We got down and dirty in the bilges this week as we sealed up the diesel tanks and got to work on some of the other plumbing and conduits in the bilge areas. We also made progress on the mainsail track re-installation with a little help from Brian's brother, Dale. 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 0:00:50-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:04-Diesel Fill, and Gray and Black Pump out Tubes 0:02:49-Making Hatch Rims Flat Fiberglass 0:06:29-Sealing the Forward, Starboard Diesel Tank 0:10:54-Adding Conduits to the Bilge Area for Power and Fuel 0:15:00-Drilling Holes for Electrical Conduits 0:20:15-Sealing the three remaining Diesel Tanks 0:24:49-Flipping the Mainsail Track Stainless Bar 0:29:50-Tabbing the Starboard Forward Diesel Tank Tops 0:34:48-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

With the rains finished, we got to work up on the cabin top, painting the mainsail track area and installing the track again. We also got a lot of work done down in the hulls on the fluid gauges for all our liquid tanks, gray, black, and diesel. 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-Alexseal Super build Primer for the Mainsail Track 0:02:49-Making Hatch Rims Flat Fiberglass 0:06:26-Mounting our Fluid Gauges 0:11:45-Testing and Drilling for Fluid Sensors for Black Water 0:17:13-Painting Alexseal 501 on the Mainsail track area 0:19:08-Finishing up the Gravity Gauge Pieces 0:20:07-Working on the Fluid Sensor holes 0:28:14-Mounting the Mainsail Track 0:31:26-Picking up our Steering Bar 0:33:13-Drilling Holes for a Steering Conduit 0:35:36-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

It was a double storm week, but we kept working anyway, shifting into my garage to work on the rudders and rudder boxes. Once the rain cleared, we assessed the damage at the lot and cleaned up the boat. Then we got to work! 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 0:00:5-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:09-Adding the Second Tubes to the Rudder Boxes 0:04:52-More Progress on the Rudders 0:13:20-Big Storm Causes Water Flooding 0:15:56-Working on our Gravity Gauge Corners 0:17:52-Adding Sole Pieces Back In 0:19:11-Finishing up the Gravity Gauge Pieces 0:22:42-Considering a Viewer Suggestion for the Heads 0:23:58-Solar Panel Wiring and Water for Sugar Scoop Shower 0:28:47-Reconfiguring the Heads... again! 0:33:52-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We started tackling the cabin top support post installation, and did further work on the bilge tanks. Plus we took a look at the new head wall layout, and decided to make a major change to how it will be built. 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 0:04:46-S/V Lynx Logo 0:05:00-Cabin Top Post Modification 0:15:18-Sole Cleanup and Fiberglass Pipe Cuts 0:16:45-Fitting the Cabin Top Posts 0:21:40-Prepping for Rain 0:22:45-Fairing the Cabin Top Posts 0:24:02-Epoxying the Tank Inspection Port Nuts 0:25:54-Temping in the Walls in the Hulls 0:29:26-Modifying the Head Walls 0:40:12-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We got to work on the western red cedar and G10 mainsail track lower reinforcements, getting the first layers of glass over them as well. We also cut out all the hatches and did the edge treatments on the soles that go down in the hulls. 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-Sanding the Cockpit cabin top 0:03:11-Tabbing the Sugar Scoop Steps 0:05:41-Coring the holes for the Water Tanks 0:07:33-Getting ready to cut the Hatches in the Hull Soles 0:08:57-Adding the Wester Red Cedar Strips next to the G10 0:10:23-Cutting, Coring, and Filling the Sole Hatches 0:17:08-Glassing the G10 and Wood Strips for the Mainsail Track 0:26:08-Working on the Sole Hatch Edges 0:31:55-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We got to work building the new steps for the sugar scoops, then had to redo some work on the mainsail track to rectify an omission of some reinforcement layers on the cabin top. We also worked on the steering and tank inspection ports. 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-Cutting holes for the Rudder Bar 0:02:55-Making Sugar Scoop Steps 0:09:50-Fixing the mainsail track and More Step work 0:22:20-Making Plumbing Tubes 0:29:23-Fairing the new Mainsail Track Reinforcements 0:33:35-Inside Tabbing on Sugar Scoop Steps 0:35:14-Starting the Bearings and Drilling Inspection Port Lids 0:37:45-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We continued working on the stern of the boat this week, and along the way, decided to make a custom alteration to the way the steps work. It's a little more work, but we think it will make the boat better! 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 0:00:35-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:49-Coring and Filling the Tank Lid Bolt Holes 0:04:06-Tabbing the Sugar Scoop Chines 0:05:04-Working on a Kick-up Rudder Box 0:07:18-Mounting Holes for the Rudder Mechanism 0:09:56-Finishing up the Starboard Rudder Box 0:11:52-Gluing Down the Sugar Scoop Decks 0:14:45-Customizing the Stern Steps 0:24:45-Answering Viewer Comments and Questions 0:31:35-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

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