

Два чудака в одном тазу пустились по морю в грозу. Прочнее был бы старый таз - длиннее был бы наш рассказ!

Have you guys looked into laser cleaning the hull. The laser removes the rust perfectly to a paintable surface. ❤❤❤

I Dont know if your able to get your hands on a laser striper its a paint and rust remover, its tricky to find even in USA but I do know its very good!

I’m not sure how much farther along you are in this process from this video but I wanted to mention to you a product we have here in the USA that might be of help to you. This product is called POR15 and it is a type of paint that encapsulates the rust thus stopping it’s progression and dries very hard. It is often used on vehicle frames and such things that are subject to rust. It is black in color and I thought it might work well on the inside of your hull. I hope that soon the two of you are able to stop finding problems and are able to start making gains towards your ultimate goal. Good luck and best wishes. P.S. A quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “Do what you can with what you have where you are at.” You guys are doing great; don’t get discouraged.

There will always be someone saying they could do better.

Are you sure with all that rust the integrity of the hole hull is safe

You can buy a sandblasting wand that attaches to a power washer (1,500 PSI). It draws sand in and mixes with the water leaving no dust.

The haulout and splash process in itself an expensive endeavor. Why rush now only to haulout again in a year? Griding down the hull and not doing a thorough job the first time just creates more problems in the long run. If you were to only partially derust now and then apply bottom paint and splash you are just creating more work for yourself in the long run. If rust scale remains then the bottom paint applied will continue to fleck off causing more rust. You need to sandblast and after sandblasting you need to immediately apply 2 part barrier coat. If done properly you would not have to haul the boat for at least 2 years. It always pays dividends to do it right.

In Australia there is a coating called Phenix paint. It chemically bonds to rust so you only need to remove loose rust. I'd guess you would have a similar product where you are

I'm sorry to say but to eliminate rust grinding is never enough. There will always (!) be microscopic spots of rust left that you can't see with your eyes. It's in the best a provisional solution for a couple of years. You need sandblasting in good conditions (summer and really low humidity). Even an overnight waiting between sandblasting and the closing first paint layer is giving rust opportunity. Another method less demanding is using acid after grinding. I think YT channel Adventures of an old seadog used this on his boat White Shadow. Expert advice on preparing steel on saltwater is the Bering Yachts website. Respect for your determination. I've also been (very long ago) into crazy steel boat restoration projects. You have to be really determined.

I should imagine the yard won’t allow sand blasting, because of the mess. Why not say to the manager. If we place a polythene structure over the whole boat, or at least the hull section and have ground sheets. There isn’t going to be any mess. And they can supervise every part of the blasting. It’s just a thought. 👍👍

The stripper looks like its doing a great job, bet you have arms like Popeye. Great update 2x👍

Hy. I am watching your channel and remember the refit of my own boat. I had a block hung to the Reling and a counterweight on one end of a rope with the grinder on the other end. Then you just have to guide the tool and hold it up. Try it might help 😊. Gruß aus Kiel

Maybe you can try at first Fertan at the problematic surfaces. Or Phosphorsäure.

Hi there. Hello. I was thinkinking it's too bad you can't have an assistant to proof all your comments and eliminate all your negative and disrespectful texts and emails. And just save or preserve the positive and helpful or optimistic ones even those with constructive advice. This way. Your not emotionally drained daily and weekly ...Even a high school studentcould do that for a small budget.. Just an idea. Btw love the videos you two are doing a great job and also the welder. What a find !!!

Did you look at the product Owatrol? It converts rust and protects metal. I love it : )

Needle gun air operated😊

Have you heard about water sandblasting no dust ,should look in to it

I wouldn't let's people's negative comments bother you. It takes courage and commitment to conquer a project like this one. If only there were more people like you. Thank you for your commitment to this old vessel and piece of history .I wish you well

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Yeah it may be heavy but the mark of a quality tool is weight a good tool will be heavy

Would it not easer to use a sandblaster as you would be able to get into those tight places and do the whole ship from bow to stern

There are rust concerters on the market which can be overpainted....do that on your pittings where you cannot reach with needlagun or the "monster", then filler, then paint...but let the rust converter dry out completely

I have done decades of rust repair. That is an enormous job. Sandblasting would be ideal followed by a quality epoxy sealer. Not a fun job for the welders.

If you are using two component "surface tolerant epoxy" that is intended to be applied over a rusted steel surface - it is very possible that the rust converter would NOT be a good base treatment because the adhesion of the epoxy to the rusted steel is better than to the rust converter.