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Squib Refit - New wooden rub rails - sanding the hull - window frames /82
29 August 2024 · 19 min · 1K views · Freudenau power plant, Danube River, Vienna
What this video covers
Peter and helper Rudi fabricate and install new wooden rubrails (Scheuerleisten) on Squib during a land-based refit, working toward a planned departure roughly eight weeks away.0:22 The rubrails are built from scrap wood: two strips laminated together with thickened epoxy so they hold the hull's curve, then left to cure for a week before trimming.3:28 Gaps and screw holes in the strips are filled with epoxy thickened with sawdust, masked with tape on the reverse side to prevent bleed-through, then sanded flush with 400-grit paper.8:04 A router trims the corners before final mounting, which must wait until the hull is painted.12:23 Interspersed with the rubrail work, Peter sands the hull below the waterline — first with 80-grit, then 400-grit — logging roughly six hours on a Makita random-orbit sander in 28°C heat.14:58 Window-frame corners, previously filled with sawdust-thickened epoxy, are reworked with a Dremel and fine filler where the compound failed to reach the bottom.16:21 A Danube flood briefly threatens the yard; Peter notes Squib sits on a small rise and calculates the water would need to rise another 70–80 cm beyond forecasts to float the boat.4:22
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