Designing Solid Lifelines and Repairing the Forward Sliding Hatch

This week we tackle a leak that we have had in our forward stateroom (The V Berth) I wasn't really sure where this leak was coming from in the past and made an assumption it was coming from the transition from the anchor well to the deck. With the new fiberglass all down, we noticed it was still leaking. We identified the location of it in last weeks video (    • The Tarps come off and she sees the sunlig...   ) so it was time to get to work. We found that it was in the companionway sliding hatch and how the rails were bedded to the actual dog house. We were going to have to remove the sliding rails and rebed the material. We decided to use 3M 4200 Bedding material for this job.

We are also doing solid lifelines instead of the cable ones. In this episode, we show how we planned the number of stanchions and the shape of the top rail. We talk a little bit about the planning of stanchion locations, the height of a stanchion, as well as the importance of determining the location of the first one. We also make sure that working in the anchor well and on the bow pulpit is all possible with our new design. All of it will be made out of 316 Stainless Steel and will have a solid handrail on the top and 2 lifelines below that. This will make the boat feel and be more secure and provide heights for the little ones and adults to all be secure when on deck.

Please check out our other videos as well and click on the playlist below for a couple we think you may enjoy.
Our Refit Playlist -    • S/V DreamChaser leaves the dock  
Our Sailing to New Orleans Playlist -    • Sailing Kemah to New Orleans - Part 1  
Our Epoxy Vs Polyester Fiberglass test results -    • Epoxy Destructive Test  
Our series on hatches -    • How to fix a leaking Hatch   Part 1  
and Our Series on new Freshwater Plumbing -    • How to replace a Boats Plumbing System - S...  
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Join us on our journey as we continue to rebuild, refit and prepare our Formosa 51 Sailboat for our continued cruising journey. We have always loved the Formosa, bought one (on a bit of a whim) late in 2014, moved aboard this one right away and started to do our refit while living board. We are avid fans of Cruising Outpost and Good Ole Boat (Good Old Boat) magazines and love the ideas we get from them.

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