We started working out the mechanism for the kickup rudders, and progressed work on the sugar scoops for the stern decks. We also got to mounting the Goiot Mainsail track onto the cabin top. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:27-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:42-Checking fit on the Kickup Rudder Mechanism 0:02:21-Resin Layer 3 on the Diesel Inspection Hatches 0:03:49-Working on the Kickup Rudders 0:06:45-Adding the Inboard Chines to the Sugar Scoops 0:08:19-Getting the Rudder Bar Fabricated 0:14:35-Gluing in the Cupboard Lips in the Hulls 0:16:19-More Progress on the Sugar Scoops 0:19:20-Painting under the Mainsail Track 0:21:16-Working on the Kickup Mechanism Hatches 0:23:27-Resin Layer 4 on the Diesel Inspection Hatches 0:24:27-Mounting the Mainsail Track 0:26:59-Final Answer on the Steering Hole 0:29:37-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

After recovering from the massive rain storm early in the week, the S/V Lynx crew got to work on building the sugar scoops, with their kick-up rudder mechanisms. They also continued work on the tank lids and the Nav Station. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:37-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:51-Working on the Bow Decks 0:05:50-Test Fit of the Starboard Rudder Box 0:09:08-Cutting in the Sugar Scoop Internal Walls 0:15:10-Sanding and Resin Coating the Tank Lids 0:18:39-Cutting Computer Monitor Holes in the Nav Station 0:21:11-Gluing in the Rudder Casing Walls 0:22:18-Working on the Sugar Scoop Decks 0:23:44-Drilling out Holes for the Diesel Tank Valves 0:28:20-Mounting the Sugar Scoop Chines 0:29:26-Adding a Basalt Layer to the Tank Inspection Hatches 0:33:45-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We got started on the difficult bows and also started working the Starboard Sugar Scoop. Then a big rain storm arrived, but we kept working in my garage, making a Kick-up rudder box. We also give our the answer for how much diesel the tanks will hold. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:36-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:50-Working on the Bow Decks 0:06:38-Cutting out the Sugar Scoop Hull 0:08:39-Manufacturing the Starboard Rudder Box 0:20:44-Gluing the Starboard Rudder Box together 0:28:36-Tabbing the Starboard Rudder Box 0:32:26-Answering the Question: How much Diesel? 0:38:20-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

It's Christmas week... and Santa brought a massive rain storm. Oh well, we just rolled with the punches and kept working on our dream boat anyway. Plus, Marianne and Phil go over some of our sailing plans. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:59-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:14-Cutting Bulkheads for our Water Tanks 0:08:23-Gluing the Rudder Sides Together 0:09:18-Prepareing and Installing Forward Cabin Shelves 0:14:01-Shaping our Rudders 0:22:20-Inspecting the Boat for Water Ingress 0:24:40-How much Diesel will our Forward Tanks hold? 0:27:20-Filling in Shelf Lip Edges 0:30:27-Route Planning for the first five years 0:37:09-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We got onto a lot of jobs in the hull this week, finishing up resin sealing the tanks in the hulls, working on the forward cabins, and even made progress on the rudders and daggerboard casings. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:52-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:06-Applying the Ultimate Resin Sealing Coat 0:06:23-Putting a layer of Basalt on the Tank Lids 0:07:50-Gluing in the Rain Gutter behind the Electronics Panel 0:10:32-Adding Shelves and Other Parts to the Forward Cabin 0:12:01-Gluing two halves of a Rudder together 0:14:11-First Coat of Resin on the Diesel Lids 0:16:11-Coring and Sealing Shelves 0:19:38-More Parts Glued into the Forward Cabins 0:24:10-Starting Work on Adding the Daggerboard Casings 0:26:17-Answering some Viewer Questions 0:37:52-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

Sealing the Diesel, Black Water, and Gray Water tanks in both hulls was a monumental task not to mention a pain in the back! But we got it done this week, along with some other work on the Forward Cabins and Nav Station. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:38-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:53-Gluing in the Forward Table Seat Back and Panel 0:04:20-Working on the Starboard Forward Cabin 0:09:59-Basalt Tabs for the Starboard Diesel Tanks 0:21:31-Basalt Tabs for the Port Diesel Tanks 0:27:07-Progress on the Work Room in the Starboard Bow 0:29:04-Fixing a Couple Small Issues 0:30:15-Resin Coating the Tanks, Layers 1 & 2 0:36:10-Resin Coating the Tanks, Layer 3 0:37:09-Coring and Filling Parts 0:40:07-Resin Coating the Tanks, Layer 4 0:43:54-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

Down into the bilges we go! We're getting our diesel tanks further along this week, but we also tackles the two forward cabins, adding the storage areas plus an additional hanging locker. We also started assembly of the Work Space. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:51-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:04-Adding Storage to the Port Forward Cabin 0:10:37-Making More L-Brackets. 0:12:33-A Concerned Viewer 0:15:19-Changing the Bulkheads for our Work Room 0:22:59-More Work on the Forward Cabins 0:24:23-Making Progress on the Diesel Tanks 0:27:27-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We received our big order from Garhauer Marine of our deck hardware, so we unpack that to check it out! But you know us, we also got a lot done building the boat! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:01:08-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:20-Making more L Brackets 0:04:47-Gluing in the Diesel Tank L Brackets. 0:09:17-We picked up our Garhauer Marine Order 0:13:39-Reconfiguring the Starboard Head Plumbing Layout 0:21:21-Modifying a Miscalculation 0:23:09- Working on the Tank Lids and Electronic Panel 0:27:02-More Progress on the Diesel Tanks 0:27:55-Testing Out the Electronics Panel 0:29:14-Building More L Brackets and Tank Lids 0:30:26-Cutting the Set Back on the Forward Bench 0:32:21-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

It was time to start hand crafting our two rudders, well, time since it was raining and we had to come up with something to do in the rain! Once started, we just kept going, but we also got a lot of work done on the forward Cabin Soles. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:49-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:03-Tabbing Outboard Forward Table Bench 0:02:17-Starting on Rudders 0:04:08-3D Model of our Rudders and Tracing the Shape 0:11:29-Electronics Panel Water Avoidance Design 0:19:55-Gluing in the Port Forward Cabin Soles 0:31:24- Carving Channels in the Rudder Foam 0:36:10-Gluing in the Forward Table Seat 0:37:50-Gluing in the Starboard Forward Cabin Soles 0:40:34-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We kept working on the last of the salon furniture and also got to work on the soles of the Port side, forward cabin. Along the way, we decided to make another design change. We also go over view questions at the end. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:01:14-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:19-Tabbing Outboard Forward Table Bench 0:07:30-Making another Design Change 0:11:48-Tabbing the Inboard Bench and Nav Station 0:15:58-Workng on the Forward Cabin Soles 0:19:21-Coring and Filling the Nav Station Electronics Panel 0:20:26-Gluing the L Brackets into the Buoyancy compartments 0:27:35-Pulling Peel Ply and Gluing an L Bracket to the inboard Bench 0:29:00-Tabbing the Nav Station Deck into place 0:29:54-Cutting the Port Side Forward Cabin Soles 0:30:26-Gluing the L Brackets into the Buoyancy compartments 0:32:57-Answering Viewer Questions 0:46:18-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We ran into a design issue on the daybed/table, and had to come up with a quick solution and then make the changes. We also got a lot of work done on the nav station area of the salon. It was a busy week! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:01:17-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:32-Starting work on the daybed/table 0:04:37-Gluing in the 2nd portion of the Nav Station 0:08:31-Coring and filling Nav Station Panels 0:15:57-Gluing in Diesel Baffles 0:17:04-Gluing in Nav Station and Seat Bench 0:20:34-Cutting Conduit holes 0:23:33-Gluing in the Second Bench Supports 0:25:20-Sanding Conduit Holes and Prepping Desk Top 0:30:32-Inserting Conduits 0:32:46-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We're starting finish up certain aspects of building our 50' catamaran, and this week we do the last lamination jobs on the entire boat! We also get to laying out the Nav Station to start the final furniture work in the Salon. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:57-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:12-Test fitting and building the Nav Station 0:09:19-Laminating the Port Interior Chamfer Panel 0:12:15-1st Daggerboard Casing Basalt Lamination 0:22:10-Laminating the Starboard Interior Chamfer Panel 0:29:43-New Water Tanks 0:30:11-2nd Daggerboard Casing Basalt Lamination 0:34:23-Cutting Risers for the Daybed/Forward Seating 0:34:55-Laying out the Daybed/Forward Seating 0:42:03-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

Our focus this week was finishing up all the basalt layers and working on the baffles in the liquid tanks that are down in the bilge area of both hulls. Of course, we also did some other work as well on our quest to get this boat in the water! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:3-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:50-Bonding our Daggerboard Casings together 0:03:42-Fairing the Salon Ceiling and Galley 0:11:40-Working on the Galley Cupboard 0:19:48-Sanding the Salon Ceiling and Galley Cupboards 0:20:51-Finding Even More Issues in the Salon Ceiling 0:23:25-Bilge Work Begins with Diesel Tanks 0:28:14-Final Sanding of the Salon Ceiling 0:29:38-Second Diesel Tank with Basalt Added 0:32:29-Salon Ceiling Sanding Finished 0:34:02-Gluing in the Galley Cupboard Face 0:35:42-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

It was time to finish up some work on the daggerboard casings, galley cupboards, and salon ceiling, but more importantly, start work on the biggest job left to finish the boat! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:38-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:53-Bonding our Daggerboard Casings together 0:03:45-Fairing the Salon Ceiling and Galley 0:11:43-Working on the Galley Cupboard 0:19:51-Sanding the Salon Ceiling and Galley Cupboards 0:20:54-Finding Even More Issues in the Salon Ceiling 0:23:28-Bilge Work Begins with Diesel Tanks 0:28:17-Final Sanding of the Salon Ceiling 0:29:41-Second Diesel Tank with Basalt Added 0:32:32-Salon Ceiling Sanding Finished 0:34:05-Gluing in the Galley Cupboard Face 0:35:45-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

After building the daggerboards and casings, we got to test the daggerboards moving in the casings. Check out the results! We got some other work done as well, a lot of it in the Galley and some painting of the Salon ceiling. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:56-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:13-Preparing the Galley Cupboards for Installation 0:04:14-Glassing the leading Edge of a Daggerboard 0:05:19-Prepping the Daggerboard Casings to be Joined 0:06:09-Gluing in the first Shelf in the Galley 0:10:03-Working on the Daggerboard Casing End Caps 0:14:30-Testing the fit of the Daggerboard in the Casing 0:16:25-Gluing in the Second Shelf in the Galley 0:22:10-Tabbing in the Galley Shelves 0:23:24-Assembling the Second Casing 0:27:52-Adding Thickened Epoxy to the Galley Cupboard Face 0:28:35-Painting Super Build Primer on the Salon Ceiling 0:30:11-Answering Viewer Questions 0:41:30-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We start glassing in the daggerboards and start work on the galley cupboards. We even find time to paint the final coat of primer on the entire top deck of the boat! And we make a big design change! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:44-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:59-Cutting the slots in the Daggerboard Trailing Edge 0:02:41-Sanding and Painting Primer on the Galley Cupboards 0:04:36-Gluing in the G10 fins in the Daggerboards 0:08:56-Sanding Bulkhead #6 and cutting the end off 0:11:32-Sanding Top Deck and Daggerboards 0:13:58-Cutting out the Galley Cupboard Openings 0:17:00-Glassing Daggerboard 1, Side A 0:22:13-Fairing the Cupboard Openings and Adding Primer 0:25:30-Sanding and Glassing Daggerboard 1, Side B 0:26:45-Continuing painting primer on the Cupboard Face 0:29:06-Final Coat of Alexseal 442 Finish Primer on the Top Deck 0:30:15-A Design Change to the Boat 0:36:13-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

Since we were working on the daggerboards again this week, I took some time to go over why we choose to have daggerboards on S/V Lynx instead of mini keels. But, we also got a lot of work done on the boat! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:01:31-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:47-Fairing the forward salon wall base 0:02:24-Sanding and Fairing our Daggerboard casings 0:04:31-Daggerboards vs Mini keels 0:14:37-Fairing Daggerboard 2, side B 0:15:29-Dry fitting the Galley Cupboards 0:19:48-Alexeal Super Build Primer on Salon Wall 0:24:49-Resin Sealing Daggerboard Casings 0:26:09-Sanding the Resin Sealed Casings 0:27:01-Applying Basalt to the Casings 0:29:05-Sanding the Super Build Primer on the Top Deck 0:31:31-Sanding and Applying Basalt on the final two Casings 0:34:48-Applying 442 Finish Primer to the Top Deck 0:36:57-Fairing and Sanding the Galley Cupboards 0:43:04-Painting Primer on the Interior Galley Cupboards 0:45:25-Fairing the Cockpit Ceiling Joints 0:47:02-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

This week, we finish all strip planking left on the boat! And, we get a lot of other work done, like sanding and painting parts of the Salon, tabbing the sail storage area, and drilling our G10 plates for the Main Sail Mast Track. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:01:25-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:40-Fairing the forward salon wall base 0:02:27-Explaining why we have a Nav Station 0:04:51-Sanding and Painting the Galley Cupboard Wall 0:06:19-Strip Planking Daggerboard 1, side B 0:08:22-Drilling Holes in the G10 of the Main Sail Track 0:10:29-Gluing the Bridge Piece onto D1 casing, Side B 0:11:56-Sanding and Fairing D1 casing, Side A 0:13:18-Asking for help on what spacers to put in the Casings 0:17:47-Gluing the Bridge Piece onto D2 casing, Side A 0:18:23-Sanding, Fairing, and Resin sealing D1 casing, Side B 0:19:13-Strip Planking Daggerboard 2, side B, last one! 0:22:48-Gluing the Bridge Piece onto D2 casing, Side B 0:24:59-Tabbing the Sail Storage Area 0:25:50-Sanding the Mullions 0:26:37-Starting the Galley Cabinet build 0:27:47-The Final 100 Task list 0:31:28-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We finished up the daggerboard sanding, so this week we finally get to start strip planking the casings for those daggerboards. We also take on a big tabbing job in the Port hull. So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:05:00-S/V Lynx Logo 0:05:15-Tabbing the G10 Under the Line Handling Area 0:08:37-Sanding and Fairing the Daggerboards 0:11:26-Sanding the Forward Salon Wall 0:11:49-G10 Top Plates for Clutches 0:12:27-Strip Planking the Daggerboard Casing 0:19:26-Sanding G10 Under the Line Handling Area 0:20:35-Super Build Primer Under the Line Handling Area 0:23:00-Finishing the Strip Planking of the First Casing 0:27:31-Sanding the Super Build Primer on the Top Deck 0:28:59-Modifying the Daggerboard Case bottom 0:33:01-Tabbign the Port side, Forward Cabin 0:34:55-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

With our Winch and Clutch issue resolved, we got to work adding G10 backing plates to the Line Handling area, plus we pushed the daggerboards forward so that we can get to building the casings next week! So come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian as we build our 50' performance cruising catamaran for a circumnavigation voyage. The S/V Lynx Website: https://www.svlynx.com Philip Blood Novels https://www.philipblood.com Patreon (help us out by becoming part of our Patron Crew!) https://www.patreon.com/SV_Lynx?fan_landing=true 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:48-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:02-Drilling G10 and Sanding Daggerboards 0:07:44-Test Fitting and Gluing in the Winch 10 Plates 0:09:32-First Layer of Thickened Epoxy on Daggerboard #2 0:11:52-G10 Top Plates for Clutches 0:18:26-Gluring on the Clutch Bottom G10 Plates 0:20:58-Sanding Side A and Fairing Daggerboard #2 0:22:26-Coving Edges of the Bottom G10 Plates 0:26:07-Fairing the Basalt Bases of the Forward Mullions 0:28:49-Fairing Side B of Daggerboard #2 0:30:03-Taking some Viewer Questions 0:38:29-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood