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In this week's episode of Barefoot Travels we find some BAD BALSA CORE on the boat. Luckily this was the first balsa we had to change out on our hurricane cat but it still makes you question why they use balsa core on boats when there are other options ava...

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We have finally dismantled enough of the cabins to start grinding the bulkheads. This is by far the worst job we have done on a boat. The whole inside of the boat gets covered in fiberglass dust, as we take out kilos of fiberglass and rotten plywood. Hence...

Thought I would give a detailed explanation of how to replace the core of your boat. In this example we use a balsa core, but the princple for other core materials is the same. Watch the previous episode (94) to see us removing the core. If you are intere...

We are attempting to tow one salvage catamaran across the Gulf Stream to Florida, with another salvage cat. These boats were damaged in the Bahamas during Hurricane Dorian, and we are repairing them to be sold hopefully to one of our followers. You can ema...

In this episode we give you a bit more for close up look at the interaction between the crew, and Colin opens up about what it means to have his 2 friends helping him out in the shipyard. They use up all of their balsa core, so they switch to honeycomb whi...

In this episode you get an in depth look at the issues we have been facing with our hurricane damaged catamaran (2012 Lagoon 450). What appears to be fairly minor surface damage turns out to be rotten, wet, balsa core, and it ALL has to come out. You can s...

This episode Saoirse get hauled out of the water and set on dry dock. We then do some sanding, sailboat renovations like replacing the part of the deck by repairing the balsa core, and celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary with wedding band tattoos; oh and...

Jordan reveals some pretty nasty rotten balsa core in our cockpit. Check our other Atticus Updates to see how to fix this problem.