Vacuum bagging a wet layup of carbon fiber | Ep. 13

We test out our home made vacuum pump setup for laminating a carbon fiber bandana for our new pirate skull figure head! We show the different materials you need for doing this wet layup vacuum bagging and explain their uses. This is the first proper test of our 'home made' vacuum pump setup, and is a warm up for the structural modifications we want to use it for onboard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sailingnv If you don't like Patreon but would like to chip in for a coffee, beer, sand paper or epoxy click here https://ko-fi.com/sailingnv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous videos in this refit series: 01 Can we turn an Open 66 race boat into a fast family cruiser?! https://youtu.be/Hi4re2-dK2w 02 Quadrant glued to rudder post - how do we get it off without damaging everything??! https://youtu.be/TaDgceTS9bU 03 How we removed our giant carbon fiber rudder with a hydraulic jack! https://youtu.be/1D-eP4EHyIM 04 Life in Fiji, CYCLONE SEASON is coming! https://youtu.be/pDmKJLLgxZM 05 CYCLONE CONTAINER strategy & Solo's ACCIDENT https://youtu.be/YVpMZrN3_WI 06 Boat cradle build https://youtu.be/cWvcQ3LOtk4 07 Building a bow BOAT CRADLE and DOG WHEELCHAIR https://youtu.be/SrF9IHHaHxg 08 Santa came early this year - we can hardly CONTAIN ourselves! https://youtu.be/Z5Eku-QsXAs 09 Just in time! We sit our race boat before the first cyclone alert https://youtu.be/G7vOneZN26c 10 BOAT TOUR of RACE BOAT INTERIOR REFIT - part 01 | Ep. 10 Fiji Refit https://youtu.be/3TppgGktO0U 11 BOAT TOUR of RACE BOAT INTERIOR REFIT - Part 02 | Ep. 11 Fiji Refit https://youtu.be/EbECw7pROkc 12 Vacuum pump setup for structural lamination https://youtu.be/7R2FH-lObAk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts, including sailing half way around the world from Europe to Fiji! Last year we bought an Open 66 ft race sailing boat originally designed and built by the famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa. He raced her in the 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as "the Everest of the seas"), coming 5th and becoming the first non-frenchman to finish the race. We are currently in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser, which we'll need to make both dog and baby proof! We're planning to set sail again in Oct 2022, so with limited time&money we have plenty of challenges ahead to turn our dreams into reality&get back on the water! Subscribe to our channel&track our progress as we release videos about our journey as well as "how to" videos about anything boat related. Never stop to dream, never stop to sail! You can find out more about the boat, us and our refit plans on our website www.sailingnv.com or follow us on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/sailingyachtnv and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sailingnv/ #sailingnv #sailingvlog #sailboatrefit #vacuumbagging #wetlayup #sailing #boatlife #Open60 #raceboat #cruising #bigboat #boatwork #fijirefit #nandorfa #vendeeglobe