We were hard at it this week and really went to town and got a lot of projects done, including mounting in the Helm Seat, and a lot of work on the galley arm where the two refrigerator/freezers and th

With the Admiral off from one of her jobs supporting the building of S/V Lynx, she has more hours to work on the boat. So, we put her to work as we got more progress on the Helm Stairs and the Galley

This week we did lots of customizing as we worked on the boat! We're closing in on making the Galley Arm and Helm Seat this week, plus we get a major shipment of a very cool piece of technology for S

We continue work on the helm seat and stairs, and finish up the second coat of fairing compound on the top deck. Things are moving along swiftly as we make progress toward setting sail around the pla

This week, we are working hard on the boat again. We start the next coat of fairing on the Top Deck and start building the helm station bench and steering console. We made lots of good progress on S

Among other tasks, it was time to take on the hard job of fairing and sanding the top of the salon. We tag teamed the effort, trying to keep blood flowing in our poor arms, but got the job done! 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 0:00:55-S/V Lynx Logo 0:06:39-Rudder box interior tabbing 0:12:22-Sanding the Salon Ceiling begins! 0:17:25-Closing up the Port Rudder Box 0:23:50-Fixing the Helm Stair issue. 0:31:41-Fairing and Tabbing for the Helm Stairs 0:36:07 -Starting on the Helm Console 0:40:00 -Sanding... Cabin top, Salon Ceiling, and Helm Stairs 0:45:02-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

With the weather back to cooperating, we made up for lost time and got a ton of work done on S/V Lynx! Those pesky mullions are a thing of the past and by the end of the week, we were even fairing the ceiling of the top deck! 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 0:06:52-S/V Lynx Logo 0:07:07-Adding Basalt Layers to our Mullions 0:15:41-Glassing in the first Rudder Tube 0:17:31-Finishing the last two Mullions 0:26:04-Port side Kick-up Rudder Work 0:34:53-Pulling Peel Ply off the Mullions 0:38:32 -We Start Fairing the Top Deck Ceiling 0:54:14-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

With the weather back to cooperating, we made up for lost time and got a ton of work done on S/V Lynx! Those pesky mullions are a thing of the past and by the end of the week, we were even fairing the ceiling of the top deck! 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 0:06:52-S/V Lynx Logo 0:07:07-Adding Basalt Layers to our Mullions 0:15:41-Glassing in the first Rudder Tube 0:17:31-Finishing the last two Mullions 0:26:04-Port side Kick-up Rudder Work 0:34:53-Pulling Peel Ply off the Mullions 0:38:32 -We Start Fairing the Top Deck Ceiling 0:54:14-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

It was a crazy week! Weather whiplash hit us, but we made the best we could of the days to get some progress on the boat, and we took the time to answer some viewer questions when we couldn't work 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 0:00:54-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:09-Answering Viewer Questions and Comments 0:14:36-Prepping the next Mullion and Ordering Paint 0:17:05-How we mix Epoxy and Fairing Compound 0:21:51-Glassing the Corner Mullions 0:25:19-Working a Rudder Box Tube 0:32:08-First Alexseal Shipment Arrives 0:33:41-Getting a Mullion done the Heat 0:35:01-Wrap up with Brent, the Captain and Admiral

Lots of boat work this week, including when we start glassing in the mullions. Then, we take a field trip to Newport Beach Harbor to try and find the right color of Alexseal 501 paint for S/V Lynx! 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 0:00:58-Salon Windows, Beam, and Mullions 0:01:13-Prepping the forward windows for Mullions 0:09:36-Gluing on three sides of a Rudder Box 0:14:17-Gluing on the final set of Mullions 0:17:48-Glassing the Salon Support Beam 0:22:22-Wrapping the first two Mullions with Basalt 0:31:52-Drilling the Tube Holes for the first Rudder Box 0:37:32-Another Two Mullions Wrapped 0:38:18-Picking Colors for S/V Lynx Alexseal Paint 0:43:14-Wrap up with Brent, the Captain and Admiral

We had two plans this week, if the sun was shining, work inside the salon on the mullions, if we got an overcast day, attack the big job of fairing the top deck... we got both! 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 0:00:47-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:58-Salon Windows, Beam, and Mullions 0:04:13-Cutting the Salon Support Beam 0:05:43-Gluing in the first Mullions 0:08:18-Beam Prep and more Epoxy Ropes 0:10:34-Gluing in the Corner Mullions 0:15:25-Gluing on the Salon Support Beam 0:17:16-Fairing the entire Top Deck 0:29:22-Sanding the Top Deck 0:31:48-Rope in the final two Windows 0:34:26-Wrap up with Brent, the Captain and Admiral

Weather changed again... so we did too! We got to work on the Top Deck, fixing the water catchment system and sanded for fairing... then the weather switched again, so we changed course, again! 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 0:01:05-Starting work on the Rain Catchment system 0:06:40-Extending the Top Deck 0:08:51-Front Window Base Boards & Cupboard bottom 0:15:56-Glassing the Rain Catchment Bridges 0:18:20-Tabbing Top Deck Extensions 0:19:32-Viist by Aaron from Alexseal Yacht Coatings 0:26:22-Sanding the Top Deck 0:28:54-Adding Epoxy Rope to Forward Windows 0:34:33-Installing Vent Tubes 0:35:46-Building the Salon Arch Support 0:41:00-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

We set out to add the support mullions to the salon windows... only to run into an issue, so we switched gears and made a new plan, then got to work getting it done! 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 0:01:07-Working on the Mullions 0:04:01-Kickup Rudder Tubes 0:06:54-More Mullion Work 0:08:45-The Last Salon Interior Tabs 0:13:00-Making Fiberglass Tubes 0:14:40-Rudder Tubes and Mullion Work 0:19:15-Starting on Kickup Rudder Boxes 0:23:48-Baseboards for the Forward Windows 0:25:26-Tabbing the Outside of the Salon Windows 0:27:02-Finishing Mullion Prep Work 0:23:48-Baseboards and Mullions for the Forward Windows 0:34:07-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

It's time to finish cutting out all the salon windows to reveal our panoramic view for seeing the world during our planned double circumnavigation voyage, hopefully starting in 2026! 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 0:00:55-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:10-Making our Sole Hatches for the Galley area 0:05:58-Searching for and Prepping Galley Panels 0:09:01-Installing the Galley Sink Area 0:13:16-Cutting out the last Salon Windows 0:20:18-Prepping the Gallen Sink Bank Panel 0:23:48-Starboard Hull Galley Cupboards 0:25:49-Epoxy edging and Coring Side Windows 0:32:47-Tabbing the Salon Window Panels 0:35:22-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

It was time to tackle the front windows in the salon, so we worked on the side window baseboards, then got to the scary job of cutting giant holes in our boat! But, all's well that ends well! 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-Cleaning Excess Epoxy off the side Windows 0:02:53-Working on the Side Window Baseboards 0:07:10-Galley Construction Starts 0:13:21-Daybed Coring and Epoxy Fill 0:18:01-Tabbing Extravaganza! 0:26:14-Gluing the Side Window Baseboards 0:32:07-Cutting the Corner Window Holes 0:38:03-Fixing Floor Hatches in the Salon 0:39:01-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

It was time for a Big Crew Saturday job laminating the cabin top. We also got a lot of work done on the side window epoxy ropes, and started work on the day bed in the cockpit. 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 0:01:46-Tabbing in the Port Hull Ceiling 0:04:08-Epoxy Ropes for the first Starboard Window 0:06:05-Starboard Salon Corner Panel 0:10:06-Working on the Day Bed Frame 0:20:39-Extracting Window Rope Inserts 0:21:56-Prepping the Cabin Top for Saturday 0:26:51-Adding the Day Bed Side Wall 0:28:30-Epoxy Rope in the Final Starboard Window 0:31:21-Big Crew Saturday Cabin Top Lamination 0:36:10-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

Big Storms rolled through the Southern California Boat Yard where we are building out 50' Catamaran, but we survived the deluge and got some work done anyway! 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 If you would like a discount on the Tesmen clamp meter, use this code: GQDYD6JU Here is a link to purchase: Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5M5LZBP?maas=maas_adg_EB51211358F5AE25F66B43FD701E2038_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas 0:00:00-Introduction to this week's video 0:00:49-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:05-Prepping Window Frames for Epoxy Rope 0:04:56-Progressing the Mullions 0:07:00-Emergency Trip to the Boat Yard 0:12:00-Working on the Lithium Batteries 0:21:18-The Boat after four Days of Rain 0:22:37-Epoxy Rope for Windows #4 0:27:19-Gluing on the Port Hallway Ceiling 0:31:04-Epoxy Filling in three Window Troughs 0:33:42-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

S/V Lynx needs strong supports for our nice large windows in the salon, so this week we worked on adding epoxy rope to the edges and started cutting and gluing the mullions together. 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 0:03:15-S/V Lynx Logo 0:03:30-Coring the Port Salon Windows 0:08:17-Cutting the Port Mullion Planks 0:11:07-Why we are Strengthening the Windows 0:13:52-Adding Epoxy Rope to Window #1 0:20:50-Gluing Mullion Planks together 0:25:17-Epoxy Rope for Windows#2024 0:27:16-Cutting the Starboard Mullion Planks 0:27:46-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

This week we tackled a large problem with our window cutouts and got past that with a new solution using a jig and some forms. We also worked on finishing up the last of the cockpit sole. 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 0:05:15-Gluing in the last Sole Piece 0:06:49-Solving the Window Cutout issue 0:14:40-Tabbing the final sections of the Sole 0:17:49-Marking the Side Window Cutouts 0:21:42-Cutting the Base Boards for the Side Windows 0:28:18-Cutting out the Side Window Openings 0:35:32-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral

Now that we are held up by the window alignment issue and waiting on responses from Goiot and Schionning, we decided to stop work in that area and get to work on the Cockpit rear bench and 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 0:05:03-S/V Lynx Logo 0:05:18-Tabbing the Cockpit Ceiling 0:08:13-New Sailing Gear Arrived 0:09:44-Cockpit Rear Bench Frame, Hatch, and L-Bracket Prep 0:11:23-Fixing the Final Rain Catchment Corner Bridge 0:12:50-Clearing up Edges on the L-Brackets 0:14:06-Cleaning up the Epoxy on the Bench and Hatches 0:15:58-Astel CEO stops by the Boat Yard 0:19:16-Epoxy Filling the Water Trough Bench Pieces 0:21:55-Talking about Phil's Nexlord Fantasy Book Series 0:36:45-Tabbing the Cockpit Ceiling to Bulkhead #6 0:38:18-Gluing down the Cockpit Bench Back and supports 0:39:53-Pulling Peel Ply from Bulkhead #6 and the Cockpit Ceiling 0:40:26-Adding Hatch Supports to the Floor Storage 0:41:48-Gluing in Water Troughs in the Rear Bench 0:45:44-Wrap up with the Captain and Admiral