Was It Worth The Trouble? CATAMARAN BUILD (MJ Sailing – Ep 235) & #ecoflow

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We built our daggerboard cases from scratch, but was it worth the extra trouble?
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Well, the daggerboard cases have now been fully glassed and are ready to go into the boat. But, considering we could have had these molded from Max Cruise and shipped with the other components, was it worth going through the trouble of building them ourselves?

In this last ‘daggerboard build’ series, we wrap our last bits of glass around the cases, sealing in the foam core. But unlike when we made the halves, this was all hand rolled instead of vacuum bagged. A much more laborious process, which has left us totally drained.

It was a learning experience for sure – and now we can say we built a major part of the boat from scratch. Watch the full episode to see if we thought it was worth the extra time and effort.

We hope you enjoy!

Much love from Annapolis!
Jessica, Matt & Georgie

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Videos made by Jessica, featuring Matt and Georgie.

00:00 – Prepping for glass
00:48 – Intro
01:18 – The last stages for our cases
02:34 – Hand rolling instead of vacuum bagging
07:20 – The fastest charging portable power station
08:48 – Adding strength to our bunk entrance
13:32 – Matt squeezes into the transom
15:56 – Glassing over our unidirectional – now fairing can begin
17:17 – The last section of the cases are the hardest
19:13 – The daggerboard cases are done!! Was it worth building them?
21:254– Closing

Music:
Purchase – Dylan Sitts
Targets – Dylan Sitts
Pandemonium (Tribute Version) – The Mondays

Camera equipment used:
– Panasonic Lumix GH5
– Shure VP83F shotgun microphone – https://amzn.to/2rsIHLL
– GoPro Hero8

Previous Boats: 1983 Trisalu 37 – custom aluminum, built in Quebec (Elements of Life) Where we’ve been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown,
Florida; Abacos, Bahamas; St. Barth’s; St. Maarten; Antigua; Saba; Azores; Ireland; Scotland; Norway; England 1989
Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. – Bahamas – Jamaica – Cuba – Cayman Islands – Honduras – Guatemala – Belize – Mexico – Bermuda – Azores – Madeira – Canary Islands – Sint Maarten – BVI’s – USVI’s

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