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Sailing Avocet | Port Light Rebuild
As soon as we finished varnishing our aft stateroom, we jumped right into our next project which was restoring our portlights and cabin sides. A lot has changed in 30 years since Avocet was built, check out how we gave her new life! ⛵✨ __ Follow us on ...
Esper Refit 25 – rubbing strake & toe rail in all new teak
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Esper Refit 21 – Awlcraft Top Coat
This week it was all about the application of our Awlcraft Snow White on the decks. There was just one problem: our painter had gone AWOL, holding up the entire project.
Esper Refit 20 – West System microlite; Osmosis prep; teak toe rail; 8mm laminate
With Jamie back in the UK Liz is left to oversee the refit project as well as record lots of footage for your entertainment. This week the boys start to apply the West System microlite to the hull (micro balloons mixed with epoxy). Meanwhile Pong, our head...
Esper Refit 19 – Awlcraft Topcoat On Topsides
After four months we finally get to see our boat's topsides spray painted with Awlcraft. Since publishing this episode we have received a number of concerns on the health and safety of the painters and the equipment they used. I have lifted this recent rep...
Esper Refit 18 – talking cat; osmosis treatment; biaxial fibreglass; royalty
This week the lads applied the biaxial fibreglass to the hull, double layered, whilst the carpenters complete the companionway ladder and bits of colourful laminate. We also get a visit from royalty, which is reciprocated by a talking cat. This is to acco...
Esper Refit 17 – Stainless work; faring deck; preparing hull
The stainless work is starting to take shape now, with a new companionway ladder being fitted. The floorboards are all up and the lads start preparing the hull for her layer of fibreglass. This is a video clip to accompany a blog post on our refit project...
Esper Refit 16 – Thai Martial Law Special
In the week that Thailand falls under marshal law... the top coat is now being applied and the masts look like new. Goy's paint team are working on various lids and covers too, leaving just the topsides and deck to paint. That won't be until the toe-rail '...
Esper Refit 15 – polyurethane veneer; honeycomb boxes
We're still waiting for the top coat to arrive and the painters are almost done faring the deck and boxes. The cockpit box is taking shape too, whilst the varnishers are applying polyurethane in their make-shift, dust-free workshop made of clingfilm. This...
Esper Refit 14 – Faring Complete; 545 Awlgrip; Wilson Art Laminates
The painters have finished faring the deck and the head painter is keen to crack on with the Awlgrip 545 undercoat. There's still a bit to do with the deck boxes and toe rail but we've learnt to let them get on with a job as soon as they can. If you like c...