Make a Sweet Sail From a Cheap Tarp: DIY Plywood Sailboat Full Build Part 3

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2 жыл бұрын

I made a really effective sail out of a cheap camping tarp. Here's the step by step process I used.
Watch Part 1➜ • Can You Make a Sailboa...
Watch Part 2➜ • DIY Plywood Sailboat F...
I really wanted a sailboat so I decided to make one from 3 sheets of plywood, construction adhesive, materials from my local hardware store and some bits from a thrift store. This is the third video in the series, where I make the Sail.
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Polysail International➜ polysail-international.busine...
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Oz racer RV plans➜ duckworks.com/oz-racer-rv-plans/
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Jewellers Saw Video➜ • My Secret Weapon. Your...
Jim Michalak's Catbox Racer Plans (where I got the rudder design) ➜www.pdracer.com/boat-building/...
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@chetitorin4322 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t wait to see you and your son set sail. More sailing footage would be great.

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

@ivantheterrible2796 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see some more sailing footage. Keep up the great work! Cheers!

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll see if I can throw some more footage together:)

@Momcat6 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like so much fun- more please!

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@GamingDad63 2 жыл бұрын

Always fun to watch your videos :) Keep'em coming.

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@newyork-ze7vj Жыл бұрын

Very informative ! 👍👍

@bbenezra1169 3 ай бұрын

Great project ❤

@raymonroe1983 Жыл бұрын

This looks like a fun project. Thanks for posting. I hope you and your family have fun.

@LostWax2 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@sgray2052 Жыл бұрын

Sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@kenstone1776 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Learned lot , especially that poly tarp

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@christianhilton6983 Жыл бұрын

Just binge watched all these videos, very enjoyable, thank you! Using string to mark long lengths is clever, a chalk line might make things easier 🤙🏻 keep it up

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

Great tip! I think I even have a chalkline that I inherited from my dad....

@greglenoir7674 Жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable presentation.

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@RobbsHomemadeLife 2 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of KZfaq videos and make a few myself and I think your do-it-yourself sail video is excellent. You should have a lot more subscribers. I look forward to watching all your videos.

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you, I appreciate it!

@Olenevod66 Жыл бұрын

Спасибо! Попробую построить! :)

@andreberezovskiy 2 жыл бұрын

Very good!

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SeareanMoon 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos and do want to see more footage of the sailing!

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for letting me know!

@SeareanMoon 2 жыл бұрын

@@LostWax2 your son is as tall as you now, right? they grow so fast!!

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeareanMoon I think I still have a tiny bit on him, but I'm sure he'll pass me soon!

@andrewjacoby4475 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I am very impressed with the simple boxy little boat design. I like Mik Storers OZ Goose design, but presently my situation does not allow me to build. As time goes on these small boats look better. There is much beauty in a homebuilt boat. The conservation of material and the simplicity of construction add value to the design.

@joestevenson5568 2 жыл бұрын

So many reef knots. Sailors everywhere weeping with despair. " under no circumstances should it ever be tied as a bend, for if tied with two ends of unequal size, or if one end is stiffer or smoother than the other, the knot is almost bound to spill. Except for its true purpose of binding it is a knot to be shunned." - Ashely's book of knots.

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Hehe, I guess I should read the book of knots........

@michaelkulman7095 Жыл бұрын

Start with the sheet bend and the bowline because they are the same and do a lot of what you need.

@ahmetyuce9255 2 жыл бұрын

More to come please.

@LostWax2 2 жыл бұрын

Alrighty!

@sukini3 2 ай бұрын

That’s a beautiful song

@mrzif0013 29 күн бұрын

Genius sail.. I looking for a new sail to diy build. what is your mast length and the boom length?

@vascomanata 7 ай бұрын

If there were online plans for it it would be awesome! English is not my first language and all these sailing terms in so little time are too much lol. This tarp sail would be awesome on a reccumbent!

@naosoudessemundo5322 10 ай бұрын

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@shinnosuke150 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video, thank you!!! I'm going to play it a few more times at .25 speed, take notes then convince myself that it might be possible for me to make something that resembles a sail haha...BTW, what type of thread did you use to stich it together?

@LostWax2 5 ай бұрын

I used polyester thread 210D #69 T70 like this one I found on Amazon amzn.to/3vOlE2K (affiliate link)

@garykennedy Жыл бұрын

Your videos have inspired me to make one of these for my family to try out sailing. Could you make a video about how it's held up a year later and what, if anything you would have changed in the build?

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

Cool, I think you'll have a lot of fun with it! Not sure if I'll get a chance make a video about how it's held up so here's some of my thoughts.- I've sailed it 2 seasons now- probably 6or 7 times a season. Only on small lakes so far. Stored in my garage over winter. I'm really impressed with how the poor mans fibreglass has held up around the edges, and the paint has been great too. Just one little spot on the bottom where there was a knot in the wood that the paint has cracked a little. The fit between the mast and the hole it goes in is a little tight, makes it hard when trying to slot it in properly. The leeboard which was made from gluing plywood together started to separate a bit where it didn't have full glue coverage, so I filled those gaps with epoxy- I should have been more generous with the pl premium when I glued it up. I have since added oarlocks and oars as it's pretty hard for one person to paddle (will be adding that video this spring) Other than that, probably the only other thing I'd like to change is figure out a way to drop the sail if I need to. ON the positives, I love the handles- makes it so much easier to carry. It's fairly light and easy to move around for two people. The system for the rudder and leeboard work great. and so far the 1/4" bottom has been strong enough. Haven't had anyone really heavy in there though.....

@garykennedy Жыл бұрын

@@LostWax2 Thank you so much! Looking forward to your spring video.

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

@@garykennedy You're welcome. hope it goes well for you!

@sitb- Жыл бұрын

That's a finely made sail, we'll done! You've made a good sail just the way sails were made out of dacron cloth 👍🏼👍🏼 Do you add the polyester line for all 3 luff leech foot for strength? the leech line could be adjusted or tensioned? Also, since you're using the Leg-o-mutton setup, does it bother you when the wind is blowing from port side and the sail's form rested on the boom? Or does the boom-luff end hangs loose enough to swing clear of the sail's shape? I'm planning to repurpose a 5.4 windsurf sail with battens and thought of using your method

@sukrunisikli6602 Жыл бұрын

I've watched all of your videos since the construction phase. I benefited a lot. You are very creative. Congratulations. I bought a plan from Michael Storer. Your videos will guide me as I build. I want to ask something. What is the square meter of the polytarp you use for sailing?

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

The finished sail is around 59 square feet, and the tarp I used was 10ft x 20ft. Have fun building and sailing!!

@Dragoon876 11 ай бұрын

Feels like a chalk line would be useful pretty darn often in your builds lol. Love the videos though. How much did the whole boat cost in materials overall?

@LostWax2 11 ай бұрын

Too true:) I can't say for sure the whole cost, I got the ply pretty cheap, maybe $25/sheet x3 , I used about 6 tubes of pl premium, and I think I used a 16ft 2 x 10 Those would have been the main costs.

@jamesl3294 Ай бұрын

Did you have any trouble sewing with the double-sided tape? When I made my sail, I used some adhesive at the edges and had a terrible timing sewing through it. I'm trying to figure out how to avoid that again before attempting to make a replacement. Also, have you had any luck reefing this setup?

@LostWax2 Ай бұрын

I didn't run into any issues with the tape on this sail, however I have had problems sewing through tape in the past. I don't remember whether I actually sewed right through the tape or if I tried to miss it on the build. I guess I could watch the video again and try see when I have a few spare moments....:)

@JasonHurricane 2 жыл бұрын

So cool! What are the dimensions of this boat?

@viniyung 2 жыл бұрын

For the design it's probably the Puddle Duck Racer. It's a free plan and have 8 feet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puddle_Duck_Racer

@murrayhyde4902 Жыл бұрын

I've rigged a smaller and similar lug sail(?) To my canoe. Only issue... when the wind blows too strong... how do you lower your sail quickly for safety... I found out the hard way that I couldn't.

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

Yep, that's something I have been thinking about too. So far I have sailed close enough to shore that it hasn't been a problem. My original thought was that I could release the boom, lift the mast slightly and then roll the sail up on it, however the mast is too hard to spin in it's hole. So yeah, worth exploring further.....

@benderoo6433 9 ай бұрын

What knot do you use to attach the boom?

@LostWax2 9 ай бұрын

I don't know, I just kinda make up all my knots. I know, not a good idea......

@chrispalmer1255 Жыл бұрын

If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot. Great job and video btw!

@LostWax2 Жыл бұрын

Hehe, Nice.

@Zscheigwai 8 ай бұрын

hey i see it has been a year since you posted this video. how is your sail holding up?

@LostWax2 8 ай бұрын

So, this summer was my third season with the boat and sail. The sail is still in fine shape. Getting a little dirty perhaps. Our summer is quite short, so I probably only sailed it 5 or six times. I did change the way I laced it to the mast this year so that I could hoist it up and down, not that I ever actually needed to:)