DIY Tender Collar ♻️ THIS UPCYCLING PROJECT SAVED US THOUSANDS ♻️ | Sailing with the James's (Ep.97)

Welcome back to the boatyard, this week we are finishing off the floor adn the pods on the tender for the tender and installing our DIY Upcycled Tender Collar. The tender collar is made out of recycled EVA foam floor mats, Kwick grip, silka flex glue, and ‘no more nails’. We got quoted $2K for a tender collar and when receiving the quote we put our thinking caps to come up with an alternative. Gym floor mats are made out of the same EVA foam and we put the word out in local facebook groups and found a heap of matts that were going to be thrown into the land fill - perfect for us. The collar is glued on with kwick grip, some silka glue and some “no more nails”. We hope to inspire other cruisers looking for a solution for stability for their tinny. Let us know your thought on our new tender collar in the comments below. Thank you! ________________ ABOUT US: Ahoy! We are the James Family, a family of three sailing around the world and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every week! Sam is originally from New Zealand, Cait is originally from the United States; we met in Cairns, Australia and a few years later during Covid-19 we eloped and then a year later our family grew and we welcomed Charlie! We took the big plunge in 2022 and decided to follow our dream, sold everything, and purchased an old, unfinished, aluminum Catamaran and we are now are fixing her up as we sail around the world. Subscribe and follow our journey! ________________________________________________________ If you missed last week's episode, watch it here: https://youtu.be/WoxGKq8Su1Q Boat tour of our project boat, an Aluminum Catamaran: https://youtu.be/RhyaasimV9M ________________________________________________________ Chapter Content: 00:00 - Welcome Aboard 01:04 - Tetris 02:37 - Final Glass Layer 05:11 - Tender Collar 05:38 - Finished Tender 10:51 - End Credits _______________________________________ You can support us making sailing videos by: Become a virtual crew member by becoming a PATREON! - YOU are making these videos possible! https://patreon.com/Sailingwiththejamess You can make a once off donation for the price of a cup of coffee! https://ko-fi.com/sailingwiththejamess _________________________________________________________ SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.facebook.com/SailingWithTheJamess https://www.instagram.com/SailingWithTheJamess/ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5500640950222848 THANKS for watching! Sam, Cait, & Charlie #tendercollar #upcycling #haulout #shipyard #slipping #boatyard #refit