Fiberglass repair YouTube Videos
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Ep175 – Integrating Foam Core and Celebrating Milestones
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 companionway are shaped and I apply my own method of Integrating Foam Core into the window inserts...
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...
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 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 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...
Ep165 How to Wetsand Polish Fibreglass Boats and Moulds .
This week the immense work continues and we are almost there on the repair and preparation of the mould for Gel Coating and the fabrication of a 40 foot Foam Core Catamaran Deck. The layers of gel coat in the repair need to be polished down to a perfect f...
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...
HOW WE TRANSFORMED OUR SALVAGE BOAT TRANSOM! – Episode 103
The final week before this hurricane damaged boat goes back in the water!! Lots happening this episode as we pop the mold off the transom and start the fairing and spraying process. The engine also goes back in, so she is basically ready to hit the water a...
HOW WE COMPLETELY REBUILT OUR KEELS – Episode 102
We share how we repaired our salvage catamaran keels which were crushed during hurricane dorian to their former glory in this in-depth episode shot over 4 weeks! To join us on Patreon and get a chance to come sailing with us click here! https://www.patreo...
WE BOUGHT 2 MORE HURRICANE DAMAGED BOATS! – Episode 99
Yep. We bought 2 more. For a price we couldn't refuse. Watch until the end to see how much we made flipping them... To join us on Patreon and get a chance to come sailing with us click here! https://www.patreon.com/parlayrevival To buy Parlay Revival mer...
How we made this MASSIVE MOLD! – Episode 96
In this episode we show you how we made this huge mold on from a donor Fountain Pajot Helia 44, to fix a hurricane damaged sister ship. She was baldy damaged during hurricane dorian but was salvaged and we drove her to Florida to do the repairs.. If you a...
PREPARING TO CROSS THE GULF STREAM – Episode 91
We are attempting to tow one salvage catamaran across the Gulf Stream to Florida, with another salvage cat. These boats were damaged in the Bahamas during Hurricane Dorian, and we are repairing them to be sold hopefully to one of our followers. You can ema...
Fiberglass Repair, How to Patch a HOLE in Your BOAT | Wandersailing 2.04
BOAT REFIT PART 3 and ERIC's Birthday. In this episode, we continue our boat refit in the San Carlos Marina in Mexico. We first celebrate Eric's 31st birthday and go right back to business. Since we got a compost toilet, we got rid of the 2 through hulls w...
DISASTER AT SEA: Our Pacific crossing dreams are over | Part 1/3
Here is part 1 of a 2 part series showing the sequence of events that lead to SV Parlay having to go back to the shipyard. As we were sailing along, the rigging when totally slack, and we knew something was damaged internally. What we were to find was extr...