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May 18, 2025
Sailing Parlay Revival – Page 4
HURRICANE CATAMARAN REBUILD – HOW DID SHE PERFORM? – Episode 104
The hurricane damaged Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 catamaran that have been rebuilding finally is completed and gets splashed! Salvage boat repair is a complex thing, and is difficult to budget for, so we do a cost breakdown of everything that went into this c...
Biggest lithium battery installation ever on a sailboat? – Episode 105
Sailing Dauntless (on YouTube) is a 2017 Lagoon 450 which was hurricane damaged in Tortola, at exactly the same time as Parlay, which is also a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450. Ty, Kim and Syd describe what it was like to rebuild her, and also undertake proba...
WE BROKE UP – A fresh start in Panama – Episode 106
Unfortunately my relationship with Martina came to an end a couple of months ago, and I explain what happened in this episode. I then finally make it back to Parlay in Panama, and we start to get serious about repairing her cracked bulkheads... To join us...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES: Part 1 – An introduction… (Episode 107)
In this episode we make a discovery which shows the real extent of the damage to our bulkheads. We receive some extremely helpful assistance from the manufacturer, on how to repair our Lagoon 450 catamaran. She has had catastrophic failures to both sides o...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 2
In order to access the bulkheads even further, we have to rip out more walls in the cabins of our hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran. We find more and more damage as we tear the boat apart one cabin at a time. We also do all of our last minute prep wor...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – PART 3
In this episode we attempt to haul out our Lagoon 450 catamaran which has severely broken bulkheads. She is badly bent, so we have to take extreme caution when hauling her out, as her structural integrity has been compromised. We come up with a method to t...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 4 (Episode 109)
After finding cracked bulkheads on my Lagoon 450 catamaran, right when we were about to sail across the pacific, we had to turn around, come back through the Panama Canal, and haul out in Linton Bay Marina, to try straighten the boat, before commencing wit...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 5 (Episode 110)
As if things couldn't get any worse, we pull off the plywood trim to discovery that the bulkheads were actually completely rotten from being wet, on both sides. After tracing the water we make a crazy discovery as to where the water had been coming from......
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 6 (Episode 111)
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...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 7 (Episode 112)
Grinding fiberglass inside the boat is the hardest work we have ever done. Hands down. The Panamanian heat making it all that much more difficult as well. But after 4 long days we eventually get through all of the grinding we have to do, so that we can sta...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 8 (Episode 113)
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...
CATAMARAN DESIGN FLAW REVEALED – Cracked bulkhead repair series – Part 9 (Episode 114)
Colin finally gives his opinion on the Lagoon 450 design flaw involving the weak bulkhead. Too many Lagoon 450's have contacted him with exactly the same failure, for him to rule out there being a design flaw anymore, as the count is over 20 boats, and cou...
WE’RE ALMOST DONE!! – Cracked bulkhead repair series – Part 10 (Episode 115)
In this episode we get almost all of the tabbing done inside the boat, which connects the bulkheads to the hull. It is a huge accomplishment, and we have so much confidence in our repairs, as we plan to take this boat around the world! This series will sh...
OUR BULKHEADS ARE FIXED! – Cracked bulkhead repair series – Part 11 (Episode 116)
In this episode we finish the last little bit of fiberglass work to be done on our Lagoon 450 catamaran. We use epoxy to reinforce every single bulkhead in the boat, and end up with the strongest Lagoon 450 in the world! But, rebuilding the cabins may not ...
ANGRY OWNER speaks out about BROKEN BULKHEADS!! (Episode 117)
The lagoon bulkhead issue is no longer in question as to whether it is a design flaw or not. 63 lagoon 450's have reported damaged bulkheads, anywhere from bending, to completely snapped. This video shows the behind the scenes footage between Colin and Lag...
Rebuilding interior of Lagoon 450 – Cracked bulkhead repair series – Part 13 (Episode 118)
In this episode we finally get to assemble the cabins after rebuilding the primary bulkheads of our Lagoon 450 catamaran. The cabins could not be taken apart without being destroyed in some areas, so it was a difficult task getting it to go back together. ...
AMAZING NEWS FROM LAGOON!! – Cracked bulkhead SERIES FINALE (Episode 119)
After weeks of hard work and pressure on Lagoon to do the right thing, Colin receives a phone call from the director of Lagoon, saying that they will cover the expenses of the bulkhead repair for eligible boats. As in boats that are not hurricane damaged, ...
Getting COVID but finding $490,000 in quarantine!!! – Episode 120
Unfortunately we all caught covid, and had to quarantine in Panama City, to get away from the marina, but while there, Dave finds a huge surprise!!!! If you want to follow Dave's channel click here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK7tunSaHLe_M4p15lU56LQ...
CATAMARAN SUGAR SCOOP (TRANSOM) EXTENSION!! – Part 1 (Episode 121)
After repairing our bulkheads inside, we start the next project which is to extend the boat by 1.5 feet. The Lagoon 450 has a very small bottom step, so we decide to extend the sugar scoop to create a nice swim platform. We also do it in a way that extends...
HUGE PROGRESS!! Catamaran transom extension – Part 2
We make huge progress this week as we make a mold for the transom extension and glass the new sugar scoops in place. This was done with a mixture of polyester and epoxy resins, with 600g biaxial fiberglass. We used a honeycomb core for the extension and bu...
HOW WE EXTENDED OUR CATAMARAN! – Part 3
The sugar scoop extension continues as we finish all of the fiberglass work, and start the fairing process on our hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran. This is a huge upgrade for the L450, as they are built with a very small bottom step, so loading and u...
Taking non-skid mold off $500,000 yacht! + BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! – Episode 124
This is part 4 of our Catamaran transom extension series on our Lagoon 450. Things get difficult as we have to take a mold of our friends catamaran which he had already sold! The danger of doing this is that if it goes wrong, gel coat can get stuck to the ...
Parlay Revival Update!
Just wanted to let you all know where I have been! We are safe and sound and getting ready to go sailing again very soon!! To join us on Patreon and get exclusive content and a chance to come sailing with us click here! https://www.patreon.com/parlayreviv...
Tour of LARGEST CATAMARAN FACTORY in the world! – Episode 125
After finishing a busy charter season on a super yacht, I fly to France to get a personal tour of the Lagoon catamaran factory in Bordeaux, by the director Thomas Gailly. This was a nerve wracking encounter as there was a bit of tension between us as a res...
Newest crew member has INCREDIBLE VOICE!! Episode 126
This week we welcome new crew member Thomas Hudson, who is a musician from New Zealand, and the boys waste no time recording a song for you all! Tom will help Parlay splash and hopefully be recording many more songs in the future! SV Parlay is a hurrican...
REPLACING STEERING CABLES + FINDNG MORE CRACKS IN HULL!! – Episode 127
This week we replace our old stainless steel steering cables with new dyneema line, which means having to do quite a bit of splicing! As we replace the cable and start to tension it, we find that the hull is actually cracked where the steering cable sheave...
Building our HARD TOP out of SOLAR PANELS! – Episode 128
We desperately needed to replace our tiny little Bimini on the fly bridge on our Lagoon 450 catamaran, so when we started designing our new hard top, we decided that we would try get as many solar panels as we could up there. But instead of building the ha...
BREAKING IN OUR NEW HIGHFIELD DINGHY!! – Episode 129
We start this weeks episode by fiberglassing a mount for our underwater lights, while we are still hauled out in the shipyard at Linton Bay in Panama. But we cant help ourselves and launch our new to us Highfield dinghy even before we are in the water. O...
ANOTHER YOUTUBE CHANNEL COME LIVE ON OUR BOAT! – Episode 130
In this weeks episode, Duca and Roberta from "Odd Life Crafting" come to stay with us before we all head to the Annapolis boat show! They are a Brazilian sailing channel, and we have a lot in common as we have all spent about 2 years in various shipyards f...
BATTLE OF THE 25HP DINGHYS!! Episode 131
I have been getting challenged for months by my friend Patty to a dinghy race with my brand new Highfield 380 with a 2-stroke yamaha 25Hp on the back, against his 25Hp Johnson, which he claimed was the fastest dinghy in Linton bay. We also had a competitor...
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE “FAMOUS” FOR 5 DAYS! – Episode 132
It was an absolutely crazy few days in Annapolis where we had a small taste of what it would be like to be famous. People were queuing up for a signed hat, and we couldn't walk 5m down the road without being stopped. And we were among 30 other sailing chan...
BUYING 2 BOATS AFTER 30 MINUTES OF BEING ON THEM! Episode 133
We wrap up the Annapolis boat show with 30 other sailing channels having an absolute blast! We then go to Fort Lauderdale Florida, where we hang out with Spear It Animal, and he shows me the boats he bought in 30 minutes, one which is slowly sinking!! Fol...
Explaining why we are NOT SAILING YET. – Episode 134
In this episode we explain that in order for us to take on the Pacific Ocean, we still need to do some more repairs and upgrades in order to do it comfortably. We also have to get emergency surgery for our puppy, and the vets say that it could be cancer......
How to make diamond pattern non-skid for your boat! – Episode 135
In this episode we show you how we made the diamond non-skid pattern for our new transom extension on our hurricane damaged lagoon 450 catamaran. It went from being a 45 foot cat, to a 46.5 catamaran! Follow Julio, the gelcoat man @autobodymanja on instag...
HOW GOOD ARE OUR SUGAR SCOOP EXTENSIONS LOOKING! – Episode 136.
We continue with the sugar scoop extensions on our hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, as we glue down the non-skid pattern we made on both extensions. Also, if anyone is interested to find out more about the 3D sonar, go to https://daniamant.com to ...