Nu se poate decât să devină mai bine de aici…

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1. So enjoy watching you move forward. It will definitely be worth all the work in the end. You all are now on the upward track . It will be an amazing day when she splashes and sets sail. I'm sending positive energy your way. Have a enjoyable evening

2. Really good story telling, it is hard to have the perseverence sometimes when it is not your skill set, it soon will be. Thanks for sharing this.

3. Excellent work !!

4. It's that very public list causing your stress…good thought for viewers….terrible for your psyche. I'm a list person…write down all tasks. It adds massive amounts of stress if outsiders are tracking…even if you actually had that damn oversized list between yourselves it would add oversized expectations. The same amount of work listed in a normal notebook is doable.

5. While it's been extremely hard, kudos to you Maya for going hands on with the project. The accomplishment you felt with the dividers is your brain telling you that you do have the skill to do these things… there is more that you will accomplish 🙂 Thank you also for being real, showing the struggle that comes when you unpack a project & realize it's bigger & longer than you thought it was. Take time to enjoy your music, read & write.

6. You two are inspirational. When you hit the mid point, it can be a bit overwhelming. Do it right do it once. You are doing it right. It takes time. Keep it up. The only deadline is the one you set. X

7. Hello Maya: I can say with certainty, that when this project is completed and you look back at the process that you have contributed so much to, you will have a much different perspective. It is when you come out from behing your comfort zone and have embraced significant challenge at personal cost and effort, and have succeeded, your whole perspective and sense of accomplishment will bring you a heightened appreciation of your capacities as a person. In addition, you will be far more invested in this project and what you and Aladino have accomplished. The Value to you personally and to your relationship with Aladino will be at an entirely new level. That my Dear Maya has significant substance and will contribute to how you appreciate Aladino and how you view and appreciate yourself. Keep up your great work. It will definitely be worth your investment in the long run. You are not just rebuilding a boat, you are building a mutual relationship that can stand the test of time and challenge. God bless. JK

8. The harder the struggle the greater the victory. Not something everyone wants.

9. Maya, you're doing great. Templates are just a starting point for cutting the final piece. There will always be fine tuning needed.

10. Team, If you ever get down with finding more problems,; think of Sailing Parlay Revival and their ongoing structural issues…..

11. You WILL get there with your vision of a video showing all the layers, unpeeled as well as put back together! I'm not going to give you empty encouragement. When I retired from my first career, I had completed 80% of my masters, with just three more 6-week "semesters." Unfortunately, I had to switch schools due to where I'd retired, and the new school would only transfer four classes, meaning I'd be in school for another year and a half!. UGH! After being in a three-week funk, I accepted the forced "review" by repeating most of my classes. I also secured an assurance that I'd be allowed to double-up on classes to maximize funding. Then, I dove in! After a year, things were going so well that I decided to grab a concentration. Another six months and I decided to get a second masters, along with another concentration. So, what could have been roughly 8 months for a single degree wound up being 2-1/2 years for two masters and two concentrations, and because of the reset, I focused on maximizing the learning and getting the best possible grades.

    It's very refreshing to see you tackling the puzzle and hard work of craftsmanship! These skills absolutely will carry with you throughout the rest of your life whether you use them directly or indirectly. They have for me! I wasn't drawn to it much at all, but having helped Dad with fixing and painting cars and houses, I've since helped my uncle build his house, done nearly all my own work on my vehicles since the 1970s, and am designing my last and final home, and will be building it this time next year!

    Then there are the intrinsic skills honed during your refit, such as the ones you mentioned towards the end of your video, including perseverance. Priceless!

    Suggestion for saving your lungs: The masks you're wearing are essential, but when you're working with fiberglass, there are always tiny, microscopic particles floating around. Best to filter them out! Buy a 20" box fan and tape a 20"x20" HEPA filter to it's inlet side. Seal around the sides. Use ONLY on low. Run it full-time in your shop while sanding and an hour or two afterwards to catch the majority of airborne glass fibers. You can back-blow the filter outside, preferably into the woods, before reusing it, or bag it for landfill disposal. Also, I suggest full-face masks, as you want to save your eyes, too. Everything from the microscopic glass particles to chemical fumes take their toll on your eyes, which only evolved to handle dust and pollen.

    Gluing: For maximum bonding strength, apply glue thoroughly to both mating surfaces, with a mild surplus of glue, then press them together snugly under clamp or pressure force without movement for a superior bond.

    Wonderful video! I look forward to more!

12. Your perseverance is inspiring… both of you are talented and lovely human beings 😊

13. Perfectionism is the succubus of this boat renovation project.

14. "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right." (Henry Ford) BZ for pushing through Maya. The team needs you 👍

15. Unfortunately, the more you push yourself out of your comfort zone, the more your skills will develop and the more possibilities you'll be aware of.

    Instead of "we'll put a doohickey here," it'll be "we can craft a watchamacallit that'll put everyone else's doohickeys to shame."

    You're setting yourself up for ever more creativity and personalisation of this boat. It's going to be awesome, and in the meantime we get to watch you going on a hero's journey!

    Your struggles are an inspiration, youtubing genius, and the end result will be worth every moment for you! Keep going, girl. You got this.

16. Keep on working on your dream!!! Never ever give up! I’ve seen so many boat projects on yt like yours and they have all one thing in common. All the boats looked in a pretty good condition at first, than when the refit started, things showed up you can’t even imagine 😂
    I saw the new owners weeping and complaining over their fate but while progressing- there was more and more light at the end of the tunnel until the project was done and beautiful at the end. And so will be yours! You are such an amazing couple, so wonderful and loving- you can’t fail!!! I love you guys and hope to meet you one fine day, somewhere in a remote bay at ⚓️
    Keep on! Keep on! All my love and light to you from Zurich, Switzerland ♥️

17. Maya, I can feel you struggling, the time pressure pushing down on you making everything harder, Your wise self knows it will all be worth it, and your storyteller self articulates that well. But meanwhile …it's truly hard, and the magnitude of the challenges and list are real. But luckily, you're in Pt Townsend, mecca of wooden boat builders! What about asking for experienced-enough shipwright/apprentice help (maybe a few days a week?), so that you can keep making the videos you love while Aladino and helper work on the boat, and you don't have to keep doing what you know you don't love, all day every day … Sometimes it takes surrendering to allow ourselves to ask for community support; but learning we don't have to do it all is priceless. There are so many ways to find the light. What if this phase included a few lovely volnteers (like Tally Ho, & Acorn to Arabella have, etc). ?

18. Another wonderfully inspirational video guys. There is an end to this project. Enjoy building your forever home.

19. Wow, what a brilliant episode. Virtual hugs and cheers from this little rainy corner of the UK. 👏

20. An honest and touching episode. All the big achievements in my life came with periods of self-doubt. It’s how you pull yourself back to the task at hand, even when you hate the process, that brings the massive rewards in the long run.

21. Way to go Maya ❤

22. Bravo, Keep it up. Your guys are great together and will come out of this project with more fortitude and happiness in all that you accomplished.

23. I know how you feel, I have been exactly at the same place during the restoration of my wooden boat about 15 years ago. When everything has been taken apart and the boat looks like it never will get in the water again, it can be difficult to keep the spirit up.
    
    What I did, was to see every part of the project as a project in it's own, and instead of thinking of it as a huge project. Something like "Yes! Now the deck is done, now I only need to finish the wheelhouse and the aft cabin". Trying to think about it like that, really helped me a lot during the 3 years of my project.
    
    The best wishes from Denmark.

24. Maya, confidence comes with experience and you then get satisfaction. Then you get faster and get more satisfaction. Keep on going!😊

25. Maya, from here you are on an upwards trajectory. Any lesson learned is a positive thing. You have a hard act to follow in the "Swiss Precision" department. So don't run before you can walk, you can only do things in slow progression, especially when doing your boat building apprenticeship! There is light coming through the tunnel and it's not a train!

26. Such a heartfelt episode detailing your struggles & conflicting emotions that it almost seems wrong to say we enjoyed it……but we did. Our hearts feel heavy for you at times but we are also spurring you on from afar & willing you forward. So great to see you untapping & developing new skills, Maya…..& what an excellent source of advice & instruction you have in Aladino. You make a formidable team…..all strength to you as you tackle & cross more from "The List". 🥰👏💞

27. I know I'm some dude on the internet and don't know you personally. But I got myself a boat about three years ago and lived aboard it during COVID and beyond, largely inspired as a result of watching you two. I went from being a solider, then media, and even took on a shipwright/boat building apprenticeship because of that evolution and often think of yours and Aladino's enthusiasm in sharing your story when things are a little rough. I have a little list of difficult projects for my own boat, but every time I step aboard I love it and the journey I've taken.

    Am I fixing the boat, or is the boat fixing me? I don't know. But the question is enough.

    One of my favourite things about your channel is that you're more or less just tastefully yourselves. Which is also, like the question – enough.

    As much as this shows the lows, it also transparently offers that none of the joyful episodes of you two pottering down a French canal network or jumping into the Mediterranean just off some storybook town in the back of a shot comes cheaply. It comes with blood, sweat and tears and a whole lot of effort and a dash of talent. I find the transparency encouraging, so for the first time in years it's probably time for me to say a heartfelt thank you, your stories have tremendous value to the point that if you're ever in Australia, I hope I don't superfan you both – but I'd very happily shake your hand and get you a beer.

    I used to cherrypick the episodes of the fun stuff and err away from the hard work, and I've found these ones interesting and am very grateful for it all.

    Thanks, from Australia. I hope you know the value of your work.

    Dan

28. Your decision to post this video has been inspirational in so many ways to me as I reflect on my own boat life. We pour so much of ourselves into our vessels. What seems like a series of never ending surprises can and will cause self doubt to even the best of us.

    This video showcased just how easy it can be to get caught up in the turmoil of boat rehab projects. I appreciate how Maya was able to state in clear detail her feelings of sadness and then absolute joy in a successfully completed step of the settee divider project. Too often, I forget how my spouse feels in these projects and hearing the self doubt then satisfaction from Maya, all along being lovingly supported by Aladino has reminded me to be a better partner to my best friend in life.

    MC2 is looking amazing and will be a truly magnificent home/sailing partner for the two of you!

29. All of the problems this boat had were built into the boat the day it was launched. Rebuilding the boat better will cause none of the problems that the boat had to come back. When you drill a bolthole in a deck just drill a much larger hole than needed and fill it with thickened epoxy and redrill it to the smaller size. This can't allow rain water to enter the wood.

30. The funny part is I like the boat projects best!!

31. Honesty, emotional vulnerability, perseverance and mutually supportive, what a powerful combination… you're not just rebuilding the boat you are building yourselves in the process!!!!thank you for sharing this process! Well done and bless you both and all that you touch….your reach extends farther than you can imagine…

32. It's always great to watch the work and your struggles, I have been amazed that you have kept the spirit so high for so long. Showing the downside of a big boat refit only contributes to a more complete story, so keep up the good work and carry on. I have a small boatyard in Sweden where I repair old boats so I know the pain you're going through. Sad that you are on the other side of the globe, otherwise I could have given you some help with all the sanding and fiberglassing.

33. Congratulations! I admire the strength and perseverance you both have shown. Maya's philosophical descriptions of her emotional struggles are insightful and inspiring. It's impressive how gentle and patient Aladino is with Maya. Rather than being eager to demonstrate his greater knowledge and skill at every step, as many people would do, he allows her to come to her own solutions without immediately jumping in to show her the way, and he congratulates her for her successes without condescension. I think these are the signs of a great teacher and considerate partner.

34. Epic! Now you can see in both directions, from past to future.

35. My favorite episode.

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