Hi all! After discovering the extent of damage to our boat, Magic Dragon, from Hurricane Ian, we've begun making repairs. Maybe we're crazy to take on this ...
Hi all! Now that we've discovered the extent of Hurricane Ian damage to our 50-foot sailboat, it's time to start making repairs. The biggest and most ...
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We start cutting into our sailboat after a discovering salt water coming in from a collision at sea. Find out the extent of the damage with us as we haul out ...
Big fiberglass repairs have been one of those jobs that has just always scared us. It's not something we've had to tackle often so perhaps it was the fear of ...
We're spending so much time fixing our Bulkheads because we don't want one of the hulls to fall off like on our friends boat. James from @thelastpirate ...
It's time to start making our hull to deck joint and cap rail pretty again. What that means is that we have to get it shaped right in order to paint it. ...
Fixing the bulkheads on our Lagoon 450 catamaran require a ton of fiberglassing. I locked down the best fiberglass guy in Linton Bay, but backs out on me at ...
The windlass that is currently installed on our boat is wrong in many ways. First of all, it's a vertical windlass, but a horizontal windlass is what was ...
This week we are installing the port hull part and making our salvage Leopard 50 water tight! Then we are moving on to the railcar system for the final time! ...
The final week was packed with so many jobs that we had to split this one up in two! But we are STOKED to have the new crew arrive, and make huge progress as ...
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. ...
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 ...
After weeks of boat projects in the workzone we were so excited to be launching our small sailboat. Green Cove Springs marina was an affordable spot in ...
This week we are going over our projected budget for this salvage project. We are excited to share what we paid for the boat and what we think we will have to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This week we are finishing our dinghy repairs and heading out on the next leg of our trip. We are excited and nervous for our first overnight passage on ...
Just back from a great holiday, it can hit you in the face, the task at hand is Huge and it is so important to get working. The "Momentum is Critical" as I ...
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 ...
The mass of foam core in a Catamaran Deck takes a lot of working out to reach the desired outcome of strength, stiffness and structure and this week the deck ...
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 ...
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 ...