Mark, please go ahead and do the ads and open yourself up to sponsors. We really don’t mind you having the added revenue streams and watching the ads and hearing you do sponsor reviews is one of the few ways those of us who cannot be a patron can still help support you. With your followers and viewer counts, you could easily get free engines, equipment, marine paint, fiberglass products, etc. Andy even got a free electric bike. You can always change your mind later when you don’t need the money. Reach out to Mads, Matt from Duracell and Andy to get advice on which products to accept.

-> People: I think we should all give Mark some time & space to recover from working 2 fulltime jobs (1.dealing with a huge project/2. documenting and uploading video's every week) away from family in a foreign country. For now let's just assume that he'll be back when he's feeling ready again. We're all only human after all. -> Mark: I am very much looking forward to more episodes in the future, and am confident you'll get back to it once you've sorted things. I also hope you enjoy the holiday period with your family! Thanks for all the great content you have been providing up till now :)

Get some 1mm thick cutting disks, will cut like butter 👍 Top work as always Mark 😊

Don't worry about the work rate for the videos man! YOU ARE THE CONTENT!!! Your attitude and storytelling are what fuel the thing. Just keep on going, you'll be in the tropics before you know it.

Heads up you absolutely need spacers inside those square tubing or it will eventually loosen up, but with spacers you shouldn't have to worry.

Moan away Mark! The only folk who can complain are the ones who have spent every day of the last week outside in freezing rain or 10 deg below, and by themselves! You are doing fantastically well and I love watching from my lovely warm flat in Xiamen!

Your Music is way better than in the past.

You're a lucky boy that Echoflow is sponsoring you!! Though all their stuff is excellent, it is way beyond my cruising budget!! Good luck to you

if using an angle grinder to cut things, you should use a cutting disk/cutting wheel/cut-off wheel, they are made for that and aren't that expensive. If you're going to be using it to cut a lot of metal, it's definitely worth it.

You need to use a cutting wheel to cut the all thread rod. You have a grinding wheel on there now. That’s why it’s burning so much

❓️ a SPIRIT LEVEL on a 🚢 🚣‍♂️ 🛥 🛶 ⛵️ in the water❓️ Sure 😮... can you stand over there ? Ah, just a little more. 😊😂😂😂

The fuel line connectors have O rings which sometimes split or are gouged. It allows air to be sucked in and prevent pressurising the fuel system. Sometimes one way valves in the primer bulb come apart and causes fuel to go back and forth. Keep going Mark you are an inspiration to take on this project on your own. You will know your boat very well. John, Australia

That condensate water is essentially distilled water and could be used for drinking. Best of luck with your refit. You are getting better and better at all crafts. Keep up your good work.

Progress doesn’t have a speed setting. Keep up the great work mate, she’s going to look beautiful.💪💪

Hi Mark, I have been watching your videos for ages and honestly think you are doing a fantastic job. I was taught years back when cutting threaded bolts, bars etc to hold the bar up on roughly a 45 degree angle and rotate it against a grinding surface so it essentially grinds the material downwards and off the end of the rod if that makes sense. I haven't had to use a die since to get the thread to run again.

Great progress now, you cen see the concept of your cockpit coming together. Really enjoying the series..!! The bolt through the square tubing still worries me. You've got the spacer tube over the threaded bar, but it is still clamping on the inner wall of the square tube. If you consider the forces on that area, it might squash the square tube section, even a little bit, and always be coming loose. The round spacer tube should go through an enlarged hole on the inner wall of the square tube and clamp the outer wall of the square tube with the nut and washer. That way, it won't squash the square section and will always stay tight. Even more important now that the cockpit is hanging from it, too, and loading more forces on the threaded bar and square tube joints. Sorry, it's hard to explain without waving my hands in the air.... ha ha ha. (if you could see me typing and waving hands too, you'd have a laugh...!! Have you considered welding the stainless tubes together? Another great episode, thanks Mark. Grant, Adelaide, South Australia.

if ever get sick of boating, I recommend you start your own cleaning business. Also enjoying the music

I have an emergency portable AC\heater unit for use when there are power outages. I did quite a bit of research before purchasing and went with a 2 hose system. The disadvantage of leaving the intake inside the boat instead of in the window is that by sucking air from inside the boat and discharging it outside the boat, you are creating lower pressure inside the boat than outside and you end up causing humid and cold air from outside to be suck inside reducing both the effectiveness of the de-humidification and the heating\cooling.

That lifeboat looks amazing would love to see more of that build if possible

Don’t worry about complaining about the the weather. It’s in the DNA of Poms.

Bifacial solar panel collect power from BOTH sides. So, Any light hitting the bottom also ads power to the power output of the panel.

Mark the way you presented the advert was very enjoyable to watch and it wasn't as if you were forcing it on us.

Mark. You are doing great. We all realize this was a project when we tuned in. Your doing great

If you can grab some of the rations from the life boat for your boat. It is good for over 20 years and can come in handy in a pinch. One thing you never hear is having to much emergency food/water on a boat.

When it's cold and wet, as it is now, I don't envy you going out and working hard. I WILL envy you when it's all done and you sail off into the sunset. Bon courage...😊

Hey Mark, great to see that you're plodding along with the engine pods on Wildling Sailing! You're doing an amazing job, and it's awesome that Echoflow is sponsoring you. Their gear may be a bit out of budget for some of us, but it's definitely top-notch quality. Keep up the good work! And thanks for the helpful tip about cutting threaded bolts, I'll keep that in mind. Remember, steady progress is key, and it's better to take your time and do things right rather than rushing through. Safe sailing! ⛵️🌊

Just keep doing your thing Mark, you got to live a little! Life can’t always revolve around the boat, enjoy time with your parents! Your refit will get done, its a process buddy. Your doing a good, keep up the good work✌️✌️✌️✌️

Mark, have you thought through that what the engines need to drive is actually the source of resistance, which are the hulls? You have massively reinforced areas where the beams intersect the hulls, and just below those points would be an ideal attachment point for whatever carries the motors. You could make everything out of wood, You can see the idea from how Brupeg's wings are attached. Building short wings that would rotate down between the hulls, and then up to put the engines horizontal when raised would be a much easier way to manage the removal and installation of the outboards and the drive trains. The problem with the beams are obvious: they're too high: you don't want force applied that high. You could, by not mounting the engines at the same point fore and aft, but having one in the front, and the other iin the extreme rear, create a vectorable thrust, sort of a poor man's bow and stern thruster. What you're doing with bolts and steel needs to be welded: too much concentration of large forces on small areas, and single points of failure throughout.

Nice work brother, your one of the only ones I don't mind watching all the ads for! Feeling for ya enduring a European winter, stick with it mate, greetings from down under!

Those ecoflow units looked like a nice bit of kit!

EcoFlow products are absolutely great they are expensive but you get what you pay for.

Dear Mark, Although the weather conditions are getting more hard to work outside on a boat by every week we (my wife WIlleke and I) admire your never ending motivation to finish Mahi for sailing out. I did change a door in my garage yesterday and I found that already quite hard under the cold weather conditions. Nice equipment you got on board now so I hope it’s helping you to get Mahi less moist inside. We look forward to your next vlog and send you love

A set of temporary (can be non s/s) wingnuts is useful during any repeated assembly/dissasembly process like this particularly where you are going to finally use nylocs .

After a Friday from hell I only got to see your video tonight but it never fails not to cheer me up. Thank you Mark 😊

A little break and you'll be back at it again. Everything is looking good. Steady progress is better than going fast and taking short cuts. You will be rewarded when your work is completed. You'll have a strong and dependable boat ⛵. Hope you have a Merry Christmas with your family. ⛄ 🦌🎄

Use thin 1mm cutting disc to cut thread bar and deburr end holding angle grinder at 45° and rotating all thread in to grinding disc side. Try high quality discs, like 3M cubitron, they tend to cut better. There are specific inox discs to cut stainless btw.

Sailing in your future (no shore power) Diesle heaters work out to be the most cost effective to use and buy and work correctly without opening windows for huge tubes. Just a simple small hole exhaust 😃🙏

For a work area shelter why not use your mast(s) to hoist either tarps or canvas to protect your work area and deck hatches to keep as much moisture out as you can?

If you put the heat as low to the floor as you can and it will work better in heat mode The opposite for cool. What a great unit. It will be a blessing where ever you are.

Thinking back to when you were looking at boat's and this was the one you brought! I thought you was mad. You are doing such a great job. So looking forward to seeing her under sail.

Keep up the great work, the dream is worth it. Also, one day when you’re bored, ask your neighbor for a tour of his Nauticat. Lovey those things!

I was deck officer on a ship in the mid 1980s which had lifeboats like that but also with telescopic masts and sails!

Hi bro, some of these comments are giving you a had time, I don't think they understand how well warrams sail and how little you need a motor. Get a warram balanced and it will practically sail itself. Keep slogging on, it will happen bro. Cheers from NZ

You are almost there with the threaded rod cutting. So after the cut on the mounted grinder chamfer the end about 45°. Then clean with the thread cutter and it will be more than perfect until you got yourself a lathe... :) In lidl also there is a drill press stand about 20€ where you can mount your drill... Good job, keep it up!

Use the side of the death wheel to knock the burr off the ends of the all thread. Also since those motors are going to create a lot of stress on your tubing, you will want to fortify them with a piece of pipe inside the tubing to prevent the nuts from from crushing the tubes. This should be done at all of the points where there are bolts on both sides of the tubing.

Great lifeboat. I would like to see the progress and result.

Do not throw away sublimated food from lifeboat. Open a few of them put in mixer with cacao powder and make outstanding cookies in owen... we always do that.

You're doing a fantastic job But the Weather is awful So go Home n Recouperate n Start Again .😊 🎉

Keep going Mark! Enjoy your break 🙂

Easiest way to clear threads quickly after cutting is to start the nut on the cut thread and then when it binds tap the nut whilst still on the rod on a hard surface such as a vice, the thread will clear itself and the nut will run clean

Thinks are coming along nicely. Mark, there is a handy little drill attachment for cleaning the treads quickly. Look for an “external deburring/chamfering tool”. It’s a cone shaped device that quickly cleans the end of the rod/bolt and usually leaves the thread in great shape. Normally about $10 or so.

Dude… all the nut does is clean up your threads. Just have a nut somewhere on the threaded rod being cut. When its cut, just run the nut over the cut end and its usable. If needed you can buff the threads with a file. But hey, you’re doing a good job as far as I can tell and you’ve excellent resources to keep you from getting too far into the weeds and THAT … is priceless. Chive on my brother. That drain line is gravity fed.

What a timing for that Ecoflow.. It's starting to get cold in the Netherlands 🥶. Stay warm..

Loved the bonus lifeboat content!

Hi Mark I'm sorry to see that you have given up on this daunting project.

I kept expecting you to plunge through the floor of the dinghy. Lol. Another great video.

I think you need to use both the ventilation tubes through the external holes for optimum efficiency. (Just like you have them). That way you are not introducing air into the hull. Just heating or cooling the air already there. Your reinforcing bars would be much stronger if arranged diagonally. As I said in a previous comment, diagonals make triangles. And triangular structures are stronger and flex less than rectangles. Even small fillets at 45 degrees in the corners would add stability (making a mini triangle).

The red engine in the liferaft is a Bukh. It's a danish engine and is one of the most reliable marine engine you could ever put into a boat. The engines are used all over the world for safety.

I can’t believe rope is how that thing is held together

you might want to look for a used bench top drill press. it should be really cheap and you can sell it when all your holes are done. it will help and, your holes will be straight, plus it will make it so you only meassure, mark, and punch once per hole. also the nut on the threaded rod is much easier than everything else youre doing put two nuts on and slap them to spin them, it wont take long until you get the, where you need them on each end.

Great episode Mark ! The Dutch are so so nice !!! My brother AND I spent months over there on our gap year post University ...he worked in a fish factory in Katwijk and I worked for a dried flowers factory in Rijnsburg ...great memories AND such lovely people !!! Keep going mate !!! Good progress being made A👍

Hi Mark. Maybe others have mentioned this. You need to use a cutting disc on your angle grinder. 1or 2mm thick. What you are using is a grinding disc. Not for gutting. That's why it's getting hot.

I am so happy that you got the Ecoflow airconditioner that improved your life on the Mahi. Coincidentally I was looking for a mobile airconditioner for my boat, so I really liked the review too! Very happy to see you in a good mood. We are all rooting for you, standing with you, you are doing great! 😊

Well done, Mark, I don't miss an episode. The Ecoflow stuff looks great, something I could never afford. I laughed when you were using the spirit level, with the thought "Yeah, if the boat's level". The Brass Monkey weather is back, and I wish you a lovely Christmas with your folks, and a New Year that brings you to your globe sailing dreams. Good luck. I've just put up a little video on my channel about my experiments with a drill-powered outboard for my tender. That'll be a good laugh for you!

Such ah gorgeous boat fer ah gorgeous lad

Hey mark im glad your old videos are back up i enjoyed them so much

Lembas bread. And look: MORE lembas bread

Your m8 Bas done good, if I remember right a bloke in England has already done one for his 5 person family. Not overly brilliantly, sometimes, night, weekends and public holidays. A 5 year project Would look forward to seeing Bas and his project. Tickled your beams are pretty solid too. Nice food, it says don't drink water for [?] guessing they banned alcohol too? Doin well Mark, keep up the good work. Ye Olde saying 'Slow and steady wins the race' You get there bloke!

Using the ecoflow on a 27 foot, airconing 10 c down from external temp in summer heat, from shore power, it is a heat pump, will always be more economical than the fan warmer. Brilliant piece of gear, live it

I like your motor mounts. Motor can be raised and lowered according to the tide. Up for high tide , lowered for low tide. Well done mate.

Perhaps you could put up a "party tent" over your deck and strap it down really well. It should survive moderately hard winds but perhaps not a direct hit by a storm.

Every journey starts with a single step. Just keep going. Worlds your oyster.

It takes as long as it takes. I’m enjoying the process as well as looking forward to seeing you start cruising. Have a wonderful Christmas back home in old England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🎄

to get a load of nuts on a bar, just start them one end and connect the rod into a drill chuck and use the drill slowly. So much easier than a Threader and you can round over the cut ends with the grinder as well.

It is hard to see when you're doing it daily, but the boat is looking so good now compared to when you started! You have made great progress, there us just lots to do. This way, you are getting to know her and how to maintain her in the future. You and she are growing together!

Nice video again! That angle grinder needs to have cutting disk (2mm disk is best allrounder, 1mm can be bit tricky) not grinding one :)

Thanks for posting and sharing. So glad to hear that the heater is helping you have dry boots and clothes, plus keeping you warm at night. Best wishes. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

I think another option when cutting threaded bar is a thread-repair file. They're files that have teeth spaced to match the pitch of the screw thread. A few passes should recut and straighten the damaged end.

Mark you look after yourself and keep pushing on soon enough you will be on sail again

Dude I am still so impressed by the work you are doing I hope everything goes well over the next few years

A/C you're going to be living like a king. Bravo young man Bravo

I just took a 4 month break from my refit...it's well needed. Don't get burned out man.

Nothing wrong with being a boat fanatic 👍🤪. Loving the transformation as always, KEEP GOING! Cheers from England.

I've been in the British Merchant Navy for over 30 years now, and the Dutch are the best seafarers I've been watching your project for a while. Good luck with it.

Live session was fun . Hope you're staying warm brother

Moving along slowly but surely 😊 looks good. Stay warm.

Saw this and thought of you. TBH, my wife was watching it, not me! Midsomer Murders, Season 9, Ep 4, "Down Among the Dead Men". White Wharram Catamaran with deck housing. May be towards the end of the episode. Might give you some ideas. 🤔 Merry Christmas, Mat

Your doing a really great job on the boat and creating great content.

Nice to see you making progress!

🎉Cheers!! Your doing great bro, your living the life, gaining wisdom everyday. Proud of you from Denver Colorado! Keep up the great work!

If you want to make the engine mount brackets more rigid, do not connect long cross beams, but short diagonal parts within one pair of brackets. These could even be flat steel, because as a cross pair, they are only loaded with pull forces.

I prefer the way that Wharrams lash the pods to the boat with a rope hinge. Let's see the end product. Great Video.

Glad to know you’re keeping warm, inside at least 🤙

Maybe talk to an architect about ''weep holes'' -- to drain out water in areas that tend to collect it. Love your boat and your YT channel. Keep up the great work.

Try melting some candle wax on the threads! It will help keep the moisture from the threads. Not quite sure it will stay in place in the tropics though. But in the Northern Hemisphere it could be useful! Good luck with all of your projects!

Looking good, Mark. You're making great progress!

Coming together nicely. Sorry I know you just assembled the engine nacelles but I think a bit of stainless tube used as a Bush and tack welded into each of the holes where the threaded rod is inserted particularly on the hinged points would add some longevity with less maintaince and stop the whole thing getting sloppy when the holes and rod wear, a job for when you get the boat back in the UK maybe...? Oh and as you showed at the start of the video all the frozen water gathered in the nacelles, how big are the drain holes, remembering when you're sailing the oceans that waves will no doubt be depositing a lot of water into the nacelles at times and it will need to drain away freely Cold rainy weather and boat restoration, Man it definitely adds to the challenge, paint wont dry, epoxy at times doesn't cure and surface preparation "clean, dust and moisture free "... forget it 😂 Take care Mark Small steps that's all that's required. Cheers

Use cut off disk's. Your using grinding disk's which is why you are tempering the steel. Love the channel 😊

Things are looking good!!!

Your commitment to the grind is impressive and great to see.