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A sailing tender for my “big” sailboat – UNTIE THE LINES #36
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KARL got a little brother this week, a Banana-Boat, that can be rowed, sailed and motored. What an awesome new fleet member! Last week was full of ...

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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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Will The FIXED HOLES Hold Up? Splashing My Sailboat For The First Time. – UNTIE THE LINES #35
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KARL is finally back to where he belongs: in the water! Not much more to say about that...it feels great and it surely was a super special day for me. Find ...

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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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Boat Refit: Repainting My Aluminum Sailboat In The Tropical Heat Of Panama – UNTIE THE LINES #34
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Karl's bottom paint is finally finished and he is standing on the hard with his new black robe, ready to go back into the water, where he belongs. What a ...

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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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Boat refit: Etch Priming My Aluminum Sailboat In Panama – UNTIE THE LINES #33
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After more than four weeks to take down the paint of Karl's botom, it took only two to put the first layer of etching primer on. It seems that everything went ...

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Esper Refit 10-11 – Q&A; Limewashing; Teak Floor
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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 ...

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Boat refit: Stripping My Sailboat Down To Bare Aluminum In Panama – UNTIE THE LINES #31
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Not only delayed but it's also just a short one this week...KARL is finally down to bare aluminium and my paint has arrived also. Things are progressing and it ...

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Unconventional german welder SAVES my SAILBOAT in Panama – UNTIE THE LINES #30
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Big progress on the project list this week. I finally got Karl's holes welded. It was quite exciting and I am really happy that it is done. I also started to ...

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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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Boat project after boat project. Will this refit ever end? – UNTIE THE LINES #29
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The welder will come next week and I used the time for some other projects on the endless to do list. I widened the through-hull for my new depth sounder and ...

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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 07 – Meet The E Team; Glassfibering The Deck
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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 ...

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Awesome Cruiser Community: Helping Hands For Sanding My Hull – UNTIE THE LINES #28
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This week I organized a littel Sanding Party and had some friends over to help me to smoothen the surface of Karl's hull. It was a fun day, we got a lot of ...

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Esper Refit 06 – Hong Kong Phooey; Veneer Goes Up; Removing Dorade Vent
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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. ...

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Just Do It! Grinding Down The Paint Of My Sailboat In The Crazy Tropical Heat – UNTIE THE LINES #27
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Not much has really happened this week. I am still grinding, nearly finished, and I have only found three more holes. The rest of the hull seems to be quite ...

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Esper Refit 05 – Etch Priming; Building Boxes; Forestay Woes
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 04 – tent up; filling in a portlight; shrinking chart table
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LIVING ON A SAILBOAT: Fighting to keep the DREAM alive – UNTIE THE LINES #25
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It's time to find out the truth...so I have to take down the paint of KARL's hull to see if there are more holes hiding underneath. What a job! It's day number ...

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Esper Refit 03a – Six Days Work In A Boatyard In Three Minutes
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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 ...

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Esper Refit 03 – time lapse; removing veneer, toe rail; mast paint
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