On the boat, we worked on the cupboards in the heads, and cut the barn door, then did some fairing and sanding in the cockpit. We also went over all the remaining tasks to finish the boat, and announced our 200 episode party! 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-Taking Viewer Comments on our Outboard 0:01:05-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:19-Cutting the Starboard Head Barn Door 0:04:29-Sanding and Fairing the Cockpit 0:08:42-Tabbing the Head Walls on the Starboard side 0:15:27-Working on the Head and Shower Cabinets 0:23:44-Making our Final Task List to finish the boat 0:32:20-200th Episode Party Announcement 0:35:09-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

This week we take time to go over viewer comments about our outboard for the Tender and Dinghy, and comments about our choice of showers on board. Plus, we get a lot different boat work accomplished! 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-Taking Viewer Comments on our Outboard 0:16:43-S/V Lynx Logo 0:04:58-Tabbing in the Port Sole 0:16:57-Cutting the Forestay Pyramids 0:20:11-Sanding and Fairing the Cockpit Ceiling 0:27:08-Working on the Diesel Engine Add On Devices 0:33:24-Glassing in the Port Side Head Walls 0:39:17-Viewer Comments on the Shower Situation 0:43:37-Evening Star, another Solitaire 1520 0:45:17-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

With the port side sole and daggerboard casing in, we turn to tabbing the sole into place and then building the head walls. But, we make a final change to the layout. We also share some news from Zerojet. 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 0:04:48-S/V Lynx Logo 0:05:01-Tabbing in the Port Sole 0:10:12-Receiving our Bow Sprit Fin G10 0:13:04-Final Design Changes to the Port Heads 0:19:14-Cutting the New Port Head Walls 0:24:24-Changing to Wet Heads on the Port Side 0:26:17-Prepping Doors and Frame for the Shower Cupboard 0:28:07-Gluing in the Port Head Walls 0:35:21-Finishing up the Port Head Walls 0:38:57-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

New verse, same as the first... yes, it was time to put the daggerboard casing into the port hull and glue down the sole, a repeat of two week's ago on the Starboard side. But, it's a catamaran, so redundancy is in it's nature! But we tackled the job full steam ahead! 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 0:01:11-Gluing in Walls in the Starboard Hull 0:07:15-Figuring out the Toilet space 0:09:44-Adding the Port Side Daggerboard Casing 0:22:41-Gluing in part of the Shower Locker 0:24:04-Gluing and Tabbing the Separator Wall 0:26:22-Big Crew Saturday Port Side Hull Gluing 0:31:25-Starboard Head Shelving Prep 0:32:36-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We finished up two major projects that we have been working on for months, we got the first daggerboard casing installed and them glued down the sole under the heads and over the various diesel, black, and gray water tanks. It was a big moment! 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 0:00:32-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:46-Finishing up the final Inspection Ports 0:02:39-Adding Flexible Conduits 0:07:23-Cutting in the Daggerboard Casing 0:22:36-Basalting in the Daggerboard Casing 0:31:38-Prepping the Sole for Installation 0:44:15-Gluing in the Starboard Sole 0:47:57-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We finished up two major projects that we have been working on for months, we got the first daggerboard casing installed and them glued down the sole under the heads and over the various diesel, black, and gray water tanks. It was a big moment! 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-Finishing up the final Inspection Ports 0:02:42-Adding Flexible Conduits 0:07:26-Cutting in the Daggerboard Casing 0:22:39-Basalting in the Daggerboard Casing 0:31:41-Prepping the Sole for Installation 0:44:18-Gluing in the Starboard Sole 0:48:00-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We got cracking on assembling the catwalk this week, and we worked hard on finishing up the soles for the head area in the hulls. At the end, we also took the time to answer some viewer questions as 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 0:01:16-S/V Lynx Logo 0:01:30-Gluing the V of the Catwalk together 0:04:27-Prepping the Inspection Ports 0:06:03-Glassing the Center of the Catwalk V 0:08:17-Finishing up the Inspection Ports 0:12:22-Cutting the Prodder Slot 0:17:45-Filling in the Prodder Edges 0:19:34-Gluing the Inspection Ports to the Sole 0:25:23-Answering Some Viewer Questions 0:40:16-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

Putting work in the hulls off for another week, we spent time on the inspection ports, the cockpit ceiling, and then got started on a whole new area, the Catwalk at the bow. Plus, we received an order from Selden that we will show you! 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 0:00:32-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:47-Filling Inspection Port Bolt Holes with Epoxy 0:05:23-Basalt caps for top and bottom of Rudders 0:07:18-Sanding Cockpit Support Beams 0:08:29-Cutting Forebeam slots in Catwalk 0:11:50-Unboxing Selden Delivery 0:16:27-Fairing Cockpit Ceiling Beam 0:18:11-Starting on Bow Work 0:20:06-Working on the Inspection Ports 0:29:00-Beveling the Catwalk Prodder 0:32:34-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

Now that we finished up the cabin top supports, it was time to go back down into the hulls to work in the bilges again. We get the final Alexseal 501 paint onto the bilges and get to work on finishing up the 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 0:01:52-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:47-Working on Hatch supports for the Soles 0:07:51-Painting the Bilges 0:17:51-Testing Sole Hatches 0:21:29-Making more fiberglass Hatch Supports 0:26:16-Running Conduits over the Diesel Tanks 0:30:42-Starting Black and Gray Water Inspection Ports 0:34:03-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

This week we concentrated on glassing in the cabin top support beams and the poles that hold it up. We also got further along on the bilges, getting the first coats of Alexseal Super Build epoxy primer down. 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-Mainsail track Support and Beam Bottom Glassing 0:06:27-Glassing the Support Pole Tops 0:07:40-Glasing Two Cabin Top Support Beams 0:11:33-Cleanup after Rain 0:12:55-Steering Tie Rods and Redesigning Bearing Brackets 0:15:30-Glassing the Final Cabin Top Support Beam 0:17:52-Glassing the Tops of the Center Poles 0:20:14-Fairing Cupboards and Painting Epoxy Primer in Bilges 0:25:30-Answering some Viewer Questions 0:30:43-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

It was time to tackle the Cabin Top supports and get that finished, but we also finished up the Diesel Tank Inspection Ports, made progress on the rudders, and started on the kickup rudder mechanisms. 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 0:01:22-Gluing the Final Two Support Beams 0:04:03-Diesel Inspection Port Seals 0:08:01-Working on the Support Poles 0:10:22-Raritan Delivery 0:12:11-Prepping the Mainsail Track Beam 0:14:46-Progress on the Support Poles 0:15:53-Prepping the Dry Bilge Compartments 0:20:11-Mainsail Track Support Pole Gluing 0:26:46-Cleaing up the Rudder Edges 0:27:58-Fairing the Dry Bilge Compartments 0:30:36-Working on the Kickup Rudders 0:35:50-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

It was a record breaking week of heat, but we still got so much done that this video is a bit extra long! Rudders, Kickup Rudder boxes, DIY steering bearings, Cockpit Cabin top supports, and Diesel G10 plates, plus a big announcement! 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 0:00:26-S/V Lynx Logo 0:00:41-Working on the Rudders and Boxes 0:10:37-DIY Bearing Assembly 0:12:13-Raritan Sponsored Products 0:19:47-Bearings and the Admiral's Plans 0:26:43-Finishing up the Bearings 0:30:12-Pulling Peel Ply off the Rudders 0:33:47-Problems with the Steering Bearings 0:37:58-Mainsail Track and Cabin Top Supports 0:44:07-Diesel Tank Inspection Port G10 Frames 0:45:46-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

We made big progress on the built in diesel tanks, and progressed the mainsail track installation. If that wasn't enough, we also got started mounting the daggerboard casings into the side deck. Lots of work accomplished! 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 0:01:00-Adding the final Sole Hatches 0:03:25-Tabbing the Tops of the Diesel Tanks 0:06:41-Figuring out where the A/C units will go 0:14:54-Pulling Peel Ply on the Diesel Tank Tops 0:17:22-Mounting Plumbing in the Bilges 0:21:20-Bilge Painting the Tops of the Diesel Tanks 0:25:38-Cutting the Deck Holes for the Daggerboard Casings 0:27:12-Second Layer under the Mainsail Track 0:29:14-Starting the Third Layer under the Mainsail Track 0:31:51-Wrap up with the Admiral and Captain Blood

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