9/6/2025
Video Release: Winch and Clutch Problems
With the Bimini Hard Top up, it was time to use that shade to start reconfiguring the line handling area. We discovered a problem in the original design and had to work out a new solution, that meant redoing that section of the boat!
8/30/2025
Video Release: Schionning Build Progress
It was finally time to mount the newly built Bimini hard top onto our Schionning Solitaire 1520, permanently! We worked on the main sail track and then returned it and the Stainless steel flat bar support to Garhauer for work. We also got to work on the main sail track up on the Top Deck.
8/23/2025
Video Release: Alexseal to the Rescue
We tested out a new way to fair our flat panels that saves us a lot of work, by using Alexseal Super Primer. Later, the weather improved, giving us morning cloud cover, so we switched gears to paint the Top Deck instead.
8/16/2025
Video Release: Bimini Construction
We made a lot of progress building our Bimini for over the Helm and Line handling station, finally getting to fairing the legs and the entire top. We also got back to sanding on the Salon ceiling. Plus, we answered some Viewer questions!
8/09/2025
Video Release: Bimini Construction
This week was all about hard tops, with us starting to bond the supports for the Helm Hardtop, and beginning work on the Helm Hardtop itself. We also got more work done sanding the salon ceiling.
8/02/2025
Video Release: Helm and Top Deck Supports
We spent a lot of the week building supports to hold up the rear of the top deck and also got work done on getting our helm hard top up. Marianne and Phil also go over the salon layout and, specifically, the galley.
7/26/2025
Video Release: A Hard Week of Boat Building!
Brian and Phil got to work tackling a bunch of projects on the boat, including getting back to work on the two dagger boards. They ended the week doing one of the harder jobs left, fairing and sanding the ceiling in the salon.
7/19/2025
Video Release: Cockpit Construction Continues
With the Admiral getting better, it was time to get our concentration back on boat building. We got to work on finishing up the cockpit furniture including the Bench/Recliner and the stern Starboard cupboard.
7/13/2025
Video Release: Admiral Hospitalized
We had a major medical emergency... and it just kept getting worse. Marianne has gone through two operations and the second one had a lot of complications. Still, earlier in the week we got a lot of boat work completed.
7/5/2025
Video Release: Helm Seat Installed and More!
We were hard at it this week and really went to town and got a lot of projects done, including mounting in the Helm Seat, and a lot of work on the galley arm where the two refrigerator/freezers and the TV are mounted.
6/28/2025
Video Release: Galley and Helm Steps Progress
With the Admiral off from one of her jobs supporting the building of S/V Lynx, she has more hours to work on the boat. So, we put her to work as we got more progress on the Helm Stairs and the Galley Arm.
6/21/2025
Video Release: Customizing the Kit
This week we did lots of customizing as we worked on the boat! We're closing in on making the Galley Arm and Helm Seat this week, plus we get a major shipment of a very cool piece of technology for S/V Lynx.
6/14/2025
Video Release: Lots of Boat Building Progress
We continue work on the helm seat and stairs, and finish up the second coat of fairing compound on the top deck. Things are moving along swiftly as we make progress toward setting sail around the planet.
6/7/2025
Video Release: Raised Helm Construction
This week, we are working hard on the boat again. We start the next coat of fairing on the Top Deck and start building the helm station bench and steering console. We made lots of good progress on S/V Lynx!
5/31/2025
Video Release: Overhead Fairing and Sanding
With the weather back to cooperating, we made up for lost time and got a ton of work done on S/V Lynx! Those pesky mullions are a thing of the past and by the end of the week, we were even fairing the ceiling of the top deck!
5/24/2025
Video Release: Mullions Finished
With the weather back to cooperating, we made up for lost time and got a ton of work done on S/V Lynx! Those pesky mullions are a thing of the past and by the end of the week, we were even fairing the ceiling of the top deck!
5/17/2025
Video Release: Trying to Build Our Boat
It was a crazy week! Weather whiplash hit us, but we made the best we could of the days to get some progress on the boat, and we took the time to answer some viewer questions when we couldn't work on the boat.
5/10/2025
Video Release: Choosing Our Alexseal Paint Color
Lots of boat work this week, including when we start glassing in the mullions. Then, we take a field trip to Newport Beach Harbor to try and find the right color of Alexseal 501 paint for S/V Lynx!
5/01/2025
Video Release: Monster Fairing Job Begins
It was a hard week due to the LA Santa Ana wind conditions and major fires! We'll go over how we faired in this video, and show you all the work we got done on the bilge area in the hulls, work on a dagger board, and a new fold up bunk we added!
4/26/2025
Video Release: Top Deck Construction
Weather changed again... so we did too! We got to work on the Top Deck, fixing the water catchment system and sanded for fairing... then the weather switched again, so we changed course, again!
4/19/2025
Video Release: Bilges, Board, & Bunk
We set out to add the support mullions to the salon windows but then we ran into an issue when we tried to put in the vent tubes. So we switched gears and made a new plan, then got to work getting it done!
4/12/2025
Video Release: Windows At Last!
It's time to finish cutting out all the salon windows to reveal our panoramic view for seeing the world during our planned double circumnavigation voyage, hopefully starting in 2026!
4/05/2025
Video Release: Cutting Windows... a Scary Job!
It was time to tackle the front windows in the salon, so we worked on the side window baseboards, then got to the scary job of cutting giant holes in our boat! But, all's well that ends well!
3/29/2025
Video Release: Laminating the Cabin Top
It was time for a Big Crew Saturday job laminating the cabin top. We also got a lot of work done on the side window epoxy ropes, and started work on the day bed in the cockpit.
3/23/2025
Video Release: Window Work Woes
Big Storms rolled through the Southern California Boat Yard where we are building out 50' Catamaran, but we survived the deluge and got some work done anyway!
3/15/2025
Video Release: Making Window Mullions
S/V Lynx needs strong supports for our nice large windows in the salon, so this week we worked on adding epoxy rope to the edges and started cutting and gluing the mullions together.
3/8/2025
Video Release: Fixing the Latest Problem
This week we tackled a large problem with our window cutouts and got past that with a new solution using a jig and some forms. We also worked on finishing up the last of the cockpit sole.
3/1/2025
Video Release: Cockpit Bench and Ceiling!
Now that we are held up by the window alignment issue and waiting on responses from Goiot and Schionning, we decided to stop work in that area and get to work on the Cockpit rear bench and ceiling.
2/22/2025
Video Release: Our Windows Don't Fit
We discovered a problem! We were test fitting the acrylic windows and found out something is wrong! But, we got lots of other work done on S/V Lynx this week, so it wasn't a complete loss.
2/15/2025
Video Release: Could this be Harder?
Building a boat outdoors comes with some challenges. But, with enough tarps and some other work, we managed to come through the rain and still get a lot of boat work done, including starting to get the cabin top ready to be permanently glued down.
2/8/2025
Video Release: Redesigning the Boat
While working on the Cockpit and Interior furniture, we're making a lot of design changes to make the boat more comfortable, safer, faster to build, and to get more use out of spaces.
2/1/2025
Video Release: Cockpit Customizing
We're hard at work on the cockpit table bench and stern bench this week. We also take time to dry fit out the Nav Station and make some modifications to that design. Finally, we start kerfing the corners of the stern bench!
1/25/2025
Video Release: 3D Plumbing and Boat Work
We get to work by modeling a 3D version of our bilge and plumbing, then get to work on tabbing in the port deck and starting to glue in the Cockpit table seating.
1/18/2025
Video Release: Bilges, Board, & Bunk
It was a hard week due to the LA Santa Ana wind conditions and major fires! We'll go over how we faired in this video, and show you all the work we got done on the bilge area in the hulls, work on a dagger board, and a new fold up bunk we added!
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