On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we make big strides on the hardtop for our 435 catamaran SV basik, Linh makes the crew smile with another amazing meal, and we help out a fellow sailor in the yard. Come back next week to see another action packed video...see you then!

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welcome back to onboard lifestyle

well here i am sitting under sv basic

trying to stay out of the wind and rain

it's been just one system

after another 2021 is starting out a

little blustery

it's okay though they're coming in waves

so about every other day we're able to

get some work done

got a good day in yesterday it's going

to be rainy and windy today

but tomorrow looks good as well it's

been another storm after that

we just have to deal with it that's okay

because

in between i'm bagging up our project

here there's actually heat in here

and it's curing epoxy we're making some

good progress

despite the weather

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so let's get everybody up to speed

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in our last video we started the caps

for the light soffit

we ripped the honeycomb to width and

then scribe the profiles to the soffit

detail

pvc moldings were laminated to the

panels to give soft

radius edges to our project after the

edge treatment epoxy cured it was time

to shape the five panels to fit

over the soffit curtains to do this we

clamp the main trunk panel in place

in order to work the rest of the pieces

this process took a bit of time to align

all the components but it'll save us

time and weight later when we fare out

for smoothness

now that we feel comfortable with the

soffit caps shape

it's time to remove them to apply fabric

to the backs

this has to happen at this stage because

once these panels are permanently

installed it will be

impossible to access them we used a 8.37

ounce

12 inch fiberglass tape for this layout

the tape has a selvedge edge which made

cutting the cloth

much easier to work with we laminated

multiple layers down

using the west system 105 epoxy

and since the weather has been a bit

cooler we had to use the fast cure

205 hardener in order to ensure a full

cure

in 24 hours after

each layer the excess cloth was trimmed

from the panels

and hand sanded to ease all the edges

when finished

we'll have a total of three layers on

the backs which really not only

strengthens the panels

but it also locks the pvc molding to the

substrate

with the caps ready to install it was

our last chance to add additional fabric

to the interior soffit

we previously laminated seven 10-ounce

layers already but

since this is a structural element to

the hard top we decided to run

one additional tab you know i'm glad we

did because

the soffit runs under the walking access

to the boom so adding more tabbing will

only further strengthen the stiff in

this high traffic area

we used an 8.37 ounce four inch

fiberglass tape

for this layer it laid down nicely and

with lin mixing the epoxy it went pretty

quick

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these tabs are buried inside the

structure and will not be sanded

you know i'm sure that not sanding them

will always bother me but

we still have to get the caps down so i

did my best to lay it down as smooth as

possible

with the tabs not fully cured it was

time to put down the first cap on the

long

soffit run we needed this piece to be

epoxied in permanently

first so we can stack the rest of the

components off of it tomorrow

we used a colloidal silica additive to

thicken the epoxy

thickened epoxy

and apply a strong bead along the

perimeter of the eight foot panel

we gently lined it up and settled it

into place

once the components was aligned clamps

were tightened to hold it fast for

curing

the weather was again ramping up so we

tented our project

and added the heat to help the epoxy

harden

the next day we were able to put the

remaining panels down

we used clamps and portable heaters to

cure the epoxy enough to continue

installing the rest of the pieces

it took all day but we finished

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so we let the thickened epoxy fire off

overnight and we were able to touch sand

the project before starting the exterior

soffit laminations

we use 38 inch wide 10 ounce cloth and

trim them to about 25 inch panels

the fabric application was complicated

due to the size and shape of the soffit

so laying down smaller pieces made it

much more manageable

with lynn feeding me small pots of epoxy

i just work my way

around the project piece by piece you

know the straight runs go much faster

than working around those

large radius areas the key for me is to

just take my time and soak out the cloth

you know

the more i soak it the more pliable it

is and it'll conform

to the substrate you know at times it

feels like this fabric is not going to

cooperate but with patience

it eventually all lays down

i run the fiberglass cloth wild a few

inches past my target

and wait for the resin to cure a bit

before trimming there's a particular

point

when i cut back my fabric and i babysit

the project

to time it perfectly i then use a sharp

razor

and a straight edge to lightly score the

wetted fabric

and gently remove the excess tails i do

this to give me

a nice clean seam it's much easier to

sand and fair later

this lamination laid down nicely and

took probably about two and a half hours

i'm happy with the pour so it's time to

ten out today's work

and let it cure it was nice the next

weather system hit us overnight

it felt good to get up have a bit of

breakfast and get an

early start we took the tenting down

cleaned up and got to work sanding

and there was a lot to do even though

the glass went down flat it's nice to

keep up on the sanding in between

laminations

we started with orbital sanders using 80

grit sanding nets

then working the radius of the inside

and outside corners by hand

it took about two hours and all but our

project you know it was looking pretty

good

another front will be hitting us in a

few hours so our goal today

is to prep the surface for a light

fairing

bullnose the edge of the hardtop

fair all the seams and then bag it up

with the sanding complete we had to bull

nose the hard top edge with a half

inch radius to prepare for the next

lamination

our ryobi 18 volt cordless router

made easy work for the 50 lineal feet of

pvc molding we had to radius

we did a good job containing the plastic

debris by using dust collection

and by laying down a tarp to catch the

remaining balance

all in all i really like how our project

is turning out

it's amazing how by just softening a

corner it changes the entire feel

of the hardtop with the bullnose

complete we shifted gears a bit

to put a light coat of fairing compound

down we used

a system three quick fare it's a

multi-part epoxy pairing compound that

is easy to work with

my goal is to apply just a thin layer on

all our seams to soften the surface

imperfections a bit so

when we put that next fabric lamination

down it doesn't telegraph the seams

through it

this process went fairly quick so we

tented our project

for the night and put two small 250 watt

heaters in to help the faring compound

cure

and just in time the wind was picking up

fast

and the next wave of weather was

approaching so we called it

besides lynn had a special meal planned

so i wanted to head upstairs

okay guys i'll admit it we are dealing

with boatyard fatigue i am

i'm tired feels tired emma's tired but

we are pushing through and getting this

done we are so close

to the finish line emma god loved this

girl she has been such a trooper she

jumped right back into school work and

she's getting through all her subjects

we're so proud teal of course is always

hard at work down below and getting this

hard top

done i love that he just bust his ass

every single day for us and it's a

pretty nice ass

so as a reward i wanted to show them my

appreciation

for all the hard work that they've done

and the best way for me to show it is

to create and make a beautiful meal for

them

even while we're on the hard it's a

little bit harder obviously but

this is something that we just love to

do and so for tonight

i'm going to be making sushi for them

i don't know you remember but back in

bodega bay we were gifted a beautiful

king salmon from

a local fisherman thank you so much

you're welcome

now what kind of fish is this that's the

king

yeah a little one i think i'm a little

excited

and we had consumed most of it but i had

saved one filet for an occasion like

this

tonight i'm going to be creating a

philly roll

a spicy california roll a tempura roll

and also a sonoma cucumber salad

it's gonna be so good they're gonna love

it

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good morning guys today is going to be a

little different for us

emma and i are going on a little field

trip um one of the things that you know

we

try to talk about and reiterate is how

great this

cruising community boating community is

we always try to help each other out

and today is an example of that so um

somebody in the yard shane hey there i'm

shane

i've been here in the napa valley marina

for the past 70 days

working every day on my severe osmosis

blisters and after all this time it's

finally

the copper coat application day is

asking

for some help he is working on getting

all his copper coat

anti-fowling paint on today so

he needs a few more hands teal is a

little busy right now so

emma and i have volunteered to help him

yep

so what kind of boat is it this is a

1976 erickson 36c time to mix

look at this monster he's had it tinted

for

over a month now getting it all dry and

ready

and this is just the first coat i think

it looks pretty darn good already

you ready for round two i'm ready for

round two three and four let's get this

done

okay you ready i'm ready all right

do you want this inside your through

hole fitting or just down the perimeter

on the outside i still got some

old auntie fellaini on the inside okay

yeah thank you

kind of fun mixing but oh my goodness my

arms feel like jello right now

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okay emma so what do you think about the

whole painting process

i think it was pretty fun a little bit

of a workout

and somehow you weren't painting

but you covered yourself in

copper coat well at least there's no

barnacles are gonna

grow on me okay

fair enough

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that was a day it was a lot longer than

i thought it would take for us

but we're done yeah it was a basically

let's see there was four coats about two

hours

it took per coat and that included

clean up and application for each coat

so it was about eight hours total

but i think that the most important part

is the mixing process

i think that's like that's like the most

important and like difficult part

yes emma did a really good job of

keeping us filled

and and just well mixed she fed us all

day she fed us

with that paint all day there was no

breaks

so basically there was four people

rolling out

at any given time on the boat and it uh

it was a chore i wasn't an expert

at copper coat when we started but i

feel we

we're all experts now aren't we a lot

definitely

but i'm just glad i don't have to do

this for ours

you are such a dork thank you