Fixing our boat one step at a time YouTube Videos
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What FLOATS Your Boat: Re-Foaming the Keel (S2 E68 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we re foam the keel! The foam wasn't quite as exciting as we thought it was going to be but we still had fun putting it in. We used a high density foam and it looks fantastic. Yet another step in the right directio...
Cutting MORE HOLES in our boat! Fibreglass repairs continue (S2 E67 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with the fibreglass repairs. We do end up cutting two more LARGE HOLES in the boat. But progress is happening and we are coming along. Make sure you watch the full episode lots of interesting st...
Fibreglass Repair of an 11ft Crack – Hurricane damaged Catamaran (S2 E62 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we make a lot of progress. Davy gets the peeler back out and reveals two large damages. One is 11ft long on the starboard side. We have been hesitate to do these repairs until now due to having too much weight on t...
Building a Fibreglass Reverse Mould Part 1 (S2 E60 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we are going to be creating a reverse mould so we can fibreglass the hole in the boat! We played with a few different ideas before getting here but we are happy to say we have a plan! We have decided to go back t...
Boatyard BLUES (S2 E59 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we get back to fixing the hole in the side of the boat. Living in a boatyard is not easy. It is hard work. It is dusty and dirty, hot humid and just in general difficult. Normally we don’t film the sad days for t...
Making DECISIONS and Dealing with Technology Issues (S2 E58 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we chit chat about the epoxy filler we have and come to a decision regarding the mistake we made with the polyester filler. Stick around for the end for our final decisions. We show a little bit of fixing the hole...
Small CRACK HUGE Problem (S2 E56 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive Davy starts some of the small repairs on the starboard side. Some of the damages are very small cracks in the gelcoat. After some investigation though the small crack leads to huge problem! Watch to see what we fi...
When it Rains it Pours! Will Our Boat FALL OFF the Stands?? (S2 E55 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we discuss the possibility that the boat could fall over! The yard has not given us proper stands for the boat and the bricks are starting to crack. What would you do? We also take you on a tour of the bay and we...
TOILET COMEDY! (S2 E54 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we've gone inside! We cleaned up everything outside at the beginning of the week because the president was supposed to be coming to the yard. (He never did.) This meant we were able to get a few inside jobs done th...
DEMOLITION BABY! (S2 E53 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode we have to make more damage before we can fix it. So it's time for some DEMOLITION BABY! Just like Davy did on the starboard side of the boat he cut a huge section of bad glass out. He will rebuild this section as soon as possible. Unfortu...
How to RESHAPE a HULL: Sanding with a Longboard Bonus Midweek Episode(S2 E51 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with lots of sanding. Davy makes a sanding longboard and we also use our new fairing board for some finishing touches on the areas we have been working on. We hope you enjoy this midweek bonus episode!...
Getting some much needed BEACH time! Plus: OSMOSIS Repair Pt 3(S2 E49 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we had a lot of fun! It's always fun reading your comments you leave on our videos and some of them make us chuckle! How many times does Davy say CRACK ON in this episode! LOL But in all seriousness we love your c...
OSMOSIS Repair Part 1: Using the Gelcoat Peeler (S2 E47 BAREFOOT Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we use the Gelcoat Peeler even more. There are definitely some tricks to using this tool and the more you use it the more you learn how to make it that much more accurate. Changing the blades and giving it a clean ...
Double Sided Fibreglass Repair – Part 1(S2 E46 Barefoot Sail and Dive)
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we start to fibreglass a double sided repair. The section on the starboard hull was damaged when we came out of the water. Before we got the peeler Davy had used the grinder and accidentally gone through the hull a...