What I've learned by watching this series so far is that you have to do yoga to own a sailboat because you're going to be squatting and squeezing yourself into weird places 😂

I love the use of a heatgun to shape the pvc pipe. I've never thought of doing that. Thank you.

Great video. I love how you show your fans all of the steps needed for your restoration and refit. When do you plan to leave?

Very resourceful and clever Kika and Dan - Well Done!

Great idea with the PVC pipes! We'll put that on our nifty best-practices list :)

Dan has a lot of skills and knowledge from somewhere that have been used on this ship....or he is very good at thinking and planning before working on the job at hand.....

Lots of cool improvements, when sailing I would check the PVC joints often until your sure the flexing of the boat while sailing does not produce a leak! Did you think that you would doing so much repair work when you bought this boat, don't get me wrong, what your doing looks great!

Well done guys. Great job. I love working with PVC pipe. Its so rewarding when you add the glue and push it all together. Thanks for sharing.

😉all that pvc glue would make anyone sing , eh Dan ..., still waiting on the electric motor testing 😍😍

Awesome job once again guys!!! Always nice to see your refreshing view/outlook on the way to get things done. A few years back i made a batting practice L-net from pvc and about a month later several others were doing the same! (haha!) good job!

Good job with the plumbing, I love that flex hose, it's inexpensive and resistant to a wide variety of fluids, now you just need to add some Aviation Permatex to those joints and they will be leak proof for a long time!

I love your out of the box thinking!

I love how thorough you two are with projects. You take potentially mundane maintenance and turn it into beautiful thoughtfully done work that we can all see how much it will be/ is appreciated by yourselves. Custom awesomeness 😎 👏. I’m intrigued and delighted.

You guys are amazing. Every time I need some motivation for projects I watch an episode of your show I am ready to go.

make sure you have backup bilge pumps we went through 3 new ones on a cruise to Hispaniola and back i had to buckit it out the sink drain for two days...no fun .. a water maker would be a good idea too..you can't always get fresh water when you need it . i have had to resort to the water in cans of vegi's lol .

You guys are machines! Impressive pvc plumbing work.

professional looking work with the pipe, as a pipefitter I am really impressed. two thumbs way up!

Thanks for sharing guys excellent work..

Wow! Very creative! Again! Great Job!

Another great video guys.

I love how creative and resourceful you guys are. I always learn something new. Always look forward to a new Uma!

Keep up the great work guys. Hopefully, you'll be sailing soon.

you 2 are awesome a lot of hard work and good videos which only makes it harder

Wow you guys have comes along way. keep it up

That was creative and informative. Really loving your vids more and more.

Macgyver couple at it again

Great job guys... as inspiring as ever

You are doing a fabulous job. Everything you do. You will have a wonderful boat.

Well done guys! Great video, quite a job in itself - very impressed with all the skills you've developed to get all of this done :-)!

Hi there! NICE! Your videos are very instructive! Thanks for sharing it!

you guys are awsome! watching all parts from beginning in series. :-)) great respect for your work, all the best whishes from Vienna, Tom

GENIUS! Love using the Schedule 40 1", TOUGH Stuff!!!!!

what a great teamwork. pvc is excellent choice it will last for ever.

i say, that fiberglass job you did, looks great!!! I enjoy your videos and always "like" them up. thanks heaps

Good idea with the plastic pipes! I think it can solve a problem we have on our boat . Our bilge are really small and tight, so small that a hose cannot be used for the bilge pump . You guys maybe gave me a solution ! Thanks! :-)

Great! I learn a lot from this channel.

Another great video and innovative use of non-"marine" products. I can't wait for the next video on your "Iron Jib" solution (hopefully there is still some iron involved somewhere) :) Keep up the great work!

You guys do absolutely beautiful long lasting work. Plus, you're doing things that aren't standard..so there's nobody to ask or KZfaq videos to watch to get help. That boat is one lucky girl. She's worth twice what any other 36' 1972 boat is worth, probably more. You have the evidence of all the quality work that's gone into her. I can't believe the previous owners had removed the floor and then epoxy/fiberglassed it back in. So much easier and better to do what you did and fasten it in by making screw blocks. Awesome work. I'm positive that any boat maker would hire either of you to do boat design.

You guys are bloody ingenious. Just love your vlog.

Did a great job guys, great when you can save a ton of money!

Ok, I ,missed yall. You all are playing with my emotions.

Nice video guys! She's coming along nicely and it looks like you're getting a lot accomplished! We bought our boat! She is up on the St Johns River currently, we have time so we're going to hang out there for a while and then start making our way down the coast in March...So we shouldn't need any help like before but we'd love to get a beer along the way! Cheers! Brittany and Jeremiah

No purple fingers that I could tell! Good idea and good work.

you guys are incredible.

Sterling very creative work Excellent work Congratulations.

Amazing guys.

Great idea for using PVC piping!

These videos have gotten better

Hmmmm, I never even considered PVC piping for the bilge. An extra idea (I can't remember where I first saw this) as an emergency pump was to t connect your raw water intake before the raw water pump (Of course I just remembers you switched to electric so never mind for you guys, but a good idea to share "Doh!") which has a valve leading to a hose gonig to the bilge so the engine can also act as a blige pump in an emergency. Looking forward to seeing your rain water catchment system!

Frugal! (2 thumbs up) from Skpr Froo.

Ace hardware has the flex pipe on the cheap per foot FYI for next time ;) Yes just started watching all the videos so starting from the first ones :)

good job

looks great guys!! in the position that u guy put everything you won't have any issues, and if you guys have one im confident with your skills will easily solve it. cheers!!! ;^)

Glad to see you guys back on the play list. Was starting to get a little concerned.

Oh boy, I see this episode sparking conversation. I hear so many reasons why "not" to use ridged PVC pipe in boats....the main reason is movement and flexing, the other is flexible hose will only have 2 points of possible failure where solid pipe has several points at elbow turns and such. I've seen a couple of project boats have PVC pipe used but never heard how they held up...keep us posted.

A bit short for the long wait, but good non the less, thumb's up 👍😆 .

Good work as always! I need to install a pre- and post-pump filtration system for my water system - what pre-pump filter are you planning on using? Best wishes, B.

so proud of you both. PVC will last longer

Great job! Alternate title for your series: "How to Fix a Sailboat On the Cheap". I have often wonder why others have not used PVC on their boats. Seems like a better way to go all around to me. Toss all those hoses that are expensive and degrade for lifetime PVC! Something I have been tossing around in my head is how to build a solar powered water desalinator on deck. Might be a good emergency backup plan. I also hope to build a solar water heating system made of PVC tubes painted black running up the mast. Thank you for all the information and ideas you have shared with us all. It might just make it possible for me to buy a fixer upper and sail away someday! Please let us know how the copper bottom jeans hold up as I want to do the same. Thanks again!

It will be very interesting to see how the Pvc holds up, It flex's different then fiber glass. I'd keep an eye open for lateral cracks after a few big storms. I am also waiting to see you get everything on the engine worked out, glad the battery just melted

YES route the PVC next to the batteries for EXTRA amp powerrrr!!! (cuz electricity and water is awesome) Good stuff tho thumbs up sis!

Induction heating coil works just as well as a heat gun... And can be so much funner

Hi guys, great video as usual! I noticed you were talking about installing a composting head and thought that I'd mention an issue from Damato's "Breaking Seas" book. He installed an AirHead composting unit and it worked fine until they were sailing and the boat was heeled over. There was an issue then with the urine mixing with the solids and causing the composting function to fail with rather nasty results. Just a heads up! (pun intended) Keep up the great work.

Hi guys, greetings from the ATL area. I love your Vids and have a question that I am sure you two thought of but still, I want to ask. The PVC is relatively flexible but not like the hose. Boats flex constantly under the enormous pressures surrounding it. How will the PVC hold up to the flexing, or is it in such a location that it will not be part of this process?

So when do you think she'll be ready to set sail?

If you do have problems with the PVC getting brittle & cracking, you might think about PEX flexible plumbing pipe as a replacement. Also easy to work with. 1" and larger is sold in 10 and 20 ft sticks.

Bilge pumps, being centrifigal pumps, are quite sensitive in terms of flow rate when subjected to the pressure drop through all those pvc right angle bends. Might be worth checking the new flow rate to see if that is adequate for your needs. More is better when it comes to bilge pumps. Neat plumbing job though.

Hi guys I am leraning a lot from you! Just bought my first sailboat and there's lot to do ;) Unlikely I am not so equipped as you are! I've following you since the beginning and I have seen that you use an incredible variety of tools that here in Europe are worth more than the price of my boat. How did you manage to get all those tools to cut and shape different material without going broke?

Obviously marine grade stuff is $$$ and it seems prudent to consider what other trades might use. I did raise an eyebrow about the pvc though for this application...it does leave some things to be desired in high vibration or any environment exposed to ice, although since your not pressurizing it shouldn't be an issue. There are several options out there that are really reasonably priced though that use flexible tubing. Most sump pumps have a cheap flexible tubing, but there are fresh water solutions that are also flexible. We used to use the crap out of that stuff in the manufactured home industry at the factory and at the site hooking the home up. Some of it requires specialized tools but that can be rented cheaply. Bear in mind though our solution needed to be able to handle being pressurized and freezing...probably not concerns of yours. I'm so on pins and needles for how this forklift motor solution will turn out for you guys. I looked on your web site for more details but nothing there the last I looked. I did some reading on the subject and it seems to big boys with the big bucks are using solutions similar to electric car hybrids using the motor while under sail to actually charge the batteries too. I'm having a hard time picturing the props actually freewheeling though when connected via a geared transmission. I'm totally wondering how your going to handle speed control as there likely to be enough current transfer here that switches won't work...you'll have to use relays and some sort of electronic pulse speed control. Please indulge us and be detailed!

A bit late on this (by a few years), but it you do this again, look into PEX vs PVC.

Went back and looked at the video. Yes you have a removable fitting on the new pipe, but the pipe to pump connection is definitely solvent weld. If the pump is CPVC and the pipe is PVC it won't hold with PVC glue. The pump might just be really old and yellowing. CPVC is yellowish and you can find it at Home Depot or Lowes to compare the material to your pump. Also you might be able to find out the pump manufacturer and call them to find out. I don't think the manufacturer was expecting a solvent weld because of the lip on the outlet. It was obviously designed for a clamp on a flexible high burst pipe.

I have scoured through at least 100 videos and I cannot find the one that shows the custom PVC diverter that you created for the pressurized freshwater.

What make and size is the sailing vessel UMA??? Thanks.

good stuff guys and yes quite a saving using that PVC, where is your bilge water coming from? rain or sea water?

You give Scottie from Star Trek a run for his money.

for anyone else thinking of re-plumbing their boat on the cheap, I'd highly recommend using PEX tubing from your local hardware store instead of PVC

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Pvc huh, I'll consider that for my pump toilet. Just wonder if I can get the bends and angles.

Howdy. Ex plumber here. As an FYI that pipe is not good for potable water. It also can become poisonous if heated. You need CPVC which has an yellow color for drinking water or the aforementioned rubber hoses. So I hope you only used that for the bilge/grey waste water.

The plumbing looked great. Really clean looking. Great job not getting the primer everywhere ‼️

Just wondering, are the hose clamps marine grade? I saw another video where a boat owner warned against the hardware store variety because although the strap is stainless steel, the mechanism is not and rusted out and failed. Marine grade hose clamps cost more because they are stainless steel throughout.

You should do a yr later review of your pvc plumbing.

Hey.... you guys used cement not just purple prep right?

Hey guys, I was wondering if you have found an epoxy deck sealer, our deck has lots of old screw holes and such?

The reason flexible pipe is popular is because it accommodates the flex of the boat as it moves through the waves. Don't repeat this for your blackwater system. You might find you have to add flexible components to your bilge at a point. But, that'll be an easy fix, if it comes to it.

Not one part of that install meets ABYC requirements.

Is there a check valve in there somewhere close to the pump?

Pex would have been a good, economical choice as well.

1st! Finally.

I thought you ended the show with a secret message in morse code

I start to feel more and more like I am not smart enough to have a sailboat :(

why was there a water under the floor?

Hey, great video! Just a comment, try to keep your audio compression (volume) the same throughout the video, headphone users will thank you! Kind regards from Brazil =D

Mr & Mrs sailboat McGyver

Why did you use gate valves instead of ball valves on your water ststem

Not available on AppleTV - why?! :(

Hey, how does the pvc react to cold weather?

Ok guys this is not gonna be fun for me to write but has to be said. PVC should never be used on a bilge pump. The PVC your using is for fresh water not for contaminates such as oil, grease and what ever else will go through that bilge pump. The PVC will degrade over time and as any sailor will tell you . It wont be at a good time when your in a marina when it leaks. 2nd when you have that many connections such as Elbows and splices it just gives water more places to leak from. Marine grade hoses are great because there is just 2 connection points your bilge and the hull of your vessel. Unless you have a back stop valve then you would have 4. I really don’t care about your fresh water system . I’m OK with it. But when it comes to safety your bilge pump should be one item on your list you don’t short cut. I like you kids I think its great and no one applauds your efforts more than me. I have watched you 2 since day one and I have enjoyed watching your dream become a reality. Don’t short cut on safety items. I would not write this if I didn’t care honestly on what your trying to do.

This is the only thing where I would've spent the money for the flexible tubing. PVC is not flexible enough for a boat and the stress it takes, it'll crack after only a few years.

A bilge pump should be readily reached because it gets fouled with debris too often.