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Esper Refit 02a – Removing The Main And Mizzen Mast From An Oyster 435 In Thailand
This clip is to accompany our second blog post on our refit story (Part Two), which you can find here: http://followtheboat.com/2014/02/16/esper-refit-week-2/. You may also subscribe to our mailing list for future updates. Find it here: http://eepurl.com/B...
Esper Refit 03 – time lapse; removing veneer, toe rail; mast paint
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Esper Refit 03a – Six Days Work In A Boatyard In Three Minutes
This is to accompany our blog post on Esper's Refit Week Three, which you can find here: http://followtheboat.com/2014/02/23/esper-refit-week-3. It was recorded in PSS Boatyard, Chebilang, Satun, Thailand, and features our team of workers on the boat this ...
Esper Refit 04 – tent up; filling in a portlight; shrinking chart table
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It’s Not Just The Roads That Are Hell In Thailand
The outskirts of Satun in Thailand are surrounded by rubber tree plantations. It's not always advisable to wander into them.
Esper Refit 05 – Etch Priming; Building Boxes; Forestay Woes
Come into my office. Yes, we have an office, albeit a bit noisy and breezy. It was a frustrating week for some (me) but the rest of the team has been cracking along. Liz's Study, complete with a new, curved all, is almost complete. Meanwhile the painters h...
Esper Refit 06 – Hong Kong Phooey; Veneer Goes Up; Removing Dorade Vent
10:55 Meet "Pong Ton Tui! #1 Carpenters!" Our sixth summary video of progress aboard Esper, which is undergoing a major refit in PSS Satun Boatyard, Thailand. Liz was doing the payroll the other week and as she went through the carpenters' names, Pong, ...
Launching Maggie Drum – Thai Style
Here in PSS Boatyard, Satun, we say good bye to our neighbours, Maggie Drum. They are seen off in true Thai style, with bangers let off to ward away the spirits!
Esper Refit 07 – Meet The E Team; Glassfibering The Deck
Meet The A Team, now known as the E(sper) Team! For our Week Seven Summary video we introduce you to the entire team responsible for Esper's refit. In this clip we apply the first coat of primer, start the rudder removal, and start to glass fibre the deck....
Esper Refit 08 – Holes In Deck; Galley Is Tomato And Aluminium
Week Eight of our boat's refit and this week we discover some holes in the deck. The painters are almost ready for the Awlgrip undercoat and the galley is looking very tomato! This is to accompany our blog post, which you can find here: http://followtheb...
Fishermen Hauling Nets Before Boat Liftout
Local fishermen in Satun, Thailand, have to haul out their net off the boat before it gets lifted out the water. In this clip you'll see about ten fishermen all working as a team as they move the net in no time.
Esper Refit 09 – Awlgrip 545; Redesigning Cabin; Polyurethaning The Veneer
It was all about the painters this week as they raced against the ensuing storms to spray the first couple of layers of Awlgrip 545 primer. The painters weren't the only ones getting messy, Mey managed to paint most of her face as she tackled the various d...
Esper Refit 10-11 – Q&A; Limewashing; Teak Floor
Whilst the rest of Thailand took to the streets to celebrate Songkran, we took a short break in Ko Lanta where we answered your questions. - why did we get rid of the teak deck - how much is the project costing - what about the floor boards - how do you ...
Esper Refit 12 – Engine Respray; Teak Toe Rail; Polishing Deck Fittings
We're into week 12 and things are starting to take shape. For the first time I walked into the saloon and got a glimpse of what it's all going to look like. Meanwhile the yard gets together to say farewell to Thea, who will be launching on Monday. This is...
Esper Refit 13 – coloured laminates; honeycomb boxes
The big news this week was the launch of Thea after two years in the boat yard. Meanwhile the painters have almost finished faring the deck and the carpenters are making the interior pretty. This is to accompany the blog post, which you can find here: htt...
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...
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 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 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...
A Kitten’s First Steps (in HD)
Recorded today, a kitten ventures from his lair and into the big, wide world. Aged 13 days these are his first steps and he successfully completes a circuit before collapsing from his efforts.
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 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 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 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.
Tour De France Coming Through Saffron Walden
Recorded 7th July 2014 in the centre of Saffron Walden, Essex, UK. This is the main peloton coming down the High Street and turning left into King Street. Shot from the Urban Picnic Photography Studio.
Interview With Rob Hill – Urban Picnic Street Photography Competition 2014
I'm back in the UK for a few weeks and today, on the same day the Tour De France came through Saffron Walden, I called in on Rob Hill of Urban Picnic Photography Gallery. The 50 finalists of this year's competition are now hanging on the wall. I caught up ...
Esper Refit 22 – Waldringfield Boatyard Special; decks complete
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Esper Refit 23 – 316 swim platform; Jotamastic hull; laminate heads floor
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Esper Refit 24 – unique saloon table in teak; rubbing strake
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Esper Refit 25 – rubbing strake & toe rail in all new teak
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Esper Refit 26-29 six month round-Up
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Esper Refit 30 – LED strip lights; mast blockage removal
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Esper Refit 31 – swim platform; shaft crevice corrosion
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Esper Refit 32 – invisible stainless welds; how to plug deck fittings
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Esper Refit 33 – boat catches fire; liferaft deployed; everything is breaking
Most eventful week to date, with boats catching fire, the bottom of a ferry falling out and various things breaking throughout the week, all throughout treacherous monsoon weather. We also hint at how we'll be bedding our deck fittings with butyl tape as o...