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The road back to boat work: Floors, paint, and tool trailer Ep. 687
19 July 2026 · 21 min · 64K views
What this video covers
Mads and Ava prepare their property for the arrival of Spiffy, their 44-foot hurricane-damaged catamaran, by establishing a dedicated workshop and pouring foundations for two shipping containers.▶ 0:25 A structural engineer provided footer calculations based on local soil conditions to support the containers.▶ 6:22 While awaiting the boat's arrival, the crew focuses on home renovations, including installing 400 square feet of reclaimed oak flooring.▶ 2:33 They upgraded two planers—a DeWalt 734 and a 735—with carbide helical cutting heads to process the hardwood, noting that the 735 upgrade was more straightforward than the 734.▶ 11:02 The team also assembled two workshop tables using frames from Rockler.com and installed a Reolink security camera system.▶ 8:42 Future plans include using a newly delivered laser welder and CNC machine for stainless steel grab rails and aluminum water tanks for the catamaran.▶ 14:30 The crew continues to manage site logistics, including the removal of an electrical pole and scheduling excavation for the container foundations.▶ 0:42
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