 All right now I want to figure out how to attach these things These things and I'm thinking they're just going to connect on each end To a pipe that runs down each side So that means on these things each end has to match so they can fit on the pipe and all Be the right height be the same height. So I just need to match up the ends of all these Okay, this is my big square here I've got them all pretty much right to the end there and let's see what the other end looks like All right, this is a pretty good pretty good 90-degree angled piece of plywood here and wow these all There's a bit of an optical illusion it looks like it's not 90 degrees but that's because these are leaning a little bit anyway These are all within Like half a centimeter of each other like a quarter inch So I don't think I need to trim the ends Because if I take if I just take the average, I don't know like this one. I'll make them all this line then Split the air on each side and I'll only have We'll only be off by a couple millimeters on the worst ones so I can leave them all the same length That should be fun And then what I have to do is pick one and Then grind all of the rest of them to match the thickness So that when I rest them all on the end of a pipe The heights will all be the same so that the sheet metal will have a you know All the same height thing to go on to okay So let me figure out which one of these is the shortest like the thinnest at the end And then I'll grind them all to match that one Alright, so basically I've got these curvy pieces with a and then there's a straight piece going across And it's got my little rivets through there and a bolt through there and I need all these ends To be the same so they can put them on I probably just gonna use the same Square tube down the end As long as it's the same height They'll fit on and all match up and One of those square tubes down the end You know going all the way down here would not be strong enough But I'm gonna put more supports in it'll be fine I kind of want this to be supported a bunch of times all the way down So yeah, I think that'll be good Well, okay this one is pretty thin at this end and pretty thin at the other end So I should be able to grind all the others down to match this one If they're not already matching it Yeah, a few of them are All right, and I put some some little circles so I know which one this is make them all match All right, I've got this Clamped on to the one I want to match everything to And I just filed this it didn't take much so that I could put a Piece of tubing there they could both rest on it both be lined up And I was starting to do that in and then I was like wait a minute Let me check on the boat Where the supports are okay, so here's my boat I'm gonna take off this whole roof thing and replace it right But I want to keep this support because it's nice and strong and the ones matching one on the other side And then this one and the matching one on the other side and when I measure the distance from here to the other one It it's not gonna reach to where that tube where I want to put that tube It's a little bit short and that one's even more short and then I also want to use the support back here and that's like really far in So this is this is kind of the perpetual hmm problem with Modifying things rather than Building them from scratch because if I built it from scratch obviously I just make the supports be where I want them to be on the thing but here You know, I've got these things and those are super strong. I definitely want to use them Yeah to come up with a plan to make it work You know it maybe before I worry about all that I just get the roof off this boat Cut it down to the the supports where I want to put the roof Then I can kind of get a good look at it Well, that's a It's a huge roof. It's like I don't know how long it's like 10 meters long from front to back Comes all the way up to here We're gonna get a little solar panels off and then cut it where I want to cut it Which I'm not even sure of yet. So I have to I have to pick a spot Whatever height I want All right, I'm gonna start dismantling the roof. So I need somewhere to put the solar panels in here Whoa, no solar panels All right, I have to figure out where to cut it. So I brought one of these things in it's just tied up with a piece of wire right now Bellatrix and I have been trying to figure out The height it should be We've moved it down and up a little bit This seems to be a good height Because I can sit on the side there without hitting my head, you know on the roof that'll be there I mean, obviously these things will hit me Well, maybe not so that's not obvious because she fits under them But this I think this is a good height not standing room But it's easy to scoot down a little and get through no problem So I can stand on this and easily get up onto the top Yeah, I don't know. I'm still still playing with it Moving it up and down I'm kind of excited for the new roof partly because it's gonna be watertight. The old roof is never watertight Having a watertight roof. I think that's gonna be pretty cool Like it'll be a totally different boating experience Because before any time it rained I was just like well I'm I'm outside, but now if it rains as long as I'm under that roof It's like I'm inside Which brings me to another one of the advantages of lowering the roof So the lower the roof is The less height there is on the side here and the less chance there is a rain blowing in sideways So the lower it is the the smaller space it has for water to blow in sideways Or though I'm probably gonna put some kind of Rain barrier that I can roll up or down or whatever over there. I'll figure that out later So yeah, this this seems to be the height That's winning right now. What do you think bells? You like it where it is right now? So with these things If I end up going with this I'll probably cut them at an angle like that. I Don't want to cut it flush at the top Because things might climb in there or fill up with junk and I wouldn't know But if I cut it like like at an angle like that Maybe even maybe even steeper angle then it'll be like there's a big opening here And I could actually use them to put stuff in so if I have my umbrella or whatever I could put it in there So yeah, probably a nice steep angle But it'll still be strong at that edge. Oh And this is what I was talking about earlier about how these Posts are not as wide as the roof is gonna be so when I put An aluminum pipe down the side here aluminum It's not gonna match up with the end I'll have to either put a spacer to stick it out a little bit or have it just further in on on these things It's just one of those details. I'll work out later Of course another idea is to make the roof Moveable so it goes up and down It's It's too silly I mean it'd be cool, but no, that's way more complication than it would be worth. I Guess before I go saw crazy and start chopping these things I need to disconnect the steering and all the pulleys and strings and all the wires Because there are all these wires that went up to the solar panels to the stuff Down to the motors and the batteries Yeah, just disconnect all the stuff Up here Yeah, there's the guts of the boat It looks like these speed controllers are probably still functional This one's got some rust on the casing. This one looks like it's almost brand new. I bet it still works Although I don't think I'm gonna use either of them. I know it's no guarantee I might still use this Frankenstein switch, so Clean it up a little bit take it apart. You know get all the corrosion off the copper pieces All right, no wires going from the top to the bottom anymore. I Think the last thing to get off is the steering everything Maybe I might even still use the steering column. I don't know. We'll see Don't worry about the steering later. Well, that really changes the boat You'll still be able to use it. I think I should use this shouldn't I? Back Mounted on the bottom instead of the top Somewhere around there a little lower though. I think it's sit there Steer We will still be part of the boat. Oh just like just like that kind of Ish Here All right up on the roof of this ridiculous boat I'm gonna have solar panels six. Maybe I don't know. I'm not sure what Anyway, they're gonna be laying on the roof But I want them to be able to flip up so people can walk around on the roof I also want them to be able to flip The other direction So this one can face that way because this side of the roof is kind of sloped down that way a little bit Anyway, so it'll get sun from coming in from that side But the sun's coming in from that side. This one's going to be sloped a little bit this way So if if they could if they could tip up and face toward the other direction also that would be Yeah, so basically if they could go like that or like that Because there's going to be times when Facing the sun will be all right option number one You know, this is a This is roughly a Lego solar panel. This is going to be my Lego solar panel for my little models here And this green piece of stuff here that's going to be the roof So roof solar panel And I'm going to ignore all the multiple solar panels that attach at the moment and just try to figure out one so If this is attached like so that means it can tip that way Or this way so This is the middle of the boat here It can tip up and then it's just kind of like a railing and people can walk around and stuff But then I can lay it down Tip it up this way if the sun is coming this way All right, let's see some other options Oh first I should mention One of the issues with this way is that I also need an extra piece then So when I tip it up, I need to put something here to hold it up And when I tip it this way that means I need to put something there I mean I can just have Either something built in or a stick that does that that you know kind of clips in or something Okay, now this one Can still do that like the other one However, it's it's attached in the middle Which means for it to tip this way it goes up like that And just ignore that I would cut that off in a real thing But that means to tip it up this way I just need a few different spots so they can clip it in place here So I can you know, obviously have it locked down in its normal position And then I can tip it up and have it lock in in one spot or In another spot Depending on how much I want it tipped up. Heck, I could just even have it go like Pretty vertical and just now I don't want to do that um Yeah, I still I still want to have it be able to go this way So it's just out of the way so people can walk up here when you know not driving And this also gives me another option And If I if I get these right on the edge these connections The solar panel could go right down over the side Which might be useful at times actually Hmm because that would kind of block under Under, you know under here like maybe I don't know there might be there might come a reason to do that But I like I like this more than being connected there and there Yeah, this one's winning so far All right after a significant messing around I haven't gotten much Different than what I just had other than you know, I just put it under so it's not sticking out the sides obviously But there is a minor difference Which is that these sticks are a little bit longer than before it still connects pretty much in the middle here But it sticks out so that where I put the hinges It will be able to actually go right over the side I mean this is lego, so I'm a little limited here, but a little bit further so this can go right down the side there Okay, and then it'll be able to do that And I have to have little spots where this connects down here And then you can go flat down like that and when it's flat down like that since these stick out further And I definitely want these sticking out further. I don't want this solar panel sticking out past the floor Um the solar panel will be on top of these which holds the solar panel up a little bit that just means there's an air space So any heat from the roof will have a chance to blow through And not just heat up the solar panel and I'll make this connection on this side have a You know have a little space too And this is of course all exaggerated because that's made out of lego and whatever But anyway, so it'll be like that I'll have different connections so I could put this like that so I can aim at the sun if the sun's coming that way and then When I want to park for the night, maybe want to hang out on the roof Those can go up and out of the way Or even If it's you know, if I'm hanging out in the evening or whatever and some rainy winds is coming inside ways I can put that down there to block the rainy wind from coming inside Yeah, I think I think that's good. I think that's what I'm gonna do And they'll stay there because it's gonna be It's gonna be a bunch of gross dust I actually have to hold my breath for this and stay over there. All right got the motors off too Man, I made those motors a long time ago. They don't even have all stainless bolts There's a few not stainless in there that put them together in the early days of Being in central america You know didn't have access to that much stuff yet All right, so I should be able to cut those off too now. There's no weight on this well Yeah, I'll just cut that off and slide this off the top Other options take out all the bolts and they come apart whatever. Yeah, I'll just cut it and slide it off the top Um, what's your question, dude? Where's this chicken box? Oh in here in there. I have no idea. Oh, is it matches? Bellatrix says yeah, that sounds right sounds like it's matches. All right. I think we should Let's call it a day Oh, I'm gonna have a fun time getting that whole top part off I cut that right off that whole I don't know how much it's gonna weigh But worry about it later. Yeah, let's go. Let's go make some we should what? You want to keep working on the boat? Yeah All right, well, let me check what time it is. I think it's getting close to dinnertime You know what I kind of want to do now I want to get the roof off and now that the boat has All the weight off it. I want to drive it around with the pedals That I would be surprised if that has any liquid left in it. You can try it though Hey, close that hatch. That's where all my stuff is