We started our biggest boat project to date! Like most things, we jumped into the deep end. Elliot did extensive research prior to starting this project, but didn’t have any experience with saws and grinders, fiberglass, or projects of this size. That didn’t stop him given his motto is “nothing to it but to do it.” This is the first of two videos on our deck replacement project, where we replace our entire 34 foot trawler’s old, soft, leaky decks. Between Elliot’s extensive research prior to starting this project to the problem solving of various challenges as they arose with time and varying weather conditions, Elliot learned an extensive amount about deck replacements. As a result, we created a guide for individuals who are looking to replace their own soft, leaky decks which includes the best tools to use, fast techniques, and many things to watch out for as Elliot had to learn the hard way. This guide can be found on our website here: https://schoandjo.com/how-to-fix-soft-decks/ Thanks for watching! Cheers from the Loop, Jennifer and Elliot #boatjobs #boatwork #deckreplacement 🎥 Episode 181 | Filmed September-November 2021 🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Crisfield, Maryland _______________________ DECK REPLACEMENT GUIDE Elliot's in-depth guide to replacing soft and leaky decks 🧰 - https://schoandjo.com/how-to-fix-soft-decks/ _______________________ BLOG https://schoandjo.com/blog ☝️ Read more and check out behind the scenes at the blog _______________________ AMERICA'S GREAT LOOP CRUISERS ASSOCIATION Join AGLCA for information on planning and completing your Great Loop adventure. Visit https://www.greatloop.org/ _______________________ SUNDAY SUMMARY We send out a weekly email with our travel updates 📧 - https://schoandjo.com/sundaysummary/ _______________________ SUPPORT Free and Paid ways to help support our channel 🙏 - https://schoandjo.com/say-thanks/ _______________________ GEAR From camera gear to travel, boating, and hiking must-haves, it's all here 📷 - https://schoandjo.com/gear/ _______________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:13 Lots of Sanding 01:37 Preparing for Paint 03:33 Painting Our Boat Decks 03:39 Nonskid Kiwigrip Application 06:43 The Last Roll! 07:10 Easy Boat Meals 07:55 Final thoughts 08:57 Decks Be Gone! 10:07 How to Re-Core Leaky Decks 11:31 Bloops _______________________ MUSIC We get all of our music from Epidemic Sound (30 day free trial here) 🎧 - https://bit.ly/sj-epidemic ________________ FRIENDS + Blog: https://www.schoandjo.com/ + Facebook: https://fb.me/schoandjo + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schoandjo/ + Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/schoandjo/ + Twitter: https://twitter.com/schoandjo + TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schoandjo ________________ ABOUT US Hi! We are high school sweethearts from Atlanta, Georgia who decided to take a year off to travel around the world. Together we decided to create vlogs for our journey as a fun way to remember it. On September 15, 2019, we left Atlanta with 3 bags, 2 one-way tickets, and 1 goal of traveling for a whole year. Little did we know, 6 months later we would find ourselves in a nationwide lockdown in India. After spending 5 months in India, we came back to the United States and decided to purchase a 34’ Trawler, dive head first into boat life, and kick off America’s Great Loop. The good, the bad, the ugly – and most importantly, the real and real funny. We’re not here to tell you “how it’s done.” Just how we’ve done it. And that whatever it is that’s calling you - the way you’ll do it is much more attainable than it may seem. Thank you for following us along our journey! ________________ Note — Some of these links are affiliates. We recommend stuff we love and if you like it also they might give us a small kick back. Thank you!