Catamaran Mistertong video
#127 Final decision for our catamaran
5 July 2025 · 36 min · 15K views
What this video covers
The owners of the catamaran *Mister Tong* are completing interior structural repairs and deck hardware installations. The crew finishes sanding and applying finishing mastic to the interior paneling and bulkhead reinforcements, despite the challenge of managing dust throughout the vessel.▶ 0:05 After applying a primer coat to the plywood backing plates, they install five deck cleats, using the primer to seal the area beneath the hardware washers.▶ 12:40
The project also involves fabricating custom fiberglass gutters for the cockpit lockers to ensure water drainage.▶ 14:10 The owner creates a mold from a one-meter template to laminate multiple fiberglass gutters with epoxy resin, planning to replace rotted locker edges and delaminated sections of the cockpit floor.▶ 14:10 While addressing the cabin interior, the crew decides to remove existing polystyrene insulation and re-install the original paneling, concluding that the insulation provides minimal thermal benefit in warm waters.▶ 7:33 The team continues to balance these structural tasks with video editing and solar power management, noting that the watermaker consumes approximately 400 watts during operation.▶ 8:42
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