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FTB Sailing Interview #07 | Liz Cleere | s/y Esper of Followtheboat
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This is the last in our first series of sailors questions. Boo! Good news is we finish on a high with Liz - hoorah! We actually recorded her interview months ...

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Esper Refit 25 – rubbing strake & toe rail in all new teak
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Esper Refit 21 – Awlcraft Top Coat
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 20 – West System microlite; Osmosis prep; teak toe rail; 8mm laminate
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 19 – Awlcraft Topcoat On Topsides
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 18 – talking cat; osmosis treatment; biaxial fibreglass; royalty
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This week the lads applied the biaxial fibreglass to the hull, double layered, whilst the carpenters complete the companionway ladder and bits of colourful ...

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Esper Refit 17 – Stainless work; faring deck; preparing hull
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 16 – Thai Martial Law Special
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 15 – polyurethane veneer; honeycomb boxes
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 14 – Faring Complete; 545 Awlgrip; Wilson Art Laminates
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 13 – coloured laminates; honeycomb boxes
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 12 – Engine Respray; Teak Toe Rail; Polishing Deck Fittings
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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. ...

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Esper Refit 09 – Awlgrip 545; Redesigning Cabin; Polyurethaning The Veneer
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 08 – Holes In Deck; Galley Is Tomato And Aluminium
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 02 –  mast removal; rewiring plans; stripping engine
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Hauling Sail Boat And Launching Fishing Boat In Satun, Thailand
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This is to accompany the blog post (http://followtheboat.com/2014/02/09/esper-refit-week-1/) on hauling our sail boat, Esper (an Oyster 435) in PSS Boat Yard, ...

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Millie The Cat In The News
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We were visited by a news crew yesterday. Apparently, in our absence over the summer, they had come down to cover a story on Nazer, the man who looks after ...

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FTB Podcast S02E01: The Crows Of Fort Cochin
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This is an audio podcast revamped for youtube, accompanied by random photographs depicting Fort Cochin, the subject for this week's show. It is the first in a ...

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