How much to refit a sailboat? In the final of our total sailboat refit revisited mini-series, we reveal the total cost of a sailboat refit. We also discuss what went wrong, what worked and what we would do differently.
Topics in this episode (click on time code to go straight there):
00:00
02:15 What worked
05:36 What went wrong
15:15 Managing the project
19:05 Costs
21:43 More expenses
26:40 Bloopers
Read FTB blog post for all the detail: “The cost of our total refit” – https://followtheboat.com/total-refit-cost/
Part 1: Osmosis treatment, teak deck removal, planning – https://youtu.be/twzbxdA7hlQ
Part 2: Deck and topsides, prep and painting – https://youtu.be/aJixdIZJZZw
Part 3: Interior, electronics, B&G navigation system – https://youtu.be/o52Iu394cu8
We hope you have found this mini-series useful. For the full ORIGINAL TOTAL REFIT FULL PLAYLIST, a week by week video diary, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RiC2bsE9TY&list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr&index=2&t=0s
How to use butyl tape to seal deck fittings – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uksrlxOFlk
Our refit was undertaken at PSS Boat Yard in Satun, southern Thailand. If you’re in the area and need to do quality work on your boat, we can recommend PSS as the place to do it. Tell Julie that Jamie and Liz sent you:
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