The nice thing about a wood boat is you can fix it anywhere , the bad thing is you have to fix it everywhere .

There's a sneaky hidden value that stems from not having the funds to buy a ready to go sailboat, having courage to be a beginner moving forward anyhow taking on such a daunting project. It is the education and skills you will build out of necessity along the way that you will carry for the rest of your life. Not to mention the fortitude gained through experience to take on other intimidating ventures.

_A BAD DAY ON THE BOAT IS BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY IN THE FACTORY!_

Can we all just stop for a moment and appreciate the quality of video editing and sound engineering Mark gives to these videos!? Well done Mark, I’m ancient by your standards but feel you’re an old sole. I really appreciate watching your journey

Looks like you're not the only one rebuilding a catamaran, I see someone on the cat next to yours working too😁

Flipping 'ek Mark....Grandad & Mr Hollows would be SO proud of you!!....Incredible work👏⛵️👏⛵️👏⛵️👏....Love, as always....⛵️🌈Mum!🌈⛵️

Impressed, Mark. I’d have bodged loads of stuff by now, but you’re setting the bar ever higher. 🎉

Still better than working in an office!!

A way to fill the holes deeper is to be ready with needled syringe, plaster on your epoxy, syringe air out from the hole spot, plaster again, syringe again, plaster again, etc till you can't suck any more air out with he syringe. Having a large width needle, comparatively to medical size ones, on it is essential though.

Watching is just so relaxing from the armchair

You rubbed it the right way

The transformation of the boat is impressive. There's no doubt about that. But more impressive is your newly found ability and skills to take on and complete everything you set out to accomplish. Outstanding Mark keep up the hard work.

Every week when I check out your progress I can see a difference, I'm just pointing this out to you incase your not seeing what the viewer is since your surrounded with it 24/7, keep chipping away

Kia Ora lad. A pal of mine was restoring a 40ft boat in a huge shed, a chap started to build a 45ft boat alongside. The new build was finished and in the water way ahead of my pals. Professional boat builders tell me it’s always cheaper, easier, quicker to build new! I know you don’t want to hear this so please carry on entertaining those of us watching. Rog

You're the definition of: "Guter Pfusch ist auch ein Handwerk." And i love it 😂

doing a extra day filling and sanding and a dry test fit of the rail really shows how far your craftmanship has come , correct me if im wrong, but i think mark from 12 months ago would of tried to rush it and then do it a second time. Great to see such growth in a single project.

Mark! Your skills have developed fantastically over the years. You really are becoming very competent- congrats😅👏👏👏

when ur dinghy had cork plugs I said I would buy u some more bottles to ensure extra corks so enjoy as I have the vids, THANKS!!!

Each week she gets better with the finished upgrades.

After squeezing filler into the screw holes you can poke a wooden cooking skewer in to remove air bubbles, then press it all the way in and snip it flush...

Very good. I appreciate mellow music quiet and not in your face. It makes the video relaxing and marries with your commentary.

Next time you put tape on a drill simply fold one short length around the drill so it looks like a flag. The spinning flag will sweep the swarf away when you reach the required depth. Much easier to see.

Now that you are skilled in wood working and also fiberglass, it would be cool to see you build a tender.

Mark, you are learning so much! I wish you would pay attention to your own safety...and wear eye protection. Good luck and good weather!!

No comment but "carry on up the Khyber" 😂

Instead of buying an expensive thick piece of timber then spending ages machining the middle out & turning it into chips may I suggest an alternative. buy a thinner timber. Then cut the old rail into 2 thin strips which you pin & glue on to the sides of the new wood. Actually if your new plank was wide enough you could have cut the strips from the extra width. But with the 2 strips fitted you automatically have the groove. No wear & tear on the tools. Quicker to do. You have everything encased in epoxy so no problem with the joints.

To make good scarf join always plane both pieces together so the angles the meet are will be identical.

Mark I think your skills are showing the capabilities of a full fledged shipwright. You have come a long way from the early days Miniki😊

Your skill level has increased. The more projects you do the sharper the skills become. You don't forget this stuff it accumulates.

Once was the king of bodge. Now the king of craft 😉

She is really coming together!!!

The rub rail or Sponson is a top effort and reflective of a tradesman standard.

2160p !!!! LOOKING GOOD! Thanks for the high grade of filming.

Just a suggestion but I would consider tightening your spring lines and the bow and stern lines. Keep these lines long and tight. Consider also making the lines fixed at the dock and controlling them, tightening and loosening, on the boat. This will keep your yacht from moving side to side and away from the dock while working on the boat.

Beautiful rub rail! Good Job! Fix the rest of the rail on a coral beach where the water is warm!

Don't sand the rub rails, just run a rounding bit along there with your new and ideally suited router! Its very easy to do and so much less work!

Love it Mark. Fighting the Amsterdam spring weather..gggggg

Your patience is paying off

Brilliant work 👏 👍 👌

Poke a matchstick in to get the air out and just leave it to set in the hole and just sand it flat.

Wow I didn’t realise that you moved the boat to somewhere, where the sun actually shines. 😂😂😂😂😎🍻

Craftsmanship and editing skills both becoming very strong!

Getting there slowly but surely, wont be long now till the mast and rig sails etc go on and sea shakedown happen well done Mark cheers from Australia.

That rub rail is the strongest part of your boat that is held on securely with the amount of screws. It may be nicer to have a rounded top edge? Well done Mark.

As a former carpenter, GOOD WORK!

Nice work mate, you’ll really thank yourself down the track for taking the time to get things right as you seem to be doing. For what it’s worth a “toe rail” (ie not" tow rear”) is a rail around a deck that quite literally gives you something to hang onto with your toes, particularly on a monohull when the boat is heeling.

Well done Mark! Keep up the faith bro.🤙

For finishing work with your chisel, try using it bevel side down, won’t dig in as deep. That being said, you doing fine work

We are all so impressed with your growth, and that video was so satisfying to see you working with the planer and the chisel to get that scarfe joint sorted..!! Mad Skillz ..!! That Rub Strake or Toe Rail as it has become to be known is a doozy. Yet another great episode, and another huge step towards sailing away, very soon. Good on ya, Mark. Cheers from Adelaide, South Australia. Grant Sjoberg.

Don't let the electric planer intimidate you.its all about the direction the blase cuts into the wood.the same really as a hand plane.your scarf joint could be plained clamping a piece of would front and back.buy good job ,keep going. Regards from cape town.

Mark, I just went back and started looking at your tales from start. Where is that lovely dog now. I am sorry that your life took such a big change. Why did you change boats.

Good work

It's looking good like you're doing a great job excited to watch you set sail keep up the good work stay safe

I'm always amazed at the strength of the epoxy these days.

A trick to get the air out from behind an area your filling is to use a stirring straw and a syringe to suck the air out. You can do it while filling if you have help, but it works wonders for holes need filing.

WAKE UP BABE!! WILDLING SAILING POSTED A NEW VIDEO!!!

Summer is now upon you, get operating 24/7 !!!

Plane with the plank, always, to avoid all the chipouts. A belt sander or disc sander works well for grinding out scarf joints.... I know there's a formula for scarf joints but I usually apply 2x the width or more is better.

Whenever I watch a refit I always think I would have done something differently that the boat owners but I think if I were you I would do exactly what you are doing.

When using any wood tool always fo with the grain of wood so it dont craxk or splinter if cutting wood go the opposite of the grain if not it will split in 2

Mark, also remember to use a belt sander and 60 grit paper. It is very fast in woodworking. Wery nice to see your projekt 👍

Great to see how far you have come. I hope when the time comes you sail the seas you make outside the ice bubble and tell us just how different it is out there than it is in here.

Mahi is such a gem; truly look forward to these videos and watching you turn it into what I think will be a real beauty.

Love this channel, so relaxing! It's amazing how perfectionist you are in your work.

So much work but I'm sure great satisfaction when you stand back and admire your handiwork. Keep the faith!

Get you a turkey marinade injector syringe to inject epoxy in the screw holes

Glad to see you in some warmer weather finally 🙏 toe rail is looking sharp!

Hello Mark awesome job buddy she looks ready for the sailing I can see the end in site she definitely has it in her to go around the world 🌍🌍 not in 80 day's but I would sail around the world on the boat she's solid no problem great job thank you for sharing your talent with us John and Marie 😊😊😊

When filling holes with epoxy u need to drill them out bigger and then taper the inside then fill it with epoxy but good job keep up the good work

Fine work young man! Have to admit I was a bit worried watching the last episode when you first pulled the wood rail off, but you have executed a quite workmanlike repair. Bravo!

Good job, nice to see her coming along.

Killing the rebuild. Seriously can't wait for the rig to go up

if you position your tape under the holes you're filling you can just push it up into place

Get a handful of larger syringes (20 and 50ml) from a chemist. Great for mixing up small amounts of paint or epoxy for small touch up jobs.

Whatever you do, keep going it’s going to be hella worth it! ❤❤❤😅😅

Really looking good Mark!

Thanks for posting and sharing. Nice job on the toe rail.

Mark your workmanship is really getting there you are making some very professional looking repairs 😊

the planner cut the wood floacol so you will get some srink eg were a saw skilsaw rips the wood Floacal sealing it

Some relaxing boat work an tea time before work :3

Good effort Mark you are becoming a craftsman excellent video production too

Friday afternoons are good!

Very nice work. Always 1 step closer.!

Time to get yourself a Japanese saw!!!!! Gary in Japan.

Great job on the toe rail mark 👍👏

Keep on rocking!

That boat is more epoxies bodges than wood!

Working around weather is the pits. Better further south. Good luck

That repair was one of ur best so far. Keep going!

Maybe it's the weather Mark but you seem to be dragging your backside a bit? LOL, charge up them batteries boy we got a mast to mount amongst other things! Well that is if "sailing" means to you what it means to most folks"? 😂

Great Job Mark

Dear Wildling Sailing Mark 👍👌👏 You get better and better with almost every episode. This new tow rail is a masterpiece. Fits perfectly well and is extremely sturdy. Additionally your parents are more proud of you by every episode. Congratulations for both! 🎉 What a pity that the gaskets for the lower part of the outboard motor hadn't been in the set (therefore it's not what I call a set). Unfortunately the rainy weather doesn't help either. Hope you will be able to have the cat in dry land soon. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular.

Looking good Mark. Some good progress made there.

20:21 protip. So you don't get epoxy in the screw head, fill before hand with bee's wax or a bit of slightly wet bar soap.

Very good repair. How about the other side?

Now that was nice! The only thought (with reference "Raft Contiki) About an explorer who built a raft with rope, and found he spent a great deal of time tightening every thing up. Hoping you have something better in mind for those big supports that rope. Can't wait for launch. Looks like "sailing Yaba" is going to beat you to the water, But they are into their 3rd year I believe.

It is comforting to see your skill level improve over the years, but you will never match M+M in the cleaning department. Keep going!

Toe railing looks amazing GREAT JOB❤🎉.

Mark, your work has raised from level capable to level impressive. Well done. I loved the way you handled the wood splitting. I so enjoy your videos. Always looking forward to Friday, now more than ever!

Great work on the toe rail. Things are looking great! ⛵