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We haul out in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where we get hit with blow after blow of shocking discoveries, including a possible crack in the hull, and a cracked saildrive flange which stops us from going back in the water as planned. The last thing we needed w...

In this episode we show you how we built new bulkheads using 18mm marine plywood, which we then sealed with epoxy, and are going to glass completely using Wests systems epoxy and 600g Biaxial fiberglass... This series will show never before seen footage o...

We continue the rebuild of the hurricane damaged Fountain Pajot Helia 44 catamaran, where we go inside and start the stringer repairs using west systems epoxy. We then take a day off and Jamie and I end up getting into a little friendly competition! To jo...

In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we chit chat about the epoxy filler we have and come to a decision regarding the mistake we made with the polyester filler. Stick around for the end for our final decisions. We show a little bit of fixing the hole...

We get to work on a salvage boat after driving it over from the Bahamas to Florida. We haul her out in Riviera beach and start ripping yards and yards of rotten/wet balsa core out of her hulls. We leave no stone unturned as try to find good dry core throug...

We are finally settled in at Linton Bay Marina in Panama, and can start working on the cracked bulkheads of our hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran. We also got struck by lightning recently so start the troubleshooting process for seeing what exactly ha...

After sailing all the way to Rio Dulce, in Guatemala, this Hurricane damaged catamaran finally gets hauled out a year and a half after Irma, to get repaired properly once a for all. The boys waste no time getting covered in fibreglass dust, and have a huge...

watch as two exhausted "fifty somethings" finally get on the boat and sail away. Part two of episode one.

This issue features an epic struggle with the orbital sander and the accurate measuring and placement of bulkhead templates. It certainly has taken some time to get this right. Have fun. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Go Back to where this all began at Episode 1: https:...

Because if you love your home, your home will love you! This week, all attention is focused on Varuna, sanding and grinding away. Ty works on fiberglassing, fairing and gel coating a few spots on her hull, Hillary gets to work inside sanding, cleaning an...

Hard at work in the boatyard in Guaymas, Mexico we take some time enjoy the local culture in between all of the dirty work. Taking local Mexican busses around, sampling Mexican street food, trying to adopt the stray dogs, and taking in the local festiviti...