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KiwiGrip, fiberglass dodger and stickers (Patreon)

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2018-10-14 16:49:26
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Hi guys! 

It has been a super stressful week. I've been flip-flopping every other minute on whether or not I should apply kiwiGrip because of the weather. Everything turned out great as you can see in the video. Phew! :) 

Ava and I are still short about 200 shipping addresses for the stickers. Please check to make sure you've added a shipping address to your pledge. This is only an issue for long-term patreons (signed up before the special offer). I'm going to go over the list of patreons again when I'm in LA ( October 24 to November 7) and send out the remaining stickers :) For the majority of patreons (around 300) the stickers are on their way. I'm so excited to see photos of Sail Life stickers all over the world! :D 

The fiberglass dodger is starting to come along. I hope to get all the screw holes patced over the next week and then it's time for paint. She's going to look spiffy! Right now the goal is to get as much epoxy work out of the way as I possibly can before it gets too cold. This winter I'd like to finish the engine compartment and mount the dodger - both require just a little bit more epoxy work. Oh not to mention the beems in the saloon (on the to-do list for next weekend) 

Jökull is overdue for his evening walk. I better go take care of that :) One more thing - I'm coming up on 50K subscribers in the next couple of weeks. Keep your eye out for a Patreon live stream as well as a public live stream :)

Have an awesome sunday guys! :)  

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Sail Life - KiwiGrip non-skid with custom logo & fiberglass dodger - DIY sailboat repair

This weekend I get to apply KiwiGrip non-skid to the cabin top aboard my sailboat and create a custom logo. Also, more work on the fiberglass dodger. Book "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual": US: http://amzn.to/2i5sxmp UK: http://amzn.to/2ppWroN *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Instagram: http://instagram.com/madsdahlke Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter Sail Life Shop US: (Use this if you want items shipped from the US) https://shop.spreadshirt.com/saillife/ Sail Life Shop EU: (Use this if you want items shipped from Europe) https://shop.spreadshirt.dk/saildotlife/ Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife

Comments

Keith Cheney

Wow, that looks great! If it was my boat I would use stainless grab rails for two reasons. First, I think the stainless rails are stronger than the teak rails, especially when shock loaded. Second, the stainless rails will require MUCH less maintenance. I have teak on the exterior of my boat and it is a full time job (and I mean full time) to maintain that teak if you are the least bit "detail oriented", as am I. Also, the stainless will look better with the futuristic dodger, imho. Nice job, Mads. I am always impressed by your excellent work!

Dan

Just a data-point about teak rails, the boat I had in St Thomas last year that survived Irma & Maria was mostly fine, the only damage was that flying debris had shattered one of the teak rails. Don't think stainless steel would be prone to anything like that. Not that you're probably planning on needing rails that can survive fly hurricane debris, but still.