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It’s Moving Day in the Trinidad Shipyard for our Sailing Home!
Hurricane season is the busiest time of year for shipyards across the Caribbean, and Trinidad is no different! At Peake Yacht Services the yard has been a hive of activity, as yacht owners return to their sailing homes and launch for another season of adventures out on the water. For the boats behin...
After Warranty Repairs… It’s Back? How Many Times Has This Been Repaired?!
Now that our Leopard 45 Catamaran is out of the water and things are more settled, work is well and truly underway. We have lots of boat jobs planned for this hurricane season, some big, some small. This episode outlines some of the boat work we need to do, after the extensive warranty repairs that...
Unexpected Medical Emergency in the Shipyard
Having a medical emergency aboard is something no liveaboard cruiser wants happening on their boat, so when it impacted our catamaran we were lucky to be in the shipyard in Trinidad. What seemed to just be a sore limb was actually a life threatening medical condition that needed to be urgently addre...
Haul Out in Trinidad – One of the Caribbean’s BIGGEST Boatyards!
The hurricane season is a time where many liveaboard cruisers in the Caribbean region choose to lift their boats out, storing them safely on land. Given the work we have left, we decided to do exactly that, choosing to give Peake Yacht Services in Trinidad a try. Their 150 ton travel lift lifted our...
Total Rebuild of the Bows of Our “New” Leopard 45 Catamaran
In a previous video I promised to show the repairs of the crossbeam so here they are. For those of you who have watched before, it not only shows how the crossbeam saga continued, but also gives you an insight into why we have such respect for Nino's skills. Repairing the crossbeam box and bow...
Ex Robertson & Caine Employee Speaks His Truth on Leopard Catamaran Construction
A former Robertson & Caine employee shares his experiences of working in the factories. This video and his opinions speak for themselves. Robertson & Caine are the boat builder who partner with Leopard Catamarans. They are independent companies who are now ultimately owned by different inve...
Crossbeam Cracking, Broken Dry Glass – What Forced Us to the Shipyard | NEW LEOPARD CATAMARAN REVIEW
It's not clickbait, the crossbeam of our Leopard 45 catamaran was cracking out of the hull... WATCH THE REBUILD PROCESS HERE: We set out on this journey with a dream to explore the world from our very own sailing home, choosing to do it young because time and youth are two of the most valuab...
Structural Hull Crack… What is a New Yacht Warranty Worth?
This week I share a warranty issue found down in the port bilge - a crack in the hull above the keel. What's unique about this one? Well it was addressed at the very end of last year by the second repairs team which was entirely made up of Moorings and Robertson & Caine staff. As such, i...
Chain Plate Fail, Roof Breaks Up, Warranty Crumbling & More… | NEW LEOPARD CATAMARAN EXPERIENCE
This week I round up 5 more warranty issues discovered on our Leopard Catamaran that were worked on during our time in the shipyard in Trinidad. It is all part of the final stage of my Leopard Catamaran review series which details our experience after buying a new boat. For behind the scenes or rea...
Cracks, Voids, Dry Fiberglass & Damaged Hull Sections – Yes That Bad! | NEW Leopard Catamaran Review
In the next part of our review of buying a new boat from Leopard Catamarans, I address the vertical hull cracks that were present on our bows and transoms. I show you what was discovered when they were ground back in the shipyard in South Africa and how the subsequent repairs were messed up and had ...