The video features a boat builder named Leo, who is rebuilding a famous old wooden sailing boat that he purchased for $1. In this episode, Leo focuses on the rudder and trim tab of the boat. He explains the process of attaching the rudder to the boat using bronze hardware, specifically gudgeons and pintles. The hardware is custom-made and requires precise fitting to ensure proper alignment.
Leo also works on constructing the trim tab, which is a small flap on the trailing edge of the rudder that helps with steering. The trim tab is made of yellow cedar and reinforced with fiberglass and G10.
Meanwhile, Nick, a colleague of Leo's, works on building a door for the engine room. The door was initially intended as a prank for an April Fool's video, but it turned out so well that they decided to use it as the actual engine room door.
Throughout the video, Leo and his team encounter various challenges and obstacles, but they persevere and make progress on the boat's reconstruction. The episode ends with a heartfelt thank you to the community that has supported the project.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker, Leo, is a boat builder and sailor.
2. Leo bought a very old and famous wooden sailing boat for $1.
3. The boat's original hardware was either gone or in bad condition, so new gudgeons and pintles were made.
4. The hardware was made by the Port Townsend Foundry.
5. The hardware had to be fitted to the boat, which involved cutting notches into the stern post and rudder.
6. The rudder has five pintles and five matching gudgeons on the stern post and transom of the boat.
7. The trim tab is mounted on its own pintles and gudgeons at the trailing edge of the rudder.
8. The self-steering mechanism of the boat will be able to move the trim tab.
9. The trim tab was made out of yellow cedar and sheathed in fiberglass and reinforced with G10.
10. The G10 plate was added to the trailing edge of the trim tab to reinforce it.
11. The trim tab was sealed and coated in fiber cloth at Russell Brown's workshop.
12. The bronze hardware on the stern post was fastened with silicon bronze rivets.
13. The majority of the gudgeons were fastened on via riveting.
14. The rivets were hammered and formed in place.
15. The gudgeons that were higher up on the stern post were bolted all the way through the post.
16. A door was installed on the boat, which was originally made for an April Fool's video.
17. The door was made by Nick and was intended to be the engine room door.
18. The door was temporarily installed with hinges and will require more work before it is finished.
19. The engine room door is the first door to be installed on the boat.
20. The bronze red hardware is looking great and is all riveted and bolted.