Building a DIY 47' plywood and epoxy catamaran in the beautiful city of Toyama, Japan.

The work continues on Salt & Light, some ceiling sheeting, and cutting the hatch in the saloon roof.

Aft steps prep for painting and we get some floors glued down in the hulls

We get some work done on the wave breaker in preparation for primer, we run some electrical cables, all while trying to stay warm.

In this episode I talk about losing motivation, what brought me back and where the build is up to at the end of 2025

Finally the engine controls have arrived, let's get them unboxed and have a look at them. Also catch up on other work on the boat.

Just a quick video to update you or what we have been working on during summer.

This is a realtime, raw, unedited video highlighting how difficult it can be at times working alone building a DIY catamaran.

In the video we finish the arches, fit the window mullions for the side windows and also start to look at the cockpit furniture.

Work is continuing on our DIY 47' catamaran. In this video we will give you a quick update of where we are at with the build.

Finally get the last pieces finished and ready to be glued onto the sides of the Dix470 catamaran. If you have been enjoying the videos please consider buying me a coffee Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoff.ee/saltandligB

We continue building the side arches for the DIY Dix470 catamaran.

We get to work on what some say is the most difficult part of building the Dix 470 , the side arches. This part of the design is what really drew me to choose this design. Buy Me A Coffee link https://www.buymeacoff.ee/saltandligB

In this video, with the help of my friends we get the salon sides glued on

In this video we cut the holes for the escape hatches and we take delivery of a container full of good things for our DIY Catamaran that we can't get in Japan.

In this video we cut the openings for the forward locker hatches. We also take a lookout where the boat is at after 3 years of building. Buy Me A Coffee link https://www.buymeacoff.ee/saltandligB Thanks!

In this video we fix a problem with the forward decks shape. When we installed them they didn't bend as well as they should have.

In this video we make the supports for the trampolines onto the sides of the hulls and also explain why we are building this boat in Japan. Buy Me A Coffee link buymeacoff.ee/saltandligB Thanks!

We finally get the hulls sides coated in epoxy. It was very satisfying to get this done.

Building a plywood and epoxy catamaran, or any boat really, you are going to do a lot of sanding. In this video we fair and sand the chainplates and bows getting them ready for the epoxy coatings.