I like the intro change...personally think its more classy

I see you deleted the "dropped the GF reference", good onya - Nothing better than moving on! Great channel btw, one of the best on KZfaq in my opinion.

James has won the Iron man Championship for sailing in my book. Just pause a moment reflect he rode out insane waves in a wooded boat, snapped it into toothpicks in so many place's. That takes nuts and guts & he's going to splash again, say what. I wish I had like 10 grand to burn. I'd sail with James just to experience his awesome struggles & strength of sailing knowledge !!! A true fan will be patient, so just breath James !!! And any whiny wimps send my way I'll stuff them in the freezers,🤣🤣🤣

James, A wise shipwright warned me before my first of three boats that Yacht referbs take three times longer than estimate and twice the initial budget. I found he was correct. So pleased to hear you moved from 1/8 and 3/16, to 3mm, and 2.5mm, metric is so much easier and less prone to error.

You got this brother! Can’t wait till you are sailing again !!

Best sailing channel out there, for sure! Can’t wait to see that beast of cruiser plow thru some seas!

This job was HARD!! Please *LIKE* the video, that really helps me out. :) Much love from 40nm north of Venezuela! -J

James, please disregard my comment below. I had someone explain it to me. I kept trying to put myself in your shoes. What I didn't factor in is the KZfaq aspect of your new boat. With your KZfaq following it makes perfect sense and makes for an informative and entertaining channel. Keep up the good work. I'm a fan.

Great video as always, really enjoyed the premiere and REALLY looking forward to the launch!

I'm not surprised at all about all the work. Boat owners happiest day --- I bought a boat today. Boat owners most happiest day .... I SOLD my boat today...

“This boat ended being way more work than I thought it would be” Every used boat owner, ever. Entertaining tho.

Love your videos man!... 1) i enjoy watching what you are doing in life 2) your videos are helping some of us with life skills everyday Keep up the good work 😘👍🏼

Great to be part in your attitude in adventure. Your strong side is to take other people along in your journey. Finland.

Great Job! James’s famous last words - “Oh it’ll take about a month to refit”...... I can’t even change the oil in my car without something taking longer than expected.

Been watching and awaiting your next video. So glad to see the progress James! Fair winds.

Great job Capt'. Your killing it.

The skills you gained since you started with Zingaro are amazing. However, you never lost your attitude. Love you for that👍

Can't wait to see the splash video!! Looking great!

Excited for you! Splash day is getting closer. But don't rush it for rushing sake. I appreciate that you are taking the time to do it right BEFORE you get out on the water. Once you get out sailing you can enjoy yourself knowing things are starting from a good baseline. From then on out it will just be regular maintenance 🤞🏾

Great job James

I learned more in your 11:50 video than I did all the other sailing vids watched this week combined! Thanks, James!

I enjoyed your update. Looking forward to your next video

James you definitely know your boats. Took a good look at the cutlas, with the big retrofit you are doing I'd redo that too.

Getter done ! Getter done ! So inspiring james thanks man.Your smile gets bigger with every job done.By the way so does mine !Back baby yes !

I'm so excited 😍 I'm happy for you too ❤ love your videos 😎

Great work James! Thanks for the updates. We armchair sailors want you to be safe and happy on the water.

bamos James que cada vez falta menos!! abrazo grande dude!!

Stay positive brother! Were loving the content

James Your series are very good watching from an adventure, edification and just good fun point of view Thank you Keep soldiering on Stuart in Ireland

So good to see you back in your element!! You seem to have your MoJo back and it looks good! Take good care, excited for the splash! ❤️Jenn

Great Vid. Great personality. Great subject matter.

Nice edit James. Rudders can be a pain to get right but so important hey 👍

So True, about it"s, ALL-WAYS Something!!! James, You are knocking out the jobs Bro. She's coming along nicely. Keep The Faith Dude, You've got this Bro.!!!

Love this channel

keep it up james, i mean the work. youre doing a great job.

Great work Mate hang in there you will be on the water soon by the looks of things. great update as well.

OK YOUR BACK.... COOL!

Great video. Looking good buddy.

Getting close James keep grinding

Looking great brother. I wish I could come down there and have fans in hand. We are with you in spirit brother. ONE LOVE and another one bites the dust! 🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦

love the new intro James!

Congrats Dude , grinding out for us to see amazing content later !! Cheers !!

Great work James keep it up it will be the water soon cheers

Awesome intro, very funny, and to the point. Thats awesome, can't wait til you on the water again. If all goes well in 2021 I may be on the water soon myself. :D

Can't wait until splash day!

Great job on the boat and the videos! Keep it up! hope you are back on the water soon

Frankly, I cannot believe how much work you did in one week, that all through-hulls are ready to be installed (I remember you have something like 14) that you've re-bedded most of the hatched and resealed the windows...man oh man no wonder you don't have tons of time for videos...that's morning to night every single day... Especially since boat work is like cat years...whatever takes 1 hour in house takes 7 hours for a boat...nice boat by the way!

Great vid.

Thanks for sharing !

I've watched all your videos starting from the purchase video. You probably already answered these questions but here's a couple I was curious about: 1.Did you buy this boat sight unseen? As-Is. Where-Is? 2.Was a marine survey ever done prior to purchase? 3.Does the revelation past repairs were ignored or improperly fixed raise huge red flags in your mind? Keep up the good work. I enjoy your content.

Boat is coming along. looking good.

Just get work done dude we want you in the water on adventures have a great xmas

cheers James

Great job, you’re a lucky man

Stay up James

Great job

Good video, mate! We just removed our rudder.....Hopefully we can put it back on....

Hey James I'm glad you lost that bit in the intro - you know. Nice job on the rudder and really looking forward to your splash.

You are making good progress! Dropping the rudder and making new bushings is no easy job and you made it work! Auto sensing isolation transformer ITR3600A from victron would be nice. It will switch between 120 and 230 input to always 120 output. Costly at $ 700,- but saves so much magic smoke on a cruising boat.

Hooray making lots of progress! ... Must do an after tour please!

You are good with fiberglass, I will always have at least two grinders onboard and a lot of fiberglass matt and resin.

I know nothing...its a really interesting channel. Freezing cold snow hail rain here in Scotland all at the same time. Brrrrr

James you can thin the paint back out! If it’s water solvable add a small amount of water and stir. Then add a bit more and stir until it’s like you want it. If water does not mix add mineral spirit. Before adding either test a small amount.

Good job bud👊

This is becoming a really interesting channel.

Good work on your new Intro!

Im a fan lol, looking good bro !

Good video

Try a small test patch with cayenne pepper in the bottom paint. An old feller at the bar told stories about longer viability.

Don’t get lost dude! Fan Sweden 🇸🇪

You are doing good work it will pay off in the end for sure keep it up do not get discouraged you're on the downhill leg now . Splash that baby and head north.

Watching you getting the rudder mounted bought to mind this saying. “The best laid plans of mice and men can still go wrong”

Suggestion: look into Thordon, instead of the Delrin.. at one time made a LOT of bearings out of that material, Tugs, Comm. Fish Vessels, they all swore by it.. and if memory serves we used it on a few LCU's also..

Man can’t wait to see it splash.

Whe I rebuilt the steering on my Cal 29, i replaced the micarta thrust bearing which had worn through with UHMWPE. This will not swell in seawater and is tougher and lower friction than Delrin. If you ever do the rudder bearings again you should use this. I have degrees in Mechanical Engineering snd Materials science in addition to owning a Cal 29 and Nautitech 441 so I am always looking to improve the life of hard to do maintenance jobs. My Cat is stuck in Grenada waiting for new rudders from France after we discovered pitting in the rudder shafts. The martensitic stainless they use is stronger than the austenitic stainless but not as corrosion by resistant as 316.

good video

I hope this is why my skeg is tight won’t know till we get to the yard

Love watching American sailing men at work

Sweet. Jimbo.😁👍

Finished boat project = only four more bolts to put in, sand the sealant off, and reinstall the little nub at the base of the rudder. See, totally done!

I miss the GF SOOO much. I'm sure you will acquire a new mate once you are on the water. Great videos.

Go ! Go! Fan Sweden 🇸🇪

Hey Buddy, I know how you feel because I spent almost a year refitting my boat in San Diego when I bought it and it felt like it never ended the 3 years I was in the Sea of Cortez. The virus gave me the excuse to sell it and do something else. I know the sea is more of a passion for you and you won't give up. Hit me up if you need crew, a laborer or even a cameraman/editor to help with your heavy load. I'm just drifting along during these midlife crises years trying to figure out what I want to do with my next 30 years.

The only thing you have left to do is get extra bearings. Because there was no bearing at the bottom when you disassembled. And put a bottom bearing thickness check in the future maintenance log.

By the way - best intro yet . Love the "I meant to do that " LOL - honest footage and funny .

There is a positive way to think about Dunning Kruger. The stuff we don't know about takes longer than the stuff we do know about.

That is a lot of work...😵 but you make it better as she was...

Step by step. looking good. We expect you to underestimate time - it is a boat.

Get some extra Delrin washer made up so that you have spares for the next time the boat is on the hard and you MIGHT have to replace one or both.

Doin' It

Watching your progress and will be delighted when the splash comes. This is going to be a great day for you and your followers. The things you've taught us and the truth about the things involved in sailing make me admire your work and attitude toward life. Love you and wish you all the best.

You should have put two pieces of teflon washers on the bottom so that it will slice much easier and preventing wear over time.

nice watching your videos bud ,you have to protect your and hands etc a lot better lol your going to need them

OMG what else did you burn up tho James .... check everything brh I mean everything !!!!!

Well James things like "boat means 'bring on another thousand' " have been said many times and the more blogs like yours I find the more probable it becomes that the sayings are pretty accurate!! But given a choice who would not pay the price of freedom if they could possibly contrive to do so? As the crew at Sailing Parlay Revival say "twenty years from now you will regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did".

What happens if prop shaft is needed to come out bro. Start and gear test. 1 day could save you big bucks. Grind bolt head round and slot till you get proper bolts. 🤟

Killed the fan 😆 bruh 😱

So James; If you had it to do over again, would you choose a boat that needed this much repair again? Asking because I'm looking at a very rough, but great boat. It's going to need a lot of work..

Fab 👍😎🇬🇧👍

Man I wish I could come help!